Pen went spending galore this day. She’s catching up with her reimbursement receipts which is due next week. She must produce 4k worth of “thesis material” things. Supplies, books, binding and photocopying services, internet cards - much about anything which you can somehow connect with her thesis. I was fortunate enough to be included in her spending activity.
The first first: I (actually it’s Pen’s money) finally bought the C++ book that I’ve been eyeing eversince I have read a part of it. The first in this case is that it comes with 2 cds. I actually bought my first boxed software CD (which comes with the book). To tell you the truth, I am very hesitant to buy the book because of those 2 included cds. I repeatedly told myself that I only want the book and not the cds - I can easily download them. I have scourged many bookstores looking for that same book without the cds. But alas, that’s the way they are sold. There’s no turning back this afternoon. I am convinced that the only way I can own the book is if I buy the whole package. Lucky me I have an angel to pay for this expense (it’s waaay too costly for me I assure you). So there, I am a proud owner of a SAMS Teach Yourself C++ in 21 days. Don’t laugh with the in 21 Days phrase. Believe me, you can’t learn C++ in just 21 Days. The thing that made me buy this book is it’s way of presenting the ideas. Reader friendly. Easy to understand. And it will serve more as a resource for me rather than wholly teaching me C++.
The second first: To tell you the truth, this is the highlight of my day… I (again, it’s Pen’s money) bought my first ever comics. Superman #204 - drawn by the uber famous Jim Lee. Yes, I am now an official comics collector. With this first comics, who knows where will this lead. Eversince I read Batman Hush (also by Jim Lee), I got hooked with his style/rendition of Batman & Superman. Magnificent would be an understatement. Spectacular would not fill my admiration. It’s a wow of the highest level. Yeah, that much feeling of awe in me. Superman storylines continue to fascinate me. I was never contented with the downloaded comics I have. I realized this when I am re-reading some comics that have profound stories. I have to get hold of them, or at least the new releases. And with this new line of Superman, penned by Jim Lee, I convinced myself that it’s now or never. I have to start buying somewhere (”sometime“, if you want to be grammatically correct). Yes it’s costly but the high I get from just holding the comics trigger some undescribable excitement. It’s a childhood want that is fullfilled today.
The third first: I went to dinner with Pen’s whole family plus Ruth. There was her dad, mom, brother Eins & Eins’ gf Ruth. I have met them all before but it’s a first that we ate as one big group/family. And it was not at all planned. Initially only Pen, her mom and myself would go spending galore. Pen’s dad arrived and the two were surprised. We then went to Natl bookstore to finish the day’s errand. Later, Eins would text and would like to meet us (he’s with Ruth already). We all re-grouped at Goodwill bookstore and prepared for home. And before we called it a day, we just have to eat somewhere as some of us are already starving. Next thing we know is that we are already on our way to Don Henrico’s. So there.
Three firsts in just one day. Am I lucky or what?
I am very happy today to say the least.
