Toilet reading.. Jan 8, 09, 4:28 p.m.

So yeh, I get so's I can barely actually go unless I'm reading something when sat on the throne..
I rush in, adjust clothing and sit, and become almost frantic to be reading.
If I'm really desperate I'll be flicking through my current 'read' trying to find my place before...oh...oh there we go... If I haven't got anything current, I'll even read the back of the toilet paper package or a shampoo bottle - anything.
Aqua (water), sodium laureth sulphate, sodium stearate, Yellow Lake 41, ammonium stearate...
At the moment, Im nearly done with Stones In The River by Ursual Hegl - A thoroughly excellent excellent novel about a dwarf woman living in wartime Germany. Very allegorical, very well written, but rather dense, like a good blue cheese - so 3 or 4 page sessions are perfect for the venue.
Anyone else got any ocd toilet/reading issues ?

Toilet Reading, 18 vs (Toilet Reading, 18 vs Company Logos 6) 1 Jan 8, 09, 6:47 p.m.

...show that commentry is even less popular than shit.

clever talk podcasts Jan 6, 09, 7:01 p.m.

On the lookout for intellectual and entertaining podcasts such as those typically found on the bbc radio 4 podcast page, ted.com, etc.
Themes and persons of interest typified by Christopher Hitchens, Michio Kaku, Daniel Dennett, Richard Dawkins, any socialogical, scientific, design, political analysis, luminaries or experts.
Nothing better than 1/2 hr of brain stimulation to fall asleep to, brain awakes refreshed and fed.

The Truth About Meat Sauces Dec 23, 08, 8:44 a.m.

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Ita…

Val Doonican's Paintings... Dec 18, 08, 3:18 p.m.

....are awesome !!

http://www.valdoonican.co.uk/pai…

Some of his best friends are some,
Some of them old ones,
Some of them new..
All of them waiting, with nothing to do,
but spend a few moment - with you...

Americans - imagine a Mr Rogers for grown-ups, who played the guitar.

Coming On - Website Design Dec 12, 08, 7:10 a.m.

So I've been designing sites for about 7 or 8 years, and it still won't let me..

..oh sorry - thats just shameful.
And not very funny.

NylonMade - stop it. Dec 4, 08, 11:27 a.m.

It was mildly interesting for the 1st 10 seconds.

The Waltons Nov 6, 08, 10:09 a.m.

I always remember my parents watching The Waltons from when I was just tiny tiny - looking back, Im kinda surprised, they grew up in urban and suburban england, and are entirely non-religious, and neither came from a particularly large family.. On the face of it, they had little in common with either the backgrounds or the circumstances of the characters who lived in rural west virginia in the 40s..
And yet we would always watch it, on our black and white tv, eating our dinner, rain beating on the window, itchy 70's brown clothes.
As a kid I loved the simple stories of genuine characters, and real family values - it was a simple yet true child-like view of an adult world, and it helped shaped my earliest views of the US itself.
It almost certainly influenced in some way, my decision to come to this country, and although I have a broader contextual cultural view of how the waltons fit, fundamentally my opinions are the same.
Recently they have been showing The Waltons on the old-tv type channel, and as I get my daughter ready to walk to school, we have been watching it and it's great to see her enjoying it in the way that I did when I was her age, now actually living here..
That thread yesterday asked for images that defined the US - I think The Waltons go a long way to describing the character of this country - family values of hard-work, fairness and opportunity, of rolling with life's punches and of striving for the best life possible, in whatever circumstances we find ourselves.

All my friends back in the UK, and all except my daughter here laugh like Hyenas when I tell them I like the Waltons, but I don't care.
Ralph Waite rocks, and Earl Hamner should be carved into mount rushmore.

doesnotexist Nov 5, 08, 12:24 p.m.

....will click on this thread as soon as he sees the title.

DJ Paul Edge on CSI Tonight Oct 30, 08, 5:23 p.m.

Hi, my friend and business partner is actually appearing on CSI tonight, as 'himself', being a DJ, which is really rather fun and a little odd - some of our press outpouring material follows...

Full details here: http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/…

After a 2 year hiatus during which time he has been recording, DJ Paul Edge will be making a cameo appearance on the world`s number 1 TV show CSI Las Vegas with an estimated global viewership of 80,000,000. The episode airs in the USA on October 30 2008 on CBS.

Three of Paul`s songs will be used in the episode, including his reworking of Stone Temple Pilot`s Sex Type Thing, which will be profiled on his Psychedelic Dance Music page at www.myspace.com/psychedelicdance…...

A limited number of Live US dates are available for November and December. Please submit booking requests at http://www.djpauledge.com/tour.p…

http://www.djpauledge.com

Gasoline Per Gallon Where You Live Oct 17, 08, 12:57 p.m.

$2.33

Foreclosure Oct 15, 08, 9:16 a.m.

Anyone else a couple of weeks from being foreclosed on ?

fool Oct 13, 08, 8:21 a.m.

I said some stupid things out loud that I thought my wife would not hear, but she did, and she got more upset than I've ever seen her, and feel stupid and bad.
Well - I was fucken angry.

Walmart Shame Sep 23, 08, 8:45 a.m.

Boo.
After 3 years of not ever going into a Walmart store, as protest against their general corporate bastardness, meanness to employees, etc, my wife and I succumbed to the inexorabilities of the credit crunch and got some desperately needed groceries there last night. It was either that or not feeding the child as well as we could on the budget we had.
We both feel bad, like scabs or traitors, and are going to sooth our souls by volunteering at a food kitchen for homeless people.
Anyone got any other ideas on how we can make good on this ? : /

A real electric car ? Sep 22, 08, 12:33 p.m.

http://www.bidforgreen.com/bid/b…

Justice is a friend of mine... Sep 16, 08, 3:17 p.m.

dear god..

Evolution proved! Sep 11, 08, 8:54 a.m.

you know, from the link in that other thread..

(...you know Discipler/Flagellum/Teleos has clicked on this straight away..
Don't respond to anything he says if he does respond, UNLESS he can make one valid point in a design-related thread...)

homoners Sep 10, 08, 1:14 p.m.

...boy, those house prices, eh ?

What should I do? Sep 8, 08, 5:06 a.m.

I am about to make a decision regarding something in either my personal or professional life, that is somewhere between inconsequential and life-alteringly important.
At this point, I will give a little background in how I came to be in this position and maybe describe some of my hopes or fears of some of the outcomes.
Any advice or reflections on similar experiences should be posted below.

PS: Extra information that may or may not be critical.

yuk Sep 4, 08, 2:10 p.m.

Geordie Lass's Booze-Fuelled Head Swelling Foreign Misadventure..
sigh...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_ne…