January 5th & 6th (Days 5 & 6) 
Yesterday, my friends unexpectedly showed up at my door and whisked me away before I could write my post - so this will be my update for both yesterday and today.
I finished reading the second half of chapter 10, and read most of chapter 11 of 海辺のカフカ. Today, I finished the last three pages of chapter 11, but felt too tired to continue any further. I can’t believe I am almost halfway through the first part of the book! Currently at 20%.
Interesting words
蜘蛛の子 [くものこ] - baby spider
携帯魔法瓶 [けいたいまほうびん] - thermos
枕もとの明かり [まくらもとのあかり] - bedside lamp
ぶちの猫 [ぶちのねこ] - tabby cat
I didn’t read any Russian yesterday, but today I finished the last short story in the collection - Конец бульки и Мильтона (The end of Bulka and Milton). To be honest, I am excited to be moving onto reading something else (and hopefully more interesting)! I think I may start with Bulgakov’s Morphine. Until very recently I wasn’t aware that Bulgakov also wrote more realistic fiction - so I am curious to see how it will compare to his other works.
Happy belated birthday @lucylavelle! 
