I've been reading a pretty good piece of fiction, the last of Joe Abercrombie's "The First Law" trilogy - "Last Argument of Kings". I've had sort of a love/hate relationship with Abercrombie's writing - I love it enough that I am slowly working my way through his catalogue, but I get frustrated because, often, I think he falls short of his own bar. An inconsistency that can be maddening. But, I always contrast that by saying - I like his books, I like his story telling, I like his characters - he just is a hair short of greatness. With that caveat I would recommend him as an author though.
I am excited this weekend to see a new movie that is coming out - Scarlett Johansson's "Under the Skin". I've seen several interviews and read several articles about the movie - enough to pique my interest. As always with independent films, I hope it lives up to the hype.
So, it is with all of that in mind that I am sliding into the weekend. TR is snugged in early tonight, sliding into sleep, which is one of my favorite visuals. I've got a lot of work that I actually want to do over the weekend, both because I want to move forward on the project that I am working on and because I want to offset some of my vacation time with work time. Depending on how much work I elect to do this weekend I may be able to offset at least half of the vacation, which will be nice because I am trying to build my vacation store back up having spent it down last year.
Then, finally, as I wind through the weekend I am going to continue my ongoing quest in the process of once again simplifying my life. I have made some pretty good headway but I am aware that I have a long way to go yet ahead.
