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1 hour ago, cassidy said:

Ooh I haven't read the Ito story so going to have to give it a go. As love his stuff. 

It's the only one I've read and I bought it on a whim, it's an adaptation of another authors biography. So then obviously went and bought Uzamaki

6 hours ago, cassidy said:

Finished Providence last night. 

 

I thought it was fantastic all told. Loved the blurring of reality and fiction.  Really enjoyed the story it told as a whole and how crazily well researched it was. 

 

I got quite unsettled by it when I realised what was happening to Robert and what Alan was saying again about fiction and words altering reality or itself being a work of magic. 

 

Had a few nights of unsettling dreams even though the horror is underlying and not visually there on the page 

 

Very impressed.  Will read it again 

I had this when I was reading Junji Ito's No Longer Human, I've got Uzamaki to read after From Hell, I'll add Providence to my wishlist (and neonomicon)

Got the Namazu mount at last

Norwich are the new West Brom

That intro

In finding I'm having to stop myself from reading the appendices, or at least waiting till the end of a chapter, there's just so much there! (Though a good chunk of it is "I read about this little reference in this book about Sickert" etc)

It had some really good bits and Greg got to be cruel, not a classic but still good entertainment.

Decided to re-read From Hell... this is only my second time through but the last time was over a decade ago.

About a third of the way through and so much of it very definitely went over my head that first time through, the "tour" through London with Gull... Bloody hell...

I used to go to BSB alot during that time (a friend of my Dad's was a sponsor of Ron Haslams young rider program), I remember them initially really struggling with reliability and my Dad would joke that the Boost was to help get then running.

18 hours ago, Hitcher said:

Surprised no-one's mentioned Hitman yet. Apart from the Celebrity Targets most have a passing resemblance to other actors.

 

 

But also

I agree it looked cheap but looks like the cast were also having alot of fun with it which should hopefully work in its favour.

Oh those Hislop v McKenzie Boost Yamaha years 

I never remember which circuit it was but I have a strong memory of them literally lifting each other up as they went through a chicane side by side.

Yeah I took a few screenshots for ideas!

I've just built a little area for trying to make hybrid flowers and made some stepping stones across sections of the river that I don't want to alter and refuse to pay Nook to put a bridge over.

Nabbed some oranges and pears from you @Mr Do 71 I've got at least a couple of each tree now, just need to organise everything better

*Sneak sneak*

9 minutes ago, Mr Do 71 said:

@wev Gates open if you’d like to visit?

Thank you. I'll pop over another time, just about to eat and then I've got a chore list as long as my debt to Nook to get done today

What's the general etiquette around visiting peoples islands/having visitors? I've never done it before and am anxious about ever visiting anyone or having anyone visit and doing what's regarded as a no-no.

Yeah the video said this is the last major free update, may have even been "last free update".

Finally gotten around to adding my details to the Google sheet

That's a shame, as someone who spent alot of time fucking about with pillars and partitions in their FFXIV house (before havibf a period where I didn't login so the house was resold...) I'd have loved doing that.

Ah well, I might get the dlc at a later date, my islands still really bare bones

On 13/10/2021 at 20:00, skadupuk said:

I got it in my head that those guys might be disappointing live, but then I found this:

 

 

Probably cliche to say this but getting serious Kathleen Hanna and Kim Deal style vibes from this  

Gotta love a groovy baseline and catchy chorus

We've just had this place open up

https://www.rewind-entertainment-merchandise.com/

They've got a bunch of machines and you pay £9 for free play (for an hour and 45 minutes) on whatever they have (they plan on rotating them) including refurb cabs (though I think some might not be originals) and old consoles

"Bono! My brand new tyres are actually gone!" said the Boy Who Cried Bono My Tyres Are Gone and no one believed him

Russell: "prep the slicks!"

Norris: "prep the full wets!"