It’s raining in my neck of the woods today. A cool, silver, gray drizzle that somehow makes everything seem darker and much more hushed. Makes me want to curl up with a good book or take a nap. 😎
What about you? Are you enjoying the weather in your neck of the woods? Are the leaves changing yet? I’m starting to see a few trees turning. I think the explosion of color is still a couple weeks away, though. Maybe today’s rain will help with that …
Is over at Popin’s Lair — and there’s a giveaway. Check it out!
Plus, I’m a little late in posting this, but Angela Wilson over at Pop Syndicate was nice enough to do a whole series of posts on Jinx and more. Enjoy! 😎
So I did some work on Assassin 3 this weekend, and I wrote a scene where Finnegan Lane drops barbecue sauce on his suit jacket. Finn is the foster brother/best friend/handler to Gin Blanco, the assassin. There’s nothing Finn likes more than a well-tailored suit, so staining his jacket upset him.
After I write this scene, I go out and get barbecue for lunch. And what happens? I drop baked beans all over my placemat on my kitchen table. Sigh … :rolleyes:
Finished What Would Wonder Woman Do?: An Amazon’s Guide to the Working World by Jennifer Traig and Suzan Colon. Wheezly saw this one in a comic book store while we were in West Virginia and bought it for me.
This book is basically a spoof of all things related to work. From interviews to dating the cute guy in the next cubicle, Wonder Woman pops up to offer you some advice. The book is also illustrated with lots of Wonder Woman comics from a variety of time periods.
If you’re a Wonder Woman fan, I’d get this to add to your collection just for the cool art. For everyone else, it’s just a fun, lightweight read. Thumbs up.
Up next: Burn Notice: The Fix by Tod Goldberg (based on the TV show).
Books in my TBR pile: About 20.
Finished The Paris Option by Robert Ludlum and Gayle Lynds. This thriller is part of a series of books about Covert-One agents who stop terrorism and other bad stuff from happening.
This book is about agent Jon Smith, who travels to Paris to find out what happened to a scientist who was working on a revolutionary DNA computer. The scientist’s lab was bombed, and one of Jon’s friends was hurt in the process. Jon soon finds himself trying to stop a deadly conspiracy that will have global ramifications — including a nuclear attack on the United States.
This book follows your standard thriller plotline. A new, dangerous technology is stolen, and it’s up to one guy to get it back before bad things happen. There are villains and sidekicks and double-crosses galore. Pretty typical stuff. Folks interested in computers will probably enjoy the descriptions of the DNA computer and how it works. Also, I enjoyed the descriptions of Paris and the other European locales.ÂÂ
Overall, though, I’m giving this one a thumbs down just because there are much better Ludlum books out there. I’d suggest reading his original Bourne series or even the new ones penned by Eric Van Lustbader (I just bought the second one in that series for Wheezly).
Up next: What Would Wonder Woman Do? An Amazon’s Guide to the Working World by Jennifer Traig and Suzan Colon.
Books in my TBR pile: About 20. (What can I say? I went to the bookstore this weekend).
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