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Goodbye, but not forever.
But before they could begin, a voice cried out, as loudly as a whisper could cry. It was the ghost of a thin man with an angry, passionate face, and he cried: “What will happen? When we leave the...
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vegan nomz roundup: ice cream by the gallon!
Sure, so this morning’s thunderstorm brought water gushing (alright, leaking) into the bathroom! And maybe my kitchen appliances are all dying at the same time! And don’t even get me started on these...
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Book Review: Discovering the Golden Compass, George Beahm (2007)
Dust, Daemons and Disappointment Discovering the Golden Compass is a charming little book (“little” in comparison to other HDM guides, that is!) that deals with everything His Dark Materials. Author –...
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Marchpane
This passage from Philip Pullman’s The Amber Spyglass is one of my most favorite fictional food stories, like, ever. And given that a) I’m on a huge His Dark Materials kick right now (ginormous!); and...
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"Playing the Serpent" Marzipan Ice Cream
For a brief moment, I considered making my veganmofo theme a His Dark Materials one this year. But after several days of wracking my brain and only coming up with a few scattered foodstuffs –...
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Frozen Chocolatl (with variations for S’mores Ice Cream & S’mores Ice Cream...
Readers of His Dark Materials get their first taste of chocolatl when, in The Golden Compass, Marisa Coulter uses the sweet, hot drink to lure unsuspecting children into the hands of the Gobblers –...
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"…quietly turning to rust."
“Dinosauria, We (blue man)”: CC image via flickr user danielofredorota. —————————— Father Gomez I. He came out at sunset on a little headland beside a shallow bay. If they had tides in this sea, the...
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Photo: who do you write these strong female characters? t.co/6rGbmLHM #bvts #feminism # Photo: free country? t.co/39fn4RVz # Link: When throwing a punch: t.co/pFuqGgC2 # Photo: Opening and Closing...
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You want a physicist to speak at your funeral. You want the physicist to talk to your grieving family about the conservation of energy, so they will understand that your energy has not died. You want...
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Banned Books Week starts today!
Don’t pay attention to the flier – Banned Books Week starts today and runs through October 6th this year! I used an older graphic because, hello!, His Dark Materials. MY FAVORITE! From the ALA’s...
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Book Review: The Elements of His Dark Materials: The Guide to Philip...
No Sraffie’s library is complete without it! When the author of the source material readily admits to using someone else’s reference book to help write the sequel(s), you know it’s got to be good!...
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VeganMoFo 2013!
Have you all heard the news? VeganMoFo (7th annual!) is going down in September this year. That’s just 42 days away! I’m actually kind of bummed at the scheduling change – I had wanted to do a His Dark...
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A Very Canine Christmas, Redux
I had a blast spoiling the dogs last x-mas, so I decided to carry the tradition over to another year, even though they’re not exactly hurting for toys. Ditto: crates, bedding, games, clothing,...
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This Week in Pictures: Telling Peedee’s Story to Its End
Oh, man. I’ve been putting off writing this post for so long that I’m not quite sure where to start. I guess the beginning is as good a place as any? Many of you know that my oldest furkid, Peedee,...
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Book Review: The Golden Compass Graphic Novel, Volume 1, Stéphane...
Not really feeling the artwork… Let me preface this review by saying that I’m a huge (HUGE!) fan of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy. Not the World’s Biggest Fan, because that honor...
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