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Wed, 14 July 2010 01:12  |
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 L.R.K.
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So I thought it was high time for me, quite a senior cit... er member, to actually start a new thread - I don't think I have done it before.
And I thought it would be fun, to have a thread dedicated to:
Upcoming books, movies, tv shows... Anything and everything.
News, thoughts, discussions perhaps.
Forthcoming publications. Works in progress. Books optioned. Movies being made, Tv shows commissioned or - sadly - cancelled. Directors. Casting. The season premiere of your favourite show... Just anything of interest.
This isn't strictly a recommendation thread - mentioning a thing isn't the same as endorsing it - it is enough if it might be of interest. However, it must of course all be in the benign spirit of Pollyanna, so if one thinks that something is going to be absolute rubbish - this isn't really the place to mention it.
Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean, like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.
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Wed, 14 July 2010 01:18  |
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L.R.K.
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So, I thought I'd begin. 
The BBC-series Garrow's Law has been commissioned for a second series, and has begun shooting:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/ 07_july/07/garrow.shtml
Now, I've actually not seen the first series yet - but in view of the dearth of other costume drama news, I was actually quite excited to see this. And well, it's a historical drama, based on actual 18th Century court-cases, so I'd actually be really interested in it under any circumstances.
Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean, like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.
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| Re: Looking Forward To... [message #31372 is a reply to message #31366 ] |
Wed, 14 July 2010 07:48 |
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i just got michelle sagara's new book cast in chaos and if it is fantastic so far unfortunately i have to work 8 to 12 hours the next 3 days darn it.have been waiting since september for this book.
Bonnie Holmes the faster ahead I go, the more behind I get
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Wed, 14 July 2010 11:30 |
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I am looking forwarded to the movie Eat Pray Love. I read the book a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it and think the movie will be great too! Julia Roberts seems like an amazing person for the lead role.
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Wed, 14 July 2010 12:19 |
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Next seasons of Castle and Doctor Who.
Avengers movie (and a few others, with names that escape me).
Being moved. I'm in the process of arranging everything to move from Oregon, where I've been living and going to school (and have now graduated, squee!), back down to Southern California.
And on the heels of being moved, my next show, whatever it may be. It'll be good to be working somewhere with a normal pace (Oregon is SLOW!) and with a truly professional group. I feel rusty right now, but I'm sure that'll get shaken off quickly.
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Wed, 14 July 2010 14:34 |
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| Mori-neko wrote on Wed, 14 July 2010 18:19 |
Next seasons of Castle and Doctor Who.
Avengers movie (and a few others, with names that escape me).
Being moved. I'm in the process of arranging everything to move from Oregon, where I've been living and going to school (and have now graduated, squee!), back down to Southern California.
And on the heels of being moved, my next show, whatever it may be. It'll be good to be working somewhere with a normal pace (Oregon is SLOW!) and with a truly professional group. I feel rusty right now, but I'm sure that'll get shaken off quickly.
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Oh, congratulations on the graduation, Mori-neko! And here's to hoping that the next show you get to work on is really fun and fulfilling!
Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean, like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.
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| Re: Looking Forward To... [message #31419 is a reply to message #31366 ] |
Thu, 15 July 2010 23:37 |
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If ONLY I lived within 200 miles of NYC, I would absolutely go see Pilobolus, who premiered a new dance this week. It is a collaboration with, of all people, cartoonist Art Spiegelman. Here is a little snippet about it.
I first saw Pilobolus in the seventies, when they were a pretty new bunch of off-the-wall (literally!) dancers, mostly ex-Dartmouth students, and I was blown away. I saw them again a couple of years ago, when they had a one-night stand in Dallas, and I was blown away all over again. They are fabulous. The emotion they can evoke from what might simply seem to be stunts is wonderful.
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Fri, 16 July 2010 22:47 |
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Ok, I can't hold it in any longer, I am SO looking forward to my forthcoming long service leave. Ten wonderful weeks, eight of them on a trip to the US and Canada.
We have a big itinerary: a week in Oregon (family member there), a week in Alaska (Glacier Bay and Skagway), Washington State (friends who live on Puget Sound), then via Vancouver to the Canadian Rockies for nearly two weeks. We then fly to Nova Scotia and make our way to Quebec City via PEI (Anne of Green Gables). Home via Washington DC (Smithsonian) and San Diego (so R can go to the zoo).
Once home, I think I'll take to my bed for a week to recover!
The whole reason behind this trip and its timing is an item on my 'bucket list'. Forests in Australia are largely evergreen eucalypt, and I have always wanted to walk in a North American forest in the Fall - to be completely surrounded by the colour.
So now I get to do it.
Any tips welcome - must sees that may not be obvious in the tourist literature, good second-hand bookshops, etc.
Can't WAIT!
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| Re: Looking Forward To... [message #31451 is a reply to message #31366 ] |
Sat, 17 July 2010 08:59 |
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quebec is beautiful in the fall.i live about 3 to 4 hours from quebec city in a little town called sutton .we have a beautiful mountain that has walking path that people come every year to see the changing colors of the leaves.when the sun sets over the mountain it is like they are on fire with the golds and reds.
Bonnie Holmes the faster ahead I go, the more behind I get
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Sat, 17 July 2010 21:22 |
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| Black Bear wrote on Sat, 17 July 2010 11:40 |
| Susan in Melbourne wrote on Fri, 16 July 2010 22:47 |
Forests in Australia are largely evergreen eucalypt, and I have always wanted to walk in a North American forest in the Fall - to be completely surrounded by the colour.
So now I get to do it.
Any tips welcome
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Wear a hat, avoid ticks.
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Absolutely! Lyme Disease is a real downer, even if you find the beastie immediately and only have to take one pill. And if you never notice the tick at all and don't recognize the Lyme symptoms, it can get into the central nervous system and be downright scary! (ask my brother) and need IV antibiotics daily for a month.
But don't be scared out of the woods, just pay attention. THere is also a product now, permethrin, that gets good reviews, that you put on your clothes, not on you. It lasts for two weeks, even through the laundry, and kills ticks very effectively
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Tue, 20 July 2010 08:54 |
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Black Bear wrote on Sun, 18 July 2010 02:40
Wear a hat, avoid ticks. :)
If you're doing the Smithsonian i strongly recommend checking out their new prototype web site called Smithsonian Commons: [url |
http://www.si.edu/commons/prototype/[/url]
I don't know when it'll be past the prototype stage, but it's worth keeping an eye on, it looks like the cutting edge in connecting museums with visitors and ensuring you have tools to make the most of your visit. If you're on Twitter I highly recommend following both @Smithsonian and @sandiegozoo, you'll find out about new stuff or special events quickly and easily that way.
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Thanks for the tips, particularly on ticks. I had read the section on Bears in the Lonely Planet Guide to Canada with some attention to detail, but had skipped over the bit on ticks. I'm now up to speed...
I find the whole Smithsonian thing a bit overwhelming, actually. The plan is to just find a Natural History section of it, push R in the door (where he will be in heaven), and wander off to do my own thing.
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Tue, 20 July 2010 09:30 |
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| Susan in Melbourne wrote on Tue, 20 July 2010 08:54 |
I find the whole Smithsonian thing a bit overwhelming, actually. The plan is to just find a Natural History section of it, push R in the door (where he will be in heaven), and wander off to do my own thing.
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Natural History has its own building. As do American History, American Art, Air & Space, American Indians, and, well, all of these. (Note that some of those are not actually in D.C., though.) I just went for the first time myself last month and only managed to hit the ones I listed here (except Natural History--I'm sure it's great but I figured, having seen its counterparts in Paris and London as well as several smaller ones in France, there wouldn't be much new to me there, whereas the others have things you can't see anywhere else).
The good thing is that they're free (though donations are welcome), so it's easy to pop in and out of the different museums as you have time.
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| Re: Looking Forward To... [message #31794 is a reply to message #31366 ] |
Sat, 24 July 2010 14:07 |
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Here's a bit about the new - contemporary - Sherlock Holmes:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-10725501
When I first saw that this was going to be made, I wasn't interested in it at all, to be honest - I just adore the costumes of costume dramas, so I'm never all that keen on modernised dramatisations - if I want to look at modern clothing all I need to do is get out of the house! Anyyy-way, I'm starting to wonder, if it mightn't be worth watching after all? If anybody will be watching this, I'd be glad to know your opinion!
Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean, like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.
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Sun, 25 July 2010 21:57 |
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I really hoping that the film of Eagle of the Ninth will be terrific ... supposed to be out in Sept. I believe.
Susan, I've read many times that Vermont has the perfect balance of colors for fall foliage thanks to the heavy dose sugar maples (scarlet and flame) in our forests. Bonnie's part of Quebec has the same sort of forest ... I think she's about 10 miles from the border. The tricky thing is timing ... peak foliage is a fleeting event. Elevation, the summer's rainfall, hurricanes, all play a role. Gray days are often amazingly spectacular, but a backlit leaf is like nothing else. I also love the glow of freshly fallen leaves on fresh green grass in late afternoon.
www.foliage-vermont.com <a href="http://www.foliage-vermont.com" target="_blank"></a>
Another autumnal experience not to be missed is apple picking when the sun has warmed the ripe apples and their sweet- tart perfume mixes with the richness of the goldenrod and the green smell of the crushed grass under the trees. My cottage is surrounded by the remnants of an old, old orchard with many varieties of heirloom apples and from late August through the end of October I walk the paths my neighbor has mown just to get drunk on the scent.
When I lived in Colorado I snickered at folks getting so excited about aspens turning yellow (a nice change from evergreen, but ...) and joined the late afternoon gathering on a street in Longmont with (yes!) one honest to goodness sugar maple.
I wouldn't worry about about eastern bears ... you have to be incredibly stupid to upset them. I had a yearling bear nose to the glass with my french doors this June. A neighbor had not taken down the her bird feeder and it was looking for more sunflower seeds. Admittedly there are places where they have come to associate people with food, but with the closing of the town dumps here in New England, any "trouble" is usually the fault of people who don't respect wild critters.
The grizzlies in the Rockies are something else, but having hiked there a lot over the years I only ever saw one once, in Glacier/Waterton Park (it was cooling off in a lake). In the Rockies I do have a "bear bell" on my pack and sing loudly when I see berry bushes ahead, but I have come to the conclusion that the writers of guide books are looking to spice up their lists of chain hotels and unattractive "attractions."
Speaking of the Rockies, the hike to the tea house at Lake Louise is tame, but so pretty ... and the restored historic hot springs in Banff were a highlight of one trip.
Sounds like you'll be going lots of great places ... the trick for me is slowing down and getting off the obvious routes and finding a place where I can be peaceful and observe what life there has to offer. I do make it a habit to have some time alone every day so I can savor my environment with all my senses, unrushed by others' agendas.
[Updated on: Mon, 26 July 2010 08:05]
"Winning a war is like winning an earthquake" Jeanette Rankin
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| Re: Looking Forward To... [message #31912 is a reply to message #31881 ] |
Mon, 26 July 2010 07:24 |
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| AJLR wrote on Sun, 25 July 2010 23:51 |
| L.R.K. wrote on Sat, 24 July 2010 19:07 |
Here's a bit about the new - contemporary - Sherlock Holmes:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-10725501
When I first saw that this was going to be made, I wasn't interested in it at all, to be honest - I just adore the costumes of costume dramas, so I'm never all that keen on modernised dramatisations - if I want to look at modern clothing all I need to do is get out of the house! Anyyy-way, I'm starting to wonder, if it mightn't be worth watching after all? If anybody will be watching this, I'd be glad to know your opinion!
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Very good! Definitely worth watching.
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Great! Thanks, AJLR!
Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean, like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.
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Mon, 26 July 2010 08:19 |
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| skating librarian wrote on Mon, 26 July 2010 03:57 |
I really hoping that the film of Eagle of the Ninth will be terrific ... supposed to be out in Sept. I believe.
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I hope so too - but I'm a little worried about how faithful an adaptation it will be - it is one of my favourite books. The actor who is playing Marcus is, I think, a full ten years older than the character in the book - and just that may change a lot. I've been trying to find a trailer, but not succeeded - shouldn't it be out by now, if the movie is out in September? It would be nice to be able to see a little what type of movie they've made - to get a little taste of it, so to speak. Not, of course, that trailers can't be misleading. Anybody seen a trailer of it?
Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean, like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.
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Mon, 26 July 2010 13:14 |
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I had heard nothing about this! *excited* ... *also worried* ...
Is this to be a theatrical release, or broadcast, or what?
| L.R.K. wrote on Mon, 26 July 2010 07:19 |
| skating librarian wrote on Mon, 26 July 2010 03:57 |
I really hoping that the film of Eagle of the Ninth will be terrific ... supposed to be out in Sept. I believe.
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I hope so too - but I'm a little worried about how faithful an adaptation it will be - it is one of my favourite books. The actor who is playing Marcus is, I think, a full ten years older than the character in the book - and just that may change a lot. I've been trying to find a trailer, but not succeeded - shouldn't it be out by now, if the movie is out in September? It would be nice to be able to see a little what type of movie they've made - to get a little taste of it, so to speak. Not, of course, that trailers can't be misleading. Anybody seen a trailer of it?
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Mon, 26 July 2010 22:52 |
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| abigailmm wrote on Mon, 26 July 2010 19:14 |
I had heard nothing about this! *excited* ... *also worried* ...
Is this to be a theatrical release, or broadcast, or what?
| L.R.K. wrote on Mon, 26 July 2010 07:19 |
| skating librarian wrote on Mon, 26 July 2010 03:57 |
I really hoping that the film of Eagle of the Ninth will be terrific ... supposed to be out in Sept. I believe.
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I hope so too - but I'm a little worried about how faithful an adaptation it will be - it is one of my favourite books. The actor who is playing Marcus is, I think, a full ten years older than the character in the book - and just that may change a lot. I've been trying to find a trailer, but not succeeded - shouldn't it be out by now, if the movie is out in September? It would be nice to be able to see a little what type of movie they've made - to get a little taste of it, so to speak. Not, of course, that trailers can't be misleading. Anybody seen a trailer of it?
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Here it is on IMDB:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034389/
The Plot is described as: "In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila (Tatum) arrives from Rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the commander of the Ninth. Accompanied only by his British slave Esca (Bell), Marcus sets out across Hadrian's Wall into the uncharted highlands of Caledonia - to confront its savage tribes, make peace with his father's memory, and retrieve the lost legion's golden emblem, the Eagle of the Ninth."
Which, as far as it goes, is all right... It says it will be out in 2011, but perhaps it's a mistake? If it's true, though, that would explain why there are no trailers...
Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean, like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.
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Tue, 27 July 2010 06:38 |
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| skating librarian wrote on Mon, 26 July 2010 11:57 |
I really hoping that the film of Eagle of the Ninth will be terrific ... supposed to be out in Sept. I believe.
Susan, I've read many times that Vermont has the perfect balance of colors for fall foliage thanks to the heavy dose sugar maples (scarlet and flame) in our forests. Bonnie's part of Quebec has the same sort of forest ... I think she's about 10 miles from the border. The tricky thing is timing ... peak foliage is a fleeting event. Elevation, the summer's rainfall, hurricanes, all play a role. Gray days are often amazingly spectacular, but a backlit leaf is like nothing else. I also love the glow of freshly fallen leaves on fresh green grass in late afternoon.
.....Sounds like you'll be going lots of great places ... the trick for me is slowing down and getting off the obvious routes and finding a place where I can be peaceful and observe what life there has to offer. I do make it a habit to have some time alone every day so I can savor my environment with all my senses, unrushed by others' agendas.
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Eagle of the Ninth!! Wow. Yes, that will be a must see.
Thank you for your comments about the Fall. I hope I can be as inspired by my experiences when I get there.
Yes, I, too, really need time alone. 24 hours a day in a husband's company can be tricky, but if we spend some time apart doing the different things we like, it makes for something else to talk about! Fortunately, I love walking and he doesn't, so I usually do get some time out each day when we're away on holiday.
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| Re: Looking Forward To... [message #31971 is a reply to message #31948 ] |
Tue, 27 July 2010 14:46 |
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I just saw the first episode of Sherlock. Watched it on a whim because I like the character. It's hilarious. Kind of twisted, and a bit predictable at the end, but I'm definitely looking forward to the next one.
As far as coming up for me, I'm off to Seattle at the beginning of September to staff for PAX (Penny Arcade Expo). It looks to be a blast, and I am all sorts of giddy and excited about it!
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Wed, 28 July 2010 08:04 |
Susan in Melbourne
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L.R.K. wrote on Tue, 27 July 2010 12:52
Here it is on IMDB:
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034389/[/url]
The Plot is described as: "In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila (Tatum) arrives from Rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the commander of the Ninth. Accompanied only by his British slave Esca (Bell), Marcus sets out across Hadrian's Wall into the uncharted highlands of Caledonia - to confront its savage tribes, make peace with his father's memory, and retrieve the lost legion's golden emblem, the Eagle of the Ninth."
Which, as far as it goes, is all right... It says it will be out in 2011, but perhaps it's a mistake? If it's true, though, that would explain why there are no trailers...
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I was watching The Movie Show last night, and they reviewed a film called 'Centurion', which got a fairly luke-warm reception as graphically violent and two-dimensional. They said that the premise of the mystery of the disappearance of the Ninth Legion was the stuff of fable, but that "there is another film coming out soon on the same topic and I suspect that will handle the idea better."
Think I know what that will be!
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Sun, 08 August 2010 14:29 |
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Adding to my things to look forward to list...
New Miles Vorkosigan book- Cryoburn
And there's a few new Mercedes Lackey books coming out in the next couple months too, including a direct follow on to Foundation.
*squee*
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Sun, 08 August 2010 19:38 |
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| Mori-neko wrote on Sun, 08 August 2010 14:29 |
Adding to my things to look forward to list...
New Miles Vorkosigan book- Cryoburn
And there's a few new Mercedes Lackey books coming out in the next couple months too, including a direct follow on to Foundation.
*squee*
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i know,i can't wait,currently rereading foundation.
Bonnie Holmes the faster ahead I go, the more behind I get
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