You aren't being paid to believe in the power of your dreams.



Back Then
Viva La Migra!

I know:
Jay's Vicious Cycle
Naked Tortue
Pleure Jacqchhhhh
Odd Duck
Momma
Natalia-san
Minhhh
Sunnie's Green
I stalk:
Petit Hiboux
Incidents and Accidents
This Imploding Heart
Shivery
Londonmark
Geese Aplenty
Que Sera Sera
Scaryduck
The Plug




I read:
Current: Don Quixote (Cervantes)


-Still Life With Woodpecker-
-Devil In The Details: Tales From An Obsessive Girlhood-
-Havana Dreams: A Story of Cuba-
-The Poisonwood Bible-
-Adam's Navel-
-Dress Your Family In Corduroy and Denim-
-Naked-
-Shadow Puppets-
-The End-
-The End Of The World News-
-The Penultimate Peril-
-The Grim Grotto-
-The Slippery Slope-
-Shadow of the Giant-
-The Stories of Eva Luna-
-Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography-
-The Carnivorous Carnival-
-The Hostile Hospital-
-The Vile Village-
-I Am Legend-
-What Dreams May Come-
-The End Of The World News-
-Ender's Shadow-
-Catcher In The Rye-
-Lullaby-
-Oryx and Crake-
-Daughter of Fortune-



~Year Two~
-The Book Of The Dead-
-The Bookseller of Kabul-
-House of the Spirits-
-Children Of The Mind-
-On The Road-
-L'Ingenu-
-Zadig-
-This Side of Paradise-
-Invisible Monsters-
-Xenocide-
-Tam Lin-
-Speaker for the Dead-
-God Emperor of Dune-
-Ender's Game-
-The Urban Villagers-
-Intensity-
-The Life of Pi-
-Reading Lolita in Tehran-
-The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime-
-The Russian Debutante's Handbook-
-Bleachers-
-Persuasion-
-Children of Dune-
-The Princess Bride: Good Parts Version-
-Dune: Messiah-
-The Last Juror-
-Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince-
-The King of Torts-
-The Thief Lord-



~Year One~
-Dune-
-The (Ultimate) Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy-
-Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants-
-Blood Done Sign My Name-
-The Time Traveler's Wife-
-My Love Affair With England-
-Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason-
-Bridget Jones' Diary-
-Political Writings: Defoe-
-The Best of Cordwainer Smith-
-Tuesdays With Morrie-
-Mosquitoes-
-Brave New World-
-The Last Unicorn-
-The Five People You Meet in Heaven-
-The Tempest-
-Othello-
-Selected Canterbury Tales-
-Beowulf-
-Things Fall Apart-
-Eats, Shoots, And Leaves-
-Royal Scandals-
-Closing Time-
-Guest of the Sheik-
-Catch 22-
-Anna Karenin-
-The Forest People-
-Song of Susannah-
-The Testament-
-Last Chance to See-
-Catch Me if You Can-
-Wolves of the Calla-
-The Long, Dark Tea-Time of the Soul-
-Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency-
-Fashion: A Concise History-
-Fight Club-
-Bare Feet in the Palace-

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Tuesday, May 10, 2005

Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee............!!!!!!!!

I'm on a total high right now. The sad thing is that it's almost, well okay, all Gilmore Girls related. To-day was a really good episode and ended well(as in good), in a bad way(for those characters involved.) Translation:quality TV. Also I made a prediction about who was going to propose to whom, and some gorgeous cretinous spoiler-posting angel-o-mine put the answers up on the LJ post about the episode to-day. I didn't have to look. I tried not to look. I didn't look.
That is until someone's icon caught my eye. Then I had to scroll the page and I cracked like a hard boiled egg at Pascha. I was soooo right and it's awesome. I need a thesaurus to pop up whenever I use that word or any other overused pop-culture induced expletive.

Kristos Enesti!

EDIT: Also I got to quote Othello to-day! Someone didn't wear his nametag and there was mild banter ( asked him if he wanted to remain anonymous bc itwas a possible mystery shop day, etc) and he disregaded the usefulness of his name. Lo! and Sonya doth smite his flippant disregard with her vast intellect. ( Or at least a quote she had picked up from a recent issue of Fortune Magazine, a few days ago. )
"
Who steals my purse steals trash....
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him
And makes me poor indeed."

And I was bloody accurate too. Mostly. Except inserting a "very" into the last line. I always do that.
Back at the office [store] I am met with blank, bemused, befuddled looks. "It's from Othello!" figuring that if they don't recognize it I can take the opportunity to sound as if I am a foutain of such wisdom on a regular basis. Playing it cool isn't quite kosher, but it is what helps me keep my reputation as the eccentric, bookish girl who sings along with the Muzak(it's actually not, mostly it's fifties and sixties classics) and dances in the aisles.

Also... there was something else.... I don't remember. I am shocked and amazed at the lack of my friends with Amazon dot com wishlists. It's terrible. I have two, maybe three, because I seem to forget every so often.


EDIT II: I remember now! I had to stop reading my Volga book because it was due(yeah, like any of you guys look at my booklist.. anyway) and I knew I wasn't interested enough to finish it quickly. However on Monday I picked up "The Time Traveler's Wife" and it was awesome(see link above) and made me cry. Partly sometimes because I've been kindof into papier mache since my knitting and crocheting and Russian aren't going so well, since I need mentors/tutors/fellow students to do any of those things properly. I made two papier mache eggs sans eggshell on Easter and I was awfully proud of myself. They are a bit bumpy but are very much egg-shaped and sturdy. Also I hollowed out seven real eggs, saving them from omlettes and crepes, and painted three. I used a kleenex at first but then it was making the paint clumpy. on the third one I tried putting a large dollop on the egg and blowing it around the surface. It made a really lovely finish but I ended up super dizzy and sat on the bed because I thought I was going to pass out.

EDIT III: The point of telling you about the story was that I was supposed to drop nonchalantly in a totally thrilled way that I got the Time Traveler book(not impulse really, I've been wanting it for months now) for $1.99 in once-read condition at the Salvation Army. I love that place.


-- G 'Bye, Sonya --

. ( 10.5.05 ) .