Brownian Motion

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:39:08 GMT

1) Look at the list and bold those you have read.
2) Italicise those you intend to read.
3) Underline the books you LOVE, add and strikeout the books you read but didn't like / started but didn't finish.

4) Reprint this list in your own LJ so we can try and track down these people who've read only 6 or less and make them read.

1. ~~The Lord of the Rings~~, JRR Tolkien
2. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
3. His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman
4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams
5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, JK Rowling
6. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
7. Winnie the Pooh, AA Milne
8. Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell
9. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, CS Lewis
10. Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë
11. Catch-22, Joseph Heller
12. ~~Wuthering Heights~~, Emily Brontë
13. Birdsong, Sebastian Faulks
14. Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier
15. The Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger
16. The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame
17. Great Expectations, Charles Dickens
18. Little Women, Louisa May Alcott
19. Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Louis de Bernieres
20. War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy
21. Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell
22. Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone, JK Rowling
23. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets, JK Rowling
24. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban, JK Rowling
25. ~~The Hobbit~~, JRR Tolkien
26. Tess Of The D'Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy
27. Middlemarch, George Eliot
28. A Prayer For Owen Meany, John Irving
29. The Grapes Of Wrath, John Steinbeck
30. Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, Lewis Carroll
31. The Story Of Tracy Beaker, Jacqueline Wilson
32. One Hundred Years Of Solitude, Gabriel García Márquez
33. The Pillars Of The Earth, Ken Follett
34. David Copperfield, Charles Dickens
35. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl
36. Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson
37. A Town Like Alice, Nevil Shute
38. Persuasion, Jane Austen
39. Dune, Frank Herbert
40. ~~Emma~~, Jane Austen
41. Anne Of Green Gables, LM Montgomery
42. Watership Down, Richard Adams
43. The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald
44. The Count Of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas
45. Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh
46. Animal Farm, George Orwell
47. A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens
48. Far From The Madding Crowd, Thomas Hardy
49. Goodnight Mister Tom, Michelle Magorian
50. The Shell Seekers, Rosamunde Pilcher
51. The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett
52. Of Mice And Men, John Steinbeck
53. The Stand, Stephen King
54. Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy
55. A Suitable Boy, Vikram Seth
56. The BFG, Roald Dahl
57. Swallows And Amazons, Arthur Ransome
58. Black Beauty, Anna Sewell
59. Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer
60. Crime And Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
61. Noughts And Crosses, Malorie Blackman
62. Memoirs Of A Geisha, Arthur Golden
63. A Tale Of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
64. The Thorn Birds, Colleen McCollough
65. Mort, Terry Pratchett
66. The Magic Faraway Tree, Enid Blyton
67. The Magus, John Fowles
68. Good Omens, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
69. Guards! Guards!, Terry Pratchett
70. Lord Of The Flies, William Golding
71. Perfume, Patrick Süskind
72. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Robert Tressell
73. Night Watch, Terry Pratchett
74. Matilda, Roald Dahl
75. Bridget Jones's Diary, Helen Fielding
76. The Secret History, Donna Tartt
77. The Woman In White, Wilkie Collins
78. Ulysses, James Joyce
79. Bleak House, Charles Dickens
80. Double Act, Jacqueline Wilson
81. The Twits, Roald Dahl
82. I Capture The Castle, Dodie Smith
83. Holes, Louis Sachar
84. Gormenghast, Mervyn Peake
85. The God Of Small Things, Arundhati Roy
86. Vicky Angel, Jacqueline Wilson
87. Brave New World, Aldous Huxley
88. Cold Comfort Farm, Stella Gibbons
89. Magician, Raymond E Feist
90. ~~On The Road~~, Jack Kerouac
91. The Godfather, Mario Puzo
92. The Clan Of The Cave Bear, Jean M Auel
93. The Colour Of Magic, Terry Pratchett
94. The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho
95. Katherine, Anya Seton
96. Kane And Abel, Jeffrey Archer
97. Love In The Time Of Cholera, Gabriel García Márquez
98. Girls In Love, Jacqueline Wilson
99. The Princess Diaries, Meg Cabot
100. Midnight's Children, Salman Rushdie

28 read and a few given up on... Not too good - any recommendations from the list?

Concertinaed

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 08:20:16 GMT

The ever lovely mewcat and I went to see James' "One More for the Cash" tour at the Academy last night and they were fantastic! We were about three people from the front of the stage (about a foot away from the band depending on how much the people behind us were pushing forwards) and had a great time.

Believe it or not though folks, despite my rock and roll exterior, I'd never actually been in a crowd at the front of a gig before. Yes, it's true - no moshing for me, no spilled drinks, headbutts, crushed feet (my poor shoes), or bums in the face as someone crowd surfs over me. All of these wondrous things I experienced for the first time yesterday, along with the frankly charming tradition of passing water through the crowd from the front to stop people dehydrating. Hygienic, no. But when you're in a room surrounded by 1000 people trying to recreate the Hillsborogh disaster and your shirt couldn't be more soaked if you'd jumped in a swimming pool (don't wear cufflinks to a gig - just a tip I picked up), you don't really care very much.

It was pointed out to me that not having exposed myself to this kind of abuse (exciting though it was) as a teenager is quite odd, and I was quizzed about what I'd actually gotten up to, to which I couldn't think of a satisfactory answer. I clearly looked about as out of place as your dad at a rave so I'm going to turn this round - what supposedly normal teenage activity did you miss out on? Never got pissed on streetcorners? Never had a massive crush on some popstar? Never stole your neighbour's car and went joyriding? And has this left a massive gap in your social development? Do you find yourself bluffing your way through perfectly ordinary conversations, where seemingly everyone knows about this thing but you?

No? Just me then :)

Working from home

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:34:46 GMT

Do any of you beautiful people work from home?

I do for the most part and have been doing so for many years now. Not sure I can really remember what it's like to have to go out somewhere everyday for a set time and do set things that people tell me to all day.

There must be pluses to working away from home - other people to talk to during the day when you're a bit bored of work/have five mins between jobs/have given up the will to live and want to break things, for one. What else? Not working in my bedroom! For sure that drives me nuts sometimes; work and sleep space should be separate I think - especially when there's no-one there to tell you not to pick up your book or get off 'tininternet and do some work!

Having said that, I always get my work done, I do it in comfort and don't have to put up with dreary colleagues who want to talk about their children or central heating problems or what the traffic was like on the way in...

What are the pros and cons for you where you work and is the grass always greener - would you rather be at home/have an office to go to?

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:37:16 GMT

This is the first installment of the 'Reality Show' programme I worked on in Mexico a few years ago. they're putting the whole thing up on YouTube in little chunks. It starts out normally but soon descends into madness. If you want to see the whole thing on TV just ask me and I'll show you the DVD or stay tuned as I'm planning to show it on a big screen sometime soon.

Enjoy!

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 08:03:41 GMT

The Movie Of Your Life Is A Cult Classic

Quirky, offbeat, and even a little campy - your life appeals to a select few.
But if someone's obsessed with you, look out! Your fans are downright freaky.

Your best movie matches: Office Space, Showgirls, The Big Lebowski

If Your Life Was a Movie, What Genre Would It Be?

Maybe even Withnail & I??? :)

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 08:07:28 GMT

Your EQ is 140

50 or less: Thanks for answering honestly. Now get yourself a shrink, quick!
51-70: When it comes to understanding human emotions, you'd have better luck understanding Chinese.
71-90: You've got more emotional intelligence than the average frat boy. Barely.
91-110: You're average. It's easy to predict how you'll react to things. But anyone could have guessed that.
111-130: You usually have it going on emotionally, but roadblocks tend to land you on your butt.
131-150: You are remarkable when it comes to relating with others. Only the biggest losers get under your skin.
150+: Two possibilities - you've either out "Dr. Phil-ed" Dr. Phil... or you're a dirty liar.

What's Your EQ (Emotional Intelligence Quotient)?

I always knew I wasn't cr- cr- crazy!

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:15:37 GMT

You Are A Fir Tree

You love anything beautiful, and you have extraordinary taste.
And while it's hard for you to trust, you care deeply for those close to you.
You are a social butterfly, and you have many friends.
You handle stress well - and you are a master at relaxing after a hard day.
Overall, you are modest, talented, unselfish, and very reliable.

What's Your Celtic Horoscope?

My acting was always a bit wooden too!

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 16:52:47 GMT

create your own visited country map

I got very excited about adding another country to my map but realised after that it was TINY - see if you can spot the difference with the one below!

I did go to Blackpool this lkast weekend which was less another country and more like another planet! :)

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:49:38 GMT

This makes me disturbingly happy!

Your Vocabulary Score: A+

Congratulations on your multifarious vocabulary!
You must be quite an erudite person.

How's Your Vocabulary?

Dufus on the Whistle Test

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:31:27 GMT

This is the trailer I've made for the latest episode of my music programme, the New Grey Whistle Test. The whole thing should be online at www.ngwt.tv from this weekend.

Life Grades

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 18:41:44 GMT

YOUR REPORT CARD:
Category	Grade
Love	A
Friends and Family	A+
Body	C
Mind	A
Finance / Career	A
Your Life's Average Grade: A
'What is your Life Grade?' at QuizGalaxy.com

Not too shabby - I never did very well in gym!

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 11:32:43 GMT

create your own visited country map
or write about it on the open travel guide

The countries I've been to - only four percent. That's terrible! Must get my traveling shoes on :)

Trailer

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 16:14:22 GMT

Here is the trailer for a TV show I worked on in Mexico a few years ago!

Mon, 20 Feb 2006 16:04:15 GMT

I hate writing, it's the least amount of fun one can have by oneself.

It drives me crazy. Sitting in front of a blank screen for hours on end, debating with myself what character should do what, to whom they should do it, why they might be doing it, and whether this is just something dredged up from the murky depths of my memory and either something that happened to me or even worse, something I saw on TV once and now think is part of my personal history... Like the time I helped Dr. Who beat the giant maggots - real or imagined, your guess is as good as mine.

The point is I want to make films. Why I want to do this I have long since forgotten, but it seems to be the thread by which I cling to reality, so let's go with it I say. I'm interested in politics, sci-fi and history (yes, I realise I should just give it up and watch Babylon 5 on a loop) but seem to always come out with some proto Hollyoaks/As If/wannabe-Spaced stuff.

Well, no more! From now on I intend to write something that didn't fall off the Richard Curtis rejects shelf. Something dark and twisted and funny and philosophical.

Or maybe I've just been watching Donnie Darko again.

Wish me luck.