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[Matt, I am the Great Went.]

PLEASE BE TRUE, PLEASE BE TRUE, PLEASE BE TRUE, PLEASE BE TRUE, PLEASE BE TRUE, PLEASE BE TRUE, PLEASE BE TRUE, PLEASE BE TRUE, PLEASE BE TRUE, PLEASE BE TRUE...

http://www.uproxx.com/tv/2013/01/twin...

[Dave Alluisi, Evolution of the Arm]

I want! WaaaAAAAANNNnnnttt!

I think Lynch's filmmaking (as in, shot-for-shot and staging) took a major leap with Lost Highway and he's only gotten better with each subsequent movie. I'd LOVE to see what he could do with Twin Peaks now.

In my dreams, though, this series would be on HBO or Showtime instead of NBC. Twin Peaks started as a show that pushed all the limits of network, so how cool would it be to see them pushing limits where there practically are none?

[Jeppe]

To quote Jesse Moynihan: "I'll sign up for Transcendental Meditation classes if this happens."

[Matt, I am the Great Went.]

Jeppe wrote: "To quote Jesse Moynihan: "I'll sign up for Transcendental Meditation classes if this happens.""

Is that his way of encouraging Lynch or is it hipster cynicism? I've given up the latter.

[Dave Alluisi, Evolution of the Arm]

Hey Matt, remember me asking you a few weeks ago how to move Kindle books from one account to another? Would you mind hipping me to some of that there information, either here or in an email or PM? Preesh, bruther.

[Jeppe]

Matt wrote: "Jeppe wrote: "To quote Jesse Moynihan: "I'll sign up for Transcendental Meditation classes if this happens.""

Is that his way of encouraging Lynch or is it hipster cynicism? I've given up the latter."

I read it as the former.

[Matt, I am the Great Went.]

Dave, go to Amazon, click on 'your account' in the upper right. Choose 'manage your Kindle' from the drop-down list. You should see your Kindle library showing everything you've bought. Each title's listing should have its own pull-down menu that is labelled 'actions.' From that pull-down, you can delete each book, loan it, send it to whichever device/s associated with your account. I think that should give you the tool to do what yr looking to do. If not, let me know and I'll look deeper into it.

[Dave Alluisi, Evolution of the Arm]

Thanks for the suggestion, but I've tried that. Unfortunately, the drop-down you describe only has the options you list: delete, loan, send to device. What I'd like to do is move everything I've bought from one account (my wife's) to another (mine). The problem is that once I register the Kindle with my email, I lose everything I've bought under my wife's account, which I'd rather not do because it's about 40 books already. So I can delete, loan (not give), or send the book to the device I've registered under my wife's account.

[Jason, Walking Allergen]

From the reading I've done this morning, it sounds like there isn't any way to transfer ownership of the content on the Kindle, only a Kindle itself (by de-registering/re-registering.) It might be possible to transfer the files to your computer, and then transfer them manually back to the Kindle once it's registered to you and have them work, but you wouldn't truly own them, and could never download them from Amazon again. That also might not work with certain files, depending on their source/whether they have DRM, etc.

[Matt, I am the Great Went.]

My reply is in the appropriate thread (translation: this isn't "misc." enough for this thread :) )
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

[Matt, I am the Great Went.]

So, uh, this e-book is free this month: http://www.amazon.com/By-Honor-Bound-...

[Jeppe]

Just went toe-to-toe with a senior editor at a university press. Over a hyphen.

Who says academia isn't action-packed?









I won, by the way. Not that it matters or anything.

[Dave Alluisi, Evolution of the Arm]

Were you arguing about hyphenating action-packed or toe-to-toe?

I'm really coming around to the Cormac McCarthy/William Gay school of leaving out hyphens and just going directly for the compound word. Makes me feel all rugged and tough guy to talk about a halfdrunk bottle of whiskey or a thickbottomed woman.

[Jeppe]

Dave wrote: "Were you arguing about hyphenating action-packed or toe-to-toe?

I'm really coming around to the Cormac McCarthy/William Gay school of leaving out hyphens and just going directly for the compound w..."

I was arguing for not hyphenating the terms "microregion" and "microregionalism", which are pretty central in the article. And in the title.

[Matt, I am the Great Went.]

I am a hyphen nut, but I'm starting to feel rugged and manly about them, too. I think your examples, Jeppe, are totally fine without them.

[Jason, Walking Allergen]

No question you're right, Jeppe. "Micro" modifies the root "region", almost like an adjective does (it's a type of region.) Hyphenated words typically link the words together, but they don't have that relationship.

[Dave Alluisi, Evolution of the Arm]

Matt wrote: "I am a hyphen nut, but I'm starting to feel rugged and manly about them, too. I think your examples, Jeppe, are totally fine without them."

Yeah...Batman over Spider-Man any day. Effin whinyassed wimp.

You have definite hyphen chops, Jeppe. I wholeheartedly agree with you on microregion and microregionalism.

[Jen]

Because I'm also a grammar nerd, this piqued my interest enough to come post :) I also agree with Jeppe - who is this idiot editor who disagreed?! The rule I've come to follow is that for compound words, no hyphen should be used unless the resulting word could be mispronounced or misinterpreted without the hyphen. And even then, there are exceptions. I'd never write co-operate (though I know there are people who do) even though cooperate could (potentially, by someone just learning the language or by a complete moron) be mispronounced as COOP-er-ate. Ditto co-worker/coworker (which could be COW-orker).

On the other hand, I have a coworker who NEVER uses hyphens in adjective phrases (for example, she'd write "high traffic area" instead of "high-traffic area"), which drives me BANANAS. The two words are being used as a single adjective phrase describing a third word; most grammar books will tell you a hyphen to link them is appropriate. We do battle about that fairly often. Of course, my husband seems to think "hightraffic area" is the way to go, so I'm sure someone else on this thread will disagree with me too :)

[Matt, I am the Great Went.]

Jen wrote: "Because I'm also a grammar nerd, this piqued my interest enough to come post :) I also agree with Jeppe - who is this idiot editor who disagreed?! The rule I've come to follow is that for compound ..."

I don't care if it's "high-traffic" or "hightraffic" as long is something shows that the words are joined. I hate your co-worker.

[Jeppe]

Haha, thanks for the words of support, everyone!

Like I said, I won this particular tiff, which is nice since the word was in the title of the piece. I cant say who I had the argument with, but the university press is located in England and begins with a C and ends with a bridge.

[Robert]

Somewhere in the shadows, perhaps behind the water cooler, or even lurking around the break room refrigerator, a copy editor seethes with anger waiting for his chance to pounce and opine his lack of wisdom on Jeppe.

[Jason, Walking Allergen]

Jen wrote: "Of course, my husband seems to think "hightraffic area" is the way to go, so I'm sure someone else on this thread will disagree with me too :)"

Reading too much Selby, McCarthy, and Gay, for whom any two words would be better as one.

[Robert]

Jason wrote: "Jen wrote: "Of course, my husband seems to think "hightraffic area" is the way to go, so I'm sure someone else on this thread will disagree with me too :)"

Reading too much Selby, McCarthy, and Ga..."

I'm going to try and take the highroad and stay out of this.

Huh, huh? See what I did? Huh?

[Jason, Walking Allergen]

Stay-out should be hyphenated.

[Matt, I am the Great Went.]

Our current selection made me think of one of my favorite turns of phrase "no truck with"
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/ha...

[Matt, I am the Great Went.]

I see our next selection is a "#2." Does anyone know if not having read the first book will impact the experience negatively? I've never read Gibson, btw.

[Jason, Walking Allergen]

I've read quite a bit of Gibson, including the #1. It's a loosely connected series, with some recurring characters but self-contained plots, etc. The kind of thing where a minor player in one book becomes the focal protagonist of another. China Mieville is another author who has done this kind of thing.

In other words, we should be fine.

[Dave Alluisi, Evolution of the Arm]

Y'know, looking back, I've liked-to-loved every book Jason has picked so far. What an incredible run. That will probably end next month. ;P

[Jason, Walking Allergen]

This one's for Matt. I came across this "review" of Ask the Dust.

I picked this up for a buck last week. Fante's such an easy read that I should have been finished that night, but I can't even seem to feign an interest in fiction lately. Well, maybe that's not entirely true. Maybe brain is still convalescing from all the Texas, drugs, and alcohol that I consumed last weekend. I'm astonished that I'm even capable of reading my e-mails lately.

Good story, bro. I'm very impressed that you're all jaded and take drugs and shit, but what did you think of the fucking book? You know, the one you bothered to take time out to give one star to?

[Matt, I am the Great Went.]

Jason wrote: "This one's for Matt. I came across this "review" of Ask the Dust.

I picked this up for a buck last week. Fante's such an easy read that I should have been finished that night, but I can't even ..."

Classic. I read that book.

[Jason, Walking Allergen]

Matt wrote: "Classic. I read that book."

I noticed that in the update the other day. Kinda bummed by that, actually. I wanted to use it for a monthly pick.

[Jeppe]

Will you look at that - I can add a "Publications" section to my CV.

http://journals.cambridge.org/action/...

[Matt, I am the Great Went.]

Jeppe wrote: "Will you look at that - I can add a "Publications" section to my CV.

http://journals.cambridge.org/action/..."

Our little Jeppe is all growed up! :)

[Jim]

Nice work, Jeppe!

But shouldn't it be "micro-regionalism"?



:P

[Jason, Walking Allergen]

Jim wrote: "Nice work, Jeppe!

But shouldn't it be "micro-regionalism"?



:P"

Call back!

That is extremely awesome. You have officially accomplished more in your life than I have in nearly twice the time.

[Dave Alluisi, Evolution of the Arm]

Jeppe wrote: "Will you look at that - I can add a "Publications" section to my CV.

http://journals.cambridge.org/action/..."

RAD!

[Matt, I am the Great Went.]

Dave wrote: "RAD"

Don't let anyone bully you about this word, dammit. I use 'def' in the 'classic' sense and not the abbreviation for 'definitely' proudly.

[Jason, Walking Allergen]

Matt wrote: "Dave wrote: "RAD"

Don't let anyone bully you about this word, dammit. I use 'def' in the 'classic' sense and not the abbreviation for 'definitely' proudly."

Does "mos def" pass your lips? Not in the actor/rapper sense?

I still say "awesome" and "cool" (I guess "cool" is still in, kinda...) I completely draw the line at "gnarly" and "tubular." I never said those, even when I was actually living in the '80s.

[Robert]

I more of a "word" man.

Ironic.

[Dave Alluisi, Evolution of the Arm]

Deck Z: The Titanic: Unsinkable. Undead

Longest sigh ever in the history of the world....

[Matt, I am the Great Went.]

Dave wrote: "Deck Z: The Titanic: Unsinkable. Undead"

Again, I say, "STOP, PLEASE."

[Jason, Walking Allergen]

That awful title might be the worst part.

[Robert]

One reviewer said, "this is not the first zombie outbreak on the Titanic I've seen. . ."

[Jeppe]

And then this happened. Jason, I'm looking at you.

[Jason, Walking Allergen]

Jeppe wrote: "And then this happened. Jason, I'm looking at you."

$800,000 already on the first day. By 11 a.m. Whoa.

I'm not sure exactly what to expect from this. I'm not expecting Planescape: Torment 2 (partly out of self-preservation; expectations are a bitch.) You can bet my pledge has already been made, though.

[Jeppe]

And now they met their goal of $900,000. Damn, is that a new record?

[Jason, Walking Allergen]

Jeppe wrote: "And now they met their goal of $900,000. Damn, is that a new record?"

I've never seen one go up that fast. I was watching this morning and it was taking $5,000-$10,000 jumps from minute to minute.

[Dave Alluisi, Evolution of the Arm]

All time most underrated Twin Peaks character = Hawk

[Dave Alluisi, Evolution of the Arm]

Also noticed in rewatching Twin Peaks this year that the TP population is more than the town I live in.

[Matt, I am the Great Went.]

Dave wrote: "All time most underrated Twin Peaks character = Hawk"
SECONDED.
I'm watching the show in the same story time (it's March 12th in the narrative today, too). I love watching it that way.
This is probably my 12th time watching it since it aired. I still can't stand James Hurley or Donna Hayward.