Sunday, March 30. 2008Book versus Movie... Movie wins!
So if you guys remember back a few weeks ago I requested some book ideas as I wanted to start a new book which sparked
the
best argument over a comment thread that this blog has ever seen. AoD made a joke using some material from the
Princess Bride. It sparked a recommendation that someone had once given me, so I decided to go with it.
Big Mistake!Continue reading "Book versus Movie... Movie wins!"Saturday, March 3. 2007Shelfari Book Club
For anyone who is interested, we've restarted the book club using Shelfari. Our first book will be Bridge to Terabithia.
Send a message to shelfari user joeysmith for a group invite!
Tuesday, December 12. 2006Sylvanas' Song and Anansi
First of all, check out this cool quest
reward in the BC. Obviously only available to the Horde...it's creepy and cool.
Second of all, while we're talking about books, you MUST READ THIS BOOK! It starts out a little slow, but once it gets rolling it's one of the best books I've read. It's by Sandman author Neil Geiman, so you know it's going to be something different, and it's awesome! If you have ever heard any Anansi stories, he is the spider trickster of African legends. All trickster legends from Africa originate with Anansi, even those that have been later (erroneously) given to such imposters as Brer Rabbit. Tuesday, December 12. 2006
The Book Club Redux: The Diamond Age Posted by Ancient of Days
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05:44Comments (0) Trackbacks (0) The Book Club Redux: The Diamond Age
I know several of you have expressed...lukewarm interest at best in revitalizing the Book Club. However, I am currently
about halfway through Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's
Illustrated Primer, and I cannot find the words to express how much I'm enjoying it. The way it combines near-future
SciFi, socio-political issues, the monomyth, and children's fairytales into a cohesive structure is amazingly beautiful,
and his ability to keep all the content approachable while writing a deep narrative is rare. This absolutely goes on my
list of "Must Read" books, if just for the way he brings it all together, and I encourage you all to make time to read
it this holiday season.
At the same time, I came across an article which I suspect some of you will be interested in that was shockingly relevant to the material in the book -- printing organs using the same technique as "inkjet printers". |
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Mon, 21.07.2008 19:30
No, but it is YOUR fault he's black.Comments ()
Mon, 21.07.2008 13:09
And, I just have to say, I abs olutely love Chlorine's write- ups. I had no idea all that w as going on inside her h [...]Comments ()
Mon, 21.07.2008 13:03
(The Balkans)Comments ()
Mon, 21.07.2008 13:02
Fine, as far as Clarence is co ncerned he's just a black hear t anyway.Comments ()
Mon, 21.07.2008 12:28
nope that's still racistComments ()
Mon, 21.07.2008 10:22
hahaha "the balck guy." now w e're poking fun at his race an d country of origin!Comments ()
Mon, 21.07.2008 10:01
How is referring to someone's skin color racist? While I ag ree that we might call him Dro w instead of "the balck [...]Comments ()
Mon, 21.07.2008 09:04
Would it help if we referred t o him as a "black elf" instead ?Comments ()
Mon, 21.07.2008 08:59
y'all are so racist. It's not Sol's fault he's black.Comments ()
Mon, 21.07.2008 08:39
Washed up scientist?Comments ()
Mon, 21.07.2008 08:11
No he isn't and no there wasn' t!Comments ()
Mon, 21.07.2008 08:10
Wait, Harcrit is illiterate? A nd there was a hug?Comments ()
Sat, 19.07.2008 23:27
I honestly can't pick a favori te act. While I though Act 1 was a bit slow, I feel it was a great setup to the res [...]Comments ()
Sat, 19.07.2008 22:47
I enjoyed every step, although I still think the first act w as the best. I've been singing it all weekend now.Comments ()
Fri, 18.07.2008 15:24
I think Act 1 was slow, but ta ken as a part of the whole I t hink it did a good job setting up.Comments ()