(Was intended to be the...) Bumper Final Issue (for the year that is...)

Well, 2008 has come and nigh gone again (indeed, it is gone!) and all the while I have been wrestling through some book I am supposed to write *rolls eyes* ;P The previous two books of the Monster-Blood Tattoo series so far has been a distinct journey and this third is now different - as another author once said you never learn how to write your next...

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If douchebags like Criss Angel and David Blaine are your type of heros, here is a video for you:http://www.yourdailymedia.com/media/1230324928/Use_The_ForceSensei Mike Capaldi breaks some wood pieces in shopping center's parking lot without touching them. Of all places, including his own studio and dojo; why would he perform this stunt on a sidewalk...

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Merry Thing!

Merry Jesus-birthday!Bless you one and all, may this be an excellent day for you - and congratulations on reaching over 80 comments!(I knew you could do it... I certainly gave you a read hot go by taking so long to post)And welcome back Anna from your African adventure - hope all went well.Bumper issue post coming so...

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It is about time I answer Pearlius' question: "About how old is Europe? She looks either a very tired young woman or a good looking old woman."I have always thought of the Branden Rose as about 29, as we currently know her, more in the line of a tired, world-weary young(ish) woman who has seen and done about as much as there is to see and do in the Half-Continent. I have to admit I think I overdid...

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A few years back there was a sitcom on NBC called Committed. In one episode, one of the lead character had some tattoo work done at New Orleans and it turned out to be something along the line of "of two men who love each other, you are the one plays the woman." Eventually he got the tattoo fixed to "Lemon Chicken."www.hanzismatter.com/lemonchicken.mov...

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Ompholascepsis [SPOILER WARNING]

I tell you, the navel issue has been baking my noodle for a few years now, but I am of the notion that our hero would possess an ompholic dent that would pass enough as a navel. With the often more rudimentary delivery of babies in the Half-Continent I am thinking that there would be such a variety of quality of "belly-buttons" that Rossamünd's little dent would not look too out of place.As to theroid...

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Aurealis Awards 2008 Shortlist.

Hello, hello, long time no post...Here is some happy news to put up - I just learnt today that Monster-blood Tattoo 2, Lamplighter has been shortlisted in the 2008 Aurealis Awards in the Best Young Adult Long Fiction category AND to add to that the fantasy series, The Sorcerer’s Tower (beingThorn Castle, Giant’s Lair, Black Crypt & Wizardry Crag) written by the eminent Ian Irvine and illustrated...

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Mark & Rachel pointed me to Victor Mair's recent post about the latest cover of Max Planck Institute's flagship publication, MaxPlanckForschung.To honor the theme of the issue [China], the editors asked one of the journalists who worked for the magazine to find an elegant Chinese poem to grace the cover. This was the result:No sooner had the journal...

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please interpret...

from: Jessica ***** <************@hotmail.com>to: tiangotlost@gmail.comdate: Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 7:32 PMsubject: please interpret...OMG - I have been looking for your site for years! I am so glad that I found someone to interpret and tell me how bad my tattoo really is. This is suppossed to say "SMS" - my ex's initials....

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