Member: Existanai

On meeting when/if you're in NYC, sure.
On the forums: I think a wide range of responses to such posts is acceptable. When I do respond, ridicule/satire is my default currently (but not in that post); however, some posts just need to sink under the weight of their own bloated idiocy.

posted by theoria at 7:30 pm (EST) on Jun 15, 2009

Thanks! I try! BTW, nice to see you back.

posted by geneg at 7:00 pm (EST) on Jun 15, 2009

Thanks!
Initially I had to add the books manually, because the IE does not seem to be compatible with the Russian State Library. But then - a miracle - I switched to FireFox and it now works smoothly. So far I find most books in RSL and I use ozon.ru (internet store) to beef up my records (no automatic uploads, but they have silly summaries and often - tables of contents.
I don't have anything outstanding (old, rare etc) in my collection - so far, so good. Am still into minds about tagging, but will manage, Im sure.

The biggest problem is that LT does not support Cyrillics properly........

posted by Perlovka at 3:18 pm (EST) on Jun 15, 2009

Welcome! I'm still working on my catalog though...............

posted by Perlovka at 4:22 pm (EST) on Jun 13, 2009

By the way, what happened to the link to your photography?

posted by Makifat at 11:30 am (EST) on Jun 10, 2009

Thank you for your elaborate comment. I'm sharing the same thoughts about humor.
Mel Brooks is unknown to me, and perhaps something still to discover. I appreciated Woody Allen in my youth.
I feel a particular kinship towards the BBC vet-series "All creatures great and small", not only meaning the jokes, funny things which happen in it, but a profound approval of the countryside life and mentality shown to the viewer about an era which has evaporated already for a long time. Perhaps you will will know these series which were filmed late '70ies of last century on location in Yorkshire, UK.
The picture on my profile page is a painting from Fernand Knopff, very much reflecting the symbolistic atmosphere of Rodenbachs "Bruge la morte" in the late 19th century.
Hans.

posted by zerkalo at 4:16 am (EST) on Feb 7, 2009

Well, looks like I need to check into the Thirty-two Tales.... Perhaps another worthy addition to my South Asian collection.

In other news, I've begun cataloging my DVD's on Take11, but don't know if I'll pursue it. They charge 25 bucks every two years, which I think is a bit excessive. I will probably continue to keep track of them on IMDB, but that has its pros and cons as well...

Anyway, thanks for another good "recommendation"!

-Maki

posted by Makifat at 1:19 am (EST) on Feb 3, 2009

Sorry, put my remark on your DVD-profile.
Hans

posted by zerkalo at 11:28 am (EST) on Jan 26, 2009

The Jan 22 entries? Mixed bag--some Amazon, some TPL, ABC, one Eliot's... one a kind gift from half the world away. But hey--no BMV!

posted by LolaWalser at 10:04 pm (EST) on Jan 24, 2009

He does feed on the attention, hence, I don't respond to him directly

posted by theoria at 8:58 pm (EST) on Jan 22, 2009

Well you drew out explicit statement from Doug. Now he doesn't have to conceal his opinion behind "facts."

posted by theoria at 7:01 pm (EST) on Jan 22, 2009

I'm unable to let some instances of idiocy stand without response. However, I have to avoid PolCons because I'd be busy 24/7!

posted by theoria at 6:54 pm (EST) on Nov 5, 2008

no worries. I like the give and take on Pro and Con and if I get too tired of the rants I just go back to reading Green Dragon. I am a retired school teacher so I occasionally have t try to get the class to behave politely and to the point. Don't worry, it is all in good fun.

posted by maggie1944 at 11:21 am (EST) on Oct 9, 2008

Thanks.

posted by Jesse_wiedinmyer at 5:50 pm (EST) on Oct 1, 2008

That's a recurrent pattern with Doug: he turns the discussion of a topic into a discussion of himself and his precious views :)

posted by theoria at 2:13 am (EST) on Sep 26, 2008

Linked to your library from one of the forum discussions.
I found your comments interesting (the discussion had to do with the British in India...facts vs. fictional points of view of those times).

posted by Catgwinn at 7:00 pm (EST) on Sep 8, 2008

I love hearing from people, even if I need a while to reply, so please feel free to leave a comment (or a few.)

I don't want to be a member of any groups. However, take no offence if I don't join yours, since I do follow several. If you'd like to draw my attention to a group, please leave an invitation or a link, and I'll certainly go through it.

Almost all comments, including invitations and notifications, are archived, not deleted!

posted by existanai at 1:54 pm (EST) on Apr 20, 2008