Second Excerpt from the most awesome Romanian ever ( Read more... )

So I've decided that Dracula's pov is vastly under-represented in all the versions of Stoker's tale. Instead of mastermind vampire genius writing we get obnoxious wussy, repressed British men writing with the occasional insert of a rather brilliant German man or the musings of two women attempting to be intellectual and pretentious ( Read more... )

So you may not always understand what he's saying, but Eliot makes for epic essays. It is so easy to write on him because there's so much stuff pcked into his poems, especially Waste Land and Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock ( Read more... )

It only counts if your country is still poor.

seriously.

No wealthy, predominantly white, post-colonial country's writings are usually included in this category.

On a side note: my roommate needs to learn how to chew with her mouth closed.

CHARLES!

YES YOU!


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So apparently they're possibly going to make a Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy movie.

I am kind of concerned. It has the possibility of either going really well or really horribly.

Apparently Le Carre is working on the screen play so that gives me hope ( Read more... )

You know what needs to be steampunked? (Other than Sherlock Holmes because that is already being done much to my delight ( Read more... )

"these spiders here will outlive me...oh I'm dead."

Yes, Renfield, you are. Just an FYI.

"It's time we left, he's overwrought."

I love that word - overwrought. Sounds profound.

"Listen, don't turn your back, I beseech you."

Oh Renfield, too bad no one listens to the crazy one. Though I can't imagine why. I mean, you would trust someone who ( Read more... )

Here is Locke summed up.

*ahem*

private property! private property! state of nature! common wealth! statue of nature! PROPERTY! Monarchy is bad!

The end.

Burned my hand, well wrist really. i had a cup of tea and was sitting down with it when my bag dropped off my shoulder and onto my arm making me spill my tea on my wrist/hand.

It hurts like...something that hurts a lot *my brain is lacking in metaphors right now*

In other news read An Imperfect Offering by James Orbinski and be prepared to have your ( Read more... )