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permalink #1076 of 1963: Tracey Carlson (jinx) Thu 1 Aug 02 20:57
permalink #1076 of 1963: Tracey Carlson (jinx) Thu 1 Aug 02 20:57
Dan Shhhhhhhhhh,.........I haven't made it to the comic shop in two weeks and I'm dying to read the end. :sigh: Mousie and Dodge, Auqaman has blonde hair again :) Mousie, Try Collaspe at yahoo games :massive evil grin: It's fun.
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permalink #1077 of 1963: Linda Castellani (castle) Thu 1 Aug 02 21:20
permalink #1077 of 1963: Linda Castellani (castle) Thu 1 Aug 02 21:20
E-mail from Christy Smith: Gee, this got long, but then again I haven't posted since Monday! And besides, this topic is slow this time of night. So here goes: Synchronicity? I just saw Petit Ecoliers for the first time at my dad's a couple of weeks ago (the same weekend I was up there to see Neil, in fact), and now you guys are all talking about them! And these were the dark chocolate kind -- the only way to go. <blissful g> > Little schoolboys are yummy. > > Particularly on the grill. ;-) Mary, you've been living near the Shambles too long! ;) Thanks for the encouragement about the photos, but I'm sorry to say it's all been for naught. I have the tracking number and have checked it with the Post Office. They show the envelope as having been delivered to my local branch, but it isn't there, meaning that they most likely left it outside my apartment door that day or the next. Well, it never turned up. Unless it's stuck somewhere in a dark corner of the mail truck, I'm afraid some jerk stole it for a lark. Which is rare in my complex, but all it takes is once, I guess. I've put up a sign appealing to some stranger's sense of decency, just in case. I have one avenue left -- call Mystic up and BEG them to admit that they are still in possession of my original film and/or the digital images made from them (I mean, they used to offer FREE Internet delivery service before they started charging three bucks a pop for the same thing), and grovel until they let me buy half a ton of pricey reprints. If that ends up being another dead end, then it's film development at my local Safeway from now on, and I'll tell them so. (Mystic, that is, not Safeway.) Damm, I'm frustrated. OK, in actuality I'll be fine, but Neil wasn't the only special thing on there. We're talking three rolls that included a reunion with some of my best but long-absent friends, family pics, etc. This has only happened to me once before, but THAT time also was of a very, VERY long-awaited reunion and an occasion of meeting one of my most beloved famous guys! Sheesh, why not some replaceable pics of people I see every day, or something? :-P ~~~~~:: End rant. Thanks anyway for taking the pics, Rocky. I told Neil that he was right, you are Very Nice People. ;) Oh, and thanks for the William Safire update. I miss him down here in D.C.! Gahan Wilson sounds very amusing! I have the impression that Neil doesn't laugh out loud for just anybody. :) > Except that I wish I could go there and explore and climb around. OK, DanGuy, but if you see a door that opens onto a brick wall and then it doesn't -- do NOT go through it. And no, please don't move to San Diego! Stay here in D.C.! :-D Wow, Erynn, very cool on the complimentary rejection letter! Kristina -- I showed the Twain quote to my mom, and as predicted, she loved it! She had me print it out for her refrigerator. Yep, Twain, Lincoln, and Will Rogers were quite the American quote gods! Bummer for whoever lost that flute. But good for you! Meg, keep us posted on the job hunt! Rick -- Congrats to your girlfriend! And good luck with the car. Tara and Tracey -- Mr. Mister and Monkees are awesome!!! :D Rocky -- I've always said that being a geek is a pain when you're a kid, but no end of fun when you're an adult! :) (takes up recurring chant she teases her mom with) nerds are gonna rule the world! Nerds are Gonna Rule the World!! NERDS ARE GONNA RULE THE WORLD!!!!! Glen a.k.a. Just this Guy -- Great pseud! Adriana -- My brother's going to ComiCon for work(!), and he also plans to be selling some original art from the _Transformers_ comics. Not that this helps you. %^) OK, folks, general question: I just bought _Midnight Days_. Do I need to have read any of the series these stories came from (Swamp Thing, John Constantine, Sandman...) to appreciate/understand the stories? Will reading this book give me any spoilers I'm better off not reading first? Or should I just dive in whenever I get around to it? Thanks -- Later! Christy Langly is my hero. 8^)
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permalink #1078 of 1963: double-axled haywains and Harpo Marx going honk-honk (lioness) Fri 2 Aug 02 03:02
permalink #1078 of 1963: double-axled haywains and Harpo Marx going honk-honk (lioness) Fri 2 Aug 02 03:02
Tara, you're an Allingham reader? Then prepare to giggle: there is a certain contingent of editorial and writerly types who assert that John M. Ford is actually Campion. Me, I'm not gonna vote on it one way or the other, but it is pretty funny... and does explain a few things, come to think of it. Memo to self: go find a copy of _Midnight Days_. Along with seventy-leven other things that Must Be Had and are undoubtedly lying in wait at Dreamhaven. Having listened to Neil's audio of _Coraline_ yet again, I am particularly tickled by the speech of the dog in the little theatre. Marvelous characterization. And besides that, it gives me Edinburgh flashbacks and giggles. Oh! Almost forgot to say -- I got a little package in the mail, and can testify that Miss JaNell GoldenNokomis makes purty glass stuff. Am contemplating, and thinking about what to incorporate this into.
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permalink #1079 of 1963: double-axled haywains and Harpo Marx going honk-honk (lioness) Fri 2 Aug 02 12:16
permalink #1079 of 1963: double-axled haywains and Harpo Marx going honk-honk (lioness) Fri 2 Aug 02 12:16
Oh, and Neil has this thing about Google Sets on his blogger, which resulted in the following: If a person types in "marbles" and "gaiman", a person gets back what seems like an ingredients list for either a very silly afternoon or a DIY/bricolage artist gone bad and now given to practical jokes. The list contains: Joint Compound rocks paperweights vinegar and, of course Glitter along with Small marshmallows pencils Corn tape water My favorite section, though, is this last bit: Rubber bands Feathered Friends tempera paint
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permalink #1080 of 1963: Christy Smith (jonl) Fri 2 Aug 02 18:11
permalink #1080 of 1963: Christy Smith (jonl) Fri 2 Aug 02 18:11
Email from Christy: On the "Somebody Post Something Dangit" front, here's something I've been wondering since this Texas case first was mentioned. Was the officer posing as an underage person? Was he/she trying to get the clerk on not checking ID? I've never been too clear on that. Yay, somebody did post something! Elise -- What, no doggies or Tuesdays?? Wondering How Many More Times She'll Be Slipped, Christy
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permalink #1081 of 1963: Kristina the true dancing queen (orangefae) Fri 2 Aug 02 19:01
permalink #1081 of 1963: Kristina the true dancing queen (orangefae) Fri 2 Aug 02 19:01
Christy- I was wondering the same thing in fact. That's the only way I can see them having a legitimate and constitutional case. I read the article and it just made me burn. I am so tired of people constantly blaming and suing everybody else for the demons and things that they are merely afraid of confronting within themselves. Mass projection in a codependant nation. For christ's sakes raise your own %*$&*!! kids! (am reminded of the South Park movie) So it's across from an elementary school. So how many deli/groceries are in the area too? Don't they sell dirty magazines and cigarettes and alcohol. And don't they have warning labels and age restrictions. And don't kids go in there unwittingly to buy candy and soda? So sue the guy who sells the hustler to the 40 year old and the snickers to the 10 year old while you're at it. He's just as guilty after all. Ooohhhhhhh. My mind just doesn't comprehend things like this sometimes. On to a happier note- I finished "Dragon Waiting". Wow John. It's always wonderfull to read a book by someone with so much more than just fantasy to offer. It transported me completely to a different place full of such color and texture and history. Really a wonderful story. I liked it so much, as a matter of fact, that I immediately had to go right on to "Last Hot Time" (sorry Rocky- I was too intrigued. Besides- the cover has a picture of an elf in a leather jacket...that is just too sexy to resist! I'll be starting Kushiel's Dart tomorrow though. ^_^) Which I loved too. I didn't want it to end-I wanted to keep on exploring this incredible parallel universe. I look forward to reading more by Mr. Ford. ^_^ Also poked around the CBLDF for the first time a little bit tonight. I'll probably be getting some things monday when I get my happy little paycheck. (well hopefull not so little) And will definately be sending the info on to all of my friends who I think may be interested. For now though- I try to sleep as much as I can before getting up at 4:30am. Tomorrow's opening day. And yes I am a little nervous. I just hope I don't have a severe allergic reaction to my sheep...ah, well. I'll make it a character choice. ^_^ Wish me luck all! And have a magickal weekend! Love Kristina, who says "do not lead me into temptation, for I can find the way myself". Yup- it's right over there at the local comic book store! Orange Faerie's Quote O' the Day: (this seems appropriate for the events of late) "I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; And because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do the something that I can do." - Helen Keller Good Night
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permalink #1082 of 1963: la belle dame avec squeaks (miss-mousey) Fri 2 Aug 02 19:32
permalink #1082 of 1963: la belle dame avec squeaks (miss-mousey) Fri 2 Aug 02 19:32
re: DK2 - 'ey, some of us didn't get to read it before dropping it off at Daddio's last night. ;) Hopefully I'll get all three back next visit... unless someone forgot it was merely a 'loan', in which case I guess I'll just have to spend an hour reading them every now and again. Christy - Nerds will indeed rule the earth... until the ants take over. lioness - for some reason JaNell's glass and the glitter and feathered friends reminded me of stripey tights... do you still need some? squeaks, off to do her hair (purple dye, with black, purple, lavender, blue and white extendy bits here and there - what, I got sick of having 'normal' hair!)
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permalink #1083 of 1963: Neil Gaiman (neilgaiman) Fri 2 Aug 02 23:47
permalink #1083 of 1963: Neil Gaiman (neilgaiman) Fri 2 Aug 02 23:47
Re CBLDF query -- Nope. Adult cop buying adult material from adult section of comic store, in the town with the largest number of strip-bars and porno stores in the USA, busting the comic shop for selling an obscene comic to an adult. (Sell an over 18 comic to a minor and the CBLDF is unlikely to help you. Although we rescued the guy in Virginia who was arrested and imprisoned overnight for selling an Elfquest to a kid who turned out to be his son, for a quarter.) in haste n
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permalink #1084 of 1963: Martha Soukup (soukup) Sat 3 Aug 02 00:24
permalink #1084 of 1963: Martha Soukup (soukup) Sat 3 Aug 02 00:24
Elfquest!
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permalink #1085 of 1963: Linda Castellani (castle) Sat 3 Aug 02 02:07
permalink #1085 of 1963: Linda Castellani (castle) Sat 3 Aug 02 02:07
E-mail from Christy Smith: Thanks a bunch, Jon! Here's another one.... Kristina -- Glad I wasn't the only one who thought of that. I also wonder whether some kind of zoning law is being applied there. I don't know anything about that stuff; I just know that typically, all the X-rated video stores and stuff tend to be clustered in certain parts of a given town, and it ain't near suburban elemetary schools. And I'm using "stuff" too much and stuff. On kneejerk litigation vs. personal responsibility -- Ayyyymen. Fast Food Case in point. "Mass projection in a codependent nation" -- Hey, that's pretty good! Your comments remind me, once again, of that great Eagles song. ;) An elf in a leather jacket -- Too funny (and a great pseud candidate). :) If he has sunglasses and crazy hair, I may be just a little creeped out. ;) And have a GREAT time at the Faire!! Report back when you can! :) Oh Dan, I forgot to mention that your "Twisted and Wrong" pseud made me get Abney Park's song "Twisted and Broken" on my mind. I think I should thank you. ;) (Note to all: Abney Park is my absolute favorite find to date on MP3.com. Are any of you West Coast Goths familiar with them?) I may get the _Live at the Aladdin_ video from the CBLDF site at some point, but I'd kinda like to hear whether they're doing a DVD with extras first. _Not_ that I actually have a DVD player. But I expect to eventually. Michelle -- "Nerds will indeed rule the earth... until the ants take over." LOL!! Oh, I SO want to quote you on that! Have a good weekend, everyone. Christy, Who has no trouble singing "Get Over It" until it's directed at herself! And who might be able to pass for an ant. Twisted and broken, some of the parts are missing.... -- Abney Park
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permalink #1086 of 1963: Linda Castellani (castle) Sat 3 Aug 02 02:07
permalink #1086 of 1963: Linda Castellani (castle) Sat 3 Aug 02 02:07
E-mail from Christy Smith: I swear I've read that Cindy Lynn Speer review before. But where?
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permalink #1087 of 1963: Linda Castellani (castle) Sat 3 Aug 02 02:08
permalink #1087 of 1963: Linda Castellani (castle) Sat 3 Aug 02 02:08
E-mail from Christy Smith: Neil, Thanks for the clarification. Don't stay up too late.... Christy (at 3 a.m. EDT), who's gonna post in real time *one* of these days
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permalink #1088 of 1963: Kristina it's what time in the morning??? (orangefae) Sat 3 Aug 02 02:27
permalink #1088 of 1963: Kristina it's what time in the morning??? (orangefae) Sat 3 Aug 02 02:27
Well Neil- wishing you and the CBLDF all the best. We're all cheering you on here. (*waves banner and cheers with the CBLDF logo painted on her face)Aaaaaaaand- lots of happy thoughts for that Hugo award. I think you've got a fighting good chance and I'm sure I am not the only one here. The geeks will inhereit the earth. Because they will control all the software. Elfquest- ah, yes. yet another cessspool of temptation. Hey- anyone else here got a fetish for pointy ears? *giggle Squeaks! Good luck with the hair! Wow! Linda slipped big! Who knew anyone would be awake...thanks for the well-wishing. I will indeed report. I will either be comatose or bursting with energy-as is the case with improving for 9 hours straight in a cockney accent. As long as my thees, thous, thys, and thines are in place, I'll be happy. And no sunglasses. Just pale elf-goodness. Oramge Fae's Quote o' the Day: "If you don't get everything you want, think of the things you don't get that you don't want." Oscar Wilde Kristina-who is rushing out the door to catch the bus cheers!
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permalink #1089 of 1963: Maure Luke (maureluke) Sat 3 Aug 02 15:09
permalink #1089 of 1963: Maure Luke (maureluke) Sat 3 Aug 02 15:09
Mom has pointy ears, and pointy eyebrows. For the four years in which I worked at the same elementary school as she does, I told kids she was part elf, and to ask her which elf-clan she belongs to. They did. I love kids.
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permalink #1090 of 1963: John M. Ford (johnmford) Sat 3 Aug 02 16:00
permalink #1090 of 1963: John M. Ford (johnmford) Sat 3 Aug 02 16:00
Christy -- the elf has neither shades or odd hair (long, but not styled); they're Twenties urban characters. The other two people on the cover are a redheaded guy in a trenchcoat and a brunette in a red dress (all standing in front of the Biograph Theatre in Chicago) and they're entirely adequate representations of the people in the book. Something one doesn't always get on book covers.
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permalink #1091 of 1963: From CINDY LYNN SPEER (tnf) Sat 3 Aug 02 18:56
permalink #1091 of 1963: From CINDY LYNN SPEER (tnf) Sat 3 Aug 02 18:56
Cindy Lynn Speer writes: Hi! Long time no hear, eh? :-) Please post this to the list with my deepest gratitude!!! Christy....the Coraline review was also posted to www.gottawritenetwork.com So was my Walking Tour of the Shambles review, which Neil was kind enough to point to, as well. (Thank you, Neil!!!) I also review for the SfSite, and I asked the gentleman there if he had anyone reviewing these two, and if he wanted a copy... I know it's often a royal pain to have a review posted to more than one place, (sorry!) but sometimes it's nice to double the promotional value of the review, so to speak. Thank you very much for the recognition, though. :-) For some infinitely silly reason it made me happy. Take care all! Cindy Lynn Speer...who is also Ninave, and who *really* misses posting on The Well.
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permalink #1092 of 1963: double-axled haywains and Harpo Marx going honk-honk (lioness) Sat 3 Aug 02 22:32
permalink #1092 of 1963: double-axled haywains and Harpo Marx going honk-honk (lioness) Sat 3 Aug 02 22:32
Dang! Tour of the Shambles -- I keep forgetting to go check out preserveusfromthehouseofclocks.com, or whatever it is. Must do. Must. Good Mistress Mousey Accost - One can never have too many stripey tights. Say on; you interest me strangely. (Mike, dear heart, where the heck is that phrase from, anyhow? "You interest me strangely," I mean. It's got in the vocabulary but won't give its provenance when asked.) Neil, that latest CBLDF thing sounds so very much exactly like the one for which there was a Cats Laughing / Boiled In Lead benefit lo these many years ago: the Friendly Frank's case. That was the beginning, right? They keep doing the same darn things over and over again. Guess I better go check out possible donation-thingies. (Although with Juan unemployed suddenly as of yesterday morning, it'll be smaller than I'd like to give. Still, everything counts.)
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permalink #1093 of 1963: Dan Wilson (stagewalker) Sun 4 Aug 02 10:16
permalink #1093 of 1963: Dan Wilson (stagewalker) Sun 4 Aug 02 10:16
Christy - Abney Park's "Twisted and Wrong"? That's not on Cemetary #1! They have another CD out? mmmm... must get.....
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permalink #1094 of 1963: Linda Castellani (castle) Sun 4 Aug 02 11:39
permalink #1094 of 1963: Linda Castellani (castle) Sun 4 Aug 02 11:39
E-mail from Christy Smith: > Hey- anyone else here got a fetish for pointy ears? Why, no. Not at all. -Mr. Spock
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permalink #1095 of 1963: Linda Castellani (castle) Sun 4 Aug 02 11:39
permalink #1095 of 1963: Linda Castellani (castle) Sun 4 Aug 02 11:39
E-mail from Christy Smith: And again, I'm not Linda. But I'm surprised anyone can type at all at 5:30 in the morning before a mad dash to the bus stop -- even if they're not typing in medieval English!
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permalink #1096 of 1963: Daniel (dfowlkes) Sun 4 Aug 02 17:11
permalink #1096 of 1963: Daniel (dfowlkes) Sun 4 Aug 02 17:11
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permalink #1097 of 1963: la belle dame avec new hair (miss-mousey) Sun 4 Aug 02 18:19
permalink #1097 of 1963: la belle dame avec new hair (miss-mousey) Sun 4 Aug 02 18:19
Christy - "I SO want to quote you on that!" Um, you just did. :) And haven't heard anything about Abney Park... yet. Kristina - The hair is now... um, in no particular order: Purple, black, green, blue, lavender, and white, with plastic bits that are purple, and glow-in-the-dark. It's also hurting a lot at the moment, as the bottom half was done by friends whom I had to teach how to do the extensions - and they missed a few pieces that got tugged on by other pieces and rubber bands and crimping beads, and I can't wait until my scalp adjusts. But damnit, it looks cool! Maure - If you can't mess with your mom, who can you mess with? Oh, and while I'm thinking of it, another reminder for the creative type peoples here that I'm still in need of art/poetry/very short story things to put in my Burning Man Camp. It would be really cool if someone could put together something nifty to plug the CBLDF, but I'm already trying to put together two other pieces of interesting things that I'm not entirely certain will work. Any way... I have cool hair. I'm happy. squeaks, who is supposed to be getting ready for the Thunderdome benefit right now, not dawdling with posts and silly hair ties.
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permalink #1098 of 1963: Cheaper than a Lemon Scented Sticky Bat (stagewalker) Mon 5 Aug 02 09:38
permalink #1098 of 1963: Cheaper than a Lemon Scented Sticky Bat (stagewalker) Mon 5 Aug 02 09:38
Squeaks - You can borrow my Abney Park CD. I'll put it next to your Princess Mononoke cards for next time I see you. Good excuse, since I wanna see the hair anyway. Also, I have some photoshop art based on Good Omens I did a few years back... would you want a printout of that?
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permalink #1099 of 1963: Christy Smith (jonl) Mon 5 Aug 02 11:52
permalink #1099 of 1963: Christy Smith (jonl) Mon 5 Aug 02 11:52
Email from Christy: "The significance of the teapot is not known." I would SO use that as a pseud if I could. (Been poking around on www.preserveusfromthehouseofclocks.com.) MikeJohn -- Thanks. Cindy -- Ahh, I think I remember you posting as ninave a couple of times in the Well archives. Thanks for popping in -- what a nice surprise to get the info straight from the review writer! Hope you can come out of lurkdom again soon! Elise -- Sorry to hear about Juan's job. Dan -- Yep, it's a newer one; just noticed it earlier this year. I think it's on an EP (_From Dreams or Angels_), and there are some other great new songs on there, too. And it's "Twisted and Broken," actually. But wow -- I am so boggled to find my enthusiasm shared that I momentarily forgot to look cool! 8) Here on Our Side of the Wall, Christy
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permalink #1100 of 1963: Neil Gaiman (neilgaiman) Mon 5 Aug 02 20:10
permalink #1100 of 1963: Neil Gaiman (neilgaiman) Mon 5 Aug 02 20:10
Christy -- the idea of doing a DVD with extras of Live at the Aladdin is a wonderful one. But nothing's happening to make it happen yet -- none of the people who made the video are still there, for a start, and I have no idea what kind of deal was done between the CBLDF and the publisher. I'd get the video if you're in any doubt -- they're starting to run low. maure -- That's funny. you don't look elfish. Cindy -- & we miss you too. (She did some really triffic essays at neilgaiman.com for the formerly barren comics section.) ... For anyone who hasn't noticed, we'll be doing a CORALINE conference here starting next week. But we'll keep the swapmeet going, so as not to confuse people. Or so as to confuse people. (Linda, which was it again?)
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