tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post8533087979419946573..comments2024-03-28T10:18:05.213+00:00Comments on Inventory Full: Sweeter Than FictionBhagpusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-56927814801195666432021-04-25T09:30:13.797+01:002021-04-25T09:30:13.797+01:00Thanks. I don't have any plans on stopping jus...Thanks. I don't have any plans on stopping just yet!<br /><br />As is probably all too plain, I tend not to suffer from self-doubt all that much, but I am aware that if writing almost entirely about mmorpgs for the best part of ten years has built any kind of regular audience it may not be one that's keen to read reviews of obscure novels or watch videos of obscure bands. My intention is still to write mostly about mmos (or at least video games) but sometimes there's not a lot going on there and other times I have different things I want to talk about. I really appreciate feedback when that happens.<br /><br />Still toying with the idea of more than one blog to accommodate the different strands but comments like this make me more inclined to keep it all in one place.Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-3823598633024428812021-04-25T03:08:17.121+01:002021-04-25T03:08:17.121+01:00Nice article. These kinds always make me smile a...Nice article. These kinds always make me smile at some point. Your musings just strike a chord so I am glad you are still blogging after so long.Linatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14602337764340176054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-22142209359954988982021-04-24T21:21:51.032+01:002021-04-24T21:21:51.032+01:00*Very* nice research. Thanks for sharing!*Very* nice research. Thanks for sharing!Bart Masseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10490373418825679148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-90263620772681296742021-04-24T21:10:13.440+01:002021-04-24T21:10:13.440+01:00Oh, that's some superb detective work! Thanks ...Oh, that's some superb detective work! Thanks a million! All of that tracks perfectly. All I did was do a search on her name and keywords like "band" or "singer" and I didn't get any of that (not that I really put much effort into it). I didn't follow up the Judge Costello reference although I thought about it. I was thinking it was just a playful linking of one person's name with a namesake - it didn't even occur to me it might be a relative. <br /><br />Hmm. I kind of hope Mark Lindquist doesn't do an ego-search and come across this blog. It's a bit sad that he wrote that very personal dedication for what sounds like the daughter of someone he most likely knew and/or worked with and then it ends up on a second-hand book dealer's list and gets bought by someone on the other side of the Atlantic. Good story for us though!<br /><br />Also, I know nothing about opera but Keri sounds pretty good...Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-81411798460343217352021-04-24T19:44:25.175+01:002021-04-24T19:44:25.175+01:00I suspect the book was given to Keri Costello, dau...I suspect the book was given to Keri Costello, daughter of Judge Jerry Costello, who was sworn into the Pierce County Superior Court (Tacoma, Washington) in January 2013 (though he held the position as judge-elect since January 2012, which tracks with the date on your book). Keri Costello (I am making the assumption this is the same Keri Costello, but it fits the inscription) sang with the Tacoma opera (https://www.flickr.com/photos/tacomaopera/3863141708) as a young girl and later studied music at BYU. You can see her singing in a student production here: https://youtu.be/QFT6QC2qACc Aerynne Beresfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03211510294965512214noreply@blogger.com