Ha Jin's new book has been released today. (For those of you who are keeping track of "new books").

I read Russo's "Bridge of Sighs" but am waiting for Jeff to finish it before saying anything about it.

Meanwhile, I'm rereading Wharton's "House of Mirth" for AmLit and Atwood's "Handmaid's Tale" for Honors Comp.

Just in case you were wondering...

I am SO sick and absolutely beyond tired of people/students/alleged adults who CANNOT FOLLOW DIRECTIONS!!!

Is it so much to ask?????

Thirty years ago, Steven Biko died.

Who remembers Steven Biko?

The more things change, the more they stay the same. We really ARE doomed to repeat the history we choose to forget~

I realize I haven't posted to this journal in almost 2 months--not that anyone is shouting for me to say something new--but reading this article today just pushed me over the edge ( Read more... )

Reading "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows."

I can't help it.

And no, I won't put out any spoilers. After 160 pages, though, I'm not impressed.

Six hundred more to go~

When Is Enough Enough ( Read more... )

"It was on this day in 1936 that the novel Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell was first published. When she handed the manuscript over to editors, it was in terrible shape, with more than 1,000 pages of faded and dog-eared paper, poorly typed and with penciled changes. But they loved the story. They asked Mitchell to change the original title ( Read more... )

So, LadySankofa, your LiveJournal reveals...


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On this, the "longest day of the year," I wish you all peace and comfort and joy.

Your Power Element is Metal
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