A real race car?

I'd get a kart if I had the time. Sears Point is not too too far away.

Rumble Strip. I am well pleased.

Just ordered ANATHEM and Rumble Strip, as well as Saturn's Children (Stross). Not sure about Stross. Didn't really like HaltinG StatE (that's how it is on the cover... please!) that much but I'm willing to have another read.

Before those arrive, I'm still going through all my Faulkner again at the rate of half-a-book-a-night.

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Originally posted by shake:
What driving game? Grand Prix legends spoiled me for most sims out there. Is there anything I should be looking to get?

To be honest, there are only 3 I drive right now. I have a ratty-ass PC that barely runs and I found Richard Burns Rally for $15. Dunno if it is still available anywhere but it is WELL worth up to $60, imho. Rally racing is hellishly hard compared to anything else I've done, but oh so rewarding, and RBR offers an extremely realistic feeling sim experience on both tarmac and dirt (snow, not so much, but there are patches to improve that).

For the PS2, I have Enthusia. It wasn't that popular, mostly because it is actually hard to drive, but probably the best driving sim for the PS2 you could get. The game format kind of sucked, but the actual driving is pretty great. They have a night toge run up/down a mountain called Dragon Range that is just awesome.

And finally, GT5P for the PS3 is what I'm currently driving the most. With "Pro" physics enabled, the cars handle very well. The cockpit views are beautifully done, and there is even decent online racing. (Although it is a bit of a mosh pit because it throws you in the races randomly so you end up with good, bad and just plain evil players all mixed in one race.) The demo link I posted doesn't look that great graphically, but you can see him fighting to keep the car from getting tail-happy through a number of turns. GT4, you would have just ended up in a powerslide.

EDIT: Added some YouTube links.

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If you can get a hold of Grand Prix Legends for the PC, by all means you should do so. Released in '98, it is still by far the most realistic sim I know. Hard as hell, nearly everything on the car is adjustable, so getting set up can be a pain, but man is it satisfying to hook up a good lap. GPL lap

Well yesterday afternoon actually, a Russian Big Muff Pi pedal. Not too bad for the money. I still sound like crap though.

Many a crapster has sold lots of records or cd's. Keep crankin'!

LOL, Will do, Lester. Good to see ya.

I also got my Rumble Strip today. I'm 100 pages in and enjoying it quite a lot. Very thought provoking and it articulates what sometimes percolates up in my mind. After seeing some things on Liveleak, I am more aware than ever that being on a sidewalk really doesn't mean much at all, in terms of safety.

two packages. one from amazon, one from threshold house.


paprika and cowboy bebop movie were both good price.
paperbacks of both crooked little vein and spook country.
and rumble strip.

then re-released versions of limited coil CD-Rs, with extra material/discs - remote viewer & black antlers.

I catched the last half of Paprika on TV last night. Damn, I had forgotten what a twisted ball of yarn it is.

do you buy most of your media new, remote?

yeah. pretty much. depends what it is.
older books/out of print, obviously i get second hand. but i also pay attention to amazon marketplace and sales and prices in general.

Much Amazon goodness..

Gorillapod SLR Zoom


Stephen Hawking's latest book!!


Murakami's latest


Penguin Dictionary of First Names (as we still don't really have any ideas for names for Kradlet.. with 10 weeks to go!)

And, what I think might be become my favourite thing of the moment.. a Belly Bra!!

I got a rather large parcel, full of silky, lacy goodness, but modesty prevents me from showing it to (most of) you.

Tease!

Got this for a specific idea. It was cheap, but I was amazed at the quality. I think with some decent strings on it, it will actually sound damned good. Plays like a dream. The action is really nice. I was expecting a piece of crap and it's not.





It's a big, full-sized dreadnaught.

*jealous*