| Author | Message | ||
     Tony (Tony) Username: Tony Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.152.62.175 |
Is it? It feels like it. | ||
| Ramsey Campbell (Ramsey) Username: Ramsey Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 92.8.30.199 |
Look at history. I'm afraid it's nothing like. | ||
| Ramsey Campbell (Ramsey) Username: Ramsey Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 92.8.30.199 |
Or to put it a bit more positively: there have been many worse years, and humanity survived. | ||
| John Forth (John) Username: John Registered: 05-2008 Posted From: 82.132.212.222 |
Taking Murray's Wimbledon exit hard, eh? | ||
| Ramsey Campbell (Ramsey) Username: Ramsey Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 92.8.30.199 |
I hope that's not a euphemism, John. | ||
| Tony (Tony) Username: Tony Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.152.62.175 |
Maybe I should have said dreariest, listless, lifeless, drab, grey, utterly forgettable. | ||
| Mbfg (Mbfg) Username: Mbfg Registered: 09-2010 Posted From: 212.219.63.204 |
What about the cover art successes Tony? "Busy Blood" and the possibility of a cover for that Rhys Hughes collection? Cheers Terry | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 217.156.210.82 |
Personally, I've had a pretty good year. Four books published, and another on the way. My wife's been promoted at work and is up for yet another promotion. Our lad's doing well at school. My new novel is progressing. We're all fit and healthy. In other words, life's what you make it, Tony. You have to push hard to make things better. | ||
| Tony (Tony) Username: Tony Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.152.62.175 |
I think I'm talking about the world, really, the weather, the tories. As for myself, I haven't worked in a year due to a problem at my last job and leaving on bad terms. I don't feel capable of getting another job ever. Doesn't help that the lads' bikes got nicked again yesterday. Starting on that cover this week Terry - been reading the book. Might paint this time. | ||
| Des (Des) Username: Des Registered: 09-2010 Posted From: 86.151.109.99 |
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way –" | ||
| Joel (Joel) Username: Joel Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 217.37.199.45 |
Des, I used the same quote in a blog I posted at work last week under a professional pseudonym – it was about how what is good or bad news depends on who is speaking and who they are speaking to! Most notably Andrew Lansley saying to GPs that the recent fall in GP referral rates is a positive achievement, and then saying to the media two days later that rationing of healthcare is "totally unacceptable". Er, it's the same thing, and he knows it. | ||
| Gary Fry (Gary_fry) Username: Gary_fry Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 82.26.134.231 |
Tony, you need to treat life a little bit more like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAJHlGm2cA4 | ||
| Des (Des) Username: Des Registered: 09-2010 Posted From: 86.151.109.99 |
Thanks, Joel. It was recited in full last night by one of the Housemates on Big Brother 2012. | ||
| Craig (Craig) Username: Craig Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 99.126.164.88 |
Tony, your problem is, you still need to kick your shoes off, and start writing your way to that six-figure income: http://www.awaionline.com/p/tbw/ (that link may need to be repositioned to the "Amazing Rubbish" thread) | ||
| Mbfg (Mbfg) Username: Mbfg Registered: 09-2010 Posted From: 62.255.207.128 |
Looking forward to that cover Tony. Sorry to hear about your setbacks. Life can kick you in the teeth sometimes. You're a talented man, and a nice fella. Remember you're among friends here. Cheers Terry | ||
| Tony (Tony) Username: Tony Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.180.200.78 |
Me; it gets worse. |