I'm only as tall as my heart will let me be.

(This is a test of the Emergency Alert System daily posting.)

I hit Walmart and Price Chopper while I was downtown yesterday. (The Walmart stop was to get a different wrist brace to try as the one I purchased previously I think would work better while I’m actually using my laptop rather than sleeping.) I hit Stewart’s (for gas and milk) and the library (to return a book) on the way home.

I did two loads of laundry, a load in the dishwasher, and paid a bill online. I baked chicken for the dogs' meals and made corned beef for supper. (It was awful. The corn beef tasted odd – enough that Pip was okay with me tossing the leftovers because he didn’t want to eat any more of it – and even the boiled potatoes went funky. The potato came off the skin and turned to mush, basically. I have no idea what happened.

Fun stuff! I watched the current ep of Leverage: Redemption and some recorded HGTV programs, took a nap (I’m blaming the weather for how many naps I’ve had to take lately), and read some fanfic. I also talked to my mom on the phone before my shower. (We generally talk every night, just telling each other about our days, no matter how little we did or how boring they were. *g*)

Temps started out at 42.3(F) and reached 53.8. It rained all day, though it was mostly drizzles and sprinkles. Still enough to make it impossible to do anything. Plus the overcast sky is soooo depressing.

Will today be better? As the Magic-8 Ball says, Don't count on it.

ETA: It was my niece L's birthday! She turned 35.

What I Just Finished Reading: Since last Wednesday I have read/finished reading: Brandy & Bullets (A Murder, She Wrote Mystery) by Donald Bain, And Justice There is None (A Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James Mystery) by Deborah Crombie, All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries) by Martha Wells, Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries) by Martha Wells and The Dragon Tamer by Megan Derr.


What I am Currently Reading: A Fountain Filled with Blood (Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries) by Julia Spencer-Fleming.


What I Plan to Read Next: Another library book or more Murderbot.

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Book 28 of 2025: Brandy & Bullets (A Murder, She Wrote Mystery) (Donald Bain)

I enjoyed this book more than the others. Perhaps because it took place in Cabot Cove? ( spoilers )

This book is the best of the bunch so far, but I'm not sure if that's because the author is becoming more comfortable writing them or because it took place in Cabot Cove, as I mentioned. I'm giving it four hearts.

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Book 29 of 2025: And Justice There is None (A Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James Mystery) (Deborah Crombie)

I really enjoyed this book. ( spoilers )

I think this series is getting better and better; I'm giving this book five hearts.

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Book 30 of 2025: All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries) (Martha Wells)

I wanted to re-read this prior to starting the tv series. It was so good! ( spoilers )

I look forward to the further adventures of Murderbot! I'm giving this novella five hearts.

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Book 31 of 2025: Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries) (Martha Wells)

I didn't have to read this book to start the tv series, but I couldn't resist seeing what Murderbot would do next. I liked it a lot. ( spoilers )

I look forward to seeing what Murderbot does next. I'm giving this novella five hearts.

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Book 32 of 2025: The Dragon Tamer (Megan Derr)

This was a cute little novella. ( spoilers )

I enjoyed this and recommend it if you’re looking for something to do for about a half hour. (I also checked out some of her other books and they look good.) I’m giving this one five hearts.

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I've seen both eps of Murderbot now and I enjoyed them. ( spoilers )

The Last of Us: Good ep. ( spoilers )


SWAT: I missed most of the first ep because of the baseball game, but I feel like the second (series finale) ep was the most important anyway so I didn’t bother to try to find it. The finale was good. ( spoilers )

Last Friday: I had an appointment with my surgeon in the afternoon (which I talk about here). I hit Price Chopper and Agway (for dog treats) while I was downtown and Stewart’s (for milk and gas) on the way home. I did a load of laundry and did a load in the dishwasher. I watched the current ep of 9-1-1 and read fanfic. Temps started out at 46.4(F) and reached 50.2. Guess what! It rained! All day today. Surprise. And not on and off, not scattered showers, but all frelling day. Constantly.


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I have received my intoabar assignment. It made me smile on the one hand because it reminded me of a previous prompt and another of my own fic that I recently re-read. OTOH, the story idea I came up with was Pretty Dark (like, MCD dark), which isn't normally my thing. I'm wondering if I should just go ahead and write it to get it out of my head, write it and use it, or just try to think of something else.

The assignment is: Jessica Fletcher goes into a bar and meets... Allison Argent (Teen Wolf)!

I have rewatched the next few MSW episodes and I wanted to share some thoughts with you. The eps in question are: 2.01 Widow, Weep for Me, 2.02 Joshua Peabody Died Here . . . Possibly and 2.03 Murder in the Afternoon. With bonus comments on the third book in the series!


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What are your thoughts on these eps? And the bonus book?