Raq! You have a Banjo Patterson tag! I'm very impressed. There was a wombat caught on camera trying to prevent the Crocodile Hunter from fathering any more children.
Spike: Taking up smoking, are you? Harmony: I am a villain, Spike. Hello!
Spike/Harm ,'Help'
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."
billytea - Sep 30, 2005 4:02:50 am PDT #9208 of 10002
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Volans - Sep 30, 2005 5:59:18 am PDT #9209 of 10002
move out and draw fire
There was a wombat caught on camera trying to prevent the Crocodile Hunter from fathering any more children.
And people ask why I like wombats.
Oh, and yeah, Banjo Patterson is my homie. I have a problem with tearing up every time I hear "The Man from Snowy River" (Slim Dusty's recording).
DavidS - Sep 30, 2005 9:21:42 am PDT #9210 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Huh. I could've sworn that was you at work.
I frappe for your sins.
Kate P. - Sep 30, 2005 4:32:35 pm PDT #9211 of 10002
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I also liked the Hyperion books (read all four), but not nearly as much as my friend who recommended and gave them to me. I never really connected with any of the characters, maybe, which is a crucial factor in whether or not I love a book or series. I always thought the concept was very cool, and I enjoyed the execution of that concept, although I remember being confused sometimes as to what was actually happening... and I remember very little of the actual plot now, besides the whole cruciform thing.
erikaj - Sep 30, 2005 4:53:37 pm PDT #9212 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
I have had Dan Simmons and Dan *Jenkins*(author of such Southern-type guy humor as "Semi-Tough" and "You Gotta Play Hurt") confused for two days. Imagine my puzzlement.
Susan W. - Oct 01, 2005 9:18:32 pm PDT #9213 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Did we know that Amber Benson was co-authoring a book with Christopher Golden? [link] Historical fantasy, looks interesting enough that I'm going to ask the library to buy it (because I'm too broke to buy my own books until I get a job).
sj - Oct 01, 2005 10:44:12 pm PDT #9214 of 10002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
There is actually two of them, Susan. The second one is only availible in hardcover right now.
Katerina Bee - Oct 04, 2005 8:18:24 am PDT #9215 of 10002
Herding cats for fun
I wondered if I missed some symbolism or something...help?
I'm pretty sure he was dissing the Church bigtime what with all the resurrection. Travel via archangel class ship sounds quite distressing what with the raspberry-paste factor.
"Ilium" characters travel via faxing technology. I bet this won't turn out any better than the farcasting in "Hyperioin."
Gandalfe - Oct 04, 2005 11:22:50 am PDT #9216 of 10002
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
I just finished Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. Very reminiscent of Margaret Atwood's "Handmaid's Tale."
Polter-Cow - Oct 04, 2005 1:15:31 pm PDT #9217 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
That makes me want to read it even more.