O.G. Original Geek.

[realexplodingcat]

You can have your new films based on obscure comics, I don't want 'em. Go ahead, upgrade your computer with the latest sexy hardware and install an operating system nobody but you and that guy in the office basement who smells like Cheetos understands. Take your Arcade Fire 7" and deep-fry it with a cupcake. I just found out that Robert Fagles translated Virgil's "Aeneid." I'm totally cracking that book in November 06 when it drops. OMG retired Princeton professors are so hot! This is almost as cool as the time Michael Palma translated Dante's "Inferno" into English without sacrificing the terza rima back in 03. So fetch! I can't wait 'til November. Until then, I've got Plato's "Republic" to keep me busy. Richard W. Sterling and William C. Scott are blowing my mind with their prose. Nobody can render ancient Greek as crunk as these old Dartmouth professors.

Comments

Ok, so maybe I'm taking this all a little personally...

[krues8dr.livejournal.com]

Judge ye not, lest ye be judged for the r-pop ye be listening to yeself.

Re: Ok, so maybe I'm taking this all a little personally...

[explodingcat.livejournal.com]

Don't take it too personally. I am genuinely excited by the new Fagles translation and I intended to poke more fun at myself, since I seem to be such a dinosaur for reading ancient literature these days. I step outside myself and find my interests totally bizarre in the context of current popular culture. Of course, I'll be listening to r-pop while I read the translation.

Re: Ok, so maybe I'm taking this all a little personally...

[explodingcat.livejournal.com]

BTW, I have nothing but respect for a man with "The Tale of Genji" on his shelf.

Re: Ok, so maybe I'm taking this all a little personally...

[krues8dr.livejournal.com]

Anecdotally, my wireless router is called Genji.