Um

When a rocket goes up into space, various sections break off and fall back to earth. So I was watching current affairs last night and they mentioned that a section of a Chinese rocket is falling back to earth - but due to some miscalculations, it could possibly land in Wellington, New Zealand's capital, this weekend or early next week. My reaction: WUT. I have friends in Wellington. Peter Jackson lives there!

I wonder if it was meant to land in the Pacific ocean to the east of New Zealand - apparently, there's a rocket graveyard there. What's left of the space station Mir is said to be down there, and if that doesn't sound like the start of a horror movie, I don't know what does. Fingers crossed we'll be alright. The chap narrating this for the show had nervous eyes. I wonder what he knew that we don't. Maybe I'm just speculating.

I recently received a fantasy book I'd ordered online - 'Jolene' by Mercedes Lackey (part of her Elemental Masters series). I had bought the e-book version but I liked it so much I wanted the physical paperback. Ironically, ordering from a Australian bookstore meant that it would get to me quicker than if I ordered it online from a New Zealand place (as far as I could tell). I remember when Borders used to be in town (remember that store?) and they had the full collection of Mercedes' books. I miss those days.