Owwww

Still have limited range of motion in neck. It got better once I was home from work, then worse this morning.

Yup. Need a new pillow.

I was vaguely disappointed with TiW this week--I think it's because it was very much an Elliot-centric episode. Alice's client is the same schizophrenic woman from ep 205, which would explain why we didn't get as much backstory as usual. I appreciate the continuity--and that we saw Tony Nappa again as Crown Portella (and yes, I did have to check the official site for the actor and character's names).

However, I'm horribly afraid that Alice is going to date the cop.

Pillow and books

I have a new pillow!

Some of many, many book blurbs (because I'm about four months behind):

The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place by E.L. Konigsburg is about Margaret, who hates summer camp, her uncles, who've built elaborate metal and glass towers in their backyard over the past few years, and the neighbours who want the towers to come down. It's hard to summarize, but an awesome book. E.L. Kongisburg! C'mon!

The Oracle Betrayed by Catherine Fisher is a cool fantasy that feels like a cross between ancient Greece and Egypt, and starts out with the main character carrying a bowl full of scorpions.

Curse Of The Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman and Fine Lady by L.A. Meyer is a lot of fun--sequel to Bloody Jack by the same author, about a street kid in Victorian England who disguises herself as a boy and joins the Navy.

Prince Across the Water by Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris is Scottish historical fiction about Bonnie Prince Charlie. Think the main character's about thirteen. And all with the lyricalness and the realism and stuff.

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is a graphic novel that's been getting rave reviews all over the place, including the New York Times. It's an autobiography about growing up in Iran in the 1980's, and is far less depressing than I expected.

And now I'm going to take my pillow and go to bed and hope I'm in a less crappy mood in the morning. I need a bad-mood icon. All (three of) my icons are too happy. Mrph.