Things I Discovered In the Rain

[liadnan]

(1) The lights of central London blur into a threatening orange glow in a storm.

(2) Also, your humble correspondent is sodden. Rain, apparently, is wet. Who'd have thought?

(3) There is no third thing I have discovered from my foray into the downpour. And my jacket still has streaks of Pilton mud on it. Maybe I should scrape that off and sell it (link courtesy of Katy).

I was supposed to be on a book-buying moratorium, having been rather staggered by a few bills that came my way recently, not least the one for the VATman. I really ought to sort out my finances to prevent myself spending money I'm eventually going to have to pay on to Uncle Gordon. However, I wandered into Blackwells the other day and discovered that Louis de Bernières has a new novel out, moreover, a new novel about the aftermath of the Greek-Turkish war of the 1920s, by which I've recently become fascinated; also that Arturo Pérez-Reverte (also here) has a new novel out; also that Blackwells has discounts on both. And I have an account card....

So why the hell am I pissing around on the Interweb?

Comments

[chrysaphi.livejournal.com]

Damn you, I'd managed not to actually pick up the De Bernieres to see what it was about.

And here I am with an entire shelf free on my bookcase.

[liadnan]

Turn to the dark side..

Is looking good so far.

[ksta.livejournal.com]

'(3) there is no third thing'

come in again?

[liadnan]

But I'm about to go out.

[ex-ajhalluk585.livejournal.com]

A review of the de Bernieres would be appreciated since I'm likely to buy it, but if it involves anyone giving birth to a cat, then I won't

{the review can be quite short, obviously)

[liadnan]

Will do. I don't think he's going down the War of Don Emmanuel Etc route this time.

[alan1957.livejournal.com]

many 'ours arfter first reading yer post 'n' still can't get image of 'uge orange bouncing down the street going 'grrr' outta me 'ead!!!

[liadnan]

Just how much have you been smoking?

[alan1957.livejournal.com]

er, two ashtrays worth ;)