I finally, for the first time in about a year and a half, have a full week off both work and uni. It is amazing. And I can't wait. I'm going to bum around for a bit, then go to Sydney for a few days to visit Captain Dave.
Incidentally, in some ironic twist of galactic arseholery, today at work was rather long and drawn out, as time often is when you are waiting for something, and I found myself wishing that the waterboard fellows would come to unblock all the drainage systems, as I was left waiting for the loo for about 4 hours.
I purchased Coraline the other day, written by none other than Neil Gaiman, and found myself rather scared. For a 'children's' book, it is rather freaky, although perhaps it is more that way inclined towards adults, who can grasp what is fully going on.
In other news, I also acquired a copy of the indommitable Shaun Tan's all-picture book The Arrival, which documents in breathtaking art the story of a man and his family going through the difficult experience of emigration. I would thoroughly recommend it, even with the $40 Aus price tag, as the book is drawn, as well as bound in hardback with a high level of quality.
I'm currently constructing a list of the Top Ten Films of 2007, as well as Top Ten Lists of The Best Graphic Novels, The Best Novels, and so on. Standby...
ps. Have a good weekend. Blake.
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