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daryl

daryl has written 623 posts for a modest odyssey

Reading, and other things.

I’ve never been a fast reader. I know quite a few who read a lot faster than I do. This semester, though, I basically don’t have much of a choice. So I’ve been going at a reasonable speed, trying to stay ahead of things, and it’s holding up so far. The task is made a [...]

Thursday Photo: haiku

Tuesday Photo: leaves of grass

Genius

Weekend over, and I just popped by to say that I’ve been thinking about Heart of Darkness, partly for class, partly for my essay, and also partly for myself. It’s a brilliant work, and Conrad certainly doesn’t seem nearly as straightforward as I used to think he was on the basis of Heart of Darkness. [...]

Saturday Photo: emerald

Weekend Work

You know that the semester has crept up on you when your weekends are packed with things to do. Last weekend was somewhat the same, maybe slightly better, but yeah, I’ve more or less only just noticed. There’s that familiar sensation in my gut again as I begin to worry about this thing and that. [...]

Thursday Photo: earth

Tuesday Photo: one red fruit

Attractiveness

Weekend was spent trying to get a hold of things. If they weren’t picking up the pace earlier, they’re certainly switching gears right about now. Ah yes, and now, an assortment of random things: I woke up yesterday with the most curious mix of joy and sadness. There was a curious disappointment that I had [...]

Saturday Photo: more faces, more crowds