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Oct. 12th, 2009 03:12 pmWe had our Thanksgiving dinner yesterday and boy, what a spread! Both turkey and roast beef with veg, mashed potatoes, gravy, two kinds of stuffing and both pie and cheesecake squares for dessert. *groan* everyone contributed something so Mom didn't have to do it all. It's getting too much for her to do it all anyway but we have the celebrations there because she's the one that has room for us all.
Friday i got my hair cut and coloured as i mentioned and it's too dark for my taste to i've washed it twice so far, hoping to start the fade out process a bit sooner. I don't really want to drench more chemicals on it so soon. It doesn't look bad, i just prefer it a bit lighter and redder.
Today's chores were laundry, reorganizing a few dresser drawers, washing floors and sorting out the recycling. All done.
2009 Books:
24: Echo in the Bone - Diana Gabaldon
Book 7 in the series about Jamie and Claire Fraser. I thought it was going to be the last book but clearly not. And i think there has to be at least 2 more. We continue the adventures, with characters getting into dire straights and having to be rescued. We are following the battles of the American Revolution in 1777 and 1778 and Jamie's illegitimate son, William Ransom, Earl of Ellsmere has been brought onto the canvas as more of a major character. There are two new characters, a Quaker doctor and his sister. The action also follows Briana and Roger in 1980 as they get on with their lives and follow that of Jamie and Claire through a group of letters in a chest that was delivered to them. I can't remember but i think it was sent to a bank or trust company to be delivered after a certain date when Claire had hoped Briana and Roger would have made it back to the future successfully. All they know is that the time traveling through the portals jumps about 200 years but it's not an exact thing, give or take a few years. The book is long and winding and and possibly long winded in places but there's so much to pack in! Fans of the series won't mind and we are all going to have a long wait for the next book as she takes awhile to get it all written and put together. It's usually 2 or 3 years in between publications. There's a lot of loose ends to tie up though she's already done some, but then leaves others out there to pick up.
She's been known to say there will of course be a happy ending but not without a few tears. There's always been talk about a movie or mini series but i don't think you'd ever cast it to satsify most of the fans. Everyone has such a carved-in-stone idea of what the main characters should look like and you couldn't cast anyone known i think. You'd have to go with unknowns. That's probably the only way it would work. And even just filming the first book (Outlander) would take in so much scope that a lot of what was written would have to be dumped. Her books are very well researched and her characters are very charismatic and so well drawn out that they really do seem to live. The romance is spicy, not schmaltzy and is just as hot now that Jamie and Claire are in middle age. Quite refreshing for us middle aged fans!
And on that note, the author is in Halifax tomorrow night for a speaking and book signing engagement. It looks like i shall be going and my friend Tracey will be meeting me there. I'll have to make sure to bring my book and my camera! It'll be crowded because she's quite popular. I remember the first book signing in Halifax. It was for her third book i think and it was in a small bookstore downtown. The place was heaving with people and everyone kept saying they thought they were the only ones that had heard about the series and author!
Friday i got my hair cut and coloured as i mentioned and it's too dark for my taste to i've washed it twice so far, hoping to start the fade out process a bit sooner. I don't really want to drench more chemicals on it so soon. It doesn't look bad, i just prefer it a bit lighter and redder.
Today's chores were laundry, reorganizing a few dresser drawers, washing floors and sorting out the recycling. All done.
2009 Books:
24: Echo in the Bone - Diana Gabaldon
Book 7 in the series about Jamie and Claire Fraser. I thought it was going to be the last book but clearly not. And i think there has to be at least 2 more. We continue the adventures, with characters getting into dire straights and having to be rescued. We are following the battles of the American Revolution in 1777 and 1778 and Jamie's illegitimate son, William Ransom, Earl of Ellsmere has been brought onto the canvas as more of a major character. There are two new characters, a Quaker doctor and his sister. The action also follows Briana and Roger in 1980 as they get on with their lives and follow that of Jamie and Claire through a group of letters in a chest that was delivered to them. I can't remember but i think it was sent to a bank or trust company to be delivered after a certain date when Claire had hoped Briana and Roger would have made it back to the future successfully. All they know is that the time traveling through the portals jumps about 200 years but it's not an exact thing, give or take a few years. The book is long and winding and and possibly long winded in places but there's so much to pack in! Fans of the series won't mind and we are all going to have a long wait for the next book as she takes awhile to get it all written and put together. It's usually 2 or 3 years in between publications. There's a lot of loose ends to tie up though she's already done some, but then leaves others out there to pick up.
She's been known to say there will of course be a happy ending but not without a few tears. There's always been talk about a movie or mini series but i don't think you'd ever cast it to satsify most of the fans. Everyone has such a carved-in-stone idea of what the main characters should look like and you couldn't cast anyone known i think. You'd have to go with unknowns. That's probably the only way it would work. And even just filming the first book (Outlander) would take in so much scope that a lot of what was written would have to be dumped. Her books are very well researched and her characters are very charismatic and so well drawn out that they really do seem to live. The romance is spicy, not schmaltzy and is just as hot now that Jamie and Claire are in middle age. Quite refreshing for us middle aged fans!
And on that note, the author is in Halifax tomorrow night for a speaking and book signing engagement. It looks like i shall be going and my friend Tracey will be meeting me there. I'll have to make sure to bring my book and my camera! It'll be crowded because she's quite popular. I remember the first book signing in Halifax. It was for her third book i think and it was in a small bookstore downtown. The place was heaving with people and everyone kept saying they thought they were the only ones that had heard about the series and author!
