That is brilliant. I love the line, "You're full of blood and guts." Now I feel kind of bad that I never sang to any of my pets.

My comments seem to get out of gray when the author or multiple users "recommend" my comment. Don't know if it's different for more seasoned commenters. I mean, I've been following the Gawker blogs for years, and it's frustrating that the comment system keeps changing. It also doesn't motivate me to make much effort…

Have you seen this? Neil DeGrasse Tyson would agree with you.

I think that's part of why I liked the book so much. The post-zombie apocalypse world building was very impressive.

I recently read Feed, Grant's first book in a zombie trilogy. It was excellent. Parasite is on my to-read list.

I had no idea Shadow of the Wind was part of a trilogy. I remember liking it when I read it several years ago, but I'll have to pick it up again before I try his other books.

I have been a fan of Robin McKinley since I read Sunshine. I really liked her latest book, Shadows, and also recently enjoyed Deerskin. I might start reading Cronin's books after the trilogy (?) is complete. Have never heard of Swan Song. I might have to add that to my Goodreads to-read list.

To my friend who introduced me to the excellent Chronicles of Amber, I might give the Abhorsen trilogy (read awhile ago) or the Mistborn box set (haven't read but know it is a classic of the genre).

I haven't finished the book yet, but I had to skip to the end to see if there'd be a HEA. I think this will be a tearjerker, once I read it properly.

That is one of my all-time favorite lines from The Simpsons.

And before today, I saw a total of 0 videos of penguins chasing a butterfly.

I am still pissed that Bassett did not play Storm. (And it looks as if Halle Berry returns in the next X-Men movie, from the trailer that I saw. Ugh.)

Word. I thought the first part was great and intriguing. Once the story ventured into orgy territory, it got really campy, and I had to drop the book.

I found a dead flying squirrel on a friend's coffee table once. His indoor-outdoor cat must have brought it in at some point and decided to, I don't know, redecorate while his owner was out of town. (I was cat-sitting.) I'd never even seen a live flying squirrel much less a furry little corpse. Sad.

Reminded me of this guy:

The tweets directed towards you are just disgusting and totally miss the point. So sorry that you have to go through this, Lindy. But thank you for speaking up on this. (And you're beautiful! It's like the cheapest way to bring a woman down, to only refer to her looks. Obviously these twitter users can't make a…

First thing I thought of was "The Doll," starring John Lithgow, from the Amazing Stories TV show. I'm fascinated by automatons, but these are too creepy.

Dwarfs who survived Auschwitz? I'd forgotten that Hitler sent all kinds of people he deemed inferior to the concentration camps. Will have to do a search for that show you mentioned.

Could someone clarify something about this story (because I am too lazy to read the original article): Is it only the "white" prom where people are discriminated against by race? Are all races welcome at the other prom? I am curious where the biracial student and students of other races/ethnicites end up celebrating.

I actually thought Beautiful Creatures was better written than most of the young adult fantasy that I've read, though it lost steam and felt increasingly repetitive towards the end. And "hate-read" would apply to me and Mortal Instruments as well. I've recommended the series to a friend though I've warned her about…