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Don't have any. Don't want any. Smooth uninterrupted flesh is way hotter (same goes for tattoos). Yeah, that and the needles. *shudder*

"I called Brumhilda." NEEEEEEEIGH. Lol.That's an awesome name. And thanks for the suggestions everyone. Now I'm kind of tempted to name it strangelove. That's way too obvious though iPimp isn't a bad name as long as the parents are away... I like the little people theme you have Zot. Not bad. I'm thinking of naming it Hiro or something snowcrash related. Maybe costa nostra? : )

I've never watched it, but is it true that blood and vomit bounce on ice? Just wondering... //shadows

Well, the reason I ask this is because I got a new (used) baby ibook as a bribe for going to prom with a girl. (No, I'm not out, yes, it is a long story ) It's really cool and I have a long tradition of naming all of my computers. Unfortunately, I haven't the slighetst clue what to name it My other computer (running linux) is named Raikunite, a name I thought was original until I realized I'd just named it after legendary pokemon... I played too much pokemon. *grin* So, am I the only one here that names his computers? Does anyone have any idea for a name? //shadows

I've been to other countries, but never lived in another one. That said, the best part about it is our freedom to fight (rhetorically speaking). The first Amendment rules and I love it. More specifically I love the technology industry and the writers that come out of here (though I love writers from everywhere), and I love our weird twisted history Never watched a game of Hocky, isn't that a canadian game eh? //shadows

I think I'm changing career plans. Sounds like a sweet job. What university? Or do you keep your identity/location private? edit: I just looked at it and realized I'd read about it at slashdot. The results of this survey are flawed for a few reasons. (I'm going to be paraphrasing here) "Populations surveyed included AOL users, Salary.com Salary Wizard users and corporate human resource professionals" If you're visiting salary.com at work, it's probably because you're looking for a new job and aren't that keen on your current position. Therefore, it's a rather biased source. Also, due to the fact it's a web survey, you're not likely to get the sample who, you know, actually do their work? Also, the information was reviewed by "Certified Compensation Professional's" at salary.com What are they? Who certifies them? For those who want to read the original comments. http://slashdot.org/articles/05/07/12/2053...87&tid=95&tid=1 here. //shadows

Congratulations you've now gone 47 minutes without posting! I kid. I like your posts, they're fun. I'll miss you for the day that you're gone

I'm not too worried about the list cause I know at what speed I can read. If I'd stop distracting myself.. has anyone read Dracula by the way? I am really enjoying it... I'd probably be done in about two weeks. At most. But umm, yes, it'll probably be cram cram cram the week before school starts. And the conversion thing is happening because I'm attending a Catholic summer camp (A mini Great Books Program for those who know) and so they're focusing quite a bit on religion. That being said, I've gone to Catholic school for the past three years and they haven't converted me yet. I must say though, being taught about homosexuality (as part of our religion class) by a Catholic nun with a lesbian sister was certainly an interesting experience...There's nothing quite like being taught religion by a Nun who hates the Catholic Church. //shadows

Er...Sophocles? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Lol, thanks sumbloke. It's what happens when you're posting on a public terminal and you're rushed. I should know who wrote it, it's not like I haven't read it before... *sigh* Greek Tragedy can be rather amusing if you're in the right mind set. Perhaps that will be my light comedy for the summer //shadows

*grin* Yep, it is a depressing list. So far, my favorite's been Long Days' Journey into Night but even that was depressing. Good, but depressing. And, I go to a Catholic School, so one kind of becomes numbed to the whole "life is bleak, we are all sinners" outlook. That said, I should probably check up on a few of my classmates, this list might be enough to send a few of them over the edge into suicidal rampages. Oh, and the depressing summer doesn't stop with the books, I'm also taking and failing pre-calc. //shadows

No discussion would be complete without Pop Vs. Soda http://popvssoda.com/ And yes, it's soda here in Southern California. But generally it's just the name of the drink. e.g. Sprite, Coke, etc. //shadows

Yeah, I used to read the backs of cereal boxes, now I read the back of frozen dinner boxes. I can't cook. *sigh* Hmm, Ender, you do know that Card is notoriously homophobic, right? Just thought I'd mention it. That said, I have read the Ender Series and its companions but I got them through the library so I didn't have to pay. Hmm, there's a few new authors which is a good thing so I guess I have other things to help me avoid my reading list. For Summer Camp (Yes, I'm going to a reading summer camp...) Mere Christianity - C.S. Lewis Most of Genesis - Either God or a bunch of old men Plato - Can't remember off the top of my head what I'm supposed to read The Oedipus Cycle - Socrates I think there's more, but that's all I remember. For School Heart of Darkness - Conrad The Metamorphisis - Kafka Crime and Punishment - Dostoyevsky The Stranger - Camus Madame Bovary - Maupassant Waiting for Godot - Beckett Long Days Journey into Night - O'Neill No Exit - Satre Hamlet - Shakespeare Beloved - Toni Morrison Things Fall Apart - Achebe Out of this entire list I've read 4... Meh. I think I'm going to bull my way through Madame Bovary tonight and tomorrow. I tried to read Beloved and it's just too weird. I shudder at having to read it again. Ah well... Any comments, things I should look out for? Comparisons to former reading lists? //shadows

Alright, as a last ditch effort at avoiding my pre-calc homework and summer reading list, I've decided to make my first post on the "real" forum. I'm kind of curious, what do the rest of you read? I'll read pretty much everything as I come across a lot of different material for my job (worker at a library) but I tend to focuse mainly on - Newspapers: (Where would I be without my morning comics?) I tend to focus on the opinion section a lot because I enjoy spotting fallacies and having 1 sided arguments with unknown people of different political or idealogical persuasions. I'll occasionally reading the actual front page if there's something interesting, but I've probably already read about it thanks to... -The Internet: I go through my daily list of websites, including Slashdot (technology news, and important mainstream news) which generally has fascinating and occasionally groan-inducing user comments. FARK.com posts unusual stories and such on a regular basis which always serves as an excellent distraction. It's an excellent place to find out about up to the minute/breaking news. Finally, I tend to read certain online stories like Dom's and Dk's if nobody's watching me. - Science Fiction: I used to be a major science fiction junky, less so now a days. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress is one of my all time favorites. Dune wasn't bad but the rest of the series kind of killed it. Anything by Neal Stephenson is excellent though Snow Crash has got to be very close to if not my fall time favorite book. Cyberpunk with humor mixed with ancient Sumerian with a nice heaping of strong characters makes for a really fun read. -Fantasy: A HUGE fan of Robin McKinley, one of the best authors I think I've ever read. She's amazing... Mystery: Who hasn't read the marvelous Agatha Christie? I seem to be the only fan of her "Young Adventurers" series though. Probably my favorite of hers is "Murder on the Orient Express." Yeah... I could continue but I do need to do that pre-calc homework. So, what do the rest of you read? I imagine quite a few of you are voracious readers and have some reccomendations so I can continue avoiding the 13 book long reading list I have for this summer. //shadows