Happy sigh

Right! I have submitted my art for both yuletart and hp_holidaygen. And I am VERY GLAD I had pretty much finished both of them when my tablet broke, though I wouldn't have minded being able to fiddle with them a bit more.

And now to wait! *twiddles thumbs impatiently*

Liaden universe

After being recced them a bunch of times I finally got around to trying a Liaden Universe novel. They're by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.

Specifically, "Local Custom", which was written something like 5th in the series but is first chronologically. It was a lot of fun, somewhere between Anne MacAffery and Lois McMaster Bujold on the girly space opera continuum.
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Scout's progress

So I just finished "Scout's Progress", the next Liaden book by Sharon Lee and Steven Miller.

It turns out to be a romance about a mathematician/maths lecturer who uses her ability with equations to become a renowned spaceship pilot and find love. I mean really, how could I not enjoy it? :)

Also the introduction is by Susan Krinard, who is married to serge_lj, which is just cool.

The ending is remarkably abrupt though. I vaguely recall someone warning me about that.