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jade_sabre--HOME WITH FAMILY
--NEW LAPTOP PLAYS DRAGON AGE, MUCH REJOICING, ETC. ETC.
--I REALLY SUCK AT COMMENTING COHERENTLY, BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE I COMMENT EVERYWHERE I WANT TO COMMENT AND SO I END UP HURRYING THROUGH IT AND THEN FEELING MASSIVELY INCOHERENT. THIS IS ESP. A PROBLEM WHEN WRITING COMMENTS TO STRANGERS.
--SECRET SWOOPER DUE IN TWO DAYS SHIT
--this is not capslock for the leading up bit: a few days ago someone on Sounis linked to a contest for signed books and in the comments they wanted you to name your favorite literary thief and I was like, "man, how many literary thieves can I even think of at one time, especially when Gen is stuck in my head and won't go away," so I wrote down Eugenides and George from Song of the Lioness, BUT AS OF THIS LAST PLANE RIDE, WE CAN TOTALLY ADD GED TO THAT LIST, BECAUSE HE IS SMOKIN
I mean because he is a kickass awesome hilarious sexily confident and mature and willing to accept help andhead over heels for *coughcough* and oh man the people on my plane must have hated me SO MUCH as I giggled my way through The Tombs of Atuan but it was SO GOOD but I had to take a break before reading The Farthest Shore I think I will do that on the plane ride back.
but shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii The Tombs of Atuan I think if I can one day achieve the kind of writing that is a blend of LeGuin, Whalen Turner, and McKinley, my life will be complete.
/fangirling
TRON TIEMZ? I THINK SO.
--NEW LAPTOP PLAYS DRAGON AGE, MUCH REJOICING, ETC. ETC.
--I REALLY SUCK AT COMMENTING COHERENTLY, BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE I COMMENT EVERYWHERE I WANT TO COMMENT AND SO I END UP HURRYING THROUGH IT AND THEN FEELING MASSIVELY INCOHERENT. THIS IS ESP. A PROBLEM WHEN WRITING COMMENTS TO STRANGERS.
--SECRET SWOOPER DUE IN TWO DAYS SHIT
--this is not capslock for the leading up bit: a few days ago someone on Sounis linked to a contest for signed books and in the comments they wanted you to name your favorite literary thief and I was like, "man, how many literary thieves can I even think of at one time, especially when Gen is stuck in my head and won't go away," so I wrote down Eugenides and George from Song of the Lioness, BUT AS OF THIS LAST PLANE RIDE, WE CAN TOTALLY ADD GED TO THAT LIST, BECAUSE HE IS SMOKIN
I mean because he is a kickass awesome hilarious sexily confident and mature and willing to accept help and
but shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii The Tombs of Atuan I think if I can one day achieve the kind of writing that is a blend of LeGuin, Whalen Turner, and McKinley, my life will be complete.
/fangirling
TRON TIEMZ? I THINK SO.
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Date: 2010-12-19 03:20 am (UTC)The Farthest Shore is excellent. I also love Tehanu. And that's as much Earthsea as I've read, but I love Ged to itty bitty pieces. And Tenar as well.
Also: WELCOME BACK TO THE GUMP! :D :D :D
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Date: 2010-12-21 06:07 pm (UTC)Apparently I need to get my hands on this Tehanu. (Also basically I ship Ged/Tenar LIKE BURNING. like burning.)
:D :D :D THANKS!
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Date: 2010-12-21 06:09 pm (UTC)YOU DEFINITELY HAVE TO GET YOUR HANDS ON TEHANU NOW. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED.
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Date: 2010-12-27 04:12 pm (UTC)But if you need to borrow a copy I can send it to you.
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Date: 2010-12-19 03:25 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-12-19 04:29 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-12-19 04:52 am (UTC)Speaking of Sounis, what the heck is up with the flood of completely off-topic, unrelated posts lately? Every time I check my flist I want to flip things.
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Date: 2010-12-21 06:07 pm (UTC)Also, I--I should probably be a better mod and point out that maybe we don't need fifty bazillion posts about everything.
(no subject)
Date: 2010-12-21 06:11 pm (UTC)...I didn't even know you modded there.
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Date: 2010-12-23 04:58 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-12-19 05:33 am (UTC)Also, what laptop did you buy? I think I'm ready to buy a new one (mine's four years old, and is starting to slow down, and I'm looking to upgrade... even though at the back of my head I'm still wondering if I really need to) so I'd love to hear what you have and why you like it/bought that specific model!
Also, yay for home! Also also, I just read Blackout by Connie Willis and now she's 2 for 2 and I have another author to fangirl over and I cannot wait until the people before me return All Clear so that I can check it out. Blackout was so good. There is so much about World War II that I don't know. I said as much to my parents and they were all, oh, you didn't know that? Smart people, sometimes, can be a little annoying. Anyway, if you haven't read Blackout, you must. It isn't YA, so it fits into your non-YA thing, it's time travel, World War II, and all sorts of awesome.
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Date: 2010-12-21 06:14 pm (UTC)And there is so much more that I love about Earthsea, but honestly it's been a while since I read the series, so I can't come up with much off the top of my head. Great world. Fantastic characters. Awesome storytelling, and just really good writing to boot. Definitely check them out, despite the ugly covers. XP
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Date: 2010-12-22 12:51 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-12-21 06:22 pm (UTC)God I don't even know where to start. LeGuin has a very mythic style of writing that is straightforward yet subtle and absolutely gorgeous, and she writes about Important Things About Which One Ought To Think, within the context of her mythos, and it's kind of Susan-Cooper-y I suppose would be the closest I could think of, except not exactly, and there are Names and hardships and pride coming before a fall, and I see Audrey has also commented by now because I'm super-slow, but just--at the same time it's completely fulfilling and leaves you yearning for more, MORE, PLEASE GIVE ME MORE. (Luckily I still have at least two books to read! Yay!)
WELL actually my dad won this one and it's an HP (my old one is a Dell and over the course of six years I've only had to replace the hard drive once, and that was...two months ago?) and I'm not 100% happy with it, but it's better than my old one (although I would love to use my old one in a netbook-y way, but we're giving it to my grandmother). The best advice I can give you about buying laptops is to talk to someone who knows computers, order directly from the site, and customize to your heart's delight. Don't buy one off the shelf. They tend to suck more.
/might have more comments later?
OKAY. I WILL PUT HER ON MY LIST. :-D
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Date: 2010-12-22 01:04 am (UTC)Yep, I'm planning on customizing a Dell right now, I think. As soon as I can afford it.
(Also, I registered for next semester, and I couldn't take Supreme Court and the Constitution because it conflicted with my web design class. Which I need for my major, and if I don't take it, it will set me back a year. But still *sob*)
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Date: 2010-12-27 04:18 pm (UTC)http://scv.bu.edu/~aarondf/earthsea/images/esea-pe-woe.jpg
http://scv.bu.edu/~aarondf/earthsea/images/esea-pe-toa.jpg
http://scv.bu.edu/~aarondf/earthsea/images/esea-pe-tfs.jpg
I love the convoluted intricacy of the artwork.
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Date: 2010-12-27 05:04 pm (UTC)The ones in my library are ugly and they feel cheap, so it's a bit off-putting.
How did you like the books themselves, though? (I was supposed to read at least one this weekend, but I also had Doomsday Book out, so that didn't really happen.)
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Date: 2010-12-19 01:52 pm (UTC)Also I share your love of George. He's just so so awesome.
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Date: 2010-12-19 04:32 pm (UTC)WHY YOU GOT TO MAKE ME SO JEALOUS BB. ;_;
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Date: 2010-12-19 04:33 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-12-21 06:22 pm (UTC)WOULD YOU LIKE A PRESENT IDK I CAN ALWAYS FIC YOU SOMETHING IF YOU ASK NICELY/GIVE ME A PROMPT THAT I CAN TWIST TO BE SOMETHING SUPER-DEPRESSING BECAUSE I SUCK AT FLUFF.
:-b
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Date: 2010-12-21 09:15 pm (UTC)OH YES PLEASE. 8D If you don't mind and have the spare time that is.
Jet/Mai-Intimacy.
Jet/Mai has the potential to be pretty dark so you'll have no problem writing depressing stuff. :P
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Date: 2010-12-19 07:11 pm (UTC)Is secret swooper like secret santa???
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Date: 2010-12-21 06:23 pm (UTC)yes it is! it was a fic exchange for one of my fandoms.
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Date: 2010-12-20 12:34 am (UTC)Plus I adored making Eugenides/Attolia parallels.
Have fun at Tron! *has so many movies she needs to go see but has no time for*
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Date: 2010-12-21 06:25 pm (UTC)YES, THAT TOO. oh God I ship them so hard. SO HARD.
hahaha I was watching the original. I have geek date with my roommate's boyfriend planned for the sequel. :D
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Date: 2010-12-20 02:46 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-12-21 06:27 pm (UTC)*hugs*
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Date: 2010-12-21 07:04 pm (UTC)