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They can be quite relaxing.

Yes. It is nice. How is your Sunday?

Lazy. I'm sprawled on the couch with a book. It's a good thing I don't have anywhere to be as getting off the couch would take a while. *smirks*

How is your day so far?

*smiles* Yes, I imagine you must be getting quite big.

I have also been reading today. Catching up on my journals.

I'm on my way that's certain. *sighs and pats her belly* I lost sight of my feet a few weeks ago, and I'm not even halfway through the pregnancy yet.

What journals are you reading?

The Journal of Forensic Anthropology, the latest edition of the Jeffersonian magazine, Anthropology Quarterly. They have gotten backed up lately, so it is nice to catch up.

What are you reading/

It is always good to stay current when you can. *nods*

I'm reading a mystery novel set in Egypt at the turn of the 19th/20th century The Ape Who Guards the Balance (http://www.amazon.com/Ape-Who-Guards-Balance-Peabody/dp/0380798565/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1249252763&sr=8-16). I've been enjoying the series quite a bit.

That sounds very interesting. I do not often read fiction, but I may have to look into that series when I have the time.

*nods* You'd like it, the heroes are a family of Archeologists.

Yes. That's what caught my attention about it.

It is mostly written in first person from the perspective of the main heroine, but the later books also have her son as the point of view character as he gets older.

Very entertaining writing style!

Would you say that the writing about the archaeology seems accurate?

I don't really know, to tell you the truth. I don't know that much about archeology.

The author apparently is an Egyptologist though, so I would imagine it is fairly accurate.

Oh. Well that is good to know. I expect it would be accurate then.

It is amusing, the main characters are fairly scathing in their critiques on the methods of some of the other archeologists of the time.

I guess they have a more 'modern' outlook on archeology than was typically the case back then.

Interesting. How many books are in the series so far?

Eighteen so far, it would seem.

Wow. That is a lot of books. I don't know if I will ever write that many.

The author has been writing them since the 1970's, so you have plenty of time. *grins*

*smiles* Well, I do not know if I want to even write that many. We'll see.

I think it turned into her full time job. From what I understand, there weren't a lot of job openings for women at the time she first started writing.

Your novels are enjoyable to read, but obviously not your true calling.

That is probably true. Back then women in fields like ours were still being relegated to assistant or secretary positions for the most part. *rolls her eyes" Can you imagine? I would have written books too over being some assistant.

No, I honestly can't imagine. It makes no sense to me whatsoever.

Thankfully it isn't like that now! Imagine what would have been lost if you'd been relegated to 'secretary' or driven out of the profession altogether.