I just finished listening to the audiobook of Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, narrated by Martin Jarvis. I highly recommend this version!

Now I'm about to watch the Netflix version starring David Tennant and Martin Sheen - I'm sure I'll enjoy it, but I'm really glad I "read" the original book first.
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After the brouhaha about the launch of the new del.icio.us site, many of you are looking for an alternative. If you are, I recommend PinboardI joined Pinboard last December when the first rumors about changes to del.icio.us started. I am VERY happy with Pinboard. The guy who runs it is terrific, he is actively courting fandom, and while it isn't ( Read more... )

I haven't done a meme in a long time, but I couldn't resist this one, since SF&F is near and dear to my heart. Copied from lunabee34

NPR's recent list of Top 100 SF and Fantasy Books: Bold if you've read, underline if you've read part but not all, and italicize if you intend to read.

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Here's my latest "read this!" recommendation:
Crap Detection 101 by Howard RheingoldEveryone -- not just non-web-savvy people -- should read this ( Read more... )

If you're waffling on whether to see How to Train Your Dragon, don't -- go see it. H and I saw it today and enjoyed it very much; it's a good mix of well-done rite-of-passage tropes, adventure, snarky dialogue, aw shucks story, and waycool visuals. Definitely worth the price of admission. For parents of small children (thinks of anelith), it's a little ( Read more... )

Thank you to liz_marcs, who recommended White Collar to me a few weeks ago. I have now seen the first five episodes (about to watch the sixth) and, man, it is FUN!

Finally finished Lois McMaster Bujold's legendary Vorkosigan Saga (12 novels and several novellas/short stories, read over the last few months) -- wonderfully entertaining space opera. I know, what took me so long? Well, better late than never ( Read more... )

Whee! wesleysgirl finished my charity fic: Time to Find You (The Sentinel, Jim/Blair). Not only did I get my Jim/Blair reunion fix (one of my all-time favorite story tropes), but I got a Buffy crossover as a bonus! Yee-hah ( Read more... )

I saw the musical Avenue Q with dragonydreams this afternoon. It. was. fabulous. So funny! A show with puppets, but definitely not for children (I will never be able to see Sesame Street in the same way again! :) Definitely recommended.

tabaqui has been on my list of Top 20 Spike/Xander writers for a very long time. Our fandom paths went in different directions a while ago, and I've missed her particular brand of lyrical/poetic/atmospheric/sensual writing and her unpretentious literary allusions.

So, when I saw Ms. T's offer in last spring's Sweet Charity auction, I jumped at the chance ( Read more... )