What's your pet peeve in RL?

[Jarre]

Re: What's your pet peeve in RL?

Book related pet peeve. Trawling second hand book shops for 70s and 80s sci fi (you know, back when sci fi was still good), finding something really interesting then realising it's part of a series you will never find the rest of. I'll never find the third book of that weird series where you found out some mystic guys in an ice cave somewhere were turning live people into self aware stone game pieces that only the main character could talk to. Not having the foggiest why they were doing that still bugs me occasionally.

Ah but have you ever thought of checking whether they have re-printed it?

I ahve jsut got asimovs Foundation series with re-prints, you jsut got to researcht eh right order to read them in as he wrote 4 then wrote a prequal book to the series then a new additional book at the end.

If you like really dark sci fi i couldn't recomend a better author than Peter F hamilton. (he actually lives 60 miles from me in Oakham, Rutland) The 3 book series "The reality dysfunction, The Nutronium alchamist and The Naked God" (though be ready for a mamouth read as each book is 1200+ pages long) Its about when you die you don;t go anywhere but a void, and a link between this void and reality apears allowing the dead to flood back in and start posessing people to try and live their lives again. Its a great read, dark, gorey with great battles etc, a revolving story line, great characters and full space federation aliance and organic ships etc.

Also old sci-fi you must read The rama series by Arthur C Clarke and The forge of god and its sequal anvil of stars by Greg Bear.

saren amazon is a great site still to find books but for olderr books try AbeBooks: New Books, Secondhand Books, Rare Books, Out-of-Print Books I got a first edition John Clease book second hand fromt ehm in great condition for my mates birthday.

My pet peeve with books is I never have enough time to really sit down and read for as long as I want, there is always the phone going, someone wanting something, havign to do things. I used to read at work during the lunch break, but there are too many distractions with people, clients poping in etc.

What I do do to help my back is to read in bed on my stomache (which releases presure off my spinal column by bending it the oposite to what it has been in all day) for 30 minutes min. before I go to sleep every night.

[Saren]

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Ah but have you ever thought of checking whether they have re-printed it?

Yes, I've used the site you recommended a few times . I have reprinted Foundation too but thats really easy to get hold of. The second book of the Greg Bear I think I have tucked away somewhere.

I've read Arthur C Clarke but the man can't write an ending to save his life and all his endings are basically the same one; it's either oooo there is a (obvious/dull/stupid) mystic point or oooo there is no mystic point. Is the Rama series any different?

Hamilton I have avoided because the backs make it sound like hardcore style sci-fi. Pages and pages of description only occasionally marred by characters or story ><

If you want some recommendations try:
Manalone by Colin Kapp - intelligent but not smug about it
Adiamante by L.E Modesitte Jr - probably for socialists only
Threshold by David R Palmer - send up of 80s sci fi but great for the main charcter

[Jarre]

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All i can say saren is that the rama series I enjoyed, the first book is slow, the 2nd book is interesting and reveals a sinister plot, the 3rd and th books (Garden of rama and rama revealed) are the best 2 with a great twisting plot line and adventure, the ending is the climax of a life (thats alll I will say so not to spoil the story) but it does make you ask questions of why we exist at the end.
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Actually the hamilton book does base itself around complex characters and "the possessed" and how the intergalactic governments try and deal with this new threat. It is a huge space opera, with twists turns, love, war, anger, frustration, torture, intunuity etc etc.

[DakAttack]

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Sort of. But it's more a reference to the Galkas eating Tarus discussion from yesterday.

New RL Pet Peeve: Running out of one color of post it tabs when marking sections in a book. Now I have to have two colors that mean the same thing, or go back and replace all the ones I've already done.

Yes, it's a stupid thing to be annoyed by. But oh well.

Time for a Staples run?

[Murphie]

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That wasn't an option in the middle of the night, but I'm going to drop by today.

[DakAttack]

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Press button.

[Murphie]

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If only they worked as well as they do in the commercials. Mine just makes noise.

[Yellow Mage]

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Press button.

"That was easy."

[Yellow Mage]

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New pet peeve (been meaning to post this for a while). Going to cause a lot of controversy with this one, probably:

Parmesan.

Pronounced PAR-meh-zhan

PAR - if you've heard of golf, you know how to pronounce this.
meh - if you've heard of the Simpsons OR are on the internets, chances are you know how to pronounce this as well.
zhan - this is crucial (why I've bolded it): it's not "san," nor is it "shawn," it's ZHAN.

PAR-meh-ZHAN. You put it on Pasta, and you don't butcher its pronunciation.

YM readies Barfire.

[Selphiie The Enchantress]

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Food that isn't spicy enough...

Ever since i was a little girl ive done nothing but eat spicy things, and i think over the years ive kind of grew accustomed to spicy food to the point where nothing is spicy to me anymore ; ;

I sure do miss the thrill of spicy food...

...i even won a few local military chili eating contests ._.;

Someday down the line i hope to find something spicy enough to be a challenge to me :]

[Aksannyi]

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People who call me before 1 PM. Even that's pushing it. I SLEEP LATE PEOPLE! Everyone knows this.

[Murphie]

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1PM is kind of unreasonable. That's half the work and school day for most people. If it really bothers you, turn your ringer off.

[Aksannyi]

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The thing is Murph, everyone who knows me knows my schedule. If they can't respect it then they're jerks.

I'm not talking about telemarketers or business people, I'm talking about family and friends who have known me for years and know that I'm a late riser. Even with the kids around I don't like to be called early because I'm a fucking zombie anyway.

[DakAttack]

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The thing is Murph, everyone who knows me knows my schedule. If they can't respect it then they're jerks.

I'm not talking about telemarketers or business people, I'm talking about family and friends who have known me for years and know that I'm a late riser. Even with the kids around I don't like to be called early because I'm a fucking zombie anyway.

People like you are actually one of my pet peeves, but I think you'd be more tolerable. I live with people on campus who sleep late, and wake late. The problem is this one guy sleeps real late and makes a lot of noise while I'm trying to sleep on a normal schedule. People who sleep late in general rub me the wrong way.

[Selphiie The Enchantress]

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People who try to sell you stuff door to door even when i have a sign that says no soliciting...

I know i know they are just doing their jobs... but if you can go door to door and have skills as a salesman i know you can read plain and simple english "No Soliciting" if i wanted it, i'll go out myself and buy it, please dont bug me from the safety of my own home to try to shove crap in my face.


dead beat friends: i know ur my friends, and yes every once in awhile i wouldn't mind paying for the drinks or food or whatever when we go to chill, but if your going to call me on weekends just to chill and mooch off my wallet and never ever treat me in return even once in awhile then im going to stop spoiling you.

dead beat boyfriend: no job...no deal... nuff said...im not a goldigger or anything, its just i dont see myself being with someone who cant even support himself... lol...

drivers who try to get nowhere fast: the speed limit says 45MPH, im going 52MPH, guys gets on my ass and then changes lanes, speeds ahead of me and then cuts me off, probably one of those lame teenage boys trying to show off to his girlfriend or whatever, but people do it all the time, i found satisfaction one time when someone did that and i saw the flashing red and blue lights go after him...
Also, people who ride your ass when your obviously going 5 miles over the speed limit on a business road or something... come on idiots...patience...im not going to go any faster... and NO *coughomgwtfbbqkitten* I am not one of those asian women who drives slow, thats a bad stereoytype....

ill have more as i think...