tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242288586350730023.post8040895493248241034..comments2010-06-20T21:46:29.099+01:00Comments on Songs in a Minor Key: 'ad astra per alia porci'Aliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11382688458202190505noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242288586350730023.post-58479409223826456952010-06-20T21:46:29.099+01:002010-06-20T21:46:29.099+01:00A Latin comment: Ad astra per alia porci = To the ...A Latin comment: Ad astra per alia porci = To the stars on the garlic of a pig. Steinbeck's motto was 'Ad astra per ALAS porci.' Someone transcribed it incorrectly on the web and it was repeated so many times people think 'alia' is correct.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242288586350730023.post-62131003214741223772010-01-20T13:18:03.828+00:002010-01-20T13:18:03.828+00:00Haha, pink and green is largely the theme for my l...Haha, pink and green is largely the theme for my life. Except my bedroom is red and white. And I never wear pink or green. So maybe not. Anyway...<br /><br />Northumbria magazine sounds so much cooler, The Courier is as dry as unbuttered toast most of the time. And dull too. I am very much all over the zine group and would love to get involved. Keep trying to think what I want to do first though so I can pitch it to you, all successful and cool, like. But I'm not getting anywhere. obviously if it's a success you should give me a regular column though, hint hint. Ha.Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11382688458202190505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1242288586350730023.post-68993211436626088012010-01-20T11:11:00.981+00:002010-01-20T11:11:00.981+00:00I guess the same is true of any course - what is a...I guess the same is true of any course - what is anyone really achieving...? (that sounds pretty deep, mann.). Hey, I'm reading. James' writing practice is clearly non-existent; I think we should poke him until he blogs again.<br /><br />Re: the last paragraph...yeah, that's pretty much what I'm doing. Since I started writing the blog and decided that maybe I'd like to be a journalist (since going back to uni and designing again, I am torn. Again. Ergh.) I guess I've taken more opportunities. I used to think I was lazy, but I think I might actually be a bit of a workaholic...if I'm not doing uni work, I'm blogging, or writing my article for the uni magazine (we're not fancy and newspaper-y like Newcastle; Northumbria is all about buzzwords and street style pages, apparently.), or trying to set up a zine (it's taking a while. did i add you to the group? if i didn't, i'm currently kicking myself and running off to do it.), or learning new languages which might come in handy later in life. Or making stuff...<br /><br />Agh; long comment!<br /><br />PS, i enjoy your pink&green themejenn.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04818393092933095914noreply@blogger.com