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[cimorene]

i've been reading pratchett books for stress relief in between the real reading (and more recently, writing) that i've had to do quite constantly for the last month or more.  they're a more efficient and less distracting escape than the internet, so i've been carrying them around, reading before lectures, when i wake up in the morning, right before bed, etc, and devouring them in bigger chunks on my off-days. 

unfortunately, today i got to the end of wax's paperbacks, and the next book in the series at least isn't here because her brother has borrowed it.  now, of course we have lots of other books, including a fair supply of post-apocalyptic science fiction which my parents sent for wax and which she has not read any of. i'm reluctant to read them in the same way, though. 

i find pratchett engaging and light reading, easy to pick up and put down, and because it's humour, excellent stress relief.  of course, i could just read some other humour--wait, except all my dave barry, for instance, is in alabama, belonging to the tremendous family of Books I Asked My Parents To Mail Me As Much As A Year Ago That They Still Haven't Mailed Yet.  most of the things that i used to re-read for stress relief before moving to finland--diana wynne jones, patricia wrede, georgette heyer, certain things by connie willis, fred saberhagen, and occasionally roger zelazny, some badficcish mercedes lackey--also belong to that family.

of course there's no lack of things to read, but that's precisely the problem.  i don't want to read partier och partisystem i finland before bed.  it's not properly soothing, and it's not probably boring enough to counteract the brain-stimulating effect of being forced to read in swedish.

Comments

[anglepoiselamp.livejournal.com]

I could lend you more Pratchetty things. My collection is far from complete, but it's pretty large anyway.

And yes, Pratchett is excellent stress-relief reading. Except now that it's a constant reminder of all the work I haven't done for my Discworld thesis. Blah.

[cimness.livejournal.com]

maybe if you have jingo you could bring it and lend it when we have our tshirt party. but mostly i am too lazy to mess with the mechanics of borrowing things because i'm terrified i will forget, and stuff.

[morningfine]

Well, she has my Jingo, and I certainly don't mind you borrowing it, so there you go. Also, I've got a few of the newer ones in paperback which are definitely nicer to pass around than Sugar's hardbacks. If you'd like I can bring those to the T-shirt shindig.

[cimness.livejournal.com]

that would be nice. paperbacks are also nicer to carry in your purse. i have a purse large enough for hardbacks, but... you know.

so... it's almost december, eh? i'd better ask wax her schedule--sometime in the next two weeks?

[morningfine]

Next two weeks, sure, sounds fine. I get off at 16:00 on Tuesdays and 18:00 on Wednesdays; after that or other afternoons/evenings work about equally well. I mean, I won't be dead after a lecture or two. And I'll write myself a post-it or something so I'll remember the books.

[cimness.livejournal.com]

great, i'll make a post now. wax is free all next weekend and i think that also works the best for me.