Neil Gaiman books and Other Delights

That wierd headache/leg-cramp/tailbone-ache combo nearly floored me at work today, but I managed to ge through my shift. Fortunately, I mostly did overstocking, or "unshopping", as my dad calls it (I like my dad's term for it better!)... but even *that* had pitfalls, since the store was crowded and people kept bumping into me/my carriage with their carriages, including "the Kamikaze Kid", as I was calling this 12 year old hellion who seemed to think it was "kool" try hitting me with his "kart" after he almost baffed me accidently the first time. Two more near-misses, kiddo, and I start to wonder if you have a death wish against me...

((Now wracking my brains for the funny line in Terry Prachett and Neil Gaiman's "Good Omens", involving "shopping trolleys", which would make a great transition...))

My latest order from Amazon.com showed up in the mail (along with a *huge* pile of letters and packages for my mom, so the mailbox was pretty crammed...): Last week, I'd ordered Max Allen Collins's "On the Road to Perdition: Detour", as well as "The Sandman 8: World's End". I just finished reading "World's End", and I'm about to re-read it (I was going into Sandman withdrawal...).

Also went to the library with my folks: I renewed The Damned Book, since I'm still re-reading it ::Kicks Marie-Suzette -- Sorry!!! -- Sophie Neveu's derriere:: I also found the latest mini-volume in the "Princess Diaries" series "The Princess Present". I used to like this series, but since Mia and Michael hitched up, it's been nothing but wall-to-wall snoogie-oogie crap. Teen snoogie-oogie crap. Which is the worst kind. I keep hoping it gets better... But I'm tempted to write a kind of "elsewhere" fanfiction crossover featuring the Royal Family I created for the "PHUTURE" campaign for the "A.I." RPG. I wonder how Mia would react to getting ogled by a guy who's shorter than her... and who also ogles her boyfriend. Half of the de Meroveque clan is nothing if not frank about their sexuality.... I also managed to get my hands on a copy of Neil Gaiman's "The Wolves in the Walls", which my friend Mark has read and reccommended. Sure, it's a kid book, but Neil wrote it! (I couldn't find his "The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Fish", but I'll look in Lowell tomorrow)

And oh yes... website work tomorrow: someone sent me a fanfic for posting on the AIFFOA, but I'll have to read it on the CyberCafe comps since my word processor is gagging on their file. Plus, I have to remove a couple dead links... ::sighs:: A webmaster's work is never done...

A Trip into Lowell... without my Wristwatch

I was physically getting on the bus when I discovered I'd forgotten to put on my wristwatch before I'd left the house, so I had to rely on public clocks downtown (clocks on computers at the CyberCafe, in the library, the big clock on the main drag...).

I managed to get most of the computer stuff done that I needed to do, including updating the "AIFFOA", as outlined last night; plus, I also placed another order to Amazon.com: William Irwin's follow-up to "The Matrix and Philosophy", which covers the sequels and "The Animatrix" (I only just found out about it) and the second "Matrix Comics" book (I'd get the first, but that one features the original comic that was the basis for part of "The Animatrix: Second Renaissence, Part 1", which freaked me out completely.); and I did a little housework on this LJ: Check out the new fanlisting buttons I posted on my Userinfo page...

I also nipped into the library downtown: I still didn't find Neil Gaiman's "The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Fish", but I found a few other good things, including the soundtrack to the 2001 version of "Ocean's 11". I saw that movie this past Christmas, and despite my then-immoblized condition, I enjoyed it thoroughly: great script, great acting and what a great soundtrack!!