1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.
5. Don't search around and look for the coolest book you can find. Do what's actually next to you.

"And so many things I want to forget."
[Neruda: Selected Poems]

As I walked home from the parking lot, rain slowly began to fall. It started with a few drops and soon a steady stream was dripping from my hair. Surprising for November, this rain was a pleasure... the kind of refreshing coolness usually reserved for summer showers ( Read more... )

The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to those who are unbridled, untrammeled, and free.

In love, you feel the most alive when your lover is creative and never lets you feel bored.

You'd like to your lover to think you are stylish and alluring.
You would be forced to break up with someone who was insecure and in constant need of ( Read more... )

I'm procrastinating. Was looking at livejournals and realized I hadn't updated mine in a long time. So what's been happening with me? Lots of work: independent research (on problematic second language acquisition, mostly), time in the photography lab, regular coursework, etc. I'm still breakdancing. (Thanks to all who saw and commented on the ( Read more... )

#1 The Bible
#2 Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
#3 Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
#4 The Koran
#5 Arabian Nights
#6 Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
#7 Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
#8 Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
#9 Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
#10 Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
#11 The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
#12 Uncle ( Read more... )

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