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girlofprey) wrote2005-07-15 05:32 pm
girlofprey) wrote2005-07-15 05:32 pm
More of the things! My life is made up of miscellaneous things, okay!
That time of the month yesterday. I was in so much pain. Mostly I laid down and didn't move. My sister thinks I should start taking Codeine for it all. I think Hmm. But I can put off buying a new swimming costume for a while, I think.
Almost finished 1984. I'm into Part 3 anyway, and pretty much scared of everything. In the book and out of it. I'm quite a lot horrified of what Julia must have been turned into ::pets her::. And I know the end of - well, Winston - is going to have something to do with his mother and sister and what a hideous little brat he was when he was a child, and that's is probably going to make a horrible kind of sense. It's especially unnerving since I've read Nietzche and Foucault, and know that there is actually quite a lot in the idea that 'reality' is shaped by our minds, and that we can control it by controlling them. But I assumed there would be a group of people at the head of the Party controlling 'reality' for their own ends, out of selfishness, and I'm starting to realise it's not - like it says in Goldstein's book, the more control they have, the more insane they have to be, or the Party won't last. It's not about controlling the populace - it's about destroying what makes us human, independent. And that's fucking scary. I read on withhorror tears interest.
Also, O'Brien clearly fancies Winston a bit. Yes.
Today, went into town with mother today, and it was lovely, if a bit cold. We passed travel shops, and she made suggestions of taking a few days of work at some point so she and I - just she and I - could go on a trip, say to Brighton or Rome or Prague. I responded with interest and joy. It is not Cuba, but hurrah all the same!
If any of you want to go to Cuba with me, I am essentially already on the plane. Right now if needs be. I am so not kidding.
Anyway, we had burgers in our town's nicest cafe hurrah, and bought things. There was a new Total Film out, which was a nice suprise. They are remaking The Hitcher apparently. I have no words. I was tempted by a 'Cultural History of Russia' book, but decided against it. Someday I will write you a list of books I own but have not read. It is horrendous. Also got Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban on DVD because it was £10, as opposed to the shocking £17 other shops try to charge. I am a whore for the pretty yes. Ah well. Ooh, and Betty Boop socks. There were Harry Potter scarves in WH Smith's, but only Gryffindor, so I left them where they lay. Slytherin would have been a different matter. But they were not Slytherin. So hmph.
Asked a few places about work as well, but no luck :( Although I'm holding out some hope for work at the local museum and castle - even voluntary would probably be interesting, and look decent on a CV ::holds out some hope::
Went into the library as well to ask, and perused their CDs for rental. Tori Amos! Nick Cave! For only a pound! Think I will be going back, perhaps, yes :D
I want to see Veronica Mars now. Even though I know quite a few huge season spoilers. Damn you,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
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Anyway. Town Liquorice Festival starts tomorrow. Medieval day at the castle - hawking and handcrafts and crystals, oh my. I am a vat of barely contained yay. Hurrah :)
Almost finished 1984. I'm into Part 3 anyway, and pretty much scared of everything. In the book and out of it. I'm quite a lot horrified of what Julia must have been turned into ::pets her::. And I know the end of - well, Winston - is going to have something to do with his mother and sister and what a hideous little brat he was when he was a child, and that's is probably going to make a horrible kind of sense. It's especially unnerving since I've read Nietzche and Foucault, and know that there is actually quite a lot in the idea that 'reality' is shaped by our minds, and that we can control it by controlling them. But I assumed there would be a group of people at the head of the Party controlling 'reality' for their own ends, out of selfishness, and I'm starting to realise it's not - like it says in Goldstein's book, the more control they have, the more insane they have to be, or the Party won't last. It's not about controlling the populace - it's about destroying what makes us human, independent. And that's fucking scary. I read on with
Also, O'Brien clearly fancies Winston a bit. Yes.
Today, went into town with mother today, and it was lovely, if a bit cold. We passed travel shops, and she made suggestions of taking a few days of work at some point so she and I - just she and I - could go on a trip, say to Brighton or Rome or Prague. I responded with interest and joy. It is not Cuba, but hurrah all the same!
If any of you want to go to Cuba with me, I am essentially already on the plane. Right now if needs be. I am so not kidding.
Anyway, we had burgers in our town's nicest cafe hurrah, and bought things. There was a new Total Film out, which was a nice suprise. They are remaking The Hitcher apparently. I have no words. I was tempted by a 'Cultural History of Russia' book, but decided against it. Someday I will write you a list of books I own but have not read. It is horrendous. Also got Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban on DVD because it was £10, as opposed to the shocking £17 other shops try to charge. I am a whore for the pretty yes. Ah well. Ooh, and Betty Boop socks. There were Harry Potter scarves in WH Smith's, but only Gryffindor, so I left them where they lay. Slytherin would have been a different matter. But they were not Slytherin. So hmph.
Asked a few places about work as well, but no luck :( Although I'm holding out some hope for work at the local museum and castle - even voluntary would probably be interesting, and look decent on a CV ::holds out some hope::
Went into the library as well to ask, and perused their CDs for rental. Tori Amos! Nick Cave! For only a pound! Think I will be going back, perhaps, yes :D
I want to see Veronica Mars now. Even though I know quite a few huge season spoilers. Damn you,
ship_manifesto!Anyway. Town Liquorice Festival starts tomorrow. Medieval day at the castle - hawking and handcrafts and crystals, oh my. I am a vat of barely contained yay. Hurrah :)