now that summer is approaching and im not scared of stepping outside anymore, ive decided that i really need to get my shit together and start running again. to help me overcome this fear i have enlisted the best writer in the world haruki murakami. his latest english translation is a series of journal entries as [...]
Entries from October 2008
October 25, 2008
what i talk about when i talk about running
October 25, 2008
pantai kuta
i wish i was here right now.
[dont you reckon its really annoying when people try to show just how 'international' they are by throwing uncommon foreign words into sentences, especially in titles]
[btw paintai = beach in indonesian]
October 21, 2008
hobbies?
first day back and the ridiculous reference questions still continue:
suntanned librarian (ST): hi xxxxx library how can I help you?
caller (C): yes, do you have a book about hobbies?’
ST: there are many hobbies, do you have any idea about what you are looking for?
C: no i don’t, which is why i want a book about hobbies?
ST: [...]
October 19, 2008
vacation reading recommendations
having recently returned from a couple of months hanging about in warm places, ive had the good fortune to read some stuff that i would not be caught dead being seen with in melbourne.
[when you work at a public library, your borrowings are everybody's business and everyone has the right to comment on them. like the time a [...]
October 19, 2008
rafflesia flower
the rafflesia flower is the largest flower in the world, found only in sumatra borneo and the philippines. the bud [see right of image] takes 9 months to open, and then after 7 days it begins to rot.
apparently humans are not meant to touch the buds before they have opened, because the body chemicals react with the plant and [...]
