Knut! All sorts of bravo! I loaned "Superpowers" to a friend, who then broke down and bought it, and is recommending it to a couple of his friends. Hopefully all will be purchases.
Giles, if you would like to get by in American society, then you are going to have to follow our traditions. You're the patriarch. You have to host the festivities, or it's all meaningless.
Buffy ,'Sleeper'
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."
Volans - Jul 14, 2008 7:21:54 am PDT #6716 of 28384
move out and draw fire
sj - Jul 14, 2008 11:29:14 am PDT #6717 of 28384
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Has anyone ever read a book called Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini? I found a cheap copy of it on the bargain rack of Barnes and Noble today and it looked interesting, so I picked it up. Any good?
DavidS - Jul 14, 2008 11:37:23 am PDT #6718 of 28384
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
It's the basis for the Errol Flynn movie of the same name, a classic swashbuckler.
sj - Jul 14, 2008 11:39:22 am PDT #6719 of 28384
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Thanks, Hec. I've never seen the movie.
DavidS - Jul 14, 2008 12:03:06 pm PDT #6720 of 28384
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Thanks, Hec. I've never seen the movie.
It's great! Though I prefer the Sea Hawk because the climactic duel in the surf.
Fred Pete - Jul 15, 2008 7:14:36 am PDT #6721 of 28384
Ann, that's a ferret.
They're both Errol Flynn on a ship, and therefore both worthy of watching. I first saw Captain Blood as part of a double feature with My Favorite Year.
Sabatini made a career of enjoyable literary swashbucklers. CB is certainly worthwhile if you have any taste for the genre.
Steph L. - Jul 15, 2008 5:42:36 pm PDT #6722 of 28384
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
You know, I'm trying to stick to a budget, and I don't *need* this, strictly speaking, but I think you will all understand that this t-shirt needed to be mine.
meara - Jul 15, 2008 9:28:03 pm PDT #6723 of 28384
I saw Connie Willis tonight! She read from her unfinished book. Yay, hearing something new. BOO, book that is still not done!! Sigh.
Jessica - Jul 16, 2008 3:02:00 am PDT #6724 of 28384
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Tep, that shirt rocks.
Steph L. - Jul 16, 2008 4:50:42 am PDT #6725 of 28384
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Tep, that shirt rocks.
Somewhere in the comments section for that shirt, the designer lists all the authors who are on the shirt. I couldn't identify them all on my laptop screen (too small), but you bet that's the first thing I'm going to do when it lands on my doorstep.