Thanks for the thought Rachel, but I can handle food talk, lol... but you mention 'tormenting birds' - which sounds quite amusing!
Thanks for the thought Rachel, but I can handle food talk, lol... but you mention 'tormenting birds' - which sounds quite amusing!
Aye, I have 4 birds. 3 Cockatiels and 1 Budgie. We are still training 2 of the 'tiels sand the Budgue, so we have to get them out of the cage as much as we can. We call it tormenting, because they look at us as if we are evil for doing it. xD
training? can you train them to make you cups of tea? ;)
Unfortunately, no. :( But, I'm potty training (Yes, it can be done.) one of my Cockatiels, does that count? :P
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...s_6_Episode_1/
just saw this its funny as, glad the shows back
(e: last night not just now )
he's a baby, he's a baby
sorry if theres a thread for tv i didn't see it
lol i killed the thread :(
anyone else going to hospitality@matter tonight?
I'm going to an interview in 2 hours.... does that count?
Yeah, it counts in 2 hours lol...
I'm in London - and there aint no jobs here - go back home, london hates you lol
i want to pretend to choke to death in restaurants so people can heimlich maneouvre and become heroes and then out of elated generosity pay for my meal which is apparently something that works a treat
That's just bloody genius! Better to try this one nearing the end of the meal, or you'll still be hungry when you leave. :)
You've not read that other thread yet, have you. ;)
(chokes) Wait! - What "other thread?" ... by my reaction, i'd say no, I haven't lol.
it's a good book, have you read it lance, i'd be interested to see the adaptation as against the general trend of contemporary hollywood fight club which alerted me to the existence of palahniuk was an outstanding film filmed with verve and grit and constructed excellently
I've not read 'Choke'. Actually, I've not even read 'Fight Club', even though I bought it the day after I saw the movie.
that's ok i own plenty of books which i have not yet read
although i'd very much like to read fight club
i think he approaches his stories in the same outcasted, cynical, therapy slanted, acerbic, pragmatic way, but these similar beginnings branch out into attractively objective and dangerously revolutionary views and ideas
:rock
Yeah! I just read that other thread, Heinlick...lol gah!
about Arthur C Clarke, is he still hiding in Sri Lanka btw? I heard he was a Paedophile and ran off to Sri Lanka to escape the kurfuffle that ensued after his name got dragged through the dirt! Any truth in this? Good author though... I read all the 'Rama' books about 7yrs ago.
Also noticed MU5 posted ... his current musical selection in the 'what are you reading right now?' thread lol :)
never read anything by him before
enjoying the film he cowrote with kubrick though - 2001 of course
apparently there's sequels too
what's rama about?
Well, there's 4 books in the Rama series.
Rendezvous with Rama
Rama II
Garden of Rama
Rama Revealed
A story telling of how in the year 2130, an alien craft enters our solar system. By the end of the first novel, many wonders had been uncovered, but few of it's mysteries had been solved. The scope of imagination is so vast here, some of the best sci-fi is right here.
Also, it's the only sf novel to scoop all the major awards. 5 in English, including the Hugo, the Nebula and the British Sci-fi award!
Arthur C. Clarke died not long ago. He moved to Sri Lanka decades ago because he loved the place. I don't know anything about his private life, nor do I care. What matters to me is that one of his short story collections was the first sci-fi book I ever bought, and more importantly, that he was probably the best and most imaginative writer of hard-science fiction that there has been.
At least three of his novels are among my all-time favourite books, counting books of all categories.
Yeah! I guess it's just rumours then. Good! Coz Arthur C Clarke wrote sci-fi which had me totally missing meals ... and sleep! :) Any author that can capture my imagination to the point of self neglect - :rock's
Isaac Asimov - was a true master of sci-fi too. The 'Robot' collection is just a masterpiece! 8)
all of that stuff sounds pretty good guys
and i know of asimov - he invented the 3 laws didn't he
GOOD IDEA TOO
i personally quite like philip k dick - do androids dream of electric sheep is an absolutely superb novel, short but so much going on in there, everything a comment on the validity and identity of life, reality, individuality, love, sentience etc.
strangely i've never seen blade runner though
i believe he also wrote the novel total recall was based on
if you're into time travel as an SF device and a platform for things it can be used to represent, such as connection, consequence, fate and chance etc. i recommend audrey niffenegger's time traveler's wife
the movie from others i know who loved the excellent novel who saw it is a massive let down and a naff generic romcom bastardisation of it
but the novel i can assure you is outstanding, a great study of human relationships and the nature of fate and choice
I've never really liked Asimov's sci-fi writing, though when I was a kid I liked his science explanation books for kids.
Ray Bradbury's writing I love whether it's the sci-fi stuff or not. My favourite for the last few years is Dandelion Wine. I suspect it will stay my favourite till I'm dead.
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=a...age&q=&f=false
google book preview
it's a play then? sounds pretty interesting
It's a novel, drawing on his own childhood, but modified and fictional.
My GF did a charity run yesterday. She's living with endometriosis, a condition which is quite rare and only affects women. It spreads like cancer, and is fatal if not caught early enough. When she had 'Severe Endometriosis', the consultants all said that her case was the most serious one they'd encountered. We almost lost her last year during an operation. 5 ops in 1year!
But, yeah! I'm really proud of her! She ran 5k in 35mins and 48 seconds, raising £785 for Endometriosis!
wanted to share that wit you
Good on her. :D It's a hard thing to go through. (Both the condition and the run.) Good luck to her in the future.
Good luck to your gf.:)
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I just got an A for physics!!
childhood is a great repository for defining and forming the world and for inspiration
i just finished choke and went onto diary by the same author, he writes challenging stuff
ace-flo - massive congratulations to your girlfriend :rock
mdhay - well done on the A, at a level?
For my year 10 GCSE.:)
Year ten? I thought you where ten?
So your 15 then?
That's what it says on my profile here, and I don't lie about my age.:D Though I'm in year eleven now.:D
Kigo, he's 15... I clocked that soon after my silly post. I shoulda done my research instead of just posting he was ten!
I wonder who it was that gave me false information regarding Mdhays' age :D was it you Kigo?
I think I know who it was....
I should of read it:D My bad:D:DQuote:
Originally Posted by mdhay
Someone before said Mhay was ten:D wasnt me:D I first thought he was like at the same age as DD and Insertcoin:D But i was wrong:DQuote:
Originally Posted by ACE-FLO
So when can you go for your L plates Mhay? :D
2 years kigo. 17 in england innit :P
16years and 9months here. Thats when i got it.
Its probably changed now thanks to those stupid hooning laws.
kigo you seem to have a completely different language over there mate :P
what on earth is hooning?
A stupid term the minority dictating ponsy chardonnay sippers in Perth as well as other city's in Aus call for people who enjoy there cars, including car enthusiasts.
Things include, accelerating hard, excessive cornering, burnouts, rollbacks, drifts, speeding, enjoying your youth, test driving a nice car, understanding your cars dynamics, making to most of a good Saturday night, socializing with your mates, cruses.
thats what the stupid hooning term comes from.
That's ok then, I can't do any of those in my C1 :lol
Ive been in a car with less power than your Citreon C1, if its a petrol, i can get it to smoke up quite well. Just give me the keys, and ill show you how its done XD :D