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but I'm so glad I persevered. It was delish.
Sometimes, kids, the darkest hour is the one before dawn.
What are you glad you stuck with?
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 13:49, 125 replies, latest was 16 years ago)
It's like poking your finger in a block of warm lard.
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:04, Reply)
The Twilight books. It starts terribly, but they get better. I still find them enjoyable, and well written. Although I think her other book "The Host" was better than any of them.
Also, Let The Right One In (film version) was a bit slow at first, but was superb at the end.
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:09, Reply)
the first two were really bad and the fourth was so indescribably shite I feel cheapened by the fact I wasted my time reading it (even though it was a pirate download I was reading). I really hope that something bad happens to Stephanie Meyer so she can never waste trees with her shit again.
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:12, Reply)
I don't like to slag things off unless I've actually watched/read/listened to them.
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:16, Reply)
you like keane? and what's that other thing? sounds like "oooo, hello sailor!"
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:31, Reply)
Quick - into the Anderson shelter everyone, it's a SHIRT-ALERT!
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:36, Reply)
Even if the books are obscure and nobody else cares, I care and it's interesting.
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:15, Reply)
so when people say "But it gets better after the 5th episode" I can say, "No it doesn't" and then poke them in the eye.
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:15, Reply)
I followed my own advice the other night, and watched Hitchiker's Guide because it has Zoey Deschanel in it. She's so lovely it makes me weep salty tears of joy.
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:36, Reply)
but I maintain that Jack Davenport would have been a better Arthur.
however, the casting for everyone else is really quite good, the look of it is nice, and I can happily stare at Trillian.
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:42, Reply)
I blasted my way through the first 4 books a few months ago. I enjoyed the first 2, but the second 2 were nowhere near as good. I wont bother with "Mostly Harmless" or the new book.
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:48, Reply)
and the Long Dark Teatime of the Soul.
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:50, Reply)
I use the wishlist as a holding zone for future treats
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:55, Reply)
I need to do the same, rather than using post-it notes with lists of books on them
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 15:02, Reply)
Everyone looks at you strangely when you do it beside them on aeroplanes, but it gives you a strong feeling of empowerment inside.
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:32, Reply)
Is that why women are prone to peeing when sneezing?
You are mysterious creatures, aren't you?
Edit - further googling reveals a male version, apparently good for curing erectile dysfunction, fact fans.
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:34, Reply)
I was going to quit it a couple of years ago. Now I'm grateful because I'm coasting through the recession. I like the actual work, I just hate the work environment and half of the cunts that make it miserable to work there.
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:27, Reply)
that means your time with the cunts is more than halved.
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:38, Reply)
I'm coasting through the recession, I like my work, I got knocked up by a midget and now I'm going to have to marry him.
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:36, Reply)
What time do you call this etc etc.
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:31, Reply)
I have been doing work.
I had a fucking unbelievable nightmare with the mother of my kid this weekend culminating in me not seeing Eleni at all.
I am so angry, frustrated and upset I could fucking cry mate.
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:34, Reply)
There's a character in "Rome" with the name Eleni
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:36, Reply)
same root as Helen, Eleanor etc - which are my grandmother's and sister's names respectively. Her mum's family are Greek too so it was the perfect name - it's pretty much the only thing we ever agreed on...
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:44, Reply)
*looks down*
When I say partner, I don't mean....
*backs worriedly away*
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:46, Reply)
I used to know a dealer from Earls Court who was Greek - his sister was called Eleni and he threatened to kill me if I went near her.
edit - Oh Monty - I mean to have you, boy, even if it must be burglary.
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:50, Reply)
to show that I've already done that. But, being the father, it doesn't mean shit, unfortunately....
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:41, Reply)
Aurely there's something she's 'disobeying' if you've already got legal stuff in place?
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:42, Reply)
Whoopee. That means if I take her back to court (at a cost to me of probably £500+) for breaching the order, they will.....
....tell her off.
Fucking GREAT.
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:46, Reply)
Sensible policies for a sensible Britain.
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:47, Reply)
1. i was going to babysit so her mum could go to a local gig - I was to go round between 4:30 and 5, to feed and bathe Eleni and then mother was going to gig: stage time 8:30
2. I'm outside her house at 4:45 - no answer from door nor phone. I sigh and go home - on the way I get a call 'I thought you'd call first, I'm still out' WHY? 'Can you come at 6:15 instead?
3. I'm on my way at 6:05, when 'sorry I don't want her getting excited by you coming round, can you come at 8?'. I sigh and go home AGAIN. I then go back at 8. 'I have to go, they're on very soon, not sure what time I'll be back'. I thought fair enough, you don't know when the show finishes.
4. I wake up on her sofa - it's 1am so I text her - when are you coming back. Nothing. I call - straight to answerphone. I keep trying as I'm fully awake now.
5. She finally comes home at 6am, having 'been asleep at her cousin's'. Rather fucked off, I walk home (fuck all buses around, it's 6a-fucking-m).
6. I text at 9:30 saying 'I'm going to come for my visit to see Eleni a bit later as I am exhausted' and grab an extra hour or so in bed.
7. I wake up to this reply 'your visit is at 10am. if you can't be bothered to make it on time then you're a shit dad, you can fuck off' etc etc.
So I'm kept up all night due her irresponsibility and then have my visit cancelled as a result. I have since had a good dozen texts telling me how shit a father I am and how I can fuck off.
Weekend ruined. Monty heartbroken.
Well, you did ask...
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:59, Reply)
the big gayer
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 15:08, Reply)
...if I nominate her for 'Cunt of the Year'?
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 15:05, Reply)
Sounds like a one way street there mate. On one hand you both seem to be making the best of it, eg, you doing the babysitting, her getting out with her pals, you being patient and putting up with her multiple time changes. Then, when you ask for a bit of leeway, it is used as a stick to bash your head in with.
1 - Why shouldn't your daughter get 'excited', it's Saturday night for fuck sake, toddlers can cope with going to bed a little later every now and again. You're babysitting after all, you should be able to call at least some of the shots. Does your ex have a monopoly on toddler based fun and excitement?
2 - Fell asleep at her cousin's(!)
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 15:06, Reply)
What a bitch. I think Cancer Joy put it best; the hypocrisy she's shown by fucking you around the evening before, and then cancelling your visit because you had the temerity to delay it by an hour or two, is nothing short of staggering.
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 15:10, Reply)
Thank you for your kind words at this difficult time.
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 16:16, Reply)
Not sure where that 'not' came from. Sometimes I forget that I am outed.
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:46, Reply)
Hope it all goes a bit better this weekend, maybe you can make up for it!
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:37, Reply)
I gave you the perfect opportunity for some QOTW aggression-letting but you squandered your chance. Edit: no you didn't: www.b3ta.com/questions/soundtrack/post626078
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:47, Reply)
Nothing personal you understand....
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 16:26, Reply)
because you love his groundbreaking music that defines genres as it re-invents them.
Yeah
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:33, Reply)
through the epiglottis with a rusty bayonet.
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:40, Reply)
trudging my way through 'Bread and Circuses.' It was pretty fascinating, so I'm glad I didn't abandon it in favour of those tarty jstor essays
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:35, Reply)
otherwise I would've had to give up me benefits
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 14:58, Reply)
I am annoyed that I stuck with watching The International a week ago - it was a crap film and there was too much talking, not enough shooting... I expected more from Clive Owen.
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 15:00, Reply)
Leonardo DiCaprio's fingers get broken with a hammer at one point.
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 15:01, Reply)
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 15:05, Reply)
he also gets savaged by a couple of dogs, slashed with knives and beaten up
there is a good bit where he is being seen to by a doctor pulling bits of stuff out of him with tweezers
L DiC: "What's that?"
Doctor: "Bone fragments. don't worry, they're not yours"
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 15:13, Reply)
I will get this film, I'm in the mood for mindless violence movies at the moment. I think I need some sort of marathon of madness... Cliffhanger may need to be watched! :)
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 15:16, Reply)
gritty and realistic, but also, nicely violent
I watched Surrogates the other night too. that was entertaining. the internet does not agree though.
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 15:18, Reply)
I heard bad things but I tend to like shit movies everyone else hates so I figure I'll probably like it a lot! :D
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 15:20, Reply)
where that it was unoriginal and stuff. it's well made, it's got bruce willis in it, it's quite short. what more could you want?
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 15:22, Reply)
Oh you meant my Alan Rickman comment didn't you! Arf!
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 15:32, Reply)
I know, strange but true.
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 15:34, Reply)
The bathroom looks cracking now, a bit gay but cracking all the same. :)
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 15:06, Reply)
I'm great thanks missus, really good :)
Had a nice relax on Saturday after the Friday carnage. I've really gone off going out, ha.
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 15:10, Reply)
Sometimes going out is bad, you throw money away and wake up with a hurty brain... where are the perks I ask you! :D
Still, I'm sure you had an amazing night out!
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 15:14, Reply)
I've got some wicked PJs from David and Goliath, they have London buses on them... and rain drops! Hehe
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 15:25, Reply)
i need more. I feel anachronistic wearing my reindeer ones now.
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 15:26, Reply)
Hehe you should totally go to a David & Goliath store if you have one near you, or order online... I think they have a sale on at the mo so its cheap, cheap, cheap! :D
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 15:29, Reply)
I think the UK website is called www.chicksrule.co.uk or something like that?!
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 15:36, Reply)
That shootout was added afterwards. Apparently the execs watched the film and said "Nothing happens?!", so they stuck in the shootout at the gugenheim.
For once the execs got it right.
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 15:06, Reply)
I wouldn't mind but there was a picture of Clive Owen on the box with A GUN IN HIS RUDDY HAND! Bums. If that shootout wasn't added I would have cried. Its sort of like The Sum of All Fears... talky talky talky, oh a bomb might go off, shouty, talky, talky, gurning Ben Affleck, talky, talky, talky, quick find the bomb, talky, talky, got it, lets have a pic-nic, THE END
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 15:09, Reply)
reminds me of "Mirrors Edge" (a game on my XBox 360).
That was a very good description of "Sum of all fears", a film so dull that I keep forgetting that I have seen it. I have watched the first 20mins a number of times before it sinks in.
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 15:15, Reply)
I like the style of it, its very different... but I couldn't get on with all the jumping and missing things to climb. DiT enjoyed it though!
(, Mon 1 Feb 2010, 15:19, Reply)
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