I haven't had one in a while, which I expect means one will show up tomorrow or thereabouts--I get called pretty regularly. I read in the waiting room, but it's a hazard; the last time I actually had to go in, I got so lost in my book that I nearly missed my name being called.
Spike: We got a history, him and me. Fred: What? Spike: It was a long time ago. He was a young Watcher, fresh out of the academy when we crossed paths. It was a, what-you-call battle of wills and blood was spilled. Vendettas were sworn. It was a whole-- Fred: My God you're so full of crap. Spike: Yeah. Okay.
'Unleashed'
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."
JZ - May 04, 2009 7:00:03 pm PDT #9086 of 28706
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Tom Scola - May 07, 2009 4:10:54 am PDT #9087 of 28706
Where do you come from? Where do you go? What is your scene, baby? We just gotta know.
Here is my synopsis of every Doug Coupland book, ever.
Character A: You remember that Thing*? I remember that Thing.
Character B: I remember that Thing also.
Character A: Our shared rememberance of that Thing constitutes a lasting and real human connection!
Jon B. - May 07, 2009 5:06:28 am PDT #9088 of 28706
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
* Wherein THING= Hiroshima, limited edition Joy Division record, episode of the Smurfs, short-lived pseudo-obscure sitcom from the ’80s, 8-track tapes.
Excellent!
erikaj - May 07, 2009 9:19:27 am PDT #9089 of 28706
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
Bwah...
Steph L. - May 07, 2009 12:03:17 pm PDT #9090 of 28706
That which does not kill you should RUN
Oh dear god, Anathem is breaking my brain. I haven't read anything this dense in a long time.
I had to stop reading when Orolo got volcano-ed. In retrospect, it's not surprising, and had to happen, narratively, but it still freaked me out.
And -- is Laterre supposed to be Earth? Because the phonetic spelling of some of the words that Jules Verne uses are for French words. Not to mention his name being all literary and shit.
Not finished yet. They're just about to head into space.
Tom Scola - May 07, 2009 12:05:44 pm PDT #9091 of 28706
Where do you come from? Where do you go? What is your scene, baby? We just gotta know.
Yes, Steph, that guy is from that place.
Steph L. - May 07, 2009 12:09:04 pm PDT #9092 of 28706
That which does not kill you should RUN
Yes, Steph, that guy is from that place.
Heh. Which is making me wonder WTF his food is. Not to mention what the people from Arbre look like, given how they describe *him* as looking almost like them but enough unlike to be disturbing. If he's from Earth, then he looks like, well, we do, which would mean that the Arbre folks must look slightly Uncanny Valley-esque. Hmm.
Tom Scola - May 07, 2009 12:21:29 pm PDT #9093 of 28706
Where do you come from? Where do you go? What is your scene, baby? We just gotta know.
Not finished yet. They're just about to
Oooh. You're just starting the confusing part...
Steph L. - May 07, 2009 12:29:12 pm PDT #9094 of 28706
That which does not kill you should RUN
You're just starting the confusing part...
Oh, good. Because the rest of it has been so clear.
Clear as mud.
I really am enjoying it; but like I said, it's so freaking dense.
Jessica - May 07, 2009 3:08:40 pm PDT #9095 of 28706
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Oooh. You're just starting the confusing part...
Hee.
OMG I love that book so much.