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

blast s/b amnesty

sounds a bit scientific to me!!

The best non-fiction I think I've read this year is Kate Fox's Watching the English - absolutely brilliantly funny - she's an anthropologist, but don't hold that against her - it is really clever and funny....

LJ

Gosh you have all been having a good time whilst I was on my way and such deep subjects too - as my son is a dj ( have I told you that lol ) one of the best books I have read about the dance scene is by Sheryl Garrett I cant remember the title but it was a revelation to me and of course talks about the drug culture in a sensible way

I like Michael More as a writer too he has some very relevent stuff to say about USA today one I want to read but havent got round to is bowling for columbine ( least I think thats what its called ) anyone read it and if so any good ?

Yeh - though I prefer Bill Bryson, less biased.

80'sgirl (LJ) - Not really scientific - Sci-Fi / Contempory cyberpunk...

It would seem then that I am alone - never mind I will keep the world safe for you while you sleep just dont make a noise tomorrow when I am sleeping

night night

You are not alone me and the are around ooooooooo

Sorry, LBP - I got distracted and then I fell asleep!!! Must try harder!!

Soz

Ljx

Johny K
i have just started reading TP through a post on the books board - where have they been all my life - absolutely fantastic - and what humour - i have described him as a sci - bill bryson
I keep wanting to tell someone about the quotes in them - superb
i have read 2.5 and the good think is i have 40+ to go

i keep loking here and giggling

http://www.lspace.org/books/pqf/index.html

cheers ST

cookie and 80s

sorry to hear about your incidents re brother and son - horrific
its like part of life now

although i have joked about the incident outside here - i certainly dont think it was funny - a bloke who had a nice evening round the pubs was attacked for absolutely NO reason at all - by someone who was drunk and was looking for a victim for NO reason
someone wakes up in hospital with a badly smashed face having done nothing but be in the wrong place at the wrong time

and its geting worse

sorry rant over

I agree ST, I find it really difficult to be in city centres at night when it gets "like that". My brother was in a coma for about five weeks and has short term memory loss and no sense of smell bless him!!! Bit of a bugger that because he wanted to be a chef.

The guy involved got four years because he was under the "influence" of both drugs and drink, and was released after 2.5 years!! We never went to the trial or anything - didn't want to humanise the person by going...

, hey the good thing is both Cookie and I got our loved ones back more or less in one piece

Ljx

ST - You don't *need* to read the books in any order, but it does help when you read books involving the A-M City Watch and the witches as developments in the characters over the series have changed them, most notably Sam Vimes (Started out as a drunkard in 'Guards, Guards' - now one of the most powerful men in A-M, with a young son at 50!)...It's a pity Rincewind mostly only gets walk on (or usually off !) parts nowadays, but there is only so much that can be thrown at him...

Jonny K
yes i was told they could be in any order - but i am trying just in case i miss any "character development" ie Light fantastic wouldnt have been quite as good without having read colour of magic
i have jumped ahead to read reaper man on a reccomendation- i just love them

they have Discworld conventions each year - looked them up on google - what a laugh - TP attends them all - dont think i could go quite that far though

cheers ST

Hi ST Everyone's still footie crazy here .Been reading the posts on here sounds like u were a real hero.

Cate's post on violence in st Vincent was really interesting.Here on Reunion I feel safe, but there's a lot of domestic violence and as on st vincent much of it is alcohol or "zamal"(weed) related.There's also a high level of incest and child abuse.

hope everyones ok
love eety

Hi eety how ya doin ? it is soooooo hot here - dont mention alcohol I could do with a pint of pina colada or sea breeze
least I havent got to go to work today although when the weather is like this work is the place to be for the aircon

Hi eety

All fine - I love this little outpost - doesn't affect your R2 posting at all......

Lj

yeah its like playing truant
hi 80s you ok ? did you listen to the pachabel ? what did you think ?

Soul Music is good - the introduction of Susan Death (his granndaughter) who ends up having to take over the job for a bit...

A good line - Sgt Colon & Nobby Nobbs are guarding the gates at Ankh Morpork and Susan rides in on Binky (I that name!!) and they let her through...Colon goes 'I wonder what his first name is...?', Nobby replies 'What? You mean like Keith Death or something?' ,and Colon answers 'No, I just got the funny feeling he's called *susan*' (Or words to that effect)...

Hogfather is funny and a little dark in places.

Thief of Time is funny, and gives chocholics everywhere the perfect excuse (It dosen't count if it's one you don't like !)...

I did listen, thought it was lovely!! Hey JohnnyK, know you are responding to ST and I don't know what you are talking about but Binky is a great name!!

LOL

LJ

LJ - Binky is the name of Deaths horse (Large and white of course) in Discworld...