My books so far of 2012

Welcome to the year of the Water Dragon! :)

What better way to spend the beginning of the year relaxing with fantastic literature?

Here is what I'm reading lately...

1Q84

My boyfriend gave this to me on Christmas. It actually consists of three books in one, all tied together. It's almost 1000 pages. And I haven't been able to put it down. Almost finished, too!

The plot is really complicated, and sometimes the translation makes for repeated phrases and interesting dialogue choices, but it's amazing. It follows Aomame and Tengo (it takes place in Japan) and then there's a creepy religion and Little People and two moons and alternate universes and sexy female assassins and... yeah. It's great.

Trilby

My mom gave me this one on Christmas, incidentally. It was published in 1894 and follows a bunch of Bohemians and their friend Trilby, who is described as someone who "would be right jolly if only they were born a boy!" (Or something to that effect.) Trilby is a tomboy bohemian chick, and I like it so far. You should check it out if you're into super old school literature.

War and Peace

Ok, I'm not trying to sound like a snob academic: the book is actually not that bad of a read. In the beginning, a bunch of elite Russian teenagers get drunk on a windowsill, then tie a cop to a bear and throw them in the river. I guess that's what Russians do.

But, then again, I've been trying to finish this book for almost a year now. So... long... so... drawn out... urghmph.

I need more books. Suggestions? :3

And thus concludes another brilliant holiday

I brought Winston to Texas for a big crazy Southern hillbilly suburbian Christmas! It was super super fun. More to come later.

I've missed ye, blog. But I have something exciting planned. It has to do with comic strips and daily updates.

WOOT

Exceedingly tired,

I stand here at Queensboro Plaza waiting to catch the N train home.

Math quiz, women's studies, a voluntary biology seminar on the genetics of peat moss (which I fell asleep during,) then two hours of volunteering, where I tutor kids in English and Writing.

Sometimes I miss sleeping on a tour bus all day. But I really do enjoy real life better, no matter how hellish both can be.

Photo 1: I have new headphones and look like I've been sent through a tornado. (no Dorothy references)

Photo 2: here on the above ground station, you can see the manhattan skyline in the distance.

The price of eel

went up! Therefore a previously $9.95 Grilled Eel Fried Rice is now an absurd $15.95.

Are they endangered? I certainly hope not. Because dammit, they're delicious.

My typically insane Monday was made a little better by sleeping in through math class. (don't listen to me, kids)

Anyway, ignore this post's content; I'm exploring the blogger mobile app and it's photo capabilities. Bear with me, readers. Oh, wait... I don't have those ;P

The nice thing about writing

is that it doesn't necessarily matter if anyone will read it. It just feels good to get out there.

For example, I should be sleeping right now. I have to pay my electric bill tomorrow morning before an 8:30 a.m. math class, then I have a coaching, then a voice lesson, then costuming, then tap class, then a few hours of volunteer service tutoring kids. But this will eventually become a normal Monday for me. I'm still getting into the swing of that.

I am so weak.

Most people wouldn't complain about being this busy; that's why it makes me feel like such a weak person when I find myself feeling tired or self-piteous. I have no right to be self-pitying! My life has too many good things in it to feel overwhelmed. Right?

I think the real issue is that I have to spend a lot of time on trains, which drives me batshit, especially at rush hour. It's the noise. So much noise. So very loud, this city of mine. The trains are so. Very. Loud.

At night, I get a few moments of peace and I let myself fantasize about New Mexico spas and my dogs back in Texas and Christmas and crazy Tibetan monasteries I'll probably never be able to see. To be there. To be then, actually. Then and not now. Now is insanity. Now is restlessness and lack of sleep and so very much noise from loud, loud trains and so many people. Then is somewhen else.

But now is the now, so I have to work with it. That's all we can do, right?

Ahh! Real blogging!

It's been too long! But... I'm going to start doing several smaller blogs instead of waiting weeks to make one big one. Not that my blogs are ever particularly nice or anything. Unless I draw stuff.

Anyway, I don't really have anything lucrative to say so here's a picture of some iced coffee from Starbucks after I gave my name as "Dr. Awesome."

Rush rush rush

It's another crazy day!

I had two classes this morning, then had to rush home to feed the lizards and grab my shoes before tap class. Well, I have to leave in the next few minutes and my tap shoes are nowhere to be found. Oops. This'll be a fun class.

I'm trying not to let my overly hectic schedule get the best of me. I just really wish I had some days off to learn music.

Right now I'm sitting in my kitchen eating a pop tart

before I run out again.

Peeeace.