Took a bunch of Tanizaki and Kawabata translations to BMV last week. They train their guys to sneer at whatever comes in, I swear it. This guy flipped through all the books, dropping the ones whose spines were cracked (not that I'd noticed) and unearthing three random bookmarks and a set of dateless Canadian stamps. So yeah, six dollars in cash and four dollars in stamps. Not to be sneezed at.
The minor fall, the-- minor lift
Took a bunch of Tanizaki and Kawabata translations to BMV last week. They train their guys to sneer at whatever comes in, I swear it. This guy flipped through all the books, dropping the ones whose spines were cracked (not that I'd noticed) and unearthing three random bookmarks and a set of dateless Canadian stamps. So yeah, six dollars in cash and four dollars in stamps. Not to be sneezed at.
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Ordered dinner in Monday and groceries in Tuesday and then got my Visa bill for the last month. Opened it with trepidation, because I've done a lot…
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Sunday night dumps
An insomniac night saw me finishing The Secret Chapter with its intriguing backstory hints about the dragon kings (and may I hope that reincarnated…
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Momentary triumph
So Thursday evening I was terribly chuffed at how limber I was after my long day in my bikeless state. Friday of course I was crippled even after an…
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