Tag Archives: reading
Books and Beauty
It seems sort of inevitable that it should be books (and the reading of them) that get me blogging again. In some ways I have lots to say “of my own” as well, what with another year (what a year!) … Continue reading
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Drawers
I’m reading a book at the moment called Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name. Don’t be put off by the almost lilac cover and the rather corny blurb about Clarissa unearthing “the truth about herself” – this is a … Continue reading
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The Side Effects of Being an Arts Student
I sometimes read stuff that makes me go “oh I wish I had written that.” Then I realise that since I haven’t written it, it is much pleasanter to just be happy that someone has. Such was the case when … Continue reading
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Get It?
Lisa: “What are you reading?” Me: “Just this book… you’ve read Pobby and Dingan, right?” L: “yeah” Me: “This is the other one by him, Specks in the Sky“ L: “Ah, I don’t think I’ve read that” Me: “It’s kinda … Continue reading
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Happenings (of the Future)
Optometrist appointment. Meeting with Meredith to discuss research assistant work. Readings. Graduate Research Methods. A trip to the bank. Psychosocial Perspectives on Disorder. Birthday dinner for Rachel at Palookaville (yay!). Bikeriding in between. A phonecall or two. Principles of Psychological … Continue reading
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Things I Love Thursday
You know when you’re reading along, happily flipping the pages of a good novel, maybe you’re curled up on the couch, or leaning against the window of the Hurstbridge train. The story is interesting but not too intense, funny and … Continue reading
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Me, a Tree
#1. This is just to say, that I failed to explain the title, that was on the post about morals. Forgive me, I got sidetracked, but seemed to make sense, at the time. The reason why I wrote it, was … Continue reading
I, Zombie
I’ve just found a drafted post of mine that starts “Sometimes I wonder whether I mightn’t just be a well brought up psychopath”. The thought stands alone; isn’t elaborated on at all – which probably, in hindsight, is a good … Continue reading
Attempting to Fix the Reader’s Version of the Chinese-Population-in-a-Line Problem
Have you heard that thing about “If the whole population of China were to walk past you, single file, so you could count all the people, the line would never end”? I don’t know if it’s true (it’d at least … Continue reading
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Recent Reading
In my post about War and Peace, I also listed the other books I have read since November. They were all good, in their various ways, so I thought I’d try to give them all a rundown here, over the … Continue reading
