I am in the middle of reading “”A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear” which is a nonfiction about the intersection of a libertarian utopian movement and….. bears. The kind with paws, for clarity. It’s a stunning and compelling piece of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
HABIT made me do it. My video for the first trial. Watch my lose my favorite book, House of Leaves.
The BBC thinks most people have only read 6 books on this list. Bold the books you’ve read, italicize those you’ve left unfinished. 01 Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen02 The Lord of the Rings – JRR Tolkien03 Jane Eyre[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My mom’s coworker recently got a Sony ebook, and I offered to teach her how to get pirated books. She bit, so I wrote up this tutorial. Basically all it assumes is that you know how to use the internet[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Books are almost certainly one of the most difficult media to find pirated copies of (supply and demand, ya know), and copies that work right on one’s ebook are harder still to find. I typically go through 3-5 different versions[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Happened to be at the anime store today, and picked up Slayers 7-8 novels. YAY! -Mordax
Feeling better today. Going out to get my new pair of glasses and to try to get Mordax that phone. Thing is certain people don’t want to give us enough money, and certain other people flip out when we spend[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Re-reading Dracula, I remembered how much I like his genuine appearance. From Chapter 2 of Bram Stoker’s novel: “His face was a strong, a very strong, aquiline, with high bridge of the thin nose and peculiarly arched nostrils, with lofty[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“Mein Vater, mein Vater, und hörest du nicht, Was Erlenkönig mir leise verspricht?” — “Ich liebe dich, mich reizt deine schöne Gestalt; Und bist du nicht willig, so brauch ich Gewalt.” —
Re-reading the Slayers Trilogy by Stefan “Twoflower” Gagne on my shiny new Sony Prs-505 ebook reader. 🙂 On another note, SOOOOOOOO mad at my dad. When do I get to move out?
So, some of you know I’ve been stubbornly holding out against reading r watching Death Note, mostly because the annoying popularity factor makes for a fandom full of fail. Also, I heard it was depressing. Well, yesterday I broke down[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So I picked up the first book in Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files like sethanikeem suggested a few days ago. I’m really enjoying it. The writing’s great, and Seth’s right, it does seem like the author has either done a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
must read ‘Night Watch’ next. has young Vetinari in it. assasin. cold ruler of ahnk-morpork. twisted. powerful. droool. must not insult him by adding him to harem.
Yeah, I know I said I wasn’t posting any fanfiction for a while, but this is a one shot, so it dosn’t count. beware, dark, and a bit sexually charged,
WARNING!! MASSIVE HBP SPOILERS!!! Other than that, I’m extremely proud of this essay and hope you find the time to read it after you’ve finished the novel.
JK Rowling just announced Prof Severus Snape’s birthday, and it’s Jan 9, making it only six days before my own. So, to my favorite snarky Slytherin, who’s hairdressing tips I am proud to conform to, whose sexy sneer and sarcastic[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You know those little girls who never read HP, or LOTR, but saw the movie, and suddenly they were budding little fans? Well, my brother dragged me to go see Lemony Snickets Series of Unfortuneate events tonight. He has been[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I guess if you read my journal you’re probably wondering what I’ve been doing for the last few days. Well, the answer is… not much. I worked a thirty-six hour week at Topps, between which, I bought a new router[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Still are ex?-friend1 and ex?-friend2 not talking to me. Honestly by now its getting kind of depressing. Actually, I lied, ex?-friend2 did say something to me this morning. She called me a crackwhore under her breath. In all honesty I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…