Comments on: Quit it already http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2007/03/14/quit-it-already/ writing, reading, eating, drinking, sport Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:00:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Featured Author: Justine Larbalestier « TypeInk http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2007/03/14/quit-it-already/comment-page-1/#comment-27137 Featured Author: Justine Larbalestier « TypeInk Mon, 02 Apr 2007 16:18:51 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=576#comment-27137 [...] ~ She’s Australian (and, yes, you can tell that she’s not from the States as soon as you read her blog - which, by the way, makes for great daily reading! - because she uses words that we don’t commonly use here and she refers to cricket an awful lot. The sport, not the insect. ~ She’s married to uber-popular author, Scott Westerfeld. (Of the Uglies and Midnighters fame.) ~ She likes zombies. Not unicorns. Mentioning them around her is, apparently, not a good thing to do. [...] [...] ~ She’s Australian (and, yes, you can tell that she’s not from the States as soon as you read her blog – which, by the way, makes for great daily reading! – because she uses words that we don’t commonly use here and she refers to cricket an awful lot. The sport, not the insect. ~ She’s married to uber-popular author, Scott Westerfeld. (Of the Uglies and Midnighters fame.) ~ She likes zombies. Not unicorns. Mentioning them around her is, apparently, not a good thing to do. [...]

]]> By: lili http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2007/03/14/quit-it-already/comment-page-1/#comment-23880 lili Fri, 16 Mar 2007 22:08:58 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=576#comment-23880 here are 700 <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markvanolmen/416637616/in/pool-700zombies/" rel="nofollow">zombies</a>. just for you. here are 700 zombies. just for you.

]]> By: Rebecca http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2007/03/14/quit-it-already/comment-page-1/#comment-23878 Rebecca Fri, 16 Mar 2007 21:54:13 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=576#comment-23878 From the <a href="http://www.comedycentral.com/motherload/player.jhtml?ml_video=83621&ml_collection=&ml_gateway=&ml_gateway_id=&ml_comedian=&ml_runtime=&ml_context=show&ml_origin_url=%2Fmotherload%2F%3Fml_video%3D83621&ml_playlist=&lnk=&is_large=true" rel="nofollow">Colbert Report</a> website, we have Stephen Colbert's thoughts on YA books about girls falling in love with vampires: "This is a terrible lesson for our young girls....If you absolutely must date a monster, encourage them to go out with a nice zombie. At least he'll be interested in her for her brain." From the Colbert Report website, we have Stephen Colbert’s thoughts on YA books about girls falling in love with vampires:

“This is a terrible lesson for our young girls….If you absolutely must date a monster, encourage them to go out with a nice zombie. At least he’ll be interested in her for her brain.”

]]> By: Jez http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2007/03/14/quit-it-already/comment-page-1/#comment-23690 Jez Fri, 16 Mar 2007 02:48:57 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=576#comment-23690 You've probably read it, but I suggest The Zombie Survival Guide--everything you need to know about zombies! You’ve probably read it, but I suggest The Zombie Survival Guide–everything you need to know about zombies!

]]> By: Justine http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2007/03/14/quit-it-already/comment-page-1/#comment-23666 Justine Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:44:13 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=576#comment-23666 Best zombie bear ever! Thanks, everyone, for all the zombie-licious links and a pox on the houses of those who love you know whats. Best zombie bear ever!

Thanks, everyone, for all the zombie-licious links and a pox on the houses of those who love you know whats.

]]> By: Rebecca http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2007/03/14/quit-it-already/comment-page-1/#comment-23661 Rebecca Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:09:32 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=576#comment-23661 yeah, the intestines are my favorite part. i kind of want one now.... yeah, the intestines are my favorite part. i kind of want one now….

]]> By: marrije http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2007/03/14/quit-it-already/comment-page-1/#comment-23648 marrije Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:30:04 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=576#comment-23648 rebecca, that's a brilliant bear! love the removable intestines. rebecca, that’s a brilliant bear! love the removable intestines.

]]> By: Rebecca http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2007/03/14/quit-it-already/comment-page-1/#comment-23638 Rebecca Thu, 15 Mar 2007 18:17:26 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=576#comment-23638 although i did find <a href="http://beaglebot.vox.com/library/post/a-stuffed-zombie-bear.html" rel="nofollow">this</a>. although i did find this.

]]> By: Rebecca http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2007/03/14/quit-it-already/comment-page-1/#comment-23636 Rebecca Thu, 15 Mar 2007 18:10:50 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=576#comment-23636 nobody sells stuffed zombies. i know. i looked. nobody sells stuffed zombies. i know. i looked.

]]> By: Chris S. http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2007/03/14/quit-it-already/comment-page-1/#comment-23626 Chris S. Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:41:16 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=576#comment-23626 s.e. king @ #6: not just a movie about zombies, but a movie about a zombie Billy Connolly! Whee! s.e. king @ #6: not just a movie about zombies, but a movie about a zombie Billy Connolly! Whee!

]]> By: John H http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2007/03/14/quit-it-already/comment-page-1/#comment-23624 John H Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:28:19 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=576#comment-23624 by the way, you can believe what you want, but <strike>unicorns</strike> are <a href="http://www.conservapedia.com/Unicorn" rel="nofollow">real</a>. by the way, you can believe what you want, but unicorns are real.

]]> By: cofax http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2007/03/14/quit-it-already/comment-page-1/#comment-23622 cofax Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:23:19 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=576#comment-23622 I ran a fiction (fan- and original-) challenge back in 2004 as a way to avoid the craziness before the election. We ended up with a ton of awesome stories, most of which were zombie-related. Including Jonquil's brilliant <i>Master and Commander</i> bit, and the ever-awesome "Zombie Master of Culter" by Minnow. You can find the community where they were posted <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/community/la_la_la_2004" rel="nofollow">here</a>. I ran a fiction (fan- and original-) challenge back in 2004 as a way to avoid the craziness before the election. We ended up with a ton of awesome stories, most of which were zombie-related. Including Jonquil’s brilliant Master and Commander bit, and the ever-awesome “Zombie Master of Culter” by Minnow. You can find the community where they were posted here.

]]> By: John H http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2007/03/14/quit-it-already/comment-page-1/#comment-23617 John H Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:17:33 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=576#comment-23617 what have you got against uni... um, cycles - yeah, that's what i meant to say... what have you got against uni… um, cycles – yeah, that’s what i meant to say…

]]> By: Edward Willett http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2007/03/14/quit-it-already/comment-page-1/#comment-23610 Edward Willett Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:13:57 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=576#comment-23610 Another reason to hate those things with the horns--they're a traffic hazard! Saw this AP story today in our local paper (no link, sorry!): Driver denies being drunk, blames unicorn BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man told police not to blame him for crashing his truck into a light post — it was that unicorn behind the wheel. Prosecutor Ingrid Rosenquist said Phillip Holliday initially denied driving the truck involved in the March 7 crash in Billings. He told officers at the scene a unicorn was driving, she said. Holliday, 42, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to felony charges of criminal endangerment and drunken driving. A pickup truck drove through a red light and nearly struck another truck in the intersection, court documents said. The driver then made an erratic U-turn through a gas station, crossed the street and hit a light pole. Nobody was hurt. District Judge Gregory Todd kept his bail at $100,000. Another reason to hate those things with the horns–they’re a traffic hazard!

Saw this AP story today in our local paper (no link, sorry!):

Driver denies being drunk, blames unicorn

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man told police not to blame him for crashing his truck into a light post — it was that unicorn behind the wheel.

Prosecutor Ingrid Rosenquist said Phillip Holliday initially denied driving the truck involved in the March 7 crash in Billings. He told officers at the scene a unicorn was driving, she said.

Holliday, 42, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to felony charges of criminal endangerment and drunken driving.

A pickup truck drove through a red light and nearly struck another truck in the intersection, court documents said. The driver then made an erratic U-turn through a gas station, crossed the street and hit a light pole. Nobody was hurt.

District Judge Gregory Todd kept his bail at $100,000.

]]> By: Pablo Defendini http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2007/03/14/quit-it-already/comment-page-1/#comment-23602 Pablo Defendini Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:57:17 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=576#comment-23602 http://defendini.blogspot.com/2007/03/32-sq-feet-of-inky-commie-zombie.html enjoy. more to come. [p] http://defendini.blogspot.com/2007/03/32-sq-feet-of-inky-commie-zombie.html

enjoy. more to come.

[p]

]]> By: S E King http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2007/03/14/quit-it-already/comment-page-1/#comment-23601 S E King Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:41:45 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=576#comment-23601 <a href="http://fidothemovie.com/" rel="nofollow">Fido</a>! Zombie comedy about an alternate 1950s reality where keeping up with the Joneses means keeping a zombie pet. It opens this weekend in Canada, but not until June 15 in the U.S. Fido! Zombie comedy about an alternate 1950s reality where keeping up with the Joneses means keeping a zombie pet. It opens this weekend in Canada, but not until June 15 in the U.S.

]]> By: Justine http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2007/03/14/quit-it-already/comment-page-1/#comment-23599 Justine Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:39:18 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=576#comment-23599 That's three paddlin's so far. And I gotta tell you zombie blog overlord is not happy. Edward, you are a good man! That’s three paddlin’s so far. And I gotta tell you zombie blog overlord is not happy.

Edward, you are a good man!

]]> By: claire http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2007/03/14/quit-it-already/comment-page-1/#comment-23532 claire Thu, 15 Mar 2007 05:10:33 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=576#comment-23532 mmm ... promise? ... <strike>UNICORN!</strike> mmm … promise?

… UNICORN!

]]> By: Edward Willett http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2007/03/14/quit-it-already/comment-page-1/#comment-23531 Edward Willett Thu, 15 Mar 2007 05:05:45 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=576#comment-23531 I guess I won't mention my own YA fantasy novel The Dark U...um, zombie. Which got me thinking (a dangerous habit, I know). I went to Amazon.com, did a book search on the "U" keyword, copied the first 12 hits, and replaced the "u-word" with the "z-word." The results? An inspiring selection of titles from some alternate universe where people have zombie posters on their walls, little girls fall asleep holding stuffed zombies, and gift shops can't keep up with the demand for crystal zombies: The Midnight Zombie Into the Land of the Zombies (The Zombie Chronicles, Book 1) The Secret World of Zombies The Last Zombie Starlight Surprise (My Secret Zombie) The Lady and the Zombie Zombies Are Real My Secret Zombie Flying High Dreams Come True (My Secret Zombie) The Journey Home (Zombies's Secret Series) The Zombie Treasury: Stories, Poems, and Zombie Lore The Black Zombie I guess I won’t mention my own YA fantasy novel The Dark U…um, zombie.

Which got me thinking (a dangerous habit, I know). I went to Amazon.com, did a book search on the “U” keyword, copied the first 12 hits, and replaced the “u-word” with the “z-word.” The results? An inspiring selection of titles from some alternate universe where people have zombie posters on their walls, little girls fall asleep holding stuffed zombies, and gift shops can’t keep up with the demand for crystal zombies:

The Midnight Zombie
Into the Land of the Zombies (The Zombie Chronicles, Book 1)
The Secret World of Zombies
The Last Zombie
Starlight Surprise (My Secret Zombie)
The Lady and the Zombie
Zombies Are Real
My Secret Zombie Flying High
Dreams Come True (My Secret Zombie)
The Journey Home (Zombies’s Secret Series)
The Zombie Treasury: Stories, Poems, and Zombie Lore
The Black Zombie

]]> By: Rebecca http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2007/03/14/quit-it-already/comment-page-1/#comment-23527 Rebecca Thu, 15 Mar 2007 04:45:07 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=576#comment-23527 but zombie <strike>unicorns</strike> are still okay, yes? but zombie unicorns are still okay, yes?

]]> By: Carbonel http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2007/03/14/quit-it-already/comment-page-1/#comment-23520 Carbonel Thu, 15 Mar 2007 04:11:49 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/?p=576#comment-23520 Not even armour-plated carnivorous <strike>unicorns</strike>--? What a shame! Not even armour-plated carnivorous unicorns–?

What a shame!

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