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Does anyone REALLY expect blog updates in December?



In all whatever, I haven't read for about two weeks. Two. Weeks. Do you know how weird that feels? Of course you do -- you're reading a book blog and therefore presumably have some interest in books. I've HAD a book with me all the time, but I have not opened it. In two weeks. Mostly because my life has been eaten by caroling, but THAT SHALL SOON BE OVER, and then I will race to finish my requisite three more books for the year. Luckily when caroling's over it's just Christmas/New Year's and those aren't busy times.




The books I will be TRYING to finish in the next 15 days are The Great Emergence about the Church's new direction; One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson, which is GREAT; Gay Pride and Prejudice because...obviously; and maybe Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center because I like to party.

HEY. I've read a lot of non-fiction this year. Comparatively. In previous years, my non-fiction seems to have almost solely consisted of memoirs, which only half-count really, because it's not so much facts as life anecdotes. But this year was like...books about Nell Ternan and British lesbian culture and Alice Paul and there is maybe a theme here and that theme is ladies. 

Speaking of ladies, did we all catch the totally hetero
Swan Queen action on OUAT last night?

How're you all doing? We haven't talked. Do you want to catch me up on your lives or doingses in the comments? I'd be down with that because I MISS YOUR FACES. (so to speak)

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