An online notebook
Dave Sick Puppy was a good read. Funny and violent, it brought me much enjoyment. Trouble is, I can’t think of much else to say about it. On my Palimplist I gave it 4 out of 5 stars, but I think I need to downgrade it to 3. Three is still a good score, right? And … Keep reading
I bought the new Edith Grossman translation of Don Quixote. It’s a beautifully bound hardback, and will be a pleasure to read, when I get round to it…
F**king Word!! There are some things Word is good at. There are some that it is completely crap at. One of those is the classic mistake of using it as a DTP package. The thing just doesn’t work! I’ve been handed a report to complete which is full of text boxes, shaded backgrounds for text, … Keep reading
This month saw the 400th anniversary of the publication of the first of part of Don Quixote. I’ve never come close to reading it, but it sounds like one of those books which deserves to be read. As it is one of my Reading Resolutions to read Ulysses this year, maybe I could make it … Keep reading
I’ve been playing Nation States for a month or so now. My nation, Wavuncular, is now classified as a ‘Father Knows Best State’, apparently. I’m not sure how this happened. The People’s Republic of Wavuncular is a very large, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 122 million … Keep reading