life with neighbors

Dear Frat Boys Next Door,

Singing along, drunkenly, to Forever Young at 2am is funny and ironic, especially since you were probably not born when the song came out. Singing along to "I will be your hero, baby" just makes you sound like someone's bitch.

Happily when mr. flea got dressed and went to ask them to shut up, they did very quickly and thoroughly.

In other news, how do you move an incredibly stubborn child's bedtime to at least one hour earlier? Besides waiting for daylight savings time, which believe me I am.

books

Eloisa James, Much Ado About You (2005). First in a new series, less over-the-top than her previous, but still with a tendency to plots that ramble all over the place.

Candice Hern, The Bride Sale (2002).
Candice Hern, Once A Scoundrel (2003). I liked her Signet regencies, insipid though they might be, better than the melodrama of these Avons.

Allison Lane, A Bird in Hand (1999). Signet. Just okay.

Mary Balogh, Irresistable (1998). Liked this one a lot.
Mary Balogh, Slightly Tempted (2004).
Mary Balogh, A Summer to Remember (2002).

Carola Dunn, Two Corinthians (1989). Traditional regency - they have a lot more by her at the library, and worth checking out.