Shattered Sun

Man, I don’t know how you people wear contacts and keep them from bugging you! I am wearing mine pretty much all day now and I can’t live without my Visine for Contacts. That stuff rocks! I find that it works without irritating my eyes. Other than that, I love the contacts. This morning they even went in without a huge fight! Yeah, I fight with my contacts, go figure. I have noticed two things since I stopped wearing glasses. One is that I habitually push on the bridge of my nose to push my “glasses” up. Ooops, bad habit, lol. I guess I look pretty odd doing it with no glasses on, lol. The other thing I’ve notice is that my peripheral vision is sorta blurry where my glasses used to be. My eyes just don’t look at that area where the edges of my frames were and all. I’m told it’ll get better, but it’s sooooo odd, lol. I guess I should get back to cleaning. Jason went to work today (woot!) and so I got to clean his desk off. And I’m baking cookies right now, but don’t tell anyone, lol.

This is the first book in Orson Scott Card’s Homecoming Series, and it’s a good one. Takes place on Harmony, but like most of his books, it has a root in Earth. The story is complex and twisty. Nothing in it is particularly out of the blue, but it is interesting to see how the people develop from the beginning to the end. You really get to know the nuances of people even though the story is mostly told from Nafai. I had a difficult time keeping the family relationships straight, as they are very complex and sorta make me wonder how Basilica prevents inbreeding.

I’m a huge fan of OSC, so the fact that I like this book shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone. I did start reading the second volume already and will admit that I don’t like it nearly as much. I’m hoping that it will come together better as the story goes on.