I must wait and not buy it until my next flight, as Pratchett makes excellent airplane reading.
Mind you, that's only a week away. Still hard, dammit.
Yeah, I could do that, but I'm paralyzed with not caring very much.
Spike ,'Showtime'
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."
Emily - Sep 11, 2005 5:18:19 pm PDT #9057 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
DavidS - Sep 11, 2005 5:18:48 pm PDT #9058 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Where are you flying to next week?
Emily - Sep 11, 2005 5:21:00 pm PDT #9059 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Meeeechigan.
Volans - Sep 11, 2005 9:58:47 pm PDT #9060 of 10002
move out and draw fire
I just started The Geographer's Library >[link] and I think I like it a lot. It reminds me some of Dictionary of the Khazaars and some of Jorge Luis Borges.
Atropa - Sep 12, 2005 12:15:16 am PDT #9061 of 10002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
It is called Thud! Who would have Thunk it?
Thud is the name of the Discworld version of chess.
Mr. Pratchett is going to be doing a reading in Seattle on the last Tuesday of this month, and you better believe I'm attending.
Sheryl - Sep 12, 2005 3:28:28 am PDT #9062 of 10002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Pterry is doing a reading in the DC area on Tuesday, which I can't attend because of dance practice. Ah, well, at least I got to hear him read from Thud! at Interaction in Glasgow...
Connie Neil - Sep 12, 2005 7:10:56 am PDT #9063 of 10002
brillig
As much as the Vimes-Vetinari show gives me great joy and satisfaction, isn't it about time for another Death or Granny Weatherwax story?
Wolfram - Sep 12, 2005 7:43:27 am PDT #9064 of 10002
Visilurking
Or Cohen. That guy slays me.
Anne W. - Sep 12, 2005 4:15:44 pm PDT #9065 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
As much as the Vimes-Vetinari show gives me great joy and satisfaction, isn't it about time for another Death or Granny Weatherwax story?
Oh, yes. Even though Granny does show up in "A Hat Full of Sky," it's not enough. Actually, I'd love to see what happened if Granny and Vimes ever met each other.
Betsy HP - Sep 12, 2005 4:17:36 pm PDT #9066 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
One long hard stare and an unspoken mutual nonaggression pact, with a backup of "But don't try anything."