Reading! I can do it too!

Multitasking :). The way I do it. This is from Sore demo Machi wa Mawatteiru. Arist: Naotan

GOOD EVENING, world! I have an interesting topic that has come to me after I sat at home with a "book" for the first time in..well, a while. Haven't sat so still in my swivel chair since school started. But first is music intro!

Today's song is... Math rock!

Post-rock as well. The band is toe and the song is called "C". I know lately I haven't been putting a lot of thought into what I post up, but this is a really inspirational band and this time I mean it. The riffs are intricate and the drums really draw you in; not a moment is wasted in these songs. Ladies and gentlemen, I present you, something I am really proud to call math rock (MAH FAVOURITE GENRE). I'll refer to this band often (I've already did so..) please bear with me? :)


So the topic that was brought to my attention was.. Literacy. That's right. What I lack the most ROFL. I know international literacy has improved within this decade since we're trying to reach our arms out and share the education, but (more or less than) 796 million adults (15+) are unable to read or write. Aw man.. And to think that 131 million or so kids around my age (youth) are unable to do so either. I know that it depends on how much the country can provide for their people and that is very reasonable. But we live in a modern civilization now where reading and writing is almost something that.. people naturally expect out of others. The most ridiculous bit is that some of these illiterate people are living in Canada.. The very country I receive my education from. W-Wait a minute, HOW DOES THAT WORK!? Canada is actually standing around 8th or 9th place on the literacy scales. Which is great, but even 40% of our adults don't have strong literacy skills. I can see how that works with immigrants and late learners because education for adults isn't always the cheapest thing. Hopefully the youth will become strong and literate for the future. Well, that I can only hope. And depend on statistics lol.


I wanted to talk about my experiences with reading and er.. books in general. I don't read often nowadays. Don't know how it happened, when did it start? Why? I can't remember. But ever since I was in grade 3 I was REALLY REALLY INTO BOOKS (HENCE MY SUPER GREAT CHOICE OF WORDS). Yes, back when we called novels "chapter books" and anything with more than 100 pages was an "impossible" book. I really liked to read and challenge myself with novels and THEIR TEXTS. But you know how all the interesting books are always in the adult section? And even when you know that they might not be interesting, the fact that you don't touch that section of the library is already enough to make you curious. I read some adult books, some were too hard for me to comprehend. And then I just took a really long book break. This was the summer of grade 6 I think. WHEN I DISCOVERED MANGA! Comics. I love them. Illustrations are great ways to make people interested in reading. Sometimes I don't remember that I'm being educated while I read that shit (Depends on what you're reading). So next time you read a comic book (Watchmen is a good example, shit is hard) and someone tells you that you're not actually learning anything from it, stand up and say "BULL SHIT!" because comics have their own value as well. Unless you're reading some dumb shit, then there's nothing to defend. Just quietly run along and finish your homework or whatever you were supposed to do.
I borrowed manga from a friend today (Nichijou- 日常- Daily if you're curious). And I just sat at home until I finished it. Manga is nice, it has words and pictures so it's not hard on my brain, and it's short so I can finish the book quickly and continue with my life. I'm actually a really slow reader.. I swear I read a lot faster back in the -cough- day. I learned how to read Japanese from manga. Well, not exactly, but I definitely couldn't have honed my skills to what I have today without manga. Thank god for manga and literacy! Last but not least, communication has sure brought us together, eh? :)

Goodnight World!

Sorry for missing Literary Day by a few..er..-cough- days. Here's another reading picture I found in my magic folder.
It's from Shinkai Makoto's 5 cm per second.