I've been told there's a thing that happens sometime in your 20s where you turn against popular culture, begin tutting and making comments like, "The kids today...", and generally despair at the world around you.

Nonsense.

But what the hell is going on with music today? What are the kids doing? It's rubbish. I've got a new laptop and have been frantically and obsessively copying ('ripping') my cds onto it and I've realised I own almost nothing post-1995.

Sorry couldn't think of an interesting topic to post.

I still don't like this forum layout!!

http://www.abctales.com/story/fergal/why-i-must-restrain-myself-from-act...

Awesome, fucken brilliant.

Fergs, you can act on my impulse anytime!

Seriously though, this is a very, very good poem.

Randy was working late one night as he owns the bar, Late Rock. It is a stripper bar.
Randy was a tall slim student with dark hair, and brown eye's.

Lot of new users lately! Has someone being doing a bit of advertising...??

:-) "P" :-)

Lean text, sharp images.
Cut myself reading it!
Poweful stuff, not a word wasted, hard as a rock. Loved it.
Hope there's more.
Is it just me? Thought it was worth a cherry...

"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride!"

Author anonymous, but no doubt an eminent and well-respected doctor.

just discovered this http://www.nanowrimo.org/

basically it seems to be a not very serious competition to write a 50,000 word novel in November, if you complete it you get a certificate, I'm not sure how they spot cheats, or even if they bother.

here's a couple of lines from the faq: