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Alynna Lis Eachann
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A colleague at work got me into manga, which I never used to read. She's corrupting me with anime and manga that is way more angsty and psychologically focused than I usually appreciate. Cool stuff.
Man, I can't wait until our other smilies come back.
Cool stuff.Man, I can't wait until our other smilies come back.
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"Now if you remember all great paintings have an element of tragedy to them. Uh, for instance if you remember from last week, the unicorn was stuck on the aircraft carrier and couldn't get off. That was very sad. " - Kids in the Hall
"Now if you remember all great paintings have an element of tragedy to them. Uh, for instance if you remember from last week, the unicorn was stuck on the aircraft carrier and couldn't get off. That was very sad. " - Kids in the Hall
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Heh, yeah, I've never read any manga. If you run into any anime or manga that is particularly good and angsty, let me know, heh. I'd be interested to watch.
Hehe, thanks, but I'm really going to try to finish reading it myself. I would feel almost like I was cheating if I gave up and listened to the book on tape. I mean, it's just a book, I should be able to read the blasted thing. I do have some pride (or maybe not, heh).
I finished Chapter 5 of Part 2 last night! Woo! I was on a roll, I read nearly 8 pages last night!
I'm determined now to finish before Saturday.
Oh...and I sort of did something bad yesterday... I bought this book I saw in the book store called "The Best American Science and Nature Writing" and started reading it. Heh. It's pretty good. But after reading one article, I realized that I was wasting precious Runes time, and put it down. Hopefully it won't distract me too much from my goal of finishing Runes, heh. It's pretty sad that it's easier for me to read these collections of short stories easier than a whole novel.-jay
Hehe, thanks, but I'm really going to try to finish reading it myself. I would feel almost like I was cheating if I gave up and listened to the book on tape. I mean, it's just a book, I should be able to read the blasted thing. I do have some pride (or maybe not, heh).
I finished Chapter 5 of Part 2 last night! Woo! I was on a roll, I read nearly 8 pages last night!
I'm determined now to finish before Saturday.Oh...and I sort of did something bad yesterday... I bought this book I saw in the book store called "The Best American Science and Nature Writing" and started reading it. Heh. It's pretty good. But after reading one article, I realized that I was wasting precious Runes time, and put it down. Hopefully it won't distract me too much from my goal of finishing Runes, heh. It's pretty sad that it's easier for me to read these collections of short stories easier than a whole novel.-jay
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See, one of the myriad ways I can annoy my older daughter is to refer to her manga as "comic books." I'm such a mean mom.... 
Hmm, Inuyasha, Escaflowne -- those names are ringing a bell.... I finally told my daughter last night that we were going to Romeo's for pizza on Saturday, and she said, "Oh, great -- I'll be in a roomful of Donaldson fans and I've only read half of the first book!" So maybe she'll feel better about the idea if she knows that there will be anime fans there.
Hmm, Inuyasha, Escaflowne -- those names are ringing a bell.... I finally told my daughter last night that we were going to Romeo's for pizza on Saturday, and she said, "Oh, great -- I'll be in a roomful of Donaldson fans and I've only read half of the first book!" So maybe she'll feel better about the idea if she knows that there will be anime fans there.
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Jay, try Samurai Deeper Kyo.
Jay, try Samurai Deeper Kyo.
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LOL! When she gets here, it will be more like, "his son has a bunch of anime DVDs, and a projection TV in the basement - see you later, mom!"aliantha wrote:Hmm, Inuyasha, Escaflowne -- those names are ringing a bell.... I finally told my daughter last night that we were going to Romeo's for pizza on Saturday, and she said, "Oh, great -- I'll be in a roomful of Donaldson fans and I've only read half of the first book!" So maybe she'll feel better about the idea if she knows that there will be anime fans there.
And then the ravens pecked out his eyes.
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And I'll be following her right down the stairs.Romeo wrote: LOL! When she gets here, it will be more like, "his son has a bunch of anime DVDs, and a projection TV in the basement - see you later, mom!"
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"Now if you remember all great paintings have an element of tragedy to them. Uh, for instance if you remember from last week, the unicorn was stuck on the aircraft carrier and couldn't get off. That was very sad. " - Kids in the Hall
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Just to confirm, barring catastrophe, I'm there.
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I should be there around 7-ish.
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What a great time! I wish more people could have made it. Guests on hand included:
kevinswatch
Alynna
Syl
Hellfire
aliantha (and daughter)
We did a Mystery Science Theatre 3000 viewing of The Princess Bride, and viewed a few interesting Donaldson collectables.
One apology, though. Cail - I inadvertantly left you off of the list when I was coordinating everything. I thought you and Lorelei were in the same household. Who would have thought that two members could live in Pasadena, MD, and NOT be. I'll make sure to get you both on the list for the next one, though. Drop me an email so I can add your address to my list.
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Alynna
Syl
Hellfire
aliantha (and daughter)
We did a Mystery Science Theatre 3000 viewing of The Princess Bride, and viewed a few interesting Donaldson collectables.
One apology, though. Cail - I inadvertantly left you off of the list when I was coordinating everything. I thought you and Lorelei were in the same household. Who would have thought that two members could live in Pasadena, MD, and NOT be.
I'll make sure to get you both on the list for the next one, though. Drop me an email so I can add your address to my list.And then the ravens pecked out his eyes.
No worries. I'm sick again, so I couldn't have made it anyway.
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Yes, much fun. I actually showed up this time. 
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i'm bummin if NONE of you took and post pictures!!!! 
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have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
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Pictures?? Oops.... 
We had a great time -- thanks, Romeo! And Creator (and Cail, too) -- we missed you; feel better soon!
The best part was when Romeo showed us the shelf where he keeps the first draft of Fatal Revenant. Syl tackled him and I sat on him while Jay and Alynna made us all copies.
That's a JOKE, people!
We had a great time -- thanks, Romeo! And Creator (and Cail, too) -- we missed you; feel better soon!
The best part was when Romeo showed us the shelf where he keeps the first draft of Fatal Revenant. Syl tackled him and I sat on him while Jay and Alynna made us all copies.
That's a JOKE, people!
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And then I grabbed the Whelan painting and ran.
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-George Steiner
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