Re: Off Topic Generalities

by Draco Thu Oct 04, 2012 7:41 pm

The proper way to deal with door-to-door salesman is to make sure they don't reach the door.

Oh and yes, 1984 is great.

My English teacher always gives us books where everyone dies, or at least the main character dies. Or, rarely, everyone except the main character dies.

Regardless, there is always a lot of death.

Frankenstein, 1984, Catch-22 (well, most died), Things Fall Apart, The Stranger, and various others.

by Nayaby Thu Oct 04, 2012 8:10 pm

Ooh! L'Étranger by Albert Camus? That was a great book as well!

by Draco Thu Oct 04, 2012 8:32 pm

Yes, but ours was translated into English.

by **Areada** Thu Oct 04, 2012 9:48 pm

I like Huck Finn and To Kill A Mockingbird a lot (of popular banned books). I'm not so fond of the dystopia types. Dystopias just aren't my thing.

by Lycanthrope Fri Oct 05, 2012 2:51 am

The Giver is also an amazing book.

by **Areada** Fri Oct 05, 2012 8:46 am

Huh. I totally disagree with you on that, but that's okay.

by **Areada** Fri Oct 05, 2012 9:09 pm

I feel so weird and tech-savvy now with my new job. I went to a garageband class, am watching videos on using photoshop and word, I even have a twitter handle now (xD). So weird.

by MozytheHealer Fri Oct 05, 2012 11:53 pm

EDIT: I'm a bit tired. Wrong place. Shall post it on the write thread now...

by Zip Sat Oct 06, 2012 10:34 pm

Areada wrote: If I had my copy of To Kill A Mockingbird, I'd be up there in two seconds. Stand aside, Katniss, I've got commentary on humanity and racism and ignorance and what it means to be a good human being...

I'm in no way attacking TKAM here, but I do think the Hunger Games series did have some good points about the priorities of today's era. Something like how we care more about reality shows, rather than the suffering of our fellow humans in far-off countries. Something like that. I only briefly read through the series in middle school. It didn't stick with me that much, after the series attracted an almost Twilight like fandom.
There's something more to it than Battle Royale with teenagers, though.

...I'm positive. Mostly.

by Zip Sat Oct 06, 2012 10:54 pm

Nayaby wrote:My favourite school-assigned book however is 1984, without a doubt! I make Orwellian references all the time too xP

You've always been making Orwellian references. Nayaby's favorite school-assigned book has always been 1984.

by Nayaby Sat Oct 06, 2012 11:24 pm

Zip wrote:You've always been making Orwellian references. Nayaby's favorite school-assigned book has always been 1984.

We've always been on Spiced Toast and Other Stories. Meteor Games never existed. Glory to Spiced Toast!

by Nayaby Fri Oct 12, 2012 7:30 pm

Bit of a scare that Forumotion was down for most of the day. For a moment I thought that Spiced Toast was history! Then I realized that all forums hosted by Forumotion were down. Heh.

by MozytheHealer Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:09 pm

Really? Not the other one I use. I thought it was just us...

by Nayaby Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:57 am

Oh. Well, the forum for Star Ponies, my guild in The Old Republic, was also down.

I haven't actually been subscribed to TOR since the early summer actually. It goes free-to-play in November though, so I'll probably start playing again then. Just not worth $15 a month :/

I choose coffee!

by redpoemage Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:57 pm

I just finished a mafia game with the internet group I hang out with now. It reminded me of the good times we had.

by MozytheHealer Sun Oct 14, 2012 10:01 am

And after a whole day...

IT'S BACK UP AGAIN!

:{D

YAYAY!

by Zip Mon Oct 29, 2012 8:00 pm

I get the feeling I've missed a great deal during my absence.

by **Areada** Mon Oct 29, 2012 8:21 pm

Zip! THERE YOU ARE!

: D Hey you.

by Nayaby Mon Oct 29, 2012 8:30 pm

Zip wrote:I get the feeling I've missed a great deal during my absence.

Vampire Son! It's really you! Did you bring food?

by Zip Mon Oct 29, 2012 9:06 pm

Jeepers, yes, of course!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTwrVAbV56o

by Nayaby Mon Oct 29, 2012 9:19 pm

Haha, her voice sounds undead!

I would watch a cooking show hosted by a zombie.

Cervelle a la tarte citron!

That would be a lemony brain pie ^_^

by Aequus Wed Oct 31, 2012 5:55 pm

Qwee! (... That was initially "Dwee", but I somehow hit the 'Q' instead...)

I love ViHart! She is so-cool. And, mathy.

"It is imperfect, because it is not delicious."

*watches a few more ViHart videos*

... Is it bad that I'm practically melting listening to her geek out?

by Lycanthrope Thu Nov 01, 2012 6:50 pm

You guys discovered Vi Hart? Very Happy

I love her slug cats, <3

by **Areada** Wed Nov 07, 2012 11:01 am

I like the hexaflexagons : D

by Nayaby Mon Nov 12, 2012 11:06 pm

*poke*

I'm lonely...

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