Weekly Reading Entry-Sweet Dreams, Eurythmics

One of my favourite songs, Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics can sorta of scary sounding and like a song that's just made because the writers need something to sing. My friend Marina says this, adding on about how the music video on Youtube® helps her statement with Annie Lennox raising her arms, looking like she's sacrificing something to a god, while standing in a meadow with a swarm of cows. Of course, I could agree if she was talking about Marilyn Manson's version of the song, but I enjoy Sweet Dreams. If I had to point out a life lesson to the song, I would say, "Sweet Dreams are made of the years." Many of the lyrics online say "Sweet Dreams are made of this", but I think it's "Sweet Dreams are made of the years."

Sweet dreams ARE made of the years, with hard work (ugh) and little pay. Until you get your dream.

Sweet dreams are made of the years
Who am I to disagree?
Travel the world and the seven seas
Everybody's looking for something

But you don't have to travel the world or the seven seas or anything. If you REALLY want to have a bunch of cows, buy or rent some land, and work hard to keep crops and animals alive.

I, personally, would like to be a clothing designer, or a lawyer, or a gardener. I sketch ideas for clothes and sew, like to fight for people and have my opinion heard, and to take care of plants. The farthest I've ever been is to Paris (it's farther than London... right?) and I think there are a few more than seven seas... maybe.

Weekly Reading Entry-The Twelve Kingdoms: Sea of Shadow

Have you ever been to a magical land no one's ever heard of before? Betcha haven't! But Yoko Nakajima has.

In The Twelve Kingdoms, Yoko arrives in Kou, one of the kingdoms, and she is chased and captured several times. Luckily, to the help of a blue healing gem, her trusty sword, and the hinman Joyu, she is able to fend of her foes and the demons that attack her.

Yoko is followed by a blue, pessimistic monkey. This monkey tries to tell Yoko what to do, saying how it would be so much quicker if she killed herself.

I think that the blue monkey is like a creature of Yoko's bad thoughts, like a hallucination. It's like how in cartoons, there's an angel on one of the character's shoulders and a devil on the other. The monkey sort of represents the devil, and Yoko is trying to be optimistic and be the angel, wanting to find some way back to Japan. Yoko often quarrels with the monkey and slashes her sword at him, missing. She is losing hope. But then, Yoko meets a kind beastling, who she actually starts trusting, regardless the two other times she was deceived by people of Kou. One night, Yoko and the monkey are talking while Rakushun, the beastling, is hurt. The monkey tells her to run, and she does, but then realizes she shouldn't have because she trusts Rakushun. The monkey starts taunting her, and, frustrated, Yoko swings her sword. The monkey is gone. After that, Yoko meets up with Rakushun and stops doubting his help entirely.