The HIVE: One Mind, No Purpose.

[Ginnel]

Wow. I've met people who don't read fantasy and sci-fi at all, because they can't see the point. But mostly I just feel sorry for them. They're choosing to miss out on a great deal of wonderful stuff.

But I've never met someone who I would describe as "hating" them.

Sounds depressing to be locked in one small corner of the world, not wanting to even think of anything outside it.

They think its probably just safe and comforting

 

[Desert Hare]

But I've never met someone who I would describe as "hating" them.

Sounds depressing to be locked in one small corner of the world, not wanting to even think of anything outside it.

See, the problem with my dad, is that my mom and I love the stuff. Part of the reason he out and out hates 'thinking' shows & movies and the stated genres is because my mom doesn't like going to the movies alone. More often than not my dad would take her to the movies and let her choose the flick and guess what? It's a 'thinking' movies or scifi or fantasy. Thus his hatred for the stuff.

Also, most kids, as they're growing up don't know what they'll like and won't like. So they experiment with lots of genres. I inherited my mothers loves for scifi, fantasy and 'thinkers'. My sister is more into action, romance, chick flicks, thrillers and horrors.

 

[hafrogman]

Also, most kids, as they're growing up don't know what they'll like and won't like. So they experiment with lots of genres. I inherited my mothers loves for scifi, fantasy and 'thinkers'. My sister is more into action, romance, chick flicks, thrillers and horrors.

Yeah, I wonder how different my tastes would be if I'd grown up in a different household. My mom read me a chapter a night from the Hobbit as a bedtime story, and then it just went on from there.

And later, I was exploring the bookshelves on my own. My family is book nuts (at one point, I realized that we had books in EVERY room of the house (except the bathrooms)). A lot of my early reading is simply stuff that we had lying around. But on the other hand, I never got into mystery novels, and there were a lot of them around, too.

 

[The_Warlock]

I think I have to echo Froggy's sentiment - that's just sad. But I've known people who are unwilling to expand their borders - it's generally come down to fear in my experience - they are afraid that if they listen, or try it, the foundations they've built their perceptions of the world on will crumble - and that disturbs them to no end.

Alas for them.

And now, I shall eat my sandwhich - which has BACON!

 

[Ginnel]

Yoowhoo!! Darkness

I notice your location says Vienna, my girl just informed me she had booked a couple of cheap flights to Vienna yesterday, so I was wondering if you have any suggestions of places to visit/interest, things that have to be eaten/drunk etc

we should get their on Saturday afternoon/evening on the 18thApril if I was listening properly and be leaving on the Tuesday 21stApril so just a short break really

anyway that was that

also anyone else feel free to chip in if you've visited the fair city or have any knowledge on it

 

[The_Warlock]

Yeah, I wonder how different my tastes would be if I'd grown up in a different household. My mom read me a chapter a night from the Hobbit as a bedtime story, and then it just went on from there.

Well, I'll be damned. So did my Mother. That was the first book I remember being read to me, in fact.

And later, I was exploring the bookshelves on my own. My family is book nuts (at one point, I realized that we had books in EVERY room of the house (except the bathrooms)). A lot of my early reading is simply stuff that we had lying around. But on the other hand, I never got into mystery novels, and there were a lot of them around, too.

Ok, are you my clone from another world?

Though I will put a shout out for any of the Gideon Oliver books by Aaron Elkins in the mystery section - the character is a forensic anthropologist, and the books are lots of fun.

 

[Desert Hare]

Yeah, I wonder how different my tastes would be if I'd grown up in a different household. My mom read me a chapter a night from the Hobbit as a bedtime story, and then it just went on from there.

Alas for them.

It went so far as to him falling asleep in the theater on multiple occasions. I guess if his brain got too stimulated, it just shut itself off.

 

[hafrogman]

And now, I shall eat my sandwhich - which has BACON!

Chicken-fried bacon?

Well, I'll be damned. So did my Mother. That was the first book I remember being read to me, in fact.

Ok, are you my clone from another world?

But. . . I'm not FROM another world. Wouldn't I just be your clone from THIS world?

Though I will put a shout out for any of the Gideon Oliver books by Aaron Elkins in the mystery section - the character is a forensic anthropologist, and the books are lots of fun.

There are some I've read, mostly those with a more comical bent (A few Maggody books, the Dortmunder novels, etc.) I just don't have the widespread love of them that my mother and sister share.

 

[hafrogman]

It went so far as to him falling asleep in the theater on multiple occasions. I guess if his brain got too stimulated, it just shut itself off.

Ah, well my dad's done that too. . . but that's just because he's old. Usually it takes something with explosions to keep him awake of an evening.

It's not that he can't enjoy other movies, it's just that he's tired.

 

[The_Warlock]

It went so far as to him falling asleep in the theater on multiple occasions. I guess if his brain got too stimulated, it just shut itself off.

Suggest to your mother to get him special pants with a joy buzzer in the seat. That should keep him on his seat's edge in all movies.