It's definitely not from the Onion. I swear. Even better, it's a series!
My whole life, I've never loved anything else.
Oz ,'Him'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Barb - Oct 15, 2009 7:25:40 am PDT #10223 of 28378
“Not dead yet!”
Typo Boy - Oct 15, 2009 7:21:11 pm PDT #10224 of 28378
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I'm pretty sure "The Cheetah Girls" have been made into a movie or a TV series or something.
Typo Boy - Oct 15, 2009 7:23:00 pm PDT #10225 of 28378
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Yup. [link]
Apparently Disney created a band based on the series of novels and then created movies around the band. Umm, I guess I'm not helping....
Jessica - Oct 16, 2009 3:22:55 pm PDT #10226 of 28378
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
A neighbor just recced this to me and I'm wondering if anyone's read it.
Mieville's been on my TBR list forever and I've just never gotten around to him. This one sounds really intriguing, though.
sj - Oct 16, 2009 3:48:59 pm PDT #10227 of 28378
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Jessica, that is one of the books I'm reading now, and I am enjoying it.
Amy - Oct 16, 2009 7:46:24 pm PDT #10228 of 28378
Because books.
Frankenbuddha - Oct 19, 2009 6:17:06 pm PDT #10229 of 28378
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Six other children's books that should be made into movies ... sort of.
Yes - someone posted that in Movies, and a few of us decided we just HAD to see David Lynch's Make Way for Ducklings.
Amy - Oct 19, 2009 6:17:34 pm PDT #10230 of 28378
Because books.
I cross-posted it! And yes, I completely agree.
DavidS - Oct 21, 2009 8:18:30 pm PDT #10231 of 28378
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I had not imagined Sara Paretsky looked like this.
beth b - Oct 21, 2009 8:21:19 pm PDT #10232 of 28378
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Not to be all buffista, but her hair has changed.