
Strange Angels site
I’ve just finished the third book in this series, ‘Jealousy’. The cover art for the third book is so bad I can barely look at it, so I won’t waste bandwidth with it here. And it looks like I’m having trouble stringing a sentence together today, so bare with me, friends.
I really enjoyed all three of the books in the series (‘Strange Angels’, ‘Betrayals’ and ‘Jealousy’).
I read quite a bit of YA paranormal fiction, usually ones picked out by my mother and sent up in a postpack. That means they tend to be heavy on the romance, and quite often heavy the crapitude. But this series is quite good. The protagonist is female, and while the books fail the Bechdel test, I find Dru less objectionable than most supernatural romance YA heroines.
I’ve just read my way through the first two ‘Vampire Acadamy’ books, and they’re awful. Even though they do pass the Bechdel test.
I can’t really think of anything to say, but I like this series.
Otherwise, I’m also reading ‘Obernewtyn’ (Isobelle Carmody) which I missed as a kid as they came out after I’d moved on to adult books… or they came into our household after I’d moved on. I’m also reading ‘White Mare’s Daughter’ (Judith Tarr) which I _think_ is a grownup book, but is mostly a sort of reworking of the whole matriarchy v patriarchy in ‘ancient times’ device. But with ponies. It’s actually far better than the rest of this trash I’m reading, and I’ve a bunch more of them to burn through after this.
fitness: dance practice
duration: 00:45, feeling: good
Not really much of a workout, but I want to keep track of the stuff I do that puts pressure on my knee/foot. And dance practice on a concrete floor does that.
Canberräng report and djing

Well, it’s been a bit of a long time since I’ve written anything here. Boo to me. I’m really not sure why. I think it’s a matter of being busy with other things, and with simply not writing a lot _generally_. Which is a Bad Thing. But this is a post about Canberräng, the DJing I did there, and the dancing I almost did.
(That’s Terra Hazelton in the pic)
fitness: c25k w4r3
feeling: good, distance: 3.99 km, duration: 00:30, pace: 07:31, calories: 389
Nice. I’m kind of ready to get back to proper running in my brainz, but I will resist and keep taking it easy so my knee doesn’t explode.
less than a minute ago
Weather
fitness: c25k w4r2
km tracked: 3.9, duration: 0:30, pace: 7:41, feeling: good, effort: 3/5, calories: 389
A bit stiff and sore in the hammies after yesterday’s bending and scrubbing work.
2 minutes ago
Weather
fitness: walking
km tracked: 3:21, feeling: good, effort: 2/5, calories: 22
Who could resist a nice walk on a clear afternoon?
I did feel it in my knees, though, and it was a mistake to walk on the same day I ran just as I move up a level. Oh well, we’ll see how things pan out tomorrow. After I dance my arse off.
fitness: c25k w4r1
km tracked: 3.72; duration: 0:30; pace: 08:03; feeling: great; calories: 389; effort: 3/5; humid, overcast, sunny, warmer
HUMID! And much warmer than usual.
The slightly longer run sections were nice – came home feeling just a little bit more adrenaline charged. I’m going to have to watch I don’t overdo it and bust up my knee again.
fitness: c25k w3r3. again.
km tracked: 3.39; pace: 8:50; calories: 389; feeling: great
Wk3 run3 _again_. I’m pretty sure I’ve done this about a million times. But then, I’m not really supposed to be running properly on the bung knee yet.
I’m looking forward to proper running, but I’m also enjoying the dawdley pace.
good hair, that man

This is Josh Billings from this clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5QFR4whDdoo.
The band is of course the Mound CIty Blue Blowers. This type of music is v popular with dancer-musicians atm. But no one is as fun as these blokes were.
This hair inspired my hair.
fitness: walking
km tracked: 3.2 km
A nice, easy, short walk.
