Literary Map of Manhattan*

A very interesting site:
a map, where you can find places in Manhattan island that are mentioned in works by W.S.Burroughs, S.Bellow, J.T.Salinger, Tr.Capote, I.Fleming, J.Steinbeck, O'Henry, M.Twain, H.Melville, T.Dreiser, S.Lewis and many other writers!
very exciting!)
http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/books/20050605_BOOKMAP_GRAPHIC/

A Letter*

a) letter that Gatsby might have sent to Daisy while he was fighting in World War I:

The letter said:
“Hello, my dearest Daisy!
I’m terribly sorry for not writing you a line for so long. You know, I was hurt that you didn’t come to say goodbye, when I was leaving overseas… But now it’s all gone and I can’t restrain myself anymore… I miss your bright sparkling eyes, your delicate odour of orchids and your lovely cooing to my ears so much! I recollected every day and night those beautiful and happiest hours we spent together! Do you remember that evening in the car?.. Here, on the battlefield, I reconstruct in my mind every moment that we’d enjoyed together… How are you, my beloved one? Is everything all right? Are you and your folks in good health? Oh, if you would imagine what’s happening to me when I’m retaining your jingling voice, the cymbal’s song of it!.. But I’m writing not only to apologize and to tell you that I remember everything or to describe my hardships here, but I hasten to let you know that I’m going to get demobilized soon and right after that I’ll come to you...”
She didn’t finish reading. She crumpled the letter with trembling arms. Then unfold and look through it once again. While reading, her eyes were filling with tears… Then Jordan came...
(and the story goes on in the book)

I'm alive*

Just for you to know that I'm not dead :)
Now I'm all in futuristic movement studies (my term paper on this topic is to come soon), but it's important not to forget about T.Williams! I don't. I remember :)

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Yep, today I'm sad and tired. It's all because of information science. We learn HTML now and it drives me mad(( I don't like it!! I can't understand HOW a man's mind could came to writing (=typing) colors by means of a combination of 6 letters and figures (for example, white=FFFFFF), to use special "tags", etc. It's all B.G. fault))
But coming back to the topic: we (KOALition) decided to work on Tennessee Williams play(s). We haven't decided yet the exact title of our topic, but for sure it will be concerned with moral code and ethics. I'm already loading the movie version of "The Streetcar Named Desire" starring Marlon Brando as Stanley and Vivien Leigh as Blanche.
It would be great if I manage to combine "enjoyable & useful" (as Russians say)), 'cause, as you know, not long ago I became keen on movies, especially old (1930s-1970s) drama and art house. So, looking forward to watching this film as soon as it downloads.

Привет! & Hello! & iHola! & Hallo!

So I'm with you, ladies and gentlemen! ;)
This is my sample blog to learn how it all operates and ... just to be here, to write thoughts and ideas and impressions when is needed)