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@ReallyRadley @BrentWeeks @LordGrimdark In a nutshell: weird — not necessarily in a bad way, but in the best-suited-for-manga-fans way.

@ReallyRadley @BrentWeeks @LordGrimdark Book 1 was trippy alt‑history/fantasy/SF chimera romp: abundant blood, but "all in good fun" — so far. A rebound from the somber, unfortunately cynical Wisdom of the Crowds.

I'll be haranguing Joe Abercrombie (@LordGrimdark) about THE DEVILS at Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing on April 29th, 7pm. More details soon.

@HNoahid @carlgram_ @slavlibertarian As for what makes people a nation and distinct from another - shared identity, culture, history, and language yes (but less so). We can not be more dissimilar on that sense. No need for Persians

@HNoahid @carlgram_ @slavlibertarian We used it for a small forest same as Persian meaning when I was little. It has the same meaning in Persian. Slavic theory that it comes from the verb that means to grow something makes less sense. But not saying not true. It's too far history to be sur e. Besides not important

The ritual of expelling Cow Death. This ritual existed throughout the Eastern Slavic world up until the 20th century. Send this to anyone who talks about “Christian” Russian culture.

@carlgram_ @slavlibertarian @HNoahid Those are prehistoric Croatian words, now arhaic. But other linguists attribute their origin to different etymology. So no conclusive evidence for this theory. (Not going to into persian tribes and symbols). Even if it were true this origin would be far history

@carlgram_ @slavlibertarian @HNoahid Slavic but latest genetic research is showing interesting mixture. If I'm not mistaken Croatians from Dalmatia and Herzegovina show significant part of original Eropean hunter gatherers. They are the tall ones. As for language true there are some 'Persian' words gaj, šah, ban...

@shoutthetruth2 It's not even that for me. It's that Erika WAS supporting Dorit this entire season and defended her to Kyle - until Dorit tried to knock her off the show (Italy). And I'm team no one on the rhobh right now.

For you simpletons to equate what Erika Jayne has gone thru vs Dorit shows how utterly shallow you're, as shallow as a puddle. Erika Jayne's life imploded on national TV vs Dorit is getting a divorce. See the difference? Or are you too dense to understand? #RHOBH

@suttonsroller Dorit didn't knock on her door for help, she tried to knock Erika out.

Not Dorit CLOCKING Erika. #RHOBH

@JPDevine1292 @JaysRealityBlog @TODAYshow She didn't feel she could or should at the time and I understand that.

@JaysRealityBlog @TODAYshow She initially alienated Kyle on season 1 & sadly paid the price in her run. I liked Garcelle. She kept it real. Laughed. Zero drama. I admired her for being real w/Erika & loved her w/Kathy. But the ghosting has been immature especially w/Sutton. Friends owe each other closure.

#GarcelleBeauvais speaks on leaving Housewives. 💎 VIA: @TODAYshow

@nt_jayne @HousewivesHub Equal opportunity disliker of Kyle and Dorit here. Kathy is well documented night owl. Besides she could have left the scene they were shooting before 3:30 as a friend of

@HousewivesHub The Gospel according to St Kyle no doubt, I can't see Kathy staying up to 3.30am to eat dinner or any of the other women

Woah Teddi Mellencamp says the #RHOBH women had to stay up until 5am on their cast trip because Dorit was late to one of the dinners. They apparently didn’t start eating dinner until 3:30 in the morning!!! Podcast: Two Ts in a Pod

@valleygal818 @HousewivesHub @omgmikeydidwhat I'm thinking poor opera singers. villa staff, cooks, servers, cleaning staff... Everyone on 'Dorit's time'. Unlike the cast they can't even protest

@HousewivesHub @omgmikeydidwhat Dorit is carrying this season, but her chronic lateness is unprofessional, rude & selfish. I would have an aneurysm if I was on the cast.

@bebexbt @HousewivesHub People who waited hours for opera to start and then watched it. Cooks and servers too. I don't think they setup the group location for less than 3-4hours of filming or until they get something

@HousewivesHub this is so dumb. Who would be waiting until 3am for dinner

@HousewivesHub It must have been opera night. If opera was supposed to start at 21h, and if Dorit was only 2h late - it started after 23h. Dinner could not have started before close to 1AM. She kept opera singers, cooks, servers - everyone up 😶... And normal ppl didn't sleep at villa

@LouisStaples True. It doesn't change Kyle having minions from the start. Also that was one instance topic-based alliance to bring something to light. Camille was not a minion, and that alliance ended there.

@ArhidG Ooh but LVP recruited Camille to go after Taylor and say The Thing at the season 2 tea party…

I think it’s getting lost (in Kyle vs Dorit, and Dorit vs Amanda) that the biggest power struggle in the group is Kyle vs Boz Both are competing to be the powerful matriarch of the show and assembling teams (minions) to fight their battles for them, which is the norm on #RHOBH

@LouisStaples For historical accuracy it was Kyle that first recruited Taylor to go after LVP. LVP took Brandi unfer her wing. But LVP normally had just 1 sidekick. After season 5 Kyle went on to recruit the entire cast. Brandi included. She dropped the ball and Dorit is running with it.

And I think the big unspoken beef in Kyle vs. Dorit is that Dorit knows this! In #RHOBH, the fighting is usually indirect and the Queen Bee recruits underlings to do her dirty work Dorit has done this for both Kyle and LVP (the inventor of this dynamic until she was dethroned)

@woke_stan Dorit is in panic mode to save her job couple of seasons now. She has to have conflict with Kyle. Boz and now Rachel are making it possible. It would be over last season without Boz.

Not a fan of Kyle really, but she’s in a lose lose situation, how can she go directly to Dorit and express her concern when Kyle expresses and gives her opinion directly to Dorit she rejects it and gets angry at her, Kyle was going to get her head bit off regardless!! #RHOBH

@woke_stan That did bond them and create FF5 in the end. But let's not twist how it started: Kyle and Teddi going in to Vanderpump dog's to go after Dorit.

@woke_stan The first scene of that season was Kyle screaming at LVP for NOT going after Dorit, bc Teddi and Sessa set it all up. LPV just came back and wanted to stop it. Oh and Teddi's brother was dismissed from Pump. This is when she decided to take Dorit's side and go after LVP.

Kyle literally ruined her friendship with LVP and chose to get hated by the fans just to defend and protect Dorit!! #RHOBH

@BrentWeeks That's great to hear! We were left on the cliff if I remember correctly

I’ve finished writing the main plot for NIGHT ANGEL RISING. Now on to the difficult last third of the big subplot, making sure all weaves together as planned, and many, many edits. Big, ambitious book. No announcement on pub date, but this was a major milestone.

@TuruneshAquila @BrentWeeks I have policy not to start series that are not finished (tyvm GRRM) but I made an exception for Night Angel...

@BrentWeeks Meanwhile I'm putting off finishing Night Angel because if I carry it around nothing else will fit in my bag