The most recent 20 comments posted to Making Light by Gigi Rose:

I say make a way around it. Just post the link and then point to the portion you wish to refer to by stating for example paragraph 2, 3rd sentence, word 3 then read to the end of the paragraph. That's the way we did it it in school when the teacher asked us to find something aloud in our reading. I always like to refer back to the initial source anyway. It won't flow as well, but it will work.
I'm for paraphrasing too.

Eek! I apologize for the faux pas in my writing above. I forgot where I was. My grammatical blunders are fine for LJ & Blogger, but not seemly for this forum.

Oh, those pesky quotes, I just can’t seem to shake them.

I'd have to stay close to home. In the Speed Museum in Louisville there is a circa 1608 room brought piece by piece from England. To quote from the website "Welcome to a room that is a time machine – one that can carry us back four hundred years to the early years of the 1600s (17th century), the era of King James I of England. During that time England was rebuilt, and the upper classes of society grew in power and influence." I've spent many an hour in that room.

I volunteer at the interpretive center at the Falls of the Ohio State Park in Indiana, and that center and the Clark Cabin which is connected with it often seem like home already.

I could also live in the "Small Mexico Village" rooms at the Children's Museum of Houston, the exhibit very realistic and it's a fun place to play. Among the many things to do you can write in Spanish at school, make sandals, drive the VW bus, or pretend to make tortillas.

I think I'm only attached to those places because I have been there often. Other museums haven't imprinted on me enough yet to call “home”.

And on a different note, since this is an open thread...
I went to the site about spinning your cat's hair. Fantastic! I met a spinner (here in Indiana) who had a commission to spin and create fabric for a wedding dress. The bride-to-be wanted a combination of silk and hair from her white afghan dogs. The spinner said that it wasn't very difficult and it turned out quite lovely. I find it hard enough just to find time to knit and crochet small items. I can't imagine making a wedding dress from scratch.

Even if I've said this before (and I probably have), I'll say it again. Teresa, I greatly appreciate the links that you provide for our edification on your site.

The best bird insult in my opinion is a yellow-bellied sapsucker. It just fits so well.

Of all the times I've been quoted in the paper, I don't think it's all been right once. Even the articles or letters that I've sent in have been modified by an editor. This is par for the course.

First ML is mentioned in James Patrick Kelly's article "On the Net" in Asimov's and now the NYT! I wonder if it is going to get crowded around here.

It is amazing what I learn by reading this blog.

You know dumpster diving is one of my favorite ways of practicing the Reduce/Reuse/Recycle principle. There's a surprise in every package! Seriously I've cut down on this because my basement is becoming full. I've become more selective as well.
My town, New Albany has a practice of allowing individuals an opportunity to salvage bricks and stones from city buildings. They also have a lot where you can deposit or pick up fill material. Across the river in Louisville they have several companies that specialize in architectural salvage. When I tried to give them my old windows they were not interested and now I'm stuck with 14 aluminum framed windows, some with glass and some without. I would have had my husband build a greenhouse, as he said he would 3 years ago, but alas, it hasn't happened yet. Anyone have ideas?

To address Heresiarch who said " I feel we should form a cult--er, religion of Those With Nothing Better to Do."

Actually there are those who say that Unitarian Universalists are just that, TWNBTD. My husband is an Atheist and I am a Christian Agnostic and we are both UU's and are raising our kids in that religion. Of course both of us attend the Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans (CUUPS) group because everyone knows that pagans have better parties. I believe the main purposes of religions in our modern society are for socializing or to create sense of belonging in a community. With that in mind however I often tell folks that Science Fiction is my religion. As a matter of fact I have given sermons at two different UU churches with that very theme. My biggest argument with the UU religion is that they are a big secret. If you don't believe in proselytizing how do you get the word out? I wonder if there is a greater percentage of UU's among SF Fans or a greater percentage of SF readers among UU parishioners and I wonder if anyone besides me even cares.

I love that chapter 34 was computer generated. If the rest of the book is as farcical as the back cover, then I need to find a multi-autographed copy where the proceeds will be donated to SFWA's medical fun.

If only negative examples could teach people how not to do something, this would be a great lesson.

As I read this thread and its links I got this vision of Punch and Judy hitting one another on the head with PA novels. And on that note I'm going to bed.

I hope everyone gets better quickly. The hamster pictured is adorable. Esther Friesner initiated me into Hamster Fandom a few years ago, but I am currently without animal.

A flu epidemic is the reason some of my English ancestors came to the U.S. In the 1890's 8 of my gggrandmother's 13 children died of the flu. They decided to get a fresh start in the U.S. At least we have the vaccine, even though I wasn’t able to get one this year.

I knew a guy back in college who would pop 8-10 Sudafed’s at a time. It’s rather like all the kids today who take Dextromethorphan, just a cheap high. When they outlawed the 100 tablet generics I had to switch to Loratadine and next it will be cough syrup. More maddening examples of stupid laws made because of ridiculous people that inconvenience everyone.

Marilee, I must get hold of that study. Any excuse to eat chocolate sounds good to me. I am sick now too, but I'm not sure what it is. I have no fever, so I guess it isn't the flu and just a cold. The problem is my chest is full of gunk (which means Albuterol every 4 hours) and I cannot talk. Since I cannot talk, I am staying home. Besides, what if I'm contagious? It would be very irresponsible of me to give my acquaintances a bug. Since everyone else is gone and left me with a mess, I'll guess I'll alternate between resting and cleaning house. Someone has to do it. (But why does it always have to be me?)

I find this website both 'educational' (not just for the improvement of my writing) as well as 'entertaining' (ya'll have a wonderful sense of humor). However, I find myself guilty on all counts. In my journaling and stories I have “out worn” all of these lazy uses of punctuation. (Overuse of parenthesis most of all) Some days I overuse bold, on others I "abuse" quotation marks. I constantly have to guard my writing against using the same words too many times, as well as overuse of conjunctions and contractions. I fear these are just other examples of lazy writing.... and how about all of those people (sometimes even me) who now write with ;), LOL, and *grins*?

I love the string lights. I put them up in the TV room and I feel like I own my own theater.

Practically anything can be made into a lampshade or lamp as long as you can do a little wiring and are careful about heat exchange.

For a real lighting trick or treat check out www dot lynnsparadisecafe dot com. At the Kentucky State Fair each year this restaurant has an ugly lamp contest. (see top right picture after clicking the 'fun' icon)

Of course if you really value your eyes get yourselves a Bell & Howell Sunlight Lamp for reading and doing close work. It is expensive but gives better light for much less electricity.

Congratulations on your new place!

Thanks Bill, I'll add your twinkie site to my list at school. I love to wow my students with the fun that others have that they had never imagined.

Marilee, please don't fall for their evil plot. Remember that one definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing over and over and expect a different result. Of course with computers you never know, I've repeated things I swore didn't work and suddenly they did.

Gotta go, it's thundering here.

Hi all, I've been lurking for months and it is so late at night, I've decided to post something. (I hope this doesn't become a habit.)

Nerd thread: As a science teacher my favorite geek site is http://www.twinkiesproject.com/.

Kilt thread: Go ahead and get that utilikilt. You will be glad you did. My friends who have them love them. One guy wears his every day. (He owns several of course.) Some of us ladies love to look at a guy's legs. ;)

Book thread: 10 books-- get real. Actually that is more than average for most of my students. (I teach adult ed.)
I take ten books on vacation with me. I keep thinking that having the Internet will cut down on the number of books I keep, but it just isn't the same. The stacks of any library are to me the most holy places on earth.
I'll never loan a signed copy of anything out again. I had an author signed book that was borrowed and "lost" by a student.

Randall P.: I hope all is well and baby and mom are doing great! Congratulations.

Washing machine thread: I just heard a hilarious obituary by Bob Hill (local columnist) for his washing machine. Have any of you written any decent eulogies for inanimate objects? *new shade, different texture of yarn*

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