things purchased with my discount today

[threeplusfire]

The Fionavar Tapestry series, by Guy Gavriel Kay
The World of Pies by Karen Stolz
Amerika by Franz Kafka
Lewis Carroll, Photographer, by Helmut Gernsheim
The Sexual Labyrinth of Nikolai Gogol by Simon Karlinsky
The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth
The Princess and the Pea Little Golden Book
Throwing Copper, Live, cassette
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Made it to school and to work, despite the horrid traffic, idiots and the humidity that reminded me of time lived in Houston. Work was busy and even productive. I created a new display of shiny new cookbooks. I hope someone wants to make soups and cookies and Italian food. It makes me so happy when I see people buying books I've put out there.

Developed a screaming headache towards the end of the day. It's not so bad now. Pressure, tension, mostly. Dreading coming home. Thankfully the house is empty. I can't face Karen just yet. I'm still so shocked and hurt.

If she had just said something, showed some kind of sympathy instead of acting like I was a bitch for bringing it up all. I think I have badly misunderstood this person. *sigh*

Singing along quietly to my new tape. I got it mostly because of it's associations, riding the bus my freshman year of high school, listening to this tape. It's pretty good actually. You can sing along, you can drive to it. That's all that matters right now.

Next week, another doctor's appointment. I hope when I get my new insurance that I can keep my doctor. He's been my doctor for half my life, and even though I don't like him sometimes, I feel safer there. My mom trusts him, so that is something.

Comments

yeah that one

[dragonflychey.livejournal.com]

All the books you got are so interesting to me! I think my Women in Lit prof passed that Lewis Carroll book around when we read Alice in Wonderland. There was the image of the keyhole and Alice in a garden in the book, which is how Carroll was suppose to 'see' and sort of spy on, in a way, the real life Alice that he was obsessed with ...it's late and that made no sense. I'm sorry. but that's a unique book, if it's the one I'm thinking.
And the Gogol one, too. I'm going to be writing about Gogol for my research paper in Russian Literature. I don't know anything about him, tho. By the end of the course I'm sure I'll be an expert, lol. I'd love to hear any impressions you have about him, but only if you feel like it.
Take care,
Chey

Re: yeah that one

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Gogol rocks the house. One of the craziest, most fascinating writers of the past couple centuries. I highly recommend his collection of tales, nicely translated and annotated by Pevear & Volokhonsky. They exude a quiet gleam, the simpler life and world full of magic.