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Well it's finally, for now, stopped raining long enough to mow the grass. May only have a back garden the size of a postage stamp, but it was beginning to look like a dandelion jungle. Good work out though just in getting the lawn mower from the garage to the yard...up a steep, muddy hill. And next I have to take it back down said hill and around to the front of the house to mow the few blades of grass there are there. Sometimes there is much to be said for desert landscaping *g*.

As for the "witches night" last night...nothing happened. I don't know whether that's the norm around here...or (more probably) it was pissing down with rain, so no one came out. Whatever, works for me!

Review

Secretary.

Rented this last night. Very interesting film, especially if you have an interest in S/M. The tension building up to Lee becoming submissive to Edward was very well done as was the conflicting emotions in both of them. What was not so good was the implication that a person...more importantly a woman...needs to have psychological/emotional problems (Lee had just come out of a mental institution for self-infliction) to be attracted to this lifestyle. But all in all a good film with great chemistry between the lead actors. A Keeper!

I've also just finished reading "Kushiel's Chosen" by Jacqueline Carey. A very good fantasy novel set in what I've heard described as an AU Europe. Unfortunately I haven't read the first book in the trilogy yet ("Kushiel's Dart") so I was at a loss at times, wondering what exactly was going on...but I have that on order and am looking forward to it. A short synopsis: Phedre is a courtesan trained in espionage, she is also an anguissette...one for whom pain becomes a pleasure. After saving her land of Terre D'Ange in the first book, she must now do the same and save her Queen from an assassination plot.

Still to be read: LOTR:Return of the King...up to page 60! and still hoping to complete it before the film comes out. And just got "Sharpe's Havoc" out of the library...looking forward to Richard's newest adventure.