Finished the Grigori Trilogy (Sign of the Apocalypse!)

I finished a book in less than a week! Three books in fact, 400+ pagers! How did it happen?? I haven't actually finished a book in a long time. I started many, but they would always turn out to be too predictable and boring, or stressful in an unsatisfying way...

I guess I liked the fact that the characters developed, changed, and sometimes even shed their skins (literally) instead of falling into a prescribed mold and staying there the entire story. They were permitted to define their own validity rather than falling into pre-existing molds of duality and ignoring the gradients.

But on the down side, the characters became my friends, and now the story is over and I'll miss them! :(

What a delightful yarn she can spin...

No car payment, very old Car

At lunch today I saw a little honey that caused me to go 'want'. It was a VW Bug (recent edition), painted purple/black (shimmered back and forth, depending on the light). As I was gawking at it, I stepped on some black ice and almost went flying (righted myself just in time).

Now if I was a dragon, I would surely think this little mite was nothing more than a piece of candy (the gasoline would help the fire belching process). Hence my name for these cars - Dragon Lifesavers. Every time I see one I usually point and laugh and say "lookit the Dragon Lifesaver!" But secretly I want one.

I wouldn't want to give up Car though. There's just something about the old heaplet... maybe it's the fact that it's so easy to locate - it's the only one on the lot that's got a rust job instead of a paint job. Or maybe it's the fact that I've treated it well, and it probably has a good 200,000 miles to go in addition to its existing 150,000, whereas Bugs have never been high on my list of well-made cars. Nope, I still want Car, if for no other reason than to see how long I can keep it running. But I also want a Dragon Lifesaver, just for fun.

I can dream anyway. I really don't want a car payment when I don't have to have one.