Castell Harlech

Dear Amazon,

Seriously, Amazon? The shipping estimate you give me for Mockingjay is the 30th? I have to wait six whole days beyond the magic release date for you to get your act together and ship it to me? This is like Harry Potter release, only more exciting to me. I pre-ordered this with the thought that you would have it to me right after it was released (like HP). You do realize that I'm going to have to avoid all internet for days just in case I stumble across a spoiler. Because I do not want to be spoiled!

Now I'm tempted to cancel my order and go across the bridge to Borders to buy a copy there. Gah!

No love at all,
Kristin

Yes, I sound like a whiny fanbrat. Oh well.

Is it bad that I think that this is so very awesome? And now I could sit all day and watch what people buy, and where.

http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/live

Ahhh!!! The return of stick figure stories. This one is dedicated to mmebahorel. It attempts to explain just how Feuilly ended up a fanmaking orphan in Paris. One with a curious knowledge of guns. Who knows if it will work or even make sense! Hope you like it Jess!

( And so our tragedy begins... )

I read Catherine Gilbert Murdock's Princess Ben today (which I have unchecked out from the library because when I requested it through ILL it didn't come and the patron it did come for didn't pick it up before closing on Saturday, so...) and really loved it. It's a perfect blend of fairy tales all with a new twist. Though, I did figure out a bit of the ending and some things before. I prefer to think I am just smart. Plus, one of the character's was named Florian. ♥ Florian ♥ Ok, he was our French exchange boy I was madly in love with years ago.

Amazon.fr just ate my soul. But, it was shiny! And, I must get the 19th off. Even if it means I have to work a month of Saturdays to do so. Those are my profound thoughts for the night. Not very deep, eh?

Work was rather slow today. Not very many tricky reference questions. I did finish reading Flyte tonight. It is very predictable in the run of the mill juvie fantasy novel of the day. But that was ok. Some days you just don't like to think.

I was also very industrious tonight and talked with my mom, Rachel, and Carol. All without my phone battery dying!

And, look! I'm boring!

I really need to update more than once every four days. I didn't realize I had gone that long. And that way, I won't have to say things like, at last week's reference librarian meeting, I managed to "abstain, respectfully" from the voting (like any good New Yorker) and nobody got it. Nobody gets me when I use any musical quotes. And, ok, maybe saying something like "And I don't even know his name!" is a bit obscure (used today, however, when I joked about posting an ad at the library for a date to tomorrow's staff dinner thing) but people really should get 1776 jokes. Really.

Yesterday found a very confused Kristin in the fruits and vegetable section of the grocery store attempting to pick out the appropriate vegetables (or fruits? they have seeds) for a pasta salad. All previous forays into the F&V section were strictly for lettuce and only lettuce (well, potatoes too) so it took a good five minutes to locate where the cucumbers were located. Tonight, after work, I put together the salad. Something that I have no idea what it is supposed to taste like, so I really can't tell if I put it together correctly or not. Maybe I should have brought cookies tomorrow. For, in addition to the staff dinner, tomorrow is also Terri's birthday and they like to celebrate birthdays there by bringing in food. I'll be the lame one bringing in something remotely healthy (and then they will think I've poisoned it because I didn't eat any of it). But, it's how Dad makes it, and everyone seems to like it. So, here's hoping!

Lastly, does anyone want to recommend me some good non-fiction that you think any and every library ought to have? Currently, I'm plotting how to introduce some Tom Stoppard into the library system, as we have none. But, really, suggestions? Know anything good about teenage suicide or dealing with homosexuality? Our books in these areas are vastly out-of-date. Like 1970s/1980s. And who wants to read a book that features teenagers with weird outfits and huge hair on the covers?

sampaguita_blue, I lied! If you couldn't tell by now. I'm not going to be able to get online tonight due to the necessity of studying for an exam I have tomorrow. I really can't afford to do badly, as this is the class of my really bad paper, so I must do brilliantly tomorrow. I will try tomorrow, if you think you'll be around. I'm so sorry.

Carol, if you read this in the near future, would you mind giving me a call to let me know what exactly your plans are for when you come here for your conference. I know Christine was out straight when she was at her conference in Florida, so I'd just like to know if you think there is actually any time that we can get together so I can plot out my schedules for paper writing. I was going to try to call tonight, but see above message, and the fact that you are usually out eating/shopping/seeing a new Broadway show on your evenings off. Thanks.

Oh, and Brittany has now gotten me into Fruits Basket. Once again by having only volume #1, so she gets me attached to the weird plot and characters and then *poof!* I never get to find out what happens next. I suppose that's what imaginations are for, right?

And, studying...

It's my last free night for I don't even want to think how long. I do hope I won't regret taking four classes (plus and internship and hopefully a job). Dead! I shall be dead!

The good news is: today we found a Barnes and Noble within walking distance from the campus. We were actually going to go take the T to a Borders, but we walked right by it and ended up past Fenway, which was crowded as all getout, and spotted the B&N. It turned out to be connected to Boston University, so two of the five floors were devoted to BU students as that was their campus bookstore. Lucky ducklings. In even better news, I didn't buy anything! I almost did, but I resisted because it wasn't exactly what I was looking for, and I can't afford anything now, anyways.

I did find a copy of The Floating Brothel in their discount bin. Rachel had bought that when we were in Wales. Sadly, it was in the shipment of books that were transformed by the US Postal Service into Christian Romance Novels. Somebody doesn't like brothels or Harry Potter! Or liked them too much. I was tempted to get it for her, but wasn't sure if she still wanted/needed it. Oh, and mmebahorel, I was estatic to find a copy of Kim Philby's My Secret War. It does exist! I had my doubts.

I was wrong. You do come out of the dining hall with a particular stench. It didn't seem so the first time I was in there. Perhaps I was sweating too much and that covered over the odor. It doesn't seem as bad as Seaco stench, though. Which is a blessing considering I live right next to the dining hall. We also explored the athletic facilities. They have a beautiful dance space. I wish I had my ballet equipment here. It would be nice to take that up again.

I finally got my college email figured out! And for some reason I have emails going back to March in that account. Over one hundred. I wonder why.

My lj has a new look for the moment. I probably won't keep it, but if I waited to change it later, I would have had no time. At least now I have one more option for how it could possible look. I like the fact that you can go back to your old layouts.

Orientation tomorrow. Get to be overwhelmed with new people. Oh joy! My hours are fleeting.

I've been a horrible lj friend lately. I'm really, really sorry.