As I think I mentioned, it was really nice to do that segment for ProTV because I’ve been writing about my life for a long time but that was the first chance for all of you to see my life here in Romania. But the camera is not always rolling and what happened last night was not filmed. At around 10:45 last night I was … Continue reading No Pit, All Pendulum
I have to sincerely apologize for saying one bad thing about the X-Files the other day because even that crappy episode is a masterpiece compared to the steaming pile of dung that is Criminal Minds. A reader tipped me off to an episode of this show, called Bloodline and I thank them for bringing this to my attention. First broadcast in the United States on … Continue reading Criminal Minds – Bloodline
Last night was cold and rainy and so I decided to cue up a decidedly appropriate video to watch – an old episode of the X-Files. I know that in Romania one of the TV channels shows re-runs (called Dosarele X, a literal translation) so some of you may have seen this before but last night in particular I watched an episode called The Calusari, … Continue reading X-Files – The Căluşari
It’s fairly axiomatic that adjectives in English are always singular, even when the noun is plural. I don’t think I’ve ever heard a Romanian say “I have three greens shirts” or something. Sometimes however adverbial phrases have nouns that are used as adjectives and there is a strong tendency for Romanian speakers to pluralize these. The simple rule of thumb is that if a word … Continue reading E4R: When Nouns Are Adjectives
As you (probably) know, my wont is to watch other people’s documentaries in my spare time. Some of them are truly amazing, and that includes a BBC documentary called The Incredible Human Journey, a 5-part series that was shown in Britain in 2009. Regrettably, there’s no legal way to watch this show online if you live outside of Britain. The good news however is that, … Continue reading The Cave With Bones
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