Books and procrastinating

[bop_radar]

Seems like hiatus is a time for bonding with people over books...

I am still reeling about the wonderfulness of having other people with whom to share squee about Dunnett's The House of Niccolo series. c_mantix, dionusia and bitterlatinist have all started reading it, and I am so jubilant about hearing their thoughts! I started this comm for us: readingniccolo. And if you know of any other

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[anoel]

I'm the same way with vidding. I never had anything creative to do before and finally found vidding and actually loved to do it and work to be better at it. I'm glad you watch vids a lot (don't feel guilty!) as I watch more vids too but that's mostly because I don't read a lot of fic. And because I suck at vid feedback, I just want to let you know that I loved Southside :)

Your dog is so cute! I will never get enough of animal pictures. Yay for watching Due South and rewatching Friday Night Lights! I love those two shows (although FNL more as a whole).

[bop_radar]

I never had anything creative to do before and finally found vidding and actually loved to do it and work to be better at it.
Yes! It's amazing! It's a whole world opening up to me and that satisfaction people talk about getting from creative work finally, finally makes sense to me! *g*

Oh, thank you for letting me know you liked SouthSide. I know there are vids of yours I haven't left feedback on either... sowwwy! I like your Mal one a lot. *g*

FNL is wonderful and deserves more fans. And more vids! ;-)

[hazyshade]

I think I love you for not watching SPN. THANK THE GODS there is someone else on LJ that doesn't! ;) *huggles*

I really like reading learning new things about people on LJ. :) I might do a similar post as there are a good few people new to my journal and at the same time I'm relatively new to BSG fandom.

*runs to Lee meta*

[bop_radar]

Heeee. And you have a stylish West Wing icon! That was a very good show. *nods*

SPN... not so much. :-p I tried it, I really did, and I stay quiet about my true opinions on it because so many people I like are OMG!SQUEEEE about it. But it's just 'not for me'. *g*

[carylerg]

Hi there, I'm coming out of lurkdom to say that I've really enjoyed your insights and comments on sasa_hq. I've especially appreciated your thoughts on Lee; I've always appreciated him, but I think I understand him more. I'm adding you to my f-list so that I can keep reading (and learning) more.

I'm hoping to have something useful or interesting to say re: BSG over at my LJ in the future. For now I seem to find myself mesmerized by everyone else's deep thoughts. Everyone has to start somewhere, eh?

One last thought - snuggly pjs are necessary to life! I think they're a private joy, and since we rarely wear them in public, I think they are a great opportunity to be our private vs. public selves.

[bop_radar]

Hi there! *g* Nice to meet you! (Great icon!) I do tend to be pretty Lee-centric in my view of BSG. I try to be balanced in my meta and make an effort to seek out fans with different perspectives as well, but I've found I can't fight the fact that I'm in Lee's pov most of the time. It's better to confess my bias. ;-)

Everyone has to start somewhere, eh?
Definitely! *nods* Feel free to pipe up whenever. *g*

I think they are a great opportunity to be our private vs. public selves.
So true! I'm a very solitary person and I get tired and cranky if I have to be in 'public self' for too long, so coming home and putting PJs on is a great comfort. I can do both--but the balance is nice. *G*

[suffolkgirl]

I'm so excited to find another Dorothy Dunnett fan! I love her books and I don't know anyone else in RL who reads them - I've tried to start a few friends but they found them too complicated. *sigh*

I will have to check out your community, because I've only read House of Niccolo once and have been meaning to re-read the series for years (because you need to read Dunnett series again - the second time around for Lymond I was constantly 'now I get that quote/reference/comment' etc). Maybe this will kick me into finally re-reading Niccolo.

I'm an ASOIAF fan too - I love grey characters and that series has them in abundance. Plus I love that Martin doesn't pull his punches - the world is unfair, and he doesn't shy away from that.

[bop_radar]

Ohhh, you are a Dunnett reader! YAY! It's true that it's hard to hook people into them. And you are so right that you need to read Dunnett series again to get all the nuances. I have read Niccolo a couple of times but I'm still finding more in it. The other folks in the comm so far are reading for the first time, but if you were interested in comparing notes on re-reading, we could make our own posts for that (so as not to spoil others). *g*

I love grey characters and that series has them in abundance. Plus I love that Martin doesn't pull his punches - the world is unfair, and he doesn't shy away from that.
*nods* Absolutely! Dunnett and Martin both do that well, imo. But they're very different writers/worlds. Martin's is one of the darkest fantasy worlds I've read, I think. I love that it's based on the wars of the roses too.

[bop_radar]

Whee another fan! Yay! I read a lot of fantasy when I was younger but I demand decent writing in any genre and there's a lot of crap in that one. I still read the best of the genre though. *g*

Martin could be a bit faster with the writing... *prods him* (I'm impatient! *g*)