Orlion Blight

Nah. There's a good chance you can go through your entire life without having to know anything about Doctor Who besides maybe the basics, and that's only if it comes up AND the Whovian being willing to let others contribute to the conversation. Both happening at the same time is highly unlikely @Captains Domon I stopped watching New Who in part for what you mentioned. It lost that fun sense of adventure that Classic Who had so it could have that "epic" story telling that's en vouge right now along with some derivative melodrama mistaken for an "emotional connection with characters." I might give the new ones a shot. Everything, from the showrunners to the Doctor are so different, they might be able to get rid of their worst indulgences.

As far as authors I will seek any and all things they have written? 1) John Crowley 2) Anthony Powell 3) William Golding. Haris Durrani is not on the list simply because he just started. But I'm really looking forward to any output from him

@officiumdefunctorum Covenant is less like Holden Caulfield and more like Raskolnikov from Crime and Punishment. Definitely in the inward gaze group, but from a much more mature and convoluted philosophizing point of view. It should also be noted that there are loads of interesting, active characters in the Chronicles. After the first book, you even get POV from them! That's also why I prefer to compare the Chronicles to Crime and Punishment. Catcher in the Rye is very much a one character show, so if you are not in the mood for a passive character, you will not enjoy it. Crime and Punishment and the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever do both have a central passive character, but also have a cast of interesting, likeable characters that help to enrich the navel-gazing. And at the risk of talking it up too much, when I read the Chronicles in high school, it had my "Red Wedding" moment, where I experienced for the first time a devastating event (off screen, but still powerful!) in what was suppose to be... escapist.... high fantasy.

They are. You can get the first and second series on Scott Brick's website. The third series should definitely be on Audible.

Turning into a Fitbit dweeb... where did I go wrong?

How could it be so when it lacks one key component? PICKLE RIIIICK!

You're 35?!

Always assume there's a problem

Agreed. I think they are playing it too close to the character development this season, but it hasn't gotten too bad... yet...

@Extesian But the way the conversation was going, I almost had a Bingo! Pet Peeve: ruining my Bingo!

I am very excited about the Who Fears Death news! As far as him needing a specific environment and being a slow writer, it's interesting to note that A Song of Ice and Fire could very well be longer in length than all his previous output! Frustrating? Perhaps, but not out of character.

Hope he has a speedy and quick recovery!

You are pretty much correct. Based on textual evidence, the serpent is just a serpent (possibly with legs), Lucifer would be Nebuchadnezzar or Babylon and Satan took on more of an accusatory lawyer role (see Book of Job and Psalms). The Satanic rebellion has it's origins in the story of Sataneal and we got another version in Revelation. As Christianity developed, we got the version of the devil that we see nowadays (possibly enunciated by Milton's Paradise Lost)

I've read three of the books, watched two non consecutive seasons of the show and just started playing the card game (which is fun! ) I've mostly enjoyed what I've read, but since Martin is in no hurry to write them I'm in no hurry to read them It helps that I pretty much don't believe spoilers harm the enjoyment of a book, so I don't really need to rush to finish anything.

I'm so sorry

Any particular kind of math causing you trouble?

What grade did you start? Ugh. Shouldn't be a problem, I hope! You should have built up quite a bit of good will with all the extra hours you've been working.

I'm a fan as well!

You have absolutely not proven in any way that it was a racist action. Bad customer service does not equate racism just because the other person is black. You are not a victim. You are not terrorized or threatened with physical harm because you are thought less then human. Your "woe is me, I know what racism feels like because someone gave me the stink eye and made me sad" story is not anything close to the real deal.

@Draginon Sooo, that was racist because he was black and you are white? There appears to be no support for your claim except "he was black" which is very problematic. That's an example of white privilege, when you can say, "That black man was less than cordial to me! He was racist!" and expect to be taken seriously.

The Warrior Prophet by R Scott Bakker. Just finished the battle around the Plains of Mengedda. Exciting, great stuff! I'll post more in the Second Apocalypse topic if I have time.

Just finished watching the new Duck Tales. It has potential.

Invisible plot holes: where something is not right with plot progression but you can't quite pinpoint what, exactly, is wrong.