One of these days I'll do a real post.

Chris; What You'd Eat if You Lived on Mars


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...and trying to give them support.
You are Deanna Troi Deanna Troi 60% Mr. Sulu 55% James T. Kirk (Captain) 55% Chekov 55% An Expendable Character (Redshirt) 50% Will Riker 50% Worf 45% Geordi LaForge 45% Uhura 40% Jean-Luc Picard 35% Data 32% Mr. Scott 25% Spock 22% Beverly Crusher 20% Leonard McCoy (Bones) 10% You are a caring ( Read more... )

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Technically, I didn't read this book; it was read to me by stupidgoatboy , who's a big Terry Pratchett fan.  But an audiobook counts as a book, right?

This was my very first Pratchett book, not counting "Good Omens".  I always avoided his books; I disliked comedy-fantasy/sf when I was younger - I'm still a bit fussy about it - and out of sheer inertia ( Read more... )

mylescorcoran  and I have an agreement to each read 50 books in 2009.  He's got quite a headstart, the creature.  But I haven't been entirely idle!

I.

Iron Empires: Faith Conquers
Iron Empires: Sheva's War

I'm counting this pair of graphic novels (by Christopher Moeller) as one book; each is really a short story and together they might make a novella.  Together ( Read more... )

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As far as I can make out, the Italian is real :D~<

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Troy in our regular gaming group wanted to do something science-fictiony, so after some talk we decided to make up a TV show and play Prime Time Adventures.

After the game finished last Sunday we spent an hour creating the series.  We ended up recreating StarLost, kind of XD

Actually it was an interesting brainstorming session.  The first couple of ( Read more... )

Driven by peerless ennui, I have started to make pizza from scratch.

I'm using S. John Ross's recipe, if that means anything to you  :)

My first attempt: Pizza Margherita, with fresh basil leaves, baked on my shining new Baking Stone:


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Just got home from the weekly game.  We had fun!  And we finished the adventure that started here.

The Five Brides of Cadfael the Healer

So, Cadfael the Healer: 37, well-established, important trade, very sensible, respected by the village.  Leaving before he has to face one more winter in the Great Lands (fantasy-historical bronze age Russia).

The ( Read more... )