ita may be the poster child for "it takes one to know one".
Mal: How drunk was I last night? Jayne: Well I dunno. I passed out.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
The Minearverse 3: The Network Is a Harsh Mistress
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
msbelle - Jun 25, 2004 8:11:38 am PDT #809 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Daisy Jane - Jun 25, 2004 8:13:19 am PDT #810 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
But raw carrots have that outer/inner ring thing going. I used to love eating the outer ring first and then the inner ring when I was younger. Now I mostly eat baby carrots so it's much harder to do that- not that I've tried.
Betsy HP - Jun 25, 2004 8:20:11 am PDT #811 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
My husband does a killer carrot dish. Cut the carrots into juliennes, mix with julienned ginger, and cook slowly in butter until they're shriveled up into little tiny shreds of carrotty goodness. You have to shred a LOT of carrots first; I think they shrink in volume by about 2/3.
Consuela - Jun 25, 2004 8:23:04 am PDT #812 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I'm off topic, having nothing to say about carrots, but Ginger you're right, I meant McDevitt. I loved Engines of God, have liked each subsequent novel a little less, and really need to track down A Talent for War.
James P. Hogan is another Big Ideas hard-sf writer. As is Frederick Pohl.
And yeah, Cherryh is consistent with her science, although she varies on whether the science is the primary issue: I agree that it was for Cyteen, whereas in other places, not so much. 40,000 in Gehenna was anthropological fiction, although most of the Alliance novels do deal with the impacts of ftl travel, cloning, and the longevity drugs. The Chanur novels are probably the least hard-sf among her sf, since they're primarily novels of culture clash, political intrigue and adventure, where the science basically dictates the background and travel constraints.
Lilty Cash - Jun 25, 2004 8:26:56 am PDT #813 of 10001
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."
My husband does a killer carrot dish. Cut the carrots into juliennes, mix with julienned ginger, and cook slowly in butter until they're shriveled up into little tiny shreds of carrotty goodness. You have to shred a LOT of carrots first; I think they shrink in volume by about 2/3.
I'm drooling. I hope you're satisfied.
arby - Jun 25, 2004 8:26:59 am PDT #814 of 10001
Guy #1: Man, there are so many hipsters around. I hate hipsters! Guy #2: You're at the wrong place. That's like going to Vegas only to say "I hate titties!" --The Warsaw, Williamsburg (OINY)
I liked Andromeda Strain well enough, but Congo utterly destroyed any positive feelings I had for the man. I will give him some credit for ER I guess. Other than that, let us never speak of him again.
Tried to read Poul Anderson and couldn't hack it. I just found it horribly boring. In the hard SF vein I like Kim Stanley Robinson and Jack Varley - do they count? Titan series was brilliant.
ETClose my dangling italics tag
Consuela - Jun 25, 2004 8:35:56 am PDT #815 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
They totally count, Arby. KSR is very much a hard-sf writer who also understands the social sciences. Although I have to admit I think I like his lighter stuff best -- Escape from Katmandu is great.
bon bon - Jun 25, 2004 8:58:04 am PDT #816 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
ita may be the poster child for "it takes one to know one".
files this away for later
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 25, 2004 9:30:36 am PDT #817 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Isn't the Titan series by John Varley?
Having read the whole series, I cast a suspicious eye on the Gabrielle character from Xena. Hmmm, maybe Dahak should have manifested as Marilyn Monroe...
JohnSweden - Jun 25, 2004 9:51:20 am PDT #818 of 10001
I can't even.
Yup, Matt. So many Jacks and Johns in sf.
Tried to read Poul Anderson and couldn't hack it. I just found it horribly boring. In the hard SF vein I like Kim Stanley Robinson and Jack Varley - do they count? Titan series was brilliant.
Even Three Hearts and Three Lions, Arby? Maybe not, as I never really had much trouble with any of Anderson's stuff. KSR is one of those writers whose talent I admire more than actually enjoying their stuff. The Varley Titan books, I did like quite a lot.