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    A good story should provoke discussion,
    debate, argument...and the occasional
    bar fight.
    -- J. Michael Strazynski




    ..:Hilarious Trajedy .:. Katie
    ..: Aerial Ambition .:. Tiff
    ..:Tales from Trent .:. Beej
    ..:Realm of Angst .:. Nikki
    ..:Mad Scientist .:. Bish
    ..:Grey Skye Blue .:. Brynne
    ..:Elected Potatoe .:. Sean
    ..:Magdelina .:. Kat

    ..:Fanthroplogy .:. Research
    ..:Scary Duck .:. Weirdness
    ..:The Dreaming .:. Neil Gaiman
    ..:Whedonesque .:. Joss Whedon
    ..:Photo a Day .:. Something Interesting
    ..:WKOA .:. Odd
    ..:Belle Du Jour .:. Secret Diaries
    ..:Nee Naw .:. Dispatchers Tales
    ..:Confessions of an Aca-Fan .:. Henry Jenkins
    ..:CJSD .:. Brando
    ..:LUTD .:. Tales from the Undeground
    ..:Inky Circus .:. Odd Tales
    ..:Copper's Blog .:. Met Cop
    ..:Occasional Superheroine .:. Marvel Girl
    ..:AE .:. Ed Kennedy's Blog
    ..:Sleep Talkin Man .:. Nocturnal Ramblings
    ..:Blag Hag .:. A Bit of Fun


    ..:Sakura Crisis .:. Manga Scanlations
    ..:Ill Will Press .:. Neurotically Yours.
    ..:The Very Secret Diaries
    ..:Pancino .:. A Kick Ass Indi Band!
    ..:Bubblewrap .:. Boredom
    ..:Threadless .:. Good Clothes
    ..:Magdelina Designs by Kat
    ..:My OCAD .:. Ontario Artists
    ..:Facebook .:. Online People
    ..:The Mall Ninja .:. Redneck Stupidity
    ..:The Penn and Teller Essays
    ..:Tales From Homeward .:. Uncle
    ..:Overheard in the Office
    ..:Evil Mad Scientist Labs
    ..:Cool Aggregator .:. Cultural Oddities
    ..:The Fail Blog .:. Wasting Time
    ..:Cute Overload .:. More Time-Wasters
    ..:My Life Is Average .:. Stranger than Fiction
    ..:Not Always Right .:. Proof Humans R Crazy
    ..:Oddly Specific .:. A Collection of Signs
    ..:1000 Awesome Things .:. Neil Pasricha
    ..:Texts From Last Night .:. Hilarious




    ..:Boy Meets Boy .:. Sandra Fuhr
    ..:Friendly Hostilities .:. Sandra Fuhr
    ..:Other People's Business .:. Sandra Fuhr
    ..:Questionable Content .:. J. Jacques
    ..:Girl Genius .:. Studio Foglio
    ..:XKCD .:. Who The Fuck Knows
    ..:Vampirates .:. Jones
    ..:Cigarro and Cerveja .:. Tony Esteves
    ..:Count Your Sheep .:. Adrian Ramos
    ..:Dog Eat Doug .:. Brian Anderson
    ..:The Awakened .:. Sarah
    ..:Menage A 3 .:. Giz & Dave
    ..:Gingers Bread .:. Carl Sjostrand
    ..:Legend of Bill .:. Dave Reddick
    ..:Brathalla .:. Jeff Stevenson
    ..:SGVY .:. Kittyhawk
    ..:Nice Hair .:. A. Mauchline
    ..:Something Positive .:. R.K. Milholland
    ..:Weregeek .:. Alina Pete
    ..:Schism .:.Leigh Bader
    ..:Least I Could Do .:. Ryan Sohmer
    ..:Basic Insturctions .:. Scott Meyer
    ..:Girls With Slingshots .:. Danielle Corsetto
    ..:Blip .:. Sage
    ..:The Abominable .:. Karl Kercht
    ..:All New Issues .:. Bill
    ..:Just a Little Bit Off .:. Jeff Zugale
    ..:Ctrl+Alt+Del .:. Tim Buckley
    ..:Shortpacked .:. David Willis
    ..:CAD Sillies .:. Tim Buckley
    ..:Looking for Group .:. Ryan Sohmer
    ..:Family Man .:. Dylan Meconis
    ..:White Noise .:. Madsniper
    ..:Magic High .:. Madsniper
    ..:The Dean Show .:. Minkmix
    ..:Saturnalia .:. Spacecoyote
    ..:Pandect.:. Dina Situ
    ..:Arcana .:. Kelly
    ..:Megatokyo .:. Fred Gallagher
    ..:Mini!Marvels .:. ChrisG
    ..:Mac Hall .:. Matt and Ian
    ..:9th Elsewhere .:. Caroline Curtis
    ..:Sluggy Freelance .:. Pete Abrams
    ..:YWAM .:. Aoi Hayashi
    ..:Skyfall .:. Rekka and Mirai
    ..:Picture Diary .:. Lianu
    ..:No Rest For The Wicked .:. Andrea
    ..:Shifters .:. M. Tary and J. Strocel
    ..:Oh My Gods! .:. Shivian







    ..:Ver. 1 .:. Half of Mine
    ..:Ver. 2 .:. Lost Girl
    ..:Ver. 3 .:. Broken Doll
    ..:Ver. 4 .:. Kanashimi
     ..:Ver. 5 .:. Sgoil Dhubh
    ..:Ver. 6 .:. Solas Suarach





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    .:Friday, March 13:.

    ..:Authors and Autographs:..

    I was once lucky enough to meet a very interesting man. An author, no one hugely famous, but still a name I knew. We got into a discussion about books and how people see them. As we sat there, in the middle of a used book store drinking our respective teas, a man came up to the counter and asked for a hardcover series. When the clerk asked which ones, he said that they'd just be for display, so it didn't matter as long as it "looked smart." And that made me incredibly sad.

    For people like us they were a necessity, something that was a part of everything in our lives. A man once said that great writing inspired things; conversation, art, arguments, and the sometimes the occasional bar fight. And, for me, they do. Books can literally change how I see the world and what I look for in the world and I love that.

    And I wondered how often people came to him, just to say that they had his autograph for appearance sake, rather than actually being touched by his work. So I asked the man what he thought of people coming to him to autograph his work, whether it was flattering or bothersome or what. And I asked what he saw in his own fans at times.

    And the answer really struck me.

    He told me that his favourite thing in the world, was to get a copy of his own book, looking beat to hell and back, all taped up and bent out of shape and obviously well-thumbed. And to still have someone asking him to autograph it, because it showed him that someone had literally taken this book everywhere with them. It was read more than once and in someone's bag or purse, like it was just as necessary to their daily life as their cell phone and wallet. He hated nothing more than a brand new copy of a book that was obviously just going right on display and would never be read again.

    And you know? It's true. I look at my own bookshelf and all my favourite books, the ones I'll read again and again, no matter how well I treat them, they're all a little ragged round the edges. And now I look at them, in that condition, and feel happy that there's some proof of how well loved they are. Like a stuffie, missing an ear and patched up, but no less treasured for it.

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    Meru at 3:59 PM

    .:Monday, June 9:.

    ..:Weekends and books:..

    OK, so the weekend started off SUCKING. It was 35 degrees out and my freaking cars AC picked this weekend to conk out on me. So 3 hour drive that I had to take up to Meaford to visit Michelle? Not fun. Rush hour traffic through Brampton, also not fun.



    But then we got there and it got ALOT better. First off? Michelle's stepdad is an architect or a designer, so the house is gorgeous. Up on a cliff, it looked out on the entirety of Georgian bay with a forest drop off between the house and the beach. They also have amazing taste in art, so the whole house was really interesting to explore. Even the bloody cutlery was interesting.



    Saturday, me Michelle and Jenn all went to the Blue Mountain Spa. Such a wonderful way to spend the day. You did this whole hot, cold, relax thing. Hang about in a hot tub, or the sauna or the steam room for 15 minutes, jump into a cold plunge pool really quick and then lounge about and relax till you're ready to go again. By the end of the day I felt like an overcooked noodle I was so relaxed.



    Then that night, we went to this restaurant called Largo's just south of Meaford to celebrate Michelle's graduation. The food was...... pretty much the best I've ever had. We all left the restaurant so full we practically had to be rolled out of the door.



    Sunday Jenn had to head down to work at the barn for the day, but me and Michelle headed up into the mountains to hike through the scenic caves. Yeah, you lot were all roasting to death? We were ankle deep in SNOW yesterday, apparently it doesn't melt in some of the area's till fall, it was WONDERFUL. Amazing view, and when we left there was about 7 or 8 hawks of some kind hunting above the entrance. Very cool.



    All in all, awesome way to spend the weekend.



    Drove home through the mist, with tendrils and swirls of it rising off the road like ghosts. Considering I spent the downtime we had over the weekend reading a rather effective ghost story it made for an iteresting drive home to say the least....



    Speaking of the book, I highly recommend everyone read the book The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield . It is very wonderfully complex and creepy, I loved it....

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    Meru at 12:02 PM

    .:Wednesday, October 3:.

    ..:Nuit, Wonder and Daisies:..

    Nuit Blanche = So very very cool, I loved it!!

    Wonderland = So very very cool and yet so pain-inducing it's not funny. I think I have a permanent crick in my neck.

    New show = Pushing Daisies. Everyone must watch it as it is wonderfully quirky and so very funny. An odd mix of Dead Like Me and Amelie. V. Happy.

    Now, as my arms are so sore from lugging around 30lbs of books yesterday (no I'm not exagerating) I cannot type anymore.

    That is all

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    Meru at 5:05 PM