Reading

I was going to leave this blog fallow until next semester, but since I've noticed people are actually still stopping by, if only to lurk, I figure I'll keep updating. I was going to write a long and pointless treatise about all the books I've read recently, but hey, no one cares. But I did read one, Wabi Sabi for Writers by Richard R. Powell, which might interest some people.

I'm not a writer, but I'm reading books about writing at the moment because... because. Anyway, this one was much more philosophy than actual writing advice, which could be summarised as 'show don't tell', and 'nature is nice'. So if you're looking for a practical manual for writing, this is not your book. In fact when I tried writing just after reading it I felt completely restricted. I wrote a couple of sentences which were pretty good, but I couldn't keep it up. But then, I'm an editor at heart and I find it difficult to write (and boy does it have some nice things to say about editors! Basically, I'm really selfless and humble and awesome. Rad). I really enjoyed reading it anyway, which must mean I'm getting old because I don't read non-fiction. It was just a nice thing to read, and the history of haiku was very interesting. I doubt I'll ever be concise enough for haiku but I felt by reading this book I started to understand it a bit.

Also, I have a Tumblr, which (as you might guess by the name) is mostly just a depository for bits gleaned from other people's gleanings. Which, you know, is the essence of Tumblr, really. I am about to post some pictures of a cat, though, so you know. Exciting things afoot. I spend so much time on the internet, having an actual live cat in my house is like a real life meme. Every time it does something I'm like, I could caption the hell out of that. I'm still trying to figure out how to get it to do surprised kitty. If it was bigger, I'd try throwing it. But I'm pretty sure the Cat Protection Society would have something to say about that. Something like, 'Hey! No throwing the cats!'