I am back from Shanghai, and have survived the most over-crowded day at Fan Expo EVAR. What do I wanna write about though? Books. Books make my soul happy ( Read more... )

11. A War of Gifts - Orson Scott CardWell, I'm really not learning my lessons here. I don't even want to talk about this novella because I don't think it deserves any kind of serious commentary... Ugh, I'll try. This is Ender's Game: The Christmas Special. No, really. It centres around religious zealot Zeck (I swear to god OSC, if you named him ( Read more... )

Ugh... just found out my stupid summer course had a book list that costs $200. Wh are you trying to fool Drama 2140, you're barely a real class! I wanted to take a trip to New York, but loosing $200 means I might not be able to... dang.

That being said, who would have ever thought I would go to summer school... by choice...?

9. First Meetings - ( Read more... )

Doctor Who inspired this bit o' madness last night:

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What could be better for a Doctor Who marathon than Fish Custard to snack on??? Not bad, I totally recommend it. Works great with chicken fingers as well.

8. Once Upon a Time in the North - Philip PullmanA much better novella than Lyra's Oxford, this one really made me want Philip Pullman to ( Read more... )

Just finished my last exam today, so I am finally done my first year of university. It was my Astronomy exam, which had some ridiculous questions about gamma rays and light spectrums, but also even more ridiculous questions like ( Read more... )

Dear EBGames Employee-

(Sorry Meagan, this is the exact opposite of the kind of stories you wanted.)

Today I was at your establishment to pick up my pre-odrered copy of Pokémon SoulSilver. I also decided to buy the guide book because I like to have all the stats at a hands reach and not have to spend twenty minutes online to figure out what the best ( Read more... )

4. Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business - Neil Postman

Some of you might recall my rant about this novel from last year, so I won't bore you with that, instead enjoy this paragraph from the last chapter. It really struck my interest, because Postman suggests this and an unlikely solution to the problem of ( Read more... )

Of course, it's possible that my brain's always melting...

3. Londonstani - Gautam MalkaniAnother book for school. This was written phonetically, like Trainspotting, A Clockwork Orange and Push. In fact, it was very similar to those first two novels, perhaps more so A Clockwork Orange, as both dealt with lost English youths looking to gangs for ( Read more... )

*1. Maus I: My Father Bleeds History - Art SpiegelmanThe second thing I've read this year that won the Pulitzer and centres around survival with father and son stories. I'm sensing a theme for the year... I have quite the history with this graphic novel, having first discovered it by accident in Junior. I like this one better than the sequel, but I ( Read more... )

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