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

I've been reading the Sharpe books in 'historical' order Sho - and knowing that some of them were written out of sequence it's quite easy to spot developments in Cornwell's writing style.

I'm intrigued by the fact that a few books ago, Hakeswill was left for dead in India at the bottom of a pit of venomous snakes. Now he's back at Badajoz (where are we going?) larger than life and twice as nasty. I'm looking forward to his final demise. I suppose the fact that he 'cannot die' explains it.
Sorry - he really doesn't belong in this thread at all!

Cornwell made him sooo horribly ugly and despicable, a really good job. I can't wait to read Sharpe's Tiger. Eventually I'll get there.

We're watching the Clangers now... no in that either.

I do Harper, so manly!

and yet his wife keeps him well and truly under the thumb!

just seen trailers for Van Helsing


and my mum (via an IM chat... what a technically au fait ol' biddy she is!) told me she and my father are going to see Troy as soon as it comes out.

pah!

She pretended not to know that it was full of male totty!

Do you think we'll 'ever' reach an age where we're impervious to male totty?

*faints at the idea*

I can't wait until I'm a dirty ol' lady, my mum says she loves it (although at 63 she's not old)

I've seen the pics of James Marsters getting his head shaved, but I didn't know it was for charity!

The link was posted here a few days ago, I think.

So much to watch on tv tonight, and all at exactly the same time

I've seen the trailer for "Van Helsing" too
Looks great!

And I'm counting the days to seeing Troy!!!!!!!

Oh I wish I could tell you girls about my RLbut I can't.

*muffled mumble*

It's my birthday tomorrow, Sho, I told you I had an early birthday it is a fabulous mirror for my newly-decorated living room. It's just sat in its wrapping now, waiting for my son-in-law to turn up with his drill and attach said mirror to the wall.
It's big & heavy, too heavy for a hammer & picture hook, which is what I *was* going to do...but luckily was advised against it by the buyer-of-the-mirror.

I have just seen an australian sickly minute interview with Eric Bana about Troy, an his love of cars(typical ozzie petrol head)

<phwer he can clean my pipes anytime

pity you're so far away, I've just tidied my power tools cupboard

So, what are you watching tonight? Thanks to a tip I'll be watching Sleepy Hollow on channel 4. mmmmmm The Deppster with one of his British accents, I believe.

power tools I am SUCH a tomboy, give me a hardware store over a clothes store anyday

we taped Terminator, an Conan the Barbarian last night, and are watching the Conan on now all them muscles watched Angel earlier although is it my imagination, or has David B put on more then a little weight?

Sleepy Hollow is good.......slow and yummy

There is deffo a bit more of Mr. B these days - all the more to at!

People here think we're hilarious - before Christmas we go shopping for pressies, more likely than not I get something in the power-tool direction and -hubs gets stuff for the kitchen.

we have this huge hardware store here - Bunnings- that even have there own cafe, our idea of a good time is to go there on a sunday an for a few hours

I have found the tiles for our new bathroom (to be built soon) an the flooring an the watering system for the garden an the colour for our bedroom an...... well you get the picture....... the power tools are just an added bonus....especially cos the dude who does the demos is a real hunk


Mr Helly keeps trying to buy me kitchen stuff, but all I want is a real powerful hand vacuum(hoover), I keep telling him it will be good for the truck, so I am hopefully this coming xmas, he will get the hint

Going back to "Love Actually", GB, I agree that there was absolutely NO chemistry between Hugh Grant and his partner in that. Rickmann and Thompson were a class of their own. And my favourite is still Andrew Lincoln who so touchingly played Mark.

Last night I watched "Grosse Pointe Blank" with John Cusack. I only chose it because the films on the other channels didn't seem too brilliant or I'd already seen them, and because Minnie Driver was in it, which meant it promised to be funny, if nothing else.

The chemistry between John Cusack and Minnie Driver was so hot, there was steam coming out the back of the telly. (That might have been my iron, but you get the drift). The story was lousy to non-existant, the whole film you were just on edge, waiting for the two of them to throw each other on the floor or nearest bed or whatever.

Either it was very good acting, or.........

Now I'm a John Cusack fan. He's cute.

Dan Aykroyd was in the film, too, but didn't get to be funny, - at least not in the German dubbed version.

And trailers and making-ofs of Van Helsing really showed Hugh Jackman as a dark handsome stranger.

Ho hum. Going to see Along Came Polly on Wednesday in the original version with my friend.

That's the friend who has got herself a younger man. Only last July we were giggling like schoolgirls about K's new boyfriend and saying "I wonder if she's slept with him yet!" And now she's having his baby in July.

>>Either it was very good acting, or.........

It was or... They dated for a while after meeting on the film.

I really liked him in "High Fidelity". When the film first came out I had my doubts that a very London novel would take the translation to being based in Chicago, so I avoided it. But it was on TV a few months ago and is a very good adaptation. He reminded me a bit of Dylan Moran (Blacks Books).

Oh I gotta see "Grosse Pointe Blank"

You're welcome Sho, I watched Sleepy Hollow too!

I'm just off to see Peter Pan at the Senior Screen.
Expect a full report...

I've just read in the Radio Times that Hamish Clark, who plays Duncan, in Monarch of the Glen is leaving during the next series.

ooohhhhh not long to spare, Sharpe is on!!

Duncan - another show I've given up on.

And the chappie who played Hoot in Black Hawk Down ...mmmm read some nice fic with him and PFC Blackburn.

ooohhhhh not long to spare, Sharpe is on!!

Duncan - another show I've given up on.

And the chappie who played Hoot in Black Hawk Down ...mmmm read some nice fic with him and PFC Blackburn.

footie trumps Sharpe, apparently

oh well... I can go to bed with the sweaty men and the elves. Again

oh sorry... how did that happen?