Did you know that there are books about Laura Ingalls Wilder's female antecedents? Her Scottish great-grandmother Martha, her Bostonian grandmother Charlotte and her mother, Caroline. Information about the books at the author's website.
It's called a blaster, Will, a word that tends to discourage experimentation. Now, if it were called the Orgasmater, I'd be the first to try your basic button press approach.
Xander ,'Get It Done'
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."
sumi - Mar 20, 2015 8:16:32 am PDT #23114 of 28342
Art Crawl!!!
Rayne - Apr 05, 2015 4:43:51 pm PDT #23115 of 28342
"Oh no! Has falling sky liquid once again caused you the sadness?" -Starfire
For those who are interested, Wolf Hall starts tonight on PBS.
Burrell - Apr 05, 2015 5:23:16 pm PDT #23116 of 28342
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I am so watching that later. Deb Harkness was talking about it on Wednesday and I was in all kinds of agreement, and then realized I was talking fannish tv with Deb Harkness.
Connie Neil - Apr 05, 2015 5:25:08 pm PDT #23117 of 28342
brillig
Maybe I'll catch it online, since I work Sunday evenings.
Kat - Apr 05, 2015 5:59:39 pm PDT #23118 of 28342
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
mind blown, by that comment, Norah.
Burrell - Apr 05, 2015 6:50:08 pm PDT #23119 of 28342
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Ha Kat! Yes. It was the night of the big event I put on at USC and, since she's a USC prof, I had asked her to be the speaker. She was terrific, and it was fun just chatting with her too. She's very charming.
Burrell - Apr 05, 2015 6:51:29 pm PDT #23120 of 28342
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
It was also the first time that the Provost and I really had a good talk. I've been doing this for 3 years, and I knew he was shy, but I figured he just didn't warm up to me. But I guess it takes a couple years before he warms up? Who knows. Anyway, it was nicely affirming.
Consuela - Apr 05, 2015 9:40:15 pm PDT #23121 of 28342
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I was supposed to be doing freelance work this weekend but I sadly spent far too much time kibbitzing on the amazing meltdown involving the Hugo nominations. It's a complete fucking trainwreck, and I feel sorry for just about everyone except the assholes who brought it about (and the trolls who signed up to make it happen).
I loved Goblin Emperor and enjoyed Ancillary Sword, but if Lock In or The Three-Body Problem were better novels, they'll never now get a chance to compete to find out.
And I'm actively pissed off that Yoon Ha Lee didn't make the nominations list because of that bigot John C. Wright.
Rayne - Apr 05, 2015 10:53:23 pm PDT #23122 of 28342
"Oh no! Has falling sky liquid once again caused you the sadness?" -Starfire
Yeah, the Hugos are a mess this year. If you haven't read about Sad Puppy, dig around and read about all the controversy.
Polter-Cow - Apr 05, 2015 11:34:29 pm PDT #23123 of 28342
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I loved Goblin Emperor and enjoyed Ancillary Sword, but if Lock In or The Three-Body Problem were better novels, they'll never now get a chance to compete to find out.
City of Stairs deserved to be on that fucking list. It's not even on the Nebula list, which surprised me. I thought it would do better come awards season.
And I'm a Dresden Files fan who can't even be happy for a Skin Game nomination because it certainly didn't come about naturally.
It's a giant clusterfuck.