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Category Archives: Reading
Imperfect, Wanted
Here’s a sweet quote from a book I’m reading, The Hotel On The Corner of Bitter & Sweet:
Synchronicity
Lately I’ve become more aware of coincidences in my life. I’ll have similar conversations with multiple people, completely independently of one another. For example, a few weeks ago, my teacher, Jean, was giving an example of someone who had four … Continue reading
2012 and The End of the World
The latest date that doomsayers have picked for the end of the world is December 21, 2012 (Sam’s 29th if I’m not mistaken). The reason for this is that it is supposedly the end of the Mayan calendar, which I … Continue reading
Spring Break
For some reason spring break was only 10 days this year, as opposed to the usual 14. I wasn’t sure whether to be grateful or not – on one hand, it meant less time sitting around in my office. On … Continue reading
The Satanic Verses
Title: The Satanic Verses Author: Salman Rushdie As I begin to try to piece together my thoughts on this book into something cohesive, I recall something that one of the characters, Allie Cone, says about her experience of climbing Everest: … Continue reading
The New Yorker
I’m back in my old high-school habit of writing down quotes that I like and instead of putting them on the board in Ms. Burson’s homeroom, I decided to post them here. They even have at theme – they’re all … Continue reading
Bel Canto
Title: Bel Canto Author: Ann Patchett To read this book is to fall in love with it. “What she prayed for was nothing. She prayed that God would look on them and see the beauty of their existence and leave … Continue reading
Pillars of Creation
Title: Pillars of Creation Author: Terry Goodkind Synopsis: The 7th book in the Sword of Truth series follows Jennson, a woman in her 20′s, as she journeys through the Old and New Worlds looking for the person hunting her since … Continue reading
Resonance
I have heard that cats purr at the frequency of self-healing. I don’t usually express intense emotions. I worry about this a lot, that perhaps there’s something wrong with me because I don’t laugh as long, or worry as much, … Continue reading
Mukade
In addition to Godzilla, Japanese school girls and obtaining a Japanese driver’s license, one of the horrors we were warned about before coming to Japan was mukade – centipedes. As if they didn’t look terrifyingly creepy to begin with, we … Continue reading
