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Postby Ionian Knights » Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:22 am

....

Friday is taking forever. :meh:
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Postby Erinkita » Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:23 am

The Holy Therns wrote:
Erinkita wrote:And Gary Oldman if I'm in a campy mood.


Mm. I approve.

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Postby Algonquin Ascendancy » Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:24 am

So, has anyone read anything good lately?
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Postby Erinkita » Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:26 am

Algonquin Ascendancy wrote:So, has anyone read anything good lately?

Book called Fevre Dream I was just talking about. A vampire intrigue set in the American south in the 1850s based around the riverboat industry.
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Postby Algonquin Ascendancy » Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:26 am

Ionian Knights wrote:....

Friday is taking forever. :meh:

Probably because it's Thursday...

@Erinkita: Merci. :hug:
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Postby Algonquin Ascendancy » Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:27 am

Erinkita wrote:
Algonquin Ascendancy wrote:So, has anyone read anything good lately?

Book called Fevre Dream I was just talking about. A vampire intrigue set in the American south in the 1850s based around the riverboat industry.

Nice...
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I worship Manitou, the Great Spirit. Mahinga is my spirit guide. All life is sacred and should be treated with respect. As such, I am opposed to sport hunting and factory farming.
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Postby The Holy Therns » Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:27 am

Erinkita wrote:
The Holy Therns wrote:
Mm. I approve.

Lon Chaney was an amazing actor. He designed all his make up jobs himself.


Oh yes! I still remember screaming like a baby when I first saw the silent Phantom of the Opera!
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Postby Camelza » Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:28 am

Erinkita wrote:
Algonquin Ascendancy wrote:So, has anyone read anything good lately?

Book called Fevre Dream I was just talking about. A vampire intrigue set in the American south in the 1850s based around the riverboat industry.

What's with you women and vampires anyway? I bet It's the blood, you both have a connection to it. A natural rythm to which you both beat on occasion ...recurring if you will.
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Postby Ionian Knights » Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:29 am

Erinkita wrote:
Algonquin Ascendancy wrote:So, has anyone read anything good lately?

Book called Fevre Dream I was just talking about. A vampire intrigue set in the American south in the 1850s based around the riverboat industry.


Sounds like something we should have Abraham Lincoln take care of :p
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Postby Divair » Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:30 am

Quick review of Indigo: Why the hell would I use this?
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Postby Erinkita » Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:30 am

The Holy Therns wrote:
Erinkita wrote:Lon Chaney was an amazing actor. He designed all his make up jobs himself.


Oh yes! I still remember screaming like a baby when I first saw the silent Phantom of the Opera!

He was great at silent movies. He learned how to express himself solely through body language because both his parents were deaf. For ages he refused to do talkies because he wanted his parents to be able to enjoy his films. He finally gave in and took a role in the remake of The Unholy Three, where it turned out he could do a bunch of different voices too. The man of a thousand faces could have been known as the man of a thousand voices as well. But that was his last role before he died.
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Postby Ionian Knights » Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:31 am

Algonquin Ascendancy wrote:
Ionian Knights wrote:....

Friday is taking forever. :meh:

Probably because it's Thursday...

@Erinkita: Merci. :hug:


I hope the worst days of my life are over, and everythign gets back on track :hug:
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Postby Camelza » Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:31 am

Divair wrote:Quick review of Indigo: Why the hell would I use this?

What is this indigo you speak of?
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Postby The Holy Therns » Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:33 am

Erinkita wrote:
The Holy Therns wrote:
Oh yes! I still remember screaming like a baby when I first saw the silent Phantom of the Opera!

He was great at silent movies. He learned how to express himself solely through body language because both his parents were deaf. For ages he refused to do talkies because he wanted his parents to be able to enjoy his films. He finally gave in and took a role in the remake of The Unholy Three, where it turned out he could do a bunch of different voices too. The man of a thousand faces could have been known as the man of a thousand voices as well. But that was his last role before he died.


Indeed... Truly an immortal, irreplacable actor. His son was no slouch either, though, and was really good at playing sympathetic movie monsters just like dad. In his case, though, I think it was because of his friendly face and humble voice.
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Postby Erinkita » Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:33 am

Algonquin Ascendancy wrote:
Erinkita wrote:Book called Fevre Dream I was just talking about. A vampire intrigue set in the American south in the 1850s based around the riverboat industry.

Nice...

It's by George R. R. Martin. The man can write.

Camelza wrote:
Erinkita wrote:Book called Fevre Dream I was just talking about. A vampire intrigue set in the American south in the 1850s based around the riverboat industry.

What's with you women and vampires anyway? I bet It's the blood, you both have a connection to it. A natural rythm to which you both beat on occasion ...recurring if you will.

Personally I'm not that into vampires. I like books like Fevre Dream and Dracula because they're good books.
But the vampire thing... it's because they're sexy. Always have been. Dracula was written as a metaphor for Victorian peoples' fear of sex. As sex stopped being taboo, vampires stopped being scary. Simple as that.
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Postby Ionian Knights » Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:34 am

Erinkita wrote:
Algonquin Ascendancy wrote:Nice...

It's by George R. R. Martin. The man can write.

Camelza wrote:What's with you women and vampires anyway? I bet It's the blood, you both have a connection to it. A natural rythm to which you both beat on occasion ...recurring if you will.

Personally I'm not that into vampires. I like books like Fevre Dream and Dracula because they're good books.
But the vampire thing... it's because they're sexy. Always have been. Dracula was written as a metaphor for Victorian peoples' fear of sex. As sex stopped being taboo, vampires stopped being scary. Simple as that.




Hold up...

people were afraid of sex?! :blink:

Makki, get in here!
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Postby Divair » Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:34 am

Camelza wrote:
Divair wrote:Quick review of Indigo: Why the hell would I use this?

What is this indigo you speak of?

Phone app that acts as your assistant. You can ask for the weather, for it to take notes, for it to set reminders.. which I can already do in other apps.
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Postby The Holy Therns » Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:34 am

Camelza wrote:
Erinkita wrote:Book called Fevre Dream I was just talking about. A vampire intrigue set in the American south in the 1850s based around the riverboat industry.

What's with you women and vampires anyway? I bet It's the blood, you both have a connection to it. A natural rythm to which you both beat on occasion ...recurring if you will.


I just love the aesthetic of old-school vampire fiction, folkloric monsters, and the massive capacity for metaphor inherent in vampires.

That, and I'm a sucker for Universal-style horror, so Dracula, Frankenstein and the Wolf Man are my darlings.
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Postby Erinkita » Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:34 am

Ionian Knights wrote:
Algonquin Ascendancy wrote:Probably because it's Thursday...

@Erinkita: Merci. :hug:


I hope the worst days of my life are over, and everythign gets back on track :hug:

What's been happening lately? You okay, Ion?

The Holy Therns wrote:
Erinkita wrote:He was great at silent movies. He learned how to express himself solely through body language because both his parents were deaf. For ages he refused to do talkies because he wanted his parents to be able to enjoy his films. He finally gave in and took a role in the remake of The Unholy Three, where it turned out he could do a bunch of different voices too. The man of a thousand faces could have been known as the man of a thousand voices as well. But that was his last role before he died.


Indeed... Truly an immortal, irreplacable actor. His son was no slouch either, though, and was really good at playing sympathetic movie monsters just like dad. In his case, though, I think it was because of his friendly face and humble voice.

Very true. I think the Wolfman was Chaney Jr.'s best role. He had more humanity than the Mummy.
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Postby The Holy Therns » Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:37 am

Erinkita wrote:Very true. I think the Wolfman was Chaney Jr.'s best role. He had more humanity than the Mummy.


Oh yes. It was a character to suffer with. It's amazing how even in the campy monster mash films, his performance rippled with emotion and made me take him seriously.

Yes, even in the Abbott & Costello film. I think he was that good.
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Postby Ionian Knights » Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:37 am

Erinkita wrote:
Ionian Knights wrote:
I hope the worst days of my life are over, and everythign gets back on track :hug:

What's been happening lately? You okay, Ion?

The Holy Therns wrote:
Indeed... Truly an immortal, irreplacable actor. His son was no slouch either, though, and was really good at playing sympathetic movie monsters just like dad. In his case, though, I think it was because of his friendly face and humble voice.

Very true. I think the Wolfman was Chaney Jr.'s best role. He had more humanity than the Mummy.


Lots of injuries... :palm:

and people are starting to grind me down again...
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Postby Camelza » Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:37 am

Erinkita wrote:
Algonquin Ascendancy wrote:Nice...

It's by George R. R. Martin. The man can write.

Camelza wrote:What's with you women and vampires anyway? I bet It's the blood, you both have a connection to it. A natural rythm to which you both beat on occasion ...recurring if you will.

Personally I'm not that into vampires. I like books like Fevre Dream and Dracula because they're good books.
But the vampire thing... it's because they're sexy. Always have been. Dracula was written as a metaphor for Victorian peoples' fear of sex. As sex stopped being taboo, vampires stopped being scary. Simple as that.

And they started being misunderstood casanovas. I can live with that, actually, I like vampires too lately ...though not in a sexy way, maybe.
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Postby The Holy Therns » Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:38 am

Camelza wrote:
Erinkita wrote:It's by George R. R. Martin. The man can write.


Personally I'm not that into vampires. I like books like Fevre Dream and Dracula because they're good books.
But the vampire thing... it's because they're sexy. Always have been. Dracula was written as a metaphor for Victorian peoples' fear of sex. As sex stopped being taboo, vampires stopped being scary. Simple as that.

And they started being misunderstood casanovas. I can live with that, actually, I like vampires too lately ...though not in a sexy way, maybe.


I, uh.

:unsure: I started to write a vampire story myself but quit it once I realized how much it ripped off Carmilla.
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