Octavia Butler's going to be in the SF Hall of Fame. Someone I don't know of is hosting a party on Saturday (in Seattle) to celebrate. info
Wesley: Perhaps the whole point of this experiment is hair. Gunn: I vote he's not in charge.
'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
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."
Toddson - Jun 24, 2010 11:48:04 am PDT #11609 of 28343
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
sumi - Jun 28, 2010 7:36:24 am PDT #11610 of 28343
Art Crawl!!!
Actual A Dance with Dragon update on GRRM's lJ.
Jessica - Jun 28, 2010 7:39:35 am PDT #11611 of 28343
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Spoilers for a few characters, btw - he mentions a few chapters he's written for the next book and who they belong to. (So you know those three live to suffer another day.)
sumi - Jun 28, 2010 7:40:12 am PDT #11612 of 28343
Art Crawl!!!
Yes, but not too spoilery. I'm just happy that he seems to be making progress.
Jessica - Jun 28, 2010 7:43:08 am PDT #11613 of 28343
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I want to smack all the people in comments who are saying "Take your time! I can wait!"
Not that I'd prefer they were badgering him to write faster but OH MY GOD IT HAS BEEN ALMOST SIX YEARS. FINISH THE FUCKING BOOK.
sumi - Jun 28, 2010 7:52:54 am PDT #11614 of 28343
Art Crawl!!!
Yes.
Steph L. - Jun 28, 2010 8:11:11 am PDT #11615 of 28343
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
If I were going to take a Neal Stephenson book to the beach (NOT ANATHEM), what should it be? (Anathem is the only one I've read, so everything is open.)
Tom Scola - Jun 28, 2010 8:12:22 am PDT #11616 of 28343
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
The Diamond Age
Jessica - Jun 28, 2010 8:21:22 am PDT #11617 of 28343
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Snow Crash
DavidS - Jun 28, 2010 8:27:00 am PDT #11618 of 28343
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'd say Snow Crash too. I mean, the main guy is named Hiro Protagonist.