Shalee lhaih 2013: Jerrey Averil

Jerrey kerroo vee ny shalee. Soilshee dou y drogh-naight...

Hoshiaght ny bleeaney: 128 lioaryn

Hoshiaght ny mee: 105 lioaryn

• Lhaiht aym:
• Kerroo hiaghtin jeig: 1
• Queiggoo hiaghtin jeig: 1 lioar ass y charn, as lioar elley er eeasaght
• Sheyoo hiaghtin jeig: 2 lioar
• Shiaghtoo hiaghtin jeig: 1 lioar
• Scryssit er y fa dy vel eh foawragh as er lhiam nagh lhaihin eh arragh: 1
• Kionnit aym er y fa dy by vie lhiam ad: 2
• Currit dou er eeassaght: 1
• Goit aym er bun elley: 0

Myr shen, ta mee er scryssey 6 veih'n rolley, as er chur stiagh 2 noa, as ta... 101 faagit er y rolley. Mollaght.

• Lioaryn lhaiht aym y vlein shoh (y chied cheayrt): 47

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(ta lioar elley ayns ynnyd Towards the End of the Morning er y fa dy dug mee ish da carrey ennagh

(there's a placeholder book for Towards the End of the Morning, which I gave away)

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End of the third month of Reading Project, and let's see the bad news...

The Beginning: 128 books

The start of this month: 105 books

• Read this month:
• Week fourteen: 1 book
• Week fifteen: 1 book, and another on loan
• Week sixteen: 2 books
• Week seventeen: 1 book
• Chucked because it's dock-off and I don't see that I'll ever read it: 1
• Lent to me: 1
• Bought because I felt like it: 2
• Other acquisitions: 0

So I've knocked 5 off the list, but bought another 2, so... oh, pants. Another 101 still to go...

• Books read (for the first time) this year: 47

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Immeeaght y trass-vleeaney

Lhig dooin jus jeeaghyn er yn immeeaght derrey nish...

Shen 17 'sy chied vee, 14, 13 as nish... 5. Ta 101 lioar faagit dou, as t'eh foym ad y yiarrey dys 50 rish jerrey ny bleeaney. Rere shen, t'eh orrym 51 lioar y lhaih ayns 8 meeghyn: shen just harrish 6 'sy vee, ny fer as lieh 'syn çhiaghtin. Agh s'baghtal eh dy vel mee ny s'melley nish, er y fa nagh vel agh lioaryn trome ayns çhengaghyn joarree faagit dou! Cha nel mee shickyr dy noddym cooilleeney'n obbyr...

Beggan staydraa dhyt:

• Lioaryn: 101
• ...'sy Vretnish: 21
• ...'sy Ghaelg: 3
• ...'sy Ghermaanish: 2
• ...'syn Çheenish: 5
• ...farskeealaght: 53
• ...neufarskeealaght: 35

Shalee lhaih 2013: Shiaghtin 17

Jerrey shiaghtoo hiaghtin jeig ny Shallee Lhaih. Shoh ny lhiah mee yn çhiaghtin shoh chaie:

Tu cefn i'r cyfan (Elgan Philip Davies)

S'doillee eh jerrey er straih y chur, er lhiam, as lhaih mee ny kied ym-lioaryn bleeantyn er dy henney, myr shen she obbyr chreoi t'ayn da EPD. By hrome eh ny keayrtyn: cha nel mee loayrt ny lhaih 'sy Vretnish mennick dy liooar nish, agh chammah's shen, she lioar phaitçhyn t'ayn as lioar Chreesteenagh, as rere cliaghtey ta reddyn ry-yerkal assjee er ny h-oyryn shen. T'ee screeuit mie dy liooar, as cha row mee jerkal dy 'aagagh EPD wheesh gyn freggyrt ec y jerrey, agh jeant dy mie er lhiam son shen. Trooid as trooid, ny lioar vie ta cur jerrey fondagh dy liooar er y 'traih. Er lhiam dy vel eh jannoo eab mie dy ve Chreesteenagh dy baghtal gyn jannoo lane sharmane jee hene, agh nee shen croghey er dy reih hene.

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The end of week seventeen of the Reading Project. Here's what I've read this week:

Tu cefn i'r cyfan (Elgan Philip Davies)

The close to a series is always going to be tough to write, and it doesn't help that it's several years since I read the first few volumes. I found this a bit hard going as my Welsh is somewhat rusty, but also because it's both an (older) children's book and a Christian one, which makes it predictable in a couple of ways. The writing's pretty solid, and I was pleasantly surprised by the extent to which it left questions open at the end - even introducing further complication in an epilogue. So on the whole a decent read that tied up things enough, and to my mind managed to be explicitly Christian without descending entirely into a sermon, though obviously your mileage may vary.

Carnane thie

Ta lectreyr çheet ec 8yv mairagh as v'eh orrym ooilley'n stoo aym y scughey do beagh rheamys echey rish dagh boalley. Shen doilleeid mooar. Ta mooarane stoo aym, as t'eh oardrit rish ny boallaghyn son y chooid smoo, dy cadjin. Shen jerrey'n obbyr hug mee jerrey er ec meanoie (as myr dooyrt mee, t'eh çheet ec 8, myr shen... 6 ooryn cadlee, my vees aigh vie aym). Cha cosoylagh eh dagh ooilley cooid thie y scughey; ta kuse jeu ro-hrome. Cha noddym ad y chur ayns shamyr elley, er y fa a) t'eh gobbraghey ayns dagh shamyr, as cha nel lectraghys rere y leigh ec shamyr erbee jeu; as b) cha nel traa ny niart dy liooar aym lane chooid ny shamyr ayms y hroggal sheese ny greeishyn my lomarcan dys shamyr elley!

Agh ny jean boirey, ver ad jerrey er yn obbyr rish daa laa. Wahll, tree foddee. Cha nel shen monney... ga nagh noddym jannoo ymmyd jeh red erbee as ad 'sy charnane shoh.

Cha nel fys aym cre'n laa ghoys ad toshiaght er yn çhamyr aarlee...

Sackyn jeen noi beishteigyn dys cooney eirinee reise

Ta Undinys Eddyrashoonagh Ronsee Reise (marish lught-dellal GrainPro Inc.) er groo sack plastagh vees coadey rassyn noi ushtey, beishteigyn, roddanyn as binn assee elley. Ta'n sack shen kiaddit er son myn-eirinee gyn tasht resh fondagh, ayns çheeraghyn boghtey erskyn ooilley; ec y traa t'ayn, ny h-Ellanyn Philippeenagh, yn Chamboyd as y Vietnaam. Ta ram jeu tashtey rassyn ayns sack cadjin 'sy thie. Gyn coadey mie, ta kuse dy eirinee coayl wheesh as 15% ass y troar oc, as ta quallid ny t'er mayrn leodaghey myrgeddin. Myr sampleyr, t'ad soo stiagh ushtey ass yn aer as brishey. Ta'n "IRRI Super Bag" lhiettal ocsygien as gaal, as lhiggey dhyt tashtey rassyn rish lane vlein gyn leodaghey y chooid vees foghaney.

Chammah's shen, t'ad cumrail beishteigyn as roddanyn - cha nel mee shickyr er cre'n aght dy vel eh cumrail roddanyn, agh er lhiam dy vel eh bentyn rish lhiettal y soar, foddee, do nagh vel fys oc dy vel rassyn 'sy tack. Ta'n UERR gynsaghey eirinee er ymmyd lheid ny greieyn eirinee, as dys maylartey fys keirdey. Er y fa dy vel ny sackyn yn-aaymmydey, cha nel ad ro-gheyr, shen scansh eddyr oc as ram eieyn elley, myr sampleyr troaryn as ceaghley gienneydagh orroo, as ad un-ymmydagh son y chooid smoo. My t'ad geeck y lane phrios, shen $3 (SUA) y sack; 1-3% faill mee cadjin y lught obbree ayns ny h-Ellanyn Philippeenagh. Cha nel mee shickyr er cre'n prios bee orroo ayns shen, agh t'eh jeeaghyn dy vel ad er nyn gur magh ec sheshaghtyn-giastyllagh a.r.e.

Bree ass sahll 'uillee

Ta lughtyn-dellal 2OC, Thames Water as iCON Infrastructure er nyannoo coardailys vees jannoo ymmyd jeh sahll ‘uillee dy yientyn bree ayns Lunnin.

Ta sahll ‘uillee ny h-ard-voirey d'adsyn ta reaghey, glenney as freayll seose sornaigyn. T'ee roie dy aashagh tra t'ee çhiow, as myr shen t'ee skellal roish sheese y veilley-niee, agh 'syn ushtey feayr heese t'ee cochruinnaghey myr sahll stooalt reesht. Ta'n stoo shoh toghtey sornaigyn, as cha aashagh eh sahll y ghlenney magh. Ta Thames Water ceau mysh £12m 'sy vlein er yn obbyr.

Nee ad çhaglym sahll 'syn tornaig ec buill er lheh, agh t'eh foue y doilleeid y lhiettal rolaue liorish çhaglym sahll ‘uillee ass thieyn bee as thieyn greasey bee. Ta'n sahll hene yn-ymmydey myr conney, agh erreish da covestey marish jeeyl 'syn tornaig t'eh foddey ny s'doillee shen y yannoo. Er lhieu dy vow ad mysh 30 thunney dagh laa.

Ec y traa cheddin, t'ad troggal stashoon lectraghys noa ec Beckton ghoys toshiaght dy yientyn bree ayns 2015. Cha nee ad ymmyd jeh ooyl noa ass troarag, rere 2OC, agh croghey er y tahll ‘uillee chammah's ooyl lossreeyn ‘uillee as geirr ‘uillee. Er lhieu dy nee eh troarey 130 ooryn Gigawatt (GWh) dy lectraghys yn-chummalagh 'sy vlein, dy liooar da 40,000 thie. Nee Thames Water kionnaghey 75GWh jeh er son boayl mooynlee as farrys jee-hailjey Breckton. Shen bun pooar yn-chummalagh er prios soit daue, chammah's aght dy leodaghey bluckanys-sahllagh as y leaght oc son shen.

Shalee lhaih 2013: Shiaghtin 16

Jerrey sheyoo hiaghtin jeig ny Shallee Lhaih. Shoh ny lhiah mee yn çhiaghtin shoh chaie:

Bakuman y.l. 15 (Ōba Tsugumi, Obata Takeshi)

Fondagh, myr t'eh dagh keayrt. Er lhiam dy vel ad beggan ass credjue dys freayll karracteyr ny ghaa 'sy skeeal, foddee, fir oddagh faagail gyn boirey orrym; agh t'eh mie ny yei shen. As ta anaase mooar aym er y "chimmeeys" ta goll er rish jerrey ny lioar. Er y laue elley, cha nel monney aitt 'sy lioar shoh: t'eh lane ard-haghyrtys, as cha nel monney spotçh aynjee, ny caa da Obata soilshaghey magh rheamys yn ellyn echey.

Eberron Campaign Setting

Lioar heihill anaasoil as mie-screeuit, er lhiam. T'ad er ny reaghey as oardraghey dy mie, ga dy bare lhiam ayndagh smoo er y fa dy vel ee lane focklyn as eieyn noa cochianglt. T'ee lane vree as annym gyn cosoylaght, as s'baghtal eh dy ren ad ram obbyr urree. Er lhiam dy vel ee share na Ravenloft 'syn aght shen, aght ennagh. Cha noddym jannoo briwnys fondagh gyn cloie, agh er lhiam dy ghoin taitnys assjee.

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The end of week sixteen of the Reading Project. Here's what I've read this week:

Bakuman y.l. 15 (Ōba Tsugumi, Obata Takeshi)

Decent as always. I feel like they're pushing credibility to keep a couple of characters in the story when they could be allowed to fade out gracefully, but decent nevertheless. I'm also pretty interested to find out what's going on with the "crime wave" at the end of this volume. On the other hand it's not as amusing as most of the volumes; this one's full of melodrama, without much in the way of jokes, and Obata doesn't get a chance to show off the range of his art.

Eberron Campaign Setting

An interesting and pretty well-done setting book, I would say. It felt well-organised (though a more extensive index would have been nice given all the new terminology), characterful and clearly an awful lot of work went into it. It's very hard to evaluate it playwise from just a reading, but it feels like fun.

Cur tostid er Facebook / Shutting up Facebook

Click here for English.

Shoh aght bunneydagh dy wooghey reddyn boiragh nagh vel oo son nyn vakin er Facebook. Jus fow Stylish son Firefox - ny red ennagh casley rish son dty yeeagheyder quaagh hene - as cur stiagh y coad heese:

@namespace url(http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml);

@-moz-document domain("facebook.com") {

div.ego_column, .storyInnerContent.storyContent
{
display: none;
}
}

Ta shen mooghey y barr soilsheenagh jesh as ny "Upcoming Events" 'sy stroo bea. Dy meeaighar, s'cosoyolagh eh dy jed eh er brishey dy leah ec Facebook. Nee'm eh y yannoo ass y noa tra ta mee dy chaghlaa.

NOA: Shen tappee. Nish t'eh brishey feer çhaghteraghtyn. Agh v'eh fondagh dy liooar daa laa er dy henney, creid mish. Ta mee er scryssey ny nagh vees gobbraghey.

NOA 2: Kiartit!

@namespace url(http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml);

@-moz-document domain("facebook.com") {

div.ego_column
{
display: none;
}

[title="Upcoming Events"], [title="Upcoming Events"]+div
{
display: none;
}

div[class^="_4"]
{
display: none;
}
}

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English

This is a simple technique to block out some of Facebook's more annoying ads and unwanted junk. Grab a copy of Stylish for Firefox - or something equivalent to edit how websites appear (a CSS overriding tool) on whatever browser you prefer - and use the following code, or an equivalent:

@namespace url(http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml);

@-moz-document domain("facebook.com") {

div.ego_column, .storyInnerContent.storyContent
{
display: none;
}
}

That should block out the right-hand ad bar, plus the wretched "Upcoming Events" in your feed. Sadly Facebook will no doubt break it soon, as they seem to change their design regularly just to stop this kind of thing, but I'll try to keep it up to date.

EDIT: And as predicted... I've crossed out the bit that's now liable to break things, by blocking actual messages in your feed. It worked fine two days ago. That's quick work.

EDIT 2: Fixed!

@namespace url(http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml);

@-moz-document domain("facebook.com") {

div.ego_column
{
display: none;
}

[title="Upcoming Events"], [title="Upcoming Events"]+div
{
display: none;
}

div[class^="_4"]
{
display: none;
}
}

Shalee lhaih 2013: Shiaghtin 15

Jerrey queiggoo hiaghtin jeig ny Shallee Lhaih. Shoh ny lhiah mee yn çhiaghtin shoh chaie:

Hyperion (André-Paul Duchateau & Franz Drappier)

Castreycair. Va mee caillt eck, myr dy row skeealyn sleaie ayn nagh row mee er nyn lhaih, agh cha nel choud's ta fys aym. Cha row monney fys ayn mychione shennaghys y skeeal ny'n seihll v'ayn. Er lhiam nagh row Hyperion, ard-charracteyr yn skeeal, neuchinjagh as va ymmyrkey quaagh echey. Ny keayrtyn v'eh lane leighalagh da fer v'er ny chur fo bondiaght hoshiaght, eisht ny sheeagheyr aggleydagh, eisht soaieaghey er carrey gyn oyr erbee hoig mee (cha nel garaghtee ny oyr mie as uss ny sheeagheyr, ghooinney). Agh shegin dou gra nagh vel y 'Rangish aym feer vie. S'mie eh yn ellyn, lane-daahit as breeoil. Ta'n caslys coodagh soilshaghey magh ny lhisagh ve folliaghtagh derrey jerrey'n skeeal, er lhiam, as myr shen cha nel trimmid erbee 'syn "'olliaght" hene.

Modern Japan: A very short introduction (Goto-Jones)

Lioar feer vie elley 'sy 'traih. Ta Goto-Jones cooilleeney dean y lioar dy fondagh, gyn jerkal rouyr roie-ynsaghey dou, chamoo broojey stiagh mynphoyntyn nagh vel bentyn da'n chooish - t'eh cur shennaghys baghtal as so-hoiggal dooys as mish gyn ynsaghey erbee er. Erskyn ooilley, er lhiam dy row snaie d'arganeys fondagh ny trooid, as eshyn cochiangley ny cabdilyn myr skeeal cohassooagh. S'anaashagh dou fakin cosoylaght eddyr yn Çhapaan as yn Vretyn Vooar. Ta çhionnid bentyn rish enney ashoonagh ayn, rere Goto-Jones, as ta shen casley rish ny h-arganeyn t'ayn dy kinjagh er enney Goaldagh nish, gyn Impiraght erbee as rish cliaghtaghyn as boodeeyssyn caghlaa as lhaggaghey fo traa as caghlaaghyn cultooragh as trimmid bun-argidys.

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The end of week fifteen of the Reading Project. Here's what I've read this week:

Hyperion (André-Paul Duchateau & Franz Drappier)

Okay, but not fantastic. I felt rather lost, as though there was a lot of background I didn't know that would have fleshed out the pretty sparse story. The main character, Hyperion, didn't feel very consistent me to and seemed to behave pretty oddly, switching from nobly-excessive loyalty to an ex-captor pirate (I think?), to shrinking pacifism, to randomly attacking an ally for reasons I couldn't work out. To be fair, my poor French didn't help there. The art's pretty good, and in full colour, which is nice. The cover gives away what may be supposed to be a twist near the end.

Modern Japan: A very short introduction (Goto-Jones)

Another very impressive book from this series. Goto-Jones hit just the right note for me, not making assumptions about prior knowledge, nor weighing the book down with unwanted detail. Most importantly, I felt like there was a strong thread of... not exactly argument I suppose, but narrative, through the book that held the sections together into a coherent whole. I was struck by how much the tensions of identity in Japan (as he describes them) seem to parallel discussions in the UK about what British identity actually means, with no Empire and with old traditions and communities fading through time, cultural change and the pressure of capitalism.

Yn Çhiarn Dunsany: Yn aght haink y Noid er Thlunrana

Er foddey er dy henney va fadeyrys ayn, as ashlish ass ny shenn laghyn, dy jig e noid er Thlunrana. As by vie er enney date y deyrey as y giat hig stiagh y noid ny hrooid, agh cha row fadeyr erbee er loayrt er enney’n noid, er-lhimmey jeh shoh: v’eh lesh ny jeeghyn agh cummal mastey deiney. Derrey jig yn laa shen, va Thlunrana ny lamaserai folliaghtagh, ny h-ard-çhiamble obbeeys – as ny h-atçhim ny glionney v’ee aynjee as ny thallooyn mygeayrt y mooie. Nagh ard as keyl ny h-uinniagyn v’eck! As ad cho quaagh rish foaddey ‘syn oie, heill y theay dy yeeagh adsyn ort lesh sooilleyraght youyllagh reddyn as folliaghtyn dorraghey oc. Quoi ec va fys er ny fir-obbee as ny lhiass-‘ir-obbee as ard-‘er-obbee mooar y voayl keillit shen? Hooill magh ad as breid as bayrn as cloagey orroo, doo voish kione dys boyn.

Ga dy row y jerrey faggys jee, as harragh noid ny fadeyryssyn yn oie shen hene trooid y dorrys foshlit jiass hug ad Giat ny Briwnys er; ny yei shen ooilley hannee carrick cloaie Hlunrana folliaghtagh foast: shenn, atçhimagh, dorraghey, fo chrooin owanagh deyrey ry-heet. Cha by vennick eh dy b’lhoys da deiney tayrn faggys da Thlunrana er oie, tra dirree neese cauaig injil ny fir-obbee ass shamyryn dowin, guee er Nane gyn enney dooin as cur aggle er ny craitnagyn heeb er y gheay; agh er yn oie s’jerrinagh hene haink y fer b’lesh y bwaane rish ny queig biljyn as thoo doo er, er son fakin Thlunrana reesht roish my jig y noid niauagh chum mastey deiney n’oi as cur jerrey urree.

Seose y ghlion dorraghey as eh gollrish dooinney dunnal, agh by hrome ny h-aggleyn er; ren e ghunnalid ad y hurranse, agh chroym eh beggan foue. Dentreil eh ‘sy yiat jiass t’ad cur Giat ny Briwnys er. Haink eh stiagh ayns halley dorraghey, as shooyl seose greeishyn marmyragh dys fakin Thlunrana ec y jerrey. Ec kione ny greeishyn va curtan velvad croghey, as hooill eh ny hrooid stiagh ayns shamyr fo vrattyn ass towse, agh va’n dorraghys aynjee ny s’dooey na yinnagh brattyn erbee. Ayns shamyr ghroamagh çheu hoal jee, trooid aae follym, honnick eh fir-obbee as cainleyn bolley oc cliaghtey obbeeys as druightaghey myr sannish. Va ny roddanyn ooilley ‘sy voayl gimmeeaght roue, snaue sheese ny greeishyn as kirrickaghey as jeestyrnee. Hooill dooinney bwaane y thoo doo trooid yn çhamyr shen neesht: cha yeeagh ny fir-obbee er, cha daag ad jeh sansheraght.

Hie eh shaghad trooid curtan, velvad doo foast, as çheet stiagh ayns shamyr varmyr ghoo raad nagh darree red erbee. Lonree cainle volley lomarcan 'sy treeoo hamyr; cha row uinnag erbee eck. Er y laare rea, fo voalley rea, va paalan sheeidey ny lhie, as ny curtanyn dooint; she casherickys casherick y voayl drogh-aaishnagh v'ayn, yn ard-olliaght hene. Rish y ghaa lhiattee va cummaghyn croymmey, deiney ny mraane ny clagh keiltagh, ny beiyn ynsit dys tostid. Tra daase kiunid ny folliaght erskyn surranse, ren y fer b’lesh y bwaane rish ny queig biljyn as thoo doo er goll seose rish y phaalan sheeidey, as tayrn y curtan lesh greim dunnal as boirit, as honnick eh y folliaght sthie, as gearey. As hie y fadeyrys er cooilleeney, as cha row Thlunrana arragh reesht ny h-atçhim ny glionney; daag ny fir-obbee ny hallaghyn owanagh oc as çhea trooid ny magheryn, keayney as bwoalley nyn gleeauyn, son she garaghtee y noid va ry-heet noi Thlanrana trooid y dorrys jiass (hug ad Giat ny Briwnys er), as t’eh lesh ny jeeghyn agh cummal mastey deiney

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Ta'n skeealeen shoh çhyndaait ass How the Enemy came to Thlunrana liorish yn Çhiarn Dunsany. Ta'n skeeal Baarle bunneydagh ry-lhaih er Project Gutenberg.

Shalee lhaih 2013: Shiaghtin 14

Jerrey kerroo hiaghtin jeig ny Shallee Lhaih. Shoh ny lhiah mee yn çhiaghtin shoh chaie:

Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka y.l. 3 (Urasawa Naoki et al.)

Shoh treeoo lioar y manga bentyn rish co-chummal robotyn mastey deiney, as red ennagh lorgey orroo dys marroo robotyn s'niartey y teihill - she aascreeu jeh ayrn y skeeal ard-ghooagh Tetsuwan Atom t'ayn, myr skeeal scrutagh lane dunverys as dorraghys. She skeeal ennaghtagh dy liooar t'ayn, er lhiam, as t'eh jeant feer vie. Er lhiam dy vel Urasawa er nyannoo obbyr 'ondagh, ellyn yindyssagh as blass feer so-chredjue 'syn aght t'eh scrutaghey dooghys as aigney ny robotyn. T'adsyn er gaggey ayns caggey agglagh, son y chooid smoo, agh t'ad nyn neiney ny yei shen as ta staartaghyn cadjin oc. 'Syn ym-lioar shoh, ta fer jeu gra dy vel ad ooilley er nynsaghey beggan dy ennaghtyn rere aght deiney, fer as fer: kuse jeu graih, aggle, as kuse elley dwoaie. Va eiyrtys ec shen orrym, aght ennagh. Lioar feer vie.

Er y laue elley, she lioar noa t'ayn, as myr shen cha nel mee er chur lhag erbee 'sy charnane... As mish er seyrey. Shen bea dhyt.

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The end of week fourteen of the Reading Project. Here's what I've read this week:

Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka v. 3 (Urasawa Naoki et al.)

This is the third book in Urasawa's manga about human-robot society, a reworking of a section from Tezuka's seminal Tetsuwan Atom which I haven't read yet, to my shame. This is a pretty dark, menacing vision, with the world's most powerful robots hunted down by an even more powerful entity that brutally murders them. It's quite an emotional book, to my mind, and very well done, with great artwork and a very convincing consideration of the robots' natures and minds. Nearly all served in a terrible war some time ago, but have normal roles in society nowadays. In this volume, of them them suggests that all of them (the most advanced robots, I took it to mean) have learnt something of human emotion: some love, some fear, and at least one has learned hatred. Somehow I found that quite effecting. A great book.

Yeah, it's not a lot, despite a week off work. And this was a new book, so not even a dent in the pile.

Shaghrynys: faasagh as faasaag

Shalee lhaih 2013: Jerrey Mee Vayrnt

Jerrey treeoo vee ny shalee. Ren mee dy mie?

Hoshiaght ny bleeaney: 128 lioaryn

Hoshiaght ny mee: 114 lioaryn

• Lhaiht aym:
• Nuyoo hiaghtin: 5, agh va 2 jeu ayns Jerrey Geuree, m.s. 3
• Jeihoo hiaghtin: 1 lioar lomarcan
• Kied shiaghtin jeih: 4 lioaryn
• Nah hiaghtin jeih: 2 lioar
• Treeoo shiaghtin jeih: 3 lioaryn
• Scryssit er bun elley: 0
• Kionnit aym er y fa dy by vie lhiam ad: 4
• Goit aym er bun elley: 0

Myr shen, ta mee er scryssey 13 veih'n rolley, as er chur stiagh 4 noa, as ta 105 faagit er y rolley. Obbyr vraew!

Oh, as shoh towse noa cha smooinee mee er derrey nish:

• Lioaryn lhaiht aym y vlein shoh (y chied cheayrt): 42

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(ta lioar elley ayns ynnyd Towards the End of the Morning er y fa dy dug mee ish da carrey ennagh

(there's a placeholder book for Towards the End of the Morning, which I gave away)

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End of the second month of Reading Project, so maybe things have improved?

The Beginning: 128 books

The start of this month: 114 lioaryn

• Read this month:
• Nuyoo hiaghtin: 5, but 2 were 2 in February, which leaves 3
• Jeihoo hiaghtin: 1 solitary book
• Kied shiaghtin jeih: 4 books
• Nah hiaghtin jeih: 2 books
• Treeoo shiaghtin jeih: 3 books
• Removed for any other reason: 0
• Bought because I felt like it: 4
• Other acquisitions: 0

So I've knocked 13 off the list, and added a mere 4, which leaves 105 on the list. Not too bad!

Oh, and here's a new statistic I hadn't thought of before, somehow:

• Books read (for the first time) this year: 42