Shir, all I have to offer is more controversy: PDF file [link]
I can't find the quote listed in any of the references that include the source, like Bartlett's, although there are many other places that are attributing it to Balzac.
Jayne: We was just about to spring into action, Captain. Complicated escape and rescue op. Wash: I was going to watch. It was very exciting.
'Shindig'
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."
Ginger - Jun 06, 2008 4:22:05 am PDT #6055 of 28370
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
megan walker - Jun 06, 2008 8:05:05 am PDT #6056 of 28370
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Does any of you know where it's from?
FYI, I can't find it on any French Balzac quotation sites. I found one version in French, but the French was off so I'm thinking it was a poor translation. Sadly, again, no text source, just attributed to Balzac.
DavidS - Jun 06, 2008 8:07:29 am PDT #6057 of 28370
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
megan, are you around on Saturday?
Could I talk you into sitting with Matilda for an hour some time that day?
I can give you treats!
megan walker - Jun 06, 2008 8:10:49 am PDT #6058 of 28370
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I am around doing little projects and getting some things done before my family descends on Tuesday. Should be no problem, just let me know when.
Hil R. - Jun 06, 2008 8:29:47 am PDT #6059 of 28370
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I remember being told that the two different numbers on US kids books were one for reading level and one for content appropriateness. So, in Anne of Avonlea (which I just grabbed off my shelf), it says, "RL 6, age 10 and up" which would mean sixth grade reading level, and appropriate for kids ages 10 and up in terms of content. I don't have any sources for that, though -- I just remember hearing it somewhere.
amych - Jun 06, 2008 9:11:33 am PDT #6060 of 28370
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Verra nice review of Knut's book: [link]
Consuela - Jun 06, 2008 9:36:16 am PDT #6061 of 28370
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
So it is-- although I wish the Vector blog would indicate who made the post. I've met Niall and Liz, at Wiscon last year--they're both great people. Which is actually where I met Knut for the first time, too, despite having "known" him as a Buffista for years.
The previous post on the Vector blog is also interesting: it's a discussion of that multi-author online fiction project, Shadow Unit: [link]
When I finally invested the time into reading them, I really liked series 1 of Shadow Unit, and I'm intrigued to see where they go with the characters and the mytharc.
amych - Jun 06, 2008 9:39:27 am PDT #6062 of 28370
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Looks like Niall -- the byline appears on the main page of the blog but not the invididual entry pages.
Shir - Jun 06, 2008 9:51:35 am PDT #6063 of 28370
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Thanks for the help!
Hil R. - Jun 06, 2008 10:43:52 am PDT #6064 of 28370
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Huh. There's a new prequel to Anne of Green Gables: [link] I'm not so sure about this. It's getting decent reviews, and it's by a well-known author, but I still kind of feel like the brief description that Anne give Marilla is enough to know about what happened before.