It’s always football. Wun Wun the Giant, in case you didn’t know is actually #11 Phil Simms of the NY Giants.
Yup. There's nothing GRRM wants in winter more than the Giants winning a Superb Owl. And, now that I think about that, this might well prove Maester Sam's argument that the Others are not the antagonists they are believed to be.
"I can see it. You have more of the north in you than your brothers."
Those were fun times because everyone was debating whether George was working hard and needed to “recharge his batteries” by doing all his side projects, or if he was just using all the side projects to procrastinate. There used to be a lot of really thoughtful, civil debate which was what I found to be fun. Mostly because it was just a nerdy topic that you could really dive into, and that it wouldn’t ruin your life if you won or lost the debate. That was before Neil Gaiman coined the phrase “He’s not your bitch”, which became an internet shortcut to “I win”. You still see it today if you debate someone, but have you read Neil Gaiman’s post? He was responding to one of his fans who had emailed him a couple politely worded questions. I’ll link to it here: Entitlement Issues Give it a read and let me know who you think the real jerk is.
Those were fun times because everyone was debating whether George was working hard and needed to “recharge his batteries” by doing all his side projects, or if he was just using all the side projects to procrastinate. There used to be a lot of really thoughtful, civil debate which was what I found to be fun. Mostly because it was just a nerdy topic that you could really dive into, and that it wouldn’t ruin your life if you won or lost the debate. That was before Neil Gaiman coined the phrase “He’s not your bitch”, which became an internet shortcut to “I win”. You still see it today if you debate someone, but have you read Neil Gaiman’s post? He was responding to one of his fans who had emailed him a couple politely worded questions. I’ll link to it here: Entitlement Issues Give it a read and let me know who you think the real jerk is.
IMO an annual, "still working on it, sorry I don't have more specifics" isn't too much to ask.
Stephen King wudda done it.
Red Rising had a fn trilogy in 4 years and has book 1 of the next trilogy coming out this year. Dan Brown is insanely detailed and that MOFO pops out books like my SIL pops out kids. (They're on #4 in 5 years)
The blade was Valyrian steel, spell-forged and dark as smoke. Nothing held an edge like Valyrian steel.
Red Rising had a fn trilogy in 4 years and has book 1 of the next trilogy coming out this year. Dan Brown is insanely detailed and that MOFO pops out books like my SIL pops out kids. (They're on #4 in 5 years)
Dayum! Without any twins?
"I can see it. You have more of the north in you than your brothers."
Red Rising had a fn trilogy in 4 years and has book 1 of the next trilogy coming out this year. Dan Brown is insanely detailed and that MOFO pops out books like my SIL pops out kids. (They're on #4 in 5 years)
Dayum! Without any twins?
Yup. Isn't that how you show someone you love them? Lol
The blade was Valyrian steel, spell-forged and dark as smoke. Nothing held an edge like Valyrian steel.
Yup. Isn't that how you show someone you love them? Lol
By all means, yes! Just saying... that's a whole lotta love.
Something the hubs and I snicker about. We each have a kid from a previous relationship. I'm 36, he's 46 and since we were married everyone asked us when we'd have one together. Da faq?! We're in the home stretch! You would not believe the horrified and confused looks we got when we said we wouldn't. I've even heard that since we're not it's not a "real marriage". We'll this fake marriage is fn fantastic and we'll be kid free in 2 years sitting around in our underwear playing video games, eating junk food, surrounded by our fur babies.
The blade was Valyrian steel, spell-forged and dark as smoke. Nothing held an edge like Valyrian steel.
By all means, yes! Just saying... that's a whole lotta love.
Something the hubs and I snicker about. We each have a kid from a previous relationship. I'm 36, he's 46 and since we were married everyone asked us when we'd have one together. Da faq?! We're in the home stretch! You would not believe the horrified and confused looks we got when we said we wouldn't. I've even heard that since we're not it's not a "real marriage". We'll this fake marriage is fn fantastic and we'll be kid free in 2 years sitting around in our underwear playing video games, eating junk food, surrounded by our fur babies.
lol - good luck with that... My oldest just told me that he might have to move home. If HE moves home, then there's a good chance that my daughter will have to move home, too, since right now, they share an apartment (my daughter, her boyfriend, and my oldest boy). The relationship is strained, so her boyfriend might move. If he does, then they can't afford the rent. So - I go from 3, to 2, to 1, and then suddenly back to 3.
AAAHHH!!!!!!!! (of course - I can't sit around in my underwear too much anyway, since we live with my mother-in-law, but still...) (and yes, I love my mother-in-law dearly, and love living here. We just don't really have room for all of us, as it's a smallish house - 4 bedrooms, 5 needed...)
My step son is all set for college. Eek! He'll be in Utah so IF he had to move back home I don't see that happening until after his 4 years. And more than likely he would move back to his mom's. He doesn't like the heat here.
Mini Me is enlisting so she'll be the government's problem for a few years too. I may need to eventually put on pants but that's at least 6 years away and who knows. I might be senile by then and they'll just to used to me being pants less.
The blade was Valyrian steel, spell-forged and dark as smoke. Nothing held an edge like Valyrian steel.
My step son is all set for college. Eek! He'll be in Utah so IF he had to move back home I don't see that happening until after his 4 years. And more than likely he would move back to his mom's. He doesn't like the heat here.
Mini Me is enlisting so she'll be the government's problem for a few years too. I may need to eventually put on pants but that's at least 6 years away and who knows. I might be senile by then and they'll just to used to me being pants less.
*snicker* yep - that's me, too. I'm banking on alzheimers or some other form of degenerative mental disease taking my grasp of reality away and leaving me in a nice, isolated little world of my own, where silly things like wearing pants are completely irrelevant to me (t' hell with anyone who isn't in my little world, they can either join me or just accept me for my flabby ass hanging out, lol).
IMO an annual, "still working on it, sorry I don't have more specifics" isn't too much to ask.
it is...specially in football season!
me-thinks George is reading this site. He can see that we have not yet solved the Stark/Dayne ancestry problem nor the 'who really built WF' puzzle (nor a 1000 Others mysteries and conundrums) ... so he knows he has plenty of time up his sleeve.
George 'Ramsey' 'Raff the Sweetling' Martin may just enjoy torturing his readers?
"Arya did not dare take a bath, even though she smelled as bad as Yoren by now, all sour and stinky. Some of the creatures living in her clothes had come all the way from Flea Bottom with her; it didn’t seem right to drown them."
I find it amusing and annoying at the same time that in the comments of his end-of-season nab crap, someone asked a question about an update for the wild cards adaptation. instead of deleting it, he actually answered it. he says he's not involved, but it's moving forward. so - I wonder how many times someone has asked about an update for wow, or ANYTHING related to asoiaf, and had their comment summarily deleted....?
IMO an annual, "still working on it, sorry I don't have more specifics" isn't too much to ask.
Short Rant:
Ani Bundel is the author of this piece, and she wrote it like she was an abusive jealous boyfriend who was trying to twist something around so that anything other than her opinion automatically made you into the bad person. I mean how can you possibly expect a guy that shares everything on his blog from problems with his colon, urinary tract infection, and football to take a short time once a year to stop what he’s doing and address the elephant in the room. (<--that was not a fat joke)(<--that was a fat joke).
So does George “owe” you an update? See, that’s what I’m talking about she frames the question in a manner that no matter what you say you are wrong. The answer is of course he doesn’t “owe” anyone an update. However, lets be honest there is not a good fan, bad fan, right fan, or wrong fan that given a choice of getting an update or not getting an update wouldn’t love to have an update. They may frame their answer in a number of different ways, but they all will be pointed in some degree to getting an update.
Now even George’s bad fans are pretty loyal because as upset as some will get when that book gets published they will buy it, rent it, or even steal it to read the next installment. And the good fans? Well they will do some of the sickest, dirtiest, immoral acts that can be imagined just so they can have the illusion in their minds that George would hold them in high esteem even though he will take advantage of that loyalty just to make a few extra pennies by selling them moldy, waterlogged discontinued RPG games. So George has all these fans going around recommending his books and HBO show to friends, family, and co-workers, and purchasing all his merchandise I would ask one question...
Why wouldn’t George want to give an update to all his fans?
Worrying about upsetting people isn’t an excuse. Anyone who would be upset is already upset. Not to mention that it is hardly going to be a surprise when he announces that he hasn’t finished yet. We all know that. It’s just an opportunity to address his fans, and assure everyone that yes he’s still working on it, but that he is invested in putting out the best product possible. Yes, there will be some people that will troll him when he posts the update, but he wouldn’t be writing the update for them, but for the people who have waited patiently all these years like 5 year olds who sit in front of the fireplace on Christmas Eve so they can greet Santa when he slides down the chimney because those are the people who want the update the most, but are too concerned that saying so will make Santa bypass their house.
George often says that he has the best fans, but then hides behind corny phrases like “Not Your Bitch” to excuse away a simple post that everyone already knows the answer to, but would give him another opportunity to assure fans that he’s still hard at work and dedicated to only putting out the best product possible. So I ask again, “Why wouldn’t George want to write an update?"
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