...which is very sad indeed, I find myself nonetheless sidetracked into a ramble by obits like this:


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Sir Terry Pratchett wasn't the writer who taught me to love stories (that was Astrid Lindgren). He wasn't the one who made me love fantastic worlds (that was Michael Ende). He wasn't the one who made me love the workings of language (that was J.R.R.Tolkien). But, in writing his immensely entertaining, insightful and brilliant Discworld books, he ( Read more... )

at keeping some sort of reading list.

Because I actually managed to read books this month. And they were not parenting guidebooks! (I'm over the parenting guide phase, fortunately. I think I'm finally finding my own style. Moving on!)
So here we go...

What did Lyra read in January?

Bernard Cornwell: Death of KingsVikings vs. Anglo-Saxons, ( Read more... )

I admit that I was mildly amused by the most recent Amazon fail. For those who don't know, Amazon.de apparently sent out a few hundred pre-ordered copies of the most recent A Song of Ice and Fire instalment last week. Official publication date: July 12th. The same apparently happened - on a smaller scale - with Amazon.jp. Afterwards, several ( Read more... )

Cut for length according to topics.

( Fun (or not) with pragmatics )

( SPOILER SPOILERY SPOILERS. DO NOT CLICK IF YOU HAVEN'T READ DEATHLY HALLOWS. )

As befits the summer solstice, the Bergian has found back to its usual shape and greeted the day with heavy rains.
(At least it's warm and the sun (what sun?) won't set before 10 pm?)

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Da ich ja eh nicht mehr groß übers Rohan-LARP berichten werde, nutze ich jetzt einfach diese netten kleinen Komiksy dafür, ein paar Anekdoten unters Volk zu ( Read more... )

Right-hand rear window of my car has been smashed in. It was an accident (stone hurled into window by power mower) and I have the name, number and insurance stuff of the guy who did it, but it's still frustrating. I need the car at the moment, and I don't really have the time to leave it at a garage for a whole day, and I feel really really uneasy ( Read more... )

So today is St George's Day. (Shame on me, I never remember that in spite of having been a girl guide for a long time ( Read more... )

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ( Read more... )