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'Most Overdue Manuscript. Although many writers have been known to be late with manuscripts, and the dialogue between editors and writers can sometimes reach a fevered pitch of cordial dispute, the lateness of Gerald Frome's celebrated audit of the Reading Catheral repairs of 1364 took 640 years to reach the publishers. Gerald's successive ancestors cited many reasons over the delay, such as not having enough ink, the wrong sort of vellum, noisy peacocks and the dissolution of the monasteries. The descendants of the original publishers who commissioned the work were overjoyed to finally receive the beautifully illuminated manuscript handwritten in copperplate and bound in leather, and returned it with a note saying that they “totally loved it” but suggesting the emphasis of the work be moved away from a spider-vaulted North Arcade suffering from subsidence, and more towards a single career woman obsessed with boyfriends and her weight.'

- The Bumper Book of Berkshire Records, 2004 edition

[Jasper Fforde, The Fourth Bear, 2006, Hodder&Stoughton]

Straight back from vacation, Michiel was at the ready to help me out with my computer - once again!

At work they had some screens (TFT) which were not used anymore. And voilà, dual screens.

Thanks Michiel!

Ingredients

• 500 grams fresh apricots
• 100 grams white granulated sugar
• 1 ½ dl. white wine (dry)

Preparation

Quarter and de-pip the apricots. Mix all ingredients in a pan and let simmer for about 20-30 minutes.

Serve with vanilla icecream.

[Original image from Jake Howlett]

I'm in the middle of reading Paolo Coelho's The Zahir.

It's an interesting read so far, and I have decided to take my time. Some time ago, I'd already seen it at bookstores and I had read the blurb, but it wasn't until I opened the book that my interest really peaked.

As if it was meant to be, Coelho starts his book with Constantin Kafavis' Ithaca poem.

This is the first Coelho I'm reading, but I'm sure I'll read his other masterpieces as well!

Ingredients (taste is everything, quantities don't matter!)

• yoghurt
• mayonaise
• lime/lemon juice
• fresh garlic
• salt

Preperation

Mix yoghurt, mayonaise and lime juice. Crush garlic, add to mix and add some salt.

Keep the dip refrigerated over night.

[from foksuk.nl]

[translation:

Fokke and Sukke only use the digital world

"Sukke, there are all sorts of paper things near the door."] 

Had a weird dream last night:

Was at my paternal grandparents' apartment - which didn't look like their apartment at all - to visit my grandfather, who has been dead since 1999. As far as I understood he came back to life when my grandmother died (2004). When I checked the apartment for him, he wasn't there, but instead I went outside and up the stairs to another apartment. There he was sleeping in a chair. I woke him up and helped him walk over to the dining area.

My grandfather was very together, totally different from his last years, because at 91 his brain was tired and non-cooperative.

All I can remember is putting my hands on his arms and he smiled.

Then I woke up.

Seems I wasn't the only with a weird dream, Jennifer posted hers here.

Anyone out there who can shed a light on an interpretation of my dream?

[via Sangerin]

"1001 Books [someone has decided] you must read before you die"

It seems I've read about 120 of them - not bad, if I say so myself ;)

120 out 1001 Books I've Read Link (off site)

mvblog version 2.0 has just been released.

In honor of this momentous occassion, a new theme - Two-point-Zero - has been released.

Read more about the new features and the upgrades at mvblog.org

mvblog - Putting the r into blogging!

mvblog has a new style: Thirteen.

You can (obviously) see it in action here :)