A Week In Review.

[leene_chan]

We had some nice weather for the past few days, but now it's back to being lousy humid. I'm going to miss leaving the window open at night. I was fooled into thinking it was fall already. =_=

Stiiilllll not done with Chapter One of my story. My only explanation is that it's a really long Chapter One and will probably end up being Chapter One and Two. (So far it's 34 pages in 12 point Times New Roman). I showed what I have of it so far to my Number One Toughest Critic, and all her criticisms were grammar-centric. So I feel better about my project. ^_^; Unfortunately, now the knuckle joint on my right ring finger is painful and swollen. I don't want to have to stop working until it gets better, so maybe I'll have to start writing with my teeth?

I have a book recommendation for all you out there who think I hate everything. I just finished Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet by Xinran. It was probably one of the most heart-rending and depressing books I've read in the past five years (besides Andre Brink's The Other Side of Silence). That's not bad for a 225 page book with extremely large print. If you're one of those people who doesn't feel satisfied with a book if it doesn't make you cry tears from the depths of your soul, please check it out. Xinran's The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices is also an excellent read.

On the gaming front, I finished Porom's and Edward/Gilbert's Chapters in Final Fantasy IV: The After Years. I just staring the Lunarian's Story--is it just me or does unmasked Golbez bear a striking resemblance to Dante from Devil May Cry? My opinion of the game as a whole still stands: it's not very good, but for weirdo FFIV nuts like me it's enjoyable enough to play through.