This post is older than the hills. I wrote it before I got into Wikipedia (and thus found an outlet for this kind of thing). I wrote it before the birth of Harpo (my main inspiration was both spoothbrush and tanagers both mentioning that they were considering getting chinchillas). But I never posted it. One of the main reasons I didn't was that I didn't want to go to ( Read more... )

Non quidem me dolet.
Pati vi'n quae patior?
Vi'n scire me non dolere?
Scire quid cum Deo pangam ego?
Tu...
Ego tecum....

Si modo possem
Deo persuaderem
partes ut mutaremus,
callem ascenderem
collem percurerem,
et aedificium.

( Si modo possem.... )

Felicem festum aut Nativitatis aut Encaeniorum. Aliis iubeo Bonam Quanzam futuram, vel Saturnalia praeterita, vel quaslibet ferias!

Stoa.org is now offering a Latin podcast. The RSS feed is at http://www.stoa.org/colloquia/podcasts/channel-01.xml , and stoa_podcast.

There are a few Latin webcomics too.

To be honest, none of these have fantastic Latinitas, but generally the authors at least welcome corrections

• Adventures of Cicero & Virgil
• Ozy & Millie in Latin (translated by Dominica from the conventiculum)
• Sluggy Freelance in Latin (seems to be experiencing some technical difficulties)

There used to be a ( ( Read more... )

A small but vocal minority of my readers complains when I go to a conventiculum and start posting in Latin. More than once they have made the point that it is unfair to post in a language for which there are no automated translators.

Of course there ARE automated translators, but they... how shall I put this... suck. snickle once tried translating one ( Read more... )

Mayoral candidate challenges incumbent in Latin.

I was dreaming about the Freud family this morning. You KNOW your subconscious is trying to tell you something when Freud shows up.