Random Cranial Outheavings
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xyzzysqrlWe've got title sign!
...sorry. Okay, let's start this off.
Set, ready... Toss!
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Sqrl, at food court of mall: "So I'm trying to remember the name of that book they keep comparing to Fool's Errand."
Woof, also at food court: "What book?"
Sqrl: "See, if I could remember..."
Woof: "Ah."
Sqrl: "I think it was by a Christopher. Right! Maze, by... Christopher... M. It started with M. Marlowe. Melon. Melty."
Woof and Sqrl: "It was definately an M word!"
Sqrl, continuing: "M*hrrmfhrrrmf!"
Woof: "Mistermeister Meistermister."
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Therefore, there now needs to be a band named Mistermeister Meistermister. Damnit.
And reload and HEAVE!
The reason I was at the mall in the first place was to spend my gift cards, small plastic thingies which count as money you can only spend in one place. Ours were for Waldenbooks, and together we managed about $160. Which was a bit of a shame, because we only had about $120 in cards. Oops. Still, for that we managed a HELL of a lot of paperbacks, which is good, all my paperbacks were thrown out when I moved out. As such we replaced some of those and got some new ones. Also a pair of anime DVDs, Jin-Roh and Read or Die. ... Read or Die, by the way, is a bit obtuse in spots but otherwise damn near perfect. I'm looking into finding the TV series now.
Feel free to pull these up on Amazon or something and give me your opinions and tell me why I should've bought something else.
In random order, as I pull them fron the bag:
Neil Stephenson - Zodiac
Ryk E. Spoor - Digital Knight
Roger Zelazny - Lord of Light
Eric Nylund - Halo: The Fall of Reach
Elizabeth Moon - Winning Colors
Elizabeth Moon - Hunting Party
Elizabeth Moon - Sporting Chance
Diane Duane - Stealing the Elf King's Roses
Terry Pratchett - Sourcery
Connie Willis - Doomsday Book
Ray Bradbury - I Sing the Body Electric
Terry Pratchett - Carpe Jugulum
David Weber - On Basilisk Station
Stephen Brust - Issola
Neil Gaimen/Terry Pratchett - Good Omens
Ray Bradbury - The Golden Apples of the Sun
Terry Pratchett - The Fifth Elephant
Terry Pratchett - Thief of Time
...the above are mixed Woof and Sqrl interests. The below are pretty much all his, in the Battletech series:
Loren L. Coleman - Flashpoint
Loren L. Coleman - Patriots and Tyrants
Blaine Lee Pardoe - Measure of a Hero
Blaine Lee Pardoe - Call of Duty
Blaine Lee Pardoe - Operation Audacity
Loren L. Coleman - Endgame
Loren L. Coleman - Storms of Fate
Of these books, the first I starred to read was On Basilisk Station, which I'm liking because it's in that Elizabeth Moon-ish, Anne McCaffery-on-a-brainship-bender, CJ Cherryh-on-a-bad-day subgenre of "Female military commander in space opera setting overcomes incredible opposing odds and internal politics" which by all rights I should be counting as a guilty pleasure. I don't, though. Any further suggestions in this subgenre are appriciated.
Toss another one!
So am I the only person who, when offered a choice of soft drink at a fast food place, invariably pushes the "plain soda water" button? Can drinking soda water straight hurt you? I'm just curious. I like the taste of it.
...And a salvo of finishing shots
I now own, with the Mac Action Sack in my hands, every game Bungie has ever commercially released. This along with my collection of all the plot-canon Resident Evil games and my collection of every game Bioware's ever released allows me to form some sort of God Damn Useless Geeky Video Gamer Hat Trick. (With special notice of the fact that I CARE that there are non-canon Resident Evil games.) All I need now is a Marvel No-Prize and I'll have Nerd Bingo.
This reminds me that yes, that complete list of multiplayer titles is coming. I've been a little busy lately and haven't been able to poke about online as much as I want... which, really, I can see as a good thing I suppose. The offers for anything Marathon-related, Unreal Tournament-wise, Freedom Force based, or Serious Sam-able remain, though. Full list to come.
Glasses work better when you're wearing them.
...sorry. Okay, let's start this off.
Set, ready... Toss!
---
Sqrl, at food court of mall: "So I'm trying to remember the name of that book they keep comparing to Fool's Errand."
Woof, also at food court: "What book?"
Sqrl: "See, if I could remember..."
Woof: "Ah."
Sqrl: "I think it was by a Christopher. Right! Maze, by... Christopher... M. It started with M. Marlowe. Melon. Melty."
Woof and Sqrl: "It was definately an M word!"
Sqrl, continuing: "M*hrrmfhrrrmf!"
Woof: "Mistermeister Meistermister."
---
Therefore, there now needs to be a band named Mistermeister Meistermister. Damnit.
And reload and HEAVE!
The reason I was at the mall in the first place was to spend my gift cards, small plastic thingies which count as money you can only spend in one place. Ours were for Waldenbooks, and together we managed about $160. Which was a bit of a shame, because we only had about $120 in cards. Oops. Still, for that we managed a HELL of a lot of paperbacks, which is good, all my paperbacks were thrown out when I moved out. As such we replaced some of those and got some new ones. Also a pair of anime DVDs, Jin-Roh and Read or Die. ... Read or Die, by the way, is a bit obtuse in spots but otherwise damn near perfect. I'm looking into finding the TV series now.
Feel free to pull these up on Amazon or something and give me your opinions and tell me why I should've bought something else.
In random order, as I pull them fron the bag:
Neil Stephenson - Zodiac
Ryk E. Spoor - Digital Knight
Roger Zelazny - Lord of Light
Eric Nylund - Halo: The Fall of Reach
Elizabeth Moon - Winning Colors
Elizabeth Moon - Hunting Party
Elizabeth Moon - Sporting Chance
Diane Duane - Stealing the Elf King's Roses
Terry Pratchett - Sourcery
Connie Willis - Doomsday Book
Ray Bradbury - I Sing the Body Electric
Terry Pratchett - Carpe Jugulum
David Weber - On Basilisk Station
Stephen Brust - Issola
Neil Gaimen/Terry Pratchett - Good Omens
Ray Bradbury - The Golden Apples of the Sun
Terry Pratchett - The Fifth Elephant
Terry Pratchett - Thief of Time
...the above are mixed Woof and Sqrl interests. The below are pretty much all his, in the Battletech series:
Loren L. Coleman - Flashpoint
Loren L. Coleman - Patriots and Tyrants
Blaine Lee Pardoe - Measure of a Hero
Blaine Lee Pardoe - Call of Duty
Blaine Lee Pardoe - Operation Audacity
Loren L. Coleman - Endgame
Loren L. Coleman - Storms of Fate
Of these books, the first I starred to read was On Basilisk Station, which I'm liking because it's in that Elizabeth Moon-ish, Anne McCaffery-on-a-brainship-bender, CJ Cherryh-on-a-bad-day subgenre of "Female military commander in space opera setting overcomes incredible opposing odds and internal politics" which by all rights I should be counting as a guilty pleasure. I don't, though. Any further suggestions in this subgenre are appriciated.
Toss another one!
So am I the only person who, when offered a choice of soft drink at a fast food place, invariably pushes the "plain soda water" button? Can drinking soda water straight hurt you? I'm just curious. I like the taste of it.
...And a salvo of finishing shots
I now own, with the Mac Action Sack in my hands, every game Bungie has ever commercially released. This along with my collection of all the plot-canon Resident Evil games and my collection of every game Bioware's ever released allows me to form some sort of God Damn Useless Geeky Video Gamer Hat Trick. (With special notice of the fact that I CARE that there are non-canon Resident Evil games.) All I need now is a Marvel No-Prize and I'll have Nerd Bingo.
This reminds me that yes, that complete list of multiplayer titles is coming. I've been a little busy lately and haven't been able to poke about online as much as I want... which, really, I can see as a good thing I suppose. The offers for anything Marathon-related, Unreal Tournament-wise, Freedom Force based, or Serious Sam-able remain, though. Full list to come.
Glasses work better when you're wearing them.
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Date: 2004-01-08 02:13 pm (UTC)I trust you've read the Planet Pirates series by Anne McCaffrey, since you mentioned her. Other than that, er, no others in that subgenre come to mind. Generally doesn't fit my own tastes. If you want "Female sorceress in high fantasy world overcomes incredible opposing odds and internal politics", then L.E. Modesitt's 'The Soprano Sorceress' would be really good.
Get Diablo 2! I want to play with the sqrly!
Drinking soda water, as far as I know, can only hurt you if you are made out of limestone because it dissolves that like the carbonic acid it is.
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Date: 2004-01-08 02:35 pm (UTC)There's a good bit of L. E. Modesitt in the other room. I went digging through it a while ago. I had indeed read the McCaffery books, and hey, I could even STAND them... which is rare, when I read books by her.
I've got Diablo 2 and the expansion. I'm sorta burned out on it, but it's possible.
And mmm, carbonic acid.
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Date: 2004-01-08 10:31 pm (UTC)I'd also recommend 'Dragon Prince' by Melanie Rawn and the sequels as well - I fell in love with Sioned from those books. And, of course, Mists of Avalon.
And hey, get Diablo 2 installed and running - then you can join me and Tyler in our quest to purge the world of Hell's Minions! (read: to get more loot!)
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Date: 2004-01-11 09:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-05-01 07:41 pm (UTC)"weird" doesn't even scratch the surface :)
_Lord of Light_ was great when I read it. _This Immortal_ is just a tad better; and the Amber series tops everything, imo. *snugs*
*Zelazny geek* ;)