Aaaaaand breathe.

[angelil]

It's been an eventful month or so, or at least it certainly feels like it's been a busy one.

I was marking for Edexcel for the first part of the month, and I have now been paid for that work, even though I now need to write a snotty letter to the Inland Revenue to claim back the tax. It was an interesting experience, although maybe not one that I

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[el_staplador]

It was a fantastic party; we had such fun. Thank you for inviting us! (And, um, sorry for hijacking your band!)

[angelil]

You are most welcome :) I am glad you did and that you got on well with the band :p xx

[maddock_ist_rad]

Get a kindle!

[maddock_ist_rad]

and go to Japan! Here is why in around 2000 words

[angelil]

I would like to; my only concern is that this will mean I am tied to buying ebooks only from Amazon :( Pros/cons of this vs other ebook readers?

[maddock_ist_rad]

It depends on the retailer, I guess. I actually got most of the books on mine from "pirates" or free library sources, so I haven't really noticed the potential purchasing restrictions :p Technically you can read anything you buy from anywhere on Kindle, if you can be bothered to remove any copy protection and convert it to mobi format.

The display on the Kindle is both a pro and a con - the con side being it's not lit up in any way and uses buttons rather than a touchscreen which some people might find archaic, the pro side being that means the battery lasts weeks as opposed to hours on something like an ipad or galaxy tab, and the e-ink screen is a lot easier on the eyes. And of course there's a big size difference (kindle is standard paperback width, ipad is like the Guinness book of world records or something), but that's personal preference.