Successfully fighting boredom

[pigwidgeon37]

I might be expelling the Devil with Beelzebub's help, as the German saying goes, but I've found the perfect means to stay entertained: I got myself a twitter account. And suddenly there's such a lot to read that I barely have time to keep up with facebook :-) LJ isn't being so very active right now, so I'm not getting completely stressed-out. I can

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[gypaetus]

Jessas! Das wird aber ein Problem werden, solltes Du den Job bekommen. Wie bekommst Du dann das Twittern FB, LJ, Katzis, Staubsaugen (die Höppels hä#tten einen HERZINFARKT!!!! deshalb nur feuchtes Tuch!) u. a. wichtiges unter einen Hut?
Wirst es noch bereuen und voll Wehmut an die feine, fade Twitter - Zeit zurückdenken :-D

Schönes Wochenende Euch 5 - Bussi an die Stola-mit 3 Buben braucht sie die Unterstützung!

[pigwidgeon37]

Wenn ich den Job bekomm, brauch ich ja twitter nicht mehr so dringend -- nur momentane Hilfe gg tödliche Langeweile. Und Staubsaugen geht dann auch noch :-) (nicht zur Freude der Critters, aber da kann ich ihnen auch nicht helfen) Allerdings könnte ich mir dann wieder 1x pro Woche eine Putzfrau leisten, worauf ich momentan mal verzichte, um zu sehen, wie ich mit meinem Gehalt durchkomm...

[duniazade]

I'm new on Twitter too and it's great fun. I'm MVallageas over there.

Contemporary French lit is deadly boring - they don't do meta, but the "Précieuses Ridicules" aspect is unbearable.

[pigwidgeon37]

It's been a rather long time since last I was up to date re. contemporary French lit, but yes, I suppose they do the "intellectualism for intellectualism's sake" thing as well...

[persevero]

We saw Howard Jacobson the week before last when we were in Soho heading for 'The Book of Mormon' and he, I suspect, was heading for the Groucho Club. I enjoy his writing but disagree with a great many of his opinions (including, not surprisingly, his views on Harry Potter).

[pigwidgeon37]

Have to look up what he says about HP...

His writing is absolutely ok, but IMO not Booker Prize level. The article I found does explain that particular event, however, at least to a certain extent.