Reading: I've been shuffling books around lately so my reading list is a bit unorganized. But so far, I'm reading "1Q85" by Haruka Murakami which has been very interesting so far. It's been highly recommended by my friends a lot and I received it as a birthday present so I'm excited to continue reading it! Another book that I occasionally read when I'm trying to wind down and need something light hearted is Cory O'Brien's gag book called "Zeus Grants Stupid Wishes: A No Bullshit Guide to Mythology". Mythology is one of my favorite subjects to learn about and O'Brien wraps up the summary of world mythologies in a hilarious way. It kind of makes you feel smart without actually committing to serious learning.
Watching: Pushing Daisies! Lee Pace has been ruining my life and watching him be so adorable in this show (although it's already over) makes me feel all fluttery inside. I also finished season 3 of Sherlock and am still kind of wrapped under my shock blanket.
Drinking: Strawberry and Roses Green Tea. I picked this up at the Coffee & Tea Exchange down at Lakeview in Chicago. Such a nice store with friendly service and wonderful music!
Using: A dip pen! I'm trying to teach myself calligraphy and picked up some dip pens along with white ink! It was super difficult and frustrating at first, but I think I'm starting to get the hang of it. Drawing with a dip pen is really fun too. I love it because the ink is so pigmented and beautiful.
Recently: I started to play League of Legends since 99% of my guy friends play (and nearly everyone guy on this campus plays it) It's kind of difficult trying to play without a computer mouse, but my friend Nathan said I could borrow one of his. It's actually really fun :D
Wearing: My vintage laceup brown leather boots from Canada and a warm scarf.
Listening: Bastille's album "Bad Blood", Arctic Monkey's "AM", and Laura Gibson's "Beasts of Seasons"
Trying: to get motivated to start doing my homework and actually reading my Bio textbook
Purchased: Pokemon X!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHH!!!!
Working: trying to start lettermo while simultaneously staying on top of college and playing pokemon x and league
I'm glad you liked the idea :)
ReplyDeleteI'm really jealous of your dip pen! I wasn't able to find a good one in shops in my area so I'm stuck with some very low quality nibs, and learning is even more difficult than normal. I would love to see your progresses in calligraphy!
Oh and Pokemon X is great! I've already won the League and now I'm trying to catch 'em all :P
I have very minimal knowledge on what type of dip pens are good or not, but I bought a set of drawing dip pens and nibs from my craft store. But I think the nibs I have also lean more on the lower quality side of the spectrum (a couple of them were bent at the tip when I opened up the package I:) But yes! I will try to post pictures of my calligraphy learning curve soon!
DeleteAHH~ I've only gotten past the first gym leader but I just love how many new features that they loaded onto this version!
Thanks for reading and commenting Fab! :D