(no subject)

The one shiny moment from Tuesday (yes, there actually was one) is that Alan gave me a promise ring. Squeeeeeeee!! It's _so_ pretty and sparkly. It's an oval sapphire flanked by five small diamonds on each side. Sapphire is his birthstone and also the traditional gift for the fifth anniversary, and this month will be five years since we first met. Eeeesqueebounce!

(no subject)

The one shiny moment from Tuesday (yes, there actually was one) is that Alan gave me a promise ring. Squeeeeeeee!! It's _so_ pretty and sparkly. It's an oval sapphire flanked by five small diamonds on each side. Sapphire is his birthstone and also the traditional gift for the fifth anniversary, and this month will be five years since we first met. Eeeesqueebounce!

Book #8 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

It's taken me way way too long to read this one. So I thought I'd have plenty of time to do so on the plane. Nope, finished it while still sitting in the gate in SFO. Oops. And silly me packed my second book into my checked bag. But yay! One more down. Unfortunately this means that next on my list is OotP. Oog. Anyhoo, no startling revelations with this one. It's not one of my favorites, but I don't actively dislike it, either. As usual, I noticed things I didn't before. Little details about Moody especially that made me snicker. Sorry I don't have a more coherent or comprehensive review, but most of you on my f-list have already read it, anyway.

Title: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Author: JK Rowling
Pages: 734 (hardcover)

8 / 50 (16.0%)

Book #8 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

It's taken me way way too long to read this one. So I thought I'd have plenty of time to do so on the plane. Nope, finished it while still sitting in the gate in SFO. Oops. And silly me packed my second book into my checked bag. But yay! One more down. Unfortunately this means that next on my list is OotP. Oog. Anyhoo, no startling revelations with this one. It's not one of my favorites, but I don't actively dislike it, either. As usual, I noticed things I didn't before. Little details about Moody especially that made me snicker. Sorry I don't have a more coherent or comprehensive review, but most of you on my f-list have already read it, anyway.

Title: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Author: JK Rowling
Pages: 734 (hardcover)

8 / 50 (16.0%)

Book #9 - Coming Out

I bought this in the bookstore in SFO when I finished GoF insanely quickly. There was a sad lack of any sci-fi/fantasy/historical fiction, so I went for this, though I should have got something bigger, as I finished it not even halfway through the flight to New York and was bored thereafter. So I bought _three_ books in JFK and hopefully those will keep me throughout my time here and my trips home.

Anyway. This is a fairly fluffy read. The story is about the family of a former debutante, whose twin daughters have been invited to come out at The Arches, apparently _the_ debutante ball for New York society. Drama happens when the political activist twin refuses to participate in such an archaic and demeaning ritual and omg angst and stress and what are we going to do?! Yeah, I could hardly take myself seriously reading this, and it's definitely one for the book bin when I get home. But it distracted me for about three hours, which is all it was supposed to do.

Title: Coming Out
Author: Danielle Steele
Pages: 191 (paperback)

9 / 50 (18.0%)

Book #9 - Coming Out

I bought this in the bookstore in SFO when I finished GoF insanely quickly. There was a sad lack of any sci-fi/fantasy/historical fiction, so I went for this, though I should have got something bigger, as I finished it not even halfway through the flight to New York and was bored thereafter. So I bought _three_ books in JFK and hopefully those will keep me throughout my time here and my trips home.

Anyway. This is a fairly fluffy read. The story is about the family of a former debutante, whose twin daughters have been invited to come out at The Arches, apparently _the_ debutante ball for New York society. Drama happens when the political activist twin refuses to participate in such an archaic and demeaning ritual and omg angst and stress and what are we going to do?! Yeah, I could hardly take myself seriously reading this, and it's definitely one for the book bin when I get home. But it distracted me for about three hours, which is all it was supposed to do.

Title: Coming Out
Author: Danielle Steele
Pages: 191 (paperback)

9 / 50 (18.0%)