Eat, Read, and Be Mommy

I seriously haven’t had the hiccups in forever, and these are the uncomfortable-down-in-your-chest kind. Ugh! I had them for a bit this morning, and now they’re back.

On the other hand, because I couldn’t stay awake after lunch and so had a decent nap, I did manage to stay awake in the car while waiting for my elementary schooler, which means I managed to finish reading Skull Cat and the Curious Castle, and I’m glad–it’s the sort of graphic novel that lends itself to pre-Halloween reading. The curious castle is definitely spooky and there are multiple shady characters; Scully the Cat spends much of the book unsure of the creatures around him. Unfortunately, it’s too short of a graphic novel (110 pages or fewer) to fully develop what’s going on. I kept thinking there must be a tv show or web comic or SOMETHING that I was missing, because surely there ought to be more of an explanation/back story? And who knows, maybe there is. On the other hand, when a book declares itself to be ‘Book 1’, you do expect a bit more setting of the stage. I think those who like adventure comics might enjoy this one, but I’m definitely not the right audience.

In the meantime, I know I should have posted yesterday, but I’ve been sleeping incredibly badly. Saturday night might have gone better if I hadn’t found out just before midnight that the president of our church had passed away; Sunday night and last night, on the other hand, were just mysteriously bad. We’ll see if I do better tonight!