[Thursday]

...and I ate breakfast at home and brushed my teeth and took out the recycling and went to the [gym] ~40min weight room I emailed Laura Ruth about my current round of complaints with Rest and Bread (and I actually crafted it it such that my "this isn't working for me, how about this?" came out really couched in love and generosity ... er, in contrast to my bullet list to CHPC). Things I am looking ...

In the Service of the White Hand

...suffer from a few of the big flaws that other GW products suffer. 1) It's only one book and the book contains *all* the army lists. 2) The figures are merely representational and don't have to be crafted to show *exactly* the items shown (although it's pretty if they are). 3) It only costs an arm *or* a leg to build and army. Chantry picked Rohan. I would have picked Hobbits, but they really aren...

...my chest, and I was drawn. Fate allowed me your sparing favor, death brought you to my bed. I have yet to elicit what made you leave; in the morning that was an extended night, you crafted awkward moments. My heart screamed, clamored outward, it palpitates against its cage, my bones are sore. I rendered myself deaf, it sang itself hoarse your praise, and left me wounded poetry, feelings that don't...

siff tweets

... go! Pirate for the Sea , an enlightening and unfocused tribute with a lot of whale and seal blood and a little bit of hope. City of Borders , smartly-crafted Israel Palestine doc. She found an exceptional menagerie of unicorns in a conflict zone. The Hurt Locker , near plotless, character development free, stuffed w/ preferably ignored war...

New Worlds, New Lives, New Loves - Chapter 3

.... The bottle contained a strange liquid, that they were told one drop of could heal any injury. These items were entrusted to Lucy, which she took gleefully. Susan was next. She was given a beautifully crafted bow with a quiver full of arrows, as well as a horn that she could use to warn others of danger. Finally, Peter stepped forward and was given a majestic shield, and an incredible broadsword ...

Review: Bridge to Terabithia

... make a mild oath that wasn't at all necessary, and that was annoying. Might want to leave those out if you're reading Terabithia to your kids yourself. In general, I consider this a very well-crafted diamond of a story, and I would certainly recommend it to others. It will also probably end up on my reread shelf at some point. Personally I thought the message behind it is a little-touched-on, ...

... me musing on the garden I have made.   Was I ever that bouyant child who made mud pies out back, copying the woman who could turn out a pie dotted with leaves of flaky crust lovingly crafted hours upon hours, perhaps even in her sleep, nurturing body and soul with such care?   When in the springtime of my life, what care did I have for the future?  As a maid I was ...

Daily Twitters

...shopping. Have steak to broil. Am salivating in anticipation. Choya apéritif. :) # 15:15 @ Toys_for_Tarts review posted. Porn win! bit.ly/zt0Wf # 15:25 It's been a while since I've crafted new products for the @Coming_Together Cafe Press shop. Think I'll play with that a bit. Any requests? # 15:41 @ saskiawalker Thanks! That makes me grin all huge-like. # 17:02 I should...

Weekly Multifandom Rec Post #6

... are married and the joys and trials of life after the island are the subject of this mostly-domestic drama. I simply adored the Frank POV in this fic. bachlava has perfectly crafted his backstory and furthered his characterization in ways that are both surprising and totally IC. The Inevitability of Death by elise_509 , Jack/Sawyer, R Laura offered to write ficlets and I ...

Interplay in Left 4 Dead

... more post out about how the weapons all work together. This is a game that, like Portal , has clearly been fine-tuned and adjusted to a glossy finish. But while Portal was cut down and simplified to make it a smooth, well-crafted ride, L4D was cut down to a tangled knot of gameplay interactions, making it this chaotic, complicated, minute-to-learn-and-lifetime-to-master enigma of a game.