Sentynel wrote:War and XPs (The Order of the Stick Book Three) - Rich Burlew

Reading or rereading? I tend to read the prequels when I'm bored.

Chapters had a 3-books-get-one-free sale yesterday, so I got some nice sci-fi anthologies and George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones. Then it started raining while I was walking home, which is not fun.

Firstborn - Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter

Do you know if that was just an Ottawa thing, or did I miss a lot of awesome...

New Moon - Stephanie Meyer

It's still on, as far as I know. The internet has no comment, so I would check.

FuzzyLobster wrote:New Moon - Stephanie Meyer

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rubberchickenben wrote:

Sentynel wrote:War and XPs (The Order of the Stick Book Three) - Rich Burlew

Reading or rereading? I tend to read the prequels when I'm bored.

Re-reading. I'm re-ripping my 200CD music collection into ogg format, and so I've read the complete OotS (in book form as far as it goes, and then on the website) while waiting..

You now seem to have a lot of time in your hands. Even in my summer holidays, I did a 2 month-long course, so it's been 8 months without a vacation now.

I have absolutely nothing to do until term starts again. I don't even have any holiday work.

So, anyone up for a play-by-post RPG? I know I completely failed last year, so I'll not do any homebrewing and play it right out of teh package. Star Wars campaign anyone?

Sure, I'd be up for it. Not sure Star Wars would be my first choice of game though.

I'd do it, but I'm with Sent, no Star Wars.

RCB wrote:It's still on, as far as I know. The internet has no comment, so I would check.

Good thing I'm going by there tommorow.

Nero wrote:

FuzzyLobster wrote:New Moon - Stephanie Meyer

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My sister's started reading Twilight, and she wants me to read the second one before she does. Since it's her birthday tommorow, I thought I be nice, plus they're quick reads anyway. Not to mention it was given to me by my mom as a Christmas present, it'd be rude not to read it at some point.

Oh it's easy:

Bella: OMG, it's like my birthday and I don't want anybody to make a big deal out of it because I'm sooo humble and dislike attention. (And I express it through making a scene with all my whining.)
Jasper: Oh just STFU bitch.
Jasper: *pretends to wanna eat due to Bella's paper cut*
Edward: *restrains him*
Jasper: No! I can has vocal chords! I wants to riiip iiiiit.

Edward: Eh...sorry Bella. We're breaking up.
Bella: *goes comatose* literally

*Several Months Later*
Bella: Wahwahwahwahwahwahwahwah
Charlie: Bella, I'm sorry. Even I can't put up with your cabbage anymore GTFO.
Bella: NO! I'm fine. I swear.

Bella: Hey, Jess, wanna go to the movies?
Jessica: Sure. I've been meaning to experiment in bisexuality.

Bella and Jessica: *hangsout*
Bella: *Is acting stupid*
Jessica: *is sexually frustrated*
Bella: *Goes into a bar because she hears Edward's voice in her head tell her not to.*
Jessica: WTF?

Bella: *starts hanging out with Jacob*
Jacob: *Is actually acting like a decent person and not the twat like in Eclipse*
Bella: I'm going to call you beautiful and be all over you but you're still not going to get any.
Jacob: ...Damn

Jacob: *turns into a 6.5 ft or so werewolf but has to keep it a secret so he stops talking to Bella*
Bella: Waaaaah.
Jacob: *drops anvil sized obvious hint about what's happened*
Bella: *figures it out* Waaaah.
Jacob: Ah, come on! Can't you see how grown and sexy I am? Especially my package, I'll have to show you sometime.
Bella: Point taken.

Bella: *Jumps off a cliff*
Jacob: *Pulls her out.* WTF?

Alice: Ding dong the witch is dead. Which ol' witch? The wicked witch. Ding dong the wicked witch is dea....
Bella: *Shows up.*
Alice: Oh, you're alive.
Bella: Um, yes.
Alice: But, like, didn't you just try to kill yourself?
Bella: Um no. I was doing extreme sports.
Alice: Oh crap.
Bella: ...Wha?
Alice: Edward's gonna kill himself cuz he thinks you're dead.
Bella: Oh no! Let's go then!
Alice: Ehhh...it's too far.
Bella: What?
Alice: Meh. Might as well. We can stop by Paris and update my wardrobe when we're done.
Jacob: No...don't leave me. I must try out my new package.
Bella: I'm sorry.
Alice: *in background* Teehee, so gullible...

Alice and Bella: *on plane*

Bella: *Sees Edward.*
Edward: Well since my ex is dead, now I don't have to worry about hooking up. ^-^
Edward: *Takes off shirt*
Bella: EDWARD NOOOO
Edward: Bella? Can it be?

Alec: Back off mortal, Edward is mine!
Jane: Wah, why doesn't any of the boys like me?
Bella: Um, because you look like a ten year old?
Jane: Bah. Age taboo are for mortals!
Edward: Well you're also not hot.
Jane: True.

Aro: Oh Alice! Oh Edward! Oh Bella! How I have never seen such greater Mary Sues before! You must join me!
Alice+Edward+Bella: No thx.
Aro. :(

*Fly back home*
Edward: I love you.
Bella: Yeah right.
Edward: *makes some comet metaphor that he read off some fanfiction*
Bella: Aww, I love you Edward!

Aaaaand, everyone lives happily ever after. Except Jacob, who tragically has been broken down and becomes one of the Whiny Ones.

WOW!!! That was very well put & tells the whole story. And had a good mixture of sarcasm & humour.
Did you read the book recently?

FuzzyLobster wrote:I'd do it, but I'm with Sent, no Star Wars.

Aw...

But I have all the sourcebooks! I'm all alone in my Star Wars fanboyism. Ah well. d20 modern it is then.

Survivor's Quest - Timothy Zahn

nathanielandbartimaeus wrote:WOW!!! That was very well put & tells the whole story. And had a good mixture of sarcasm & humour.
Did you read the book recently?

A little over a year ago. I forgot to mention Laurent/Victoria though.

Oh, and I finally managed to get Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi today. And it's awesome. Read it philistines!

Mwamba wrote:

nathanielandbartimaeus wrote:WOW!!! That was very well put & tells the whole story. And had a good mixture of sarcasm & humour.
Did you read the book recently?

A little over a year ago. I forgot to mention Laurent/Victoria though.

I forgot them too.
Reading Lisa Gardner.

I just read Gone with the wind. Its turned into one of those books where I cant get the charaters out of my head

Just completed Percy Jackson & the Last Olympus. Really good.

Yesterday I finished Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom - Cory Doctorow. It is the sole instance of a novel I have read containing the word "fuxor". Now reading Overclocked - Tales of the Future Present, also by Cory Doctorow. I prefer his short stories to his novels; they seem more alive and animated. And the puns are great: Anda's Game and I, Row-boat are both in this collection.

rubberchickenben wrote:Yesterday I finished Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom - Cory Doctorow. It is the sole instance of a novel I have read containing the word "fuxor". Now reading Overclocked - Tales of the Future Present, also by Cory Doctorow. I prefer his short stories to his novels; they seem more alive and animated. And the puns are great: Anda's Game and I, Row-boat are both in this collection.

Have you read Little Brother by him?

When I have time. I just finished Overclocked, and now I'm reading some essays of his (in book form). I'm waiting to get it from the library, because I don't have time to read it online.