tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post1347454217225572976..comments2023-11-09T22:51:59.986-05:00Comments on Dreaming About Other Worlds: Follow Friday - Gilgamesh Ruled Over Uruk for 126 yearsAaron Poundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11747596648152141394noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post-25306275505791680802013-10-14T23:17:21.332-04:002013-10-14T23:17:21.332-04:00@Julia Rachel Barrett: That's interesting, but...@Julia Rachel Barrett: That's interesting, but as I said in the post, I haven't read them, so I really can't comment on them. But the fact that you think the books veer so wildly out of control in the later installments of the series makes me want to push them up a little bit in my reading and get to them sooner.Aaron Poundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11747596648152141394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post-80748889424100467412013-10-12T12:56:35.859-04:002013-10-12T12:56:35.859-04:00Twilight... I read the series because my daughters...Twilight... I read the series because my daughters put so much pressure on me to read the series. Despite the awful prose and the overused ansty trope, I got the appeal of the first book. Romeo and Juliet. Two characters doomed to love yet lose. However both protagonists are blank wallpaper - you can project any fantasy you, as the reader, want to project. It's like those choose your own ending children's books - you can turn yourself into the main characters. The second book had moments of flesh and blood. In other words a single character was written as 3 dimensional - Jacob. The third and fourth books were a science fiction joke. The cardinal rule of sci fi - you cannot break the established rules of your own fictional world. The author tosses that out the window.Julia Rachel Barretthttp://juliarachelbarrett.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post-79795741404765548502013-10-06T23:32:25.957-04:002013-10-06T23:32:25.957-04:00@greg: Thanks. Federal workers like me gained a sm...@greg: Thanks. Federal workers like me gained a small measure of security today when the House voted to provide back pay to furloughed workers once the government reopens. This is a small step, and I'm happy that it happened, but on the other hand, we will still only be paid after the government reopens. Until then, we're on our own.Aaron Poundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11747596648152141394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post-21894991994461344212013-10-05T14:19:14.057-04:002013-10-05T14:19:14.057-04:00Sorry to hear that you are directly affected by th...Sorry to hear that you are directly affected by the "hostage-taking" by the Tea Party minority. Old follower. My <a href="http://blogtheeclectic.blogspot.com/2013/10/feature-and-follow-what-am-i-missing.html" rel="nofollow">FF</a>greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10188626600446773304noreply@blogger.com