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with great sadness, I must say that I just finished reading Kushiel's Mercy.

Really, sad. Because the book just isn't long enough. None of them are.

Now I settle in massive amounts of withdraw before the next Kushiel trilogy starts. *Sigh*

It was good. Really good.

For anyone that's interested...if you liked Kushiel's Avatar, you should like this one. It isn't as dark and disturbing- there's no Markhagir-type character, but it's got many of the same elements otherwise, which aren't *quite* as much present in any of the other books, except to a certain extent in Kushiel's Justice, though everything is much more personal to Imriel in Kushiel's Justice, whereas in the other two, the elements are much more epic and far-reaching.

Ah...and Alais is somewhat important in this one, a bit more than a supporting character but I think she could have had much more part in it. Her smaller part in previous books makes sense, but I think she's underutilized in this one, especially with what she ends up doing. There could have been more of the other Shahrizais...definitely not enough Mavros. He amuses me.

Quick...someone else read it so we can pick it apart together!!!

Okay, guess it's time to get back to reading Iron Angel, which I bought weeks ago, but only started reading the other day, and am liking even more so far than Scar Night.

Abstinence Pants!!!

Abstinence Pants

Hey kids, how would you like to have "True Love Waits" plastered across your ass just like some women plater "juicy" across their ass????

Now you can with K-Mart's abstinence pants!

Whether she is lounging around the house, going to practice, or doing her chores. These soft athletic style crop pants will keep her comfy. Perfect for wearing with her favorite sweatshirt or tee. These athletic pants boldly proclaim just where she stands by pointing out that "True Love Waits" in a large screen print on the front and back of these pants.

* Drawstring waist
* Bold abstinence screen print
* Elastic cuffs. Cotton/Polyester blend
* Machine washable
* Imported

(Bonus! Can you spot the grammatical errors?)

From http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/TheBuzz/25024 :

"A spokeswoman for Sears Holdings Corp., which owns Kmart, told The Buzz the pants have absolutely nothing to do with taking any kind of position, either way, on abstinence. 'It was not associated with any group or any cause,' said Amy Dimond. 'It was just a graphic put on the pants.'

"Piper & Blue, Kmart's private label brand, designed the sweatpants as part of its summer collection that hit stores in late April.

"Although the pants were not designed to make a statement, Dimond admitted that 'there may be some (customers) who made the (abstinence association), but it was not the intention.'

Oh yeah, it's not about taking a position regarding abstinence, it was just some graphic they had lying around....( For the record...cutting because this isn't really what the post is about, but it will likely come up. )

Kinda ironic that they're putting an abstinence message on the ass and right by the crotch of these pants, eh? Perhaps it is meant to divert prurient eyes away...but it seems to me that having any kind of writing there only attracts more attention?

Oh yeah...and of course they didn't create any similar garment for guys.

So just so you know... I think it looks trashy to have writing on one's ass at all. (All-over prints notwithstanding. Because it would look really stupid to have printed material...and then a big blank spot where one's ass goes.)

Somewhere in this world exists a woman with a twisted sense of humor who would go and buy a pair of those pants, just so she could have prematial sex with those pants down around her ankles. (Actually, I would be tempted to do it myself, were it not for the fact that I don't think they come in adult sizes. So it would need to be a rather small woman.)