Stuff list - 19/10/2001 in Opendiary Archive

Today is shaping up well. I’ve been doing some work for my interpretation of Poe’s “The Raven” for radio. Which is fun. It all seems to be going well. Here’s a sample of the poem, so we know what I’m talking about.

“Prophet!” said I, “thing of evil–prophet still, if bird or devil!
By that heaven that bends above us–by that God we both adore–
Tell this soul with sorrow laden, if, within the distant Aidenn,
It shall clasp a sainted maiden, whom the angels name Lenore—
Clasp a rare and radiant maiden, whom the angels name Lenore?
Quoth the raven, “Nevermore.”

“Be that word our sign of parting, bird or fiend!” I shrieked, upstarting– “Get thee back into the tempest and the Night’s Plutonian shore!
Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul spoken!
Leave my loneliness unbroken! – quit the bust above my door!
Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!”
Quoth the raven, “Nevermore.”

Is it not the best poem ever written? Who can say?

But that was good. Then I’ve got friends coming over this evening for a little swaree (Is that how you spell it). The crowning jewel is my brother will be turning up. The man is as sound as a pound.

Quick description of my brother. Me without the quirkiness, and the general desire to be weird. He’s a lot more immature then me, but he’s also a nicer person so you have top learn to take the good with the bad I suppose.

So yes. I hope everyone has a nice weekend. I’ll see you all soon.