I'm sorely tempted to go pick up Jonathan Strange at Stacey's during lunch.
Someone give me a good reason not to do this. Because I'm sure my local bookstore will have it.
Tara: What's so bad about them coming here? Aren't they good guys? I mean, Watchers, that's just like whole other Gileses, right? Buffy: Yes! They're scary and horrible!
'Potential'
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."
Consuela - Sep 08, 2004 10:39:22 am PDT #5743 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Betsy HP - Sep 08, 2004 10:40:53 am PDT #5744 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
I don't know, Suela. I went to B&N at 9AM after my doctor's appointment, and they didn't have it out. Sulk. And because it's a Spare The Air day, I'm not going out to buy it during lunch.
I say you should go to Stacey's.
Ginger - Sep 08, 2004 10:41:06 am PDT #5745 of 10002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
The fact that it cost $28 at my local bookstore is what dissuaded me.
Katerina Bee - Sep 08, 2004 10:41:43 am PDT #5746 of 10002
Herding cats for fun
I love Stacey's. Tell it I would drop in for lunch and flash my credit card, but I am far, far away from nice things to visit at lunch.
on edit: Picked up a copy of Jennifer Crusie's Bet Me at the free table in the lunch room, though. Woot!
Consuela - Sep 08, 2004 10:43:25 am PDT #5747 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Well, I could use a walk. Off to Stacey's.
Betsy HP - Sep 08, 2004 10:44:33 am PDT #5748 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
Of course, it's a Spare The Air day, so walk carefullly.
sumi - Sep 08, 2004 10:49:15 am PDT #5749 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
What is a Spare the Air day?
I really want to read Jonathan Strange too -- luckily my local library has it -- but I'm going to have to put a hold on it.
Betsy HP - Sep 08, 2004 10:50:55 am PDT #5750 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
A Spare The Air day is a Bay Area thing. The ozone levels are really bad and they ask you to avoid using two-stroke motors (lawnmowers, weed whackers, and so on), driving unnecessarily, and cooking outside.
The ironic thing is that Monday was the first Spare The Air day this year, and everybody said "Not barbecue on Labor Day? Are you CRAZY?!?!?!" -- Monday morning is a little late to switch to cheese sandwiches, given that the fajitas and hamburgers and such were bought on Saturday.
Katie M - Sep 08, 2004 10:52:53 am PDT #5751 of 10002
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
The ironic thing is that Monday was the first Spare The Air day this year, and everybody said "Not barbecue on Labor Day? Are you CRAZY?!?!?!"
Heh. You just know whoever's responsible for calling them was all "well, this is a waste of time..."
§ ita § - Sep 08, 2004 10:54:24 am PDT #5752 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
We had those in Michigan. Except some activist group said to not observe them, because when the people were taking up the slack, it gave the factories no incentive to cut down on their emissions, which were really the bulk of the problem.
Never fact-checked that.