We just read More's Utopia. We're supposed to be looking at it from fresh eyes and find something that hasn't already been said. It's harder than it sounds!
Eventually, the adrenaline of having to have it done will kick in, and I'll just babble.
Lorne: My little prince. Oh…what did they do to you? Angel: Nina…tried to…eat me. Lorne: Oh, you're--medic! You're gonna make it Angel. Just don't stop fighting. Doctor! Is there a Gepetto in the house?
'Smile Time'
Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.
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vw bug - Sep 28, 2009 6:55:50 am PDT #24617 of 30000
Mostly lurking...
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Sep 28, 2009 6:56:11 am PDT #24618 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
JK Rowling succumbs to twitter: [link]
sj - Sep 28, 2009 7:04:39 am PDT #24619 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I am eating pasta and butter (my sick food) and relaxing on the couch. I'm starting to feel a little better.
vw, I only read bits of Utopia and it was years ago, but good luck with your essay!
Gudanov - Sep 28, 2009 7:08:50 am PDT #24620 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
We're supposed to be looking at it from fresh eyes and find something that hasn't already been said. It's harder than it sounds!
Actually, finding something that hasn't already been said sounds pretty hard. I wish you luck. I haven't read the book so I'm useless for idea bouncing.
Fred Pete - Sep 28, 2009 7:16:09 am PDT #24621 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
Hi, vw!
I've never read Utopia or any serious commentary on it. But just to toss out a dumb idea, how might More's vision have been different if he were writing today? Could his vision accommodate the Internet, instant communication, and so on?
(Edit to correct typo.)
tommyrot - Sep 28, 2009 7:17:49 am PDT #24622 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
how might More's vision have been different if he were writing today?
Heh.
He probably would have made Utopia into an online RPG. Or maybe an FPS.
Gudanov - Sep 28, 2009 7:20:05 am PDT #24623 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
He probably would have made Utopia into an online RPG.
The modern Utopia is just a WoW expansion?
Polter-Cow - Sep 28, 2009 7:29:17 am PDT #24624 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
vw, write a paper on the Doctor Who episode instead. Look surprised when the professor hands it back: "Oh, you meant the BOOK?"
vw bug - Sep 28, 2009 7:41:00 am PDT #24625 of 30000
Mostly lurking...
Iconsidered some sort of comparison to The Handmade's Tale, but I'm not sure I have time to do that idea justice. Also, my copy of THT is in a box in the garage.
Barb - Sep 28, 2009 8:19:56 am PDT #24626 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
Mooshu was going in for tests last week. How did those come out?
Fred, first off, so, so sorry about Rigatoni. I am in absolute AWE over the level of care you were able to get for him and so happy he had so much love as he passed over.
As far as Mooshu goes, he was diagnosed with diabetes (poor baby had a glucose count of over 500) so he started on insulin a week ago Saturday and seems to be doing well. In fact, he's at the vet right now having his first glucose curve to see if he needs a higher dose of insulin or if he's okay where he's at. Then, while we were out of town, the vet called again with more results from the blood work-- it turns out that in addition to being diabetic, Mooshu is also hypothyroid. So he's going to start on those meds today and hopefully, we'll see a real turn in his health and behavior. Which would be great with our impending move if he's feeling more like his old self.
Anyhow, thanks so much for asking--