I wonder what The Outsider has to say about this.
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…hier mal wieder eine wirklich wichtige Empfehlung für Freunde fantastischer Literatur:
Von dem Eindruck soll man sich nicht täuschen lassen, da die Bücher tatsächlich gleich groß sind. Tatsächlich gibt aber die verschiedene Ausdehnung der obenstehenden Bilder Auskunft über die Qualität der Werke. Es ist natürlich leicht verständlich, dass “Die Stadt der Träumenden Bücher” besser gestaltet und lesbarer geschrieben ist, da es von der zamonischen Literaturlegende Hildegunst von Mythenmetz verfasst wurde, während die Geschichte des Wolpertingers Rumo von einem menschlichen Autoren beschrieben wurde, der sich in der Vergangenheit vor allem mit Comics über Sex & Gewalt einen Namen gemacht hat. Wer nach der Lektüre weitere Informationen über Zamonien sucht, sollte sich einmal in prof. Dr. Abdul Nachtigallers Nachtschule einschreiben.
To understand you have to read “Good Omens” by Neil Gaiman.
Edited on Jul 4th 2005, 13:50 by jeck
What can I say. Ubuntu still works. What a good feeling…
I finally began to write. After weeks of reading and surrogate activity I started to really work on my diploma thesis. Of course I had to do so: I tricked myself into it when I promised my tutor that I would send him something to read by the end of the week. That would be tomorrow and I already have three pages. It may not sound much, but for me it’s a good sign because on of the most difficult steps is behind me: The Beginning.
Because of that I’m in a really good mood, which helped to survive the day at the central dictatory radio where we had the bi-weekly planning meeting for some hours. After that I met Lili who read my stuff and gave me some usefuls hints. On the way home I found a quote which really describes what I experience when reading some of the books about media theory (Horkheimer and Adorno come to my mind:
“Was sollte das?” fragte ich, während ich mich ächzend erhob. “Ich bin dabei fast verrückt geworden, ich habe nichts von alledem verstanden und schon jetzt so gut wie alles wieder vergessen.”
“So ist das doch immer mit anspruchsvollen Büchern”, sagte Homunkoloss, während er mir auf die Füße half. - from Walter Moers’ “Die Stadt der träumenden Bücher”
Which is a really cool book. props to Outsider who recommended it to me. All of you who can read and understand German: Go get that book. Everyone else: pity yourself and pray for a translation. Or start learning the language that brought you such wonderful words like kindergarten, angst and blitzkrieg…
Ich bin weg,
Jeck
pS: Random link: some neat rendered wallpapers
ppS: Not so random link via Gossip: Hack your way out of writer’s block
Edit: Who messed up the link, damnit?
Edited on Nov 19th 2004, 11:03 by jeck
Habe mal auf Empfehlung eines Kollegen angefangen das erste Buch von/mit Karl popper zu lesen: “Offene Gesellschaft - Offenes Universum” ist eine gekürzte Version der Interviews, die Franz Kreuzer mit ihm geführt hat. Mir wichtige Zitate gibt es hier.
Edited on Oct 13th 2004, 11:35 by jeck
From “I, Lucifer” by Glen Duncan
“The key to evil? Freedom. The key to freedom? Money. For you, my darlings, freedom to do what you like is the discovery of how unlikable what you like to do makes you. Not that that stops you doing what you like, since you like doing what you like more than you like liking what you do…”
“A change, as they say, is as good as a rest.”
I think I heard the first quote somewhere else, but I can’t say where. The book is really a must read. Ever wondered how the devil sees the world? There you go…
“Wenn ein Mensch zu dir will, ist das eine Bereicherung deines Lebens, und niemand hat das Recht, Bereicherungen zu verbieten.” - Die Figur Sam Kurthes aus dem Roman “UC” von Helmut Krausser
Sehr seltsames Buch ansonsten. Ich bin mir noch nicht ganz sicher ob es nicht einfach nur verquer ist.
Edited on Mar 10th 2004, 11:35 by jeck
From the Discworld Monthly:
[Quote] Fey writes: I’d like to inform all other
pratchett fans that ‘Wyrd Sisters’ is going to be staged in Berlin,
Germany, in February, 2004. The performance will be by students of
English of the Humboldt University, Berlin. Exact dates are February
12-15, 2004. [Quote]
Yay!
Discworld:
“Lu-Tze had long considered that everything happens for a reason, except possibly football.” - from Terry pratchetts “Thief of Time”
I just finished that book and liked it very well. The idea of time slicing seems very reasonable too and explains why I’m clumsy at times: My slicing technique is so bad that I need the two moments instead of one to get things done. :-)
I’d to see the Thief of Time Movie by the Wachowski Brothers and ILM. Surely would make for some spectacular sfx…
Mobile:
I’m using an old Sagem cause my Sony passed for good this time and I found out a ‘cheat’: If you start writing an sms and begin with “hey da” the mobile shuts down. Very peculiar… I wonder what the use of this function is…
Karate:
Today I had the chance to achieve the first belt in Karate. Unluckily the girl which agreed to take my shift fell ill yesterday and I didn’t manage to look for another substitute. Well, I didn’t feel ready anyways. I’d rather take the test when the teacher thinks I’m good enough and not because six months passed and now is examination time again…
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