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Nov. 8th, 2010 10:31 amday 17 → an art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
I wasn't really sure what to put for this one - I couldn't think of anything which really jumped out at me as an amazing piece of art. But I was sure there were some things which I really liked, and then I thought - it doesn't have to be a painting, so I present to you a selection of my sister's work :) These are some costumes that she's done for her university and college courses. She is just so inventive, and has such good ideas - you can give her a description of what you want, and then an hour later its either made or at least designed! :) ( Click here for photos! )
Book Ninety Seven - Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho
This book is brilliant. It tells the story of Veronika, who decides one morning that she wants to kill herself. She takes some pills, and lies down to die. She then wakes up in hospital, having been resucitated (took me ages to work out how to spell that and now I'm still not sure I've got it right!). She is then told that she is ok for now, but the drugs she has taken have weakened her heart and hse only has a week to live. She is sent to a "mental hospital", where she meets the other patients there, and the book is good in that for a couple of them it goes into their stories too. It describes how while Veronica is there she begins to think differently about her life, and is able to affect the lives of the other patients there, specifically one man with schizophrenia. Its written in such a way which makes you think about your own life as well, which is good. And then as the book builds towards the ending it gets better and better! I won't spoil it for you, but just to say the ending is great! 10 / 10
I've also recently reading The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, which I enjoyed. I have read one other of his books (The Devil and Miss Prym), which was ok but not as good as the other two I've read. I think I will look up more by him though :)
( the rest of the days )
I wasn't really sure what to put for this one - I couldn't think of anything which really jumped out at me as an amazing piece of art. But I was sure there were some things which I really liked, and then I thought - it doesn't have to be a painting, so I present to you a selection of my sister's work :) These are some costumes that she's done for her university and college courses. She is just so inventive, and has such good ideas - you can give her a description of what you want, and then an hour later its either made or at least designed! :) ( Click here for photos! )
Book Ninety Seven - Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho
This book is brilliant. It tells the story of Veronika, who decides one morning that she wants to kill herself. She takes some pills, and lies down to die. She then wakes up in hospital, having been resucitated (took me ages to work out how to spell that and now I'm still not sure I've got it right!). She is then told that she is ok for now, but the drugs she has taken have weakened her heart and hse only has a week to live. She is sent to a "mental hospital", where she meets the other patients there, and the book is good in that for a couple of them it goes into their stories too. It describes how while Veronica is there she begins to think differently about her life, and is able to affect the lives of the other patients there, specifically one man with schizophrenia. Its written in such a way which makes you think about your own life as well, which is good. And then as the book builds towards the ending it gets better and better! I won't spoil it for you, but just to say the ending is great! 10 / 10
I've also recently reading The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, which I enjoyed. I have read one other of his books (The Devil and Miss Prym), which was ok but not as good as the other two I've read. I think I will look up more by him though :)
( the rest of the days )
