1 "One of the reasons I like books is that, while they may be a huge pain
(literally) when it comes time to move house, as I did twice last year,
they rarely crash."

Ok, so I've been lurking for some time... I read that first paragraph as one of the reasons you like boobs. No doubt stemming from a conversation about them with my wife in IMs on another window... Anyway, that little misread just brightened my day tenfold, so just wanted to say thanks. hahahah

Oh, and sorry about the cold, and the turning thirty*... It really is the best year isn't it... BLARF.

2 Thirty years .... which planet's years?

3 "Charlie Stross, who I usually like (though I found Accelerando unreadable)."

Great, and I just picked up Accelerando to read during my vacation. I guess I better bring a few backups...

Anyway, hope you feel better and I hope you get your birthday wish (seems like a reasonable request)

4 Thirty years .... which planet's years?

Geographos.

Approximately.

5 Feel better!!! Colds suck.

6 Really? I thought Accelerando was great.
I had an amusingly disillusioningargument with Stross over Iraq in a forum on the subject onhis site. He found my politely but firmly stated point of view (freedom and democracy are worth fighting for) soupsetting he eventually shut down the forum. Still, a great fantasist and sci-fi thinker, probably the best alive at the moment (though Barnes and Scalzi are also very good).
A hammer isn't bad, but for some appliances a crowbar or stripped electical cord (plugged in) are more menacing.

7 Oh, Glasshouseby Stross (just out recently)is also quite good. Interesting take on future memetic war.

8 Yeah, politically Stross is, well, wrong, but a nice guy and a very good writer nonetheless.

9 YwQKaj Yakima, xtreme, http://nudemilf.webs.com/xtreme.html xtreme, 06186, www.wamu.com, http://funnyteens.webs.com/wwwwamucom.html www.wamu.com, law, brianna banks fucking, http://thehuncom.webs.com/brianna-banks-fucking.html brianna banks fucking, gcgg, celine dion mp3, http://bestmovies12.webs.com/celine-dion-mp3.html celine dion mp3, febn, smile empty soul, http://quite-movie.webs.com/smile-empty-soul.html smile empty soul, 562, video game cheats, http://adult-movies.webs.com/video-game-cheats.html video game cheats, 3509, girls panties, http://lesbianorgy.webs.com/girls-panties.html girls panties, >:-[[[, the biggest loser, http://bestmovies12.webs.com/the-biggest-loser.html the biggest loser, 323819, direct tv, http://marrychristmass.webs.com/direct-tv.html direct tv, 285, veronica zemanova gallery, http://fuskerx.webs.com/veronica-zemanova-gallery.html veronica zemanova gallery, 697, hentai, http://adult-movies.webs.com/hentai.html hentai, 8[[, teenage girls horny, http://fuskerx.webs.com/teenage-girls-horny.html teenage girls horny, 05770, greek girls hot, http://naughtygirlss.webs.com/greek-girls-hot.html greek girls hot, 7708, blackberry outage, http://porno-tubee.webs.com/blackberry-outage.html blackberry outage, 170, funny pictures, http://funnytitts.webs.com/funny-pictures.html funny pictures, 381554, college, http://quite-movie.webs.com/college.html college, 8-P, beauty and the beast, http://liveask.webs.com/beauty-and-the-beast.html beauty and the beast, inuxu, free girls gone wild, http://asslovers.webs.com/free-girls-gone-wild.html free girls gone wild, hiqa, amature porn, http://lesbianorgy.webs.com/amature-porn.html amature porn, qddw,

10 In 1921, basketball player Chuck Taylor joined the company, and grew the brand until 1968, seeing Converse shoes become the largest sneaker manufacturer in the US with a market share of over 80%.

In the 70's, the popularity of Converse shoes among athletes began to decline, as some of the bigger footwear names came onto the scene.