Over the weekend, I finally began the writing process again. After a month-long hiatus, I have started writing the final letter to my Dearly Beloved Series, which should have been completed by now. Writing this last letter has been difficult for me: I am still striving to find the direction in which to carry out this epilogue. I am pretty much just writing what comes to me, as one normally should, but it's hardly coherent. Whenever I stop to reread all I've written, I write notes here and there as reminders to elaborate certain points of the narrative and hope I don't forget those ideas when I revisit a paragraph, as I've done in the past. Regardless, I'm happy just being able to write again after nearly a month long hiatus.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Inconsistencies...
ARGH! After looking at the posts I've posted recently, I noticed that I don't post as much as I want to. Granted, there are days where I don't feel like writing or even days where nothing interesting or worthy of discussion occurs. Regardless, I should be trying harder, right? Right. I hope that writing this out on digital paper can be a reminder to try to post more frequently, at least three times a week. Well, I'm off to start my day soon, so with that, have a good day. I know my day will have a rough start before it'll get better...
Monday, February 4, 2013
New Vlog!
It's been quite some time since I've posted a new vlog on my channel (Click here to go there) so here you go!
Monday, January 28, 2013
Book Review + Update
I have finished one third of Dante's Divine Comedy! A challenging read to say the least, but thoroughly enjoyable and highly relatable. There was so much to first cantica that I was most definitely overwhelmed. Thus, I had to rely extensively on Cliff's Notes on Inferno to gain a substantial understanding of epic. Also, I got the idea that I should do book reviews as well in my vlog so here is the review for Dante's Inferno:
Finally, the Comprehensive Reading List has been substantially updated, adding an additional 10 books! These additions will perhaps the final additions to the list for some time, until I am able to finish this years' goal of reading 75% of the list. Also, I probably won't add any links to the reading for a while, at least until I cross off more books of the list.
Monday, January 21, 2013
Where The Red Fern Grows...
I couldn't find The Great Gatsby anywhere...so I'm moving with my list and reading Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls. This is one of the books that I've been hesitant to read. Not that I wouldn't like the story or anything, but more because I was bored of the novel when I read this back when I was in the seventh grade. Perhaps with all these years that have passed by, my perspective of Rawls' classic will hopefully change. I'm already halfway through (I just finished chapter 10 last night) and so far, everything is pacing along quite quickly, contrary to what I once thought years ago. I've yet to reach the part where Billy competes with other coon hunters.
(SPOILER ALERT!!!) I still remember how the story ends, but I don't know how it got to that tragic ending. (END SPOILER!!!)
In the end, I hope to read this book for start to finish and hopefully walk away with an understanding as to why this books has praised so critically and to comprehend the profound message of friendship.
Sunday, January 20, 2013
CRL Update!
I have finished the first of 16 for this year (since that will bring me up to 75%) on my Comprehensive Reading List for this year. Although if I may be honest, reading Dante's Inferno was a challenging read on its own. I ended up using Cliff Notes on the text to get the most out of my experience reading the first part of the epic. Unfortunately, I now realize that if I'm going to understand Purgatorio and Paradiso completely, I'm going to have to find Cliff Notes (or Spark Notes, it doesn't matter much) for the other two parts of the Divine Comedy. So for now, I'm going to be reading F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby for the time being. By then, I hope to find the Cliff Notes and continue the journey I have started with Inferno.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Comprehensive Reading List
I've been meaning to post this list for a while...
This is my Comprehensive Reading List (or CRL). The plan is to complete this list by accomplishing to successfully read every book on this list. As one can see, I've already made much progress, hopefully in several years' time, I can proudly say that I've read them all :p
Also, anything in blue is what I'm currently reading at the moment :)
01.-02. The Iliad and Odessy - Homer
04.-06. The Divine Comedy - Dante Alighieri
12. Jurassic Park - Micheal Crichton
14. Drudge Manifesto - Matt Drudge
23. Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales (On A Break...)
25. Policing As Though People Matter - Dorothy Guyot
26. Retribution - Jilliane Hoffman
27. Prince of Thieves - Chuck Hogan
31. Shining Like Stars - Douglass Jacoby
33. What Technology Wants - Kevin Kelly
36. Getting The Most Of The Bible - G. Steve Kinnard
37. Frankenstein - Dean Koontz
38. The Satanic Bible - Anton Szandor LaVey
41. The Complete Guide to the Bible - Stephen M. Miller
48. Bahgavad Gita (As It Is) - His Divine Grace Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
57. The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ - Joseph Smith
61. AMERICA (The Definitive Guide) - Jon Stewart
63. The Purpose Driven Life - Rick Warren
65. A+ Guide To Managing And Maintaining Your PC 6th Ed. (Textbook)
66. Criminal Justice, Citrus College Custom Ed. (Textbook)
67. Electronic Technology Fundamentals (Textbook)
68. Psychology 2nd Ed. (Textbook)
Total Books Read: 43 of 68 (63.23%)
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