The Song of Roland

The E-Book Dala downloaded me has this really weird thing going on where every few stanzas, a stanza is interrupted halfway through. I'm not surprised that there's an issue with the book, because when you get E-Books that are scans of really old books converted to a digital format, stuff goes awry. But usually, it's more along the lines of maybe a "u" with an umlaut ending up as six nonsensical characters in the final format. This is the first time I've seen whole segments missing.

Anyhow, I like the poem enough so far that we're gonna get a few different translations from the library and I'm gonna figure out which one I like best and add it to my book collection. As I mentioned in the book thread, I once heard it as a "slog" to read. This thing is anything but. The poem is briskly paced and the stanzas are dense. As in, if you took the first dozen or so stanzas and re-wrote it in modern prose like Lord of the Rings or something, you have enough material for quite a few chapters. This is definitely a "blink and you'll miss it" kind of poem.

Camera

I got a new camera. Fancy and manual and intimidating. I have yet to break it out. I'm gonna do it tomorrow.

Drawing

I think I'm gonna try to make asilent comic about a hermit who desides to leave seclusion only to find himself alone in a city full of weird creatures of all shapes and sizes and types. I have zero confidence I'll be able to pull it off with any skill, but it'll be fun to do, if only to fill up an odd hour here or there.

Positive Thoughts

Happy New Year Hubskiers. Keep being awesome.