As promised, I started reading the first volume of Sherlock Holmes. The first in the collection is the A Study in Scarlet, the novel in which John Watson met Sherlock Holmes. If you have watched BBC Sherlock, you might already be shipping Johnlock or Cumberman. And if I am right, I suggest you read the books too.
Since the novels were written in John Watson’s POV, I can feel how much he adored Sherlock Holmes. I am just past the first 42 pages and I can already feel Watson’s deep attraction to Sherlock Holmes. If I hadn’t known better, I would say that he’s plain gay and is completely and madly in love with Sherlock Holmes. The way he described Holmes’ quirks and powers of analytical deduction can be compared to a blind man seeing the light for the first time in his whole existence. And trust me, I am not in anyway exaggerating this. John Watson admired and somehow worships the ground Sherlock walks on. His curiosity of Sherlock’s whole personality is close to obsessive but not in a creepy way.
Plus, being a classic book, it was written in an old-fashioned way and I like it very much. I am a sucker for British literature and films especially Victorian-Era-related ones. And this book satisfies both category. And I am pretty sure I am going to enjoy this read.
Come, and do the happy dance with me!
As I’ve said before, I was only able to buy the second volume since I wasn’t able to find the first one. But today, I finally got the first volume of Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories!! Now, I can start reading it because I have both volumes and I don’t have to worry anymore. I am just so awfully happy right now.
I was out with my new roommate and we were in the mall to have the keys duplicated. And then, as always, I went for a little visit at the bookstore. I was actually supposed to buy some new notebooks since classes would start this Monday. But of course, like in any other bookstore, I wouldn’t pass the chance to check on the book section. And there it was! A whole new stack of the two volumes of Sherlock Holmes. Oh and I definitely picked it up and bought a copy. Good thing I brought extra money.
So now, I think I would have to stop reading my other books and try to finish these before school starts. And it’s a good time to read too. The weather is perfect, with all this rain. I could make a steaming mug of coffee and be cozy in bed while reading these.
Just look at what I got today! Another book! And not just any book, it’s Insurgent! The one book I am dying to have ever since it was officially released last May 1st. I have read it already on eBook but it’s a different feeling having the actual book. Oh and finding it is not what I’m referring to as my luck. No. I considered this day lucky because this book was given to me by my cousin. Yes, I got another book for free. It’s was just yesterday that I got my Wreck This Journal, literally.
I received a call from Denise, asking me if I’m free to meet up today because she’ll give me a “treat”. Since I don’t have anything to do today, I agreed to go to her house a while ago. Turns out, it was her payday today and she was off to buy books (she’s a bookworm too!) and she saw this on display at SM Manila. She knew that I was looking for this because I lend her Divergent (the first book in the series) and she also was waiting for this. So she bought two, one for me and one for herself. I though she was going to ask me to pay since that was what we talked about when we were both looking for the book but then she told me that it was her treat since, like I said, her payday.
So yes, I am very much shocked and overwhelmed with the luck I have been experiencing for these couple of days. I am seriously wondering if I really deserve such gifts. I am scared that this will give me something bad in return, sometime in the future. But right now, I am so very thankful for having such kind and giving friends and relatives. Someday, I’ll return the favor. I swear.
Currently reading: Suicide Notes by Michael Thomas Ford
Now here’s a little quote I like from this book:
“How come someone always saves the people who try to kill themselves and then makes them tell everyone how sorry they are for ruining their evening? I keep feeling like everyone wants me to apologize for something. But I’m not going to. I don’t have anything to apologize for. They’re the ones who screwed everything up. Not me. I didn’t ask to be saved.”
But then there’s other people and you meet them, and you think ‘not bad, they’re okay’ and then you get to know them and their face just sort of becomes them like their personality’s written all over it and they just—they turn into something so beautiful?
Rory’s the most beautiful man I’ve ever met.
| — | Amelia Pond (Doctor Who: The Girl Who Waited) |
Psychologists Discover How People Subconsciously Become Their Favorite Fictional Characters
Psychologists have discovered that while reading a book or story, people are prone to subconsciously adopt their behavior, thoughts, beliefs and internal responses to that of fictional characters as if they were their own.
Experts have dubbed this subconscious phenomenon ‘experience-taking,’ where people actually change their own behaviors and thoughts to match those of a fictional character that they can identify with.
