Gone Fishing -- Might be some time ... Neil Marr

neilmarr · 08-26-2011, 07:16 AM

Sorry if anyone's noticed (though there's no reason you should) my absence in daily activity on MobileRead over the past week. Hope to be back on Monday/Tuesday and catch up as best I can.

A project come up that's so staggeringly impossible, wildly over-ambitious and utterly bloody potty that it tickles the heck out of me. I can't resist trying to crack it. I've been getting there over the past week and reckon I've already turned the impossible a possibility and can make it to high-probability with continued full concentration over the next two days ... and then a reality in Sept/Oct.

All good fun, but hard head-work and I've been missing the friendly chats and swapped advice, tips and thoughts here. Looking forward to getting this one off the stocks and being back in the MR swing within a few days.

Happy weekend, lads and lassies. Neil

pendragginp · 08-26-2011, 07:22 AM

Good luck with it, Neil!

dreams · 08-26-2011, 03:49 PM

Have fun and hoping you get it cracked, Neil.

aceflor · 08-26-2011, 03:50 PM

Good Luck Neil, but of course we miss you so we'll be happy when you are successful.... and back

phenomshel · 08-26-2011, 04:51 PM

Best of luck, Neil! I'm sure whatever it is is no match for you!

MickeyC · 08-26-2011, 06:02 PM

Neil have fun. Don't forget us though!

kindlekitten · 08-26-2011, 07:01 PM

dare we ask wwhat the project is?

amward · 08-26-2011, 08:07 PM

Can't resist a challenge eh Neil? Hope you're back soon.

vivaldirules · 08-26-2011, 08:11 PM

Good luck! Catch one for me.

neilmarr · 08-27-2011, 05:05 AM

Thanks, folks. Just a quick drive-by because I've had email alerts about posts in this thread and needed to say hello.

Sorry, KindleKitten that I've sworn a death oath to secrecy, but the wording of VivialdiRules' line above cleverly sums up the basics.

We've already caught the wild goose we were chasing. The challenge now lies in taming it. I've already taught it sit-up-and-beg and it can quack the gentlemanly rules of cricket ... one thing I can't teach it is how to play roll-over-and-die. So I'm gonna give up on that idea and now teach it a few more constructive tricks.

Back soon. Love, best wishes and karma to all. Neil

vivaldirules · 08-27-2011, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neilmarr

Sorry, KindleKitten that I've sworn a death oath to secrecy, but the wording of VivialdiRules' line above cleverly sums up the basics.

Pfftt! I'm such a smart doggie.

So what did I say?

phenomshel · 08-27-2011, 01:56 PM

Wow, that's one talented wild goose you got there, Neil!

08-26-2011, 07:16 AM	#1
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Gone Fishing -- Might be some time ... Neil Marr Sorry if anyone's noticed (though there's no reason you should) my absence in daily activity on MobileRead over the past week. Hope to be back on Monday/Tuesday and catch up as best I can. A project come up that's so staggeringly impossible, wildly over-ambitious and utterly bloody potty that it tickles the heck out of me. I can't resist trying to crack it. I've been getting there over the past week and reckon I've already turned the impossible a possibility and can make it to high-probability with continued full concentration over the next two days ... and then a reality in Sept/Oct. All good fun, but hard head-work and I've been missing the friendly chats and swapped advice, tips and thoughts here. Looking forward to getting this one off the stocks and being back in the MR swing within a few days. Happy weekend, lads and lassies. Neil

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08-26-2011, 07:22 AM	#2
pendragginp Guru Posts: 985 Karma: 4567263 Join Date: May 2009 Location: The End Of The Earth Device: Several	Good luck with it, Neil!

08-26-2011, 03:49 PM	#3
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,110 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Have fun and hoping you get it cracked, Neil.

08-26-2011, 03:50 PM	#4
aceflor Wizard Posts: 3,472 Karma: 48036360 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: where the sun lives, or so they say Device: Pocketbook Era, Pocketbook Inkpad 4, Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Scribe	Good Luck Neil, but of course we miss you so we'll be happy when you are successful.... and back

08-26-2011, 04:51 PM	#5
phenomshel ZCD BombShel Posts: 4,793 Karma: 8293322 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Frozen North (aka Illinois, USA) Device: iPad, STB Kindle Oasis	Best of luck, Neil! I'm sure whatever it is is no match for you!

08-26-2011, 06:02 PM	#6
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Neil have fun. Don't forget us though!

08-26-2011, 07:01 PM	#7
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	dare we ask wwhat the project is?

08-26-2011, 08:07 PM	#8
amward Wizard Posts: 1,299 Karma: 2081110 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: SW Australia Device: Eco Eclipse, Sony PRS 350 (pink), Ipod Touch, Kindle Touch	Can't resist a challenge eh Neil? Hope you're back soon.

08-26-2011, 08:11 PM	#9
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	Good luck! Catch one for me.

08-27-2011, 05:05 AM	#10
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Thanks, folks. Just a quick drive-by because I've had email alerts about posts in this thread and needed to say hello. Sorry, KindleKitten that I've sworn a death oath to secrecy, but the wording of VivialdiRules' line above cleverly sums up the basics. We've already caught the wild goose we were chasing. The challenge now lies in taming it. I've already taught it sit-up-and-beg and it can quack the gentlemanly rules of cricket ... one thing I can't teach it is how to play roll-over-and-die. So I'm gonna give up on that idea and now teach it a few more constructive tricks. Back soon. Love, best wishes and karma to all. Neil

08-27-2011, 01:56 PM	#12
phenomshel ZCD BombShel Posts: 4,793 Karma: 8293322 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Frozen North (aka Illinois, USA) Device: iPad, STB Kindle Oasis	Wow, that's one talented wild goose you got there, Neil!

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