Introduce Yourself here and say Hi.

[Gibran]

Hello everybody, I'm Chinese and a webmaster of a foreign literature forum.It's my pleasure to be here to discuss and study.

[Pensive]

Hi Gibran! Welcome to the forum and keep on posting.

[Gibran]

Hi man from Neverland!
Could you please tell me how to show a Profile Picture like yours?

[RobinHood3000]

'Tis a she, FYI. Welcome to the LitNet Forums!

[summer grace]

I joined a few weeks ago. I am so busy on another forum, I haven't really had time to begin my life here as it were. But, now I do. I am 19 from IA/MN, and my name is grace, I was born in the summer (July 29, '86) so ''summer grace'', and summer is my favorite season. I love literature, and have since I was eight, especially poetry. Some of my favorite poets are Emily Dickinson, Sara Teasedale, Emily Bronte, Christina Rosseti, Ernest Dowson, A. E. Housman, Edna St. Vincent Millay. Also, I have recently become fascinated with the Fitzgeralds, particularly Zelda. Anyway, I also love history, royalty, and the like. I would post a list of historical interests, but they are so many. So maybe later. And I love writing poetry, and have since I was 10. As well, I like reading, writing, walking, quotations, forums, Early Hollywood, listening to music, and magazines, and wandering around cemeteries ( I know that's a bit weird in most people's opinion) and watching figure skating ( never tried it), and summer. And most likely other things I haven't thought of.

In many ways my favorite role model of all time is Emily Dickinson. I love to discuss what literature and history with people online because there is no one around me interested in such things. I also enjoy making friends who have interests like mine ( it is so rare). So, as long as I am not horribly busy on the Russian history forum, I will try to post here. I really love it here!

[Virgil]

Welcome Summer. I look forward to discussing these things with you. So jump right in somewhere.

[Petrarch's Love]

Welcome Summer Grace. What a pretty screen name. It sounds like you have lots of wonderful interests, and I think you'll find many very interesting people to share them with here. Look forward to chatting with you in the forum. :wave:

[AnnieM]

Hello Everyone! I am also a "Newbie". This is my first time at this site and the first message posted. A little about me. I am a "nontraditional-aged" recent college graduate. I studied neuroscience and physiological psychology and plant to do a Master's degree in nursing. My interests include art, music (particularly classical, but other genres as well), pilates, yoga, reading, studying, literature, gardening, and my children. I'm not sure what to expect from this site, but, I'd like to know more about literature, so I guess I'm in the right place.

[Mililalil XXIV]

Greetings from a new greeter, greeted ones,
I recieved the monicker Mililalil because of my love for literature,
a love arranged like many flowers,
according to the number of the stars (the good ones, not the blinkers).
Before I took on this erstwhile autonym, I was but known by 50 names -
now I am Mililalil....the Fourteenth!
Thanks to all of you for your precious forebearance.
[Islar ibinam hamantas idukh lereyerel khudi satnamah manibi ralsi]

[Pensive]

Hello Summer Grace, Grace is really a beautiful name. I will like to read your poetry works.

Hi Annie, You have found the right place to to discuss literature. Welcome abroad!

Hey Mili, Welcome to the forum. I have not understood that what you have written in the brackets. *confused smile*

[Bysshe]

Hello, I'm Alex. I chose my username because I've been reading a lot of Shelley, and I although I don't write any poetry, I love Shelley and am also reading a bit of Byron and Keats.

I suppose I'm one of the younger people on here, as I'm only 14. But I enjoy reading and writing, so I thought I should try joining a slightly more intellectual forum for a change...

[Pensive]

Hi Bysshe, Welcome to the forum! I hope that you will enjoy a lot here.

[avidreader24]

hey, peoples.
Im in 7th grade in rhode island. i love reading, writing, X-BOX, music(linkin park and fort minor) And the computer. i play the trumpet (i realy stink though). im the best reader by far in the hole 7th grade. I love to read fantasys and science ficton. my favorite books are defenatly the *INHERATENCE TRILOGY*, *THE BARTIMAUS TRILOGY* :D ,Inkheart trilogy, harry potter, Dark lor of derkholm (and its sequal) THE PENDRAGAN SERIES, and keys to the kingdom. Ilove food. i have diabetes though. :(

[Petrarch's Love]

Many happy welcomes to Annie M., Mililalil, Bysshe and avid reader24. Hope you all enjoy it here. :wave:

[Pensive]

Hi avid reader, Welcome to the forum! Have a nice time here and you will find some topics to debate about. Don't worry. Many of us like to debate. Sometimes it is even good for health.

[listener]

hey there
i am a newbie. i love literature and am gonna major in it later. i hope to get to know you all very well. ciao :banana:
let each of us be "the reed which grows nevermore again / as a reed with the reeds in the river".

[Pensive]

Welcome to the forum, listener.

[sallyrose]

Hi!

I'm new - looking forward to getting involved in the forum!! :)

[RobinHood3000]

Hello, sallyrose! Good evening to you!

[Petrarch's Love]

Welcome listener and Sallyrose :wave: Sallyrose, I like the avatar, and listner, ciao to you too. Parla Italiano?

[swimangel]

Hey! I Am A High School Student Who Loves To Read , Play Gameboy, Swim On A Team (pro.),and Train Dogs. I Also Own A Business With My Parents. I Need Help With A Reasearch Paper If Any One Can Help! It's On Emily Dikinson.
:angel: [IMG]

[RobinHood3000]

What on Game Boy, just out of curiosity?

[belle ringer]

Hello. I am Belle.

[Pensive]

Hi Belle. I am Pensive.

[belle ringer]

I just had to grin when I saw your post, Pensive. I guess I deserved that.

I'm just not good, nor am I keen on giving introductions, but thought to pay homage to this thread since I am new. :D (To my thinking, it is better that you form your own opinion on who I am by our future interactions, and not by what I want to tell you.)

Anyway, thank you for your acknowledgement. I look forward to exchanging words with you and everyone here at the forum.

[Logos]

Hello all you newbies! I hope you enjoy the forums :D

[Pensive]

Belle, Believe me, You will have a nice time here and hopefully, you will find a lot of friends. Keep on posting!

[Aolist]

Hi!
This is about the third thread I've actually taken the time to read a smattering of posts from since I discovered this site (perhaps an hour ago) and the first two were in the A Portrait of the Artist as Young Man.
I actually found this site by searching for it. I didn't know it existed, but over the past few weeks I have come to realize a certain futility in reading books without discussing them with other people. So I searched for "literature discussions", among other terms, and found this seemingly perfect site as a match for what I saught.
Unfortuneately however, I was kind of disappointed with the threads for A Portrait. I suppose it's a relatively obscure work (although I had hoped that in such a community as this there would have been more discussion about it--guess I should just be happy it was on the list of novels...). I just hope that this is the environment I envision it to be and that it doesn't fall short of my expectations, however high they may be. (I am an idealist after all.)
Hmmmm... I hope all that doesn't sound too negative... I'm generally a positive person but I felt these particualr sentiments of mine would reveal significant aspects of my character relevant to this new setting, which is one of the things an introduction should do, or at least, what I wanted to do with mine.
Overall I am looking forward to this experience with great excitement and intend to gain and offer much to and from this network!

-Aisli

[Virgil]

Welcome Aolist. If you enjoyed Protrait then I'm sure you will enjoy lit net. If you have any specific questions about Portrait, I'd be glad to dscuss it with you.

[Virgil]

Hello. I am Belle.
Hi Belle. I've seen a couple of your posts today, and I'm sure ou will like lit net. Welcome.

[Aolist]

Well thanks for your warm welcome!
Currently I'm about a third of the way through.
I don't have much time and wouldn't want to start a discussion without having the time to devote to it, so perhaps tomorrow. I'll be looking forward to it.
Well, I must go, but I'll be around.
Take care.

[Pensive]

Hi Aolist! Welcome to the literature-network. Have a splended time here!

Bonjour!

[luckydove]

Hello, everyone!
How lucky am I to find such a field to enjoy and discuss literature with you!
I was led here by Google when searching a certain quote in "Jane Eyre".
I am reading this book for the first time in its original language these days and I love it so much!
By the way, I am a science student doing research at the Institute of Atmospheric Pysics in the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences(maybe it seems strange to you). And so, you know I am Chinese and now I live in Beijing.
I am glad to be here and grateful to all of you who help to work this website.

[Enkidu]

ah, hmm...my intellect has found a home ...yes, finally somewhere to ruminate and romp in a playground of the minds. I am pleased.

[word wizard]

hi there, i'm from the eastern hemisphere. its pretty hot here now. n e way its great to be a part of this forum and i'm looking forward to talking to you all :D

[word wizard]

hi there, i'm from the eastern hemisphere. its pretty hot here now. n e way its great to be a part of this forum and i'm looking forward to talking to you all :D

there is a lot of difference between my time and your time. i know every one must be sleeping now. its 5:12 p.m here. so, i hope to be able to talk to you all one day. ciao

[belle ringer]

Hi Belle. I've seen a couple of your posts today, and I'm sure ou will like lit net. Welcome.


Thank you, Virgil. That's very nice of you.

Same goes to everyone who made me feel so welcome.

[Petrarch's Love]

Welcome to:
Belle Ringer--It's quite true, quiquid latine dictum sit altum videtur. :nod: Are you a classics major, or just a latin lover? :brow:

Aolist--Hope you're enjoying Portrait. I'd be willing to join in a discussion if you started one up in the Joyce section.

Lucky Dove--I'm glad you like Jane Eyre. It must be a nice break from your scientific pursuits.

Enkidu--(great screen name)Glad you've decided to come romp with us in the playground of the mind. ;)

Word Wizard--The beauty of the internet is that we can carry on conversations even if you're sleeping the entire time I'm awake and vice versa. ;)

And welcome to any newbies I've missed. :wave:

[Night Stalker]

Hey! you''l probably see me on here alot asking for help on literature coursework!!

[Virgil]

Welcome Night Stalker (scary name! ;) ). I hope you like it here. I'm sure you will. But don't expect us to do your homework. If you have specific questions, I'm sure we can help.

[Pensive]

Yep, Night Stalker, welcome here but don't think that we will be always able to do your homework. Happy posting!

[belle ringer]

Are you a classics major...

Nullo modo! Vah! Denuone Latine loquebar? Me ineptum. Interdum modo elabitur. :D


...or just a latin lover?

Yeah, I guess you could say that. :brow:

Then again, maybe it is just that del vario stile in ch'io piango et ragiono fra le vane speranze e 'l van dolore, ove sia chi per prova intenda amore, spero trovar pietà, nonché perdono.

Oh, and THANK YOU for the nice welcome.

[Virgil]

Oh, I wish I could understand latin. One of my true desires. Belle, could you possibly translate that and the motto under your name?

[coffeeaddict]

Hello everyone,
I just discovered this site today, and I registered right away. I am 2nd year student and English major. I am planning on going to law school and become an attorney, a childhood dream. Why an English major then? Even I don't known,:( maybe cuz I love to read. I can't really pick a favorite writer cuz I have a long list, but I love works of Jane Austin and Oscar Wilde. I have read "Pride and Prejudice" so many times, and I love Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Grey." I also like to read Nicolas Sparks' novels.
Other hobbies besides reading are writing, drawing, not that I can actually draw, and watching Gilmore Girls and One Tree Hill. :)
For now, thats all. :)

[pan_is_dead]

Hi everybody!! I like to read, and write, and draw. That's about it, see ya!

[sallyrose]

Hi everybody!! I like to read, and write, and draw. That's about it, see ya!

Hi Pan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome to the forum!! :bday_2:

:lol: :rage: :santasmil

[pan_is_dead]

Hi!

I'm new - looking forward to getting involved in the forum!! :)

Hi sallyrose!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope we become good friends!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :brow: :brow: ;)

[rks_poet]

Hello Guys,Iam in now. Can anybody teach me anything worth knowing?

[rks_poet]

:as-sleep: :as-sleep: Hello Guys,Iam in for sure.Can anybody teach a know nothing like me something worth knowing?[QUOTE=rks_poet] :confused: :confused: :confused:

[Petrarch's Love]

Welcome all :wave: :

Coffee Adict--No need to explain "why an English major" here. The better question is why not? ;)

Pan_is_dead--Welcome to the forums, hope you enjoy it here.

rks_poet--Well, hopefully you'll learn something from us, and we'll learn something from you. Anything in particular you think "worth knowing?"

[thelordofdark]

hello guys I am in!what do u think?Am I crazy?or feeling foolish!

[thelordofdark]

hey: can anybody here teach me how can I post a subject to talk about here!plz help

[rks_poet]

I just need a fresh start. Thats to say, iam on my knees imploring to any to teach me how to be a great poet both, articulatory and written.

[Pensive]

Hi coffeeaddict, Welcome to the forum! I have read Pride and Prejudice and I loved it. I also love to watch Golmore Girls but sadly, I am only able to find the first whole season and some episodes of second and third seasons.

Hello Pan-is-dead, I hope you will have a nice time here. I will look forward to read your writing.

Sally rose, You too, Keep on posting.

Rks poet, I don't know very well, how to be a great poet. I think that it needs you to have a large vocabulary, sense and sentence formation and many more things. You can check Poetry Posts. You will find them interesting and they might help you in achieving your goal.

The lord, Welcome but I have not understood that what do you mean by teaching how to post a subject to talk about???

[Petrarch's Love]

Nullo modo! Vah! Denuone Latine loquebar? Me ineptum. Interdum modo elabitur. :D
Belle--Ineptum? Bah! I'm sure your Latin is quite good. Mine is so so. At any rate, I don't imagine I'd get very far trying to discourse in Latin alone. So I won't embarrass myself by trying to compose a witty reply in Caesar's tongue. ;)

Yeah, I guess you could say that. :brow
Then again, maybe it is just that del vario stile in ch'io piango et ragiono fra le vane speranze e 'l van dolore, ove sia chi per prova intenda amore, spero trovar pietà, nonché perdono.

E consci Petrarca! Italiano capisco meglio. Ah amore! Hai trovato pietà nel mio cuore se tu piangi et ragioni fra le vane speranze e 'l van dolore. ;) :nod:

Any other languages we should be watching out for from you? :D

Virgil—Belle’s quote under the name is the start of one often circulated among Latin students: quiquid latine dictum sit altum videtur “what is said (written) in Latin, seems high (noble)” (By the way, I like your Latin catch phrase too.)
I’ll let her translate the rest of what she said (or he? sorry if I’m wrong Belle), except for the last bit from Petrarch which is from the first poem in the Canzoniere (the same poem where my signature is from). I thought I’d post it here so everyone knows what both of us are referring to:

Voi ch’ascoltate in rime sparse il suono
di quei sospiri ond’ io nudriva ‘l core
in sul mio primo giovenile errore,
quand’ era in parte altr’ uom da quell ch’I’sono:

del vario stile in ch’io piango et ragiono
fra le vane speranze e ‘l van dolore,
ove sia chi per prova intenda amore
spero trovar pietà, non che perdono.

Ma ben veggio or sì come al popol tutto
favola fui gran tempo, onde sovente
di me medesmo meco mi vergogno

et del mio vaneggiar vergogna è ‘l frutto,
e’l pentersi, e ‘l conoscer chiaramente
che quanto piace al mondo è breve sogno.

You who hear in scattered rhymes the sound of those sighs with
which I nourishdd my heart during my first youthful error, when
I was in part another man from what I am now:

For the varied style in which I weep and speak between vain
hopes and vain sorrow, where there is anyone who understands
love through experience, I hope to find pity, not only pardon.

But now I see well how for a long time I was the talk of the crowd,
for which often I am ashamed of myself within;

and of my raving, shame is the fruit, and repentance, and the
clear knowledge that whatever pleases in the world is a brief
dream.
(This is the Durling English translation)

[Petrarch's Love]

hey: can anybody here teach me how can I post a subject to talk about here!plz help

Welcome O dark lord. Do you mean you want to know how to start a new thread to introduce a new discussion topic? You need to go to the part of the forums where you want to post (General Literature, Personal Poetry, wherever it is), and click on the button near the bottom where it says "new thread." Then a box will open where you can compose the title and content of the first post for that thread, just like any other post. Hope this helps.

[belle ringer]

Oh, I wish I could understand latin.


Likewise, Virgil. :D



Belle, could you possibly translate that and the motto under your name?

No problemo, Virgil.

"Nullo modo! Vah! Denuone Latine loquebar? Me ineptum. Interdum modo elabitur."

No way! Oh! Was I speaking Latin again? Silly me. Sometimes it just sort of slips out.

:D

And if you roll your eyes and say, "Quisque comoedus est.", I'd probably laugh my head off and give you a thumbs up, Virgil. :D


Any other languages we should be watching out for from you?

Yo no sé mucho, realmente. Il a juste l'air de je sais que je dis. Eu não fico a maioria do uso de gramática. Basta gusto ko lang ilagay kahit mali-mali, para kunwari malalim ang sinasabi ko. :brow:


E consci Petrarca! Italiano capisco meglio. Ah amore! Hai trovato pietà nel mio cuore se tu piangi et ragioni fra le vane speranze e 'l van dolore.

Gli inglesi che capisco meglio. I'm a nurse, so what do I know about languages and poetry? :D If I found that in your heart, it was probably because I recognized the symptoms.


(By the way, I like your Latin catch phrase too.)

Yeah, me too! :D


she said (or he? sorry if I’m wrong Belle)

No problemo. I'm a she, though, at times, I thought it would be sooo cool to be a he. :D

[RobinHood3000]

Show-off!! :p

[Petrarch's Love]

Yo no sé mucho, realmente. Il a juste l'air de je sais que je dis. Eu não fico a maioria do uso de gramática. Basta gusto ko lang ilagay kahit mali-mali, para kunwari malalim ang sinasabi ko.

Well, I only followed you as far as the Portuguese. :nod:


I'm a nurse, so what do I know about languages and poetry?
What indeed? I refer you to Robin's comment above. :lol:

Good to have a linguophile aboard.

[chef]

¿Belle entonces cuanto español sabes hablar?

[belle ringer]

¿Belle entonces cuanto español sabes hablar?

Not at all, Chef. Just a few words here and there. :D


What indeed? I refer you to Robin's comment above. :lol:

Lil 'o me? A show off? *Looks at Petrach's Love and RobinHood3000 innocently*

Nah, I'd be the first to call myself stupid, but I wouldn't want to give anyone the chance to tell me to stop being so humble since I'm not that great. :D


Well, I only followed you as far as the Portuguese.

The rest was done in Tagalog.

Basta gusto ko lang ilagay kahit mali-mali, para kunwari malalim ang sinasabi ko

means:

I just want to put it there even if it's all wrong, so I'd sound profound. :D

*Jumps behind a sofa, in case rotten tomatoes start flying.*

[Koa]

Uff, I used to be the language-show off. Or I tried to :(

[zaria]

Hi! My name is Zaria [both online and off] and I've started to read the book because my drama class is doing the play version of Pride and Prejudice. I get to play Mr Bingley! Hopefully there are some people on this forum that can hlp me out and give me advice and stuff, lol.

[coffeeaddict]

Thank you for the warm welcome, Petrach's Love and Pensive. :)

[Rooty]

hi my name is rooty im a femeninst

[Rooty]

r ther n e femenists ere :bday_2: :bday_2: :bday_2: :banana: :banana:

[Pensive]

Zaria and Rooty, Welcome to the forum.

[gomboc]

well...hello all.... :wave:
i'm actually shy at first meetings, so i'll just tell you a couple of things about myself... i'm from serbia and montenegro, and i'm a student at the faculty of philosophy in novi sad. because i'm too lazy for any physical activities i enjoy reading, writing...anything that can be considered a work of art... so i guess this is it for now... :angel:

[Pensive]

Hello gomboc, Welcome to literature network. Have a nice time here and keep on posting!

[Petrarch's Love]

Welcome:

Zaria--good luck playing Mr. Bingley. That sounds fun.

Rooty--Well, I'm all for female equality. :nod: Are you interested in feminist literature particularly, or just generally interested in social rights for women?

Gomboc--Don't be shy. If you like reading and writing you're in the right place. By the by, I like the Botticelli.

[RobinHood3000]

r ther n e femenists ere :bday_2: :bday_2: :bday_2: :banana: :banana:
Aye, Nightshade qualifies, I believe. Welcome!

[Koa]

et del mio vaneggiar vergogna è ‘l frutto,
e’l pentersi, e ‘l conoscer chiaramente
che quanto piace al mondo è breve sogno.



and of my raving, shame is the fruit, and repentance, and the
clear knowledge that whatever pleases in the world is a brief
dream.
(This is the Durling English translation)


Oh how I loved this stanza... well still love it. Thanks for reminding me!!!
:nod:

[Mentor]

How pleasant it is to find a site like this

This seems to be a home for we who search for an on-line site where "real" ideas of all sorts might be found. I’ve never written in such a forum, so I don’t quite know how to speak my thoughts. Well, since I’m good at dialog, conversations here might well be mutually rewarding...

Identity first: I’m of a time of much more formality in writing, a curse in a time of swift wording. Unless careful, I become like Henry James . (Now there: Even that was more of an apologia than an introduction!)

I like reading and writing and the arithmetic of sorting words into coherence of “tell-craft”. Wishing to separate depth from breadth I try to listen very closely and to be less than wordy.

Is this of any interest to you? Wishing an answer soon, I’ll cat-like leap to put these few lines onto the forum.

Thanks to all of you of cleverness and friendliness. I hope to be able to be part of this on-line conversational home.

FYI: I'm an old guy in San Francisco, where I've lived most of my life.

[Geochelonian]

Hello. I just registered and have posted a few poems in the Personal Poetry forum. I'm a teacher of Latin, history, and English. Right now, I'm attempting to collect and read all 20 of Zola's Rougon-Macquart novels - in order - even though I've read a few individually before.

[Logos]

Hello to all the newbies :) hope you have fun here.

[Mentor]

Hello. I just registered and have posted a few poems in the Personal Poetry forum. I'm a teacher of Latin, history, and English. Right now, I'm attempting to collect and read all 20 of Zola's Rougon-Macquart novels - in order - even though I've read a few individually before.

Thanks for your most interesting note, reminding me of yet another subject that I’ve wished to learn more. My own areas of study have been numerous, and now--- you give me another one! How to do it all in one lifetime? Because of the fascination these novels hold for so many, I'll search for a copy of the 1st volume. How far beyond that must remain a topic of conjecture. (You see, I’ve attempted to have a life unbounded by any one discipline. While this has its virtues, a fatal failing of such a life is that it leaves one existing as little more than a painful example of Hegel’s “absence of freedom” [where freedom is “perfect obedience to perfect law”]. )

I don’t know how much space is allotted in this evening is not a time for me to test the boundaries. Hence, more conversations are possible. I shall certainly read your poetry, since such writing is of intense interest to me. After studying and reading it for very many years, I realize that I know less and less about how to define it. I do believe, however, that is the fountainhead of all literary (and more) expression.

Any prefatory comments before I look at what you’ve been doing?

[Mentor]

My typeface became monstrous, quite inadvertently. Many apologies, GeorgeW

[Mentor]

Oh how I loved this stanza... well still love it. Thanks for reminding me!!!
:nod:
Agreed: Literature need have no other end than its own expression. (My writing often sounds too much like self-indulgent Edwardian speech. You see, I find it difficult to express my thoughts simply, truly and properly.) In this case, then, using simpler terms, perhaps, let me say, "Sit back and watch the sun rise".

[Pensive]

Hi george, Nice introduction! We are glad to have you here. Keep on posting and have a nice time here.

Hey Geochel, Welcome abroad!

[Kaltrina]

Hello everyone... welcome and have fun just like we all do. :nod: :D

[Virgil]

I thought I’d post it here so everyone knows what both of us are referring to:

Voi ch’ascoltate in rime sparse il suono
di quei sospiri ond’ io nudriva ‘l core
in sul mio primo giovenile errore,
quand’ era in parte altr’ uom da quell ch’I’sono:

del vario stile in ch’io piango et ragiono
fra le vane speranze e ‘l van dolore,
ove sia chi per prova intenda amore
spero trovar pietà, non che perdono.

Ma ben veggio or sì come al popol tutto
favola fui gran tempo, onde sovente
di me medesmo meco mi vergogno

et del mio vaneggiar vergogna è ‘l frutto,
e’l pentersi, e ‘l conoscer chiaramente
che quanto piace al mondo è breve sogno.

You who hear in scattered rhymes the sound of those sighs with
which I nourishdd my heart during my first youthful error, when
I was in part another man from what I am now:

For the varied style in which I weep and speak between vain
hopes and vain sorrow, where there is anyone who understands
love through experience, I hope to find pity, not only pardon.

But now I see well how for a long time I was the talk of the crowd,
for which often I am ashamed of myself within;

and of my raving, shame is the fruit, and repentance, and the
clear knowledge that whatever pleases in the world is a brief
dream.
(This is the Durling English translation)
Thank you Petrarch. That is so beautiful. I really wish I was good in languages. I envy all of you that are proficient in more than one. When I see someone that is proficient in multiple (I'll single out you and Koa, but there are several of you) languages, I am in complete awe. I've made fun of myself in many posts where I tell everyone how I've studied Spanish for five years between Jumior Jigh and High school and even one semester in College and still I can't write a simple sentence. Forget-about-it if someone actually spoke to me in Spanish.


To all the newbies, welcome. There are too many of you to welcome you all individually. I hope you all enjoy this Network.

[Petrarch's Love]

Welcome George W. It sounds like you have a wide variety of interests. If you like poetry you might like to join us on the poem of the week thread under poems, poets and poetry.
Welcome to Geochelonian too. A latin teacher? O boy another linguist enters the fray. :D Good luck with the Zola novels. I've never read any of them.
:wave:

[Petrarch's Love]

Oh how I loved this stanza... well still love it. Thanks for reminding me!!!


Thank you Petrarch. That is so beautiful.

Glad you both enjoyed the Petrarca. A sonnet a day keeps boredom at bay.

[Mililalil XXIV]

Hey Mili, Welcome to the forum. I have not understood that what you have written in the brackets. *confused smile*
Hello, Pensive,
Frankly, the bracketed portion might seem but the portion of brackets, but I personally think there's something there.
Thank you for your too kind -ness.
Mil

[Mililalil XXIV]

hey, peoples.
That's good, but you could have said,
"I address the world and all the tribes therein."
Coulda' said,
"I have so many individuals to ingratiate myself to."
Even might have said,
"Hey there, hi there, what you got there?"
Doesn't the old standby come to mind?
"Woah! There are so many avatars out there - kind of makes mine feel small."
Go get them lynx-boy!

[Mililalil XXIV]

Many happy welcomes to Annie M., Mililalil, Bysshe and avid reader24. Hope you all enjoy it here. :wave:
Thank you, Petrarch,
So how shall we divvy up? Women and children first. But I get 50% (*), see?
I see so many wonderful names here! Do I strain in vain for the dramatic entrance of Mullet?

(*)Of those many happy welcomes, that is.

[RebRose]

[FONT=Comic Sans MS]Hello readers and writers, The older I get the less I am inclined to say so I will prolly be a reader and remain quiet much of the time. I just felt I couldn't go along not announcing my presence in your community. Take very good care all.

[lamico]

What a friendly, bantering cyber place this is.
Well. My first post. I was reading favorite quotes, wanted to add one and here I am introducing myself, I guess, and saying hello. Looking forward to the reading and posting ahead. Good wishes

[Virgil]

Well, welcome to both of you, RebRose and lamico. I hope you enjoy lit net.

[Pensive]

Hi RebRose, Welcome to the forum. You should also take care of yourself. Keep on posting.

Hi lamico, Welcome and its nice to have you. I hope that you will love the forum.

[sdr4jc]

Hi everybody! Nothing to fear anymore, I finally showed up in here! (Taking a bow for the audience)

[Petrarch's Love]

Welcome:

Reb Rose--Good to have you aboard. Don't be too quiet and ghostlike :nod: . We'd like to hear your thoughts and opinions on the threads.

Lamico--Glad you've come to join the friendly bantering.

sdr4jc--*applauds bow* Glad you came by and formally introduced yourself.

[miss.fire]

Hey everyone.
Just introducing myself as a new member of what seems like an interesting community.

Look forward to getting to know you all. :)

[Pensive]

Miss-fire, Welcome to the forum! Keep on posting!

[Logos]

Welcome newbies! come on in, grab a chair, and make yourselves at home :)

[stevenl]

Hello all! Just wanted to say hi! I'm american, live abroad and love the internet as it allows discussion on a range of topics I would otherwise not have the chance to discuss given my present location!

Hello again!

[Stanislaw]

Hello sir, welcome to the forums!

Do you enjoy teaching abroad?

[stevenl]

I am currently working at an English Department at a private university in South Korea.

I love teaching abroad, but it can be frustrating sometimes. But I wouldnt trade the freedom (academic and ability to travel) for the wordl!

Thanks for askin!

[Stanislaw]

cool, I would love to have a job that encouraged travel. How many languages do you speak?

[stevenl]

I speak english (obviosuly) -- my french is okay and my Korean is passable, but my Japanese is weak.

Reading and learning Kanji (Japenese) is much harder than Hangul (Korean). How about you?

[bronkx]

Hello. New here. I love literature, so I thought this was the perfect place for me.


" If you want something done, ask a busy person."

[stevenl]

Hey Bronk!

Me too! Welcome aboard? What's you fav. genre?

[Petrarch's Love]

Welcome :wave: :

miss fire-- Is there a context for the funny little animated square guys in your avatar, or is it a non sequitor? I find them amusingly hypnotic :).

stevnl--glad to welcome you to the forums. Hope you find a little home away from home here :).

bronkx-- Hi, hope you enjoy it here.

[Pensive]

Welcome steven and bronk!

[Stanislaw]

I speak english (obviosuly) -- my french is okay and my Korean is passable, but my Japanese is weak.

Reading and learning Kanji (Japenese) is much harder than Hangul (Korean). How about you?

I speak english, and I can get by in french, I know some german, and my mandarin is laughable, but I'm still working on it. It's the subtle differences in tone that get me.

[jackyyyy]

:nod: :nod: :nod: :nod: :nod:

[Logos]

Great to have you here jackyyyy, stevenl, bronkx, and miss.fire :)

[Samchim]

Hello everybody, I am just posting my first comment. It's kind of an introduction. I love literature, infact that's my profession. I write and read a lot. I enjoy all genres and I look forward to a wonderful interaction within the community.

[Petrarch's Love]

Cheerful welcomes to:

Jackyyy: Welcome aboard. I've always liked Wuthering Heights myself, though it's been some years since I last read it. I like the first half better than the second though.

Samchim: What is your literary related profession? Teacher? Writer? I'm going into teaching myself (currently in grad. school).

Hope you both have fun here. :wave:

[classicsgirl]

Hi All

Thought i'd pop in and do an intro of myself :P

I'm from Australia, born in Thailand, my parents are Laotion and i have a mix of Thai, Laos and French in me..

I love reading (mostly classics), writing, cooking, i've just developed a new interest in scrap booking.
I work in the motor industry dealing with mechanics all day long (i have a passion for cars also)
BUT i will always be a classic girl at heart... i love all the old fashioned simple things in life.. and oneday i hope to own a place out in the country with huge land, a big tree in the front yard that has a tryre swing and white picket fence.
:P

[Pensive]

Hi jacky. Welcome to the forum! Wuthering Heights is one of my favourite novels. Right now, I am trying the youngest sister Anne's "Agnes Grey" which is also very good. Have you read any work of Anne or Charlotte?

Keep on posting. It is a great pleasure for me to have another member who is a fan of Wuthering heights.

Classics girl, Welcome to the forum. I hope that you will get your wishes and you will have a garden in not much time.

Hey Sam, Welcome abroad. I hope that you will have a nice time here.

[Aurelian]

Greetings, Literature Comrades (yeah, I'm lame...I know ^^). Thought I'd post here to say howdy, and introduce myself. I'm Aurelian (Harry Potter stickers for those who know why ^__^) Umm...I'm female, I live in Perth, Western Australia...ther's not much else you needa know, I guess...I'm sixteen, and found this place through my English Lit teacher (pretty much the rest of my lit class is here now too - go us!)

OK, toodley pips!

[Pensive]

Hi Aurelian, Welcome to the forum! Keep on posting!

[Stanislaw]

hello all you new-folk o the forum...I be yer host mr rorke, er Stanislaw the curst pirate. :D

at jackyyyy: Computer software engineering, cool :thumbs_up I be hopin to do something similar. :cool:

[ajaxon]

Thought I'd say Hello. I discovered this site about a week ago>

[Stanislaw]

Hello, I am very temporarily the greeting commity, the usual folk are not in today, but if ye leave a message... :D

welcome o'berd mate!

[Gringoire]

Hulu,
I go by the name of Gringoire
This is the first time I have ever stumbled upon this site, and I think it is absolutely amazing!
I love literature, poetry, and language(s). I love the taste, and colour of words.
I love different forms of the arts.... hmm....
I love fantasy (unfortunately I rarely stumble across any fantasy fiction that are worth the effort, though.)
I am a Chrisitan- I serve Jesus Christ, my Lord and King! I absolutely love His creation, just to soak in the outdoors....and...
I appreciate recommendations!
Thanks!

[Pensive]

Hi Gring, Welcome to the beloved Literature Network. Have a nice time here.

[Petrarch's Love]

:wave: A Merry Welcome to:

Classics Girl--Glad to have you here. I like cooking and scrapbooking too, when I have the time.

Aurelian--Greetings to you too Literature Comrade. Hope you and the rest of your class have fun here.

ajaxson--Hi there. Hope you enjoy the forums.

Gringoire--I think words are tasty too. ;) Welcome aboard.

[qualityofmercy]

'ello. I'm new...My name's Jenny.
How are you all? :D

[Virgil]

Welcome to all the newbies. So many. I can't keep up.

[Gringoire]

Hi Gring, Welcome to the beloved Literature Network. Have a nice time here.

Thank you very much!
I will!

[Gringoire]

:wave: A Merry Welcome to:

Classics Girl--Glad to have you here. I like cooking and scrapbooking too, when I have the time.

Aurelian--Greetings to you too Literature Comrade. Hope you and the rest of your class have fun here.

ajaxson--Hi there. Hope you enjoy the forums.

Gringoire--I think words are tasty too. ;) Welcome aboard.

Aye-aye cap'n! Thank you for the hearty welcome!
I can't believe that I have never come across this site before!


Thank you, Virgil. Thanks for the welcome. :wave:

And welcome to you too, Jenny!
Are you from the north island or south?

Thanks again, Pensive, for starting up this thread! :D

[Aurelian]

:wave: A Merry Welcome to:

Classics Girl--Glad to have you here. I like cooking and scrapbooking too, when I have the time.

Aurelian--Greetings to you too Literature Comrade. Hope you and the rest of your class have fun here.

ajaxson--Hi there. Hope you enjoy the forums.

Gringoire--I think words are tasty too. ;) Welcome aboard.

Thank you very muchly ^__^ Thanks for makin' me feel welcome, oh Captain my Captain

[RobinHood3000]

Wow--forum membership has really been hoppin' lately!

Welcome all!!!

[ClaesGefvenberg]

I guess it's time for me to make a somewhat belated apperarence in this thread. I've been soooo busy reading and posting (feeling a bit like a kid in a candy store).

I found this place a while back and joined immediately. It is exactly what I've been loking for :thumbs_up :nod: I like it here, and several of you have made me feel very welcome.

Me? A 46 yo quality engineer with a life long interest in literature and languages (among many other things. I could also mention Quality, Environment, Creativity, History, Travel, Photography, Dancing, Computers and bags of other amusing pastimes...)

I'm also old enough to be a "has been" in several ways: Glider pilot, weight lifter, marathon runner...

In short, I try to keep life interesting, and generally succeed in that ambition. Life is brief, and should be enjoyed. There will be no reruns, you know...

/Claes

[Pensive]

Hi Claes, You are right that life should be enjoyed and we should let other's enjoy as well.

We are glad to have you in our community.

[ClaesGefvenberg]

We are glad to have you in our community.Thank you m'dear... and there you go proving my point again. :nod: You lot really know how to make us newbies feel welcome. :thumbs_up

/Claes

[Virgil]

Welcome Claes. You already know I'm an engineer, although not a Quality engineer. Depending on what stage of development something is in, we work fairly close with our Q.E. department. In fact some of my vociferous arguments have come with Quality engineers :D , but also learned good engineering disciplines from them :nod: . Some of your other activities are pretty interesting too.

[Mike Bee]

Greetings:

I've been reading books by Jules Verne. My family and I finished 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea last year, I went on to read Journey to the Center of the Earth, The Mysterious Island by myself -- and am now about a third of the way through Five Weeks in a Balloon.

These are very good pieces of fiction. I like their enthusiasm for science and discovery. They have a downside too, in that they are period pieces and have smatterings of racism and chavinism that modern audiences may find distasteful.

I'm interested in trying some of the science containted, and, maybe, editing a new online resource with experiments a reader could try.

Example:

In 'Five Weeks in a Balloon' -- they decompose water into Hydrogen and Oxygen by electricity. There's a nifty little experiment you can make with a 9v battery -- tape a paper clip to each post and stick in a class of water. Hydrogen will form on one paperclip and oxygen on the other. It works best if you add a couple drops of dish soap to the water. You can see the gas better as it makes it's way to the surface. Also, if you take a match to the bubbles you may be able to ignite some of the gas. :)

[Pensive]

Hi Mike Bee, welcome to the forum! I have got 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea at home. I will try to start reading it as soon as possible.

[Boris239]

Ok, I'm a graduate student in NYU (doing my masters in math), but I'm originally from St. Petersburg, Russia.

Among my favorite books are "Brothers Karamazov", "Idiot" and "Crime and Punishment" by Dostoevsky, "Master and Margarita" by Bulgakov, "One hundred years of solitude" by Markes, "Foucault’s Pendulum" by Eco.

Currently I'm reading mostly history books. I usually choose some topic and try to read a bunch of books about it. Now I'm interested in the medieval spanish history.

My hobbies are history, soccer(totally obsessed with it) and tennis.

Best,

Boris

[Virgil]

Cool. Welcome to Mike and Boris. I'm amazed how many non literature people are attracted to this network. You can read a little about me in my profile and intro on page one of this thread. As you'll see I too have a science background, actually engineering.

[Mililalil XXIV]

Hello Boris239 and welcome.

I couldn't help but to notice that name "Boris", which is to me a dear name in remembering Saints Boris and Gleb. Also, your reading process reminds me of my reading at many times in my life.

Even at work, while away from books, it is as if a secretary organizes files of things read in the past, then suddenly I see convergences in things I had not directly read.

Do you ever experience that?

[Yomiko]

Hi. I tried posting a few minutes ago, but something didn't get through so now I have to start over...

I've been an avid reader for as long as I can remember, and now I'm pursuing a degree in literature. My mother's aspiring to become a children's author, and her efforts are inspiring me to take my own writing more seriously. I like recording my dreams, and making short stories out of them.

I joined here particularly to ask around about some obscure old books I've found, as well as some I can't find anywhere.

[Mililalil XXIV]

Yomiko,
that is an excellent idea: recording dreams as the basis of short stories!

[Yomiko]

Thanks! It's also very productive for me, because I rarely have dreams that are completely random. Usually, my dreams have specific plots, with random objects, or a few random moments in an otherwise cohesive story.

[hera-on-earth]

WELCOME ALL OF U......Yomiko, Boris329, Mike Bee, Claes......Welcome all! Look forward to interacting with you all!!! Happy Posting!!!!!

[Pensive]

Welcome Yomiko and Boris! Have a lovely time here!

[myself]

hey people, i me new here and this will help me to know all of you. i am doing my GCSEs and i have a feeling i will fail (looooool).........well not really, i have a good sense of humour (people say) and i can never be angry ( people say) i can be very hyper and jolly and i can never be misrable when i am around my freinds. i love to search on the net and my best actor is keanu reeves ( who likes him too?). i come frtom the middle east but lived all my life in london.

[RobinHood3000]

Keanu Reeves?? What for???

[Azaril]

Glad to meet you all, my name is Mario, 37 years old and I am from a little island between France and Italy. It's really nice to find a forum full of people interested in Literature, at least I hope to find out no more 30-40 years old men posting about football or videogames ;)

Azaril

[SheykAbdullah]

Hello everybody, I'm just about to leave government service where I was a Persian linguist. I hope to get back to the world of my favorite subject, Anthropology, specifically Linguistic Anthropology, soon.

Of course I read a lot, everything from dry old academic stuff to pulp fiction (preferably from the thirties), and I can't pass up a seemingly useless grammar (the crowning glory of my book collection and my most useless grammar is 'Let's Say it in Fijian'). I should stop now before I say anything else too strange, I imagine the my hobbies I have already revealed tell you more about me than you probably ever wanted to know in one post.

[Pensive]

Hi Azaril, Welcome to the forum! We have people of all age group here. Your name "Mario" reminds me of "Super Mario" game.

Sheyk Abdullah, Welcome abroad!

[Mililalil XXIV]

Welcome SheykAbdullah,
your interest in linguistic anthropology is one of my greatest interests as well.

Please hurry on over to the How Many Languages Do You Speak? thread.

Mililalil XXIV

[phuong]

hi everybody. i am Phuong, i come from vietnam. i love literature so i visit this website. i am glad to make friend with everybody. i am not good at English so i will be very happy if everybody help me
As for me i like Literature very much. i am a literature faculty student. i also like music, history, and other art,....
i want to say hello to all

[phuong]

hi everybody. i am Phuong, i come from Vietnam. i love literature so i visit this website. i am glad to make friend with everybody. i am not good at English so i will be very happy if everybody help me
As for me i like Literature very much. i am a literature faculty student. i also like music, history, and other art,....
i want to say hello to all

[Pensive]

Hi phuong, Welcome to the forum! I will not claim that my english is wonderful as well.

You should read more and more novels to make your English even better.

[ClaesGefvenberg]

i am not good at English so i will be very happy if everybody help meNothing to worry about. Even though English is used here, the majority of the posters (including myself) are not native english speakers: See the thread Is English your first language? (http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14464).

/Claes

[jim.atkins@bigp]

Hi ll, im new to this site, i followed another link here because of the Poetry.com scam.
yeah ive been there, done that.
But what amazes me is that this site informes people about it but it also has an advertisment for then as well,,,dont get it???

[jim.atkins@bigp]

Sorry i got waylayed, this new computer wants to wrestle with me some times.
Anyway, im into music, mainly modern underground type stuff although i do enjoy a lot of different types as long as it is original and done well.
I also love the great outdoors, reading [anything interesting] spirituality and life in general.

[NOORA]

HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
I AM ANEW IN THIS SITE AND IAM VERY GLAD TO BEING WITH MY SISTERS AND BROTHERS .IAM FROM OMAN AND I STUDY IN SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY.I DONT KNOW IF YOU HEARD ABOUT IT OR NOT.I LIKE DRAWING AND LISTENING MUSIC.MY MAJOR IS ENGLISH IN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION.SOOOOOOOOORY IAM LITTLE BIT NOT VERY GOOD IN ENGLISH BUT I LIKE THIS LANGUAGE IN ADITION TO MY LANGUAGE(ARABIC). :rage: ;)
AND THAT IS WHY I CHOOSE THIS MAJOR.
ALSO I WANT TO TELL FROM NOW FORGIVE ME IF I DID MISTAKE OR UPSET YOU.AND I WANT TO BE YOUR SISTER FOR EVER.THAAAAAAAANKS
SOOORY I AM VERY HUNGRY .I WANT TO EAT SOMETHING OR I WILL DIE :D :banana: :sick: ;)

[kysa84]

hi to everyone, im new here and im very glad to be with you...:)
i study medicine in english language but my english is not good as it must be...
im from turkey and i like playing basketball and listening aggressive musics
im interested in literature for a long time and id like to talk about in literature much
see ya later

[Pensive]

Welcome Noora, I don't think so that anything you said upset anyone.

Kysa, Welcome to the forum! Keep on posting!

[bookiebiker]

hi its nice to be here, i like bikes and books, movies, music (i play classical guitar) hoping to meet some great people here. so hi.

[Book Carpenter]

Hi Folks,

I am a retired Navy helicopter pilot. I work as a self-employed woodworker now and I am an aspiring writer. Those two interests, fiction writing and building furniture, boats and structures out of wood, share more in common in terms of craftsmanship than you might think!

Good to be here and read so many energetic and thoughtful opinions from such great folks.

Ed

[Petrarch's Love]

Welcome to all the wonderful newbies I've missed meeting while travelling. I hope you all enjoy it here. :wave: :wave: :wave:

[Pensive]

Book Carpenter, Welcome to the forum! I also like making crafts but the one's I make are quite simple.

Bookiebiker, Welcome to the forum! Keep on posting!

[toddhill]

Hello, I am a secondary English teacher. I have taught high school English for four years and, due to a move, am currently teaching 8th grade language arts. Not sure why they call it English for high school and language arts for middle school, but that’s the way they do it. My favorite author (for the past several years, anyway) is Dostoevsky, though I love Tolstoy as well. It’s hard to find people in life who want to discuss literature–at least that has been my experience, so I did a google search to find literary forums and found this. I also have a deep interest in writing–more from an objective point of view; I don’t write very much (but I'm working on that). Hope to enter into some great discussions here. Todd

[Virgil]

Welcome Todd. You sound very interesting. I think you'll enjoy it here. I've had trouble discussing literature with others. Once out of college, there are very few people in my sphere of humanity that I can discuss literary topics with. Lit Net has been a blessing for me.

Actually your post reminded me of an incident way back when I was much younger. I happen to go out on a date with this really pretty girl and I made the mistake of telling her I was reading Tolstoy's War and Peace. And I started talking about what a great work and got carried away with the subject. She was an intelligent girl, but not literary. I must have bored her to tears because she never went out with me again. Let this be a lesson for all literary minded people who go out on dates. :lol: :lol:

[toddhill]

Thanks, Virgil. I read a couple of your initial posts on this thread. You have quite a background. I love to see the engineering and medical type of people also passionate about literature. I think it makes for a more complete person. I think e.e. cummings was a doctor. I wish I had more mathematical aptitude, but alas, I am awfully lopsided. Just love literature. Sorry to hear of your dating mishap. I guess most of us have had a similar experience. Hope you found that right one later on. Todd

[Petrarch's Love]

Welcome Todhill :wave: . Glad you've come to join in the literature discussion. Blacksmithing, wow. I've never actually seen a blacksmith at work. I only know that poem about the blacksmith "under the spreading chesnut tree" that everyone seems to learn in school. Sounds interesting.



Actually your post reminded me of an incident way back when I was much younger. I happen to go out on a date with this really pretty girl and I made the mistake of telling her I was reading Tolstoy's War and Peace. And I started talking about what a great work and got carried away with the subject. She was an intelligent girl, but not literary. I must have bored her to tears because she never went out with me again. Let this be a lesson for all literary minded people who go out on dates.

Virgil--Boy can I identify.:lol:

[Rosie Cotton]

I don't think I've introduced myself formally, so here goes:

I'm a 9th grade homeschool student, but next year I'm going to Pre-IB. IB students take 100% "AP/Honors" courses, must take four years of foreign language, higher level science and higher level math, must take a certain number of fine arts (don't remember how many), and have to have some number of CAS hours. CAS is Creativity, something, Service I think. You can't do IB until you're in 11th grade, so I'll be Pre-IB, which is similar, but just Pre.

I love literature. I really do. I don't even know why. I'm also an obsessive novelist. For example, I took part in NaNoWriMo. NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writing Month. That's where a bunch of wacky novelist write 50,000 word novels all in the month of November. It's really international. There are writers from Europe, Asia, Australia, South America and a couple from Africa (mostly South Africa).

What do I want to do when I'm grown? Well, I want to be a nurse/linguist/novelist/translator/interpretor/mother. There's a big plan about how I'm going about this, and yes, it will work. :D It starts with becoming a CNA in highschool (this one's optional but preferred). Then I'll go to LPN-RN school, meanwhile getting translator/interpretor certs, which aren't hard to get if you study foreign languages, which I'm doing right now. I'm specifically working on my ASL out of school, because I'd never go hungry with one of those translating certs. I don't really need to do anything but write to become a novelist. When I'm done with LPN-RN school, I'll work my way through school again in linguistics. Maybe I'll throw in an English minor that time around, cause it will be easier to double up. Somewhere in there, or afterwards, I'll get married. A tough plan, but completely plausible. I'll just have to stick to it.

The thing about those, is I'll cover all my interests, and all my bases. :D If I have an RN license as well as a ASL translator's cert, I'll never have to worry about some bread on the table. Not that life will be completely luxurious, but I'll probably not be unemployed for long amounts of time.

[Virgil]

Rosie, you sound like a great person. Welcome to lit net. I know you already like it here, because you've posted a few times.

[Rosie Cotton]

Well, thank-you for the welcome. I hope I can sound intelligent (being only fifteen and all). But I'm really trying to read more and more literature. I think I read stuff quite a bit below my level usually. I'm currently plugging away through "The Scarlet Letter." I'm supposed to read that for school in about May, but I've found that I never enjoy anything half as much if I'm told to read it, so I think I'll read it before it's spoiled, and then read it again. :)

[miss_07]

hello i'm new here and I really like this forum. I'd like to know more about it and how it works.
thanks. :nod:

[Pensive]

Miss, Welcome to the forum! Keep on posting!

Hi Rosie, Welcome to the forum. we are glad to have you in our community.

toddhil, You really sounds quite interesting. Welcome to the forum!

Virgil, Funny tale. A very similar thing happened to me. A month ago, my mother's fellows lecturers were talking about literature. I interrupted and I gave all the account of what I read and liked and stuff like this... And then the aunties looked at me as I was from anoher planet. When I mention Mill On The Floss. They give me a whole lecture that how "Reading adult books deteriorate children"

I did not get that whether I was bound to read Cinderella or Snow White? So it is the best thing to never talk about literature outside your English class or literature forum. :D

[Rosie Cotton]

What I get whenever I talk about literature in my house is quite different. My house embraces it, but if I ever talk about something that my older sister (who's seventeen) hasn't read, she'll go: "You think you're sooooooo smart reading that don't you?" It's really obnoxious. Whenever I share a fun fact it's always, "You're trying to act like you're so smart aren't you?"

Or, another thing that will come from that same sister is this sort of thing:

I had just finished reading "Ivanhoe" and I was talking with my brothers about how Ulrica and Urfried are the same and why she changed her name and stuff. So my sister comes up and says, "Seriously, we've all read it you know."

Now since my sister has said that she hates Ivanhoe, and Ivanhoe is not a book she'd ever read, I'll say, "Really? You've read Ivanhoe?"

Then she'll say, "Yeah. You think that I don't read?"

Then it'll be next, "Who's Prior Aymer?" And she won't know. This happened with Scarlet Letter too. Yesterday I was talking with my mom about it and my sister says,
"You're not the only person who's read it you know. I've read it before too...who's Hester again?" Only the main character. Happened with "The Crucible" and "Tale of Two Cities" and "Three Musketeers" and others. All similar things happened.

[toddhill]

Well, Rosie, I guess stuff like that tends to happen when you're young. Many people, unfortunately, don't take youth seriously. But...wisdom is ageless. And...it sounds like you know the difference between reading and "reading." Todd

[RobinHood3000]

Hmm. No offense to your sister (although I wouldn't mind offending her a smidgen, if it meant she learned something), but nobody likes a pseudointellectual.

[murice]

hello ! i want to know you , because i need some friends from the west , i will be glad if you email me . thank you

[murice]

hi , i will be glad if you email to me i will write later , bye

[Petrarch's Love]

Hi Rosie--A warm welcome to the forums. :wave: Sounds like you're keeping yourself busy what with all those IB classes and career ambitions and everything. Just don't forget to give yourself that time to stop and smell the roses, and never let yourslf get so stressed that you get distracted from the fun of learning that led you to those courses to begin with (I only say this because your posts here reminded me of my own intellectually driven over-acheiving self at your age). That's funny about your sister. Siblings! :lol: Just try to be patient with her about it.

[murice]

hello ! i want to know you , because i need some friends from the west , i will be glad if you email me . thank youhello ! i want to know you , because i need some friends from the west , i will be glad if you email me . thank you

[Petrarch's Love]

Welcome to Murice too. :wave: You popped up while I was replying to Rosie and I just saw your posts. I'm sure you'll find many friends here.

[Rosie Cotton]

Woah, I love the wavy guy...sorry that was random. He just has me entranced there.

I know what you mean Petrach. I try to not get caught up in the courses...but you know.

Welcome, murice...hmm Syria. The only Syrian thing I know is my hamster...who probably wasn't even born in Syria, but she's a Golden Syrian long-haired :) It'll be interesting to get to know you.

[Ryduce]

Hey Rosie!! Welcome to the forum!!!
IB is pretty tough,most people I know dropped that ish.I only take two IB classes;Music Theory,and English.It's pretty sweet around here.Cool folks.

[RobinHood3000]

Cool, Ryduce--you're in IB?

[Virgil]

At the risk of sounding dumb or old or not in with it, what is "IB"?

[RobinHood3000]

An "elite" academic program, presumably possessing a comparatively rigourous and stringent curriculum and stressing the importance of thinking for oneself and development into well-rounded Renaissance folk. The "IB" stands for "International Baccalaureate."

[Ryduce]

I hated that crap man.I dropped out of it except for those two courses that I mentioned.I might take an IB science class next year,but I think the whole IB thing is a waste of time personally.All those kids have OCD and think they're better than everyone.I couldn't stand them.If I stayed in it I would have ended up beating the crap out one of those little elitist pricks.

[RobinHood3000]

Hmm. Say hi to the head of the elitist pricks, Ryduce. :wave:

[Ryduce]

I HATE THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


But you seem a decent fella,so I wont hold the IB thing against you.



Actually they weren't all that bad,but most of them were.

[Rosie Cotton]

Well, thanks, Ryduce. I'm in Pre-IB, have a sister who is an IB diploma Junior, and a sister who is an IB diploma graduate. :lol:

And actually I have full-blown OCD...for real. Even to the point of disinfecting desks before sitting at them.

[Pensive]

Hi everyone and a warm welcome to newbies!

[RobinHood3000]

Well, if it makes you feel any better, Ryduce, I'm a complete slob.

[Nightshade]

Dont see how that seperates the 2 Im a total slob and have OCD tendencies, well ok not at the nmoment as I finally got round to tidying up my room after about 3 months of saying I would and my present obseesion is keeping the carpet clear.
:blush:
btw hello rosie:wave:

[SFaulkner]

Well, my name is Sydney Faulkner, I'm 17, and yes... I am related to William Faulkner. He was my dad's third cousin. Anyway, I love music (composing and listening), writing poety and song lyrics, learning new instruments, reading, studying Parapsychology, annoying my enemies to the best of my abilities, and independent film/documentary making. I live in the Bumpkin Part of Tennessee (like there's really any other part...), and I enjoy spending time with my friends.

[Virgil]

Welcome Sydney. Wow a realtive of the great man. Any similar features? BTW, we will be reading one of his novels in the month of April, for the Book Forum. Hopefully it will be The Sound and the Fury. Any chance you might join us in reading along?

And Tennesee, btw, is a lovely state, vastly different at one end to the other. And besides, it has Nashville.

[Stanislaw]

All these IBers, I did Chem and Bio IB in HS, It was neat, alot o' the students were arses.


Well, if it makes you feel any better, Ryduce, I'm a complete slob.
no kidding, Alot o IBers are slobs...me house is a complete disaster...could also be I'm just lazy. :D

[RobinHood3000]

...could also be I'm just lazy. :D
I'm startin' to think it's a prerequisite, along with "vacant chest cavity" and "four-digit IQ." Although if my current class has anything to say about it, that last one's been loosened up a bit.

[Nightshade]

I'm startin' to think it's a prerequisite, along with "vacant chest cavity" and "four-digit IQ." Although if my current class has anything to say about it, that last one's been loosened up a bit.
err I thought 300 was the highest mesaurable IQ? darn I hate being wrong. Vacant chest cavity? is one of the things Im going to end up :redface: :blush: for asking about?

[TheLatinPoet]

Hello friends,

This is my first entry on this site.

Something I wrote may sum up who I am ...
I would rather have one true friend live for me
than have all the world die for me. © Michael Maldonado (TheLatinPoet)

Poets, writers, artists, and all members of this forum share something treasured in my heart, and it's the creative spirit which allows a greater perception of one's own passion and empathy. To this, and to the individuality, unrepeatable for eternity, I offer an embrace to each and all.

I hope there is something I may be able to offer as time goes by.

Michael Maldonado

[Virgil]

Welcome Micheal. I think you will enjoy this network. I'm hoping to see your posts.

[Pensive]

Welcome SFaulkner and TheLatinPoet!

[Nymphamadria]

Hello...

I'm Julie :) I like alot of things and reading is one of them. So... Am I cool to join the bandwagon? :P

[smilingtearz]

hello julie and hullo Latinpoet :wave: welcome to litnet.. hope to see you around, and hope you have fun

[Joleena]

Well... I want to say "hi" too... I'm Joleena ;)

Hope I get along with this, for englisch is not my mothertongue, so feel free to critisize me when ever and where ever you want :D
(sometimes I do typing mistakes too ^^ )

[Pensive]

Joleena, Welcome to the forum. I hope that you will like it a lot here.

[orchard_court]

Hello... I am Jones and I am new here. I'm studying acting in Edinburgh, where we've already performed 'Love's Labour's Lost' and 'Under Milk Wood.' I'm a Shakespeare fiend, and I've been reading obsessively since I was tiny - I'd love to be able to write a really decent book, but have a very short attention span (bloody actress) and I never seem to be able to finish one! Some of my dream roles are Viola, Beatrice and Rosaline (already played her, but want to professionally), Jo March, Sheila (from Joe Egg) and Alison (Look Back In Anger). Just wanted to say hi to you all, and hope you're all ok!

Bye xx

[RobinHood3000]

Welcome, all newcomers! May you find the LitNet forums hospitable!

[Petrarch's Love]

:wave: Joyful greetings to:

sfaulkner--Wow, so you're related to William F. Any family stories about him? Anyway, sounds like you're pretty talented yourself. Do you compose and perform the scores for the films you make?

The Latin Poet--Hola Michael. Good to see a poet joining up. Many of us here share your deep love of poetry.

Julie--Welcome aboard the bandwagon.

Joleena--Don't worry about language mistakes. We have many here for whom english is a second language. Do you mind if I ask what your first language is?

Orchard Court--Hi Jones. So you're treading the boards eh? I envy your talent. I've studied Shakespeare a lot but haven't ever had the opportunity to act in one of his plays. It must be both fun and rewarding.

[RJbibliophil]

Hi! I'm Maria and love reading. People always tell me I'm confusing and use big words, but I don't think I do-they just have a limited vocabulary! I want to write novels someday but right now I'm just a student. I have a great imagination though. My mother tongue is english and my father tongue is norwegian. Some of my hobbies include quilling, watercolor, pysanky(ukrainian easter eggs), sewing, crocheting, and 4-H. I love mountains, lakes, forests, moons, stars, waterfalls, and solitude(but not all the time!). I'm a violinist and hardangerfiddler. I'm a strong believer in Christianity and the Bible.

[ElizabethSewall]

Welcome aboard everyone!!! :D

[Rosie Cotton]

Welcome all! RJbibliophil, I'm a violinist too! What songs ya like to play? My grandmother was a superb quilter, and I've tried, but I can't sew them together right, as well as the fact that I don't have the eye for it. I can sew a straight line, but the fabric doesn't stay the way I want it to stay!

[Joleena]

@Petrarch's Love: of course I don't mind, if I did so, I wouldn't have mentioned that :D
My first one is german.

[BreeBaby]

Hello.. I really dont know how to work this thing.. By the way im bree.. =)
someone help me please!!!

[Virgil]

Wow so many newbies. I'll just give a big generic welcome to all of you.

[WilfulSunbeam]

Hello everyone, I'm the new kid!

I feel like the foreign new kid too; everyone seems to be American, whilst I am from the good ol' United Kingdom. Ah well, it is not important.

I recently decided to put my new found hobby of reading literature to good use, and therefore I start a literature degree from home in October. I'm very excited as well :D

My main hobby is music; I play guitar and also write songs and generally take great interest in anything with a rythm. But I am also a keen reader, although I had a spell when I wouldn't pick up a book (I was a rebellious teenager, 'I wasn't never gonna read a book again!') But after leaving school, I recently rediscovered the joys of the noble novel. So I decided to sign up on here, and meet some new interesting people.

Anyway, that is all for now; just a quick hello from me. If anyone wants to talk with me I have put my msn address on my profile, feel free to add me.

Thank You,
Adam

[Pensive]

Hi Adam, Welcome to the forum. Well, everyone here is not American but maybe the majority is...

You will find a lot of topics for discussions here.

And welcome all the newbies! Have a nice time here and keep on posting!

[RobinHood3000]

Take heart, Wilful--you can count at least a few of us among your countrymen. Take Pendragon (so long as my memory does not fail me), one of the most prominent members here, for example.

[Nightshade]

Bananas! Robin he said he was from the uk!
Actually quite a few of us live in the uk. Yorkshire? Do you have daffs up there yet? seems the whole world has dafdfiodils this week.:D

[Petrarch's Love]

:wave: A warm welcome to:

Bree--What do you need help with? Hope you get the hang of things soon and enjoy it here.

WilfulSunbeam--There are a fair number of Americans here, but there is a larger number of people here from outside North America than in it according to the "Where are you from?" poll, and I assume that some of the North Americans are from Canada or Mexico. Glad you've decided to join in our international community.

[Virgil]

Bananas! Robin he said he was from the uk!
Actually quite a few of us live in the uk. Yorkshire? Do you have daffs up there yet? seems the whole world has dafdfiodils this week.:D
My daffodils here in NY just bloomed yesterday.

[mia wallace]

hi, my name is amy. not mia wallace. i just like pulp fiction.
i found this page today. i was cleaning my room and thinkin about a relationship that just ended and thought to myself, "tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all" i couldnt figure out who said this so i typed it into a search engine and this page gave me the answer that i was looking for. it also gave me a lot more. i have always been an avid reader, and just finished with dostoyevskys the brothers karamazov, and had nothing to read. this page sent me straight to the library

[Nightshade]

hello welcome :wave:

[RobinHood3000]

Bananas! Robin he said he was from the uk!
Did I, now? ;)

Think carefully...did I really?

[Nightshade]

Robin your not the he

oh comma Im confused dont pick on me :bawling: *sniff* Ill tell jay! ;) :p

[Pensive]

Hi Amy, Welcome to the forum! I hope to see more of you.

[chef]

Hey everyone all i can say and all i have ever said to the new once, this is great!!! I really think all of you will like it. So hope you have a good time around here!!!!!

[Petrarch's Love]

Welcome Amy :wave:--Glad this site is inspiring visits to the library. Happy reading and happy posting.

[grace86]

Hey everyone, just thought I should introduce myself and this seems like the perfect place to do so. Please forgive me if I mess anything up somehow, I am still trying to figure out how some things on the site work.

Well, I am finishing up my second year at a community college here in Southern California. But I work so much it seems impossible for anyone to finish jr. college in two years. I plan on majoring in Anthropology. Studying this field though makes for an interesting life as a Christian, so sometimes I am sort of a flip flop. But whenever I am not working or in class, I am always caught with a novel in my hands.

When I was filling out my profile, I laughed when it asked me my favorite author...I have got so many! I like Tolkein, Bram Stoker, H.R. Haggard, and Mary Webb just to name a few. I guess you could say I like adventure / fantasy. I tried to read Jane Austen one time, and it was a bit of a disaster. I am sure I will get back to her later though. I read for pure enjoyment, but I seriously appreciate those out there who know these authors' works on such an intimate level. Some of you guys on this site are so smart that I look forward to being a part of it!

I don't know if it is just California, but nobody reads anymore! That is why I decided to join this site. It is amazing how some people just don't even care to listen about "some book" you read. As a twenty year old, I can't say that I have read hundreds of books, but it is sad to hear that so many people my age read so few.

Anyway, this is just an introduction...I think there will be plenty of time for me to ramble later.

[RobinHood3000]

Your instinct is right--this IS the right place to introduce yourself :p.

Welcome to LitNet--if you're looking for a community of literary geniuses, there's a place down the road you can go. If you'd like to meet some book-lovers, though, by all means, stay as long as you like. May your time here be pleasant--glad to meet you.

[Pensive]

Hi Grace, welcome to the forum!

[hayati]

Hi everybody,

I am joining this forum, having seen it for the first time today.
I live in London and am studying Literature through home study. Current topic - the Romantics.
Am hoping to be able to discuss issues with you guys???

[RobinHood3000]

Please do--welcome, hayati!!

[Pensive]

Welcome to the forum, heyati!

[andreas]

Hey, everyone.
I just want to say hello. I like reading very much, but because i´m living in germany and my english is not very good i normally read german books. So i´ll start here reading, perhaps writing own threads later (the shy one :-) . Do you think that the popularity of some books depend on the region? Maybe there are bestseller in england, which are quite unknown in germany? i hope i´ll find out.
andreas.

[Pensive]

Hi andreas, welcome to the forum. Now man, you can start a thread about it. *smiles*

Whether you read in German, you are a reader and readers are always welcome here.
That's what LitNet is for. Well, Litnet is also for Gossips and playing games. Have a lovely time here!

[Logos]

Hello newbies! hope you have a great time here :)

[Aurelian]

Greetings, Andreas and Hayati, from a fellow newbie!

[Skvoznyak]

Hi, new to the forum, looking for the name of a book to which all I have is a passage, but this looks like quite an interesting place.

Where's the best place to ask if people recognize a passage from a novel?

[Stanislaw]

Hi, new to the forum, looking for the name of a book to which all I have is a passage, but this looks like quite an interesting place.

Where's the best place to ask if people recognize a passage from a novel?

Possibly in the general literature thread or the quote thread. And welcome to the forum! :thumbs_up

[cateye515]

HI, my name is Cati

[Pensive]

Welcome Cati!

[cateye515]

does anyone know of a good book to read? im reading great expectations and im about halfway done.

[RobinHood3000]

Michael Crichton = genius

Agatha Christie is wonderful, as well, but it all depends on your tastes.

[Bibliophila]

Hello, my name here is Bibliophila because I love books - more specifically, reading them! I'm a brand new newbie, just signed up here today, so I thought I'd introduce myself.

I'm nearly 42 (incredible! How did that happen?!), I'm at ART COLLEGE, hooray!!! :banana: doing a 5-year part time degree in "Contemporary Crafts". That's ceramics and glass and wood and metal and plastics and anything else you fancy throwing in, too. Only started in September and I'm loving it. Being at college 20+ years after everyone else is like being let loose in the proverbial sweet shop: there is so much wonderful stuff there to be explored and enjoyed and savoured and experienced!

Can't remember how I discovered The Literature Network (a Google search no doubt) but I've read Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment (it's brilliantly written; now I know why he's considered an author of classic literature) and I'm half way through his Brothers Karamazov, too. I can't wait to work my way through more of what's on offer - it's meat and drink to my soul!

I have a little, now elderly, dog: a Cairn Terrier who is called Maisie. We live on our own in a pleasant little flat in the South West of England, in beautiful Cornwall in fact. It's wonderful here, a very healing place to be. I play the cello, go to church at The Salvation Army (if ever you're in trouble, go to them, they're great - ordinary people living ordinary lives with extraordinary love. Hope you don't mind me saying all this, but my life wouldn't be what it is today without them...)

I love making things with my hands; in fact I can't NOT make things! Anything from crochet and knitting to sanding down the furniture to reveal the beauty of the wood underneath the stain or paint; handweaving and handspinning, jobs around the house (so long as they involve an electric jigsaw or hammer drill!); there's always something to do around me!

Don't know how often I'll be posting, too soon to tell really, but I am looking forward to reading and considering and studying more literature through this site. Whoever had the idea first of all: "Thanks, it's great!!"

Ta ta for now

Best wishes to all

Bibliophila

[Bibliophila]

Depends what you like, but try Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment". I think that if you like Dickens you'll like this because it's detailed like Dickens but in a very different vein... much less caricature, much more analysis of the individual's inner life. Sounds heavy but I found it a real page-turner!

Or you could just go to the list of authors and choose one you've never read before, or an old favourite. Life is for living - be brave, take a risk!

Happy reading

Bibliophila

[Pensive]

Hi Biblophila, welcome to the forum! Keep on posting!

Yes, I agree with you whole heartedly that the idea of this forum is really great.

[Virgil]

Bibliophlia, welcome. You sound like an incredibly interesting person. It's nice to have someone my age (I'm just a little older) around. I hope you enjoy it here and stick around. The Brothers Karamzov is a great novel.

[toddhill]

Hi Bibliophila, sounds like you're set up quite nicely. I share some of your passion for craft. I work with metal (blacksmithing). I also share your love for Crime and Punishment. Read it four times and plan to read it more. I agree, it's brilliant. I'll have to pick up Brothers...I'm a fellow newbie. Welcome. Todd

[Greenbunny]

hi guys...

i just joined this forum yesterday, so let me tell you a little about myself. i'm 26 and originally from new york city. i moved to ireland a few years ago to study medicine, which i am graduating from this year and will be working in western massachussets. i like reading all kinds of stuff, from self idulgent bridget jones like crap to the classics to kurt vonnegut to books on physics, evolution and psychology. i liked zen and the art of motorcylce maintenace a lot. i also like to play with my dog abby.

:)

[sarahtomic]

My name is Sarah. I enjoy singing world folk music (especially from the Republic of Georgia) and drawing comics. I've taken six semesters of Russian, but that was a while ago, and I spent a couple months in Peru when I was in high school.

I'm joining because I would like to read peoples comments and discuss literature, especilly this summer, when I'll have a 9-5 internship and will need some intellectual stimulation!

Reading Anna Karenina and Brave New World right now, but I must admit that my favorite books are Hitchhiker's Guide, Good Omens, Ender's Game, and the like. I really enjoyed 1984, and Shakespeare comedies are the bees knees. Everyone should cross-dress all the time, I think. Twelfth Night beats up every other play in the world and then goes out to eat a sandwich.

It's hard to say what my least favorite books are, because I don't finish them and forget about them. For instance, I can't stand most academic writing and I forgo philosophy for poetry. <i>Ways With Words</i> by Shirley Brice Heath, however, is one piece of academic writing which I will probably re-read, and would reccomend to anybody who finds interest in linguistics, sociology, discourse, and the development of story-telling.

Can anyone tell that I'm really supposed to be writing a paper right now?

[Boris239]

Welcome, Greenbunny and sarahtomic.
sarahtomic, why Georgian folk songs?

[Pensive]

Welcome newbies!

[cateye515]

thank you so much bibliophilia and robinhood 3000. your advice is very helpful and much apreciated

[LitGeek]

Hi

I guess that i will introduce myself. I found this website looking for info on A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce and I decided that maybe I finally found a forum that I like.

Well anyway here is a little something about myself. I love to swim and to read and I have also started collecting different things to do with books and movies. (I am trying to own all Matt Damon movies, Nora Roberts books and a lot of the classsics!) I am a senior in high school and we have 2 months left. When i go to college i am going to study English and Secondary Education, because i want to be a middle school English/ Language arts teacher! Also one day when i have enough money saved i want to open a bookstore.

So there you go a little bit about me!

:) LitGeek :wave:

[Pensive]

Hi LitGeek, welcome to the forum. Keep on posting and I hope that you will like it here!

[cateye515]

Hi

I guess that i will introduce myself. I found this website looking for info on A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce and I decided that maybe I finally found a forum that I like.

Well anyway here is a little something about myself. I love to swim and to read and I have also started collecting different things to do with books and movies. (I am trying to own all Matt Damon movies, Nora Roberts books and a lot of the classsics!) I am a senior in high school and we have 2 months left. When i go to college i am going to study English and Secondary Education, because i want to be a middle school English/ Language arts teacher! Also one day when i have enough money saved i want to open a bookstore.

So there you go a little bit about me!

:) LitGeek :wave:





hey, whats new? its so cool that you want to be an english/ language arts teacher cuz i want to be a novelist/journalist. although, i am only a sophmore :lol: but whatever! but you sound very interesting