Raising Steam

Just for the record, I thought Raising Steam (Terry Pratchett's latest) was amazing, finished it basically in one sitting. There was a break for some Haley-petting in the middle, as she was definitely in need of attention judging from the fact that she was rolling around on her back in the middle of the floor and snorting. Like you do.

Don't want to give spoilers, but ( here are some minor hints about things that theoretically could be spoilery )

JUST GO READ IT AND THEN WE CAN SQUEE.

New dinosaur called "Chicken from Hell"

I think I have a new favorite dinosaur.

(I would also kind of love -- though I realize how difficult/potentially unlikely this would be to do --if scientists could link this oviraptosaur as a direct ancestor to a specific, current bird species. Specifically, if it was a direct ancestor to chickens. So we could all have some second thoughts about how we treat them, and maybe a new fun Jurassic Park type movie where these dinosaurs from the past built time machines and came and kicked our asses for how we treat modern avian species. OK, maybe that thought is just me, but I swear I saw a comic about it somewhere...)

Dangit

I seem to have done that thing I do to my neck periodically, where I suddenly can only turn/bend it in one direction.

Sometimes massage helps, if I can swing that. *sigh* Or maybe the magician that synecdochic  has seen, if I want to drive be a passenger for awhile. Rather more than frustrated with my body at the moment.

Did not realize this was starting to come on when I went to Goodwill. Probably not the best idea to try on clothes on such a day, particularly when some clothes are definitely triggers for pain. Also, for the record, who the hell has decided it is a good idea to put elastic around the cuffs of short sleeve shirts? OW.

Dear all clothing designers ever,

Please for to make clothes that do not make my body cry.

Thank you in advance IF you listen,
Me