I'd always thought they were pretty much barbarians, but this book makes them sound a lot more civilized than I'd assumed.
Angel: Just admit it: you think you're gonna ride in, save the day, and sweep Buffy off her--Spike: Like you're not thinking the same thing. Angel: I'm already seeing somebody. Spike: What, dog girl?
'The Girl in Question'
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 - May 17, 2017 10:09:19 am PDT #24582 of 28222
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Connie Neil - May 17, 2017 10:15:24 am PDT #24583 of 28222
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I had a fun moment in the SCA where a medieval Frenchwoman was mocking my Viking household as being barbarians, and I sneered back and said, "At least we take baths." She slunk away.
Toddson - May 17, 2017 10:17:57 am PDT #24584 of 28222
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
hah! and if I remember correctly, it was an Italian - Catherine d'Medici - who introduced forks to France.
EpicTangent - May 17, 2017 10:22:00 am PDT #24585 of 28222
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Toddson - May 17, 2017 10:44:02 am PDT #24586 of 28222
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
She was in the book! reminded me of the Greek story ... Atalanta?
And I hadn't realized she inspired Turandot (one of my favorites, for the music more than the story). There's a theory that, since Puccini died before completing the opera, it should have had a different ending.
-t - May 17, 2017 12:32:29 pm PDT #24587 of 28222
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I highly recommend the movie Mongol [link] for a sympathetic portrayal of Genghis Khan. It's terrific.
My German ancestors are legendarily the descendants of Mongols that came conquering through the area, and some of my Russian ancestors are less legendarily Tatars, so I take a proprietary interest.
Sophia Brooks - May 17, 2017 1:33:47 pm PDT #24588 of 28222
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I am not sure if there is anyone else on the board who lives in New York State, but not in/near New york City, but I recently found out that anyone in the state can sign up for a library card for the New York Public library, and then have access to their e-book collections through overdrive (which are far superior to my local library, as hard as they try). It is a financial godsend for someone like me who eats romances and mysteries at about 1 every two days because of my long commute on public transport.
Maybe other states with one big city and a large rural population have something similar? (Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. P aul, Atlanta, maybe Dallas or Austin?)
bennett - May 17, 2017 1:52:49 pm PDT #24589 of 28222
Texas residents can get a MY Link card from the Houston Public Library and user their Overdrive collection. I don't know whether other Texas cities offer something similar.
-t - May 17, 2017 2:13:46 pm PDT #24590 of 28222
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, that's very cool!
ETA And the SF Public Library resident requirement is just the state. I never would have thought to check!
And Oakland
This is so exciting! I want to travel around the state collecting library cards!
flea - May 17, 2017 3:35:13 pm PDT #24591 of 28222
information libertarian
If you live anywhere in Ohio you can get a Cincinnati Public Library card, but you do have to come to a branch location in the city to do so.