( Manhunting )

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( Anansi Boys )

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--whereas for the rest of the movie, you're just watching them hideously lurch and flail and grunt and knock things over and you're like, MOVIE, what are you trying to tell me? I don't-- is this CHARADES? Are you choking? Should I call a DOCTOR? USE YOUR WORDS, MOVIE! USE YOUR WORDS--

liviapenn, in the comments of her post liveblogging spiderman III

Goodreads, where I often post bookreviews, has a feature called 'the never ending book quiz' which is more or less as advertised. It's a collection of user submitted quiz questions, some quite decent, some incredibly inane, mostly on the content of books, and occasionally on authors. I find it mildly interesting for many reasons. First, apparently there is a series called the Black Dagger Brotherhood, about ( *betty is distracted gets pulled off topic* )

Sorry, back on track. Where was I? Right, book quiz.

I'm not sure if one needs to be a member to take the quiz, but I strongly suspect this is the case, so unless you are so eager to experience this thrill that you sign up, briefly, each question has four possible answers, but you can always choose to skip a question instead of selecting an option. Either way, you will learn the correct answer, as well as which answer most people chose. It's kind of interesting in that most people seem to choose the answer which is most familiar to them, even when it's not really a good candidate. It seems like not much has changed since Sunday School when the strategy was to answer "Jesus/Moses/the Burning Bush" whenever you were stumped.

I admit, I sometimes use that strategy to guess on books I haven't actually read, instead of skipping them. I don't know the answer, but one of those looks awfully familiar. :(

Speaking of books, for those of you who had your lives changed forever the day you learned the true meaning of that immortal phrase "OH JOHN RINGO, NO," there is now a commemorative t-shirt available. Given the green flag by Ringo himself (Er, John Ringo, yes?), all proceeds will go the the Helen Bamber Foundation, and the subtle design, by vito_excalibur will traumatise those in the know, but is not inappropriate to wear to a family dinner-- well, except for the fact you won't be able to get the rosewood planter hangers out of your mind. Get the details.

ETA: Whoops, I meant this to be a footnote, but it is too late for rigorous scholarship anyway. The mundane quiz questions? There is more than one question on characters' eye-colour. More than two, even. If cerulean had been a choice, I would have chosen it.

( thumbnail cut for lethal amounts of kitsch )

Based on the above picture, Williamette Weekly is endorsing Obama as:

a) The lover who will tenderly rock you like a highway overpass on the San Andreas Fault;
b) A presidential candidate;
c) _______________.

( Thursday Next: First Among Sequels (5th Thursday Next Novel) )

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I have invented, or possibly re-invented, a tremendous recipe for carrots.

Carrot Surprise

• Carrots, as many as you want to eat
• Garlic, to taste
• Lime, maybe a half, or a quarter
• Oil, suitable for frying, some small amount

Grate the carrots coarsely, and saute them with the oil until the carrot is warm. Smush up the garlic, and stick it in, too. When everything smell delicious, squeeze the lime over it. Eat.

You can also put in ginger, but I'm not sure if you can put in with the lime. I usually put it in instead. It's nicer with a sweeter carrot. Mmmm, carrots.

( Little Brother )

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( Windfall (Weather Warden, Book 4) )

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( Queen of the Orcs: King )

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( Queen of the Orcs: Clan Daughter (Queen of the Orcs) )

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On feminism: Kphoebe wrote a thing that in many ways gets at my feelings about the women feminism has failed. In fact, a bit of it was sort of written by me! I'm not telling you which bit, though, just imagine that the particularly smart bits are mine.

odditycollector on why Smallville is speshul. She is a better woman than me, y'all, because she comes out of this feeling kindly disposed.

( Selling Out: Quantum Gravity: Book Two )

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thefourthvine: Poll: Crossovers, Oh My, got me thinking about fannish little-black-dresses, who are an interesting category in and of themselves: they tend to be not quite core-cast, loners, and it's helpful if they have a history of traveling, but I'm not sure what else goes into a little-black-dress.  Tentatively, I think they have to come from a canon that's put them through enough that no matter where they end up they can go "Yeah, but it's no worse than a Thursday night back home."

Generally agreed-upon little-black-dresses:
Alex Krycek (X-F)
Oz (BtVS)
Faith (BtVS)
To a lesser extent(?):
Jack Harkness (D.W)
Methos(H)
The Littlest Hobo*
Aeryn Sun**

Anywho, examples?  Thoughts?

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* Well, but he should be!
** Or maybe she just crosses well with Firefly?

I mean:

Four people who were not even a little bit Bob Fraser (and one who was, a little bit.)

Warning: Boy this is on crack, and if you're not familiar with Due South, I can't help you, and if you are, don't hurt me.
Notes:  Petra took arms against a sea of commas.  If you are all very good, I will tell you the story of the young boy Batman discovered licking the Batmobile's mudflap in Crime Alley


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I've unsubscribed from Pandagone's and Feministe's feeds, since I really can't fool myself any longer that an apology for Amanda's behavior is just around the corner, and I'm realizing the extent to which I relied on them to bring events to my attention. Does anyone have a favorite feminist blogger than can recommend to me? Bonus points if they've called Marcotte out on her bullshit.

On a different, yet related subject, I'm kind of interested in getting reactions on this question, so, a poll. No right or wrong answers, and I'm expecting to get a wide range, so:

ETA: new poll, since I left out a REALLY OBVIOUS one, sorry if you already voted! Please select all that apply.

( Guess what prompted this! )

I've unsubscribed from Pandagone's and Feministe's feeds, since I really can't fool myself any longer that an apology for Amanda's behavior is just around the corner, and I'm realizing the extent to which I relied on them to bring events to my attention. Does anyone have a favorite feminist blogger than can recommend to me? Bonus points if they've called Marcotte out on her bullshit.

On a different, yet related subject, I'm kind of interested in getting reactions on this question, so, a poll. No right or wrong answers, and I'm expecting to get a wide range, so:

MASSIVE ETA: Sorry, I fubared this poll, and then fubared replacing it, so please see this entry for the poll. Sorry about the spam!