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[grrm]

I hate this time of year. First off, it's tax time, so I have spent most of the last three days dealing with little bits of paper, to get things in order for my accountant. The process was less painful this year, since I had my valiant assistant, Ty Franck, to help with the process -- but that doesn't mean it was fun. Taxes are the price we pay

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[mladshii]

Excuse me, sir, but we can keep bying your books as long as you keep writing them.
we are really looking forward to read "dance with dragons"

Dance

[sistercrow]

Damn! Does this mean another Stark dies?

Re: Dance

[errantly]

I believe it does...and damn it, I don't have that icon uploaded right now.

[reynardine]

I wonder if spring allergies are a problem on Westeros. Considering the length of the seasons, that would be a long time to be miserable, ne? Or are spring and autumn really short?

[thedragonweaver]

I would work under the assumption that the trees and such are multiple bearers in the long summer in Westeros, else the Summer could get just as nasty, foodwise, as the Winter. Each crop could do what a lot of crops in the Sacramento Valley do, which is bear one crop, have that harvested, and grow more- that works mostly with tomatoes, BTW. When that happens, though, you don't get one big overload of pollen but a more diffused sort of pollination, one that I would assume would be below the trigger threshold for most allergy sufferers.

Furthermore, there is a lot of increasing evidence that allergies are the body's parasite removal system going haywire in the absence of parasites. The best evidence for that is the distinct lack of allergies in parasite-heavy areas such as Southeast Asia, regardless of genetic origin. Basically the system is overreacting in the absence of a threat. One might assume from the fact that Westeros is far below the antiseptic standards of, say, antibacterial fanatics of the US that there is a greater chance

[thedragonweaver]

One more thing- they've successfully controlled incapacitating allergies through application of tapeworms. As one of the relieved sufferers said, "I try not to think too hard about what's in that pill I'm swallowing."

[rain_in_train]

Grass and flowers in March... I wish I lived in Santa Fe. Snow, dirt and -21 Centigrade at night is another reason to hate spring.
It is not as bad as it seems, at least you're not in Siberia. So cheer up)

[adamjaskie]

Yeah, in northern Michigan it's still around 20 Farenheit (-7 C), and it was snowing last night. It's looking like late April before we start seeing major thaws. It's no longer bitterly cold, but days above freezing are few, and what melts freezes again at night. We have a good two feet built up most places, so it will be a while before it's all melted.

The main problem I have with spring, apart from allergies, is MUD. EVERYWHERE.

[rain_in_train]

I understand you so much. That mud is the worst thing ever. Especially when there is a big snowfall at night and in the morning all the snow is melting in the sun >_< Can't stand this
Hope it would be over soon with no snowfalls in May)))

[aulus_poliutos]

I'm so with you on the allergies. I love trees, but in April/May I want to chop down every bloody birch I can find in Germany (and those in Danmark, Netherlands and France as well to be on the safe side).

Glad to see some of my favorites

[lego_evil_ninja]

I've tuned into Lynch, Abercrombe, Scalzi, and Abraham while waiting for the next installement of "It's a bad day to be a Stark." :) Glad to see these talented people on the 08 Hugo nomination list, as they've more than filled in my spare reading time lately!