skinned.

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The last few days have been an exercise in metaphorical weeding. I've been sorting through my possessions in preparation to moving. I think this one of those snapshot moments because so much of what I have dug up have been remnants of childhood and that gap after childhood when personas are assumed and discarded almost imperceptibly, like veils of

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[girlafraid_]

*shakes head* Then why, oh why, did you read them in the first place? It's hilarious how everyone disowns their ex-fandoms with such disgust. *looks at silverchair, except that was a decision based solely on the fact that Diorama was a pathetic excuse for a "concept" album, concept being "try to rip off the Beach Boys and fail miserably"*

You're saying that you didn't balk during the top 20 at Captain Underpants? P&P at #2 is shameful. HHGG at #8 was a pleasant surprise, as was John Irving at #84, seeing our ex-school library had no Irving books. I'm surprised LotR was #1, I didn't think many Australians would manage to get through the whole series. It must have been the work of Bloom-girls or Tolkein-nerds.

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I think you are underestimating the true heinousness of Traci Harding. (Among the circumstances that lead to me reading it: I was bored; year eight summer holidays; second-hand bookshop bingeing; ooh, Atlantis!; requisite rite-of-literary passage through the slums of bad fantasy novels - why Nadia read them I have no idea.) She makes Harry Potter a monument to intellectualism. And anyway, the top 3 was predictable - Christians out in force at no.3 (although I've read the bible quite a bit for a non-believer I should think), and LoTR and P&P were really all about the adaptations: Firth and Bloom/Aragon respectively.

I'm not sure if I should pick up Cloudstreet or not because when it comes to Australian literature, I'm at a complete loss. Among other things I can't accept is that War and Peace featured ahead of Anna Karenina but who am I to be bitter over other people's personal preferences? Couldn't help but notice that Joyce wasn't there at all. Or Kundera, but then I remind myself this isn't my favourite book list. I haven't ever

[girlafraid_]

Australian literature is, well... meh. I read Dirt Music and kept thinking, "If this wasn't Australian, no-one in this country would give two hoots about it." It's probably quite good, but I was in an irritated mood because it was the barricade between reading two Toni Morrison books (habit of trying not to read two books by the same author in a row).

Australians read Joyce more than necessary? As if. Joyce was Catholic. Bloom was a Jew. Australia is in a funk of white-supremist, Protestant misogyny (read: Liberal party in power, they like Keith Windschuttle). Like they're going to read the literature of the oppressed for fun. A Fortunate Life, on the other hand: ANZAC myth much.

Never read it, but by the sound of it... the word "Captain" grates already, being militaristic and male, and "Underpants"... if it was Madame Pantaloons I might have read it. Actually, if it was Madame Pantaloons, I would definitely have read it.

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Madame Pantaloons and the Incredible Inflatable Space Cowboys? Fine book.

I'd hate to vaguely point in the direction of I don't mind Windschuttle myself, in fact Reynolds annoys me so much more as far as the History Wars are concerned in case I align myself with the white-supremist, Protestant, misogynist right-wing. Of course, one of the most ass-ish Liberal members is Tony Abbot, a devout Catholic. Maybe he's a closest Joyce fan.

Was Dirt Music as mediocre as you claim? Tim Winton is taking up quite a few places in that list, actually. I've heard some people who read him and found him 'gorgeous', but then, they similarly adored Bruce Courtenay which reminds me why I ran out of conversational material...

Off to get my teeth cleaned on this glorious Saturday morning.

[uponsuchanearth]

A warm welcome back, Miss Alice. How I have been missing you and wondering what you're up to! I am currently caught between here and jual. It's a little awkward, but I'm not so active at the moment, so it's not so horrible.

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Rather disappointinly I haven't been up to anything much lately, aside from sitting the final high school exams and waiting for their results. It's funny being caught between two journals, isn't it? Before 'viennawaltzing' I think I had, or half-had another two or three. Periods in between journals become periods of transition for me; periods spliced between two become periods of awkward ambiguity. Is uni still in session for you or are you out for the Christams holidays/winter break (I'm not sure I'm calling it right.)

[eien_infinity]

why waste so many words writing something absolutely so simple? :)
glad to see you alive.
truly, glad.

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Because I think minimalism is a terrible terrible trend and I'm fighting against it. Obviously.
Dearest Cat, I shall never die (or vaporise for that matter) without consulting you first.
Your future patient awaiting your medical attention (whatever uni),
Aly.

[eien_infinity]

minimalism is truth.

we must get together, though with the wk ahead, i suppose we both have horrid schedules lined?

in any case, do tell me a date and what you'd like to do.

I must return your flying daggers. Andy lau was horrendous.

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Chinese film awards are all rigged anyway - or the talent pool is depressingly lacking.

Right - I'm really really busy up to next Thursday. From 4am Friday to 6am Saturday though, my mother simply will not allow me to go out and have fun whilst she remains behind to worry about my UAI. From there, my schedule has two possibilities:

a - I do well.
Saturday night at Prash's party, hopefully getting trashed at a bar in the city and getting home very very late to spend Sunday unconscious. Meaning Monday will be a complete washout and Tuesday I'll be at the school BBQ.

b - I fuck up.
Saturday will be spent crying, Sunday throwing things around, Monday lethagically tragic. Tuesday I will be avoiding the BBQ but still sulking, no doubt.

Either way, how does the 22nd or 23rd of December sound? Ridiculously close to Christmas, but we can wander around Surry Hills, visit vintage clothing stores, eat lamb burgers and you can tell me your birthday plans.

[nagaioyasumi]

Hey there, precious.

Lawyers, I am afraid, never become brilliant novelists.

Who knows, you may very well be the first one. ^.^

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Hey.

No, I'm afraid I'll probably be too pre-occupied with making money by then to possibly open up a word file and start typing. Live rich and be vaccuous! It can't be as depressing as they make it seem.