books and cloud and cat
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jazzfishTed Chiang's novella The Lifecycle of Software Objects is currently available online, because Subterranean Press really is all that. The online version is sadly lacking the neural maps and charming illustrations of the printed book; the text itself holds up fine.
Speaking of stories available online, I've probably neglected to point to A Crowd of Bone, the standalone middle story from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
nineweaving's deeply lyrical and densely allusive Cloud & Ashes. Well worth reading but will take some effort.
Fromtam_nonlinear, there's some lighter reading to be found in The Flying Mouse Affair: "OMG YOU GOT RID OF MY BAT. I HATE YOU. YOU'RE NOT MY REAL MOM."
My feelings on the new office are mixed to say the least, but in the course of the move I ended up closer to the window. (Or at least with less stuff between me and the window; I think the actual distance is about the same as it was before.) So I now have a decent view of, um, the mall and some office buildings, and trees and mountains off in the distance.
Yesterday was quite nice, though. I got to watch the clouds devour the hideous beige hotel across the street.
Gracie the spare cat went back home yesterday. After the first few days she was willing to come out and sit with me on the couch in the evenings. By the last week this had developed into insisting that if I was on the couch and she was gracing it with her presence, I had better be paying attention to her. Kai is generally content to curl up next to me, and Chaos inches his way over one's lap and laptop but he does it slowly and sneakily, or as sneaky as a loudly purring 14lb cat can be, so this was a newish experience. (Having my stomach punched and kneaded enthusiastically was also a new experience. I recognise that the act of declawing is inherently inhumane but I have never been so grateful to have had it done on a cat.)
By the last few days she wasn't running to hide under the bed any time the door opened, and I even caught her looking out the window a few times. I think she was mostly pretty happy here. I'm glad she came to visit for awhile.
Speaking of stories available online, I've probably neglected to point to A Crowd of Bone, the standalone middle story from
nineweaving's deeply lyrical and densely allusive Cloud & Ashes. Well worth reading but will take some effort.From
tam_nonlinear, there's some lighter reading to be found in The Flying Mouse Affair: "OMG YOU GOT RID OF MY BAT. I HATE YOU. YOU'RE NOT MY REAL MOM."My feelings on the new office are mixed to say the least, but in the course of the move I ended up closer to the window. (Or at least with less stuff between me and the window; I think the actual distance is about the same as it was before.) So I now have a decent view of, um, the mall and some office buildings, and trees and mountains off in the distance.
Yesterday was quite nice, though. I got to watch the clouds devour the hideous beige hotel across the street.
Gracie the spare cat went back home yesterday. After the first few days she was willing to come out and sit with me on the couch in the evenings. By the last week this had developed into insisting that if I was on the couch and she was gracing it with her presence, I had better be paying attention to her. Kai is generally content to curl up next to me, and Chaos inches his way over one's lap and laptop but he does it slowly and sneakily, or as sneaky as a loudly purring 14lb cat can be, so this was a newish experience. (Having my stomach punched and kneaded enthusiastically was also a new experience. I recognise that the act of declawing is inherently inhumane but I have never been so grateful to have had it done on a cat.)
By the last few days she wasn't running to hide under the bed any time the door opened, and I even caught her looking out the window a few times. I think she was mostly pretty happy here. I'm glad she came to visit for awhile.
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