calissa

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Currently Reading

The Magical Readathon's O.W.Ls challenge begins on Wednesday, so I am trying to get through Fleet of Knives by Gareth L. Powell before that kicks off. It's an enjoyable space opera, but I find the characters a little flat and lacking in distinct voices (with one or two exceptions).

I would also have liked to get through the last in the trilogy before the O.W.Ls, but it's just not possible. Even if I had the time, the book has been sent off to my father-in-law.

Currently Watching

Sahaquiel and I are continuing through season 2 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. I've been enjoying the ongoing stories and the developing relationships between certain pairs of characters. My favourite character is Major Kira, but I'm quite fond of the way Quark and Odo are frenemies. Sahaquiel's favourite character is the tailor/spy Garrik (which is very on brand for him).

Currently Observing

I saw a bat this evening. I used to hear them in the area when I first moved in but it has been a long while since I last heard them. I'm not sure whether this is because they left the area for a while and have returned or if it's just that I didn't notice (I find their frequency easy to tune out). Visual confirmation was impossible to ignore.

I've also been hearing a frog nearby. Not in the bottom of my garden--the dogs wouldn't allow for that--but perhaps on the other side of the fence. It's the first time I've ever heard one so close to the house, though I've heard some in nearby ponds and waterways.

Perhaps these instances are the result of fewer humans moving about? It's hard to say for sure.