Thingies and stuph

[bunrab]

Went to the B&O Railroad Museum yesterday with squirrel_magnet and sanada. They have a really neat holiday exhibit from the Baltimore Area N-Trak club, huge layout that includes some pretty funny stuff. Somehow, I hadn't made the connection before now that oh, yeah, Chessie, the Chesapeake railroad mascot/logo - Chesapeake! Maryland! That's here! So anyway, that finally hit me in the head, and of course I bought a Chessie tree ornament in the gift shop, since our tree theme this year is cats as it happens!

While I'm at it, conga-rats to sanada on your graduation!

Recent reading:
The Shape-Shifter, latest in Tony Hillerman's series that has both Leaphorn and Chee. This one's mostly Leaphorn. Pretty good, although one of the plot hinges is maraschino cherries, and I don't share Hillerman's faith in the maraschino cherry as an irresistable item to everyone. I mean, *I* like them, but I know for a fact that lots of people hate them.

Also, sigh, yet another MaryJanice Davidson, Sleeping with the Fishes. It's about a cranky mermaid with a Ph.D. in marine biology. (Actually, it's mostly about the sex life of her boss and her best friend.) It's another light read with some amusing moments, not much depth, and a really cheesy plot.

Comments

[sanada.livejournal.com]

Thank you! (That's a good idea... I should celebrate by adopting a couple of rats...)

[nentikobe.livejournal.com]

Your card came yesterday - thank you so much! I am very very glad to have gotten to know you both this year, and hope to continue the communication - if only to hope that some day it ends up being over coffee!

To continued health indeed!

[elfbiter.livejournal.com]

Hmm. The last Hillerman I remember reading was the Wailing Wind (IIRC).