Back, I think
I feel like I haven't posted in ages. Things got kind of crazy for awhile; I didn't seem to have more that a few minutes free time a day. I can get online at school every now and then, but I don't want to log into LJ from there, because the college network is monitored. Anything I can see, they can see. So that's why I haven't been commenting. I'm hoping I have things better organized now.
We're actually running the printing presses at school. It's incredibly messy. It' makes me wonder how books can be so crisp and clean. I don't think I'll ever want to run presses for a living. Maybe when I get more comfortable around them, but I doubt it. It's designs and layouts that really interest me.
I read a great book called the The Truth About Dogs by Stephen Budiansky. It's really funny, but it has a lot of hard science in it, too. His theory on how dogs became domesticated is the first one that really makes sense to me. I think he underestimates dog's comprehension level a bit, but I have to agree that a lot of people over estimate it. He also explains in good hard logic why the current concepts of purebreds has to go. Anyway, if you've got a dog or want to get one, this is a really interesting book.
I went to the library today to try and finds Outlander (that's what they call Cross Stitch around her, as near as I can tell), but it was out. I asked them to reserve it for me, so I should get it soon. It was actually due back on the 16th, so it probably wont be long. I ended up getting Minion by L. A. Banks. It's a vampire slayer book. A lot of people must like it because the copy I got is a special edition with extra scenes. I'm a bit wary about it, though. So many vampire book series seem to degenerate into massive love polygons. (Lost has completely ruined me for love triangles.) It sounds like this is only a trilogy, so maybe it won't go that route.
We're actually running the printing presses at school. It's incredibly messy. It' makes me wonder how books can be so crisp and clean. I don't think I'll ever want to run presses for a living. Maybe when I get more comfortable around them, but I doubt it. It's designs and layouts that really interest me.
I read a great book called the The Truth About Dogs by Stephen Budiansky. It's really funny, but it has a lot of hard science in it, too. His theory on how dogs became domesticated is the first one that really makes sense to me. I think he underestimates dog's comprehension level a bit, but I have to agree that a lot of people over estimate it. He also explains in good hard logic why the current concepts of purebreds has to go. Anyway, if you've got a dog or want to get one, this is a really interesting book.
I went to the library today to try and finds Outlander (that's what they call Cross Stitch around her, as near as I can tell), but it was out. I asked them to reserve it for me, so I should get it soon. It was actually due back on the 16th, so it probably wont be long. I ended up getting Minion by L. A. Banks. It's a vampire slayer book. A lot of people must like it because the copy I got is a special edition with extra scenes. I'm a bit wary about it, though. So many vampire book series seem to degenerate into massive love polygons. (Lost has completely ruined me for love triangles.) It sounds like this is only a trilogy, so maybe it won't go that route.