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Antonella wrote: "Kate Mc. wrote: "I'm reading the latest chapter of Freece's Captive Prince, which is finally, finally up."

Someone else recommended it to me. I suppose that fics recommended now and..."

There are fics and there are fics. The Administration started life as one too.

[Josh]

Cleon wrote: "Emanuela ~plastic duck~ wrote: "Aww, love it :D

Here it is!

"

LMAO! Josh will be traumatized! Mwahahaha."

Wh-wh-what was THAT??? ;-)

I'll never look at those little glow-in-the-dark rubber duckies we have in our wading pool the same way.

[Charming]

Anne wrote: "It's here, http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5557...

People, I'm warning you, don't go look unless you're sure you can handle it... "

And then there's me who was hoping for a picture. :-)

[Becky]

Josh wrote: "I'll never look at those little glow-in-the-dark rubber duckies we have in our wading pool the same way."

Now you know what they're up to while you're busy writing.

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

Becky wrote: "Josh wrote: "I'll never look at those little glow-in-the-dark rubber duckies we have in our wading pool the same way."

Now you know what they're up to while you're busy writing."

*snickers*

[Jeffrey]

Emanuela ~plastic duck~ wrote: "Becky wrote: "Josh wrote: "I'll never look at those little glow-in-the-dark rubber duckies we have in our wading pool the same way."

Now you know what they're up to while you're busy writing."
..."

[Becky]

Rubber ducky, you're the one
You make play time lots of fun
Rubber ducky, I'm awfully fond of you!

[Josh]

**Splutter**

[Anne]

Becky wrote: "Rubber ducky, you're the one
You make play time lots of fun
Rubber ducky, I'm awfully fond of you!"

Wait, are you implying that Ernie... and Bert? Seriously?

[Cleon Lee]

Anne wrote: "Becky wrote: "Rubber ducky, you're the one
You make play time lots of fun
Rubber ducky, I'm awfully fond of you!"

Wait, are you implying that Ernie... and Bert? Seriously?"

Blame Lutawolf. http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/6...

[Liade]

Josh wrote: "I'll never look at those little glow-in-the-dark rubber duckies we have in our wading pool the same way. :D..."

I'll never read about "glow-in-the-dark rubber duckies" again without thinking about glow-in-dark

Your own fault *g*

[Becky]

Cleon wrote: "Anne wrote: "Becky wrote: "Rubber ducky, you're the one
You make play time lots of fun
Rubber ducky, I'm awfully fond of you!"

Wait, are you implying that Ernie... and Bert? Seriously?"

Blame Lu..."

Unfortunately, I can't blame Lutawolf. This one is all me. Every time someone mentions rubber ducks I flash back to all those hours watching Sesame Street as a kid. :S

Anne, I don't know what other conclusion we're supposed to draw. Have you seen the whole lyric to the rubber ducky song? I just about choked when I came across this bit:

"Oh, every day when I, make my way to the tubby
I find a little fellow who’s cute and yellow and chubby!
Rub-a-dub-dubby!"

If memory serves, Ernie is the orange one who sings the song, and Bert is the yellow one, so.....

[Anne]

Becky wrote: "Cleon wrote: "Anne wrote: "Becky wrote: "Rubber ducky, you're the one
You make play time lots of fun
Rubber ducky, I'm awfully fond of you!"

Wait, are you implying that Ernie... and Bert? Serious..."

OMG, I totally forgot that part! That's hilarious. I keep thinking someone needs to write Bert and Ernie fanfic.

[Cleon Lee]

Becky wrote: "Cleon wrote: "Anne wrote: "Becky wrote: "Rubber ducky, you're the one
You make play time lots of fun
Rubber ducky, I'm awfully fond of you!"

Wait, are you implying that Ernie... and Bert? Serious..."

Becky! LMAO! Luckily, I first watched Sesame Street when I was around 12 or so, so I don't feel so traumatized.

[Becky]

Anne wrote: "Becky wrote: "Cleon wrote: "Anne wrote: "Becky wrote: "Rubber ducky, you're the one
You make play time lots of fun
Rubber ducky, I'm awfully fond of you!"

Wait, are you implying that Ernie... and ..."

This is one that I'd prefer NOT to confirm Rule 34. But I have no doubt it's out there.

[Antonella]

Internet is really good for closing the gaps in my education. Rule 34 is an interesting one!

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

Ditto!

[mc]

Plastic Duck, INDEED. Do NOT mess with my pristine images of Bert and Ernie. Sesame Street helped me learn English. It is not to be violated.

If you really want to see Muppets in a different way, the show Avenue Q is the way to go. Absolutely hysterical.

Kate, thanks for the heads up about the Captive Prince update. Another excellent online read, except that I have totally forgotten who's who - I read it the update and I have no idea what's going on. I wish I had written a summary somewhere.

[Anne]

Becky wrote: "Anne wrote: "Becky wrote: "Cleon wrote: "Anne wrote: "Becky wrote: "Rubber ducky, you're the one
You make play time lots of fun
Rubber ducky, I'm awfully fond of you!"

Wait, are you implying that ..."

What'ss rule 34?

[Josh]

Liade wrote: "Josh wrote: "I'll never look at those little glow-in-the-dark rubber duckies we have in our wading pool the same way. :D..."

I'll never read about "glow-in-the-dark rubber duckies" again without..."

Oh THOSE. I always forget about that story. :-D

[Becky]

Anne wrote: "Becky wrote: "Anne wrote: "Becky wrote: "Cleon wrote: "Anne wrote: "Becky wrote: "Rubber ducky, you're the one
You make play time lots of fun
Rubber ducky, I'm awfully fond of you!"

Wait, are you ..."

Rule 34: If if exists, there's porn of it.
Rule 35: If there isn't porn of it yet, there will be.

[Anne]

Ah. What are rules 1-33, then? I should google this, huh?

[mc]

Has anyone read the Dance with the Devil series by Megan Derr? Any comments?

[Merith]

mc wrote: "Has anyone read the Dance with the Devil series by Megan Derr? Any comments?"

YES! It's a fantastic series, and I highly recommend it. :D

[mc]

Thanks, Merith. It's between that and Bound (or Prisoner). I already own Magic & Mischief, and don't know what to try next.

[Sagajo]

mc wrote: "Has anyone read the Dance with the Devil series by Megan Derr? Any comments?"

Her best books. Prisoner is good but I foud Bound kinda inconsistent and messy.

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

I finished all the Administration I could lay my hands on and I'm going to start the Rifter. I'm kinda worried...

[Antonella]

Emanuela ~plastic duck~ wrote: "I finished all the Administration I could lay my hands on and I'm going to start the Rifter. I'm kinda worried..."

Yes, I would be worried... You won't be able to stop!

Anyway you have to join us in the discussion thread *after* you've finished (danger of spoilers before).

[Antonella]

Sagajo wrote: "mc wrote: "Has anyone read the Dance with the Devil series by Megan Derr? Any comments?"

Her best books. Prisoner is good but I foud Bound kinda inconsistent and messy."

Good to know: I've just found ''Prisoner'' very good, so the series should be excellent ;-)

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

Antonella wrote: "Yes, I would be worried... You won't be able to stop!..."

Don't laugh but I have the intention to read just the first :)

[Josh]

Emanuela ~plastic duck~ wrote: "I finished all the Administration I could lay my hands on and I'm going to start the Rifter. I'm kinda worried..."

Nothing to worry about. I don't even notice that gaping hole in my chest where my heart used to be.

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

Josh wrote: "Nothing to worry about. I don't even notice that gaping hole in my chest where my heart used to be."

You could make me walk through fire with that line.

I'm at 58% of the first book. People around me are starting to notice "that frown". The Prayerscar's gone. They don't understand. I feel as alone as Kahlil at the moment.

[Sagajo]

Antonella wrote: "Good to know: I've just found ''Prisoner'' very good, so the series should be excellent ;-) "

Prisoner had really good tension between the MC's but Bound... I don't know, I found it predictable after the intro chapters. Also it felt like the main characters changed after the initial (more exciting) first chapters.

I can not recommend Dance with the Devil enough for those who like fairytles, mysteries and some sweet romance.

[Calathea]

Sagajo wrote: "I can not recommend Dance with the Devil enough for those who like fairytles, mysteries and some sweet romance. "

I agree. I read it for the August Pick it for me-Challenge and liked it a lot. Additionally to the points Sagajo mentioned, it is an interesting experiment on time line as the chapters are labled as case files that are connected through the character arcs but not in chronological order.

[Sagajo]

Calathea wrote: "I agree. I read it for the August Pick it for me-Challenge and liked it a lot. Additionally to the points Sagajo mentioned, it is an interesting experiment on time line as the chapters are labled as case files that are connected through the character arcs but not in chronological order. "

There are actually two more books in the same "universe", all of them very good. They're also kind of centered around sleuthing characters but only Dance with the Devil has the weird time-line. Loved the random time-line btw.

[Antonella]

Sagajo wrote: "Calathea wrote: "I agree. I read it for the August Pick it for me-Challenge and liked it a lot. Additionally to the points Sagajo mentioned, it is an interesting experiment on time line as the chap..."

I thought it is a trilogy starting with ''Midnight'', and that I should read it in the right order...

[Sagajo]

Antonella wrote: "I thought it is a trilogy starting with ''Midnight'', and that I should read it in the right order... "

The order doesn't matter much... I read Dance with the Devil and Dancing in the Dark first and Midnight last. I would recommend to read the Devil one before Dark because they share characters. Midnight is more independent (though some characters are seen later).

[mc]

Sagajo, so it's ok to read Dance with the Devil first? Or, if it's in my power, should I read Midnight first?

Thanks for the recommendations, all.

[Sagajo]

mc wrote: "Sagajo, so it's ok to read Dance with the Devil first? Or, if it's in my power, should I read Midnight first?

Thanks for the recommendations, all."

If you can I would read Midnight first but you dont miss out on anything by reading Dance with the Devil first if you don't have Midnight available. Dancing in the Dark should be read after Dance with the Devils though.

[mc]

Thanks!

[Sagajo]

I have to say it is really hard lately to keep track of (new) authors I like... there's just so many names and unless I am totally knocked of my feet I just don't seem to remember who I wouldn't mind reading again. Many times I mix them up with authors I really don't want to give a 2nd chance... makes me very caucious. Maybe I need to keep a list :D

[Cleon Lee]

Sagajo wrote: "I have to say it is really hard lately to keep track of (new) authors I like... there's just so many names and unless I am totally knocked of my feet I just don't seem to remember who I wouldn't mi..."

One reason why I choose my name and never ever use initials. Like it or hate it, I hope I wouldn't be mistaken with someone else.

There was this funny case of authors with name similar to Josh who sold outrageous books at Amazon a while ago, right?

[Sagajo]

Cleon wrote: "One reason why I choose my name and never ever use initials. Like it or hate it, I hope I wouldn't be mistaken with someone else."

The problem starts when I look at a new release by an author and go, "I remember that name somehow" and I don't know if it's because he/she was on my blacklist or on my "wouldn't mind another try"-list. *sigh*

We need more stand-out author names! :D

[mc]

Oh, yes, Cleon. Posh Manyon. I ended up buying 5-6 books before I ever realized it wasn't the same person. I should have figured it out from the titles (Slightly Menacing Ground, I Spy A Painful Papercut, Somebody Spilled Coffee On His Editor and of course, The French Have a Word for It, But I'm Too Much of a Lady to Repeat It.)

Hey, they were cheap.

[Cleon Lee]

mc wrote: "Oh, yes, Cleon. Posh Manyon. I ended up buying 5-6 books before I ever realized it wasn't the same person. I should have figured it out from the titles (Slightly Menacing Ground, I Spy A Painful ..."

LMAO! Those titles are hilarious!

[Antonella]

Sagajo wrote: "We need more stand-out author names! :D"

I've just finished



This was excellent, although it made me realize that it is not always true that I will automatically re-read books I found very good.

There are some themes which hit a bit too close to home for me: (view spoiler)[the illness and death of the MC's mother, a divorce after 20 years with the couple still having a deep affection for each other and having a good relationship. (hide spoiler)]
So I suppose I won't re-read it for a good while...

The drama of a closeted life is pictured with humor, deep emotions, honesty (note for Josh: and a soundtrack! ;-). There is a perfectly believable, slow development towards understanding.

Definitely not a light book, but something well worth reading.

[Whit]

Just finished reading The Coda series, great HEA books. I did get a little pissy about book 3 :)

Then The Devil's Fire by Sara Bell. Not the kind of fantasy I wanted to read, but I enjoyed it.

Now I'm starting The Elegant Corpse by A.M. Riley.

[Tracy]

feeling in a bit of an odd mood so I'm revisiting Charlie Cochrane's Cambridge Fellows Mysteries series. Of course, I only have 5 of the I-thing-it's 8 books, but eventually...

They are lovely.

[Serwaa]

Chaucer's Major Poetry Edited by Albert C. Baugh, 1963.

[Cheryl]

I started reading Andrea Speed's Infected series. There are two stories in the first book and I made sure I finished the first one to give things a fair chance, but I'm not sure I'll be reading the second half. My understanding is that this series started out as an online fic, and it seems that Dreamspinner Press just picked it up from there and started charging money for it without putting it through any edits. This is a shame because the story is decent and the main characters, especially Roan, are interesting.