Okay, so last weekend was a pretty geeky weekend, too – we had two D&D sessions (where my contribution is basically to organize the running of the vacuum cleaner and clearing out enough space in the fridge to hold the snacks. Oh, and take the Berserker!Dog out when he gets too excited) and it was Star Wars Day and Free Comic Book Day and more Game of Thrones.

( GoT 8.04, pretty grumpy if you'd rather skip )

Long-time readers/circlers/flisters know my geekdom started with the X-Men comics, specifically Wolverine and Jean Grey and Cyclops waaaay back in the day (like, when W was first introduced to the comic) *and* that I pretty much broke up with them over Dark Phoenix, so to say that I have … mixed feelings about this movie is a drastic understatement. I know it's the classic arc and there was no way we weren't going to get it rebooted, but, sigh, did no one actually read it before they decided to have Sophie Turner go off on how good it feels to be bad?

Sigh.

The boys and I are going to WDW this weekend to burn off the rest of their tickets before they expire. BabyBoy & I are probably going to be back the weekend after that, too, so he can audition for some stuff. And possibly the week after *that*, if he gets a callback (which is a longshot, but still possible.) I am stocking up on the audiobooks for the drive(s).

I have cautious hopes for the new Spidey movie.

Baby Sussex and his out-of-the-blue name is giving me something to smile about on this draggy Wednesday. (D called me from class to go through the succession and wee Archie's place in it, which is proof enough of love for me, as he barely has any idea about any of the young royals but knows that I am Into It and trusts that I will Be There for his students.)

It would be really awesome to win a lottery this week, which is all I'm going to say about work today.

Have a lovely day/evening, all.

Ok, we are in the crunch period to the Royal Wedding Shenanigans (someone in my twitter feed shared the news that Eugenie & her dude have moved into another one of the cottages at KP, which makes everyone neighbors), the boys are making me crazy, and I need to go review some API doc with several non-native English speakers, so here, have the thing that has been keeping me sane recently some more Modern Royals recs:

A Princess In Theory, Alyssa Cole, might have the Best Premise Ever: Our Heroine, a grad student/former foster child on a shoestring budget, keeps getting these irritating emails about how she’s the Betrothed of the Crown Prince of Thesolo in Africa. Our Naledi, being a smart girl, ignores the spam. Except… it’s not spam. :D So, yeah, super-fun premise; super-gorgeous cover; fun, mostly fluffy, plot, seasoned judiciously with a little reality, angst and villains, requisite HEA ending. Prince [] is a little oblivious to his privilege but not outrageously so, his right-hand-woman is awesomely cool (I hope she gets a sequel) and Naledi, the heroine, is a little vulnerable under her strength. All very good stuff with maybe a little bit of a rushed ending, but still, super-fun to read.

Royally Matched, Emma Chase, sequel to Royally Screwed, which I also liked, though I will say, the men of this family (the hero is RS’s hero’s brother) are about as far down the jackass line as I want to go. They (mostly) make up for it and get better, so there’s that.

The Princess Trap, Talia Hibbert – I feel like this one should come with content warning for abusive relationships, because, holy crap, does the prince in question come from one seriously bad, bad, bad family situation. He’s mostly still a functioning adult, but he comes with a lot of baggage and ends up dragging the heroine into it all. She’s pretty awesome, though. There should probably also be a smut warning, because there’s lots of (well-written and just a little on the kinky side) sex.

Royals, Rachel Hawkins, is out today and I am waiting for the d/l from the library, but I’m giving it a shout-out because RH’s #sexyhistory twitter threads have kept me going on more than one long, gray Tuesday. I’m waiting patiently for the whole War of the Roses thread, which will probably take weeks and weeks. (Today's thread seems to be Queens Mary and Anne and their less than heteronormative emotional lives and the tangles in which Srs Historians tangle themselves to not admit said less-than-heteronormativity.)

Previous list here

And finally, a podcast: When Meghan Met Harry, which has been updating weekly since the beginning of the year, covering every wedding rumor, related event, and marginal possibility. If you only want to listen a little, grab last week's ep with Tan from the new Queer Eye as special guest.

And speaking of, I am loving the new incarnation of Queer Eye, especially since they're running around the ATL, *double* especially when they take their fabulous selves out into the wilds of OTP (Outside the Perimeter, aka, Red Country.) I don't think there's been an episode yet where I haven't cried.

Also. Holy sh*t, I had ZERO inclination to see Venom, and the first teaser trailer did nothing for me, but then the second trailer dropped and TH (IN WELL-FITTING JEANS) came striding onto my youtube with his whole face visible (and scruffy, killmenow) and this is clearly a lost cause.

Alsoalso, I was going to write up my reactions to Infinity War, but I think they can be summed up as ( definitely spoilers )