Renzatic on 19/1/2011 at 02:26
PERUSE MY COLLECTION, PERSONS OF INTEREST. ENJOY MY TASTE IN VARIOUS READING MATERIALS AND OTHER INFOLOGICAL HAPPENSTANCES INVOLVING DATA TRANSFERENCE VIA THE WRITTEN WORD!
I FIND YOUR COLLECTION IN ELECTRONIC READING MATERIAL ENTHUSING, AND YOUR ITUNES PLAYLIST APPROPRIATELY ECLECTIC! ENGAGE PRE-COITAL ACTIVITIES!
...you people scare the shit out of me.
demagogue on 19/1/2011 at 02:35
Top 5 books commonly referred to as "the fuckin' truth"...
1. Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club
2. Jack Kerouac, On The Road
3. Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
4. Albert Camus, The Stranger
5. The Bible
Scots Taffer on 19/1/2011 at 03:11
Word, Renz. Both Aja and Subjective's posts have vibes that are alien to me.
Renzatic on 19/1/2011 at 04:46
Right. It doesn't make any sense to me. I could meet the perfect woman personalitywise, and my opinion of her wouldn't change simply because she likes Harlequin romance novels and V.C Andrews. Sure, I won't be getting into any deep discussions over books with her, but there's so much more to a relationship than what we both happen to read.
Hell, my best and longest relationship was with a girl I shared practically nothing in common with as far as books, movies, and music were concerned. Didn't really matter much in the end.
Chade on 19/1/2011 at 05:10
Weirdly enough, my wife and I appeared to share nothing in common regarding music/book/movie tastes when we first got together. But over time we've discovered that we really enjoy a surprising amount of each other's collections.
Not that I'm going to admit to liking some of those albums, mind. :grr:
Scots, I wish I had something to tell you about e-readers ... I feel like I should: I used one for a little while, but mostly to read papers in pdf format, rather then books. It wasn't especially well suited to the task, but I mangled the pdfs until they were more-or-less readable. Eventually I fell flat on my back, damaged the lower portion of the screen, and haven't used it since.
Aja on 19/1/2011 at 06:05
you guys really think common interests aren't important? The nice girl I'm getting along with tells me she's into Hemingway and I am suddenly doubly interested/aroused.
(this is a hypothetical situation)
But anyway for me it's also about collecting. I'd be perfectly content if all the movies and games I own were only stored digitally, but books and music I find satisfying to amass. An ideal situation for me would be if physical books came with digital copies, like records sometimes do. Because I can obviously see the value in an e-reader (as in an mp3 player), but real books are still fun to have.
Scots Taffer on 19/1/2011 at 06:16
Common interests are important, however those don't extend to the level of scoffing at someone and dismissing them outright due to their not living a book or movie I particularly enjoy nor judging who they are a person by what they read.
Someone can watch movies for entertainment or as sustained intellectual explorations... that doesn't mean those two people can't watch and enjoy the same movie, they can but they probably aren't going to debate the finer points of it in the way that would satisfy one of those parties.
PigLick on 19/1/2011 at 08:30
Quote Posted by Aja
main problem with Kindle is when your friends come over, what's sitting on the shelves to impress them?
your
video games??damn, so much makes sense now
Angel Dust on 19/1/2011 at 08:50
I like your taste in books, NhocCuteGirlz.
Scots Taffer on 19/1/2011 at 09:53
Have you seen Black Swan, Angel Dust?
Your doppelgänger has arrived. :cool:
