ALERT ALERT TODAY IS QUARK'S BIRTHDAY

GO WISH HER HAPPY BIRTHDAY

THAT IS ALL

All right, anyone who's spent time with ten-to-eleven-year-old boys and girls,

what are they like?

I have some ideas but it's been a while since I've spent a lot of time with that age group, so, you know, any observations you have about the age group would be welcome.

will single-handled obliterate YA section of library

jk jk I had to stop in the Ms because I forgot to bring bags to carry books in HOLLA

I came home with
Jellicoe Road (new to me but Beth talks about it)
Dragonhaven (not but I remember loving it want to see if it survives the reread)
The Merlin Conspiracy (new to me but DWJ)
The Demon's Lexicon ( Read more... )

ALRIGHTY LJ ( Read more... )

Jade: "And now I must carefully log out of everything on Quark's computer which I had been using in order to prevent malfeasance ( Read more... )

Jade: yeah
I'm on the verge of giving up on typing WP on LJ
just because my instinct is to type "______" even though WP is shorter
he needs a better nickname
I love love love that keestone nicknames her husband Beloved
and of course there's mr. checkers
Em: lol
ahaha
but he's called WP now
oh just call him Hubbie
Jade: oh no
Em: or MyDude ( Read more... )

ALL THE

ALL

I CAN'T

ALL

FEELINGS ALL

SO MANY

I

AH

( MASSIVE MASSIVE MASSIVE SPOILERS DO NOT READ THIS IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED KORRA I WILL COME AFTER YOU AND HUNT YOU DOWN FOR SPOILING YOURSELF DEATH WILL BE THE NAME YOUR FAMILY CARRIES FOR IT WILL BE ALL THAT I VISIT UPON YOU )

So, just to remind everybody, this got started because Beth and Quark were both like I JUST DON’T LIKE SCI-FI AND I DON’T KNOW WHY, and so I decided to start theorizing as to why, because part of me loves sci-fi, but I’m also with them-I haven’t encountered much (outside of the Star Wars books, and many of those are not as readable when you’re 24 ( Read more... )

And because this wouldn’t be something written by me if I didn’t mention gender
Let’s be honest, people: sci-fi/space opera is a genre traditionally dominated by men.

( in which conversations with WP have greatly contributed to this topic )

On why people like Beth and Quark might not like science fiction
( spelling it out for completion’s sake )