... the IT man in LibraryLand
And the book in question is the "L" entry of One's A to Z of Unread SciFi and Fantasy Authors - Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie.
I enjoyed it's small scale action with larger scale flashbacks, the cultural hints of clothing taboos and gender inconsequence, and the well flowing prose.
It ends up somewhere between 3 and 4 stars, and earns Badger a thank you for it's provenance oh so many months ago.
Up next in the A to Z is a still to be determined "M" that shall come from one's sagging unread shelf.
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A Fungi Feast
So this Wednesday last was a feasting opportunity organised by The Fungi Lady which also turned out to be a lure to get One into a social situation involving catching up and interacting with friends.
The social ambush was at a delightful restaurant in the city proper and One was uncharacteristically the first to arrive - despite delaying arrival with one of my 1 minute peeks in the nearby gaming shop.
The evening began with an instant of the short life of the Amoeba as she popped by for the briefest of hellos before becoming dead to me for not staying.
The remainder of us soldiered on bravely with Doom and the increasingly errantly named Non-Gamin' Megan shouldering much of the load.
All in all it turns out that such a social engagement is not much of a strain on One after all and one is even looking forward to further such engagements - especially is there is feasting involved.
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The social ambush was at a delightful restaurant in the city proper and One was uncharacteristically the first to arrive - despite delaying arrival with one of my 1 minute peeks in the nearby gaming shop.
The evening began with an instant of the short life of the Amoeba as she popped by for the briefest of hellos before becoming dead to me for not staying.
The remainder of us soldiered on bravely with Doom and the increasingly errantly named Non-Gamin' Megan shouldering much of the load.
All in all it turns out that such a social engagement is not much of a strain on One after all and one is even looking forward to further such engagements - especially is there is feasting involved.
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Road Trippin' with Mr Prada
So yesterday was the occasion of a big Libraryland IT meeting in the far off land of Geelong.
This enabled one to ascertain an answer to that age-old question: Which is faster, Mr Prada or the train?
Step one was to measure how long the train required to make the journey to Geelong. This was not as easy as it sounds as at the change point from suburban to rural train One discovered that they kept the Geelong train hidden at the secret Platform 8S (S for secret!), under the bridge, way down the end of platform 8.
On arrival in Geelong, after 1 hour 45 of travelling, one discovered Mr Prada already in attendance at the meeting. First points to Mr Prada.
The return journey began just after scones.
This time to ascertain the correctness of his travel time I decided to travel with Mr Prada. Scarcely one hour later we were both safely ensconced back at our work desks. Score 2, Mr Prada.
In conclusion, One should overwhelmingly always choose the Mr Prada transport option for any long distance travel requirements one develops.
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This enabled one to ascertain an answer to that age-old question: Which is faster, Mr Prada or the train?
Step one was to measure how long the train required to make the journey to Geelong. This was not as easy as it sounds as at the change point from suburban to rural train One discovered that they kept the Geelong train hidden at the secret Platform 8S (S for secret!), under the bridge, way down the end of platform 8.
On arrival in Geelong, after 1 hour 45 of travelling, one discovered Mr Prada already in attendance at the meeting. First points to Mr Prada.
The return journey began just after scones.
This time to ascertain the correctness of his travel time I decided to travel with Mr Prada. Scarcely one hour later we were both safely ensconced back at our work desks. Score 2, Mr Prada.
In conclusion, One should overwhelmingly always choose the Mr Prada transport option for any long distance travel requirements one develops.
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Regular Pilgrimage and Unicorn Lore
So in the past week one has once again made the pilgrimage to the great shrine and attended the footy with The Great Sandro and Sneaky Pete.
After a cold-pies start Sneaky Pete and I were soon treated to a magnificent hot-pies show before the whole thing wound down into a luke-warm finish at the end. Still, as they say in the game, a win's a win.
True to form The Great Sandro was a font of trivia and questions and not much caring about the state of his beloved Carlton. One believes we all had a good night and even kept our spirits during the sardine can journey home squeezed in with all those Hurstbridge line interlopers catching our train to get to their buses during the rail line works.
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Also of not this week is an educational moment with Hulk wherein we were shopping and she espied some soft-toy Unicorns on display and implored one to purchase a unicorn for her:
After a cold-pies start Sneaky Pete and I were soon treated to a magnificent hot-pies show before the whole thing wound down into a luke-warm finish at the end. Still, as they say in the game, a win's a win.
True to form The Great Sandro was a font of trivia and questions and not much caring about the state of his beloved Carlton. One believes we all had a good night and even kept our spirits during the sardine can journey home squeezed in with all those Hurstbridge line interlopers catching our train to get to their buses during the rail line works.
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Also of not this week is an educational moment with Hulk wherein we were shopping and she espied some soft-toy Unicorns on display and implored one to purchase a unicorn for her:
"But dad I have to have the unicorn, it's so pink and soft and horny!!".
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