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giovedì 13 maggio 2010

Yawn...

Snail mail

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Giveaways!
> For tea lovers (ends May 29th)

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The books challenge


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Progress: 18/50

I'm very disappointed about Ballard, I don't like his style at all.
But I was moved and shocked to read the books by Diaryatou and Suad. The original language for them is French, but I guess you could find them in English too. Search for them, because you'll learn a lot from these books.

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And now I'll stop my study, my reading and writing letters... and I'll go outside in the sun.

lunedì 19 aprile 2010

Mail, books, giveaway

Snail mail

Snail mail

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You really want to join the Giant Giveaway!!

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More about L'evoluzione della libertà

Progress: 11/50

Mmh, I have to buy more books this week. I need to feed my mind.

giovedì 1 aprile 2010

The lost art of massive letters

^ A super-cute envelope by Ria
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What could we do, to be a perfect penpal? Well, we all have requests. I've learned to look at requests first of all, to understand what kind of penpal you could be.
I love massive letters. Not medium, not long, but massive. In a world where a long letter is five A5 sides (not sheets!), I can't say I like long ones.
What is happening, to letter writers? Why can't we write a bit more? Are you really happy, when you receive the "flat, sad envelope"?
Of course, I don't write 50 A4 sheets every time. It depends. I have a life too, and I need to feel ispired, to spend some time on my letters to make them grow and grow. So, I suspect that nowadays we have too many pals to concentrate on every single one. I always try to be quick, to write in a week and to not take months for my replies. But, of course, if I have let's say twenty pals... it could be hard.
Do you have too many pals? Do you focus on every single letter? Do you have the time to write? If not, think about it. What is it better... A very long letter written with heart and care... or two sides of paper with nothing inside?
What a "long letter" is, you decide. You're free, and that's the nicest thing about penpalling. You can search for friends who agree with your definition of "long". But, to start, I suggest to take the amount of pals under control.
Quality, not quantity!!
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And, about the books challenge, I'm going on!!
Progress: 09/50

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giovedì 25 marzo 2010

Letters and books

Snail mail

Snail mail

Snail mail

... and nothing more, because my head is too full to think about something else.

More about Imparare sempre nella società della conoscenza More about Le scarpe rosse More about L'inconveniente di essere nati

Progress: 06/50

Cioran, the author of the last book I've read (very easy to read, short, but hard), was totally crazy. But I agree with almost every word he wrote. Should I worry about myself...? (I guess I should, after all.)
Oh well, now I'll start to read tons of Daniel Dennett's books, for my thesis. I have at least five of them to read, and just a little time to do it. I think my thesis will help a lot with the 50books challenge, ah ah!

"Where are my sensations? They have melted into... me, and what is this me, this self, but the sum of these evaporated sensations?"

lunedì 22 marzo 2010

50 books to read in 2010

I've heard about this challenge on Joana's blog, and I liked it a lot. I don't know if I'll make it, but I'll try! Usually I read 25 - 30 books a year, but I guess I could try to read more. So... even if I'll not join "ufficially"...



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I've read just these three, for now... but I have a lot of new books to read, still! Wish me good luck!

Progress: 03/50