The pit works in mysterious ways.

[lotus0kid]

The new Discworld book Snuff came in the mail yesterday! Yeee! I was pretty surprised when I got the e-mail that it had shipped, and then again when it arrived. Sadly, I think I was unconsciously disconnecting from it emotionally a bit, since... you know. Anyway, I'm plowing through The Last Werewolf now (quite enjoying it), and I've also picked up Joshua Foer's Moonwalking with Einstein, which is a non-fiction book about memory. And to round out the short list I've decided I want to re-read Jane Eyre sometime soon. I don't think I've actually sat down and gone through it since the one time in high school. Otherwise, I'm toying with the idea of going to the library and finding a genuine scary book for the month. I'm leaning towards Silence of the Lambs. Any suggestions?

In the meantime, I've been catching up on Parks and Rec because of.. reasons. Because Netflix Instant is evil, basically. In any case, I'm enjoying that too, though now my brain has cast Rashida Jones as a character in The Last Werewolf kind of against my will. Not that there's anything wrong with her, but she just doesn't quite fit so I keep getting distracted trying to replace her.

Today, though, I wasn't really thinking about Discworld, or Parks and Rec. I was mostly thinking about these and how cool it would be to get a tattoo of one of them. Peace in particular. Yeah, I'm so not the body modification type, but... these are so COOL! I love the idea of a language based on circles, among a dozen OTHER things I love about Doctor Who, things that I could use reminding of from time to time, up to and including curiosity and empathy and the triumph of intellect and romance over brute force and cynicism. Seriously, if I'm still thinking about this come, say, next spring... might make it a birthday present to myself. Any advice from inked friends would be welcomed. ^^

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[visiblemarket.livejournal.com]

Oh god, I didn't even know there was a new Discworld book coming out. For...probably the same reason. Good to know. I'm in the midst of reading Emerald City by Jennifer Egan, because an old professor of mine gave it to me. It's good; short stories, which helps with my time constraints/focus issues.

I haven't read it, but I hear "House of Leaves" is pretty scary and good.

I don't remember if it was you or not, but I remember once someone talking about how perfect it was that Gallifreyan is circle-based as a language, because of course Time Lords wouldn't think linearly in anything, even something as prosaic as the written word.

[lotus0kid.livejournal.com]

It's a Vimes book too. I have a hard time getting through short story collections- my attention wanders.

Hm, I'll think about it.

Probably me, because I do think that. I love the Friend one on that sheet too. It's so perfect.