On the rise
I'm embarking upon a five hour train journey up to Edinburgh tomorrow, and I am still bereft of my mp3 player due to My First Mugging (tm). Last year I spent most of the journey unconscious, aside from talking to the middle aged man sharing a table with me in the breakfast car about my A-level results for the best part of an hour. Heavy celebratory drinking the night before, as you may recall. I am taking 'The Line of Beauty' by Alan Hollinghurst with me, which should last at least for the trip up. Lately I've read:
Franz Kafka: Stories 1904-1924, edited by J.A. Underwood
The Sweet Shop Owner by Graham Swift
Hotel Du Lac by Anita Brookner
Behind The Scenes At The Museum by Kate Atkinson
I also read a couple of short stories by Doris Lessing, and a bunch of old issues of New Scientist, that my mum bought for 5p each from a charity shop. Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is typically Joss Whedonish (read: awesome).
airlight's birthday weekend was lots of fun, and this week I've been half-heartedly sorting out stuff for my trip to the US, as well as meeting up with friends for catching up and drinking. Hotel Du Lac woke up my ever-present wanderlust. I'm looking forward to continuing exploring and getting to know Edinburgh.
I think that's everything for now.
Franz Kafka: Stories 1904-1924, edited by J.A. Underwood
The Sweet Shop Owner by Graham Swift
Hotel Du Lac by Anita Brookner
Behind The Scenes At The Museum by Kate Atkinson
I also read a couple of short stories by Doris Lessing, and a bunch of old issues of New Scientist, that my mum bought for 5p each from a charity shop. Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is typically Joss Whedonish (read: awesome).
airlight's birthday weekend was lots of fun, and this week I've been half-heartedly sorting out stuff for my trip to the US, as well as meeting up with friends for catching up and drinking. Hotel Du Lac woke up my ever-present wanderlust. I'm looking forward to continuing exploring and getting to know Edinburgh.I think that's everything for now.