The New Adventures of Mr Stephen Fry

The New Adventures of Mr Stephen Fry » Recent Posts http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Just another bbPress community en-US Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:45:59 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/search.php Vampyros on "WRITERS THREAD" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/writers-thread/page/10#post-281547 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:22:46 +0000 Vampyros 281547@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Due to a couple of very late last minute contributions I am in a position to ask if anyone else wishes to add some of their creative writing, poems, verses, funnies etc Artwork as well but it will only be printed in Black and white. Closing date is 12th February 2012. Either PM or email <a href="mailto:KatySaraCullingTributeBook@yahoo.com">KatySaraCullingTributeBook@yahoo.com</a> for more information. Many Thanks V Vampyros on "Altnernative Medication (herbs and naturopath) truehope & moodcalm" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/altnernative-medication-herbs-and-naturopath-truehope-moodcalm#post-281545 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:20:41 +0000 Vampyros 281545@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ I take Lithium and Trazadone. Also had citalopram and few other useless general purpose antidepressants. The lithium works well but does not suit everybody and if you are not compliant it can make things worse. Also can affect kidney function so must be supervised by local GP as well as mental health team and have regular blood tests. Vx kari727 on "Altnernative Medication (herbs and naturopath) truehope & moodcalm" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/altnernative-medication-herbs-and-naturopath-truehope-moodcalm#post-281543 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:10:50 +0000 kari727 281543@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Does anyone take or know anything about some alternative medications? Ive read two for BIPOLAR which are TRUEHOPE & MOODCALM IdeaCollector on "Introduce yourself" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/introduce-yourself/page/67#post-281541 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:41:43 +0000 IdeaCollector 281541@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Welcome to all of our newest forum members. Fryphile on "Fry-A-Day" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/fry-a-day/page/1200#post-281539 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:41:20 +0000 Fryphile 281539@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ incky gets a cutie. <img src="http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b214/fryphile/Kingdom/Behind%20the%20Scenes/19.jpg"> gemini gets the same cutie. <img src="http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b214/fryphile/Kingdom/Behind%20the%20Scenes/20.jpg"> gemini on "Fry-A-Day" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/fry-a-day/page/1200#post-281537 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:31:58 +0000 gemini 281537@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Morning Jeremy! Good day for it! Can I have #20 please? inckognito on "Fry-A-Day" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/fry-a-day/page/1199#post-281535 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:24:16 +0000 inckognito 281535@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ 19, thanks dear <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_razz.gif" title=":P" class="bb_smilies" /> nanny rabbits on "My Grandma & Her Eternal Metaphors?" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/my-grandma-her-eternal-metaphors#post-281533 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:30:45 +0000 nanny rabbits 281533@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ dear Batesy 57 being semi-psychotic myself at the moment i am trying not to think too much about these questions. i find your writing breathlessly beautiful though. really lovely, i hope you'll post more of it <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":)" class="bb_smilies" /> Fryphile on "Fry-A-Day" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/fry-a-day/page/1199#post-281531 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:14:03 +0000 Fryphile 281531@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ mvet88 gets a tumtum. <img src="http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b214/fryphile/Kingdom/Behind%20the%20Scenes/8.jpg"> Fryphile on "Fry-A-Day" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/fry-a-day/page/1199#post-281529 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:12:22 +0000 Fryphile 281529@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Range remains 1-143. Used numbers: 8 11 12 15 27 32 52 54 62 67 78 88 95 99 100 111 122 134 143 nemelle on "Valentine's Day Project?" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/valentines-day-project/page/5#post-281527 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:47:20 +0000 nemelle 281527@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Oh gosh. Dear me. Just want to say I didn't forget. *horrible blush* My picture will be up before the deadline. Have just checked the uploaded pics - all lovely and awesome.:) nanny rabbits on "a poem from someone that can't write anything, let alone poetry" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/a-poem-from-someone-that-cant-write-anything-let-alone-poetry#post-281525 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:31:18 +0000 nanny rabbits 281525@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ <blockquote><cite>Ambrosia <a href="//www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/a-poem-from-someone-that-cant-write-anything-let-alone-poetry#post-281511"">said</a>:</cite> I think it's good. Very intense imagery.</blockquote> <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":)" class="bb_smilies" /> thank you x that's a fiesty looking tabby, is he/she yours? mvet88 on "Valentine's Day Project?" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/valentines-day-project/page/5#post-281523 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:07:32 +0000 mvet88 281523@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ <blockquote><cite>EllieK <a href="//www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/valentines-day-project/page/5#post-281469"">said</a>:</cite> My idea was that we each upload our pictures from photobucket to a new thread here on the 12th. Preferably in chronological order so it matches the song <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":)" class="bb_smilies" /> </blockquote> Hmm, how is this going to be managed with everyone living in different parts of the world? I know I'm at least 12 hours ahead of most of you guys... Is it possible for a moderater (I dont' even know who they are anymore) to rearrange our posts afterwards?? BTW you deserve all the credit Ellie so go ahead and write any intro you want and make sure you say "IT WAS MY IDEA!!" <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":-)" class="bb_smilies" /> croose on "Valentine's Day Project?" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/valentines-day-project/page/5#post-281521 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:16:35 +0000 croose 281521@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Sounds like an absolutely amazing idea! <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":)" class="bb_smilies" /> Since I am a great fan of Stephen I definitely want to take part in that <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":)" class="bb_smilies" /> but could I please pick the picture of the flowers? I am an absolute fan of <a href="http://www.serenataflowers.com/flowers-by-post">flowers post</a> for I have saved so many incredible wallpapers on my computer containing incredible flower arrangements. <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":)" class="bb_smilies" /> mvet88 on "Fry-A-Day" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/fry-a-day/page/1199#post-281515 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:52:17 +0000 mvet88 281515@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ 8 please Vampyros on "WRITERS THREAD" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/writers-thread/page/10#post-281513 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:39:33 +0000 Vampyros 281513@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Long time no speak. The final final version of the charity tribute book for Katy has been sent to publisher's. The contract is being reviewed by her family, a few tweaks then away we go. Due mainly to my ill health (mental and physical) it has all taken much longer than planned. In the end we recruited 35 contributor's from many area's of Katy's life. We are all very proud of the final result. I will keep you informed. Thanks to all those who contributed and/or supported this project. Great to see some new works on here, maybe we can do another book in the future. xxxxx V. Ambrosia on "a poem from someone that can't write anything, let alone poetry" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/a-poem-from-someone-that-cant-write-anything-let-alone-poetry#post-281511 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:36:04 +0000 Ambrosia 281511@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ I think it's good. Very intense imagery. Fryphile on "Fry-A-Day" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/fry-a-day/page/1199#post-281509 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:25:14 +0000 Fryphile 281509@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ ginj gets a knuckle nibble. <img src="http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b214/fryphile/Kingdom/Behind%20the%20Scenes/67.jpg"> ginj on "Fry-A-Day" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/fry-a-day/page/1199#post-281507 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:21:27 +0000 ginj 281507@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ 67 please. andrealein on "Valentine's Day Project?" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/valentines-day-project/page/5#post-281505 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:26:18 +0000 andrealein 281505@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ I could do it on Monday, yes. But I'm one of the first who has to upload, so wouldn't it screw up the schedule? Maybe I'll get to a computer on Sunday, but everything's a bit uncertain. <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_confused.gif" title=":?" class="bb_smilies" /> I'll do my best! auntyjoan on "Special message from Stephen Fry" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/special-message-from-stephen-fry/page/12#post-281503 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:12:08 +0000 auntyjoan 281503@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Hi Stephen, I must be you oldest (70 tomorrow) and most faithful fan. I have followed you and listened to you - as you read all the 'Harry Potter' Books, your 'The Knowledge', and my favourite yet 'Moab' audio books. I wish you well in all that you do, Joan <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":-)" class="bb_smilies" /> auntyjoan on "Special message from Stephen Fry" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/special-message-from-stephen-fry/page/12#post-281501 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:06:45 +0000 auntyjoan 281501@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ <blockquote><cite>Stephen Fry <a href="//www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/special-message-from-stephen-fry#post-194073"">said</a>:</cite> Hello dear forum people. I wanted to write a word about things to you as it has been brought to my attention that not all is as happy as it might be in the world of the Fry Forum. You can imagine how much this distresses me. I am one who (to a fault, to a glaring fault, I am well aware of it) hates confrontation or unhappiness of any kind and so I tend either to pretend it isn’t going on or I run away from it. Well no good doing either in this case, so I shall take the bull by the horns, grasp the nettle and grapple the metaphor to the ground. I understand from Andrew Sampson that we cocked up royally in upgrading the forum to WordPress. In fact many of you would regard ‘upgrading’ as quite the wrong word. Firstly, we never told you it was happening and secondly it altered the experience for you in ways that many of you found objectionable. Andrew works inexpressibly hard for and with me and is as committed as I am to making the site a good place for anyone to spend time, but he would also be the first to admit that his direct Australian manner can seem abrasive to more sensitive souls (myself often included!). It’s bred in the bone, part of the culture (and the reason for Australia’s unparalleled sporting success?) but is never meant to offend or to express contempt or impatience. He sees the shortest distance between two points and can straight-line his way there without passing the square marked tactful… a gift, but sometimes a tricky one…. You may wonder why I haven’t involved myself in forum governance. I will tell you. A lot is to do with sheer cowardice and indolence. It’s all I can do to keep my head above water with my diary as it is without involving myself in the political and housekeeping issues of the forum. I want people to be happy, but there seem to be countervailing opinions as to how that is best achieved and it would be crashingly inappropriate of me to “take sides” – it’s not my business to do that and would be so unfair on you. So I keep away from forum business and hope that you manage it well without me. After all, if I was there the whole thing would be a weird controlling vanity project, not a free arena at all. I will certainly get out my chequebook and pay for the forum upgrade (without too much self-pity you should know that we’ve already spent six days on forum coding, at the cost of delays on other Samfry projects and there is still much more work to be done) but I would beg you to be patient. I know how large problems seem to you when you are inside the forum every day, and the solutions probably seem simple and easily achieved from your side. Oh, how I wish they were. The very success of the stephenfry.com site causes it to be very expensive to run and while work on the CMS and structure has enabled maintenance to be much more rationally undertaken it is still a formidable ask for a personal site that has only just started taking ads and which is still very far from paying its own way. But above all I want you to be happy, and I hope you can be happy in the way one used to be happy in grotty student accommodation. We never complained in those days about stained sofas, stuck doors, creaking floorboards and drippy walls. As we age we tend to get a bit fussy about things – I’m just asking that for the moment you put up with a bit of inconvenience and hope you can regard it as a lark. It is certainly not a sign that we don’t care. You are the most loyal of all the website visitors and this gives you the right to feel a certain kind of ownership. But I want the site and the forum to be welcoming to all. When new neighbours move in on the street nothing is more dreaded than the Resident’s Committee which lays down the law on “how things are done here”. A feeling that there is an elite is far from what any of us would want, I’m sure. • Kindly welcomes • Genuine friendliness • Consideration and appreciation of others • Acceptance and friendship • Intolerance only of rudeness and unkindness If you like my works and my deeds, what I say and what I do in the world, if you are admirers, fans or followers of my life and career, then I would hope you might feel that I try and stand for friendliness and openness, and that I can only be distressed by in-fighting, turf wars, possessiveness and resentments. I am not trying to overstate the problem, I am happy to note that the forum has not disintegrated – I am saying all this as a pre-emptive measure. To stop things going in that direction as I fear they will if we don’t all pause and consider. It is all a result of your frustration at the unwelcome and mishandled changes and we accept full responsibility for that. Without Clare and the moderators things would have really been difficult and I owe them all a huge debt, as do all users of the forum. A hundred thousand unnoticed actions from them have kept things going. But let’s concentrate on making sure that the forum welcomes newbies, alienates no one and acquires – like Chesterton’s angels – the ability to take itself lightly. If I were a corporation who made money from this website I would be duty bound (if I was an honourable corporation) to hire the five or six full time staff necessary for the running of the forum and the recoding and maintenance of its tools and environment. Sadly I am not a corporation and (at the renewed risk of self-pity) I just don’t have the time or the resources. The more Andrew can concentrate on new revenue streams for the site, the more we can pour into improving it. Which is all we want to do. So I hope, for my sake (he squeaked forlornly) you might do your best to enjoy the forum as it is for the moment, being as forbearing and friendly and patient and good-natured as you can be. If you have what builders call “snagging lists” (this tap drips, that banister is loose etc) then by all means present them, but I hope you understand that we can’t leap in and fix every problem – big as it may seem – at a moment’s notice. It’s a huge site, and as you probably know, the amount of traffic it deals with involves complexities of hosting and server clustering of a kind that make one’s poor head spin. Well, that’s it. I should have dropped in earlier I expect. Apologies for not doing so. My love and thanks to you all. To the future x Stephen</blockquote> EllieK on "Valentine's Day Project?" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/valentines-day-project/page/5#post-281499 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:44:42 +0000 EllieK 281499@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Thanks andrealein <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":)" class="bb_smilies" /> Could you and IdeaCollector upload on Monday? We can always push the date back a bit. As long as it's before Tuesday it should be fine! croose on "The Computer that fits in your palm" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/the-computer-that-fits-in-your-palm#post-281497 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:20:19 +0000 croose 281497@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ It has been something that has taken the world over and smartphones, for the past 5 years or so have really taken a bold step forward. Some time ago, we could all just wish for the technology to prosper and evolve into something better which I think is the route it has taken. Considering what other groups are thinking though, it is a little hard to make up of their ideas which seem to be out of this world. croose on "Homosexual vs. Transgender" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/homosexual-vs-transgender#post-281495 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:17:47 +0000 croose 281495@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ I am very well straight though I have no problem with those people who would want to sway away from the norm either. I am not saying this because I have friends who are in the LGBT community but I just think that they deserve support than anything. They are not showing problems with how we could stay straight so there should be a common ground for both parties to work with. croose on "Forced medication for all." http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/forced-medication-for-all#post-281493 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:16:05 +0000 croose 281493@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Well I am not really sure with this one and how credible the source could be but if it is something that is being pushed already, then I think that there might be more to it that what is on the surface. I could not believe that they are willing to take this route with it. I mean, that is not only against our rights but also something that will rather raise a lot of eyebrows considering how fragile the process could be. croose on "Twitter censor" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/twitter-censor#post-281491 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:14:01 +0000 croose 281491@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ I am not really a big fan of twitter but when social networking sites go at it with SOPA, I do think that that is such a big game changer. There shouldn't be any type of bias over that form of medium considering how they could be of very little bid to boost piracy. I mean, they are just making a sort of different stomp to take control considering the buzz they are generating more than ever. Fryphile on "Fry-A-Day" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/fry-a-day/page/1199#post-281489 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:06:49 +0000 Fryphile 281489@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ IC gets invisible iPhone. <img src="http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b214/fryphile/Kingdom/Behind%20the%20Scenes/62.jpg"> Spiderpope on "Introduce yourself" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/introduce-yourself/page/67#post-281487 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:35:09 +0000 Spiderpope 281487@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Well i'd guess i should be polite and say hello to everyone. My name is Alistair, although i tend to be known online by my username. I was diagnosed with severe depression last year, although after going back over events with a counsellor it readily became apparent that i've been suffering from depression for at least 17 years now. I just assumed that everyone else felt like i did, that contemplating suicide at 13,14, 15 etc was just a teenage thing that one did. What has brought me to this site is a combination of two things really. The first being my profound admiration of Stephen Fry. His documentaries on the subject and his openness about his own bi-polar disorder were instrumental in my finding the strength to carry on. Because afterall if someone as marvellous as Mr. Fry can struggle with the same self loathing and negative thought patterns and suicidal urges, then maybe i wasn't a complete failure for struggling as well. The second actually occurred today, i rewatched Christopher Hitchins interview with Jeremy Paxman. At the end of the interview he said one of the regrets he had, facing the end of his life, was that he didn't write to people he admired enough and that anyone who had ever considered doing so, should. So immediately i thought of the people i admired most, and Stephen's name popped into my head so i typed his name into google and ended up here. And found not only was there a blog to read, but that he'd gone to the effort of having forums set up too. So here i am. Er. That introduction ended up far longer than i anticipated, so if you've made it to the bottom of my waffling on, thanks for having the patience. nanny rabbits on "a poem from someone that can't write anything, let alone poetry" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/a-poem-from-someone-that-cant-write-anything-let-alone-poetry#post-281485 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:08:23 +0000 nanny rabbits 281485@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ freshly written. gosh, i'm shy about sharing this -a piece of me! an uneducated, dyslexic with no clues about grammer so here i am wearing a gown of deepest mauve/grey, in mourning still. raw real (manic) else i wouldn't be writing on a forum at all - being a private sort of person. a wallflower ~~~~~~~~~~~~ i don't listen to the words in the other room for fear, for fear yet drawn i am ohhh they are like blossoms of the almond kind silky voiced, hessian voiced, barbed wire voiced a million deliverances drift, drift subtle soft i bolt my heart i bolt it hard no!!!!!!!!!!! blasted voices, blast them to doom crush them underfoot dissolve cruel beauty, dissolve fragile, tender nooooooooo they trick me they cry oh please, don't cry oh my god.....look at them half-transparent as tortured wings the voices are my wings my wings! and i destroyed them ~~~~~~~ IdeaCollector on "Valentine's Day Project?" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/valentines-day-project/page/5#post-281483 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:12:39 +0000 IdeaCollector 281483@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ I'll need someone to upload mine as well as I should be out that evening. But I'll look at my schedule and maybe considering my bits in the frontish half I can get mine posted before I go out. IdeaCollector on "Fry-A-Day" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/fry-a-day/page/1199#post-281481 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:11:32 +0000 IdeaCollector 281481@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ 62 por favor <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_biggrin.gif" title=":D" class="bb_smilies" /> andrealein on "Valentine's Day Project?" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/valentines-day-project/page/5#post-281479 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:29:20 +0000 andrealein 281479@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Sure, Ellie. You did brilliantly last time, so it'd be lovely if you made the introduction again. And you did so much of the organising. Okay, I have a slight problem. I'll hopefully get my lines done by Friday and I'll upload the result to photobucket then, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to be online on the 12th. So could someone upload my picture to the thread then? Please? Fryphile on "Fry-A-Day" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/fry-a-day/page/1199#post-281477 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:23:19 +0000 Fryphile 281477@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ gemini gets some guy who played Peter Kingdom. <img src="http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b214/fryphile/Kingdom/Behind%20the%20Scenes/11.jpg"> Wiwiel gets Stephen coming home. <img src="http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b214/fryphile/Kingdom/Behind%20the%20Scenes/100.jpg"> Stefi gets a cutie. <img src="http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b214/fryphile/Kingdom/Behind%20the%20Scenes/143.jpg"> Stefi on "Fluffettes Happy Birthday List" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/fluffettes-happy-birthdays/page/66#post-281475 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:19:55 +0000 Stefi 281475@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ My appology to all I didn't congratulate and to all I'll forget to congratulate in the future! <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_redface.gif" title=":oops:" class="bb_smilies" /> I will follow Ellie's example and tell you that my birthday is October 23th. <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":-)" class="bb_smilies" />