Random squees

1. M (of M&M) had the baby! An as yet unseen by me beautiful girl who is doing well. M had to have an emergency C-section, so she'll be recovering for a while yet. But she survived as well, and that's a huge relief.

Yay for new and continued life!


2. And here I squee again and thank lady_rhian for my wonderful exchange present, "An Unlikely Prince".

Yay for fairytale retellings!


3. And here I thank all of you plus lots for all your amazing reviews for my gift to cosmicoz. In case anyone hadn't guessed, it was "The Note". Also, I really need to thank Shiv and Slogic for their kind words when I wibbled. They were invaluable.

Yay for reviews and awesome mods!


4. And even though it's bloody hot (95/36 till Friday), I am finally starting to pick up steam again. Yesterday I was even able to not have a nap! I still had a long lie-down, but without screwing up my sleep cycle. And I managed to paint with Babe. Nothing worth showing, but then, it was an experiment combining three of the pieces of inspiration I'd had last week in one piece. I think the experiment was a success, even if the painting wasn't.

Also, I pressed on despite my annoyance with the protagonist and was much pleased with Inkheart. It would have been better if the author (or editor) had trimmed 200 pages off (the purple prose, it groweth!), but it was still a good read. I like that she didn't give Meggie time to be an idiot. Too much. I might even read the sequel, though that'll be after more books get crossed off my to-read list.