Monday, April 16, 2012

Meyer Lemons

I always figured that Meyer lemons were not available in the store because they weren't as good as real lemons and no one wanted them.  I just learned that they are, in fact, a pretty awesome fruit. They are not generally available outside the southwest due to their delicate skin, which makes them difficult to ship.

This new makes me even more exited about the south-facing window in our new house.  For the first time ever, I won't be living in middle of a forest and may actually be able to grow some house plants.  Meyer lemon just made the candidate list.


Thursday, April 12, 2012

Vet School Open House

UT's College of Veterinary Medicine is having it's annual open house this Saturday, April 14th from 9-4.  It's worth checking out. Here's my post on last year's event.

Sunday, April 01, 2012

Johannes Cabal

The Necromancer (Johannes Cabal #1)I recently listened to the audio book versions of Johannes Cabal: Necromancer and Johannes Cabal: Detective, by Jonathan L. Howard.  These were right up my alley, in that they were dark, but not too dark, and laugh-out-loud funny in places.  Imagine a less creepy Neil Gaiman. 

In Necromancer, we meet Cabal, a brilliant scientist who has sold his soul to the Devil in exchange for knowledge of necromancy.  Alas, necromancy does not work quite right for the soulless, so Cabal wants it back.  A bored Satan makes him an offer:  If Cabal can collect 100 souls in one year, he can win back his own. To this end, the Devil lends him an evil, traveling carnival, a la Something Wicked This Way Comes.

In Detective, Cabal is escaping a death sentence in a foreign land by disguising himself as a government official and catching a ride on the last aeroship out of a county descending into civil war.  Unfortunately, he finds himself on board with a murderer.

Both books were lots of fun. I'm looking forward to reading the third book in the series: Johannes Cabal: The Fear Institute.