Randomosity

I've just finished posting drabbles to heretoutopia, here. They've come out quite well, but you do not want to know how long it took me to code that lot...*brain hurts*

Also, however much of a stickler I am for punctuation, I always, always leave off the question marks when I first type something. I have to go back and put them in. I suspect this is the same glitch of the brain that makes me write 'e's on the end of random words when writing by hand. Some things just don't quite flow properly.

And I've been meaning to do this for ages... I can't think of anyone on my flist who wouldn't enjoy Dubious Doublets. It traces the etymology of apparently unrelated words, and is fascinating for dipping into. Mouse/muscle, aardvark/Porcelain and other unlikely relations are all included. There's a definite (and natural) American-English bias, but it doesn't make much difference really. Definitely recommended for a bit of light reading.

Going cheap!

I seem to be on a bit of a book-kick at the moment...

I'm selling off a lot of old books, including a whole load of Star Wars ones. There's also some X-men short story collections, some 'art of...' books (Spiderman and Star Wars, IIRC) and a fairly motley selection of random fiction. Oh, and some Iain M Banks.

The full listing is here, on a site we found today*, www.listbooks.co.uk. Which, incidentally, I'd definitely recommend! You can list your books for free, and I have a sneaking suspicion there are bargains to be had if you look hard enough.

And no, this is not an attempt to recoup Christmas shopping costs. More of a 'the charity shops are all full what are we going to do with this lot' attempt :)

*The site doesn't give 'international shipping' as an option, but just email us if you want anything and we'll sort it out.