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I will really board at night, but did not yet feel like going to bed, but there was nothing on TV and nothing to do, hardly anyone around (online) I was messing around on Goodreads to waste time until I finally had to resign to go to bed. And I discovered that Goodreads has these book giveaways, in which publishers will submit to them a limited number of upcoming books, to give away in a random draw with the intent and hope of receiving early reviews on the book. Though it is not absolutely required ...

A Flock to Wander Bravely

Far up the skies he did surmise
Is a lonely Shepherd with faded eyes
Beset by sheep his flock interned
Led the path to mountain turned
in turmoil, with no dog left behind
As the ravine beckons, horror is defined
Before Death the Shepherd cried in vain
"My flock, my flock I must contain!"
Seconds pass the door is drawn
Endless chasm, a watcher gone
The reconciliation of fallen ...

I love Studio Ghibli movies. For those not familiar with them, Studio Ghibli is a Japanese movie production company specialising in anime (animation, or cartoons if you prefer). But there’s something more to these anime movies than your standard Disney movie brings. For a start, they’re not always suitable for children, though children are often central to the story. These movies often deal with complex questions of morality, social issues, our interaction with each other, other species and the ...

The blinded angel fell before a painted moon
Like a silvery shard crashing into the world
From the heavens torn
she tears her body apart

Standing on top the hill seems smaller still
before my eyes fell down a shooting star
Thus from innocence born
silently did my wish depart

I went to Barnes & Nobel today, which usually I don't like to do, becasue it is too expensive for me, but I wanted to get a copy of A Condederacy of Dunces for the Septemeber group read and it would have been too much of a crap shoot to try and track down in one of my usual second-hand book sales and used book stores.

And while I was there I figured I might as well look for a copy of Emma because for some reason, I couldn't find it anywhere, which quite surprised me, I thought ...