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[alias_sqbr]

So, about yesterday afternoon (rather than yesterday night)

I was going to buy two things yesterday: a video ipod and a copy of "Legacy" by Lois McMaster Bujold

They were out of video ipods, and told me I should wait till September since there's a fair chance of an announcement about new models.
I go into "White Dwarf" and the guy spends a while looking for any copies then sadly says "The only one we have is an order, it's been waiting for ages and we can't get in contact with them, but I can't sell it to you :("

I look at the name. "Ah" says I "They will not be coming to pick that up. I know, because I was a bridesmaid at their wedding in Singapore, where they now live".

So: nico_wolfwood, you should contact White Dwarf Books :)

I then wandered up to "Fantastic planet", who did have a copy plus a bunch of interesting people I chatted to before grabbing dinner, catching a train, and seeing a lightshow.

I just finished the book, it follows on nicely enough from "The Sharing Knife Book 1" but as with that I would have prefered less romance, more plot/ideas. But I'm not really the target audience.

Comments

[sonictail.livejournal.com]

eh, you win some you lose some, do you have a mp3 player that will suffice for the time being as they're probably right.

[alias_sqbr]

Yeah, my pda can play mp3s, the only issue is you have to play each individually which means it's only really good for podcasts.

[(Anonymous)]

One of my friends from high school is the iPod/iTunes Product manager for Australia.. he just mentioned he's flying off to the US today. I suspect the two are not unrelated :)