the descriptive joys of Japanese literature

[timeripple]

So, you know that part in the Chushingura where everybody commits seppuku?

And in Happier News (or Maybe Not):

I too have joined the ranks of poor grovelling souls contriving to obtain an iPod. *ponders* Now, would that be in indirect discourse, or would a simple participle suffice? I think I'll go with the participle. I wonder how one might grovel in H&Q-land. It might become necessary, were one to steal a goat intending that it might bear the having-been-stolen wine out of the marketplace. For the hoplites, on the one hand, the ones having come from the ship, must be educated by Homer's brother. On the other hand, we are intending to give the having-been-stolen wine, a gift/bribe, to Homer's brother, so that we may not be indicted by him.

*runs from H&Q-withdrawal-craziness*

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[kaequest.livejournal.com]

So, you know that part in the Chushingura where everybody commits seppuku?

hee hee, isn't it wonderful how when you feel at your worst, you can always consult japanese literaure and feel immediately better about your own precarious situation?

[timeripple.livejournal.com]

Indeed. I now present The Narrow Road to the Deep North Summarized by Fiona

Batty old fellow
goes on road trip, writes haiku.
Students unamused.