Archive for February, 2009

  • New Moon – Stephenie Meyer

    New Moon – Stephenie Meyer

    Cringe. Ahem. I really really enjoyed this book It’s pretty lightweight and can be read in two days (as I did) but I’d really recommend reading it over three. It’s the middle-third that does it. It’s so reeking with love-lorn teenage angst (put it this way...

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  • Edit

    Edit

    Oh! That was unexpected! When it comes to editor wars, I’m in the vi camp. Everyone knows that. But I’m not just a UNIX geek – I’m also a writer, and I’m not masochistic enough to think that writing using vi is something done by...

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  • Twilight – Stephenie Meyer

    Twilight – Stephenie Meyer

    OMG I’m like SO TOTALLY emo! Ahem. Alright, so this is clearly written specifically for confused young girls, but really – it’s extremely likeable. Yeah, so you have to keep wringing it out to get rid of the dripping angst, the whole thing is utterley...

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  • TV License

    TV License

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  • Wizard and Glass – Stephen King

    Wizard and Glass – Stephen King

    What an awesome book! Wizard and Glass is the fourth installment of the Dark Tower series and deals, primarily, with an event in the childhood of Roland of Gilead. Not much point in saying any more than that because those familiar with the Dark Tower...

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  • Synergy WIN!

    Synergy WIN!

    Despite loving music and loving reading, I very rarely do both at the same time. For some reason, though, while sitting on the sofa reading “Wizard and Glass” this morning, I felt an urge to put on “Greetings from Asbury Park N.J.” by the inimitable...

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  • Spring!

    Spring!

    Spring has sprung! The grass is ris! I wonder where de birdies is! Dey say de birds is on de wing But dat’s absurd – de wing is on de bird! - Spike Milligan

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  • Aftermath – Peter Robinson

    Aftermath – Peter Robinson

    I don’t give up on a book very often. Almost never, in fact. But I just can’t go on with this one. I bought it on spec – I generally don’t read crime novels, but thought I’d give it a go as it’s had pretty...

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  • ACE Lyric #12

    ACE Lyric #12

    My mama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun, But mama! That’s where the fun is! “Blinded by the Light” – Manfred Mann’s Earth Band

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  • Bargain of the Century

    Bargain of the Century

    Civilization III Complete. i.e. Civ III with all expansions. Arguably the best version of Civ. For £2.99 on Steam. All of Civ III. £2.99 No need for a play disk. ACEBEST.

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