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Thursday, August 18th, 2005
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Chivalry is Not Dead
Thursday, August 18th, 2005 11:41 amAs reported elsewhere, I took Argent in for a safety check at oh-god-early this morning. I had, of course, fortified myself with a book -- Courtesans by Katie Hickman, which has been sitting on my TBR pile Forever. Mind you, I had fully expected that the television set would be on in the waiting room, blaring out Infinite Reruns of Hogan's Heroes and Leave it to Beaver, but figured it was a nice enough day that I could read outside, assuming enough shade to hide me from the sun.
My appointment, as above, was early; indeed, I was the first customer in the place, and so had the waiting room, with the television in off mode, to myself. Happily, I turned on the light, chose a chair and settled into my book. About, I guess, a half-an-hour later, the second customer of the day arrived, gave his car into Mike's tender keeping, and wandered into the waiting room. He made a bee-line for the television, then turned his head and looked at me, sitting there with my book in my lap.
"Reading," he said, sounding surprised, but not disapproving. And then he turned around and left the waiting room, leaving the television blessedly off.
I am impressed.
My appointment, as above, was early; indeed, I was the first customer in the place, and so had the waiting room, with the television in off mode, to myself. Happily, I turned on the light, chose a chair and settled into my book. About, I guess, a half-an-hour later, the second customer of the day arrived, gave his car into Mike's tender keeping, and wandered into the waiting room. He made a bee-line for the television, then turned his head and looked at me, sitting there with my book in my lap.
"Reading," he said, sounding surprised, but not disapproving. And then he turned around and left the waiting room, leaving the television blessedly off.
I am impressed.
Later that same day
Thursday, August 18th, 2005 07:42 pmTwo movies arrived in the mail from Netflix: Kiki's Delivery Service and Finian's Rainbow. Not sure how well Finian is going to hold up after 37 years, but I absolutely loved it when I saw it new in the theaters (the movie, this would be, not the play); and dern near wore out the soundtrack record. We shall see. I'm really enjoying Netflix, and the (enormously) greater selection of classics, foreign films, anime, documentaries -- just about everything, actually. Never going back to Movie Gallery, me.
Did a spot of cleaning here, a bit of bookkeeping there, and noodled somewhat at the TFW, in which the big news was that my viewpoint has finally told me what it is that she does. Since what she does is sorta vital to the plot, this was a relief.
We may have to close the windows tonight. Well, OK -- not all the windows.
Progress of TFW
Did a spot of cleaning here, a bit of bookkeeping there, and noodled somewhat at the TFW, in which the big news was that my viewpoint has finally told me what it is that she does. Since what she does is sorta vital to the plot, this was a relief.
We may have to close the windows tonight. Well, OK -- not all the windows.
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