субота, 24 вересня 2011 р.

Cum Deo, so to say..

I'm going to stop visiting music classes. Too much work. It seems like Sunday, but it is Saturday. I'm sitting at the desk with my dictionaries all day long. I understand that it's my profession, maybe even vocation, but it is week-end! Lack of time. Meanwhile, I'm going to finish the translation of the another Uhland's poem. I wonder how.

субота, 17 вересня 2011 р.

от таке от

"Підхопили постмодернізм, як вітрянку, розчухали до крові, 
ну, і яке ж тепер обличчя літератури?"

Почала читать роман Костенко. Нічого так. Не забути б ще джеймсонський постмодерн дочитати...

Вчора була прем*єра фільма з моїм улюбленим актором. В Англії, звісно. Чекаємо до листопада.
мої вихідні

середа, 7 вересня 2011 р.

Не бійтесь заглядати у словник

ap·pli·ance  n.

1. A device or instrument designed to perform a specific function, especially an electrical device, such as a toaster, for household use. 
2. A dental or surgical device designed to perform a therapeutic or corrective function.

1. a machine or device, esp an electrical one used domestically
2. (Engineering / General Engineering) any piece of equipment having a specific function
3. (Engineering / General Engineering) a device fitted to a machine or tool to adapt it for a specific purpose
4. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) another name for a fire engine

Syn.
1. appliance - a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
gadget, contraption, contrivance, gismo, gizmo, widget, convenience
device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
gadgetry - appliances collectively; "laborsaving gadgetry"
gimbal - an appliance that allows an object (such as a ship's compass) to remain horizontal even as its support tips
injector - a contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.)
mod con - modern convenience; the appliances and conveniences characteristic of a modern house
2. appliance - durable goods for home or office use
dryer, drier - an appliance that removes moisture
consumer durables, durable goods, durables - consumer goods that are not destroyed by use
home appliance, household appliance - an appliance that does a particular job in the home

1. device, machine, tool, instrument, implement, mechanism, apparatus, gadget, waldo He could learn to use the washing machine and other household appliances.
2. application, use, practice, exercise, employment, discharge, implementation, accomplishment, fulfilment, exertion, utilization They were the result of the intellectual appliance of science.

середа, 31 серпня 2011 р.

Houston, we've got a problem...

Мне снились в жизни сны, которые потом оставались со мной навсегда и меняли мой образ мыслей: они входили в меня постепенно, проникая насквозь, как смешиваются вода с вином, и меняли цвет моих мыслей.
"Грозовой перевал" пер. Н. Вольпин.


Завтра начало учебного года. С Богом.

неділя, 28 серпня 2011 р.

with love

Yahoo! My little Jane has her own blog! This child reminds me of her )))

Sunflower, it's your turn ;-)

recreational readind

Recently I've finished reading espionage novel "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" by John le Carré. Earlier I'd read another page-turner by this author - "A Murder of Quality". I got into it in no time. Very compelling. Both.

I'm sure the movie is gripping from start to finish.
*looking forward to the premiere*

Meanwhile, let me share with you some quotes from the book:



To possess another language is to possess another soul  
(supposedly by Charles the Fifth)

Amazing what people will tell you if it gives them a chance of showing off their languages  XD

To recognise failure is to live with it
A service that did not struggle did not survive    

An artist is a bloke who can hold two fundamentally opposing views and still function (Scott Fitzgerald)
 

Too much wampum not good for braves (Red Indian joke)

The more you pay for it, the less inclined you are to doubt it

субота, 27 серпня 2011 р.

усім гарного дня

"...розчаровуватися батьківщиною - це природно. Бо на те, щоб зачаровуватись, існує чужина. А з батьківщини вистачить і того, що вона просто є."
Інтерв'ю Андруховича 

Недавно перечитувала його "Таємницю". Недоперечитала.
"Усього так багато, що мені залишається пунктир" (звідти)

А ще - сьогодні ювілей у Богдана Сильвестровича. Дай Боже йому здоров'я та натхнення.