Sunday, February 25, 2007

Budapest

I think I'm in love. Billy Collins has managed to pin down the writer's moment, with a deftness of which I am deeply envious.

5 comments:

  1. Full credit to the animators as well... :-)

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  2. It's good stuff, isn't it? I will try and have some self-control not to post the whole lot of his work I found yesterday. :-)

    Mind you, YouTube is being somewhat temperamental with me. It's now a bit of a surprise when they actually post the video.

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  3. Anonymous3:49 pm

    I am looking it up on youtube as a result. I adore the flow of this piece ~ :~)

    Awh ~ you two have matching smileys ;~)

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  4. Glad you're enjoying Billy. There's just something really cool about hearing the poet read his work, and seeing the different animations.

    Ummm...thanks for pointing out the smiley thing :-S

    Is it worth me pointing out that the choices for smileys in this forum are limited, and that it is this, rather than any coupledom thing going on?

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  5. Anonymous9:56 am

    SMILIE CHOICES
    : - ) Happy
    : - D Grinning
    % - ) Confused or merry
    : - 7 Smirk
    :’-D Crying with laughter
    :-x Small Kiss
    :-X Biggy sloppy kiss
    : - )… Drooling
    <3 A love heart
    @--^----- A rose
    %-( Confused and unhappy
    >: - ( Angry, yet sad
    /: - | Unamused, mildly cross
    >: -| Cross
    >:-@! Angry and swearing
    >8-D Evil crazed laughter
    5:-) Elvis Presley
    |:-[|] Mick Jagger
    *<|:o)> Santa Claus
    >@@@@8^) Marge Simpson
    =(_8^(1) Homer Simpson
    c|B-) Ali G
    >>: -) A Klingon
    [:] A Robot
    (:::X:::) Plaster /Elastoplast
    /\(00)/\ Spider
    ><:> A Turkey
    8:] A Gorilla
    ******@* Cenitpede wearing a sombrero
    :-E Buck-toothed Vampire

    I have more...

    ;~)

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