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no. 29 ~ Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink ~ this book is a young adult Newberry award winner about a girl growing up out west while the war is raging in the east (her father paid the dodge, which i admit predisposed me against him from the start ~ an opinion that didn't improve later when he gives up an english inheritence so they can be Americans). junk. blech. boring, badly written, and not only insultingly simplistic and goody-goody, but just lame. i'm surprised i finished it. nothing to see here, move along.

in film: i watched Syriana but i sort of faded in and out of it due to tiredness. i think i liked it generally, but that's really all i can say about it. kinda a depressing film.

today i had amazing squid curry at some little thai place on the U strip. i'm getting around despite the parking problem. it's fun to be all urbanite in some ways, but i'm still glad i don't live in that twin. it rained all day, which was lovely, but the dogs are kinda insane for it.

i've got tons of work to do this weekend: homework and ADV work. i'm writing the TV series for Moeyo Ken. i liked the mini-series we did of it, so it should be mildly fun. anyway, it'll be nice to have the money.

writing has bogged down hellaciously. i'm a little befuddled by the reviews of "The Hot Spot" ~ good reviews, all, but the problems that need to be fixed at the same problems that have existed since time immemorial and coming up with another angle to try to solve them seems like a long way from my capabilities at the moment. i'm not discouraged, and i even have some thoughts about how to fix a thing or two ~ but it's going to be a spell before i can sit with it and work it all out.

and i have been making a lot of paper dolls lately, so for the time being that's been my creative output. this weekend i will try to scan some to share.

hope everyone on my f-list is well ~ seems like this is a busy time for a lot you too!

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