Terry Pratchett Rocks My World.
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pipistrellafelixBasically, Monday was awesome. (Today was insane, but more on that later, maybe.)
I went to see Terry Pratchett--met up with Margo (yay!) and then met Katt and Charlotte and some of Katt's friends at the reading. I took notes, because I am a nerd like that. So, as follows:
"They say signing tours kill you quicker than drugs and women. I wouldn't mind the chance to do a comparison...."
-"Does arsenic have a smell?" -"No, it's a metal...cyanide is your friend, if it's the smell you're after." -Terry's daughter asking him about poisons for a story ("yes; questions about poisons? Call up dear old dad").
Apparently the green dye used for dresses in the Victorian age contained arsenic--deadly dresses! A lady's magazine wrote an illustrated article about the danger of these dresses--and the green ink in the illustrations contained arsenic.
Two good things for Terry in the US, early on: "a very good editor who wanted to edit me, and a publicist who knew my name."
"I franchised Discworld...but in order to keep some control, I franchised it to myself."
To JK Rowling, during a chance meeting at a hotel: "...isn't it nice to know that if all else fails, you can fall backwards into a pile of money the size of St. Paul's?"
He got the Carnegie-Mellon for "We Free Men," and noticed that the medal bore a suprising resemblance to a chocolate coin. He got his editor to find a coin that looked just like it, and palmed it during the presentation ceremony, then said: "This is a great medal, it's the best medal I've ever gotten--and you know why? It's edible." And then he scarfed it. "And the two and a half seconds before they all laughed were the worst seconds of my life."
"If fantasy fans were all Catholics, the Myth of Poets society would be like the secret council of Jesuits."
From talking about a live action Thud! game: "...no, not me, not me! I don't want to be sacrificed! ...so democracy has its dark side, which you people already know."
"I make up the books as I go along! There, I've said it. ...My editor, I expect, is appalled at the way I discover what the book is about as I write it down." Huzzah! I'm not the only one! Haha....
Do your books have a message? "'Evil begins when you treat people as things.' ...or possibly, 'for heaven's sake, THINK!'"
"What do I think of homo sapiens? I think it would be a very good idea."
Overheard elderly slang (to be used for Nanny Ogg): "I wouldn't say she's a gossip, but you could put both hands in her mouth and wind wool!"
Thief II videogame: "You don't win by fighting; you win by stealth, and cunning, and more cunning, and even more stealth...."
On Discworld movies: "There are two or three in the works....they're on their way to happening, but I know they'll run up against something, and it won't happen; because that's what happens with movies: they don't happen."
On culinary tastes: "Always avoid anything called a 'regional speciality.'"
When asked if he'd meant the Watch books to focus on social problems: "They're cops. They're one of the social problems."
And then he remembered Neil Gaiman was coming next week, and told us all to yell "TERRY SAYS HI!" when he walks out on stage. So, everyone who who's going to Neil Gaiman...remember that. *grin*
Tonight was pretty awesome...after a crazy exhausting day. I auditioned for The Bald Soprano, which is madness because I'm already working five hours a week in the Writing Center (starting Thursday--*PANIC*) and having four full time classes...but I don't care, hah.
And when I finally got back to my room, Kristen and Danica and I went down to the Cave and got candy for studying; and then they did bio and I wrote about Descartes, and we played Wicked. And Shawn from down the hall stops and says wonderingly, "is that Wicked?" and so we had a lovely study party in the room with various people sticking their heads in...this is the nice thing about college dorms, that makes me happy.
And now I am either going to read Twelfth Night or work on my gift art for Neil Gaiman. Hmm. Probably the latter.
And then a quiz, hehehe:
OH, HEY BATHOUSIANS: Will someone tell me the cast of Hound/Sorry? I really want to know...
I went to see Terry Pratchett--met up with Margo (yay!) and then met Katt and Charlotte and some of Katt's friends at the reading. I took notes, because I am a nerd like that. So, as follows:
"They say signing tours kill you quicker than drugs and women. I wouldn't mind the chance to do a comparison...."
-"Does arsenic have a smell?" -"No, it's a metal...cyanide is your friend, if it's the smell you're after." -Terry's daughter asking him about poisons for a story ("yes; questions about poisons? Call up dear old dad").
Apparently the green dye used for dresses in the Victorian age contained arsenic--deadly dresses! A lady's magazine wrote an illustrated article about the danger of these dresses--and the green ink in the illustrations contained arsenic.
Two good things for Terry in the US, early on: "a very good editor who wanted to edit me, and a publicist who knew my name."
"I franchised Discworld...but in order to keep some control, I franchised it to myself."
To JK Rowling, during a chance meeting at a hotel: "...isn't it nice to know that if all else fails, you can fall backwards into a pile of money the size of St. Paul's?"
He got the Carnegie-Mellon for "We Free Men," and noticed that the medal bore a suprising resemblance to a chocolate coin. He got his editor to find a coin that looked just like it, and palmed it during the presentation ceremony, then said: "This is a great medal, it's the best medal I've ever gotten--and you know why? It's edible." And then he scarfed it. "And the two and a half seconds before they all laughed were the worst seconds of my life."
"If fantasy fans were all Catholics, the Myth of Poets society would be like the secret council of Jesuits."
From talking about a live action Thud! game: "...no, not me, not me! I don't want to be sacrificed! ...so democracy has its dark side, which you people already know."
"I make up the books as I go along! There, I've said it. ...My editor, I expect, is appalled at the way I discover what the book is about as I write it down." Huzzah! I'm not the only one! Haha....
Do your books have a message? "'Evil begins when you treat people as things.' ...or possibly, 'for heaven's sake, THINK!'"
"What do I think of homo sapiens? I think it would be a very good idea."
Overheard elderly slang (to be used for Nanny Ogg): "I wouldn't say she's a gossip, but you could put both hands in her mouth and wind wool!"
Thief II videogame: "You don't win by fighting; you win by stealth, and cunning, and more cunning, and even more stealth...."
On Discworld movies: "There are two or three in the works....they're on their way to happening, but I know they'll run up against something, and it won't happen; because that's what happens with movies: they don't happen."
On culinary tastes: "Always avoid anything called a 'regional speciality.'"
When asked if he'd meant the Watch books to focus on social problems: "They're cops. They're one of the social problems."
And then he remembered Neil Gaiman was coming next week, and told us all to yell "TERRY SAYS HI!" when he walks out on stage. So, everyone who who's going to Neil Gaiman...remember that. *grin*
Tonight was pretty awesome...after a crazy exhausting day. I auditioned for The Bald Soprano, which is madness because I'm already working five hours a week in the Writing Center (starting Thursday--*PANIC*) and having four full time classes...but I don't care, hah.
And when I finally got back to my room, Kristen and Danica and I went down to the Cave and got candy for studying; and then they did bio and I wrote about Descartes, and we played Wicked. And Shawn from down the hall stops and says wonderingly, "is that Wicked?" and so we had a lovely study party in the room with various people sticking their heads in...this is the nice thing about college dorms, that makes me happy.
And now I am either going to read Twelfth Night or work on my gift art for Neil Gaiman. Hmm. Probably the latter.
And then a quiz, hehehe:
 | You scored as Aramis. You are Aramis, the Musketeer priest. Two natures war within you: one full of high-minded ideals and the other a sensualist. Your love life is an art form, and you are a Romantic who places great importance on the perfect date. Sometimes you manipulate people and events a little too much, but your heart is good nevertheless.
Which Dumas character are you? (pics) created with QuizFarm.com |
OH, HEY BATHOUSIANS: Will someone tell me the cast of Hound/Sorry? I really want to know...
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Date: 2005-09-28 06:09 am (UTC)Sorry, Wrong Number:
Mrs. Stevenson: Kaya
Operators: Daisy
2nd man / Officer Duffy: Kayla
Other misc parts: Lilly
I'm not sure about all of those, but I THINK they are correct.
The Real Inspector Hound:
Moon: Austin
Birdboot: Devin
Mrs. Druge: Claire
Simon: Simon
Felicity: Anneka
Cynthia: Charlotte
Magnus: Me
Inspector Hound: Zoe
Radio: Gabe
I'm almost positive all of those are correct. But I've been known to make mistakes.
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Date: 2005-09-28 01:50 pm (UTC)Yayyy.
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Date: 2005-09-29 12:02 am (UTC)I knew you were going to be Magnus...heh. I actually thought Devin would be Moon and Austin maybe Birdboot, ah well. Other than that...I really had no idea. That is a kickass cast. :D
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Date: 2005-09-29 03:46 am (UTC)Lilly is now the voice of the radio, and the part is being expanded. Gabe is now in Sorry, Wrong Number as the 2nd man, Duffy, and I think the Western Union person but I'm not sure. Kayla is also the Chief operator.
Getting Magnus kind of surprised me at first (I wanted it but I didn't think I'd get it), but the more I think about it the more I realize how much I love it. I get to do all the things I never get to do but want to: Carry a gun (AND USE IT!), sit down THE ENTIRE TIME, and slam into not one, but TWO people with my wheelchair.
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Date: 2005-09-29 04:17 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-30 02:33 am (UTC)Kayla is chief operator, the killer (second man), nurse or receptionist (don't know exactly the name of the part.
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Date: 2005-09-28 10:51 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-09-29 12:01 am (UTC)it's madness because I'm already busy.
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Date: 2005-09-29 09:49 am (UTC)More Pratchett Quotes
Date: 2005-09-28 07:07 pm (UTC)“Were you aware that your children’s book “The Wee Free Men” was part of our high school curriculum?”
“Your high school curriculum? Then you’re confirming everything the British think about the American School System.”
“Fandom and regency England seems to glue together. Especially fandom corsetry.”
“I have a depth of cunning with a kind of scum of smart.”
“I keep coming up with the idea that it would be fun to write a book that happens at the same time as ‘Colour of Magic’.”
Talking about his portable computer.
“Soon I’ll be able to send stuff back home directly, that way I’m safe from Microsoft.”
When he was a guest at Google.
“You have to get on a tram to get to the other end of the salad counter.”
“When organizations say ‘I can’t tell you’ it means they’re doing something really interesting.”
Thoughts on personal computers
“You could only do a few sentences at a time, but I word processed on that sucker.”
“It could accept speech commands if I really shouted.”
“Mind you your computer talked like Steven Hawking on dope.”
“There is a message in all my books starting on page one that says please turn to the next page, except the last page which says please buy the next book.”
“I just wanted to write a Discworld soccer novel.” Unseen Acedemicals.
“Where’s My Cow?” A mobius book
“The only sound farm animals make in the city is ‘sizzle’.”
“Trolls can get high on basically anything you can find in a kitchen cupboard.”
“If someone’s giving me an award, I’m not going to be able to drive myself home afterward.”
“I dine with Prime Ministers, at least of Estonia.”
Re: More Pratchett Quotes
Date: 2005-09-29 12:00 am (UTC)