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Filched from immlass (who got it from pnh). People I have met are bolded. If I’ve met you (and I’m using the value of “met” that means spoken with ftf) and left you off the list, give me a poke.

a2macgeek, amanofhats, ambersknave, arcaedia, arrefmak, autopope, baeyr, brannanjp1, bryant, colomon, corwin77, curgoth, dirkcjelli, djinnthespazz, elizabethbear, eternaleponine, fatetherpg, geoffroi, glyneth, goldfired, greygirlbeast, heinous_bitca, ianmcdonald, iharthdarth, immlass, itsmrwilson, jaylake, jmhm, kadath, kaygo, lintra, lumpley, matociquala, matt_snyder, mcurry, memento_mori, mistersleepless, nihilistic_kid, nuadha_prime, pbray, pnh, robin_d_laws, semperfiona, smoemeth, suricattus, tragic_glass, tryslora, warren_ellis, wojsvenwoj

Apparently most of the people I haven’t met yet are either writers or game designers.

Quiz: Which Dresden Files Character are You?

I am Harry Dresden.

In my corner of the country, I’m trying to nail things down. I don’t want to live in a world where the strong rule and the weak cower. I’d rather make a place where things are a little quieter. Where trolls stay the hell under their bridges, and where elves don’t come swooping out to snatch children from their cradles. Where vampires respect the limits, and where the faeries mind their p’s and q’s.

My name is Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden. Conjure by it at your own risk. When things get strange, when what goes bump in the night flicks on the lights, when no one else can help you, give me a call. I’m in the book.

Drat….I was hoping Kincaid was in there somewhere (or maybe even the athiest Knight of the Cross), but no such luck….

Another round of Serenity

It’s looking like there’s going to be another round of Serenity advance screenings on June 23rd, this time in 25 cities. The Houston tickets are apparently already on sale, but the rest are expected to go on sale at some point on Monday:

Chicago Rivereast AMC
Denver Highland Ranch AMC
San Francisco Van Ness AMC
Dallas Valley View AMC
Kansas City Barywoods AMC
Miami Aventura AMC
Minniapolis Southdale AMC
Philadelphia Neshaminy AMC
Cinncinatti Newport Levee AMC
Columbus Lennox AMC
St. Louis Creve Coeur AMC
Tampa Veterans AMC
Las Vegas Palms Brenden
Portland Eastport Century
Sacramento Roseville Century
Phoenix Arizona Mill Harkins
Boston Common Loews
Seattle Meridian Loews
D.C. Georgetown Loews
Hartford [actually Manchester, CT] Buckland Hills National Amusements
Providence Providence Place National Amusements
Atlanta Hollywood 24 Regal
Austin Gateway Regal
Norfolk Macarthur Regal
Houston Greenway Plaza Regal

If you go to this fireflyfans.net thread and scroll down to the post by Soupcatcher, there are helpful links to the ticket selling sites for the theaters.

I’m probably not going to go see the preview version of the movie a second time, but I’m guessing the Hartford showing will sell out again despite my absence.

The dreaded music meme

I’ve been tagged by immlass:

1. Total number of records I own on CD (or vinyl or cassette):

CDs: The total is somewhere in the 550-600 range, I think.

Vinyl: About 100 or so LPs, despite the fact that I pretty much never listen to them.

Cassettes: Maybe 50 or so pre-recorded cassettes, which I also never actually play anymore.

2. Total volume of music files on my computer:

Errr….I have no idea, and I’m not using any handy all-encompassing music programs that’ll tell me. Far less than 1G though, as most of what I have is whatever samples I’ve downloaded.

3. The last record I bought:

Tanya Donelly, Whiskey Tango Ghosts. It’s a great record, despite not sounding at all like Belly, or even much like her previous solo efforts. My thanks to wojsvenwoj for recommending it.

4. The last record listened to / song playing now:

I’ve currently got the stream for the upcoming Sleater-Kinney album, Woods, playing. This one’s extra-crunchy, with plenty of distortion, as S-K once again push the boundries of what they can do.

5. Five records that I listen to a lot or that mean a lot to me (either singles or albums):

a. Tori Amos, Little Earthquakes. This is pretty much the CD that got me into female vocals. Or maybe it’d be more accurate to say that it’s the one that made me nuts for them.

b. Sleater-Kinney, Dig Me Out. The first S-K CD I bought, and probably still the one I listen to the most.

c. Susan McKeown & Lindsay Horner, Through the Bitter Frost and Snow. This is far and away my favorite holiday/winter/Christmas album, mainly because I love Susan’s voice.

d. Veda Hille, Spine. Veda is completely and utterly brilliant, and this album is just one great song after another.

e. Dresden Dolls, self-titled. Since I got this CD over a year ago, it’s pretty much lived in my &nbsp portable CD case.

6. Finally, tag five people to do this meme:

I’ll tag both wojsvenwoj and smoemeth, because of the depth and sheer size of their shared CD collection, colomon, because he’ll pick all sorts of cool trad stuff, lintra, because I have no real idea what her tastes in music are, and jaylake, just because I can. As always, no obligation implied for those I’ve tagged, and no reason for anyone else to feel like they can’t pick up the meme despite not being tagged..