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  1. Most of the stuff I've had to read for uni has had at least some small reason that I am glad to have read it, plus I've found loads of authors I never would have thought to read otherwise (like Rabelais, who I thought was some rubbish physicist, but he's actually really funny). So I guess it's increased my enthusiasm for reading in principle, but in practice it hasn't because I never have any time or motivation to read anything besides my set texts (like Rabelais.. the thing is, I heard in a lecture that he's really funny. But I haven't actually read any yet. It's more of a concept).

    I prefer reading to films usually though because books leave more to the imagination.

  2. Dreamcast. Controversial, I know, but hey, I'm no gamer so I decide purely on the happy feelings each console gives me. The controllers are the perfect size for my hands (original Xbox controllers were a bit of a problem), it looks beautiful (mixture between innocent playfulness in its size, colour and swirl; and futurism with the USS Enterprise-like design), and it played host to three of my top games ever: Crazy Taxi (BD JOE! We're gon' have some fun!), Soul Calibur and Sonic Adventure.

    SNES is so close behind it's almost joint first, though.

  3. Ah. You like it there?

    Yeah.. I don't like Oxford too much as a town and there are quite a lot of idiots around, but every uni is like that I guess, and it is a nice place to study. Plus I love having uni and home lives completely separate :)

    Just got the one left to do - Mechanics Of Solids.

    Haha, I read that as Mechanics of Souls :D Thought it was a philosophy module or something...

  4. I don't have exams, just loads of homework (four essays in six days, ffs), and since I tend to waste the evenings online, I've been up til four or so every night since Friday. aggghhh.

    However, no exams til 2010 which maybe makes up for it.

  5. I love how you say you don't like a track, and without a word, it shuffles off to allow the next contender to take the stage. I feel like a Roman emperor. Take that, Bob Dylan! Ah, Procol Harum. Yes, you may stay. Nice shirt, by the way, Gary Brooker. Yes, I'd like to see you here again. You're very much to my taste.

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  6. 'Zidane: A 21 century Portrait' had a lasting impact.

    Ahh I still haven't seen it! I'll ask for it for my birthday.

    My favourite film this year was Death Proof for sure, and I liked the Counterfeiters and Zodiac too.

  7. 'Guns, Germs and Steel' by Jared Diamond, aka why Eurasians got all the stuff at the expense of everyone else, turns out, its geography.

    I liked that one.

    I just reread High Fidelity. I like Nick Hornby a lot, but I read A Long Way Down and thought it was gash so I just thought I'd reinstate my faith in him (though I didn't like High Fidelity as much as before, hm).

  8. The album which got a lot of folk into this kind of stuff was the original 'Nuggets' double album....I'd recommend it wholeheartedly!!!

    If you're a library member, the Central Library has 4 CD comps of 'Nuggets' which you will love to bits!!!!

    Amongst bands included are...the Seeds, Count Five, 13th Floor Elevators, Chocolate Watch Band, the Gants......all brilliant. Get them out!!!

    Yeah the Nuggets comps are awesome! And Rubble ones as well, I like them even more, though they're more British-psych based.

    There are a couple of good radio stations too (eg. Chocolate Soup FM) that you can get on live365.com, and Marmalade Skies has some good infos and sometimes downloads...

  9. Band: Bedingham Green

    Album: King's Sedgemoor Drain

    Tracks:

    1. Amphoe Tron

    2. Wiener

    3. Battle of Bint Jbeil

    4. Blue Bells Model School

    5. Genome-wide Association Study

    6. Life In a Day

    7. Shivaji's Forts

    8. Line of Successsion to the Iranian Throne

    I think we were formed at an English public school and planned to release a quintessential English album until the vocalist grew an obsession with Eastern history and politics... and wieners.

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