tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post5873327618610402145..comments2024-02-22T03:26:34.604+10:30Comments on Monster-Blood Tattoo: (Intentionally left blank)D.M. Cornishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09452470049845132286noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-21363331251307702902008-12-25T01:46:00.000+10:302008-12-25T01:46:00.000+10:30yay! Anna'a back! :)i'm not diving into a twilight...yay! Anna'a back! :)<BR/><BR/>i'm not diving into a twilight discussion. sorry. i can get nasty<BR/><BR/>Portals--do you mean I Am the Messenger by [forgive me] that guy whose name ends in Z? [good book]<BR/><BR/>Merry Christmas<BR/><BR/>asertion: false and unconvincing asertionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-874154801185099612008-12-24T23:34:00.000+10:302008-12-24T23:34:00.000+10:30dang that post was waaay too long... hehe... sorry...dang that post was waaay too long... hehe... sorry for that.<BR/>anyway... Before I forget <BR/><BR/>!!!!MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!<BR/><BR/>Hopes you all get lots of presents/food/whatever it is you do at Christmas! <BR/>hmm.. theoretically it is Christmas in an hour... I should wake my parents just to annoy them... muhahahahaha... or not.<BR/>lol have fun! :DSnoozehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833307259467571907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-26770672938740655042008-12-24T23:28:00.000+10:302008-12-24T23:28:00.000+10:30Yay! we unintentially made it to 80 comments! lol....Yay! we unintentially made it to 80 comments! lol... funny when we actually wanted to reach 80, no one could find anything to talk about, but as soon as the pressure was off, all these subjects started up.<BR/><BR/>I'm hoping I remember the words nodscorc, redstro and readdlac... they could come in very handy.<BR/><BR/>And as for Twilight... I've had a big think about it, and really I think it isSnoozehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833307259467571907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-88911087519928964182008-12-24T20:40:00.000+10:302008-12-24T20:40:00.000+10:30Oops. Stephanie, not Staphanie, sorry.Oops. Stephanie, not Staphanie, sorry.portalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14317746948225748655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-76594294460387947312008-12-24T20:39:00.000+10:302008-12-24T20:39:00.000+10:30I agree with you all.Twilight was not original and...I agree with you all.<BR/>Twilight was not original and was very, VERY repetitive.<BR/>I am very sad by how vampires are portryed now. They could be so cool! but people like Staphanie Meyer and the loser Daren Shan have ruined them.<BR/><BR/>over 80 comments. Does this mean we're all jedi? :)portalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14317746948225748655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-43570629819437993542008-12-24T20:36:00.000+10:302008-12-24T20:36:00.000+10:30But that's exactly it. The concept of the non-huma...But that's exactly it. The concept of the non-humans in the Twilight series is just weak. Although I guess one person's rubbish is another's treasure, but I find it somewhat disturbing being surrounded by all the hype on hot, soft-hearted teenage 'Vampires', and have the unseelie sensation of being surrounded by Necrophiliacs.<BR/><BR/> I guess it just really bugs me how an author took a RottenPockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13653561998887261358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-86918003638811701852008-12-24T19:11:00.000+10:302008-12-24T19:11:00.000+10:30We made it, eighty comments. Very nice.Merry Chris...We made it, eighty comments. Very nice.<BR/><BR/>Merry Christmas to all, God Bless all, especially the wonderful Master Cornish.<BR/><BR/>supedis- (n) thick wooden blocks than can be securely strapped to boots. Designed to make life a little more pleasant for the poor infantrymen who slog their way through the mud, at least their feet will stay dry.<BR/>In the heat of battle disarmed soldiers Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-39919854894366829702008-12-24T17:26:00.000+10:302008-12-24T17:26:00.000+10:30Yes, i really enjoyed my trip. All the wonderful s...Yes, i really enjoyed my trip. All the wonderful sunlight and the heat, mmmmmmmm. But now i´m freezing again, sigh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-48670426392794127132008-12-24T17:06:00.000+10:302008-12-24T17:06:00.000+10:30I have always thought it interesting that the stak...I have always thought it interesting that the stake should be considered one of the most effectinve Vampire killing weapons. The original Vlad Dracula was a medieval hero who used to impale his enemies on stakes (20,000 in one go once).<BR/><BR/>Really, had she not called the vampires (at least, thats what Bella refers to them as, I dont recall them using the term to describe themselves) she Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-43333702757869376192008-12-24T16:41:00.000+10:302008-12-24T16:41:00.000+10:30Yes, but the thing is, Vampyres have to have those...Yes, but the thing is, Vampyres have to have those weaknesses, and earn the powers of mind reading through eternity, or else they lose their value of being a demon. Meyer's Vamps aren't damned as they are by definition. To me it's like taking a Rabbit and putting a saddle on it, calling it a Horse. <BR/><BR/>If it were a good thing to be original, then why did she call them Vampires? That's the RottenPockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13653561998887261358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-5939695630094553982008-12-24T15:30:00.000+10:302008-12-24T15:30:00.000+10:30Yep, that was one of my issues with the series: ho...Yep, that was one of my issues with the series: how the vampires were without flaw. Not only were the super strong/fast/beautiful, they had special powers like prophesy, mind reading, etc. And...no weaknesses whatsoever. And they're good at everything they do.<BR/><BR/>YAWN.<BR/><BR/>Of course, traditional vampires have more than their fair share of weaknesses, what with the wooden stake/sunlightnoellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946715913747710088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-4142351615693036372008-12-24T14:47:00.000+10:302008-12-24T14:47:00.000+10:30Interesting thoughts on Vampiric Disintergration. ...Interesting thoughts on Vampiric Disintergration. My problem with the Twilight vampires was not that they were different from the norm (originality is one of the most important aspects of good writing), just that the author seemed to be cutting corners by removing the Vampiric elements that are hard to work into a story, such as the reaction to sunlight etc.<BR/><BR/>Readdlac- (n) a shocking Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-48474184411736552162008-12-24T14:30:00.000+10:302008-12-24T14:30:00.000+10:30Ergh, I think the monotonous dialogue was just irr...Ergh, I think the monotonous dialogue was just irritating as the not so vampyric vampyres. As a Fantasy, I think it's disappointing, but story wise it's just an Americanized, girly-manga that isn't manga. You know, with the whole dark outcast with roguishly good looks and some mysterious inhuman origin, but the girl is overpowered by her love for this random who technically is her stalker and sheRottenPockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13653561998887261358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-51261746605238769492008-12-24T10:52:00.000+10:302008-12-24T10:52:00.000+10:30I finished twilight today. It was OK. Nothing spec...I finished twilight today. It was OK. Nothing special. Now I'm onto Castle in the Air, which will be followed by The Messenger.<BR/>73/74 comments ...portalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14317746948225748655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-30709632363814474462008-12-24T09:25:00.000+10:302008-12-24T09:25:00.000+10:30Hi Anna, did you enjoy your trip?I read Twilight y...Hi Anna, did you enjoy your trip?<BR/><BR/>I read Twilight yesterday afternoon and thought I might post some of my thoughts about it. It wasn't as bad as I feared, actually. Despite enjoying a similar success it was much better written than Harry Potter or Eragon, more mature and with a more intense fell to it. Unfortunately there were a few things I didn't like, I felt the dialogue was a tad Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-71610271703808217092008-12-24T05:26:00.000+10:302008-12-24T05:26:00.000+10:30Anna is back on track. Finally got home from Afric...Anna is back on track. Finally got home from Africa. It was hot.<BR/>wish you all a Merry ChristmasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-19444901784959572412008-12-24T02:57:00.000+10:302008-12-24T02:57:00.000+10:30reminise...reminisnce...reminice...reminisce...don...reminise...reminisnce...reminice...reminisce...don't know that there is a right way, actually<BR/><BR/>junth: a carnivorous lilacAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-46007095961069418472008-12-23T15:54:00.000+10:302008-12-23T15:54:00.000+10:30Hmm.. My library is only one small 3-shelf book sh...Hmm.. My library is only one small 3-shelf book shelf, but it is becoming quite full. I have the MBT series, the seventh tower series, chessnt hill series (don't laugh if u know what im talking about), and the Maximum ride series up to date, but all my other books are all random. Forinstance I have the 2nd inkheart book, the 2nd LO-Elion, 1st,2nd,18th,19th,20th +2 of Heartland, and other random Snoozehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833307259467571907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-2741496407827627702008-12-23T10:05:00.000+10:302008-12-23T10:05:00.000+10:30I've probably recommended them before, but Douglas...I've probably recommended them before, but Douglas Adams has written some great books. They're definitely not juvenile. There's the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy "trilogy" and then the Dirk Gently series, both of which are fantastic.<BR/><BR/>(in Tiny Tim voice) God bless us, every one!<BR/><BR/>Tesodi: a mysterious powder that can be sprinkled into any liquid and will make it fizz out of noellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946715913747710088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-74367453420398990282008-12-23T08:21:00.000+10:302008-12-23T08:21:00.000+10:30Hmm, now I've got the picture of Russell Crowe jum...Hmm, now I've got the picture of Russell Crowe jumping up, waving a sword and yelling "Surprise" stuck in my head. <BR/>A great movie, Master and Commander.<BR/><BR/>Graye, the- (n) a regional dialect term for twilight, shadow or more generally the unknown.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-19263347719411560732008-12-23T07:07:00.000+10:302008-12-23T07:07:00.000+10:30I just hobbled over to my Bookshelf and found that...I just hobbled over to my Bookshelf and found that it is actually quite full :D<BR/><BR/>Although a majority is taken up of old sketchbooks and about 25 art books, paintbrushes, boxes and so on. <BR/><BR/>I have three books here that weren't very popular and I bought for five bucks at a newsagents :D<BR/><BR/>1) The Seer and the Sword - Victoria Hanley.<BR/>Basically an extended, maturer bed RottenPockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13653561998887261358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-36409594288084135342008-12-23T03:38:00.000+10:302008-12-23T03:38:00.000+10:30ahh i love the AEneid...even if a lot of good char...ahh i love the AEneid...even if a lot of good characters died<BR/><BR/>E N Reimuth: if yr going for depressing, try reading K J Parker's Engineer Trilogy. i only read the first and second books because i had no money to buy them all and i got, well, depressed.<BR/> or there's Stephen King's Dark Tower series<BR/>or if you haven't read Terry Pratchet yet, go and do so now<BR/><BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-20904486047468795012008-12-22T15:31:00.000+10:302008-12-22T15:31:00.000+10:30Reinmuth, if you're looking for a dark fantasy ser...Reinmuth, if you're looking for a dark fantasy series read The First Law, by Joe Abercrombie. Very dark and pretty violent (one of the main characters is a torturer), but very well written.<BR/><BR/>Ben Bryddia, yes the Poetic Edda is very interesting. I particularly like the Lokasenna, quite funny, though not very serious.<BR/><BR/>Hmmm, my library. I need a bigger house to put it in. Off the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-69262968374118604312008-12-22T15:00:00.000+10:302008-12-22T15:00:00.000+10:30My own personal library is very sad...I don't ...My own personal library is very sad...I don't have any complete series, just bits and pieces. I own the first and last book of the Lemony Snicket series, the last book of the Lonely City chronicles, some Tamora Pierce books which I keep getting for Christmas (my mom thinks I like them), Eragon...altogether, a pretty "bleh" book collection. It's because I rarely, if ever, buy noellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946715913747710088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29654538.post-75127923455233784352008-12-22T14:46:00.000+10:302008-12-22T14:46:00.000+10:30Monday, Magos.You like Norse mythology? Yes! The P...Monday, Magos.<BR/>You like Norse mythology? Yes! The Poetic Edda rocks.<BR/><BR/>E N Reinmuth.<BR/>Ever read the AEneid? Yes it plagerizes Homer terribly but it is a fun read when properly translated.<BR/><BR/>paphin: a child, usually a naturaly cute one, shanghaid by arcane mages who cannot find a willing apprentice. Paphins often develop anger-management issues in conjunction with their Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com