So, went with Kate, Kristin, and Krista to meet Tamora Pierce at the King’s English Bookstore tonight. Some things I learned:
- As Kate said, yes, Tamora Pierce does look like Dolores Umbridge.
- No, Tamora Pierce is not all weird and wonky, although she tried her darndest to make us believe she was in her first few minutes. She went all Trelawney on us, overly-dramatically extolling the virtues of books. And then she laughed at us for believing her. She’s actually very nice and down to earth.
- She is also, apparently, a rotten liar, which is why she told the truth when asked questions–not because she is a nice person, which she most emphatically told us that she is NOT.
- Waiting in line can be fun when you’ve got the 3 K’s mentioned above to keep you company.
- Tamora Pierce was willing to sign up to 3 books each, in direct violation of the publishers limit of only one. Whoot!
- The King’s English bookstore is a lovely little place– stacked high with books, divided into teeny tiny rooms, specializing in children’s books and mysteries. A nice, independent bookstore. Even though it’s far from my house, I should go there more often. As great as B&N is, nothing beats a small independent bookstore for atmosphere.
- The Dee’s on 7th East and 21st south is very good. And their chocolate peanut butter pie is no exception.
- Krista likes split-pea soup. Bleargh.
- K8 is, apparently, 4 years old, judging by her attempts to fling ice from her spoon into my empty hot chocolate mug. In a good way, though.
- K8 also likes to pee. She voluntarily told us this while at Dee’s. No, I am not making this up.
- The suckers at Dee’s don’t cost $20. They are free. It is also possible to steal two of them without the waitress noticing, as is evidenced by Krista coming home with two extras, which K8 slipped into her hand.
- Kristin is much better at coming up with pirate ship names than Kate. I mean, Floating Death, K8?
- K8 thinks my last name would be a good hobbit name, and while I agree, I also think it would be a good witch name.
- Krista caught on that K8 wanted a “Tastes great! Less filling!” kind of debate with the above mentioned agrument; I, however, was slow and did not pick up on her subtle hint.
- Driving down the freeway while singing along with The Scarlet Pimpernel at the top of your lungs can be very cathartic.
And lastly,
- Sometimes it pays to misread the syllabus and finish reading Gulliver’s Travels when you didn’t have to, because then you can take a break off doing homework and relax with friends. And this is a good thing.
Night, folks!
(P.S.: Like my new icon? I made it because I’m getting very tired of the political sniping. Can’t wait till this election is over.)