So I tweeted about this already, but today I bought Quantum of Solace as well as N.K. Jemisin’s Hundred Thousand Kingdoms.

The former because some blog or another had a picture of Daniel Craig kissing a spy’s back, and he had no shirt on, and I wanted to see the scene. Sue me. And the used DVD was less than $5, so at least I’m not paying too much for my salacious interest.

The latter because an author whom I profoundly respect said she had read the book and couldn’t put it down, and then another author whom I also profoundly respect wrote a review at Amazon for it. That was about $10.

All in all, loss of control cost about $15 today.

I love George R.R. Martin, but I’m over 600 pages into A Clash of Kings, which means–I’m only 2/3 of the way done.

Dude, I got other books to read! Hurry up!

Okay. Back to life and reading.

I love holiday anthologies. Until my thousand year-old landlord threw them out (and it was my fault–I’d left them in his basement too long), I had quite a collection. So I am starting my collection anew with this book, featuring fellow Risky and awesome friend Amanda McCabe (whose nickname cannot be revealed here, but not because it’s naughty, just because):

This is what I’m packing for Minnesota:

Lilith Saintcrow, Saint City Sinners
Meljean Brook, Demon Night
Loretta Chase, Your Scandalous Ways*
Elizabeth Hoyt, To Taste Temptation
Lee Child, Persuader
Amanda McCabe, A Sinful Alliance
Kresley Cole, Dark Needs At Night’s Edge
Anne Stuart, Ice Storm
Will Shortz, The New York Times Will Shortz’s Greatest Hits: 150 Crossword Puzzles Personally Picked by the Puzzlemaster

*reading now