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On those days when I'm not sharing your sense of humor, I usually just **** off and read something else. 'Twasnt' me!

So sorry to hear that you lost your dad. It's good to see you here again.

I'm getting Mental Floss now. It has assorted tidbits of trivial information and is pretty interesting.

Countdown to Chrismas by Bill Peet Not sure if you can still get this anywhere. A copy is available on eBay, but it's pretty expensive! Check out the pictures! I can't remember what the whole story was, but I remember part of the story where Santa Claus wanted to jazz up his sleigh, so...

I loved the university library. Part of me actually wishes the local library was bigger, with several different floors, and a little musty. I used to wander around the university library, searching for some quiet, unused corner table next to a window so that I could attempt to study. But then...

I used to buy my books, but have been going to the library for the past couple of years. I find that I'll take more chances on books since they're free and if I don't like them, I can just take them back. I don't think I've ever searched for a book that I couldn't find. Our library also has...

Martin, congratulations! :D

Actually, if you thought The Hobbit was good, you should read The Hobbot. Uhh... Yeah. That's it! ;)

I do that all of the time. I usually make a mental note of any interesting books that I find, then see if I can find them at the library because I can't bear to spend the money on them.

Damn, I was 3/4 of the way through it before I saw the buttons at the bottom that allow you to speed it up! I don't know if I'd call it "great", or even "good." I'm thinking more along the lines of "acceptable." Actually, it was pretty cool. But nothing beats Fly Guy. The best part was...

I listen to the music, rarely paying any attention to the lyrics. If I find a song that I really like, then I might try to listen to the lyrics after having heard the song for a couple of weeks or months. Then once I figure out the lyrics, I usually forget them after a day or two.

I have to agree with the others in this thread that Times and fonts like it are the way to go. One of the first things I do when I pick up a book is flip it open to the middle somewhere and look at the font, line spacing, etc. Then I'll give it a little read to see if it's going to be...

Ahh, ok. I did a quick internet search and looks like they're just the equivalent of hard candy, possibly smaller. I actually heard someone on TV mention "boiled sweets" today, which reminded me that I'd asked about them here. http://www.sweetsforu.co.uk/ has a section of "Boiled Sweets"...

Last year, I was the last person to get up in the morning. This year, I'm the first. But that's probably because we had a present stashed in our room that had to be taken downstairs early this morning so it would be there when the kids wake up. I've been up for over two hours now, waiting...

"Iciliation", hehe.. good one.

I hope everyone has plenty of opportunities during this holiday season to sit back, relax, and forget for a while their hectic, stressful lives. Though I suppose people who read books are pretty good at sitting back, relaxing, and forgetting their hectic, stressful lives. If your life isn't...

ok, I have to ask. What's a "boiled sweet?"

Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly, A girl with colitis goes by.

And then there's cosplay.... And then there's my coworker's friends who do this medieval role playing where they dress up as knights, etc. and fight with padded swords. Some of the people have spells, which are like multi-colored bean bags that they throw at each other in order to inflict the...

Put it all in some mutual funds that are mostly bonds and live off the interest.