6/28/2023 0 Comments We both die at the end![]() One minute ago I was reading yesterday’s blog entry from CountDowners-where Deckers chronicle their final hours through statuses and photos via live feeds, this particular one about a college junior trying to find a home for his golden retriever-and now I’m going to die. I bet this chaos is what a first-time skydiver feels as she’s plummeting out of a plane, or a pianist playing his first concert. I’m freaking out already, a hundred thoughts immediately drowning out everything around me. ![]() ![]() The alert, a distinctive and endless gong, like a church bell one block away, is blasting from my phone on the other side of the room. Forget that, “warning” is too strong a word since warnings suggest something can be avoided, like a car honking at someone who’s crossing the street when it isn’t their light, giving them the chance to step back this is more of a heads-up. To live is the rarest thing in the world.ĭeath-Cast is calling with the warning of a lifetime-I’m going to die today. ![]()
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6/28/2023 0 Comments Aberwyvern![]() ![]() ![]() Jor gathered a number of free drinks by telling (and retelling, and retelling!) the story of our battle, while Araluth and Elentari sipped their wine and conserved their money (we still don’t have horses!). Tum drank himself silly and spent the first hour of play unconscious under the table. From the sale of the troll treasure and the rewards garnered from the farmer and the local authorities, each party member had 36 silver marks. Our party had successfully killed two stone trolls and rescued a farmer’s son, so we had gained some fame in Maethelburg (for which we are using the map of Aberwyvern from David Macaulay’s Castle). ![]() Over the hills where the spirits fly, ooh. “So I’m packing my bags for the Misty Mountains Our DM of course is a tricky fellow and has created his own adventures around the same locations, so there are no spoilers below. I thought we working our way through the MERP module, Goblin-Gate and Eagle’s Eyrie from ICE. ![]() 6/28/2023 0 Comments The aeneid cliff notes![]() It kills a young warrior, and the Trojan army rushes the Latins. She is able to inflame them into action, and Tolumnius, calling himself their new leader, hurls his lance at the Trojans. Juturna disguses herself as Camers, a Latin warrior, and moves among the Latin ranks, telling them that they should not allow their honor to rest on a single life. Juno, afraid that Turnus will be killed, calls on Juturna, Turnus's sister, to come to his aid. Aeneas and Turnus agree to the terms of the duel and offer sacrifices to the gods. The next day, both the Trojans and Latins gather on a field to watch the duel. Aeneas sends word that he will duel with Turnus indeed, comforting his companions and his son by teaching them "the ways of fate" (150). "The war," he states, "will be decided by our blood the bride/ Lavinia will be won upon that field" (107-109). ![]() ![]() ![]() But Turnus cannot back down his very honor, he believes, is at stake. King Latinus begs Turnus to reconsider and seek peace with the Trojans, and a weeping Queen Amata pleads with him to defect. Turnus, seeing that the tide of war has turned against the Latins, realizes that he now must keep his pledge and fight Aeneas in a duel. ![]() 6/28/2023 0 Comments Wolverine weapon x windsor smith![]() Voyage in Noise: Warren Ellis and the Demise of Western Civilization. ![]()
6/28/2023 0 Comments Between book jessica warman![]() ![]() ![]() A stunning book for teens from Jessica Warman, a hot new talent on the YA thriller scene. Was she as squeaky clean as she thinks she was? Could it be that she herself is hiding the biggest secret of all? Can Liz discover the truth? And if she does, who can she tell? Between is an engrossing, compelling thriller that peels back the layers of small-town life to expose true, ugly, cruel human nature. Plus, Alex hates Liz for being mean when they were alive. But their small coastal town is hiding many secrets - about families, boyfriends and friendship. Her only company Alex, a boy killed by a car a year earlier, Liz sets out to piece together her life. But Liz is still here after death, and she doesn't know why. Everyone thinks it was a tragic accident - teens drinking on a boat, a misstep leading to a watery death. But on the eve of her eighteenth birthday, she is found drowned next to her parents' boat. Right? It's The Lovely Bones for teens Elizabeth Valchar has it all: friends, money, beauty, a cute boyfriend and assured popularity. ![]() 6/28/2023 0 Comments Today i will fly![]() ![]() Owner of car hit by tire gets to kiss the bricks ![]() Something we can replace," Matthews said. ![]() Matthews, who said she’s attended several Indy 500s in her life, walks away with a remarkable, if admittedly somewhat unwanted, story. Matthew's car suffered damage on its front left side near the headlight. Ind圜ar confirmed one person was transported to the infield care center after being struck by debris not from the tire during the crash. Matthews added she was grateful no one was seriously injured from the tire. “I came down and they said ‘Robin, it’s your car!’ I thought, ‘No.’ I thought somebody was pranking me. “I didn’t see it come down,” Matthews told Indy Star. The IndyStar, part of the USA TODAY Network, reported Robin Matthews, a racing fan from Indianapolis, was the owner of the car that was hit by the loose tire. #indy500 /MLexGcUu5q- Andrew Kossack May 28, 2023įOR SUBSCRIBERS: Josef Newgarden's spontaneous celebration with fans shows his ecstasy over elusive Indy 500 win Whose car got hit by a tire at the Indianapolis 500? Here’s where that flying tire impacted in turn 2 ![]() 6/27/2023 0 Comments Lockdown by Samie Sands![]() ![]() When the first AM-13 virus victim appears at London’s Heathrow airport, British authorities decide to impose a lockdown on all uninfected citizens, confining them to their homes or workplaces. A virus called AM-13 has infected several people in Mexico, and has begun to spread around the world. Soon the whole office is researching the zombie story and providing updates to national news services. However, the story accidentally ends up on Friday’s 10:00 pm news, and for Leah, chaos ensues. She does so immediately, and is relieved to find she still has her job by the weekend. Expecting to be fired, she finds out that he wants her to send him the background information and the link to the video. Fearful for her job, Leah is summoned to the boss’ office. Only it is the station manager, Jamie King, who receives it in error. ![]() ![]() Leah Watton, a freshly hired TV news researcher for a local news program in a small English town, sends a video clip and her written summary about zombies as a joke to her co-worker, Jake, on whom she has a major crush. But Samie Sands’ zombies have a solid core of realism, thanks to her viable storyline about their creation in her debut novel, Lockdown Zombies have become ubiquitous in movies, television, books and even music videos. Publisher: Triplicity Publishing, LLC (April 10, 2014). ![]() 6/27/2023 0 Comments Punching the air ibi zoboi![]() ![]() ![]() This book with it’s beautiful prose is a must read for many of our youth. This book is a reminder to not let the system win. Even in the past few months, as defunding for police institutions due to their inherent racism has risen drastically, we are reminded there is much work to be done. Researching it and then watching the Netflix series was a painful reminder of how damaged our justice systems are. I remember taking an interest in the Central Park Jogger case early last year. This book is a reminder that a teenager pays the price of actions he did not commit simply because of the colour of his skin. In a time where injustice against Black people is being called out and the people are demanding change now more than ever before, this book is a stark reminder of the lives that are being ruined. THIS WILL STAY WITH ME FOR YEARS TO COME. ![]() 6/27/2023 0 Comments Only beloved by mary balogh![]() ![]() ![]() She was flattered by the attention and enjoyed his company as well. The Survivors’ Club holds annual reunions and during one of these George was introduced to and delighted by Miss Dora Debbins. Opening his ancestral home allowed him to help others, heal himself, and deflect the world’s attempts to see beyond the comfort he gives others and into his own pain. George lost his young son in the War and his wife, unable to bear her grief, took her own life. Each of them has now had a love story and embarked on a new life, so it is their host’s turn to find companionship and a fulfilling homelife. Six of the patients, a woman and five men, stayed behind when the others left and over three years of healing formed an intense bond. About a decade ago, George, Duke of Stanhope, turned his estate into a hospital and took wounded Napoleonic War veterans into his home. The last book in Mary Balogh’s excellent seven book historical romance Survivors’ Club series features the kindest man in the world and a happy spinster. ![]() 6/27/2023 0 Comments Firstborn stephen baxter![]() But as shocking new insights emerge about the nature of the Firstborn and their chilling plans for mankind, an unexpected ally appears from light-years away. ![]() ![]() Bisesa's desperate quest for answers sends her first to Mars and then to Mir, which is itself threatened with extinction. Though supposedly the last volume of Clarke and Baxter's Time Odyssey series (after 2005's Sunstorm), this intriguing and frustrating installment of the high-octane space opera ends with an astounding cliffhanger just as humans have begun to confront the ancient and super-powerful Firstborn, who attack any species that might become a rival. They have sent a "Q-bomb." Speeding toward Earth, it is a device that human scientists can barely comprehend, that cannot be stopped or destroyed-and that will obliterate Earth. Now, twenty-seven years later, the Firstborn are back. The Firstborn-the mysterious race of aliens who first became known to science fiction fans as the builders of the iconic black monolith in 2001: A Space Odyssey-have inhabited legendary science fiction master Sir Arthur C. ![]() Categories Adult Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy ![]() |