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[pbray]

The galleys for THE FINAL SACRIFICE arrived yesterday. Yes, I've done this before, but it's still a great feeling to see the words that I labored over in book format. I flipped through the galleys at random, read a few sentences, and squealed "Hee! I wrote this!"

Then I put them away, not wanting to spoil my enjoyment with the discovery of the inevitable typos. But I know what I'm doing this weekend....

Last night I attended the first session of Spanish for Travelers, taught by the continuing education arm of Binghamton University. The class was advertised as appropriate for high school students as well as adults, so I was a bit curious over the mix of students who'd sign up. Turns out my fellow students are all adults--I'd guess the youngest was around 30. Some plan to travel to Spain or Latin America, while others appear to be taking the course for job related reasons. My friend Tom and I are taking the class under the "just because" category.

And for those who have wondered about the show DEXTER but don't get Showtime-- CBS has picked up the first season to fill in gaps left by the writers' strike. Obviously substantial edits will be made for language and violence, but since the original Showtime episodes ran about 55 minutes, and network TV is closer to 42, they've got plenty of room to make cuts. First episode is scheduled for Sunday February 17th. I'll probably watch, just so I can see how they've changed it.

Comments

[libwitch.livejournal.com]

I can't wait to watch it since I don't have cable. Therefore, seeing it in any form is fine by me. '

How did the class go last night? Pretty good? Where are they teaching the CE classes now anyway?

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Class was at the new downtown center-- very nice, by the way. The instructor is a PhD student in the romance language department. He just found out he was teaching the class earlier in the week, and I think that showed in that the first session jumped all over the place. Plus, it was hard for him to gauge the lesson plan not knowing how many of us would have any prior knowledge of Spanish.

Hopefully next week will be more organized, and he's promised to send out homework for us to do in the mean time.

[sylvia-rachel.livejournal.com]

My mom used to teach cont.ed. Italian classes, including one billed as "Italian for Travellers", and sometimes came into a new session with absolutely no idea what anyone's prior experience was. I'm sure your class will get better once the instructor has had an opportunity to obtain a clue :)

[pbray.livejournal.com]

That's what I figured. Most of the class has some previous Spanish but there's at least one, possibly two novices.

[libwitch.livejournal.com]

I work down there four hours a week and take class there (tuesdays nights). I love the place - wish I was there FT.

Ack - poor kid. Hopefully, he will get it all straighted out in time.

[susanjett.livejournal.com]

Yay - congratulations on having galleys in hand!