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Jealous? Nothing like chocolate cake smooshed into your butt as a 2 yr old hugs you for giving her a piece of chocolate cake...
He is 7 months old. And it didn't take him long to remember he was hungry.
Aww, Baby K sounds like a happy baby.
Awesome! Gotta love little kids. 
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Welcome to The Cantina, Manon. EZ-Freeze is in the back, iWench 2.0 on the left, and Attack Pintas on the right. We feed Elizabeth every other Tuesday and water our "special gardens" once a month.
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I'll stick my neck out and say the Star Wars novels as well. I read the X-Wing series like crazy (still love it) and some of the early "new" novels were excellent (Zahn = yeah), but ever since the introduction of the Yuuzhan Vong, it's been a downward spiral. Way too dark and repetetive, IMHO.
Quote Booked.
Which is exactly the reason why I like them. Real Life is often dark and depressing, so it's nice to escape to movie, TV, and books.
Ironically, I refuse to watch any of them because the acting is so terrible....
I love Batwoman, Aquaman, and Wonder Woman, but Dial H for Hero takes the cake for Bestest Renewed Title. All the others are meh.
But if they don't bring Booster back, I'm gonna has a sad.
(although, rumor has it Morrison, that crazy nut-job, is bringing Ted Kord back in his Multiverse series. *fingers crossed*)
Ditto, but I'm not optimistic.
DC completely revamps it's universe about every 25 years, so at least they have practice with it (although, they still can't seem to get it right).
Marvel not so much. And I'm surprised they would do it during a period where their movies are box-office giants. Maybe they hope to capitalize on all the renewed attention, but it comes across more like they are trying to keep up with the Joneses.
Right?!?!?!
Great googly-moogly, you want to talk about screwing up a title. He's the sole reason I walked away from Spidey. Although I did come back for the new Scarlet Spider series. (Which is epic, BTW. Full of snark and Kaine treats his powers the way you WANT a superhero* to treat them.)
*and I love that he HATES being called a superhero.
Fox killed a great show in its first season?
*clutches pearls*
QFT
Also QFT
Dude, your kid is so full of win.
Yeah, that would have gotten under my skin.
Big time.
Glad the Mini-Shoveler (aka: The Troweler) pwned her.
Quote Booked.
Uh......
(also, Quote Booked)
Morning gang.
Whut up?
Welcome to The Cantina, Manon. EZ-Freeze is in the back, iWench 2.0 on the left, and Attack Pintas on the right. We feed Elizabeth every other Tuesday and water our "special gardens" once a month.
Enjoy your stay!
I'll stick my neck out and say the Star Wars novels as well. I read the X-Wing series like crazy (still love it) and some of the early "new" novels were excellent (Zahn = yeah), but ever since the introduction of the Yuuzhan Vong, it's been a downward spiral. Way too dark and repetetive, IMHO.
Quote Booked.
Which is exactly the reason why I like them. Real Life is often dark and depressing, so it's nice to escape to movie, TV, and books.
Ironically, I refuse to watch any of them because the acting is so terrible....
I love Batwoman, Aquaman, and Wonder Woman, but Dial H for Hero takes the cake for Bestest Renewed Title. All the others are meh.
But if they don't bring Booster back, I'm gonna has a sad.
(although, rumor has it Morrison, that crazy nut-job, is bringing Ted Kord back in his Multiverse series. *fingers crossed*)
Ditto, but I'm not optimistic.
DC completely revamps it's universe about every 25 years, so at least they have practice with it (although, they still can't seem to get it right).
Marvel not so much. And I'm surprised they would do it during a period where their movies are box-office giants. Maybe they hope to capitalize on all the renewed attention, but it comes across more like they are trying to keep up with the Joneses.
Right?!?!?!
Great googly-moogly, you want to talk about screwing up a title. He's the sole reason I walked away from Spidey. Although I did come back for the new Scarlet Spider series. (Which is epic, BTW. Full of snark and Kaine treats his powers the way you WANT a superhero* to treat them.)
*and I love that he HATES being called a superhero.
Fox killed a great show in its first season?
*clutches pearls*
QFT
Also QFT
I took the kid to the bookstore, and once he was done playing with the Thomas the Train stuff and picking up coffee table books about zombies and guns, he knelt in front of the Iain Banks section in SF/F and pulled out Matter (it's a largish book). An employee laughed at him and said "Those are a little ambitious for someone your age. They're for someone my age." Kid, misunderstanding, put Matter back, pulled out the next book (Consider Phlebas) and said "I like the one about Phlebas. How about you?"
Employee:
Dude, your kid is so full of win.
Yeah, that would have gotten under my skin.
Big time.
Glad the Mini-Shoveler (aka: The Troweler) pwned her.
Quote Booked.
Uh......
(also, Quote Booked)
Morning gang.
Whut up?
I want a new Sugar And Spike comic from DC. Even a special or two would do. Oh, and for them to get rid of the ugly new logo and go back to the classic bullet - the new one (their second ugly publisher identifier in a row, which makes their titles look amateurish) is really bugging me now.
You don't want to know. *hides plans*
It would only make everyone cry...
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Afternoon.
Although I am digging out some music to write to. So far Gershwin, Led Zeppelin and the best of Trojan Records (ska and early reggae).
Goodness knows what sort of prose I shall come up with after listening to that lot.
Although I am digging out some music to write to. So far Gershwin, Led Zeppelin and the best of Trojan Records (ska and early reggae).
Goodness knows what sort of prose I shall come up with after listening to that lot.
Afternoon.
Although I am digging out some music to write to. So far Gershwin, Led Zeppelin and the best of Trojan Records (ska and early reggae).
Goodness knows what sort of prose I shall come up with after listening to that lot.
I've been on a Bond, Piano Guys and similar artist kick for my recent project. I'm not sure how electric violins and pianos fit with space opera but it works for me.
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I'm not sure how electric violins and pianos fit with space opera but it works for me.
You know, I can totally see how that would work.
Peter Greenaway is one of the names which, when he is mentioned, makes me stop for a moment - there are some films (The Cook, The Thief, His Wife And Her Lover for one) which are brilliant, unsettling, compelling... then there are the films where he is pretty much 'phoning in the work. Taking his best work as a benchmark he is very, very good. Including everything else... he's an uneven director, able to achieve great things on a budget, but hampered by detail.
I like Rushore a LOT, and The Royal Tenenbaums had moments which are truly hilarious, but Anderson's more recent work (Fantastic Mr. Fox) has left me cold. It has been a while since I thought that there was going to be a successor to the things which I associate with the Coen Brothers, but he has the potential - and that, for those who know how harsh my criticism of films can be, is a big compliment.
*imagines Burroughs and PK Dick level of strangeness*
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The Heinlein thing? If it's anybody's failing, it ain't yours. You have an inalienable right to be uncomfortable with anything that makes you uncomfortable. It's not something to apologize for or be ashamed of. Ever.
Ah, see I missed his other stuff, but if the themes are similar maybe it's time I remedy that.
Those 7 Deadly Sins get committed quite often, sadly.
I don't, but I am sorry to anyone who did. In hindsight I see that I should either have screened out the wording before I posted or at least stuck an emoticon in there to indicate tone.
Oh Max, how we love thee. Candy or no candy, you're always sweet.
Yay for being able to relax a bit!
... I'm 16" shorter and about 140lbs lighter, and that's after all the muscle weight I put on this year. To me, it is huge.
Innuendo intended, of course xD
So the werelynx is just uber-hyper like it's on amphetamines all the time?
Err... I wouldn't do that one if I were you, Manon. Smibbles can get bitey.
...
, in that order.
QFT!
Does goodness know? 'Cause if not, I don't think you should tell it...
The Heinlein thing? If it's anybody's failing, it ain't yours. You have an inalienable right to be uncomfortable with anything that makes you uncomfortable. It's not something to apologize for or be ashamed of. Ever.
Ah, see I missed his other stuff, but if the themes are similar maybe it's time I remedy that.
Those 7 Deadly Sins get committed quite often, sadly.
I don't, but I am sorry to anyone who did. In hindsight I see that I should either have screened out the wording before I posted or at least stuck an emoticon in there to indicate tone.
Oh Max, how we love thee. Candy or no candy, you're always sweet.
Yay for being able to relax a bit!
... I'm 16" shorter and about 140lbs lighter, and that's after all the muscle weight I put on this year. To me, it is huge.
Innuendo intended, of course xD
I love wereravens. They're wonderful spies and really, who would suspect one raven out of a flock as you look up to the scan. However, this leads into the other part of that. The werelynx. You did it right there.
So the werelynx is just uber-hyper like it's on amphetamines all the time?
Err... I wouldn't do that one if I were you, Manon. Smibbles can get bitey.
...
, in that order. QFT!
Yeah, I'm here again instead of sleeping. You know what annoys me? When my boss says, "Oh, you guys are light today," only to receive almost the same enormous amount of stuff to unload that we had yesterday. It's not cool getting my hopes up like that. And my feet hurt.
Does goodness know? 'Cause if not, I don't think you should tell it...
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Does goodness know? 'Cause if not, I don't think you should tell it...
You know. I am having a character called 'Goodness' now. Just so I can use the 'Goodness knows' joke.
*Adds to list*
Thanks Raven - how's the unpacking going? does it all fit in your new pad?
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So ever since we got back from our trip Happy has been super cuddly. I don't think he liked us being away and having to live with other dogs. He must think that if he glues himself to my side I won't leave him again.
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Aw. I guess happy wasn't eh?
ION, the cat is being a scaredy cat and won't go downstairs unless the light is on. Never heard of a cat that needs a nightlight before.
IOON, I'm having trouble with my writing position in this room. It seems that I can't write unless my legs are elevated. I suppose that's the position I use when I'm writing in bed. Hmm. This requires thought.
Writing leads to thought
Thought leads to tea
Tea leads to biscuits
Something like that.
ION, the cat is being a scaredy cat and won't go downstairs unless the light is on. Never heard of a cat that needs a nightlight before.
IOON, I'm having trouble with my writing position in this room. It seems that I can't write unless my legs are elevated. I suppose that's the position I use when I'm writing in bed. Hmm. This requires thought.
Writing leads to thought
Thought leads to tea
Tea leads to biscuits
Something like that.
I recently saw A Zed & Two Noughts and it has been a long since I was so mesmerized by a film. I keep watching the opening over and over again.
I remember seeing TV spots by The Thief, The Cook... and its his use of colors.
I recently saw The Royal Tennenbaums and kinda liked the style, but I can see becoming stale from overuse. I saw the trailer of Moonrise Kingdom and found it got some nifty reviews and seemed interesting.
That's strange - have you taken the cat to the vet to check its eyes? might be banging into stuff if it is too dark. Or just frightened of the dark... Cats are strange.
Just back from town, and grocery shopping. Tired now. And hot. I'm totally digging the weather: rainy and temps in the 70's (23C). TOTALLY want it to stay like this until May.
It has been a looong time since I sat down with that film - it is one of his better ones. My concerns about his shooting style is that he often opens up a way of looking at something, then fails to follow through with the notions he brings up. Frustratingly, some of his shorter work contains a higher level of quality but are rarely shown.
It has a sense of humor which I really respond to, but you hit one of the things which bothers me - going back and reusing one trick over and over again gets old really quickly. He can learn a lot from the directors who push out into wild new areas with each project.
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