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[pensnest]

R.I.P. Arthur C Clarke.

Also, the most beautiful laptop ever.

Had auditions for comedy skits last night - apart from a degree of bogglement at how hard the younger generation seem to find it to *read* stuff, I was reasonably pleased. Of course, the sketches would all be better if I used the same three people for everything, because the fact is, some people have it and some people don't, but I think there's decent potential there.

After the music auditions, I'll really be able to figure out how the pieces fit together.

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[mickeym.livejournal.com]

That is an AWESOME laptop. Wow. Talk about a custom job!

[queenydiva.livejournal.com]

That laptop is incredible! I'd be scared to use it, lol. And did I miss something? What are you holding auditions for?

[turloughishere.livejournal.com]

My dad mailed me this morning about Clarke's death. It made me so sad, he was definitely my favourite of the Golden Age writers. I loved his lyrical style and his thoughtfulness, so different from the Asimov's wooden prose and Heinlein's American heartiness.

Wow, that's one spectacular laptop! (But why didn't they use a Mac, then it would've been perfect ;-)

[pensnest]

Rather stunning, isn't it!

[pensnest]

I'm running a variety show for our theatre group, to be performed at the end of June. We still have auditions for the musical items to come, but I'm giving people a while longer to prepare for those.

*small sigh* It's fun doing these summer shows, but I'm also directing our next show, for which rehearsals will start in September (or possibly August), and it would have been a much better plan not to be doing two in a row.

[pensnest]

It's a surprisingly long time since I read any of the classic SF authors, but I know Clarke had some stunning ideas. I love the idea of a space elevator, and I wish so much that some enterprising group would get working on that...

Somehow I don't think the Mac's minimalist design would be the right choice (tho' of course I applaud your sentiments) - it needs something a bit more baroque!

[rikes]

That's quite the laptop - though probably not something you'd want to carry around. :)

[pensnest]

It'd have to have some kind of carrying device with many wheels and an elegant little engine, I think!

[turps33.livejournal.com]

That's one amazing laptop.

[pensnest]

Isn't it! Though you'd probably need another fanciful device in order to have it actually be portable, it looks heavy.