“Fiddle-de-dee’s not English.”

Ah well. I don’t feel like making up excuses, so let’s just say I didn’t feel like writing anything the last, uh, two months. I did very badly in the reading department as well — I didn’t finish a single book in November. (Yes, I’m horrified too.)

So. I have a whole stack of books I finished that I haven’t written about — the full list for 2008 is here — and I don’t think I’ll ever get to writing those recaps/reviews/etc. So this is an amnesty post. For myself! So I won’t have to beat my head against the wall for not doing things the way I would have liked to (though I doubt no one aside from myself cares about this).

Uh. I should also declare here that it seems very, very unlikely I’ll finish the 888 Challenge. Which is a pity, since I really liked the way I got things organised for that one. Though I failed spectacularly in some of the categories I set for that one. Classics, meh. Oh well. I guess I could set a private challenge along those lines for myself next year.

I’m eyeing some of the 2009 challenges, wondering whether or not to participate. If nothing else, it’s a good way to meet other readers!

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I’ll need to tweak the layout a bit when I find the time. WordPress 2.7 introduced some new stuff I’d love to see implemented here (threaded comments!) and I want a new look. Except that I’m aesthetically challenged — I can code stuff just fine but I’m no good at making it look good. Woe. Let’s see if inspiration hits (though I wouldn’t count on that).