Walking the dog down allies this afternoon, I found a figurine of a reader set out for the taking on top of a trash can. It was missing a foot. The head was ugly, so I broke that off too.
I don't have any heads that quite fit, so for now Saint Raphael's will do. (He lost his body.)
Are you reading any books?
Mostly I've been reading this-and-that online. I haven't been able to settle on any one book since finishing The Martian.
I don't have many books at home--I count(ed) on choosing from books at work. Nothing I have appeals right now. But then, maybe nothing would.
I don't have any heads that quite fit, so for now Saint Raphael's will do. (He lost his body.)
Are you reading any books?
Mostly I've been reading this-and-that online. I haven't been able to settle on any one book since finishing The Martian.
I don't have many books at home--I count(ed) on choosing from books at work. Nothing I have appeals right now. But then, maybe nothing would.
Jean Rhys, Wide Sargasso Sea (disappointing).
ReplyDeleteC. Brontë, The Professor.
F. Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet.
Good choice of head and old find too. I found a headless figure of a classical looking woman in a skip (dumpster?!) The other day and brought her home. I am still not sure whether she should have a head. Probably better for her to remain unaware at the moment. I am reading The Strain trilogy on my Kindle. I would not recommend it but I am going to finish it tinder what happens. It is about a takeover of the world by vampires, but they are not the normal portrayal of elegant vampires with great lives. They are described in terms of a virus, so it has some relevance, and things areca cruelly much worse than on the real earth at the moment, believe it or not!
ReplyDeleteI am glad you enjoyed reading some of my blog. I did that with yours the other day too thanks! Thank goodness for the internet and far away people who can seem near at least! Have a good Sunday!
Good find I meant.
ReplyDeleteTinder=to see.
ReplyDeleteAreca cruelly =are actually.
Need to check comments first!
Oh wow! Kudos for having provided bodyless Saint Raphael with a new body - and something to read for keeping him entertained (it looks like he's appreciating this, and is not too much worried about the missing foot). I'm impressed with your ability to rescue things. I lately found a tiny porcelain doll missing a leg: I plan to make one for her, perhaps a wooden one?
ReplyDeleteOld fat Tororo is currently reading Aniara, by Swedish author Harry Martinson. A seemingly unadaptable book (it's "a space odissey", written in verses, in a highly lyrical style!) that's been lately adapted anyway as a movie, soon to be available on DVD (at least in France). I'm really curious to see how the Swedes managed to film it, and what will remain of the totally unconventional narrative.
MICHAEL: I'm enjoying your quotes from Pessoa on your blog.
ReplyDeleteI read Wide Sargasso Sea... 40 years ago?
I can imagine it would be disappointing to read it again, but I'm grateful that it first introduced me to literary fan-fiction---the idea that you can play with/reinterpret other people's characters. Even famous "important" ones!
SARAH: I was never sure about "skip", so I looked it up, and yes, we call all such big waste containers dumpsters---originally a trademarked name, like "Kleenex".
I look forward to seeing your headless find, if you post her.
Like her, I'll remain unaware and skip "The Strain" in favor of fluff or nonfiction unrelated to viruslike threats.
Thanks for the corrections. Funny how one can usually figure out what misspellings/auto spell-check errors were meant to say. But not always! Your auto-corrections were quite creative.
TORORO: You mean, I am not the only old fat one, besides Boris? :)
I hope you will post a photo of your tiny doll and her new leg?
(I do check your blog, but only occasionally since I don't read French.)
Oh--wow--
I watched a movie-trailer for "Aniara"--looks fascinating!
And disturbing? Social breakdown on a space-transport.
I think I might just watch "WALL-E" again instead---
their solution for keeping humans happy living in space makes me laugh, it seems so right:
Get us fat on endless treats and put us in go-carts in front of a screen.