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11th November 2009
tytaniastrange @ : Memories of old friends
dungeoneer @ :
10th November 2009
deadboy2 @ : OMG! Best web comic ever.
http://www.oglaf.com/cumsprite1.htm Current Mood:
eviltemptress69, posting in
jokes @ :
yesterday." Joe: "Yes, she came crawling on her hands and knees." Bob: "Really? What did she say?" Joe: "Come out from under the bed, you coward." Current Mood:
dungeoneer @ :
9th November 2009
tytaniastrange @ :
My mattress has reached that level of lumpiness where I wake each and every morning with some new and exciting pulled muscle somewhere in my body. My beloved tracksuit is literally shredding apart on my body. I'm wearing it today for likely the very last time ever. On Wednesday, I will take my 20% off coupon to Bloomingdales in the hopes that they will honor it in the Juicy Couture area because I hate paying full price on this stuff. Oh well, at least this solves my dithering over what color to get. I'll be getting whatever marginally decent color they happen to have. I just ran out of my favorite perfume. I need a new little black dress. I need a new "professional" skirt for church gigging. I need new sweaters because all of mine have pilled into oblivion. I need new sheet music. Seriously, I don't need this right now. Why does this stuff always strike at once? Yesterday, I broke down and went to Lucky Brand for new jeans. I would like to take this moment to express my hatred of stretch denim which fades all weird, bags rather than getting artfully torn and pretty much makes what should be a piece of clothing designed to take abuse into yet another cheap ass trend item. I used to be able to buy Gap jeans for $50. Now, new jeans are a $100-200 investment because I can't find anything that's less expensive and doesn't look like ass a month after I buy them. Grrrr... Also, I was listening to myself singing some Barber songs and I kind of hate the way my passagio sounds right now. It's too bright. I need to adjust this. This is what happens when my recorder needs to be replaced. As does my iPod. I'm kind of hoping I can make that happen with the same purchase (a souped up iPod that I desperately need) but we'll see. Stupid 2009. 7th November 2009
grrm @ : Alone in London
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tammypierce @ : PW's Best YA/YR of 2009
Here's their list for teen and tween fiction: Wintergirls Laurie Halse Anderson (Viking) A powerful exploration of anorexia, dysfunction and death, Anderson's story of a friendship ripped apart is moving and haunting. Going Bovine Libba Bray (Delacorte) An angel, a dwarf, cults, wormholes and mad cow disease all factor into the surreal cross-country road trip that teenage Cameron takes, in a satirical story that's as memorable as it is funny. Fire Kristin Cashore (Dial) Introducing Fire, a human “monster” with psychic abilities, this companion novel to Graceling expands the scope of Cashore's fantasy world and offers twists, intrigue and romance aplenty. Catching Fire Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press) This much-awaited sequel to Collins's dystopian bestseller, The Hunger Games, doesn't disappoint; it's immersive, voracious reading as the ramifications of Katniss's actions in that book spread. If I Stay Gayle Forman (Dutton) Masterful characterizations make the tragedy at the core of this novel all the more devastating, as narrator Mia weighs the decision to live or die. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate Jacqueline Kelly (Holt) With a detailed, evocative setting and an authentic, relatable protagonist, this turn of the century coming-of-age novel teems with humor, spirit, and energy. Purple Heart Patricia McCormick (HarperCollins/Balzer & Bray) This timely and provocative thriller, with a teenage American soldier at its center, is a nuanced exploration of war, heroism, and morality. The Ask and the Answer Patrick Ness (Candlewick) Set on a planet colonized by men and now wracked with strife, Ness's sequel to The Knife of Never Letting Go entwines themes of sexism, terrorism, genocide and human nature, while bringing the action to a fever pitch. A Season of Gifts Richard Peck (Dial) The singular Mrs. Dowdel from A Year Down Yonder and A Long Way from Chicagobrings humor and heart to this holiday story; as ever, Peck's writing has a comforting, evergreen quality. When You Reach Me Rebecca Stead (Random/Lamb) Every syllable feels rich with meaning in this atmospheric mystery involving a girl, her former best friend, and her mother, set in 1970s New York City. Shiver Maggie Stiefvater (Scholastic Press) Lyrical and thoughtful, this paranormal romance between a girl and a werewolf offers wit, an intriguing mythology, and dual (but equally honest and compelling) narratives. Marcelo in the Real World Francisco X. Stork (Scholastic/Levine) Artfully crafted characters form the heart of this riveting novel about a 17-year-old with Asperger's syndrome, who grapples with issues of ethics, love, and other real-life conflicts. Tales from Outer Suburbia Shaun Tan (Scholastic/Levine) Tan proves that his prose is every bit as hypnotic as his artwork in this wondrous collection that reveals the banality and strangeness of the suburbs. Lips Touch: Three Times Laini Taylor, illus. by Jim Di Bartolo (Scholastic/Levine) In lush prose, Taylor offers three utterly captivating stories, each centered on a kiss; comic book–style prequels from Di Bartolo, her husband, add to the enchantment. The Uninvited Tim Wynne-Jones (Candlewick) In this thriller about a college student uncovering twisted family secrets, Wynne-Jones expertly draws his characters and setting while ramping up the tension and the creepiness. I don't think it's going to surprise anyone that I am VERY happy about this list. I've never seen a list with so many books I absolutely love: Wintergirls, Fire, Catching Fire, When You Reach Me, and When You Reach Me. (Libba, I swear, I'll read Going Bovine soon! I'm a rat for not reading it before now!) I think all of these titles are going to be around for a long time--all are unusual, all have meanings that will occur to the reader long after s/he puts them down, and all of them will haunt you until you find yourself re-reading them in college and beyond. I didn't include the younger readers' list or the nonfiction list: here's the link to those. And if you want the link to the much more controversial adult list (no women writers on it!), here is that link as well. This is why I prefer kidlit. Current Mood:
Current Music: the talking of Jones the cat
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the_hot_geeks @ :
I'm looking for a free program that I can use to play D&D with people over the internet. A friend recommended OpenRPG to me. I just downloaded it and will poke around with it tomorrow after sleep and work. I'm just wondering if anyone here has experience with it. It looks like it might be kinda confusing to learn. 6th November 2009
crisper @ : Dream: Augmented Demo
Amusingly enough, all the BERG guys lived together in a giant converted firehouse/loft, like GHOSTBUSTERS, and wore Devo-like uniforms. Every morning, the communal alarm clock went off like an air raid/launch pad klaxon and they would all scramble around in Keystone Cop-like hijinx. I did not manage to get out into the rest of London to see if it still resembled what I had last visited in my sleep. ------ For consideration: augmented reality, mass transit, communal living, trains, alarums & excursions
grrm @ : Dublin Days
Afterwards we adjourned to a nearby pub for a lively evening of Guinness and conversation with the local fans. I met the good folk who will be running next year's Octocon, where I'll be GOH, and hoisted a few with the hardy survivors of the Eason's event. Didn't stagger back to the our hotel till after midnight, by which time Temple Bar was roaring. Ah, if only I were twenty years younger... The Belfast event on Tuesday was also a hoot and a half. The crowd was much bigger at Dublin, but in Belfast some of the cast of the HBO pilot dropped by to sign books and meet the fans as well. My thanks to Ron Donachie, Richard Madden (Best Dressed Man in Scotland), Alfie Allen, Kit Harington, Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner (and their moms) for joining the festivities. And to the lovely Ros, Esme Bianco, who dropped by McHughes afterwards for the moot. Matthew Hughes, one of the authors who contributed to our Vance tribute anthology, also turned up at Eason's to help me sign SONGS OF THE DYING EARTH. In between signing and mooting, I've been hanging round the shoot, trying not to get underfoot. "How is it going?" everyone wants to know. I think it's going great. Wednesday's location was amazing, so real I could hardly tell where the real castle ended and our fake castle began. I saw Bran and Tommen swatting at each other in the yard, Joffrey taunting Robb, the Hound growling at Ser Rodrik, while Arya displayed her wretched needlework to Jon above, and it all looked wonderful. Saw some of the footage from the crypts too, and that looked amazing as well. Yes, some things are not exactly as they were in the books, that's inevitable with any adaptation... but these are my characters and this is my story, and it's thrilling to see 'em come to life. Last night in Belfast I got to meet two more of the cast, quite unexpectedly. Some of the Moroccan players were in Ireland for costume fittings. I ran into Ian McNeice for a brief moment outside the hotel, as we were waiting for our rides, and the night before we bumped into Dany -- the amazing Tamzin Merchant, who is even more beautiful in person than she is on screen -- into the dining room. What a terrific cast Nina Gold has assembled. Also toured the Paint Hall, though we didn't do any shooting there while I was in Belfast. Some of our sets are going up, and look great. And in another part of the building the huge castle sets from the big budget (compared to us, anyway) feature YOUR HIGHNESS are still standing. Their great hall is pretty eye-popping and they built an impressive castle yard as well. Tomorrow I'm off to London . Signing at Forbidden Planet on the 11th, Then it's off to Marrakech. Life is magical and full of joy (but no, I have not been seeking out football scores, so don't tell me. TIVO is getting all my games). Current Mood:
5th November 2009
stupidjokes, posting in
jokes @ : Tale with a good ending
Wicked witch foretold that the Princess would die, when the needle hurt a finger. Good King decided to save the princess and cut off her fingers… 4th November 2009
auryn24 @ : God loves Saints.
vivakepathak, posting in
jokes @ : from the news again
1. Mumbai: A 46-year-old woman committed suicide at night by hanging herself from a ceiling fan with the help of a stole because of poor academic performance of her daughter. She was very upset since she saw her mark sheet in the afternoon. 2. Lucknow: A contract killer killed an elderly man (who was in his eighties and had a property of INR 2,500,000 or USD 50,000) by strangling him for just INR 150 (about USD 3), because the heir of the elderly man (who needed money for treatment of epilepsy of his wife) could not afford to give the killer more money. 3. Moscow: More than 1,000 mourners, mainly burly men, wearing black leather jackets and chunky gold chains and representing various gangs from Russia, gathered to pay their last respects to Vyacheslav Ivankov, Russia's most notorious crime boss, who finally succumbed to the injuries he received in an attempt to his life in July. The scene seemed to have come straight out of The Godfather. 4. New Delhi: A software engineer was late for his flight. He called the airline thrice and requested to reschedule his ticket, but his requests were declined. Then, he called again and said that a bomb had been planted on the flight. He reached ten minutes late for the flight, which was delayed by three hours; still, he could not board it because he was tracked and arrested for the hoax call.
gillybean65, posting in
jokes @ : Two zebras.
If you've heard it before sorry, it gives me a giggle anyway... Two zebras are talking and one asks the other, "Am I black with white stripes or white with black stripes?" The other replies, "Well I don't Current Mood:
3rd November 2009
tammypierce @ : Maine fans--it's time to VOTE!
It would be very nice for the GLBT folks and those of us who care about them if Maine votes a resounding NO! on this one, but vote in any case. It's not just the every-four-year votes that decide the fate of Americans. If you aren't registered: you can register at the polls in Maine. Current Mood:
Current Music: "Do You Hear the People Sing?" Les Miserables Original Cast
crisper @ : Dream: Spirit Animals
------ For consideration: things that inhabit the land 2nd November 2009
tytaniastrange @ :
And now, I get to do wrimo. I swear, Wrimo is designed for people who don't have to do more than one writing project at a time. It's a real pain in the butt when you've written about 4,000 words on another project but it doesn't count at all towards Nano *sigh* Current Music: The Moment I Said It- Imogen Heap
a1mfw, posting in
poorskills @ : upcoming thrift store sales
tammypierce @ : Weaving with spider silk!
I don't think I'm going to try it. Apparently one way to get the strongest silk they produce is to reach to their spinnerets and pull it out, putting it on a drop spindle. These spiders bite. I will keep my distance! Current Mood:
Current Music: "Die Schwestern," Josephine Foster
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