We also saw a preview today for Ewan's new movie "Across the Universe". It actually looked pretty cool though I doubt I'd go see it. I hate the shmoop.
You know... sweetie... it's a bank holiday tomorrow in France, and the day after is another one, too. So. I'll take the first plane to Italy tomorrow- or the train, who knows? - and I'll stlak you until you show me these pics. *evil laugh with some thunder in the background*
Jim, the darling boy! Will have to reread some of At Swim before bed tonight to commemorate the day (as I did on St. Patrick's Day, and Easter Sunday, and the anniversary of the Easter Rising - I take whatever excuse I can get). Thanks for the reminder! :)
I'm a recent convert - I finally got round to reading it in March, though I'd been meaning to do so for months beforehand. I'm a literature student with particular interest in both Irish and queer fiction, so At Swim was, basically, my ideal book.
I'm very impressed that your English is good enough to get through it - some of the passages (especially the ones from Mr. Mack's point of view) were difficult for me, and I was already familiar with Irish dialect.
I have to admit that when I started reading it, at the preface I had a few moments of panic - looking at the size, if the whole book was going to be like those first five pages or so... but it wasn't really so difficult. :D But it might be because I'm used to "guess" at the words I don't know, or phrase construcions that sound unusual, so it doesn't really bother me. :)
Wait, wait, wait. There's a preface to At Swim?! Why is this not in my edition? Mine starts off with chapter one. Have I been cheated out of more Jamie O'Neill loveliness?
Are we talking about the whole "Where's me package? Under me arm" bit? My edition has that, but it's at the start of chapter one, not in a preface. I shall be very unhappy if I missed something without being informed!
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on 2007-05-06 05:03 pm (UTC).... you've got a tablet? so? how is it? *curious*
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on 2007-05-06 05:37 pm (UTC)Oh, it's great. It's really, really great.
...the two times in my whole life that I've used it, at least. *facepalm*
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on 2007-05-06 05:44 pm (UTC)Ah, that pic of Jude and Johnny Lee Miller kissing is the stuff wonderful bad thoughts are made of *sighs*
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on 2007-05-06 08:45 pm (UTC)...I've got to pick your brain, though - which movie is it from?
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on 2007-05-06 08:55 pm (UTC)They also used to own a film production company, along with Ewan McGregor :)
Ah... if I could travel in space adn time, I'll go those times when Jude and Ewan shared an apartment in London, before either of them were famous
Damn! That's... a beautiful thought.
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on 2007-05-06 08:57 pm (UTC)Wait just one second.
What is it that I don't know here?
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on 2007-05-06 08:37 pm (UTC)Sosososo? where are the results to be found? *checked out your tags*
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on 2007-05-06 08:49 pm (UTC)So.
I'll take the first plane to Italy tomorrow- or the train, who knows? - and I'll stlak you until you show me these pics. *evil laugh with some thunder in the background*
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on 2007-05-06 08:55 pm (UTC)Stalk away, dear, stalk away. ;P
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on 2007-05-06 08:58 pm (UTC)*packs her stuff quickly*
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on 2007-05-07 09:33 pm (UTC)I'm very impressed that your English is good enough to get through it - some of the passages (especially the ones from Mr. Mack's point of view) were difficult for me, and I was already familiar with Irish dialect.
MacMurrough is moral ambiguity at its hottest.
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on 2007-05-07 07:53 am (UTC)Drew Carey wins at life.
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on 2007-05-07 08:17 am (UTC)I think I should check out your userpics page. XD
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