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恭禧發財
Feb 8th 2016
Storm Imogen and a rainbow. Happy new year of the monkey everybody.
Admin1 is reading The Disappeared by Kristina Ohlsson. Admin2 is reading The Thing Itself by Adam Roberts which was mind-blowing. But why the hell did The Times review on the cover compare it to Swift, Orwell and Atwood, like none of which it is? Because those are the only three imaginative writers literary critics know? [Admin1: They would have been better comparing it to David Mitchell, Alasdair Gray or perhaps DM Thomas.]
Downtown Where All the Lights Are Bright
Feb 6th 2016
Admin1 is reading Silken Prey by John Sandford, and rewatched Inception, which improves on a second viewing. Admin2 is reading The Disappeared by Kristina Ohlsson (another detective with a baby). We scored 9 on the Guardian weekend quiz.
Blackcap
Feb 4th 2016
Sylvia atricapilla enjoying our fat balls.
Admin1 is reading The Unquiet Grave by Steven Dunne (a who dunne it ha ha — overplotted, implausible and melodramatic). Admin2 is reading The Wrong Girl by David Hewson.
S Is for Storm Henry
Feb 2nd 2016
Admin1 is reading The Thing Itself by Adam ‘Clever Dick’ Roberts, who uses Kant to approach the Fermi Paradox. Let’s play Spot the Pastiche! I got Joyce and Wittgenstein, but the rest … Pepys? Defoe/Richardson? Proust/Mann? Ah, too clever for me. But ACDR’s enjoyment in his invention is infectious and persuasive, and the result was extremely enjoyable.
Admin2 is reading Wylding Hall by Elizabeth Hand.
Corona
Feb 1st 2016
Admin1 is reading Superposition by David Walton, a quantum physics mystery novel. Bad physics, bad mystery, bad novel.
Red White and Blue
Jan 30th 2016
A few minutes of clear skies in between the heavy rain, sleet and icy, blustery winds. We’ve now had 25 days of rain in each of the last 3 months.
Admin1 is reading The G File by Håkan Nesser. Admin2 is reading Black Widow by Christopher Brookmyre which was disappointingly guessable. We scored a miserable 6.5 on the Guardian Weekend quiz.
Lol Hat
Jan 28th 2016
Admin1 is reading Black Widow by Christopher Brookmyre. Admin2 is reading Day Four by Sarah Lotz.
Tits and Balls
Jan 26th 2016
We’ve been waiting for this title.
Admin1 is reading The Wrong Girl by David Hewson. Admin2 is reading The G File by Håkan Nesser.
Oh You Pretty Things
Jan 25th 2016
Admin1′s OTT trifle.
Admin1 is reading Day Four by Sarah Lotz. Admin2 is reading Chavs by Owen Jones.
Ziggy Zaggy
Jan 24th 2016
Trees reflected in water on a cloudy day.
Admin1 is reading Mortal Prey by John Sandford. By coincidence Admin2 is reading Mortal Remains by Christopher Evans.
We scored 9 on the Guardian Weekend quiz.
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
Jan 20th 2016
The snows are melted, the snows are gone.
Admin1 is reading Deadline by John Sandford. Admin2 is reading Chalcot Crescent by Fay Weldon, a near-future dystopia set in 2013.
Diamond Dog
Jan 19th 2016
Today is dull and overcast so here is a sundog from snowday.
Admin1 is reading Invisible Prey by John Sandford. We are watching Leftovers.
Robin, Robin
Jan 17th 2016
First snow of the winter. and our first zero-watts day this year. Coldest day so far this year too.
Admin1 is reading Banquet for the Damned by Adam Nevill. Admin2 is reading A Decent Ride by Irvine Welsh.
Sunshine Records
Jan 13th 2016
Admin1 was working at Sunshine Records when Hari Kunzru stepped in.
Despite this bright start, it has rained every day this year
Admin1 is reading Desperation by Stephen King.
Here Comes the Rain Again
Jan 9th 2016
It has rained every day since 21 December.
Admin1 is reading The Living and the Dead in Winsford by Håkan Nesser (an odd tale, which is sort of Nesser’s “Girl” book — Girl on the Beach?) .
We scored 11 on the Guardian Weekend quiz.
Early Spring
Jan 8th 2016
First daffodils.
Admin1 is reading The ManWho Watched Women by Hjorth & Rosenfeldt. Admin2 is reading Hive Monkey by Gareth L Powell.
Last of the Christmas Lights
Jan 5th 2016
Admin1 is reading From a Buick 8 by Stephen King. Admin2 is reading Painkillers by Simon Ings (an uncorrected proof, so maybe they fixed the eclipse of the horn of the crescent moon, but hey proofreaders, you know).
16
Jan 1st 2016
Cloud of the year, and our 800th blog post.
Admin1 is reading Insomnia by Stephen King.
Nightfall
Dec 28th 2015
Admin1 is reading ’salem’s Lot by Stephen King. We are watching The Bridge season 3.
Merry Xmas Everybody
Dec 25th 2015
Chicken stuffed with duck, turkey, goose and pork, not to mention fruit.
Admin2 is reading Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (thx Admin1). Admin1 is reading The Dead Zone by Stephen King.
We watched Archangel (thx Admin2) which had a seasonal title, lots of snow, excellent and ugly actors and an unlikely plot; Robert Harris’ book made it seem a lot more plausible.
Coffee of de day: Jamaica Blue Mountain (thx again, Admin2! xxx); actually a bit weak for our palates; will try a different grind.