While spending quality time with the family today I found myself often burying my nose into Omoo. I've got about 40 pages left and then I'll finish up Melville's South Sea Romances with Mardi in the coming days. Anyhow, during that time, the sun beating down, the waters nestling up to the shore and an occasional boat hum splitting the canal into something short of a wake - I read a passage which recalled to mind something I had read on the internet a few days back. That passage:
579 - "In this here dumned climmate," he observed, "a feller can't keep the run of the months, no how; cause there's no seasons; No summer and winter, to go by. One's eternally thinkin' it's always July, it's so pesky hot."
Oh. And I'm still waiting for people to sign up for our movie date.
i've been trying to figure out why i know Omoo, when I know I've never read it, and then it hits me: it's a very popular crossword puzzle answer.
why don't you spend some quality time with your brother?
or better yet, talk Mom and Dad into sending you to oakland, and I will meet you there. It will be like a family reunion...the christmas that never was!
oooo i am checking ratesright now!
oh ...and shouldn't YOU be pronouncing it hOmoo?
When are you planning on jetting? America West has round trip at $200 with two weeks notice on Tue, Wed and Sat flights.
How about April 19th ?or 26th
okay. those are both mondays. which one and how long? lemme know if you buy you're tickets
wait...scratch that...how about.....its like $500 for me to get to Oakland....Damn! um...you could come visit me in Alaska, I have the 11th through the 18th off , and thats Slush Cup time.
plus my birthday is coming up.
good idea -- it's only $528 if I leave on May 1st.
Probably cheaper if I wait till my birthday.