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Lyrics quiz!
I like quizzes, OK? First lines from things... google is cheating, natch.
1) Many times I've tried to tell you. Many times I've cried alone. Always I'm surprised how well you cut my feelings to the bone.
2) There's cold wind in the city. There's a darkness on the land. There's rust upon the slipways where the great ships used to stand.
3) You ( Read more... ) -
Dear Yuletide Author
[Cut for not boring people]First of all: Here's last year's DYA letter. Different fandoms, same general guidelines ( Read more... ) -
The Magicians - Lev Grossman
I read this on a recommendation. It made me sad, but not entirely in a bad way.
[Spoilers and Rumination]
The Magicians is usually described as "Harry Potter for grownups", or "a Narnia ripoff". Neither seems very accurate to me, or rather, they're only accurate if you focus on details rather than theme. There is a magic school, Brakebills, which is clearly a version of ( Read more... ) -
Music Quiz, unanswered ones
1. {redacted} the Lord has risen ( Read more... ) -
First lines
...except where we they give it away, randomly selected from my MP3 vault, skipping only instrumental and spoken word tracks. I believe in an interactive way, you can try and guess song and artist (or composer).
1. {redacted} the Lord has risen
2. Is this the real life? Bo Rap, obv. juliansinger
3. There was a lot of rocking going on that night. Rat Trap - ( Read more... ) -
(Untitled)
If this is the future, where is my personal communications device/organiser that sits in the palm of my hand and is connected to vast information networks so that I can find out near enough anything at the touch of a button? You know, the one I was promised?
Well?
ETA: I'd left it in the loo - all OK now. -
Geekmoment.
Gosh, Andrew Orlowski is getting tiresome.
