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Ros seems to be a composite of Chataya and Alayaya, both of whom gave significant assists to the major characters in the books...

Doh! Ha. What word was it?

I WANT THAT LITTLE MISS SHIRT.

I don't know enough about it to say whether that's accurate — and I'm sure as F not gonna go there to find out! I'll stay in my little liberal enclave in Indy, thanks. ;)

It's out by Shelbyville, east/southeast of Indy. Has a big Honda plant.

I'm reading The Flight of Gemma Hardy right now, it's a re-telling of Jane Eyre by Margot Livesey. I'm barely into it, but enjoying it so far. I didn't like WSS that much, to my great surprise — loved JE, though.

Go away! 'Batin'!

We might as well skip ahead to what we all know is coming, and start calling it Brawndo now.

Gives a whole new meaning to VLOOKUP.

Watching The Good Wife right now — and what is up with Matthew Perry's voice? It's oddly nasal. Too much coke?

Things like this can turn even the most hardened atheist into a wishful agnostic. Best of luck and health —

Joffrey is noticeably taller this season. Still a cunt, though.

Reminds me of the show "Human Target" in that respect, sometimes.

Come prepared, or don't come at all.

Gendry really isn't that important a character yet.

Or sexposition, as the case may be! Yes, I figured she'd continue to appear given how much they built her up at the end of Season 1. I like the character and portrayal, but it does seem like the show has chosen Baelish to be of much greater presence and influence than Varys.

So the character of Ros, who was not in the books, has quickly moved from average Winter Town harlot/Theon's favorite lay into Whore Management at Littlefinger's. They're building her up as a character, will be interested to see what they do with that. Is she a Chataya replacement?

Am so happy to find out today that Shakespeare Iraq was fully funded in their Kickstarter project, with five days to go! They got an invite to perform in the Green Show at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (which is a Big Deal), and set a goal to collect $30,000 in pledges, to be used to bring 10 troupe members.…

That ass looks like it has been spatchcocked.