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So last night at Barnes & Noble, I picked up a Sandman companion. I've read several of them, and fell in love with the series. I don't really know, but there's something about them that I'm fond of. *sigh* I hate being a broke high school senior

I also subscride to the brilliant Neil Gaiman's journal feed (officialgaiman). It's always a good read, and usually ends up increasing my admiration of him. *grins*

Now, I grew up with children's book classics like Rotten Island (a true classic), and Shrek. I have yet to see Shrek 2, but when the first came out, I remeber being a little apprehensive. This was a book that has always been one of my favorites (along with Eloise, but let's not get into her), and here was a movie which claimed to be based on it. Well, it occured to me later, that many people who saw the movies probably never even knew it had a precursor in the green ogre who get's kicked out of his parent's home in the swamp (a William Steig illustration I'm rather fond of). As I don't have the book on me, and can't seem to find it, my memory will have to suffice. I'll post a better entry after I see the second movie and have the book in hand, but now all I'll say is this. That the priceless line after Shrek and the Princess meet (she has no name, and looks rather monster like, complete with pale skin and purple hair) "Like fire and smoke, these two belonged together" cannot be used in any way shape of form for the films.

*yes-I know I'm insane*

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For the first time in what seems like ages, I sat down and read a book cover-to-cover. Granted, the book wasn't that long or anything, but it was still a nice length. The book in question was Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Veldt, which was basically about a girl trapped in a computer game. Unlike User Unfriendly, which is an RPG, this was an immersion-type game of the future.

As I was reading the book, it struck me that she's a rather talented writer, VVV. The first thing I read by her was Dragon's Bait, which contains probably the best argument for why dragons don't intentionally eat maidens. The reson? That maidens are offered. Why? because the leaders of towns and such are men.

But there was something about the book that just plain struck me. I really don't know what it was, but I liked it. The stories are never sappy, and the heros/heroines are good. They may seem a bit implausible at times, but VVV does a good job explaining them, and how the people in HA and UU get into the situations they do.

Damn it, it's only 11 and already I'm well onto the path of nonsense.

Probably doesn't help that my maternal unit is kicking me off as we speaktype.

*sighs dramatically*

Later