two tests coming up this week. probably one quiz too. lab reports still half way hanging. two biochemistry lab reports underway, with questions i don't understand and at no point would i be able to come up with appropriate answers... and one more test coming up next week. i am not busy. no, not me. i am just slightly occupied. argh... i don't like it. i cant even watch my dramas and books... by the way, did i mention gilmore girls is a really must-watch drama? well, it is. thumbs up. double thumbs up. just swell.
pending on my bookshelves:
1. Once upon a day by Lisa Tucker
the summary:From Lisa Tucker, the critically acclaimed author ofThe Song Reader, comes a wise, humorous, and deeply compassionate novel about the risks and rewards of loving when a single day can change our lives. Nineteen years ago, a famous man disappeared from Los Angeles, taking his two children, Dorothea and Jimmy, to a rocky, desolate corner of New Mexico where he raised them in complete isolation in a utopian "Sanctuary." The children grew up with books and encyclopedias, records and a grand piano, but no television, computer, radio, or even a newspaper. Now Dorothea, at twenty-three, is leaving this place in search of her missing brother -- and venturing into the wide world for the first time. Dorothea's search will turn into an odyssey of discovery, leading to the truth of her family's past and the terrifying day that changed her father forever. But Dorothea's journey will also introduce her to an unusual cast of characters, including a homeless girl from Missouri who becomes a jazz singer and a social worker whose mistake in judgment changes her best friend's life. And she will meet Stephen, a doctor turned cabdriver who, after suffering his own losses, has lost his ability to believe in a meaningful world. Together, they have a chance to make a discovery of a different kind: that though a heart can be broken by the tragic events of a day, a day can also bring a new chance at love and a deeper understanding of life's infinite possibilities. Beautifully written, with a spellbinding story,Once Upon a Dayis "a lyrically poignant reminder of the necessity of hope" (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
2. the maid's request by michele desbordes
(yup i know, solemn potrait)
At the behest of the French king an artist has journeyed from Italy to lead his school of students in the design and construction of a chateau in the Loire Valley. This novel tells the story of an enigmatic relationship between a 16th-century Italian painter and his servant.
in between emotions and expectations and exhilarations. i am climbing the stairs, up and down up and down, because i don't know where the staircase leads to, its too high up to make out the destination. and its simply impossible to make out where i climb up from. its too far off the ground. i cant see the ground. i cant even be sure if its the ground or not. because i am not so sure of gravity anymore. and so i cant tell if i am backwards or in the correct position or if that these stuffs still exist or not.
when someone can accept and appreciate themselves, that's when they start to know that there's a mighty beholder, and that they have nothing but pure joy from the fact of knowing that they belong somewhere good for eternity.
