i've been really overwhelmed lately. too much to do, not enough time to do it. it reminds me of what gimli (the dwarf) said in Two Towers –

“Sleep! I feel the need of it. Yet my axe is restless in my hand. Give me a row of orc-necks and room to swing and all weariness will fall from me!”

i'm not a dork.*



*by the way, as a dork in denial i must mention – that quote is from Tolkein's Book III, not the movie.

i've got so many plans. i really wanted to start with dostoevsky's favorites (hence pushkin, gogol) and then start d's work. anyway, it'll be a while. i read biographies very slowly.

my poor dearie. all sick and reading fantasy. don't let joel make you read past robert jordan's 1st wheel. it gets bad.

this site's a lot of work. waaah.

You should. I think you'd enjoy it.

Did you ever read Catch-22? That book is hilarious.

Let me try this again . . . i just responded to your comments on my own comment page . . .
In hawaii i may or may not have read "The Brothers Karamazov", "Autism Spectrum Disorders" and "Into the Wild"

hmmm. well next weekend or next monday or any weekday after 4, so just tell me when you're available

maybe we can do it on Monday at lunch, what do you think?

how about in person? with coffee since you hate the nectar of the asian gods...

UW owns

Hey I didn't know you have a facebook. :]

Clive Barker is the guy who wrote Hellraiser. I've been reading his stuff for a long time. since about 6th grade. It's not all horror though it is also some fantasy. It's pretty creative stuff. it's good times.

We could go to Bellevue, is there anything around half-priced books there? Because there is a few used book shops and music shops in the U district in Seattle, also there are a multitude of bubble tea shops (favorite drink). I mean if we were just going to go to a book place that would be fun, but there's tons of stuff to do on the Ave. Unfortunately I havent had much time to read lately, alot of social stuff getting in the way. But right now I am reading "A Stranger in a Strange Land" by Heinlein. I was just craving a bit of good sci-fi after that Vonnegut mistake I read. I'll definitely look into "Johnny Got his Gun" though. And I already have East of Eden, so hopefully I'll have some time to read that too.

it probably is for tim

Yeah, books are good I guess... but gorgeous wives kick the asses of books collectively.

Confederacy of Dunces and Johnny Got His Gun, I will definitely look into those, especially because for the AP test, there was an actual excerpt from Johnny Got His Gun that we had to analyze and expound upon. I liked what I saw, so I'll probably end up reading it. Meh, political books are okay, I guess, as long as they don't revolve around racism or use it as a selling tool, which is bs.

p.s. I was at a children's hospital thrift store and (I can't believe this) picked up for $1.50, both Light in August by Faulkner and Jane Eyre by Bronte. How can you pass up books so cheap even when you think one of the authors is a pretensious twit? And who gives books to thrift stores anyways?

What book are you going to read next?

candace i love you and i am glad you kinda like her i know about the fragmented thoughts but that is as you already guessed one of the reasons i do like her one of my favorit things is when authors break the rules just because they can and it will get published like that but you know thats just me "the girl who lives outside the box"

I'm not really that great of a planner for anything, "When are you available?" I guess is a better question. I really don't have a life now since almost everyone is gone, so just take your pick of days.

huh? what do you mean?

wanna get coffee sometime soon? I'm available mostly anytime before the 21st, so whenever you want to go...

Your beer is my command.

well you could start with any of them except cats eye it was bad but i started with the blind assasin but my favorite is the handmaids tale and alias grace was really good so i dont know you pick

I'm not going to debate, it's tiring and there's reading to be done. There are too many names to be dropped and philosophies to be spun, and in the long run neither one of us is going to be persuaded and concede. I could die happy if I could die half as accomplished as Emily Dickinson, but make sure that the trunk stayed closed. I'm a selfish bastard, but I know it.

from what I hear, the books are a series of short comedic reads, something to do when I have a couple of hours and I don't want to do the reading I have to and I don't want to face anything around me. They're on loan from Delbe, a fifth year history/french major who lives across from. Another person that is a further sign that I refuse to... what was it? "stop worshiping others' art and become [my] own damn genius"

Fidelity is a tricky thing when it comes to books. I sometimes read a chapter or two of another novel but thats not really cheating is it? Or sometimes when I'm working late, I get lonely in my office. I sometimes look at some poems online, or download pdf files onto my laptop. Is that so wrong? My books at home know that I love them.

Every time I've ever mentioned a thanks to you, say, getting a 4 on the A.P. test, or 77 out of 80 on my UW Spanish placement, I either received no response or some other remark, that's all. I had to show you how you helped and that seemed to work, and the thanks still stands :).

I want to go to Italy, nt mainstream Italy, but the little coastal village gems, and the vineyards that inspire so many artists and stuff. I suspect I could see more of that quite easy if I traveled to Sicily. I dunno, simple life just seems like so much more of a joy to me, sometimes I wished I lived 200 years or so ago...

Man, you need to not take others' opinions about (especially) Faulkner when you can develop your own. Its an author you either love or hate or haven't read. that's the truth. John Steinbeck rode "Red Pony" right? that book was junk and resembled nothing of his genius like Grapes of Wrath, or that short story I presented about the mexican kid hiding in the hills. Those were grade "A," "Red Pony" was just boring, and it was obviously so simple I have no inklings of doubt as to if I misunderstood anything said.

p.s. I do want to read east of eden though, my dad bought it a long time ago, and everyone I hear talk about it says they love it, but I guess I should develop my own opinion eh?

p.p.s. have you ever read Vonnegut? I thought "Slaughterhouse Five" was overrated, maybe its just a time piece... I'm reading "Cat's Cradle" now though...

Ha. That was a ridiculously obvious book. What was the point of even reading it?
Wait, did YOU pick out the books we read all year or did the school inform you which ones we would be enjoying?
I don't think I ever really read 7 Habits.. but I did manage to pass all of the quizzes.. stupid book.

That is true, but the abridged version [GE] might make the misery last longer, I dunno, I'll think about at least picking it up again... That's interesting, the aging comment, but I think GE has been a timeless bore for everyone hah jk. Yeah, its kind of interesting in a way. In the whole western hemisphere of the world, there's what, 4 major languages spoken? but in europe and asia, there's a language for just about every country, which creates barriers, and therefore smaller communities. Anyways, I just noticed that during my time there, loyalty and family were of the utmost importance, and I really admired that. I really hope sometime in the near future I can go back, maybe to romania this time... Well I'm glad I can at least show you how you've helped me develop since you seem to be averse to my telling you. ;)

p.s. but yeah, go to eastern europe, its wonderful. I suppose my taking Russian in college this year will help if I ever go over there again.

How can you disagree, you haven't read it yet... But I'm sure you'll have "fun" doing so ;)

Yeah, C&P has been my favorite non-fiction read so far, I wasn't too keen on it at first but it grew on me like moss on a tree, and now I think its been an essential learning tool for my devlopment in analytical skills and writing. It was also very insightful to read C&P, then travel to Moldova. The way in which the characters conversed and acted was suprisingly like that of the Moldovans. Everyone wore their heart on their sleeves and looked out for one another. Actually suprised me quite a bit how Slavic and American culture could differ so greatly in so many places. I guess the combination of the two resonated quite well. I'm going to try and read some more russian literature soon (maybe Turgenev, Nabokov, more Dostoevsky, Tolstoy), but right now I'm on a stint of science fiction, I raided the used bookstore in Kent and they raided my wallet.

Great Expectations was very dull in my opinion, I like books with character development, a good story, good prose, and dialogue. IMO, it only had the first and the third. Just not my cup of tea.