Happy Niu Year!

As you might notice, Chinese Niu year is approaching and the solar calendar for 2009 already started. I remember at the beginning of 2008, I thought I could finish reading 50 books by the end of the year; however, I only finished the 12 books of J.A.Jance's Sheriff Joanna Brady series. How I picked up the series is totally a random incident, but I got obsessed with it right away. Back then the last book was in 2006. Then today I looked it up and found the new book already came out, called <Damage Control>. I tried to find it in the local library's catalog, and indeed, they have it. But all the three copies had been checked out and the earliest date for returning is the end of this month. I was so disappointed at first. Then I thought maybe I could see if we got it here in the school's library. I did not give it much hope since I did not find the previous books before. However, it turned out to be my lucky day! We got it here and still it was available. So I went to the library and found the book. When I checked it out, the librarian said:" It is a popular one". I went like:"Yes?"
"Yes, I picked up one of her books the other night and it seemed interesting!"
"Oh, I' ve actually been following this series."
Then she opened the book, checked the inside of the cover, saying "Oh, is it about the guy...?"
"No, it is the female Sheriff, Joanna Brady. There are totally 11 or 12 books. I just feel related because the story is in Arizona, quite similar to here."
Then the other librarian came closer, said:"J. A. Jance? She came here."
"Really?"
"Yes, at Barns&Nobles."
Then my librarian explained to me why the leisure readings should be returned in three weeks. I told her that would be fine and I would definitely finished it by then, thinking that I finished the first books in the first month of last year.

So, way to go.