The second book is much, much better. He grows up. He becomes a warrior. You get to spend a lot of time in Alba, which is neat. I liked it very much.
The Kushiel books basically seem like soft-core erotica in the guise of fantasy - albeit fairly well-written. Not that I mind - that’s what I’ve been looking for. I tried to start reading **100 Years of Solitude ** yesterday but my brain shut off in protest. Guess I’ll save that for the fall or something.
Right now I’m trying to decide whether it’s worth the hassle of getting a subletter for the rest of this year, or whether I should just forfeit the deposit (one month’s worth rent) when I move out in August. One month’s rent is a fair amount of money, but I don’t know if it’s worth dealing with the potential hassle for the remaining 4 months of this year. Hm.
Yay ReboBoy!
:: waves to Drae ::
Am . . . starving . . . need . . . muffins . . . and coffee . . .
Bacon isn’t meat? Bacon comes from pig. Pig is meat. Anchovies are not meat, but they are not food, either.
I read the first Kushiel book years ago but was never interested enough to read any of the others. It was one of those “I’m out of town and need a book for the hotel room” books.
OK, as promised… anecdote time.
So, this is the Army, right? Right! Well, there’s a team of about 4-5 of us working on pre-planning all kinds of possible targets; one of the planners is a young female second lieutenant who’s our intel person.
Anyway, at some point we’re asked if we can plan the targets for which she’s doing the intel first, 'cos she has to leave early.
For the (controversial – the Religious Nuts were threatening to bust it up) Gay Pride March that took place in Jerusalem today. (It actually went fairly OK, with only a few hundred demonstrators/picketers showing up against it)
I can only imagine the reaction in any other armed forces in the world, assuming she’s even admit where she was going! As it was, it started a real controversy in the room – namely, is participating in the Gay Pride March in Jeruslaem considered a political statement (because of the controversy that surrounded it), in which case she can’t go in uniform; or is it like the Tel-Aviv one, which is considered a party :), in which case there’s no problem going in uniform.
The way she was completely open about her orientation, as a commissioned Army officer, and the way people treated it matter-of-factedly, definitely made me proud (ETA: heh…) to belong to a society that has that kind of attitude 
G-dammit! I just got a quote from a company that is only in England, and the price is in pounds!!!
Okay, a little help here: How much is 89.00 UK pounds in US dollars?
It’s roughly $177. Here’s a handy convertor
Whoosh! 
The people who put lettuce on a plate and call it vegetarian are the same ones bewildered by the complaint about bacon and small fish on said lettuce. “But why do you want it without the bacon? That’s what makes it good! You can just pick it out if you don’t want it,” etc. Since I’m allergic to ingested pig in any form, however slight, I can’t just pick it out.
Oh, good, I’ll keep on with the second Kushiel series, although I might wait until the third book comes out. In paperback. Speaking of book series, I am currently awaiting the release of the 6th book in a series (it’s been released, Amazon just isn’t shipping it yet). I was going to start re-reading the series last night, and realized that I hate the main characters. In fact, I can’t think of torture hideous enough to inflict on them. They’re perfect, they’re invincible, everything always turns out ok, even if one of them goes down in a hail of bullets. No one is ever permanently maimed, even though they have suffered a psychotic stalker, a car bomb, bombs and gunfire at an abandoned amusement park, a frontal assault on a militia compound, multiple assassination attempts, including a sleeper assassin on their own team, being stalked and threatened by the FBI, been infected with anthrax, and then there’s the call girl who was actually an art broker, no, wait, a CIA agent, wait, now she’s disappeared. Oh, and a breast cancer scare. I hate them. Why can’t I stop reading about them?
Pizza was good! Lasagna was good! Da bear is full.
Yay for Reboson and the job!
BioTigs it would not bother me at all to be at work at seven in the a of m. I prefer early.
I’m considerin’ mowin’ my yard this afternoon. Just cause I want to get it over with.
Yay! Take a shot or three for me.
Just got back from lunch with a friend. Nummy sushi. ::burp:: (Teh bear ain’t the only full MMPer round here.)
Congrats boofae on the course! I think 'im should buy you something sepcial.
I am currently reading Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert which is a very good read but I feel like I should take notes.
Don’t even get me started on series. I’ve been reading the Wheel of Times series for what seems like nearly two decades and now Robert Jordan is sick and may not even finish it! :mad: ::Goes off to check his blog::
Le sigh…
I got about 2/3rds of the way through that - and was really enjoying it - when the library said I had to return it because someone else had a hold on it. 
So I guess I’m going to have to request it again and make the other person take it back to the library too! 
WHY do I find myself working so hard in June? Do people know there is no school? Why, oh why do they pressure the Bus Guy so for ‘things’?
I got “The Call” from Admin today, to come sign my contract for next year. This is when we all find out if we get the actual promised raises for next year.
I once again got a coupla percentage points over and above the median increase.
Maybe that’s why they make me work so hard, because if they throw me enough peanuts, I’ll hang around and not run out of here screaming?
It works.
Why do we work? Because beer’s not free, unless you’re Swampy…
:: raises hand :: Guilty.
I do buy a case of Miller Lite every year, though. That’s all my Dad drinks anymore, and he’s due for another visit.
Special1 thanks for the converter. I ended up just passing my quote onto the customer and recommended that she contact the manufacturer directly. Saves them money, and saves me the agggravation of customs, pro forma packing lists, and monetery conversions. I’d end up charging her about $400 USD in the end, when she can get it for a little over half if she did the legwork herself.
Congrats BooFae on your class. What’s next for you?
Haze there seems to be two months between now and when you vacate the apartment. Can’t you and the landlord work out a compromise? Seems like that’s more than enough time for you to find a new renter without subletting.
And this nifty tool came in the mail for me today. Luckily we’re a distributor for this company, and I got it for cost +shipping from the mfr + sales tax. I am a happy boy.
Phones are fixed. Finally! Indian for lunch – chicken tikka masala with curried rice and peas. Very tasty indeed, though our break room smells like curry now.
And here I was, thinking, as I ate that bit of baklava this morning, “This is rather nice. Maybe I will have another one this afternoon.” I did, too. Right after the other one. And the one before that. Og help me, I’ve eaten four pieces of baklava today. Why must it taunt me so? All weightlessly flaky and honey-y…y…ie…ish. Sweet. Slightly gooey. Pleasantly nutty. Dear lord, I started consuming baklava, but now I live in fear that it is beginning to consume me. Damn my willpower. Oh, why must you be so delicious, baklava, so very, very delicious? Why?
LiLi - Buttery? There is supposed to be a buttery component to baklava? Clearly this baklava is not up to standards, then, for I detect no butter. Just phyllo. Phyllo and nuts and honey. Sweet honey. OH GOD, WHY??
No, no. It’s OK. I will be fine. Only two pieces left. Just 66 grams between them. I can resist. Leave them to enjoy tomorrow. I am strong enough to do that, right? Of course I am. No sweat. It’s such a small amount, anyway. Just 33 grams…
Puggy - I left off reading the Wheel of Time series just prior to the release of The Path of Daggers so I’ve got a lot of catching up to do. It’s a shame James is sick. It is thus far my favourite fantasy series in, like, ever, and I’d hate to see it go unfinished. Hope he gets better – for his own sake of course as well as the series.
I’m going to have to read the series over (for about the 5th time) and then buy all the rest of the series to continue on.
Special1 - Yeah, I’m of the persuasion with the dangly bits. I think this MMP post from last Christmas is the one 'mika (thank you :)) is referring to. FWIW, I still go commando up top.
BusDude - Speaking as one who’s just been the recipient of a few points himself, I’m pretty confident that this is why they do it. It’s just enough to keep you thinking, “Well, it’s something, and I probably won’t get much more working elsewhere. soooo…” I’m OK with that though. Means they want to keep you. Plus, you can’t refuse money. It’s unethical. Or something.
Mindfield, if you have some books you want to get rid of, you can join PaperbackSwap.com and get the entire Wheel of Time series (the ones you don’t have) by swapping books. I think they are all on there - all it costs is postage. If you do join put me down as a referral so I get a book credit, please.
And before I forget again - Congrats, BooFae!
That’s the one, Mindfield! I found that fall-down funny. That is the best reponse to gender confusion I have ever read.
And who are all these people still reading Wheel of Time? :eek: I gave that thing up in college when it became apparent he was never going to finish it. That was like* ten years ago*, people, and it’s STILL not done?
Sean I looked at your link, it’s a torque wrench? Electronic? Cool beans.
I will go check this website out too. And if I do anything there I’ll give you credit also. I wish I’d known about it before I moved! I gave away a ton of books to Goodwill!
Yeah. I can use a dial type torque wrench, but the click types for some reason mystify me. This is a click-type style, but has a digital display for the target torque (in either foot-pounds or inch-pounds), and three LED lights to help: yellow means you’re not there yet, green means you’ve hit the target torque, and red means you’ve overtorqued. I do believe this is an idiot-proof torque wrench.
Besides, my Dad doesn’t have one, and he’s owned just about every type of tool known to man. Even designed a couple for GM while he was a mechanic, specialized stuff that they only use within the corporation.
LED lights make everything cooler.
Hey, something in common - only faintly though. My dad used to work for GM, too, but he was on the line. And he got laid off in the late 80’s when it went all kerfluffle.