Anyone else have a nook?

My wife bought me a nook color for christmas / my birthday / valentines day / about three more special occasions. They aren’t cheap, I’ll say that.

She has a kindle and loves that she is carrying around dozens of books in a little tablet, she thought maybe I’d want a nook. I wasn’t overly excited until we actually walked in to the bookstore and played with one.

I guess you could say it was love at first sight. Such pretty colors! Such a sharp screen! Books! (Yeah, I’m not what you would call an avid reader, but I would like to be reading more, so now I have an excuse). We bought one on the spot.

So I had my nook and it had some books (and not about hooks) and a couple of games and you could sorta surf the internet but my fingers are big so it was a huge learning curve and well, it was just sorta ok.

But then? I found out you could unlock it. Just like a phone, where you aren’t tied to just what comes stock with the nook. And now I can have games and apps and a different browser and live wallpapers and all kinds of stuff, and it’s really cool now.

And I still read books on it, too.

It’s a new day

I finally start writing here again and things kinda circle the drain elsewhere. I could be all philosophical and try and figure out which came first, the crisis or the impetus to write again, but really it doesn’t even matter.

My wife was telling me this morning how growing up she saw the Serenity Prayer in several different colors and fonts, she can remember it always being around. Maybe it’s something I need right now.

I’m not very religious. If there is a God he’s mad at me about something and making sure I feel it. But maybe this will help, if not me then someone:

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.

Finally: please don’t worry about me; we’re dealing with some heavy stuff but I’m okay; I think we’ll all be okay.

hello Mutter

Here we go, two weeks in a row:

  1. Girlfriend :: memories
  2. Crushed :: bug
  3. Source :: code
  4. Corner :: store
  5. Gossip :: Girl
  6. Encounter :: Close
  7. Make an offer :: I can’t refuse
  8. Stylish :: other people, not me
  9. Profit :: Loss
  10. Waste :: Basket

Go play.