"Translate." I added an extra a after the s, and I actually could have saved myself if I hadn't continued on to the a after the l, but I only came up with that strategy after it was too late. I was in sixth grade, and I lost to a fifth grader.
You're a bloody puppet! You're a wee little puppet man!
Spike ,'Smile Time'
We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Polter-Cow - Jul 17, 2004 7:10:37 pm PDT #5171 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Connie Neil - Jul 17, 2004 8:05:31 pm PDT #5172 of 10002
brillig
I got phonics, too, and I'm a pretty good speller. Like Susan, though, if it's longer than six letters, I want to write it down to be sure. Hubby and I figure one reason we got married was so I could correct his punctuation and spelling and he could take care of tricky math concepts.
Jen - Jul 18, 2004 2:29:02 am PDT #5173 of 10002
love's a dream you enter though I shake and shake and shake you
For me it was "fruit". I added an "e" to the end.
Apparently left-handed people are notoriously bad spellers, so I excuse it with genetics.
Lyra Jane - Jul 18, 2004 6:03:05 am PDT #5174 of 10002
Up with the sun
I got to the citywide bee twice, and twice got stage fright and goofed on my very first word. Rabies (added an "i" after the "a" ) and department store (lost my place and left out the "-ment" altogether) were the words.
I'm an okay speller but a lousy typist, now.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 18, 2004 12:31:16 pm PDT #5175 of 10002
Oh honey, the mentally unwell people have been in the fanbase since Game Changers was Stucky fanfiction on the internet. The calls have been coming from inside the house the whole time!
Any readers have impressions of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay to share? I bought it a couple weeks ago when I saw a copy on sale for a ridiculously low price, but I've since seen Spider-Man 2 and am beginning to regard reading Chabon as an obligatory homework project rather than something enjoyable in its own right.
Hil R. - Jul 18, 2004 12:34:27 pm PDT #5176 of 10002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I loved Kavalier and Clay. There were a few points were I thought the story dragged a little, but other than that, I thought it was great.
Jesse - Jul 18, 2004 12:41:21 pm PDT #5177 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Loved it loved it. I could have done without the end, but I think I'm in the minority on that.
erikaj - Jul 18, 2004 12:43:55 pm PDT #5178 of 10002
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
I thought it was great. It took a little while for me to get into, but I did.
Scrappy - Jul 18, 2004 12:44:47 pm PDT #5179 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
It's a wonderful read, Matt. It'll suck you in and transport you to its world in a really satisfying way.
Consuela - Jul 18, 2004 12:53:16 pm PDT #5180 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I read K&C in three days, Matt. Couldn't put it down, and chortled out loud in many places. It's a geek's geeky joyful novel. Except for the sad parts.