Random Comments/Stream of Consciousness Thread

[shaq]

I saw Joe Hill, will see Justin Cronin on Thursday and Stephen King on Monday-three great authors less than a month. I feel lucky!

Wow. That's excellent

[herbertwest]

Met Scoogs from here in Paris last night. Was nice to chat about books and book collecting to a fellow member. Oh and when everybody complains about the lack of space, then it brings to the fact that some people do seem to have a loooot of space, and sometimes basements

[herbertwest]

Tonight I was at a VIP cocktail from publishers about Bernard Werber, my favorite author after King.
They were holding this in order to celebrate the selling of over 10 million copies in France of the mass paperback editions of his books !

There were also some korean journalists recording some bits for a tv documentary (Bernard Werber is considered as a superstar in that country). At some point they were looking for interviewing fans. Nobody seemed to be willing, so I did the interview with a korean presenter for a tv documentary. Weird experience !

[Brian861]

Tonight I was at a VIP cocktail from publishers about Bernard Werber, my favorite author after King.
They were holding this in order to celebrate the selling of over 10 million copies in France of the mass paperback editions of his books !

There were also some korean journalists recording some bits for a tv documentary (Bernard Werber is considered as a superstar in that country). At some point they were looking for interviewing fans. Nobody seemed to be willing, so I did the interview with a korean presenter for a tv documentary. Weird experience !

Pretty freakin' cool I'd say!

[peripheral]

Tonight I was at a VIP cocktail from publishers about Bernard Werber, my favorite author after King.
They were holding this in order to celebrate the selling of over 10 million copies in France of the mass paperback editions of his books !

There were also some korean journalists recording some bits for a tv documentary (Bernard Werber is considered as a superstar in that country). At some point they were looking for interviewing fans. Nobody seemed to be willing, so I did the interview with a korean presenter for a tv documentary. Weird experience !

That is cool. Post a link if the footage ever surfaces.

[webstar1000]

Stuck at work and my buddy on the lake has the SK Mist crew there to film. He talked tot he crew and they wanted a home RIGHT on the water with the water level with the home almost... When would that have come into play? Start of the book? Said there are "creatures in the water". They took pictures a couple weeks ago and I was hoping to be on set for it but we are moving our shops into a new building and time is NOT on my side

[bdwyer19]

Stuck at work and my buddy on the lake has the SK Mist crew there to film. He talked tot he crew and they wanted a home RIGHT on the water with the water level with the home almost... When would that have come into play? Start of the book? Said there are "creatures in the water". They took pictures a couple weeks ago and I was hoping to be on set for it but we are moving our shops into a new building and time is NOT on my side

I can't think of that scene either. Creative liberties, I imagine.

[herbertwest]

Random thoughts :

1) Paid too much taxes for years!
And it's not just a random though, but a fact. I recently discovered after being contacted from the local tax offices to provide them more documents, that the previous years (the last 8 years or so), me and my wife have paid twice the local tax!
I discovered that 1 flat can only pay 1 tax. Me and my wife paid it both without realising.
After discussing with the staff, the issue is likely because we were living in a building and the address was registered on the 3rd floor but it could mean different flats.
So that was the bad luck. We paid over 4K euros of taxes over the years while we should probably have been paying only half of that.
The good news, is that we should be able to get some money back. The bad news is that the changed the law a few months ago, so that the taxes can only go back to 2 years instead of 3. I am still hoping to get about 1K $ back!

Got the tax office on the phone earlier, looks like we will get even more money back as the officer said he asked for the reimbursement of what my wife paid for the past 5 years!

[Br!an]

Nice!

[The Library Policeman]

Saw a small advert for End Of Watch at the train station yesterday lol

[Brian861]

Random thoughts :

1) Paid too much taxes for years!
And it's not just a random though, but a fact. I recently discovered after being contacted from the local tax offices to provide them more documents, that the previous years (the last 8 years or so), me and my wife have paid twice the local tax!
I discovered that 1 flat can only pay 1 tax. Me and my wife paid it both without realising.
After discussing with the staff, the issue is likely because we were living in a building and the address was registered on the 3rd floor but it could mean different flats.
So that was the bad luck. We paid over 4K euros of taxes over the years while we should probably have been paying only half of that.
The good news, is that we should be able to get some money back. The bad news is that the changed the law a few months ago, so that the taxes can only go back to 2 years instead of 3. I am still hoping to get about 1K $ back!

Got the tax office on the phone earlier, looks like we will get even more money back as the officer said he asked for the reimbursement of what my wife paid for the past 5 years!

Good deal.

[Brian861]

Saw a small advert for End Of Watch at the train station yesterday lol

Cool!

[jonp]

Very nice, Alan. That looks like Glasgow Central Station to me!

[The Library Policeman]

Very nice, Alan. That looks like Glasgow Central Station to me!

It is indeed Glasgow Central, Jon

[jonp]

Very nice, Alan. That looks like Glasgow Central Station to me!

It is indeed Glasgow Central, Jon

Thought so, been there a few times.

[Sir_Boomme]

curious... anyone else collect signed/limited presidential memoirs besides me?
And as you can see, I'm one to prepare for the worst. While she might not make America great again, as the first female president, she'd definitely increase the value of one book in my collection.
Or you could say it's part of my zombie apocalypse preparedness kit... when it all goes to hell in a handbasket... I can use it for fuel to cook over, that rag paper should burn well.
Now if I can just find a Trump signed memoir I'll be able to stay warm and toasty... all the hot air should get me through a decade of Texas winters.


Note... I had an Obama signed edition...but it's on vacation

[herbertwest]

I am surprised that there are no comments here about the ORLANDO tragedy...

[Tommy]

It's all bad. Too much to process...

[webstar1000]

BRUTAL. What senseless violence..... my thoughts are with all the people in Florida and around the US.

[jreitan47]

BRUTAL. What senseless violence..... my thoughts are with all the people in Florida and around the US.

I was in a gay nightclub on Saturday night (across the country from the attack). Needless to say, I had a good long cry Sunday morning thinking how terrible this was and that it could happen anywhere. A friend knew one of the performers who was in a back dressing room who was locked in and had to escape through air conditioning duct.

[Rahfa]

Now if I can just find a Trump signed memoir I'll be able to stay warm and toasty... all the hot air should get me through a decade of Texas winters.

Easton Press did an s/l of one of his books a few years back (actually, close to 10!) that I once owned a copy of...I wouldn't say I collect them, but from 2008 events I did get personalized copies from Obama and Hillary. To Hillary's credit, she has amazing handwriting and even added my name despite it being in a post-event scrum. Obama was a rush job, but he did add my name too.

I am surprised that there are no comments here about the ORLANDO tragedy...

As for Orlando, what comments should there be? If this country won't do anything for 20 first graders slaughtered in their classroom, then I doubt we'll do much for 50 gay Hispanics. There'll be a dog and pony show for a few days, a little circle jerk masturbation by the usual suspects, and then we can go back to our slack-jawed lives. Trump and Clinton are just giving handjobs with the right hand or the left. I can do it better myself.

If I saw an American flag on fire, I wouldn't piss on it. I see somebody waving a flag, I laugh at them. I think they're funny, like a clown. We're a nation of self-destructive, delusional cowards, phonies, losers, saps, fools and rubes.

Is that the comment you were looking for? Happy?

[herbertwest]

I am shocked that there are still so many shootings. Against religion, against gays, against artists (last week), against anything. So much useless hate.
I do not live in a world of care bares, but why do people care so much about what other people do in their life?

Sexual preference do not do harm to anybody.
Religion is IMO just a pile of BS that would have been named 'cults' nowadays, but if you believe in 1 or 12 gods, fine by me, as long as you do not harm anybody.
Such a crazy world nowadays...

[Rahfa]

why do people care so much about what other people do in their life?...

Because the human race is a corrupted, inbred species that's run out of useful energy.

[ladysai]

Because the human race is a corrupted, inbred species that's run out of useful energy.

Wow, and I thought I was pessimistic about the human race.
I feel like fuckin PollyAnna now.

[Randall Flagg]

Trump and Clinton are just giving handjobs with the right hand or the left. I can do it better myself.
Is that the comment you were looking for? Happy?

Pretty raw comment, but I suppose like any child, the best response to masturbation is to gently encourage them to do so in private. I suggest you do the same.