Comments for The Book Gnome http://klarusu.wordpress.com Books and the things in life that distract me from books.............. Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:59:54 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on 5 Albums That Shaped Me by Absolute Chiang Mai http://klarusu.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/5-albums-that-shaped-me/#comment-79 Absolute Chiang Mai Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:59:54 +0000 http://klarusu.wordpress.com/?p=458#comment-79 Chiang Mai Thailand travel guide and Chiang Mai Hotels Reservation featuring up-to-date information on attractions, hotels, restaurants, nightlife, travel tips and more. Chiang Mai Thailand travel guide and Chiang Mai Hotels Reservation featuring up-to-date information on attractions, hotels, restaurants, nightlife, travel tips and more.

]]> Comment on Dear Chicago … by klarusu http://klarusu.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/dear-chicago/#comment-49 klarusu Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:37:10 +0000 http://klarusu.wordpress.com/?p=444#comment-49 Yeah, probably my own fault for picking an early show of a biggie (must admit to my own geeky moments too but I just have them quietly in my head!). Yours is a really great city though. Can't wait to get back for a proper holiday where I actually don't have to go and talk science for significant portions of the day. I loved Chicago as much as Vancouver (which is great praise from me because Vancouver is where I absolutely would live given free range to live anywhere). People were just brilliant too. Yeah, probably my own fault for picking an early show of a biggie (must admit to my own geeky moments too but I just have them quietly in my head!). Yours is a really great city though. Can’t wait to get back for a proper holiday where I actually don’t have to go and talk science for significant portions of the day. I loved Chicago as much as Vancouver (which is great praise from me because Vancouver is where I absolutely would live given free range to live anywhere). People were just brilliant too.

]]> Comment on Dear Chicago … by Devourer of Books http://klarusu.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/dear-chicago/#comment-48 Devourer of Books Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:32:59 +0000 http://klarusu.wordpress.com/?p=444#comment-48 Luckily that cheering at the movie theaters tends to be reserved for big movies (like Watchmen) and even then usually only in the early days of the release. A good reason to wait a couple of weeks before seeing a movie like that. Although I'm born and bred in the USA, that drives me crazy as well. Actually, it even drives me crazy when people clap at the end of the movie. Hello, unless you're at the premiere, the actors can't hear you, so what's the point? Luckily that cheering at the movie theaters tends to be reserved for big movies (like Watchmen) and even then usually only in the early days of the release. A good reason to wait a couple of weeks before seeing a movie like that. Although I’m born and bred in the USA, that drives me crazy as well. Actually, it even drives me crazy when people clap at the end of the movie. Hello, unless you’re at the premiere, the actors can’t hear you, so what’s the point?

]]> Comment on Contact by Cathy http://klarusu.wordpress.com/contact/#comment-44 Cathy Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:25:37 +0000 http://klarusu.wordpress.com/?page_id=5#comment-44 Hi! I am a big fan of your blog, and I'm hoping that you'll be willing to participate in a new feature on Kittling: Books. "Scene of the Blog" will be posted monthly and will feature a photograph of where bloggers do all the wonderful work that fills my Google Reader daily. I love to see bloggers' work spaces, and I know I'm not the only one! If you want to participate, please send a photo of your blogging work space to me. (File size doesn't matter. I can always adjust it.) Writing a short description (or anything else you'd like to say about the space) is optional, but I'm sure readers will enjoy it. (The series on the Guardian's website that inspired me is here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/series/writersrooms.) I really hope that you'll participate, but if you're not interested, I totally understand. I'd just appreciate an email in reply, one way or the other. Thanks! Hi!

I am a big fan of your blog, and I’m hoping that you’ll be willing to participate in a new feature on Kittling: Books.

“Scene of the Blog” will be posted monthly and will feature a photograph of where bloggers do all the wonderful work that fills my Google Reader daily. I love to see bloggers’ work spaces, and I know I’m not the only one!

If you want to participate, please send a photo of your blogging work space to me. (File size doesn’t matter. I can always adjust it.) Writing a short description (or anything else you’d like to say about the space) is optional, but I’m sure readers will enjoy it.

(The series on the Guardian’s website that inspired me is here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/series/writersrooms.)

I really hope that you’ll participate, but if you’re not interested, I totally understand. I’d just appreciate an email in reply, one way or the other.

Thanks!

]]> Comment on Banned Books – An Emotive Issue by Grumpy Bob http://klarusu.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/banned-books-an-emotive-issue/#comment-42 Grumpy Bob Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:55:19 +0000 http://klarusu.wordpress.com/?p=326#comment-42 Banning anything is a difficult issue. I've been increasingly concerned about the various internet filtering proposals that are being mooted at the moment. What one person finds deeply offensive might be nor more than mildly irritating to another. The issue that flung the UK's internet filtering into the spotlight was the great Internet Watch Foundation vs the LP sleeve debacle. In re-reading The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, one of the things that comes across is the huge cultural vacuum that is established when wholesale cultural censorship is in force. Just went off to look at the banned books library, but LibraryThing is down again! Banning anything is a difficult issue. I’ve been increasingly concerned about the various internet filtering proposals that are being mooted at the moment. What one person finds deeply offensive might be nor more than mildly irritating to another. The issue that flung the UK’s internet filtering into the spotlight was the great Internet Watch Foundation vs the LP sleeve debacle.
In re-reading The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, one of the things that comes across is the huge cultural vacuum that is established when wholesale cultural censorship is in force.
Just went off to look at the banned books library, but LibraryThing is down again!

]]> Comment on Monday Guilt Trip by bookwormjules http://klarusu.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/monday-guilt-trip/#comment-37 bookwormjules Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:49:14 +0000 http://klarusu.wordpress.com/?p=345#comment-37 I have a similar problem, but tis with books in general. I promise my self I won't buy new books, I'd get them from the library, then I found a used book store.... oh dear...... I have a similar problem, but tis with books in general. I promise my self I won’t buy new books, I’d get them from the library, then I found a used book store…. oh dear……

]]> Comment on Banned Books – An Emotive Issue by Phoenix Terran http://klarusu.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/banned-books-an-emotive-issue/#comment-36 Phoenix Terran Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:32:44 +0000 http://klarusu.wordpress.com/?p=326#comment-36 Fantastic entry! Fantastic entry!

]]> Comment on E-Books, E-Readers, Kindles and the like … by icedtea http://klarusu.wordpress.com/2008/09/29/e-books-e-readers-kindles-and-the-like/#comment-35 icedtea Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:26:32 +0000 http://klarusu.wordpress.com/?p=310#comment-35 If they were more affordable, I think I'd be all over a Sony Reader (prettier than a Kindle). I've started using the library's ebook service, so having a dedicated reader would be handy for that. If they were more affordable, I think I’d be all over a Sony Reader (prettier than a Kindle). I’ve started using the library’s ebook service, so having a dedicated reader would be handy for that.

]]> Comment on Banned Books Week on the Blogosphere by Corey Wilde http://klarusu.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/banned-books-week-on-the-blogosphere/#comment-34 Corey Wilde Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:07:18 +0000 http://klarusu.wordpress.com/?p=336#comment-34 Thank you so much re: the shout out! Thank you so much re: the shout out!

]]> Comment on Banned Books – An Emotive Issue by Corey Wilde http://klarusu.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/banned-books-an-emotive-issue/#comment-33 Corey Wilde Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:31:08 +0000 http://klarusu.wordpress.com/?p=326#comment-33 Thank you for an extremely well-written and beautifully articulated post on this subject. Shall we send copies to Sarah Palin? Thank you for an extremely well-written and beautifully articulated post on this subject. Shall we send copies to Sarah Palin?

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