Classically minded.

[kiya]

I think I've found a book I must have. I've been having mad Khnum moments lately, and prodding at wanting to do the research for both getting the equipment I need and seeing what sort of things I want to try producing. Maybe that has a description of the structure of bas jars. Must get that and the glaze book jonsinger pointed me at. I should probably work up a spreadsheet or something of the things I need for this business idea, just so I can keep track of them. (Spent some time prodding at graphics for the image I have in my head, because apparently this project is just that much more engaging than the WIP, sigh.)

That was the second reason I wound up on amazon.co.uk within five minutes of myself. The first was much more linear (I wanted to see if Dangermouse was on DVDs that didn't make it to the States), so I went to it directly; the other was on a google search. (For those who care, Dangermouse is indeed on DVD; a cursory examination seems to indicate that four of those are zone 0 and two zone 2.)

I have started a collection of the Little Green Books, which I've been intending for a while; picked up the Odyssey today. Learned that I've been spelling one of the words in the first line incorrectly, hope to teach myself the first bit over time because merely being able to recite the first line of the Odyssey in Greek is just not geeky enough to satisfy me any longer. (I was also tempted by Sappho. Also the Iliad. Homer now, verdict afterwards.) teinedreugan picked up the Iliad and the Odyssey in translation (introductions by Bernard Knox, tee-hee).

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[ian-gunn.livejournal.com]

Dangermouse, that brings a smile to my face. I just might pick it up myself. Get the zone 0 as zone 2 is not supposed to play in the US.

[ian-gunn.livejournal.com]

Check that, You also need it in NTSC not PAL. I just looked and the first zone 0 disk was only in PAL.

[kiya]

Bah. I hate all this encoding thing and fiddly bits. I just want to be able to get these things and watch them. :P

[ian-gunn.livejournal.com]

Agreed, I almost bought a tape of the TV adaptation of Gaiman's Neverwhere when I was on a trip to England once. It was in PAL of course and was not available on NTSC at the time. I was so annoyed. Hummm, I think it is out in the US now, but I don't buy to many things that I can't watch with my children at the moment.

[the-real-diana.livejournal.com]

Dangermouse on DVD! Thanks! I used to love that show. I'm such a dork...:)