'War Stories'
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.
I think Rice was actually a very skilled and evocative writer early on, before the purple prose gobbled her up and ran away.
I'd agree. Cry to Heaven is also really well researched. I was surprised going from Interview (which was very densely written, languid and sensual) to Lestat (which flies along like any old airport read).
That's awesome, brenda!
More picspam - Lucy update x-posted from my LJ:
First upright pics I've been able to manage. It's really hard to get her because if she's up, I'm either holding her or she's in motion. But yesterday and today she's been making distinct progress, getting a lot stronger and steadier on her feet.
She's got rows and rows of scary looking staples under that bandage and, after wasting money on a couple of different specialty harnesses to help support her, we've found that a simple sheet looped around her midsection works best.
Getting up is still not happening, though she came very close earlier today. And she's clearly frustrated at not being able to move herself around as she chooses, so I think she'll get that down fairly soonish. The second pic is the first time that she's been standing totally unsupported for any length of time. (It looks a little like she's leaning against the crate but she's not.) Yay!
It feels like she's really turning a corner today, which is so good to see and makes going back to work tomorrow a lot easier. Also, all the well wishes have been so helpful during the difficult times this week - I can't thank you all enough.
Cry to Heaven is also really well researched.
Very true. This is one of the many reasons why I mention it in class. I need to dig up another copy of it as both of the ones I had seem to have disappeared.
I think Rice was actually a very skilled and evocative writer early on, before the purple prose gobbled her up and ran away.
A great analysis.
Now we are off to Habesha food.
This knitting is hopefully on the right track - today I have knit up an inch, realized an error, pulled out 4 inches, and knit up an inch and a half again.
was surprised going from Interview (which was very densely written, languid and sensual) to Lestat (which flies along like any old airport read).
Yes, this. It was hard to grasp they were the same writer.
Oh! I just remembered I forgot to thank you for your Muppet links and talk: it reminded me to get a healthy doze of Muppet seasons before university starts.
You see, for me, The Muppets is the ideal society: a bunch of outcast weirdos that even if they don't get along, they'll do anything to help each other in the end of the day, and put a show every night.
In my world, that's kind of a miracle.
It gives me hope.
Cry to heaven was one of those books that I found really interesting, bu tI found my self skipping the sex scenes -- as in 'oh no not another".
Kat! Apple Pan?
Sure!! Around 3:00 PM work for you?
YAY! Kat P will be in the area!
msbelle, the Twilight books are so much worse. But so much more fun to mock.