tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061273.post3631330387232654802..comments2023-11-03T06:08:34.011-06:00Comments on Third Level Digression: Yahmdallahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04486390319031344611noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061273.post-46933426504062947112007-03-19T08:09:00.000-06:002007-03-19T08:09:00.000-06:00Sya - I hear that. Btw, if you look very closely,...Sya - I hear that. Btw, if you look very closely, that creepy glowing butterfly that puts people to sleep is carrying a tiny copy of the Silmarillion.<BR/><BR/>Wisky - I know that I'd have loved it as a teen and even in my 20s. I had McJobs most of the time then, and would've savored every sick moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061273.post-31176959745706710572007-03-19T07:30:00.000-06:002007-03-19T07:30:00.000-06:00BTW, have you read this interview with Stephenson?...BTW, have you read <A HREF="http://interviews.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/10/20/1518217" REL="nofollow">this</A> interview with Stephenson? Lots of good material to savour, including this bit:<BR/><BR/><I>Q: In a fight between you and William Gibson, who would win?<BR/><BR/>Neal: You don't have to settle for mere idle speculation. Let me tell you how it came out on the three occasions when weWhisky Prajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076228013022881173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061273.post-24752933135552096272007-03-19T07:25:00.000-06:002007-03-19T07:25:00.000-06:00I have to admit I got a little depressed when I re...I have to admit I got a little depressed when I realized that when it comes to this list, I would now probably take a pass on most of the books I read back in the day. Some of them meant a great deal to me at the time. The Thomas Covenant books are a prime example: they meant the world to me as a young, over-angsty losing-my-religion (or maybe not) punk, but I could never make it past the Whisky Prajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076228013022881173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061273.post-76742095555000203862007-03-16T17:26:00.000-06:002007-03-16T17:26:00.000-06:00I have a copy of The Silmarillion, but every time ...I have a copy of <I>The Silmarillion</I>, but every time I think about reading it, a wave of sleepiness hits me.Syahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16756204083212894711noreply@blogger.com