Starting reading Stephen King's UR (on AES's Kindle) on the beach a few weeks ago and finally took the time to finish it last night. It wasn't a very long story and probably took 2 hours total to read but it was an entirely new experience for me to read a book entirely in an electronic format on the Kindle.
While the story was nothing to write home about - it was interesting to see such dedicated product placement in a story, especially when the product is the one you're holding your hands. I know this was the plan for both Amazon and for Stephen King - but it's a little odd as a reader, in my opinion. The Kindle format made it so easy to flip through with one button press and made the experience of reading, both outdoors in full sun and indoors in low light, very enjoyable and equally viable. Having no other experience reading on the Kindle - this was a great way to start.
Anyone who has a Kindle but hasn't picked this one up --- have a look - best of all, it's free.
Dislike:
- how little information on the current situation in Iran is reported, and reported accurately in local media sources (newspapers, etc.)
- shutdown at work next week - enjoy the time off, don't enjoy the $$ lost
- that we couldn't stay in Boston for longer
- Duke and BGSU
Like:
- all the wicked awesome hairstyles from the past week
- the Maine shoreline near Portland
- seeing all kinds of new things and seeing it with the right people
- Fenway Park
Dislike:
- gas prices sneaking back up on us
- banana peppers sneaking onto my sausage pizza
- first night out on a trip, I always sleep like crap
- poor Kenley's cell phone at the bottom of the canal (reminds me of a similar experience involving a body of water and a cell phone that couldn't swim)
- Duke
Like:
- spending time at the ocean / beach
- getting work done on the Jeep so it's ready to rock for the next trip (don't like the $$, but like the peace of mind)
- cruising around Ocean Isle on a golf cart - forget how much fun it is, especially when your cart really hauls
- "Sometime Around Midnight" by The Airborne Toxic Event --- not sure what it is, but I like this song
- it's been fun trying out all my new xbox games - haven't made it to all of them yet, but there's countless hours of entertainment awaiting me
(Wednesday edition)
Dislike:
- afternoon pop up storms changing my evening plans
- splintered stick inside the Popsicle
- getting a splinter in my lip from said splintered stick
- Duke
Like:
- getting to see all my friends and family last week
- back to back trips planned for the next two weeks
- less than 100 days till college football (I'm ready)
- New DMB: Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King (especially "Funny The Way It Is"
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Dislike:
- hair spiders
- getting up early on our off days
- "This is a 600 dollar extension cord"
- Trying to fall asleep when it's too hot
- Bleach smell on my hands
- Duke
Like:
- spending time at the park with my nephews
- hitting up the Ice Cream festival with L8N and AES to see MAG
- playing sports video games, just like the old days
- Chatting with Rusty while he toasts me at Halo 3
- trying to plan another trip for the end of June
- AES's cornbread coated potato wedges (tasty)
Dislike:
- people who lack common sense
- ASCP
- fried router and modem at home
- Kiffin and Tennessee falling farther behind other SEC schools in recruiting talent in the south
- Duke (and BG, for that matter)
Like:
- getting so much collaboration, help and support on my latest web projects
- getting a rent reduction and our carpets cleaned for free through persuasion, empathy and a unified front
- Halo 3 (I've only played it one time, but it was good)
- Finally starting to feel like we're getting somewhere with LGR. Thanks to L8N for his help with that.
- All of my friends and family (and AES's too) are heading into the summer healthy and happy (generally speaking) and that's not something we take for granted.
Dislike:
- Gas prices sneaking back up
- People trying to push their CDs outside of convenience stores, and the store owners not caring that it bothers the customers
- My drivers side window doesn't seal terribly well anymore, and it leaks a little when it really rains
- Duke
Like:
- the stock market starting to pick up again
- seeing Dike-K pitch for $10
- Huntington Park, the beautiful new home of the Columbus Clippers
- 3 months till college football
Finally finished reading Duma Key. It was a good book and I enjoy most King novels, but I had a hard time getting to the end of this one. Decided to take a slight detour and pick of a John Saul book. Haven't touched any Saul work in 10 years, but I used to really enjoy his stuff, so I thought it worth a try.
I remember Saul's book to always be pretty creepy and have a good mystery to them. It's been my experience that his storys are similar but not in a way that is repetative (like for instance, with Koontz, who I feel is telling the same alien story 15 different ways, in my opinion)
Dislike:
- People spreading false info to their kids (at the zoo) If you don't know, tell them that - don't make stuff up. (Maybe what they're passing along they actually think is correct ? )
- People over-reacting about the weather. Keep your head down. Be smart.
- Lousy baseball announcing -- stop talking about the sponsors and tell me something about the game.
- Busy past week at work - scheduling is not for me.
- Duke
Like:
- Mario Kart for the Wii
- Taking pictures at the Zoo
- The new DMB tracks from the upcoming album
- Charley's Philly Cheesesteak sub (no onions) with lots of Mayo
- Boston winning their first matchup with the Yankees in their new stadium
