Mmm...Sundays.

I had a really cool day today.

I woke up early (well, early for me: 9am), and read more of The Subtle Knife, which I'm now half-way through. I hope to be finished it this week, so I can start on The Amber Spyglass, which is the longest of the three. I want to have it mostly done BEFORE I go up north, because a few of the books in que are rather...well, the printing is small.

Then I did some laundry, finished vacuuming (I know it doesn't sound "epic", but vacuuming constitutes an Olympic Sport in our house), read some more, and had a copy o the Victoria's Secret Catalogue sent to the new place... I hope the guys don't mind. :)

So, here's my opinion so far on the books I've read:

Golden Compass
A good read! It took me a moment to figure out that their world has similarities to ours, but in more of an almost "fairy-tale", "Brothers Grimm" sense, with witches, talking animals and the like. There was a lot of suspense, and a lot of things that kept me on my toes... But you did have to really focus on details in some spots. Pullman does a good job of keeping those details in the open, but it's not like they're laid out, which was nice. I don't know if I'd call it a kid's book though... I'd reccomend it for maybe 10-12 year olds, as there is some violence.

Subtle Knife
Caught my attention at the beginning: it takes a bit to figure out where you are and what's going on. The series is "set" in England, or variations of England, so that was kind of confusing for someone like me who has never been there (though, I'm sure I could ask my grandparents if I got really confused). After the first two chapters or so, things started to get confusing: Pullman alternates between the children's journey, and the people in Lyra's world who are searching for her, and for answers to what is happening to their world. To be honest, so far I like the story taking place in Lyra's world more than what's happening to Lyra, because her story is currently more of a fact finding mission than anything "adventureous". I am anxious to see what has happened to some of the characters from the previous story, though I'm not sure how I feel about where the story's going... Maybe I'm just not far enough in.

In any case, Tomorrow I start back on the days shift, my most hated of all shifts. I don't like getting up at 5am for any reason. Dad even wakes me up at 7.30am on Christmas morning, and I'm usually grumpy to get out of my nice, soft, warm, comfy bed.

Wow, that sounds really good right now.

Right, then I'm off. I will likely update again tomorrow with information about my November plans. That's right, Sarah, I'm planning ahead this year, and already have the basic idea for my NaNoWriMo novel, Sweet Hearts! Also, I've been having strange dreams lately, and need soome help with interpretation...

G'night!