I have two nonfiction book recommendations:
Phil Dusenberry,
Then We Set His Hair on Fire
Simon Singh,
Big Bang
Both books are great reads, very interesting, and made me think about things in a new way.
Anya: We should drop a piano on her. It always works for that creepy cartoon rabbit when he's running from that nice man with the speech impediment. Giles: Yes, or perhaps we could paint a convincing fake tunnel on the side of a mountain.
'Touched'
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."
Polter-Cow - Mar 02, 2006 11:33:28 am PST #73 of 28095
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
lisah - Mar 02, 2006 11:43:54 am PST #74 of 28095
Punishingly Intricate
The only Magical Power of Women that terrifies me is the abilty possessed by ones in checkout lines ahead of me to agonize over insignificant purchases, misplace their checkbooks and ID, make small talk with the cashier, etc.
What? Men don't do this too? Or is it just where you are more women do the grocery shopping then men?
Hayden - Mar 02, 2006 12:02:16 pm PST #75 of 28095
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
At the risk of being labelled a slug-eating he-man, as a rule, men don't chat while shopping.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 02, 2006 12:04:25 pm PST #76 of 28095
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
If men do it, none of them have ever done so while in front of me in a checkout line. Any delays while waiting behind a guy were cashier- rather than customer-driven.
I think our gender is more goal-oriented when making purchases. Also, no purses to lose things in.
Jessica - Mar 02, 2006 12:05:31 pm PST #77 of 28095
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
At the risk of being labelled a slug-eating he-man, as a rule, men don't chat while shopping.
Because they're too busy eating slugs?
lisah - Mar 02, 2006 12:05:44 pm PST #78 of 28095
Punishingly Intricate
men don't chat while shopping.
They do with the pretty cashiers at the Whole Foods!
My problem with Other People shopping is people who go to the self checkout who really shouldn't be allowed to check themselves out.
Hayden - Mar 02, 2006 12:15:04 pm PST #79 of 28095
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Because they're too busy eating slugs?
Someone has to.
They do with the pretty cashiers at the Whole Foods!
Oh yeeeeeah. You may have won this round, but I'll be back after I eat a few slugs to get my strength up.
brenda m - Mar 02, 2006 12:55:35 pm PST #80 of 28095
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Also, no purses to lose things in.
That. I'll bet that's a huge component.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 02, 2006 12:58:29 pm PST #81 of 28095
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
They do with the pretty cashiers at the Whole Foods!
The only time I've been stuck behind someone flirting in a checkout line, the flirter was a girl who may not have noticed the cashier's wedding ring or realized he was married. Though admittedly, in my area of the country pretty women likely to be flirted with don't seem to choose retail jobs where lines of customers are the norm.
Emily - Mar 02, 2006 2:34:26 pm PST #82 of 28095
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
I'm reading The Equation that Couldn't Be Solved. It's great, except when the author tries to spice things up a little. It's like a really smart guy who tells lame jokes. You want to say, "You don't have to try so hard! I was interested!" Plus he keeps writing things like, "This was to foreshadow the further tragedy to come," and like, I know the guys die depressing deaths, but you don't need to make it even grimmer!