random blathering + vampire thing + stuff before I actually go to study

[janie_tangerine]

1. European elections in two days. And I don't even know who the hell are the candidates except for one. Also, I'll probably go voting with my head again and I probably will want to vent come Monday. Blah. If I think about how excited I was about voting when I still couldn't vote I feel like crap. :/

2. But, yesterday I went and just took my way-

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[pnr]

I still need to finish Anansi Boys. For some reason I stopped with like 150 pages left.
And you should read Stardust! It's sweet and a really easy read. I can't remember how Neil put it, but it's not meant to be all deep and stuff. It's suppose to be like ice cream; just there to make you happy for a while.

Have you read the childrens stuff as well? Like Wolves In The Walls, The Day I Swapped MYyDad For Two Goldfish or Coraline? Allt hose exist in gorgeous illustrated version. Oh that reminds me. I need to read MirrorMask. Watched the movie yesterday and it was gorgeous as well.

Oh, have you read Odd And The Frost Giants? It's kind atricky to get your hands on, that's why I ask.

Which is your favourite of his btw?
Mine has to be Smoke and Mirrors. I just love hsi short stories SO MUCH!
(omg how much do I look forward to the Who Killed Amanda Palmer Book? Neil's stories and beautiful photos with one of the coolest women in the world... dead. Two months til I get it! eehp!)

Bruce is awesome. End of story.

[janie_tangerine]

Of the children's things I only read Coraline and The Graveyard Book, which was my favorite of the two. If I get the chance to get my hands over the other three you said I'm totally, totally going for them. And thanks for the rec! I might give it a go when they have discounts here or when I find a very economic edition.

Anansi Boys gets better. I had kinda left it around page 150 already but then picked it up again yesterday and I went and finished it in one go. It picks up around page 200 or so but then it's a total blast. And crap, I forgot Smoke and Mirrors. Which I'll get asap, at least they sell that one around here. ;) Mm. Not counting Good Omens because it's co-authored... probably American Gods. Not that original but I just loved the hell out of it and I'm still recovering from its awesomeness. And I read it six months ago so figure it out. ;)

[pnr]

Dave McKean is such a brilliant illustrator. You really should check em out. I haven't read Coraline in that version (just the normal kind with some regular illustrations thrown in. I think I even own it *laugh*) But Ellen, a friend from school, owns All three I think (Coraline, Wolves and Goldfish) and I looked through them and they are just so amazing. I think I read all of Wolves in the Walls, but I've only listened properly to The Day I Swapped MY Dad For Two Goldfish.

Smoke and Mirrors is amazing! Fragile Things isn't as good, but still short stories so XD
Oh, and then you have M is for Magic. A few short stories for children. Haven't read it myself but listened to the audiobook version.

Good Omens is so made of win. Combining Neil and Terry creates magic XD
I really need to re-read it, and this time in English. I read it so very long ago, when my English wasn't good enough to appreciate the book fully you know?

I shall finish Anansi Boys when I'm done with my animal sex book *laugh*

oh also, go here and scroll down til you

[janie_tangerine]

Oh, I love McKean. He also illustrated one of the Dark Tower books so I knew him before I went into the Gaiman frenzy, he's so good. I'll probably get Smoke and Mirrors next time I hit a bookshop -nod- it's not like I can find it in English in a library anyway.

Good Omens is AWESOME. I love the heck out of it. It's some of the best stuff I've read lately, it was such a blast. And ha, considering that Anansi Boys has a lot of animals in the second part it's just the thing to read after a book on animal sex, lol. ;)

And thanks for the link!

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[janie_tangerine]

I was waiting for my first elections and seriously, it was a letdown. IDK about your politics but our politics right now are a very, very sad place. And what is supposed to be my side actually is split into two smaller parties which don't have any chance in hell to get 4%, which means that I'll end up voting the biggest opposition party which more than left is center with a speckle of left and they'll all end up losing anyway and I'll be depressed. Ugh.

Uuuuhm, if you already paid then it wouldn't be that great to take it off, but with me it was probably also Norton crashing with my other antivirus, and I stopped paying for Norton like five years ago. But you wouldn't believe how much this thing has sped up since I took it off, and I've had it for six years and a half.

[janie_tangerine]

Saturday and Sunday. Blah. I'd probably vote for the Socialist party if there freaking WAS a socialist party which isn't with the right wing. (Seriously. Socialists here are with the right wing. SHOOT ME.) There is a big center-left party which is the main opposition which until now has fucked it up and two small left-wing parties which of course couldn't merge into one and which won't ever reach 4%, so I'll probably vote for the bigger one even if my heart bleeds at the thought. Blah. Everything but my PM, but seriously, what choices do I have.

I hate it too, but I can't even blame them because the books were written before Twilight so I'll just have to endure. And dark!Ian-who-becomes-a-crow is... GAAAH. I'm so slashing him with Dean as soon as I see the pilot, lol.

[janie_tangerine]

Seriously, is being left-wing a synonym for masochism? If they just freaking MERGED but no, they have not only to split from the bigger party, but also between themselves. *sigh* You're so right about the anything-but-right-wing though, except that here it's not even a question. I mean, I know they're winning already, the point is see how badly will the center-left party lose. ;) If they don't lose too badly then we stand a chance in four years... maaaybe.

And HA, I'll be glad to provide when it starts! I'm seriously way too excited. More than it deserves, probably. ;)

[polvodestrella]

The elections... *sighs* I wish I had my ideas clear about that, but I really don't. I always go voting because it's that right we have and we have to use it, but when it comes to European elections the task seems really complicated.

[janie_tangerine]

I wish I had too, but basically, it all boils down to not voting for my PM and either voting one of two small parties which will lose without a doubt since they couldn't even merge or the bigger opposition one which it's bound to lose. How badly, is another question, but still. I don't even know who are the candidates yet, and that's saying everything.

(PS: I sent you a following request on Twitter. ;) )

[polvodestrella]

Just sent you one too, thanks!

[janie_tangerine]

My pleasure! ♥

[elliotsmelliot]

Good luck with Kant and medical history. I remember this medical anthropology class I once took and the prof kept referencing Kant every five minutes.

Mr. E.S. still hasn't read American Gods because he only reads on vacations we haven't gone on one in over a year. Maybe he'll bring it to San Francisco. If not, I will steal it and read it first. I saw the movie Stardust and thought it was awful. Coraline the movie, however, was excellent.

Are you writing the Locke's leg get crushed instead of Boone's for the challenge? I haven't come up with anything. My main issues are with S4 and S5. Maybe I could do something about Michael standing up to Ben or eliminating all the quad drama from early S3.

Did you ever watch Steve Earle 10 second cameo on 30 Rock?

[janie_tangerine]

Thanks! He's not that bad actually. I mean, after two years I did get more or less how he goes. It's the Heidegger part that I'm afraid I won't ever get, but I'll deal. ;)

Stardust has exactly the plot I don't care for, which is why I'm not to keen on reading the book. I didn't see the Coraline movie but I read the book and I really liked it. I'll probably go see the movie when it's out here. And do steal American Gods if you manage! ;)

Eeeeh, I'm trying to finish the famous one which I should have sent you to beta where basically Boone tells about the hatch sometime after Hearts and Minds and therefore I'd fix the fall (since it didn't happen) and a couple of other issues along the way, but if I can't manage to finish it I'll probably go with writing one ex-novo where Locke gets crushed instead. I like the Michael-standing-up-to-Ben idea! That'd be so cool, and probably way fairer to poor Mike than whatever he had to do in canon.

Nope but I'm downloading that episode. When I do I'll be sure to post about it. ;)