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February 4, 2012
NPQiYBM, day four
William Butler Yeats, On Baile's Strand. Someday I'm going to write a book about Aoife.
Conchubar: Ah! I remember I have heard you boast,
When the ale was in your blood, that there was one
In Scotland, where you had learnt the trade of war,
That had a stone-pale cheek and red-brown hair;
And that although you had loved [...]
Conchubar: Ah! I remember I have heard you boast,
When the ale was in your blood, that there was one
In Scotland, where you had learnt the trade of war,
That had a stone-pale cheek and red-brown hair;
And that although you had loved [...]
February 3, 2012
NPQiYBM, day three
Only the curious have, if they live, a tale worth telling at all.
- Alastair Reid, "Curiosity"
- Alastair Reid, "Curiosity"
February 2, 2012
National Put Quotes in Your Blog Month
It's Groundhog Day! Which means we're two days into the fourth annual National Put Quotes in Your Blog Month and I'm already one behind.
But no matter! For today, my favorite passage from the works of the eminently quotable Dorothy Sayers:
"Peter—what did you mean when you said that anybody could have the harmony if they would [...]
But no matter! For today, my favorite passage from the works of the eminently quotable Dorothy Sayers:
"Peter—what did you mean when you said that anybody could have the harmony if they would [...]
January 9, 2012
Backstage (another set of thoughts about adaptations)
This isn't a post about The Muppets. It also isn't a post about Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. It does, however, contain spoilers for both, so proceed at your own risk.
I absolutely love stories that play with backstage/onstage differences. This is no small part of the reason I liked The Muppet Show as [...]
I absolutely love stories that play with backstage/onstage differences. This is no small part of the reason I liked The Muppet Show as [...]
November 30, 2011
Congratulations to Ken Schneyer…
… winner of the Book Review Party Game! Many thanks to everybody who wrote a review!
Ken gets this beautiful handcrafted box from Knot A Box:
Gorgeous thing, isn't it?
I have to admit, it's a little hard to let it out of the house.
If you're disappointed at not getting to take it home yourself, don't [...]
Ken gets this beautiful handcrafted box from Knot A Box:
Gorgeous thing, isn't it?
I have to admit, it's a little hard to let it out of the house.
If you're disappointed at not getting to take it home yourself, don't [...]
November 28, 2011
Character answers, conclusion
Joseph: Ms. Katarina, what is your signature song?
"Well, there's…" She seems a little embarrassed. "There's what I'm best known for, and then there's what I prefer to do. I use the one to slip in the other. And neither are arias, let's be clear, but maybe someday…"
She clears her throat. "The trick to a male [...]
"Well, there's…" She seems a little embarrassed. "There's what I'm best known for, and then there's what I prefer to do. I use the one to slip in the other. And neither are arias, let's be clear, but maybe someday…"
She clears her throat. "The trick to a male [...]
November 26, 2011
Character answers, part 6
The evening has worn on. The level of alcohol in all the bottles is rather low. Tongues are looser and eyes slightly unfocused, spirits dampened by the typical secondary effect of spirits.
Becky: William, what accomplishment are you the most proud of?
He rubs a tired hand over his eyes. "Until recently, preventing John Freemantle from attending [...]
Becky: William, what accomplishment are you the most proud of?
He rubs a tired hand over his eyes. "Until recently, preventing John Freemantle from attending [...]
November 23, 2011
Character answers, part 5
Joseph: Mr. Gladstone, it has been mentioned that the constructs were not successful during campaigns in the East, but was success found selling them in the Americas?
Gladstone helps himself to a sandwich and smiles at you. "My dear young man, I don't know that I would call them unsuccessful in the East. We suffered a [...]
Gladstone helps himself to a sandwich and smiles at you. "My dear young man, I don't know that I would call them unsuccessful in the East. We suffered a [...]
November 22, 2011
Character answers, part 4
Anise: Maxwell, what would happen if they went to the bubbling brook setting?
Maxwell looks rather cross. "Very likely, nothing–a far preferable state of affairs to what actually occurred. As far as I can tell, nothing happens there. It was the first place I went, and I've been back several times since, and there's never anything [...]
Maxwell looks rather cross. "Very likely, nothing–a far preferable state of affairs to what actually occurred. As far as I can tell, nothing happens there. It was the first place I went, and I've been back several times since, and there's never anything [...]
November 20, 2011
Character answers, part 3
Julie: Maxwell, in what year did you learn the word "recharge"?
Mr. Maxwell looks at you blandly. "The use of that word to mean 'repowering a battery' came into vogue with the constructs and similar technology, in 1876 or thereabouts. The word itself is older, though—was used since 1600 or so in military contexts, to refer [...]
Mr. Maxwell looks at you blandly. "The use of that word to mean 'repowering a battery' came into vogue with the constructs and similar technology, in 1876 or thereabouts. The word itself is older, though—was used since 1600 or so in military contexts, to refer [...]
