urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:abaruz Allan Allan 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:abaruz:1704 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z Fugazi, Waiting Room <p>Looks like Brust's <i>Issola</i> is out. As I was passing the WTC a couple of days ago I saw it prominently featured, and came in to look at it. In order to avoid WTC lines (and NYC prices!) I decided to pick it up at home, but was too tired to go out.</p><p>I picked it up yesterday, though, but am still in the middle of Gerrold. Also picked up Delany's <i>Dhalgren</i>, Peter David's <i>Sir Apropos of Nothing</i>, GRRM's <i>Clash of Kings,</i> and 3 and 6 of <i>Lost Universe</i>. Rggh. Did it again.</p><p>On the way out this morning, saw that <i>Atlantic</i> was in the mailbox. Oo, Mark Twain, Graham Greene and the Vatican, mad poets, and an attack on literary styles. Plus Mark Doty. <i>Poetry</i> has Agha Shahid Ali.</p><p>Still plugging away at VUELTA, regexps and emulation environments, ble-ach. Yesterday I was so bored and frustrated I was punching my books out of the makeshift shelf upon which I keep them. Not a good sign. Gary is really pissing me off; I've been extremely generous and he keeps riding me. That in addition to the fact that he won't admit fault on that stupid diagram.</p>