I shouldn't complain
We had a really short winter, although snowy and cold. We have had a couple of really nice weeks of warmer temperatures. So, I really shouldn't be bitching about the fact it is SNOWING outside. Well, flurries, really, but still...
Grumble.
Another gripe. Instead of reading all the new books I have in my possession, I decided to start reading Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern books. Which, of course, means I will now have to re-read every single book in the series. There are only about 20 of them, most of which I own. Ahem. But when I went looking for my hardback copy of The White Dragon, it was nowhere to be found. I must have loaned it to someone before I left SF and I have no idea who. Now I have to either get it from the library or find it used and cheap. Soon.
Grumble.
Oh yeah. I decided to go to the gym today to work out. Just as I was about to leave, I realized that I had left my workout clothes and running shoes in my car. The car my stepson had just borrowed for the weekend to take to Waterloo. I was able to scrounge up some tacky looking clothes, but I don't actually own a second pair of running shoes. I found some rubber-soled fashion sneakers to wear, but I felt like an idiot. Let's face it-- looking good at the gym is nearly as important as the damn workout!
Grumble.
Grumble.
Another gripe. Instead of reading all the new books I have in my possession, I decided to start reading Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern books. Which, of course, means I will now have to re-read every single book in the series. There are only about 20 of them, most of which I own. Ahem. But when I went looking for my hardback copy of The White Dragon, it was nowhere to be found. I must have loaned it to someone before I left SF and I have no idea who. Now I have to either get it from the library or find it used and cheap. Soon.
Grumble.
Oh yeah. I decided to go to the gym today to work out. Just as I was about to leave, I realized that I had left my workout clothes and running shoes in my car. The car my stepson had just borrowed for the weekend to take to Waterloo. I was able to scrounge up some tacky looking clothes, but I don't actually own a second pair of running shoes. I found some rubber-soled fashion sneakers to wear, but I felt like an idiot. Let's face it-- looking good at the gym is nearly as important as the damn workout!
Grumble.
Labels: Rants and Observations
posted by allison | 4:01 PM
8 Comments:
I fecking love the dragon riders. I have a copy of The White Dragon but it is paperback so I didn't borrow it.
*nods*
*crosses Jenn off list*
Actually, I totally blame your WD user name for making me start re-reading in the first place. *grin*
Allison - do you have my Blog address? The reason I ask, is that I Blogged an entry about a project called BookMooch. Nutshell is you list books you're willing to post out to people who mooch them off you. With the points you earn through listing books and posting them out, you can then use the points to mooch books off other people. So if you've got books you're happy to pass on to others, you could use them to get your missing book :-)
www.bookmooch.com
This book by any chance? Had to hunt a bit to find the hardcover one:
http://www.bookmooch.com/m/a/amazon.com/The+Dragonriders+of+Pern%3A+Dragonflight%3B+Dragonquest%3B+The+White+Dragon
Ooo! I definitely saw your post from before and now I have major motivation to start some mooching. I hope the postage costs aren't prohibitive. Thanks Helen! [hug]
It's just cold here. :(
I WISH it would snow.
I totally agree with your penultimate sentence!
[hugging]
How freaky is it, that when I went charity shop hopping today (looking for books for me, and cheap ones I might be able to list on BookMooch), that one book stood out.
White Dragon.
Anne McCaffrey.
Pern.
*grey matter rumbles, neurons start firing up*
I thought it was the book you'd lost, but wasn't sure. I should have trusted my memory! It was only the paperback version though.
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