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5 Fandom Friday: Dear Santa…
Dear Internet Santa: (or the intern elf in charge of responding to internet wishlists) Because you know I live in an apartment, and have no way of storing fun gifts, please just bring me gift cards this year. I take full responsibility for seeing that I don’t accidentally try to swipe them like a MetroCard. …
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To Sail Beyond the Sunset
And if you think the cover is racy, just put the book down right now. Because underneath the cover (heh) is a whirlwind of outrageous sexual exploits beyond your imagination. Still with me? Okay. That having been said, I don’t want to spoil anything for you, but to say that from page 1-2 you will…
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5 Fandom Friday: Black Friday
First, a word: this is my hypothetical list. I do not condone IN ANY WAY the further abuse of retail workers around the holidays by participating in “Black Friday” or worse, “Black Thursday,” wherein not even the holiday itself is sacred. Not that it really ever was, but try to keep in mind that there…
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5 Fandom Friday: Fictional Friendsgiving
1. Hagrid seems like he knows how to bring the party, huh? I imagine he wouldn’t be the easiest party guest to have (possibly breaking chairs and all) but I don’t stand on formality. 2. Ralph Dibney might otherwise spend the holiday alone, what with the whole…Identity Crisis incidents and all. If your heart doesn’t…
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Friday
If I tell you what Friday is about, you’ll cringe. I cringed. And I’m Heinlein’s NUMBER ONE FAN. But yeah, it’s hard not to cringe at the back cover: But what do we know about judging a book by it’s cover? That ya shouldn’t oughta do it, that’s what. And here’s why. In between that…
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Geeky Confessions
Circling around the blogosphere is a little link-up started by Mariko of Gamerwife. Loads of other nerds have listed their geek confessions and I think it does the world some good to see that there is diversity and acceptance out there, even for people who think that Riley was the best Buffy boyfriend. Well, maybe…
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5 Fandom Friday: Gateway Fandoms
The Nerdy Girlie and SuperSpaceChick are running a two-month long community building project ( ? ) called Five Fandom Friday! You know I love to play these wicked games and I couldn’t resist joining in on the fun! If you do, too, please comment a link to your post as well! I look forward to…
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Currently… in October 2014
FEELING: Optimistic. Lucky. Happy. Things are going swell and I really can’t complain! I’m a little busy, and kind of overwhelmed by that, but I like being busy! Or so I keep telling myself! WATCHING: NOTHING! And I’m not even bothered one bit. I have loads of Sailor Moon to catch up on when I…
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Time Enough For Love
There are some Heinlein books that are speedy, breezy adventures. Others will take over your life, seep into your soul, refuse to let go, wrong you out like a sponge and then sop you full of brilliance. Time Enough for Love may be the epitome of such a novel. Confession: I think I went about…
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Have Space Suit – Will Travel
Robert A. Heinlein has two modes: one is for long, drawn out emotional epics that will never leave you filled with characters who feel as close as family. But never forget that he also writes fast, fun stories like Have Space Suit -Will Travel. Meet Kip Russel, starry eyed – or should I say, MOONy…
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Currently… in September 2014
FEELING: I’m going to let my feet answer this one: THEY HURT! Work has been keeping me hopping from one job to the next and I’m soaking my feet and taping the band-aids on but it feels like I’m stepping on shards of glass everywhere I go! WATCHING: absolutely nothing at the moment! As I…
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Flashforward
Last week, I spoke about my disappointment with Jurassic Park, and how I felt the movie was better. In a dramatic turn of events, this week I review the novel Flashforward by Robert J. Sawyer, which was the inspiration for a one-season TV drama on ABC several years ago. SPOILER ALERT: THIS BOOK IS BETTER!…
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Jurassic Park
I picked up Jurassic Park in the beginning of the summer, expecting it to be a fast-paced, quick summer read. Your typical “beach/airplane” book. I carried it with me all over town and perhaps the most amusing anecdote I can tell you is that when I was reading it in Chelsea Market, a guy who…
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Job: A Comedy of Justice
My first Heinlein novel may still be my favourite. It’s called Job: A Comedy of Justice but it could just as easily be called Alec and Margrethe: A Romance of Love because this book is dripping – dripping – in adorable little scenes like THIS: AWWWWWWW! (it earns bonus points for awesome because that penultimate…
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Currently…in August 2014
FEELING: Stoked, excited, and sooooo happy! My big vacation was a lot of fun, I’m glad to have gotten away, but I’m also so happy to get back! My life lately is so surreal and wonderful. WATCHING: I’m falling behind on Sailor Moon because I’m just a bit too busy for TV these days! LISTENING…
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Stranger in a Strange Land
Once you grok this book, you won’t be able to put it down. Stranger in a Strange Land, my most recent Heinlein conquest, tells the story of Valentine Michael Smith, “Mike” to his friends, a human being born on Mars. Raised by Martians, Mike returns to Earth to grok our strange Earthling ways and teach…
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The Colossus of New York
Once you read Colson Whitehead’s Colossus of New York, you’ll never look at the city again. His keen observations in short snippets are the perfect bon mot to pepper your conversations with annoy your friends with. “Colson Whitehead says “…you are a New Yorker the minute you say, ‘That used to be Munsey’s, or That…
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One Hundred Demons
Fear not! One Hundred Demons by Lynda Barry is not entirely scary! It is sweet, insightful, revealing…and because of that, it is completely terrifying. Lynda Barry’s demons take the form of all of our fears and hopes gone awry. I don’t want to spoil a single moment of this beautiful memoir-esque collection of tales, but…
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Currently…in July 2014
FEELING: Dotty and dopey and dripping with dandyness! Sunny days are here at last and I’m making the most of it, stretching my legs on the sidewalks and giving flight to my fancies. I’m taking strolls and seeing sights so sweet it’s like my heart could burst. WATCHING: Monday Night is still Hulu night as…
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Identity Crisis
So much is said about Identity Crisis when really, so little can be said without revealing major spoilers. Let me introduce you to a couple of very special ladies. First of all, meet Sue Dibny. Adoring wife to Ralph Dibny, The Elongated Man. I’ll let you go ahead and stare at how beautiful that panel…