tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11536840.post113701199666114246..comments2023-05-13T09:37:32.578-06:00Comments on In The Now: Minigoal #2Liam J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05670587605642193711noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11536840.post-1137776384681136902006-01-20T09:59:00.000-07:002006-01-20T09:59:00.000-07:00Beware the honeydew juices dripping from his razor...Beware the honeydew juices dripping from his razor-sharp teeth! Be warned of his ability to spit the mighty watermelon seed across entire rooms!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11536840.post-1137772107909881802006-01-20T08:48:00.000-07:002006-01-20T08:48:00.000-07:00I think that an opus is an actual style of music, ...I think that an opus is an actual style of music, like a fugue or a rondo or something.<BR/><BR/>So yeah.<BR/><BR/>ON YOUR KNEES, INFIDEL!<BR/>BOW BEFORE THE MELON-WOLF, CANTELUPUS!Liam J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05670587605642193711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11536840.post-1137699307344416852006-01-19T12:35:00.000-07:002006-01-19T12:35:00.000-07:00Uhhh...you may be correct. I'm not sure, though. H...Uhhh...you may be correct. I'm not sure, though. Hmm...so, could a book on tape be called an opus, then? anyway, I'll go with, Mr. Martin's latest bible. It's just enough to make people think I'm some crackpot who's busy worshipping the bizarre god of some crazy new religious cult. A melon deity, perhaps. I have no idea why that was the first idea I came up with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11536840.post-1137618653078332982006-01-18T14:10:00.000-07:002006-01-18T14:10:00.000-07:00Opus? Isn't that music? Maybe tome, volume, bibl...Opus? Isn't that music? Maybe tome, volume, bible, edition, printing, works, but not opus.<BR/><BR/>Unless he's taken over Bloom County.Liam J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05670587605642193711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11536840.post-1137613129191043432006-01-18T12:38:00.000-07:002006-01-18T12:38:00.000-07:00Woohoo! I had enough downtime during a crazy morni...Woohoo! I had enough downtime during a crazy morning to polish it off. Like I said, a bit heavy in places, but a very good read overall. And a bit scary. anyway, tonight I can finally crack open Mr. Martin's latest opus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11536840.post-1137534186601585952006-01-17T14:43:00.000-07:002006-01-17T14:43:00.000-07:00Drilling sucks. Work sucks. Reading is all.That ...Drilling sucks. Work sucks. Reading is all.<BR/><BR/>That is all.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I'm on page 360 right now.Liam J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05670587605642193711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11536840.post-1137527058265957632006-01-17T12:44:00.000-07:002006-01-17T12:44:00.000-07:00Keep on pushin', baby!Well, it aoppears it will be...Keep on pushin', baby!<BR/><BR/>Well, it aoppears it will be a slow afternoon at work, so if I get enough time, I should finish Twilight in the Desert (a book about Saudi oil, and the fact that nobody really knows how much there is left. I also learned a lot about how oil drilling actually works. Interesting, but rather heavy stuff, hence the time it took.), meaning I can finally crack open Feast for Crows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11536840.post-1137514834748321382006-01-17T09:20:00.000-07:002006-01-17T09:20:00.000-07:00Well, I'm up to 315 - I read 150 pages yesterday. ...Well, I'm up to 315 - I read 150 pages yesterday. I'll see if I can do that again today.<BR/><BR/>It looks like I'm going to miss out on this minigoal but I'm going to press on and get this book finished, hopefully this weekend.<BR/><BR/>I'm still ahead of schedule.Liam J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05670587605642193711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11536840.post-1137456614886005102006-01-16T17:10:00.000-07:002006-01-16T17:10:00.000-07:00Go Liam!Go Liam!Helen Muellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13002718617186746254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11536840.post-1137455805746396732006-01-16T16:56:00.000-07:002006-01-16T16:56:00.000-07:00I did not catch up. The lure of the NFL playoffs ...I did not catch up. The lure of the NFL playoffs distracted me. <BR/><BR/>But I still have time to catch up.<BR/><BR/>I can do it.<BR/><BR/>Maybe.Liam J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05670587605642193711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11536840.post-1137455006350236092006-01-16T16:43:00.000-07:002006-01-16T16:43:00.000-07:00I am really impressed - I don't know anyone who re...I am really impressed - I don't know anyone who reads that much - not even my hubby Godboy Sr., who used to be quite the read-a-holic. <BR/><BR/>So? Did you catch up this weekend? <BR/><BR/>I myself got a 4-book series and I have a maximum of 6 weeks to read them before they're due back at the library. And I'm not even sure I'll make it. How do you do it?Helen Muellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13002718617186746254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11536840.post-1137440445527730152006-01-16T12:40:00.000-07:002006-01-16T12:40:00.000-07:00Ph, well then...good. Yeah. Good on ya'.Ph, well then...good. Yeah. Good on ya'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11536840.post-1137184066987532012006-01-13T13:27:00.000-07:002006-01-13T13:27:00.000-07:00Well, by the end of the weekend, I'm going to try ...Well, by the end of the weekend, I'm going to try to be done 400 pages.Liam J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05670587605642193711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11536840.post-1137180193102245382006-01-13T12:23:00.000-07:002006-01-13T12:23:00.000-07:00You'd better! Now PICK UP THAT BOOK, SOLDIER, AND ...You'd better! Now PICK UP THAT BOOK, SOLDIER, AND GIVE ME 200 PAGES! Move IT! Move IT!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11536840.post-1137172756141575672006-01-13T10:19:00.000-07:002006-01-13T10:19:00.000-07:00I am falling behind on Memories of Ice. I'm only ...I am falling behind on <I>Memories of Ice</I>. I'm only 130 pages in and I should be ~200. Ah well, I'll make up for that this weekend, maybe.Liam J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05670587605642193711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11536840.post-1137169755116678432006-01-13T09:29:00.000-07:002006-01-13T09:29:00.000-07:00I am impressed as well - good work!I am impressed as well - good work!Sean Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08464958057859824819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11536840.post-1137096813396425972006-01-12T13:13:00.000-07:002006-01-12T13:13:00.000-07:00It wasn't really fast-reading as much as it was co...It wasn't really fast-reading as much as it was copious-reading.Liam J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05670587605642193711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11536840.post-1137095038750792842006-01-12T12:43:00.000-07:002006-01-12T12:43:00.000-07:00Man, when did you become one of those fast reader ...Man, when did you become one of those fast reader types? This is unprecedented! Anyway, good for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com