Things will be fine~

[yuuago]

EEEE

EEEEEE!

My copy of the Kalevala came in, ahhhh~ *flail* I can't wait to sink my teeth into it! I have some other things I want to read first, but that stuff is poetry so it will certainly get me in the mood.

I feel kind of bad, because I still have not re-acquired The Iliad and The Odyssey. For those who don't know, I had to give many of my books away when I moved across the country. Sigh. Oh, well. One epic at a time! And at least Homer's works are relatively easy to find in used book stores (unlike this. I can't find it anywhere - had to go to Amazon to get it, sigh). I'll get around to that eventually.

Ahhh, wonderful poetry of awesomeness featuring characters with unpronounceable names~ This exactly my kind of thing. Yes.

Anyway. Today looks like rain, again. It has been looking like rain for the past few days, and it did rain a little a couple of times, in the evening. I'm not really complaining, because it means that things are not too hot. But at the same time, it's nice to have things bright and sunny out. Sigh! Well, I guess I'll live.

Today I'm going to try to do the various things I meant to do yesterday, but wasn't able to do. Argh. But anyway - this is all for now. My day has just barely started, but at the moment I think it will be okay.

Comments

[ninja-minni.livejournal.com]

Teehee, Kalevala~.

...I... should probably read it someday, ahaha!

[yuuago]

Possibly. *nudge* ;p
Then again, I really have a thing for epic poetry, which is why I'm so excited about it....

[ninja-minni.livejournal.com]

I've read bits of it! ...for school...

But like.. a cartoony doggy version for kids and a Donald Duck comic with Kalevala stuff totally count, right? D:

[yuuago]

Totally. NOT

[ninja-minni.livejournal.com]

B-but they are cute! And I've read a sort-of modern version of Kalevala, too. Väinämöinen was a rock star!

[yuuago]

A what---
Dude. That sounds AWESOME! Okay you're forgiven. 8D

(I don't really judge people for not reading epics, considering there is so much literature in the world and it's impossible to read everything. And like, nowadays, in Canada and so on - many schools no longer teach stuff like The Iliad or The Odyssey or Beowulf so...yeah, I don't expect people to read everything. But I do tend to nudge people in that direction because I think it is awesome.)

[sabrtooth.livejournal.com]

You.... sound absolutely adorable, and I just want to squish and cuddle you~~ ♥♥♥

SOCUTE

[yuuago]

What-- Well, I guess I'm not going to argue. If you say so, man! 8D

[sabrtooth.livejournal.com]

I think you know arguing with me is often pointless anyway~

[yuuago]

I do realize this. Arguing with you is like arguing with a wall. Not that I mind, of course.

[sabrtooth.livejournal.com]

WHAT!?


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Yuu, I AM NOT A WALL!!

[yuuago]

I... realize that, dear.

;p

[sabrtooth.livejournal.com]

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I'd hope so. It'd be a little awkward to have a wall come visit you.

[mattyroh.livejournal.com]

Pfff, Finnish names, I always read them out loud until I think I've gotten the pronunciation right (Because someday I will learn Finnish!)
And I've wanted to read the Kalevala since my super-smart and kind of scary friend told me about it.

But, but, rain is so NICE!

[yuuago]

I don't think I could ever pronounce them even close to correctly, ahhh. But I intend to try, anyway - not that I will need to know, unless I end up discussing it with one of my colleagues from the literature department... (Ahh, you intend to learn it someday? That's awesome! I wish you luck with that~)

I admit, I don't know much about what it is about - I tend to not read up on these things, because I prefer to begin reading literature without any previous impressions. The first time I heard about it, I was watching a documentary about the way the poetry was collected from the oral versions etc, and it did not discuss the content very much. So it was up on my list of epics to read, and I've partly been so eager to read it because it is much different from most of the other epics I have read (Greek and Roman stuff).

As for rain - it is nice, there is no doubt about that! But since so much of the year is cold, I like to have my sunshine while it is around. ;)

[mattyroh.livejournal.com]

I do, among with a bit too many others so thank you ^^

Well, I just heard the words, "Finnish epic" and "it's good" but that was enough to want to make me read it, but to be honest I haven't read much epics at all.

Uhm, yes, sunshine, I've kind of given that up, better just enjoy the rain.

[m4n14c.livejournal.com]

AAAA KALEVALA WE READ THAT IN SCHOOL

it's beautiful in Swedish. Must be even better in Finnish, though. Hurr.
Did you read it yet? :3

[yuuago]

I haven't begun to read it yet, but I hope to start it today. I would have started yesterday, but my parents showed up randomly and I was interrupted. No matter.

8D It's longer than I thought it would be, but knowing me I'll get sucked into it and won't be able to put it down!

[m4n14c.livejournal.com]

baww, parents. My mom thinks I'm a suicidal lesbian, and my dad believes Nazis will kill me one day xD

GOOD LUCK WITH THAT! Hey, what if it's one of those magical books!? The ones you can't stop reading? :O

[yuuago]

Ffft, parents. Mine think that if I don't call them every day, it means that I've been kidnapped by ninjas or something. (NOOO it couldn't possibly be that I don't phone them because I have nothing to say! That would make too much sense!)

D: A book you can't stop reading -- well, surely something of that sort would look more impressive than this innocent and unassuming paperback! (Or at least I would hope so. Fff.)

[m4n14c.livejournal.com]

Pff! My granma spends one hour a day on the phone with my mom. xD Just to see she's alright. I feel so bad for my mom sometimes, her mother won't leave her alone;;
.......when I'm home alone, granma calls me like, five times a day. And if I don't pick up THEN I MUST BE DEAD D: Nono I can't be sleeping, it's already 9PM!!!

IT'S A TRAP!!! THROW IT AWAY!!!!! BURN IT!!!!!
Or make someone else read it for you! You should be safe then :3

You again! <3

[yuuago]

Gahhh, I have not been receiving my comment notifications. I think maybe LJ is broken.

I've heard that it is quite lovely, yes. I started reading it, and I'm not very far in yet, but so far, ohh man it's just so beautiful. (Probably even more in the original language, though.)

I promise I won't die! ♥ Pretty literature hasn't killed me yet, and I'm sure it won't happen ever. ;)