Leap rogue
Nine out of ten times when I’m reading a book, I’ve got a pen and paper nearby. There are two reasons for this. One, I might suddenly be hit with a wave of immediate and temporary inspiration (which rarely happens). Two, I like to scribble down portions of the book I’m reading. Mostly brief thoughts on life, stuff that’s worth thinking about later, or just funny bits. Not that I ever actually gather these notes and think about the stuff I’ve jotted down, but you’ll admit that it’s a good idea nonetheless. And there is no such thing as a pointless good idea.
Now, I wouldn’t normally have written about this, but the fact that my parents gave me an all-in-one printer (a Canon Pixma something) for my birthday yesterday, and that I have to try it out with everything I can think of, and that I never had a scanner before, have changed this.
I’m currently rereading Glory Road by the Great Heinlein and while it’s not my favourite book, not at all, it’s still entertaining. Among the things I jotted down whilst reading it out in the sun this afternoon, was the bit about the wedding ceremony where you jump over your sword, recite these words:
– and you’re married. I’ll have to remember that one in case I ever want to get married again. It’s certainly a lot cheaper than doing it the regular way.
B
I always tell myself I should get into the habit of keeping a pan and paper handy when I’m reading, but I’m always too lazy or too absorbed in the book to do it.
Sent you a letter this past Friday, too, by the way.
The marriage leap sounds like a sweet deal - but you’d have to buy a sword!