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Recommend anything!
Yup, that's right. In the spirit of my previous two posts taken to the logical extreme, this post is to recommend anything: food, art, books, philosophy, jokes, cars, quasars, blogs, refrigerators, whatever.
So recommend away!
So recommend away!
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alibris.com is the best place I've ever found to get used books you absolutely can't locate anywhere else.
The single most useful household appliance in our house is the panini grill, which improves any sandwich beyond recognition, makes shish kebab, grills all meats, and can handle waffles. We use it every day.
Judson Huss is my favorite painter no one else has ever heard of.
The Rough Guide to Cult Fiction is actually a really useful little reference book.
9 Chickweed Lane is the best comic strip presently in mass syndication.
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I like the tabs feature too, because I'm usually using several files at once, and that makes it easier. I'd probably still go for Word if I had a free copy, but Jarte is best shareware program I've seen yet.
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If you're not familiar with the films of Akira Kurosawa, then shame on you.
Fiction:
Crocker gave me a copy of Alan Steele's Coyote a while back. Man's first exploration of deep space flight and colonization. Really good.
The Psi Corps trilogy (Babylon 5) was pretty good. It depicted the rise of telepathy in the human race, then Bester on the run.
Star Wars-wise, Timothy Zahn's Thrawn trilogy (Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising, The Last Command) re-sparked interest back in about 1992-1993.
If you're looking for good Sci-Fi/War, Dan Abnett's Warhammer 40k series Gaunt's Ghosts is OUTSTANDING. He also did Double Eagle, set in the 40k universe, that has a kind of Memphis Belle/Tuskeegee Airmen feel to it.
Erotica:
Alison Tyler is the name you want if you're looking for erotica. Hard erotica is good to find...um...good erotica is hard to find. She's got a few credits as an author and is the editor of a number of great anthologies.
Anything else?
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But if you mention a Black Lace writer, I'd like to recommend the Black Lace line of erotica and especially Emma Holly, who has quite a few fantasy and historical romance (with more than usual steamy scenes) in even the regular publishing lanes.
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1) grilled portobello mushroom sandwich, from Hoover's in Austin
2) peasant's meal (heavy on black beans & potatoes, *divinely* spiced), from The Black Bean in Austin
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Food!
Re: Food!
Re: Food!
Re: Food!
the possibilities are overwhelming
Music: Tom McRae is my favorite musician that virtually no one's ever heard of. Powerful, interesting lyrics; good voice; songs that hold up well under a lot of listening. And October Project is lovely.
Blog: Adam Stephanides (http://completelyfutile.blogspot.com/) does a good round-up of comics and manga (and does a thorough dissection of each new English volume of my favorite manga as it comes out, which is a huge plus for me).
Manga: Fruits Basket, for pure brilliance and heartbreak under a sweet surface.
Food: Mochi ice. Blueberry milkshakes. Upton Tea's Mélange du Chamonix (http://www.uptontea.com/shopcart/item.asp?from=catalog.asp&itemID=TE94&begin=10&parent=Teas%3EMiscellaneous%3EFlavored&category=Black&sortMethod=0&categoryID=32). Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Therapy.
Socks: Sock Dreams (http://www.sock-dreams.com/_shop/edit/index.php) converted me to funky socks.
Domestic television: Veronica Mars.
Misc. creative outlets: National Novel Writing Month (http://www.nanowrimo.org/).
Stores: If anyone's near Toronto, Bakka-Phoenix (http://bakkaphoenixbooks.com/) is Canada's oldest sci-fi bookstore.
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http://www.streamload.com/Devera/shared_stuf
srslykul
(ah, Hybrid's not there right now, but I'll upld it ltr if you want it)
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Ouran High School Host Club - Its like drinking root bear, only instead of loud burps, you get belly laughs.
COMIC
The Eternals is off to a great start, but currently, Eric Powell's THE GOON owns my soul like Lucifer.
MANGA
I like Claymore. The art is... stylized, but its very cool.
WEBCOMIC
Templar, Arizona. Spike owns my other soul with her beautiful lines.
MOVIE
When the Last Sword is Drawn is like the Alamo, only with swords. Also recently watched Bang Rajan, which I think my wife enjoyed for the plethora of pectorals.
BOOK
I've recently been consumed by Baen's free library, and am voraciously reading through pulpy science fiction and alternate history'n'stuff.
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I strongly recommend you the following bands: OASIS, GRANDADDY, RADIOHEAD, DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
MOVIES: I recommend you This movie (http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1808551767)
CARS: Toyota Corolla
I recommend you to drink water whenever you are thirsty
I recommend you to put up more Kittyspams
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Genshiken by Kio Shimoku
Books
Endymion Springs by?
Restaurants
Ferre in Dallas and soon to be in Sundance Square Ft. Worth.
Clothing
Lane Bryant is having their 60% off summer sale
Movies
War of the Worlds (most recent just for the pure schlock and badness of it)
Music
Gorillaz Demon Days - the song Dare makes you want to get up and shake your ass.
Food
Spinach and Goat Cheese Pizza
Spirits
Kier Royale
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Books: the Dragon Jousters series by Mercedes Lackey.
Movies: Stargate. Most sci-fi movies don't deal with the obvious linguistic difficulties of first contact. Stargate does. Plus, the main character, who saves the day and gets the girl, is a geek!
Music: Tatterdemalion. (http://www.razorgeisha.com/AMD) Kickass dark electronica.
Food: Red curry, from Lemongrass in Olympia.
TV: MythBusters. Wakes up your inner explosophiliac and your inner geek at the same time. It's loads of fun.
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Cryptonomicon and Snow Crash by Neil Stephenson. Crypto was a bit of a slog, but hey! Dissertations on how to eat Capt. Crunch cereal and ancient Greek deities and technology and WWII and codebreaking! With minor-major characters who are gay and it's just the way it is. La.
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Also from the Body Shop, their lip stain. It's like SF lip dye, only it exists now! (And wears off after several hours rather than several days.) It's a thin liquid that sinks in, so it doesn't feel like anything, wear off in abrupt ways, or basically cause your mouth to feel or behave any different than if it were naked. It'll just look a darker shade of its usual color.
Most makeup is much too much trouble for me, but I occasionally remember to put this on.
There. I hardly ever get to recommend non-entertainment things.
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PBJ&C
What you will need:
2 slices of bread
peanut butter
strawberry jelly
cheetos (traditional crunchy variety)
Use peanut butter, strawberry jelly, and bread to construct a standard PB&J sammich. Prior to closure, add cheetos to an approximate depth of two inches - losely packed - into the middle of the sammich. The resulting foodstuff will provide a nice balance of flavors as well as an excellent blend of sticky, creamy, bready, and crunchy textures. Always a surefire crowd pleaser, especially when served with a tall glass of nicely chilled whole or skim milk which adds a crisp yet creamy countpoint to the flavor medly. WARNING: there may be temptation to experiment with alternative jellies, but this temptation must be resisted at all costs! It is important to note that only strawberry will properly accentuate the fake cheesey goodness of the cheetos without overpowering it to the point of mockery.
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Genshiken (anime and manga), L/R (Licensed by Royal-- very much a sleeper anime series, but good!), Arjuna (Yoko Kanno music~), I"s
CDs:
Dane Cook's comedy albums "Harmful if Swallowed" and "Retaliation".
Comics:
Lullaby from Alias Publishing (crossover of many assorted fairytales and children's stories. Terrific art!)
Television:
Catch Psych's premier coming up on July 7th on USA! House (get it on Netflix!), I hear Monk is good too
Games:
Gloom the card game, Betrayal at the House on the Hill, Bang!, Fire Emblem for GameCube, the Saiyuki RPG for Playstation, Give Me the Brain, Apples to Apples
Pets:
Corgis!
Movies:
Hey, I hear that Onmiyoji movie RAWKS!
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Both Onmyoujis are actually very cheesy which intrigues me because it's cheesy in what feels like a western way. So maybe they were trying to make a cheesy western film about a Heian diviner. Or maybe there's a general cheesy source that everyone uses. It's utterly different from the Seimei novels and manga (err- the novels/ manga in the Yumemakura line of descent: there are others) but the (male) novelist had a lot of input into the film and apparently insisted on the m/m subtext.
But mostly-- Nomura Manzou has what the Chinese call 'peach-flower eyes' which are those tilted eyes that fox spirits have, so he actually looks like he might be a fox spirit's son, which nobody else's Seimei does. Worth seeing for him alone.
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And he does have the most awesome eyes!
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I just ate the most faboo pizza and the fabooness was mostly due to the addition of fennel sausage.
I'm not a huge licorice lover but damn, fennel sausage; very tasty.
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livejournal popularity (http://trustmetrics.relativestate.net/ljpopularity.php?name=sub_divided).
It works by assigning every livejournal user a livrank, which is like pagerank but with "links in" replaced with "friends of". (So I have a high overall rank because I'm mutually friended to lots of really cool people, but a low in-flist rank because I'm friended to lots of really cool people.) The stats are out of date by maybe four months, but it's still pretty neat.
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Of all the castles in England, I recommend Windsor as the most impressive to see.
If you ever want to learn 2,000 kanji, I recommend the Heisig system, by which I think I'll be able to learn the lot in a month and remember them for years.
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Drink: A drink I concocted in college called a Romanov. Based on a White Russian, only MORE. Instead of milk for a base, use heavy whipping cream. Then, add Kahlua, Godiva's chocolate liqueur, coffee-flavored Stoli's vodka, (or if you can't find the coffee stoli, Godiva's cappuccino-flavored liqueur and regular Stoli's).
Art: Takato Yamamoto (http://www.mondobizzarro.net/gallery/artists/yamamoto.php). Just...wow. I saw his pic Cradle of Death (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v490/homasse/random/Cradle_of_death.jpg) and decided I had to find the artbooks. Because yes.
Books: Kafka by the Shore by Haruki Murakami. Because yes. Also, the Griffin and Sabine series. Well, the first trilogy, at least. And "The Battle For God" by Karen Armstrong, which explains mythos, logos, and why fundies hate everybody.
Movies: Battle Royale. Because gaaaah. Also, Juon. Because GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!
Music: Jesus Christ Superstar: A Resurrection. It has the Indigo Girls in it as Jesus and Mary Magdelene! And the sexiest version of "Simon Zealotes" *ever*. And anything by Jay Chou or JJ Lin, because understanding your music is for wimps.
Manga: Because I can't recc these enough: "Sanctuary" and "Banana Fish."
American Comics: Kingdom Come. Because Alex Ross's art is *damn*. And Strangers in Paradise.
TV: Lost. Because....yes. Sayiiiiiiiiiiid. *ahem* And, you know, that whole "plot" thing. Sayiiiiiiiiid
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Webcomics: Metanoia (http://metanoia.studiowhippingboy.com/metacontents.html). Angels, Demons, wizards, pretty gay boy assassins, and sys admins. D00d.
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