I don't read much in the way of short stories, but I hope someone mentioned Neil Gaiman's "We Can Get It For You Wholesale". I also like his weirdo Sherlock Holmes/Lovecraft fusion "A Study in Emerald."
Also, he wrote Matrix fanfic.
Uh, are we gonna fight, or is there just gonna be a monster sarcasm rally?
Stoner Vamp ,'Lessons'
Natter 56: ...we need the writers.
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.
Dana - Jan 17, 2008 4:57:37 am PST #3813 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
shrift - Jan 17, 2008 5:00:26 am PST #3814 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
So I scalded my other hand on lavacoffee just now. I feel so betrayed by my beautiful bean juice this week.
Cashmere - Jan 17, 2008 5:02:10 am PST #3815 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Short story I liked in 8th grade and don't think I've seen mentioned: The Devil and Daniel Webster.
When I was 10, I had a cousin who was really good at reading stories. She read that to us and scared the SHIT out of me! It was awesome.
How can it be 9 o'clock aready? We have to get ready for yoga and drop off some school paperwork, if the snow isn't too bad.
sarameg - Jan 17, 2008 5:03:25 am PST #3816 of 10001
This is not a good day.
Ginger - Jan 17, 2008 5:08:34 am PST #3817 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
The Devil and Daniel Webster.
That reminds me of another favorite: Robert Bloch's "That Hell-Bound Train."
flea - Jan 17, 2008 5:10:43 am PST #3818 of 10001
information libertarian
I am so made of gronk. We had a bedwetting accident in the night, which, unusual but normal, but it included shrieking and thrashing and so forth and there was an extended calming down phase, and then she slept in bed with me the rest of the night, and while she does not snore as loudly as my husband, she is much more wiggly.
Also, my daughter can PEE. It was like a waterfall in the bed (I was there and got peed on).
Stephanie - Jan 17, 2008 5:15:48 am PST #3819 of 10001
Trust my rage
Poor Casper! Ellie peed on my lap once and now, if she's sitting on my lap and I ask her if she has to go, she'll get up to head the the bathroom while saying, "No pee-pee mommy's lap!"
I've also had our dog Sebastian pee on my lap TWICE! Once while sleeping and once in the car. Both times very gross.
brenda m - Jan 17, 2008 5:27:22 am PST #3820 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
Again, shrift?
Ignoring the pee talk.
msbelle - Jan 17, 2008 5:39:33 am PST #3821 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
2 hivemind questions:
1) do others have a problem with in-ear headphones feeling like they are giving you mini-shocks?
2) has anyone taken worka t your own pace online courses? if so where from? were you satisfied? is price widely varied amongst institutions?
shrift - Jan 17, 2008 5:41:38 am PST #3822 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Again, shrift?
I do not know what my malfunction is this week, or what grudge coffee has against me. The last time, I was carrying a cup and the top just popped off, and there was a hot coffee fountain in my hand. This time, I bumped the coffee with the creamer, and since it had been filled nearly to the brim, there was a minor coffee splooge on the counter.
Picking up the cup to clean the splooge with napkins, however, caused a coffeesplosion all over my hand. The swelling and discoloration has finally gone down.
Right now I'm completely gronked and grumpy as hell, and trying not to KILL a user who is SHRIEKING at me about something I know nothing about, partly because it took FOUR DAMN e-mail exchanges for her to fucking TELL ME what the ACTUAL PROBLEM was.
t stabs universe in the face