My first Discworld was Witches Abroad, and then Night Watch.
I can't decide if Wyrd Sisters or Hogfather is my favorite Discworld. On the one hand, Macbeth influences. On the other, Death as the Hogfather.
Joyce: And what did you do tonight? Dawn: Irritated Giles. I'm beginning to get why Buffy likes it so much.
'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."
juliana - Mar 17, 2008 7:08:13 am PDT #5247 of 28344
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Aims - Mar 17, 2008 7:14:09 am PDT #5248 of 28344
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I got a black faux-fur cape for Christmas from Joe's mom. I think I'ma turn it into part of a Susan costume for myself for Halloween and dress Joe up as Death.
There's a funny HP fic that takes place in the King's Cross for the Dead where Death is the station agent and directs people. Not even knowing Death any further than Hogfather, it makes for a funny read cause it works so well.
Also, a good friend of ours posted this in her LJ - a fund raiser for Alzheimer's: [link]
sumi - Mar 17, 2008 11:04:39 am PDT #5249 of 28344
Art Crawl!!!
My cousin just sent me an invitation to Goodreads - are any of you on that?
Hayden - Mar 17, 2008 11:26:08 am PDT #5250 of 28344
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I am, but I don't update my profile that often.
meara - Mar 17, 2008 11:47:38 am PDT #5251 of 28344
Nope, I'm on LibraryThing, though I haven't updated in forever and ever. That was one of the things I was all "Hey, as long as I'm unemployed, I can..." but haven't. Of course.
DavidS - Mar 17, 2008 12:27:54 pm PDT #5252 of 28344
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
So I met with a publisher today and while the contract isn't signed or anything, it looks like I've got a new project.
I'll be doing A Journey Into the Beats' San Francisco for Roaring Forties Press.
The only bad part is that I have to finish it (40,000 words) by early September. Normally they'd give me a year but the original writer on the book had to bail for health reasons and they have pre-orders, and there's a lot of design/art/layout in this book and they have to have copies ready by the Big Book Expo next May.
On the plus side: getting paid to write and getting published.
Also, if I do a good job and hit the deadline I could probably have a shot at doing their San Francisco book for the Music Place series.
amych - Mar 17, 2008 12:33:41 pm PDT #5253 of 28344
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Oh, Hec, you're PERFECT for that. It's perfect for you. Yay!
erikaj - Mar 17, 2008 12:37:17 pm PDT #5254 of 28344
Always Anti-fascist!
Sounds exciting, Hecubus.
Typo Boy - Mar 17, 2008 12:38:55 pm PDT #5255 of 28344
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Tighter deadline means they are paying you more -- doesn't it? (Among other things - no time for a day job). And enough of it in advance not to need a day job?
DavidS - Mar 17, 2008 12:39:00 pm PDT #5256 of 28344
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Oh, Hec, you're PERFECT for that. It's perfect for you. Yay!
Thank you! The publisher is very nice too. We had a very pleasant lunch together. I met her through my friend Karen who's recently finished her chemo, and this woman (Deirdre) was one of Karen's "go to" people during her treatment. Which, obviously, speaks well for Deirdre.
Karen (for those of you who have been following) finished her chemo, had a scare over something ambiguous in an ultrasound (which turned out to be "fatty necrosis" - which sounds unpleasant but was really good news), and is almost done with her radiation now. And her hair is coming back, so she's got a whole inch now.