Soundtrack of My Summer
First of all, I’d like to apologize for missing my quota schedule to post an entry every Saturday night. I just had too much work last October 03 and, of course, with too much work comes a lot of stress. My mind wasn’t that productive and I was just simply ranting so forcing myself to write an entry that time would have resulted to something resembling an insult to my dear readers. *winks at Kyle and Chris*
I have been torturing myself with too much work the past few days. Technically, I’m not a part of the college’s student government but I’ve been helping with its programs and projects. The fact that my girl friend is a part of that organization doesn’t help. The fact that I’m a lazy workaholic, I love work but I get lazy every now and then, is just insulting.
Finding time to write is like trying to find a needle in a haystack or a pornstar in the Middle East. It’s atrociously impossible, or near to that if the pornstar is as crafty as a desperate English major. Dragging myself through this self-made mess is insult to injury. I can feel my soul wincing in disappointment.
NaNoWriMo Descends Upon Us!
Great Lit News: NaNoWriMo is fast approaching!
Last year, I entered the race with Mirrorbound, my would-have-been first attempt at a full length horror and macabre fiction. It would have been my first novel too. Since I wanted the genre to be my field of expertise, I thought I could do well with the challenge. Unfortunately, I failed to accomplish my ideal quota. And so this year I plan to avenge and redeem myself.
This year, I’m going to go all Japanese Culture on my attempt, specifically all Yakuza. Yes. You’ve read it. I’m going to write something related to the Yakuza. It’s not all horror per se, it’ll be somewhat of a psychological thriller or a suspense if all else fails. As usual, the main protagonist will be female but she’ll be more distinctly flavored: she’ll be Japanese. I’ve always found it fun and easy pushing a vague female character around, not minding her cultural values and what not, but this time, I think it’ll be more than awesome with a vantage point. I’ve found the perfect candidate for the role too so it’ll be less tacky this time around.
Currently Reading: Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
The first time I got around to reading this wonderful book was years ago. I think I was still in grade school that time, perhaps in the 5th or 6th grade. My copy was borrowed from an old friend, a girl, who found the book to be boring and so I pitied her for she never really found it in herself to appreciate such wondrous literature.
The story is told from the point of view of Sayuri Nitta, a retired and exiled geisha who is now living in the Waldorf Towers of New York City. She is interviewed by Jakob Haarhuis, a translator and professor of New York University. Both characters are obviously fictional. Apparently, the interaction of the two characters is a reference to Golden’s interview with a real retired geisha as research for the book. Flashbacks are utilized every now then as memoirs are made just for them. As for the geisha part? Well, Sayuri explains and describes the way of life as vividly as Golden wrote her to, which also makes this fiction quite culturally distinct and interesting.
I am rereading the classic out of nostalgia, mostly because I love reading classics for being classical. My current copy was borrowed from a Book Club friend, Angelica, and I thank her for the generosity and from the bottom of my literate heart.
Guess Who’s Back?
After a hiatus of almost three months, looks like I’m back with WordPress for good. It wasn’t easy making the decision. Blogger was hard to leave behind as it had been an integral part of my writing since my departure.
My return is not without any compromise. For starters, I turned every entry before the hiatus into private posts. That means that no one but me will be able to see them. It’s a failsafe to ensure that this incarnation will work just as an incarnation is supposed to. Disciplinary measures were also considered for my own sake. To pay homage to my Blogger, you can read more about those disciplinary measures in here: FAREWELL ADDRESS.
This time, I plan to concentrate on literary and language entries. Of course, personal posts will never be discarded since this blog is still mine and being a writer is a part of my entirety but as long as I can, as much as I can, I plan to keep most of my posts on the realm of literature.
So without much further ado, cheers to the rebirth of © Jofer Serapio.
Coffee’s in the back, next to the heaps of paper that I still need to write.
† Jofer
The Exorcism of Jofer Serapio
I know. My absence from this place is inexcusable. In fact, to show that I’m well aware of how unethical my action has been, I’m not even going to make up a lame excuse for it. No, sir, not a single well thought up blurb of how I ventured into the innermost depths of insanity, fought my demons on a duel atop Dante’s Inferno and sprung back, out of my personal hell and into the real world.
I am, however, obliged to tell you that while I have decided to continue my hiatus from WordPress, I am taking baby steps on Blogger. I’ve always held a high degree of respect for this place. Realizing that I may not be worthy enough to come back and take control of this domain, and mainly because Mica and Aaron lured me to that place, I have vowed to extend my leave of absence. I’ll return one day but not any time soon.
If you’re interested, you can now find me here where I talk about anything and everything supernatural with the same narcissistic flair that I’ve always exuded:
The Exorcism of Jofer Serapio
Till then,
† Jofer
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