ddickinson: That is good, and sorry to hear the book is out of print. I hope the scans will be good enough for you to do the work. I used to hate trying to get old of books while at university, they always seemed to pick hard to get ones, or ones that cost a fortune.
What is the essay on, if you don't mind me asking?
Thank you. I want to be back at work to be honest. I really hate been cooped up at home all day. The one great part about being ill is that I get to spend the mornings with my wife and wake up with her, rather than be out early. But I do miss work. I have visited my partners and the farm a few times while I have been ill, but I miss the animals and my work and things. :-(
A cherry? I can beat that. *thinks of something better than a cherry* I know!
*big super mega awesome fantastic wonderful hugh with three cherries on top* :-)
Yeah, the sad thing is that my professor actually tried to prevent stuff like this by setting a different version of the book, but the university administration screwed up and put the old one on the booklist ... I'm just glad I can get a refund, because this book is useless for my purposes.
Medieval travel literature. Specifically, how human are the monsters that are described within these stories? You wouldn't believe some of the things these medieval writers made up ... Things like people with huge ears who wrap their ears around themselves to keep warm ... or 'sciopodes', people with one huge leg and foot that they use to shield themselves from the sun. Meanwhile Blemmyes are creatures without heads who instead have their faces on their chests.
Yep, you are a very active person and being cooped up is not fun at all. I bet the animals (and of course the people at the farm as well) really miss you too. I'm really keeping my fingers crossed you'll be well enough to at least get out a bit and do some light work soon.
Hmmmmmmmm .... *prepares super special hug with three cherries on top and half a dozen strawberries*