Things I've learned lately

To start, a couple of episodes of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" followed by five to ten chapters of whichever Dresden File novel I'm currently reading results in really weird dreams.

Second, if you are in the middle of reading an entire series in as short a time as possible and realize that you are missing the next book, which is not to be had at the library, so you order it on Amazon with a couple of other books to get free shipping...it will always take the longest estimated time to arrive even though everything else on the same order arrives immediately.

Lastly, it is not a good idea to used a dagger shaped letter opener on the padded envelope the book comes in no matter how well sealed the flap is. The force needed to pierce the envelope is rather more than is needed to score the edges of the pages.

And the one I almost forgot. The cat who likes to sniff and rub his nose on new books? He will decide that this very special, long awaited book needs his stamp of approval and leave two nice, neat fangmarks on a page of his choosing.