07-14-2007, 01:37 PM
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I bought a couple new polo shirts and some low socks to go with shorts. Last weekend I also bought "The Ancestor's Tale" and "The Blind Watchmaker" by Richard Dawkins. In a day or two I'll buy some more cologne.
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07-15-2007, 02:56 AM
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I just raided the "4 for £10" bin at Blockbuster, and ended up with:
- I, Robot - Hellboy - House of Wax (the modern version) - The Prestige I've seen I, Robot and Hellboy already and they're OK. House of Wax got decent reviews when it came out, and is supposed to be quite scary. I don't remember many newspaper reviews of The Prestige, but it got a good mention in Magicseen magazine! They've got to be worth £2.50 each, at any rate.
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07-15-2007, 04:41 AM
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There are two good things about House of Wax, Chad Michael Murry takes his shirt off, and Paris Hilton dies, the last one is undeniably worth that £2.50.
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07-15-2007, 06:49 PM
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The Major Grubert.
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Damn, I did it again. I browsed online while inebriated:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/science/770f/ http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/lights/9380/ I should hide the plastic when I've been drinking.
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07-16-2007, 02:26 AM
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I've been on eBay again, browsing in the too-tempting sections.
Graphic Idea Notebook The Essential Dave Allen The Almost Totally Complete I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue The graphics book is bought and paid for. The other two are ending very shortly and I look set to get them.
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07-16-2007, 12:51 PM
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07-16-2007, 01:10 PM
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Heh. After two and a bit seasons in about three weeks, the theme tune is stuck in my head.
Forget a second X-Files movie. Give me a Millennium one! |
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07-16-2007, 06:56 PM
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The Major Grubert.
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I couldn't agree more. Frank Black cooler than Agents Mulder and Scully. What's more, the show was just done better.
I've seen every X-Files EP more than once, but never felt the need to own it. Millennium is a different story.
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07-16-2007, 11:29 PM
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07-25-2007, 07:27 AM
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I bought a T-Bone yesterday. A second-hand Boosey & Hawkes for 3000 SEK. It has a nice tone. The slide needs to be fixed - it sticks a bit - but I think it was a nice purchase. It certainly is nicer than the bone owned by the school that I have been playing on.
(And I have another, more unusual, instrument ordered. That is more exiting, but also more questionable how useful it'll be to me, and if it was wise to spend $1400 on it. It's not a wind instrument, and I'll be playing this one for fun - and to learn more about music from another angle - but I won't be using it professionally. They're currently building it... I'll let you know more when I have it in my hands.) After this, I shouldn't make any more "splurges" this year. My wallet is getting a bit thin.
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08-11-2007, 01:37 PM
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I don't know why they never released the Complete Dossier edition of Apocalypse Now in the UK; I had to import the American version.
I've recently bought Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster is Loose for the grand total of £1.99. It's really not that bad, as Meat Loaf goes. I've also bought a whole load of DVDs, most of which I've watched and commented on in the "Recent Movies Seen" thread. And, finally, a few books: Tim Burton's The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories and a self-explanatory book entitled Boring Postcards. That and a complete Chaucer. All three were very cheap. |
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08-11-2007, 01:54 PM
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Boring Postcards?
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08-11-2007, 02:06 PM
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Yeah. It's a book of postcards that are really boring. Think photographs of shopping centres, the insides of hairdressers and motorway service stations, and you'd be pretty much on the mark. They become hilarious through being bad, though.
I've just ordered a triple pack containing Walk the Line, Sideways and Good Night, and Good Luck for £5.23. Single-disc editions, sadly (though this only affects Walk the Line), but at that price... |
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08-13-2007, 12:34 PM
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Also, is it the size of a paper back? It looks nice. It'll save you some space in your carry on. Does it have any sort of WiFi capability that you have to worry about keeping off on the plane or do you download books via a cable? |
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08-13-2007, 01:11 PM
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You connect with a USB cable. No Wifi involved so I won't bring the plane crashing down while reading.
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08-13-2007, 06:01 PM
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