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"Photography, and no not as an excuse to stare at boobs and bits. " Why do I not believe you? 
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"Photography, and no not as an excuse to stare at boobs and bits. " That's just an added benefit? | |||
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"Food. Anything to do with it. Making it. Just it's made of. All of it. " Damn yes.  | |||
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"Food. Anything to do with it. Making it. Just it's made of. All of it. " We just got a bog cheese delivery 
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"Typography, calligraphy and lettering. The perfectness of written language is stunning. Be they scribbles or formed words, I often think the magnitude of written language is so taken for granted that people miss the intense power of it. The pen is mightier and all that" You and Steve Jobs  | |||
"Typography, calligraphy and lettering. The perfectness of written language is stunning. Be they scribbles or formed words, I often think the magnitude of written language is so taken for granted that people miss the intense power of it. The pen is mightier and all that You and Steve Jobs "Ha, haven't read his biography, do we sound similar on our views about written language? | |||
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"* Astrophysics * Pharmacopoeia * Ancient history (esp. Roman Empire) * LotR * B5" * Books | |||
"Typography, calligraphy and lettering. The perfectness of written language is stunning. Be they scribbles or formed words, I often think the magnitude of written language is so taken for granted that people miss the intense power of it. The pen is mightier and all that" I'm into my calligraphy, and I always write with a fountain pen | |||
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"* Astrophysics * Pharmacopoeia * Ancient history (esp. Roman Empire) * LotR * B5 * Books" * scandals * conspiracy theories, hysteria and the madness of crowds * psychology | |||
"Typography, calligraphy and lettering. The perfectness of written language is stunning. Be they scribbles or formed words, I often think the magnitude of written language is so taken for granted that people miss the intense power of it. The pen is mightier and all that You and Steve Jobs
Ha, haven't read his biography, do we sound similar on our views about written language?
"He dropped out of uni and then only took courses he was interested in. One was a calligraphy course. The precise way of forming letters inspired his views on design and things being well formed | |||
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"So, DJ, what did the Romans ever do for us? "*sighs* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExWfh6sGyso | |||
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"Palaeography. No, it's not about fossils. " You and Waxing Lyrical should talk. Or write.... | |||
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"Game of thrones Walking dead Anything Jack the ripper related,big ripper geek!" We've done a few London Ripper & Londons dead/ghost tours. Good fun & usually end in a pub
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"* Astrophysics * Pharmacopoeia * Ancient history (esp. Roman Empire) * LotR * B5 * Books * scandals * conspiracy theories, hysteria and the madness of crowds * psychology" * maps * festivals (esp. Burning Man) * German Renaissance & graffiti | |||
"So, DJ, what did the Romans ever do for us?
*sighs*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExWfh6sGyso"I am more of a fan of the Victorians. We still live in the world they made. I am a bicycle geek too.  | |||
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"We just got a bog cheese delivery
"Sounds unpleasant. Was the fridge full? | |||
"Palaeography. No, it's not about fossils. You and Waxing Lyrical should talk. Or write.... "Haha, indeed. Pre-1700 or gtfo though | |||
"Palaeography. No, it's not about fossils. You and Waxing Lyrical should talk. Or write....
Haha, indeed. Pre-1700 or gtfo though " | |||
"Photography, and no not as an excuse to stare at boobs and bits. " Mines photography to, im a big fan of black and white, be it landscape,portrait Street photography what ever love it all, currently saving for an olympus OM1 MK2 | |||
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"So, DJ, what did the Romans ever do for us?
*sighs*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExWfh6sGyso
I am more of a fan of the Victorians. We still live in the world they made.
I am a bicycle geek too. "You think the Victorians weren't fascinated by the ancients? | |||
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"Geo-politics since the French revolution and scientific discoveries!.... Oooo that sounded a little mastermind "I thought more like university challenge lol Your starter for 10..... | |||
"So, DJ, what did the Romans ever do for us?
*sighs*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExWfh6sGyso
I am more of a fan of the Victorians. We still live in the world they made.
I am a bicycle geek too.
You think the Victorians weren't fascinated by the ancients?"Even the renaissance era was influenced by the ancients | |||
"Geo-politics since the French revolution and scientific discoveries!.... Oooo that sounded a little mastermind "Go - politics pre - French Revolution called. It is most upset that you have excluded it. | |||
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"Oooo....Left Bank French Existentialism of the 50's/60's - especially Albert Camus. Satre was a bit of a twat in comparison." Lessentiel est de bon faire son métier. Sorry, Camus used to be a geeky pleasure of mine as well; I wasn't quoting French just to be pretentious. | |||
"I've got so many! Being Aspie I obsess over a topic until I've exhausted all sources of information. Here are a few....... History and archaeology of the British Isles up until the Hanoverians. Tolkien, esp. The Silmarillion. Buffy Dr Who European pre-christian religion Folk-lore of Europe Psychology Literature from WW1 Star Trek Battlestar Galactica A Song of Ice and Fire Nell " With you on WW1, have spent a bit of time in France doing all the usual places, cemetaries, monuments. Have wuite a few books too & the works of Owen, Sassoon Etc. x S | |||
"I've got so many! Being Aspie I obsess over a topic until I've exhausted all sources of information. Here are a few....... History and archaeology of the British Isles up until the Hanoverians. Tolkien, esp. The Silmarillion. Buffy Dr Who European pre-christian religion Folk-lore of Europe Psychology Literature from WW1 Star Trek Battlestar Galactica A Song of Ice and Fire Nell With you on WW1, have spent a bit of time in France doing all the usual places, cemetaries, monuments. Have wuite a few books too & the works of Owen, Sassoon Etc. x S" You've written books? | |||
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"Oooo....Left Bank French Existentialism of the 50's/60's - especially Albert Camus. Satre was a bit of a twat in comparison. Lessentiel est de bon faire son métier. Sorry, Camus used to be a geeky pleasure of mine as well; I wasn't quoting French just to be pretentious. "Lounging around in coffee shops wearing a trenchcoat whilst reading Camus and smoking Gauloises pretty much sums up my undergrad days
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"Terry Pratchett. Douglas Adams. Little bit of photography. Little bit of psychology. To be honest I'm interested in a lot of science stuff, but I don't like having conversations with people who act like they know everything, when no one knows everything, so I tend to not get involved. I have a masters degree and did a PhD and freely admit I don't really know anything. " LOVE Terry Pratchett R.I.P. | |||
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"Rockets and space exploration..." Am with you on this, the heavens are just incredible. As NASA would say "Actually it is rocket science" | |||
"Terry Pratchett. Douglas Adams. Little bit of photography. Little bit of psychology. To be honest I'm interested in a lot of science stuff, but I don't like having conversations with people who act like they know everything, when no one knows everything, so I tend to not get involved. I have a masters degree and did a PhD and freely admit I don't really know anything. " exactly! Me too. | |||
"So, DJ, what did the Romans ever do for us?
*sighs*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExWfh6sGyso
I am more of a fan of the Victorians. We still live in the world they made.
I am a bicycle geek too.
You think the Victorians weren't fascinated by the ancients?"Of course they were. I am surrounded by the evidence here in Oxford. I suppose I was thinking of buildings and surviving engineering achievements. | |||
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"Space xxx" Is that the name of a sci-fi porn parody? | |||
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"I've got so many! Being Aspie I obsess over a topic until I've exhausted all sources of information. Here are a few....... History and archaeology of the British Isles up until the Hanoverians. Tolkien, esp. The Silmarillion. Buffy Dr Who European pre-christian religion Folk-lore of Europe Psychology Literature from WW1 Star Trek Battlestar Galactica A Song of Ice and Fire Nell With you on WW1, have spent a bit of time in France doing all the usual places, cemetaries, monuments. Have wuite a few books too & the works of Owen, Sassoon Etc. x S You've written books?" Sorry "Quite"... | |||
"I've got so many! Being Aspie I obsess over a topic until I've exhausted all sources of information. Here are a few....... History and archaeology of the British Isles up until the Hanoverians. Tolkien, esp. The Silmarillion. Buffy Dr Who European pre-christian religion Folk-lore of Europe Psychology Literature from WW1 Star Trek Battlestar Galactica A Song of Ice and Fire Nell With you on WW1, have spent a bit of time in France doing all the usual places, cemetaries, monuments. Have wuite a few books too & the works of Owen, Sassoon Etc. x S You've written books?" I do volunteer with the restoration of Stow Maries aerodrome though when I can..look it up
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-Comics. marvel mostly, but a smattering of smaller stuff like Spawn and AvP (which pisses on the films)
-Sci fi and fantasy. Star Wars (of course), Firefly, Babylon 5, Buffyverse, Farscape... too many to mention all.
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"So for those of who are 'geeks' whats your one bit interest? The one you always come back to? Your biggest fandom? Mines personally Harry Potter. VS's is Doctor Who Whats everyone elses?" you'd love our lass...A whovian and a potter fan
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"So, DJ, what did the Romans ever do for us?
*sighs*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExWfh6sGyso
I am more of a fan of the Victorians. We still live in the world they made.
I am a bicycle geek too.
You think the Victorians weren't fascinated by the ancients?
Even the renaissance era was influenced by the ancients "The Renaissance was stirred by the aim of 15th cent. Italians to emulate and surpass the ancients. | |||
