Hell Is Freezing Over Day/Twist Off Day
2005-01-31 @ 9:17 p.m.

Mum messaged during GP to tell me that Auntie Sharon passed away this morning. Think I'll probably be going to help out at the wake on Thursday, because Tuesday's too short notice and there's Guitar on Tuesday and Wednesday anyway. Thursday is good, because it doesn't matter if I'm half-awake during Friday's lessons. Heard in class today that we'll be running on Friday's timetable next Monday. Add to that the three days we already have off next week, and the celebrations on Tuesday, I don't see why there's any reason to even go to school. It's a joke. Not that I'm complaining, because it means one less PE lesson. Speaking of which, we played soccer during PE today. Confession time! I had fun, about as much fun as I could be expected to anyway. Mr Tay's horrible test prevented me from going to Kinokuniya and having an excuse for arriving late for French Connection meeting. Thong and I concur that our club meetings always seem like a manifestation of multiple-personality disorder, because the subject keeps changing abruptly. In any case, I did go to Kinokuniya after all, but I couldn't find any Hardy books in good condition. Bought another Darkover omnibus and Kundera's The Book Of Laughter And Forgetting. Kinokuniya has a wider selection of Kundera, but Borders has cheaper books. Discovered that while comparing prices for the Hardy novels. In the end, I bought Under The Greenwood Tree, The Mayor Of Casterbridge and Tess Of The D'Urbervilles. Those were the only ones Borders had in decent condition. There was a collection of short stories, but it wasn't in too great condition. Think I might head back to Borders again soon for Thom Gunn's Collected Poems. Why do all the poetry anthologies always cost more? Reading for pleasure is far more delightful than reading for work. Rilke is coming alone nicely now...