"Kids want to be so hard..."

Jul 14, 2011 12:32

I've only been out of bed for less than an hour, and, already, I've had to calculate the temperature of the sun's core in Kelvins, Celsius, and Fahrenheit. It's going to be that sort of day.

Yesterday was a blur of getting packed and ready to leave later this afternoon for Readercon 22. But we did get a heavy rain, and the temperature in the house ( Read more... )

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strange_selkie July 14 2011, 16:45:59 UTC
Gaaargh, I should have sent my copy of Silk up. I didn't know you were given to signing things...

(I'm not at Readercon, but my story is. If you have time to go to the reading, hooray.)

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greygirlbeast July 14 2011, 16:48:28 UTC
I didn't know you were given to signing things...

I am, as the mood strikes me. Actually, send me an address and I'll send you a signed copy of Silk @ no charge; we have tons.

(I'm not at Readercon, but my story is. If you have time to go to the reading, hooray.)

I will try!

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strange_selkie July 14 2011, 16:59:28 UTC
How lovely! Thank you. Sent to @livejournal.com addy. And safe travels to you!

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ashlyme July 14 2011, 17:47:18 UTC
Gods save us from the Misses Contempt of the world. Bloody, bilious ideologues. You DON'T know best, kids.

Watch those mothmen. They'll have formed a barbershop quartet with the platypus before you know it.

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greygirlbeast July 14 2011, 18:12:10 UTC

Bloody, bilious ideologues.

Well said.

Watch those mothmen. They'll have formed a barbershop quartet with the platypus before you know it.

The thought feels me with eldritch, squamous terror!

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kylecassidy July 14 2011, 18:29:02 UTC
the sagacious George Takei tweeted his indifference to some indignant former fans recently by saying "Tweeting “unfollow” when I didn't know you followed? Like farting alone. I can't smell it, knock yourself out."

He's eminently quotable.

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mattbean July 14 2011, 20:44:56 UTC

7/7/7/7
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7/7/7/7

Is this a Crowley reference or am I over analysing?

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opalblack July 14 2011, 22:11:42 UTC
Or, as my friend Metz would say; Here is the big box of fucks I give! SEE HOW EMPTY IT IS?

You can actually get a CD of the last sermon at Jonestown. I would sample the crap out of that.

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