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Borrowing from lpetrazickis

Bold means I've read something by that person, comments may elaborate.

Andre Norton (as a child, yes, but I don't remember what)
C. L. Moore
Evangeline Walton
Leigh Brackett
Judith Merril
Joanna Russ
Margaret St. Clair
Katherine MacLean
Carol Emshwiller
Marion Zimmer Bradley (Mists of Avalon for one)
Zenna Henderson ( Read more... )

These are much less cute than Quatchi.

New London Olympic Mascots unveiled

The trip today was officially really really long with minimal parent support. And no coffee ( Read more... )

Reply to this post, and I'll tell you one reason why I like you. Then repost this and spread the love.

Have now commenced dancing to Christmas disco.

I'm not even going to try to sell you on ironic appreciation.

Srsly, what is wrong with me?

Whatever it is, I like it.

Something about the movie hit a nerve and I really really cried: heaving sobs, runny nose, totally embarrassing. Things that tell me love is possible despite difficulty will do this to me: forsaken lonely wandering is bleak, but I can handle it. Love redeemed? Self sacrificing and noble? Gets me every time ( Read more... )

A list of the best 100 books of the 20th C. from Random Modern Libraries.
Bolded if I've read it. As the New Zealand library association I nicked this from said, it's interesting how Ameri-centric and how many repeat authors are on this list.

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I've been listening to the CBC all afternoon and they've played both Ron Sexsmith and Justin Rutledge. I either have really good luck or share excellent taste. We've been watching lots of movies and I've been reading lots of books. Only one for school so far (Understanding by Design, which is useful if boring and abstract). The rest is more ( Read more... )

We just finished watching the Drew Barrymore/Jessica Lange biopic, Grey Gardens. For anyone who hasn't seen the original documentary, I'd recommend it. Ms. Havesham has nothing on the Beales. Basically, they began their lives as Park Avenue debs and wound up as crazy cat ladies: the media picked up on the story in the seventies because Big Edie and ( Read more... )