[QUOTE=Sad But True;18344060]Sup Lod? We all well? Excellent.


I want a new book to immerse myself in. I've systematically demolished the list I had. Thinking something future-ish perhaps, lots of detail, etc.

MAKE WITH THE SUGGESTING[/QUOTE]

'Dead Men Walking'

Death Korps of Kreig vs Necrons

death korps anything is usually pretty cool

[QUOTE=Sad But True;18344060]Sup Lod? We all well? Excellent.


I want a new book to immerse myself in. I've systematically demolished the list I had. Thinking something future-ish perhaps, lots of detail, etc.

MAKE WITH THE SUGGESTING[/QUOTE]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_series

[QUOTE=Sad But True;18344060]Sup Lod? We all well? Excellent.


I want a new book to immerse myself in. I've systematically demolished the list I had. Thinking something future-ish perhaps, lots of detail, etc.

MAKE WITH THE SUGGESTING[/QUOTE]

Take a punt at some Frank Herbert, that'll fuck with your head.

Excellent suggestion people, I will definitely be grabbing some of these. Already demolished the Dune Trilogy by Herbert, though.

Also, what are some somewhat interesting shops that I could work in? I'm after a new part-time job and was looking at cool stuff like Game, Academy of Sound, etc, but they're all full and stuff.

I'd honestly say that if it's a part time thing then whichever shop won't matter too much. Obviously there's a difference in the kind of people that go in so i'd avoid people who are likely to be arsey and not wanting to be kept waiting e.g. Cafe Nero or something.

I wish the BMW I'm driving was smaller.

Fair point squizz. Ideally I'd like to work in a pub, and I've sent apps/CV's to a few but with 2 bands and 2 sets of practices I'm going to struggle if I'm working evenings all the time.

EDIT: Excellent, dropping a CV off to CEX tomorrow, going for an interview at a pub, and getting my old man to print off like 15 CV's to just hand in to any store at the shopping centre.

check out harry potter bro

[QUOTE=Junooni;18344852]check out harry potter bro[/QUOTE]

I don't need any firewood.

[QUOTE=Sad But True;18344782]Excellent suggestion people, I will definitely be grabbing some of these. Already demolished the Dune Trilogy by Herbert, though.

Also, what are some somewhat interesting shops that I could work in? I'm after a new part-time job and was looking at cool stuff like Game, Academy of Sound, etc, but they're all full and stuff.[/QUOTE]


Try The Jesus Incident by Frank Herbs as well. Cracking read.

[QUOTE=Sad But True;18344860]I don't need any firewood.[/QUOTE]


arse wipes then mebbe

[QUOTE=guitarbaz;18344862]arse wipes then mebbe[/QUOTE]

I prefer something with more substance, like, Asda brand 2-ply.

ASDA Shades is on offer.

Aidan what's GW like for part time staff? If I've been out the loop for a few years would they get me back up to speed?

[QUOTE=Sad But True;18344860]I don't need any firewood.[/QUOTE]

not with a magic wand you wont :amaze:

i've missed the lod

read moby dick, the real one, all the way through. i would consider it to be one of the finest examples of classic american literature.

[QUOTE=JoshIsNumber3;18344994]read moby dick, the real one, all the way through. i would consider it to be one of the finest examples of classic american literature.[/QUOTE]

That's actually a good call. I wanted to do a couple of modules of American lit but they all either filled up instantly or clashed with awesome stuff like creative writing.

What's interesting about Moby Dick is that it actually "feels" like an english novel. That has to do with the fact that many of the pre-modern novels were actually European and the American art form started as an extension of that model and developed an independent identity.

Excellent. I've tended to stay away from what are considered 'classics' really (apart from required reading and the odd one here and there). Not sure why, I just always tend to go for newer stuff.

SBT you read "The Forever War"?

tbh the only things worth reading are the classics

[QUOTE=Bruce E Kinesis;18345034]SBT you read "The Forever War"?[/QUOTE]

No, but upon researching it, it sounds rather bloody good. You read it? What would you say it's similar to in terms of style and form etc?


[QUOTE=JoshIsNumber3;18345045]tbh the only things worth reading are the classics[/QUOTE]
I've read some god-awful (imo) classics.

Cranford? Merciful crap I hate that book.

TBH Mark Twain is the ultimate literary badass. All those other writers are terrible by comparison.

Apparently there's a version of Tom Sawyer & Huck Finn in the pipeline where '******' is replaced with 'slave'. Discuss.

[QUOTE=guitarbaz;18344731]Take a punt at some Frank Herbert, that'll fuck with your head.[/QUOTE]

First Dune book is basically the only one I like

[QUOTE=Sad But True;18344860]I don't need any firewood.[/QUOTE]

Harry Potter is a damn good series, this is your problem, not mine, you waste of flesh

[QUOTE=JoshIsNumber3;18344994]read moby dick, the real one, all the way through. i would consider it to be one of the finest examples of classic american literature.[/QUOTE]

it is the #1 finest example

[QUOTE=Sad But True;18345135]Apparently there's a version of Tom Sawyer & Huck Finn in the pipeline where '******' is replaced with 'slave'. Discuss.[/QUOTE]

another fine example of censorship yay

The original Dune books are all good but stay away from the steaming piles of shit his son put out under the Dune name, fucker went back and changed things that were in the original books.

[QUOTE=Modern Iconoclast;18345271]The original Dune books are all good but stay away from the steaming piles of shit his son put out under the Dune name, fucker went back and changed things that were in the original books.[/QUOTE]

Dune is mint. But yes, original trilogy only pls.

lmao how long it took me to read Dune


also Catch-22 is great, if tedious. It's a great technical example of how difficult the english language can be.

[QUOTE=JoshIsNumber3;18345284]lmao how long it took me to read Dune


also Catch-22 is great, if tedious. It's a great technical example of how difficult the english language can be.[/QUOTE]

Agreed on both counts. I've got Dune in a massive 3 in 1 book, and because it was all just one book, I always just ploughed through from one 'book' to the next, so I ended up restarting every time I took a break from it because I forgot what the hell was going on.

Love Catch 22 as well. I'd read it again if my drummer hadn't lost my copy of it. It confused the balls out of me first time through, but after a while (and some more education) I read it again and really enjoyed it.

[QUOTE=Sad But True;18344949]Aidan what's GW like for part time staff? If I've been out the loop for a few years would they get me back up to speed?[/QUOTE]

Pop a CV in every now and again - it depends on the store and how much labour allowance it gets.

[QUOTE=Sad But True;18345092]No, but upon researching it, it sounds rather bloody good. You read it? What would you say it's similar to in terms of style and form etc?
[/QUOTE]

The writing is nothing terribly unique; it's just well written scifi. The idea, however; and the extension of the consequences of that idea; are what make it well worth reading.

[QUOTE=JoshIsNumber3;18345284]
also Catch-22 is great, if tedious. It's a great technical example of how difficult the english language can be.[/QUOTE]

Tedious? The only reason I had trouble getting through it is because it is so bleak. Really one of my favourite books of all time but damn, I don't think I'd have the emotional strength to read it again at the moment

[QUOTE=JoshIsNumber3;18345284]
also Catch-22 is great, if tedious. It's a great technical example of how difficult the english language can be.[/QUOTE]

i don't understand this

Well, he is American remember, guys.

*creative joke about americans*

creative americans about jokes

[QUOTE=Squirrel;18346092]Well, he is American remember, guys.[/QUOTE]

lmao unwarranted self importance

still none the wiser

[QUOTE=JoshIsNumber3;18346404]lmao unwarranted self importance[/QUOTE]

Ironic statement of the century.


Did you ever go to Muay Thai?

remember when squireel got owned by a bunch of fag americans?