Bulleted and Random

I’m doing a list post today because I have lots of little random bits to write about and none are big enough for their own post.

• I am finally making progress on my assignment and it’s going fairly well thus far. I should be done by Friday and hopefully the effort will be good enough for a pass. It’s my second-to-last assignment so that’s pleasing.
• Only three more weeks until we move. Which reminds me that I should start thinking about packing up my room as I don’t wish the professional packers to be doing that. Not that I have anything hide per se, but I’m hyper-private and fussy, so best I do it myself.
• I may have a part-time job opportunity for when I get to Auckland. It’s at a men’s shop which sells, well, lots of stuff for men. Cigars, lighters, model cars, shaving stuff, et cetera. So, depending on when the owner needs workers by, I might be working there over summer.
• For some reason I have become ridiculously excited about Christmas. My youngest nephew is at a better age to understand more and he knows who Santa Clause is. It will also be my nieces first Christmas and, though she will only be four months old on the day, it’s still lovely, and having children around makes it more enjoyable. I want to make cards this year, but I’ll only post out a few of them, to people I wont see or give gifts to. I hope this feeling of wonderment over the holiday lasts—it’s more fun!
• Last night I started re-reading The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons. It’s the first book in her Bronze Horseman trilogy that follows Tatiana Metanova and Alexander Belov as they experience tragedy and loss, as well as their love for each other. The trilogy spans decades and starts in 1941, the day the Soviet Union and Germany go to war. It’s by far the best I have read yet. Ever. I’m really not kidding. The Bronze Horseman is so perfect, so lovely, so sad, so amazing that I have become somewhat obsessed. Ok, I lie; I’ve become a lot obsessed. I will write a post about the books in the near future.