About Her
Elle E. is 24 and teaches in a state overrun by the spawn of yuppies. Therefore she is a full-time heretic much afflicted by spleen.
the colour green, reading, scribes and orators, ruffs, cuffs, Machiavellian villains and vindictive heroes.
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What I'm Reading Now
Dracula's Guest and Other Stories
Bram Stoker
Blurb: In this rich collection of thirteen macabre tales, Bram Stoker, creator of the Gothic masterpiece, Dracula, and one of the greatest exponents of the supernatural narrative, presents us with a weird and chilling variety of unsettling stories.
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Book
The Somnambulist
Jonathan Barnes
Rating 
Although the plot withered out before the end, I found it very hard to put down this book. I think I have grasped the reason behind the readability of this book. Barnes' strength lies in his quirky characters, not his ambitious but poorly constructed plot. If you're not given to reading books with many loose ends, don't bother with this one.
On Royalty
Jeremy Paxman
Rating 
I do enjoy my Paxman every once in a while. The subtitle explains it all: "A very polite inquiry into some strangely related families".
Flashman and the Dragon
George MacDonald Fraser
Rating 
Apparently, female readers should be highly offended by
The Flashman Papers. I'm still waiting for that moment when my favourite coward offends my sensibilities. Anyways, in the 8th volume of the series, he lands himself in China during the Taiping Rebellion and gets ravished by Yehonala in the process. Now that's what I'm talking about!
The Boleyn Inheritance
Philippa Gregory
Rating
I'm impressed. Philippa Gregory hasn't lost her touch after all. Perhaps I only say that since Elizabeth doesn't figure in this Tudor Court novel. Hmm. Nevertheless, I like the multiple narratives and the overwrought emotions.
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Thursday, November 29, 2007 - 8:31 PM
Let me BLOG.
Genie sent me a Christmas card and I got a bit exasperated. I thought we stopped that strange meaningless tradition between ourselves of sending cards for a religious holiday we have no part in... Genie dear, if you're reading this, don't send me Christmas cards anymore. I don't care about Christmas - you know that. Now I have to go shopping for cards. Pfft.
Did anyone catch the CNN/YouTube Republican debate? I don't have cable TV anymore but of coourse, I'm going
there. The worst thing about not having cable: missing my one day a week dose of Anderson Cooper. -_- I love that guy.
I need to get a new bag and a pair of ballet flats that are black in colour. The ones I have now are a flashy gold. I like gold shoes for all my conservative tendency for dressing in earthy tones. My weak point.
A somewhat Christmassy question: What is your favourite brand of chocolate?
