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  1. Carlos

    College Fall

    Saw the Woodenelves last night at the Windsor in South Perth, excellent band. Also playing were College Fall. They are a duet and are excellent, if you are into clean sounding music with meaningful lyrics; check them out you wont be disappointed. there are a few mp3 that you can download from...
  2. Carlos

    Do you ever click on Google ads?

    Google must be the biggest advertising company in the world for the shear number of ads that are displayed. Do they actually work? I have used Google ads and they do generate traffic and sales as well. Personally I have never bought anything from a site which I visited via a Google ad...
  3. Carlos

    Stargate Novels

    I'm a BIG fan of Stargate SG1 and Atlantis. there are quite a few novels out now however I have not seen any in the bookshops in Australia. Does anyone know where I might be able to get them Down Under? Plus has anyone read them? How do you rate them?
  4. Carlos

    How often do you post?

    I find myself coming back to this forum occasionally. I'll have a flurry of posts followed by an absence of 2-3 months sometimes longer, 6+ months. I guess this is reflected by my stats Join Date: 20th December 2003 Total Posts: 377 (0.34 posts per day) What do you do when you take a...
  5. Carlos

    Jim Baen passed away

    Very sad news. Jim Baen created the publishing house Baen Books and discovered such scifi writers as David Drake, Eric Flint, David Weber and Elizabeth Moon. Baen Books has published such authors as Anne McCaffrey, Piers Anthony, SM Stirling, Larry Niven ........................... and so...
  6. Carlos

    What is your favourite hot drink?

    For me it's coffee, instant, expresso, long black, flat white, long macchiatto, filter. You name the type and I'll drink it. On occassion, 2-3 times a month, I'll have a english breakfast tea, BUT NEVER for breakfast, got to have my caffiene fix :)
  7. Carlos

    The Harpers Series. Forgotten Realms

    Just read the first in the Harpers Series. The Parched Sea by Troy Denning. The Harpers are an altruistic bunch that oppose all the nasty people, beings, things in the world. The parchjed sea is the first novel in the 16 book (so far) series. The novels are all stand alone and so can be read...
  8. Carlos

    Comet Hits Siberia causing 40 megaton blast

    Comet Hits Siberia Comet Hits Siberia causing blast 2000 greater than Hiroshima Comet Hits Siberia Comet Hits Siberia causing blast 2000 greater than Hiroshima, well in 1908 it did on June 30 in Tunguska Siberia. Heard it on the radio, 2000 times hiroshima! Holy bat blasts batman...
  9. Carlos

    Unknown book title

    Hi - Carlos' wife here. I'm trying to remember the name of a book I read a few years ago. I'm pretty sure it's a one-word title, but that's about as far as my memory goes. The plot basically threaded together a few conspiracy theories, beginning with Marilyn Monroe faking her death and going...
  10. Carlos

    Drizzt and the dark elf trilogy

    Just read the first 2 books in the Dark Elf Trilogy by RA Salvatore Salvatore home page here This story is set in the Forgotten Realms Universe, specifically Underdark, which is based on TSR games I enjoyed the first book Homeland a lot, simple but quite refreshing to have a fantasy...
  11. Carlos

    The Lost King (Star of the Guardians) Weis

    Any one read the Star of the Gaurdians series by M Weis. Is it more for teenagers or suited for mature people such as my self. :D
  12. Carlos

    Fiona McIntosh: Trinity Series

    Thinking of getting this series, anyone here readit? What's your opinion?
  13. Carlos

    What A Day

    Built the sandpit today, 2.4 x 2.4 m, shifhted 4 cubic metres of white sand (wet). Put and row of pavers around the pit and cemented in. All by hand. This is in-between changing nappies and the like! Can't wait to go back to work for a rest
  14. Carlos

    Raymond E Feist and S M Stirling: Jimmy The Hand

    Jimmy The Hand by Raymond E Feist and S M Stirling. Been reading it for a few days, and it's trotting along nicely. They are just about to get to the village (not a spoiler as it's on the back cover). I've read all the riftwar series plus the lengends, of which this is the third. I really...
  15. Carlos

    Been so busy but now.......

    Finished my last contract and got stuck into the back garden while waiting for my second child and second son. Ewan arrived on Monday 5th April 9am, 4.05kg with all the riht bits and pieces, and came home with my wife on Saturday. A couple of minor complications after the birth but nothing...
  16. Carlos

    R.Jordan: New Spring

    Just read a review of New Spring by R.Jordan. Looks like Robert has still lost his way. I reckon he should take a break from the WOT, 1-2 years beacause he has gone stale!. crows nest
  17. Carlos

    Reviews and the library

    Read the other thread on this, but I thought I'd start a fresh one. My idea is to have a reviews forum. People post their reviews in the format of the library, which is explained by a stickie. eg Book: Author: Format: Pages: Publisher Rating: As per library out of 5 Genre: eg scifi...
  18. Carlos

    book catalog software

    Who uses book catalog software? Which one? How do you rate it? How much did / does it cost? I ask because I have been looking for some software. I've got books all over the place, I have even bought books twice, plus I can't remember all my 'To Buy' books. Even if you don't have...
  19. Carlos

    David Weber - Field of Dishoner

    Just finished this 30 minutes ago. General comment about me. I purely read for relaxtion and to pass the time at work when it's slack:) . Things I look for in a book are a fast pace and believable characters within the context of the novel. I mainly read scifi, fantasy and thrillers...
  20. Carlos

    Battletech books. Any good?

    Keep seeing these books on ebay every so often. Has anyone read them, are they any good.?
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