Weirder Stuff in the News

[EUOL]

http://www.heraldextra.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=69425

Probably ought to post this on my site, eh?

[stacer]

Yay! Good publicity. That's great that it appeared right before the signing. And stuff we haven't seen in other articles, or even around here. Wow, Brandon, your mom was revealing some secrets there.

[Shrain]

Cool! Perfect timing, I agree.

"Thank God for Google" indeed! Huh, funny how EUOL never ever mentioned that part of the story in any his 318 lectures.... or the part about Moshe not being immediately "taken" with ELANTRIS.

But what really gets me is the reference to BYU's legendary status as the epicenter of LDS Datedom.  Oh, bruh-ther! Okay, I'll admit that I chuckled at the reporter's seeming amazement that anyone could remain single after attending BYU as a RM. Mainly, though, the guy's statement kinda irritates me.

Yeah, yeah, I know there's good reason for BYU's rep. But it bugs me that people seem think of education second and marriage first when categorizing BYU. Some of us did go to BYU primarily to get an education, people! Sure, finding a soul mate woulda been cool, too, but, well, gimme a break. *sigh*

<shrain rolls her eyes and then gets ready to go eat a bunch of turkey because that's what you do on Thanksgiving Day.

[stacer]

I thought the part mentioning his "eligibility" was kind of funny. A little unprofessional in any other market, but hey, it was the lifestyle section of a Provo paper.

[Shrain]

Yes, I agree that it struck me as a tad unprofessional. In fact, the article began sounding suspiciously like a personal ad.
[Single, "highly eligible" 29-year-old RM, BYU grad, and big-time fantasy author who has ambition and likes to work out will be available to speak to this Friday at Waldenbooks in Provo. So stop on by, have a look see!]
Perhaps this is the reason for EUOL dubbing this link as "weirder stuff," hmm?
Or perhaps I shouldn't have had *quite* so much pie today...

[Faster Master St. Pastor]

There is no such thing as to much pie!  

[The Jade Knight]

Well, there may be no such thing, but as to much pie, I think I enjoy it.

=þ

[Fellfrosch]

While we're on the subject, here's the one about me: linky

Actually I'm only a small part of it, but at least I'm in there. So is Brandon, as far as that goes.

[EUOL]

Thanks for linking that, Fell.  I was wondering when that one came out.  

[Peter Ahlstrom]

Dan, you can make that link friendlier (not stretching the screen) with just http://archive.harktheherald.com/archive_detail.php?archiveFile=./pubfiles/prv/archive/2005/November/20/Lifestyle/72629.xml

though that still is rather long

[Entsuropi]

Even better, use to remove the url entirely and replace it with a word.

[Fellfrosch]

I'm not interested in your comfort.

[Tage]

I am.

[Fellfrosch]

I'm always interested in Tage's comfort.

[Entsuropi]

I like pillows.