1926.
273 pages.
Gollancz Fantasy Masterworks.
Foreword by Neil Gaiman.
Where the rivers Dapple and Dawl converge is situated the small country port of Lud-in-the-Mist, capital of the free state of Dorimare. From here, the burghers send their trading ships out into the world, bringing back wealth to the upper strata of Dorimarite society. But Lud and Dorimare has [...]
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Seriosuly, what is there not to like? :P
Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees
Oh. My. Fucking. Gods.
I just found out that there exists a British television show from 1990 where Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry plays the parts of P.G. Wodehouse’s Wooster and Jeeves. Naturally, all my viewing plans and schedules have been postponed until I’ve downloaded and watched all four seasons.
Not that that means much — I’ve hardly watched any [...]
‘Tis been a good day, so far…
First, I took my NwN Dwarven monk through a couple of levels. Which is always fun, as they get so many feats and special abilities, it’s a treat to play them. Then, just as I had cleared level 7 and killed Head Gaoler Aelfinn, I was roused by my flatmates who desired my company for [...]
2007-11-15 — Quote of the Day
“Attacking his opponent Disraeli in Parliament, Gladstone remarked that ‘the honourable gentleman will either end on the gallows or die of some loathsome disease.’ To which Gladstone rejoined: ‘That depends on whether I embrace the honourable gentleman’s principles or his mistresses.’”
— An example of a witty repartee,
A Glossary of Literary Terms.
2007-11-08 — Quote of the Day
“Some sixty years later the dispute between king and Church flared up again. This time it took the form of a quarrel between Henry II (1154-1189) [of England] and Thomas Becket [...] Just as in the case of the emperor Henry IV [of the Holy Roman Empire] and Pope Gregory VII, personalities played their part [...]
Movies Galore: A Summary
It’s nearly two months since my last movie review — a review, I might add, where I was unreasonably hard on the reviewed movie, as the fact that I’m in a foul mood shouldn’t really count against it. Anyway, since then I’ve watched a lot of movies: excellent movies, great movies, good movies, mediocre movies, [...]
Doctor Who 2006 2×03 School Reunion
Tony Head as a reptile-bat alien disguised as a headmaster.
Awesome.
The obviousness of it
Low Key Lyesmith, a grifter from Minnesota with orange-blonde hair, and a morbid sense of humour involving a lot of gallows.
Come on! XD
Doctor Who 2005
One of my flatmates claimed that the series featuring Christopher Eccleston as the ninth incarnation of the Doctor, wasn’t all that bad. So now I’ve watched the first episode of this thing — my first encounter with Doctor Who since I accidentally came across an episode from the 70s, a couple of years ago.
And my [...]
Television Shows — What Else Is There (Time For)?
Sigh.
I just sat down to plan which TV shows I’ll watch in the next couple of months, and I currently feel as if I’m in the infamous time squize, or whatever one should call it.
Because first of all, I have over half of season 4 and all of season 5 of Angel left to watch [...]
Trainspotting
“Trainspotting” is a movie with many deeply disturbing scenes. Its theme is drug abuse and the consequences this has on a person’s life. It’s set in what must be the ugliest parts of Edinburgh, a city I’ve never heard praised for its beauty. There’s truly meaningless, accidental death; HIV; overdoses; the nastiest toilet in Scotland; [...]
Withnail & I
I’ve heard a lot of people praising “Withnail & I” movie as one of the funniest movies ever made, and although I wouldn’t necessarily be inclined to agree with that, I have to admit that it at least is a very good movie, and that it’s quite witty.
“Withnail & I” doesn’t really have much of [...]
Muahaha, de trodde de var smartere enn meg…
… men den gang ei! For der de stiller meningsløse krav til meg, vil jeg svare på en tilsvarende meningsløs måte! Bare se:
Fra “Om Semesteroppgaver Ved Institutt For Sosiologi Og Statsvitenskap”:
“Alle må referere til minst en artikkel fra et samfunnsvitenskapelig tidsskrift”
Fra innledninga til min semesteroppgave ved samme institutt:
1.0 — Innledning
“Det er et lite omstridt faktum [...]
The Day Of The Ohmygodsrichardgereandbrucewillisand- therestofthemoronsshouldbekilled
Ah, ’tis been a long day. I stayed in bed ’till 11, and intended to get through breakfast in a jiffy, so that I wouldn’t have to use more time than necessary on cleaning the appartement. However, one of my “room mates” (more like “appartement sharer”, really, but that’s stricktly speaking not a word; it’s [...]
Pence & Senility
I read Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility” last week, and so I thought I’d watch the 1995 film adaption of it again, as I hadnt’ seen it in three years or so, and was curious about how it was in relation to the book.
It was good. Not exceptional, or anything, but good. Amongst other things, [...]
This is what I call Science Fiction!
Just came back from watching “Children of Men” in the movies, and it was bloody awesome.
The filmatographic elements were all perfect. The camerawork, done with an unsteady handheld, gave the film a more realistic atmosphere (during one scene, “blood” sprays across the lense, kinda like in “Saving Private Ryan”, except that I don’t think it [...]
Nei Gaiman’s “Stardust”
Neil Gaiman’s ”Stardust”
Avon Fantasy, 334 pages, 1998.
In the small hamlet of Wall, situated on the border to Faerie, and the host of a peculiar market every nine years, lives seventeen year old Tristran Thorn, and he is very much in love. The fortunate girl is Victoria, the most beautiful girl in the whole village, and [...]
Randomness — BSG and Douglas Adams
I was just brushing my teeth, and my mind was springing from thought to thought as I did so. They jumped from Battlestar Galactica and Gaius Baltar’s Cylon problem to lechery, from lechery to Marilyn Manson, back to lechery and Battlestar Galactica, via some other, less well defined areas of though.
And suddenly it struck me: [...]
Servants and Keira
I watched “Pride&Prejudice” (the 2005 version) with my sister — who’s a huge Jane Austen fan — last night, and the two words I used as a title for this post is what she complained the most about. According to her, the 1995 series is a much better representation of the book, in part because [...]
I feel like I could watch this episode for the rest of my life — BS7×22 Chosen
“Yeah, Buffy, what are we gonna do now?” Dawn asks. The camera zzoms in on Buffy’s face as a grin erupts, and the sun lights it up . The screen goes black, Joss Whedon and Marti Noxon’s names shows up, and I close the window. I lower the volume, I start up my Winamp playlist, [...]
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