C is down, bring on Dickens
I finished The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper over the weekend so I have finally left the classic C books behind me.
What a great book. I have tried to read this before but got stuck in some of the opening chapters but having committed to it, it pays off well. It's interesting in contrast to some of the fight scenes in The Red Badge of Courage since a lot of the text focusses on the skill of the combatants instead of a random pot shot where anyone can become a hero. La Longue Carabine is your classic sniper, giving us a hero we can trust to make it through the book.
I have Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist in the on deck circle but it will have to hold off until I can make my way through "The Everything Groom Book" by Shelly Hagen. Melissa bought it for me and it's actually a fun read. My favorite quote so far:
"Men tend to do something far less insane (than women) at weddings: they attend and enjoy the party. They generally don't spend the evening whispering to their friends about the cheap quality of the table linens."
We're currently trying to locate a reception place in Boston and as a programmer I'm stunned there is no central reference for this stuff. Prices range from below 50 to nearly 150 dollars per head but each has it's own caveats as to what is and is not included so it's hard to do a straight comparison.
I've
hacked together a spreadsheet but if I can get busy with my code I'll
run something together so both Melissa and I can work from home or work
to do our research. All I want is to be able to compare like with
like and filter out the crap. There are lots of sponsored lists
but no real comparison shopping tool. If anyone has any other
suggestions please let me know. We're on theknot.com and weddingchannel.com thus far but the reception info seems sparse at best.