Grahrrr

So as it turned out, I did have much more energy than I usually do on Fridays. I went to the library and did a load of laundry, both things I had hoped to do. I also did a remarkable amount of cleaning--remarkable by my standards, anyway. What I accomplished was both much more than I could have expected and far too little. Gah, there's so much more that needs to be done.

( Cut for insect-related anxiety )

Dear Brain: Why is it that when you are (I am) sleep-deprived, you keep coming up with more reasons not to sleep? I'd really like to break this August's cycle of insomnia, please.

NPR SFF Books Meme

Because I am rather sleep-depped but want to post something anyway. This version of the booklist meme has been swiped from musesfool.

NPR's top 100 SF/F books.

The markings:

Bold for read
Italics for intending to read
Underline for partial read series/books
Strikethrough for never ever reading

(Note from Hummingwolf: For the most part you should assume that anything I haven't read is something I want to at least seriously consider reading someday. But there's so much to read! I'll never get to it all! And that's probably a good thing!)


1. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien
The first time I read LOTR all the way through was while my mother was dying. The second time was after my father died. The third time, nobody died, but I'm not sure I want to risk a fourth try.

2. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
The H2G2 "trilogy" helped keep me sane in high school.

3. Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card

4. The Dune Chronicles, by Frank Herbert
The first book is one of my favorite books ever. The second book was quite enjoyable. After the third book, I mostly lost interest.
( The rest of the list )

Cue complaints: Why no C.J. Cherryh? Why not Gregory Benford's Timescape? Why can't I read as quickly as I used to?