brett's logjam http://brettpeters.org/log/ logjam: an immovable mass of floating logs, jumbled together, or Brett Peters' log. en-us brett@brettpeters.org 2006-04-18T22:33:58-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://brettpeters.org/img/logicon/laptop.png brett's logjam http://brettpeters.org/log/ 58 40 April 18, 2006 10:33 PM note to self #123456789101112: learn to count. http://brettpeters.org/log/2006/04/18/note-to-self-12.html#3086 Why the hell didn't anyone tell me that a fortnight was not 10 days, like I've mistakenly believed for years?

I mean, where the hell did I get the crazy idea that something that comes from f?owert?ene niht (old english, literally "fourteen nights") was ten days?

At least I didn't do this in public.

]]> 3086@http://brettpeters.org/log/ Brett Peters Notes To Self 2006-04-18T22:33:58-05:00 September 28, 2005 2:01 PM http://brettpeters.org/log/2005/09/28/i-believe-jim-h.html#3005 I believe Jim has found a new tagline for his site:

]]>Jim Henley: And the Thunderbird icon still looks like a greeting card envelope wearing a ridiculous blue wig.
Brett Peters: LOL
Brett Peters: What do you think about the Firefox logo?
Jim Henley: It doesn't suck nearly as much.
Jim Henley: It's sort of cute. Not at all like the planet Earth with a Viking beard.
Brett Peters: Now that you mention it, it really DOES look like the planet Earth with a Viking beard.
Brett Peters: You know that I'm never going to be able to look at it the same way again, right?
Jim Henley: Ah. That's what the best writing does.
Brett Peters: The very best writing makes you think of Viking beards?
Brett Peters: How odd.
Jim Henley: They all laughed at Northrop Frye too.
Jim Henley: My theories await a new generation with the wit to absorb them.

]]> 3005@http://brettpeters.org/log/ Brett Peters Mozilla Log 2005-09-28T14:01:45-05:00 April 4, 2005 8:08 PM http://brettpeters.org/log/2005/04/04/amazoncom-so-yo.html#2881 Amazon.com: So You'd Like to... Learn Old English language and find your inner Anglo-Saxon.

]]> 2881@http://brettpeters.org/log/ Brett Peters Viking Log 2005-04-04T20:08:28-05:00 February 10, 2005 11:04 PM http://brettpeters.org/log/2005/02/10/more-helpful-oe.html#2843 More helpful OE links:

Some books I'm currently going through:

]]> 2843@http://brettpeters.org/log/ Brett Peters Viking Log 2005-02-10T23:04:24-05:00 February 10, 2005 10:41 PM http://brettpeters.org/log/2005/02/10/because-everyon.html#2842 Because everyone needs a pronunciation guide by their bed (per section 2.7): anglo-saxon muttering.

]]> 2842@http://brettpeters.org/log/ Brett Peters Viking Log 2005-02-10T22:41:59-05:00