1/6/10

1. Short Story (1)
- "Hell of a Fix" by Matthew Hughes (in Fantasy & Science Fiction December 2009)

2. Essay (1)
- "Summer in Algiers" from Camus's Lyrical and Critical Essays, from Noces

3. Poems (3)
From Nine Horses by Billy Collins
- "By a Swimming Pool Outside Siracusa"
- "Bermuda"
- "Ignorance"

4. Books (1)
-Started The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien (790/1112) (page numbers are continuous with the whole trilogy)

53. Woke up at 7; tried to go to bed at midnight, ended up at 1:30.

60. Read before bed (4/30)

74. Read upon waking (2/30)

75. Dropped off resume at several bookstores and coffee shops; Actually applied for a job at one.

84. Beat NORG in FFVIII

98. Inquired into a sleep study (found out I wasn't eligible for it afterwards)

1/5/10

1. Short Story (1)
- "Dragon's Teeth" by Alex Irvine (in Fantasy & Science Fiction December 2009)

2. Essay (1)
- "The Wind at Djemila" from Camus's Lyrical and Critical Essays, from Noces

3. Poems (3)
From Nine Horses by Billy Collins
- "The Listener"
- "The Literary Life"
- "The Great Walter Pater"

4. Books (1)
-Started The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien (741/1112) (page numbers are continuous with the whole trilogy)

53. Woke up at 8; tried to go to bed at midnight, ended up at 2.

60. Read before bed (3/30)

74. Read upon waking (1/30)

75. Rebuilt resume; found social security card; emailed two people about jobs; found out about a job fair at Tee & Cakes on Sunday

77. Saved more receipts

84. Got to the missile thingy in FFVIII

1/4/10

1. Short Story (1)
- "The Man Who Did Something About It" by Harvey Jacobs (in Fantasy & Science Fiction December 2009)

2. Essay (1)
- "Nuptials at Tipasa" from Camus's Lyrical and Critical Essays, from Noces

3. Poems (3)
From Nine Horses by Billy Collins
- "Nine Horses"
- "Litany"
- "The Return of the Key" (pretty interesting!)

4. Books (1)
-Finished Sexing the Cherry by Jeanette Winterson

14. Drafted an essay titled "Essay of Myself" (1)

35. Wrote 5 pages in notebook

60. Read before bed (2/30)

72. Put Away Laundry

75. Asked at two places about hiring

77. Started entering my receipts into a table to track my expenses

84. Finished Disc 1 of FFVIII

1/3/10

Short Story (1)
- "Iris" by Nancy Springer (in Fantasy & Science Fiction December 2009)

Essay (1)
- "The Wrong Side and the Right Side" from Camus's Lyrical and Critical Essays, from L'Envers et L'Endroit

Poems (3)
From Nine Horses by Billy Collins
- "Albany"
- "Study in Orange and White"
- "Rooms"

Other
-60. Read before bed (1/30)
-72. Did and Folded all laundry
-84. Played more FFVIII

1/2/10

Short Story (1)
- "The Economy of Vacuum" by Sarah Thomas (in Fantasy & Science Fiction December 2009) (It made me cry)

Essay (1)
- "Love of Life" from Camus's Lyrical and Critical Essays, from L'Envers et L'Endroit

Poems (10)
From Nine Horses by Billy Collins
- "Languor"
- "Obituaries" (reminded me of a Lou Reed song, from Magic & Loss)
- "Today"
- "Ave Atque Vale"
- "Roadside Flowers"
- "As If to Demonstrate an Eclipse"
- "Trompe L'Oeil" (I LOVED THIS ONE)
- "Creatures" (This one confused me)
- "Tipping Point" (I loved this one too!)
- "Birthday"

Other
-77. Went shopping; kept the receipts.
-84. Started FF8 again
-85. 13.7% completion in Gran Turismo 3
-Modified several entries so that they work

1/1/10

Read Essays (2)
From Camus's Lyrical and Critical Essays, from L'Envers et L'Endroit
- "Between Yes and No"
-"Death in the Soul"

Read Short Stories (2)
from Fantasy&ScienceFiction December
- "Illusions of Tranquillity" by Brendan DuBois
- "The Blight Family Singers" by Kit Reed (I can't say for sure whether this was good or not, but I recommend reading it.)

Other
- Got 10.3% completion in Gran Turismo 3 (It's winter break, okay?!)

12/31/09

Read Essays (2)
From Camus's Lyrical and Critical Essays, from L'Envers et L'Endroit
-Preface
-"Irony"

Other
-A lot of Gran Turismo 3; (it's one of my video games for # 86)