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Jan. 10th, 2009 03:24 amRecently, after about two years of yearning, I broke down and bought an ereader - Sony's, to be exact, not Amazon's Kindle. Sony's came with 100 free classics, and I finally finished choosing and downloading them tonight. So now I have about 80 books that I should have read in high school but didn't. A lot of them, I know the plots, but have never read - like Around the World in 80 Days, which is what I'm in the middle of right now.
One thing I accidentally discovered while downloading stuff - there seems to be an amazing number of fanfic-type sequels to Pride and Prejudice. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Even though the ones I found are in legitimate places (Sony's ebook store, Amazon), you know they're fanfic stuff, mostly because they all seem to be focused on the sex lives of the Darcys and, to a much lesser extent, the Bingleys. *shudder*
It's a good thing I got the free books, since it'll be a while before I can buy any. Most ebooks now cost about what a paperback book would cost. One cool thing, though, is that I can easily load my own books on it.
( Why Sony, not Kindle? Under a cut for the sake of the so-not-interested )
In other news, my roomie had to take two sick days, but she is better. Luckily, with all the play-off games this weekend, she'll get plenty of rest. As for me, I have a lingering but not troublesome cough - with this bug, the cough lasts about 2-3 weeks longer. But it's no big deal, and my energy, both mental and physical, is back. Whew.
I am slowly beginning to relax at the job. Although I have more work than I can comfortably handle, since we're still understaffed, I can work away without the horrible stress and tension that The Witch created in the office. Kelly is no pushover, but she's approachable and friendly. One thing that's gratifying to me - and I hope gives me job security - is that, as Kelly is planning to reshuffle duties, she is finding that several of my faculty members refuse to give me up as their administrator, including one I got recently when we became short-handed. So I'm much more comfortable and much less stressed, which allows me to handle the volume of work more easily and efficiently. I'm not getting everything done, of course. For example, my stack of filing is about 4" thick now. But without the hassle and tension, I'm getting done what I can without that awful, constant frantic feeling, and without being exhausted before I even finish making the coffee.
One thing I accidentally discovered while downloading stuff - there seems to be an amazing number of fanfic-type sequels to Pride and Prejudice. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Even though the ones I found are in legitimate places (Sony's ebook store, Amazon), you know they're fanfic stuff, mostly because they all seem to be focused on the sex lives of the Darcys and, to a much lesser extent, the Bingleys. *shudder*
It's a good thing I got the free books, since it'll be a while before I can buy any. Most ebooks now cost about what a paperback book would cost. One cool thing, though, is that I can easily load my own books on it.
( Why Sony, not Kindle? Under a cut for the sake of the so-not-interested )
In other news, my roomie had to take two sick days, but she is better. Luckily, with all the play-off games this weekend, she'll get plenty of rest. As for me, I have a lingering but not troublesome cough - with this bug, the cough lasts about 2-3 weeks longer. But it's no big deal, and my energy, both mental and physical, is back. Whew.
I am slowly beginning to relax at the job. Although I have more work than I can comfortably handle, since we're still understaffed, I can work away without the horrible stress and tension that The Witch created in the office. Kelly is no pushover, but she's approachable and friendly. One thing that's gratifying to me - and I hope gives me job security - is that, as Kelly is planning to reshuffle duties, she is finding that several of my faculty members refuse to give me up as their administrator, including one I got recently when we became short-handed. So I'm much more comfortable and much less stressed, which allows me to handle the volume of work more easily and efficiently. I'm not getting everything done, of course. For example, my stack of filing is about 4" thick now. But without the hassle and tension, I'm getting done what I can without that awful, constant frantic feeling, and without being exhausted before I even finish making the coffee.