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[wanderlight]

(1) Does anyone besides me & breathingbooks watch Avatar: The Last Airbender? (The delightful TV show, not the big cinema thing, which I still haven't seen.)

(2) I found a ton of books at my favourite annual booksale. It's held in this huge empty hangar that typically stores -- airplanes, I think, and you have to put in a lot of searching but you can get great

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[tigerhearts]

that book sale sounds brilliant. I used to go to library sales all the time when I lived in Vancouver. I actually really like to buy used books not just because of the price, but I like the way a book feels when it has been read already....of course not when they smell bad of mildew, however. I haven't found a good second hand bookstore in NY yet, because my default bookstore is just Strand, which already sells books at a discount price.

[wanderlight]

I have a special attachment to books of objects ... mildew = bad, but I often like buying older editions of books when they're in good condition. The classics especially, and I have a weird liking for first editions of old science fiction. I've never heard of Strand: is it a local bookstore, or a chain that just doesn't exist in Canada?

[tigerhearts]

i guess it is local to NYC but it is a bit famous because it has 18 miles of books...so a lot of tourists go there. It is all used/discounted books.

[nekare]

Doctor Who was darling this week. ♥ The Doctor's face as he did the noise! And River Song's '...mmm, yes, ok.' expression at it! :D And Amy is so awesome! SIGH.

Avatar is fantastic. You've seen it all? I was so sad to see it end, the third season was so intricate and detailed and there was so much character growth. Not to mention, so many cool action bending scenes, lol.

[wanderlight]

Aaah, his face. I love Matt Smith's face, it does all of these wonderfully nuanced expressions! :)

Yes! I watched It all in a period of about two weeks, actually. And now it's over. *sigh* The character growth really is amazing (OH ZUKO! OH AANG! :D); one thing I hate about primetime TV, esp. genre shows, which I'm into, is that the writers seem to stomp all over perfectly good characters all the time, & Avatar, this lovely kids' anime, totally kicks ass in the character department, which I love. And the bending scenes, aaaah. <3 I'm thinking of doing a detailed thinky post on it (which honestly will probably end up being more of a flaily squee post, it tends to provoke that reaction in me) -- glad you've seen it! How did you get into it? :)

[aliseadae]

1) Yes I watch Avatar: The Last Airbender! It is delightful. I love its atmosphere. It has always seemed similar to the atmosphere of the Logic books by Laurie J. Marks, despite the obvious elemental magic connection.
2) The Door into Fire series is definitely not in print. My girlfriend and local public library both own a copy of the series and my girlfriend wants me to read them. You could, however, probably find it on the internet. Also, have you read Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities?
3) I love Amy's boldness and her quick-thinking and the way she interacts with the Doctor as a buddy. I love River Song and things like that conversation you posted and her general awesomeness. I loved that episode.

[wanderlight]

Glad to hear that you're a fellow fan! :) Have you finished the series?

I've never read, or even heard of, those novels! Would I enjoy them, do you think? I've always been into the elemental magic thingy -- a lot of my favourite children's books had it, and most of my childhood fantasy worlds had it, too. (And then I developed this entire person-classification theory; personally I am a Water type, but I won't get into that!)

Ooh, can you do me a favour & ask your girlfriend if the series is anything like Duane's other work? I'm not quite sure what to expect from it! And YES; I absolutely adore Invisible Cities, it's probably my favourite Calvino book. ♥

and the way she interacts with the Doctor as a buddy
Yes! There hasn't been nearly enough of that, and I'm looking forward to it.

[aliseadae]

Yup! I finished it this Spring.

I think you probably would enjoy them.

I will!

It is oh-so wonderful. You should read Kalpa Imperial by Angelica Gorodischer. It isn't exactly like Invisible Cities but in some ways it has a similar feel.

[barefoottomboy]

I was so cross when That Blasted Film came out, because I could no longer refer to The Aang & The Gang Show and "Avatar". :-[

I've only seen seasons 1 & 2, and am waiting for S2 & 3 to be available in boxed sets over here, but what I've seen I love.

(Didn't read the rest of your post for fear of Dr Who spoilers!)

[wanderlight]

Yes, I'm finding that I need to clarify, "The Nickelodeon anime, not the big award-winning blockbuster." *sigh*

I'm glad you're watching & enjoying, though. Season three is definitely an emotional roller-coaster, in a good way! :)

[cherise]

oh I watch the show! ah I love it - one of my online-turned-RL friends got me into it two years ago ish and I try to get people to watch it sometimes. :3 It might be for kids but it is total quality!

Yay for wonderful and cheap book sales! Okay Doctor Who is starting in about two minutes (eight minutes late! and my friend and I have to go to dinner!) but I haven't watched the River Song Episode so I won't spoil myself. :D

Wanted to see how you were doing, dear. I might email you later. ^_^ ♥

[wanderlight]

It really is! I have a soft spot for kids' shows, actually. Cartoons and such are waaay better than most primetime. :D

That would be wonderful, but only if you have time! I would love to hear from you, I'm going to go catch up on your blog-adventures now. ♥!!