I'm sure Don wouldn't call it rape but anyone watching that scene in 2013 that doesn't consider that rape is someone I want to keep well away from my female friends and family members.

I think the main reason that nobody talks about those things is that they aren't true.

That fucking game, man… I've played 4 times and every time I've had to be fucking Greyjoy. What does a guy have to do to get to be the Martell or Baratheon that he's always wanted to be?

At university our local had Tool's 'Aenima' on the jukebox so we would usually pool our money to put on 'Third Eye' 3 times or so when we were leaving.

True that, my friend… fucking cafe music.

First CD was Queen's 'Made in Heaven'
First DVD was This is Spinal Tap

I live in a different country from my family so I have no qualms about gifting my mum ebooks via Amazon and my dad PC games via Steam, as is each of their wont.

I can see how he feels, wasn't he the cast member for the longest tenure for quite a while? Especially as a fan of the show, it must be galling to see other cast members keep coming back while your phone remains resolutely silent, even when they do one of the sketches you were in.

Because I have no self control, I bought The Goldfinch on release but then immediately lent it to a friend so I would still have it to read when I am on holiday in New Zealand in January. Really looking forward to it.

Oh wow, good comparisons.

The Man in the High Castle is definitely the best of the three.

I read it last year and really liked The Plot Against America (and I'm someone who doesn't much care for Phillip Roth) until the very end where everything just wrapped up neatly in a nice little package.

Yeah, that and his knowledge of various Pokemon blew my mind.

oh man I hope this joke never gets old to me, it's still snigger material every time.

I had this exchange with a friend who is building his own house recently, we were both very proud of ourselves for having done so.

Oh man, just rated this as my favourite TV episode of 2013 the other day on the reader's poll here… such an amazing, intense episode of television.

I have mixed feelings about the fact that that the only person who rated Suede's comeback album is also the only non-Kyle Ryan Fallout Boy voter.

The lack of Okkervil River hurts my feelings too…

Oh wow, it was that ridiculous? I remember it infuriating me at the time, that would be why.

mbs, you know I love you but if you ever cheer for the 'boks again, we're going to have words.