Mum, Jeff, the bat and I went shopping yesterday in park city. The outlets there are simply amazing; anything can be found for a fraction of the original price. One thing mum found was a book called “The Literary Book of Answers”, in which phrases or parts of sentences from famous literature are placed on each page to create a magic 8 ball concept. You ask a question, open the book to a random page and read. When we first bought it the bat insisted on asking the first question:

“How far is it from here to the southern border of Vietnam?”

Puzzled expressions graced our faces. Even for the bat, the question was completely random and odd. Mum flipped open to a page that read:

“ABSOLUTELY”
-Anton Chekhov: “Uncle Vanya”

So most of the time it doesn’t make sense, it’s just fun to do. Today mum and I played the game.

Mum: Is Rachael’s future husband in her life right now?

I flipped open to:

“YES”
-Hans Christian Andersen: “In a Thousand Years”

It was surprisingly logical and straight forward. Huh.

Mum: “Who is he?”

The next random page read:

“TRY TO BE HAPPY WITHOUT IT”
Charles Perrault: Complete Fairy Tales
“Beauty and the Beast”