Here's the flow chart of my finest web-browsing episode.
Observe the digression.
1. Open Firebird
2. Wikipedia: Homer's Iliad
3. Loose Translation of the Iliad: Wolfgang Petersen's film, Troy
4. Wolfgang Petersen Bio
5. Wolfgand Petersen Filmography
6. The Neverending Story, the film
7. Neverending Story book synopsis, protagonist, Bastien
8. Neverending Story II did not meet critical or box office success
9. Neverending Story II synopsis
10. Jonathan Brandis, leading role in Neverending Story II
11. Jonathan Brandis Fanclub and Memoriam page
12. Brief period of regret, for wasted moments of my life
13. Close Firebird.
you are tempted as i am
Posted by: sligh at January 15, 2005 10:34 AMI'm afraid I lack a standard for comparison. On a scale of 1-10 (10 being highest), how do you rate the Iliad?
Posted by: George Sand at January 15, 2005 04:49 PMNo rating needed, really. What is the criteria for such a seminal work of literature?
The narrative is great, but after reading Richmond Lattimore's introduction, I feel a greater appreciation for the structure of the Iliad and consquentially a higher enjoyment of reading it.
I give it an integer.
Posted by: Kammer at January 16, 2005 03:45 PMThe integer marks your wrong turn. Singular. ;)
Posted by: George Sand at January 17, 2005 10:47 AMIn the 8 billion or so pages indexed by Google, I doubt there will be another with both Illiad and Neverending Story on't.
Bravo for being unique, and yet bravo for the Seinfeld-esque way your digression is oh-so-familiar.
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