My perfect weekend would involve being somewhere fabulous with friends....a beach might not be it, unless it weren't beach weather. But there would be hammocks, lots of books, some internet, some movies/tv dvds, and lots and lots of food. And some board or card games.
Jayne: Well... I don't like the idea of someone hearin' what I'm thinkin'. Inara: No one likes the idea of hearing what you're thinking.
'Objects In Space'
Natter 53: We could just avoid making tortured puns
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
meara - Jul 27, 2007 3:14:40 pm PDT #676 of 10001
megan walker - Jul 27, 2007 3:26:25 pm PDT #677 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
And seriously, it's so much better than a review. No need for blah-blah-blah pros and cons or whatever, it's just about how the book is awesome!!
Yes, as my housemate said when I showed it to him: "That's the type of book that potential readers just need to know about, they don't need a review."
§ ita § - Jul 27, 2007 3:37:46 pm PDT #678 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
::basks in the glow cast by paperdol::
Unrelatedly, it hurts. But at least it hurts at home. I may have to work tomorrow, but if so, I do have until 1:30.
Sucks, but could suck worse.
Upside, my Ubuntu box is working. Downside, it's 1280x1024.
I have a decision to make--do I take painkillers to sleep well tonight, or do I suck it up until tomorrow's acupuncture? Of course, there is the risk that I'm in too much pain to drive there...I have hours yet to decide. There's lemonade that needs drinking.
Oh--my perfect day has a range of citrus beverages, including lemonade, limeade, and ortanique juice.
sarameg - Jul 27, 2007 3:57:04 pm PDT #679 of 10001
I'm still having little brain explosions about how freaking huge and awesome the book being in EW is. I mean, *I* think it should have that huge coverage, but I've got biases, right? And I don't know diddly about the publicity world.
Tons and tons of people I don't know and will never know read that.
Yeah, my brain is sometimes that small.
libkitty - Jul 27, 2007 3:59:34 pm PDT #680 of 10001
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
Thanks, paperdol, for sharing the scan! I may be a little biased, but it would convince me to buy the book.
beth b - Jul 27, 2007 4:08:45 pm PDT #681 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I asked the question - I should answer it.
At this moment in time my perfect weekend would involve:
my husband, my cat and my house. It starts with a clean house - so I don't spend the weekend doing things like cleaning the bathroom or moving piles so I can at the dinning room table. I want enough books, food , dvds , and drink of various sort so we don't have to leave the house. I want to go for long walks, read, watch large chunks of series or movies that have been on my list forever. Long walks would be good, but I just want to say hi to neighbors, no long conversations that end up at restaurants. I want to cook good for us. ( or matt can cook). I want to do the dishes together. I want matt to red, play guitar - and work in the garage , only if he wants to. maybe I'll play in the garden. While I want to do some stuff together I don't want my stuff to interfere with his stuff or visa versa.
Zenkitty - Jul 27, 2007 4:40:13 pm PDT #682 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
My perfect weekend is so far out of reach, I'll probably just stay home and mope.
I am close to the Jersey Shore, but I won't be going there. I do love Brigantine Island, though. My sister used to have a beach house there. (It's near Atlantic City.)
eta excellent book blurb, paperdol! It would get me to buy it, even if I weren't gonna anyway. Oh, that's what I can do this weekend!
Dana - Jul 27, 2007 4:58:30 pm PDT #683 of 10001
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Today's crazy Tour de France news:
For the second time, a rider went down because he ran into a dog loose on the road. Dog is fine, rider got back up and got right back on his bike, but not until he skidded about ten feet on his ass.
brenda m - Jul 27, 2007 4:59:46 pm PDT #684 of 10001
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
WTF is wrong with people?
Dana - Jul 27, 2007 5:00:55 pm PDT #685 of 10001
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Well, this guy was in the breakaway, which was a good fifteen minutes ahead of the main field. If you want to be charitable, it's possible they didn't expect any riders to be passing at that point.
But really, yeah. Put the damn dog on a leash. Both times, I think they've been lucky that the dogs weren't hurt.