Friday, Dec. 10, 2004 - 4:08 p.m.
I'm currently "reading" (listening to) "On the Road" by Jack Kerouac. The cds from the library are kind of mangled though and every so often a chunk of it won't play.
Despite that, I'm following it fine. I believe that speaks to the story. I think I'm going to have to read this in print.
the story doesn't seem too much more remarkable than any story of someone traveling through life and the states. (I know that part of the fame of the story is that it captured a generation) In fact sometimes it seems disconnected and I can't even tell how I feel about the narrator. and the people's reactions and narratives don't always feel realistic (which is interesting since I know that it's based on actual experience).
Nonetheless, I think the story is secondary to the wording and phrasing. That's what's kept me listening.
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I've taken it upon myself to try out one of those all audio language learning systems. I'm attempting to learn Spanish on my morning commute and brush up on my German on my way home.
The German one is an intermediate level course, and while not as good of a system as the Spanish one, is helping me brush up on my vocabulary.
I don't know how well I'll succeed with this, but it feels nice to be trying to learn something.
It's funny how the brain works though. when there is a prompt to say something, I very often find myself instantly thinking German and then pushing past it to Spanish. Weirder still is when I think of half of it in Spanish and half of it in German.
It's like even though my German is nowhere near perfect, my brain has been trained that when it is not speaking English to speak German. I hope in the end it all works its way in their together. I fear that it might be like a small room with limited space....and I don't want to force German out by shoving Spanish in, I'd rather squeeze it all in and slam the door shut before it can fall out.
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....and completely randomly, I was thinknig about women and men's health. it seems that women have more health issues. In fact, I'm told that insurance costs more for women because they have more to go to the doctor for (including the possibility of pregnancy of course).
And in truth, it seems that I've known more women to have health issues than men.
Granted, this could just be that women acknowledge more than men, but I'm not sure that's the answer.
But on average women live longer. Does that make any sense?
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Today I will try once again to get a haircut by a completely new hairdresser. I dread every new haircut, trying to find the person that'll cut it right, but it's been two months. I'm shaggy.
And after that I get to see my boyfriend, whom I haven't seen all week and have barely spoken to because he's been in finals frenzy.
And I'll be working this weekend at the candle shop I quit because they called me in a bind and I could use the extra cash. I'm alternately looking forward to it and dreading it.
