somebody bring me another audio book

I sent off the next-to-final draft of my novel/thesis to my beta readers and my advisor around 2 this morning. Once I get feedback, then I will do a final copyedit and send the manuscript off to be bound.

Remember that verse from Apologia that I mentioned a number of posts ago when I was struggling for a title? I went back and read the entire poem again and was a little spooked to see that either my story fits the poem or the poem fits my story, so I scattered the poem throughout my thesis. I hope Oscar won't mind.

An apologia is a defense of what you say, think or do. That's Oscar all over. Read about his life, you'll see what I mean. My characters do this a lot. It's not so much about regret as it is about the consequences of decisions being worth it in the end. That's Oscar all over, too.

Yesterday, Stephen Fry unofficially declared it Oscar Wilde Day since he was releasing his audio version of some of Oscar's fairy tales. Oscar actually died in Paris on November 30, 1900, but publishing new audio versions of his fairy tales on his death date seems a bit creepy, so it was probably a good thing to wait a day. It was also World AIDS Day yesterday, wasn't it?

I downloaded these and also these from audible after releasing my pile of words to the world, and I fell asleep listening to The Happy Prince. This is a good thing.

If a girl has regular bouts of insomnia and nighttime anxiety (which I do), and if said girl worked on her thesis until 2 am (which I did), and if she was too wound up to sleep (which I was), and if she didn’t have anyone around to read her to sleep as she did when she was a kid (which I don’t), then her best option is to employ the tools of the modern day and find an audio book to put on her iPod.

Stephen Fry does a wonderful narration, as expected. Highly satisfying additions to the playlist. Especially considering that I have his version of the Paddington Bear stories practically memorized, and I needed something new to listen to.