Baseball DIY

So, I just finished reading Inside Job by Connie Willis which is basically a love letter to HL Mencken and it was great. It's a novella, very well written (all her stuff is) and funny. She definitely puts the screws to all the spirit channelers and psychic readers out there (and the folks who just keep throwing money at them). It's from a small press so there was a limited print run but it's a very fun read and I certainly recommend it if you can luck into your own copy.

Otherwise, I'm cruising through a biography on Gerald Durrell (who is one of my favorite people ever, let alone favorite authors) for the next issue of Eclectica Magazine, Sunshine by Robin McKinley which I should have read a year ago and a collection of essays on Japan, Kuhaku put out by Chin Music Press. This one wins the award for most beautiful book I've come across in a long time and it's very interesting reading as well. A review for it will show up at Bookslut this summer.

And, oh yeah, Faucet Fish, is very popular around here lately. I am having trouble explaining why a baby beluga whale has not come our of our shower faucet though. The little guy keeps looking, but no luck yet.

It would be cool if it could happen though, wouldn't it?