The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud. Monday, February 16, 2015. Stroud has created a magical world consisting the elements of friendship, loyalty, survival, moral values, determination, greediness, and corruption. This is not a more easily read novel and it is quite long read compared to other YA books. It does require a fair amount of attention to enjoy every aspect of the story and the uniqueness of the writing. But trust me, Bartimaeus will be worth your time.

No politics, I promise. Two trends that I see as being very much correlated involve burgers and obesity and not in the obvious way that jumps out at you. It seems like the more society talks about the obesity situation in this country, the more burger joints and franchises pop up.

Stumbling onto the magical in the day-to-day. I incubated for a long time. The sap FINALLY started moving, and here we are at last. Hoping the winter has passed quietly or with fanfare, and that the spring is welcoming you warmly in. Hoping you all are ver.

sometimes i run rapidly from room to room for no apparent reason. et tantot je reste assis et regarde fixement dans le vide pendant des heures. and sometimes i sit and stare at nothing for hours. Sunday, September 23, 2012. Thursday, June 22, 2006. Tuesday, May 30, 2006.