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Reading Kushiel's Dart instead of more books from the library pile. It's not like they're going to be due soon or anything, right?
It's been a while since I was in the mood for this particular book--it's pretty dense, with lots of politics and complicated interpersonal relationships, and recently I've been on a YAF kick. Something I read the other day put me in mind of it, though, so here I am.
Kushiel's Dart has an extra touch of weird for me, because I've got a tiny little red speck in my left eye. Having that be the mark/cause of the main character's (rather extreme) masochism is just a little… strange. I may think being tied up sounds like a good time, but burning and knife-play and all the other crazy shit Phèdre enjoys even when she doesn't want to definitely don't. And yes, it's fiction and I am real, but that doesn't stop the weirdness, because as we all know reality and I have only a nodding acquaintance when I'm deep in a book.


Edited twice for stupid. Good grief.

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Oh dear. My crafty spirit is returning right in time for school to start.
I've been struck by the urge to do some cross stitch sayings from The Quotable Star Wars, or perhaps some Babylon 5. The Babylon 5 Mantra seems singularly appropriate as subject matter for a sampler.

Yes, this seems like an excellent idea. Now all I have to figure out is how to do it.