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beelikejWell, this was quite a week of highs and lows. I think the good won. The absolute winner is the mail I got yesterday. This is the time of the season when the bill for the central heating is calculated. I will receive a return of 300 euros! Woohoo!
Also: the housing association decided to hire profesional cleaners for the communal area, so next year I won't have topretend to clean the stairs every six weeks anymore. Definitely worth the small raise of the rent (less than 4 euros). Another woohoo:)
More good stuff: I've finished DeathNote 3 and I love this manga more with every part that's published. Very cool drawings, even cooler story about student Light who gets his hands on a DeathNote, the notebook of one of the gods of Death with which he can kill people by writing down their name. He decides to free the world of criminals, but not everyone thinks this is a good idea... Good stuff for a debate. Can't wait for part 4.
I'm re-reading Simon Gray's Fat Chance at the moment: his account of the drama behind the play 'Cell Mates' -which he wrote and directed- with Rik Mayall and Stephen Fry. The latter dissapeared right after the first reviews appeared in the papers in March 1995.
It's a lovingly written book with memories about the early stages of the play, from writing to casting to rehearsing. It's just as intriguing as I remembered. I have such big love for both Stephen and Rik and it's fascinating to read how they worked together. Of course the way it all ended is heartbreaking, but luckily I already know everybody survived. I don't think I could handle the angst otherwise. So far I'm simply in awe again of Stephen Fry. Just reading about how he talks and acts makes me want to reread his books. And I still have Rik's autobiography on my list as well. I might have to leave the internetz if I ever want to get through my stack of books. (Yeah: "Fat Chance", very clever;)
Also: the housing association decided to hire profesional cleaners for the communal area, so next year I won't have to
More good stuff: I've finished DeathNote 3 and I love this manga more with every part that's published. Very cool drawings, even cooler story about student Light who gets his hands on a DeathNote, the notebook of one of the gods of Death with which he can kill people by writing down their name. He decides to free the world of criminals, but not everyone thinks this is a good idea... Good stuff for a debate. Can't wait for part 4.
I'm re-reading Simon Gray's Fat Chance at the moment: his account of the drama behind the play 'Cell Mates' -which he wrote and directed- with Rik Mayall and Stephen Fry. The latter dissapeared right after the first reviews appeared in the papers in March 1995.
It's a lovingly written book with memories about the early stages of the play, from writing to casting to rehearsing. It's just as intriguing as I remembered. I have such big love for both Stephen and Rik and it's fascinating to read how they worked together. Of course the way it all ended is heartbreaking, but luckily I already know everybody survived. I don't think I could handle the angst otherwise. So far I'm simply in awe again of Stephen Fry. Just reading about how he talks and acts makes me want to reread his books. And I still have Rik's autobiography on my list as well. I might have to leave the internetz if I ever want to get through my stack of books. (Yeah: "Fat Chance", very clever;)
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Date: 2007-09-22 10:24 pm (UTC)And the DeathNote concept does sound pretty intriguing.
I was considering re-reading all my Stephen Fry books as well, actually. I'm still missing two or three, and it would be fun to read my whole collection. The reading list is ridiculously long as it is, though, so maybe I should wait 'til Christmas or so?
I should also leave the Internetz now, if I want to get some reading done before bed (because I have to work in the morning, again) but, um, no ;).
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Date: 2007-09-23 05:22 pm (UTC)I think all the parts of Deathnote are already available in English in one big pocketbook, but since I discovered the Dutch translation first, I decided to stick to that. (I love the covers, so this way I get thirteen instead of one*g*) There is a part out every month and the bookstore-lady offered to notify me when I can pick up my copy. *loves the fangirlie in the bookstore some more*
I have all of Stephen's books except the poetry & cricket one(s?). I even got my greedy little hands on the Spectacled Bear traveljournal. That is hilarious. My favorite novel is still Making History. So very clever.
Simon mentions The Hippopotamus, which was the first book I've read and I don't really remember much of it, so that will get priority on my list;)
Ahw, the internetz: a great place to spend the night:)