Showing posts with label unnatural creatures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label unnatural creatures. Show all posts

Sunday, May 26, 2013

Unnatural Creatures

Odgen Nash once said "Where there is a monster, there is a miracle."

We love believing in the unbelievable.  Unnatural Creatures, a book of short stories collected by Neil Gaiman, is a lovely book I've recently read.  This book, in part, helps to fund the Museum of Unnatural History, a writing center for school-aged children in DC.  This just happens to be right around the corner from one of my favorite Vegan Bakeries, which is how I stumbled on it.



Neil Gaiman is one of the founders.  His introduction to the book was fantastic.  The collection of stories ranged from old to new, and featured some favorites (including Mr. Gaiman's Sunbird), and some new classics.



Other books recently read & currently reading:

Neil Gaiman's Instructions
Neil Gaiman's Make Good Art
Uwem Akpan's Say you're one of them (I'm hoping to finish this before this weekend, I think my Mom would really enjoy it.  If she's already read it, I'm going to pass it on to my daughter's boyfriend's mom.  That's a mouthful)
Tara French's Faithful Place (has a similar vibe to In the Woods.)


Monday, May 13, 2013

When you've already done the ONE thing on your to-do list you actually wanted to do...

Today is Monday, May 13.  The Spring Semester is over.  My grades are in.  Here is my to-do list:


Gah.  The one thing on it that I actually WANTED to do on it I've already done!

Do notice, though, the second item.  Yes, that's right.  I am done writing my comps.  I am ahead of schedule, and am submitting today.


That is, if this silly system lets me!

Sigh... Processing...


Ah-ha!  Submitted!  Now I can cross that off my list!


Oh, Goody.  Now I get to clean my house.  Hooray....

At least this is what I have to look forward to when I am done- I've been putting off reading this so that I could reward myself when I submitted my Comps.