tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post3340485098649460948..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: This Week in Geek (5-11/11/07)Siskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-54994722605838680772007-11-15T20:50:00.000-04:002007-11-15T20:50:00.000-04:00Haven't seen the documentary yet, no.It can't poss...Haven't seen the documentary yet, no.<BR/><BR/>It can't possibly match the epiphany one gets looking at a picture of a very used sock in the book though.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-75677439258630171292007-11-15T20:11:00.000-04:002007-11-15T20:11:00.000-04:00Have you checked out the "Souvenir of Canada" docu...Have you checked out the "Souvenir of Canada" documentary yet? Coupland builds the typical canadian house. <BR/><BR/>As for You and Me and Everyone we know, yay ... happy you watched it and enjoyed it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-53001797411939169262007-11-13T15:24:00.000-04:002007-11-13T15:24:00.000-04:00Hey Mils!Maybe not, but it did put a completely ne...Hey Mils!<BR/><BR/>Maybe not, but it did put a completely new obscenity in my head that wasn't there before.<BR/><BR/>And that's hard to do.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-71788328755319267332007-11-13T07:53:00.000-04:002007-11-13T07:53:00.000-04:00It's not on the list because it's one of those boo...It's not on the list because it's one of those books I haven't read yet. It's on my shelf though. I'll let you know how it goes.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-43215522887405429262007-11-13T04:26:00.000-04:002007-11-13T04:26:00.000-04:00I thought that the beginning of elanor rigby (abou...I thought that the beginning of elanor rigby (about the first half or so) was the best coupland i've ever read, he lost me after that for awhile, and although it remained a goo book it wasn't anywhere near his best (Girlfriend in a Coma which shocks me by not being on your list.) And i remember really disliking the ending.cardboardjudashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01304767289920454896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-26140731096250516012007-11-12T23:07:00.000-04:002007-11-12T23:07:00.000-04:00De: I'm fine with the loads of money I already spe...De: I'm fine with the loads of money I already spend, and I try to only use Canadian outlets unless absolutely necessary. I hate the mysterious extra charges that turn up when I order out of the country.<BR/><BR/>Bill: In no particular order...<BR/>Hey Nostradamus<BR/>Jpod<BR/>Microserfs<BR/>Souvenir of Canada (I said books, not novels)<BR/>Souvenir of Canada 2 (which is inferior to the original, but has this one bit about the Edmund Fitzgerald that chokes me up every time)<BR/><BR/>Note that I still haven't read a number of them, including the early Generation X and Shampoo Planet and others.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-88581095968980412232007-11-12T21:11:00.000-04:002007-11-12T21:11:00.000-04:00And what are your top 5 favorite Coupland novels? ...And what are your top 5 favorite Coupland novels? You've got me curious now.Bill D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18013121134005443309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-57636524221040206122007-11-12T15:17:00.000-04:002007-11-12T15:17:00.000-04:00If you're really in the mood to blow money on DVDs...If you're really in the mood to blow money on DVDs, check out the 20% at Deepsicount.com. Use SUPERSALE as the coupon and knock off another 20% from the already decent prices there.<BR/><BR/>I just blew about $400 US and the missus ain't happy at all.Dehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10132196355430345167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-15968721500640638392007-11-12T12:04:00.000-04:002007-11-12T12:04:00.000-04:00Aquaman, Michael Palin, yes. Spider-Man 3, no.Aquaman, Michael Palin, yes. Spider-Man 3, no.rob!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-31304073478142320302007-11-12T11:38:00.000-04:002007-11-12T11:38:00.000-04:00Alas, Studio 60. I too loved it, despite its fault...Alas, Studio 60. I too loved it, despite its faults (some real, some imagined by overly harsh critics). <BR/><BR/>I still miss it, and hope Sorkin gets another shot at a show, soon.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.com