Um. Happy snarling?
I wasn't really complaining, so much as making sure you knew....
-- Ben Doom
Programmer & General Lackey
Moonbow Software, Inc
: -----Original Message-----
: From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
: Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 12:43 PM
: To: CF-Community
: Subject: Re: RE: The Grand List of Overused Scie nce Fictio n Cl ic h �
: s
:
:
: ::nod:: Utopia Texas was pretty small, and that was before half of it
: washed away :)
:
: On some level I was probably aware. But I am totally annoyed with
: my entire
: computer situation at the moment, it's below my radar :) I'll try to quit.
: Stupid email, stupid windows, stupid dreamweaver. ::thinks:: Stupid
: ikonboard, stupid opera, Stupid netscape. Stupid sound card.
:
: That about covers it. I am going to go offline and snarl in a corner now.
:
: Dana
:
: > Yeah. I can't get it around here, nor could I get it when I lived in a
: > different small town.
: >
: > BTW -- were you aware that you're generating extra "re:"s in the subject
: > line?
: >
: >
: > -- Ben Doom
: > Programmer & General Lackey
: > Moonbow Software, Inc
: >
: > : -----Original Message-----
: > : From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
: > : Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 11:46 AM
: > : To: CF-Community
: > : Subject: Re: RE: RE: RE: RE: The Grand List of Overused Scie
: nce Fictio
: > : n Cl ic h� s
: > :
: > :
: > : I found it at the newstand across from UNM. I think part of the
: > : problem the
: > : past couple of years has been that I have been living in such
: small towns.
: > :
: > : Dana
: > :
: > : Ben Doom writes:
: > :
: > : > There's a bookstore in Lexington (jo-beth, if you're
: interested) which
: > : > carries all three pretty regularly. There's a branch in Cinci
: > : and another
: > : > somewhere else which, I suppose, both carry them.
: > : >
: > : > I love that store.
: > : >
: > : >
: > : > -- Ben Doom
: > : > Programmer & General Lackey
: > : > Moonbow Software, Inc
: > : >
: > : > : -----Original Message-----
: > : > : From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
: > : > : Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 10:27 AM
: > : > : To: CF-Community
: > : > : Subject: Re: RE: RE: RE: The Grand List of Overused Scie nce
: > : Fiction Cl
: > : > : ic h� s
: > : > :
: > : > :
: > : > : I find it hard to find, short of actually subscribing (tho I
: > : used to and
: > : > : might again). Found a newstand that sells it now though. I
: > : got tired of it
: > : > : at one point as it seemed it was being deliberately esoteric,
: > : > : stories about
: > : > : the mating rituals of sentient gases and the like :P
: > : > :
: > : > : Dana
: > : > :
: > : > : Ben Doom writes:
: > : > :
: > : > : > Yeah, I've read both. I really don't read either anymore,
: > : > : though. I also
: > : > : > read F&SF. I liked the A books, but not F&SF.
: > : > : >
: > : > : >
: > : > : > -- Ben Doom
: > : > : > Programmer & General Lackey
: > : > : > Moonbow Software, Inc
: > : > : >
: > : > : > : -----Original Message-----
: > : > : > : From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
: > : > : > : Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 10:19 AM
: > : > : > : To: CF-Community
: > : > : > : Subject: Re: RE: RE: The Grand List of Overused Scie nce
: > : > : Fiction Clic h�
: > : > : > : s
: > : > : > :
: > : > : > :
: > : > : > : No, that was a novel and it's been out a while. A lot of her
: > : > : other fantasy
: > : > : > : is wizard/magic stuff (A Wizard of Earthsea for example).
: > : > : Asimov's is a
: > : > : > : good magazine, do you ever read Analog?
: > : > : > :
: > : > : > : Dana
: > : > : > :
: > : > : > : Ben Doom writes:
: > : > : > :
: > : > : > : > No, wrong work, but it might be the right author. I do
: > : > : seem to remember
: > : > : > : > that the author was a woman. These were published
: in Asimov's
: > : > : > : SF magazine
: > : > : > : > in the last, oh, 5 years or so.
: > : > : > : >
: > : > : > : >
: > : > : > : > -- Ben Doom
: > : > : > : > Programmer & General Lackey
: > : > : > : > Moonbow Software, Inc
: > : > : > : >
: > : > : > : > : -----Original Message-----
: > : > : > : > : From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
: > : > : > : > : Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 8:28 PM
: > : > : > : > : To: CF-Community
: > : > : > : > : Subject: Re: RE: The Grand List of Overused Scie nce
: > : > : Fiction Clich� s
: > : > : > : > :
: > : > : > : > :
: > : > : > : > : Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula LeGuin? Been a while.
: > : > : > : > :
: > : > : > : > : > There are also stories which are reflections, or
: > : reversals of
: > : > : > : > : cultures we
: > : > : > : > : > are familiar with. Someone (I can't remember
: who offhand)
: > : > : > : > : wrote a series of
: > : > : > : > : > really great stories about an alien race (with
: footnotes to
: > : > : > : explain the
: > : > : > : > : > translation -- how cute) where homosexuality is the
: > : norm, and
: > : > : > : > : being hetero
: > : > : > : > : > is a social nono. Really good stuff.
: > : > : > : > :
: > : > : > : >
: > : > : > :
: > : > : >
: > : > :
: > : >
: > :
: >
:
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