Some new things have come to light in regards to the Nook.
A) You can only lend a book once - IN THE LIFETIME OF THE BOOK. Not
only that, but not all books are lendable, it's up to the publisher.
B) You can't use B&N giftcards to purchase eBooks, because they have
to be associated with a credit card. That means I can't be gifted
during the holidays.
C) I already knew this, but it's coming back repeatedly to bite me in
the ass. Kindle has MUCH better prices on eBooks - period. They also
have more. I'm sure that B&N will eventually catch up, but until then
I'm screwed.
But...but... the Kindle is UGLY. Watching the videos of it doesn't
make me want to use it at all but when I watch the videos of the Nook
I do. So, do I pay more for the books now and limit myself to
selection because the device is better - and HOPE that B&N catches up
- or do I go with the Kindle and hope that the Kindle catches up in
regards to hardware?!
Oh, and I found out that the Nook is selling out like hotcakes,
they've already pushed the preorders (well, if you preorder now - mine
hasn't been pushed back) to the second week in December from the last
week in November. Maybe I can sell it via eBay and get all my money
back and then some?
Yesterday we finally made it to Disneyland! Paul & I have season passes, we
bought them in June, but we hadn't gone back since because we needed someone
to come along and help us with Evy. Paul & I decided to gift my sister early
this year for Christmas with a one day pass to Disneyland - so she could get
a season pass too. It was a lot of fun, I'm glad my sister went because she
kept reminding me not to stress out (like I always do) because we had season
passes. Our trip was filled with a lot of bumps, but just laughing through
them.
We got a late start, good traffic though. Once in Anaheim we stopped at a
Burger King for something to eat - but they wouldn't take our credit cards
so we had to go across the street to another place. We got a bit lost on the
way to the parking because Disneyland was redirecting to a different parking
structure and the signs they had were confusing. Then once we'd parked we
had to ride a bus to the park. Then we got to the park entrance and
discovered that Paul had left his wallet (and his season pass) in the car so
he had to go back. That took awhile because he had to wait for a bus, get to
the parking center, wait for another bus, and then come back. My sister & I
decided to go into the park and get her season pass, but then I discovered
I'd left HER ticket in my purse which was in the car. Luckily Paul was able
to grab it and we got into the park around noon.
We didn't ride very many rides, but we still had a really good day! Pirates
of the Caribbean, Indiana Jones, Haunted Mansion, Space Mountain - bit of
the Christmas parade. We ended up leaving pretty early because we just got
such a late start, but since we have season passes we'll be going back :)
I'm not feeling very social - online - recently. Not sure why.
I've been spending a lot of my free time playing silly Facebook games, they
are stupidly addicting. I knew I shouldn't have even glanced at one. They're
like homeless puppies, you just can't give 'em up.
Work has been slow this week, this whole month seems slow since I'm waiting
on not only my Nook but also Star Trek on Blu-Ray. Amazon gave me a great
price and promised it would be on my doorstep the day it was released. I
wonder if my Nook will be shipped with the same speed? That's one thing that
rocks about Amazon - their shipping with high profile items.
As much as I hate to admit it, because I really wanted to keep breastfeeding
& pumping until she was a least a year old, I think I might stop
breastfeeding soon. I can't seem to keep up on the medication that keeps my
supply even sufficient enough (we've been having to give her bottles of
formula at night before bed), and even if I do there's no promise that my
supply will even last much longer. Plus, I can't even fathom dieting and
losing weight while doing this and recently I've become so disgusted with my
body. That great feeling I had from knowing that I'd successfully lost all
the weight I put on with the baby is gone and now I'm just left with the
realization that I was fat before the baby too.
But I feel there is a lot standing in my way. I know that if I thought about
it, I could get past it all, but it's hard. I need to learn how to cook -
and to find recipes within my budget and experience level for just two
people. I also need to make the time to exercise as I know that dieting
alone will only do so much. My schedule is very limiting because I have to
wake up at 5am to go to work - and once I get home I just want to spend time
with my family. Most nights I'm in bed by 8:30-9pm, it's a grueling schedule
but it's not changing until AT LEAST Christmas.
But, now that I think about it, I can do it. I can change my schedule at
Christmas, breastfeed until then which'll take me to at least 9 months, and
then start trying to get myself into shape. I hate being a fat mom. I hate
perpetuating the American stereotype of fat, lazy, and careless. I do care.
Funny how that happens.
The annoying thing is, I can't really go into what I want to go into without exploding into a pile of cliches. (I mean, okay, sure, cliches exist because they are usually applicable, but that doesn't mean people necessarily want to read them, especially stuffed into the middle of a wad of purple prose.)
I guess what I should have said is, I'm waxing poetic in my head, but would feel rather silly putting all of it down on a page until I can figure out some more unique ways to express it.
(An example would be "prophecy", which I posted a little while back. I still felt a little silly, because I felt like the subject matter was screamingly obvious, but I also didn't feel like it was stupid. Later, my poetry classmates proved to be surprisingly perceptive about that poem, especially considering that a couple of close friends I showed it to really had no idea. Even later and even weirder, a majority of that "prophecy" actually turned out to be true. But I digress.)
I feel utterly ridiculous quite frequently, but I'm okay with that.
Apropos of nothing in particular, that idea that a group of us developed on Saturday night as to a set of adult-themed crayons might have some merit. (Examples: jizz white, pube black, a whole spectrum of vagina pinks, blue balls, wasted green, neon condom orange?)
Hey, everyone loves to color. I'm sure there's a niche there.
Go forth and fill your libraries with media.
Seriously, thanks to everyone for being so amazing and patient. You are the reason I love Vox.
Well, technically it was already, but now even more so.
I hate the fact that I have to go back to the real world tomorrow, because I'm insanely happy and I would prefer for it to stay that way for a very long time.
You guys might remember I was talking early last week about wanting to
buy a Nook for Christmas, and I did - I pre-ordered it on Wednesday. I
figure this can be my Christmas present from anyone who wants to gift
me :) If not, then it'll just come out of my savings for a few months.
I'm really excited! I went online today and began my "eBook wish list"
and I can't wait to start filling it up. I also found a website that I
can sell some of my books to. Not all of my books are in the eBook
format, but the ones that are I'll probably sell and use that money to
repurchase in eBook format. I think my first set of purchases might be
Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series, as those books are HUGE and being
able to carry all SIX (plus her companion book, that indexes
everything from between the first & fourth books) around in one teeny
device will be a dream come true - who knows, I might actually be able
to get through re-reading the series again!
So, anyone want to donate to my Nook fund, or eBook fund? :P
I remember well, the time we went after church one Sunday. We had
a larger group, six of us, no children. We had this waiter who
seemed...off. We'd all worked customer service before though, so
we didn't judge him too harshly. But after he brought us our food,
we never saw him again. We kept waiting & waiting & waiting -
really just wanting to pay and be out of there - but nothing. At last
we found someone else and let the know we just want to pay so we could
leave. Later we were told our waiter had QUIT, and walked out the
door. The owner had to call the cops because apparently he left with
people's credit cards - in his huff.
Very strange indeed.
I was just told that the Amazon Conduit will be fixed by tomorrow. I will post here as soon as I get word that it's back up and running.
I know this has been frustrating and I am sorry there wasn't more I could do to make it less so. I really appreciate your patience though.
Cheers,
to my pre-Halloween Puppet Snape costume.
1) Last night I walked down my dorm's hallway wearing the head part of the costume, but with my regular clothes. I got a few giggles and "what the fucks", but the best one was "OH MY GOD DID YOU SEE WHAT JUST WALKED BY?????????" I could hear her all the way down the hall.
(That's right guys...I'm a "what".)
2) Lots of spontaneous cell phone pictures.
3) Unrelated - a guy in my media class was handing out candy dressed as the Riddler.
4) Walking out of one building, I heard a guy start singing "The Mysterious Ticking Noise".
5) Lots of spontaneous grins and thumbs-up.
6) Two people "bothered" me before fiction class started.
7) I got a hug from a girl with Joker scars.
8) A balding police officer gave me a thumbs-up from the squad car.
More to come, hopefully.
