I've started to suffer a little more of my lovely Glandular Fever symptoms. Firstly I was out to dinner with some colleagues and I suddenly got the most painful of cramps in my stomach area. Was shitting myself a little fearing a spleen rupture but I'm putting it down to a slightly tender spleen and the fact that I had a pretty busy day that day (the first since my diagnosis).
I've also been getting a little more tired lately.
Not been doing much. Been reading a lot. Since coming to the U.S. a couple of months ago, I've finished The Crow Road (Ian Banks), Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman), The Business (Ian Banks) and Stardust (Neil Gaiman). I'm currently a hundred or so pages into American Gods (also by Neil Gaiman). I'm then either going to move onto some Dan Brown or I've got Smoke and Mirrors (also from Neil Gaiman). That'll do me until I go home.
I also got some Sin City graphic novels (having been to see the movie). God they got it so spot on it's frightening.
I've read that the DVD will allow the user to watch each of the three books used for the movie (as completly separate episodes). This'll include some stuff that wasn't in the movie. Yeah! I love DVDs.
When I bought the graphic novels, I was served by a lovely friendly young woman. It made we wonder one thing - friendly or flirty?
I hand the books over and get the usual - 'did you find everything you were after?'
I reply 'yes thanks'.
She then asks if I've seen the movie already and I replied 'yes, hence why I've decided to read the books'.
Still on the side of friendly - I think.
She then commented that I had a nice shirt (a nothing-special Mario Mushroom T that I bought in Hot Topic in LA). That's where I was thinking that it had breached into more flirty and less friendly book clerk.
Or she was really bored and is happy to spark conversation with anyone.
That same day I got stopped by some girl when I was leaving the bar (my colleagues had left and it's not a place to drink alone). She high-fived me - singled me out. Asked where I was going - I said home - she said 'Pleasure meeting you' - I said 'Likewise'. I left. Can't get into this pulling lark.
Two weeks to go. I leave two weeks today. Here's hoping that I get the opportunity again as it's been great. A little too short though - I can't believe how quickly 3 months can roll in.
End of log for today - I've rambled enough.
I've also been getting a little more tired lately.
Not been doing much. Been reading a lot. Since coming to the U.S. a couple of months ago, I've finished The Crow Road (Ian Banks), Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman), The Business (Ian Banks) and Stardust (Neil Gaiman). I'm currently a hundred or so pages into American Gods (also by Neil Gaiman). I'm then either going to move onto some Dan Brown or I've got Smoke and Mirrors (also from Neil Gaiman). That'll do me until I go home.
I also got some Sin City graphic novels (having been to see the movie). God they got it so spot on it's frightening.
I've read that the DVD will allow the user to watch each of the three books used for the movie (as completly separate episodes). This'll include some stuff that wasn't in the movie. Yeah! I love DVDs.
When I bought the graphic novels, I was served by a lovely friendly young woman. It made we wonder one thing - friendly or flirty?
I hand the books over and get the usual - 'did you find everything you were after?'
I reply 'yes thanks'.
She then asks if I've seen the movie already and I replied 'yes, hence why I've decided to read the books'.
Still on the side of friendly - I think.
She then commented that I had a nice shirt (a nothing-special Mario Mushroom T that I bought in Hot Topic in LA). That's where I was thinking that it had breached into more flirty and less friendly book clerk.
Or she was really bored and is happy to spark conversation with anyone.
That same day I got stopped by some girl when I was leaving the bar (my colleagues had left and it's not a place to drink alone). She high-fived me - singled me out. Asked where I was going - I said home - she said 'Pleasure meeting you' - I said 'Likewise'. I left. Can't get into this pulling lark.
Two weeks to go. I leave two weeks today. Here's hoping that I get the opportunity again as it's been great. A little too short though - I can't believe how quickly 3 months can roll in.
End of log for today - I've rambled enough.