Another day, another bloody maze...
Hrumph. I must needs be off to a store meeting soon, where I doubtless will be shown valuable information about how much we get ripped off and how people accomplish it.

It's beyond me why people bother to steal music now-a-days when the internet exists.

I've been researching ferrets for the past few days. They're quite interesting little beasties. The Boy is allergic to cats, so I wouldn't presume to look into getting one. People who are allergic to cats say that they're not affected the same way by ferrets. There is the smell issue, but that can be taken care of with certain dietary supplements in the water or food. They can also be housebroken. We drove down to a pet store on 12 mile to look at some, and ended up playing with them for a little while before going to an incredibly kitchy dive for a dinner of perogis. (sp?) I'm feindishly plotting to perhaps get a pair of ferrets in the future from a ferret shelter in Oak Park. Oooo, plans!

What can I say? I have a big fat crush on Garth Nix. I'm highly tempted to ask him if anyone has approached him about creating an RPG based in the world of Sabriel, but I'm tooo shyyyy! I think I must give Shade's Children another try. The first time I started into it I wasn't terribly impressed, but that was a bad time for reading in general for me. I think that everyone ought to experience the choose your own but get someone else's adventure he has on his homepage. En garde!

The other day an employee reported to several of us that he'd had a frustrated customer try to return a book. "This is riduculous!" the man complained, "would you look at this? The print is all upside down in this book!" On and on... this hasn't been the first time he's has to return a book like this, and why can't the publishers get some quality control? etc. etc...., when my colleague gently pulled the book from his hands, removed the dust jacket, and replaced the dust jacket right side up.