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that should be "life"

Yes, I no.

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"Oh I'm a meat eater too. I love meat. Expecially meat with melted cheese." ... number 302079
(... don't piss us off)

It's a book about both his life and his work.

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should be i kno

I was in the store today, saw this and recognized it from here, so I picked it up. I enjoy it very much.

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It's not bad, a pretty light read. I would've preferred a bit more philosophy to it and a little less "What Jim Henson did was..."

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You are right about that Gonz, it would have been nice. But still, not bad.

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Oh, no, not bad at all.

Quite inspirational in parts.

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Good Omens and The Penultimate Peril

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"Twisted Yoga"



fun
I'll scan in some of the pics later if I think of it when I'm up in the office.

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"Oh I'm a meat eater too. I love meat. Expecially meat with melted cheese." ... number 302079
(... don't piss us off)

Makes me think of the old Bonzo Dog Band song, Kama Sutra.

"In position 72 you were me and I was you..."

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The Planets
Dava Sobel

I've been looking forward to this book's release. Sobel has a way of making complex subjects interesting and understandable. Such a joy to read. I'm a bit disappointed in the size though ... just over 250 smallish pages with oversized margins. Still, I'm sure I'll enjoy it. Time to take a blanket out to the hammock with me perhaps.

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"Oh I'm a meat eater too. I love meat. Expecially meat with melted cheese." ... number 302079
(... don't piss us off)

The new swedish translation of Tolkien´s The Return of the King

...I really should logoff and start reading instead...

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A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal. - Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
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The Rik Mayall
BIGGER THAN HITLER
BETTER THAN CHRIST

i.e. his autobiography hehe. not read any of it yet, though. got piles of work to do

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Batman: Nobody wants war.

Robin: Gee, Batman. Belgravia's such a small country. We'd beat them in a few hours.

Batman: Yes, and then we'd have to support them for years.

V for Vendetta

It's mighty good. And I am mighty nervous about the movie.

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...And then they made me their chief.

yeah I saw that book the other day. didn't buy it, though. bought, well, see my previous post

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Batman: Nobody wants war.

Robin: Gee, Batman. Belgravia's such a small country. We'd beat them in a few hours.

Batman: Yes, and then we'd have to support them for years.

For the vagabond daughter: "The Girl Who Owned a City"
For me: "The Penultimate Peril" (A Series of Unfortunate Events # 12)

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vagabond
birds, any birds, anywhere, any time

just ordered the News Quiz: Best of 2005 from Play.com.

I love that show, it's so funny! Usually on BBC Radio Four, but it says the series are currently off air I wonder what's going on in there.

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Batman: Nobody wants war.

Robin: Gee, Batman. Belgravia's such a small country. We'd beat them in a few hours.

Batman: Yes, and then we'd have to support them for years.

I went to tweo bookstores yesterday, in one I got sandman number 8 and 9, in the other i changed a crappy book I got for my birthday for the following:

Men at arms (PTerrY)
Night Watch (Same)
Charlie and the chocolatefactory (Roald Dahl)
and some book of comic satire drawing

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Carpe aleae

I got me Neil Gaimans American Gods, for a mere €6. Add in the fact that I got a They Might Be Giants CD for €3 in the charity shop next door, and I'd count that as some damn fine shopping.

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A student riding in a train looks up and sees Einstein sitting next to him. Excited he asks, "Excuse me, professor. Does Boston stop at this train?"

I got Timequake by Kurt Vonnegut, first Vonnegut book I've ever read. He rambles a lot, doesn't he? Strange book, but I liked it, sorta -- well, parts of it. I mostly kept getting confused.

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Chelsea / Wishkres
The most astonishing adventure in the universe begins
when the world ends.

The Amazing Maurice & His Educated Rodents and The Adventures of Pete & Pete: Season Two

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WWJD... for a Klondike bar?

For those who have been patiently waiting, Terry Pratchett's "Going Postal" book has FINALLY been released in paperback. Picked it up today from Borders. Nice cover too, though I prefer the UK hardcover artwork better. Now I can read this masterpiece as soon as I finish my current Hellboy book, The Bones of Giants.

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“Gods like to see an atheist around. Gives them something to aim at.â€

How is it? The movie looks pretty good (and indeed, pretty pretty. The star, Zhang Ziyi may in fact be the most beautiful woman on the planet), but I know nothing of the actual story.

Anyway, on my last trip to the bookstore, just this afternoon in fact, I picked up a new power cord for my laptop. My old one wore out.

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...And then they made me their chief.

My last trip to the bookstore, I got myself a job at the place. !Yay!

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!woot!

Congrats, SerenityScape, that's great! I'd love to work in a bookstore ... if they'd match my current salary, that is.

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Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
(Douglas Adams, "Last Chance to See")

Going Postal by Terry Pratchett.

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Sir Humphrey: With Trident we could obliterate the whole of Eastern Europe.
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You can't be a successful dictator and design women's underclothing. - Bertram Wooster, The Code of the Woosters

Speaking of Going Postal by Pratchett, did you know that the stamp illustrations in the book are from the real thing? If you pop over to my Discworld Wallpaper thread, you find a desktop image I made using them. They are made by Bernard Pearson and can actually be ordering in Little Brown Envelopes from http://www.discworldstamps.co.uk/html/home.php. There are two in the book that I did not see on the website. Must have been specials given out in the quarterly The Stanley Howler Stamp Journal editions you can subscribe to on the site. BTW, for those forum members in England, how much is 20 pounds in US currency? I don't have a universal calculator handy.

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“Gods like to see an atheist around. Gives them something to aim at.â€

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vagabond
birds, any birds, anywhere, any time

My phone has a natty little jav app called Worldmate which does that

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D.
The Thirteenth Triskaidekaphobe
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I didn't really go to the bookstore; I ordered audio the CD version of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" read by Stephen Fry (thanks to the Talking Bookshop in London). It came yesterday and I am enjoying it immensely.

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vagabond
birds, any birds, anywhere, any time

Since I am unable to buy books, I've resorted to scouring the shelves of the local library. These are the books I currently have out.

Ten Little New Yorkers by Kinky Friedman


Bird by Bird by Ann Lamott


Good Poems by Garrison Keillor


Good Poems For Hard Time by Garrison Keillor


The Tea Companion by Jane Pettigrew

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This has been another random act of nonsense.

Today, I went to the San Antonio Museum of Art to see a fantastic exhibit on the French surrearlist Rene Magritte. Since the giftshop was fresh out of Magritte books, I picked up two books about my two favorite artists, Salvador Dali and M.C. Escher.

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"Madness is the first sign of dandruff." - Dr. John "Winston O'Boogie" Lennon

"I'm a pacifist. I don't believe in imaginary violence." - Paul Rudd in Role Models

Q: How many surrealists does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: Fish.

I say, Escher was a genius.
(Maybe that comment came kinda out of the blue, but it's true, innit?)

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Sir Humphrey: With Trident we could obliterate the whole of Eastern Europe.
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You can't be a successful dictator and design women's underclothing. - Bertram Wooster, The Code of the Woosters

Indubitibly, old chap!

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"Madness is the first sign of dandruff." - Dr. John "Winston O'Boogie" Lennon

"I'm a pacifist. I don't believe in imaginary violence." - Paul Rudd in Role Models

Q: How many surrealists does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: Fish.

How should we celebrate our soul-elevating agreement?

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Sir Humphrey: With Trident we could obliterate the whole of Eastern Europe.
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You can't be a successful dictator and design women's underclothing. - Bertram Wooster, The Code of the Woosters

With something sweet and tasty (perhaps a Twinkie) and then aome sleep. What am I doing up at this ungodly hour (it's about 4 am here in Texas)?

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"Madness is the first sign of dandruff." - Dr. John "Winston O'Boogie" Lennon

"I'm a pacifist. I don't believe in imaginary violence." - Paul Rudd in Role Models

Q: How many surrealists does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: Fish.

It's luncheon-time here (noon, that is to say).
Let's have a bottle of rum, then, yo-ho.
(I am actually quite embarrassed to admit that since I'm underaged and don't fancy tea as much as my personality would like to fancy it, I always start and finish the day with a cup of hot chocolate. However Gussie Fink-Nottle-ish that may sound, please, take into account that I'm only 14.)

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Sir Humphrey: With Trident we could obliterate the whole of Eastern Europe.
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You can't be a successful dictator and design women's underclothing. - Bertram Wooster, The Code of the Woosters

last book I got was Father Said, by Hal Sirowitz. I've read his other two books Mother Said and My Therapist said, funny stuff. Poems. Also, The Deeper Meaning of Liff, christmas present for a friend, and I'm getting Stephen King's The Stand, which was recommended to me from the friend I am sending the Deeper Meaning of Liff to!

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Batman: Nobody wants war.

Robin: Gee, Batman. Belgravia's such a small country. We'd beat them in a few hours.

Batman: Yes, and then we'd have to support them for years.

oooh... the stand! read it, if possible, when you have a cold/flu. makes for an unforgettable creepy experience! (and the current bird flu hysteria should add some flavour, too)

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"The human gene pool needs more lifeguards!
Either that or stronger chlorination...." (Pitbull)