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Re: Secret Santa
« Reply #135 on: January 04, 2010, 07:23:04 pm »
I've developed kind of a low tolerance for great sentences that don't add up to great stories.  It's not that I don't appreciate a great sentence, because I do.  But I get bored admiring an author's stylistic pyrotechnics if it doesn't support plot or characterization. 

It's why I never finished William Gibson's last book and had to struggle through Idoru. 
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Re: Secret Santa
« Reply #136 on: January 04, 2010, 07:56:46 pm »
These are nonfiction pieces, and they're not too long. In a novel I agree, it's not enough.
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Re: Secret Santa
« Reply #137 on: January 04, 2010, 08:10:51 pm »
Quote from: AugustWest on January 04, 2010, 07:23:04 pm
I've developed kind of a low tolerance for great sentences that don't add up to great stories.  It's not that I don't appreciate a great sentence, because I do.  But I get bored admiring an author's stylistic pyrotechnics if it doesn't support plot or characterization. 

It's why I never finished William Gibson's last book and had to struggle through Idoru. 

And I with DFW's Infinite Jest.  My patience for his brilliance was, sadly, finite.
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Re: Secret Santa
« Reply #138 on: January 04, 2010, 08:22:18 pm »
Quote from: bluemoon72 on January 04, 2010, 08:10:51 pm
And I with DFW's Infinite Jest. 

Yeah, me too.  Although I do intend to make another stab at it.
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Re: Secret Santa
« Reply #139 on: January 04, 2010, 08:28:05 pm »
poor billy gibson. he doesn't want to write novels, i don't think. he wants to write paintings. paintings of a dyspeptic future wherein artificial sentience evolves of its own accord and hides itself.
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Re: Secret Santa
« Reply #140 on: January 04, 2010, 09:44:55 pm »
Quote from: schnitzelbank on January 04, 2010, 03:54:24 am
It's a hamsa, just in case you find yourself needing to ward off the evil eye.

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Re: Secret Santa
« Reply #141 on: January 05, 2010, 07:56:46 am »
Quote from: bluemoon72 on January 04, 2010, 08:10:51 pm
And I with DFW's Infinite Jest.  My patience for his brilliance was, sadly, finite.

I thought that did kind of build to something, there are certainly repeating themes. In any case enough interesting characters lets me ignore less than cohesive plots. On the other hand I read a review somewhere with CFW saying he'd designed that book to be like a serpinski gasket. I'm not even sure how that's meant to make sense but it makes me want to read it again with a notebook. 
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Re: Secret Santa
« Reply #142 on: January 06, 2010, 07:54:07 pm »
We could do a birthday exchange - draw names and have one person responsible for sending a birthday gift on behalf of the rest of the board. That would keep the fun going all year long.
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Re: Secret Santa
« Reply #143 on: January 06, 2010, 08:26:45 pm »
ummm... I haven't gotten any surprises in the mail yet. But perhaps it was coming from overseas and got held up in customs? I guess I shouldn't have requested those bestiality videos.
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Re: Secret Santa
« Reply #144 on: January 06, 2010, 08:38:05 pm »
Quote from: Mr Trout on January 06, 2010, 08:26:45 pm
ummm... I haven't gotten any surprises in the mail yet. But perhaps it was coming from overseas and got held up in customs? I guess I shouldn't have requested those bestiality videos.

I may have reported you to the authorities for sending an obviously deadly poison to my home.
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Re: Secret Santa
« Reply #145 on: January 06, 2010, 08:41:24 pm »
Quote from: Bobby Isosceles on January 06, 2010, 08:38:05 pm
...obviously deadly poison...

You know, I'm actually not sure whether you are talking about the movies or the whiskey.
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Re: Secret Santa
« Reply #146 on: January 06, 2010, 08:42:10 pm »
Quote from: Asherdan on January 06, 2010, 07:41:17 pm
Has this thing wrapped or are there more surprises to be posted?

as far as i know, my gift is waiting to be recieved.  its troubling because i shipped it on 12/18 and it was headed to neighboring state..... :(


also, i vote for the birthday surprise idea.
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Re: Secret Santa
« Reply #147 on: January 06, 2010, 08:44:26 pm »
Quote from: Mr Trout on January 06, 2010, 08:41:24 pm
You know, I'm actually not sure whether you are talking about the movies or the whiskey.

The "whiskey". The movies are awesome. :)
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Re: Secret Santa
« Reply #148 on: January 06, 2010, 09:13:00 pm »
Quote from: greenkoolayd on January 06, 2010, 08:42:10 pm
as far as i know, my gift is waiting to be recieved.  its troubling because i shipped it on 12/18 and it was headed to neighboring state..... :(


also, i vote for the birthday surprise idea.
I have it dude, I'll post pictures tomorrow.
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Re: Secret Santa
« Reply #149 on: January 06, 2010, 10:25:25 pm »
Quote from: Asherdan on January 06, 2010, 07:41:17 pm
Has this thing wrapped or are there more surprises to be posted?

BTW: Good Job people. This was fun.

Will a follow on list be made available so I can mail people random stuff when the urge strikes me? I know that was discussed earlier, but am hazy on the resolution.

Everyone give porkin a hand-can for doing the scut work, while you're here.

Thanks.

We still have a couple of people who haven't received their gifts yet, but I have been assured that the fix is in on those.

I was waiting for this gift exchange to be over to publish the list of addresses (by pm of course), but seeing as how that hasn't happened yet (ahem), I'll probably start a thread on it later today or tomorrow. Those of you who expressed interest are already on the list, the rest will be able to sign up once I start the thread.
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