The People's Hero Posted 30 October 2006 Posted 30 October 2006 Music: Sigur Ros - Takk. Recent purchase (£6ish in HMV - brilliant) James Morrison - Undiscovered. Recent purchase. Unconvinced but nice relaxing music for car. Beastie Boys - Greatest Hits. We are Scientists - Can't recall the name of the album. The Band - The Last Waltz. Books: I've been reading a LOT recently for pleasure after reading almost exclusively for study for a few months. I've recently finished many of these and would recommend ALL of them. Joseph Heller - Catch 22 New Scientist - Why Don't Penguins Feet Freeze? Louis Theroux - The Call of the Weird Danny Wallace - Yes Man Ricky Gervais - The World of Karl Pilkington Robin Cooper - The Timewaster Letters Robin Cooper - Return of the Timewaster Letters Pamela Stephenson - Billy (biography Billy Connolly) Jeremy Clarkson - The World According to Clarkson Mick Wall - John Peel Currently reading: Elizabeth Kostova - The Historian Charles Dickens - Pickwick Papers Marcus Greil - Like a Rolling Stone Sam Kashner - When I Was Cool Steve Lowe and Alan McArthur - Is it Just Me or is Everything Sh it? Would also recommend all the books by Mark Billingham having read them all on holiday. Games: (All PS2) Pro Evolution Soccer 6 Tiger Woods PGA 2007 G1 Jockey 4 MagnaCarta Gun Bully (purchased today). As my girlfriend now studies a lot, in my month hiatus from studying, having read the above, I must have had a lot of free time. I've even started following City and regularly playing pub quizzes (how sad huh?) I've also got Family Guy season 5 today
Fez of Mahrez Posted 30 October 2006 Posted 30 October 2006 There's too much good stuff in there to highlight so I'll just give it all a big Music: The Gossip, A Tribe Called Quest, LCD Soundsystem, Ugly Duckling, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Shitdisco, Dandy Warhols. Books: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami (long-term work in progress) and Carter Beats The Devil by Glen David Gold. Games: Kerplunk, Operation, Buckaroo. Oh and I just bought Series 5 and 6 of Seinfeld on DVD, watched the first three episodes of Series 5 last night and damn near wet myself. I can't recommend it highly enough to anyone who hasn't seen it. Gold dust.
Finnegan Posted 30 October 2006 Posted 30 October 2006 What's Canis Canem Edit like, TPH? I'm thinking of getting it, looks a bit different.
Janx Posted 30 October 2006 Posted 30 October 2006 Music: Sigur Ros - Takk. Recent purchase (£6ish in HMV - brilliant) James Morrison - Undiscovered. Recent purchase. Unconvinced but nice relaxing music for car. Beastie Boys - Greatest Hits.We are Scientists - Can't recall the name of the album. The Band - The Last Waltz. Books: I've been reading a LOT recently for pleasure after reading almost exclusively for study for a few months. I've recently finished many of these and would recommend ALL of them. Joseph Heller - Catch 22 New Scientist - Why Don't Penguins Feet Freeze? Louis Theroux - The Call of the Weird Danny Wallace - Yes Man Ricky Gervais - The World of Karl Pilkington Robin Cooper - The Timewaster Letters Robin Cooper - Return of the Timewaster LettersPamela Stephenson - Billy (biography Billy Connolly) Jeremy Clarkson - The World According to Clarkson Mick Wall - John Peel Currently reading: Elizabeth Kostova - The Historian Charles Dickens - Pickwick Papers Marcus Greil - Like a Rolling Stone Sam Kashner - When I Was Cool Steve Lowe and Alan McArthur - Is it Just Me or is Everything Sh it? Would also recommend all the books by Mark Billingham having read them all on holiday. Games: (All PS2) Pro Evolution Soccer 6 Tiger Woods PGA 2007 G1 Jockey 4 MagnaCarta Gun Bully (purchased today). As my girlfriend now studies a lot, in my month hiatus from studying, having read the above, I must have had a lot of free time. I've even started following City and regularly playing pub quizzes (how sad huh?) I've also got Family Guy season 5 today Allow me!
Head Honcho Posted 30 October 2006 Posted 30 October 2006 Just finished The Righteous Men and tried to read Map of Bones but gave up Now reading The Da Vinci Code again.
Dr The Singh Posted 30 October 2006 Posted 30 October 2006 Music: don't really listen to music Radio One Tigerstyle - Immortal SHaheedi Lehmber - Chalakiyan The Kray Twinz Books: COme into my office, forgot the author Beginers guide to short and meduim term trading by U Thurman Games: Anything with the kids
The People's Hero Posted 30 October 2006 Author Posted 30 October 2006 What's Canis Canem Edit like, TPH? I'm thinking of getting it, looks a bit different. It's the one game on the list I haven't actually played yet. I'm hoping to give it a go tonight and I'll let you know mate. It's reasonably priced considering it's new out (£25ish most places) so if it's any good...
Finnegan Posted 30 October 2006 Posted 30 October 2006 We're pricematching woolies at work, for some reason, and I get my discount on top. So bargain here.
Chairman of the Bored Posted 30 October 2006 Posted 30 October 2006 Can I recommend "The God Delusion" by Richard Dawkins. Debunks religion completely, a joy for atheists everywhere. His "Almost Like a Whale" was good too.
The People's Hero Posted 30 October 2006 Author Posted 30 October 2006 Can I recommend "The God Delusion" by Richard Dawkins. Debunks religion completely, a joy for atheists everywhere. His "Almost Like a Whale" was good too. I'm sure someone recommended this book to me a week or so ago. Think I'll check it out.
Master Fox Posted 30 October 2006 Posted 30 October 2006 Fricking hell TPH you seem to get through a hell of a lot of literature and media entertainment. How do you find the time? I'm amazed
The People's Hero Posted 30 October 2006 Author Posted 30 October 2006 Fricking hell TPH you seem to get through a hell of a lot of literature and media entertainment. How do you find the time? I'm amazed I have got through a lot of it recently. As for reading.. I do a lot of it before going to bed and also on train journeys which I've had a few of recently. I'm actually surprised looking at the list though.
Libertine Posted 1 November 2006 Posted 1 November 2006 Just got Family Guy series 5. Also got Arcade Fire - Funeral. ..............Right I've just realised that it's not funeral.
MC Prussian Posted 1 November 2006 Posted 1 November 2006 Hmm... as for games, I just sold my silver (slim) PS2 with three games in order to raise some cash for a SONY camcorder. Canis Canem Edit (why not just "Bully"?) sounds like a great game to me, seen the review on gamespot.com and it looks very neat. Would love to see Final Fantasy XII over here already, but that will take at least another two months! As for books, I'm really into film noir these days (like "Film Noir" by Eddie Robson) and have recently bought Walter Murch's "In The Blink Of An Eye", a wonderful read on editing. Add Stanislavski's books on acting onto the pile, as well as Joseph Campbell's "The Hero With A Thousand Faces". Will tackle Faulkner's "The Sound And The Fury" ASAP. Music? Mostly MP3's from MySpace. Old-School stuff that I've grown up with on the radio a lot: 10cc, XTC, Led Zeppelin, Visage, Real Life, Faith No More. And I can't stop listening to Wilco and "How To Fight Loneliness".
Mark Posted 1 November 2006 Posted 1 November 2006 Music: 65daysofstatic Deftones M83 Godspeed You! Black Emperor Johnny Cash Killswitch Engage Books: The Ripple Effect by Dominic Holland. Games: It was FM2007, but have given up after two thirds of my squad were out injured
Swedging Posted 1 November 2006 Posted 1 November 2006 Can I recommend "The God Delusion" by Richard Dawkins. Debunks religion completely, a joy for atheists everywhere. I reckon I'm an atheist, but I think that book is one of the most stupid I've ever read. I'd even put the bible ahead of it as offering a coherent view of what it means to be human.
Daggers Posted 1 November 2006 Posted 1 November 2006 Music: Subgiant Easy Star Allstars Muddy Waters Bessie Smith The Fall John Lee Hooker Linton Kwesi Johnson Books: The Nightwatch ~ Terry Pratchett Introduction to Computer Law Software Engineering Java Data Structures Artificial Intelligence The Anarchist in the Library ~ Siva Games: PC - FM2007 Xbox360 - PES Xbox360 - GTR Xbox360 - Dead Rising Film Go see The History Boys
cisono Posted 1 November 2006 Posted 1 November 2006 I have got through a lot of it recently. As for reading.. I do a lot of it before going to bed and also on train journeys which I've had a few of recently. I'm actually surprised looking at the list though. Do you keep TRACK of everything you read then? And... what did this article say? "New Scientist - Why Don't Penguins Feet Freeze?"
cisono Posted 2 November 2006 Posted 2 November 2006 I envy people who've got time to read (or do anything but work, really)
The People's Hero Posted 2 November 2006 Author Posted 2 November 2006 Do you keep TRACK of everything you read then? And... what did this article say? "New Scientist - Why Don't Penguins Feet Freeze?" This is just one example of many many examples which are in this book collection! I can't remember exactly why their feet don't freeze but it has something to do with being able to keep the blood a long way from the surface. Or something.
Thracian Posted 2 November 2006 Posted 2 November 2006 I envy people who've got time to read (or do anything but work, really) "Do what you want to anyway," ....Asia. Great song, great philosophy. I try never to forget it. It's worth a play Cis if you ever need some inspirational uplift. Heat of the Moment's not bad for that either. I somtimes play it when I'm pisssed or when I'm driving - then put the toe to the floor.
cisono Posted 2 November 2006 Posted 2 November 2006 "Do what you want to anyway," ....Asia. Great song, great philosophy. I try never to forget it. It's worth a play Cis if you ever need some inspirational uplift. Heat of the Moment's not bad for that either. I somtimes play it when I'm pisssed or when I'm driving - then put the toe to the floor. I do need an uplift on Thursday nights. Too long a day, too much crap happening during it. Too many miles driven etc... it'll be better tomorrow
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