We choose to go to the moon...

The Borders book club for A Lion Among Men is up! I really hope you'll check it out. Gregory McGuire is delightful. Perhaps, of particular interest, the third section is all about transformative fiction and the ins and outs of writing in the world of Oz.

As I expected, I finished The Hunger Games before bed last night. The quick book description is:

Katniss is a 16-year-old girl living with her mother and younger sister in the poorest district of Panem, the remains of what used be the United States. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As part of the surrender terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised event called, "The Hunger Games." The terrain, rules, and level of audience participation may change but one thing is constant: kill or be killed. When Kat's sister is chosen by lottery, Kat steps up to go in her place.

The book is intense, emotional, and tremendously moving. It's a YA book so it's intended audience is teenagers but, like much YA sci-fi/fantasy, it's equally satisfying for adults. Also, if you think Stephenie Meyers can't write to save her life, I direct you to this book instead.

Next up, Blood Meridian.

I left work at 5pm to come home for a run and then I had a date. He came back to my place and, even in my 30's, even having been at his home, I still get nervous. But it was a good time and is maybe going somewhere.

This is a crazy week. Tomorrow must be an early night for me because, on Wednesday, I'm driving to OH for a day of meetings. It's 3 1/2 hour each way and we're leaving Ann Arbor at 6am. TOO EARLY. Then, on Thursday, I have a work dinner and on Friday I fly to NY for a weekend with Chase.

Before I go to bed, though, here's an awesome giraffe photo powrhug sent me. Look how they love each other!



Okay, a peach. Then bed.

Like Water, Lying by synecdochic

Summary: Jack comes back to Colorado to visit, and Cam thinks he's lost Daniel's attention for the week. Except he hasn't, not at all, and maybe that's scarier.

Um. Oh, my god. Still not coherent. It's the Jack, Daniel, and Cameron we've seen in Eurydice, After, Metaphor and Depth Charge and I think it works best if you've read these others but can certainly read as a stand alone fic. All three men are absolutely fascinating to read in this story both individually and in their dynamic with each other.

Warnings for threesome (of sorts and which I don't think needs a warning because it's very, very hot) and BDSM.

Random other stuff:

BSG Season 3 promo pic! Less than two months to go!

And between_names sent me this photo of a baby giraffe. Baby animals are cute but baby giraffes are the cutest of them all!