Thanks for the note. I recently reviewed two books of poetry which contained poems written in English and their translations into Niuean; I certainly can't read Niuean, but I could see the similarity with Pacific languages I'm somewhat more familiar with, like Maori and Samoan.

posted by timjones at 8:21 am (EST) on Sep 21, 2008

I found your library through your September Splurges posting about the English-Albanian Dictionary: I am most impressed by all those language books! I have a degree in Russian and a little bit each of French, Spanish and Maori, but nothing to the range of languages you deal with.

On a quick check, there don't seem to be many books on Pacific languages (other than Samoan) in your collection; are these one of your areas of interest?

Regards
Tim

posted by timjones at 5:25 am (EST) on Sep 20, 2008

Hmmm! Local version of wurst you ask? As in a general meat-based product enclosed in a casing, that kind of thing? Well, I do know there's a good chorizo industry in one of the central provinces (Los Santos). Supposedly very good. I generally try to steer clear of pork products. Not really because they're unhealthy or anything, but because I don't like meat. :S I'm not a vegetarian, I just don't eat beef, for the most part (I do like chicken, though, and I LOVE seafood.) And pork products... well, they're usually too fatty and/or too salty for my taste. I do love veal bratwurst, though, with loooots of mustard. And good beer. :D And don't mention blood pudding, it makes me want to puke. :(

Anyyyywayyyy... It's so cool you're reading American Gods! But I bet you'll like Anansi Boys even better. It's the right order to read them, I think. Ohh I want to re-read them now!! :D

posted by Delirium9 at 2:28 am (EST) on Sep 12, 2008

You're evil incarnate, you know? (that wurst picture being one of the reasons) :P

posted by Delirium9 at 11:37 am (EST) on Sep 11, 2008

Fantastic topic in The Green Dragon (Oops! My bad!). I have not laughed so hard for awhile, even though much of it is in wry recognition. I especially identified with your 2nd post.

posted by Lyz at 7:30 am (EST) on Jul 19, 2008

Thank you for the welcome. I'm not surprised Butler is not well-known in Australia because I do not believe she is not as well-known here in the States as well. However, her books are very well-written and always a pleasure to read! Its a shame that she is no longer with us because I always looked forward to her books.

posted by GeekyBlackGirl at 6:04 pm (EST) on Jun 6, 2008

Given how few decent pubs there are in Canberra is it any wonder I end up in an online one :). I just assumed from your linguistic books and your desire for better Chinese capability that we shared a faculty...but if we're in the same building we've probably shared a few experiences. Like being stuck in the building's lift. You're not truly part of the building till that happens.

posted by dreamlikecheese at 9:59 pm (EST) on Feb 22, 2008

Regarding Torchwood, My TiVo cut off early, right in the middle of the line at the end that James Marsters delivers, "Oh by the way I found..." I almost screamed. Can you by any chance tell me what/who he said? Thanks!

posted by KimberlyL at 10:26 am (EST) on Feb 7, 2008

Thanks, Will! I appreciate it!

posted by buchleser at 7:26 am (EST) on Feb 6, 2008

Many many thanks!!!!! I truly appreciate your help! esta

posted by Esta1923 at 3:41 pm (EST) on Jan 5, 2008

OK I posted to flickr. . . but now what??? (Help needed obviously tho you did get me this far, for which I thank you!) ****Looks best elarged.

posted by Esta1923 at 5:12 pm (EST) on Jan 4, 2008

Scratch that last. I found the online bookstore link you sent to someone else and ordered the books from them. (Maybe you should get a commision?)
Anyway, the book prices were great but the $42 to ship was a pinch. Ahhh but what can I say, I am hooked on this story.
:0)

posted by MDLady at 10:35 am (EST) on Nov 8, 2007

How much do the Ranger's Apprentice books sell for over there?

Just curious because they are going for as much as 25 US dollars on Ebay.

posted by MDLady at 10:23 am (EST) on Nov 8, 2007

Thanks for the link!

posted by shadrach_anki at 9:12 pm (EST) on Nov 6, 2007

I'd noticed that there were a lot more Ranger's Apprentice books available in Australia than here in the USA, but I wasn't sure of the exact number. I don't know how to get my hands on them either, except to wait very impatiently for the US versions to be released.

posted by shadrach_anki at 7:06 pm (EST) on Nov 6, 2007

I just noticed that we share a birthday! Terrific date!

posted by xorscape at 2:40 am (EST) on Oct 31, 2007

Hi,
one of your books by Stephen Lawhead, namely Arthur, has the author entered differently from the rest. It shows up as ", Stephen Lawhead" in last/first view of author name, and separates this book from his others when sorted by author. I guess it's not what you intended - probably bad input from Amazon.
Regards, Jim Roberts

posted by jimroberts at 5:15 am (EST) on Oct 24, 2007

Re: student denial - You should check out my favorite new online comic strip, PhD (Piled Higher and Deeper), which offers a shirt I need to get:
GRAD SCHOOL: because it seemed better than getting a real job. ;-D

posted by StarGazer72 at 5:15 pm (EST) on Oct 18, 2007