I’ve not bought any books for ages. In part this is due to the fact that since I ‘stopped’ a couple of years ago, my concentration span has been appalling, and trying to read a book proved to be a chore that I couldn’t climb over. I’ve noticed though that just recently I have been picking up a book or two more, and actually managing to read it. No biggie I know, but for me, in comparison to how I was say a year ago, it’s quite a step. I actually read Marnie by Hitchcock recently. So today, with some money I was given last week, I bought some books.
Peter Cook: A Biography. I borrowed this from a friend a few years ago, and I want to read it again. It is hilarious yet underneath a deeply sad story. It’s one of the few books that I think has affected me.
Spike Milligan: The Biography Very funny bloke – did you read that he got his last wish recently ? He took the same meds as me … shame I’m not as funny !
a million little pieces From the blurb on the back “frey really can write, brilliantly, and if you don’t think so, f*** you” – Evening Standard. It’s biographical.
Al Qaeda and what it means to be modern Blurb “An immensely thought-provoking piece of work” – Observer.
And, just for relaxation ….
Cascading Style Sheets – The Definitive Guide. This wasn’t actually the one I wanted, but it was all they had, and I know it covers more than I need/want to know. CSS is about the one subject I’ve never bought a book on, and although I’ll maybe get the other Eric Meyer book I was after, it’ll be interesting to read anyway.
So that’s my reading for a while !
A couple of browser bits: http://www.yourhtmlsource.com has some really useful bookmarklets. A couple don’t seem to work in Firefox, but others, like Validation etc are really neat.
I use the ‘editCSS’ function in Firefox a lot – hugely in fact – but just recently, I lost some functionality. Either it wouldn’t work, or it would remove part of the display – usually the part I wanted to play with. So last night I installed the ‘Web Developers Bar’. It’s got waaaay more in it that I need, but there are more functions that will prove useful, and so far any displays I’ve worked on haven’t been distorted by invoking it. Useful.
My PA is now 8mm 😀
And today I’m planning on playing with the latest versions of Gaim, the GIMP and a bit-torrent client called Azureus. Not used bit-torrent before, so I hope the learning curve isn’t too steep.
1) Exactly what is 8mm. I noticed you have referred to them as “flesh tunnels” before. I’d be indebted to know what you’re talking about here.
2) A million little pieces. Wow! And that is just from the reviews I read on Amazon.uk and Amazon.ca. I have added the book to my “wish list” and hope my father, who is also a fervent reader might buy it for me.
I wasnt overly keen on Azureus when I tried it. I prefer the Shadow experimental client for Bit Torrent.
Cheers Steve – that’s more playing for me !!! 😀
My Prince Albert piercing is now 8mm in diameter. BME Link The piece of jewellery in that is a CBR. BME Shop link
A flesh tunnel (which is not in my PA) is simply a flanged tube BME Link and the one in my ear is 18mm in diameter.
I’ve not started the book yet, but just the blurb bits convinced me it was worth a go 🙂
Ah… now that I know what you’re talking about, it’s much clearer. I am familiar with these piercings, but didn’t know the acronyms and “flesh tunnel” references before. Thanks for clearing that up Mark!
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