Couldn't resist a Princess Bride reference

Here are the books I’m looking forward to in February:

NO MARK UPON HER by Deborah Crombie (7^th) 14^th of 14 in series featuring Duncan Kincaid, a Scotland Yard superintendent, and Gemma James, a sergeant, in London.

THE BEDLAM DETECTIVE by Stephen Gallagher (7^th) Stand alone

THE GARDEN INTRIGUE by Lauren Willig (16^th) 9th of 9 in the Pink Carnation series

CELEBRITY IN DEATH by JD Robb (21st) if you count the novellas, this is 42nd of 42 in series featuring Eve Dallas, a homicide lieutenant in futuristic New York City

SACRILEGE by SJ Parris (21^st) 3rd of 3 in series featuring Giordano Bruno, a monk, philosopher, and astronomer on the run from the Roman Inquisition, serving as an agent for Queen Elizabeth I.

Well, I only read three books in January so hopefully these will get the year going a little better. I'll be using a Christmas gift card for some. Woot!

Steve is working late; I'm getting hungry for dinner but waiting for him to bring something. Otherwise, I've been hanging around the news sites and posting, per usual. I don't think there's anything on tv for me.

Have a lovely evening...

Much love,

PK the Bookeemonster

Phew, the day is over

Tired. The servers were down at work until after 11:30; then we had 95 voice mails to return. Just ugh.

I have the WSJ to read and then whatever else.

Sorry, I'm just losing steam. Find me on Facebook, lots of good articles posted there. :)

Much love,
PK the Bookeemonster

Sunday

I spent a lot of the day on the laptop cleaning up emails and posting to Facebook. It's been a dark windy day, perfect for napping which I think we have all done.

Tonight I have Downton Abbey to watch. And that will be the end of a weekend, much needed, and would have been nice to be a little bit longer. I am hoping this coming week will be less stressful at work.

Not much else to say. I've been trying to do some soul searching this weekend but I haven't come up with any answers.

Have a lovely evening...

Much love,
PK the Bookeemonster

It was just a matter of time...

Almost forgot to do this. Spent a big chunk of the day working on a state app -- those things are such a pain and time consuming. But fingers are crossed.

Otherwise, did the usual chores and then took a nap.

Spartacus last night. I am reserving judgement at this time. I remember the opening of last season and I was unimpressed and didn't like the guy Gannicus. Turns out the season was amazing story telling. So it is too early to tell.

I finished DEATH COMES TO PEMBERLEY by skipping some of the last part. It was ... meh. I think next up is THE CROWN by Nancy Bilyeau. This is a debut historical mystery just published. Here is a description:

An aristocratic young nun must find a legendary crown in order to save her father—and preserve the Catholic faith from Cromwell’s ruthless terror. The year is 1537. . . Joanna Stafford, a Dominican nun, learns that her favorite cousin has been condemned by Henry VIII to be burned at the stake. Defying the sacred rule of enclosure, Joanna leaves the priory to stand at her cousin’s side. Arrested for interfering with the king’s justice, Joanna, along with her father, is sent to the Tower of London.The ruthless Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester, takes terrifying steps to force Joanna to agree to spy for him: to save her father’s life she must find an ancient relic—a crown so powerful, it may hold the ability to end the Reformation. Accompanied by two monks, Joanna returns home to Dartford Priory and searches in secret for this long-lost piece of history worn by the Saxon King Athelstan in 937 during the historic battle that first united Britain.But Dartford Priory has become a dangerous place, and when more than one dead body is uncovered, Joanna departs with a sensitive young monk, Brother Edmund, to search elsewhere for the legendary crown. From royal castles with tapestry-filled rooms to Stonehenge to Malmesbury Abbey, the final resting place of King Athelstan, Joanna and Brother Edmund must hurry to find the crown if they want to keep Joanna’s father alive. At Malmesbury, secrets of the crown are revealed that bring to light the fates of the Black Prince, Richard the Lionhearted, and Katherine of Aragon’s first husband, Arthur. The crown’s intensity and strength are beyond the earthly realm and it must not fall into the wrong hands.

With Cromwell’s troops threatening to shutter her priory, bright and bold Joanna must now decide who she can trust with the secret of the crown so that she may save herself, her family, and her sacred way of life. This provocative story melds heart-stopping suspense with historical detail and brings to life the poignant dramas of women and men at a fascinating and critical moment in England’s past.

It has 416 pages.

Much love,
PK the Bookeemonster

Terrible horrible no good very bad day

And that's all I'm going to say about it. After work I stopped by Albertsons to pick up some wine for myself and one piece of chocolate cake (because today is National Chocolate Cake Day -- look it up). We're having taco salad and I will watch Say Yes to the Dress (girly wedding dresses) and Spartacus (sex and violence and men without shirts).

Now I'm going to read some news and blogs and find some articles and post them to Facebook so I can piss off some Liberals.

It will be a good weekend.

Much love,
PK the Bookeemonster

Once again, that's why I have dogs, they just love you to death

No wonder I have no time to read anything. Another debate tonight. Santorum may be coming into his own -- he seemed to take a stand more. I'm hoping Romney and Gingrich take each other out.

Tomorrow is the premiere of the third season of Spartacus which will be a must see. It's also National Chocolate Cake Day.

Once again, it's getting on to 9:30 and I'm tired and I probably won't have time to read my newspaper. I hate that.

Sorry the short posts lately but you just come here for the pictures anyway. :)

Much love,
PK the Bookeemonster

Tin Foil Hats R Us

Very quick tonight. I got caught watching tv. First was Ghost Hunters and then the pilot of a new series on Fox, TOUCH, starring Keifer Sutherland. It was AMAZING. Then Steve came home from shooting so now it's 9:30 and I haven't read my WSJ or anything.

Much love,
PK the Bookeemonster