» This book changed my life

*sentence involving witticism about lurking*
I've got a whole list of books and authors who are amazing.

Neil Gaiman- The Books of Magic (If you love Harry Potter read this(Be sure to note when this was first published and compare to the date the first HP book was published), Stardust.

Alan Moore- From Hell, Constantine, Watchmen.

Bill Bryson- A short history of nearly Everything.

But the important bit is books that changed my life and these are:

Terry Pratchett's Discworld Novels (All of them)- Simply put they're pretty much what made me me. I can't really phrase it any clearer. They changed the way I talked, thought, acted. Now when I read anything I actually look for the meanings that the words try to convey without saying those things. (Most telling in advertising.) It was a bit of a shock when I realised that I did this. Commander Vimes from the City Watch novels is just the best character I have read to date and Night Watch is the best of those.

Dr. Zakaria Erzinclioglu- Forensics: True Crime Scene Investigations- This book helped me understand why I'm at college doing this. Turns out I'm not just absolutely insane and consider Grissom my hero. (Though that's true too.)
(Tue 20th May 2008, 20:57, More)

» Best Films Ever

Not the best because I don't have a best
but the best movie i can think of at this moment is Primer. I think it was made by some canadian guys (physics degrees and such). Long story short they accidentally create a time machine. It can only go back as far as the machine was first turned on. Over the course of the movie the first time you think it is complicated, the second time you realise you missed the complicated parts that happened and the third time you pick up on the complicated parts that are only half-referenced in later parts of the movie.

The most stand out moment was about a week after seeing it for the first time a guy I know got an xbox 360 and sent me a text saying "My xbox 360 looks like the Primer machine." What made it so surreal was I was in the passenger seat of my dad's care and looked up from the message to see my friend walking along just up the road from my house giving me a WTF! moment. The message was about an hour late being recieved but for that stupid second time travel wasn't ridiculous and the world was insane.

Best movie I've seen lately is Kung Fu Panda. It's just a great movie.
(Fri 18th Jul 2008, 15:12, More)

» Advice from Old People

Old guy my Great-Uncle... Grand-Uncle? Whatever my Grandad's brother is
Walking by a pub on the main street (I can't see drink explaining/excusing this) there was an old guy sitting on the window sill who said "I know a Halpinstein when I see one (Or words to that effect). I know your grandad etc.*insert anecdote I think it involved moving furniture*"

People who know me know I hate talking in the street, if I'm outside I'm going somewhere so I was trying to politely get away. Unfortunately the bastard wouldn't stop shaking my hand.

Getting to the QOTW point he imparts some wisdom to me "A thing that has always kept me in good stead is remembering the truth is in their eyes. From your eyes I can tell you're one of the good ones *note my incredulity*. You can tell the bad ones by their eyes." There is some truth in that I guess, known a few people with dead eyes and they were cunts.

The part were he loses the minor, grudging acceptance from me was when he said.

"But do you know who it is most telling in? The ones you can REALLY tell it from?"

"No. Who?"

"The Niggers... -no need to continue-

Somewhat paraphrased but the main points are there.
(Sun 22nd Jun 2008, 18:34, More)