Jonathan’s Comments (group member since Mar 05, 2009)

Jonathan’s comments from the fiction files redux group.

. . .fuck that guy! here i am defending the novel, although you've probably seen it:

http://vimeo.com/12988478

. . . thanks elizaeth, and welcome aboard! . . . and welcome back, tracy!

. . .in the past ten years i haven't read many translations, and i feel very guilty and anglo-centric about it . . . in recent months i've been working on lulu with a handful of different translators in different languages . . . it's fascinating to see the different hurdles they face . . . i've noticed that my german translator has had the most queries, and i wonder if it's because she is so thorough, or because of the peculiarities of translating english to german . . .? i've been told that german is kind of an oddball language, hyper-specific, modifiers at the end of sentences, etc, etc . . .

. . .awesome post, monk! lee had oodles of voice and could tell a great story . . . i feel like this criticism is leveled at the film more than the book . . .

Brian wrote: "I hope to be there by 2:00pm on Sunday with the keys. I'll share the map with everyone once Pennie sends it to me. If anyone gets there before me, just chill a bit. I'll have Ben, Mo, Martyn, and L..."

. . .THANK YOU, bri, for totally taking the reigns on the dork in a year that is so chaotic for me and my family . . .can't wait!

. . . my plan is still forming, but lauren, baby, and i will be there the afternoon of august 1 . . . probably my nephews, too . . . me and the boys can sleep anywhere (including the floor), but i'm hoping there's some sorta' small room for lauren and the baby . . .

. . . oh, i'll never be without a moho (i'd go insane without one) . . . the question is, will i have a moho that will make it over the mountains . . .? . . . the current rendition probably won't make it . . . i've got my eyes out . . .btw, how'd the old stomach hold out on your birthday?

. . .happy birthday dan and shel--sorry i'm a day late!!!

. . . i'm thinking of giving the old moho to a friend and buying a new (used) one with fewer miles on it . . . that, or i'll just hire a dog sitter and we'll come by car . . .

. . .man, the moho is not sounding good . . . i may have to think of an alternative plan for the dogs, etc . . .

Patty wrote: "I still buy CDs. Usually from "record" stores. The problem is, there are hardly and record stores left.

I have no problem with e-books. In fact I think that project Gutenberg is one of the best..."

. . .patty, dear, you are the voice of reason . . .lose the store and you lose the "local," the voice and pulse of the community . . . online storefronts can never replicate that . . . don't you wish we could go back and re-think this digital revolution a bit? really, WEREN'T record stores worth saving? . . . i-tunes in no way, shape, or form, touches the experience of the record store . . . "progress" can be merciless, and not always for the better . . .

. . .i read as a ms, but i've got the beautiful hardback cover sitting right on my desk-- it really is a wonderful jacket, perfect for the book!

. . . and holy water rules, so just everybody knows . . . even better than the futurist!

. . . i'm 41!

yeeeeee-haw!

. . . i think it's patrick gulke's birthday . . . happy birthday, cookie!!!

. . . happy birthday, jenn!!!!!!

. .. thank god you liked my epic "historical" drama marge!

. . .ten years? really?

. . . you figure it's gotta' . . . bad news for me, though--i'm allergic . . .buy i'll be sleeping in the moho, and hanging outside by the keg mostly!