What good books have you read recently?

[Eldora, Oracle of Alchemy]

I am reading one of the books Ellen Degeneres wrote.  I figured it would be a good read-a-few-minutes-before-I-go-to-bed kind of books, but there have been some really hilarious moments.  She gets distracted by shiny stuff, for instance  

[Eldora, Oracle of Alchemy]

The name of the book is The Funny Thing Is.  

Or let's say I am walking out of my house, and I've just had a banana.  I have my banana peel in one hand and my car keys in the other.  I throw my car keys in the trash and walk out with my banana peel.  The other day I found my iron in the freezer.  And the only reason I found it is that I was looking for my sunglasses.

I have days like this a lot.  I don't think I would ever find my iron in my freezer, only because I never use my iron.  

Feel better?  Good.  That's what I'm here for.  Now, if you'll excuse me, I seem to be only using 8% of my brain right now.  I'm going to go on alittle expedition to look for the other 2%.  If I'm not back in a couple of days, don't worry.  Something shiny must have distracted me.

Which leads me to my next question, which one of us is Ellen Degeneres  

[The seer]

Books on C++ coding mostly. But I'm a grown man and I've had a computers for the last 10 years I should have learnt before this.

[Shibboleet The Annihilator]

The name of the book is The Funny Thing Is.  

Or let's say I am walking out of my house, and I've just had a banana.  I have my banana peel in one hand and my car keys in the other.  I throw my car keys in the trash and walk out with my banana peel.  The other day I found my iron in the freezer.  And the only reason I found it is that I was looking for my sunglasses.

I have days like this a lot.  I don't think I would ever find my iron in my freezer, only because I never use my iron.  

Feel better?  Good.  That's what I'm here for.  Now, if you'll excuse me, I seem to be only using 8% of my brain right now.  I'm going to go on alittle expedition to look for the other 2%.  If I'm not back in a couple of days, don't worry.  Something shiny must have distracted me.

Which leads me to my next question, which one of us is Ellen Degeneres  

HAHAHAHAHAHAH!1! I LOVE YOUR SENSE OF "HUMOR"!!1

[slothrop23]

you are an evil man.

[Shibboleet The Annihilator]

[Chlorine]

I'm reading American Psycho right now. I found the movie to be hilarious; the book, however, not so much. The book is alot more serious, but I like it as much as I like the movie.

I can't really think of much else I have read. Four years ago the net swallowed me whole, I'm just now starting to re-emerge into the wonderful world of actually getting stuff done.

[Shibboleet The Annihilator]

Rhythm Science by Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky

[Schizzy]

I've been reading Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough to Live Forever by Ray Kurzweil and Terry Grossman M.D..  It's about the science behind radical life extension.

[Cain]

The New Global Terrorism by Charles Kegley.  Admittedly, I boughgt it mostly because of my terrorism essay and because it is something I want to for my MA, but its actually a very concise, readable account of the history, stages, characteristics and causes of terrorism.  Like all academic books, it costs alot for what you get, in this case ¬£20 for ¬£280 pages.

[Bella]

I just cleaned under my bed and found a pile of books I've never read.
Guess I put them there and forgot where they were or something.

Anyway, I'm starting to read something called 'Dark Terror 5', and it's an anthology of horror stories by Tanith Lee, Kim Newman, Peter Straub, and lots of other people. So far it's great.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

I just cleaned under my bed and found a pile of books I've never read.
Guess I put them there and forgot where they were or something.

Anyway, I'm starting to read something called 'Dark Terror 5', and it's an anthology of horror stories by Tanith Lee, Kim Newman, Peter Straub, and lots of other people. So far it's great.

Peter Straub = Teh w1n.

[Bella]

I know. I think he's about my favorite ever.
Have you read The Throat?
If not, I highly recommend it.
Of course it's better if you read Mystery and Koko first.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

I know. I think he's about my favorite ever.
Have you read The Throat?
If not, I highly recommend it.
Of course it's better if you read Mystery and Koko first.

Um, I think we've had this conversation before.

August of 2004, if I recall correctly.

[Bella]

No wonder I was experiencing deja vu.
And here I thought it was just that I'm psychic.


Crap.