Party like it’s 1997!
Sun Jul 03, 2005 16:15 (UTC -5)Continuing from yesterday’s post, in which I was trying to figure out a name for the Esperanto-language version of this site. Showing how the Internet and Esperanto connect people, an Italian-speaking Swiss provided an interesting suggestion: “La Ajnejo.” I had to ask what it meant, because I wasn’t sure, but somebody said it corresponds roughly to “The Whatever Place.” Even though I haven’t been able to truly grasp the humor in this name, I’m sure it’ll grow on me. So you’ll now see a link on the left to La Ajnejo.
By the way, “la” is pronounced like the Spanish “la,” which also means “the.” And “Ajnejo” is pronounced “eye-NAY-oh.”
Anyway, I don’t really have everything straight there yet, but it exists as a proof of concept. Indeed, you’ll see a bilingual “Under Construction” message there right now. (Reminds you of the good old days of the web, doesn’t it? At least there’s no cheesy animated GIF!) Once I write up something for the site — probably about my experiences with learning Esperanto — I’ll include everything.
Oh yeah, I know what I should do. Translating About Me and About the Site should be a good start. Thanks, me. I was also thinking incorporating original cartoons. I’m not a good artist, and indeed I haven’t doodled anything funny in a very long time, but I think if I tried, it would enrich the Esperanto experience. If that makes sense.
If you have any ideas for what should go on the site, by all means, post a comment.
Speaking of Esperanto, my “evil twin” Eric (who, like me, is a southpaw, Dvorak user, and Esperantist — not to mention we have the same birthday and live relatively nearby) has started a blog of his own. Check it out: One More Blog. Given our similarities, I can pretty fairly say that if you like this site, you’ll like his.
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4 comments
#1 by Eric Moritz: Mon Jul 04, 2005 17:09 (UTC -5)
Saluton Gxordono,
ha that’s for the shoutout.
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#2 by Jordon: Tue Jul 05, 2005 10:23 (UTC -5)
I’d rather not. Upgrading this thing is a pain in the ass.
#3 by Andy: Mon Nov 30, 2009 01:34 (UTC -5)
So what ever happened to “La Ajnejo”??
#4 by Jordon Kalilich: Mon Nov 30, 2009 17:54 (UTC -5)
The only thing I had there was a tool that would enter a Google search query ĉapele and ikso-sisteme and show you both sets of results. I got rid of it a while ago.