Stolen from Keith: Grab the nearest book. Open it to page 161. Find the fifth sentence. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions. Nearest book? American Aurora, by Richard Rosenfeld. Page 161? A letter from Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, written on June 21st, 1798. The fifth sentence onContinue reading “On a Book Close At Hand”
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On Describing My Life With Song Titles
Shamelessly stolen from Keith DeCandido: Choose a band/artist and answer only in titles of their songs:John Lennon, just the solo work, just to be challenging. 😉 Are you male or female:“Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy).” Describe yourself:“Give Me Some Truth.” How do some people feel about you:“Watching the Wheels.” How do you feel about yourself:“Crippled Inside.”Continue reading “On Describing My Life With Song Titles”
On Reading
Some random questions, taken from a mailing list. How often do you read?I read something every day. As oftentimes as not in bed before nodding off to sleep. Some things are best read in small chunks, like a book I’m working on presently–Garrett P. Serviss’s Edison’s Conquest of Mars, which was written as a newspaperContinue reading “On Reading”
On Sinking into a Mire
Just because this is weird… 😉 You will sink in a mire. You like to think you’re normal, but deep down you really just want to strip off your clothes and roll around in chicken fat. What horrible Edward Gorey Death will you die? brought to you by Quizilla
On Things I Have
Since I need some content, let’s steal from Todd! 🙂 Name a CD you own that you think no-one else on your friends list doesCello Submarine, an interpretation of Beatles songs by the cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic. Name a book you own that you think no-one else on your friends list does:The Chess MysteriesContinue reading “On Things I Have”
On Being an Honorary Brit
Snagged from Lisa: Honorary Brit. You scored 86 Diversity, 82 Convenience, and 68 Humour! Well done, full marks in all catagories, just how high of an accolade this title is is entirely up to you. My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 65%Continue reading “On Being an Honorary Brit”
On a Fandom Meme–Batman
Kathy, in response to the fandom meme, asked for Batman. Here goes! The first character I first fell in love withBatman, obviously. The character I never expected to love as much as I do nowScarface. The first time I encountered Scarface in the comics, I thought this was perhaps the most pathetic excuse for aContinue reading “On a Fandom Meme–Batman”
On a Fandom Meme–Animaniacs
The Illuminati has spoken–they want to know the answers to the fandom meme as regards The Animaniacs. Let’s go! The first character I first fell in love withYakko Warner. The character I never expected to love as much as I do nowMore of a character grouping–the Goodfeathers. The character everyone else loves that I don’tMindy,Continue reading “On a Fandom Meme–Animaniacs”
On a Fandom Meme–Doctor Who
Now, Scav‘s up to bat–ten fandom-related questions on Doctor Who. The first character I first fell in love withHarry Sullivan. Jac Rayner in Wolfsbane covers all the reasons why Harry was so cool in a one-paragraph passage near the beginning of the book, so I won’t recount them here. The character I never expected toContinue reading “On a Fandom Meme–Doctor Who”
On a Fandom Meme–James Bond
I posted yesterday about a “fandom meme” going around–post a fandom in the comments, and I’ll answer ten questions about the fandom. We start with PsiQueue, who wanted to know about my feelings on the James Bond universe. Here goes. 🙂 The first character I first fell in love withNaturally, James Bond. 😉Specifically, it wasContinue reading “On a Fandom Meme–James Bond”