PeterHilton
- Book: Ender's Shadow, Orson Scott Card. More analytical and sophisticated than Ender's Game, though perhaps less exciting for that. Awesome.about 2 hours ago from Syrinx
- Added photos and route description from yesterday's cycling to http://bit.ly/10oS5S8:04 AM Jul 12th from Syrinx
- @Carmita_Guerra That's what the French call it, melding espresso/express - http://fr.wikipedia.org/wik... - kills me every time4:12 AM Jul 12th from Syrinx in reply to Carmita_Guerra
- It's okay people - Toko 94 still does a decent caipirinha, and all is right in the world. We even got a table at Gusto. And limoncello.4:16 PM Jul 11th from Syrinx
- Since I'm thirsty, who wants to go out for cocktails tonight, and help me update http://bit.ly/NiAVh
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- Paid for coffee with coins, with ¢35 to spare, before realising that I forgot my wallet; then left my water bottle behind. Got home thirsty.9:38 AM Jul 11th from Syrinx
- Cafe Uit de Kunst, Delft. Cute terrace in nice surroundings with dappled sun and funky arty interior.7:46 AM Jul 11th from txt
- Cycling to Delft without M, who's out of town :( Plan to take photos for http://tinyurl.com/l9r42z and return on http://tinyurl.com/luams25:44 AM Jul 11th from Syrinx
- @MadeleineGr No, read new books! Cryptomicron? Best recent reads: http://tinyurl.com/5bs6kq (sci-fi) http://tinyurl.com/3c4d9j (non-sci-fi)3:09 AM Jul 11th from Syrinx in reply to MadeleineGr
- @MadeleineGr Haven't started yet. Last year I read all of his excellent and enormous 'baroque cycle'; recommended. http://tinyurl.com/6obetw2:31 AM Jul 11th from Syrinx in reply to MadeleineGr
- Perfect holiday reading: fave author (Neal Stephenson) and 935 pages; marred only by paperback's 1.4 Kg weight. Almost finished current book1:17 AM Jul 11th from Syrinx
- And yet more #tmobilefail - after telling them to e-mail me because I've wasted enough time talking to them they phone me back.4:25 AM Jul 10th from Syrinx
- Epic #tmobilefail again: they have a training course that tells them to press Cancel after changing my address. And tell me it's my fault.4:09 AM Jul 10th from Syrinx
- Unexpected, in the book I'm reading: 'The only difference between Rotterdam and death was that with Rotterdam, the damnation wasn't eternal'3:15 AM Jul 8th from web
- Book: Martian Time Slip, Philip K Dick. Not his best or weirdest, but not far off, and ages well for a 1964 novel. http://tinyurl.com/689bpc11:39 AM Jul 7th from Syrinx
- Rotterdam cafe watch: another wannabe Starbucks - Caffè Sense, Weena-Zuid 146. Haven't tried it yet. http://tinyurl.com/lpr8uf12:30 PM Jul 6th from Syrinx
- Book: The Incredible Shrinking Man, Richard Matheson. A quick-read sci-fi/horror classic for sure, but has aged less well than I Am Legend.1:14 AM Jul 6th from web
- Book: The Arctic Event, James Cobb. Insubstantial Ludlum rip-off in a 2D setting lacks sophistication, but remains moderately entertaining.3:44 AM Jul 5th from web
- The best rural pub in Europe: Duke of Cumberland Arms, Henley Village, Fenhurst, West Sussex GU27 3HQ, UK. Tel 01428 652280.12:07 PM Jul 4th from web
- Book: Hilldiggers, Neal Asher. More good stuff from my new fave sci-fi author, but less relentlessly exciting than the Cormac ones.3:19 AM Jul 4th from web
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- Name Peter Hilton
- Location Rotterdam, NL
- Web http://hilton.org...
- Bio I was a serial expat, because it’s easier to fit in when you're supposed not to, but I started living and working in country number six in 2000 and didn’t leave
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