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arguchikREADING: Sean Stewart's Galveston. So far I like this one as much as I've liked anything else I've ever read by Stewart. I guess that doesn't really tell you anything so I'll add...I keep reading him because his books are interesting and beautifully written. This one included. It's set in Galveston, oddly enough; it's magical realist conceit: ever since the "flood" (of magic, not water) that happened during Mardi Gras 2004, there have been two Galvestons separated by a magical border. In one, ruled over by the god Momus, it is always Mardi Gras 2004. In the other, magic is not allowed, and a post-apocalyptic state exists. The main character, Sloane, travels between the two Galveston's with the aid of a personality-altering mask.
WEARING: At the moment, green cords that are too short for me and a light blue polar fleece top with a white t-shirt underneath.
PLANNING: Nothing on the agenda for today except putting the house back in order after yesterday's big Thanksgiving day feast, and some grading. I'm still fighting off the last dregs of the ick I posted about a week and a half ago. Still with the rattly cough and the snotty nose, but it's almost almost almost gone. Physically I feel fine--energy levels back up to 100%.
KNITTING: Working on a cardigan for my mother, of my own design. It has a lace pattern at the bottom, and will be plain stockinette at the top. I'm making pretty good progress--I'm almost done with the body (worked seamlessly in one piece) to the armholes. Next I'll knit the sleeves and then join them to the body and knit the yoke. I'm still debating whether to make them plain or to echo the lace pattern somehow. I'm leaning toward plain, with picot trim at the cuffs.
HAIR AND SKIN REPORT: All is well. Back to the baking soda and apple cider vinegar routine, followed by some conditioner. So far so good. I've been using Cetaphil (the original formula, not the one made for normal to oily skin because it has a very unpleasant fragrance in it for some bizarre reason) instead of doing the oil cleansing method. I don't know why, I just got a wild hair to give it a try, and I actually really like it. It seems to work very well on my skin. I'm planning to give it another week, and then decide whether or not I like it better than the OCM.
WEARING: At the moment, green cords that are too short for me and a light blue polar fleece top with a white t-shirt underneath.
PLANNING: Nothing on the agenda for today except putting the house back in order after yesterday's big Thanksgiving day feast, and some grading. I'm still fighting off the last dregs of the ick I posted about a week and a half ago. Still with the rattly cough and the snotty nose, but it's almost almost almost gone. Physically I feel fine--energy levels back up to 100%.
KNITTING: Working on a cardigan for my mother, of my own design. It has a lace pattern at the bottom, and will be plain stockinette at the top. I'm making pretty good progress--I'm almost done with the body (worked seamlessly in one piece) to the armholes. Next I'll knit the sleeves and then join them to the body and knit the yoke. I'm still debating whether to make them plain or to echo the lace pattern somehow. I'm leaning toward plain, with picot trim at the cuffs.
HAIR AND SKIN REPORT: All is well. Back to the baking soda and apple cider vinegar routine, followed by some conditioner. So far so good. I've been using Cetaphil (the original formula, not the one made for normal to oily skin because it has a very unpleasant fragrance in it for some bizarre reason) instead of doing the oil cleansing method. I don't know why, I just got a wild hair to give it a try, and I actually really like it. It seems to work very well on my skin. I'm planning to give it another week, and then decide whether or not I like it better than the OCM.
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