Maybe I could use a back-staff to check the sun’s height at noon. If I could measure the sun’s height here and also at the north end of the Island...and see a difference, that would be good enough to measure latitude with. Then, we could simply follow that latitude.With the cross-staff and the back-staff, you had to hold it steady on the horizon while taking your reading, and I could already see how miserable that would be on a ship. A quadrant was better, though, since it ignored the horizon and. Maybe it was time to open that shop in Nice that she had been talking about and send Amanda there to manage it, although Michelle would have been the better choice. ‘It is gorgeous!’ Samantha gushed. ‘How do I convince you to make a couple more? Maybe in this pattern?’ As she talked, Samantha had been sliding some of the silk samples around and pulled out a swatch that was not as vibrant in its colouring as Michelle was wearing, but would probably have the same affect. ‘Do you have any Rayon. .. I pulled my car to the entrance of her dorm... it must've been like 1:30 am. "I guess I'll see you later" I said. She asked me if I wanted to come inside, and that her roommate was working the overnight shift at some hospital.That's right, she was always telling me about how her roommate worked every weekend. To me it sounded like one thing. She was basically saying "FUCK ME!" But in that subtle around the bush way girls usually do. I parked the car and we both walked to her room.. ”“And her parents are okay with all that?”“They practically strewed rose petals in our path. I tell you, Jett, they have been planning this with my parents for eighteen years. Maybe longer. Our parents were college friends, you know. We were practically conceived in the same bed.”“It sounds like you’ve got it all then. Your parents are paying for college. You’re living with the love of your life. Her mom cooks and cleans for you. You live rent-free. What’s to complain about?”“It’s weird to have.