Grrr. I ordered Red Seas Under Red Skies more than six fucking weeks ago. The copy I impulse-bought on the same day for a pair of friends was in their hands within four fucking days. They've both sodding well finished it, and I can't even have a conversation with them about it because those pissant titwanking arsewipes at Amazon haven't even fucking DISPATCHED mine.

As anyone who's been in the same room as me for five minutes knows, I am very much an instant-gratification sort of girl. I don't deal well with being made to wait for stuff I want. So right now I want to kick someone to death over this, or at least kick them till they run to the fucking warehouse and get me my damn fucking BOOK that I fucking bloody well PAID FOR ARGHHHHBASTARDS.

So tonight, sick to death of repeatedly clicking on the "Track my Packages" link and finding no news, I decided to cheer myself up by walking down to Asda to get a copy of Making Money. I won't say "instead" because I won't be happy till I have both, but since even I can only read one hardback at once, a shiny lovesome new Pratchett would have stopped me fretting after the other one for at least twelve hours.

You know what's coming, don't you? NO COPIES LEFT.

So I bought strawberry and white chocolate muffins instead. But it's not much consolation, I can tell you.

*grumpsulk*

Incidentally, this entry's soundtrack rocks my world. Listen to it.

From: [identity profile] bloolark.livejournal.com


I didn't know that Making Money was coming out like two weeks earlier in the UK! I calculated, and for pretty much the same price, I can order it from amazon.co.uk and get it almost five days early.

YAY! I really cannot wait for that book. Also because I have a serious crush on Vetinari, and I hope he's in it a lot. :)
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From: [identity profile] lizblackdog.livejournal.com


Ohhh, so do I! And this one's set in Ankh-Morpork, so he's bound to at least make an appearance in it. And I should have been sitting down reading it NOW. SO ANNOYED.

But I shall have it tomorrow, oh yes I will. Want a muffin?

From: [identity profile] bloolark.livejournal.com


I also loved Going Postal, like seriously loved, so I think this will be great. :)

Even if you aren't reading it, at least you're getting it to me earlier! That's good, right? I'm trying to think on the bright side.
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From: [identity profile] lizblackdog.livejournal.com


Yes; though it doesn't actually make me feel a whole lot better right now, it's undoubtedly a Good Thing.

You know what else is a Good Thing? That I live in a world where enough people want to read these awesome books that they bought them all before I could get there. That ought to be consoling too; it's not but once I have a copy it will be.

From: [identity profile] brendan-moody.livejournal.com


I feel your pain. Nothing worse than an Amazon order that just. won't. MOVE. Especially for an awesome book like RSURS.
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From: [identity profile] lizblackdog.livejournal.com


I knoooooow! Lies was so damn great. And this one is like more of that and with PIRATES. I WANT IT I WANT IT NOOOOOW.
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From: [identity profile] lizblackdog.livejournal.com


...I am tempted to say YES just to show you; but no. If I ever decide to take up that big a chunk of your time it won't be to have you copy someone else's words, however good.

Besides, they're bound to send it sometime, the fuckers. Aren't they?

From: [identity profile] danasaur.livejournal.com


I don't imagine muffins could possibly keep one amused for the same amount of time as a book...unless you are a very slow eater.
Me, personally, I don't really like muffins. They would provide me with very little entertainment.
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From: [identity profile] lizblackdog.livejournal.com


They were tasty. But when I had planned to spend the evening with the book and the muffins, they were painfully inadequate on their own.
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From: [identity profile] lizblackdog.livejournal.com


I wasn't sure. But it had clearly BEEN in Asda; there was an unsightly gap on the shelves where it was meant to be and there was even an out of stock sticker. That damned elusive Von Lipwig.
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