nishatalitha

September is the insanely busy month in my flat - indeed, we're into the busy-ness by the end of August. So why, if we were sane, would we be thinking about moving in a few weeks? Place is out in Karori; I haven't seen it myself, but tamarillow and maudlinrose say that apart from the location and the timing, it's everything we could want. I'm going out to see it tomorrow after work.

Has anyone else had problems being overcharged with Snapper on the Mairangi bus route going into town? It's worth checking your balance, as both maudlinrose and I have been. We've both called about it and the people at the other end of the line have been both nice and sympathetic, but so far, ultimately unhelpful.

On the other hand, problems with Snapper triggered a spate of awful fish related puns this afternoon; I got some odd looks when I was cracking up as silently as I could at my desk.

I've rediscovered that watching something from my bed before I go to sleep is actually a better way to wind down and get into the mood for sleeping than reading in bed is. It's a lot easier to stop watching something when your eyes can't focus anymore than it is to stop reading a book. I'm much better about not watching another episode than I am about reading another chapter. I must keep this in mind after I've finished Read or Die and Witch Hunter Robin.

More work stuff: I rearranged PJS' office yesterday so that files are now all in alphabetical order. I'm currently doing DMH's office. She's away skiing in Wanaka at the moment, so I left it in a mess at the end of the day. She recently did a purge of stuff and has left me with a pile of stuff to put into new folders, so I rather think she's going to end up with more folders on her shelves than she had to begin with and that's with me getting rid of things easily available online, like the LINZ Acreditation Standards.

I've been reading Margaret Mahy young adult books recently; the ones I never read when I was a teenager. After all, what older book of hers could possibly compare to The Changeover. Wasn't hugely impressed with some of them. Catalogue at the End of the Universe was neat - Tycho is an awesome character - but Angela is too prickly for me to connect with. On the other hand, Memory, which I read today, resonates with me. Not so much like The Changeover does; more in the way that Chalion or maybe The Silver Metal Lover do. For the most part though, I like her short stories and children's books better.

There is a lovely review of The Sharing Knife: Beguilement to be found here. I'm looking forward to Legacy coming out.

My poor Jemima is having much more trouble adjusting to having a cat around than seven-week old Tobias. Tobias is nervous of her, but I rather think that's because Jemima growls or hisses when she sees him. We make them spend time together (like a minute under strict supervision) and then Jemima retreats to my room and spends the next two hours calming down. Poor kitty.

I have been trolling Saiyuki fanfiction. This being anime, unlike bandslash (which I don't really read), a hooker AU is not actually that AU and there's a reasonable amount of hooker fic, although I don't tend to read it so much; it's a bit angsty for my tastes. On the other hand, there's a lot of reincarnation fic and I do read that.

My fingers are cold while typing. It must be getting closer to winter.

Oh, and I start Jenny Craig's tomorrow.