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I thought i was going to lose the will to live at one point. Think of a 3.5 hour meeting to which I pretty much had nothing to contribute. The first hour was ok, it was good to get an idea of what was going on but then a project charter and plan was being built and I was not going to be part of it so I am not really sure why I was there. I would have been contributing if the meeting, a staff bi-weekly update, had moved around to what I had been doing but it never did. They could have just come and got my and my coworker if they got to that point. *sigh*

In other news, though, we had decided to take a river cruise next spring. G. got his vacation approved already including the time off at the end of August to come to my niece's wedding and we settled on the cruise. It's 8 days from Paris up to Rouen with a tour in to Normandy and back again. We'll get a full day in Paris and whatever is left of the day we arrive to check in to the ship. The company is Viking and I've heard good things about it from a couple of friends who have taken their cruises. They have a 2 for 1 sale on if you book and pay before the end of July so it makes it much more affordable. We wouldn't have done it otherwise. However, it seems that the rooms that the travel agent was asking about last week are now sold out and the ones available now are nearly double the price. So much for 2 for 1. Can't swing that one. It sounds like you almost have to book a year ahead to get that price. Unless there's another sale with them or another cruise company, i guess we'll have to decide on something else to do. Bummer. Talk about being sold down the river! Back to the drawing board.


Phew, quite a few since last posting.
40 - Beautiful Ruins - Jess Walter
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/619679292


41 - Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/246437657


42 - Sarum - Edward Rutherfurd
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/246436912

43 - A Lost Witch - Deborah Geary
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/649704853


44 - The Blackhouse - Peter May
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/619681224

45 - The Secrets of Pain - Phil Rickman
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/619683146

46 - Silver Sparrow - Tayari Jones
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/651474910