Reading: Otfried Preußler, Der kleine Wassermann, ch. 7-8. Listening: Die Welt der Zahlen, 51:00-59:00. Viewing: Reptil.TV, Episode 49 (0:00-10:00) and "Schlangen in freier Wildbahn" (0:00-20:00).
J really enjoyed the scene in Wassermann where the water nixie daddy and son were watching the humans and remarking how bizarre it was that they lacked webbed hands (Schwimmhäute) and coudn't stay under water long. Preußler is a master of little Verfremdungseffekte, making strange things into the material of daily life and then illuminating quotidian things from an unexpected perspective.
In "Welt der Zahlen" there were two sweet spots, one (54:46) where youthful hero Albert rudely interrupts the narrator (five-six reps and lots of laughs) and another (57:30) where Albert makes the infinity symbol by tipping over the number 8 (three reps). This last bit also has a good discussion of the concept of infinity (Unendlichkeit).
With Reptil.TV I pointed out a few features of the host's Swabian accent: ischt for ist, nit for nicht. I told J that Friedel likes to use nit in order to provoke Thusnelda, which delighted him, so I'll be enacting that in the next few days.
Age 4.12.13
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