h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Thanks Gonna lose the net soon, so I'll say goodnight now See you.

Take care, and sleep well.

Hi there. How are you?

Hey I'm okay. I was sick last night, so I'm trying to take it easy.

And that on a day like today...


HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Thanks

So did you get any good prezzies yet?

I got two bottles of wine and a voucher to a teeny-bopper# store from work ... but that's alright, they probably sell accessories that I could maybe use for work. And the best thing I've gotten so far was a teddy bear that I saw in the chemist and made a big fuss of, it's really cute. And another co-worker got me a cheesecake! That's the first birthday cake I've had since I was three, and I got to take home the leftovers It's really yummy.

# ie a store that sells clothes that only pre-pubescent girls and anorexics can (a) fit into, and (b) be seen dead in.

A teenybopper store, eh? What were they thinking?

about the bear and the cake, though...

BTW, have you finished Fray yet?

Who knows? Should be able to get something for work though.

Yeah, it was nice.

Nope, still taking it slowly

I guess you could...

Good.

I wouldn't be able to... Like it so far?

BTW, why were you sick last night?

Yeah, I'm severely lacking in nice work clothes.

Yeah, I do, it's hard to put down after you pick it up.

Without going into too much icky detail, my monthly visitor turned up a lot heavier than normal, bringing its friends nausea, cramps and the d word I can't spell, so I spent a few hours on the loo with a bowl, or lying in front of said loo, freezing and sweating and dizzy and trying not to puke. My mum had bad problems too, as did her mum. They both had fibroids and had to get a hysterectomy. Seeing as I don't ever want kids, I'd like to get one too, but no doctor would let me seeing as how I'm young and stupid and I'll probably change my mind That was too much icky detail, wasn't it?

Glad to hear it - but still wondering how you managed not to finish it yet...

That's rough... (And don't worry, I'm not very squeemish. One of the perks of having studied biology. )

I like to make things last. You can only read/see something for the first time once.

Yeah, I thought I'd be in bed all day today, but it's mostly abated, just the pain now, which I can handle. When I was growing up I'd have that kind of reaction nearly every month, but I haven't had it in a long time. It probably didn't help that I'd had quite a bit of alcohol last night either.

Anyway, do you want to play at all today?

Fortunately, it bears re-reading very well...

Maybe not, no...

Sorry, it's a bit too late to start. Had a couple of *really* long days, too, so...

That's good. Is it part of a series or a stand-alone thing?

That's okay. I was thinking of wandering to the shops to get something to eat anyway. And maybe look at the teeny-bopper shop

The bus leaves in a minute, I'm going go see if I can catch it. If I do, see you tomorrow, if I don't, see you in a few mins.

The book you've got is the complete series - IIRC it consisted of eight monthly issues. But it has interesting connections with Buffy S7 and Angel S4, which were broadcasted at that time. The scythe, for instance, was first seen in 'Fray'.

That said, there is also a short Fray story in "Tales of the Slayers", set after the events in your book, and she'll also figure in the Season 8 comics (in paperback #4, which is due out in a little over a month ).

Hope you'll find something fun.

See you - and/or enjoy your day, and sleep well!