i’m purposefully not revisingtonight. spent about 4.5 hoursor so during the day on it. it’sgoing well, with a slight hitchyesterday in which i tried to negotiatewith virginia in regards to one ofher editorial comments. to my credit,it was the first time i tried toweasel out of anything (ha!),and it merely boiled down toa small misunderstanding.virginia [...]
Monthly Archives: October 2008
lavinia
October 6, 2008 – 11:05 pm
in between revision marathonsthis past weekend, i finally finishedle guin’s lavinia. and ah, she mademe cry with her words. it’s a wonderfulstory written in her lovely prose. itmakes me want to reread the aeneid.
aeneas witnesses the burning of troyand must fulfill his destiny, creatinga grand new nation in foreign lands.lavinia is the princess fated to [...]
melt with you
October 2, 2008 – 10:04 pm
we celebrated the love’s birthdaylast saturday and he chose to go tothe melting pot, a fondue place. ican’t say i’m a big fan of fondue,other than the dessert part, butwas pleasantly surprised by this meal.it was good! tho i think i’ll alwaysprefer the chinese version huo guo(fire pot) instead.i got to choose the cheese starterand [...]
good enough
October 1, 2008 – 11:05 pm
it’s hotter than hades outside.as it usually is in october. i just hope we don’t have any devastatingbrush fires this month. i’ve already hadto pack everything that means anythingto me in a few crates and boxes twicein the past five years. i still don’t knowwhere my chops (chinese seals formy paintings) are from last year’semergency [...]
moonie’s mischief for a good cause!
October 1, 2008 – 1:09 am
our beloved moonie is hopingto raise some money for her friend :
Recently, a friend of mine was diagnosed with Stage IV lymphoma. She is only 28 and is fighting back hard, but her valor is frustrated by the fact that she has no insurance. Medicaid will be kicking in for her in about a month, [...]