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Books / Re: Has anyone read The Eyre Affair?
« on: May 11, 2009, 04:09:26 AM »
Thanks! I was thinking I'd read it myself, anyway.
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Max is a Shadowblade, a supernatural--and supernaturally competent--warrior bound to protect her witch Giselle. As a Shadowblade, Max doesn't age. She is better, faster, stronger than any ordinary human being. And she hates it. Giselle betrayed her trust to make Max what she is, and though she is magically compelled to protect Giselle and follow orders, Max works against her witch in every way she can. Continue reading Bitter Night
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Everything Else / Re: Where in the world are you???
« on: May 09, 2009, 10:46:58 PM »
Tacoma WA, currently.
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Everything Else / Re: What did you have for dinner?
« on: May 09, 2009, 10:19:53 PM »
Mmmm... chinchillas!
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Books / Has anyone read The Eyre Affair?
« on: May 08, 2009, 10:13:02 PM »
And would it be okay for a church book club?
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Rants and Stuff / Re: Favorite food?
« on: May 04, 2009, 06:50:57 AM »
We recently went to a non-Mormon funeral where food was served. I would imagine it's pretty common. (Though my brother-in-law's girlfriend commented, in kind of a stage-whisper, that the Mormons put on a better spread. 
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Writing Group / Re: Grammar Questions
« on: May 02, 2009, 08:11:08 PM »
I am a fan of the serial comma.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Let's try something new with Alcatraz!!! (May include **SPOILERS**)
« on: April 30, 2009, 04:45:01 AM »Spelling errors happen on early mockups. It will get fixed soon enough.
People should know: Alcatraz's jacket actually looks like this:
(except not worn by a woman).
I feel a sentimental attachment to that jacket.
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Books / Re: All my books are read, Looking for suggestions
« on: April 26, 2009, 04:33:56 AM »The Merchant Princes by Charles Stross. I think I finished book two, The Hidden Family and stopped. Anyone know if anything really exciting happens in books 3 or 4?
Book 3 drags a lot in the middle. There's a big section where Miriam is imprisoned in her room, and it's about as boring for us as it is for her. Interesting things do happen in 4, but it's not exactly moving briskly toward a conclusion. I expect I'll keep reading, though, just to find out what happens.
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Rants and Stuff / Re: What do you think of Joseph Smith?
« on: April 24, 2009, 10:20:50 PM »
Though admittedly I don't know if any of the people in the breakaway groups want to still be called Mormons.
Not that I've actually spoken to any of these people in person (as far as I know) but I've been told that they do refer to themselves as Mormon. At least the Utah Polygamist ones do. I imagine there are other groups that don't.
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Movies and TV / Re: Castle
« on: April 14, 2009, 12:37:07 AM »Since Skar won the laser tag event at my bachelor party
Didn't you also watch Mary Poppins at your bachelor party? I told somebody that once and they didn't believe me.
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Everything Else / Re: Cool Stuff Found on the Internet, again
« on: April 11, 2009, 01:17:16 AM »
I want to know why they named it Barry. (Ex-boyfriend, maybe?)
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Breaking news on A Memory of Light: three volumes (maybe) & cover art
« on: April 02, 2009, 09:14:18 PM »Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire won the Hugo in 2001.
Why did I not know this?
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Movies and TV / Re: Dollhouse
« on: March 30, 2009, 04:51:07 AM »
I find lentils completely incomprehensible.
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Movies and TV / Re: Dollhouse
« on: March 30, 2009, 04:01:40 AM »If this was supposed to be the episode that set the tone for the rest of the season, does that mean the show is going to be all about sex?
With almost all the episodes, I've noticed a stated or implied comparison--"Being a doll is like X" or "X is like being a doll." Like the suicidal rock star complaining about how her life was not her own and she had to be what everyone else wanted her to be. Maybe the theme of that episode was "Being a doll is like being a rape victim."
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Books / Re: Robert Heinlien and the rest of the so-called 4 greats!!
« on: March 28, 2009, 01:19:16 AM »
I've enjoyed Asimov's short stories and autobiographical stuff. I slogged through the first Foundation book and just couldn't go any further after that.