Bits and bobs to share

[eldritchhobbit]

News to share:

* SFSite just published a new review of The Magic Ring.

* The American Library Association is gearing up to observe Banned Books Week next month with some great items, including a banned book bracelet for adults (with covers of adult banned books), a banned books bracelet for children (with covers of children's banned books), and an adult-sized bracelet with the children's book covers.

* I'm sure everyone has seen them by now, but the Star Trek motivational posters are hysterical.

* Done the Impossible: The Fans' Tale of Firefly and Serenity: A Documentary is now available. It's worth a viewing by Browncoats everywhere.

* I have updated my list of Joe Dawson-centric Highlander fan fiction here.

* Just FYI, my work-in-progress list of fan fiction recommendations (with labels for different universes) is here.




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I am wishing everyone a happy Monday!


"This planet doesn't need new continents, it needs new men."
- Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea

Comments

[otoselkie.livejournal.com]

Mmm, banned books. Those bracelets are v. tempting.


1. Name: Annagen
2. Age/Birthday: 16. November the Tenth.
3. Single or Taken: Single.
4. Favorite Movie: Is Paris Burning?
5. Favorite Song: I Know the Reason – Carbon Leaf
6. Favorite Band/Rapper/Artist: Great Big Sea
7. Favorite Book/Comic Book: ...This is always the hardest. Probably The Lord of the Rings.
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings: Pierced ears (in the soft bit, of course).
9. Favorite TV Show: MI5
10. Favorite Video Game/Board Game: Age of Empires II
11. Do we know each other outside of Livejournal?: I don't think so.
12. Would you give me a kidney?: Probably not, actually.
13. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you: I have a two-octave voice range.
14. If you could change anything about your current life, would you?: A love-life would be nice, but not necessary. *shrugs*
15. Will you post this so I can fill it out for you? Maybe.

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

What a gorgeous name you have!

[agentxpndble.livejournal.com]

OMG those bracelets are *awesome*!!!

Not exactly a glowing review... What strikes me as really interesting - not really about The Magic Ring, but about the review industry(?) - Is how fascinating it is that reviewers have such *access* to those involved (in this modern age.) I think it's awesome he attempted to (and was successful in) contacting you (and others) via email to further investigate his misgivings. Amazing! I guess that's what *I* would call a good review (even if it wasn't, if you know what I mean.)

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Aren't the bracelets great?

I, too, was impressed that he contacted me. And in the end, I was pleased with the review. I quibble with some of the parallels he draws - my take on the links are laid out in the text already, especially in the appendix - and Anderson's blanket statement - and I cite scholarship that questions his point - but I completely agree that the book stands on its own merits, and is most important, in the end, not because of its influences or what it influences, but because it is a beautiful story. I'm extremely happy that he finds it worth reading, "a very readable and entertaining novel, with numerous twists and turns, mysteries and secrets revealed, drawing and ably combining several rich myth-traditions." I'm not going to argue with a thumbs-up. ;)

[agentxpndble.livejournal.com]

I see now too that he included lengthy bios on everyone along the side and lots of links to other material - very nice!

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Isn't that cool? I was especially tickled that he linked to the e-texts of some of the Baron's other fiction. SFSite is great at being thorough about those kinds of things, and I think that makes all the difference.

[agentxpndble.livejournal.com]

Did you dig around in the 'banned' store...? There's a lovely Alan Rickman poster. :-)

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Gah - yes! I'm fascinated to see which books different personalities choose. (I wouldn't have guess Catcher in the Rye for His Rickmanness.) I love that store. I give out the "It's Alive!" bookmarks in my SF classes (and we talk about how the imagery captures certain ideas of SF), and I really like some of the Lord of the Rings bookmarks. And there are Sandman bookmarks, too - and posters with Ray Bradbury and Neil Gaiman and Sherman Alexie! It's a geek's dream. LOL!

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

PS. It makes me wonder: if I were going to be on a library poster, with which book would I choose to be photographed? It's a tough question! How about you? (Can you tell I'm procrastinating from work here? LOL!)

[agentxpndble.livejournal.com]

:::snicker::: "Make it a Hobbit", indeed...!

I'm not sure how much they let the poster-children ;-) choose themselves... But maybe they do. Me? Just scanning down one of the lists quickly, I see Fade by Robert Cormier - One of my favorite books of all time. WTF??? I couldn't even begin to guess why it's on the list... Must look into that. So, I think that would be my choice (until I look more comprehensively at the past lists and think it out a little longer.)

[agentxpndble.livejournal.com]

FADE by Robert Cormier is a powerful book dealing with incest, violence, serial murder, and the disintegration of personality through obsession.

Ok, I guess I never looked at it *that* way... Point taken. But everyone should still read it. ;-)

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

LOL!

[agentxpndble.livejournal.com]

I had to do it... I started a group at LibraryThing... http://www.librarything.com/groups/bannedandchallenged

Are you on LibraryThing yet? Perhaps it's a bit too exposed for you but I, for one, am dying with curiosity to see your library. You can also sign up to be a LT Author.

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Brilliant!

LibraryThing fascinates me: on the one hand, I am really interested at seeing other people's libraries, but on the other hand, it does feel a bit exposing to "let everyone into my office," as it were. Not to mention daunting, considering the incredible time that would be involved. I don't even know where I'd begin! The idea of building communities out of book interests is what really appeals to me, though - like the one you just created! How cool is that?

[llembas.livejournal.com]

1. Name: Jennifer/Jen/Jenny
2. Age/Birthday: 29, Sept. 16.
3. Single or Taken: Single
4. Favorite Movie: Lord of the Rings
5. Favorite Song: Caribbean Blue - Enya
6. Favorite Band/Rapper/Artist: Enya
7. Favorite Book/Comic Book: Lord of the Rings
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings: No. Not even my ears are pierced. lol.
9. Favorite TV Show: Firefly
10. Favorite Video Game/Board Game: Scattagories
11. Do we know each other outside of Livejournal?: No.
12. Would you give me a kidney?: Depends on who's kidney you want me to get for you. :P
13. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you: Um. I can write backwards.
14. If you could change anything about your current life, would you?: Yes.
15. Will you post this so I can fill it out for you? Sure.

And Thanks so much for giving me the link to your list of Lone Gunmen fic recs! I'm really enjoying reading all of them!!!

Must read your Joe Dawson fic recs next.

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Whose kidney: ROFLOL!

I'm so glad you're enjoying the Lone Gunmen stories. I have a soft spot for post-apocalyptic stories anyway, but I particularly like those with the Gunmen. (One of those on the list is mine, by the way. So I guess it's not exactly a rec, since I wrote it. *blush*)

I actually have one of the "America's Future Is In Their Hands... God Help Us. The Lone Gunmen" posters in my office. Byers rocks my socks. Always has, always will. LOL!

[pktheater.livejournal.com]

1. Name: Darrell
2. Age/Birthday: 37 06/28
3. Single or Taken: Is there a third option? Right now I'm not a fan of either.
4. Favorite Movie: Into the Night
5. Favorite Song: Stand and Deliver by Adam and the Ants
6. Favorite Band/Rapper/Artist: Blue Oyster Cult/Richard Cheese/Larry Elmore
7. Favorite Book/Comic Book: Job: Methusulah's Children (Heinlein)/Astonishing X-Men (Whedon/Cassidy)
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings: No ink, no holes
9. Favorite TV Show: Firefly
10. Favorite Video Game/Board Game: Half-Life 2/Talisman
11. Do we know each other outside of Livejournal?: Yes. I'm the guy who keeps buttering you up so you'll come to my convention.
12. Would you give me a kidney?: On a sandwich? In a factory? Perhaps in Greenwich, that'd be a swell story.
13. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you: I've been physically in Rome and New York without ever seeing a single attraction
14. If you could change anything about your current life, would you?: I'm changing a lot of things about my current life.
15. Will you post this so I can fill it out for you?: Did already.

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

Three cheers for Firefly!

[maidoforange.livejournal.com]

1. Name: Caitlin
2. Age/Birthday: 31/3-2-75
3. Single or Taken: Single
4. Favorite Movie: Just one? LOTR. I also have obsessively watched Shakespeare in Love, The Royal Tenenbaums, the Shrek films, Ladyhawke, etc...
5. Favorite Song: Just one? LOL. Let's see...Oh, God...I pick..."Cypress Avenue" by Van Morrison, I guess...
6. Favorite Band/Rapper/Artist: U2 or Van Morrison or Annie Lennox or Keane...
7. Favorite Book/Comic Book: Arrgh. LOL. LOTR again, I guess. Elquest (at least the original series) is hands down my favorite comic.
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings: 3 in each ear.
9. Favorite TV Show: The Simpsons (here is another easy one. Yay!)
10. Favorite Video Game/Board Game: Trivial Prusuit
11. Do we know each other outside of Livejournal?: No
12. Would you give me a kidney?: If my health would permit, which it don't. ;?)
13. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you: I was concieved in Greece.
14. If you could change anything about your current life, would you?: Yes.
15. Will you post this so I can fill it out for you? Yes.

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

You have great taste! And I love your first name. :)

[estellye.livejournal.com]

1. Name: Gina
2. Age/Birthday: 39 Jan 21, 1967
3. Single or Taken: um, legally or actually - taken and single respectively
4. Favorite Movie: Amelie
5. Favorite Song: Ojas Asi by Shakira
6. Favorite Band/Rapper/Artist: LOL, at the moment it has to be Lingalad
7. Favorite Book/Comic Book: Just one!? hehe LOTR
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings: just the earlobes once each, though I have a bit of ink coming at some point I think in a discreet place.
9. Favorite TV Show: Does it still have to be on? Buffy the Vampire Slayer
10. Favorite Video Game/Board Game: Trivial Pursuit
11. Do we know each other outside of Livejournal?: We do now!
12. Would you give me a kidney?: LOL, probably, but I would expect ice cream
13. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you: I met an old Italian man named Bruno tonight who sang to me in Italian because my name is Gina. Singing to me in Italian seems to be an enjoyable thing lately.
14. If you could change anything about your current life, would you?: Yes, but I am doing it the regular way. A quick fix never sticks for me
15. Will you post this so I can fill it out for you? LOL, sure why not?

[eldritchhobbit.livejournal.com]

LOL! Yay for Italian music! :)