Words, and the Open Floodgates

I managed to cut about 450 words out of my story from Baen's Bar, but I'm going to give it a couple more days before I re-post. (So I can re-read it one more time with fresher eyes.) I'm watching the board like a hawk, concerned that they might be about to shut down, but I figure they'll give some warning.

I've pretty much decided to make a skirt for the big to-do. (Since I'm slightly above average height anyway this will work out well so that the length will be right.) Going to fabric stores, however, has provoked an unexpected response.

I want to buy EVERYTHING.
( Cut to spare the non-fabric people )

Anthropology

I just finished Social& Cultural Anthropology: A Very Short Introduction by John Monaghan and Peter Just. The title is pretty self explanatory.

If you're looking for a quick overview, this is a pretty good one, touching on the major areas of interest for anthropologists. I don't think I learned a great deal from the book, but it served to codify what I already knew, which is always a handy thing to have done for you. (Especially since one of my characters is a student of Divergent Anthropology.)

A good refresher, it lightly touches on each field. Not an in-depth explanation of anything, if that's what you're after.