Ravings of the Semi-Lucid

I started a collection of Connie Willis's short stories. I'm also in the middle of reading a collection by Peter Straub. The Willis I'm enjoying so far. The Straub... Not so much. I'm not sure I can pin down what it is I dislike about what he writes, I just know it isn't working for me.

In other news, today we're going to go have a small family get-together in the afternoon. My brother wants us all to play board games, which is always fun, except that my siblings are two of the most competitive people on the face of the planet. Our attempt to play Cranium last night went disastrously badly. I mostly blame the fact that my brother, who was the reason for this, was chugging Captain Morgan the entire time. I've also discovered that I do not like rum unless there is also Coke in the glass containing the said rum. Captain Morgan, to me, tastes more like flavored rubbing alcohol than anything else does.