I am an areshole.
I was buying my mom an e-book reader at my usual bookstore. After finishing the purchase I hied off to the fiction section to see if there was anything new, interesting or both. There, sitting on a shelf, surrounded by an aura heavenly radiance and the equally heavenly sounds of exotic lesbians.... well you get the idea. Sitting on the shelf was a hardcover of Jim Butcher's Cold Days. I snatched the book up and made it to the cash so fast that my ponytail experienced pensive anime windblown action.
I put the book down on the counter... and my good shoulder angel kicked my evil shoulder angel right in the dangling satanic goolies - otherwise known as the Bealzebollocks.
Outer voice "I would like to buy this." I said. "But it is not supposed to be on the shelves until November 27th."
Inner voice "You really are an asshole Dark. Just buy the book and scamper."
Well they did their due dilligence, confirmed that it was not supposed to be released until that date, but for reasons that were not fully explained (The words Wal Mart were used in the same way that sailor's employ colourful anatomical metaphors) - they okayed the sale.
The second reason I am an Arsehole.
I HAVE A COPY OF COLD DAYS!
Shayne
(PS. As some mitigation to my wrinkled starfish status - my lovely wife gets to read it first.)
I was buying my mom an e-book reader at my usual bookstore. After finishing the purchase I hied off to the fiction section to see if there was anything new, interesting or both. There, sitting on a shelf, surrounded by an aura heavenly radiance and the equally heavenly sounds of exotic lesbians.... well you get the idea. Sitting on the shelf was a hardcover of Jim Butcher's Cold Days. I snatched the book up and made it to the cash so fast that my ponytail experienced pensive anime windblown action.
I put the book down on the counter... and my good shoulder angel kicked my evil shoulder angel right in the dangling satanic goolies - otherwise known as the Bealzebollocks.
Outer voice "I would like to buy this." I said. "But it is not supposed to be on the shelves until November 27th."
Inner voice "You really are an asshole Dark. Just buy the book and scamper."
Well they did their due dilligence, confirmed that it was not supposed to be released until that date, but for reasons that were not fully explained (The words Wal Mart were used in the same way that sailor's employ colourful anatomical metaphors) - they okayed the sale.
The second reason I am an Arsehole.
I HAVE A COPY OF COLD DAYS!
Shayne
(PS. As some mitigation to my wrinkled starfish status - my lovely wife gets to read it first.)