Yes I have often thought that moving to England would be some kind of a dream. From hearing about this and what you have said maybe I was wrong. I really thought it would be the king of place where people could walk down the street at night and smile and say hi and be nice to everyone.
A question for you. You say you live in the area. What do you think is the percentage of people that are goth or different according to the people who committed these crimes? Or do you know?

In reply to this comment by DrivelsAdvocate:
>> ^ctrlaltbleach:
Really shocked that this happened in England. I always thought Europeans were more tolerant of others. Now I'm starting to realize maybe there is no place on the earth where everyone can be happy together.


I live quite near to where this girl was killed. I'm afraid that any romantic notion you had of England doesn't exist any more - we are under siege from feckless, moronic, feral youths who engage in low levels of criminality (and the occasional high profile case) with near impunity. God help you if you ever decide to take one of the little bleeders down a peg or two, though, as you'll more than likely be the one who ends up banged up.

Edit: That's a cringe-worthy related link at the bottom of the page; Sophie Ellis Baxter's Murder on the Dancefloor? Only if they play your song..

>> ^ctrlaltbleach:
Really shocked that this happened in England. I always thought Europeans were more tolerant of others. Now I'm starting to realize maybe there is no place on the earth where everyone can be happy together.


I live quite near to where this girl was killed. I'm afraid that any romantic notion you had of England doesn't exist any more - we are under siege from feckless, moronic, feral youths who engage in low levels of criminality (and the occasional high profile case) with near impunity. God help you if you ever decide to take one of the little bleeders down a peg or two, though, as you'll more than likely be the one who ends up banged up.

Edit: That's a cringe-worthy related link at the bottom of the page; Sophie Ellis Baxter's Murder on the Dancefloor? Only if they play your song..

Your video, Sophie Lancasters murder animated for awareness campaign, has made it into the Top 15 New Videos listing. Congratulations on your achievement. For your contribution you have been awarded 1 Power Point.

Thank you Dag for the quality on the Sophie Lancaster video. I was hoping this would get seen, I thought it was a pretty powerful animation of a pretty heartbreaking story.
Thanks!

In reply to this comment by dag:
Allow me CB *quality.

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>> ^NeuralNoise:
CORALINE: Misfit discovers she is special person in a secret world just beside our own.
MIRRORMASK: Misfit discovers she is special person in secret world just beside our own.
NEVERWHERE: Misfit discovers he is special person in secret world just beside our own.
STARDUST: Misfit discovers he is special person in secret world just beside our own.
SOPHIE’S CHOICE: Mom loves one of her kids way more than the other one.

Heh, you can add:
SANDMAN: Neil Gaiman thinks he is a special person in a secret world just beside our own that he just made up.

Seriously, he looks so much like morpheous from sandman! Which he also wrote. about himself. and his secret world. also i'm joking.

*sigh* jokes don't work when you have to explain them.

CORALINE: Misfit discovers she is special person in a secret world just beside our own.
MIRRORMASK: Misfit discovers she is special person in secret world just beside our own.
NEVERWHERE: Misfit discovers he is special person in secret world just beside our own.
STARDUST: Misfit discovers he is special person in secret world just beside our own.
SOPHIE’S CHOICE: Mom loves one of her kids way more than the other one.

>> ^laura:
"...and how is a baby in a wheelchair medicine? It just doesn't make sense."
LOL


Classic Chewbacca.

Thus Spoke Zarathushtra - Nietzsche
Meditations - Marcus Aurelius
Notes From Underground - Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Stranger - Albert Camus
The Dhammapada
Othello - Shakespeare
The Divine Comedy - Dante
The Fabric of Reality - David Deutsch
Sophie's choice - William Styron
Le petit Nicolas - Jean-Jacques Sempé

I didn't read Gatsby until I was about 37 years old and was very surprised. Good story, but great writing. Poetic.

I flipped through that Bair bio of Anais and I'm really sorry to say that it made my hair stand on end with anger. She took a lot of really cheap shots and the whole thing seemed like some sort of personal vendetta, as if Nin had snubbed Bair at some time and Bair never forgave her.

I'm a writer/poet myself, and...I know there are two sides to every story, but Bair took the most negative slant she could about everything that Anais did and it flat out pissed me off.

Millions of people will be Anais Nin fans for generations to come.

Nobody's going to remember who the hell Bair was.

Ah, that's off my chest.

Thanks for touching base and for starting that thread. It's always fun to see what everybody else is reading.

Caio.

In reply to this comment by blahpook:
I'm glad you like Gatsby - the first time I read it was for school, the second time for pleasure, and wow is it well-written and oh so damn clever. If you like Anais, Deidre Bair wrote a huge and scintillating biography on her that I could not put down.

In reply to this comment by rougy:
1. Lolita
2. Tropic of Cancer
3. On the Road
4. Anais Nin's Diary, Vol II
5. Tales of the South Pacific
6. Sophie's Choice
7. The Spy Who Loved Me
8. The Great Gatsby
9. Before the Deluge: A Portrait of Berlin in the 1920s
10. To Kill a Mockingbird

*****

I really liked The Hobbit, too.

Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap!

I can't believe I forgot Sophie's World which is a kickass book for parents who want to educate and create an interest in their teen in philosophy (it sure as hell succeeded in my case). HIGHLY recommended by your trusty anonymous internet commentator!

1. Lolita
2. Tropic of Cancer
3. On the Road
4. Anais Nin's Diary, Vol II
5. Tales of the South Pacific
6. Sophie's Choice
7. The Spy Who Loved Me
8. The Great Gatsby
9. Before the Deluge: A Portrait of Berlin in the 1920s
10. To Kill a Mockingbird

*****

I really liked The Hobbit, too.

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i have to preface this by saying i had to skip one song that was "unknown artist," and called a default "track 5". that being said, nearly all of these worked out amazingly well. except caribou. that part is definitely false...

IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY," YOU SAY WHAT?
Kryptonite – 3 Doors Down

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Start Me Up – Rolling Stones

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
For All the Pretty People – Ben Folds

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Collide the Tide – Chin Up, Chin Up

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Plunk – Tegan and Sara

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Waffle – Sunny Day Real Estate

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Kyle Took a Bullet for Me – Tenacious D

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?
I’d Do Anything – Simple Plan

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
In A Submarine – Home Video

WHAT IS 2+2?
Everything I Want – Mohair

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Ave Maria – The Apples in Stereo

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart – Billy Eckstine

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Trains’ Leavin’ – French Toast

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Pirates – Bullets and Octane

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Eyes – Apollo Sunshine

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Suddenly Everything Has Changed – The Flaming Lips

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Seven Days a Week – The Sounds

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Deep in your Wake – Caroline’s Spine

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Those Magic Changes – Sha-Na-Na

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
One of These Things First – Nick Drake

WHATS THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
Murder on the Dance Floor – Sophie Ellis-Bextor

HOW WILL YOU DIE?
You Set the Scene - Love

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
Rum is for Drinking, Not for Burning – Senses Fail

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
The Men in Blue – Prince Paul

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
Dead Man’s Will – Iron and Wine

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
I’ll Do Anything – Jason Mraz

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
Caribou – The Pixies

DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
You Get Me – Michelle Branch

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Wildest Dreams – Moody Blues

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
Blueside - Rooney