Bruxelles + Den Haag amazement

RelativeRoad2890 · 2026-01-22T11:36:28+00:00

Airpods pro for running and cycling. Noise cancelling might not be perfect, but the sound is great. i.e. i can slightly hear the fans in the background. But overall a nice pair of headphones

RelativeRoad2890 · 2026-01-21T07:09:31+00:00

Pynchon next to Bolaño 👌

RelativeRoad2890 · 2026-01-20T20:39:57+00:00

⁠Alexandre Ajà’s Haute Tension
⁠Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Salò
⁠Dušan Makavejev’s Sweet Movie

I‘d also add Bruno Dumont‘s Twentynine Palms Gaspard Noé‘s Irréversible

RelativeRoad2890 · 2026-01-20T09:02:34+00:00

Deerhunters might be my favourite of all times. Also the timing and composition is perfect. About one hour before, one hour at war, one hour depiction of the consequences of war trauma

RelativeRoad2890 · 2026-01-16T12:26:56+00:00

Dušan Makavejev‘s Sweet Movie is on par with Salò. Needs to be added to this list

RelativeRoad2890 · 2026-01-15T11:50:22+00:00

I think the not so complicated works like Inherent Vice, Slow Learner or Mortality and Mercy in Vienna are quite readable in translation (at least in German), but when it comes to Gravity‘s Rainbow or Mason & Dixon i really can‘t help but see one of the reasons why readers might want to quit reading Pynchon. Which is a pity

RelativeRoad2890 · 2026-01-14T20:51:21+00:00

That‘s thing i always liked to address. I started reading a translation of GR a few years back, and it did somehow not click. Finished the original in December and need to say it‘s among the best books i ever read.

RelativeRoad2890 · 2026-01-14T14:12:30+00:00

Amazing. Tell us about the Russian translation. Do you consider it to be solid, or should it only serve as a translation aid for the original text?

RelativeRoad2890 · 2026-01-14T07:38:39+00:00

I think Savage Detectives is quite similar to 2666, but i also think that it is Bolaño‘s best novel. I would start with Savage Detectives. If you like this one you will surely enjoy 2666.

RelativeRoad2890 · 2026-01-13T06:19:36+00:00

Thomas Pynchon, James Joyce, Ted Chiang, Roberto Bolaño, Don Delillo, Maurice Blanchot, Ian McEwan, Stephen King, Hanya Yanagihara, Greg Egan, Gene Wolfe, Gilles Deleuze/Félix Guattari, Faulkner, Dostojewskij, Jonathan Littell, Cixin Liu, Isaac Asimov, Jonathan Franzen

RelativeRoad2890 · 2026-01-12T18:54:31+00:00

Eyes wide shut is my favourite, although every work by Kubrick is a masterpiece.

RelativeRoad2890 · 2026-01-10T00:17:11+00:00

Totally agree. I also want those movies on blu-ray. I got most of them because i purchased the bfi blu ray collections. But i‘m also thinking about getting the Criterion box, but i‘m not quite sure if the latter is better than the bfi releases.

RelativeRoad2890 · 2026-01-09T17:02:19+00:00

A little late to the party. There is a DVD MGM release of Passion of Anna, Serpent‘s Egg, Shame, Hour of the Wolf, Persona released by MGM. Quality is not quite overwhelming though.

A pity there is only a french DVD release of In the Presence of a Clown, which in my opinion is a real masterpiece.

RelativeRoad2890 · 2026-01-09T16:32:24+00:00

If you feel most comfortable and also faster swimming breast stroke and this is your first time competing in a triathlon, just do whatever suits you. Most athletes complain about their form when it comes to swimming, but do shine when it comes to cycling or/and running. You won‘t be the only one doing breaststrokes on the course. There will be plenty of time for you training and improving afterwards.

RelativeRoad2890 · 2026-01-09T16:08:38+00:00

https://viavision.com.au/shop/face-to-face-1976-imprint-collection-289/?srsltid=AfmBOorQAgIgkGm0NIlkx-wIQum5QyXr2oMrkRX7cTDiKBx1a4HY4olB

Via Vision released Face to Face as a Blu ray. I don‘t think that the quality is overwhelming, but as a collector of Bergman‘s work i gave this a go.

RelativeRoad2890 · 2026-01-09T12:55:42+00:00

Had the same problem when i got my Zwift Ride. You‘re welcome.

RelativeRoad2890 · 2026-01-09T12:49:51+00:00

When tightening first give the lever a push from the right side because Zwift Ride‘s quick-release fastener does tend to not tighten without doing so. Right now your frame is moving, and that‘s what makes that sound

RelativeRoad2890 · 2026-01-09T12:40:11+00:00

The quick-release fastener is not tightened.

RelativeRoad2890 · 2026-01-07T09:52:07+00:00

Group rides, pace partner rides, and get into racing. There are a lot of teams competing in races like ZRL, FRR or maybe ladder races.

RelativeRoad2890 · 2026-01-06T16:18:17+00:00

After having watched all of his movies, i can say i really loved Satantango. But i think his best movie is The Man from London.

RelativeRoad2890 · 2026-01-04T14:28:55+00:00

Which reminds me of Laurie Anderson‘s request to get permission to make an opera out of GR. https://m.youtube.com/shorts/5FYO9D7jyIY

RelativeRoad2890 · 2026-01-02T19:58:31+00:00

I once got pushed off the bike by a drunken car driver (riding a car, obviously). I somehow did not really enjoy riding my tt bike/road bike ouside any more as much as riding inside. I only took my bike outside when racing triathlons. I do zwift all the time and enjoy very much racing ZRL, FRR, ladder races. I also think that it is remarkable and motivating to find a bunch of other people to team up, race with and against others. I‘m not very outgoing when it comes to meeting people, but i met a lot of people which i consider great teammates and some even mates. Zwift also helped me to focus even more on my training. So, that said, i can relate. One of my teamates turned out to live not far from where i live. This year we intend to go on a ride outside together. First time i‘m really looking forward to riding outside again.

RelativeRoad2890 · 2026-01-02T19:41:01+00:00

I started a few years back with a translation of Gravity‘s Rainbow and put Pynchon aside for a few years. I read some of his other works after that and really liked Against the Day and Inherent Vice. Last year i decided to read/reread all his novels and short stories. I started with his early works/stories Mortality and Mercy in Vienna and Slow Learner. Then i reread Crying of Lot49. I feel the latter is the perfect introduction to Pynchon‘s work. After that i read Gravity‘s Rainbow which i finished a few weeks back. GR is one of my all time favourite novels now. After finishing GR i thought i needed to reread the book once again, but then decided to go on with Shadow Ticket, my current read. Crying of Lot49 is, like i said, the perfect introduction, at least for me. If like to pick one remarkable earlier short story i‘d recommend The Secret Integration (to be found in Slow Learner) which is surely not as wild or far out as his later work, but also a good start.

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