New Jersey is the most ass backwards state I’ve ever had the displeasure of dealing with. Their public transportation system is the worst I’ve ever encountered in such an urban area. They don’t seem to have people manning the phones capable of finding their ass with two hands and a map. Plus, they’re not merely terrified that I’ll use my water to blow up a plane (I’ll fuse it with the power of my mind, I guess), they are terrified that an empty plastic bottle is a danger.
Okay, now that I have that out of my system.
Over the course of the past week, I’ve read the first 3 harry potter books. They’re good. Lighter and quicker reads than I expected. I’m also somewhat disappointed with the unidimensional characters (though in the 3rd book, they start showing signs of growth and change). But she does suspense well. Unfortunately, on the flight back, I left the book in the seatback pocket on the airplane. I’m going to have to buy a replacement for
*sigh*. And I have to get up tres early for work tomorrow. So perhaps it’s a good thing that I’m extremely tired.
g’night!
Can’t deny the public transit in NJ is bad. There’s a reason it’s got the largest number of cars per capita, or something to that effect. (I forget, exactly.) Or more likely the former is due to the latter, really.
That is amusing about the empty plastic bottle, though. Maybe they’re thinking it’s a bio weapon, like in 12 Monkeys?
Yeah, the plastic bottle is odd. We were able to bring an empty through last week. Either that, or it was in a purse and they just didn’t bother.
read the fourth book if you get the chance. the suspense is even better (i’m definitely not alone in thinking it is the best book of the series) & the characters really start to grow into more believable people. among other things, hermione gets uber liberal, ron shows a selfish side, and harry discovers girls.
hey, NJ public transit isn’t bad at all, if you want to go to NYC. Never heard of anyone using any other form of it.
Don’t forget that Harry Potter books are essentially children’s books. I don’t know if the readers are expected to grow with the characters.