Does Barry Manilow know you raid his wardrobe?
I am the eyes and ears of this academic institution.
You're a writer? Really? Page 7
Well, I don't know any lepers, but I'm not going to run out and join one of their f**king clubs.
I wanna be just like you. I figure all I need, is a lobotomy and some tights.
So many great quotes! Good old John Hughes (although I never cared for Home Alone)
16 Candles, Uncle Buck..
Read an article on how he was quite dodgy.
All his films are about rich/spoilt kids blaming their parents.
Yep. But viewed through a nostalgic gaze, I don't really mind. Kinda like Enid Blyton and sexism.
Pretty In Pink had a poor heroine. And the ugliest prom dress ever committed to celluloid.
I liked PiP especially the music. Weird conclusion, disturbing even
"Hey geek you can't have the prom queen, but you can date rape the prom queen!"
It's even worse that I still love that film.
I realise I just confused PiP with 16C school boy error!
Meanwhile check out,
Quote: zooo @ November 22 2008, 5:16 PM GMTHaveyoueverfoundadeadbodyinthebins?
Cats, goldfish and budgies (but not recently) years and tears ago in fact.
not v nice..
Quote: Aaron @ November 22 2008, 5:25 PM GMTFound? Placed.
Kitties!
Ohh, that's horrible.
Quote: Matthew Stott @ November 22 2008, 5:53 PM GMTYou been talking to my Dad?
Parents, eh?
Parents can't understand the concept of someone not having a 'proper job'.
My mum still says to me 'Do you see yourself working at ------ forever?' I have to shout and explain that I've had stuff on the telly, but she chooses not to hear but instead tells me how a son of a friend of hers has a job in London doing web design.
Parents are ace.
Quote: Griff @ November 23 2008, 6:53 PM GMTI got a job once at EA the computer games company. It paid well and they even sent me to the US on business. I explained all this to my parents. Their reaction - "So ... they make toys?"
Was it you who had to go 'EA Sports - it's in the game' on the loading screen?
Quote: Seefacts @ November 23 2008, 5:32 PM GMTParents, eh?
Parents can't understand the concept of someone not having a 'proper job'.
My mum still says to me 'Do you see yourself working at ------ forever?' I have to shout and explain that I've had stuff on the telly, but she chooses not to hear but instead tells me how a son of a friend of hers has a job in London doing web design.
Parents are ace.
My Dad asks about my 'hobby', then goes on to tell me how many hundreds of thousands a year my cousin is earning now. Git.
Quote: Griff @ November 23 2008, 9:42 PM GMTNo and it's not me who does that whispery "Challenge Everything!" thing either.
Shame.
So what DID you do at EA? Anything exciting?
Quote: Seefacts @ November 23 2008, 5:32 PM GMTParents, eh?
Parents can't understand the concept of someone not having a 'proper job'.
My mum still says to me 'Do you see yourself working at ------ forever?' I have to shout and explain that I've had stuff on the telly, but she chooses not to hear but instead tells me how a son of a friend of hers has a job in London doing web design.
Parents are ace.
Here, here to your parents, Seefacts! I abandoned my dreams, for a life of security, disparaged for wanting to be "creative" by my parents. And look how I turned out! (Your Mum and mine should talk.)
Seriously, my advice as a sage 35 year old, is to try and do what you want to do when you're young. I regret I having not been seriously writing until recently. Knowing that you're not really doing what you want to do in life may well give some job/financial security in the short-term, but emotionally it really does gnaw away at you over the years.
I've been studying/practicing medicine for nearly 18 years! I've still got another 30 f**king years as a doctor at this rate! (Unless SN is enexpectedly made head of the GMC).
Quote: Tim Walker @ November 23 2008, 11:18 PM GMTHere, here to your parents, Seefacts! I abandoned my dreams, for a life of security, disparaged for wanting to be "creative" by my parents. And look how I turned out! (Your Mum and mine should talk.)
Seriously, my advice as a sage 35 year old, is to try and do what you want to do when you're young. I regret I having not been seriously writing until recently. Knowing that you're not really doing what you want to do in life may well give some job/financial security in the short-term, but emotionally it really does gnaw away at you over the years.
I've been studing/practising medicine for nearly 18 years! I've still got another 30 f**king years as a doctor at this rate! (Unless SN is enexpectedly made head of the GMC).
I do like it when you remind me we're in fact 11 years apart.
Still, at least you've been saving lives. Yeah, great . . .
I figure goto prison for a horrific murder for 20 years,
Bob'your uncle everything you do is a positive improvement.