Twenty Four past Twelve

It's twenty four minutes past twelve. We are in the first hour of the ninth day of November in the year twenty eleven.

My humble achievement at this hour: Chapter 1 of Book 1 of 1Q84 completed. Aomame has crossed the metropolitan highway and swung over the metal barrier. She is now making her descent down the emergency highway.

I'm such a sucker for cool design and all things aesthetically appealing, especially when it involves paper-related products such as books and notepads. So it shouldn't be any surprise that I am fond of 1Q84 the physical book itself: the cover paper and the pages have a neat and minimalist touch which I appreciate, particularly the font and the inclusion of the book's title on the mid point of the side of every page. This little detail, rather understated, makes all the difference to the book.