Just a few things I've come across, that I thought worth sharing.

[rubyredrose]

http://hungryforamonth.blogspot.com/ - I've done the vegetarian thing. I've done the forgetting to eat thing and then realized I wasn't hungry but should be. This made me thoughtful on many levels.

http://gallery.digik.net/gallery/244/page/0 - Ozzynelson, I thought you'd like this. n_n

http://www.lspace.org/books/apf/ - fellow Terry Pratchett readers, I know you're out there.

http://talesof.cyllya.com/tos/reference/ - Tales of Symphonia reference pictures for...well, just about everything. Not as thought provoking a link as it could be, but hey, forgive the fangirl? >.>;

http://project-apollo.net/mos/ - A Miracle of Science. Webcomic worth reading. Complete.

http://mixedmyth.comicgenesis.com/ - Mixed Myth. Webcomic worth reading. An intersting insight into storytelling if you read from a certain angle. Also complete.

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I was thinking about shared experiences. Certain things (books, games, music, movies) are more than just 'I know what you're talking about', but instead fall into the catigory of basic paradigm, or a common venacular. This is kind of like religion, but it's more basic than that. It's not like how some comics (i.e. Batman) are a shared mythos that everyone knows. It's like how 'A Stranger in a Strange Land' effectively communicates the concept of 'grok' in a way that a dictionary definition of it wouldn't. It's why I want to play all the final fantasy games at some point...not because of potential spoilers (if I never had planned to play something you can't spoil the ending)...but because it allows me to better understand the world view of some of (I lie, most of) my friends.

In that same idea, I thought I'd throw out some things that I felt were worth sharing. Not because they were enjoyable (tho honestly much of it is) but because they give insight.

Comments

[ozzy-nelson.livejournal.com]

Well, you pegged me...

I don't think I've hit fanboy status with this show just yet. This one I find more fun to watch in group, not like Cowboy Bebop and Ghost In The Shell...and hell, I don't think I'll ever live down my Subaru obsession. (She's just so fragile and sweet!)

I need to read 'Stranger in a Strange Land' at some point. The little I've read of Heinlein, i.e. Starship Troopers, I found to be insanely compelling. He captured the sci-fi aspect, but it was the human aspect of war that he compelled into the novel that had me captivated. The movie was fun from a satirical POV, far from good but really snarky when you realize all that it's making fun of. The book, though, now that was poetry.

Shared experiences intrigue me, though in a different fashion. I was just thinking the other night how my current circle of friends exists largely because of my decision to attend A-Kon five years ago. Everyone I hang out with now for the most part either was at that con or is connected to someone who was at that con. In some ways it was kind of the turning point of my life...I'd been all but a hermit until then.

I do get where you're coming from too, though. When I first met you I was intrigued. I'd never really known a vegetarian before, at least not one as strict as you are. I found myself experimenting, dabbling in foods I'd never eaten before just so I could understand where you were coming from. What surprised me more than my willingness to try was the fact that I liked it.

Anyway, getting a bit too...what's the word I'm looking for here...well, I'm too it anyway. It's freezing in my apartment (stupid $200 electric bill's got me leaving the heat off and relying on blankets) and my bed is calling to me! I'm off to it!

[timrehix.livejournal.com]

I loved that Diskworld link. I feel the need to point out that it didn’t mention Nanny Ogg’s Cook book.

AND!!!! You owe me the loan of a Tiffany Book.

I can pay you back with the loan of some Forgotten Realms books. (I just ordered War of the Spider Queen)