II.

[xp_magma]

Honestly, I'm starting to wonder if I've moved to the court of a Roman emperor.

Comments

[xp-northstar.livejournal.com]

If I must be an ass, that would be preferable, oui. There are apparently gangster movies on a laser projector in the labs, if you would like to avoid more Roman debauchery.

[x-invisiblegirl.livejournal.com]

room for everyone, though bring comfy chairs!

[xp-magma.livejournal.com]

I do not know what a gangster movie is, but it does seem like a better offer than reading more books from the library.

[xp-northstar.livejournal.com]

Crime and violence, I believe. What are you reading?

[xp-magma.livejournal.com]

Sounds far more interesting than this. I am reading Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

[xp-northstar.livejournal.com]

I fell asleep three times before giving up on that book.

[xp-magma.livejournal.com]

It is pretty boring, I will admit.

[xp-northstar.livejournal.com]

There is a version with zombies that is not so boring but terrible for other reasons.

[xp-magma.livejournal.com]

... zombies? What?

[xp-northstar.livejournal.com]

Oui. Zombies. There is a ball with dancing and then there are swords and zombies and then they go home.

[xp-magma.livejournal.com]

That would at least make the story more interesting.

[xp-northstar.livejournal.com]

It did, certainly. If nothing else, you must admire the zombie author's mimicry of Austen's dry style.

[xp-magma.livejournal.com]

I will let you know how I find it, once I have read it.

[x-wildchild.livejournal.com]

I am so -so- SO sorry. I mean like, I know not my fault, but man, Jane Austen is the instant cure for insomnia.

[x-minibruiser.livejournal.com]

Zombies make everything better!

Except when they don't.

[xp-magma.livejournal.com]

She is included on many lists on the internet of authors to read, so I thought I should try her.

Would you have any suggestions about who would be good to read?

[x-invisiblegirl.livejournal.com]

Stories about America in the past when the mafia ruled the roost.

[xp-magma.livejournal.com]

I see. They sound interesting, I do not know a lot about America history.

[x-invisiblegirl.livejournal.com]

Movies are definitely the most fun way to learn about history. Just take it with a pinch of salt, it's a lot more enrapturing than text books though.

[xp-magma.livejournal.com]

A pinch of salt? I'm afraid I do not know what this means, as I am presuming you are not being literal.