Comments on: Six Things About America That I Tend to Covet http://www.petermball.com/2009/10/12/six-things-about-america-that-i-tend-to-covet/ Writer, Gamer, and Angry Nerd Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:16:55 +0000 hourly 1 By: PeterMBall http://www.petermball.com/2009/10/12/six-things-about-america-that-i-tend-to-covet/comment-page-1/#comment-462 PeterMBall Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:33:04 +0000 http://www.petermball.com/?p=752#comment-462 Your best starting point is probably James Doig's <a href="http://www.equilibriumbooks.com/australian_gothic.htm" rel="nofollow">Australian Gothic</a> anthology which collects a bunch of gothic colonial fiction. A more modern slant would probably be Andrew McGahan's <a href="http://www.allenandunwin.com/default.aspx?page=337&book=9781741146127" rel="nofollow">White Earth</a>. Your best starting point is probably James Doig’s Australian Gothic anthology which collects a bunch of gothic colonial fiction. A more modern slant would probably be Andrew McGahan’s White Earth.

]]> By: Formless http://www.petermball.com/2009/10/12/six-things-about-america-that-i-tend-to-covet/comment-page-1/#comment-461 Formless Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:42:50 +0000 http://www.petermball.com/?p=752#comment-461 Australian Gothic ? Please somebody suggest some Australian Gothic literature for me. Australian Gothic ? Please somebody suggest some Australian Gothic literature for me.

]]> By: PeterMBall http://www.petermball.com/2009/10/12/six-things-about-america-that-i-tend-to-covet/comment-page-1/#comment-408 PeterMBall Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:43:50 +0000 http://www.petermball.com/?p=752#comment-408 Given the choice, I'd be taking Tripod over Felicia Day anyway. I just don't get the World of Warcraft thing :) Given the choice, I’d be taking Tripod over Felicia Day anyway. I just don’t get the World of Warcraft thing :)

]]> By: Melinda http://www.petermball.com/2009/10/12/six-things-about-america-that-i-tend-to-covet/comment-page-1/#comment-407 Melinda Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:21:40 +0000 http://www.petermball.com/?p=752#comment-407 If it makes you feel better, here are two things I covet about Australia: 1. The Sydney Opera House. Being a former musician, this is still a mecca for me. Someday I hope to hear a performance there. 2. Tripod. Yes, we have Felicia Day who is the Queen of the Geeks right now, and rightfully so, but the first time I heard Tripod, I fell in love with their mix of talent and D&D geekdom. I'll try to refrain from telling you how much Dr. Pepper my husband consumes on a daily basis :) If it makes you feel better, here are two things I covet about Australia:

1. The Sydney Opera House. Being a former musician, this is still a mecca for me. Someday I hope to hear a performance there.

2. Tripod. Yes, we have Felicia Day who is the Queen of the Geeks right now, and rightfully so, but the first time I heard Tripod, I fell in love with their mix of talent and D&D geekdom.

I’ll try to refrain from telling you how much Dr. Pepper my husband consumes on a daily basis :)

]]> By: PeterMBall http://www.petermball.com/2009/10/12/six-things-about-america-that-i-tend-to-covet/comment-page-1/#comment-405 PeterMBall Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:17:42 +0000 http://www.petermball.com/?p=752#comment-405 Oh, awesome. Although I suspect it's not quite the same unless they're physically delivering food to your door. Oh, awesome. Although I suspect it’s not quite the same unless they’re physically delivering food to your door.

]]> By: Kathleen http://www.petermball.com/2009/10/12/six-things-about-america-that-i-tend-to-covet/comment-page-1/#comment-404 Kathleen Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:14:56 +0000 http://www.petermball.com/?p=752#comment-404 Can't help with all of them (and reserve my opinions on a few :) but the Noodle Place on Felix Street does serve its noodles in those boxes, and I love them for it. Can’t help with all of them (and reserve my opinions on a few :) but the Noodle Place on Felix Street does serve its noodles in those boxes, and I love them for it.

]]> By: PeterMBall http://www.petermball.com/2009/10/12/six-things-about-america-that-i-tend-to-covet/comment-page-1/#comment-403 PeterMBall Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:42:21 +0000 http://www.petermball.com/?p=752#comment-403 @Ben: New York is going to be a while away, I think. I'm at the point where I frown and wonder how many tins of beans I can pack into my suitcase when I head down to worldcon next year :) @Chris: Nah, my love of Southern Gothic is a little more old-school than that. And primarily rooted in fiction rather than television. @Ben: New York is going to be a while away, I think. I’m at the point where I frown and wonder how many tins of beans I can pack into my suitcase when I head down to worldcon next year :)

@Chris: Nah, my love of Southern Gothic is a little more old-school than that. And primarily rooted in fiction rather than television.

]]> By: Chris Slee http://www.petermball.com/2009/10/12/six-things-about-america-that-i-tend-to-covet/comment-page-1/#comment-402 Chris Slee Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:44:28 +0000 http://www.petermball.com/?p=752#comment-402 Southern Gothic? You're not watchingTruBlood, are you? Oh god! Southern Gothic? You’re not watchingTruBlood, are you? Oh god!

]]> By: Ben Francisco http://www.petermball.com/2009/10/12/six-things-about-america-that-i-tend-to-covet/comment-page-1/#comment-401 Ben Francisco Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:43:59 +0000 http://www.petermball.com/?p=752#comment-401 I have to point out that while a few of these items are to be found across the States, the one and only New York City is your best bet for getting all of them in their purest form. Come visit me in New York and I'll give you Chinese food in folded cardboard boxes, more free speech than you know what to do with, and people interested in every weird-ass thing you can imagine! (We even have Southern Goths, though we have to import those, in contrast to our Chinese food, which is indigenous.) I have to point out that while a few of these items are to be found across the States, the one and only New York City is your best bet for getting all of them in their purest form. Come visit me in New York and I’ll give you Chinese food in folded cardboard boxes, more free speech than you know what to do with, and people interested in every weird-ass thing you can imagine! (We even have Southern Goths, though we have to import those, in contrast to our Chinese food, which is indigenous.)

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