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  1. jayseven
    Darksnowman; yeah after I made that post I found a dark tower forum and had a read up on a lot of the theories (and disagree with a lot of them) -- it also had a good page on what other books have references (there's quite a few) -- also there seems to be a book of short stories set in the dark tower universe(s) which I may check out first.
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    ^I prestige for those two reasons. I don't really see the point in playing it without levelling up... Each time I prestige I concentrate on maxing out a perk or two, and to be honest I only ever really use one or two classes this way. My e-penis is masseeeev. Although having said that, trying to max out the danger close perk has annoyed me so much that i've not played the game for three days
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    - Hearing aid suddenly stopped. Rubbish. - Quiz! We won. Again! - Mate won the physical challenge (limbo) - Prize was a bottle of sambuca! - Girl licked it off my arm - Got drunk quick - Quiz prize was free drinks and free pool - Only bought two drinks all night - Today; Don't want to do anything. - Might go shopping for smart/casual wear. - Smasual. - Risotto will include parmesan in the cooking process. A lot. - Might see Iron Man 2 tonight - Assassin's Creed 2 is superb fun!
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    I've not seen any recipes with pressure cookers so far, but I'll bear that in mind! I'm going to head to the sainsbury's on the Moor to see if they have any risotto rice and try and get a chunk of parmesan if I can... We need a cheese shop in sheff! Right, an hour on the threads is enough I guess. Homeward bound for another day.
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    Ashley: Besides Wikipedia says "a situation comedy may be recorded before a studio audience. Some also feature a laugh track." Shorty: "It also lists W&G as a sitcom and 30 Rock as a Comedy :3 " (but then shorty initiated it with "To wikipedia!" and you also had other sources, but still, it's not completely false) But then you belittled wiki and instantiated that shorty is silly for using it, even though you did, because you don't like what wiki said for him. Essentially the argument fizzled into lameness when the topic at heart is actually interesting! My take on it; I've never been a fan of postmodern attempts to dismiss genres, because they still exist. Personally, what differentiates a comedy from a sitcom can be said to be, simply, the length of the episodes. Half-hour episodes are sitcoms while the hour-long format tends to lean towards the increasingly popular comedy drama style, a lá Chuck. Of course the format has evolved over the decades to the point where characters can and do reference previous events (scrubs alltehtiem), but the episodes are still self-contained because the references are typically elaborated on, fully explained, and written into the show inobtrusely. Unobtrusely? Whatever. But then this doesn't mean previous sitcoms never had 'overarching storylines' -- friends had several 'motifs' that would define a season -- most shows do. So essentially if genres are in flux and everything is a bit of everything else... Then I stick with my length-of-episode as being a good defining marker :P So 30 Rock is a sitcom, for me. (http://theses.gla.ac.uk/496/01/2008williamsonLphd.pdf is a nice read for beginners like me who have to have someone else say something in order for it to mean anything)
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    Dan; Noooo now you've had sex more recently than me... For a week or so, anyway. Mwhaahaaaa... Er. Yes. TMI. - Made a curry soup again. Win. - Paid all my rent (1575) and now I'm free! - In library. Don't want to do any revision but got nothing else to do all day. 'Cept play AC2. Mmmm... Ok that sounds like a good idea. - Gonna go book my train ticket for the weekend - Need to buy smart/casual shirt (whatever that even means) and shoes - Going to look up how to make a risotto now. It doesn't seem too hard, just fussy. Need some short-grain rice I guess.
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    Somehow all I read was "circumcision spiritus penis and iota scrotum". Your dirty thing, you.
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    Actually I think the issue was that you cited wiki first then dismissed Shorty's point when he used the same resource :P
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    A deserved draw with Eddage on friday -- his keeper is a beast. The bottom league isn't hugely competitive, agreed, but there are still a few of us fighting over the promotion spots, and rarely a game where the result is a foregone conclusion.
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    Friday; - Completed essay - Napped from 9am - Woken up by an old man and two young ladies in my room - Houseviewing ¬__¬ - Played AC2 Saturday; - Work - Drink at pub w/ shorty, nami, and two other mates - Home - AC2, MW2 Monday; - Library to use internetz - Printing housemate's CV - ... Nothing left to do on internetz - Soup-cooking tonight. - Buying veg on way home. - That's it. Tuesday (I will be); - Paying all my rent - Booking ticket to Ely - Should start revision - Might go laptop hunting - Probably won't ... Life's so boring sometimes. I miss my laptop, especially being able to watch TV shows. I must be 2 weeks behind everything by now. To be fair, if my sister bought a present for my mum then demanded money off me, I'd be all no! - You should've let her buy her own gift, or at least ask her if it's ok to spend that much of her money before demanding it off of her. I obviously know nothing about your sister, to be fair. Teach her how to download music, that'll solve a few problems.
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    Happy day-after-your-birthday! Too cool for school is you. Just about cool enough for Cambridge, I guess.
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    You could probably start watching it from 8 to be honest. You will miss out on some of that oh it's that guy from that episode! as well as a lot of why doesn't clark just do that thing like he did in that episode ages ago. Of course, watching it all gives you that little bit more of that wholesome canonical knowledge.
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    And I don't really know where to start. I don't game. My only real priority is that it has a great battery life, isn't too heavy, has a decent sized screen... Er... yeah. Any tips on where I should start to look?
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    Just started Unseen Academicals by Pratchett last night/nightbeforedayofcrazy. Not touched a discworld book in a while and while it's refreshing to read through the humour and recognise the people and the places again, it doesn't quite have that rich quality that the old-skool ones did. I am enjoying it though - it should be fully read in a week. What's odd is that they list Nation as a book for young people, when I swear it has way more pages than this offering from the DW canon, and deals with much more serious issues...
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    I'm guessing lib dem votes were split with labour in a lot of places, giving the cons the advantage.
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    Growing up I don't think I was ever really aware of the finality of some of the goodbyes, but recent years I've become very aware of who I still keep in touch with, and who I don't. I, like daft, have a couple of Friends Through Time, with whom it really doesn't matter how often we keep in touch. This summer I'll probably be saying goodbye to sheffield (uncertain still), and if I do I'll be saying goodbye (or at least, farewell!) to several of my best friends, and to several of my own best years. Or I'll just send them a postcard...
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    Green Party win in my dad's constituency Bunch of hippies there, tbh. labour seem to be dominating sheffield, but Hallam is still yet to be called. Brighton area's lost a couple to the connies But hey - hung parliament! Wahey! When do get get to draw and quarter them? (yes, I know, 'hanged' etc)
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    Do you feel sexy? TWO THOUSAND AND NINETY THREE WORDS! I crumble into the sea. 2 hours later and only 200 words done?! Gay.
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    Word in the library is that here in sheff a lot of student voters were turned away as the ballots were 'too busy'. Rumours of conspiracyyyyyyyy, for 99% of students here are going for Lib Dem.
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    ARGRGHHGARHGRHG. Still in the library. Gotten to the point where nothing makes sense anymore. 1,600 words done, 2,000 to go. Fucksticks and merry-go-rounds. Banality. Absurd. I didn't think I'd have to actually experience the alienation that I'm writing about. BLARGGG
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    Written... 20 pages of notes in my notebook and... 500 words of my essay! Woop..? Crashing a bit. Run out of food/drink. Not got any coins for the vending machine so my choice is, essentially, get cash out near the uni main entrance, go to the pub, get a drink (pepsicoke doesyafine) then stock up on... crisps and coke? Noice. My head is FUZZY. Must avoid my usual mistake of writing directly to the person marking the piece. Must avoid making rubbish jokes. Must avoid it aaaalll...
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    If I ever get out of this library I'd like to watch the alternative election night. Should be an entertaining show... curse you, existentuality!
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    Where's the "I forgot to register so I can't vote" option?! ... Being able to view the hidden results so far made up for it, a little.
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    RE: HIMYM pregnancies - totally noticed hannigan's pregnancy as she was always conveniently positioned behind a teapot or holding a handbag or whatever. Didn't notice wossername's at all!
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    Arg. Ok, brain is reaching critical MASSSS! Time to leave the library. Got some chicken at home, need to look up a good recipe as I can't be arsed to make a curry and regular pasta sauce is pretty lame with it tbh.
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