These five fantasy YA novellas by Francesca Lia Block absolutely charmed me.
I loved her far more perfect Los Angeles dripping with magic and wonder.
I liked the silliness of it at times and the fact there was some real heartache.
Interesting on Goodreads that some people were utterly charmed like me, and others hated it.
I plan to read a lot more Francesca Lia Block books and plan to buy this one and read it several times. Great suggestion from someone on the internets.
Busy day at work. I’m super happy I got an hour nap in.
I’ve been enjoying the US Open a lot. Bummer that I went on the day it rained.
I love that Lenny is on my leg. It makes it harder to get up for bed.
Dishwashers can be loud, but it’s wonderful to have one.
I would love to watch the Rafael Nadal match but I really need sleep.
Enjoy your Labor Day Weekend you crazy kids!
I had a dream early this morning where I was driving over a bridge with traffic. And then I hit water. The car sank and I thought “well I guess this is it.”
And then I woke up.
Odd dream. Very disconcerting.
Prayers to everyone in greater Houston and Southeastern Texas who has been inundated with rain from Hurricane Harvey.
What dreams wake you up at night?
I was very excited to go to the US Open and really enjoying my first match and hour or so of tennis.
And then the rains came and didn’t stop.
Sixteen courts playing tennis, became just the massive Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Still a great view of tennis from the 300 section but much farther from the action.
In court 17 watching Jelana Ostapenko I was in the sixth row with open seating.
My Arthur Ashe seats were in row Y on section 324, although I never quite went that high.
Instead of probably catching parts of ten matches or so, including more views from courts I wasn’t watching, I saw 2 complete matches and one set.
I still love the US Open but wish I got Wednesday seats this year.
Unfortunately Queens is a frustrating drive from Ansonia. Only 90 minutes in good traffic but frustrating. I was able to leave at 9 and be at the courts just after 11am and not miss any of the first match. Public transit would have taken far longer if I went into Manhattan and then back out to Queens.
I would love to try to do a couple days next year and save up for it. Maybe with my friend.
I just watched an absolutely outstanding first round match in the US Open tonight between Maria Sharapova and Simona Halep.
Both players could have made it far in this tournament.
But Maria Sharapova’s power took over. She should have probably one on two sets if she won more break points.
I am really happy that Maria Sharapova is back in women’s tennis. It’s strange how the doping rules change.
And just an unbelievably tough draw for #2 ranked Simona Halep. She has had a wonderful year and she gets to play a 5 time grand slam champion who she is now 0-7 against.
Terrific match, nice treat for the first Monday. It’s a very tough draw for Halep that it wasn’t later in the tournament.
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