So, for those of you who know me personally, it will come as no surprise when I tell you that I tend to hate poetry. (... Alright, maybe hate is a word that's too strong in this context, but I really dislike it.) This is because I find it obscure and the way you should read it just doesn't match up with the way I like to read: which is turning ( Read more... )

I just survived a 90 minute presentation on Chinese poetry - poetry by the author Bian Zhilin to be accurate :). And it was BRILLIANT! Honestly, in the beginning I was dead scared, of course, as I am at nearly all public presentatiosn of any kind ... but after a while I got really into it, and it became SO MUCH FUN! Which I hadn't expected at all ( Read more... )

Soooo tired *snore*

Just spent the last few hours trying to make a few new icons (best one I came up with was the one I'm using right now - which essentially isn't anything more than the picture that was taken in NY -.- I fail). Then I looked at some icons others had created - and was gobsmacked. There are some really talented peeps out there ^^! ( Read more... )