As usual, I have too many items on my plate. I am always trying to finish ten books at a time and end up finishing none. But old habits die hard, so I guess I will just have to live with it. As I've already mentioned in a previous entry, Sin and Syntax by Constance Hale is a wonderfully resourceful book for aspiring writers/struggling translators. Its not exactly an easy read though especially with my embarrassingly limited vocabulary. Jane Austin mystery series by Stephanie Barron are a new set of mystery novels I'm trying to pick up. I've only gone through three pages and already, I love her writing! Gameinformer, yes, I am a big RPG fan. Though I don't play as hecticly as I used to back in college, I still like to spend an hour or two on my DS once in a while. Besides, game language is a genre all by itself. Trader Joe's Fearless Flyer...haha, you have no idea how fun it is to read their flyers. Its got that antique touch to it, which I absolutely love. Last but NOT LEAST, one of my favorite mystery series, the Judge Dee Mysteries by Robert Van Gulik. This one is Phantom of the Temple. I recommend them anywhere, anytime on anyday.
You think scary thoughts about the people closest to you
But then again, brain is a very convenient tool at times like this
You can curse the world and damn it to hell in your head
Then face a whole new day like a newborn
Everybody has down times when images of horror flash through
Just make sure to keep them in your head
Vegan soaps, candles, posies, fragrance water in small exquisitely made bottles and flasks Old, earthly looking jugs/urns/pots/ Fresh flowers Mixed berry cookies Verdant clovers sprouting with a bed of rich dark coffee brown soil underneath
My mind keeps flashing back to the moment in "A.I." in which intelligent existence from "the future" traveled back in time to "our time" to rediscover the ruins of our past glories
These images of comforting trinkets of life brim with vibrant/soft colors, yet are always somehow dust-covered in my mind
"So their lives enact a romantic but pitiless narrative. Their success rate is low, even under optimal circumstances. The miracle of salmon is that any of them manage to complete such an arduous cycle at all."
