#57.

books i've read 2011-2012

1. hey nostradamus! by douglas coupland
2. the gum thief by douglas coupland
3. the handmaid's tale by margaret atwood
4. oryx and crake by margaret atwood
5. the hunger games by suzanne collins
6. the perks of being a wallflower by stephen chbosky

*italics indicates favourites

#56.

i've been reading a lot lately--douglas coupland, margaret atwood--none of which would really do much for my academia. it's inspired me to write. i think often about things that i should like to write about. yet as soon as a really great idea comes into mind, it is gone. like wisps of smoke. foggy, intoxicating, intangible.

one of my greatest aspirations is to produce a sort of greatness. something that will compel people to feel something of astronomical proportions. something that will inspire others to ditch their apathy and maybe find a light in the world to follow.

maybe,maybe,maybe.

as recent events have unfolded, i should like to tell you, my dear little crevice in this vast 'anonymous' network, that i am quite devastated. because earthquakes are ripping countries apart and the ocean follows suite, seeking to swallow anything it can touch. and leaders are distributing self-proclaiming justice on freedom fighters, while mothers and children and fathers and brothers and sisters cry.

and i am left here, in a little room on the outskirts of my university campus, feeling personal heartbreak as the snow outside billows down in soft, wet chunks. and i shudder because i realize, how many have/will never see[n] snow.