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Lily Fairbairn
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Feb 11 2016, 3:34pm
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I have a new "normal" now, which, despite its drawbacks and annoyances (for example, after a lifetime of being nearsighted, I'm now farsighted), is infinitely better than no sight at all!
Where now the horse and the rider? Where is the horn that was blowing?
Where is the helm and the hauberk, and the bright hair flowing?
Where is the hand on the harpstring, and the red fire glowing?
Where is the spring and the harvest and the tall corn growing?
They have passed like rain on the mountain, like a wind in the meadow;
The days have gone down in the West behind the hills into shadow....
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Annael
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Feb 11 2016, 5:00pm
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back to Prue Shaw's "Reading Dante"
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One month to go before the start of my class on Dante so I figured I'd better buckle down & put together my lectures!
I am a dreamer of words, of written words. I think I am reading; a word stops me. I leave the page. The syllables of the words begin to move around … The words take on other meanings as if they had the right to be young.
-- Gaston Bachelard
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NARF and member of Deplorable Cultus since 1967
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dernwyn
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Feb 11 2016, 5:09pm
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just stand up and "wing it"? 
I do believe I've heard some lecturers who've done that...
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"I desired dragons with a profound desire"
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Darkstone
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Feb 11 2016, 5:19pm
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That usually requires even more preparation.
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Unfortunately some lecturers forget spontaneity takes a lot of practice.
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Brothers, sisters,
I was Elf once.
We danced together
Under the Two Trees.
We sang as the soft gold of Laurelin
And the bright silver of Telperion,
Brought forth the dawn of the world.
Then I was taken.
Brothers, sisters,
In my torment I kept faith,
And I waited.
But you never came.
And when I returned you drew sword,
And when I called your names you drew bow.
Was my Eldar beauty all,
And my soul nothing?
So be it.
I will return your hatred,
And I am hungry.
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Ataahua
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Feb 11 2016, 5:30pm
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to apologise for Notta - it's not as if NZ's history is relevant in your education system. 
Celebrimbor: "Pretty rings..."
Dwarves: "Pretty rings..."
Men: "Pretty rings..."
Sauron: "Mine's better."
"Ah, how ironic, the addictive qualities of Sauron’s master weapon led to its own destruction. Which just goes to show, kids - if you want two small and noble souls to succeed on a mission of dire importance... send an evil-minded beggar with them too." - Gandalf's Diaries, final par, by Ufthak.
Ataahua's stories
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NottaSackville
Valinor
Feb 11 2016, 8:18pm
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With all the Common Core changes being made, I've discovered that AMERICAN history isn't even relevant to our American education system...
Notta
 Happiness: money matters, but less than we think and not in the way that we think. Family is important and so are friends, while envy is toxic -- and so is excessive thinking. Beaches are optional. Trust is not. Neither is gratitude. - The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner as summarized by Lily Fairbairn. And a bit of the Hobbit reading thrown in never hurts. - NottaSackville
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Annael
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Feb 11 2016, 8:34pm
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for a full day of class. No notes.
But he's been working in the field for 40-odd years.
I am a dreamer of words, of written words. I think I am reading; a word stops me. I leave the page. The syllables of the words begin to move around … The words take on other meanings as if they had the right to be young.
-- Gaston Bachelard
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NARF and member of Deplorable Cultus since 1967
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Ataahua
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Feb 11 2016, 8:41pm
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(all those dusty years ago), New Zealand history was covered only for a term in 7th form - the last year of high school (17/18 year old students) - when most kids left school after 5th or 6th form. Hardly surprising that so many people in NZ don't have a solid understanding of the issues around the founding of modern NZ.
I have no idea what the modern curriculum is like. Hopefully it's better than before!
Celebrimbor: "Pretty rings..."
Dwarves: "Pretty rings..."
Men: "Pretty rings..."
Sauron: "Mine's better."
"Ah, how ironic, the addictive qualities of Sauron’s master weapon led to its own destruction. Which just goes to show, kids - if you want two small and noble souls to succeed on a mission of dire importance... send an evil-minded beggar with them too." - Gandalf's Diaries, final par, by Ufthak.
Ataahua's stories
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Darkstone
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Feb 11 2016, 10:04pm
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Way way back when I taught college for a while I freaked out my class that way, lecturing with no notes, telling them to turn to page x then quoting the text. Made them think I knew the whole textbook by heart, but just a trick of memorizing only what you needed for the lesson. Yeah, I was a young jerk back then. Now I'm no longer young.
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Brothers, sisters,
I was Elf once.
We danced together
Under the Two Trees.
We sang as the soft gold of Laurelin
And the bright silver of Telperion,
Brought forth the dawn of the world.
Then I was taken.
Brothers, sisters,
In my torment I kept faith,
And I waited.
But you never came.
And when I returned you drew sword,
And when I called your names you drew bow.
Was my Eldar beauty all,
And my soul nothing?
So be it.
I will return your hatred,
And I am hungry.
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cats16
Half-elven
Feb 12 2016, 1:02am
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Continuing with Faulkner, I'm 115 pages into this one. To be honest, I've become a bit bored with it in the last 30 or so pages. I appreciate what's being done, working a tale within two or three degrees of separation and half-truths. But I think I'm losing interest in the whole affair. Keeping my hopes up, though!
Join us every weekend in the Hobbit movie forum for this week's CHOW (Chapter of the Week) discussion!
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BlackFox
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Feb 12 2016, 10:11am
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How are you enjoying Faulkner in general? //
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cats16
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Feb 12 2016, 6:10pm
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As I Lay Dying didn't particularly grab me, although I found bits and pieces I did find interesting.
Sound and the Fury *did* go over well for me. Very tenacious, if I had to describe it based on my experience.
I'm still working through my thoughts comparing him to other modernists, while knowing he's wholly unique as well. I think in general, I prefer someone like Woolf or Joyce.
Do you like Faulkner?
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BlackFox
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Feb 12 2016, 7:05pm
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I *loved* The Sound and the Fury--it's one of the few books that has shaken me to my core (maybe not quite to the level of Crime and Punishment, which has remained the epitome of grandness for me, but close), but when I took a course on him a few years ago, I found that the rest of his writings didn't quite match the brilliance of S&F. So while he's unquestionably a great author, I wouldn't consider him one of my favorites. I guess you can say overall I like more *how* he writes, than *what* he writes about.
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cats16
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Feb 14 2016, 1:16am
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For me, all of the American racial politics sit at the core of his work--I wonder how that history (or lack thereof) in your reading, compared to mine as an American, changes the experience? Interesting to wonder, I guess!
And yes, I agree re: your last sentence on "how" vs. "what".
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Meneldor
Valinor
Feb 14 2016, 2:55am
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by Antoine de St Exupery. Purple prose? He's gone indigo! There is some beautiful writing there, but the language is so wordy and flowery that I have little desire to read any of his other works. Wonder if that's really the way he wrote, or if it's more from the translator. Maybe in small doses I could enjoy it , but a full book is too much for me.
They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters, these see the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the deep. -Psalm 107
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BlackFox
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Feb 14 2016, 11:49am
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Here, race has only just now become a topic, in the light of the refugee crisis.
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Kimi
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Feb 14 2016, 8:39pm
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Charming and magical, but not shying away from sadness.
I've read a few of her adult novels, and *love* The Dean's Watch (made me cry, in a good way). I've listened to an audio version of her partially set in New Zealand Green Dolphin Country, though didn't manage to hear the whole thing. I wasn't fond of the male mc, which somewhat put me off that one.
The Passing of Mistress Rose
My historical novels
Do we find happiness so often that we should turn it off the box when it happens to sit there?
- A Room With a View
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Meneldor
Valinor
Feb 15 2016, 3:54am
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by David McCullough. Interesting look at the personalities of Wilbur and Orville. It was a little light on the technical side of their work for my taste, but I'm a long time aviation tech head.
They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters, these see the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the deep. -Psalm 107
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