LA COPA ES LA FIESTA!!! and some book stuff

Hola amigos. I have returned from my travels (unfortunately) - and it's back to the grind.
A brief note on my trip before getting back on subject with books & stuff. Firstly, here is where I watched the World Cup Final:

Those crazy Spaniards set up a giant screen out in the Plaza Mayor, right in front of the above pictured Cathedral of Segovia. Pretty fricking intense. I think I lost a few years of my life due to the stress of that game. Totally worth it though. YO SOY ESPANOL, ESPANOL, ESPANOL!!! SOY DE LA ROJA!!! VIVA ESPANA!!!!

Then I went to Switzerland for a dear friend's wedding. She got married in a beautiful medievalish castle overlooking Lake Geneva, with the Alps rising up in the background. It was literally a fairy tale wedding...every little girl's dream. Photos soon, I hope.

Anyway, my trip was really busy and my kindle crapped out a few days in (I forgot to bring the charger, typical...) - but I did manage to finish these three books:

Simone Elkeles, Leaving Paradise
Cate Tiernan, Immortal Beloved
Chloe Neill, Twice Bitten (Chicagoland Vampires, #3)

Reviews will be posted soon (jet lag/real job permitting).

For now, it's back to the death march of Monday. Kill meeeeeee.

sorry, i know this isn't a soccer blog, but

OOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

GO USA!!!!!


also, i have a new husband, landon donovan:

TTTTGGGIIIIFFFFFFF!!!!

It's shaping up to be a great day. USA vs. Slovenia at 10, then I pray Eggland will take a solid lashing from Algeria this afternoon, though that might be too much to hope for.

In the world of books...I got about halfway through Libba Bray's Going Bovine the other night, which I am enjoying so far. A full review will follow soon, but for now I'll just say that while I enjoy Cameron's snark, and while I think Bray has done an amazing job of creating his character--totally believable, I knew a number of similar brainy deadbeats like him when I was in high school--I am having a hard time sympathizing with him so far, despite his awful plight. We'll have to see how it turns out.

Also started J.R. Ward's Dark Lover. I should not have done that while I was in the middle of another book, because now I can't put it down, so Going Bovine will have to go on hold because I'm too busy Going Vamp (har har har harrrrrr, ahh, sorry). Full review of this one to follow soon as well.

Happy Friday to all! And happy footballing!