via ***Dave. List 5 things you still do, that you did when you were a baby/little kid. 1. I read. A lot.2. I like to fall asleep next to cats. Too bad our cat has been such a jerk this winter.3. I sing/whistle/tell myself stories when I don’t think anybody’s listening.4. I’m shy around new […]
The link to multiple trailers for the Colour of Magic. Um, how did Twoflower get to be not old enough to be a grandfather? Ah, a trivial quibble. I’m not over-fond of Rincewind, but I really like the actor. …And Terry Pratchett will be in Phoenix, AZ, September 4-7, 2009 at the first North American
The Pikes Peak Library District sponsors the Mountain of Authors event on April 12th. Local authors include Kevin Anderson, Beth Groundwater, and Katherine Pebley O’Neal. It’s at East Library from 10-3:30. It’s free, includes free lunch, & no registration required.
One of my favorite language shifts of the last few years is the construction “yeah, no.” I remember back in the day (high school) when people would ask you a negatively-phrased question–“You don’t like sauerkraut, do you?”–and wait for you to answer. Answer “yes,” and they’d say, “Oh, so you do like sauerkraut?” Answer “no,”
Terry Pratchett’s Color of Magic and Light Fantastic have been combined into a two-part TV special. Sean Astin as Twoflower? David Bradley (Filch) as Cohen. David Jason as Rincewind.* Tim Curry, Christopher Lee. The Librarian is the same guy that played Nobbs in the BBC Hogfather. Directed by the same director… AND they’re planning on
New NIN album, Ghosts. You can listen for free or download for $5 (but the site is slammed right now). Creative commons license = people have been messing around with it on youtube already.
Too bad Micro$oft doesn’t have a cliche check. Today, I ended up with, “Keep your moth shut!” –Now I’m trying to figure out how that works.
Lovely. Same director as The Nightmare before Christmas, which makes sense. Via Neil Gaiman’s website.
I had to come up with some “crazier than a…” smilies yesterday. Here’s what I ended up with: Loonier than a Canadian dollar. More out of whack than a broken paddleball. Flakier than a dandruff commercial. More out of kilter than a naked Irishman. Kookier than a mountain of snickerdoodles. So what can you pull
The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak This book should have been unreadably awful for the YA audience. The writing is full ofKurt Vonnegut-isms: ***A SMALL QUESTION AND ITS ANSWER***And who do you think was made to clean the spit off the door each night?Yes–you got it. The ending is unrelentingly awful (and spelled out at
