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!
My love for me now / Ain't hard to explain / The Hero of Canton / The man they call...ME.
Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
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."
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
Strix - Mar 02, 2006 3:11:26 pm PST #83 of 28095
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
My problem with Other People shopping is people who go to the self checkout who really shouldn't be allowed to check themselves out.
My sistah! I have actually gone up to people and DONE IT for them , because they were all "Oh, dear, how does...hmm....do i...nope, let's try to..." and I am standing there with some soy sauce and cat food, and frothing with impatience.
I have seen someone slide a $20 through the debit card slidey-thing. AT that point I just walked away to the express lane.
DavidS - Mar 02, 2006 3:30:57 pm PST #84 of 28095
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I have seen someone slide a $20 through the debit card slidey-thing. AT that point I just walked away to the express lane.
What's wrong with Kansas (City) indeed.
Jon B. - Mar 02, 2006 3:32:46 pm PST #85 of 28095
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
What's The Matter With Kansas t /pedant
DavidS - Mar 02, 2006 3:36:28 pm PST #86 of 28095
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
What's The Matter With Kansas
Dude, that tag never closes.
I've been corrected twice today. It's like I'm sloppy or something.
JohnSweden - Mar 02, 2006 7:25:36 pm PST #87 of 28095
I can't even.
I've been corrected twice today.
In this crowd? Say it isn't so! (Yeah, I saw the beatdown flea gave you. Tsk.)
Kate P. - Mar 02, 2006 8:04:18 pm PST #88 of 28095
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
They do with the pretty cashiers at the Whole Foods!
Heh. I was going to say! I get flirted with a lot. The other day I had a guy in my line who was telling me some story about when he was in school, and how his teacher was so mean to him, and then he said he guessed he deserved it, but at least he wasn't having sex in the empty rooms.
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Thanks for sharing?
I have seen someone slide a $20 through the debit card slidey-thing. AT that point I just walked away to the express lane.
Good LORD.
Calli - Mar 03, 2006 4:04:36 am PST #89 of 28095
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I guess this is fairly literary. At least as literary as slug eating. Anyway, New Orleans public libraries are trying to restock and are asking for book donations--hardcover or paperback. The staff will assess which titles will be designated for its collections. The rest will be distributed to destitute families or sold for library fundraising.
If you have books that you were meaning to get rid of at some point anyway, please consider sending them to:
Rica A. Trigs, Public Relations
New Orleans Public Library
219 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70112
If you tell the postal worker that the books are going to NO libraries, you may get the library rate, which is somewhat less than the media rate.
brenda m - Mar 03, 2006 4:08:34 am PST #90 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
Oh yay, that's a fabulous idea. Maybe it's time for a culling.
Dana - Mar 03, 2006 6:02:19 am PST #91 of 28095
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
You may want to check the library website for details. I can't bear to let the board convert this to a link, since the website is http://nutrias.org/