Hope no one’s got a Halloween sugar hangover this morning! I did wear the black cat ears last night (but not the tail – maybe next year). Interesting reactions included a woman in a crosswalk who looked through my car window and got the giggles, a dog that growled at me while his owner apologized profusely, and my brother’s cats poofing and hissing and creeping carefully back away from me. The block party was sort of a bust, since it was about 30F. Brrrr! Alas, I have not a single picture – we were too busy shivering and hopping around to stay warm.
Reading Update
Obsidian Butterfly, Narcissus in Chains, and Cerulean Dreams (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter) by Laurell K. Hamilton. Ok, I now know where the psychotic break was in this series. Obsidian Butterfly, perhaps because it took place in New Mexico, far from St. Louis and “the boys,” was the last book where, as Beadslut so succinctly put it, Anita spent more time on a case than in bed. After that, we have Micah and the ardeur and a glacially slow storyline and lots and lots and lots of sex.
Running in Heels by Anne Maxted. I couldn’t remember if I’d already read this, although I wondered if I had the entire time I read it. Maxted delivers damn good chick lit, whichever.
The Trouble with Witches by Shirley Damsgaard, an Ophelia and Abby mystery. This is the most recent book in the cozy series about a librarian witch and her grandmother living in Iowa.
Blood Price by Tanya Huff. Vampires in Toronto! Finally enough people recommend this series to me that I simply couldn’t resist anymore. The first book was very good, and the next is already on reserve.
Shakespeare’s Landlord by Charlaine Harris. This is the first Lily Bard mystery and since I enjoyed Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse mysteries so much (and since Peeve recommended this series, too), I figured I’d give ’em a try. The first one is a good basic mystery (no paranormal romance!), set in Shakespeare, Arkansas.
Since I basically have nothing else today, how about some cat pictures from a few weeks ago? (Cat pictures?! Wow, that’s a new one!)
30 degrees? Yowzers! It was very pleasant here…no freezing kitties or kiddies trick or treating!
Cat pictures? Any day! I think it would be an odd day if you didn’t post some.
Yikes, 30F? (That’s hovering aroung 0C)
The sugar hangover starts today after all the co-workers start bringing in their leftovers!
Hi Chris,
The kitty ears must have been a hit with animals and humans alike. You must show us a picture!
Bummer! I was imagining you with a little black leotard and maybe fishnets, face painted, ears on and tail pinned on. OK. OK, you can put on a trench coat and flash all the passers by 😉
How funny about the ears:)
BTW, I like your reading summaries. I’ve been looking for some good books and I’ve seen a couple in your list I’d like to try. I’ve read a couple of good books lately. I need to post about them.
Definitely not getting the title of the post…. I’s d.u.m.
Ooo! Catchen pictures! They are so cute together. And it seems obvious in this picture she’s a lighter black than he is?
Halloween candy? I don’t need no stinkin’ Halloween candy. While doing some research yesterday, I found an amazing little Hispanic bakery in St. Paul…they were selling guava/cheese turnovers, straight from the oven…oh, I’m getting the squirts just thinking about it.
30 degrees? That’s nothing. We were running around at 10 degrees with a bunch of 4 and 2 year olds. It was a great example of bad, bad parenting.
No tail? Tut tut… I may have to send Snerg over to give you a talking to. 😛
The kitties are so cute. How did they react to your costume?
laughing about the growling dog 🙂
thanks for the book titles. Do you just get your books from the library, or are you part of a book swap?
The reaction at the mini-mart in the morning to my horns was absolutely priceless.. it was worth going in and standing in line for my sweet tea on the way to the office.. lol.
Gotta check out the witch librarian series…umm. Did you miss Norovember? (check MY blog sidebar for the link, ok?) LOVE the kitty pics, but so what else is new?
(((hugs)))
Witches in Iowa? LOL! Okay seriously, all the niches have NOW been covered, LOL! *snicker*
I have to say, the cat pictures are nice diversions!
Yay! Glad you like the Tanya Huff.
Librarian witch in Iowa? Vampires in Toronto? Damn you, woman! (said in my best Stewie voice) Where’s my library card?!
The 30 degree Tuesday was especially shocking after the balmy Monday 60s.
Yeah 30 outside would be a bit cold. You should have stuffed Chaos and Mayhem in your coat, they would have kept you toasty warm. Although maybe a bit too wiggly.
You keep talking about the Anita Blake books, and every day I am reminded of how much I hate Richard. Hate. I’m behind on the series, and I’m not sure I want to pick it up again until she writes a book where Richard DIES. Bradon just read the most recent one, and said that Richard is a little less whiny than usual, but Bradon’s such an optimist I’m not sure I can trust him….
Oh, and speaking of Laurel K. Hamilton, have you read the Meredith Gentry series? It’s still thinly-veiled p*rn, but it fey! Real, amoral, scary fey (as opposed to the cute, Disneyfied fey)!
Cat pics always welcome 🙂 I clicked on the first one and had to laugh… it looks as if Chaos has 2 white (devil) horns on his head 🙂 really cute LOL.
Cheers Eva
Shiver! I think we’re getting your cold here too!
You must be very cat like yourself, I mean to provoke a dog growl!
A dog growled at you? That’s funny! They say owners and their pets look similar, but gee!
We just had monsoons for Halloween. LOL, at the reactions to your black cat ears!
Halloween was too cold… just a handful of Trick-or-Treaters.
Lots of books listed, thanks!
*laugh* poor dog. He must have been scared of the big tall “cat” with black ears! 😉