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[rivendellrose]

So, because we're insane, maymargaret and I have set ourselves the goal of studying Old English together. On our own. The old fashioned way, meaning we get a bunch of books together, hopefully find a dictionary that one or the other of us can buy, and start working it through. We've got a bunch of texts from the library so far, and I mean to go hunting for books at Magus and such this weekend. Yes, this is probably the most spectacularly impractical choice I could possibly have made for a language (and I do mean to keep up on my French, and hopefully pick up some Norwegian, as well), but... damn it, I love this language. And if I really mean to go into archaeology or ancient-world anthro, it's not like having a grounding in Old English could possibly hurt me. It makes me happy, in any case, just to dabble in it. We've also started a tiny little folklore discussion group with nekokoban.

Why yes, we are the geekiest set of geeks you ever could hope to meet. You should have heard Kendra and I going nuts over the translated Old English riddles in one of her books. We were very proud of ourselves for figuring most of them out.

The song of the day is apparently "Mad About You," by Sting. I made the mistake of putting it on last night while trying to write, and it not only attached itself to the writing, but possibly to the character. Straaaange combinations.

Wow... I don't think I've ever linked to the Sports section of a paper before. I'm vastly amused that one of the defenders for DC United is from Renton, and went to the UW. That's kind of awesome. And yeah, I'm looking forward to seeing this game. :D

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[ursula]

OK, I'll ask Saint Gabriel.

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Awesome, thank you!

[ursula]

Talan recommends this one:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0875805604/104-9830066-2788747?redirect=true&v=glance&n=283155

(cheap and a classic), and says he has heard good stuff about this:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0631226362/104-9830066-2788747?redirect=true&v=glance&n=283155

(I'd expect a book he recommended to be fascinating but possibly rather dense.)

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Ooo. That first one looks like something to definitely keep an eye out for. The latter... I'd have to look at in a bookstore, but it does look intriguing, doesn't it? Spendy one, too, though. Maybe I can turn it up used, eventually...

Thanks so much for checking!

[ursula]

The UW has four different editions of the pricey one, so we should be able to check it out first-hand.