Books! Music! (and work - booo!)

In the last three days, I've started and finished three novels. Obviously, I've been sneaking a bit of reading time at work, otherwise this would not be possible. The novels were the final three books in Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising Sequence. I loved all the novels, though I do have a soft spot for The Grey King in particular simply because I love Bran. At any rate, they are wonderful books if you're looking for something to read.

I got a bit excited last week and ordered a biography on Jane Austen, which was followed into my shopping cart by a collection of her letters and two other books about her life, culture, and novels. I've only received one thus far (Jane Austen: the World of her Novels), but it is filled with gorgeous drawings, photographs, and maps.

If you couldn't tell, work is still slow. The hub-bub over our project manager leaving has died down, and they're working things out downstairs. For the most part, I've been left out of the disaster, so I'm quite happy about that. I still don't know how the rest of this year will go, but I'm willing to give everyone the benefit of the doubt.

( alison sudol/a fine frenzy )