The Briefest of Updates in the Briefest of Posts
This is Not A Real Post, Gentle Reader, nor does it contain Much Of Value. Rather, I thought I would drop my Constant Readers a quick note to say that yes, I am Still Alive, I have completed the Grade-a-thon (of doom!), I finally (!) have read all of The Deathly Hallows (!!!), and I nearly--just nearly, Friends!--split my sides at The Simpsons Movie.
Further, Mr. Reads and I just received A Large Shipment of graphic novels from the Amazon.com Fairy, and The Family Reads is looking forward to settling down with some non-school (and alas, non-Potter) reading. On the docket is Lex Luthor: Man of Steel, Ms. Marvel: Best of the Best, Seven Soldiers of Victory Vol. 1, and Ultra: Seven Days. Also nabbed from the library: Thursday Next: First Among Sequels (Jasper Fforde), The Sons of Heaven (Kage Baker), and In Dublin's Fair City (Rhys Bowen).
All in all, a perfectly wonderful way to begin what is to be, in truth, my only week of Summer Vacation. Having taught both summer sessions and having made Great Strides on Dissertation Progress has, in truth, Exhausted This Humble Author. But before I retire for the evening, I do have two questions for you, Friends, if I may Be So Bold.
Question #1:
As Arrogant Self-Reliance's One Year Blogiversary is on August 7th (from its Initial Incarnation at the Old Address), I would like to Do Something Special to Commemorate the Occasion. Any suggestions for SuperSpecial Blog Posts?
Question #2:
What does it mean that I keep accidentally singing the line from the Spider-Man theme song as "Fashion is his reward" rather than "Action is his reward"? Does it mean that my two worlds--Academic Fashion Fandom and Pop Culture Comic Book Fandom--are colliding? Or uniting?
2 comments:
1. Have you posted yet about The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen? I don't recall, but it seems like it'd be right up your alley.
2. Well, you can make it mean that...
(By the way, I haven't forgotten about the Legion-costumes blogpost you suggested to me. It's about half-written right now.)
I've read some Jasper Fforde, and I like some of the ideas he comes up with for his books, but... do you actually like the books? The storytelling? I find them extremely boring to read, and I'm not going to read any more of them.
Hi Matthew,
1. Have you posted yet about The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen? I don't recall, but it seems like it'd be right up your alley.
Huzzah! You've just inspired an idea for the 1-year post! Thanks! :)
(By the way, I haven't forgotten about the Legion-costumes blogpost you suggested to me. It's about half-written right now.)
Nor have I forgotten about your retro-diversity idea :) This summer has been Very Busy for me, and I feel as if I'm months behind on writing and reviewing--and in fact, I am.
I've read some Jasper Fforde, and I like some of the ideas he comes up with for his books, but... do you actually like the books? The storytelling? I find them extremely boring to read, and I'm not going to read any more of them.
I think The Eyre Affair is the best of the lot, writing-wise, and I enjoy the character Thursday Next enough to keep reading. But I don't buy his books anymore; I nab them from the library. I think some of the writing gets to be too over the top, which is why I can't bring myself to read some of the more over the top sci fi writers, like Mr. Pratchett or Mr. Adams.
Ciao,
Amy
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