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Movies and TV / Re: Stardust
« on: September 04, 2007, 07:00:32 PM »
I don't know . . . part of the reason Princess Bride seems so great now is that we've all watched it so much--it's so familiar. With some repeat viewings, I think Stardust might be able to hold its own. I'll have to watch it a good ten or twenty times to tell. ;-)

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Warbreaker Title Question
« on: August 31, 2007, 02:11:05 PM »
Haven't read the book (and haven't read any of the comments to this thread yet, either). Not crazy about the title. I'd expect something about military campaigns, probably with someone who goes around inserting himself in them and fixing them? Not sure--that's part of the reason I'm not crazy about it. Or maybe it's about a sword called Warbreaker? In any case, I'm getting military vibes. Maybe I'm way off--now I'll read what other people said.

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Mistborn 3 Cover (Slight Spoilers for Mistborn 2)
« on: August 28, 2007, 09:12:09 PM »
This is my favorite MB cover so far. I think I might like it more than Elantris, even. Very nice.

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Movies and TV / Re: Stardust
« on: August 17, 2007, 01:33:14 PM »
This movie was incredible. I saw it opening night, and since I don't watch TV, I haven't seen the commercials. I really enjoyed it. It's more adult than Princess Bride, and I'll have to watch it multiple times to test the replay value, but I'm going to buy it as soon as it comes out. You should see this.

Now.

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Mistborn 3 Acknowledgements...
« on: July 30, 2007, 04:24:06 PM »
Yeah. I read it and made comments, some of which were even appropriate. Bryce . . . not sure what last name to put. Moore? Cundick? You get to choose.

Between those two last names. No fair making one up.  :P

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Books / Re: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ***Spoilers***
« on: July 26, 2007, 05:20:02 PM »
Thanks for the link--very informative and enjoyable to watch.

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Site News / Re: How Annoying Is This?
« on: July 24, 2007, 11:54:38 PM »
I see dead peop--I mean, hidden posts.

[hide]Seriously, though--it irritated me at first until Sprig explained why he was doing it. Now I'm a believer. You only have to post once in the thread, and it's not that hard to type an extra 13 characters to ensure other people don't have any unwanted spoilers delivered to them.[/hide]

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Books / Re: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ***Spoilers***
« on: July 24, 2007, 01:57:19 AM »
[hide]Although if Harry hadn't known about the Hallows, he wouldn't have understood what Voldemort was trying to get done, and he wouldn't have understood the importance of the wand, which certainly had an impact on the outcome. I'll agree though that the Hallows was tacked on. Rowling can claim all she wants that she had it all planned out ahead of time, but that doesn't hold any water with me. I think she looked at what she had written and found ways to tie things together. If the Hallows were intended all along, we would have had more of an idea of their existence a long time ago . . .[/hide]

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Books / Re: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ***Spoilers***
« on: July 23, 2007, 04:51:19 PM »
Care to elaborate on that statement?

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Books / Re: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ***Spoilers***
« on: July 23, 2007, 04:37:41 AM »
I'll agree about that hide thing--it's a pain, and I don't think it's necessary. If this thread takes off, having to "hide" every comment is going to get old fast.

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Books / Re: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ***Spoilers***
« on: July 23, 2007, 04:13:07 AM »
[hide]I really enjoyed the book. Took me about seven hours to read it, and I'd also like to hear what other people had to say. There were a couple of times in the book that I really was happy/sad for the characters--Rowling did a great job over the course of the series making these people seem real, and so when they made important decisions, I really felt it. I did feel that the explanation of the ending was kind of convoluted, but maybe it's because I was reading so fast by then. Her prose still came across as clunky now and then, but I don't read HP for gorgeous prose--I read it for the plot and characters and setting.

The little epilogue . . . not sure how I felt about that. It felt a tad too tacked on to me. I didn't need everything tied up THAT much, and I think I would have preferred to have it just end without the epilogue.

I was very pleased to see that she managed to make it a bloodbath--thus giving it the proper impact--but also managed to let the main three escape. That would have been really sad.

Anyway--now I'm reading it to my wife. I'm just relieved no one can spoil it for me. That was my big concern. I think this ending truly makes the series and completes it very justly.  Thumbs up from me.[/hide]

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Everything Else / Re: Sick
« on: July 12, 2007, 04:02:38 PM »
Maybe I'm just dumb. How do you play carcassonne online?

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Rants and Stuff / Re: Happy Things 2006:Generation X [part deux]
« on: July 03, 2007, 05:01:50 PM »
Exactly.  Isn't it great?

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Rants and Stuff / Re: Happy Things 2006:Generation X [part deux]
« on: July 03, 2007, 01:55:12 AM »
I have a job!  We're going to be moving to Maine in August, where I'll be the Information Technology Librarian at a small public liberal arts college there.  It's a pretty sweet job, too--20 days vacation, 20 days sick time, 12 holidays . . . and snow days!  (I miss those.)  So if any of you ever feel like taking a jaunt way up Northeast--way up Northeast--then drop me a line.  Maybe I'll join Stephen King's writing group.  ;-)

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Books / Re: Vodniks Bite
« on: July 02, 2007, 06:12:12 PM »
Just sent it to you, 42.  Thanks so much!

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