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

Enough negativity!
Let's have some recommendations for things that don't receive enough praise.
Like;

The movies of Joe Dante
The novels of Tom Holland

The musical sylings of the band Primus. Even Primus says that they suck. Their bass player Les Claypool has been known to say on stage, "Hi, we're Primus, and we suck." Their official website is www.primussucks.com. It's very ironic; they are some of the most skilled musicians around.

Also, doing nothing is very underrated. Sometimes I tell people I did nothing all weekend long, and they say something like "I'm sorry." As if they were assuming I did nothing because I had nothing to do. Rather, I chose to do nothing, and it was everything I thought it would be.

Wampus

Baths

Showers too

oh and cachew nuts

granola
white chocolate
bathtubs
silence (can you tell I'm at uni right now? )
the act of keeping trinkets/memoirs/souvenirs/etc (no one ever seems to think it's cool that I still have ticket stubs from like 5 years ago)

Eurostar.

It's wonderful, boarding at Waterloo after brekkie and in Paris in time for lunch!

Politeness and courtesy. It's expected of me when I'm temping, but some callers don't realise that I'd like to be treated with courtesy, too.

Silence. I'm not at university, but I do feel irritated by people who drive past with their radio blaring, or play their stereo loudly next door. I love listening to music, but not all the time.

The actor Ed Harris. He can act most of the modern 'stars' off the screen, but doesn't often get leading roles - probably because he's been going thin on top for years, and 'Hollywood' doesn't like balding actors. (Sean Connery is an exception, but he wasn't bald when he became famous and they now make him wear a hair-piece more often than not. )

the music of David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto.

Solitude

webdesign wich is visual impaired friendly...do so much research about it that I could start advisory company.

I know I something important

Silence

cheddar cheese and raspberry jam sandwiches

good manners

the ability to write a proper scentence, paragraph, letter.

Smiling

The ability to laugh at yourself/your situation (currently working with some of the most serious, non-happy people ever)

Wearing clothes/doing things purely because they make you laugh rather than because its what you are supposed to do (ie splashing in puddles, skipping, wearing rediculously big flares (comedy trousers))

Books

Trees

Post it notes

Calculators

...the ability to write a proper scentence, paragraph, letter....

I do my best for non-English person.


that sounded like scout oath

ancient history
woolly socks

The fantasy works of Diana Wynne Jones
Olives stuffed with anchovies
Optimism

The one I forgot at the beginning of the thread;

Adam Hart-Davies. interesting history cheerfully explained, to misquote one of my favourite childhood books.

The Dune books...

Hem hem. Do you *really* think they can be described as under-rated, as half the western hemisphere seems to think Frank Herbert is some form of deity?

Only yesterday, the Dune books were described as "tripe" on another thread.

°)° pheloxi* °(°

Apologies if you thought that that comment was aimed at you, it was not; it was just a general complaint stemming from my ongoing dealings with my local council, where even the senior officers find it impossible to construct a proper scentence, write one scentence paragraphs etc.

Back to the thread

those mad woolen jumpers my granny used to knit for us as kids - always beautifully made but about 10 sizes too big.

scentence you mean sentence