Simon: I'm trying to put this as delicately as I can... How do I know you won't kill me in my sleep? Mal: You don't know me, son. So let me explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you'll be awake, you'll be facing me, and you'll be armed.

'Serenity'


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."


Jessica - Jul 16, 2005 4:28:29 am PDT #8271 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I shouldn't have pre-ordered it -- I could have walked up to B&N and bought one when I woke up, but here I am stuck waiting for the mail to arrive.


DXMachina - Jul 16, 2005 5:46:05 am PDT #8272 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

I shouldn't have pre-ordered it -- I could have walked up to B&N and bought one when I woke up, but here I am stuck waiting for the mail to arrive.

I was going to say, I just walked by an enormous stack of them when I was at Wal-Mart.


Anne W. - Jul 16, 2005 5:54:20 am PDT #8273 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

Well, I've gone and spoiled myself for the identity of the HBP.

What I'm waiting for is the significance of the whole HBP thing and what being the HBP means relative to the wizarding world.


sumi - Jul 16, 2005 8:18:27 am PDT #8274 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!

My book is in DeKalb. It arrived at 5:18 this morning.

Why isn't it HERE!?!!??!!

This time - it was shipped UPS. (Last book came FedEx.)


Steph L. - Jul 16, 2005 8:24:01 am PDT #8275 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism

I'm trying to decide if I want to drive up to my office today in the hopes that it was delivered there (as opposed to taken back to the post office since there was no one there to claim it -- but there's a security desk open 24/7, so I *think* they accept packages). Hmmm.


Melpomene - Jul 16, 2005 1:08:21 pm PDT #8276 of 10002
Ever fired your gun in the air and yelled, 'Aaaaaaah?'

I spoiled myself, too. I really need to stop reading the ends of books first.


sumi - Jul 16, 2005 5:48:23 pm PDT #8277 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!

I'm on page 194. I'm really enjoying it so far.


Scrappy - Jul 16, 2005 5:53:41 pm PDT #8278 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

I finished it (in one sitting and my eyes are VERY TIRED). I am weak when it comes to spoilers so I thought I better read it right away, as I would not be able to avoid this thread. I am glad I did not spoil myself, altbhough I had my suspicions. I found it incredibly moving.

More when more folks have read it.


§ ita § - Jul 16, 2005 5:54:44 pm PDT #8279 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Robin, please come to my house and give me your copy.

Thanks!


Scrappy - Jul 16, 2005 5:57:25 pm PDT #8280 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Yeah, I'll get right on that. IN YOUR DREAMS.