David Foster Wallace has died aged just 46. Infinite Jest is one of those books that I have always meant to read but thus far haven’t managed for a number of reasons.
+ The Guardian mourns his death
+ Slate looks back at Wallace’s political involvement and asks questions about USA in 2008.
+ Chicago Tribune also looks [...]
Just a quick link before I go out to face the world: Palin For President! That is, Michael Palin For President! The case for him is strong (you know, apart from him being Michael Palin which is an awesome reason as it is).
Addendum: Saturday Night Live sketch ft Tina Fey as The Other Palin. “And [...]
The HarperCollins visit was a great success. They marketed the event as a chance to see original Peter Pan artwork and unseen letters from famous authors such as JRR Tolkien and Agatha Christie, but in reality we enjoyed the visit to the cartographic offices much more. We also had a chance to peek into the [...]
As Ms Bookish and her Other Half are off examining Roman ruins and the HarperCollins Archives, here are some links to tide you over.
Test Your Colour IQ. The lower your number, the better. I managed a respectable 8 with slightly flaws in the blue spectrum (I don’t like that colour, anyway)
Television Tropes and Idioms. “Trope [...]
Not everyone can say that they’ve had their knitting-in-progress cooed over by a BAFTA winner and OBE recipient but now I can. My mother’s quite excited.
Yesterday David and I went out for dinner to celebrate my two years in Scotland. On our way to the restaurant we stumbled across ‘Polish Taste’ - a little Polish [...]
I’ve now been in Scotland two years. It seems longer than that.
I could lie and say they have been the best two years of my life but they haven’t. They’ve been stressful, hurtful and a lot of work. I think they can best be described in terms of a grieving process. I lost a part [...]
Yes, I’m a process knitter - not a product knitter.
I finished my take on the ubiquitous February Lady Sweater earlier today. I had been weaving in ends as I went along and the buttons were already fastened, so all I had to do was steam-block the cardigan. And so by the middle of the afternoon [...]
One of my favourite pastimes of late has been taunting my local physicist friends: “Oh, I cannot make plans later than Wednesday morning because we are all going to die” or “I’m really looking forward to this event horizon thing”. Their facial expressions have been priceless, I tell you. Usually I mostly get affronted linguists [...]
I may be in the throes of female hormones, so here are some calming links.
+ Smugopedia: “Smugopedia is a collection of slightly controversial opinions about a variety of subjects. We offer you the chance to buy a fleeting sense of self-satisfaction at the small cost of alienating your friends and loved ones.”
+ It’s Not You, [...]
Parcelforce, the bane of my British existence.
2005: Box with my collection of Alasdair Gray First Editions goes missing. Parcelforce either forgot to attempt delivery or to leave a collection card. Boyfriend bravely battles his way to a remote depot, doing excellent postal kung-fu and leaves with my precious books in his arms.
2006: Christmas presents [...]
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