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[gothikmaus]

9:15 AM: I turn on my laptop, all happy because there's very little to do at work these days and I have all the time I need to write more fic, and check my email. 23 unread LJ comments. What the fuck, people!? XD

Anyway, a few months back I heard a quote from a book ("La fine è il mio inizio", by Tiziano Terzani), it was about discovering cities not through tourist guides, but reading old books in which the story takes place there, and for some reason that reminded of Farin. I wanted to find the quote and send it to him once he starts getting emails again (probably in a couple of days, when DÄ go on tour for the festival shows), but I can't find it anywhere! And it's too late to actually read the book and find those lines on my own, it's almost 500 pages long, I'm far too lazy to do it before I leave on Sunday. Me and my damn procrastinating. Oh well, I'll just read it when I'm back from Prag, find the quote I need and send it to him next autumn, he'll surely be receiving emails during his solo tour.

Comments

[polarforscherin.livejournal.com]

Oops, think i'm a little bit responsible for messing up your comments. Sorry. ;)

The book sounds very interesting. Seems that there is a translation into german. I'd buy it, but there are so many books left on my stock... I should not.

[gothikmaus.livejournal.com]

Nah, don't worry, I left too many comments on Sammy's fic the other day too, this must be karma. ;)

If I ever find that quote, I'll send it to Farin in Italian. He answered me in Italian last time I wrote to him, why bother with German? ;)

[polarforscherin.livejournal.com]

He answered in Italian? Awwwww. I'm totally stupid, but this is sooo awww.
With or without misspelling? ^^

[gothikmaus.livejournal.com]

Yes, it was extremely "aww" inducing. &heart; He even got the accents right! >_< Well, he only forgot one, anyway. Totally adorable.

[polarforscherin.livejournal.com]

He's a terrible poser with his skills. But i'm not able to be angry with him. :)))
I asked him once about the book on his "Buch-des-Monats-pictures", cause i got a suspicion what it might be. The answer was also with a comment about the author's work. A lovely poser... XD

[gothikmaus.livejournal.com]

Oh, what's that book? *curious*

[polarforscherin.livejournal.com]

It's Arno Schmidt's "Zettels Traum". I read his book "Kaff auch Mare Crisium" in those days for a seminar and learned about the author's faible for unsual artwork. Zettels Traum costs almost 200€. I'll never read it, i even never ended "Kaff". ;)

[schonste.livejournal.com]

Oh boohoo, 23 unread comments. Remember that post with 78 comments?? XD

[gothikmaus.livejournal.com]

Yeah, of course you beat me, but you were online during that comment war! You knew what was going on! I, on the other hand, was still half-asleep and totally taken aback. XD

[schonste.livejournal.com]

hahaha okay. I accept this excuse XD

[whatthefuckbenj.livejournal.com]

I like that idea! Have you thought about asking / looking online for that quote? Maybe some 'book' community? Sorry for not being much of a help XD

[gothikmaus.livejournal.com]

I've only remembered about it today and won't have much time these days. But I want to read that book anyway, so I'll just borrow it from the library when I'm back from my holidays. :)