this side of the blue

i finished Kafka on the Shore today, and it is... interesting. anything by Murakami is certainly that. i did like it a lot, though. it's just, you finish the book with so many questions still unanswered. i dunno. the ending was sad, and it made me well up a bit--i loved the part when Kafka goes through the entrance gate with the two soldiers in the forest, it's like everything after that point is really dream-like and hazy. actually i loved everything that took place when Kafka goes into the forest. it bordered on going over my head, but i don't think you're supposed to fully understand everything, so you kind of have to accept everything as is and not try to use your head too much (like Kafka!)

the book did have it's faults, though. the way it went back and forth every other chapter between two story-lines was unsettling. by far my favorite character was Nakata, and i wished that his story-line had been the main focus of the novel.

Murakami always writes characters that you can't help but love, though. it's like none of his characters are anything like anyone i've ever met, but wish i did. or i wish i was more like them.

moving on!

i've been watching a lot of Buffy the vampire lately! BUFFY! James and i watched... let's see... SIX episodes in the last four days! we're plunging through Season 3. so far i still prefer Season 2. i still can't believe i love Buffy as much as i do. me, into a vampire show!

well, i was supposed to have a mid-term online tonight, but the teach post-poned it due to some "issues"... so i think i'll make some tea and finish up Cleopatra. night!