Wonderlike nuus!

Nadat ek vir ’n paar weke van die aardbol af verdwyn het,* keer ek terug met absolute wonderlike nuus:

ek het my meestersgraad geslaag.**

Ja, die einde van die nimmereindigende verhandeling is in sig. Ek hoef slegs ’n paar klein veranderings aan te bring en dan is ek klaar. My artikels in SpeculativeGrammarian tel nou net nie vir my akademiese artikel nie.

Aan die skryf

Ek het Flash Friday so twee weke gelede ontdek en ek gaan probeer om elke week ’n stukkie gedurende middagete te skryf. Die stukkie sal dan die volgende week op die blog verskyn.

*Vakansiepakkette buite die sonnestelsel is duur, maar elke sent werd.

** Dit is ’n MA in Afrikaans en handel oor die neerslag van Noorse mitologie in Afrikaanse en Nederlandse letterkunde. *probeer intelligent lyk*

Wonderful News!

After disappearing off the face of the Earth for a few weeks,* I return in triumph with some absolutely wonderful news:

I passed my master's degree.**

Yes, the end of the Eternal Dissertation is in sight. With only a couple of minor changes to go, it may sink in somewhere in the next few weeks that I passed. My articles in Speculative Grammarian, though, can’t count as my academic paper for the degree.

In other writing news

I discovered Flash Friday last week and I’m going to try and write a piece every Friday during lunchtime. I’ll post whatever leaks out of my pen here the following week.

*Holiday packages outside the solar system is expensive, but well worth it.

** It’s a MA in Afrikaans, about the use of Norse mythology in Afrikaans and Dutch literature. *tries to look intelligent.*

The Man I Buried – Flash Fiction

My flash piece “The Man I Buried” is now live on 99fiction.net as an entry for the Flash 500 competition. 

You can read it here. 

Photo by Chance Agrella

Inspiration for the day: NEEDTOBREATHE - Keep Your Eyes Open

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TED talk: Rajesh Rao: A Rosetta Stone for the Indus Script

I found this interesting talk by Rajesh Rao about the Indus Script. This is especially interesting after reading Lost Languages: The Enigma of the World's Undeciphered Scripts. Enjoy! 

My leeslys: ’n oorsig

Ek het die afgelope weke ’n paar boeke klaargemaak (meeste benodig nog ’n resensie). Ek het van meeste gehou en dink ’n paar is uitstekend. Hier is my huidige lys:

"Old Books 3" by T. Fazakas

• God’sPhilosphers: How the Medieval World Laid the Foundations of Modern Science deur James Hannam
• NoPlace for a Lady deur Anne Harries (Lees dieresensie hier)
• ’nAnder land deur Karel Schoeman (Lees die resensie hier)
• LostLanguages: The Enigma of the World’s Undeciphered Scripts deur Andrew Robinson
• Eat,Pray, Love deur Elizabeth Gilbert

Resensies vir die ander drie boeke sal in die volgende paar weke volg.

Wat ek tans lees

Op die oomblik lees ek When Languages Die: The Extinction of the World’s Languages and theErosion of Human Knowledge deur David Harrison (baie interessant). Daarbenewens wonder ek of ek dadelik met die Kalevala moet begin en of ek eers weer een van my gunsteling Discworld boeke wil lees…

Ander boekgoeters

Ek het op hierdie film van OxfordUniversity Press afgekom waarin gewys word hoe ’n boek vervaardig word. Beslis die kyk werd!

My Reading List: An Update

I’ve recently finished a couple of books (most of which still need reviews). I liked most of them and even loved a few. Here’s what is on my “just read” list:

• God’sPhilosphers: How the Medieval World Laid the Foundations of Modern Science by James Hannam
• NoPlace for a Lady by Anne Harries (Read my reviewhere)
• ’nAnder land by Karel Schoeman (Read the [Afrikaans]review here)
• LostLanguages: The Enigma of the World’s Undeciphered Scripts by Andrew Robinson
• Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

 Reviews for the other three books will follow in the next few weeks.

My Current Reads

I’m currently only busy with When Languages Die: The Extinction of theWorld’s Languages and the Erosion of Human Knowledge by David Harrison (very interesting). Now I’m also pondering whether I should plunge into the Kalevala straight away, or whether I first want to reread one of my favourite Discworld books…

In Bookish News

I came across this silent film from OxfordUniversity Press about the production of a book. Well worth the watch!