Ahh! Books! And Other Entertainment!

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Some crazy storms last week knocked out the power in many places in Maryland. Luckily, our power came back, hehe, but my office's power was out Monday and Tuesday! Haha! 2 Free days at home.
Wednesday and Thursday were horrible. People are so crazy. Luckily I took of Friday so another day of rest.
The weekend started off boring and tiresome. My sister is on vacation in NC with one of our other sisters, so I'm home alone. Boring! Why didn't I go again? Hmm...
I finally snapped out of my boredom today with the help of some sugar.
A free Dunkin Donuts mocha swirl latte (Yum!) and a trip to the book store. Ah! Heaven...for me.
I picked up what seems to be a fantastic read. Something I've been looking for (not specifically, just the type of read).
The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang. A Historic read and bestseller rich in history and rawness. I sat down at Starbucks a bit later in the day to start this book. Even the introduction and first chapter are so raw. A skipped over piece of history.
Recently I read The Scent of Sake by Joyce Lebra (great read) and Life of Pi by Yann Martel (awesome read). I think I got this from my friend Laurel. Um, yeah, THANKS!!! So good. I recommend both. Great summer books. I'm trying to cram in a bunch of books this summer. Even though I work all year round and take classes, I still like the idea of summer reading that we used to do back in the day in grade school.
Ooh, and since my sister is on vacation and I have a lovely 4 day weekend (I took of Monday too - my mini vacation) I got all these movies on my sister's netflix.
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...and Spring directed by Ki-duk Kim was a great movie. It's a simple, but thought provoking and spiritual film.
I also got The Legend of the Black Scorpion a.k.a. The Banquet(for some reason I've always loved Ziyi Zhang). I'll watch this tonight or tomorrow.
Side Note: If you have not seen House of Flying Daggers...please do. So good! Yup!
As you can see, I have an extreme interest into Asian culture and entertainment. Very interesting.