h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

This will be much faster (for a while)

~Irving

Has anyone (beside myself) read Neal Stephenson. He will be the next Azimov. His writing is recent and very topical. A science fiction writer that knows what the modern society can be capable of.

I'm afraid I don't know anything about Neal Stephenson. Any of his books I may have heard of?

I can't say for sure that I do... but at least I have this thread now
what I do not have, though, is any coffee... *sigh*

Well, I don't work weekends, but here you go, two monster cups of coffee for you, enjoy...

well thank you (seeing that it's lunchtime monday here)

No, I meant that I'd only just come in to start my shift, I'm vaguely on the same time scale as you (Its Norway, lunchtime is at about 11 in the morning) Do you want some toast or anything??

It's 8 am on my side of this planet, coffee is a great idea!!
I'm rather big on pastries for breakfast, so I brought my own.
Would anyone like an iced danish, or a muffin?

Just don't muck up your book(s).

So, where are you, Luna? Texas? It's now an hour later and it's 8am at my place in Arizona, so here, coffee all around!

I think that should cover anyone who comes in... I won't actually FILL them til their ordered.

*sip*

~Irving

OK, so its ¤ in the afternoon here, isn't time a wonderful thing!! What are you people doing on firsat thing in the morning?? And I'll just have a quick coffee while its quiet boss, I went for a swim earlier and I don't want to give myself a chill wandering around with wet hair!!

me too, please

here ya go...
So is anyone reading anything exciting??

Is that two cups of coffee, or two chills caught from wet hair?

*Pours two cups, hands one to kats-eyes and one to Helena*

~Irving

Thanks boss!

*sip* anytime!

I'd better start on the washing up... All I'm reading at the moment are "Empire" and "Total Film" film magazines, then I'm reading "How To Dispense With Lawyers".

both, Boss, and thank you

has anyone read "Fool on a Hill" - the author, alas escapes me?

Neal Stephenson has authored Cryptonomicon, Snow Crash, Zodiac, and Diamond Age: or ayoung ladies primer.

I will seek him out, sounds interesting at least!

Oh, he's terrific. Like DNA, both funny and intelligent, and extremely well-researched. In Cryptonomicon there is an incredible riff about eating a bowl of Cap'n Crunch (cold cereal) which is detailed to the point of obsession, especially since the eater is achieving the meal in a mediocre hotel somewhere in Manila. And this takes place within the context of a multi-plotted half-historical, half-techno monster of a novel.

I must have read Snow Crash half a dozen times, and given away as many copies.

Lil