3 Books That Made Me Feel Better
By The Parodist | October 18, 2009
Like any other normal girl, one of the ways to turn a crappy day around is to go for a little shopping therapy. What can I say? There’s something about spending money to get something I want that makes the worries go away, even for a while.
Normally, I would buy myself a pair of shoes or perhaps an outfit or two but yesterday, I went straight to the bookstore.
Time suddenly went in slow motion as soon as I reached the bestseller aisle. A notable change in pace happened in my head. It’s like it calmed down. My thoughts went silent. Breathing was easier. I knew that I knew I was happy, know what I mean?
Anyway, I spent a considerable amount of time rummaging through the sale rack before making a beeline to the classics section. But, interestingly, I ended up with three (3) titles from various authors whose individual works I’m little familiar with or not at all.
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind
The Gathering by Anne Enright
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
I’ve already seen the film version of the Perfume book and I found it interesting enough to want to read the book when I found out that the film was based on one. And I’ve heard of Atlas Shrugged and Ayn Rand, separately. Yes, I didn’t know that the former was written by the latter and the latter having written the former. LOL. But like I said, these books are pretty much risks on my part. I’m hoping that they’d hold my interest long enough to earn a spot in my current schedule. The blurbs were effective enough to make me grab them from the shelf and bring them to the cashier, however, the first few chapters are a different matter. Heh.
Never mind that my reading (to-do) list is getting longer by the minute (still haven’t finished a lot of the books on my list, gah), I’m still pretty much happy with these new books. They made me feel better. I wish I can buy all the books I want to buy and, yea, have time to read them too.
Another thing that made me feel better was enjoying a bowl of this:
Capped my little night out with this delectable Greek Salad from Shakey’s. I love this salad! The combination of greens, cucumber, tomatoes, olives, salami and white cheese topped with that delicious tangy sauce made my taste buds sing in rapture. I thoroughly enjoyed every bite. Yes, folks, it’s a dish you can actually order in Shakey’s for less than Php 200.00.
These things saved my Saturday and I’m hoping the memory will help sustain things for the rest of my weekend. How about you folks? How’ve you been? It’s been a while since I was here. Sorry about that. It’s just that there were major changes in my life the past month or so which made my schedule go topsy-turvy. Anyway, if you can share what sort of things you do to make yourself feel better, I’d appreciate it!
Photo taken using my Nokia 6700 Classic © 2009 Sasha Manuel
P.S. If you’re a Nokia user, I would suggest that you sign up for you own Ovi account. Apart from storing and sharing photos, it’s useful for contacts, calendar, and notes back-up.
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Topics: Books, Mood Notes |
October 18th, 2009 at 6:42 am
I read Atlas Shrugged in college. Now I can’t remember what the book is all about. LOL. Please *enlighten* me!
Book shopping comforts the hardworking (nerdy) professional. I was on a book binge while working my ass off at a software company in Eastwood City. The frustrating thing was that while I could afford to buy those books, I couldn’t find the time to read them. I was working 10-12 hrs/day. Ang dami kong nabiling libro na hanggang ngayon naka-display pa din sa shelf. (Well, I managed to read a few.)
Hope you could sneak in an hour or two during weekends to read. Unless, of course, your eyes would much rather rest/sleep.
Loved that salad pic. Now I’m craving salads!!! Haha.
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October 18th, 2009 at 7:16 am
“The astounding story of a man who said he would stop the motor of the world — and did… It’s a mystery story, not about the murder of a man’s body, but about the murder — and rebirth — of man’s spirit.” I have to say it’s the last bit of copy made the decision for me. And with what little I’ve read, I’m semi-hooked and wanting to devour the entire thing.
It’s an ongoing tug-o-war going in a number of directions. Time, I mean. Since work is taking majority of it, I try to juggle my schedule to accommodate a lot of different things of must-do’s, have-to-do’s, want-to-do’s and throw in that extra spontaneity. I miss SLEEPING most, though.
Go! Go get a bowl or two. I love this Greek Salad from Shakey’s or the Macaroni Salad from Wendy’s lately. Thanks, Connie!