Random books from sandragon's library
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
All Things Bright and Beautiful by James Herriot
Wines of the World. by editor Andre L. Simon
All the Weyrs of Pern (The Dragonriders of Pern) by Anne McCaffrey
Monster of God: The Man-Eating Predator in the Jungles of History and the Mind by David Quammen
Double Fudge by Judy Blume
Timeline by Michael Crichton
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Favorite authorsJane Austen, David Eddings, Guy Gavriel Kay, Laurie R. King, Anne McCaffrey, Robin McKinley, Philip Pullman, David Quammen, Sheri S. Tepper (Shared favorites)
Favorite bookstoresBolen Books, Munro's Books, Russell Books
Favorite librariesGreater Victoria Public Library, Nelly McClung Branch
About me At the moment I am reading:
The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula Le Guin
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Monster of God by David Quammen
Listening to:
Zorro by Isabel Allende, read by Blair Brown
Reading with my son:
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling

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About my library The books here are a combination of mine and my husband's. So between the two of us they've mostly been read at one time or another. Our collection is also a few hundred books smaller than it should be since, when we were young and ignorant and needed the money, we sold a bunch of books off. I've been trying to make up for that mistake ever since, to the detriment of my pocket book.
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posted by katylit at 7:02 pm (EST) on Jul 25, 2008
Mark got home late Sunday night (around 11:30), totally bug covered (eeew), exhausted and satisfied. He'd had a wonderful time. The guys who'd organized it - (from the motorcycle store in Sydney) had done a great job, so there was a meet and greet, a banquet, various motorcycle trips - like a poker run, a rally, as well as free time to just explore the area. It was Mark's first time going to a really big meet. He's done lots of rides with just the Island RATs (Riders Association of Triumphs), but this time it was with the Island RATs, Western RATs (from the mainland), a few Americans, some Albertans, some from Saskatchewan and even a couple from Ontario! All riding Triumph motorcycles.
He said there were about 90 people in all he figured, so given that some were couples that probably meant that there were around 50 to 60 motorcycles I would guess? The manager of the hotel where they had the banquet gave a speech and thanked them all for coming, saying that he really enjoyed having the Triumph group, saying they were always the best group he had, always a pleasure to have come. Probably what he says to all his groups, but nice to hear anyways ;-) (I agree, by the way, 90-100 people would be very overwhelming, I would probably be tucked up in a corner with a book too).
posted by katylit at 12:10 pm (EST) on Jul 22, 2008
It used to be so far away when we started talking about this and now it's coming up so fast. I must confess to getting a little nervous, but I'm happy and excited too! My husband is away with his motorcycle internet group this weekend in Nelson. He gets home tonight and I can't wait to hear how it all went. He has over 100 people with him - a lot bigger meeting!
posted by katylit at 10:54 am (EST) on Jul 20, 2008
posted by mrgrooism at 8:11 pm (EST) on Jun 26, 2008
Thanks for the head's up on Fionavar! I'm looking forward to it! :)
--Shara
posted by devilwrites at 7:50 am (EST) on May 29, 2008
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posted by syong at 8:43 pm (EST) on Apr 8, 2008
posted by syong at 10:40 am (EST) on Mar 26, 2008
We'll have to find a cool toy store or some fun place for you to buy some neat things for your kids in Seattle. I remember the first time I left my family for a weekend, it was fun, and challenging at the same time.
posted by katylit at 6:55 pm (EST) on Mar 23, 2008
posted by katylit at 1:11 pm (EST) on Mar 23, 2008
That would be great to get some accommodation feedback from your brother and his partner, maggie1944 also sounds very helpful - did you mind me asking for suburban nondescript? Downtown hotels sound very pricey, but I guess if we're sharing it wouldn't be quite so bad. And yes, I was thinking of staying two nights too, not sure which ferry to take back on Sunday, probably the 3:15 eh? That way it's the most relaxing and we get to make the most of the whole trip.
It's funny, I feel like I'll be meeting some "old" friends, you and maggie, and then some unknowns, Vanye, KimberlyL, Jasper, monohex, I don't "talk" with them very often on LT/the GD. And this will be my first time ever meeting anybody I've ever met on-line before. You're right, all very exciting, and nerve-wracking. I'm very glad we'll be meeting first, just one-on-one, it'll be nice to start off slow :-)
posted by katylit at 8:14 pm (EST) on Mar 16, 2008
I just got around to re-reading the "stupid things that you've eaten" thread. You ate soap-flavored candy?? Who got the brilliant idea to create soap-flavored candy?
runi
posted by runi at 7:52 pm (EST) on Mar 3, 2008
Yup, Pippin's now home - I'll post some pictures shortly, got some now. Daisy's not too sure about this playful puppy. She's 12 and definitely not the playful type. I've been trying really hard to make sure she's not feeling left out. It'll be more of a challenge tomorrow when my husband goes back to work!
Pippin's such a sweetie, he's adapting to all the newness of everything so well, it's just amazing. I feel so lucky, I keep grinning! :-D
posted by katylit at 2:02 pm (EST) on Mar 2, 2008
Christina
posted by christiguc at 8:27 pm (EST) on Feb 24, 2008
posted by kennedy1 at 10:49 am (EST) on Jan 31, 2008
Katherine :-)
posted by katylit at 12:06 pm (EST) on Nov 23, 2007
Hope your ferry ride home was uneventful and you had a great time in Whistler. How could you NOT have a good time in Whistler? Thanks for dropping by, I've been feeling pretty blue lately - don't know why, just 'cause, so it's nice to hear from you.
take care,
Katherine
posted by katylit at 11:55 am (EST) on Nov 19, 2007
posted by reading_fox at 4:07 am (EST) on Nov 12, 2007
Curious, curious, curious...
posted by buchleser at 6:18 pm (EST) on Oct 3, 2007
posted by mydomino1978 at 12:35 pm (EST) on Jul 1, 2007
posted by sussabmax at 5:05 pm (EST) on Jun 14, 2007
I hear from my sister-in-law that her tulips are all up in Paulsbo, Washington. I envy you "west coasters" this time of year! Here in the Maritimes it feels like spring just hasn't come yet. Drop by and visit my library some time, Brenda O.
posted by brendaough at 9:11 pm (EST) on Apr 19, 2007
I was looking up at the mountain this week and wondering if you were there! I'm really glad to hear you had such a great time. It is SO beautiful up there, I completely agree. Sometimes I pinch myself to convince myself that yes I DO live here, I love it. My husband and I went on a car rally in the summer that finished up there and then we took the lift up the mountain, the view is totally spectacular. :-D
Katherine
posted by katylit at 11:04 am (EST) on Mar 15, 2007
Well we've got snow down in the valley today!! YUCK! So I'm sure you'll be guaranteed good skiing next month :-) Have fun
Katherine
posted by katylit at 2:45 pm (EST) on Feb 24, 2007
And yeah, I was thinking the same thing about Robert's job - that would definitely be plum. I've always wanted to work in a bookstore, just never happened. Probably a good thing, I'd never have brought home a paycheque, it would always have been spent in the store!!
I'd forgotten how wonderful Bolens is, it's been ages since I've been there, it was heaven to wander the aisles and gloat over all the books. My wish list just got longer and longer. Our two bookstores up here are delightful, but very little.
Well, that visit was certainly a highlight of the month for me, still makes me smile when I think of GGK reading, it was wonderful.
Take care, Katherine :-)
posted by katylit at 4:20 pm (EST) on Feb 16, 2007
Well, we had a great time - what did you think? Both my husband and I really enjoyed the encounter. I found Kay to be a delight and I was very glad he read from the beginning as I wasn't able to finish Ysabel as I'd hoped! It was very satisfying to see such a good turnout. I'm a little disappointed that he's working on a screenplay now, I'd much rather he got back to writing a new book!! With favourite authors I'm insatiable, always wanting more!!
Today we spent the morning in Sydney and I enjoyed a very pleasurable couple of hours in The Haunted Bookstore. I've definitely maxed out my book budget for this month!
Take care,
Katherine
posted by katylit at 6:19 pm (EST) on Feb 14, 2007
Katherine
posted by katylit at 3:41 pm (EST) on Feb 11, 2007
I have long been looking for what might be the same short story you seek in one of your comments. The story I seek would have appeared at least as early as the late 60's. I remember reading it in 7th grade or earlier--vividly, as it was terrifying and used vivid imagery to describe the risky rides and the consequences to the ill-fated riders who appeared to "win" the lottery rides, discovered in the story by the protagonists, with whom I identified at the time, so I think they would have been children. I think the '83 publication date of the topical Frederik Pohl story seems too late to have been it. What surprised me at the time was that this gruesome and foreboding tale was in a school reader! I remember thinking, "The teacher/school must not know this story is in here (the reader), or we would have never been allowed to read it," so I kept quiet. I'll keep your question marked so as to respond if I ever find the story. One of the rides was a variation on the centrifugal spinner that holds the riders pinned against the wall as the floor drops away. Only in the case of the story, not everyone on the ride remained in place.
There was a Google question in 2005 that went unanswered that sounded familiar to my search. Here is its link:
http://answers.google.com/answers/thread...
I have a copy of a Frederik Pohl anthology on its way that contains "Spending a Day at the Lottery Fair" to check, but I don't hold much hope. I'll comment again after I scan it. Reading my elusive story later led to a lifetime of interest in population control (using more humane methods), which remains important still. Consider that the US population was just shy of 200 million ~1968.
-Tsunami
posted by tsunami at 10:11 pm (EST) on Feb 6, 2007
posted by NightAngel at 2:16 pm (EST) on Sep 21, 2006
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