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[nocturnus33]

The twenty has been updated.http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1844462/1/
The chapter was outstanding. It left me so moved that I need to wait a little before reading GaN, like breath first and then go to my other favorite.

I start learning greek, a long caress desire. I found a site with basic greek lessons. I want to read my new love, Cavafis, in his language. Hope I have the persistance as to go through the classes till the end, but I'm very motivated. Then...latin, if I dare pick declinations and stuff.

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[pandora-nervosa.livejournal.com]

I love The Twenty. I saw you recommend it on your journal ages ago and began to read. I'm so hooked! I'm just on tenterhooks waiting for Hermione and Snape to see each other again, and that the dove was actually the nun! What a cute little twist. Her own angel, watching over her that entire time she was in hiding in the caves. Ah, such a good story.

I've always wanted to learn Greek. I dated a Greek boy in high school. His name was Steve Stavropolis and his family owned a great little Greek restaurant in Houston. He has only been in the states for 3 years when we started dating and he would recommend these wonderful novels, but they were all in Greek. He was so adorable (and hairy...lol).

[nocturnus33]

The latest chapter was incredible. Now my poor fic look so nude and humble ;)

I'm starting from the obvious in greek: The alphabet. When I studyied theology they offer greek as a complementary class, I was a chicken then, and decided not to takeitm just for avoid failing (stuoid, stupid, stupid).

Now I discover this amazing poet, Kavafis (Or Cavafis) and I freak:

Read this one:

So much I gazed --
So much I gazed on beauty,
that my vision is replete with it.

Contours of the body. Red lips. Voluptuous limbs.
Hair as if taken from greek statues;
always beautiful, even when uncombed,
and it falls, slightly, over white foreheads.
Faces of love, as my poetry
wanted them.... in the nights of my youth,
in my nights, secretly, met....

My clases I get them here.

http://www.theodorou.freeserve.co.uk/greekcyp/contents.htm