tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post8061738296977566632..comments2023-08-15T11:03:58.591-04:00Comments on Adventures in Sparkland: 123 memeSparkling Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12799366562472325812noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-66698138128665771522008-02-24T09:20:00.000-05:002008-02-24T09:20:00.000-05:00Angry Lab Rat: You just reminded me why I should ...Angry Lab Rat: You just reminded me why I should read a fantasy novel now and then. I love that high-flown prose, all about warrior and paladin archetypes, good guys and bad guys. That's good stuff!Sparkling Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12799366562472325812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-82647478872096521692008-02-24T02:35:00.000-05:002008-02-24T02:35:00.000-05:00An interesting meme, but I can't make myself do vi...An interesting meme, but I can't make myself do viral chain tags like that. Instead, I'll do it here.<BR/><BR/>Using the meme rules, here is the excerpt from one of my own books (a sword-and-sorcery fantasy):<BR/><BR/>"Over the millennia We have known many a valiant fighter for freedom. Most died at the tip of a weapon, agonized and alone, but confident in the honor of their passing. A precious few ended their lives with the peace of old age. Deep in Our Memory is inscribed each of their lives."Angry Lab Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04334223535468392600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-68581234383099709702008-02-21T11:44:00.000-05:002008-02-21T11:44:00.000-05:00Nicole: You could run the German text through Babe...Nicole: You could run the German text through Babelfish to get a bad English translation, and then post that. That would add an original dimension. :-)<BR/><BR/>Keera: Yes, it saved me on a day when my own life didn't seem very interesting. ;-)Sparkling Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12799366562472325812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-89510068947523218202008-02-21T07:58:00.000-05:002008-02-21T07:58:00.000-05:00I did this meme once before, but I've done it agai...I did this meme once before, but I've done it again because it saved me the trouble of thinking. However, it was rather challenging to type. ;-)Keera Ann Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466103379725251225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-58779417939770829152008-02-21T01:37:00.000-05:002008-02-21T01:37:00.000-05:00I still have that Meme on my backburner as well.Th...I still have that Meme on my backburner as well.<BR/>The book sounds interesting.<BR/>Will keep it in mind :)<BR/>Am currently reading a book in German.<BR/>I don't think anyone would be too interested in page Nr.123 of that one ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-12635268431711353082008-02-20T20:10:00.000-05:002008-02-20T20:10:00.000-05:00Warped Mind of Ron: Do it! Do a Harlequin romance...Warped Mind of Ron: Do it! Do a Harlequin romance. They're so cheesy. That would be hilarious.<BR/><BR/>Jameil: Wow, you really mean business. I couldn't buy a book without reading bits of it first. I spend ages in the bookstore or library, doing random quality checks throughout books before I commit. I always conveniently forget the sample bits that I've read until I find a passage that seems vaguely familiar...<BR/><BR/>Aurora: It's between you and Jameil now. I'll have to flip a coin. :-)<BR/><BR/>R.E.H.: Another purist! I usually don't skip ahead in books once I've read them, but it didn't bother me to get these five lines. It didn't really give anything away. Maybe because it's non-fiction so there's not a plot, per se.<BR/><BR/>Jenski: A re-reader, eh? That's the opposite of what everyone else has been saying - that they can't stand to know anything about a book in advance. I used to re-read my favourites when I was a kid, like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Now I don't read anything twice because there are so many new things I want to read, and so little time. :-)Sparkling Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12799366562472325812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-36982246791660305542008-02-20T19:18:00.000-05:002008-02-20T19:18:00.000-05:00Sounds like an interesting book! Because I am rer...Sounds like an interesting book! Because I am rereading my current book, I skipped ahead to page 123. I already know what happens with Lizzy and Darcy. :)Jenskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05368202166540468533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-62591708119918455652008-02-20T14:36:00.000-05:002008-02-20T14:36:00.000-05:00I've seen this meme floating around there. I need ...I've seen this meme floating around there. I need to pass the 123rd page of the book I'm currently reading before I do it though. I'm very particular about skipping ahead in a book.R.E.H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04959653462160442710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-80010966226973047122008-02-20T14:08:00.000-05:002008-02-20T14:08:00.000-05:00That sounds really interesting. I'd definitely lik...That sounds really interesting. I'd definitely like to read that.Emma Gorst https://www.blogger.com/profile/09692637018538270794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-79387972697668992412008-02-20T13:33:00.000-05:002008-02-20T13:33:00.000-05:00i wanna win it!! i love books! and really love n...i wanna win it!! i love books! and really love nonfiction! I wouldn't have gone to 123 if i hadn't read that far yet. i'm a bit crazy about not having bits of anything spoiled for me. i don't even read book jackets. i judge books by their covers & titles so make it good!!Jameilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242625946552047911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-57702528621672277862008-02-20T12:16:00.000-05:002008-02-20T12:16:00.000-05:00Interesting, I will consider this meme later. Hope...Interesting, I will consider this meme later. Hopefully I don't pick up a romance novel that could be a little racey.Warped Mind of Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15670039992710968421noreply@blogger.com