I am done exams! And at home in Toronto! Yee-haw! Although I still have a paper to finish and hand in by e-mail. I am working on that right now. Yes, I am not actually typing this, but am in fact making glorious insights into the poetry of Thomas Hardy. In case anyone asks ( Read more... )

Happy New Year, everyone ( Read more... )

Oh, NaNo. I thought you were going so well and then you betrayed me. I'm still writing but I'm behind now. I could still catch-up - especially if inspiration strikes before Dec. 1. We'll see how it goes. I just like ending at natural ending points rather than forcing myself to continue when I really don't feel it. And I haven't felt it this weekend ( Read more... )

Because I am insane, and not nearly busy enough, I finally bit the bullet and signed up for NaNoWriMo. This will be my first year. I've always thought about doing it, but waited until a really low-key and stress-free time in my life before trying. [/sarcasm] Anyway, despite the fact that I will probably be ripping my hair out in one week's time, ( Read more... )

Two (not one, but two!) new blog entries over at South in the Winter (for journal newcomers: my book blog). One is a recommendation post featuring Agatha Christie, and one is a very short post about summer reading lists, which I unearthed from the depths of my hard drive the other day ( Read more... )

( Book meme I found somewhere or other... )

( I read some books... )

It's cold. I hate waking up this early. 8:30 classes suck ( Read more... )

It's amazing, how quickly this summer has passed. All I really have to show for my four months off from school are a very deep tan and a somewhat fattened bank account. I suppose spending so many useless hours operating rides at an amusement park runs the clock down ( Read more... )

( Books, again. )