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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."

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Nutty - Jul 13, 2005 4:47:34 am PDT #8142 of 10002

"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

I will say, double-special points to the publcity people. Those who are into Harry Potter are eating all this up, and those who aren't know when to stay away from the bookstore.

In other news, I am reading the McSweeney's collection from last year, Astonishing Stories, and it's an odd bird. So far most of the authors have been vaguely literary, and vaguely timid over whether they're writing something openly counter-natural or not. I rather liked David Mitchell's "What You Do Not Know You Want," in spite of its exaggerated high-lowbrow narrator, btu the best story so far was Steve Erickson's "Zeroville."

JohnSweden - Jul 13, 2005 7:03:45 am PDT #8143 of 10002

I can't even.

I love that amazon's shipping area is called The Fulfillment Centre. It has a real "Hail Xenu, lord of the clams!" ring to it.

Jessica - Jul 13, 2005 7:08:45 am PDT #8144 of 10002

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Super-saver Shipping -- now get free space clam overlord with every order!

ChiKat - Jul 13, 2005 7:12:50 am PDT #8145 of 10002

That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?

The shipping area here (at my office) is called the Fulfillment room. Never thought about that before. Maybe I need to spend more time there.

Steph L. - Jul 13, 2005 7:28:16 am PDT #8146 of 10002

I look more rad than Lutheranism

No sex in the Fulfillment Room!

Lilty Cash - Jul 13, 2005 7:30:01 am PDT #8147 of 10002

"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."

No sex in the Fulfillment Room

Then it's a very badly named room.

ChiKat - Jul 13, 2005 7:36:00 am PDT #8148 of 10002

That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?

And I don't want to spend any time there.

Of course, I don't participate in Teh Sex when at work anyway....

DavidS - Jul 13, 2005 8:01:16 am PDT #8149 of 10002

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

the best story so far was Steve Erickson's "Zeroville."

Erickson's never been afraid to write fantastic stuff. It's not a tiptoe venture for him.

Nutty - Jul 13, 2005 8:03:22 am PDT #8150 of 10002

"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

Right. In the case of "Zeroville," it's a story that makes much more of symbol than of the "is it or isn't it supernatural?" question. I liked it a lot, although I imagine it needs a good background in film crit to be really comprehensible (it's about a film editor, and he makes a lot of references).

David, can you recommend other of Erickson's work? Has he written any novels?

DavidS - Jul 13, 2005 8:13:38 am PDT #8151 of 10002

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

David, can you recommend other of Erickson's work? Has he written any novels?

He has written many novels.

I liked his earlier ones Days Between Stations and Rubicon Beach.

Arc D'X was a very ambitious and interesting take on the whole Thomas Jefferson/Sally Hemings relationship as Metaphor For America. Not entirely successful but interesting.

eta: Erickson's done a lot of journalism and film crit too, which is what you're sensing in his writing. He's also a fan of the Love And Rockets comic and Francesca Lia Block's YA novels.

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