Weekend
Well, Friday we actually had some fun, discussing Middle Eastern culture. And watching SGT Seatmate get warned by one of our teachers (the one who used to be an officer) to watch how he expresses his opinions. Less fun for me was watching people mangle transliterated Arabic pronunciations. There's a rhythm and grace to the way Arabic is spoken by people who know what they're doing.
Then we had a stroke of luck and training was cancelled due to weather on Friday. So we were able to relax a little before we drove up to Tucson and hit the bars there. Saturday, we spent sleeping in and shopping in Tucson. The bad news - my 70-300mm lens has an Issue. The larger of the two rings to focus the lens is somehow off its track. This would be eighty dollars and six-eight weeks to fix. So, I bought a replacement lens for $130, 100-300mm. The time is more of an issue, but I can get it repaired in Georgia just as not easily.
Saturday we came home, after raiding various bookstores. And, of course, picking up my copy of Harry Potter. I didn't actually start the book until later in the evening, because I decided I would go ahead and rearrange the room before I started. I don't expect to see my roommate, so no point in waiting. Maybe fifteen-twenty minutes?
That would be a NO. When I went to move her wall locker, there was a nasty, yellow, sticky unidentifable stain beneath it. So I was mopping and moving the room in sections. If we get a third person, they're sort of screwed, but the setup is not too bad. It gives me the most room, because I'm by the door and sort of have the common area in the room.
So, room accomplished, I sat down to read HP. And kept reading until almost two am, until I finished the book. Before I get into the spoiler bit, I just want to say that![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
norabombay was absolutely right. This book is pure crack. I do think there will be some unhappy fans on this one, but I'm impressed.
More Harry Potter, cut for your protection: ( Read more... )
Now I also have the new JD Robb book to read. :) This one is supposed to be a little more SF than the others have been. We'll see.
DV
Then we had a stroke of luck and training was cancelled due to weather on Friday. So we were able to relax a little before we drove up to Tucson and hit the bars there. Saturday, we spent sleeping in and shopping in Tucson. The bad news - my 70-300mm lens has an Issue. The larger of the two rings to focus the lens is somehow off its track. This would be eighty dollars and six-eight weeks to fix. So, I bought a replacement lens for $130, 100-300mm. The time is more of an issue, but I can get it repaired in Georgia just as not easily.
Saturday we came home, after raiding various bookstores. And, of course, picking up my copy of Harry Potter. I didn't actually start the book until later in the evening, because I decided I would go ahead and rearrange the room before I started. I don't expect to see my roommate, so no point in waiting. Maybe fifteen-twenty minutes?
That would be a NO. When I went to move her wall locker, there was a nasty, yellow, sticky unidentifable stain beneath it. So I was mopping and moving the room in sections. If we get a third person, they're sort of screwed, but the setup is not too bad. It gives me the most room, because I'm by the door and sort of have the common area in the room.
So, room accomplished, I sat down to read HP. And kept reading until almost two am, until I finished the book. Before I get into the spoiler bit, I just want to say that
norabombay was absolutely right. This book is pure crack. I do think there will be some unhappy fans on this one, but I'm impressed.More Harry Potter, cut for your protection: ( Read more... )
Now I also have the new JD Robb book to read. :) This one is supposed to be a little more SF than the others have been. We'll see.
DV