i read this on the recommendation of someone on this list. please excuse my ignorance of exactly who it was. but THANK YOU. i though it was brilliant, especially the lego/computers theory. i read it when i was just out of hospital, and almost burst the stiches in my gums from laughing so much. everyone who is into computers, and especially writing code, should read this book. it has a tone kind of like sue townsend's adrian mole, but not quite as blatantly piss-taking. :helena (P.S. revamped page. no graphics!) http://www.geocities.com/southBeach/4801/