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Comment on Books I’ve Bought: A Photo Essay by Sherry Thomas

Sherry Thomas — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:15:47 +0000

Wow, I never finished An Uncertain Magic, but I want that special bonus copy!

(Am a big LK fan, just not an equally big fan of all her books.)

Comment on This Is Not A Love Song by Books I’ve Bought: A Photo Essay « That Bitch Goddess, Love

Books I’ve Bought: A Photo Essay « That Bitch Goddess, Love — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:44:12 +0000

[...] I had to hunt this sucker down. I can’t remember what I paid but it was waaaaaaaaaay more than 25 cents. I’ve mentioned it in a previous post. [...]

Comment on An Open Letter to a Romance Novel Hero by lazaraspaste

lazaraspaste — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:33:22 +0000

Holy Crap! It is so rare that a person’s interpretation gets vindicated by the actual author. Not to brag too much, but I am somewhat of a Scorpio expert. I know everyone thinks they are the devil, but as they pop into my life with such persistent regularity (even in the form of fictional characters), I’ve a very fond place in my heart for the whole cthonic batch of ‘em. Thank you for commenting, it was a lovely suprise/break from grading freshman comp papers.

Comment on An Open Letter to a Romance Novel Hero by Anne Stuart

Anne Stuart — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:49:02 +0000

Been reading the discussion over at the other site and saw this link. Fascinating stuff. the interesting thing is, I’m Taurus with Scorpio rising. I’m a nice, cuddly normal person with a dark, crazy streak. Hence the dark crazy heroes and the normal, nice heroines. Not that my heroines are all Taurus. But my heroes are either Scorpio or Scorpio rising — good catch.
Bastien says hey.

Comment on Fatty Fat Fat Fat by lazaraspaste

lazaraspaste — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:00:55 +0000

Thank you, Gin Fancier.

I’m going to try to post more again now that I’m actually in the rhythm of my studies.

I’ve always believed love was a subversive act because it is has nothing to do with the worthiness of the beloved. Sometimes you love very bad people but I don’t think that makes the love any less true. I mean, we are supposed to love our children no matter what why doesn’t that sort of lack of condition stem to other kinds of love? That’s not to say that you sometimes you have to choose self-preservation over destructive relationship (even with a family member) but that’s not the same thing as not experiencing the love.

I think people believe that in order to have a companionate marriage you have to be super-similar but I don’t think that’s true. One of my favorite television couples is Brennan and Booth of the show “Bones” who seem to have nothing in common but are very compatible nonetheless. God, I love that show.

Comment on Fatty Fat Fat Fat by ginfancier

ginfancier — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:11:34 +0000

I, too, thought that this post was brilliant. I love your exploration of the way choices are constrained by cultural norms, more than by what we actually feel. It is, indeed, a bold and even subversive thing to go with your heart. By extension, it is a bold thing to write about going with the heart, as it makes some people uncomfortable – and by definition, some editors and agents uncomfortable. Not, perhaps a sensible choice, if one wishes to sell. But maybe the choice that courage and honour requires. This is something I have been wrestling with of late in my (embryonic) writing career. Thanks for helping me reach some decisions.

And btw – please don’t give up posting altogether. There may be no new stories, only new storytellers, but the teller is everything. Tell on!

Comment on Fatty Fat Fat Fat by lazaraspaste

lazaraspaste — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:36:34 +0000

Thanks, Tessa. I appreciate being called brilliant.

Comment on Fatty Fat Fat Fat by Tessa K.

Tessa K. — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:59:57 +0000

“That it is an irrational and lawless act contained neither by the morality of the beloved nor by your own morality and that the power of love is in the power to make all other powers helpless.”

Absolutely brilliant (the whole post, not just the quote). A very good breakdown of the pairings. And also, I love the flawed ones best too.

Huzzah!!!

Comment on Jarvis Cocker is a God by Ellen

Ellen — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:54:00 +0000

Yes, he is God

Comment on Misc. Notes by lazaraspaste

lazaraspaste — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:10:07 +0000

Tessa – - You are right, classes do give good blog topics. I was taking 3 classes and teaching 2 when I wrote this entry so I was assuming I would be overwhelmed and overworked. However, I am now only taking two classes so that means I might have more time to blog. I hope

Laura – - Panic changes everything. I did indeed say that, but that was before I realized exactly how much I was going to be doing this fall. Lately, I’ve been boring myself. My brain has been a desert of ideas. This may just be August but one never knows.

Jessica- – I will happily talk about what happens to me teaching freshman how to write either here or in a column and I surely will use the term first year writing because I do not want to be whacked with your Rosie book end. It looks like a rather hefty object and I imagine it would hurt a lot.

Thanks all for the ideas. Cross your fingers for me.