WNBP: Cackle-Worthy

Here at the manse, we are continuing to try and make some use of the last few days of summer vacation.  At least, I like to think that is what I am doing.   There is also a very strong possibility that I am fooling myself and spending far more time dithering away the hours than I am willing to admit.

Here's your Wednesday Night Bullet Post.  Either way, I can say that I got that done.  Truth be told, everything I put on the "completed" side of the to-do list makes me giggle just a little bit.


*Every Wednesday morning, I go through the same internal debate regarding the need to perform The Weekly Visit With The Vegetables.


*There is a very loud voice in my brain that seems to be of the opinion we are really all set with the veggies.


*I've overcome this voice each week and made it over to the farmer's market.


*I've only got a couple more trips left in this summer and I want to make the most of it.


*To date, I've canned:


*7 pints of potatoes


*3 half pints of homemade relish (that's plenty for one gal's winter hot dog consumption, I swear it!)


*4 pints of wax beans


*7 pints of green beans


*3 pints of salsa (probably not enough but I'm bored with it already...)


*3 pints of carrots


*And will do more of them tomorrow.


*I can in small batches because I have the attention span of a toddler.


*And a limited desire to eat vegetables.


*Although I must admit I've done better with that since I've been putting up my own.


*Sometimes I go look at all those pretty glass jars all lined up and waiting for me to rediscover them in winter and I begin to giggle.


*It's more of a cackle, really.


*Kind of disturbing if you want the truth...


*Upgrading my cable subscription meant getting all sorts of nifty new benefits.


*And the return of some stuff I lost in the digital transition years.


*I've spent part of today catching up with Dr. Who.  (Doctor Who: Series Six, Part 1)


*I knew there was a brand new Doctor, but it took me a while to accept him.


*I'm getting better with it now...


*Law And Order: UK confuses me a little bit. (Law & Order UK: Season One)


*Keep expecting The Doctor to show up.


*Freema Agyeman is one of the lawyers...


*And I'm told there is going to be more in the way of Dr. Who confusion coming up in the new season.


*Dr. Who on Law And Order...that makes me giggle, too!


*As I was checking the All Heck Has Broken Loose And The End Of The World Is Nigh Supply Shelves today, I realized that I somehow managed to stockpile over 70 cans of cat food.


*I don't know how to feel about that.


*On one hand, it really does smack of Crazy Cat Lady With Conspiracy Theory Issues.


*On the other hand, I don't have to go out in a snowstorm to get cat food the next time school is cancelled and I forget to go to the store.


*I heard that giggle/cackle again while I was staring into the supply closet.


*I am a little worried about me.


*Did I mention that I read Witches of East End (The Beauchamp Family)?


*I can't remember if I told you that.  I read it.  


*A while ago, actually...


*It was OK.  Not my favorite, but good.


*But I looooooved Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel!


*So funny!  And you get to read about people who are calling each other rather vile names but it's OK because they are saying it in British!


*And New Zealand-ish.  Which is not Australian-ish and you want to be clear on that beforehand.


*Insults in British are very cultured and classy so it's OK to call people names.


*At least to my ears...


*Very good tale and a nice slice of Victorian alternate history.


*At last, I felt ready to tackle The Magician King: A Novel.


*I read it in two days.  Devoured it.


*Better than the first one.  (The Magicians: A Novel)


*But you don't want to read the sequel without having read the original.  


*Even I had moments of "Wait...what? Who is that?  Why are they here?  Do I already know them?"


*And I just finished The Magicians!


*Can't imagine how confusing it would have been without a primer.


*Then, just for fun, I read The Magnificent 12: The Call.


*It was a "between paychecks freebie download."   I gave it a shot.


*Freebies don't always work out so well.


*It's awesome!  It's straight up kiddie lit.  Middle grade for sure.


*But beyond funny and really very sharply written.  


*The marketing strategy worked.  I'll no doubt spring for the sequel!


*I like kid's books.  I teach kids.  I think it's good to know what's available for them.


*Plus I like YA literature and am thrilled to have an excuse to keep reading it as an adult.


*Makes me giggle, but not cackle because that is disrespectful to the printed word.


*Now I'm reading Day by Day Armageddon.


*I like it, but I happen to enjoy the genre.  I can understand how others might find it a little slow.


*Day by day journal entries detailing the end of the world as we know it.


*These are your nice, well-behaved zombies who conform to tradition.


*They shamble, never run and fall down decently when someone scores a head shot.


*I appreciate it when the undead respect the rules.


*Again, I do not laugh.  Nor giggle.  Nor cackle.


*Don't want to attract any undue, undead attention...


*I'm giggling on the inside.



And so goes another Wednesday as we count down the last of the summery ones.  Only two more left before I'm back to adding school-related bullet points to the post.  Those are often some of the funnier ones and I'm certain that they will make me giggle.

For now, though, I find the sight of my well-stocked supply cabinet and afternoon naps far more cackle-worthy...

SA