First person narratives
I guess that by one point in life, you find a role that suits you and stick to it. Mine is agony aunt. I should have seen the signs coming at age 17, when classmates regularly unburdened themselves to me. It hasn't abated - people still tell me
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The 2011 Challenge hosted by Bart’s Bookshelf challenges you to read 20 books from 11 categories with not more than 2 books from each category. Update: Click here to follow my progress.
bliss
Oh, and what wonderful things you shall see, What adventures you will have, Everything you dreamed of, you will be, And you will have lived your life, my friend. The ends of the earth you will traverse; You will see the wild sea, the lofty mountains, The red deserts, the
First person narratives
... You don't want to work. Ever again.
Third person narratives
"... and a dash of chivalry", she peered out from the top of her book at the person lying on the table. "Am I missing something here?", she mused. "I have gone through dark hair, blue eyes, rugged jawline, good looks, Viking physique, charm, courtliness, erudition,
Life
Life. Now, life is a funny thing. It flows on regardless, mowing down everything within its sight, engulfing pain, happiness, loss and achievement. A few nips and tucks here, and you find that the unnecessary has been pruned out completely. You even find that you can live without what you
Third person narratives
Over the flicker of candlelight and the clink of cutlery, the young man leaned towards his date. He was already in love with her. Her face had launched a thousand ships from the harbour just 2 hours ago - she was the belle of the regatta after all. One murmur
Third person narratives
It was a dark and stormy night; the rain flowed from the gargoyles overlooking the central square, dripping over their bulbous noses into the metal gutters installed around the first floor, gushing through the plastic pipes into the ground under the cobbled streets where it would meet the city'
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It's funny how little I have to say. Since the last update these things have happened 1) I had three weeks' vacation which got shortened to a week. 2) I rejoined my Swiss client sans as much work as before. 3) My one week vacation got shortened
First person narratives
So, I was walking around the British Museum staring at their Life & Death exhibit - you know, the one with the huge reel of medicines - for him and for her. At a point between ages 16 and 25, I stopped and just thought about death - about how
Please don't stop the Music
I usually have my own ideas about music <as chronicled before>. That was almost two years ago. A lot of water has passed under the bridge. The bridge still stands, a little more worn, a little worse for the wear, battle-worn but still steadfast. And yet, the water
Arbit
Yes. You don't have to tell me. I am short. Haha. Yes, I know... I'd probably need a fairly large stool to see eye to eye with you. No, my name is not Shorty. No, it's not Shrimpy either. Grr. You can thank your