Woldan Posted July 13, 2013 Posted July 13, 2013 I wonder if you'd mind posting some quotes from it? Sure, why not. When I'm finished with the book I could write a little review of it with some of the most interesting passages and quotes translated into English. I gazed at the dead, and for one dark moment I saw a banquet.
Walsingham Posted July 13, 2013 Posted July 13, 2013 I wonder if you'd mind posting some quotes from it? Sure, why not. When I'm finished with the book I could write a little review of it with some of the most interesting passages and quotes translated into English. Spoken, quite literally, like a scholar and a gentleman. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp.
Rosbjerg Posted July 13, 2013 Posted July 13, 2013 Nice, looks really interesting.. Just saw something similar actually.. A diary of an executioner working in Bremen (or mayve Magdeburg) in the late 14th century.. With his thoughts on death, life, the times he's in etc. Looked very interesting. As I have some travel time I'm curently reading a book, from 1955 I found in an old bookshop (owned by the old friend) written by a doctor, about the cultural history of eroticism.. I'm glad I study history though or this book would be impossible to read. but it's extremely captivating. Fortune favors the bald.
Walsingham Posted July 13, 2013 Posted July 13, 2013 Careful there, Ros. Studying rare books leads to elder gods. Fact. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp.
Woldan Posted July 13, 2013 Posted July 13, 2013 Nice, looks really interesting.. Just saw something similar actually.. A diary of an executioner working in Bremen (or mayve Magdeburg) in the late 14th century.. With his thoughts on death, life, the times he's in etc. Looked very interesting. That sounds like an interesting read, you should have bought the book right away. Contrary to popular belief able executioners at that time were highly regarded professionals, sometimes they were so popular they offered their service to nobles and even kings on an international level. Nice, looks really interesting.. Renaissance, my favorite time period! Knights, early blackpowder firearms, beautiful architecture, stunning colorful clothing, epic battles....whats not to like! 1 I gazed at the dead, and for one dark moment I saw a banquet.
Walsingham Posted July 13, 2013 Posted July 13, 2013 Renaissance, my favorite time period! Knights, early blackpowder firearms, beautiful architecture, stunning colorful clothing, epic battles....whats not to like! Woodcut porn. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp.
Woldan Posted July 13, 2013 Posted July 13, 2013 Renaissance, my favorite time period! Knights, early blackpowder firearms, beautiful architecture, stunning colorful clothing, epic battles....whats not to like! Woodcut porn. Gives the historian in me a hard-on. I gazed at the dead, and for one dark moment I saw a banquet.
Walsingham Posted July 13, 2013 Posted July 13, 2013 Oh ew. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp.
Azdeus Posted July 13, 2013 Posted July 13, 2013 Fir crying out loud... Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary. - H.L. Mencken
Nepenthe Posted July 13, 2013 Posted July 13, 2013 What do you work with Wals? Animals. *giggle* I often solve work problems in my sleep, and get the answer in a dream analogy. *Scared* So, you think that you've lost some sheep, but counting them convinces you you haven't? 1 You're a cheery wee bugger, Nep. Have I ever said that? Reapercussions
Calax Posted July 13, 2013 Posted July 13, 2013 Renaissance, my favorite time period! Knights, early blackpowder firearms, beautiful architecture, stunning colorful clothing, epic battles....whats not to like! Woodcut porn. Gives the historian in me a hard-on. What? You didn't want to go full cheese with "Gives the historian in me wood"? I was referring more to my colleagues. Actualy I found out today that the scariest one turns out to be a huge New Vegas fan. Awesome. Does he kill me like everyone else? Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off.
Enoch Posted July 14, 2013 Posted July 14, 2013 (edited) I was referring more to my colleagues. Actualy I found out today that the scariest one turns out to be a huge New Vegas fan. Awesome. Does he kill me like everyone else? There are two ways thing work out with you: 1) Player shoots you (perhaps to acquire your stylish glasses because they took the "Four Eyes" trait and haven't found any others), or 2) You run off into the desert and are killed by radscorpions. You just need to accept it, dude. Winning that forum contest did not grant you eternal life. Edited July 14, 2013 by Enoch 1
Prosper Posted July 14, 2013 Posted July 14, 2013 I made a crowd funding campaign. See my signature. redacted
BruceVC Posted July 14, 2013 Posted July 14, 2013 Just ordered this book from Amazon. Its not just an ordinary book but the diary of Peter Hagendorf, a mercenary who participated in the thirty year war, 1618-1648. In the book he describes the battles, his injuries (he was hit two times in the chest by matchlock musket bullets!), the horribly long marches across Germany (at the end of the war he had covered 20.000 Kilometers by foot), soldiers marauding cities, famine, even some details about his personal life like his wifes illness and the death of his children. And all that in beautiful old German (which is kind of hard to read sometimes, I have to admit) That book does look good, I have 2 types of favourite personal reading books. Fantasy books and anecdotal historical accounts of people in military conflicts. I've mentioned this before but World War One is the conflict that I am most fascinated with and I collect as many books around that war as I can, the problem is I have many excellent autobiographies written by the likes of Robert Graves and Sigfried Sassoon but very few books that represent the German side of the war and life in the trenches. Almost all the German perspectives of the war are written in German so purchasing them wouldn't help as I can't read or speak German "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela
Calax Posted July 14, 2013 Posted July 14, 2013 I was referring more to my colleagues. Actualy I found out today that the scariest one turns out to be a huge New Vegas fan. Awesome. Does he kill me like everyone else? There are two ways thing work out with you: 1) Player shoots you (perhaps to acquire your stylish glasses because they took the "Four Eyes" trait and haven't found any others), or 2) You run off into the desert and are killed by radscorpions. You just need to accept it, dude. Winning that forum contest did not grant you eternal life. It did make me the savior. Every three days I'd come back to life! I did look at my computer at work, I've not had a true day off since the 26th of last month. And that has been my only day off since I started this job. Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off.
BruceVC Posted July 14, 2013 Posted July 14, 2013 (edited) I have a fun day planned, I am having some friends over for another braai (barbeque). I haven't had an alcoholic drink for 2 weeks so Im looking forward to a few drinks, some laughs and some good food. I also make a killer potato bake that's only going to add to the yummy food that will be available Oh and then we'll go listen to some live music afterwards at one of the Sunday live music venues Edited July 14, 2013 by BruceVC "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela
Walsingham Posted July 14, 2013 Posted July 14, 2013 I was referring more to my colleagues. Actualy I found out today that the scariest one turns out to be a huge New Vegas fan. Awesome. Does he kill me like everyone else? There are two ways thing work out with you: 1) Player shoots you (perhaps to acquire your stylish glasses because they took the "Four Eyes" trait and haven't found any others), or 2) You run off into the desert and are killed by radscorpions. You just need to accept it, dude. Winning that forum contest did not grant you eternal life. Running off into the desert and being killed by radscorpions just became my retirement plan. I don't kill Cal in-game. Well, maybe the first time. But that's because he was dressed as a powder ganger. *VATS noise, bip bip, PKOOM PKOOM* "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp.
LadyCrimson Posted July 14, 2013 Posted July 14, 2013 Hubs: "I want to go out today."Me: "Ok, I'm coming with." *hours in a car seat later* Me: "Where are we going anyway?" Hubs: "Where the road goes." 1 “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts
BruceVC Posted July 14, 2013 Posted July 14, 2013 Hubs: "I want to go out today." Me: "Ok, I'm coming with." *hours in a car seat later* Me: "Where are we going anyway?" Hubs: "Where the road goes." Sometimes those unspecific road trip destinations are the best, I like the way your husband thinks "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela
Woldan Posted July 14, 2013 Posted July 14, 2013 (edited) I've mentioned this before but World War One is the conflict that I am most fascinated with and I collect as many books around that war as I can, the problem is I have many excellent autobiographies written by the likes of Robert Graves and Sigfried Sassoon but very few books that represent the German side of the war and life in the trenches. Almost all the German perspectives of the war are written in German so purchasing them wouldn't help as I can't read or speak German Then I can wholeheartedly recommend you the book ''in Stahlgewittern'' (Storm of steel), the enthralling diary of Ernst Jünger, a (slightly fanatic) German troop officer in WWI ( ISBN 0-86527-310-3) - yes, there exists a translated version of this book, I think Amazon international sells them. One hell of an exciting book, he served in WWI from the beginning to its very end. Bruce, whats your second language? There exists tons of good German literature so its definitely a language worth learning. I'm a lucky bastard and can read manuscripts and books written by both sides of the conflict. Edited July 14, 2013 by Woldan 1 I gazed at the dead, and for one dark moment I saw a banquet.
Guard Dog Posted July 14, 2013 Posted July 14, 2013 I was referring more to my colleagues. Actualy I found out today that the scariest one turns out to be a huge New Vegas fan. Awesome. Does he kill me like everyone else? There are two ways thing work out with you: 1) Player shoots you (perhaps to acquire your stylish glasses because they took the "Four Eyes" trait and haven't found any others), or 2) You run off into the desert and are killed by radscorpions. You just need to accept it, dude. Winning that forum contest did not grant you eternal life. I think this might be Enoch's funniest post in a long time! "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Guard Dog Posted July 14, 2013 Posted July 14, 2013 I was on the road for work last week. So I asked my GF to stay at my place with my dog so I didn't have to board him. Anyway, she did a little redecorating while I was gone! I guess it was a little sparse on decorations around here. I don't have much of an aesthetic sense. It does look a lot better. I also noticed there is a lot of her stuff in my closet & bathroom that I don't think she will be taking home. Funny how that works isn't it? Now I'm wondering if her staying here was really my idea or she maneuvered me into suggesting it. Lets face it Gents, women are operating on a whole other level from us. 4 "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Walsingham Posted July 14, 2013 Posted July 14, 2013 I was on the road for work last week. So I asked my GF to stay at my place with my dog so I didn't have to board him. Anyway, she did a little redecorating while I was gone! I guess it was a little sparse on decorations around here. I don't have much of an aesthetic sense. It does look a lot better. I also noticed there is a lot of her stuff in my closet & bathroom that I don't think she will be taking home. Funny how that works isn't it? Now I'm wondering if her staying here was really my idea or she maneuvered me into suggesting it. Lets face it Gents, women are operating on a whole other level from us. Was going to join in. Too hot. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp.
LadyCrimson Posted July 14, 2013 Posted July 14, 2013 Anyway, something that annoys me is the flourecent lightbulbs and LED power saving lights that are around nowadays, and the normal lightbulbs are just plain gone. I hate the type of light that comes from flourecent lightbulbs, not to mention that they take forever to light up. And I don't save any money from them during the wintertimes, since I have eletrical heating in my house.There are some that are within the warmer (more yellowish) range of the color spectrum and turn on quicker, now, but it's still not quite the same as incandescent bulbs. The one thing I do like about them, however, is how long they last. I only have to bug my husband to change the ceiling ones maybe once a year, if that. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts
Orogun01 Posted July 14, 2013 Posted July 14, 2013 Hubs: "I want to go out today." Me: "Ok, I'm coming with." *hours in a car seat later* Me: "Where are we going anyway?" Hubs: "Where the road goes." Me:"At which point your honor I had to kill him to save gas" I'd say the answer to that question is kind of like the answer to "who's the sucker in this poker game?"* *If you can't tell, it's you.
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