Studying literature is immensely difficult. My marks are quite low due to the harder analysis required for this module but I am enjoying it. One of the books I am reading by Thomas de Quincey ‘Confessions of an English Opium Eater‘ and is pretty self-explanatory. De Quincey details his addiction to the drug, the pleasure, the pain of it and how it has bettered his life. At the time it was very controversial as people thought it advocated drug abuse. I don’t think so. I think it is a little self-indulgent (as is most Victorian writings) but it’s very insightful into the psychology of addiction.
An unusual introduction I know but I Lou, am back. I grew quite tired of my previous domain. No enthusiasm, none at all. I hope this stays for this one. I bought a reseller off Secret Kiss Hosting. I thought I’d go with a more personal one before I have only gone for big companies or well-known ones but I wanted to feel part of a community in a sense. And at the moment I am loving it as I missed having a reseller. I have plans for separate websites etc but I am not sure about taking on hostees for the time being. If you ask I will take it into consideration.
I have written a short story called ‘Little Acres‘ it’s where I got the name for the website from. The short story is not publishable yet, it had several revisions to go, and to change the point of view. It is about a 1500th girl who moves into a farm with her family, there she meets a boy in the attic. They become friends.
89 because that is the year I was born. ‘acres‘ is such a nice word. It is a term for a period of distance but it rolls off the tongue. The ‘ache‘ in acres has such a nice sound to it.
I had a merry good year I will tell you that. Spent it down the pub, had a bit of a buffet then retreated back to the house to watch Lee Evans. My boyfriend Scott as I have mentioned previously have celebrated our 7th years together, I surprised him at Christmas with a Mockingjay pendant from the ‘Hunger Games‘ I bought of Etsy for him. It is beautifully designed. I also surprised him with Goosebumps ‘Series 2000‘ collection I bought off ebay. Then two other book series; Alex Scarrows ‘Time Riders‘ and Pullman’s ‘His Dark Materials‘ ooh makes me want to write.
My next post will be full of pictures because I have a new ipod with fancy effects. Hope you like this layout, it’s simple and elegant. Not one I designed myself but maybe one day again because right now I hate designing these things myself. My main focus is to get a consistent blog going.
My question to you, what books did you buy this Winter?
I’m glad you had a good New Year. As random as this sounds, I like your domain name. Even though numbers don’t really appeal to me sometimes, it’s really interesting. How exactly do you pronounce “acres”? I’ve heard of the word but have never said it or heard anyone say it before.
Any sneak peeks in the book? If you’re planning on sharing your writing online for free to get more opinions about it, I’d strongly recommend Wattpad.
I like this theme. It’s neat and simple. However, the fonts could be enlarged just a little because I’m finding a little trouble adjusting to it. It’s still fine, though. It doesn’t really strain my eyes, but it’d help.
I bought the One Direction: 100% Unofficial Biography to feed the beginning of the fangirl in me, Cabin Fever, and two or three other books which I cannot remember the names of. They are yet to arrive, but an estimate I’ve done would be around 14 January – 19 January.
Sounds like your new years was wonderful, I’m glad! And I’m so glad you’re back with blogging and everything! Can’t wait to see what you do with this place
I haven’t had a chance to buy any books lately but I’m working through my pile I bought all through the final year of highschool, starting with Sherlock Holmes!