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Well, for like the twentieth time since December, I'm sick with this cough... I might be going back to the doctor today, but I honestly have no idea. You just never know, do ya?

However, being sick has given me time to read. A lot of itme to read. I finish books when I'm sick, the most recent of these being Christine.

I've also been watching a lot of The X-Files and Northern Exposure lately. In previous bouts of sickness, it was ER, but TXF and NE seem to be the best ...

I bought a lot of books this weekend. A LOT of books. Here's the definitive list:

-The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
-Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
-Christine by Stephen King *
-Carrie (my second copy) by Stephen King *
-Gods and Heroes of Greek Mythology by Some Guy (I'll get back to you on that)
-1984 by George Orwell

*-Given to me as a gift.

I finished Christine today, and I loved it. I read it in four days, averaging 100-150 ...

As some may have seen, there's been a nice lively discussion going on at this thread http://www.online-literature.com/for...609#post559609 regarding epic genre. This blog entry is partly a response to an excellent post by Bluevictim defending the possibility of a 21st century national epic and questioning whether fantasy is the appropriate genre for the continuation of an epic tradition. I found that there were so many thoughts I wished to express on the subject of epic and ...

white noise; man saying "go go go!"; lady answers "fire in the hole!"; "enemy spotted!"; friends, where are my friends?; playing stupid songs; american perhaps; guy lost his ammo, had to reload; girl says wait; viewing threads, now playing, click new posts, create new entry; blasts, gun shots, ear hurts, had to go; reload this page, nobody home; clean house tomorrow, bathe the dog; watch the shakey's volleyball league: far eastern university vs ateneo de manila university; ...

Memory Web

Loose strands
like spider webs
broken wisps
ever drifting down
vanishing as soon as
they touch the ground

Fingers grasping
as if through silken hair
always sliding away

Only cloud temptation
the invisible always felt
but every time you make a grab
it just drifts away

Presence still lingering
in shadow form
beyond the eyes
only a breath ...