from where it's hot and dry . . .

[Cloud]

Originally Posted by genisis2

Welcome. Cloud your too cool! How long did it take for your tattoo to get done? Did it hurt much? Good luck on the book and congrats on being a grandmother, to five children!!!

My back tattoo took 20 hours, and yes, it hurt!

[jackokent]

Hi and Welcome Cloud

Good luck with the book. It's an insteresting subject. I got given Eye of the Needle by Pauline Clarke which I found fascinating.

[genisis2]

Originally Posted by Cloud

My back tattoo took 20 hours, and yes, it hurt!

oooouch!!!

[the smiling weirwood]

Oh, I didn't think you were boring, I was just being jabberwocky.

[Cloud]

I think I'm boring!

[the smiling weirwood]

If you're here, you're not boring! This is also along the line of, if you're here, then you're also partly insane!(or mostly, in some cases)

[Cloud]

well, of course--that's the only way to be!

[Brown Rat]

Bujold, Viehl, Hamilton, Harris, Steven Gould . . . you are naming many of my favorite authors, some of whom are seldom mentioned on these boards. I am extremely glad you've joined us, Cloud!

If you say you've also read and enjoyed Sharon Lee and Steve Miller, James Alan Gardner, and Catharine Asaro, I will leap out of my chair and dance a jig.

[Cloud]

well, I haven't, but I just might have to now!

[KSeriphyn]

Hi Cloud.
In summer, my city's really hot and dry too. Yeah, forums can be daunting places. I'm still trying to get my way around this place.

Take Care,

xx

KS

[chrispenycate]

Originally Posted by Cloud

Dust Cloud? no one's ever said THAT before, hmm. . . it was my original hippie girl name referring to my luxurious cloud of hair. Which I no longer have.

and who has it now? I trust it was handed down in the family.

Ah, Ms. Bujold-I certainly hope we get more of Miles-he has quite a lot of living to do. I think I've read "A Civil Campaign" about 10 times. Her other books don't interest me as much, although I've read them. And yes, I did find Winterfair!

Is jealous. Still, I've read (and enjoyed) most of her books many times, meaning I come out ahead in the long run (don't even attempt that logic. At any given time, Half of my Bujolds are lent out in an attempt to adict more innocents.

I like both SF and F, but wouldn't call myself a hardcore SF fan. I do read a lot of fantasy, and am glad to see a resurgence in interest in it recently, propelled, I think, by the LOTR movies.

Besides classic writers like Heinlein and Herbert, I like David Webber and Elizabeth Moon (both her fantasy and SF). I do like the Viehl books, as I saw recently mentioned here. I would also like to take the opportunity to recommend Steven Gould's "Jumper" and "Reflex" --both excellent!

Ah, Baen books & military SF (yeah, I know Moon's written "The speed of dark", and parts of "The deed of Paksearrion" are less than martial, but on average her characters are killing each other, and Weber's all the time, fantasy or SF) And have you read "Blind waves"? I found it the best of the Steven Goulds[

Grandchildren? 4 girls, 1 boy, and an unknown to be born next Spring. All wonderful. In fact, one of the girls is named Rahvin from the RJ books (never mind that Rahvin was a bad guy, and male--they just liked the name).

And I will apologise about curiosity as regards small ones; as one whose genes will only be handed down by collateral paths, I "adopt" childen and cats, but never, I promise, to the detriment of their true families

[Cloud]

Originally Posted by chrispenycate

and who has it now? I trust it was handed down in the family.

I do have several curly girls among my progeny, but at first I thought you were talking about the name. One of the little ones is Jayden Cloud--how cool is that?

I think I mentioned my cats, Miles and Ivan?