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Hello everyone! A few items of interest:

* vonjunzt is developing a terrific online resource: Lovecraft's Library. This is an initiative to collect links to online versions of books H.P. Lovecraft is known to have read, used, or owned. So far, there's only a page for "S" and one for "F" and a link to two books, but updates will come soon. If anyone has any links they can share, please send them his way!


* The SF/fantasy collection Elemental is coming out around May 16. It's edited by Steve Savile and Alethea Kontis. All the profits go to the Save the Children Tsunami Relief Fund, and all the stories were donations. It's SF and fantasy, and the line-up includes marthawells, Edith Friesner, Brian Aldiss, Jacqueline Carey, David Drake, Joe Haldeman, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Larry Niven, and others. marthawells has several online buying links listed on her Buy Stuff Online page, including the Booksense link, which will find it for you at an independent bookstore near where you live. Be sure to check out her other works while you're there!


* There's an interesting new community at dracula1897. The premise is this: Dracula is an epistolary novel (meaning that it's written as a series of documents; usually letters, here everything from letters to diary entries to newspaper clippings). On this community, they'll be appearing on the day they're dated, starting with Jonathan Harker's first journal entry on the 3rd of May. The novel finishes in November, so we've got about six months. The only posts appearing in this community will be the installments of the novel itself, so you can read along just by adding it to your friendslist. (Thanks to agentxpndble for this recommendation.)


* Today is the final day to pre-order The Magic Ring and save 20%.


And now, for something completely different, because I can't resist:


Gacked from primroseburrows:

Your Livejournal zombie attack. LiveJournal Username The name of your zombie infested home town. Your zombie killing weapon of choice. How much do zombies scare you? More than death itself.ZOMBIES!?! HOLY FREAKING CRAP!They freak me out a bit.Well... They're a bit scary... I guess.Zombies? Meh. Small stuff.I eat zombies for breakfast. Oh noes!!11 A zombie! What do you do? RUUUUUUUUUUUN!Its shot gun time.Sit in my arm chair, flip on CNN, and have some ice cream.Hide under the bed. No one looks under the bed.Hunt down the zombie leader.Steal your neighbors car.A BARREL ROLL! Blasting zombies left and right with a freaking twelve guage. What do you think? randomalia Curled into a fetal position crying their eyes out. vaklam Is pwning some zombies with Don't Stop Me Now playing in the background. jalara Is sitting at home watching CNN and eating ice cream. bellatook Get ripped to pieces by the zombies. Bummer. primsong Is the zombie king who you must destroy to end the zombie menace. syredronning Number of zombies you decapitate. 888 Chances you survive the zombie swarm. 53% This Fun Quiz created by Rob at BlogQuiz.Net

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Gacked from altariel:

The Detailed Starship Quiz LiveJournal Username Spaceship Name Spaceship Size VW BugSedanJet FighterFishing YachtTractor-TrailerAttack SubmarineNuclear Missile SubmarineAircraft CarrierQueen Mary Luxury LinerManhattan How is the spaceship piloted? YokeStickAs above, plus plenty of two-pole switches and buttons that light up when pressedTouch screensThere's one guy with a joystick in each hand, and we all just watch himNeural interfaceA full-body harnessThe pilot must be suspended in gooSome inscrutible alien attached to the ship does itRock MusicMarvin Gaye's Sexual PilotingThe main control is a teddy bear; piloting is by strategically hugging itPassive-aggressive banter with ship's computerThe Time Lords or Somebody tells us where to goThinking really hard about the destination How is the spaceship powered? FissionFusionAntimatterIrradiating CrystalsRock MusicCoal-fired SteamWood-burning SteamGasolineLoveForcing two people who can't stand each other to make out on the bridgeBaby sealsSmilesDimensional AnomalyBy feeding the alien creature that's the engineSexual FrustrationEarl Gray TeaMilkWaterGarbageTickling a member of an alien species while it's hooked up to the reactorOstrich or Chicken Critters on Treadmills What's the upholstery like on the seats? Hard PlasticSoft PlasticCloth UpholsteryLeather UpholsteryCloth like a Louis XIV CouchThat gel stuff they put on bike seatsBeanbag chairsInflatable chairsVinylBaby SealBrushed Aluminum How do you see outside the spaceship? PortholesLarge, hopefully sturdy windowsBig flat screenHolographic projector in center of bridgeSmall screens near each stationWristwatch TVsThe power of imaginationThe computer narrates like a movie for the blindThe computer sings an Australian songline What's the spaceship's primary purpose? PleasureExplorationCombatCargo HaulingGarbage DisposalScienceAgricultureRaw Materials ExtractionTransportationCommunicationsSmugglingGamblingSpreading Love and HappinessRock MusicOther What's the Captain's catchphrase? Main Weapon System: Telepathically projecting really dirty thoughts Main Defensive System: Big Umbrella Chance of catastrophic failure at critical moments 76% Voice of the ship's computer: st_crispins Finds mandatory uniform unflattering: serpentgraphics Looks sexy in mandatory uniform: artwhisperer Ripped sleeves off mandatory uniform: griffith_gwyn Spends an unhealthy amount of time in the weapons locker: valancourtbooks This Fun Quiz created by Akhmed at BlogQuiz.Net

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"There are worlds out there where the sky is burning. Where the
seas sleep and the rivers dream. People made of smoke and cities made of song. Somewhere there's danger. Somwhere there's injustice. And somewhere else the tea is getting cold."
Dr. Who, "Survival"