B.L.A. – Page 5 – Further Annotations

Social Medea: No Binary Athenian Philosophy

Posted on July 24, 2016 by blablablaandgabbler

{Feast your eyes}

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http://theeditorandnarratorcollaborate.tumblr.com/post/147545727568/epic-catalog

i'm still neil gaiman comics mine tv shows mine beowulf with angelina jolie what could go wrong all myths are MINE

— G.B. Gabbler (@CircoFootnotes) July 19, 2016

Finally we agree on something. *cough cough* https://t.co/LYYc8qRV73

— B.L.A. (@CircoRingmaster) July 19, 2016

This is the last time I leave my twitter open on my computer where @CircoRingmaster can get to it. #WasNotMe https://t.co/IFVuSXDa1b

— G.B. Gabbler (@CircoFootnotes) July 19, 2016

http://theeditorandnarratorcollaborate.tumblr.com/post/147545753848

Why does Samuel L. Jackson look like the love child of Stephen Black and the Gentleman with Thistle-down Hair? pic.twitter.com/IIguLpu4Js

— G.B. Gabbler (@CircoFootnotes) July 17, 2016

Tweets of the Week: Nest Egg

Posted on April 23, 2016 by blablablaandgabbler

Charlotte Brontë takes a swipe at Jane Austen, April 12 1850 (original currently on display @ChawtonHouse) pic.twitter.com/IBGT4FqAXB

— Michael Caines (@michaelscaines) April 12, 2016

Fascinating! https://t.co/pk5VHneMyN

— G.B. Gabbler (@CircoFootnotes) April 23, 2016

I hope the new Harriet Tubman bill looks like this pic.twitter.com/gYbFR0Pn8X

— Dan. (@feminewbie) April 20, 2016

April 17 392: All circus games are barred on Sundays except on imperial birthdays. Origins of Sunday night football? pic.twitter.com/ikIAYJAr8N

— Sarah Bond (@SarahEBond) April 17, 2016

Man improves trip to museum by face swapping with ancient statues https://t.co/7dlJzLvBON

— G.B. Gabbler (@CircoFootnotes) April 18, 2016

Ten years of "Shoes," the story of the first great viral music video, betch: https://t.co/lO2VkDFvv3

— G.B. Gabbler (@CircoFootnotes) April 16, 2016

Not to be an attention whore or anything, but THE AUTOMATION is back down to a mere 99 cents in the Kindle store: https://t.co/ymHUh5J6RE

— G.B. Gabbler (@CircoFootnotes) April 16, 2016

Gabbler Reviews The Philosopher Kings by Jo Walton

Posted on November 18, 2015November 18, 2015 by blablablaandgabbler

The Philosopher Kings by Jo Walton
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

So, B.L.A.’s predictions weren’t entirely accurate (see: https://circodelherreroseries.com/2015…), but there’s still one more book to go, so I’m not throwing out the prophesies just yet!

I was a bit (rather, a LOT) disappointed with this sequel because it took a step back from the intellectual momentum it built up in the first. It suffers from “second novel syndrome” in that it trudges through the plot just so it can finally arrive were it really wanted to go all along: Book 3.

Another qualm I have with the book is that it has a lady in a refrigerator–a woman dies for the sake of male character development. Right off the bat.

Beyond these, though, the weird “superpowers” given to the too-many-to-remember children of Apollo can be forgiven; the rickety deus ex machina of Zeus can be forgiven; the jarring sci-fi twist can be forgiven… Why? Because the philosophical topics the story continues to explore are its main saving grace.

But can it be this series’ continued salvation?

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GABBLER RECOMMENDS: Uber Hetero Commedy YOU’RE THE WORST

Posted on August 30, 2015September 3, 2015 by blablablaandgabbler

You’re the Worst is THE BEST.

And kudos because the cat is a pretty active character in the show. I’m kind of into cats having major story facetime, I guess (ahem). I believe his name is Kerouac.

[“BLA and GB Gabbler” (really just a pen name – singular) are the Editor and Narrator behind THE AUTOMATION, vol. 1 of the Circo del Herrero series. They are on facebook, twitter, tumblr, goodreads, and Vulcan’s shit list.]