Aino Minako-chan

mood: good

music: "Seventh Heaven" L'arc~en~ciel

I've been dreaming a lot recently, for the first time since college, probably. And I'm talking about the very Minako-esque dreams that I usually have, ones that tend not to involve surrealistic daily life, but instead feature complex plots with flashbacks and voiceovers. (Seriously, I normally dream in "movies". If I could remember every word that I ever dreamed, I could make a fortune off of novels and scripts.) Just last night, I dreamed something involving a team of people (including myself) hunting down either demons or alien lifeforms in a sort of sci-fi sewer. I died halfway through the dream (stomache ripped out; there was a lot of blood), but that's no reason to stop the story! The dream continued and it was rather exciting. (Oddly enough, this was not a horror dream, or even a remotely scary dream. It was just a summer-movie/action dream. Good times.)

It's possibly because I'm sleeping better, but my boss also suggested that it's because I've been reading so much this year, thus working the creative part of my brain into overtime. So without further ado, here are some more book reviews!

( (26) The Homeless Channel by Matt Silady ) An unfortunately boring graphic novel with an interesting concept.

( (27) Spaceman Blues: A Love Song by Brian Francis Slattery ) An utterly weird sci-fi/apocalyptic/surrealist love story.

( (28) Be Near Me by Andrew O'Hagan ) A quiet, lovely novel about a middle-aged man finally finding himself.

( (29) The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon ) An awesome, truly incredible Pulitzer Price-winning novel. Read it! Now! ... Seriously, go now!

( (30) Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder ) Mystery novel + History of philosophy text = Magical, edutaining read.

( (31) Working IX to V by Vicki Leon ) An entertaining, educational book that might make your job seem not too shabby.

( (Bonus F) Keeping It Real by Justina Robson ) Possibly recommended for people who, y'know, actually like elves and cyborgs. I've got an extra copy if anyone wants one!

Since 2007 is almost over, this will probably be the next-to-last post of the year. (Not the VERY last, of course; I'm flying home for Christmas and 14 hours is a VERY long flight.) But I read 30+ books, which means more than two novels a month, so I'm not doing so bad, right? We'll see what kind of reading pops up next year. Otanoshimi!

mood: amused

music: Les Miz

Completely random, but I had a very odd dream last night. I don't remember everything, but I do know that it involved teddy bears, a theme park, and some sort of proficiency exam. (Oh, and kinomakoto, applcheeks, and kyonomiko were in it. [wave] Don't ask: I seriously don't remember.)

Anyway, here was the fun part: there was a little girl in my dream who had the power to paint the future, exactly like Isaac Mendez in "Heroes". But she was, like, five-ish, so all of her prophetic paintings were actually macaroni art. Seriously, macaroni art paintings of the future. It was totally awesome. I couldn't stop giggling when I woke up.