Sci-Fi, World Cup and What LJ is for

I read last night one of Asimov's earlier works, The Callistan Menace (his first work on print, actually). It was a really nice short-story, though somewhat naive, specially when compared to his later writings (d'oh!). I mean, the clues of what was going to happen and how the guys would sort it out were far to obvious since the beginning! Asimov later becomes far more subtle. And subtlety's why I love the little I've read of him.

Um, I'm not saying placing clues is bad by itself. It's quite the contrary, actually: you have to place clues in your story about what's going to happen and what are the important tools or bits of information, otherwise, when the solution comes up, it's going to feel like a Deus Ex Machina. Yet, when the clues are overexposed, the whole story becomes cheap. As usual, there has to be a balance.
As an amateur, Asimov managed to make the clues too evident, but without cheapen up the story too much. It was nice, as I said, but it fits what you expect from an amateur. And that, my friends, gives hope :D

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In another matter altogether, let me tell you that my interest in the World Cup equals the amount of posts I've made about it so far, but this was too good to let go. For those of you who don't know, my mother owns a small grocery store, and this morning I happened there to be there and witness this exchange between her and a Bimbo distributor [Bimbo = a brand of bread -dunno how international it may be].
BimboGuy: I am certain we(Mexico)'ll win the Cup :DDD
Mom: *gives him a orly look*
BG: Yeah! Wanna bet, ma'am?
Mom: Actually... Listen, if Mexico wins the Cup, I'll cook for you for a month, and if it doesn't... you'll pay for what I buy from your company for two weeks n_________n
Me: *is mean and snickers*
BG: Er...
Mom: n_______n
BG: Eh... It's late and I gotta go. See you Tuesday :D *flees*
Me: Coward o.o
Mom: *nods*

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In yet another matter: LJ is for... porn!
No, wait, LJ's not Teh Internets! :D That's all I'm saying. And that my GJ account has accumulated far too much dust already.
You know? About this mess, I'll be a sheep and follow my friends wherever they decide to go :D Unless they want to go ty MySpace; I may end up committing psuicide if that ever happens. o.o

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*mean bitch* ¿Seguirán pasando los comerciales de 'Vamos a ganar'? */mean bitch*

Es que yo odio esos malditos comerciales. Mi suspensión de la credibilidad tiene un límite o.o Para empezar, no buscaron llevarse jugadors buenos, sino Star System. Querían taquilla, en otras palabras.

Ahora, me burlaría de todos los que se burlaron de mí cuando les dije que lo mejor era una sana apatía, pero la apatía me gana. n.ñ