This is so much fun! And my boyfriend seems to enjoy it too. It’s just challenging enough to keep it interesting, without being terribly frustrating. I can’t wait to go to a party and show off our new moves!
I love cooking, and baking, and just about any other kind of food mixology you can think of. So why not make it a goal to do it more?!
I’m looking forward to getting back into dancing. I haven’t done so in ten years or so, so this will be quite a breath of fresh air! I’ve signed up for lessons at my local university. I even have a dance partner. What a way to start off on the right foot :)
Jennifer Government is a quick-witted, fast paced novel outlining a world of limited government, dominated by alliances of [mostly American aligned] companies. Follow the stories of unacquainted Hack Nike, Buy Mitsui, Billy NRA, and Jennifer Government. Take the last name of the company you work for, always carry your credit card, and be wary of corporate hype—your life may depend on it.
This high energy, satirical profile of corporate globalisation kept me turning pages as fast as I could keep up!
Book 1: Northern Lights (or The Golden Compass) was a good story, but I felt like it took him half the book to get started on the meat of the story, for very little to happen. I was disappointed in the book as a whole.
This book started off the trilogy with a basic fantasy story of the young character Lyra, and her adventures to use her aletheometer (golden compass) to find truths, keep promises, and set things right when the Magisterium seems to have gone astray…only to find that her path to do the right things can lead to the wrong result.
Book 2: The Subtle Knife was a much more complex piece of literature, introducing new characters quickly from the start as he told the tale. This was probably my favorite book, when considering the technical details of character development, plot progression, dialogue, etc.
Pulman used this book well, weaving Lyra’s story with that of a new character, Will, who came from a different world. As fate would have it, their paths crossed to make their friendship a key element for the remainder of the series.
Book 3: By the time I reached The Amber Spyglass, I was hooked. I enjoyed the actual story in the third book the most, although the telling of the story seemed muddled. There were far too many characters and story lines to follow—necessarily for story development, perhaps. But the back and forth between the groups of characters (as each group were travelling through their adventures separately) seemed to interupt the rhythm of the overall cadence of the book.
In then end though, as the story lines began to collide in a swirl of the war between ‘The Authority’ and Lord Asriel, the sacrifice, intensity, and urgency to fight for what one believes in was all there. And it was done through a handful of distinct, well presented characters that Philip Pulman does well to bring to life.
The philosophy can be pondered in a separate thread :) I must say that I admire Pulman’s skill in fantasy writing, and the final book made reading the rest all worth while!
Twilight is extraordinarily high school chick flickish. No, it’s not the most brilliant prose ever written, and no, it’s not going to fascinate the traditional vampire fantasy croud. But it is going to strike a chord with anyone who can appreciate a simple teen-age love story. Twilight is a captivating story of extremely “normal” vampires, with “normal” real-world problems. Entertaining and a quick read.
autumn.
as the weather transitions to hang in limbo between too hot and too cold for a couple of months, the leaves turn the most brilliant colours before anxiously fluttering to the ground.
what a perfect time to go for a walk :)
water chills the toes,
sand rubs the soles of feet,
wind ruffles hair—
they walk out to the edge,
between wet and dry sand
to embrace the rising tide.
he taps her shoulder;
she turns around.
his fingers sweep away
a strand of hair from her face.
smile. he reaches for her waist
and right hand…
the next five minutes are lost—
absorbed by waves as they sway
with an imaginary song that’s
trapped in the breeze and
only accompanied by a constant
rhythmic sea and faint sound of
heart beats.
Especially for you Sci-Fi book lovers. I loved The Moon is a Harsh Mistress for its story, characters, and detail! It’s great for those who enjoy a good political science fiction novel. It’s a relatively quick read with a plot that just keeps on coming.
TANSTAAFL!
Synopsis (from book jacket):
It is a tale of revolution, of the rebellion of the former Lunar penal colony against the Lunar Authority that controls it from Earth. It is the tale of the disparate people-a computer technician, a vigorous young female agitator, and an elderly academic-who become the rebel movement’s leaders. And it is the story of Mike, the supercomputer whose sentience is known only to this inner circle, and who for reasons of his own is committed to the revolution’s ultimate success.
sunsets, of course.
staring beyond the horizon watching the quiet, peaceful darkness fill your lungs—deep breath…
So I’ve learned something: sometimes you don’t have time to read and relax. But you have to make time. Due to a number of factors including the fuel and economic crisis, as well as convenience, I’ve opted to stick with public transprotation. This gives me time on the train to read. I find time to read on my lunch break. I make time to read for twenty minutes after I get home, to unwind from the day. It’s amazing to finally get back into reading! I’ve finished three books in the last three weeks, and I’m so glad. I forgot how much I loved getting lost in a good story.
Much recommended! I’m not marking this one as completed yet. I want to complete ten books in succession, to ensure consistency :)
Rain puddles. Try splashing about—I dare you to be unhappy when you’re finished :)
:) done it…danced like there was no tomorrow. and ran and played and just…was. yea. you’d think once i was fully grown, went to university, found a job (or two), i’d stop being amused by such simple things.
but not so much.
i love rain :)
arabic 2001 is hard. i want to do well, but it’s killing me! just pressing through to learn a little more. vocab test tomorrow on some 400 words. we’ll see how that goes…everything from walnut to grandfather. shrugs
arabic is hard :( beautiful..and i want to learn it. but it’s so very, very difficult.
Alright, so I finally had some really good wine. I tried a few different kinds of wine over the summer. I thought I didn’t like dark wines..but I found that it’s just some dark wines I don’t care for. They’re too dry :( Sometimes dry is good though! Or so I’ve decided..mmmmmmm…wine!
Trying new wines is best when you’re with special someones :)
i used to go out all the time, just to get away. i stopped going when i stopped everything else. i’ve realised i miss it, and the time it forced me to make for myself.
I’ve tried this free program, and it actually really is effective for learning arabic. It uses a flashcard-type system and drills, using audio to let you hear the words spoken, and visual to learn the script.
