Het menselijk gelaat - hoe droef mistekend,
Des morgens in de tram grauw van de nacht,
Des avonds in de tram grauw afgejacht
Van al waar men zich deerlijk in verrekent.
Retour kantoor, kliniek en magazijn
Tobt elk van wat er kan tegenvallen.
Zie in de mondhoek, onder de oogwallen
Onverwisselbaar de paraaf der pijn.
Hoe als nu plotseling de bazuinen schallen,
Het hemellicht hoog neerstraalt over allen?
Verhoord gebed, gevonden wat gij zocht!
Doch God is zuinig op zijn wonderwerken,
En vreest dat zij het zelfs niet zouden merken,
Tegen elkander schuddend in de bocht.
Anthonie Donker, Achterbalcon (1941)
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Thursday, March 10, 2005
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Historical Romance
Have you ever noticed how simialr most of the romantic novels are? Guy likes girl... girlhates guy.... guy gets girl to fall in love with him and they marry.... your basic plot. It's the variations within this basic plot, however, that keep people interested. In this entry I plan to discuss these differences, book by book. I suppose I should start with the first book I read and move from there... Therefore I start with The Cove.
The Cove by Christine Coulter
Running away from her father's death, after being accused of Murder, ****, lands in a small town called the cove, where things aren't as they seem. She gets rekidnapped by her 'shrink' and does not know where to turn. FBI agent ***** is the one in charge of bringing her in. However, he soon discovers that she isn't responsible for the deaths. Lust, love, and loyalty, the two must race time and fight enemies in order to reveal the true occurences of the night *****'s father died.
Rated: **
Comments: It was a good suspense, but it moved slowly and the characters were almost 2 dimentional. Also it seemed as if there were too many twists to it, resulting in the feeling that it was unbelieveable.
Gentle Warrior by Julie Garwood
Barely escaping the massacre that killed her family, Elizabeth goes to the powerful baron who came to their aid during the murders. But after the Baron realises that she isn't an omen, what he originally thought her to be, he decides to possess her
Rated:
Comments: It goes without saying... When I see Judy Garwood on the shelf and it isn't about the current times I automatically go for it.
The Secret by Judie Garwood
Rated:****
Comments: Hillarious! definately a good read. The struggle between husband and wife is just too good to ignore!
The Wedding Runaway by Karen L. King
In order to escape being married, Boston heiress Lydia Hamilton escapes to London, England, in order to take charge of her own life. Dressed as a boy and going by the name Leonard Hill, she gains entry into gambling houses in order to gain money. Soon after she is taken under the wing of Victor Bartlett, the Earl of Wedmont, a three month widower determined to never marry again. However, deciding to teach Leonard a lesson, Victor challenges the young cub to a deul resulting in Lenny being shot, and Victor's discovery of Leonard's true gender.
Rated: ***
Comments: Very funny at certain points. Encredibly entertaining, if not a little hard to believe that that a young heiress could make her way all the way from Boston and be able to run around as a boy for what seems like over 3 months. But for a quick easy read, I definately reccomend it.
The Cynster Novels by Stephanie Laurens
The Cynster family is one of the most well respected families in the ton. Though known for their rogueishness, rakeism, and misdirection, they are at the top of the ton. Any woman would be lucky enough to have one chasing them. With the Duke of St. Ives as the head title, the generation that the series primarily revolves around is that including the Bar Cynster: Devil, Scandle, Vane, Demon, Gabriel and Lucifer. Their nicknames not only seem to define their natures, but they show that even devils can fall in the hands of love. The series continues with Amelia, Amanda, and Simon Cynster, as well as Michael Ansthruther-Weatherby and Lord Chillingsworth.
The novels are in this order:
1. Devil's Bride- about Devil (Sylvester, the 6th Duke of St. Ives) and Honoria Anstruther-Weatherby
2. A Rake's vow- about Vane (Spencer) and Patience
3. Scandal's Bride- about Scandle (Richard) and Catorina (The lady of The Vale)
4. A Rogue's Proposal- about Demon (Harry) and Felicity
5. A Secret Love- about Gabriel (Rupert) and Alathea
6. All About Love- about Lucifer (Alasdair) and Phyllida
7. All about Passion- about (Duke of Chillingworth) and
8. On a Wild Night- about Amanda and Martin (Duke of Exter)
9. On a Wicked Dawn- about Ameila and Luc
10. The Perfect lover- about Simon and Portia
11. The Ideal Bride- about Michael Anstruther-Weatherby and Caroline Sutcliffe
And as an extra: The Promise in a Kiss- about Sebatian (5th duke of St. Ives) and Helena Rebecce de Stasion (Comtesse d'Lisle)
Rated: ****
Comments: These novels are so much fun, and I reccommend them to anyone. Laurens has such a light and enrapting wayof writing that stimulates the reader to know end and leaves them wishing that they themselves had a Cynster to marry.
The Cove by Christine Coulter
Running away from her father's death, after being accused of Murder, ****, lands in a small town called the cove, where things aren't as they seem. She gets rekidnapped by her 'shrink' and does not know where to turn. FBI agent ***** is the one in charge of bringing her in. However, he soon discovers that she isn't responsible for the deaths. Lust, love, and loyalty, the two must race time and fight enemies in order to reveal the true occurences of the night *****'s father died.
Rated: **
Comments: It was a good suspense, but it moved slowly and the characters were almost 2 dimentional. Also it seemed as if there were too many twists to it, resulting in the feeling that it was unbelieveable.
Gentle Warrior by Julie Garwood
Barely escaping the massacre that killed her family, Elizabeth goes to the powerful baron who came to their aid during the murders. But after the Baron realises that she isn't an omen, what he originally thought her to be, he decides to possess her
Rated:
Comments: It goes without saying... When I see Judy Garwood on the shelf and it isn't about the current times I automatically go for it.
The Secret by Judie Garwood
Rated:****
Comments: Hillarious! definately a good read. The struggle between husband and wife is just too good to ignore!
The Wedding Runaway by Karen L. King
In order to escape being married, Boston heiress Lydia Hamilton escapes to London, England, in order to take charge of her own life. Dressed as a boy and going by the name Leonard Hill, she gains entry into gambling houses in order to gain money. Soon after she is taken under the wing of Victor Bartlett, the Earl of Wedmont, a three month widower determined to never marry again. However, deciding to teach Leonard a lesson, Victor challenges the young cub to a deul resulting in Lenny being shot, and Victor's discovery of Leonard's true gender.
Rated: ***
Comments: Very funny at certain points. Encredibly entertaining, if not a little hard to believe that that a young heiress could make her way all the way from Boston and be able to run around as a boy for what seems like over 3 months. But for a quick easy read, I definately reccomend it.
The Cynster Novels by Stephanie Laurens
The Cynster family is one of the most well respected families in the ton. Though known for their rogueishness, rakeism, and misdirection, they are at the top of the ton. Any woman would be lucky enough to have one chasing them. With the Duke of St. Ives as the head title, the generation that the series primarily revolves around is that including the Bar Cynster: Devil, Scandle, Vane, Demon, Gabriel and Lucifer. Their nicknames not only seem to define their natures, but they show that even devils can fall in the hands of love. The series continues with Amelia, Amanda, and Simon Cynster, as well as Michael Ansthruther-Weatherby and Lord Chillingsworth.
The novels are in this order:
1. Devil's Bride- about Devil (Sylvester, the 6th Duke of St. Ives) and Honoria Anstruther-Weatherby
2. A Rake's vow- about Vane (Spencer) and Patience
3. Scandal's Bride- about Scandle (Richard) and Catorina (The lady of The Vale)
4. A Rogue's Proposal- about Demon (Harry) and Felicity
5. A Secret Love- about Gabriel (Rupert) and Alathea
6. All About Love- about Lucifer (Alasdair) and Phyllida
7. All about Passion- about (Duke of Chillingworth) and
8. On a Wild Night- about Amanda and Martin (Duke of Exter)
9. On a Wicked Dawn- about Ameila and Luc
10. The Perfect lover- about Simon and Portia
11. The Ideal Bride- about Michael Anstruther-Weatherby and Caroline Sutcliffe
And as an extra: The Promise in a Kiss- about Sebatian (5th duke of St. Ives) and Helena Rebecce de Stasion (Comtesse d'Lisle)
Rated: ****
Comments: These novels are so much fun, and I reccommend them to anyone. Laurens has such a light and enrapting wayof writing that stimulates the reader to know end and leaves them wishing that they themselves had a Cynster to marry.
Thursday, February 03, 2005
Humelburger cup
Name of the game:
30 liters of beer.... 15 players... 2 boxes to throw up in... and the fastest team wins.
in other words....
I'm sick
30 liters of beer.... 15 players... 2 boxes to throw up in... and the fastest team wins.
in other words....
I'm sick
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Monday, January 03, 2005
Monday, December 20, 2004
The last exam
I sit here waiting for the inevitable
One hour left
Draining
I have things to do but my brain is muddled
Not good
Wearing
Voacbulary that I need to know
Runs through my head
Exhausiting
The last exam is always the hardest to get through
I've got no more modivation
Energyless
One hour left
Draining
I have things to do but my brain is muddled
Not good
Wearing
Voacbulary that I need to know
Runs through my head
Exhausiting
The last exam is always the hardest to get through
I've got no more modivation
Energyless
Monday's poetry exam
These werethe poems on monday's poetry exam:
ANDREW MOTION
Anne Frank Huis
Even now, after twice her lifetime of grief
and anger in the very place, whoever comes
to climb these narrow stairs, discovers how
the bookcase slides aside, then walks through
shadow into sunlit rooms, can never help
but break her secrecy again. Just listening
is a kind of guilt. The Westerkerk repeats
itself outside, as if all time worked round
toward her fear, and made each stroke die
down on guarded streets. Imagine it --
three years of whispering and loneliness
and plotting, day by day, the Allied line
in Europe with a yellow chalk. What hope
she had for ordinary love and interest
survives her here, displayed above the bed
as pictures of her family; some actors;
fashions chosen by Princess Elizabeth.
And those who stoop to see them find
not only patience missing its reward,
but one enduring wish for chances like
my own: to leave as simply as I do,
and walk where couples drift at ease
up dusty tree-lined avenues, or watch
a silent barge come clear of bridges
settling their reflection in the blue canal.
___________________________________
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
How Do I Love Thee?
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of being and ideal grace.
I love thee to the level of every day's
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for right.
I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints. I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.
ANDREW MOTION
Anne Frank Huis
Even now, after twice her lifetime of grief
and anger in the very place, whoever comes
to climb these narrow stairs, discovers how
the bookcase slides aside, then walks through
shadow into sunlit rooms, can never help
but break her secrecy again. Just listening
is a kind of guilt. The Westerkerk repeats
itself outside, as if all time worked round
toward her fear, and made each stroke die
down on guarded streets. Imagine it --
three years of whispering and loneliness
and plotting, day by day, the Allied line
in Europe with a yellow chalk. What hope
she had for ordinary love and interest
survives her here, displayed above the bed
as pictures of her family; some actors;
fashions chosen by Princess Elizabeth.
And those who stoop to see them find
not only patience missing its reward,
but one enduring wish for chances like
my own: to leave as simply as I do,
and walk where couples drift at ease
up dusty tree-lined avenues, or watch
a silent barge come clear of bridges
settling their reflection in the blue canal.
___________________________________
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
How Do I Love Thee?
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of being and ideal grace.
I love thee to the level of every day's
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for right.
I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints. I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.
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