Akermanis is a Dog
and he'll also be playing for the Bulldogs next year... coincidence? I think not.
Well, a sizeable portion of Melbourne is buzzing about this. I saw a sign outside a cafe that said "is Victoria big enough for Akermanis' mouth?" and that is a very good question. I, for one, am happy he isn't becoming a Bomber (as was rumoured for a long time)... yes we do need all the help we can get but I'm not sure if I could ever accept him... given how much of a dick he is.
"The God of Small Things" was fantastic. A truly beautifully written book but... so terribly tragic. The things that humans can do to each other in the name of what? Tradition? Caste? I could never hope to understand the complexities of India's caste system but there are some things that are just unspeakably horrific...
I also read Haruki Murakami's "Birthday Stories" which was an anthology he put together of short stories by some of his favourite authors, loosely around the theme of birthdays. Funnily enough I got it for my birthday (thanks Joyce!)... perhaps it was a clever marketing ploy by the publishers all along? Ah well. It was an interesting read and opened my mind to a few new authors.
I'm reading Bulgakov's "Heart of a Dog" now... a Soviet classic written in 1930 but banned and not published until 1987... it is the story of a man who befriends a stray dog and implants into it the testicles and pituitary gland of a recently deceased man... with some interesting results. The story is said to be a witty parable of the Russian Revolution (part of the reason for its ban).
I'm listening to Jose Gonzales at the moment... interesting mellow acoustic rock. Check out Jedi Mind Tricks people, they have a new album called "Servants In Heaven, Kings in Hell" and its fantastic.
posted by LX @ 12:57 AM
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