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Thanks for clarifying, Jen
http://www.gingkopress.com/09-lit/vladimir-nabokov-pale-fire.htmlIt does indeed look cool. I have got to read this. Thank you for your post..just found this..end of Canto 3(?)
"Gently the day has passed in a sustained
Low hum of harmony. The brain is drained
And a brown ament, and the noun I meant
To use but did not, dry on the cement.
Maybe my sensual love for the consonne
D'appui, Echo's fey child, is based upon
A feeling of fantastically planned,
Richly rhymed life.
I feel I understand
Existence, or at least a minute part
Of my existence, only through my art,
In terms of combinational delight;
And if my private universe scans right,
So does the verse of galaxies divine
Which I suspect is an iambic line.
I'm reasonably sure that we survive
And that my darling somewhere is alive,
As I am reasonably sure that I
Shall wake at six tomorrow, on July
The twenty-second, nineteen fifty-nine,
And that the day will probably be fine;
So this alarm clock let me set myself,
Yawn, and put back Shade's "Poems" on their shelf."
I can't explain in words what these words..oh heck, I'm speechless
Goodnight HHHotties. Loooong day for me tomorrow.
http://www.gingkopress.com/09-lit/vladimir-nabokov-pale-fire.htmlIt does indeed look cool. I have got to read this. Thank you for your post..just found this..end of Canto 3(?)
"Gently the day has passed in a sustained
Low hum of harmony. The brain is drained
And a brown ament, and the noun I meant
To use but did not, dry on the cement.
Maybe my sensual love for the consonne
D'appui, Echo's fey child, is based upon
A feeling of fantastically planned,
Richly rhymed life.
I feel I understand
Existence, or at least a minute part
Of my existence, only through my art,
In terms of combinational delight;
And if my private universe scans right,
So does the verse of galaxies divine
Which I suspect is an iambic line.
I'm reasonably sure that we survive
And that my darling somewhere is alive,
As I am reasonably sure that I
Shall wake at six tomorrow, on July
The twenty-second, nineteen fifty-nine,
And that the day will probably be fine;
So this alarm clock let me set myself,
Yawn, and put back Shade's "Poems" on their shelf."
I can't explain in words what these words..oh heck, I'm speechless
Goodnight HHHotties. Loooong day for me tomorrow.
Hi ladies!!!! It feels like forever since I posted. I was dealing w/ some private issues and just couldn't post. I have been wanting to post for a little while, but it was hard for some reason.... I feel like a newbie. I miss you all sooooo much!!! I am doing well and hope everyone here is too! I felt so lost w/out this place. I hope you didn't forget about me!!!!!
OMG! NIKKI!!! We missed you so much!!!! =) =) I hope everything is ok now!!! !HOOORAY!!!!
great to see you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
great to see you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Nikki!! You were definitely missed... occasionally someone would catch a glimpse of you on FB or Twitter and report back that you were around. Hope you're okay and happy, sweetie!
Gingey.... more later. Can't type now (Sunday coffee in bed w/DH... him doing the NYT Xword, me hanging with my girls
)
You were definitely missed... occasionally someone would catch a glimpse of you on FB or Twitter and report back that you were around. Hope you're okay and happy, sweetie!Gingey.... more later. Can't type now (Sunday coffee in bed w/DH... him doing the NYT Xword, me hanging with my girls
)
jenni, thanks for the links! i can't resist beautiful books and will add that to my list. that edition of pale fire looks so special. i hope you and moth find a copy soon.
cho, omg. applebees. i went to one last month and it took a few days for my digestive system to recover. hope you're feeling less yuck this morning.
mishka HUGS, girlie. smooches to chloe
nikki so happy to see you here. you'll never be a newbie. and you've been missed. there are numerous posts with people wondering where you've been. and now you're here! wooo!
cho, omg. applebees. i went to one last month and it took a few days for my digestive system to recover. hope you're feeling less yuck this morning.
mishka HUGS, girlie. smooches to chloe
nikki so happy to see you here. you'll never be a newbie. and you've been missed. there are numerous posts with people wondering where you've been. and now you're here! wooo!
Thanks ladies for making me feel welcome! I have been wanting to post for a while, but it is weird after being gone. I have soooooo much catching up to do!! I am really happy to be back. I felt so lonely w/out you all.
DH has moved so I can respond, Gingey 
If you haven't yet read PF, it's well worth it. There's been an underground, slightly tongue-in-cheek movement for decades to "free" "Pale Fire" (the poem) from Pale Fire (the novel, in which it's stolen, mutilated, turned into a mirror for his own ego, etc., etc., by Charles Kinbote.) So this edition frees it and lets you read it just by itself (which you could always do with the novel, but still.) And the poem's presented on index cards, which was how VN wrote.
Sorry for the po-mo sidebar, ladies Back to our regularly scheduled programming!
If you haven't yet read PF, it's well worth it. There's been an underground, slightly tongue-in-cheek movement for decades to "free" "Pale Fire" (the poem) from Pale Fire (the novel, in which it's stolen, mutilated, turned into a mirror for his own ego, etc., etc., by Charles Kinbote.) So this edition frees it and lets you read it just by itself (which you could always do with the novel, but still.) And the poem's presented on index cards, which was how VN wrote.Sorry for the po-mo sidebar, ladies
Back to our regularly scheduled programming!
Hi Nikki. I just resurfaced myself and you know how worried I was about you. I know exactly what you mean in your posts.
Jen..thanks for explaining/elucidating.
I have to run out yet again. Kamikaze post sort of. I survived being in the passenger seat with DD the younger. She really is a decent driver.
However, I've aged another 16.5 years after last night. Love my kids but I swear, I may not survive their escapades! Nothing atypical = frat/sorority shindig and shenanigans. I have to remind myself not to be a hovercraft. I just wished someone had let me know where they were before they returned at 4:30AM.
Cho-mama..please don't fash yourself about scarfing down whatever it is that you crave. At least it isn't dirt (one BF) or wood (me all three times..I must have chewed through a gazillion tongue depressors) or ice cubes (ruined my teeth). I inhaled falafel and anything spicey and I understand barfdom. This too shall pass, darling
Gotta bounce..blech..I really don't want to deal with "The Earl King" on a glorious but freezing Sunday morning.
xoxo
I just resurfaced myself and you know how worried I was about you. I know exactly what you mean in your posts.Jen..thanks for explaining/elucidating.
I have to run out yet again. Kamikaze post sort of. I survived being in the passenger seat with DD the younger. She really is a decent driver.
However, I've aged another 16.5 years after last night. Love my kids but I swear, I may not survive their escapades! Nothing atypical = frat/sorority shindig and shenanigans. I have to remind myself not to be a hovercraft. I just wished someone had let me know where they were before they returned at 4:30AM.
Cho-mama..please don't fash yourself about scarfing down whatever it is that you crave. At least it isn't dirt (one BF) or wood (me all three times..I must have chewed through a gazillion tongue depressors) or ice cubes (ruined my teeth). I inhaled falafel and anything spicey and I understand barfdom. This too shall pass, darling
Gotta bounce..blech..I really don't want to deal with "The Earl King" on a glorious but freezing Sunday morning.
xoxo
HI Nikki!!! Yes - you were missed and it is sooo great to see you here. Can't wait to catch up with you. There are some babies on the way - Cho and Enga and Mamatojakers - did I miss anyone that is preggers? (memory issues again plus only 4 hours of sleep and no coffee yet).
