joni | November 28, 2009
Lots of things to be thankful for this week! So as our friends in the US celebrate Thanksgiving, let me now list down my weekly happies:
– the Global Lit Pinoy Talk
Because it gave me both fresh perspective and hope. And I need those! A lot.
– books galore!
My boss brought with him a whole stack of [...]
joni | November 24, 2009
I am so starved of literary conversations and events that when something comes up, I get really, really excited and mark it on my calendar as soon as I hear about it. So excited that at some point I would remind myself not to get my hopes up too high because it might turn out [...]
joni | November 24, 2009
One of the inspirations for this series I am now calling the “Pet Peeve Series” is Sei Shonagon’s “The Pillow Book.” In the Heian court during imperial Japan, the empress’ ladies-in-waiting usually keep journals that would later on be referred to as pillow books, because they were kept close to the pillow and possibly got [...]
joni | November 22, 2009
– the planner
Yes, I do admit it’s a bit too early for a 2010 planner but why leave for tomorrow, right? Special thanks to Pete and Wally!! I will have to spend the next few weeks happily doing arts and crafts for it. Perfect stress-reliever!
– Internet’s back at home!
I am writing this in bed, something [...]
joni | November 18, 2009
I caught the Starbucks planner fever this year. Does not matter that I still have at least two other undated planners waiting in the wings so technically, I should have the next couple of years planner-covered. But no, I have to have the 2010 Starbucks planner. As most obsessions tend to be, it is something [...]
joni | November 16, 2009
Such an uneventful week! All I did was work, work, work. Oh, I went to a couple of bazaars and got nice sandals, and a bag, and earrings, and a skirt/dress, and a top!! Which leads me to being thankful for…
– my job!
More than being able to afford the things that I liked from the [...]
joni | November 10, 2009
Now that I have finished individually rough-revising all ten chapters of the novel, the next step is what I call the wholesale rough-revision. This time, the focus is more on the big story and how all the little things fit into it. I will have to rearrange scenes, because I now have a better vision [...]
joni | November 9, 2009
Today, November 9, is the 20th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall.The New York Times asked nine poets to write new works based on the event which can be found here. Below is one them:
NOSTALGIA
by Yusef Komunyakaa
While the east slept in the arms of the west
each house broke into two divided houses,
& concertina [...]
joni | November 6, 2009
I have finished rough-revising the second draft. Finally. I will have to go through it again from start to finish, rearrange scenes and add more meat, before I could send a copy to Doc Bau. I’m estimating that’ll take a couple of weeks more at least. Almost there. Really almost there. I just have [...]
joni | November 2, 2009
After I have entertained you enough with wedding pictures, both goofy and nice, I will now break bad news to you, my ever loyal readers…. Chapters 8 to 10 will not be posted online. Actually, I am still undecided whether I should post them for a limited time, say a week, then get them down; [...]
