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a fic rec (among others)
Dec. 22nd, 2006 12:27 amMy parents were here this evening to exchange the faucets of the bathtub. The old ones kept dripping slowly which basically caused the damage. Let's see how the new ones work. I'm getting so paranoid with everything connected to water in my flat...
At least it seems that the damage in my landlady's flat is limited. The plumber had drilled some holes into her bathroom ceiling the last time to see how far the water had got. Apparently this time the water followed this way and dripped from the ceiling into the bathroom which wasn't yet renovated. So there's hope that nothing or at least not much got into the wall itself. That had been dried and repainted before. All I can do now is wait as it'd take some weeks for the dampness to show. At least I've got an insurance.
In the meantime I'm reading Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn, a Harry Potter epic by Wemyss. It has a rather unique way of telling the / a story. Wemyss leaps forwards and backwards in short and long scenes, presents small insights or develops the plot in longer narratives. It allows her to slowly build a panorama of a world, culture, politics, people. Her characters are incredibly well built. Her grip on speech is very consequent. Also she's extremely well-versed in literature, history and philosophy...
This is absolutely worth reading even if one isn't into the HP fandom. It's fascinating, brilliant and fun to read.
At least it seems that the damage in my landlady's flat is limited. The plumber had drilled some holes into her bathroom ceiling the last time to see how far the water had got. Apparently this time the water followed this way and dripped from the ceiling into the bathroom which wasn't yet renovated. So there's hope that nothing or at least not much got into the wall itself. That had been dried and repainted before. All I can do now is wait as it'd take some weeks for the dampness to show. At least I've got an insurance.
In the meantime I'm reading Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn, a Harry Potter epic by Wemyss. It has a rather unique way of telling the / a story. Wemyss leaps forwards and backwards in short and long scenes, presents small insights or develops the plot in longer narratives. It allows her to slowly build a panorama of a world, culture, politics, people. Her characters are incredibly well built. Her grip on speech is very consequent. Also she's extremely well-versed in literature, history and philosophy...
This is absolutely worth reading even if one isn't into the HP fandom. It's fascinating, brilliant and fun to read.
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