tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499184.post115688153261969020..comments2023-11-02T13:28:32.811+01:00Comments on JT's German Adventure: jtingermanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08250183344417072340noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499184.post-1157664795096876282006-09-07T23:33:00.000+02:002006-09-07T23:33:00.000+02:00The Sun also Rises- HemingwayAnything FitzgeraldAn...The Sun also Rises- Hemingway<BR/>Anything Fitzgerald<BR/>Anything by Chuck Klosterman (not really school stuff, but it could be since there's some sociology)<BR/>Tom Robbins: Fierce invalids home from Hot climatesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499184.post-1157101025434392102006-09-01T10:57:00.000+02:002006-09-01T10:57:00.000+02:00Me Talk Pretty & Assassination Vacation were two o...Me Talk Pretty & Assassination Vacation were two of our book club books (cue the mocking from dan saenz) that were great. Hilarious. Though Vowell gets a bit too whiny at times. And she needed to suck it up and drive to Texas to cover JFK. How do you miss that?jtingermanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250183344417072340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499184.post-1157098948453513242006-09-01T10:22:00.000+02:002006-09-01T10:22:00.000+02:00i also like sarah vowell and david sedaris. i mis...i also like sarah vowell and david sedaris. i miss npr like crazy so i have to get the podcasts here. my favorite show is "this american life" which i'll have on the ipod as i run. -dress your family in corduroy and denim<BR/>-naked<BR/>-me talk pretty one day<BR/>-assassination vacation (vowell) <BR/><BR/>v highly recommendedangrylilazngrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892456672525445421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499184.post-1156970361757708922006-08-30T22:39:00.000+02:002006-08-30T22:39:00.000+02:00Snow Crash rocks. I was very pleasantly surprised...Snow Crash rocks. I was very pleasantly surprised to see it on the list. I've also read Zodiac (ok), the Diamond Age (pretty good) and Cryptonomicon (really good) by Stephenson.<BR/><BR/>I, Robot & the other robot series are good, too.<BR/><BR/>R. Crusoe is filled with anachronisms and lots of moral inconsistencies -- he sells a slave back into slavery after using his help to escape slavery and leaves a shipload of Spaniards on his island mainly because they're papists (and so enjoy solitude? he wasn't clear on the reason). Also, it's a pretty blatant ripoff of the movie "Castaway".jtingermanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250183344417072340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499184.post-1156955144234498272006-08-30T18:25:00.000+02:002006-08-30T18:25:00.000+02:00Avoid at all cost:Don QuijoteLast of the MohicansE...Avoid at all cost:<BR/>Don Quijote<BR/>Last of the Mohicans<BR/><BR/>Excellent:<BR/>The border trilogy, Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy (amazing descriptive writing...Steinbeckian really... but one seriously sick f$#@. Very depressing at times. Also, keep a spanish dictionary handy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499184.post-1156954387984767342006-08-30T18:13:00.000+02:002006-08-30T18:13:00.000+02:00didn't you find that robinson crusoe was filled wi...didn't you find that robinson crusoe was filled with anachronisms and inconsistencies?angrylilazngrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892456672525445421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499184.post-1156950844530119422006-08-30T17:14:00.000+02:002006-08-30T17:14:00.000+02:00When Time came out with their 100 best novels of t...When Time came out with their 100 best novels of the last century I read a few of them to see what the hubbub was. Here's what I came away with:<BR/><BR/>Very Good-<BR/>Snow Crash<BR/>I, Claudius<BR/>Watchmen (but you knew that)<BR/>The Time Traveler's Wife (not on the list but it should be)<BR/><BR/>Average- <BR/>All the king's men<BR/>Neuromancer (only in the top 100 because it was groundbreaking not necessarily good)<BR/>The Bridge of San Luis Rey (only because it's short enough to not get boring)<BR/><BR/>Stay away-<BR/>1984<BR/>The Sound and the Fury<BR/> <BR/><BR/>Others-<BR/>The Blind Assassin, I could only get through a few chapters but, after reading Oryx and Crake, I'm willing to give it another try. Margaret Atwood is a great writer.<BR/><BR/>CPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499184.post-1156937456650114662006-08-30T13:30:00.000+02:002006-08-30T13:30:00.000+02:00Actually, in europe they use the WFDF rules, which...Actually, in europe they use the WFDF rules, which are basically the 9th edition (not even the updated 9th edition), but with unofficial interpretations like be within 3m to call a pick, etc. it's a pain, and obnoxious -- if a throwaway happens after a pick, it comes back, depending on when the call was made. ughjtingermanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250183344417072340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499184.post-1156926185947868182006-08-30T10:23:00.000+02:002006-08-30T10:23:00.000+02:00A Separate Peace (fineas!)Snow Crash (cyberpunk ca...A Separate Peace (fineas!)<BR/>Snow Crash (cyberpunk candy novel)<BR/>The Stars My Destination (early cyberpunk goodness)<BR/>I, Robot (asimov, a good series)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499184.post-1156898615628360252006-08-30T02:43:00.000+02:002006-08-30T02:43:00.000+02:00UPA Ultimate Rules 10th Edition...You need the ref...UPA Ultimate Rules 10th Edition...You need the refresher.<BR/><BR/>You made it through Anna Kareninananana? Holy crap. I made it to page 3 before quitting. Damn VH1.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499184.post-1156885102300758132006-08-29T22:58:00.000+02:002006-08-29T22:58:00.000+02:00Green Eggs and Ham?Green Eggs and Ham?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com