Cause every now and then, I kick the living shit out of me

[beanside]

Tuesday equals my hump day! We're halfway to the weekend (for me)!

Yesterday was busier than I'd expected, as I'd blocked out the fact that it was my day to do the inbox. My partner was out, so it was just me doing it. It was fairly busy, so I didn't really get too many breaks. On one hand, at least I wasn't bored. On the other, I did so many of the same cases over and over again, which is its own form of monotony. None of the markets came in, so I'll have something to do this morning, which'll be good.

The new Anne Bishop book "Crowbones" comes out today, which I'm really looking forward to. I seem to have accidentally gotten it in both audio and print, so I'll have to decide which I want to do. On one hand, I've mostly done those in audiobooks. On the other, I kind of want to mainline it, and reading's faster. Her books usually cater directly to my Id. The were-crows boogeyman comes to town? Yes, please.

Next week is the Kaiju Protection Society by John Scalzi, which just sounded interesting. It's nice to have books to look forward to. Of course, after that, there's a bit of a lull, so I'll have to see what else I can find to read.

We got word yesterday that the mask mandate at work is ending. Masking is now encouraged, but not mandatory. They will pry that mask off my face pretty much never. It makes me just thrilled to go back in office, I've gotta say. At least that's not for a month yet, and it seems like a lot of my team is planning to continue.

I of course, totally forgot to take out anything for dinner, so it looks like it's porkchops tonight, since they're the only thing that'll defrost in time. Our next Goodchop order doesn't come til next Friday or Saturday, so we're back to Walmart meat. This is very sad. I'm debating on what to cook first when it comes in. I'm thinking the ribeye steaks.

I suppose I should go consider the merits of pants. I don't really want to, but I want to sit at my desk in my nightgown even less. Okay, time to get my shit together. Have a good Tuesday everyone!

Comments

[coyotegestalt]

Wait, werecrows?
I have not read much Anne Bishop but it sounds like I probably need to....

[beanside]

Okay full disclosure, I love most of her books. But I won't recommend the first series, Daughter of the Blood, because it is problematic as hell, full of sexual assault, weird gender essentialism and slavery. Despite that, I ate it up, and still re-read it now and then. The Others books are a little easier, if you can call hyper-violent shifters who rule the world easier. Oh, also self harm, as the main character is a blood prophet who has to cut her skin to release the prophecy. There's still some off screen sexual assault, but it's not as prevalent as in the Daughter of the Blood series. Still some weird gender politics, though. So, I tend to rec her with a bit of a caveat. A lot of fantasy authors have weird gender issues, but her worlds tend to be predicated on them. But, yes, were-crows, the spirit of Winter, were-wolves, and a blood prophet.

Sorry, that's a wall of text to say, yes, I love them, but it's probably not for everyone. If I haven't scared you off, the first book in the series is Written in Red

[coyotegestalt]

Ooh, that sounds alarming but nonetheless intriguing! I think it is something I should save for when I am in a better head-place than I am currently, but will probably enjoy when the time comes. Thank you!