Book meme

Haven't done a meme in a loooong time....this one is via joyeuse13:

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next 4 sentences on your LJ along with these instructions.
5. Don't you dare dig for that "cool" or "intellectual" book in your closet! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest.

She glanced to Nola for help.
"Nothing. It's a present"
"For me?" said Fawn, surprised.

From The Sharing Knife: Horizon, by Lois McMaster Bujold.

(It really was the closest, I promise! No rigging the meme for a snerk!)

Tutlanta!

I had a chance at an advance viewing of Tutankhamun The Golden King and The Great Pharaohs yesterday afternoon, so departed from work about 1 and made my way to the Atlanta Civic Center's exhibit hall. ( The showing, favorite times, gift shop )

( Related photography exhibit at the Carlos Museum )

All this immmersion in ancient Egypt had me reaching for Andre Norton's Shadow Hawk as bedtime reading last night. That's placed well before Tutankhamun's time, I find, but still gives me a real feel for the culture. Or maybe it's that my many re-reads of Shadow Hawk back in the day established my fundamental beliefs about what the 'right' feel is.