I know my birthday’s in Octomber (as a Greek friend of mine would pronounce it), but here’s a list of books from the biography section of Waterstone’s that I might like to own (the books, not the section). I was mooching about there looking for ways to burn the 2000 pence worth of book vouchers I have, but I have to make sure I make the most of the opportunity, and spend the minimum amount of real hard cash on top of the vouchers.
So here they are (so far; more additions are definitely planned)
I’m currently enjoying Sue Townsend’s ‘Adrian Mole and the weapons of mass destruction’. After having read ‘The secret diaries aged 13 3/4’. I’m also trying to keep in touch with my Russki by reading Dostoevsky’s ‘Notes from the underground’, but man!! can he drag on!! I mean, what’s his problem?? Thank heavens there are explanatory notes. 4 days, and I’m still on page 7! And I wanted to get ‘War and Peace’ done over this week!! Wake up, Sunshine.
This is one sentence
Скажите мне вот что: отчего так бывало, что, как нарочно, в те Ñамые, да, в те же Ñамые минуты, в которые Ñ Ð½Ð°Ð¸Ð±Ð¾Ð»ÐµÐµ ÑпоÑобен был Ñознавать вÑе тонкоÑти «вÑего прекраÑного и выÑокого», как говорили у Ð½Ð°Ñ ÐºÐ¾Ð³Ð´Ð°-то, мне ÑлучалоÑÑŒ уже не Ñознавать, а делать такие неприглÑдные деÑньÑ, такие, которые…ну да, одним Ñловом, которые хоть и вÑе, пожалуй, делают, но которые, как нарочно, приходилиÑÑŒ у Ð¼ÐµÐ½Ñ Ð¸Ð¼ÐµÐ½Ð½Ð¾ тогда, когда Ñ Ð½Ð°Ð¸Ð±Ð¾Ð»ÐµÐµ Ñознавал, что их ÑовÑем бы не надо делать?
Twenty commas? I rest my case, Your Honour.
jessy
/ 7 January, 2006Do you mean the pretty greek girl we met in K2 now is your friend?
Naz
/ 7 January, 2006Alas! I’m only talking about my old friend Kostaki! BTW, I thought you guys were supposed to be walking around town centre? I’m still in the library.
jessy
/ 7 January, 2006I walked Ioannis around town. 😛
turboslut
/ 7 January, 2006The only books I seem to read are kids fiction like Philip Pullman. I did manage to get through The Lord of the Rings last year though. I was very pleased with myself, lol.
turboslut
/ 8 January, 2006I just wanted to let you know that I have started a new blog for some of my blog buddies.
Please come by and find out more at: http://thesecretgardenofkizzy.blogspot.com
Love, turboslut x