I think I might watch too much TV...

[carynb]

Tonight was nice. With sweeps being over, I actually didn't even turn on the TV tonight, for the first time in much too long. Instead, I spent the night catching up on some reading. I finished Guy Kay's new book The Last Light of the Sun, read a Preacher collection, did my dishes, and generally just puttered around, listening to music.

Unlike some people on my friends list, I had a crazy-busy day at work today, so the night of complete downtime was kinda nice.

I think I need to start turning the TV off more often.

Comments

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

Turning off the tv is almost always a good thing. Then again, I don't actually own a tv.

How was the Kay book?

[carynb.livejournal.com]

I really liked the book. I can't really say more than that (y'know, what worked for me and what didn't) without offering spoilers, which I don't really want to do. Have you read it yet?

But nothing for me will match The Summer Tree There's something about the intensity that goes with being 15 years old and falling head-over-heels in love with a character in the book (Diarmuid dan Ailell, in this case) that's a little hard to match once you've grown past, well, puberty. Kay will always be one of my favorite writers, just on the strength of that reaction.

[mycrazyhair.livejournal.com]

I thought it was a really interesting book about fate, free will, choices, cause and effect. And the times when we have no effect at all. I would definitely rank it up with Kay's best work.

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

Ok, I gotta get by a bookstore and pick up a copy. Hm... wonder if it's in paperback yet, or still hardcover. Actually, there's a few new books I have to get when I get the chance.

[carynb.livejournal.com]

Oh, it`s only been out in Hardcover for about a month. If you don`t want to spring for that, your best bet is a library.

Or, y`know, borrowing it off someone who`ll be at Ad Astra, and then likely in Ottawa a week later for Easter...

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

Or, y`know, borrowing it off someone who`ll be at Ad Astra, and then likely in Ottawa a week later for Easter...


Hm... I think I would appreciate you bringing your copy to Ad Astra...

And, we'd have to arrange to meet up in Ottawa for me to give it back to you. And, I could show off my house, and wall-o-books. :)

[whynotsteve.livejournal.com]

I don't actually own a tv.

Ahhhhhhhhhh! We are cutting back significantly on our tv watching. But no tv. I don't think that would work. Especially for me since I like to watch a lot of sports.

And what about Buffy and Angel? You didn't/don't watch them?

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

When Buffy & Angel were both playing, I would watch them with my partner (D) on Tuesday nights at her place. It was our Tuesday night "date". :)

Now, well, don't tell anyone but I get a friend to burn Angel to a CD for me, and we watch them whenever we get a chance to catch up. We're a few episodes behind right now. (Like on episode 10 of the current season.) But, we still watch it together.

Otherwise, nope, I don't watch tv.

[whynotsteve.livejournal.com]

Your secret is safe with me. I can't vouch for the rest of LJ though. *g*