*crosses fingers*

[olde_fashioned]

Well, here I go cluttering up everyone's flist again, but I feel like yakking, so there. *nyah*

I finished reading The Last of the Mohicans last night! Gosh, I can't remember ever being so glad to be done with a book in my life. Now, to start Wuthering Heights as planned, or Georgette Heyer... ;-)

I feel better today, so hopefully that means I'm not getting sick. *points to crossed fingers* If I must get sick, it'd have to be delayed to Friday night, because it's just plain in convenient to get sick before then. ;-P

Last night was filled with strange dreams, about volcanic eruptions and getting chased on a motorcycle. (not at the same time - two separate dreams!) None of the cowboys or costume balls that I was hoping for, drat!

I think most of you know my feelings on the subject of our new president, but I've been doing some thinking the past few days. No matter what Obama's platform, politics, and policies, God is still in control. God allowed him to become president, and even what is intended for evil, He can turn for good, so I'm going to try and be less worried about stuff that I can't directly control. (i.e., pretty much nothing!) If God cares about a little sparrow that falls, and if he can take what Joseph's brothers did by selling him into slavery and turn that into something good, then he can certainly use someone like Obama.

I think that we should all pray for Obama and his cabinet, (in addition to our senators and representatives) - not that "Obama saves the world" or whatever, but that God uses Obama & Co. for what He deems fit.

"Moreover let us exult and triumph in our troubles and rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that pressure and affliction and hardship produce patience and unswerving endurance..." (Rom. 5:3)

Comments

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure I know what to expect from WH, but I've heard mostly positive reviews of GH. What was it about her that you disliked?

I agree with that. Voting just because someone tells you to, or because it's perceived as "the thing to do" is not the reason to vote.

[sabrinafair2.livejournal.com]

Oops, meant to say it's "not" all romance, BTW have you seen the Masterpiece Theater adaptation yet?

Maybe I read the "wrong" book, to start begin reading her, but the book I read was These Old Shades. The main female protagonist was annoying and not at all strong like Jane Eyre or Elizabeth Bennet. She lacked any real personality and all she seemed to care about was the main male character. The dialogue seemed cheesy and contrived (she's supposed to be French so her language at least to me was distracting, because you can "hear" her accent.) Now thinking of it this book sorta reminded me of a worse, secular version of Lori Wick's regency novels (which personally I felt that they were lacking compared to her other novels).

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Nope. I purposely haven't watched any other versions besides the Merle Oberon one. I know too much of the story as it is, and I prefer to be surprised when I read a book, if at all possible.

Less-than-strong characters I can tolerate, but not cheesy dialogue!! *headdesk*