My sister bought one because the 128mb or 256mb MP3 player she had didn't hold enough songs for her workout.
She'd considered buying the larger ones and dealing with the weight, but when they announced the mini, she saved her cash and ordered it for her birthday.
For her, it was the weight, not the cost. It was equivalent to her purchase of the smaller MP3 player, which is the point most people are missing.
Oh, and she bought the silver, not the colors. Though she wishes now she'd kinda bought one of the colored ones.
All you need to purchase iTunes music is a credit card with a US billing address. I had a friend who was in Britain for school, but his parents lived in the US. He was (and still is, now that he's in China) able to buy music from iTMS without problems.
No, he gets the ring from Cirdan (of the Shipwrights) when he returns to Middle-Earth. The original Elven rings are held by Cirdan, Galadriel, and Elrond.
That's A Civil Campaign, not Affair. And definitely is an homage to all the authors she mentions in the dedication! Comedy of Manners and Biology indeed!
He was there, I heard him speak to a not-so-big crowd. And he appeared, brieflly, in the Deadlands LARP that was going on there.
A friend of mine, who had never done Deadlands or LARPing before, played in it just to get a line with him. She did managed to pull it off, and was quite excited by her "brush with fame.";)
I heard long ago that you were on SJ Games freebie list, getting all of the supplements when they came out. So it appeared you are a gamer (more specifically an rpgamer) geek too.
Tod's Point - Greenwich CT-. When you are jogging in this 147-acre park there is a spot you pass at the half way mark when you come around a bend and on a clear day - like today - you can see the whole gleaming skyline of Manhattan.
Except this morning there was something that seemed wrong.
There were two smokestacks on the horizon in a place there never had been smokes stacks before. And it took a minute - a long minute - to figure out that the smoke was billowing out from the World Trade Towers.
About twenty yards up ahead a few people had congregated and I stopped to ask what had happened.
Their news was swift and delivered in short sentences.
At that point in time both Towers were still standing. And so we stood. All strangers gathered on an outcropping of rock, watching a scene that did not make sense.
And then a woman ran up and began to climb those rocks. She was crying and her movements were frantic. She could not get close enough to their edge - to the water. She was in tears. A few steps behind her another woman followed who tried to keep the first from climbing down the rocks to the water.
"But he's in that building," the crying woman said as she fought off her friend.
The crowd grew as the minutes passed. And some of us stood back to let the war widows past - you could tell who they were - the women and men who came - some alone, others with friends - who had loved ones in those two towers.
Ashamed to watch their grief, to see their trembling hands and smell their fear, I kept my eyes on the sky.
"It's collapsing," a man shrieked. And the wailing started.
In this suburb that sits on the outskirts of NY we watched the Twin Towers fall. But we didn't hear the sirens or the explosions. We only heard the gulls screaming and the widows weeping.
Frankly, I don't care if he did hide the conviction from his family.
What I do care about is the lame attempt that he was trying to "protect" his daughters by hiding this from them.
I'd have had more respect for him if he'd just hid it from the media. What a way to set an example for your children! How about being honest and telling them that you have made mistakes, and you're hoping they'll learn from your mistakes, as you did?
...but one of the most fun things in my school was all the nerds who became the drama department. Spring semester, they decided to do M*A*S*H*, which of course was on any/every nerd's watch list in my area. So they all wanted to do the play.
The play got cancelled that spring (not enough students), and was then done the following fall. All the nerds came back to audition. And were there for every play thereafter.
So these categories are quite flexible...but that doesn't diminish those whose schools/environments don't have even that amount of flexibility.
Anything by Miyazaki. (hmm...site seems to be down now) This includes Totoro (personal fave, get the sub, not the US dub!), Kiki's Delivery Service, Castle Cagliostro, Princess Mononoke, Laputa (again, sub not US dub as "Castle in the Sky"), and Nausicaa.
> Am I the only person who is not overwhelmed at any of William Gibson's work?
No, you're not the only one. Took me months to get through Neuromancer, and I *tried* to read Count Zero, but had no connection to the characters, so I gave up.
I found a nice guy who isn't a geek. We get along great. I fix his computers when he breaks them, and I fix mine when he breaks them, too.
Though, I admit, it would be nice to be able to have him install software on his own without help. And for him to be able to install it in the right location.
But just as guys mentioned training girls, so am I training him. Slowly, but he's learning...
I've gone to Amazon to get book information and reviews, but I've always bought from books.com. They've been around almost before there was a web, when you had to telnet in to order your books.
I'll probably keep doing the same thing now, ignoring what I don't want/need.
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My sister bought one because the 128mb or 256mb MP3 player she had didn't hold enough songs for her workout.
She'd considered buying the larger ones and dealing with the weight, but when they announced the mini, she saved her cash and ordered it for her birthday.
For her, it was the weight, not the cost. It was equivalent to her purchase of the smaller MP3 player, which is the point most people are missing.
Oh, and she bought the silver, not the colors. Though she wishes now she'd kinda bought one of the colored ones.
Interesting to note...
All you need to purchase iTunes music is a credit card with a US billing address. I had a friend who was in Britain for school, but his parents lived in the US. He was (and still is, now that he's in China) able to buy music from iTMS without problems.
Well, except for the Great Wall issues now.
Complex World.
No, he gets the ring from Cirdan (of the Shipwrights) when he returns to Middle-Earth. The original Elven rings are held by Cirdan, Galadriel, and Elrond.
That's A Civil Campaign, not Affair. And definitely is an homage to all the authors she mentions in the dedication! Comedy of Manners and Biology indeed!
He was there, I heard him speak to a not-so-big crowd. And he appeared, brieflly, in the Deadlands LARP that was going on there.
;)
A friend of mine, who had never done Deadlands or LARPing before, played in it just to get a line with him. She did managed to pull it off, and was quite excited by her "brush with fame."
True, or not?
The author said this was free to pass on:
ON THE BEACH by M.J. Rose
Tod's Point - Greenwich CT-. When you are jogging in this 147-acre park there is a spot you pass at the half way mark when you come around a bend and on a clear day - like today - you can see the whole gleaming skyline of Manhattan.
Except this morning there was something that seemed wrong.
There were two smokestacks on the horizon in a place there never had been smokes stacks before. And it took a minute - a long minute - to figure out that the smoke was billowing out from the World Trade Towers.
About twenty yards up ahead a few people had congregated and I stopped to ask what had happened.
Their news was swift and delivered in short sentences.
At that point in time both Towers were still standing. And so we stood. All strangers gathered on an outcropping of rock, watching a scene that did not make sense.
And then a woman ran up and began to climb those rocks. She was crying and her movements were frantic. She could not get close enough to their edge - to the water. She was in tears. A few steps behind her another woman followed who tried to keep the first from climbing down the rocks to the water.
"But he's in that building," the crying woman said as she fought off her friend.
The crowd grew as the minutes passed. And some of us stood back to let the war widows past - you could tell who they were - the women and men who came - some alone, others with friends - who had loved ones in those two towers.
Ashamed to watch their grief, to see their trembling hands and smell their fear, I kept my eyes on the sky.
"It's collapsing," a man shrieked. And the wailing started.
In this suburb that sits on the outskirts of NY we watched the Twin Towers fall. But we didn't hear the sirens or the explosions. We only heard the gulls screaming and the widows weeping.
Frankly, I don't care if he did hide the conviction from his family.
What I do care about is the lame attempt that he was trying to "protect" his daughters by hiding this from them.
I'd have had more respect for him if he'd just hid it from the media. What a way to set an example for your children! How about being honest and telling them that you have made mistakes, and you're hoping they'll learn from your mistakes, as you did?
...but one of the most fun things in my school was all the nerds who became the drama department. Spring semester, they decided to do M*A*S*H*, which of course was on any/every nerd's watch list in my area. So they all wanted to do the play.
The play got cancelled that spring (not enough students), and was then done the following fall. All the nerds came back to audition. And were there for every play thereafter.
So these categories are quite flexible...but that doesn't diminish those whose schools/environments don't have even that amount of flexibility.
To wit: I haven't been able to find enough players for an Amber game in years.
Maybe you haven't been looking in the right places? Find an AmberCon and you'll find players. Or post on the AML (Amber Mailing List).
They wouldn't say how many (being owned by Hasbro now, and being publicly traded), but I do know they had 3,900 in pre-orders from pre-registration.
Anything by Miyazaki. (hmm...site seems to be down now) This includes Totoro (personal fave, get the sub, not the US dub!), Kiki's Delivery Service, Castle Cagliostro, Princess Mononoke, Laputa (again, sub not US dub as "Castle in the Sky"), and Nausicaa.
Akira
Bubblegum Crisis/Crash
Vampire Princess Miyu
and, my favorite
The Record of Lodoss War.
So, um...where are the REAL links?
Now, once I get M.U.L.E.
Ack! My childhood is coming back to haunt me! Loved that game (sigh), it was so much fun, and the music was addictive.
Anyone know where I can get a copy? For any platform??
>> At least, I haven't ever heard of Santa Claus being featured in the bible. :)
Didn't you know, Jesus was born to a jolly guy in a red suit!
> Am I the only person who is not overwhelmed at any of William Gibson's work?
No, you're not the only one. Took me months to get through Neuromancer, and I *tried* to read Count Zero, but had no connection to the characters, so I gave up.
I agree with you completely.
Who says geekgirls need to find geekguys?
I found a nice guy who isn't a geek. We get along great. I fix his computers when he breaks them, and I fix mine when he breaks them, too.
Though, I admit, it would be nice to be able to have him install software on his own without help. And for him to be able to install it in the right location.
But just as guys mentioned training girls, so am I training him. Slowly, but he's learning...
Julia
I've gone to Amazon to get book information and reviews, but I've always bought from books.com. They've been around almost before there was a web, when you had to telnet in to order your books.
I'll probably keep doing the same thing now, ignoring what I don't want/need.
They need to update the FAQ, it still lists subscribing via netspace.org.
>Besides, don't you want an actor who looks at least ten years-old to play Anakin?
Not in the second movie, which is at least 10 years after the first.