Today's going to be a bit manic

[slowfox]

Today is one of those days where, from about lunchtime onwards, everything needs to run exactly to schedule if I'm going to achieve everything in time.

I've got my appraisal this afternoon, which is a little bit weird, because it's going to be with New Boss, who still doesn't really know what I do day to day, nor has he been in touch with Old Boss/Effectively Still Acting as Boss to find out said. Hmm.

Anyway, that's scheduled to end at 4pm. Which is fortunate, because I then need to pick P up from school, so that I can get the two of us back to Castle Fox to walk Mali, eat (speed dining FTW!), possibly take Mali out for Walk 3, and then amble across to the KC to watch Hull City take on the mighty Everton in what will be P's first evening match.

I've only been to one floodlit game before now, which had a less than optimal outcome for the Tigers, so I'm kinda hoping for better things tonight.

I'm currently reading Rachel Caine's second Morganville Vampires book, Dead Girls' Dance, which is... not quite as much fun as the first instalment, but is certainly readable. Proper review to follow on completion.

Comments

[aome]

No school for P tomorrow?

[slowfox]

Driving him up to the Farm first thing tomorrow morning so that he can catch the bus to school - so it's going to be a rushed start to the day as well.

[carolanne5]

Ooo, finally managed to make it to the postal depot before work yesterday morning and collected Sookie. Started and finished it yesterday, late night!

Enjoyed it greatly, lovely Eric plot, gory deaths, gory torture and an increasingly cynical Sookie. But now I'm desparate to know the implications of the latest round of blood ingestion ... can't be good.

Many thanks for sending it down. Unless you'd like it straight back could I lend it to UC? Then my Mum maybe?

[slowfox]

You can of course lend any books I send your way to both uC/TQ and your family (and, indeed, any other people you deem worthy).

Glad you enjoyed it! My one-word review was, of course, 'bloodbath', which it certainly was, no? I was really shocked at some of the deaths, but I did like Niall's closing words that the vampire was a good man, and truly loved her.

And then Sookie wonders, after he's gone, which one Niall was referring to! Because, y'know, I started to like Bill a bit more in this one.

And I'm also wondering what, exactly, was keeping Eric from being by Sookie's side.

And loved the bit where she's giving Eric the knife at the start :D

[carolanne5]

I'm sorry that the fairy plot, which was gradually building, seems to have been finished. Although there is a missing bad guy so maybe not ...

I would have liked to have seen more of the reactions to the werepopulation but I that will probably continue to develop in the next installment.

I doubt will ever get more of a reason to why Eric wasn't at Sookie's side earlier. Giving of the knife was fabulous, tricksy!Eric.

[slowfox]

I doubt will ever get more of a reason to why Eric wasn't at Sookie's side earlier.

Oh, I think we're going to find out exactly why Eric couldn't be there... and I think that's going to make her look yet more kindly still on Bill.

The only thing I can think of that would've kept Eric away from Sook would've been a direct order from his maker, or thwarting some other direct threat to, first himself (obviously), and then Sook.

[ex_simon644]

I, however, am looking for good things from Everton. Or, at least, no more injuries.

[slowfox]

I, however, am looking for good things from Everton.

Good luck with that, then :-P