Heartland

Quiff Boy wrote:

moses wrote:

Hom_Corleone wrote: Sorry. Have we spoilt the ending now?

I though he died, like Jesus.

what, you mean at easter?

When they make the musical, instead of rolling away a stone he can push open the doors of the Hacienda, emerging into the bright sunshine victoriously.

just started "The State of Africa" ~ Martin Meredith.

The Anabasis of Xenophon, in Wayne Ambler's excellent translation. I highly recommend it.

Just started...

Currently reading The Black Swan from Nassim Nicholas Taleb.

It's interesting, but I must admit I don't really like his way of writing things...

Hom_Corleone wrote:When they make the musical, instead of rolling away a stone he can push open the doors of the Hacienda, emerging into the bright sunshine victoriously.

as The Haçienda building is now apartments, i think the concierge might have a few words to say about him doing that

Quiff Boy wrote:

Hom_Corleone wrote:When they make the musical, instead of rolling away a stone he can push open the doors of the Hacienda, emerging into the bright sunshine victoriously.

as The Haçienda building is now apartments, i think the concierge might have a few words to say about him doing that

CGI innit.

The Walking Dead #69

ties in nicely with my volcanic ash/zombie theory

This book was absolutely heart wrenching.

Original, exciting, romantic, fantastic. Would recommend to any fan of good literature.

Waste of an afternoon - it's tish

Moved onto;



Otley Road just hasn't been the same, since.

just finished this one:



next on the menu is Feersum Endjinn, the only Iain M. Banks title I haven't read yet

Be warned -- Feersum Endjinn can be quite hard work given Bascule's ... erm... idiosyncratic spelling.

@markfiend - thanks for the warning. as long as the book's worth it, i can live with it

but surely bascule's spelling can't be more daunting than the exchanges between minds in excesion? how that one ended up one of my favourite culture books, i don't know

(well, maybe i do - gcu grey area ftw! )

IMO it's definitely worth it. It gets easier but it can be a bit odd at first. A representative sample cut-and-paste off Wikipedia:

Woak up. Got dresd. Had brekfast. Spoke wif Ergates thi ant who sed itz juss been wurk wurk wurk 4 u lately master Bascule, Y dont u ½ a holiday? & I agreed & that woz how we decided we otter go 2 c Mr Zoliparia in thi I-ball ov thi gargoyle Rosbrith.

Edit to add: and it's only Bascule's bits that are like that anyway.

Agree with you about Excession and the good ship Meatf*cker

Not as great as Fear and Loathing.

Currently reading: Warren Ellis on Atemporality & Recursive culture (short forum post, with discussion)

Mark E Smith wrote:I hate that f***ing twat! I just f***ing burned it!

James Blast wrote:

with thanks to my librarian - Big Eat thi Breid!

Obviousman wrote:

James Blast wrote:with thanks to my librarian - Big Eat thi Breid!

Interesting! My thanks go out to the same side of Glasgow

Both books are high on my 'need to read' list! Any of you jolly chaps are looking for a next victim to pass the books on to?

I'm currently reading Nick Cave's Bunny Munro story... Not exactly the best book ever, but I do enjoy my daily trainride a little bit more now.

radiojamaica wrote:

James Blast wrote:

with thanks to my librarian - Big Eat thi Breid!

Obviousman wrote:

James Blast wrote:with thanks to my librarian - Big Eat thi Breid!

Interesting! My thanks go out to the same side of Glasgow

Both books are high on my 'need to read' list! Any of you jolly chaps are looking for a next victim to pass the books on to?

I'm currently reading Nick Cave's Bunny Munro story... Not exactly the best book ever, but I do enjoy my daily trainride a little bit more now.

They have both going cheap in "Fopp" on Union Street, Glesga (it was where I got my copy of Tony's book 7 years ago that Zeno currently has in his possession). I could pick up a copy of both of them for you tomorrow if you'd like

And a mate has promised to give me his un-read signed copy of Bunny Munro tae!

I have a copy of 24 hour party people the Z man can willingly have.

Hom_Corleone wrote:I have a copy of 24 hour party people the Z man can willingly have.

and what about me?

Big Si wrote:They have both going cheap in "Fopp" on Union Street, Glesga (it was where I got my copy of Tony's book 7 years ago that Zeno currently has in his possession). I could pick up a copy of both of them for you tomorrow if you'd like

And a mate has promised to give me his un-read signed copy of Bunny Munro tae!

Coolio! Expect a pm soon, Si...