November 2011
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The Fire Is Mine: More appropriate names for the... →
apriki:
Why The Hell Would You Send Orlando Bloom To Where Lonely Women Are?
Achilles Got Mad Skills
The Twist At The End Of This Movie Is That Sean Bean Lives
Dudes in Sandals
Angry Dudes In Sandals
None Of This Would Have Happened If You Had Just Listened To Hector!!!
Angry Dudes…
Missing: HECTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR
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I'd just like to say...
I’m not going to educate you about feminism.
I’m not here for that.
I am here for mocking and I will mock you when you are being woefully wrong about feminism.
If you want to learn why you’re wrong, fantastic. Put your privilege away and actually listen to what women are saying and not whinge about how your feelings are being hurt.
Sound good?
Then let’s rock!
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I see that in this day and age, people who try...
crovv:
I feel like I am fighting a one man rebellion. XD
Yeah, against reality.
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cheesequake asked: I'm sure you could say something about the appeal of transgressive figures and how part of your attraction is that you know he's the embodiment of everything you're supposed to hate (it's like he's Fry and you're Morgan Proctor). Alternatively, we should call Kenny Loggins because you're clearly in the DANGER ZONE
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: So cute. Now the little girls have run out of... →
hippoiathanatoi:
So cute. Now the little girls have run out of “facts” again. How’s that quest going to prove that Westeros is full of people of colour? Or maybe its on to trying to argue that it should be, because writing eurocentric fantasy is oh so evil?
For the most part, I suspect the support for various…
Good to know you learned something from all those discussions on sexism in...
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GeneralInsanity: BOOK PORN! →
winteriscomingbitch:
I meant to post this much earlier but never got around to it.
A few weeks ago I was over in Bath and at a really fantastic bookstore when I came across this thing of beauty:
Yes, limited edition boxset leatherbound copies of AGoT and ACoK!
THEY WERE SO PRETTY.
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I found them at a bookstore called Topping & Company. :)
They’re really great, they have...
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BOOK PORN!
I meant to post this much earlier but never got around to it.
A few weeks ago I was over in Bath and at a really fantastic bookstore when I came across this thing of beauty:
Yes, limited edition boxset leatherbound copies of AGoT and ACoK!
THEY WERE SO PRETTY.
They were also 40 pounds each…sooooo no.
Instead I just ogled at them.
I thought my fellow bibliophiles might like to see...
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Use whatever is at hand...: Aaaaw yeeeaaaaah. →
von-liechtenstein:
winteriscomingbitch:
Got a conditional offer from the grad program I wanted.
I guess they must have liked my ten page essay on why HP and LOTR»»»ASOIAF. (I’m more shocked that it counted as an essay on English Literature tbh.)
I can see LOTR clearly, but I’d be curious to see…
I didn’t argue that J.K. Rowling was a better writer as much as I argued that...
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Aaaaw yeeeaaaaah.
Got a conditional offer from the grad program I wanted.
I guess they must have liked my ten page essay on why HP and LOTR»»»ASOIAF. (I’m more shocked that it counted as an essay on English Literature tbh.)
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eridan-ampwwhora:
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People who download the album, and have no...
…except they totally do? Not liking the album=/=complaining.
Seriously though:
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Nightwish leaked, my faith in the internet is...
Now I just need the instrumental version because I fucking can’t with these lyrics.
I read this on the SA forums the other day and was overwhelmed with its truthiness:
“Tuomas has become some kind of awful DeviantArt poet who happens to be in a band.”
So far my feelings are mixed: great music and orchestras, stupid lyrics and an even dumber concept/theme. I think this will be...
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Okay you Finnish bastards...
thedarkchestofwonders:
winteriscomingbitch:
LEAK THE FUCKING NIGHTWISH ALBUM ALREADY.
I KNOW SOME OF YOU HAVE IT. BY NOT LEAKING IT YOU ARE BEING A CLASS-A ARSEHOLE AND IN GENERAL TERRIBLE HUMAN BEING. IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT TO BE?
NO, I DIDN’T THINK SO.
Being an asshole by not leaking an album, therefore breaking the law? Oh yeah, they’re so fucking mean it’s unbelievable. *eyeroll* Get...
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Okay you Finnish bastards...
LEAK THE FUCKING NIGHTWISH ALBUM ALREADY.
I KNOW SOME OF YOU HAVE IT. BY NOT LEAKING IT YOU ARE BEING A CLASS-A ARSEHOLE AND IN GENERAL TERRIBLE HUMAN BEING. IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT TO BE?
NO, I DIDN’T THINK SO.
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Fanfiction Friday!
*SPOILERS FOR A STORM OF SWORDS*
To celebrate the fact that it’s Friday, I’m going to post one of my all-time fave fanfics. Unfortunately, it’s written anonymously so I can’t credit or thank the author for their amazing work.
I hope you all enjoy!
Although he would never dare admit it everyone, Loras Tyrell had finally come to accept one immutable truth about himself:...
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And now back to your regularly scheduled...
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And now A Very Terry Thanksgiving must come to an...
I would just like to thank you all for joining me today in our journey into the terrifying psyche of Terry Goodkind.
I hope this was both educational and entertaining!
I also hope to see more Terry bashing in the future! Now that we are well acquainted I think you will find pissing on Terry to be a very fulfilling pastime.
As long as we are armed with our hatred for moral clarity, we cannot be...
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Terry Goodkind and the TV show based on his books.
Terry’s books are popular enough to warrant a tv show. *shudders*
Called Legend of the Seeker, I’ve been told it’s only very loosely based on the books and is actually much better. I personally don’t think that’s saying much.
Unlike Game of Thrones, Legend of the Seeker was a flop and was cancelled after two seasons.
I guess the world wasn’t ready for...
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In which Kahlan heroically battles an evil chicken...
I think out of all the passages in The Sword of Truth, this is my favorite. So moving and inspiring with its depiction of courage as Kahlan faces the unknown.
Her power, her magic, was also a weapon of defense. But it would only work on people. It would not work on a chicken. And it would not work on wickedness incarnate.
Her gaze flicked toward the door, checking the distance. The chicken took a...
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In which Richard Rahl heroically orders the...
We’ve seen the hero of the story Richard heroically take on a young princess and a group of peaceful protesters, now let’s see what he decides to do with the civilians of the country he’s fighting!
“We must fight the war our way. We must fight it for what it really is, not armies on a field of battle acting as surrogates for ideas, but a war for the future of mankind.
As...
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In which Kahlan heroically shows mercy by *not*...
I feel like we can all learn something from the mercy and clemency displayed by Kahlan in this passage.
“So,” the lad said, trying to sound tough, “I guess that in my servcice to the Order I knifed someone important. That makes me a hero of the Order.”
“Make him kneel before the Mother Confessor,” General Meiffert said with quiet command.
The two soldiers...
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In which Richard Rahl heroically slaughters...
Don’t let the fact that they are unarmed fool you, they can be very dangerous! Just ask Pepper Spray Cop.
They raced out from the long shadows of the buildings and poured around the corner. The people off at the end of the street all turned when they spotted Richard’s force coming. More people—men and women from the city—surged into the street in front of the compound of...
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In which Kahlan heroically castrates a man and...
Now that we’ve seen the heroic Richard Rahl in action, it’s time for Kahlan’s turn!
She retuned to Demmin Nass, who stood where he had been told to wait.
There were tears in his eyes. “Please, Mistress, command me.”
Kahlan pulled a knife from his belt, ignoring his request. With her other hand, she unfastened the flanged battle mace from its hook. “Take off...
sciencefictionsexjesus asked: Actually, the Queen taught her to be cruel from an early age. That 8 year old little girl had people killed for the smallest things, such as her meat not being cooked exactly as she wanted it. The Queen gave her a playmate, and she beat her, practically starved her, and locked her in a cage at night. I know it sounds like I'm defending the books, and before learning about how horrible TG is I...
sciencefictionsexjesus asked: In regards to Richard kicking the 8 year old girl in the face: I just wanted to point out that he was shackled from the ceiling, and was tortured for days, and it was all under that little girl's direct orders. Just a bit of context. No offense meant by it.
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In which Richard Rahl heroically kicks an 8 year...
It’s time for our first example of great and heroic deeds performed by Richard Rahl, in which he is confronted by an 8 year old princess.
Princess Violet glared at him. “My mother says that Confessor Kahlan will come back and that we’ll have a surprise for her the next time she comes here. I just want you to know because my mother said you’ll be dead by then. My mother...
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Now that we've all acquainted ourselves with...
Let us move onto his work!
Now, in that interview he states multiple times that his characters are heroes who perform great deeds. After all, there is no point in writing unless you are going to glorify the human spirit and all it is capable of.
I’m going to post a few more quotes from Terry about the importance of heroism just to drive the point home even more (and I want you to remember...
