So I haven't posted in a while. It was a busy week, and then I spent the weekend with the missus in a lovely inn up in Manchester, Vermont. Now I'm writing this up from my couch, courtesy of my laptop and the wonder of Airport. Long live wireless.
Found an excellent bookstore in Manchester and picked up Strunk & White's The Elements of Style, which I've been meaning to get for ages, and Chuck Palahniuk's Lullaby, which I would have waited for in softcover if I hadn't been sucked in by the elegant design of the hardback. I've only read the first twenty pages of Elements, but I can and do wholeheartedly recommend it for anyone who writes, which is pretty much everyone. Simple, concise, and brilliant. Lullaby, meanwhile, sucked me in with the first chapter.
I need more time to read.
I just noticed that ol' Chuck seems to have turned the design of his website over to the masses. A bold new step for web design? Or a feeble attempt to cut costs by giving the flashy previous designer the boot? Only time will tell.
Strike that last bit: chuckpalahniuk.net, the author's official website, is still up and a-running. The DIY chuckpalahniuk.com seems to be either a fansite or something Chuck himself is doing for kicks.
