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[hellison]

Yay, I have Thud! and Where's my cow?. Well, there's no point going buying presents for everyone else if I don't get some for me is there?

Only query now - which do I read first? Tricky.
Still the anticipation will hopefully keep me going through the American Wake for teh brother & family tonight. Canadian wake to be exact. Did I mention they're emigrating to Canada? Next week too.
The mother is, of course, upset but pretending not to be. I, on the other hand, don't really see that it's such a big deal. Possibly because in Days Gone By, when someone emigrated, that was it, they were gone (hence the Wake), apart from the occasional letter and christmas card.
However, since I speak to (well read text from ;p) people in Australia (hi sydmud), America and indeed Canada (hi kearsley) on a regular, and sometimes daily basis, it doesn't seem like a Big Severence or anything. I did almost say earlier on the phone 'It's not like they're moving half way across the world or anything' but stopped just in time when I realised that they actually are. Maybe it just hasn't sunk in yet.

I will miss little Leo tho. Of course there all cheap holidays in Toronto to look forward to now ;)
Mostly I'm vaguely put out because tonight - well, right NOW actually - I should be in teh bar 2 doors down from here drinking cocktails for Alice's birthday, but instead I have to drive down home for Family Dinner Ordeal, now with extra babies.
And then do it all AGAIN on Sunday for the christening.

Heh, I really am turning into a grouchy old hermit. Go me ;p

Comments

[adelpha.livejournal.com]

Aren't they the new Pratchett ones?

Lemme know which order you'd recommend :)

[hellison.livejournal.com]

Yep. Actually read 'where's my cow' on the way home cos traffic was a total nightmare. I'd say it doesn't much matter, but probably Thud first ;)

[mirrorshard.livejournal.com]

Read Thud. You will know at which point to put it down for half an hour and read "Where's My Cow" interstitially.

[rebekah-3.livejournal.com]

Did you start Thud! yet?? I loved it - I got it as an advance copy and read it in a few days!! I love Pratchett

[hellison.livejournal.com]

Yes, just got a few pages in tho, got distracted by the Serenity Visual Companion, going to get really stuck into it tonight!

[ghost-cre.livejournal.com]

coolies

we will have cocktails when i am in ireland; each one you miss out on now, we will make up for it... two fold!

mmm my ire experience will be a fuzzy one

[hellison.livejournal.com]

I like the sound of that plan very much ;)

[being-here.livejournal.com]

What did you think of Thud?

I was impressed - but I'm a bit of a Vimes fan.

Also, lots of mutual interests etc and I liked the way you write so I added you to my flist. Hope you don't mind.

[hellison.livejournal.com]

I'm about 2/3rds of the way through and as most of that was in one sitting, I'd say it's going well so far! Hopefully I can find a lightbulb for the bedroom so I can finish it off tonight ;)

And no, I don't mind at all, tis always nice to have new people! I hope you like reading about horses and dead mouse removals tho ;p

[being-here.livejournal.com]

Dead mouse removals - always fun. I especially like that moment when you're walking through the house in the dark and you think 'that's funny - I didn't think we owned a fur rug'....

Mind you live mouse removals are also fun.

Why do they think a live mouse will be appreciated?

Hope you enjoy the ending of Thud. I finished it on Saturday and loved it. The facing of the dark especially ... I will say no more ;)

[hellison.livejournal.com]

ps forgot to say I have added you back :) Us cat-servers should stick together!