...you're a pretty strange guy.

Sigh.

This thread makes me sad.

I mean, you could build an argument on this line of thinking. Alas, I don't think it'd be wise to do so, because it's fucking hard to tell where legitimate storytelling complaints end and general "this is the way of things" fatalism begin.

Let's call the whole thing off. Who's got a cave and some bits of charcoal?

Welcome to the forum! Good first post, too. Well played. 

...again, I know nothing. 

Man, if we didn't have the rotating "cool projects" banners, I'd make that the banner constantly.

"The guy with the incredibly thought out joke posts is not the bar we are trying to clear. Appreciate him as a singularity, and please try not to let it change your expectations."

Ha. I forgot Lito actually, you know, reviews books.

Listen to her.

Snow Crash.

Also, Snow Crash.

Not the best book ever, but my favorite. The one I go back to the most.

At the beginning of the novel, the main character, Hiro Protagonist, discovers the name of a new pseudo-narcotic, "Snow Crash", being offered at an exclusive Metaverse [internet, this was published in 1992] nightclub. Hiro's friend and fellow hacker falls victim to Snow Crash's effects, which are apparently unique in that they are experienced in the Metaverse and also in the physical world. Hiro uses his computer hacking, sharp cognitive skills, and sword-fighting to uncover the mystery of "Snow Crash"; his pursuit takes the reader on a tour of the Sumerian culture, a fully instantiated anarcho-capitalist society, and a virtual meta-society patronized by financial, social, and intellectual elites.

His post did, too. Duly noted, sirs. 

For the show?

No, we've got a Super 8 commentary in the stockpile, and we did Thor a couple weeks ago. We're fiddling with it. I think I'd like to settle somewhere on the 50/50 side of things, myself, we'll see how it shapes up.