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[salinea]

Plenty of people from my good ol' ATPoBtVS on Live Journal, coolness. Spent some time adding friends, I might spend more time here.

Tried to get my parrents to watch Once Upon a Time in China yesterday. Didn't work so well. My mother wasn't enthusiasmed, and even my father didn't look like he wanted to watch the end of the movie later. Bah, they don't know what's good :p

Pierre has bought Fool's Fate. He'd better read it fast and give it too me ^_^ Well, it's not like I didn't have enought books to read, but I want to get this one. Wish I could lend him books in return, but he'd rather buy his own. Crazy collectionner.
Still currently reading Bring me the head of Prince Charming by Zelazny and Sheckley. Not a great book, but I had read the two other books of the cycle, so I took the occasion to get this one when I saw it on used book purchase. Also bought a Mary Doria Russel book and one by Cherryh. I heard the Russel one is very good, on the subject of religion, and I want to know more about Cherryh.

Two days ago, I was in a discussion on the subject of music with Fabian aka Ser Ilyn Payne and LindaElaine from the aSoIaF board. They got me to listen to an absolutly wonderful interpretation of Famous Blue Raincoat by Tori Amos. Bouroughted my father's CD of Songs of Love and Hate, and tried to make him listen to the Tori Amos version... he didn't even recognized the song : / Parrents are depressing. Anyway, now I'm in a fury to download every live or cover songs by Tori Amos; I didn't realised there were so many ! Very excited about it. If my Kazaa would stop five minutes getting my computer to reboot, that is. Plus the Placebo songs I'm still downloading and the ones from Rocky Horror Picture Show, the Kazaa works double time, but heh...

My parrents also told me they could only be away on the week end of the Toussaint (Halloween for you damn anglo-saxons) it's gonna be a bit short for organising my birthday, but I'd really like to do it. Last time I had a birthday party I was twelve, so the twenty-second one seems like a good occasion to begin again, no ? Besides, good excuse for getting invitees to dress up funky. Or to chase them away even more...

Still haven't finished reading the Sidereal book, or writing my Dragon Blooded Character for Vincent's game. We're supposed to have Vincent's game this week end, and it's Tuesday already, arghhhhhh !!! But I'm starting getting ideas for the Sid game... ^_^. Gamemastering is fun, but it takes so much time *sighs* Dunno either how i would do in a online game, but we'll see. Can't be worse than Jydan's ;) (don't hit me Jy ! I'm kidding !)

I should have been looking for jobs today, but I slept wayyyy too long for that. Oh well. Must work on said charsheet instead... and starts reading that book on Linguistic. The teacher is still as bad as she was last year.

And the recommanded books of the day are Swordspoint and The Fall of Kings by Ellen Kushner. Gorgeous writing, awesome characters, and one of the most poignant love story I'v read about for Swordspoint, and three people agreed with me on the aSoIaF board.

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Swordspoint and Kushner

[angeyja.livejournal.com]

Swordspoint is my all time favorite book. And Fall of Kings which was written with Delia Sherman is different but amazing also.

What is aSoIaF if I could ask?

Re: Swordspoint and Kushner

[etrangere.livejournal.com]

Yeah, forgot to mention Delia Sherman ^_^

aSoIaF = a Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin so far comprised of a Game of Throne, A Clash of Kings and A Storm of Swords. Really great books, and a fantasy masterpiece. I you don't know them yet I warmly recommend them. I know very few people who didn't like it.

Re: Swordspoint and Kushner

[angeyja.livejournal.com]

As yes! Sorry to be so silly. A Storm of Swords is on my "to read soon" shelf!

I am having a lazy week re-reading Elizabeth Willey's A Sorcerer and a Gentleman which is one of my comfort books.

Thanks!

Re: Swordspoint and Kushner

[etrangere.livejournal.com]

Noting this title, I'm in need of comfort reading myself... Or i could just read an old Miles Vorkozigan book, that's usual my kind of comfort food, heh.

A good friend also recommended me warmly the Element of Fire, ever heard of it ?

Re: Swordspoint and Kushner

[angeyja.livejournal.com]

Yes, by Martha Wells. I echo the recommendation. :-)