tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501457.post115864238036976809..comments2023-10-15T23:55:58.457+08:00Comments on THE GRIN WITHOUT A CAT: banzai cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163422172627686782noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501457.post-1160207729849768022006-10-07T15:55:00.000+08:002006-10-07T15:55:00.000+08:00Don't worry about being paranoid. Heck, even the p...Don't worry about being paranoid. Heck, even the people I enjoy talking to here make ME paranoid! ;-)<BR/><BR/>(Okay, maybe not you since your specialty is horror. Good luck on procuring the book!)banzai cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163422172627686782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501457.post-1159309322338176792006-09-27T06:22:00.000+08:002006-09-27T06:22:00.000+08:00Whether or not I end up, like you, rejecting half ...Whether or not I end up, like you, rejecting half the recommendations, I hope to have a close enough relationship with Booktopia to enable them to be comfortable enough to try to guess what I would be into. <BR/><BR/>I'm currently awaiting word from them about a limited edition that's out of print in the publisher but is still available at an online seller (sorry if I'm being vague, but I'm Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16230929139934305168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501457.post-1159262771127906912006-09-26T17:26:00.000+08:002006-09-26T17:26:00.000+08:00Hah! Lucky you!Seriously, I pick my books on what ...Hah! Lucky you!<BR/><BR/>Seriously, I pick my books on what appeals to me and this is where the book classification comes in. Which is funny because Robert of Booktopia used to try to peg what books I'd like. I swear, I think I turned down half of his recommendations. Thank goodness he and I just just agreed that I'd order my stuff instead. (Of course now it's my wallet that's affect.) ;-)banzai cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163422172627686782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501457.post-1158997736627947502006-09-23T15:48:00.000+08:002006-09-23T15:48:00.000+08:00if I had the cash, I would have picked their shelv...<I>if I had the cash, I would have picked their shelves clean already.</I><BR/><BR/>There are titles in Booktopia (and other bookstores) that I'm curious about. I even have the money to pick them up sometimes, but one way in which I'm trying to control my spending is to stop and ask myself whether I have an idea--even a vague one--as to when I will be reading a particular book that I'll have to Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16230929139934305168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501457.post-1158994335598101892006-09-23T14:52:00.000+08:002006-09-23T14:52:00.000+08:00skinny: Hehe if I had the cash, I would have picke...skinny: Hehe if I had the cash, I would have picked their shelves clean already. But alas, wish in one hand ... <BR/><BR/>Btw, you didn't catch the Williams before in A Different Bookstore? It was a while before someone picked it up. <BR/><BR/>eldritch: Hah! You lucky bastard! That's a really good way to buy small press stuff alright, as well as get your regular winnings. Though Booktopia getsbanzai cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163422172627686782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501457.post-1158902290153554412006-09-22T13:18:00.000+08:002006-09-22T13:18:00.000+08:00Skinny,It's my only Williams volume: Use Once, The...Skinny,<BR/><BR/>It's my only Williams volume: <I>Use Once, Then Destroy</I>, the short fiction collection from Night Shade. <BR/><BR/>(BC says he once saw a copy of that here--as well as <I>London Revenant</I>, which I would love a copy of--in one of the A Different Bookstore branches some time ago.)<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I got my copy as part of what I call my annual book splurge (which isn't reallyAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16230929139934305168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501457.post-1158883749223800062006-09-22T08:09:00.000+08:002006-09-22T08:09:00.000+08:00eld: whoa. which Williams would that be and where ...eld: whoa. which Williams would that be and where did you get it?skinnyblackcladdinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836363711931295356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501457.post-1158832437818914632006-09-21T17:53:00.000+08:002006-09-21T17:53:00.000+08:00welcome back dude!although my nights of slugging o...welcome back dude!<BR/><BR/>although my nights of slugging over my eventually unfinished and unsent story, I also got to hie off to an escapist plan of my own. heheh.<BR/><BR/>so right now, I'm seriously decongesting my reading list.<BR/><BR/>an oh, I maybe able to go to Manila again this sem break. Hehe.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00658214781453971174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501457.post-1158830055059030522006-09-21T17:14:00.000+08:002006-09-21T17:14:00.000+08:00BC: I saw the Ford in your pile (that, the Mamatas...BC: I saw the Ford in your pile (that, the Mamatas, and <I>Paraspheres</I> were the titles that registered in my head as your orders, and the other books beside it may or may not be yours, too). <BR/><BR/>They did have an extra copy of the Ford on the shelves though, along with <A HREF="http://hplovecraft.com/writings/sources/ashil.asp" REL="nofollow">the annotated Hippocampus Press edition of Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16230929139934305168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501457.post-1158829579861339132006-09-21T17:06:00.000+08:002006-09-21T17:06:00.000+08:00geez, if i had the cash, i would have gotten Empir...geez, if i had the cash, i would have gotten <I>Empire of Ice Cream</I> as well (it was on the "new" shelves and not the "reserved" stacks when i was there) so it's i good thing i didn't...<BR/><BR/>you are being paid in gratitude, and rather generously, i might add LOLskinnyblackcladdinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836363711931295356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501457.post-1158827042126679992006-09-21T16:24:00.000+08:002006-09-21T16:24:00.000+08:00eldritch: Yeah the Ford's mine though am still thi...eldritch: Yeah the Ford's mine though am still thinking if I should get the hardbound Leviathan 4. Alas, my funds are stretched as it is already.<BR/><BR/>skinny: You mean I'm not getting paid for this? ;-)banzai cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163422172627686782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501457.post-1158809461658341562006-09-21T11:31:00.000+08:002006-09-21T11:31:00.000+08:00bc: ha, you seem to be turning into my biggest adv...bc: ha, you seem to be turning into my biggest advertiser. thanks.<BR/><BR/>haven't started on the book...in fact, haven't been reading much lately (i have, however, been writing, which is a good thing...but no good for the blogs, or work, for that matter. heh)skinnyblackcladdinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836363711931295356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501457.post-1158751270455604502006-09-20T19:21:00.000+08:002006-09-20T19:21:00.000+08:00No worries about the dust jacket covers! I emailed...No worries about the dust jacket covers! I emailed them to ask--which is what I should have done anyway--and just asked Robert to cut me up some to bring home.<BR/><BR/>The BC-books I saw were Forrest Aguirre (ed.)'s <I>Leviathan 4: Cities</I> and Jeffrey Ford's <I>The Empire of Ice Cream</I>.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16230929139934305168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501457.post-1158737431894179592006-09-20T15:30:00.000+08:002006-09-20T15:30:00.000+08:00Hah! I don't pay downpayment for my Booktopia. Why...Hah! I don't pay downpayment for my Booktopia. Why, do you?<BR/><BR/>So how's the book?banzai cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163422172627686782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501457.post-1158736539310279342006-09-20T15:15:00.000+08:002006-09-20T15:15:00.000+08:00bc: well, i'm kinda pissed that i had to pay full ...bc: well, i'm kinda pissed that i had to pay full price for it when i assume you must've already payed a downpayment on it...heheskinnyblackcladdinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836363711931295356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501457.post-1158727709202610702006-09-20T12:48:00.000+08:002006-09-20T12:48:00.000+08:00skinny: Hehe looks like. I talked to Robert and it...skinny: Hehe looks like. I talked to Robert and it looks like he missed that one. It's alright though since I have three other books to buy. Will get the next one. <BR/><BR/>(Now to wait in a darkened alley for a certain skinny black clad dink...) ;-)<BR/><BR/>eldritch: That explains the <I>glowing</I> fingerprints on the books. :-D<BR/><BR/>Which BC-books were that anyway? <BR/><BR/>(And sorry banzai cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163422172627686782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501457.post-1158665072076380772006-09-19T19:24:00.000+08:002006-09-19T19:24:00.000+08:00BC, I saw a pile with several of the books you men...BC, I saw a pile with several of the books you mentioned here (and even touched your copy of the Mamatas--don't worry, it was a gentle touch that left no blemishes or marks.) I couldn't remember if it had <I>Feeling Very Strange</I> with the other titles though, but I only took a look at one. <BR/><BR/>I saw some titles that somewhat interested me, mostly BC-books, but I didn't get anything and Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16230929139934305168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501457.post-1158655379235902362006-09-19T16:42:00.000+08:002006-09-19T16:42:00.000+08:00holy crap. sorry...i just got a copy of Feeling Ve...holy crap. sorry...<BR/><BR/>i just got a copy of Feeling Very Strange from Booktopia. could it be they accidentally put your copy out on the shelves?skinnyblackcladdinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836363711931295356noreply@blogger.com