The Hive is (realy) Dead! Long Live the Hive Mind!

[Heckler]

I remember that one very, very vaguely. :\

Hmm. Must not have left much of an impression.

Do you remember anything from high school that DID leave an impression - even a BIG impression on you that was presented or taught in the classes?

I can remember only a few. Maybe even two or less. And they were both Shakespeare. One of them was life-changing, so I guess it kinda made up for the other "blah-zay" stuff....

Quite a few things, actually. Had to wait til my senior year, though.

"1776" in history class.
"Childhood's End" and some short stories from sci-fi class
"The Wild Duck" by Henrik Ibsen
"Macbeth"
I read "The Fountainhead" for an essay contest.
I tried reading "the Pickwick Papers" but for some reason couldn't get very far. I think I need to pick that back up again.
"The Tragic Fallacy" by Crutch

Mycanid, if you like your drama sad and tragic, I highly suggest anything by Ibsen.

 

[Heckler]

Doctor Ow??? Hmm. No. That it's real title, or a nickname maybe?

Author's name.

E.L. Doctorow wrote the novel "Ragtime."

 

[Mycanid]

Quite a few things, actually. Had to wait til my senior year, though.

"1776" in history class.
"Childhood's End" and some short stories from sci-fi class
"The Wild Duck" by Henrik Ibsen
"Macbeth"
I read "The Fountainhead" for an essay contest.
I tried reading "the Pickwick Papers" but for some reason couldn't get very far. I think I need to pick that back up again.
"The Tragic Fallacy" by Crutch

Mycanid, if you like your drama sad and tragic, I highly suggest anything by Ibsen.

Hey there Heckler; I have read some of Ibsen. I must admit that I was more impressed with the novels of O.E. Rollvaag. His Giants in the Earth was aMAZing.

I highly recommend picking up Pickwick Papers any time the mood strikes you!

Ya know ... it was also my senior year ... well, my first senior year (I flunked my first one due to lack of attendance in Gym) ... that I was exposed to Hamlet via the movie version with Laurence Olivier. Wow. It TOTALLY blew my mind and helped re-define and articulate so much for the poor, confused, jumbled mess of a 17 year old that I was....

I'm very grateful for that!

 

[Mycanid]

I think it was Ibsen's "Enemy of the People" that made the biggest impression on me.

Hmm ... am I getting the title wrong here? :\

 

[Mycanid]

Author's name.

E.L. Doctorow wrote the novel "Ragtime."

Didn't they make a movie of this???? Vaguely remember something like that on film.

No - as you might obviously guess, I have never read it.

 

[Heckler]

I think it was Ibsen's "Enemy of the People" that made the biggest impression on me.

Hmm ... am I getting the title wrong here? :\

All you're missing is "An". One of my favs.

Ever notice that "Jaws" follows the same plotline?

 

[Mycanid]

Ever notice that "Jaws" follows the same plotline?

No! I must admit it had never occured to me!

 

[Heckler]

Didn't they make a movie of this???? Vaguely remember something like that on film.

No - as you might obviously guess, I have never read it.

I believe they did. All I've done is listen to the soundtrack. Thought I was getting one of those "happylovejoy" musicals...wow...this thing has got substanceand anger and angst and all kinds of goodies in it. I was genuinely shocked at a couple of points by the course of events.

 

[Mycanid]

Well heckler ... it has been a pleasure to get to know you a little.

Unfortunately I have to sign off for a bit. Maybe I'll be able to get back on later. We'll see.

Adios folks!

 

[Heckler]

I'm getting ready to take off myself...Jeopardy! calls.

c-ya