Hey, not only is today Bloomsday but my friend Kim notes that Ulysses is now in the public domain.
I battle evil. But I don't really win. The bad keeps coming back and getting stronger. Like that kid in the story, the boy that stuck his finger in the duck.
Buffy ,'Showtime'
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."
DavidS - Jun 16, 2012 8:17:37 am PDT #19173 of 28342
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Polter-Cow - Jun 16, 2012 7:31:32 pm PDT #19174 of 28342
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Okay, now I have experienced my first major GRRM character death. By MOLTEN GOLD WTF.
Rayne - Jun 16, 2012 7:48:06 pm PDT #19175 of 28342
"Oh no! Has falling sky liquid once again caused you the sadness?" -Starfire
Hehe. Tip of the iceberg! Enjoy!
I just realized I will probably never have a reading year like 2011 again. I discovered and devoured A Song of Ice and Fire, and Patrick Rothfuss' Kingkiller Chronicles. Other standouts were "The Night Circus", "The Book Thief" and my very first Pratchett "Wee Free Men".
I love that feature on Goodreads that allows you to see what books you read by year!
Polter-Cow - Jun 16, 2012 7:56:29 pm PDT #19176 of 28342
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
That is a pretty great reading year, indeed!
Hil R. - Jun 16, 2012 8:01:31 pm PDT #19177 of 28342
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Yeah, that one was intense, but there's way more to come. People in these books die in all sorts of interesting ways. (I'm about a quarter of the way through A Dance With Dragons now.)
Polter-Cow - Jun 16, 2012 8:07:23 pm PDT #19178 of 28342
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
People in these books die in all sorts of interesting ways.
I wasn't prepared for that. I figured it was a stabbing here, a beheading there, maybe someone gets pushed off a cliff or eaten by a dragon once in a while.
It does look like I'm in the Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies section of the book. A minor character kicked it recently, and another major character is on his way out.
Sean K - Jun 17, 2012 2:03:07 pm PDT #19179 of 28342
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I wasn't prepared for that. I figured it was a stabbing here, a beheading there, maybe someone gets pushed off a cliff or eaten by a dragon once in a while.
Heh. Nobody dies in these books in a way that isn't worth writing about.
Hil R. - Jun 17, 2012 2:05:12 pm PDT #19180 of 28342
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I wasn't prepared for that. I figured it was a stabbing here, a beheading there, maybe someone gets pushed off a cliff or eaten by a dragon once in a while.
Although, I think that all of those do happen at some point.
Polter-Cow - Jun 17, 2012 2:14:29 pm PDT #19181 of 28342
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Ha! I knew there had to be dragons at some point!! You can't just say they're all dead; that's too much of a tease.
Sean K - Jun 17, 2012 3:47:43 pm PDT #19182 of 28342
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Just you wait.