Forum: Café Archives
Apr 16 2009, 12:12 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 15,044
Re: Springbreak Cruise Photos
Thank you so much for sharing! I really enjoyed the pictures! My friend keeps telling me I need to go on a cruise and looking at you three and your lovely smiles makes me think I really ought to. ...
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Forum: Café Archives
Mar 9 2009, 09:47 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 6,989
Re: Censoring yourself?
Thanks, Hans! I sure do appreciate it! :)
Granath--It's good to know that readers are expected to follow the full thread! It makes sense that if they read all the pages then they would be less...
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Forum: Café Archives
Mar 8 2009, 11:36 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 6,989
Re: Censoring yourself?
I delete my comments a lot, especially since I'm not an expert, just a fan! In addition, as a newcomer to electronic fan-dom, I often feel dumb asking some of the things I do, or making some...
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Forum: Exhibit Hall
Mar 8 2009, 11:13 PM
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Replies: 89
Views: 41,295
Re: Lessa
Well, I'm not as discerning as some (just look at who I suggested for Pern movie characters) but Lady Maelin, you have captured my Lessa! It's truly amazing...I can see Lessa the drudge in those...
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Forum: Beyond Anne McCaffrey
Mar 2 2009, 06:41 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,251
Re: Neil Gaiman
I've heard of Gaiman in my English courses, but I have never read anything by him! I believe it is time to do so!!
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Forum: Café Archives
Feb 25 2009, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 3,796
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Forum: Crystal Singer and Brainships
Feb 25 2009, 03:01 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 11,135
Re: Killa's voice burr
Thanks, Cheryl! I suppose authors would get tired of being asked that question. I wasn't really thinking of that as a 10th grader though.
I am delighted to finally find answers to my...
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Forum: Crystal Singer and Brainships
Feb 23 2009, 09:52 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 11,135
Re: Killa's voice burr
Wow, this is exactly the kind of thing I hoped to find when I joined MoM!! I wrote Anne a letter when I was a sophomore in high school for an English project and one of the questions I asked her was...
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Forum: Crystal Singer and Brainships
Feb 23 2009, 09:45 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 12,099
Re: Favourite singer?
Wow, I am shocked to find so much that I agree with that is negative about Killa! Who would have thought? She is definitely lovable in her strong personality. However, she is detestable to Lars in...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Feb 23 2009, 09:23 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 18,792
Re: A Different Direction...
Naturally a book can be enjoyed despite its weaknesses. I'm just saying that a lovely book can be ruined by an ending that you totally disagree with. Of course, to throw out AIVAS would leave a...
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Forum: Café Archives
Feb 22 2009, 03:26 AM
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Replies: 57
Views: 8,169
Re: Spring's coming!
Pretty cool, P'ter! I love it, especially the clever internal rhymes.
My Christmas cactus is actually a rescue. At Christmas two years ago, my cousin's baby broke off a bunch of branches from my...
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Forum: Café Archives
Feb 20 2009, 08:38 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 8,169
Re: Spring's coming!
Ewwww, ticks!
My flowerbed is covered with snow, but inside my Christmas cactus is blooming!! thank goodness for pretty things...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Feb 20 2009, 02:22 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 18,792
Re: A Different Direction...
Litwolf, I have read books that I adore right up to the ending, so I can imagine the feeling your friend might have had when he got to AIVAS if he wasn't happy with it. I just don't understand how...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Feb 17 2009, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 139
Views: 32,477
Re: your Pern name
Since I don't know the name of my dad, I decided to combine mine and my husband's names. The name I chose is actually my husband's brain-child... and he has never read any of Anne's work! Daniel...
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Forum: Events Board
Feb 16 2009, 10:01 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,355
Re: Eurocon 2009
Thanks for the tips, Hans and Lady Maelin! I can tell it was a wonderful experience for you, Maelin! I will check it out.
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Forum: Events Board
Feb 12 2009, 11:39 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,355
Re: Eurocon 2009
I've always been curious what sort of people go to meetings like Eurocon and Dragoncon. Not to hint that only weirdo superfreak fans go... Though I'd expect a smattering of those! I just wondered if...
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Forum: All the Rest
Feb 11 2009, 11:07 PM
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Replies: 78
Views: 56,909
Re: If you had to be a character...
Ditto to all the above! I would be Killa in a heartbeat, angry mob and all, just to experience crystal--and Lars Dahl!
I'm a poet and didn't know it ;)
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Forum: Café Archives
Feb 11 2009, 10:14 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 6,792
Re: I'm lucky
Hans,
Thanks for your insights on the European economy! I have friends in Germany and have wondered how they are faring. They are teachers and I hope that they don't start downsizing educators...
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Forum: All the Rest
Feb 9 2009, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 32,815
Re: Johnny Greene, the list
Who is Johnny Greene? I've noticed the recurring J.G. names throughout Anne's various works, but never realized that it was a tribute. Please enlighten me!:blush:
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Forum: The Library Café
Feb 9 2009, 12:37 PM
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Replies: 3,652
Views: 707,218
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Forum: Exhibit Hall
Feb 8 2009, 10:31 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 21,947
Re: Dragonsong: An Alternate Tune (Fiction)
Wow, to think that Menolly could have Impressed! (Poor Jaxom)... If Menolly didn't fit in at the Harper Hall at first, she for sure won't now! Can you imagine Piemur's reaction to a dragon in the...
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Forum: Dragonriders of Pern
Feb 8 2009, 10:14 PM
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Replies: 564
Views: 305,452
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Forum: The Library Café
Feb 8 2009, 09:40 PM
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Replies: 3,652
Views: 707,218
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Forum: Games and Miscellany
Jan 31 2009, 11:28 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,077
Pern Role Play Games
Ok so I have been wondering for many moons what those role-play games are all about... I have never done one, obviously. The one I briefly checked out was Bitkin Weyr. Is it hard to join? What...
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Forum: The Library Café
Jan 31 2009, 11:04 PM
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Replies: 3,652
Views: 707,218
Hello!!
Hey everyone,
I was just wanting to introduce myself! Now that I've had a couple surreptitious peeks around, and read some of your posts, I feel slightly guilty for not having done so yet.
I'm...
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Forum: All the Rest
Jan 31 2009, 12:00 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 15,226
Re: Nimisha's Ship
This book has been one of my favorites and I could never believe that Anne didn't write a sequel! I'm so intrigued by the snobby society and the way Nimi breaks away from it, yet is still compelled...
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Forum: Collector's Marketplace
Jan 31 2009, 11:44 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,087
seeking Dragonflight
My paperback copy of Dragonflight is so worn that the cover finally fell off. Does someone have an extra they'd like to sell?
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Forum: The Library Café
Jan 31 2009, 02:15 AM
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Replies: 3,652
Views: 707,218
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