hmm. the she is a rather philo-like book. much like carol plum-ucci's other books. about beliefs, and what we choose to believe, and how everything is a theory and can at some point in time be disproved, how language enables us to think in concepts, therefore religion is a concept that comes with language, how emmett refuses to admit that his parents were eaten by the she and how evan refuses to believe that they were drug dealers who got away. really quite cool. mmm.

out of sheer boredom and lethargy, i ended up watching the national spelling bee in washington. not over yet, i think, but can't be bothered to watch the rest. it's like a sudden death thing - you take turns to come up to the mike and spell words, you get that word wrong and you're out. you get it right, you're in for the next round. one boy couldn't spell muesli, which is a really sad thing. there were weird words like nuchal (i think) and dolcissimo and something starting with gno. basically, words that hardly anyone has heard of and the participants gotta spell just based on pronunciation, definition and origin of the word. these people are pros mannn. one of them is 11!! like. whoa. and they all look like nerds (go figure) but one of them actually looked pretty passable. everyone else was in these polo shirts and khaki/black pants/skirt but this one was in a hooded sweater and jeans. got a really hard word but still managed it. some myce sth sth. another poor boy couldn't spell dengue! well. i suppose it's where you come from. maybe over there mosquitoes are a rarity.

gosh. seeing legolas in that girly silver tunic makes me wanna read fanfic. gahhh. bad bad girl.

reading belgariad again is good. nice book. and it's not mine, so i can open it without worrying about the binding. but. but. belgarath the sorceror is still happily in my cupboard and it WILL get damaged. like my poor sil. *sigh* ah well.

should really. really. get down to some work.

mmm. extended family outing has been planned WITHOUT CONSULTING ME I MIGHT ADD to escape or wild wild wet or sth. WHICH I AM VAGUELY TERRIFIED OF. due to my intolerance of spinny whirly falling things. i get headaches ranging from mild throb to all out vomit-inducing ones. gahhh. and now, no chi tuition (plus point) but chi proj meeting postponed (DEFINITE MINUS). gahhhh.

oh geez. now i gotta go play arcade games with my sister. whoopee. joy abundant. plus point: not my money. another plus point: coffee. plus point part three: tomorrow i go BORDERS. :D:D