This is how a wormbook looks on a Friday evening.
The last past weeks have been a madness.
Stuck on a metaphorical pillory of duties those including seminars, job, essays, private classes and a brand new little bussiness of my own, it has been kind of hard to find spare time for little pleasures. Sadly, this means no time for blogging at all. Modern times demand an unrealistic efficiency from everyone.
Stuck on a metaphorical pillory of duties those including seminars, job, essays, private classes and a brand new little bussiness of my own, it has been kind of hard to find spare time for little pleasures. Sadly, this means no time for blogging at all. Modern times demand an unrealistic efficiency from everyone.
However, sometimes one have to stop and breath.
In my case, there is a huge breed of things I use to indulge myself. No eccentricities neccesarily but just small treats. From a luxury capuccino with floating marshmallows to a single walk under the autumn trees, everything may help to relax. One of my favourite things in the whole world consists on spending evenings in a library just for pleasure. On Friday night I had to go to the public library to pick one of the novels I previously booked for my American literature classes. So I decided to transform commitment into a chance to enjoy.
It´s kind of fascinating the way in which these places have changed in the last ten years.
As a curious child and a remarkably antisocial teen, I got used to see the same kind of people consulting books day by day. They were mainly retired people, undergraduates or just solitary kids like me. Nevertheless, the net grew up and computers were introduced even in the most conservative book stores. As a consequence, you can find hordes of teens checking their emails every Friday night nowadays. Little coffee shops have been even installed, offering a smart variety of sandwiches, tea and other refreshments to have while you´re reading your favourite novel. Funny thing this new and modern world.
Anyway, I exploited the opportunity and met my fiancé there.
Being another paper-eater, we simply toured the three level floor building snooping the shelves. What a delight! I like to learn the new material everytime and - oh, man!- in this occasion the horror department was full of shinning trasures. Somebody asked for the beautiful ( and expensive) gothic editions from the Spanish publishing house of Valdemar. And there they were! The complete works of H.P. Lovecraft on that very desirable edition. A chip on my shoulder. Actually, I do not have spare time to read random books now. I have a stressing reading schedule because of my classes at university, so I won´t be able to make it until Christmas.
I simply was a modelic school girl and picked my copy of The House of the Seven Gables by N. Hawthorne. Yes, Hawthorne is a genious and I know it but sometimes you are not happy reading the works that other people chose for you.
At the end of the day, The Gentle One and I got home carrying our paper provisions. And yes, I must confess he was happier than me about that.Being another paper-eater, we simply toured the three level floor building snooping the shelves. What a delight! I like to learn the new material everytime and - oh, man!- in this occasion the horror department was full of shinning trasures. Somebody asked for the beautiful ( and expensive) gothic editions from the Spanish publishing house of Valdemar. And there they were! The complete works of H.P. Lovecraft on that very desirable edition. A chip on my shoulder. Actually, I do not have spare time to read random books now. I have a stressing reading schedule because of my classes at university, so I won´t be able to make it until Christmas.
I simply was a modelic school girl and picked my copy of The House of the Seven Gables by N. Hawthorne. Yes, Hawthorne is a genious and I know it but sometimes you are not happy reading the works that other people chose for you.
Fuzzy and lovely reader looking for new treasures
Las bibliotecas y librerías también son de mis sitios favoritos para pasar el tiempo,especialmente si son enormes y puedo perderme entre las estanterias.
ResponderEliminarrata de biblioteca...estás a medio paso de convertirte en la nueva Rupert Giles que lo sepas XDDD recuerda limpiar cada dos por tres las gafas cuando no quieres ver algo y yatta XD
ResponderEliminarPor cierto! me encanta la falda que llevas ò.ó
Yo llevo unos días con antojo de chocolate caliente con marshmallows y mira por donde tu posteas sobre ello jajajaj (weno, cambia chocolate por capuccino...)
Si pudieses leer japo te iba a encantar una cadena de tiendas/librerías que hay aquí llamadas BOOK OFF que tienen, novelas de todo tipo, biografías, comics y cualquier cosa impresa que te puedas imaginar (weno, tb videojuegos )a precios de coña (50 céntimos y cosas así *O*) son amor!!!
yo siempre voy a comprar allí mangas
Miss Vermilion: Tienen una atmósfera de tranquilidad que no encuentras en ninguna otra parte. Son perfectas si lo que buscas es desconectar.
ResponderEliminarPetitsuisse: Debe gustarte la falda, porque me la regalasteis mamá y tú en uno de mis cumpleaños, xd
ResponderEliminarYo estoy loca ahora mismo por el chocolate caliente pero me pasa todos los años al llegr estas fechas. Normalmente me meto en el célebre Iacobus santiagués cuando no puedo aguantar más el mono de chocolate calentito, pero francamente, los precios son prohibitivos. Me ha dicho mi amiga Elisa que han abierto otro donde acompañan el chocolate de marshmallows sistemáticamente, así que tendré que ir a comparar (pero que sufridita soy).
Lo del Book Off suena a gloria bendita. Aquí tenemos las clásicas tiendas de viejo, pero a ninguna se le ha ocurrido servir café. Lo más parecido es la Fnac y yo odio los macroespacios donde se vende "cultura" al peso.
ya decía yo k me gustaba por algo XDDDD
ResponderEliminares q en blanco y negro y tan peke...si!son excusas de memoria de pez, problem? LOL
Maaaaaarshmallows *O* yo calla...q me acabo d comer un paquete de galletas tipo príncipe de beckelar de una atacada :S
Si!!!! los Book Off son amor!!!!aunque hay muchisimas novelas en las que estoy interesada pero mi nivel de kanji no es tan guay T_T
En los mangas es toh mas fácil y en los kanjis complicaos te ponen en peke el hiragana (vamos, q como se lee, una aclaracion facilita)
Pero que se le va a hacer...k mientras hay gente q se permite ir a escuelas, yo tngo que aprender japo con la tv y en el trabajo T_T mundo cruel!!!!
¡Galletas compradas, bah! Yo me saco de la manga unos muffins de manzana y canela los fines de semana que son para perder el sentido ;)
ResponderEliminarBueno, mujer, por lo de ser autodidacta no te preocupes. En todo caso computa como puntos por ser tan listiña que aprendes sola. Y hablando de estudios, what about your English exam in the uni?
NOn me queda outra que non teño forno T_T
ResponderEliminarAl final tuvimos más gastos de los esperados y no nos presentamos al examen, tal vez la siguiente convocatoria? anyway soy consciente de que apruebo con notaza con los ojos cerraos XD
¡Animo, mujer, tú puedes! Piensa que cuanto hagas el examen antes cambiarás de trabajo. Y no me cabe duda que sacarás notaza :)
ResponderEliminarYou make the loveliest bookworm ever! :) Libraries sure have changed a lot with the times. I haven't been to many since I got out of college, so I wasn't aware they now have coffee shops!!
ResponderEliminarI enjoyed Hawthorne's The House of the Seven Gables (although I was able to read it voluntarily). If you get a chance after reading it, check out the movie rendition in "Nathanial Hawthorne's Twice Told Tales." It was filmed in the late 60s and starred Vincent Price. If you appreciate old, dark movies based on literature, you'd probably enjoy it.
I did not know about the film! Vincent Price is one of my favourite actors ever! Thank you very much for the advice :)
ResponderEliminarI read this novel, indeed. I was 15 or 16 years old but it was for pleasure and of course I just got the translation in Spanish. I have good memories about it, but I think this time I won´t enjoy it so much as I did, as long as I have a very narrow reading schedule for my classes.