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1.

I assumed this was on Tumblr somewhere and that everyone who had a feeling about The Avengers or Guardians of the Galaxy would already have seen it. But it seems perhaps not. Therefore I share with you: If 'The Avengers' Were Cereal Mascots... Because: Groot Loops! Loki Charms! So cute.

2.

Aw, see, this is why I liked Theon Greyjoy professor. His reply to my email after we crossed paths, wherein I said I wasn't sure if he'd remembered me at first and would he like to have coffee and catch up sometime:
Hi [bironic]. I have a horrible memory for faces and names with most people, because they're boring, but I certainly never forgot yours whatsoever. I would love to get together with you sometime, for coffee/tea or even a more grown-up drink somewhere. [...] I'll save my ruminations on things gallifreyan till we meet in person. I am LOVING series 8 & capaldi. It seems as if someone's given Moffat a much-needed kick up the arse or a dressing-down or something.

Interlude:

I have been sick a lot in the last couple of months in several different fun and exciting ways, after not having been sick at all since moving to Boston. I am ready for it to end. *coughs*

3.

At [livejournal.com profile] thedeadparrot's this weekend I mentioned how The Fast & The Furious's focus on Dom's family & chosen family, particularly the 6th movie, which we were watching, reminded me of Lilo & Stitch's "Ohana means family. Family means no one gets left behind," and then it turned into a sort of drinking game in which we were not actually drinking. Now I kind of want to do a vidlet of F&F set to L&S audio.

That is separate from the ridiculousness that is The Rock's biceps in that film. So large. So large. He can't put his arms down at his sides, you guys.

4.

Did you know Anne Rice has a new Vampire Chronicles book coming out? I did not know. Prince Lestat. She is coming to the Harvard Bookstore on her tour to sign it. Unfortunately it is at noon on a Tuesday and costs something like $30, so I will not be going. But I put a hold on the book at the library. We'll see if there's anything decent in it. The title is, you will probably agree, not promising.

#needsbettervampirenewssources

5.

Now off for bedtime reading. After Hark! A Vagrant and Being Mortal, there is Best American Comics 2013 to try. Interested in knowing more about current comics & graphic novels. I wanted to check out Saga from the library after hearing it recced on Pop Culture Happy Hour, but the first volume was unavailable. Also want(ed) to read Sex Criminals but didn't see it on the shelf at a glance. Oh, well.

Date: Oct. 14th, 2014 08:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] alizarin-nyc.livejournal.com
You have a date with Theon Greyjoy.

Well done!

Date: Oct. 14th, 2014 11:26 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] bironic.livejournal.com
Ha. Well, it had better not be a date-date, since he's married and has a daughter. But I'm looking forward to catching up.

Date: Oct. 15th, 2014 04:09 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] azephirin.livejournal.com
Saga is SO GOOD! :DDDDDDD

Date: Oct. 15th, 2014 10:55 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] bironic.livejournal.com
Now that is two recs! Maybe I should put a hold on it at the liberry. Today while returning some DVDs I picked up League of Extraordinary Gentlemen vols 1 & 2 (never got around to reading it) and some graphic novel thing about how graphic novels work, for after Best American Comics 2013, which I've only just started (an excerpt from Alison Bechdel's Are You My Mother?).

Date: Oct. 16th, 2014 12:19 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] thedeadparrot.livejournal.com
+1 on the Saga rec. I have a copy of the 1st and 2nd volumes if you'd like to borrow them! (This might also be a good impetus to get the 3rd as well.)

I've been meaning to try Sex Criminals, too. Um, if only because I think it would be a weirdly fascinating AU world for fic fusion purposes.

Date: Oct. 16th, 2014 12:40 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] bironic.livejournal.com
Doesn't it seem like something fandom should be all over by now? Or maybe it is and I'm just not plugged in in the right places. Being on LJ and all, with a limited friendslist.

& yay, thanks, if I haven't gotten it from the library by the next time I see you, I might just take you up on that offer.

Date: Oct. 16th, 2014 12:43 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] thedeadparrot.livejournal.com
I mean, it's a semi-obscure indie comic, even if the guy writing it is also writing the super popular Hawkeye series. So maybe it's shown up elsewhere? It is one of the Yuletide fandoms this year.

Oh, I just remembered that I also have DRM-free digital versions of Saga Vol 1 and 2 as well! But I know a lot of people are not into reading comics on screens, so I understand if you are not interested.

Date: Oct. 16th, 2014 12:52 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] bironic.livejournal.com
Neat. I'm not strongly for or against reading print comics electronically, so much as I've picked up these batches in particular for bedtime reading and print works better for that.

Maybe we're just waiting for a critical mass to discover the premise before it becomes a cross-fandom plot device? :)

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