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[quesarah]

Recommend to me:

1. a movie
2. a book
3. a musical artist, song, or album
4. a LiveJournal user not on my friends list
5. what I should have for dinner
6. a website
7. a quote

Comments

[mosca.livejournal.com]

2. You, of everyone I know, would be the most jazzed by David Foster Wallace's Everything and More. It's a history and explanation of the mathematical concept of infinity, without skimping on either the mathematical sophistication or the engaging prose.
3. Christine Fellows is the mathematical intersection of Kristin Hersh and Aimee Mann. You'd love her.
4. So many people, but I think you and wizened_cynic would hit it right off. I sometimes forget that the two of you don't know each other, in fact.
5. 8-10 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 European eggplant or 2-4 Japanese eggplants, cut into chunks; 1 can diced tomatoes; a handful of chopped fresh basil. Sautee garlic, add everything else, dump in some soy sauce and maybe a touch of hot sauce. Turn down heat, cover, simmer till everything is soft. Serve over rice.

[zazuomgwtf.livejournal.com]

That sounds wonderful!

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

2. OK, bought it yesterday. I'll let you know what I think.

3. !! I am intrigued. Must find songs.

4. Cool. I'll go poke around their journal.

5. Hungry now. Mmmmmm.

[blankbadge.livejournal.com]

1. Rushmore.

2. Finder by Carla Speed Mcneil

3. Come on. Tegan and Sara

4. themongkey

5. the_lemur

6. Not strictly a website reccomendation but an article from the Miami new times about the religion of street kids in Miami that is quite fascinating.

7. Violence is the last refuge of the incompetant.

[woe2you.livejournal.com]

7. Where's that from? Cos I've seen it somewhere with "incoherent".

[blankbadge.livejournal.com]

Foundation by Isaac Asimov, said by Mayor Salvor Hardin.
It is possible that Asimov was paraphrasing someone else but probably more likely that they were paraphrasing Asimov.

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

1. I've loved most of Wes Anderson's movies, but that one is my favorite. :)

2. That's nothing to do with the novel of the same name by Emma Bull, is it?

3. Ooooh.

Will check out the rest directly. Thanks!

[blankbadge.livejournal.com]

1. I'm so looking forward to The life aquatic. That looks like it will rock so hard.

2. Nothing at all to my knowledge.

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

1. Bill Murray is brilliant. I love him.

[blankbadge.livejournal.com]

And he is always at his best in Wes Anderson films.

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

Well, I'll say that he's been more consistenly good in Wes Anderson films than he has in years. How's that for compromise?

[blankbadge.livejournal.com]

Ah, go on then.

He is one damn talented man.

[zazuomgwtf.livejournal.com]

1. a movie" Fried Green Tomatoes
2. a book: Stiff: the curious lives of human cadavors
3. a musical artist, song, or album: Vienna Teng
4. a LiveJournal user not on my friends list: i_kender
5. what I should have for dinner: sushi
6. a website:www.muffinfilms.com
7. a quote

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

1. It's been close to my heart since I came out. *swoon*

2. That book actually sounds pretty cool.

5. Mmmmm, sushi.

I'll check out the rest directly. Thanks!

[kimberlychapman.livejournal.com]

1. Bubba Ho-Tep

2. America: The Book (by the Daily Show staff)

3. I've been answering My Friend the Chocolate Cake to a lot of folks, and given that it's a group my husband likes and you've got other stuff he likes on your interest list (tori amos, neil finn), I bet you'd like them too. Especially if you like older Split Enz type stuff. You can hear clips at Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0001XQ6EU/kimberlchapmansh).

4. Meet trigeekgirl, a graduate student in a Biotechnology Masters program and fan of Harry Potter, Star Trek, The Muppets, and other general geekery.

5. How about what Corran and I just decided to try in the next couple of days...fry up some mushrooms, bacon, and onions, roll in fillets of chicken breast, put in a dish and cook until the chicken is white, then take out, blanket with some smoky provolone and put it back in until the cheese is bubbly'n'browned. We will be trying this experiment on Monday night. :)

6. http://www.ibiblio.org/Dave/drfun.html - extremely geeky cartoon called Dr. Fun.

7. Number one dirty line from Star Wars: "Luke, at that speed will you be able to pull out in time?"

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

1. Loved it!

2. I've read excerpts. Jon Stewart is my imaginary tv boyfriend. :)

3. I'll go hunting for clips. FYI, did you know Neil and Tim Finn released a new album?

4. Holy cow, she's practically my twin! Brilliant!

5. Mmmm, decadent.

6. *snicker*

[kimberlychapman.livejournal.com]

Corran mentioned that the Finns had a new album that he wants to get. I think he's hoping that his sister will bring it for him from Oz when she comes over in a couple of months.

Holy cow, she's practically my twin! Brilliant!

Yeah I know...I've more than once almost typed the wrong user name for one of you. I've considered introducing you two before but it never seemed to come up at a convenient time. :)

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

I take it there's a reason he's waiting for his sister to bring it from Oz? 'Cause I've seen it in the shops here.

[kimberlychapman.livejournal.com]

Is it reasonably priced in the shops? He generally doesn't bother looking in the US because of high import fees. But I'll tell him to look.

There's also the consideration that it's an easy belated Christmas/birthday gift for his family to send for him.

We're still hoping she'll bring a UK/Aus/NZ copy of the last Harry Potter book that came out, because we utterly refuse to have the altered US versions in our home. So far we've successfully managed to stay completely spoiler-free on that and the new one that will come out soon. Usually someone from Oz sends us the proper version faster than this, but last year a couple of US trips got cancelled so we missed out.

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

I don't think the copy I saw was an import, I think it was a US-issue. So perhaps Corran would still like to wait for his sister to bring him a copy.

[stevienicks321.livejournal.com]

1) Radioland Murders

2) The Five People You Meet in Heaven

4) bluestocking7

6) www.beliefnet.com and specifically the Sexual Orientation boards

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

Wow, I don't know that movie or that book. Thanks for pointing me toward something new! :)

[stevienicks321.livejournal.com]

Sure! Radioland Murders is a generally silly, cheesy movie that I used to rent so often my mom bought me a copy.
The Five People You Meet in Heaven is fiction by Mitch Albom, author of Tuesdays with Morrie.

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

Cool, I'll look 'em up. :)

[wafflelips.livejournal.com]

1. I dunno. One we see together, in a theater. :-)

2. Lost. The one I bought today. Um, when I'm finished with it.

3. I rely on you for this, you know.

4. deadrelatives. She's sarcastic, passionate, and a musician. Hey, I can rec her for #3, too!

5. Whatever makes your belly happy. For me, it's been pierogies lately.

[wafflelips.livejournal.com]

Oh, and in regards to #4, she hates Reagan, too! A lot!!

[chumm.livejournal.com]

1. American Movie
3. Deltron 3030 (sci-fi rap for people who don't like radio rap)
7. Be who you are and say what you feel, because those that mind don't matter and those that matter don't mind.

recommendations

[lizardsmae.livejournal.com]

1. Torch Song Trilogy
2. Anne Bishop's Dark Jewel's Trilogy
3. Blue Joni Mitchell
4. Badass_starfish
5. Shrimp in lemon sauce over linguine
6. nifty erotic archive
7. "The only thing to fear is fear itself" Eleanor Roosevelt

[mystikalwomyn.livejournal.com]

1. my favorite movie of all time is Airplane!, so I don't know that you really want a movie rec from me... I'm not a big movie watcher...

2. Family Tree by Sherri Tepper (you are welcome to borrow it)

3. Cheryl Wheeler - especially her early music

4. ellienihon

5. ???

6. www.religioustolerance.org or http://www.geocities.com/ejumean/MissedHits.html

7. the only quote that is coming to mind tonight is one that my best friend's mother used to quote all the time when I was growing up:
Patience is a virtue
Possess it if you can
Found seldom in a woman
And never in a man