tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post5308953574270681512..comments2024-02-26T00:59:26.907-08:00Comments on Ana the Imp: The boulders of SisyphusAnastasia F-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-39459714157998954042010-10-17T15:40:49.110-07:002010-10-17T15:40:49.110-07:00Rehan, you would not believe that number of ‘waiti...Rehan, you would not believe that number of ‘waiting to be reads’ in my collection, both in my rooms here and at home. Those I've mentioned above are but a tiny example! If I decided to stop now, to buy no more books, I reckon it would take, oh, two or three years to catch up, and that, I assure you, is a conservative estimate! <br /><br />You're listening to the Medieval Baebes, are you? How is that for a coincidence!!! Keep watching. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-12600922542945623982010-10-16T21:27:15.812-07:002010-10-16T21:27:15.812-07:00For thee we dim the eyes and Stuff the head
With a...<i>For thee we dim the eyes and Stuff the head<br />With all such reading as was never read:<br />For thee explain a thing till all men doubt it,<br />And write about it, Goddess, and about it.</i><br /><br /><b>You should see my Amazon Wish List. I wonder how many of the books I intend to read will remain unread when I depart this God-forsaken abode. Thus the Sufi poet and humanist philosopher Bulleh Shah:</b><br /><br /><i>One reads and reads thousands of books<br />Yet has not read one's own <br />One enters and frequents temples and mosques<br />But has not entered one's own heart</i><br /><br /><b>Having said that, I've just bought -</b><br /><br /><i>Prose 1997 - 2008</i>. Rehan Qayoom. (Revised & Updated).<br /><i>The Mirror of the Soul: The Forough Farrokhzad Trilogy</i>. (DVD).<br /><i>Madder Music, Stronger Wine : The Life of Ernest Dowson, Poet & Decadent</i>. By Jad Adams.<br /><i>Poems & Journals 1960-1968</i>. By Susan Alliston. She was to Assia Wevill what Assia Wevill was to Sylvia Plath!<br /><i>Memories of Ted Hughes 1952-1963</i>. Daniel Huws.<br /><i>In The Mood For Love ... & more</i>. (CD).<br /><i>At My Door</i>. Samantha Marais. (CD).<br /><i>Guilty</i>. Eau de Toilette by Gucci. (2). <br /><br /><b>And as I write, I listen to the soundtrack to <i>The Virgin Queen</i>. I don't much like the other work by Mediæval Bæbes (not as much as this). It is a true masterpiece, I often listen to it when I have some hardcore writing to do. Requiring some <i>good</i> music and something to munch on. The soundtrack to <i>Amélie</i>, undying, much else, besides.</b>Rehan Qayoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02391797858691917631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-17457716894540470012010-10-14T15:23:40.797-07:002010-10-14T15:23:40.797-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-71654656293557322862010-10-14T15:23:18.581-07:002010-10-14T15:23:18.581-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-15275683389132543962010-10-14T15:22:05.272-07:002010-10-14T15:22:05.272-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-8917929480299656722010-10-14T15:20:29.225-07:002010-10-14T15:20:29.225-07:00Adam, for me fashion is just fashion, and all cont...Adam, for me fashion is just fashion, and all contemporay!Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-65021786990064676862010-10-14T11:57:14.764-07:002010-10-14T11:57:14.764-07:00Ana,
For me, fashion is both an artistic passion a...Ana,<br />For me, fashion is both an artistic passion and a deeply political affair. I welcome your forthcoming blog on fashion...yes, that's a request...most umblyFletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-61368461554330543222010-10-14T11:55:33.370-07:002010-10-14T11:55:33.370-07:00Dear Retarius, another beautiful romantic. I just...Dear Retarius, another beautiful romantic. I just wish I could show you Marwick that was! My email should still be avialable on <i>Wikipedia</i>, but in case it is not post your own here - I won't publish- then I will contact you directly.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-90143442008931361142010-10-14T11:51:24.371-07:002010-10-14T11:51:24.371-07:00Peter, thank you so much. :-)Peter, thank you so much. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-63677326702243789602010-10-14T11:50:37.927-07:002010-10-14T11:50:37.927-07:00Oh, my goodness, Adam, you musn't concern your...Oh, my goodness, Adam, you musn't concern yourself; it's not important! Even when I disagree with what you say I always value your contributions, even if, on occasions, you push your point further than I would. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-49011533617427212052010-10-14T04:44:47.325-07:002010-10-14T04:44:47.325-07:00You can laugh at my floral shirts as much as you p...You can laugh at my floral shirts as much as you please, Anastasia. If you can find the Bangladeshi rag-heap they're probably rotting on while awaiting recycling.<br /><br />I think the styles of the 70s were actually an attempt to revive something of the whimsy of the 19th Century. Shame the real thing can't come back..I like those Onedin Line costumes.<br /><br />On the subject of reading..I know the pain..so little time and an ever-proliferating body of enormously interesting writing. Speed-reading? A hoax.<br /><br />October 14 is a significant anniversary in WA and I have an interesting yarn you may like to hear about it. Is your current email available through Wikipedia? If so I'll send it to you.Retariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09165689727557860449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-37744959961322724872010-10-14T04:43:04.491-07:002010-10-14T04:43:04.491-07:00I really am not quite sure which I enjoy most: the...I really am not quite sure which I enjoy most: the quite excellent prose of Ana (always thought provoking)or the exchanges between the good lady and Mr Garrie.<br /><br />Inevitably when a slight difference of opinion occurs it is difficult not to recall Leo Tolstoy's excellent comment: "historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has asked them."<br /><br />Keep up the good work, it is not only thought provoking it is, at times, hugely entertaining!Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102633918401534286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-29935482034166202832010-10-14T02:43:27.914-07:002010-10-14T02:43:27.914-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-36116305309808421882010-10-14T02:43:15.844-07:002010-10-14T02:43:15.844-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-36436996104054524602010-10-14T02:42:55.708-07:002010-10-14T02:42:55.708-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-41228604508610395752010-10-14T02:42:37.844-07:002010-10-14T02:42:37.844-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-84098241619053820772010-10-14T01:08:04.156-07:002010-10-14T01:08:04.156-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-19977735620189789122010-10-14T01:01:40.911-07:002010-10-14T01:01:40.911-07:00Calvin, I fear you are right, even if I narrow mys...Calvin, I fear you are right, even if I narrow myself down simply to the field of history. <br /><br />As far as your sartorial elegance is concerned I'm sure you were a delight to behold! I tried to find a YouTube video or even a picture of Marwick in that shirt and tie combo, sadly with no success. He also had long hair and a beard at the time. In the only picture I can find of him now he looks as old as Methuselah. I note that he died aged 70 in 2006, so I'm guessing he must have been somewhere in his early to mid thirties in the Open University broadcast. He was not a delight to behold, the poor old soul. Still, he brought us a lot of amusement, even if his presentation was a tad on the dullish side. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-91186504475784416262010-10-14T00:53:09.167-07:002010-10-14T00:53:09.167-07:00Sucio, behind the curve you may be, but you really...Sucio, behind the curve you may be, but you really are mining some gems! If Benn had actively <i>encouraged</i> Childe Harold to sail up the Clyde as a lighthouse keeper I can assure you I would rate him very highly indeed!Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-66409464233870015622010-10-14T00:49:20.463-07:002010-10-14T00:49:20.463-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-28429110403706470082010-10-13T19:10:39.656-07:002010-10-13T19:10:39.656-07:00Can't be done, Ana. More than 100,000 books a...Can't be done, Ana. More than 100,000 books are published (in English) every year . . . and the number is increasing. Add in dissertations and academic publications and you'll be lucky to keep abreast of the highlights. You are going to have to learn to be very, very selective - or random. On the plus side, what you read now will stick with you in a way that becomes less effective with age, so stuff your head with as much as you can, now. And be eclectic in your choices: originality often consists of mixing well-known disparities from unrelated fields and drawing the connections between them. Everything is connected. <br /><br />BTW: I was about your age in the 1970s, and I can attest Heath and Wilson were both shits, and all of us young dudes were sartorially exquisite, romantic, creative, courageous, and modest. Except Marwick, who was already past his sell-by.Calvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10640148105202971907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-48899928156078892362010-10-13T19:08:17.432-07:002010-10-13T19:08:17.432-07:00I feel your pain. My solution is to be several yea...I feel your pain. My solution is to be several years behind the curve. This gives me the luxury of skipping ephemera and reading around the gems. E.g. I've just got round to reading A.N.Wilson's "Victorians". Before starting on the next installment I <i>hope</i> to read "Victorian Firebrand" (biography of J.S.Mill), some Carlysle, Dickens, Tennyson & Kipling.<br /><br />P.S. don't be too harsh on Tony Benn. He was silly but principled. I was shocked to find myself in complete agreement with him on Europe.Suciô Sanchezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365362145664625757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-31649376070626582702010-10-13T18:18:24.945-07:002010-10-13T18:18:24.945-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-75665691583233247072010-10-13T18:15:56.098-07:002010-10-13T18:15:56.098-07:00Monarchs do what monarchs do. I could go on about...Monarchs do what monarchs do. I could go on about Henry VIII's attempts to revive the claim to the French Crown or Elizabeth's provocation of the Spanish but it's late and I'm tired. I will just say that monarchs do what monarchs do. The Bourbons simply fished in a bigger pond, that's all. In relative terms Henry was just as ruinous for the English crown as Louis XIV was for the French. <br /><br />I do think you should reflect, Adam, on the way you express yourself, on the <i>extreme</i> way you express yourself. If you want to dismiss me as a member of the National Front because I found a man in a floral shirt ridiculous then I really have no more to say.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-58636627808572838262010-10-13T17:59:11.853-07:002010-10-13T17:59:11.853-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.com