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May. 18th, 2005 10:19 amI'm on a big fairy-tale kick right now. I don't know what started it - whether it was talking with ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ellalthea about Robin McKinley, a cumulative effect from reading No Rest for the Wicked, or because I began reading my copy of the Grimms' Complete Fairy Tales at the weekend - but I've been obsessed with them all week. I keep checking Amazon for complete (and they must be complete because I'm a perfectionist that way) Perrault, Joseph Jacobs, Hans Christian Anderson and these Norwegian guys whose names I can't remember or spell, or for collections of folklore in general, and then wishing I could find them in bookshops round here, because I like to hold the book in my hand and have a good look through the first pages before buying.
I met the people who've moved in upstairs; they're Costa Ricans. I'm not sure why they're here, unless it's for a conference or a summer school, because semester's over and the influx of overseas students for next year shouldn't be here till September.
My magpie was hopping around in the tree this morning, taking a good look at the nest from all angles for structural difficulties. Aw, it was cute! :) It's cool, having the nest exactly level with my window. I get a ringside seat.
ellalthea about Robin McKinley, a cumulative effect from reading No Rest for the Wicked, or because I began reading my copy of the Grimms' Complete Fairy Tales at the weekend - but I've been obsessed with them all week. I keep checking Amazon for complete (and they must be complete because I'm a perfectionist that way) Perrault, Joseph Jacobs, Hans Christian Anderson and these Norwegian guys whose names I can't remember or spell, or for collections of folklore in general, and then wishing I could find them in bookshops round here, because I like to hold the book in my hand and have a good look through the first pages before buying.I met the people who've moved in upstairs; they're Costa Ricans. I'm not sure why they're here, unless it's for a conference or a summer school, because semester's over and the influx of overseas students for next year shouldn't be here till September.
My magpie was hopping around in the tree this morning, taking a good look at the nest from all angles for structural difficulties. Aw, it was cute! :) It's cool, having the nest exactly level with my window. I get a ringside seat.
