New Book

This week has been completely frustrating for me. It felt like I was having a run of bad luck or bad Karma. Nothing serious, just everything seemed to have the anti-midas touch. Very frustrating, it is hard to find something nice to say when all I want to do is complain.

On Saturday, I had to stop by the library to make some copies and I noticed that after months of waiting they finally had Janet Evanovich's latest book on the shelf. I have been checking there daily for months because I am too cheap to shell out $30. I guess everyone else in Misawa had the same idea because the book has been checked out consecutively for months. I was so excited! Except when I went to check out the book, they told me I had overdue books and couldn't check it out until the overdues were returned. Damn.

Everytime I go to the library there are overdue books. One time they were mistaken, but usually it is Mandy. That child cannot seem to return library books. She checks them out 20 at a time, she reads 3 or 4 per week. It is so frustrating when I go there with Lily and we cannot check something out. Everytime I go to the counter they tell me know. It is embarassing.

It was an hour until the library closed, I called Mandy on the phone from the library and told her which book was overdue. I told her I was coming home and I wanted her to have the book ready for me when I arrived. I get home, she gives me the book, and she goes with me back to the libarary. We got there at 30 minutes until closing, we return the book, it is the wrong book. No book for me. So frustrating. Someone lost her library privelges and hates me. She had at least a dozen warnings. Life is hard.

The next day, I returned all of Mandy's library books, all of Jeff's library books and was able to check out my book. I read it straight through, cover to cover. I stayed up until 1 AM. Lily got me up at 5:30. She always sleeps until 6, what is her problem.

I read the first page of the book, it was like sinking into a warm bath on a cold winter's day. Lovely, engulfing peace and tranquility, an old friend. I love those books by Janet Evanovich, this one was Twelve Sharp, the 12th in a series. I laughed and laughed these books are so fabulous. I think my bought with bad Karma is over and I am back on the right path.

This week, I have two class, next week I start two more classes and will be trying to get through 4 classes all at once. All are computer classes and I really should be doing homework, so much homework so little time. If you don't hear from me for a month or so, don't worry I am just going crazy! Check out Fussy.org and see all the bloggers participating in a Novemeber writing challenge, NABLOPOMO, you should sign up too!