Timelies all!
Why my throat hurts, I don't know, but it does.
You're wrong about River. River's not on the ship. They didn't want her here, but she couldn't make herself leave. So she melted... Melted away. They didn't know she could do that, but she did.
River ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sheryl - Jun 27, 2017 1:06:03 pm PDT #13202 of 30002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Gudanov - Jun 27, 2017 2:37:38 pm PDT #13203 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping
My audiobook narrator said nice things about my story all unprompted and all:
I do want to express real quick just how much I'm enjoying the book! I love Essy and Quinten so much already and can't wait for this kid steampunk trio to save the queen. They are precious. I could also say a lot in regards to how I appreciate the nature of how Cog got into the mess of having to pretend she's a boy - I'm sure it's something you meditated on for a quite a while. This is a trope with a long history of examples, of course, and it's often rife with commentary (intentional or not) on how it's inherently better to be a boy than to be a girl, but your story doesn't do that at all. I also really like how the specialties of the girls and boy in our trio are sort of switched according to traditional gender roles in genre fiction - the girls get all the left brain logic/puzzle skills and the boy gets the mysterious magical potential stuff. That's a pretty cool turn-around, and it's very refreshing!
That was nice to get on a day when I've been feeling like crap.
WindSparrow - Jun 27, 2017 3:04:57 pm PDT #13204 of 30002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Excellent feedback, Gud!
WindSparrow - Jun 27, 2017 3:25:29 pm PDT #13205 of 30002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
I've got swim lessons arranged! I start next Monday!
shrift - Jun 27, 2017 3:30:09 pm PDT #13206 of 30002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Gud, I'm so glad your audiobook narrator shared that feedback with you! You deserve nice things.
Laura - Jun 27, 2017 3:33:08 pm PDT #13207 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
Yay for positive feedback!
Swim lessons! Woo! I have thought about it so often. I have been swimming as long as I can remember, and love it, but I don't do it "right" and would benefit from an actual lesson. But then they would probably want me to get my ears wet, and I don't do that.
Dana - Jun 27, 2017 3:52:46 pm PDT #13208 of 30002
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
I'm a lot happier with my insurance company after picking up the prescription and finding that each box has six doses, not one dose. I apologize for slandering you, usually soulless insurance company.
shrift - Jun 27, 2017 3:56:43 pm PDT #13209 of 30002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I'm exhausted and cranky because I've failed at going to bed at a reasonable hour. I have a 9pm meeting that I kinda should go to, but I just want to go to bed early like a responsible adult. Curses.
meara - Jun 27, 2017 4:04:28 pm PDT #13210 of 30002
Oh good, Dana. That's way more sensible. My insurance will also pay 6 doses/month, thankfully these days that's plenty for me.
-t - Jun 27, 2017 4:06:33 pm PDT #13211 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Dang, what a choice, shrift! Be responsible or be responsible.
Yay more drugs than you thought you were getting!
Yay swim lessons!
Yay narrator feedback!
I think I have not missed by bus home yet. I missed the earlier business from work to the transit center, but I just walked that and took advantage of the wait between busses to run into Target and pick up the makings of cookies for our 4th of July thingy on Friday and was nervous that I took too long, but NextBus says no, 10 more minutes.