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"I am going home" - originally published
11/13/2009
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Thanks!
I am so thrilled we matched on a fandom!! Obviously you have impeccable taste. I am so looking forward to reading what you write--I love all of these fandoms like mad.
I'm making this post to let you know that I haven't had a chance to write a full letter to you--I will have it up here by tomorrow!
(P.S., If you're reading on LJ, most of my fannish entries are on Dreamwidth, in case you are interested in lurking around my journal)
Much much love,
Me
( No spoilers here, but I do discuss in general the reasons I love this book )
I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys original, character-driven fantasy that doesn't pull its punches. It comes out in February--you can pre-order yours through your local independent bookstore! If you're not sure where yours is, have a look on Indiebound.
On our way to get Alexis' car this morning we discovered a fresh new bloom of oyster mushrooms!
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Today and Tomorrow is the Allston Open Studios. I've never been, not even in the ten or twelve years that I lived in the neighborhood (and was an art student and such). The current soaking rain is keeping me from heading over there at the moment.
Tomorrow is a benefit for Pinups for Pitbulls. They put out a calendar featuring pretty girls and cute dogs together, and they are selling the latest one at the event. It's happening at a place called Revolution Rock Bar (warning: music plays when link is clicked) which I've never heard of. It calls itself "Boston's Hippest Nightclub for Dancing, DJs, Live music and more," which makes me feel like I'm probably too old and unhip for the place. But hey, it's for educating people about pit bulls and should be full of women dressed in quasi-retro 50's ish burlesque rockabilly sexywear so that oughta be worth leaving the house.
Maybe I'll see you there!
Sad, but true: An indie bookseller's job is...
Glenn Beck: Cry-baby, conspiracy theorist...and thriller fic's #1 sales booster?
Find out if the rumors about Robin are true. Queersupe has compiled an A-Z list of gay comic book characters.
The Guardian UK imitates the impotent ire of indie British booksellers, b*tches about How Waterstone's Killed Bookselling.
Sometimes the best way to introduce a link is to just quote the linked-to article's title: J.J. Abrams Finishes Reading Dark Tower, Decides Not To Adapt It. Ouch.
THB and Heavy Liquid creator Paul Pope just won the 'Silver Dildo' for Sexiest Art at the first annual Fleshbot Awards. You can peep some of Pope's work here.
Mr. Rogers was an inspiration to countless puppet-loving, trolley obsessed, postman-fetishizing kids. So why the hell are they defaming his memory with this stomach-churning statue?
I was born a few years too late to enjoy this particular cultural touchstone, but Maxim's 12 Superheroes Who Should Be On '70s Vans makes me wish I was around when the airbrush artist was king."Is there a toilet on the boat?" The DM took a minute to take the question in, leaving me to wonder if he was stalling for his english to catch up, but finally he looked at me and then looked around him, eyes peering over the edge of the boat and with a grin as expansive as his spreading arms, told me that "no, there isn't a toilet on the boat."
"Oh. So I just... use the sea?"
"Yes."
"Oh." As I muttered that oh I immediately turned to more pressing concerns, what about my wetsuit? what about my bathing suit?
Eventually I figured it all out but it took some careful thinking on my part. You'd be surprised how difficult it was at first, when everything you have ever known about peeing is telling you that you are about to make a grave error, that you are still wearing clothes. That was the hardest part, the whole wearing clothes thing. But I soon got over it and was then peeing freely, like all the fishes I was observing, whenever the mood struck me. Ahh, preludes to getting old.
Today was my last day "diving" and I must say the whole experience was a bit disappointing for obvious reasons. I think had I not come here with the expectation to dive I would have enjoyed myself a lot more. The snorkeling was pretty damn good (though not as good as the galapagos) and I got to see an amazing amount of aquatic life and some pretty fancy coral. Three days was a bit too much though and now I am tired and fantastically burnt.
In the morning I head up north and the next day I start a 3day, 2night river/camping trip where I will hopefully see an abundance of wildlife. I have been disappointed with the wildlife I have seen so far so we shall see. I do have hoardes of mosquitoes and leeches to look forward to (the latter would be kinda cool, at least at first, had I not seen Stand By Me).
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IN a week I will be landing in Jakarta and so I have started flipping through the LP for that country which has just made me sad. It seems every page, for every city, for every destination point, there is a warning about the abundance of touts or hassles that tourists have to look forward. I so do not want to deal with all of that. It sounds like Egypt all over again. I have been spoiled in Malaysia which has been one of the easiest countries I have ever traveled in. There are no hassles here (well, except for the massage parlors), no one bothers you, no one tries to get you to buy their crappy trinkets and no one tries to steer you to their favorite commission paying store.
Can't wait! :)
Keeping yourself on a budget is important in many ways– it can help you stay on track with your income and spending habits, which can keep you on the road you envision for your future.
The nice thing is that it can also help you stay focused on your eco-goals at the same time!
- If you’re watching your food spending patterns, for example, you’ll quickly notice that buying lunch every day is an extremely expensive habit, while also generating a whole lot of trash. So, bring your lunch from home in reusable containers or wrappers and you’ll stay on target!
- Going shopping for new clothes gets real expensive real fast. But if you shift your habits and buy from thrift shops or make your own clothes, or alter what you’ve already got to be more stylish, or host a clothing swap– then you’ve just upped your green cred while saving cash.
- Ect!
What are some ways budgeting has helped you?
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No reports from George R. R. Martin yet, although he was scheduled to arrive in Morocco yesterday. I imagine he will wait until returning home to post again. As expected, the set reports have dried up now that the location has moved from Northern Ireland to Northern Africa.
We did get some more details about the filming in Belfast via Esme Bianco's live chat yesterday. As you can imagine, Game of Thrones fans were there in force. Esme was quite forthcoming on many of her answers. Some of the highlights include being impressed with the child actors during the table read, her mentioning that each of her three auditions the script was totally different and that they filmed her scene on location, not in the Paint Hall. Be sure to read the full chat for more info.
As usual, if I hear anything about the shoot today, I'll post it. But I wouldn't hold your breath.
UPDATE: Based on this tweet from Julia Frey, sounds like they will be finished filming in Morocco by the end of next week.
i have a pair, they probably aren't the best seats, and you'd have to sit with a seahawks fan. aren't i just sweetening the pot?!
heh.
well if you can, my email is
sarahclams84@yahoo.com
hope to hear from someone soon!
oh about me:
im a 25 year old female... not looking for a creeper.
thanks!
I'm still really confused as to where to draw the line with cultural appropriation. I understand that some stuff is just tacky, and a lot of cultural appropriation - well, I know it when I see it.
The thing is, I love to cook. Living in a university dorm, I don't get to do it much, but I love a whole bunch of different kinds of cuisine and really want to try cooking some various things from different cultures. When is this cultural appropriation. Is it no big deal, or is it? If so, how could I go about it without being an asshole?
I'm mostly Polish and Hungarian by background....and, as an aside, I have to say that I don't like a lot of my culture's food. Ha.
When I first picked up The Art of Making Money I thought, “Great. Probably one of those Suze Orman books and I’ll be chastised for buying another latte.” (According to Suze Buzzkill, my coffee purchases may be impeding my retirement plans). But, reading further, I note the second part of the title–The Story of a Master Counterfeiter. Hmmm. Now they got my attention.
Part memoir, part true crime and written by Jason Kersten, it’s about Art Williams, a maverick counterfeiter from Chicago. The story begins with Art’s childhood in a dysfunctional (natch) family. Art’s father, a small-time crook, abandoned the family when Williams was 11. His mother, diagnosed with bipolar schizophrenia, is unable to look after their three kids. The family ends up on welfare in Bridgeport, on Chicago’s south side, amidst guns, drugs and gangs. Williams begins breaking into parking meters and is soon supporting the family by stealing cars. He then graduates to robbing local drug dealers. At this point, the fun has really just begun and Williams is 13 and we’re only on chapter 3.
Art’s mother’s boyfriend (a.k.a. Da Vinci) takes Art under his wing, introducing him to a future in counterfeiting. After Da Vinci disappears (presumably at the hands of a disgruntled client) Art is left to fine tune his talent on his own. He does so, taking his career onto a new level by using the newest technology available, coming up with a c-note, (I like to throw the lingo around) a hundred dollar bill so perfect, even law enforcement have trouble telling it from the real thing.
Art’s inevitable downfall stems from his inability to follow Da Vinci’s simple instructions–first, do not spend the notes yourself, and secondly, never spend them close to home. Art’s final undoing, however, is a result of visiting his father in Alaska. In a moment of weakness and, one can only think, an effort to finally win dear old dad’s approval, Art lets his dad in on the business. Art Senior wants a piece of the free money action but can’t follow the rules either.
If I was casting the movie, which is currently in the works, I’d put Johnny Depp in the lead role and Ray Liotta as the deadbeat dad. While you wait for the film, however, slap down some legal tender, get yourself a big old latte and enjoy this page turner. Sure, it may not expedite your retirement or improve your investment portfolio, but take solace in the fact that the feds aren’t chasing you. And then there’s all that money you’re saving by getting your stuff from the library.
Winter conditions (let's be honest) make us look harder for the beauty and life. We stumbled upon a whole row of witch hazels that we had no idea were there. Since these are blooming in the fall, there's a good chance they are the native plant American Witch-hazel Hamamelis virginiana. (Putting that Sibley book to use right away.)
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