Yet another quick RL update

[phantomas]

My cat Mimmi apparently has lymphatic cancer, we're waiting for more test results :(

I have 75 emails/comments to reply to in my inbox. Getting there. Sorry for the long wait.

I have decided to write 500 words daily, whatever the fiction. I have a long list of stories I need to finish/edit/work on and so on. Step by step, right? *G*

Have read three of Torchwood books:
Slow Decay, Border Princes and Another Life.


Another Life is the weakest of the three, imo, and the characters sounded quite OOC to me.

Slow Decay had the major fault of considering a size 16 girl a "..big, big girl". Didn't matter if she was tall or had a solid bone structure or what, size was the only defining parameter of her 'bigness'.

Border Princes was the one I enjoyed reading the most, and the one that read like an episode in many ways.

Also read Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay. An interesting read, very easy. I really like the choices made in the TV series, though, relative to characters and a few changes of events.

Comments

[caras-galadhon.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm so sorry to hear about your cat! My thoughts are with you both. *hugs*

Glad to hear you enjoyed Darkly Dreaming Dexter. I love the books (although I found the most recent the weakest), but agree that the TV series made some good choices in tweaking events. I don't know if you've seen Season 2 yet or not, but it completely diverges from the novels, and I really feel like it went downhill badly and violated some basic tenants of Dexter as a character. Anyway, I hope they recover themselves for S3. /my two cents

[phantomas.livejournal.com]

*hugs you back* thank you.

I have seen season two, but I haven't read the books apart from the first one, so I have no terms of comparison yet. I found season 2 interesting...but yes, I'm looking forward to season 3 too :)

[catslash.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm so sorry about your cat. *hugs*

You have to get hold of the audiobooks. Check my journal for a couple friendslocked posts. Another Life is infinitely hilarious when John Barrowman is reading it to you. You really haven't lived until you've been walking down the street, minding your own business, wondering when the hell this boring Owen subplot is going to become relevant, and then all of a sudden John Barrowman is reading what sounds like the beginnings of bad pornfic in your ear. It was a very surreal moment. Don't listen to the tentacle monster fight in public, though. Completely losing the ability to stifle your laughter when all you've got is an MP3 player makes you look a bit crazy.

I started Border Princes today, though, and I'm seriously impressed with Eve Myles's reading so far - she's really playing up the creepiness of the story to excellent effect. The story itself is getting off to a MUCH better start than AL or Hidden; I've been listening to these for hilarity purposes only, but I'm really hoping this one stays good. It had me totally enthralled and forgetting to eat my lunch.

[damerel.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry to hear about your cat. *hugs*

[phantomas.livejournal.com]

*hugs back* We do know pets' life is shorter than ours, but we're never really prepared, are we? :(

[inlaterdays.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry about your kitty :(

[phantomas.livejournal.com]

*hugs you* thanks. I'm going to home for other reasons but I'll make sure to talk to the vet and get a second opinion :(

[yami-tai.livejournal.com]

I can't remember which Torchwood book was which now but I felt that the first one in the series was the weakest. It felt like reading bad fanfic. The other two I enjoyed but the one with the sleeper character was my favourite.

I've just bought the first two Dexter books to read as I'm really enjoying the series.

Do you have a goodreads account?

And I hope that your cat is going to be okay *hugs*!

[phantomas.livejournal.com]

Goodreads? *is curious* what is it? Is it crunchy? *G*

The one with the sleeper character (James) is Border Princes, that's the one I liked too. :D

*hugs back* thank you :)

[yami-tai.livejournal.com]

Goodreads? *is curious* what is it? Is it crunchy? *G*

Depends on what people are reading, I guess *g*! My profile is here (http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/208341) if you are interested...

[phantomas.livejournal.com]

Interesting, thanks! *bookmarks it* Might get into it, from what I've seen :)

thanks again :)

[jebbypal.livejournal.com]

Oh, *hugs*. Sorry to hear about the kitty.

[phantomas.livejournal.com]

*hugs back* thank you. He's a tough cookie, though *crosses fingers*

Also! I saw we're getting new Life eps soon! Saw the fiction prompt list too, but can't find it in me to commit at this point in time, sorry!
Will pimp, though :)

[icekestrel.livejournal.com]

So sorry to hear about your cat. *hug*

[phantomas.livejournal.com]

*hugs you lots* I find it evilly twisted that he's got the same cancer Mum has (up to taking the same med principle). How are you, sweetie? *hugs you lots*
also, I lost part of my address book in the recent pc demise, could you email me at wapb37 AT yahoo DOT it and give me your details back, pretty please? addy and numbers etc etc?

[pheebs1.livejournal.com]

I am so sorry your cat is sick hon, AW!

[phantomas.livejournal.com]

It never rains, it pours...isn't that what "The Crow" used to say?

Thank you *hugs you back* I love my fierce cat so much, I should know pets don't last long, but still...:(
Let's hope he reacts well to meds *crosses fingers*

[pheebs1.livejournal.com]

i cross everything for you!

[phantomas.livejournal.com]

Heeeee! *twirls you* :D

[pinkdormouse.livejournal.com]

HUGS and crossed fingers for you and Mimmi.

[phantomas.livejournal.com]

Thank you! *hugs back*

[velvetjinx.livejournal.com]

I'm so, so sorry to hear about your cat, sweetie. *hugs*

[phantomas.livejournal.com]

*hugs back* thank you. I'll keep my fingers crossed, we're doing more testing, and I'll see him soon. He's a tough old one :)