Rants, Raves, and Rhetoric v4

Category: Books / Novels / Writing

  • My Crack

    My Crack, originally uploaded by sneezypb. Amazon is open 24/7. Go get your copy of A Feast for Crows now! UPDATE: I was pleasantly surprised to get this. I pre-ordered it on January 17, 2003. No… that is not a typo. 😀

  • Banned Books Week

    In celebration of Banned Books Week (ref Why Banned Books Week?), what books from the The 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-20001 List have you read or now want to read because it is on this list? I have read 17 of the books on this list. Does that make me a bad person?

  • A Reason Not To Write Long Books

    So iTunes has Audiobooks of The Song of Ice and Fire Series. How long does it take to read George to read them? A Game of Thrones – 33h 45m A Clash of Kings – 37h 13m A Storm of Swords – unavailable Based on my calculations, it should take about 2 min per page.…

  • Classics

    seriouslyuguys may be on to something. Anyone want to go in on getting The Penguin Classics Library Complete Collection? It is like $8,000 so we could do shares at $200 a pop? We would only need 40 shares to sell. LOL From Edwin A. Abbott to Emile Zola, the 1,082 titles in the Penguin Classics…

  • Origin of the Universe

    What do to on a Sat night? Watch CSPAN2… Simon Singh, author of Big Bang: Origin of the Universe…

  • Required Reading List

    brittsaqt suggested a required reading list. So here goes (in no particular order) with Amazon links: A Game of Thrones – George R.R. Martin Illiad and Odyssey – Homer A Brief History In Time – Stephen Hawking The Elegant Univese – Brian Greene The Dream of Reason – Anthony Gottlieb Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and…

  • A Feast for Crows Pre-Order

    Know what I forgot… It is on! Already pre-ordered. A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4) by George R. R. Martin see larger photo List Price: $27.95 Price: $19.57 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. See details.  You Save: $8.38 (30%) Availability: This item will be released in April 2003.…

  • Companies Should Care

    As a consumer, I get the feeling that companies don’t care for me. If I were a vindictive person, then I probably would be going out of my way to screw them out of even a tiny bit of their profits. Piss enough of us off, and they would feel the pain in their wallets.…

  • Computer Junkie

    I would be the first to admit that I am a computer junkie!  😛 Gimme a decent rig with decent games and you can let me have fun for hours upon hours. Of course, one could do the same with books or movies. That reminds me… need more shelf space for all my books and movies.…