I think I may have accidentally bought something through my own astore link. Whoops. Hope Amazon doesn't get mad about that...
So, I need to write a curriculum vitae for that grant application (even though my friend Jim is helping me with it, he can't really write a CV for me.) I find I pretty universally have no ability to make myself sound interesting...
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So, I need to write a curriculum vitae for that grant application (even though my friend Jim is helping me with it, he can't really write a CV for me.) I find I pretty universally have no ability to make myself sound interesting...
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Gaaaaaaa! I managed to wind up taking on another translation project -- in a language I don't even pretend to actually know! Trying to find more plays to post up for my commedia dell'arte project, I found myself deciding I should have up a copy of La Guarda Ciudadosa by Miguel de Cervantes, and since no English translation seems to exist in the public domain,...
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knavish:
Well, you know...it's hard to beat pancakes.
I've got about ten books out these days, and two of them are on sale right now!
In other news, we seem to be approaching my much-hated point in the year, the freezing period, where I have to wear shoes even in the house or else my feet go numb from the cold. I think I'd like to live somewhere with little to no seasonal...
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In other news, we seem to be approaching my much-hated point in the year, the freezing period, where I have to wear shoes even in the house or else my feet go numb from the cold. I think I'd like to live somewhere with little to no seasonal...
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tireoghain:
you'd absolutely love this neck of the proverbial woods then. I've only had to wear a jumper maybe three times all year. I've spent the past few months trying to figure out how people from here claim to experience cold weather.
Client finally payed! Yaaay!
And I also finished translating the first act of Beaumarchais' Eugenie. Yaaay!
But there are spooky-ass noises coming from the walls and ceiling and I think it may be that we have a rat in the house. Booo!
And I also finished translating the first act of Beaumarchais' Eugenie. Yaaay!
But there are spooky-ass noises coming from the walls and ceiling and I think it may be that we have a rat in the house. Booo!
I hate it when I seem to be more concerned about someone's spellcast than they are... got a client who contacted me SIX WEEKS AGO about casting a spell for her, she's sent me several panicky emails since, but still hasn't actually just paid me to cast her bloody spell. I've even suggested a few cheaper alternatives, thinking money might be the issue, but she...
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tireoghain:
I think you may have gotten a dud. I've only had to clean my display once this whole year, and it went back to being all crystal clear. Is it a laptop?
aristophanes:
Yeah, a laptop. Windex just makes it more streaky.
Amazon's got two of my books on sale right now -- Fanny Hill and Conjure Cookbook!
As to my other other translation project, I'm thinking I won't apply for that grant this year. The odds I'll get chosen look more and more slim the more research I do, and despite people's insistence "What have you got to lose?" the answer to that is $25+...
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As to my other other translation project, I'm thinking I won't apply for that grant this year. The odds I'll get chosen look more and more slim the more research I do, and despite people's insistence "What have you got to lose?" the answer to that is $25+...
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grayness:
Well, outside of time travel, or some other unusual "hook"... 
I actually ate 3 meals yesterday -- weird!
Breakfast: Subway western egg and cheese muffin with jalapeos.
Lunch: Taco Bell volcano taco.
Dinner: spicy California roll tray from Trader Joe's.
This is also interestingly indicative that I've developed a fondness for spicy food.
Other than eating, here's what else I have been about: --
Translating the untranslated plays of de Beaumarchais (specifically, at the moment,...
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Breakfast: Subway western egg and cheese muffin with jalapeos.
Lunch: Taco Bell volcano taco.
Dinner: spicy California roll tray from Trader Joe's.
This is also interestingly indicative that I've developed a fondness for spicy food.
Other than eating, here's what else I have been about: --
Translating the untranslated plays of de Beaumarchais (specifically, at the moment,...
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mastabeta:
i thought the volcano taco was great for not being afraid to be spicy as advertised, but the latest round of subway buffalo chicken subs very disappointing in that regard.
adding jalapeos is just not the same as a decent buffalo sauce.
adding jalapeos is just not the same as a decent buffalo sauce.
Reorganizing my CD collection. Does P.D.Q. Bach belong with the classical music?
grayness:
It's your collection... how do you think of him?
http://www.newyorker.com/humor/2010/09/06/100906sh_shouts_rudnick
The (fictional) dating site for those who admit they're not up to standards for any normal dating site. I think my favorite piece of the questionairre is --
3. Whats your idea of a great way to spend a Saturday morning?
(a) Grabbing some coffee, reading the paper, and catching a movie, all while sitting on the toilet.
(b) Walking hand in hand through...
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The (fictional) dating site for those who admit they're not up to standards for any normal dating site. I think my favorite piece of the questionairre is --
3. Whats your idea of a great way to spend a Saturday morning?
(a) Grabbing some coffee, reading the paper, and catching a movie, all while sitting on the toilet.
(b) Walking hand in hand through...
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Saw two movies today which I had not seen before: Caddyshack and (the original) Death At a Funeral. I actually didn't see what all the fuss was about Caddyshack. Death at a Funeral was pretty good, though.
And good news! I sold a copy of La Commedia Inglese, so that makes me almost like a real playwright. Though I suppose the thing still was...
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And good news! I sold a copy of La Commedia Inglese, so that makes me almost like a real playwright. Though I suppose the thing still was...
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auriga:
Congrats, that's really incredible, the publishing. 
That's a great painting, too!
That's a great painting, too!
My interest in Jack the Ripper and commedia dell'arte seems to have combined during the night into me dreaming a scenario, which I could only call "Harlequin Ripper." London, 1888: Harlequin writes Columbine a love letter in red ink, full of such poor spelling and crazy metaphors, it gets intercepted and mistaken for one of those "From Hell" letters from Jack the Ripper; and Harlequin's...
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tireoghain:
Saucy Jack, youre a naughty one
Oh, Saucy Jack, youre a haughty one.
Oh, Saucy Jack, youre a haughty one.
Ughh... you'd think with so many magic-shop "customers" who write to me, saying they want to buy my services, then vanish -- that I should have plenty of free time to get translations done! Somehow that's not the case! In fact they're just piling up faster than I can do anything.
Things I need to translate:
Harlequin, Emperor of the Moon
Complete plays of Pierre...
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Things I need to translate:
Harlequin, Emperor of the Moon
Complete plays of Pierre...
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I'm glad my comment made you smile. Actually, my first serious girlfriend's nickname was "The Acid Queen" and it was not due to any association with LSD.