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ßeowulf

ßeowulf

'in borrowed words, i have realised,
space and time both curve around a woman's hip.

it is a staggering realisation, with undertones of extreme personal reevaluation.

i feel the fringe.
i know there are some of us who cannot be helped. who will not be helped. who were meant to be elsewhere..

someplace between...more »
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  • member since Friday, September 21 2007

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  • La libertine

    la libertine says

    This is an awfully late response to your note. I'm sorry, things have been pretty busy lately at the university.

    Bjork? Haha, I think my avatar has unintentionally got you (or your friend) fooled. :) Maybe it's just the bangs? Although I like Bjork. And all her Icelandic eccentricity.

    Why were your books stashed in cartons, by the way?

    posted 10 hours ago. ( send a note )
  • Timo K.

    timo k. says

    Ovid! Ever since I found an old Latin edition of "Metamorphoseon" at a furniture shop (?!), I've pondered which translation of it to acquire in English – with Ted Hughes you've got me a good starting point, many thanks! Off to compare reviews on amazon... Read "Paradise Lost" a few years ago, and the constant references to Ovid really piqued my interest. Will check out Sanskrit poetry for sure... Yes, the Klimt book is good, but is almost beaten by the exquisite Mucha volume! Been looking for a complete book on Mucha for years.

    posted 9 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Timo K.

    timo k. says

    "Poems from the Sanskrit", wow, how's the translations on those? Are you able to read the originals? Well in that case you'd probably not listed the English edition but... I know there's probably no language more impossible to translate form than Sanskrit, with its endless variations/allusions/hints... like one word probably means one thing in the morning and something else at five o'clock tea. Have a nice day, hats off from Italy.

    posted 12 days ago. ( send a note )
  • papuc in dungi

    papuc in dungi says

    I really like Houellebecq, I read a book of his. Thanks for the suggestions.
    Yes, it's me.

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • papuc in dungi

    papuc in dungi says

    No, I haven't read it, but if you mention it, I guess it's interesting, I'll check it out.
    No utopia for me these days, I'm reading girlie stuff-Lee Martin- An endless summer. It's pretty cool, but not extraordinary.

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Bibliophile!

    bibliophile! says

    Hullo! How did you like "Half asleep in frog pajamas"? I bought it a few days back. Haven't read any Tom Robbins so far.

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • La libertine

    la libertine says

    Beowulf. Strange how you stumbled upon my profile but I'm glad for the beautiful accident. I envy you for your book-endowed s(h)elf -- we seem to share the same tastes in literary, philosophical, and visual genius.
    Ah, stale pizza is nice. I love stale pizza.

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Raych K

    raych k says

    Hey thanks, I'm glad you like it. My blog is my baby.

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • papuc in dungi

    papuc in dungi says

    I guess it's just stripy.
    I'll read the book as soon as I can, now I'm stuck with another one, Us, from Evgheni Zamiatin, but I don't really reccomend it, it's a little soapy for my taste (talking about black utopias).

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • papuc in dungi

    papuc in dungi says

    Read Player Piano, it's great if your like black utopia. I'm not telling you the plot, but it's absolutely great. A must-read.

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Eli

    eli says

    thanks for reminding me... a profile change was long overdue and i have been using alucard everywhere else but on shelfari. he seemed the logical choice. anywho,...yeah, been enjoying sleeping for more than two-three hours myself. actually, all i've been doing since getting outta coll is sleeping and reading and vice versa. i'm not even taking the whole looking for a post-grad option too seriously atm and time's running out. ah well, i'm sure i'll figure it out eventually. nah, haven't gone to egypt yet. u forgot tht the only way i was going to get it there would be if i met my mum's conditions which, of course, i haven't been able to do yet cos i'll only get my results in june. as for tht director, i didn't like him much to bother with names. he was asst director or sommat for Water and Pinjaar. and his poems..well, let's just say i'm not a fan. that's all for now. if i try to include any more random info shelfari'll kick me off for bugging their members. ciao da. ja mata ne.

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Eli

    eli says

    ah nothing much....am just the same old unrefined hick!! oh...now we're on girl and not dawg eh doggie? anywho,....it's 11 at night. just got back from a rehearsal. am singing for this director guy who's just come out with his second book of poetry. his publicists thought it would be a good idea for him no have a promo cd with a musical bg to him reading part of the book. it's so sad, but i know the person organizing this charade and i promised to help out so...**deep sigh** recording's on tuesday. hope i never have to do stuff like this ever again. the score's painful!! **winces** later da.

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • papuc in dungi

    papuc in dungi says

    slippers. striped slippers, that's what it means. It's not food, not at all :) I liked (or should I say absolutely adored) Player Piano. Kurt Vonnegut was a genius, despite the onse who don't like him.

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • papuc in dungi

    papuc in dungi says

    thank you :)

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Melanie B

    melanie b says

    myself and my husband. from the same series as the last photo.

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Jenny W

    jenny w says

    i don't really know, but thank you, ... actually i'm adopted, and it says "indian" so i take both great cultures and incorporate them into my ontology :)

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • LeLe

    lele says

    hey =) everything is good..im loving the spring..it's an instant mood booster..how's everything with u?

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Eli

    eli says

    Hiya Beo,....long time no see. u still alive and kicking?? just checking. anywho,....exams r over and done with so i thought i'd drop in and scare ya! c ya around.

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Solyaris 0

    solyaris 0 says

    "one swallow don't make a summer, but tomorrow has to start somewhere" so, I will write, I promise. I miss talkind to you. I'm reading 'Orlando' by a certain miss Woolf and trying to keep my head clear in this bewildering spring. cause, you know...'April is the cruellest month...'

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Zoia M

    zoia m says

    Hi, Bio, I am ok, thank u. Nice to have message from u. I moved to Canada. Have I told u that? Found a job :) Not so much time to read now. What about u? What intresting are u reading now?

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )


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