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chrryblssmninja) wrote2009-12-17 12:19 am
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cheekanzoop
FIRST: If you've been tagged, you must write your answers in your own LJ and replace any question that you dislike with a new, original question.
SECOND: Tag eight sexy people. Don't refuse to do it like a pansy. I AM NOW A PANSY BECAUSE I REFUSE TO TAG
1. Who sleeps in bed next to you?
No one, but when I have to walk to my bed in the dark after reading or watching something scary, I'm sometimes scared I'll find some monster or ghost there.
2. What did you last eat?
fried rice
3. What kinds of books do you read?
I tend towards surreal sci-fi, random non-fiction, weird experimental stuff, and "classics" with interesting plots. Two of my favorite authors are Shirley Jackson and Kazuo Ishiguro. In both of their styles there is elegant prose detailing some heartbreaking and cruel character fates.
4. What are you reading right now?
The Archaeology of Knowledge, by Michel Foucault. Pretty dense, but in a thankfully unprententious way. The dude just wants to clarify things! He writes a lot because he wants to be specific!
lol my anthro professors would headdesk if they knew I referred to Foucault as "the dude"
After that, I'll move on to the books due Saturday. And then I'll finish Sherman Alexie's collection of short stories, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. It is pretty good so far.
5. If you could be anywhere right now, where would it be?
I don't know. I want to be in bed resting, but I'm not sleepy enough. I need to be sleepy enough, or I end up staying awake until 5 AM because my head is swimming with thoughts.
6. Tell me something interesting that happened today.
I FINISHED EDITING A 54-MINUTE LLAMA DOCUMENTARY AND THUS FINISHED MY DAYS AT UC BERKELEY. I couldn't finish it to my satisfaction, but we're out of transport money at the moment so I just made sure the documentary had an ending and felt whole.
7. Name one odd item within three feet of you.
a flyer for a Fanny Pak performance at Chabot College. If I had time and money I'd go see them! They're one of my favorite crews from America's Best Dance Crew.
8. What's your current fandom obsession/addiction?
Nothing really...I didn't get to do much because of intense schoolwork. But right now I have insane '70's Japanese rock opera in my head. The only show I watched most regularly was It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. While this season was inconsistent, I felt it was better as a whole than season 4, and had a brilliant run of 5 or 6 episodes in the middle of the season.
9. What did you really want to do today that you didn't?
I wanted to get good chocolate at Cost Plus World Market, but they aren't carrying any of the better (I'm a chocolate snob) brands right now. Argh. I'll check in January. I need my good chocolate!
I also wanted to say goodbye to someone but I haven't run into him since September
10. What are you most excited for?
resting.
11. What websites do you always visit when you go online?
LiveJournal, Yahoo!Mail, CalMail, Tumblr, ONTD
12. What was the last thing you bought?
pearl tea
13.What do you want right now, off the top of your head?
an antenna with better reception for our house because the digital transition messed up our reception for many channels and we can't afford cable. I WANT TO WATCH THE LAST SEASON OF LOST ON MY TV NOT ONLINE ARGH
14. What's your biggest procrastination method?
internet, books, picking at finger cuticles...I find whatever.
15. Are there any bits of childhood you miss?
lots
16. Spring, summer, fall, or winter?
Summer. I like falling asleep in the sun.
17. Say something to/about the person/s who tagged you.
You're lovely and I hope it all goes well for you!
cheekanzoopFIRST: If you've been tagged, you must write your answers in your own LJ and replace any question that you dislike with a new, original question.
1. Who sleeps in bed next to you?
No one, but when I have to walk to my bed in the dark after reading or watching something scary, I'm sometimes scared I'll find some monster or ghost there.
2. What did you last eat?
fried rice
3. What kinds of books do you read?
I tend towards surreal sci-fi, random non-fiction, weird experimental stuff, and "classics" with interesting plots. Two of my favorite authors are Shirley Jackson and Kazuo Ishiguro. In both of their styles there is elegant prose detailing some heartbreaking and cruel character fates.
4. What are you reading right now?
The Archaeology of Knowledge, by Michel Foucault. Pretty dense, but in a thankfully unprententious way. The dude just wants to clarify things! He writes a lot because he wants to be specific!
lol my anthro professors would headdesk if they knew I referred to Foucault as "the dude"
After that, I'll move on to the books due Saturday. And then I'll finish Sherman Alexie's collection of short stories, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. It is pretty good so far.
5. If you could be anywhere right now, where would it be?
I don't know. I want to be in bed resting, but I'm not sleepy enough. I need to be sleepy enough, or I end up staying awake until 5 AM because my head is swimming with thoughts.
6. Tell me something interesting that happened today.
I FINISHED EDITING A 54-MINUTE LLAMA DOCUMENTARY AND THUS FINISHED MY DAYS AT UC BERKELEY. I couldn't finish it to my satisfaction, but we're out of transport money at the moment so I just made sure the documentary had an ending and felt whole.
7. Name one odd item within three feet of you.
a flyer for a Fanny Pak performance at Chabot College. If I had time and money I'd go see them! They're one of my favorite crews from America's Best Dance Crew.
8. What's your current fandom obsession/addiction?
Nothing really...I didn't get to do much because of intense schoolwork. But right now I have insane '70's Japanese rock opera in my head. The only show I watched most regularly was It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. While this season was inconsistent, I felt it was better as a whole than season 4, and had a brilliant run of 5 or 6 episodes in the middle of the season.
9. What did you really want to do today that you didn't?
I wanted to get good chocolate at Cost Plus World Market, but they aren't carrying any of the better (I'm a chocolate snob) brands right now. Argh. I'll check in January. I need my good chocolate!
I also wanted to say goodbye to someone but I haven't run into him since September
10. What are you most excited for?
resting.
11. What websites do you always visit when you go online?
LiveJournal, Yahoo!Mail, CalMail, Tumblr, ONTD
12. What was the last thing you bought?
pearl tea
13.What do you want right now, off the top of your head?
an antenna with better reception for our house because the digital transition messed up our reception for many channels and we can't afford cable. I WANT TO WATCH THE LAST SEASON OF LOST ON MY TV NOT ONLINE ARGH
14. What's your biggest procrastination method?
internet, books, picking at finger cuticles...I find whatever.
15. Are there any bits of childhood you miss?
lots
16. Spring, summer, fall, or winter?
Summer. I like falling asleep in the sun.
17. Say something to/about the person/s who tagged you.
You're lovely and I hope it all goes well for you!
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and any female writers you like
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Sacco and Vanzetti Must Die! (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1564784452) by Mark Binelli
In history, they were the anarchists whose execution inspired a thousand poems. In this book, Nic Sacco and Bart Vanzetti are slapstick comedians. As their careers rise and fall, Binelli makes interesting parallels between anarchy and comedy. Told through regular prose, film descriptions, interviews, diaries, and scenes from our historical reality, this is a thrillingly original work. There are questions of identity, not only of being Italian-American but also of being stars of screen and fictional characters. And what characters they are. Nic, full of warmth and obscenity, and Bart, contemplative and detached- but they are more than that, and they make a fantastic team to watch- no wait, read about. Binelli does not ease the reader into this world, and it helps if one knows some of the history of the politics and cinema at the time. His technique and tone can be too coldly intellectual and alienating to some. But this thoughtful and frequently hilarious novel thrives on both thought and humanity, and many scenes, especially the final image, are moments of wonder.
King Rat (http://www.amazon.com/King-Rat-China-Mieville/dp/0312890729/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1198374476&sr=1-3), by China Miéville
Saul is pulled into the world of rats. The reader is enveloped in darkest, dankest London, with brilliant descriptions in service to the twisting plot. Thick with evil, throbbing with the beats of drum 'n’ bass, this is a work of total horror, wholly original, and sprinkled with faint sparks of sweetness.
This is the novel that got me into drum 'n' bass. Also, Miéville is most for his other works that blend sci-fi/fantasy/horror in fascinating ways. I like how I can see his anthropology major showing through the ways he writes interactions. And you might like the ways he explores his Socialist politics in some of his works- not blindly, but with an aim to see consequences through.
short story collection: Extremities (http://www.amazon.com/Extremities-Kathe-Koja/dp/1568581505/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1229852911&sr=1-1), by Kathe Koja
Weird fantasy bursting into the everyday. Koja gives an erotic charge to nearly all her stories. Yet she also makes sure to bring out the horror and twisted imagination of her supernatural concepts in a dreamlike, elegant manner.
there's always House of Leaves. And Snow Crash - I was disappointed by stuff like the ending, but it's a well-known "groundbreaking" sci-fi book and it's pretty fun, with roller-skating pizza delivery run by the Mafia and stuff.
oh, and any stories by Thomas Ligotti. I'd start with The Shadow at the Bottom of the World (http://www.amazon.com/SHADOW-AT-BOTTOM-WORLD/dp/1596060573/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261081606&sr=1-12).
Suspects, by David Thomson. Scroll down here (http://chrryblssmninja.livejournal.com/256977.html) to read what I thought about it while reading. It's about movie characters interacting with each other in a noirish tale. It's Patton Oswalt's favorite book and the source of the main quote of my tumblr. Also, the author ships two guys in Casablanca.
not really superexperimental (it was recommended by Oprah!) but a long grand American epic: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (http://www.amazon.com/Story-Edgar-Sawtelle-Novel-Oprah/dp/0061768065/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245650176&sr=1-1), by David Wroblewski
female writers:
Shirley Jackson, as mentioned above. Maybe start with her short stories to see if her style fits your taste.
Francesca Lia Block writes great descriptions in her Young Adult books (although the dialogue can be horrid). I'd suggest The Rose and the Beast.
Here is my progress on the list "500 Great Books by Women (http://www.listsofbests.com/list/10063/compare/chrryblssmninja)
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