Wonderland I've lost count on how many times I've read Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through The Looking Glass. However, I'm pretty sure I've been reading them since I was very little. I don't know why I love this book so much, I guess it reminds me of my childhood dreams of going through such fun (but a bit weird) adventures in a world where nothing makes sense. I guess that's every kid's dream, right? One of my favorite scene is the one in which she meets the lion and the unicorn, but specifically when she talks to the unicorn. It's so funny to see how kids are nothing but a fantasy for creatures from the Wonderland, just like unicorns are for us. These books are my mom's favorite, that's why she named me Alice. As a matter of fact, I like having the name of one of my favorites characters ever; if I weren't named Alice I'd probably name my daughter Alice when I had one. Moreover, I remember my mom reading these stories to me before I went to bed when I was a little girl, and I actually liked them quite a lot that I still read them as an adult. The truth is that you're never too old to read these types of stories! So I picture myself reading these stories as an old lady because I can't never get enough of them. Recently, I had the chance to read both of them in English. I personally think the experience was even better than when I've read in my native language. I guess some things are better in the original. The important thing I take from all this is that we can't let the child inside us die as time goes by.

Would rather have money and fame or health and prosperity?

***I forgot to put YOU in the question***

I was asked this question yesterday and to be honest I was very intrigued by it. Even though it's a theoretical questions, it made me wonder how life would be like if I really had to make such a decision. I'd really like to hear what you guys would choose if you were faced with a decision like this one. 

– I'd rather have health and prosperity. It may sound cliché, but that's what I would choose because there is no money in the world that could buy you health or cure you of a disease, it may provide you with high quality treatments, however it cannot give you health. As to fame, fame doesn't last long, I mean only few people manage to be remembered until their last breath, most famous people is likely to sink into oblivion. Besides, fame and money are not guarantee of prosperity and success in life. You can have money and not be prosperous or famous.

Corrections on my small text are welcomed! 

Going For A Walk Today, my husband and I decided to take our dogs for a walk with us. I have two dogs, a male and a female. We take them for a walk twice a week, but not with us because one of them is very noisy and keeps barking at everyone and everything it sees. However, my husband said it would be a good idea to take them with us every time we go for a run, so they can get accustomed to going out. The funny thing is that both behaved well! I'm impressed, I thought they would be handful. Moreover, we made a few stops to give them water and while talking to my husband in one of these stops we met this nice German couple with a cute dog. They were also making a stop to rest and give water to their dog. The guy spoke Portuguese very well and his wife was still learning it, but she was able to talk to us. They told us they came to Brazil about a year ago and that they were enjoying their time here so far. I was happy to hear that. Anyway, it was a great walk, we talked about many things along the way. It's always good to meet really nice people.

The Library It has been a long time since I wrote anything on italki! I have been so busy these past few days because of college and my personal life. However, I had the chance to read this amazing short story book named "Contos Fantásticos no Labirinto de Borges" by Bráulio Tavares, a Brazilian writer. The thing you need to know about me is that I love reading and I'm fascinated by short stories. This book has several short stories by different writers that influenced Jorge Luís Borges's work, an Argentine writer. I liked most of the stories, some more than others, but in general I loved the book. Now, I would like to talk a bit about a short story in particular that I found really interesting and I'm still intrigued by it. The Library is the name of the short story. It goes like this, there is this guy, a writer, who is going through a hard time writing a book. Up until that moment, he had written only three chapters of this book and he kept trying to write it, but in the terrible Summer heat of NY, his creativity seemed to have disappeared. So, he decides to go to a library nearby. Everything was really strange about this library, including the owner. After walking into it, his attention was drawn to a specific shelf, in which there were many books from authors that he knew and had read their whole work. The thing is how come he didn't know those books if he had read every book that those authors had written? Then, he saw his book (complete with all pages written) on this shelf, the one he hadn't finished writing! He asked the owner about those books and he said they were books that the authors would like to have written, but they didn't have time to do so. What did he do? - He grabbed his book and ran his way out of the library. He was ran over and died, though. After the whole happening, the police came and found his body and his book with only three chapters written. Astonishing story by the American writer, Nelson S. Bond! I had never heard of him, but I'm certainly going to check his work out.

What does "Your days are numbered at 24" mean in the song Feeling Sorry by Paramore? I'd like to know what "Your days are numbered at 24" means. I went on Google to find the translation of this song into my language, but this part doesn't make much sense to me, I also looked it up to see if it's an idiom, but I haven't found anything. The part I don't get is "at 24", 24 hours? days? age? Would you mind helping me understand it? Thanks!

Is this sentence okay? It won't take a lot of your, I promise. "I could live without technology, but I would like to be given many books to pass time since I'm used to reading on my cell phone."