3 posts tagged “book”
I can't really fall asleep right now. I've been reading for awhile--I really like how James Baldwin writes.
let's take off
all our bobbles and pretenses
and flicker around
our shrouded rooms
filled with morning dew and soft sighs
we'll fall asleep
tugging on fantasy
and funneling
queer views
throughout the interm
sighing
all over
(Not a product of James Baldwin, but of me... on this early Sunday morning when I should be sleeping since I have to drive back to college tomorrow).
Also, if you purchase the album through the iTunes' store you get the videos that go along with the songs as well, and those are fun fun fun to watch.
School and life are fine. I'm reading The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac right now (I can't remember if I've mentioned this yet) and really enjoying the read. And today I've been rather proactive with studying Spanish and writing my story. Only four-hundred more words! Mmm going to a party tonight, but have nothing to do until then, so I may take a nap.
I thought this meme was nice, so yeah.
Instructions:
- Grab the nearest book. *
- Open the book to page 123.
- Find the fifth sentence.
- Post the text of the next three sentences on your blog along with these instructions
* 'nearest' means you can't rummage around for a 'cool' or 'intellectual' book. Really, whatever your hand falls on first. Let's hope it's not porn.
From The Secret History by Donna Tartt.
When I touched my forehead with my ungloved hand the fingers came away red. The quarter was gone; besides, I had forgotten the number. I would have to come back later, when the Boulder Tap was open and I could get change.
Interestingly enough the one-hundred twenty-third page was ear-marked. I have no real idea why. And, if you were worried, this won't become a habit. I just liked this idea.