How the Fish Chewed through the Glass
(And she sat at the direct opposite of me, and I watched her eat as she tucked her hair behind her ear; one smooth, simultaneous act that seemed so natural. Then she caught me looking, and said;
“ .”
I nodded, said yes, and looked at the grey wall behind her, which made everything - her and the table and chair - seemed like a flat monochromatic picture.
And then I dreamt of something else).
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Tough week.
I don’t think I ever remembered feeling in such a state of lethargy that grew into me, as tough embedded into my routine so that no matter how much I will it, I shall never get enough rest.
I’m thankful that I refused dad’s request that I accompany them as they tackled the highest mountain in all of Selangor (which turned into a 10-hour long hike, both upwards and down, and now the parents still groan whenever they made to sit, stand or walk).
I stayed home as much as I could, and watched the movies I never watched, and gave Roxy the Rotty a bath. And, when it worked, played Left 4 Dead 2.
And before I slept, I read. I’m about halfway through Coraline (a short read, seemingly) and I’ll be starting on Pratchett’s Thud!, before I move to the stuff I bought at the Big Bad Wolf Sale. The Harmony Silk Factory was, for the third time, left abandoned.
(It’s not that the book is a bad book. It’s just that it became one of those rare occurrences where I didn’t care about the characters and, thus, never cared about the story).
Ah, and in case you’ve still never heard about it, the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale is still on in Amcorp Mall and it’ll end by Wednesday. The books there are horrendously cheap; so cheap it felt like you’ve walked into a cheat and never knew about it. I’ve picked up 9 books, all of them from authors I’ve never read before, and all of them have just as about the weirdest cover-arts (Un Lun Dun takes the price). Check it out; it doesn’t have as much big titles as other sales, but the place is littered with gems beneath gold and silver coins.
Right. Time for a quick chapter or two, before I head to bed. Bonne Nuit!
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I forgot to mention that the entire blogpost has no relation to the title in any way, both directly and indirectly.
I do, however, wonder about it.
Monday, November 30, 2009
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4 comments:
Thud! First book of Pratchett's I read. :) But since you're reading it I won't comment further so as not to spoil your enjoyment.
Fish chew through the glass in nibbles, like they do everything else. Hm.. piranhas get through faster though.
I get what u mean about harmony silk factory. i never finished it either. started good then kinda crumbled. *shrug*
Thud! is awesome. If you don't read it soon I'll spoil it for you *wags finger with threat*.
And fishes never chewed through the glass. They don't have that kind of imagination. It's like asking white-collar workers to chew through their cubicles.
Will be picking up Thud! soon; just wrapped up Coraline. For a book that short, it sure took long.
Anyhow, whom should I take for word? Do fishes really chew through the class? I've seen white-collar workers chew through walls (cubicles are, by default manufacturing, made of depressive and oppressive material) in a bid to escape, but plaster or concrete mostly suffocate them.
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