I never had to diagram sentences in school. It may have helped me, though, when I took automata theory in grad school.
Tracy: 'When you can't run, you crawl... and when you can't crawl, when you can't do that--' Zoe: 'You find someone to carry you.'
'The Message'
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."
Tom Scola - Jun 16, 2011 7:27:56 am PDT #15300 of 28288
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
DavidS - Jun 16, 2011 7:29:33 am PDT #15301 of 28288
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
(a preposition is what a squirrel does to a tree!)
No, no! It's what a mouse does to a haystack.
Jessica - Jun 16, 2011 7:31:12 am PDT #15302 of 28288
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
No, no! It's what a mouse does to a haystack.
What kind of sick perverted school did YOU go to??
DavidS - Jun 16, 2011 7:31:41 am PDT #15303 of 28288
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
What kind of sick perverted school did YOU go to??
Obviously not a squirrely one.
Toddson - Jun 16, 2011 8:24:32 am PDT #15304 of 28288
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I was going through some back postings at Smart Bitches Trashy Books and came across one where an author had pretty much instructed her readers on when and how to purchase her books. Seemingly, this author had put something on her website about which format to purchase her books in (e-book or paper), when (not before the release date), etc., to give her a better ranking in book sales. The tone set some people off - it seemed very dictatorial to some. One of the commentors compared this author unfavorably with Seanan McGuire who had posted information, in response to a question, but phrased it much better. Also, the other author seemingly had some of her facts wrong about how sales were calculated.
Consuela - Jun 16, 2011 8:38:24 am PDT #15305 of 28288
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
So according to the Grauniad, Pottermore isn't a novel. I'm thinking it's a web-based game of some sort.
Sparky1 - Jun 16, 2011 8:43:08 am PDT #15306 of 28288
Librarian Warlord
Gawker has someone telling them it is a branded phone.
Polter-Cow - Jun 16, 2011 8:46:31 am PDT #15307 of 28288
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
One of the commentors compared this author unfavorably with Seanan McGuire who had posted information, in response to a question, but phrased it much better.
Yeah, Seanan has had to explain multiple times that as exciting as it may seem to you, it's NOT good when bookstores put books on shelves before the release date, since those sales don't actually count for rankings, which, besides being personally fulfilling, are also important to publishers when they decide whether to buy more books.
Pottermore isn't a novel. I'm thinking it's a web-based game of some sort.
open mailbox
>read brochure
>"You have been accepted into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry! You will find all of your supplies in the dungeon below the white house in front of you."
Consuela - Jun 16, 2011 8:48:21 am PDT #15308 of 28288
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Gawker has someone telling them it is a branded phone.
A phone? Pfeh.
Laga - Jun 16, 2011 8:48:28 am PDT #15309 of 28288
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.