Hi from Toronto, Canada

TinaTrLr · Post by **TinaTrLr** » February 4th, 2006, 7:40 am

Hi from the alleged centre of the Universe! :wink

I heard about Librivox on CBC Radio and went right out to buy a microphone---how's that for enthusiasm?

I am excited about recording; I love to read and there are some great books in your selection.

What a great idea this is!

ChipDoc · Post by **ChipDoc** » February 4th, 2006, 8:24 am

Welcome to LibriVox, bookworm633 - hugh will be overjoyed to see another Canadian in here!

I'd like to recommend you to the Short Poetry & Prose section to start off. There's the Weekly Poetry piece (this week it's Kipling's If) where everyone reads the same short poem. It's amazing how different all of the readings are because each of us brings something unique to the reading.

There's also the fourth edition of the Short Poetry Collection, which is more free-form in that you can choose any public domain poem you like. And there are still a few Aesop's Fables left to be claimed.

All of these hold a distinct advantage for folks new to LibriVox - they're short. Since most of them run just a minute or three, the time committment isn't too intense. If you choose to read a book by yourself (which we encourage, by the way!) you'll notice that it can easily turn into a months-long project. This is actually why we do a lot of things in a collaborative style with different folks reading different chapters of the same work.

It's great to have you aboard - it's always nice to hear a fresh voice in the mix!

vee · Post by **vee** » February 4th, 2006, 9:33 am

Hi bookworm! ChipDoc's right, hugh's been gunning for Canadians!

Welcome to our home, it's nice to have more excited volunteers like yourself. We do encourage you to start with Short Works, since it's easier to get use to the editing and format, but if you want to take the time for the novels we would welcome it.

Thanks for stopping in, and we hope to hear from you soon.

Chris

Post by **hugh** » February 4th, 2006, 11:41 am

yes! finally some people who can pronounce "about" correctly.

kayray · Post by **kayray** » February 4th, 2006, 12:02 pm

it's what you wear on your foot when it snows -- a boot!

TinaTrLr · Post by **TinaTrLr** » February 4th, 2006, 12:40 pm

Hi All! Thanks for the warm welcome!

Thanks for the heads up about the Aesop's Fables--one of my favourites.

(I hope you noticed the correct spelling of favourite)

I'll work my way up to the solo's. That'll give me time to browse through the short list at the Gutenburg project..... There's so many to choose from-incredible.

Here's my question: Do you pronounce the word: Mazda as mawzda or maazda? I think the right way is: mawzda.

8)

RobertG · Post by **RobertG** » February 4th, 2006, 2:42 pm

bookworm633 wrote:I think the right way is: mawzda.

I think they only pronounce it this way in Boston!