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Forum: General Chat Yesterday, 02:03 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 67
Posted By Jen
"Experiences" are good presents for...

"Experiences" are good presents for people who have the means to get themselves much of what they want. For my 40th, I was taken to Barcelona and the Spanish GP and also got a "Keeper for A Day"...
Forum: Central Library 29th August 2010, 04:16 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 291
Posted By Jen
Oh yes, I agree, it's a great relief to have...

Oh yes, I agree, it's a great relief to have books to hand. I have a friend whose house is immaculate, not a magazine, paper or book anywhere. I can never settle there. Usually I'm there because...
Forum: General Chat 27th August 2010, 08:21 PM
Replies: 6,376
Views: 113,733
Posted By Jen
Two cups??!! You go steady now... ;)

Two cups??!! You go steady now... ;)
Forum: Central Library 25th August 2010, 02:13 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 379
Posted By Jen
My Mum can't shake off the feeling that reading...

My Mum can't shake off the feeling that reading during the day is wasting time and so feels that she can only read in bed at night. It was something her mother always told her. Happily she hasn't...
Forum: General Chat 25th August 2010, 02:06 PM
Replies: 648
Views: 14,237
Posted By Jen
I fully understand, the whole self-serving celeb...

I fully understand, the whole self-serving celeb thing is hideous and seemingly unavoidable. I can't think of anything that would make me watch a program that had Katie Price on it, her dead-eyes...
Forum: General Chat 24th August 2010, 12:54 PM
Replies: 157
Views: 3,432
Posted By Jen
There was a program on Radio 4 last week called...

There was a program on Radio 4 last week called "How to get an A*" which looked at English Literature A-level and how students were coached to succeed. It was very interesting, especially as two...
Forum: General Chat 24th August 2010, 12:49 PM
Replies: 648
Views: 14,237
Posted By Jen
Katie Price is being interviewed by Pamela...

Katie Price is being interviewed by Pamela Stephenson soon for her TV show. I think it might be quite interesting, it being a serious psychology programme and Ms Price isn't able to force the agenda...
Forum: General Chat 21st August 2010, 12:41 PM
Replies: 6,376
Views: 113,733
Posted By Jen
Sounds like you're going through a tough patch...

Sounds like you're going through a tough patch all round Luna. I find hospitals to be very disempowering places, which always leaves me feeling a mixture of fear and anger, not nice. I hope your...
Forum: Music & Culture 17th August 2010, 09:17 AM
Replies: 762
Views: 14,999
Posted By Jen
My colleague has recently changed her ringtone...

My colleague has recently changed her ringtone from American Pie to Build Me Up Buttercup. It's already driving me crazy.
Forum: Novels of the 21st Century 17th August 2010, 09:16 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 356
Posted By Jen
I'm tempted to get this as an audiobook but I'm...

I'm tempted to get this as an audiobook but I'm concerned that the number of characters would make it difficult to follow the plot. Does anyone who has read it have an opinion on whether it would...
Forum: General Chat 17th August 2010, 09:13 AM
Replies: 6,376
Views: 113,733
Posted By Jen
Woo hoo! Have fun with the move!

Woo hoo! Have fun with the move!
Forum: General Chat 14th August 2010, 08:18 AM
Replies: 6,376
Views: 113,733
Posted By Jen
That's shockingly slow! Do you mean that Norton...

That's shockingly slow! Do you mean that Norton Backup was retreiving files from the internet or from a USB stick or CD? Was it the internet being slow, the site or just the software? I've got an...
Forum: General Chat 13th August 2010, 02:06 PM
Replies: 6,376
Views: 113,733
Posted By Jen
I'm glad to hear that your father's op seems to...

I'm glad to hear that your father's op seems to have gone well, Luna. It's always a worry, however rational you tell yourself to be!

It's really quiet at work at the moment, the rest of the company...
Forum: Announcements & Tips 11th August 2010, 09:42 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 274
Posted By Jen
At least you can expense the cost!

At least you can expense the cost!
Forum: Life, The Universe & Everything 9th August 2010, 12:48 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 196
Posted By Jen
Sounds very interesting, I've put it on my wish...

Sounds very interesting, I've put it on my wish list. I love this kind of stuff, I remember being told that the mitochondria is thought to have once been a symbiotic parasite that evolution has...
Forum: General Chat 5th August 2010, 08:00 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 324
Posted By Jen
Making people pay to see the Pope, so that the...

Making people pay to see the Pope, so that the poorest are excluded, well it just doesn't seem very Christian to me...

(A bit like my parent's local village church where they asked the oldest member...
Forum: Central Library 4th August 2010, 06:52 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 691
Posted By Jen
If there are enough people like you then clearly...

If there are enough people like you then clearly books will always exist in their printed form. But why shouldn't books be available in different formats so that they are accessible to people in...
Forum: General Chat 4th August 2010, 06:49 PM
Replies: 6,376
Views: 113,733
Posted By Jen
Congrats Gram, well done for taking the plunge. ...

Congrats Gram, well done for taking the plunge. I'm resisting urges to make jokes about an MSc in Google searches... ;)

Loved your survey comments MarkC, I could almost see the surveyor sneering...
Forum: General Chat 3rd August 2010, 07:50 AM
Replies: 6,376
Views: 113,733
Posted By Jen
That would involve me being a lot braver than I...

That would involve me being a lot braver than I am. Not that I'm scared of them, just like to keep a respectful distance! He's been lurking about our street for a while and was seen eating a mouse...
Forum: General Chat 2nd August 2010, 08:18 PM
Replies: 6,376
Views: 113,733
Posted By Jen
I've got a grass snake living on top of my...

I've got a grass snake living on top of my compost heap!
Forum: General Chat 30th July 2010, 01:52 PM
Replies: 6,376
Views: 113,733
Posted By Jen
Respect!

Respect!
Forum: Central Library 30th July 2010, 01:50 PM
Replies: 218
Views: 8,632
Posted By Jen
Me as well. This book seems to have polarised...

Me as well. This book seems to have polarised opinion.
Forum: General Chat 29th July 2010, 05:49 PM
Replies: 6,376
Views: 113,733
Posted By Jen
Oh, the idea is always appealing but I have...

Oh, the idea is always appealing but I have resolved never to meet my heroes because even if I could think of anything interesting to say (unlikely), I'd be terrified that they'd be different in the...
Forum: Novels of the 21st Century 26th July 2010, 08:51 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 219
Posted By Jen
Leyla, your review is spot on. I listened to...

Leyla, your review is spot on. I listened to this as an audiobook read by the author. She does a fantastic job with the accents and characterisation and I'm sure some of the humour must work better...
Forum: Central Library 26th July 2010, 08:47 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 191
Posted By Jen
Woo-hoo! Thanks for posting that HH, I had no...

Woo-hoo! Thanks for posting that HH, I had no idea there was such a treat on the horizon. According to Amazon it's out 2nd Sept so I should be able to get my mitts on a copy in time for my holiday...
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