Author Topic: How did you celebrate this glorious Tuesday Buyday? (Read 2151 times)

Eric P · « **Reply #1 on:** June 03, 2008, 02:35:56 PM »

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Disch's novel of Robert Glandier, a Minneapolis businessman who murders his wife and is later haunted by her; his mother-in-law, Joy-Ann Anker (whose death frees her daughter Giselle's entombed spirit and allows her to roam the world, and who eventually defers her own ascent through an elaborate afterlife in order to help her beleaguered daughter), and various other, historical characters -- including the ghost of poet John Berryman, whose 1972 suicide has left him in a beleaguered posthumous condition, and Adah Isaacs Menken, the nineteenth-century actress, who conducts Joy-Ann through the afterlife -- is a mordant and complexly-plotted metaphysical thriller, which follows numerous viewpoints (including an omniscient narrator, who explains to the reader that "The source of grace has its favorite bloodlines, for which there is no accounting" and that the Anker family, although slothful and philistine, is blessed with grace whatever their weaknesses) in their characters' interactions, which culminates in a sexual encounter between the ghost Giselle and her murderer Glandier, and the resulting conception of a demonic foetus.

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"Riveting...Crackling...It really moves."
WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD
They were orphans, Chris and Saul--raised in a Philadelphia school for boys, bonded by friendship, and devoted to a mysterious man called Eliot. He visited them and brought them candy. He treated them like sons. He trained them to be assassins. Now he is trying desperately to have them killed.
Spanning the globe, here is an astonishing novel of fierce loyalty and violent betrayal, of murders planned and coolly executed, of revenge bitterly, urgently desired.

For a penny. godbless the internet (of course it's $4 for shipping)

basically the premesis of the matrix but 50 years old

Michael Moorcock's Von Bek

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The War Hound and the World's Pain is a 1981 fantasy novel by Michael Moorcock, the first of the "von Bek" series of novels.

The book is set in Europe ravaged by the Thirty Years' War. Its hero Ulrich von Bek is a mercenary and freethinker, who finds himself a damned soul in a castle owned by Lucifer. Much to his surprise, von Bek is charged by Lucifer with doing God's work, by finding the Holy Grail, the "cure for the world's pain," that will also cure Lucifer's pain by reconciling him with God. Only through doing this can von Bek save his soul.

After many adventures, von Bek eventually finds the Holy Grail, and discovers that it will set mankind on the path to self-redemption through rationality, without the help of God or the hindrance of Lucifer.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #2 on:** June 03, 2008, 02:50:50 PM »

go Lieber. I'm nearly done with my Wacky Old SF Novels readthrough. This one written in 1951 I just finished describes a guy as an "octaroon," lol.

I bought:

Amazon reviews compare it favorably to Perdido Street Station, Gormenghast, and Virconium, which is like, cool, boner, and oh God I'm coming I'm coming

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #3 on:** June 03, 2008, 02:57:35 PM »

IM NOT BUYING ANYTHING TODAY!

Rman · « **Reply #4 on:** June 03, 2008, 03:03:31 PM »

Oh, cool, weeds season 3!

Eric P · « **Reply #5 on:** June 03, 2008, 03:14:55 PM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on June 03, 2008, 02:50:50 PM

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Amazon reviews compare it favorably to Perdido Street Station, Gormenghast, and Virconium, which is like, cool, boner, and oh God I'm coming I'm coming

oooo ahhhh.

my read through of 4 primary gothics has been educating and dull, dull, dull.

Melmoth, the one I'm reading now, is definitely the best of the lot. Ann Radcliff's popularity eludes me.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #6 on:** June 03, 2008, 03:23:50 PM »

I bought some SCOTCH for celebratory purposes after the wild Hildabeast has finally been slain tonight.

Mupepe · « **Reply #7 on:** June 03, 2008, 03:28:59 PM »

absolutely nothing

TVC15 · « **Reply #8 on:** June 03, 2008, 03:42:42 PM »

Quote from: Eric P on June 03, 2008, 03:14:55 PM

my read through of 4 primary gothics has been educating and dull, dull, dull.

Melmoth, the one I'm reading now, is definitely the best of the lot. Ann Radcliff's popularity eludes me.

What 4 gothic novels did you read? I do think Melmoth the Wanderer is probably the best of them. I like Udolpho, but I think it's more important as having set the course of the genre than anything else. It's not the best gothic novel, but it is one of the first. Northanger Abbey is much better and you kinda have to ingest Udolpho to get maximum enjoyment.

Other favorites of mine are Vathek, The Monk, just about anything by Sheridan le Fanu, The Castle of Wolfenbach, and of course, Frankenstein. I'm trying to stick to the late 18th-early 19th century stuff, before the more American Dark Romantic writers kinda fogged the definitions of things.

Oh, also Jan Potocki's The Manuscript Found in Saragossa is excellent. It's not exactly gothic, but there's a significant amount of overlap. Think of it as a gothic picaresque, or a dark Arabian Nights.

Eric P · « **Reply #9 on:** June 03, 2008, 03:51:02 PM »

Udoplho, The Monk, the Italian (which i liked more than Uldolpho) and Melmoth.

I've read Frankenstein, and Saragossa.

The monk was good for a "this dude is just going for broke, isn't he?"

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #10 on:** June 03, 2008, 03:52:02 PM »

I need to get a job.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #11 on:** June 03, 2008, 03:53:28 PM »

Quote from: Rman on June 03, 2008, 03:03:31 PM

Oh, cool, weeds season 3!

I got an email this morning from DeepDiscount, apparently there was a production delay with it. :'(

TVC15 · « **Reply #12 on:** June 03, 2008, 03:56:41 PM »

They need to release season 1 on BD.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #13 on:** June 03, 2008, 03:57:20 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on June 03, 2008, 03:56:41 PM

They need to release season 1 on BD.

Weeds? All three seasons are on Blu-ray.

TVC15 · « **Reply #14 on:** June 03, 2008, 03:58:21 PM »

Really? I didn't know season 1 was out. I thought they just did season 2.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #15 on:** June 03, 2008, 03:59:01 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on June 03, 2008, 03:58:21 PM

Really? I didn't know season 1 was out. I thought they just did season 2.

Season one came out on Blu-ray a couple months before season two was released on Blu-ray and DVD last year.

TVC15 · « **Reply #16 on:** June 03, 2008, 04:00:44 PM »

Huh, I guess I'll check and see if they have it in today.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #17 on:** June 03, 2008, 04:14:37 PM »

I said it was out!

Mupepe · « **Reply #18 on:** June 03, 2008, 04:22:50 PM »

Quote from: MultiPass on June 03, 2008, 04:14:37 PM

I said it was out!

Vizzys · « **Reply #19 on:** June 03, 2008, 04:43:55 PM »

not a buyday for me with the exception of maybe NG2

but I got a bunch of free blurays in the mail from one of those offers long ago tho:

full metal jacket
flight of the phoenix
potc: curse of the black pearl
american psycho
and s.w.a.t

which should I watch first?

Oh and I also got a few of my books in the mail, I just skimmed through my book on typography (designing type by karen cheng) but id already highly recommend it to anyone interested in such things

TVC15 · « **Reply #20 on:** June 03, 2008, 04:45:09 PM »

I want NG2 sooooo bad. Tomorrow

Mupepe · « **Reply #21 on:** June 03, 2008, 04:46:50 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on June 03, 2008, 04:45:09 PM

I want NG2 sooooo bad. Tomorrow

same here. maybe we can play together?

Beezy · « **Reply #22 on:** June 03, 2008, 04:47:05 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on June 03, 2008, 04:45:09 PM

I want NG2 sooooo bad. Tomorrow

Today I traded in GTA4 for $35 credit which is going towards NG2 tomorrow.

Tauntaun · « **Reply #23 on:** June 03, 2008, 04:50:32 PM »

I haven't bought anything fun yet today, I'm not a forward living black man like Beezy.

Beezy · « **Reply #24 on:** June 03, 2008, 05:01:28 PM »

Quote from: Tauntaun on June 03, 2008, 04:50:32 PM

I haven't bought anything fun yet today, I'm not a forward living black man like Beezy.

I'm so broke that I have to trade in games. :'(

TVC15 · « **Reply #25 on:** June 03, 2008, 05:06:16 PM »

Okay, so today I have to buy:

1) TWBB on BD
2) Weeds 1-2 on BD
3) Cloverfield BD

And tomorrow

1) Ninja Gaiden II

Am I missing anything?

Tauntaun · « **Reply #26 on:** June 03, 2008, 05:08:38 PM »

Quote from: Beezy on June 03, 2008, 05:01:28 PM

Quote from: Tauntaun on June 03, 2008, 04:50:32 PM
I haven't bought anything fun yet today, I'm not a forward living black man like Beezy.
I'm so broke that I have to trade in games. :'(

I have PC games that I can't even trade in, I'm more black than you in a way. I think I just felt my penis getting bigger.

demi · « **Reply #27 on:** June 03, 2008, 05:16:03 PM »

Deposited my Government Money

Walked to GameStop and picked up

Fable 2 comes out in November, and I havent beat the first one. I'm not sure if this is BC with 360, but I own a regular Xbox in any case. Was only $10 used (minus the 10% discount which was like what, $1 anyway)

Then I swooped

A wireless Stratocaster, so I can play some MUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSE

Enl · « **Reply #28 on:** June 03, 2008, 07:07:58 PM »

I picked up Ninja Gaiden II and a bottle of Arizona Green Tea today. The tea was to help me piss for a drug test and Ninja Gaiden II was for the semen sample.

Mupepe · « **Reply #29 on:** June 03, 2008, 07:10:55 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on June 03, 2008, 05:06:16 PM

Okay, so today I have to buy:

1) TWBB on BD
2) Weeds 1-2 on BD
3) Cloverfield BD

And tomorrow

1) Ninja Gaiden II

Am I missing anything?

Let me know how the cloverfield transfer is

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #30 on:** June 03, 2008, 08:38:18 PM »

TVC, you should get Weeds season three while you're at it.

Actually, you should hold off on buying them and take advantage of DeepDiscount's 20% off sale that starts on Friday.

I went to Best Buy to pick up part of my Dad's father's day present, and I walked out with this...

TVC15 · « **Reply #31 on:** June 03, 2008, 08:42:47 PM »

They didn't have Cloverfield or TWBB in. Or season 3 of Weeds. I got the first 2 seasons, though.

I might run down to gamestop to get Indiana Jones and maybe Boom Blox.

APF · « **Reply #32 on:** June 03, 2008, 09:00:44 PM »

Battle Fantasia PS3

There will be Blood BRD

Who Hates Whom: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0307394360

Eric P · « **Reply #33 on:** June 03, 2008, 09:07:46 PM »

Quote from: APF on June 03, 2008, 09:00:44 PM

Who Hates Whom: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0307394360

that actually sounds interesting

APF · « **Reply #34 on:** June 03, 2008, 09:10:09 PM »

Yeah those secondary / sub titles are pretty annoying, and they're in EVERYTHING nowadays

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #35 on:** June 03, 2008, 11:57:16 PM »

Tauntaun · « **Reply #36 on:** June 04, 2008, 10:14:47 AM »

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Grecco · « **Reply #37 on:** June 04, 2008, 10:45:20 AM »

Gonna go out later today and get me NG2 and maybe the Bourne game

Trent Dole · « **Reply #38 on:** June 04, 2008, 06:24:16 PM »

Quote from: MultiPass on June 03, 2008, 02:57:35 PM

IM NOT BUYING ANYTHING TODAY!

Same here. Maybe when I get paid on Friday I'll get something. Oh the life of a filthy poor.

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Author Topic: How did you celebrate this glorious Tuesday Buyday? (Read 2151 times)