In which pies do not bake themselves, nor books, write themselves

So, yesterday was a doze-and-read day.  I'm a little more than half-done The Enchantment Emporium, that being the book that was on the top of the TBR pile, and therefore the book that I grabbed when Steve needed to get in to the doctor on Thursday.

Today -- or at least this morning -- I feel competent to deal with the manuscript without fearing that I'll break something, so that's at the top of the list.  With any luck (sigh), I'll be able to finish the combined read-through/edit/lexicon-build that was supposed to have been completed on Monday.

I'm hoping to see the edits for "The Night Don't Seem so Lonely," sometime realsoonnow.  I went through it, but all I found were two missing words.  Possibly not a good sign.

The cats did let us sleep last night.  At one point, I woke enough to shift around, thereby disturbing Mozart, who was sleeping on my shoulder.  Instead of removing himself from the bed in a huff, he turned around and tucked his head under Trooper's chin (Trooper being asleep by my knee).  Trooper licked Mozart's ear, purred and we all three went back to sleep.

I'm thinking they may have gotten a stern note from the NE Feline Union Rep regarding Friday night's shenanigans.  Or Scrabble read them the riot act.

In any case, I'm going to be scarce, so here's some reading matter:

For those interested in Tarot and the lives of artists:  Fool's Journey:  The Fascinating Life of Pamela Colman Smith

For those interested in the lives of artists and perhaps those who believe that poor people are merely stupid or lazy:

Why Poor People Stay Poor

. . .and that's all I got.

Everybody have a good day.

Books read in 2014

47. The Enchantment Emporium, Tanya Huff
46.  Mortal Heart, Robin LeFevers (e)
45.  Dark Triumph, Robin LeFevers (e)
44.  Grave Mercy, Robin LeFevers (e)
43.  Heavenly Pleasures, Kerry Greenwood (e)
42.  Branded by Fire, Nalini Singh (read aloud w/Steve)
41. Paragon Walk, Anne Perry
40.  Spellcast, Barbara Ashford
39.  A Night in the Lonesome October, Roger Zelazny, (re-re-re-&c-read aloud w/Steve)
38. The Third Circle, Amanda Quick
37.  Agatha Heterodyne and the Sleeping City, Phil and Kaja Foglio
36.  Good Omens, Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
35.   Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!, Richard P. Feynman (as told to Ralph Leighton)
34.   A Brother's Price, Wen Spencer (e)
33.   Spiral Path, Katharine Eliska Kimbriel (e)
32.   Earthly Delights, Kerry Greenwood (e)
31.   Night Broken, Patricia Briggs (e)
30.  Just My Type, Simon Garfield
29.  Bones of Faerie, Janni Lee Simner
28.  Dancer of the Sixth, Michelle Shirey Crean
27.  Tryst, Elswyth Thane (re-re-re-re-re-&c-read)
26.  The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern
25.  The King of Attolia, Megan Whalen Turner
24.  The Queen of Attolia, Megan Whalen Turner
23.  The Thief, Megan Whalen Turner
22.  Cuckoo's Egg, C.J. Cherryh (re-re-re-&c-read)
21.  The Windflower, Laura London (Tom and Sharon Curtis) (re-read)
20.  Sparrow Hill Road, Seanan McGuire (e)
19.  Demon's Lexicon, Sarah Rees Brennan
18.  Refining Felicity, Marion Chesney
17.  Something Wicked This Way Comes, Ray Bradbury (re-read aloud w/Steve)
16. The Vanished Priestess, Meredith Blevins
15.  Nine Princes in Amber, Roger Zelazny (re-read aloud w/Steve)
14.  Code Name Verity, Elizabeth Wein
13.  Ghost Point, James A. Hetley, manuscript (read aloud w/Steve)
12.  Peacemaker, C.J. Cherryh (read aloud w/Steve)
11.  The Red Hot Empress, Meredith Blevins
10.  Hogfather, Terry Pratchett
9.  Black Widow: The Name of the Rose, Marjorie Liu, Daniel Acuna
8.  Agent of Change, Sharon Lee and Steve Miller (e)
7.  The Emperor's Agent, Jo Graham (e)
6.  Eternity and a Day, Aline Hunter (e)
5.  Kindred Rites, Katharine Eliska Kimbriel (e)
4.  Billy the Kid, the Endless Ride, Michael Wallis
3.  The Steerswoman, Rosemary Kirstein (e)
2.  Uncovered, Jordan Matter
1.  Dancers Among Us, Jordan Matter