World Book Day

To celebrate World Book Day, here is my list of favorite books.

1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

The Book of Basketball by Bill Simmons

11/22/63 by Stephen King

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

Help for the Haunted by John Searles

The Opposite of Loneliness by Marina Keegan

Open by Andre Agassi

Sybil by Flora Rheta Schreiber

The Farm by Tom Rob Smith

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

Imagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett

The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

Ready Player One by Ernest Kline

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

What are your favorite books?

Shout Out To My Metal Horses

Happy Chinese New Year! It’s officially the Year of the Dog. Unless my planner is wrong. Woof Woof!

I remember listening to a podcast about the Chinese Zodiac while driving last year. The hosts mentioned fire pig and I was like That’s what I want to be.

I looked it up when I got home. I’m a horse. According to this site (which I hope isn’t made up) my strengths are a nice personality, a lot of friends, independence and endurance. I do have a nice personality. I definitely don’t have a lot of friends, although most people seem to enjoy my company (even though I’d like nothing more for them to get hugged by a fire pig). Independence and endurance? Meh…I run endurance races. My weaknesses are a love of spending money and a lack of persistence. I don’t love spending money, but I’m not good with money. Lack of persistence is true, especially if I’m not all in on something.

In a freaky twist, my blood type apparently affects how great of a horse I am. Having Type A blood, I’m industrious and persistent, which directly contradicts what I said above. I also have a quick temper.

Particularly, I’m a metal horse. “Frank by nature with a ready tongue, sparing no effort to help friends.” I’ll take it. Looks cool I guess.

Check yours out. Hopefully you’re something badass like a fire pig, earth rabbit or water monkey.

More Than a Valentine

You’re gentle and kind

Your love is divine

Your breath is what keeps me alive

 

The touch of your skin

From the brush of your hand

Knots me again and again

 

When I’m not feeling touchy

It’s your smile that undoes me

And keeps me from drifting away

 

At times I am distant

But know that I’m listening

To all the words you have to say

 

So keep this in mind

When I can’t find the time

To express love in all of these ways