Blogging fun since 4th May 2001!

Blogging fun since 4th May 2001
"This diary is my kief, hashish, and opium pipe. This is my drug and my vice."

Sunday, July 22, 2001

I meant, what does CJ stand for?

Things the Please me
I picked up The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon again yesterday. I did not get to finished it before. (: Sei Shonagon was a court lady in the tenth-century Japan at the height of the Heian culture. Pillows of that time were hollow blocks made of stone or wood, and it was in these pillows that people of the time would store their 'diaries', usually their last thoughts before turning in.

Sei Shonagon writes down all the things that interests her, displeases her or attracts her in her daily life. She's an enthusiast for good manners and good taste, and her commentary covers everything from dress to decor. And everyone, from servants to the Emperor.

She writes with a wicked humour and wit, making the book an absolute joy to read.

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