Day Twelve - unexpected happy things!

[byslantedlight]

But first an expected one. This is where I spent most of my morning... *g*

I was doing my taster/interview - in the Yellow Drawing Room. I did wonder a little bit if it would be boring (standing around, watching people) but actually it wasn't at all. Of course I was with someone who was telling me all about things, and now and then chatting, but even when it is very quiet you're apparently allowed to read, so yeay. I also discovered what the big cushions in the middle of the floor are for - in all the times I've gone through this room I've never been told. See them? You go and lie down on them, and take a photo looking up to the gasolier in the dome (the dome which was designed by John Soane, who designed the Bank of England). It's not a great photo, if it's just taken on your camera phone, but... *g*

And then unexpected joy!
Just when I was despairing that my copy of Fair's Point would be processed until after I'd left on holiday - this email! It's coming! It might get here on time after all!

And finally, even more unexpected joy. There I was, chatting with moth2fic about the Charm of Magpies books I've been going on about the last... okay, day. Feels like longer. *g* She mentioned that the next one was up for free if you pre-ordered it on Amazon, for one day only, so I went to look - knowing full-well I don't have a kindle, but hey-ho. Sure enough it was, out in January 2015 still, but there for pre-order for free. What a nice treat - if you've got a kindle. So I idly popped over to the Kobo store, just in case, and - not only was it there as a free download, it was actually there! To download today! And have on my Kobo! And read! Hurrah! *hugs Charm of Magpies stories*
I couldn't decide whether it'd been released by mistake or what, but I've worked out the catch - I knew there'd be one - it's got a time-limit on it. I idly flicked on my Kobo whilst I was taking a break from the computer screen (I know, I know...) and a wee message popped up on it - "20 minutes left"! Aaaack! And being on an e-reader (whingewhinge) I couldn't tell how long it was, so I had to throw myself down on my bed and read like billy-o, but I did and it was fab, and I finished it. That said, it hasn't disappeared yet, so it's either waiting for me to connect to Kobo, or... well, I don't know what else, actually. It's definitely more than 20 minutes later now! I Do Not Like that e-readers are allowed to snatch books out of your fingers whenever they want... (if I'd borrowed it from the library for a day it wouldn't feel as bad... Or, you know, if they'd said there was a timelimit on it when I downloaded!) But on the other hand - I read it, and it was fab... *g*

And there's only one more Job 1 job (even if it is massively long and I should have done alot of it already and haven't) before I'm off on holiday - yeay! There's gonna be travelling, and photos, and reading, and writing, and reading and reading and... *g*

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[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Oddly enough, the book is still there on my Kobo, although as soon as I open it, the time limit pops up... I've sped through again as if I'm reading today, in the hope that it'll stay, and I can read it again at a more leisurely pace... *g* I'm not sure how it'll work when it's officially out - but I think it was designed as a free short story anyway. I think it was always supposed to be free, at least...

I'm not allowed to play too much today though, I have a last final desperate push of work, and I really really don't want it to spill over into tomorrow!