Since badmovie just hit 42 books, I figure I can write up mine...

First book started & finished in 2010: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective AgencyWas it interesting? It's Douglas Adams, so it damn well better be. I found it to be less funny than Hitchhiker's, but still a very pleasant read. It reminds me more of Rick Cook's writing than DNA's, though ( Read more... )

Poll Magrathea's Replacement

Please note the "Fictional Planets" theme. And at least this time I'm not making DrD2be an iWidow. :)

If anyone is curious, the new laptop is just the current 17" MBP, vanilla with no-glare screen. :)

So... The officants at the wedding want to wear robes. And they made the error of not saying what type of robes.

So, here are the options:

Poll Pastor's Robes

Pan-Galactic Gargle-Blasters have an interesting taste to them, to say the least.  Then again, our beautiful and wonderful bartender (drd2be) added extra OJ to make them more of a screwdriver-strength drink than the recipie's highball martini-style drink.  I'm reserving overall judgement on the taste, given that drd2be, scarred2112, and troisbalances all liked them, as did A.D.A.M ( Read more... )

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Like the new LJ Portal thingy. Rather nice to have all this info on one page.

Meanwhile, I really should make an away message for IM for school days. Saying I'm still at work 4-5 hours later isn't ideal...

I have just realized that I have yet to do anything major concerning Douglas Adams' work without a female with me, usually a significant other.

1994, Gramma takes me to Library Book Sale.  Find first four books in hardcover.

1998, Elf and I are in a Border's in South Carolina.  We see the Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide and immediately buy all three ( Read more... )

Well, I have done two things to my journal that y'all may be interested in ( Read more... )

Such as updating ( Read more... )

Well, I saw Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy last night, and I can only sum up my experience in one way, that most people may or may not get ( Read more... )