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Predator last night must have seen it about 1000 times
I bought the (Alien vs Predator) boxset last Friday, and been on a mission since. Though they're all pants, in order of enjoyment only, I rank them thusly;
1. Alien
2. Predator
3. Alien 3
4. Alien vs Predator
5. Aliens
6. Alien Resurrection
7. Predator 2.
Also went to see Underworld: Rise of the Lycans last night. If all the underworld films are the same then apologies, but I was disappointed to find it was a love story with some vampires and werewolves in it.
I need a good film to watch
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Murray needed that easy hold (start of 3rd). I'm sure he's had to defend break points in every service game bar the opener and that last one, hopefully he's getting it together now.
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Why dont you want to do this?
I'm trying to behave myself and budget. Boring, but necessary. And I've a shedload of books I've bought and haven't read yet, so it's time for a bit of discipline.
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I finished JG Ballard's "High Rise" last week. It's a 1975 novel about the inhabitants of a swank high rise apartment which descends into an orgy of violence and destruction with rival floors planning and executing "attacks" on the other floors as the building divides itself into a rapidly splintering "class system". Like much of his work on the face of it it seems to depict human society either regressing (de-evolving if you like) or simply slipping into insanity, but also takes to the extreme some of the notions of human behaviour. I'm a big fan of what I've read of his and this was as disturbing yet gripping as expected.
I remember my ex reading "Crash", which she had to force herself to read at times but she did enjoy it. This thread's handy for jogging the ol' memory.
Just read "The Light Fantastic" by Terry Pratchett, which was possibly a little more entertaining than The Colour of Magic. It's taking a bit of mental toughness to stop myself buying the next couple in the Discworld series - my distraction for now is Alan Hansen's "A Matter of Opinion". For 50p, I thought it was worth a go.
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Insipid lazy coverage as ever. It really is so smug and chummy. Time to axe the players from commentary and get people in who care about the sport and not the individuals.
Really? You've got several world champions involved, I'd say they care about the sport. John Parrott being anything like good was before my time, but Doherty and obviously Davis were and are well respected, and very good players. Which players annoy you?
It was a great final to watch, I'm glad Selby made a match of this. Selby is a long way from my favourite player to watch, but I can't help cheering him on against O'Sullivan - sadly his bottle didn't hold last night, and O'Sullivan gave him plenty of chances.
This pair seem to be more consistent than the rest, every chance they could meet each other in another final or two this season.
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Never Let Me Go ~ Kazuo Ishiguro
I actually originally read this about 3 years ago and became somewhat evangelical about it's brilliance. Then, having lent it to a couple of friends who were equally impressed by it, I felt compelled to re read it over the festivities and found it as moving and powerful as before.
It's set in a dystopian England in the 90's and could be regarded as a Magic Realism novel, even sci fi to some extent, which are not genre's that usually appeal to me in the slightest. However Ishiguro, who is a novelist I love, has a beautifully understated style of prose, which really makes this horrifying story completely plausible and moving. What is particularly heart wrenching is the main protagonists almost complete acceptance of the awful fate that awaits them.
A geinuinely powerful and affecting read.
I've been meaning to buy that for a while, and after reading nothing but good reviews on here and elsewhere, I think I'll get round to it now.
I finished reading Will Self's Great Apes last night. The plot revolves around an artist suffering from the delusion he is human in a world rules by Chimpanzees. Just a good read, and undoubtedly better than I've made it sound.
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Id say that Death is probably my favourite Discworld character.
'Thief of Time' was my first Discworld book and I loved it.
Although Ive enjoyed every one that Ive read
Managed to pick up six of them from a charity shop for a couple of quid, I knew I'd like them based on what I'd heard. I don't have that one mind, it can be my seventh
Colour of Magic will be next, the girlfriend's telling me to so we can watch the film together. I think we'll be watching Hogfather when I see her after Christmas.
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Just finished The Hogfather, my first Discworld book, and I have to say, I enjoyed that. I'm a fan of these light-hearted efforts, and anyone that can turn Death into a likeable character deserves credit.
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I haven't payed it a vist for a long time, but Tills Bookshop on Hope Park Terrace (near The Meadows, parallel to Clerk St) certainly used to be a great wee shop.
Edinburgh's does have a fair choice of second hand book shops throughout the city though, the names of which escape me at the moment.
Cheers for that, Mel, 'tis a start
I finished Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby today. I've generally stayed away from football books, but I'm starting to wonder why. Written by an Arsenal fan about the heavy influence football's had on him since he attended his first game - raised a smile quite often as I worked my way through, and then had a wee fit of laughter towards the end over something very childish indeed. Well worth a read.
I'll be moving onto the Hogfather by Terry Pratchett now, then the Night of Wishes. My girlfriend's told me I have to read both by Christmas to try and get me in the right mood for the time of year.
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Was at Pittodrie today - what a cakewalk! Cracking to open both halves with tries, good ones at that. I know it was 'only' Canada, but Scotland played some good passing rugby today, especially when you take the tough conditions into consideration. Quite impressed with what I saw, it has to give hope going forward.
Canada were rotten mind you, but I still enjoyed myself.
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Alexei Sayle's Overtaken. Quite funny, he turns a tragic event into a entertaining read that whiled away the traveling hours.
A Question Of Blood - Ian Rankin. The fourteenth Rebus novel, and delivered the quality I've come to expect.
I'm a third or so through Isaac Asamov's Foundation, the first of a five book series to my knowledge. It's interesting, I'm enjoying it already which must be a good sign. Just as well really, as I've already bought two of the other four.
Edited - Does anyone know where to go for second hand books in Edinburgh? I may be moving there late next year, and I don't know the place too well at all. A mixture of cheap & cheerful, and choice. If they come seperately, so be it!
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Sounded like one hell of a match. I was silently cursing Mr Murray as I saw him being pegged back in the second and third sets on the BBC Live Text.
Another morning at work tomorrow, so I'll be using it again for the semi-final against Davydenko. Can't help feeling the Russian's going to take this one, but Murray has been immense (in spells) recently.
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Again, because of work I could only follow it on BBC's Live Text service. First set sounded like it would have made a great watch, and Murray was happily able to breeze through the second. Simon made one heck of a lot of errors though.
Murray could do himself a nice big favour by knocking out Federer in a couple of days, but he'd still likely have Djokovic to contend with right enough.
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Quite looking forward to some punishment in just under a fortnight for the Canada match. It'll be my first rugby match of any kind, and with a smidgen of luck, I'll see a home win. How often does that happen at Pittodrie?
The Canadians were raped at the weekend, and despite Scotland being a bit rubbish, I think I'll be happy enough at the end of it. Have we lost to someone as bad as Canada before?
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I'm not up on the intricate details of the Masters Cup - in the event of Murray, Simon and Federer finishing on two wins apiece, how are placings decided?
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Halloween, and I just finished reading Dracula
Thoroughly enjoyed it. It leaps straight in, before building slowly throughout. Shame it took me so long to give it a go, really. Having somehow missed any film adaption, I might have to try one or two of those now.
No idea what to pick up next, thoug I've plenty enough to choose from.
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Was keeping an eye on the game at work on the BBC live text service. Seemed to be a fairly solid display.
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Will be going to see one of four matches in February next year, just depends how certain events unfold.
Either Bayern Munich v Dortmund or Moenchengladbach v Hoffenheim on 7 February,
Or Bayern v Cologne or Moenchengladbach v Hannover.
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I don't think he's ever written a decent book yet. How he has sold so many of them is completely beyond me.
I bought 11 of them for £5 going solely on reputation, and the fact they were crime-based novels. An American Rankin, I thought. Oh dear.
Still, could sell them again and make a profit fairly easily.
Edit: Bought second hand from someone, if they were that cheap in a shop of any kind I'dve had reservations!
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Ian Rankin Resurrection Men
One of the later Rebus novels, but one of the best I've read. Rebus is sent back to Tullialan after a serious breach of the rules to take a "refresher" course for cops on their last chance, hence the title. But as usual all is not quite what it seems.
If you like Rebus, this is brilliant.
Saw this thread pop up again and came here to post similar sentiments. Recently read this and The Falls before it after a wee break from Rankin, they're fantastic books. I've the four remaining books stacked on the shelves for the coming months.
After finishing Resurrection Men, I picked up "Jack and Jill" by James Patterson. Similar idea, but nothing like the quality. It's a bit too brilliant good vs dark evil, the language he uses doesn't really fit the type of book he's writing in my opinion, but ultimately it gives you what you want I suppose.
Started reading Dracula today, thoroughly enjoying it. I must be one of the very few people to have missed all of the film versions, so very few preconceptions going in.
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Aye, 'mon Team GB!
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Looks like that's our lot then. Nothing went right, and Britain barely troubled the Austrians who were, to be fair, fantastic today.
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Not long finished Labyrinth by Kate Mosse.
it in a charity shop and thought it was worth a go - it involves a Holy Grail among other things, and was fairly enjoyable.
Coming towards the end of 'Shardik' by Richard Adams now. One of my friends recommended it after hearing I'd recently read Lord of the Rings, and it's drawn me right in. The story revolves around a mythical bear that reappears, bringing truth back to the land, so the people believe. Reading this has taken up a fair share of my evenings and weekends recently.
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£3 on Sampa to beat Empoli @ 11/5 returned £9.60. Thankyou very much.
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Random Matches You Are Going To...
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Turns out I'll be in Munich, but when I tried to get tickets in December, they were all gone. Think I left it too late, but I didn't know where I'd be until then. I'll have to wait a bit longer for my first German game