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Yeah. It's out in the US apparently. And Amazon and Game and a bunch of others are allowing you to order it. But they have no idea when they'll get it. A few of those "smaller" stores that sell via amazon have copies which are basically American imports, but as such have the price cranked up. It's a little odd.

Hm. http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/266349-syrian-electronic-army-claims-to-hack-twitters-domain-information/ Apparently SEA are claiming to have hacked twitter following on from the New York Times.. Either way, I'd be careful if you log into twitter tonight folks..

http://youtu.be/HS2Irnygqpk

New Parent Idea: 1: Take picture of you pulling baby out of spacecraft in forest. 2: Hide picture in the attic for the kid to find when he's 10....

I'm still waiting for word on why you can only buy a pc copy via steam's digital download or why that's more expensive then the physical version which no-one knows when it will actually be available. I like having a physical copy.

I have been carefully building my personal library over careful years.. You think I'll let it slip out of my hands?

And since you went there...

I have to admit, it doesn't really matter to me where they're from. If they're female and pretty and personable, nationality or ethnicity really isn't something I give a crap about. The way Oby focuses on it, is kind of worrying.

Hm. my mind is just bouncing between non-focus and rapid-fire scattershot randomness today. Been trying to research a few things and after reading a page a half dozen times it still isn't settling into my head and I find I've got a bunch of elements from other places wandering around in my head and spinning out. It's kind of "Science .. Science... Heretek meandering - ooh, sci-fi , Science, Black Crusade, Book thought, Where did I find that reference, Old Macdonald...."

"Joss Whedon, George R R Martin and Steven Moffat walk into a bar. Everyone you've ever loved dies."

I've read the first four books of that series. They do begin well, but they start to meander a bit towards the end of the third and into the fourth. Although I've heard the most recent ones are back on track. The story does get spread world wide, and you get a view of how Imperial China treats their dragons as compared to the Europeans... And I think it's the fourth or fifth book where they end up sent to the colonies of Australia...

Don't turn up in just your underwear. Although I've heard with certain areas of industry it can be a good thing to get a feel for the "company culture" beforehand to get some idea of what they'll react best to. While a good suit and tie is the standard, some artsy companies feel better about certain more relaxed outfits. Or having little touches of uniqueness / personality. Such as semi-crazy socks or a tie that isn't totally bland. Preparation is a good idea, so when questions get asked you won't totally go into stammer mode as you try to think up responses...

I think this thread needs a return to ..

Well dang it, I've been using "The Hardy Boy's Survival Handbook" since I was a kid.. Although I tend to go by the theory that anything vitally essential should always be in your pockets when you leave the house. One of the reasons I'm loathe to go out without a jacket.. heh.

Not to slide too far from survivial.. Just spent the day in bed, lurking in the darkness with a stabbing headache. A little bit better so I'm forcing myself up to get some food in me, drink a cup of tea, and since I'm upright run a check on mail and these forum boards..

In regards to that dusting commentary going on in the other thread.. I'll throw these up for the random jollities. - Wals, you can dust and you can dust, but you just can't varnish books to keep them dust free..

Well, as I go around my library at home, I can't polish the books. I just have to keep dusting them.... Edit: Also, listening to Two Steps From Hell albums on a loop. This might do strange things to my mental zone...

Well I've spent the week being irritable, stressed, cranky, and generally not-so-happy. Trying to do the whole unwind thing today. Then see just how positive a start manana can be...

"So Ben Affleck gets to go home to his mansion, polish his Oscars, kiss Jennifer Gardner, look online and say ' **** You Internet. I'm the Goddam Batman!'"

Now You See Me. I actually quite enjoyed this one a lot. Four magicians receive a mysterious invitation and meet up at a creepy address. One year later they're headlining at a Las Vegas show as "The Four Horsemen" and end it with robbing a bank in Paris and giving the money to the crowd. (Jessie Eisnburg, Woodie Harrelson, Dave Franco, and the ever cute Isla Fisher) This then spirals into Mark Ruffalo's FBI agent being tasked to investigate them alongside an Interpol agent and find out how they did it... but it turns out to be only the first step in one big magic trick... Throw in Michael Caine's smirky CEO, Morgan Freeman's former magician turned "Magic Debunker", and it all turns into a nice series of illusions, dark secrets, set pieces and bizarre investigations all carried out at a fairly smooth pace and slickly done. And the nice tag line: "Look closely, because the closer you think you are, the less you will actually see"

Not overly hungry, so went with the incredibly simple of scrambled eggs and toast.. plus plenty of cups of tea.

In a way, I think that's what actually appealed to me with the WoT. All of the minor characters having goals and plots that run along throughout. It makes it actually feel like a living, breathing world rather then just the activities of the "main group" and The Big Bad. Plus, they all made sense within the context of what was happening and the way he wove the rippling effects of all those various things back and forth.. Of course, the books around #8-11 were the ones Jordan was struggling to write through his illness flaring up and pushing him into the grave. I think overall, I'm glad that he didn't try to rush and cram it all in, but spent the time establishing his notes on everything so it could be finished off properly.

Heh, I always remember how when I did my industrial placement yeaars ago, the office manager came down on one of the guys working there because he always wrapped up work and left at 5pm on the dot. The guy turned around and basically did a "Look, if I need to stay over my hours to do the work, I've messed up. If I'm doing my job properly, I should be getting it done without staying past evening's end. If you need me to sit twiddling my thumbs at my desk late, that's a problem you have to sort out for yourself."

Still a-waiting for there to be actual you know.. physical games in the stores. Although I suppose if I want to spend $10 more and forget my pre-order bonus I could just grab the digital version via steam. While I'm not that fussed over the pre-order, I'm kind of annoyed that I'd have to spend more on the version that doesn't actually come with a dvd and case...