Absolution Black Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Oh i need a coffee....or shall we head to the rotting belle bar and have a pint of the breaches finest? sorry, on duty..so it will have to be coffee. Besides I think with a name like that, it may not be the type of establishment a Guild official should be setting foot in.... The Guvnor's Decree, on the other hand, on wimpole street.....fantastic little alehouse. And they serve the most wonderful stew...ideal on a frosty morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malandres Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 As long as i can get a pint of green gremlin im there :-) after all i am being recruited by the guild...apparently skills with these here peacebringers is a good qualification... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneWhoFell Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 *rises slowly out of a monolith's shadow, plops down in her favorite spot and yawns* My weekend was 4 days long.... and it was entirely too short.... how's everyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malandres Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Im in bed after a 24hour $$$$$$$$ at work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneWhoFell Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 I wish I was still in bed... I took Friday off to do laundry... which I know sounds stupid, but almost all my clothes were in GA for a week after I'd left, and I needed some of them desperately for this weekend... then I went out and drank to much.... Then I con-ed all weekend... Maine has a small Con every year, and I was the Henchman running Malifaux Demos and the Tourney on Sunday.... so I was BUSY BUSY BUSY! Finally, yesterday, I slept 'til 10.... but had to work in the afternoon... so I didn't get the peace I wanted.... and now I'm back to the grind... I enjoyed it... just wish I'd had a day to myself. Also... I've been having really vivid dreams again... and they're SUPER weird.... *Shakes head* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamHammer Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Hi weirdies. How's things? Have you been eating cheese before bed for your strange dreams? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malandres Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 I know about weird dreams... The other night i had a dream a huge bear ransacked our house and we escaped by jumping out the bedroom window to discover everyone who was attacked by the bears turned into bears...like were-bears i wish i was back jn GA i loved it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamHammer Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Thanks for the book suggestion Edonil. Great book. My only complaint is being a kids/teens book it is way too short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malandres Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Read....Burton and swinburne in the strange affair of spring heeled jack by mark hodder ...its very fun :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Which one, Alanna? That's why there's three quartets, a duo, and a trilogy After Alanna, there's The Hand of the Goddess, The Woman Who Rides Like a Man and Lioness Rampant. After that is Wild Magic, Wolf Speaker, Emperor Mage and The Realm of the Gods (fuzzy on those last two titles...it's The Immortals set.) Then you have First Test, Page, Squire and Lady Knight in The Protector of the Small. Then there's Fell's favorites: Trickster's Choice and Trickster's Queen. And then you have the latest set, Terrier, Bloodhound and Mastiff. So, you've a ways to go to finish the Tortall books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamHammer Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 I ordered In the Hand of the Goddess and Trickster's choice first thing this morning. I wish they sold an omnibus of each set to make it easier/cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Some book clubs do. I know the science fiction book club I'm a part of has omnibuses for Song and Immortals. Halfway through Protector, she finally got her publisher to realize young adults will read actually novels and the books get longer from then on. Mastiff, when all's said and done, is probably about equal to both A:TFA and HotG and a chunk of WWRLaM. (acronyms are because I'm on an iPod and the names are too long to write again...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 By the by, I'd wait on Trickster's...the three quartets come before that set, and some of it will be confusing if you read it out of order. Plus, there'll be spoilers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamHammer Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 I find the journey more important than the destination. Thanks to the internet it becomes hard to avoid spoilers. Although having a bad memory helps. I can be happily playing a game or reading a book and get to the end before it dawns on me I already should know what's happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Then no need to worry! I'm much the same myself. Just wanted to give you the fair warning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonelyPath Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 ~Bounces in on a PoGo Stick and manages to fall down Hatchet's trap door that's been left open. my girls then fish me out with a rope~ Curses, my more fun entrances always go wrong Afternoon all! I finally surfaced, but then my blood sugar did decide to mess up on my last night and was having to get up most of the night to monitor it. Still, it did mean I finally finished reading Flesh Eaters Book prices are starting to get on my nerves though, ordered 3 books from the USA and even with shipping they cost less than they would for me to buy the UK editions. $6.99 (£4.54) knocked down to $4.50 (£2.92) per book, or £7.99 ($12.29) knocked down to £6.70 ($10.30) a book... not much of a contest... And paperbacks in the UK are going up to £8.99 this year! Yeah, we pay a lot for books compared to you lucky people across the Pond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Huh. That puts an interesting perspective on things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonelyPath Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Huh. That puts an interesting perspective on things. We pay less for some things like food, electronics (barring game consoles and games), CDs, etc. but you guys pay far less for tobacco products, gasoline, liqour, books, DVD/Blu-Ray, etc. I mis being over in the States and being a serious book reading, my addiction cost me lots less, lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamHammer Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 It was even worse with ebooks before the Kindle came out over here, it's still bad but getting better. If you were lucky you could find a publisher that didn't have geographic restrictions, then you could get a book for a couple of dollars from a US site. Otherwise you'd have to pay more than you would for a hardback copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malandres Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Yup i always order my books from usa now....its crazy that it is cheaper...i have a kindle but still prefer the feel of a book in my hands...just comes in handy on the submarine due yo space issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamHammer Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Where do you get your books? I was still just using Play and Amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malandres Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Amazon.com and i just search around US book store (just Google it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonelyPath Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 I refuse to get a Kindle, heck I've been offered one for my Birthday of Xmas before now but I like actual books. Also, the screen of a Kindle makes my eyes go funny after about 5 or 10 minutes so there's not much point in getting one, lol. I tend to get books from various places. I order original language manga direct from Japan thanks to a old business account I have that lets my bypass most of the Japanese Export Service Tax (otherwise it'd be VERY expensive to order them), English language manga comes from the USA or Canada, Hardbacks I get from the UK (shipping from abroad on them makes them to expensive compared to the UK price, plus I never pay more than 50% of retail on HB, heh), paperbacks come from wherever I can get them cheapest. LKike last year I picked up the entire Sword of Truth series, in retail (including 5 of the book being HB) it would have cost me around £180 for the 11 books, instead thanks to ordering from the US and finding brand new HB copies on Ebay until typo'd titles I picked up the whole lot for about £80 - 90. The larger format paperbacks were £12 in the UK or about $10 from the US! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonelyPath Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 (edited) Oh yeah and i get my books from Play, Amazon.com/ca, Waterstones, Barnes & Noble (great for bargains from time to time), Kodansha Press, Kadokawa, Morning Sunrise (unless they went bust in the new year since they were having some troubles though nothing compared to Gainax who's revinue dropped 70% with the loss of Evangelion last year), Ebay (various), Infinity & Beyond (my regular comic shop) and anywhere else I can get a bargain. Right then, heading off again now... had a bad night due to my blood sugar messing me about and need more rest. Catch ya all again soon! Edited January 17, 2012 by LonelyPath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malandres Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 yeah i agree with the kindle remarks but for me serving on submarines for months at a time taking 20+ books just isnt practical thats when the kindle comes into its own! i havent really looked on ebay for book (had bad experience when it has come and looked tatty...even though the description said it was imaculate...they refunded but it was just more hassle that its worth... man i wish i could get manga without tax! lucky path!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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