eleven songs i listened to in may and what i thought of (some of) them hello patrons of clara’s blog. two things right off the bat: 1) this is not clara and 2) this post is far too long. For my non-Mandarin-understanding friends, I'm sorry you can’t experience these songs in their original language. I hope the translations suffice. These are not super direct/literal, and for the most part I will favor the general vibe and message of the song over specific details (though footnotes will be added where I see fit. sorry in advance). Disclaimer: I am a good translator 1 , but I fear some things will always be untranslatable 2 (but! that should never stop you! music is universal and you can listen to something you don't understand and still learn from it! isn't that cool!!) 1. Source: Professor Hoffman and also my mom 2. Source: Professor Hoffman and also me 🎶🎶🎶 李荣浩 Li Ronghao《另一端 The Other Side》 MV Lyrics: 梳了梳頭髮 煮三菜一湯 兒子中學畢業典禮不能遲到 自行車鏈條 換完了又換 下個月初給家裡買台電視看 ...
All the books I read in October and what I thought of them In October I read 8 books, and two of them had anything interesting to say about love, and neither of those books had a central romantic relationship. Romance books never have anything interesting to say about love. I am making that inflammatory statement in hopes that someone will recommend me a book with a central romantic relationship that says something interesting about love because my dad says that if you put false information on the internet, someone will get mad at you and correct you, and, therefore, lying on the internet about something you don't understand is a more effective way to get your questions answered than asking the question in the form of a question. Anyone who has been worried about my sleep deprivation because of my comment last month about how sleep deprived I am should take comfort in knowing that last night I didn't stay up late, and then it started snowing, and I missed it. One way to look...
All the books I read in June and what I thought of them I hope the readers of my blog are having a better summer than me. I am so bored on the days I don't have my internship, but this is potentially a positive thing for the readers of my blog because all I can think to do with myself is read. Consequently, I read 11 books in June. ✨✨✨ Joseph Anton by Salman Rushdie rating: ⭐⭐✨ This is the first memoir Salman Rushdie wrote about the fatwa. It is such a shame that Salman Rushdie is a good writer who had a fascinating experience and yet did not manage to write a good book about it. I understand (because I read the book) that being fatwaed and then locked up in your house/other people's houses for ten years is an emotionally taxing experience and maybe you want to rant about it for 600 pages, so I'm glad he wrote the book if it was vindicating for him, but that doesn't mean it's a good book. Joseph Anton is doing great things as a vehicle for expressing angst and air...
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