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First post. I guess I'll randomly say something about my bookshelf.
I just picked up Genpei a few weeks ago, but I have yet to start it. I've never heard a thing about it, but I was craving historical fiction, and it was $3 at Half Price Books. Hopefully it will prove somewhat amusing.
...I have swiftly discovered that the posting system on this site is strange. This is definitely not going to be as easy as LJ for me... Does it really need this many buttons?
But what else am I reading right now?
I Am A Cat (Soseki) and Rouse Up O Young Men of the New Age! (Oe). This is in addition to trying to wade through some random stuff that's actually in Japanese still. I think on my next book binge I'll finally cave in and pick up the full Genji Monogatari... Now if only I could find Heike.
Someone on the LJ flist asked about favorite books, and I ended up waxing poetic about Kokoro. I didn't even realize I loved that book so much until I was staring at a three-paragraph comment on it. I'll have to give it a re-read soon.
My roommate returned Beauty Up to me today. She obviously read quite a bit of it in a casual way; the front and back covers are bowed now. However, I'm glad to have my favorite textbook back. It has been one of the most randomly useful books I've ever purchased, and I don't think I will be able to do without it for such a long period of time ever again. She's had it since February or so. Now I can again educate people on how Kimura Takuya's hair changed Japan. ...No, really, he has practically an entire chapter.
I think I'll make this my pretentious intellectual/I've-still-got-a-brain blog. That sort of talk feels too out of place in my LJ. This is not to say that I won't be happy as a clam to overthink my fandom interests on this blog, but... I'll try to hold the keysmash at bay.
And for those who may stumble across this and wonder why I'm being such a nerd... All I really want to do in life is teach Japanese history and sociology, and write my epic book on late 20th-century idols and their cultural influence. It's fascinating stuff.
Song of the now:
I just picked up Genpei a few weeks ago, but I have yet to start it. I've never heard a thing about it, but I was craving historical fiction, and it was $3 at Half Price Books. Hopefully it will prove somewhat amusing.
...I have swiftly discovered that the posting system on this site is strange. This is definitely not going to be as easy as LJ for me... Does it really need this many buttons?
But what else am I reading right now?
I Am A Cat (Soseki) and Rouse Up O Young Men of the New Age! (Oe). This is in addition to trying to wade through some random stuff that's actually in Japanese still. I think on my next book binge I'll finally cave in and pick up the full Genji Monogatari... Now if only I could find Heike.
Someone on the LJ flist asked about favorite books, and I ended up waxing poetic about Kokoro. I didn't even realize I loved that book so much until I was staring at a three-paragraph comment on it. I'll have to give it a re-read soon.
My roommate returned Beauty Up to me today. She obviously read quite a bit of it in a casual way; the front and back covers are bowed now. However, I'm glad to have my favorite textbook back. It has been one of the most randomly useful books I've ever purchased, and I don't think I will be able to do without it for such a long period of time ever again. She's had it since February or so. Now I can again educate people on how Kimura Takuya's hair changed Japan. ...No, really, he has practically an entire chapter.
I think I'll make this my pretentious intellectual/I've-still-got-a-brain blog. That sort of talk feels too out of place in my LJ. This is not to say that I won't be happy as a clam to overthink my fandom interests on this blog, but... I'll try to hold the keysmash at bay.
And for those who may stumble across this and wonder why I'm being such a nerd... All I really want to do in life is teach Japanese history and sociology, and write my epic book on late 20th-century idols and their cultural influence. It's fascinating stuff.
Song of the now:
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