A Red Halloween
I had a great scheme planned. I was going to have a commi party for Halloween. Everyone wear red, drink Russian vodka, and read aloud from The Communist Manifesto until the night ended. Well, it didn’t quite happen like that. Instead, I spent the afternoon alone in my red pajamas and drank french pressed coffee wrapped in comfy blankets and read the manifesto in the quiet. I have a cute little blue Penguin Great Ideas edition. Despite the unexciting manner in which I finally read this little piece of history, I enjoyed the experience quite a bit. And no, I am not a communist.
My Official Review:
“The Communist Manifesto changed the face of the twentieth century beyond recognition, inspiring millions to revolution, forming the basis of political systems that still dominate countless lives and continuing to ignite violent debate about class and capitalism today.” For that reason, I think everyone should read this book and grasp a greater understanding of the world around them. At the risk of ‘igniting violent debate’ I’ll let it be known that I disagree with the concept. I am especially opposed to the idea of the abolotion of a right to inheritance, as I would love to pass my library down to the future generations of my family. Perhaps some things should be a little more equal, but I like the individuality we have in being able to select what we purchase and accummulate. I enjoy the right to educate our own children, having the priveledge to opt out of public education in order to give our children more – more knowledge, more quality time, more love.
JARS… a book club
The Templars – Piers Paul Read (history/religion/secret societies/ occult)
The Fountainhead – Ayn Rand – general fiction/literature
On Art and Life – John Ruskin – essays
City of Dreaming Books – Walter Moers – young adult/fantasy
Time Was Soft There – Jeremy Mercer – traveling memoir/bookstores
French Pressed: A Coffeehouse Mystery – Cleo Coyle – mystery
Coffee and Coffeehouses: The Origins of a Social Beverage in the Medieval Near East
– Ralph S. Hattox – history/sociology
Nefertiti – Michelle Moran – historical fiction
The Search for Nefertiti – Joanne Fletcher – archeology/egyptology
East of Eden – John Steinbeck – fiction/literature
Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters – John Steinbeck – journals/letters/lit.crit
Suite Francaise – Irene Nemirovsky – general ficiton
Hermit in Paris – Italo Calvino – memoir
Arlington Park – Rachel Cusk – general fiction
The Seduction of Place: The History and Future of the City – Joseph Rykwert – Urban Studies/Architecture
Bit of Nostalgia
How sad is it that when I remember you – I remember me.
I remember me walking down the trolley, knowing you’d asked for me.
I remember I had curly hair that day, a rare occurance, and you commented on my poney tail.
Now you don’t answer and I always really did mean to be friends.
I suppose it’s for the best.
How sad it is that when I remember you – I remember me.
I remember me walking out into the cold, knowing you’d asked for me.
I remember my jeans were tight on my skinny little thighs, and you commented on my ass.
Now you’re elswhere and I’m glad, because I never meant to be friends.
It’s definitely for the best.
How sad it is that when I remember you – I remember him.
I remember crying in the car driving to your house, knowing he’d ask for me.
I remember that song playing, never ending, and you commented on how we both wanted something else.
Now I’m finally happy, because there were so many of you and now there’s just him.
Not sad at all really.
Anakalian Whims 