RIP, Ray Bradbury.
Oh man, end of an era. Still 91, not too shabby.
Xander: We just saw the zebras mating! Thank you, very exciting... Willow: It was like the Heimlich, with stripes!
'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."
Jessica - Jun 06, 2012 5:14:16 am PDT #19062 of 28342
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
le nubian - Jun 06, 2012 5:20:17 am PDT #19063 of 28342
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
RIP man.
Atropa - Jun 06, 2012 5:42:02 am PDT #19064 of 28342
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I'm actually sitting here crying about Ray Bradbury. He was supposed to live forever.
Ginger - Jun 06, 2012 5:46:52 am PDT #19065 of 28342
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
RIP, indeed. May you sail through the late night skies on beautiful green wings, Mr Bradbury.
Ginger - Jun 06, 2012 5:47:30 am PDT #19066 of 28342
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I'm actually sitting here crying about Ray Bradbury.
Me, too.
DavidS - Jun 06, 2012 6:46:54 am PDT #19067 of 28342
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
He was supposed to live forever.
That's why he wrote those stories.
Now he can unfurl his leathery wings like Uncle Einar and go soaring out over the hot summery days.
Kat - Jun 06, 2012 6:56:53 am PDT #19068 of 28342
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Speaking of Bradbury. I'm trying to locate this essay: “How Instead of Being Educated in College, I Was Graduated From Libraries.” Which was in Wilson Library Journal.
Sparky1 - Jun 06, 2012 7:16:17 am PDT #19069 of 28342
Librarian Warlord
Wilson only has that journal (it's Wilson Library Bulletin) online from '84, Kat.
§ ita § - Jun 06, 2012 7:18:27 am PDT #19070 of 28342
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The IO9 article on his death is getting some really good comments. He sounds like he's had a lovely impact on a ton of people--not just through his writing, but also directly, in person.
I have to go look up that quote about people dying three deaths.
Toddson - Jun 06, 2012 7:33:26 am PDT #19071 of 28342
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"