RITA's XLVIII: Some Fun Now

[Typo Lad]

Aww...I had one of my(photography)professors in college tell me that painting and poetry were dead arts. I responded by throwing a loaded paintbrush in his face and asking him how he would tell the story of why he had paint all over his face.

Did he file assault charges right then, or did he wait until you left the room?

[Typo Lad]

Oh yeah, well my girlfriend doesn't exist,

I thought you had a girlfriend. In Canada.

John Tesh punched me in the chest tonight.

You shouldn't have peed in his sax.

Well yeah, you should have.

I figured eventually the suspense would get to someone. I worked a charity food drive thing tonight. Tesh was there bagging up food. I think his daughter was there or something for school. Maria Shriver was there for a while too. Anyways, I'm walking behind him when he starts taking off his jacket and he plants a fist accidentally in the middle of my chest. Not enough to hurt or anything, but enough to give me a semi-interesting story.

Accident. Riiight. I bet he went home and bragged all night.

"Yeah, I totally hit this guy for looking at me funny."

[Michael P]

I just saw the New Frontier animated trailer.

Hello, erection!

[Typo Lad]

Aifo zeh?

Sorry, where is this?

[Michael P]

Hey! What happened to my post about the New Frontier trailer?

Oh, wait, there it is.

And a YouTube link for Mortsy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnkKnvomyjU

[Michael P]

http://i.somethingawful.com/inserts/articlepics/photoshop/12-21-07-time/Gambl0r.jpg

[Typo Lad]

Thank you Michael. I'm all tingly now.

[jessecuster3]

Hey! What happened to my post about the New Frontier trailer?

Oh, wait, there it is.

And a YouTube link for Mortsy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnkKnvomyjU

Holy crap, I cannot wait!

[thehod]

According to wiki, this is the DVD cover, which is looking really rather spiffy...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3b/Justice_League_The_New_Frontier.png

[Dr. Hfuhruhurr]

I figured eventually the suspense would get to someone. I worked a charity food drive thing tonight. Tesh was there bagging up food. I think his daughter was there or something for school. Maria Shriver was there for a while too. Anyways, I'm walking behind him when he starts taking off his jacket and he plants a fist accidentally in the middle of my chest. Not enough to hurt or anything, but enough to give me a semi-interesting story.

I can't wait to hear it. Let us know when you feel like telling it.

[jessecuster3]

Ok seriously, DO NOT SEND ME THAT GODDAMNED TEDDY BEAR!

[K'Nort]

Not that I'm bored yet, but it's weird how I'm much more likely to post when I'm in California.

What part of the motherland you living in?

Arcadia.


Then again, I don't think I've ever had eggnog.

...... I'm having difficulty wrapping my head around this one.

You poor, poor thing.

[Dr. Hfuhruhurr]

According to wiki, this is the DVD cover, which is looking really rather spiffy...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3b/Justice_League_The_New_Frontier.png

That is dripping with awesome.

[jessecuster3]

...... I'm having difficulty wrapping my head around this one.

You poor, poor thing.

hey I bet Typo has never had it either. I only had it for thw first time well after I was 20.

[Typo Lad]

I have, in fact, had Eggnog and rather like it. We have some in the fridge at home right now. Organic Eggnog, no less.

You forget Jesse, I'm married to the former Queen of Christmas.

[jessecuster3]

I have, in fact, had Eggnog and rather like it. We have some in the fridge at home right now. Organic Eggnog, no less.

You forget Jesse, I'm married to the former Queen of Christmas.

Do you put booze in it?

[Dreadstar]

I'm preparing for a weekend containing a few of my Christmas traditions. Since I have to work on Monday, I'll be getting a late start on the "get drunk and pass-out under the tree on the Christmas extortion in my underwear" bit, but the other stuff I should be able to keep on schedule.

[jessecuster3]

I'm preparing for a weekend containing a few of my Christmas traditions. Since I have to work on Monday, I'll be getting a late start on the "get drunk and pass-out under the tree on the Christmas extortion in my underwear" bit, but the other stuff I should be able to keep on schedule.

I am going to a dry house, just to add to my misery.

[Typo Lad]

Do you put booze in it?
I do not drink Jesse. We have a totaly dry house.

Not counting brandy for cooking and stuff.

[Dreadstar]

I am going to a dry house, just to add to my misery.

This is why god made hip-flasks, dummy.

[K'Nort]

I am going to a dry house, just to add to my misery.

Yee.

In my family at Christmas, we start drinking as soon as we get off the plane and stop when we leave. With breakfast (mimosas). While cooking. While playing cards. Etc.

And no fights. It's consistently jolly. Hard on the liver. But jolly.

One of these days there will be children involved again and we'll have to shift.

[jessecuster3]

I do not drink Jesse. We have a totaly dry house.

Not counting brandy for cooking and stuff.

That's what I thought. I was under the impression its not real egg nog without the booze.

[Dreadstar]

I do not drink Jesse. We have a totaly dry house.

That's too bad. I bet Suzanne would be a hoot toasted to the gills.

[jessecuster3]

Yee.

In my family at Christmas, we start drinking as soon as we get off the plane and stop when we leave. With breakfast (mimosas). While cooking. While playing cards. Etc.

And no fights. It's consistently jolly. Hard on the liver. But jolly.

One of these days there will be children involved again and we'll have to shift.

Her dad had to stop, so noone drinks.

[Dreadstar]

Ah.... time for nerdity jokes:


http://www.giantitp.com/comics/images/T7AhHpXwwPn9RxI6SXt.gif

[K'Nort]

That's what I thought. I was under the impression its not real egg nog without the booze.

Unreal egg nog is still good, though. I loved it even more as a kid than as an adult.

[Ed Cunard]

I never acquired a taste for eggnog.

[K'Nort]

Her dad had to stop, so noone drinks.

That happens. Depending on individuals.

My father had to stop (I spend Christmas with my mother and stepfather), but he still prefers the company of drinkers.

Sort of like how some ex-smokers get violently ill (and/or pompous) around cigarettes and others are unfazed.

[Dreadstar]

So, what traditions do you guys have for the holidays?

For example, I ALWAYS hold back on one gift I know I'm going to buy, and then go out on the 23rd to the mall or some other massively crowded place and wander around till I get it. Every year. I don't know why, but seeing all those other people shopping is kind of therapeutic.

[Dreadstar]

I always watch A Christmas Story (or at least fair parts of it) every year, and have recently started doing the same with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra's The Lost Christmas Eve operetta.

[Jared_Humpherys]

Last day of work before break, and Sweeney Todd tonight.

Hopefully, work will be light.

[jessecuster3]

So, what traditions do you guys have for the holidays?

For example, I ALWAYS hold back on one gift I know I'm going to buy, and then go out on the 23rd to the mall or some other massively crowded place and wander around till I get it. Every year. I don't know why, but seeing all those other people shopping is kind of therapeutic.

Well until this year I always went to this one seedy bar on Christmas Eve. Everyone did, it was always hilarious and a scene.


Growing up, we always went to the movies on Christmas Day, they were usually the only things open.

[Dr. Hfuhruhurr]

I always watch It's a Wonderful Life. I'm a sucker for Donna Reed.

We open one present Xmas Eve, then the rest on Xmas Day.

And, being in Florida, our new tradition is to play miniature golf on Xmas Day.

[jessecuster3]

I hate you, Slam.

[Jared_Humpherys]

So, what traditions do you guys have for the holidays?

For example, I ALWAYS hold back on one gift I know I'm going to buy, and then go out on the 23rd to the mall or some other massively crowded place and wander around till I get it. Every year. I don't know why, but seeing all those other people shopping is kind of therapeutic.

Have yet to make any new traditions as of late. My family used to go to Mugga's(my grandmother's-I came up with the name for her when I was real little) every year, but she passed away about 4 years back. And since that time, I've become estranged from my folks(and they have moved away). For 3 years, Sarah and I would go to her grandmother's with all her side of the family, but since her grandfather passed away shortly after Christmas last year, that is no longer occurring as normal.

About the only tradition we've really settled on is going to "Christmas in the Park" every year.

[Typo Lad]

That's too bad. I bet Suzanne would be a hoot toasted to the gills.

Suzannah is like me in that she is not a fan of loss of control, so it won't ever happen.

So, what traditions do you guys have for the holidays?

Don't laugh, but I read Terry Pratchett's Hogfather every year.

This year, Tot has a full day of school. Yay. We plan on having a romantic day out. All the Kosher Restaurants are open. Probably going to hit Cafe K, then go to Rockafeller center and go to Top of the Rock.

[K'Nort]

This year, all our traditions are probably out the window. My folks are in a new state and all the ornaments/decorations are in long-term storage. My brother and I are staying at a hotel. My grandmother isn't coming. It'll be weird.

The fact I'm 36 years old and have never missed a Christmas at home is a tradition, I guess. It's certainly unusual at this point. And my mother does acknowledge she's lucky there. My brother has made it every year except the ones where he was in the military and didn't get it off.

We do tacos on Christmas Eve. That's a tradition that came with my stepfather. He's from the Salinas area. It's a special kind of Southern California taco.

We'll watch It's A Wonderful Life if we happen to come across it, but no other Christmas movies.

We play a lot of rummy.

[Dreadstar]

We always do the gift exchanges on Christmas Eve. That was because all my sisters and brother have kids of their own for Christmas morning stuff. I always get two of my step-siblings a game for Christmas, and after we open all the gifts on Christmas Eve, we play them until everyone decides to go home. Starting last year, or the year before, my brother and his family have begged off the traditional gathering and have instead started doing the same thing with their kids. They live in Alpeena in northern Michigan so it's too much to be considered a quick trip. So now we exchange presents with them on Thanksgiving.

[jessecuster3]

We always do the gift exchanges on Christmas Eve. That was because all my sisters and brother have kids of their own for Christmas morning stuff. I always get two of my step-siblings a game for Christmas, and after we open all the gifts on Christmas Eve, we play them until everyone decides to go home. Starting last year, or the year before, my brother and his family have begged off the traditional gathering and have instead started doing the same thing with their kids. They live in Alpeena in northern Michigan so it's too much to be considered a quick trip. So now we exchange presents with them on Thanksgiving.

Ooh board games? Which ones have been your favorites?





Actually for the group, can you all recommend some fun board games for adults?

[K'Nort]

When I was little, I was always jealous of the kids who got to open one present on Christmas Eve.

When we got older, and lived in a different town, we'd spend Christmas Eve with our paternal grandparents and an aunt/uncle (and sometimes our father), and open presents with them on that night. And eat awesome traditional Danish food -- I miss that part.

Now we're back to Christmas morning only.

[K'Nort]

Ooh board games? Which ones have been your favorites?

Actually for the group, can you all recommend some fun board games for adults?

My new favorite is Sets (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set_(game)).

I keep hearing about Apples to Apples but haven't tried it.

[Dreadstar]

Ooh board games? Which ones have been your favorites?

Over the years, Trivial Pursuit is the one that got played the most, and pulled out year after year. Not so much anymore. Right now, I think Imagine-If is the one that gets the most repeat playings. Cranium has been getting good replay. Apples to Apples is a good one for a quick get together. The favorite from last year was You've Been Sentenced, but I don't expect that to repeat very well.

Lord, I can't remember all the games I've bought. Must be over a 100 by now...

[Gilda Dent]

"Catch & Release" has brought me to the conclusion that Kevin Smith's presence no longer guarantees I'll find something to like about a movie.

Plus I just can't buy Timothy Olyphant as a leading man. He's got the crazy eyes. He can't be the "nice guy". He does crazy guy well, though.

Yep. Plus, they didn't really give him anything to do to demonstrate why Garner would fall for him. All he does is stand around looking like a catalog model.

Moonlight Mile is a much better movie based on the same basic premise, a fiancee dying shortly before the wedding, with a big secret the fiancee was keeping being revealed in the aftermath.

Quick question for those who have seen No Country for Old Men.

Why does Llewelyn go back to scene of the drug bust with the water? The entire rest of the main plot rests on that one decision, which gets him caught by the drug dealers, and it's the only apparently stupid thing he does the whole movie. I'm sure he had a good reason for it but I can't quite figure it out.

[Gilda Dent]

Christmas traditions:

Emily and I used to go to Disneyland every Christmas. Christmas break is their busiest part of the year, and Christmas Day their busiest day of the year, which meant huge crowds. This was somewhat difficult for me as the day went on, so we'd usually leave the park a little after lunch, go to a movie, and come back for dinner at the Blue Bayou cafe, always requesting a table on the water.

This year we're going to do things the way mom and the kids are used to it. We'll open presents "Christmas Eve". In Filipino tradition, or at least the way my mom learned it, "Christmas Eve" begins at midnight Christmas Day and lasts until sunrise. You open presents, have a Christmas Eve meal which includes 12 round fruits, if you can find that many, and then you play games and sing Christmas songs and all that Christmassy stuff.

[Jared_Humpherys]

Yep. Plus, they didn't really give him anything to do to demonstrate why Garner would fall for him. All he does is stand around looking like a catalog model.

Moonlight Mile is a much better movie based on the same basic premise, a fiancee dying shortly before the wedding, with a big secret the fiancee was keeping being revealed in the aftermath.

Quick question for those who have seen No Country for Old Men.

Why does Llewelyn go back to scene of the drug bust with the water? The entire rest of the main plot rests on that one decision, which gets him caught by the drug dealers, and it's the only apparently stupid thing he does the whole movie. I'm sure he had a good reason for it but I can't quite figure it out.

My best guess:

It has to do with his time in the military and the whole "leave no man behind" creed. You could tell it was causing him guilt as well.

[Dreadstar]

Why does Llewelyn go back to scene of the drug bust with the water? The entire rest of the main plot rests on that one decision, which gets him caught by the drug dealers, and it's the only apparently stupid thing he does the whole movie. I'm sure he had a good reason for it but I can't quite figure it out.

Quite simply: His conscience was bothering him. He couldn't sleep from thinking about it. Is it realistic? Maybe not. I know if it had been me, I wouldn't have done it. But it might have been MORE than enough for some people.

See, the thing is, they didn't NEED to do it because the rest of the plot DOESN'T necessarily rest on the point:

The money had a homing device in it, remember? So they could have gone a completely different direction and still advanced the plot to its final sequence.

All in all, I hate "situation dramas" where the protagonists make stupid unrealistic decisions. I walked out of the very similar A Simple Plan because the decisions were too unbelievable, and Very Bad Things made me want to DO very bad things to the people who wrote that shit. But for some reason, Llewelyn's moment of compassion didn't upset me. It just sort of fit for me, for some reason.

[Matt Algren]

You're about to get a Happy Meal up your oompa.You say that to all the boys.

Matt's milkshake brings all the boys to the yard.It's better than yours.
When I was little, I was always jealous of the kids who got to open one present on Christmas Eve.We begged until finally one year they started letting us.

I remember the year we got Super Mario Bros. 3. Christmas was on Sunday that year and we opened presents early in the morning. Then they made us put it away without playing it so we could go to church.

Like it's His birthday or something. Sheesh.

I VIVIDLY remember my brother and me running into the house and shucking our coats and leaving them where they fell as we ran up the steps to the Nintendo.

[Mac Danny]

My wife and I made a cd for some family and friends this Christmas. I just finished the cover art last night.

I think it may end up as our card next year.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/ripplepig/X-MAS-CD-Cover.jpg

[Agent Helix]

That is dripping with awesome.

The cover for the 2-disc special edition (yes, this movie is getting a 2-disc special edition release!) is nice, too.

http://www.dvdactive.com/images/news/screenshot/2007/11/justiceleagfuefrontr1art2.jpg

[Dreadstar]

... sing Christmas songs and all that Christmassy stuff.

Heh. Another tradition for me alone. And now you people are the absolute first to hear of it.

When driving to my folks place and playing Christmas songs on the stereo, I ALWAYS belt out my best Bing Crosby imitation of White Christmas.





Now I'm afraid you all must die, sorry.

[Dreadstar]

MacD, the art on that is great.

[Mac Danny]

MacD, the art on that is great.

Thanks! I love my illustrator.

[Ed Cunard]

Heh. Another tradition for me alone. And now you people are the absolute first to hear of it.

When driving to my folks place and playing Christmas songs on the stereo, I ALWAYS belt out my best Bing Crosby imitation of White Christmas.





Now I'm afraid you all must die, sorry.

That's one of my favorite Christmas songs. Have you seen HOLIDAY INN, the film that song was first featured in? It's magic.

Other favorite songs of the season:

"Baby, It's Cold Outside" - Dean Martin
"What Are You Doing New Year's Eve" - Harry Connick, Jr.
"Home for the Holidays" - Perry Como
"Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth" - Bing Crosby and David Bowie
"Santa Baby" - Eartha Kitt
"The Christmas Song" - Nat King Cole

[Kid Omega]

Quite simply: His conscience was bothering him. He couldn't sleep from thinking about it. Is it realistic? Maybe not. I know if it had been me, I wouldn't have done it. But it might have been MORE than enough for some people.

See, the thing is, they didn't NEED to do it because the rest of the plot DOESN'T necessarily rest on the point:

The money had a homing device in it, remember? So they could have gone a completely different direction and still advanced the plot to its final sequence.

All in all, I hate "situation dramas" where the protagonists make stupid unrealistic decisions. I walked out of the very similar A Simple Plan because the decisions were too unbelievable, and Very Bad Things made me want to DO very bad things to the people who wrote that shit. But for some reason, Llewelyn's moment of compassion didn't upset me. It just sort of fit for me, for some reason.

Between how he reacted to the guy asking for "agua", and then him laying in bed, unable to sleep, it all came across as very realistic and well played.

Great movie, but I couldn't finish it. The tension was giving me an anxiety attack...

[Kid Omega]

I posted this before, but here's the finished version:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v304/Kamandi/santa07_2078.jpg

[Agent Helix]

hahaha awesome. Kinda got a bit of a Watterson vibe going on there. Great use of negative space.

[Mac Danny]

Over the years, Trivial Pursuit is the one that got played the most, and pulled out year after year. Not so much anymore. Right now, I think Imagine-If is the one that gets the most repeat playings. Cranium has been getting good replay. Apples to Apples is a good one for a quick get together. The favorite from last year was You've Been Sentenced, but I don't expect that to repeat very well.

Lord, I can't remember all the games I've bought. Must be over a 100 by now...

Scene it gets a lot of play in my house. It usually ends up in teams of Me, My Older Brother, and Everyone else.

[Mac Danny]

I posted this before, but here's the finished version:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v304/Kamandi/santa07_2078.jpg

Neat!

Sexual@!

[DarkBlade]

In addition, many libraries are equipped for users to access library resources directly from their homes or offices through library Web sites. Some users bypass librarians altogether and conduct research on their own.


Waitasecond. Seriously? I thought that once a person knows how to read and operate the search system that was switched to from the card catalogue, you're expected to do your own damn research at the library. Have I been making extra work for myself?

[Jared_Humpherys]

I dig it, Alex.

Mac, was it your wife who did the art? She's talented.

[Dreadstar]

That's one of my favorite Christmas songs. Have you seen HOLIDAY INN, the film that song was first featured in? It's magic.

Other favorite songs of the season:

"Baby, It's Cold Outside" - Dean Martin
"What Are You Doing New Year's Eve" - Harry Connick, Jr.
"Home for the Holidays" - Perry Como
"Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth" - Bing Crosby and David Bowie
"Santa Baby" - Eartha Kitt
"The Christmas Song" - Nat King Cole

Holiday Inn is still must see for me this time of year, but rarely gets air. White Christmas is fine, if only for the Crosby-Kaye take on "Sisters."

I like Martin's "Let It Snow" too.

[Mac Danny]

I dig it, Alex.

Mac, was it your wife who did the art? She's talented.

Heh no, I did all the art in Adobe illustrator.

I am also proud of the song selection. Any Christmas album that has "Christmas Card From a Hooker In Minneapolis" is OK by me.

[Dr. Hfuhruhurr]

My wife and I made a cd for some family and friends this Christmas. I just finished the cover art last night.

I think it may end up as our card next year.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/ripplepig/X-MAS-CD-Cover.jpg


Wowzers! Nicely done, Mac!

[Dreadstar]

I posted this before, but here's the finished version:

Awesome.

.

[DarkBlade]

While I was on oxycontin, I worked at Sprint. I had to stand a good portion of the day, and my foot would be in real bad shape at the end of my shift. Since the stuff made me loopy, I wouldn't take it until just before I left for the day. My doctor had been nervous about putting me on this medication because it was so strong, and warned me never, ever to take a half pill. Well, one day at the end of work, I found the pill I had brought with me was crushed. Not halved, but in many pieces. Now, I didn't know exactly WHY I wasn't supposed to take a half pill, so I figured that it wouldn't be a problem, as I was consuming the whole thing. So I swallow all the pieces, and drive to my friend Greg's house just fine. However, as I start to walk up his driveway, I begin to feel lightheaded. When Greg opened the door, I fell unconscious in the doorway.

It is then I learned that the pill was designed for a time-release, and taking a halved pill would cause that full pill's contents to affect you immediately. Taking a crushed whole pill was double stupid.

This is why when I am told not to do something, I want to know why. Particularly medical and drug type things.

[Puma]

Morning people. First day of vacation and I actually slept in. Weird.

[Dreadstar]

This is why when I am told not to do something, I want to know why. Particularly medical and drug type things.

You mean things like: "Don't shove this up your nose because it will make your brain explode?"


That kind of thing?

[Dr. Hfuhruhurr]

Sort of in the spirit of KO's cartoon:

http://dreamchimney.com/oftheday/otd_images/20061214094159_auto.bmp

[Matt Algren]

I know we aren't supposed to do this, but the TV/Film board is breaking my brain.

[Jared_Humpherys]

I know we aren't supposed to do this, but the TV/Film board is breaking my brain.

And this is a new thing?

[Matt Algren]

And this is a new thing?
It's been awhile since I argued the blueness of the sky. It hurts.

[Gilda Dent]

Between how he reacted to the guy asking for "agua", and then him laying in bed, unable to sleep, it all came across as very realistic and well played.

Great movie, but I couldn't finish it. The tension was giving me an anxiety attack...

Quite simply: His conscience was bothering him. He couldn't sleep from thinking about it. Is it realistic? Maybe not. I know if it had been me, I wouldn't have done it. But it might have been MORE than enough for some people.

Thanks, that makes sense. I had assumed that the one survivor had died by then, so I hadn't made the connection.

See, the thing is, they didn't NEED to do it because the rest of the plot DOESN'T necessarily rest on the point:

The money had a homing device in it, remember? So they could have gone a completely different direction and still advanced the plot to its final sequence.

Not necessarily, but I get the point. It does triple duty by setting up the main plot thread, helping establish a key thematic element, and tell us something about the character.

All in all, I hate "situation dramas" where the protagonists make stupid unrealistic decisions. I walked out of the very similar A Simple Plan because the decisions were too unbelievable, and Very Bad Things made me want to DO very bad things to the people who wrote that shit. But for some reason, Llewelyn's moment of compassion didn't upset me. It just sort of fit for me, for some reason.

It fits for me now, too. With A Simple Plan, part of the point is that the protagonist's partners are idiots. The book plays it a bit differently, is a bit darker in how it portrays the events, and I think the main thesis of the story is slightly different. In the book, you're basically following a mass murderer on his killing spree, but because he's initially portrayed as ordinary and sympathetic, and you're following events from his point of view, and each individual decision he makes makes a strange kind of sense to him, you don't realize you're identifying with the villain of the piece. He's the classic unreliable narrator, but because he seems so reasonable most of the time, the reader tends to accept the point of view he presents. I think the movie pulled back away from that a bit, trying to make it about a man trapped by circumstance who makes a few bad decisions.

[Jared_Humpherys]

It's been awhile since I argued the blueness of the sky. It hurts.

It didn't take long to find out what you were referring to.

I tend to stay out of that thread. It is brain poison.

[Puma]

This is why when I am told not to do something, I want to know why. Particularly medical and drug type things.

According to my husband's Doc, they often don't mention that about certain meds because of the idiots who would deliberately misuse the stuff.

Unfortunately we have a friend who does so, if it might give him a buzz he'll try it. So he switches doctors right and left trying to convince them he is in constant pain and needs the meds.

[Nick Soapdish]

Looks like a few places aren't fans of hotlinking images.



http://www.hlj.com/images/gsc/gsc96701_2.jpg

The cover for the 2-disc special edition (yes, this movie is getting a 2-disc special edition release!) is nice, too.

http://www.dvdactive.com/images/news/screenshot/2007/11/justiceleagfuefrontr1art2.jpg

Not that it really matters to me. If it was hosted on Photobucket instead, the image would simply be blocked for me and I'd get a blank space.

[Jared_Humpherys]

According to my husband's Doc, they often don't mention that about certain meds because of the idiots who would deliberately misuse the stuff.

Unfortunately we have a friend who does so, if it might give him a buzz he'll try it. So he switches doctors right and left trying to convince them he is in constant pain and needs the meds.

See, my dad did that for years, and it's one of the reasons I only take them when I really, really need to(last time was like 3 months ago, I think).

[Typo Lad]

Wow.

I'm enjoying the acting on Monk, but dear G-d some of these mysteries are easy to solve.

[Jeff Brady]

Oh?

Which city?

White Plains. I don't know where exactly, as it's through an agency.

Hey! What happened to my post about the New Frontier trailer?

Oh, wait, there it is.

And a YouTube link for Mortsy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnkKnvomyjU

Ah, that's nice.

[DarkBlade]

You mean things like: "Don't shove this up your nose because it will make your brain explode?"


That kind of thing?
More like, you shouldn't combined X with Y. I'm on prescriptions that do that. Half my meds say not for long term use, but again, doing that. Obviously, some of the rules can be broken if you know what you're doing.

I want to know what I'm doing. :p

Also, I think I have finally found the right order and spacing for food, meds, and alcohol when I want to drink something with more alcohol than a single serving of hard cider.

Fucked that one up Labor Day weekend. Had a drink that I didn't precisely inhale, twenty minutes later I'm going, "wtf, I think I'm kinda tipsy." Mentioned this to a friend, and the general consensus was: yes. I go find the gentleman working the bar (whom I trust) and ask him precisely how much of what did he put in my drink? He was rather confused as he made it lighter than he normally would, knowing I seldom drink. He agreed with the assesment though, and we're trying to figure out how the fuck one drink... and then I realize. I'd forgotten to bring my meds to dinner. Meandering afterwards meant it had been over two hours since dinner by time I got back to my hotel room and took the meds, thus on a relatively empty stomach, and was at the party half an hour later.

However, if I order it alcohol, with or followed by food, and a bit LATER take the muscle relaxant, its all good.

[i_mmmchocolate]

Off to Pakistan for two weeks. Hopefully I will not have to pay a bribe at the airport, catch bird flu, get mugged, forced into a marriage or have the plane fall out of the sky at 20,000 feet.
You'll be fine!

Have a great trip.

[DarkBlade]

According to my husband's Doc, they often don't mention that about certain meds because of the idiots who would deliberately misuse the stuff.

Unfortunately we have a friend who does so, if it might give him a buzz he'll try it. So he switches doctors right and left trying to convince them he is in constant pain and needs the meds.

*groans* People like him make my life difficult.

[i_mmmchocolate]

White Plains. I don't know where exactly, as it's through an agency.
Well, shit. That's even farther up than New Roc.

Queens to White Plains? That's a pain in the ass commute.

If you take the job, I'll probably see you more often.

[Mac Danny]

White Plains. I don't know where exactly, as it's through an agency.



Ah, that's nice.

What company?

[Dreadstar]

If you take the job, I'll probably see you more often.

I'm confused, Jeff.

Is she trying to bribe you or threaten you?

[Mac Danny]

Well, shit. That's even farther up than New Roc.

Queens to White Plains? That's a pain in the ass commute.

If you take the job, I'll probably see you more often.

I used to work in the white plains area. Elmsford, NY.

[darkhanamaru]

More like, you shouldn't combined X with Y. I'm on prescriptions that do that. Half my meds say not for long term use, but again, doing that. Obviously, some of the rules can be broken if you know what you're doing.



Hi DarkBlade, just out of curiosity, I was wondering what your doctor said about alcohol use. One of my friends with RA was told to stop drinking a year ago for his drugs were messing up his liver. I was wondering if you were seeing the same effects with some of your drugs. I suspect ibuprofern (ab)use is part of it. He inhales it for he doesn't want to take oxy but maybe it is the enebrel too? Just curious your thoughts. He is 26 btw.

[Jeff Brady]

Well, shit. That's even farther up than New Roc.

Queens to White Plains? That's a pain in the ass commute.

If you take the job, I'll probably see you more often.

That is a possibility!

What company?

Don't know yet; they're supposed to call me back.

I'm confused, Jeff.

Is she trying to bribe you or threaten you?

Probably a threat, but I like that.

[K'Nort]

Waitasecond. Seriously? I thought that once a person knows how to read and operate the search system that was switched to from the card catalogue, you're expected to do your own damn research at the library. Have I been making extra work for myself?

That's probably sarcasm, but we will do the research for anyone who asks. And that's pretty standard. It's none of our business if you know how to do it and just don't feel like making the effort, or if there's some other reason you need help.


And in regards to Christmas music, we mostly have Jimmy Buffett's album on heavy rotation.

[i_mmmchocolate]

I'm confused, Jeff.

Is she trying to bribe you or threaten you?
Oh no you din't!

I used to work in the white plains area. Elmsford, NY.
Elmsford has a great Indian restaurant.

My Indian co-worker: "You have to go to that restaurant! It's great! Trust me. I'm Indian."

[Dreadstar]

A co-worker and I were just discussing the nearby "mall" and how since they changed the storefronts to all-outdoor and removed the enclosed walkway it's no fun to go there to Christmas shop. I did improve on the traffic and the access to the stores though. That evolved into a discussion of things that make this a "better world" that might not be seen as "better" from some perspectives.

Things like the fact that MacDonald's french fries are pretty crap since they stopped making them in beef tallow, or the popcorn at the movie theaters used to taste better when they used coconut oil. Both of which have been replaced, because they were bad for us.

Anyone got any addenda?

[Dreadstar]

Oh no you din't!

I see opening.


I take opening.

[DarkBlade]

Hi DarkBlade, just out of curiosity, I was wondering what your doctor said about alcohol use. One of my friends with RA was told to stop drinking a year ago for his drugs were messing up his liver. I was wondering if you were seeing the same effects with some of your drugs. I suspect ibuprofen (ab)use is part of it. He inhales it for he doesn't want to take oxy but maybe it is the enebrel too? Just curious your thoughts. He is 26 btw.


A lot of those meds can be harsh on the liver, as well as the stomach. I ought to mention that I do not drink -frequently- and usually not to the point of actually getting drunk. (Hence part of my WTF at the party.) My doctors have advised me to drink with caution, however, I only average 1-2 servings of alcohol a month and my liver enzyme tests have always come back within safe levels. If they've told your friend his liver is being torn up, its likely because labwork indicates it is and that's pretty damn serious.

I know acetaminophen (tylenol) is a much higher liver risk than ibuprofen, which is why it is NOT advised to take Tylenol for or to ward off hangovers. Large amounts of ibuprofen though, that can cause acute cell damage in the liver. He should talk to his doctor about what his real daily dosages are. I've found that instead of just trying to pop a ton of OTCs, it helps if I take a slightly stronger medicine when the pain STARTS to kick high. If I wait til it's full up there and raring, then I have to take a lot more of the stronger meds. I can sympathize with the not wanting to take the oxy.. when classmates found out or heard that I was on narcotics semiregularly they would often try to hit me up for some or say, wow, you get to be buzzed all the time! I guess they affect you differently if you aren't actually in pain. I always get -some- pain relief with them (but not nearly all), and then I have a hard time thinking and doing things and tend to be easier to panic. I finally went off on someone in my spanish class about ten minutes before the professor got there. If I'd known a five minute half tear filled tirade would have shut them up, I'd have done it two semesters previous.

[K'Nort]

Anyone got any addenda?

Assorted over-the-counter cold medicines. And I don't just mean ephedrine. My mother has stories.

[DarkBlade]

That's probably sarcasm, but we will do the research for anyone who asks. And that's pretty standard. It's none of our business if you know how to do it and just don't feel like making the effort, or if there's some other reason you need help.

No, it was a serious question. Is there some seekrit place librarians can find info besides what's in the encyclopedias, card catalog, and the collected periodicals section?

[Dreadstar]

Assorted over-the-counter cold medicines. And I don't just mean ephedrine. My mother has stories.

Oh yeah! Even though it's supposed to STILL be available by law, it's almost impossible to get good turpenhydrate of codeine cough medicine over the counter.

[jessecuster3]

Ouch, I understand a whole lot of this stuff but man these ones are difficult:

Cabinet price Nominal price for liquidating deep-out-of-the-money options contracts. Defined as the lowest possible tradable price for this option, and is determined within the Clearing System. Trades on options done at a price equal to zero are considered cabinet trades.
Cabinet Trade (cab) A trade that allows options traders to execute deep out of the money options by trading the option at a price less than the minimum tick (based on the minimal allowable tick convention).

[Michael P]

Would anyone happen to have the Bone Holiday Special handy?

[DarkBlade]

Oh yeah! Even though it's supposed to STILL be available by law, it's almost impossible to get good turpenhydrate of codeine cough medicine over the counter.


Is that the same codeine cough syrup docs prescribe?

[K'Nort]

Would anyone happen to have the Bone Holiday Special handy?

I have it at home.

[morna]

My wife and I made a cd for some family and friends this Christmas. I just finished the cover art last night.

I think it may end up as our card next year.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/ripplepig/X-MAS-CD-Cover.jpg
that's awesome!

Morning people. First day of vacation and I actually slept in. Weird.

good for you!

[K'Nort]

No, it was a serious question. Is there some seekrit place librarians can find info besides what's in the encyclopedias, card catalog, and the collected periodicals section?

We don't have access to anything that the general public does not, no. It's just an issue of having more practice with the resources and thus maybe finding things more quickly. Or in unpredictable places; some subject headings are not nearly as intuitive as they should be.

[K'Nort]

Oh yeah! Even though it's supposed to STILL be available by law, it's almost impossible to get good turpenhydrate of codeine cough medicine over the counter.

There was also some sort of throat lozenge.

[Dreadstar]

Is that the same codeine cough syrup docs prescribe?

Doctors can prescribe stronger, but yeah, most usually just prescribe the stuff you're supposed to be able to legally buy yourself. Thing is, pharmacies don't have to sell it to you anymore.

[DarkBlade]

A co-worker and I were just discussing the nearby "mall" and how since they changed the storefronts to all-outdoor and removed the enclosed walkway it's no fun to go there to Christmas shop. I did improve on the traffic and the access to the stores though. That evolved into a discussion of things that make this a "better world" that might not be seen as "better" from some perspectives.

Things like the fact that MacDonald's french fries are pretty crap since they stopped making them in beef tallow, or the popcorn at the movie theaters used to taste better when they used coconut oil. Both of which have been replaced, because they were bad for us.

Anyone got any addenda?

They tore down a mall here and rebuilt it as a strip mall.. I still don't understand why. It was supposed to have a park but that got nixed, so now it just has screwy parking. It fucking SNOWS five or six months out of the year here! I don't get the logic.

[Jared_Humpherys]

that's awesome!



good for you!

Hiya morna! You seem to be less mot asber today.

[Athena Bast]

Hey! What happened to my post about the New Frontier trailer?

Oh, wait, there it is.

And a YouTube link for Mortsy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnkKnvomyjU

I love how someone got their knickers in a bunch because Hal WAS the Green Lantern.

[Athena Bast]

Yep. Plus, they didn't really give him anything to do to demonstrate why Garner would fall for him. All he does is stand around looking like a catalog model.

Moonlight Mile is a much better movie based on the same basic premise, a fiancee dying shortly before the wedding, with a big secret the fiancee was keeping being revealed in the aftermath.

Quick question for those who have seen No Country for Old Men.

Why does Llewelyn go back to scene of the drug bust with the water? The entire rest of the main plot rests on that one decision, which gets him caught by the drug dealers, and it's the only apparently stupid thing he does the whole movie. I'm sure he had a good reason for it but I can't quite figure it out.

I think Moonlight Mile was based on a true story.

[K'Nort]

From a customer review of a diabetes book on the B&N website:

Other than the Bible, this is the only book you will ever need to read if you have ANY health concerns.

[DarkBlade]

Damnit, I saw that on Amazon and about SQUEED cause I was gonna get it for Tadhg for Christmas.. But it doesn't come out til February. :(

[Athena Bast]

Looks like a few places aren't fans of hotlinking images.





Not that it really matters to me. If it was hosted on Photobucket instead, the image would simply be blocked for me and I'd get a blank space.

Since I can see the tachikoma, I don't know what's wrong on your end.

[DarkBlade]

Since I can see the tachikoma, I don't know what's wrong on your end.
That's because it's in your cache already. We get a smaller pic from the company, not your thing.

[K'Nort]

I like the "This image STOLEN from..." one.

But yeah, they'll show up for you regardless.

[Winslow]

From a customer review of a diabetes book on the B&N website:

Apparently those food restrictions are supposed to be good for you. But there's no way I'm giving up bacon and shrimp.

First day off from work for the holidays, and I've come down with a cold. Frack me.

[i_mmmchocolate]

I see opening.


I take opening.
http://www.robynsnest.com/images/babycry.jpg

[i_mmmchocolate]

Holy shit. (http://www.wnbc.com/news/10357422/detail.html?rss=ny&psp=news) A lawyer that once represented my uncle has been convicted of murdering his wife.

[jessecuster3]

Frack me.


Watch your goram language.

[Athena Bast]

I like the "This image STOLEN from..." one.

But yeah, they'll show up for you regardless.

Yes.

I know they show up for me, and because of that I don't know what you are seeing. Right now I feel like a blind person being told to read the sign.

[howyadoin]

This year we're going to do things the way mom and the kids are used to it. We'll open presents "Christmas Eve". In Filipino tradition, or at least the way my mom learned it, "Christmas Eve" begins at midnight Christmas Day and lasts until sunrise. You open presents, have a Christmas Eve meal which includes 12 round fruits, if you can find that many, and then you play games and sing Christmas songs and all that Christmassy stuff.Since I was a little kid, we open one present around suppertime on Christmas Eve, and the rest the next morning. I'm pretty sure that started to shut me up for a few hours.

I posted this before, but here's the finished version:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v304/Kamandi/santa07_2078.jpgSweet. Have you thought about calling it Rudolph XL-5, like the Fireball?

[jessecuster3]

Yes.

I know they show up for me, and because of that I don't know what you are seeing. Right now I feel like a blind person being told to read the sign.

Go back to where you got the images, do "copy link location" again, and then go to photobucket or one of those resources, put the link in there, when the image comes up use that link in your posts.

[K'Nort]

Yes.

I know they show up for me, and because of that I don't know what you are seeing. Right now I feel like a blind person being told to read the sign.

Which is how your first reponse seemed to us. The point was then to clarify that the images really don't work for the rest of us, as opposed to that the first poster had something uniquely wrong with his settings.

[Winslow]

Well, the daughter needs the computer.

Hi and bye . . .

[howyadoin]

http://movies.yahoo.com/holiday-movies/Sweeney-Todd/1809834155/photos/245?pageno=0

[Michael P]

I like the "This image STOLEN from..." one.


One guy set his site up so that anyone who tried to leech an image instead got goatse.

Folks stopped doing that pretty quick.

[Ed Cunard]

Woo hoo! Somehow, despite being a lazy fuck, I managed to walk away with a 4.0 for the term. First good news I've had in weeks.

[i_mmmchocolate]

Just found a more recent article on the case here (http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hHyhiTAcgXqhbPWqFMLfrvIsLxhgD8TLGGNG0), 17 hours ago. Craziness.

The guy scammed my uncle out of a crap load of money.

[Matt Algren]

One guy set his site up so that anyone who tried to leech an image instead got goatse.
Puma linked to that site once. It took days before I stopped weeping in the corner.

[jessecuster3]

http://movies.yahoo.com/holiday-movies/Sweeney-Todd/1809834155/photos/245?pageno=0

Mine is kind of a cross between Borat and Dodgeball.

[Agent Helix]

Ahh, goatse.

It's a rite of passage.

But you haven't seen terror until you've seen some of the shit I've seen, which I won't link. Because I like you.

[Matt Algren]

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/funny-pictures-cat-furniture.jpg

[jessecuster3]

Woo hoo! Somehow, despite being a lazy fuck, I managed to walk away with a 4.0 for the term. First good news I've had in weeks.

Its not difficult when your hardest class is Underwater Basket Weaving.




Congrats man.

[Dreadstar]

Woo hoo! Somehow, despite being a lazy fuck, I managed to walk away with a 4.0 for the term. First good news I've had in weeks.

Congrats!




Please note: The "congrats!" was a simple act of courtesy. I still think you're a dickwad.

[K'Nort]

One guy set his site up so that anyone who tried to leech an image instead got goatse.

Folks stopped doing that pretty quick.

Evil. But clever.

[K'Nort]

Woo hoo! Somehow, despite being a lazy fuck, I managed to walk away with a 4.0 for the term. First good news I've had in weeks.

Congrats. How many classes? I know your program is more difficult than mine was.

And I just this moment ordered this and thought of you:

Rural Literacies identifies the problems inherent in trying to understand rural literacy, addresses the lack of substantive research on literacy in rural areas, and reviews traditional misrepresentations of rural literacy.

[Agent Helix]

Ed's neglecting to mention that his school grades on a 10 scale.

[Matt Algren]

Woo hoo! Somehow, despite being a lazy fuck, I managed to walk away with a 4.0 for the term. First good news I've had in weeks.
Congradulations! (See what I did there?)

Oh, by the way, at the Dept. Christmas party I was talking about the Ex knife holder and someone here has it. He says it's a great conversation starter and the knives are hella sharp.

[Ed Cunard]

Congrats. How many classes? I know your program is more difficult than mine was.

Two courses. Literature as Genre: Modernism and Gender, and Critical Approaches to Literature.

And, er, Underwater Basket Weaving. But I audited that.


Rural Literacies identifies the problems inherent in trying to understand rural literacy, addresses the lack of substantive research on literacy in rural areas, and reviews traditional misrepresentations of rural literacy.

Hmm. Interesting.

[Ed Cunard]

Ed's neglecting to mention that his school grades on a 10 scale.

SHH. YOU WILL BLOW MY COVER.

Really, it's not that rewarding--just pleasing. I certainly didn't do A-level work this semester.

[Matt Algren]

http://ihasahotdog.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/cute-puppy-picture-loldogs-cant-poop-wif-you-watchin.jpg

[Agent Helix]

Best quote I've heard all year: "Porn is basically just a really fucked up talent show."

[morna]

Hiya morna! You seem to be less mot asber today.

hey! yes i am far from mot asber but I still feel like shit.. sigh, my poor poor liver. guess I've gotta start acting my age - soon... ish

[thespianphryne]

Oh no you din't!


Elmsford has a great Indian restaurant.

My Indian co-worker: "You have to go to that restaurant! It's great! Trust me. I'm Indian."
Like that's supposed to be some guarantee of good taste. There are lots of Indians who eat crap food and pay good money for it.


[...]

Things like the fact that MacDonald's french fries are pretty crap since they stopped making them in beef tallow,...
They do taste better with the tallow. And the dumb thing is they went from tallow to the added flavour in the hydrogenated vegetable oils and then it turned out that hydrogenated fats were worse than animal fats and now they've switched to some mystery presumably vegetable fat. Although if they switched to back to tallow there're a bunch of people with religious objections to it.

or the popcorn at the movie theaters used to taste better when they used coconut oil. [...]
No. Really? Coconut oil for popcorn? That's just weird from my perspective.


-Das

[Agent Helix]

They do taste better with the tallow. And the dumb thing is they went from tallow to the added flavour in the hydrogenated vegetable oils and then it turned out that hydrogenated fats were worse than animal fats and now they've switched to some mystery presumably vegetable fat. Although if they switched to back to tallow there're a bunch of people with religious objections to it.




They soak that shit in Triffids, swear to god.

[Matt Algren]

company ink...company ink...company ink...company ink...company ink...company ink...company ink...company ink...company ink...company ink...company ink...company ink...company ink...company ink...

[Dreadstar]

No. Really? Coconut oil for popcorn? That's just weird from my perspective.

It SERIOUSLY added to the taste. Since movie theaters bought it in bulk, the price stayed manageable. And with what they charge... frankly, the most important part to THEM was that people loved the taste.


THEN we found out it was super-saturated in fats, or something like that, and health groups started raising hell, and health conscious people started bitching and we wind up with who know what kind of oil.

[thespianphryne]

They soak that shit in Triffids, swear to god.

You'd think the Triffids would have something to say about that. They're generally not sanguine about that sort of trespass.


-Das

[Dreadstar]

You'd think the Triffids would have something to say about that. They're generally not sanguine about that sort of trespass.

They've got enough shit on their minds, what with companies pre-packaging them as salads at the local supermarket.

[Lance]

It SERIOUSLY added to the taste. Since movie theaters bought it in bulk, the price stayed manageable. And with what they charge... frankly, the most important part to THEM was that people loved the taste.


THEN we found out it was super-saturated in fats, or something like that, and health groups started raising hell, and health conscious people started bitching and we wind up with who know what kind of oil.

Rave Motion Pictures (http://www.ravemotionpictures.com/index.asp) still uses coconut oil.

Maybe they'll switch to a fat substitute. One with ungodly side effects...

[thespianphryne]

It SERIOUSLY added to the taste. Since movie theaters bought it in bulk, the price stayed manageable. And with what they charge... frankly, the most important part to THEM was that people loved the taste.


THEN we found out it was super-saturated in fats, or something like that, and health groups started raising hell, and health conscious people started bitching and we wind up with who know what kind of oil.

I grew up in southern India; we deep fry almost everything in coconut oil down there but we've never used it on popcorn. Maybe someone has and they've been keeping secrets from me, damn it. I used eat to gobs of coconut oil out of the jar as a kid, sometimes used it as a substitute for butter. So tasty.


-Das

[Jared_Humpherys]

So I'm reading the reviews for "Juno" on rottentomatoes(94% positive), and it strikes me that the only complaint being made by its detractors is that it's "too smart," and the lead is "too witty." What the eff? Since when is that bad?

[Dreadstar]

Rave Motion Pictures (http://www.ravemotionpictures.com/index.asp) still uses coconut oil.

Holy!

Thank you! I didn't know that!

[Lance]

Has anyone ever tried a coconut crab (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_crab)?

I saw them when Anthony Bourdain went to Japan. Wanted to try one ever since.

[Agent Helix]

So I'm reading the reviews for "Juno" on rottentomatoes(94% positive), and it strikes me that the only complaint being made by its detractors is that it's "too smart," and the lead is "too witty." What the eff? Since when is that bad?

Since movies like "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" can be #1 at the box office any given week.

[thespianphryne]

So I'm reading the reviews for "Juno" on rottentomatoes(94% positive), and it strikes me that the only complaint being made by its detractors is that it's "too smart," and the lead is "too witty." What the eff? Since when is that bad?

Because people in real life aren't smart and witty and since art is supposed to be a mirror held up to life Juno fails in that it reflects a false picture and so it fails! There are no smart witty people in the world!


-Das

[Lance]

Holy!

Thank you! I didn't know that!

I used to manage one around these parts. Just called to check. Yup, still do.

[Dreadstar]

I used to manage one around these parts. Just called to check. Yup, still do.

We have one in Columbus now. I fact, that's where Ian and I saw I Am Legend last weekend. They're very comfy and all the screens are DLP.

[Agent Helix]

Because people in real life aren't smart and witty and since art is supposed to be a mirror held up to life Juno fails in that it reflects a false picture and so it fails! There are no smart witty people in the world!


-Das

You talkin like one o them thar book reedin fagets

[Dreadstar]

Because people in real life aren't smart and witty and since art is supposed to be a mirror held up to life Juno fails in that it reflects a false picture and so it fails! There are no smart witty people in the world!

Besides...

Chuck and Larry featured Jessica Biel's ass!

[thespianphryne]

You talkin like one o them thar book reedin fagets
They call me Mister Faggot!


Actually I'm more a book reading dyke. But still: a pervert nonetheless.



-Das

[thespianphryne]

Besides...

Chuck and Larry featured Jessica Biel's ass!

I didn't see the movie. Frowny/sad face.


-Das

[jessecuster3]

So I'm reading the reviews for "Juno" on rottentomatoes(94% positive), and it strikes me that the only complaint being made by its detractors is that it's "too smart," and the lead is "too witty." What the eff? Since when is that bad?

I saw an ad for Charlie Wilson's War this morning and the only quote on the page was from Access Hollywood, and I had to scratch my head at those 5 Golden Globe Noms they were also advertising.

[Kid Omega]

So I'm reading the reviews for "Juno" on rottentomatoes(94% positive), and it strikes me that the only complaint being made by its detractors is that it's "too smart," and the lead is "too witty." What the eff? Since when is that bad?

When it distracts from the narrative thrust... or whatever.

I think the complaint is not so much that it's "too witty", but that it's too "self-consciously witty". It rings false and pulls you out of the "moment".

I feel this way about much of Aaron Sorkin's writing.

[thespianphryne]

I saw an ad for Charlie Wilson's War this morning and the only quote on the page was from Access Hollywood, and I had to scratch my head at those 5 Golden Globe Noms they were also advertising.

I hear from reliable sources that it's quite good. But they all fear that box office success might be hard to come by.


-Das

[howyadoin]

hey! yes i am far from mot asber but I still feel like shit.. sigh, my poor poor liver. guess I've gotta start acting my age - soon... ishAt least wait till after that gallery opening. You don't wanna be sober - or even asber - for that.

[thespianphryne]

When it distracts from the narrative thrust... or whatever.

I think the complaint is not so much that it's "too witty", but that it's too "self-consciously witty". It rings false and pulls you out of the "moment".

[...]

That would be a legitimate criticism. I suppose I looped that stuff because I thought of it as a sort of comedy of manners.


-Das

[Kid Omega]

That would be a legitimate criticism. I suppose I looped that stuff because I thought of it as a sort of comedy of manners.


-Das

YOUR FACE is a comedy of manners!

[thespianphryne]

YOUR FACE is a comedy of manners!

Well, your face is Winston Churchill. <insert riposte>



-Das

[Agent Helix]

YOUR FACE is a comedy of manners!

YOUR face is a comedy of errors!

[Slam_Bradley]

I grew up in southern India; we deep fry almost everything in coconut oil down there but we've never used it on popcorn. Maybe someone has and they've been keeping secrets from me, damn it. I used eat to gobs of coconut oil out of the jar as a kid, sometimes used it as a substitute for butter. So tasty.



We used to deep fry everything in a mixture of lard and bacon grease when I was a kid.

Nothing even comes close to tasting that good now.

[Lance]

Ok, I'd freak out if I walked up on this.

http://www.the-trukstop.com/jokes/coconut_crab.jpg

[Ed Cunard]

YOUR face is a comedy of errors!

YOUR FACE is much ado about nothing!

[Tadhg]

I now get to come into work Wed. I love my coworkers.

[Kid Omega]

YOUR FACE is much ado about nothing!

YOUR FACE is TWELFTH NIGHT, FUDGEPACKER!

[Ed Cunard]

YOUR FACE is TWELFTH NIGHT, FUDGEPACKER!

MY FACE is AS YOU LIKE IT.

[Kid Omega]

MY FACE is AS YOU LIKE IT.

BEARS RULE!!!!! Go BEARS!

[jessecuster3]

I FUCKING hate UPS!

[Ed Cunard]

Computer trou...

No, it doesn't work this time.

[K'Nort]

No. Really? Coconut oil for popcorn? That's just weird from my perspective.

People in North Dakota LOVE popcorn. The grocery stores all have dedicated popcorn aisles. With massive jars of coconut oil.


So I'm reading the reviews for "Juno" on rottentomatoes(94% positive), and it strikes me that the only complaint being made by its detractors is that it's "too smart," and the lead is "too witty." What the eff? Since when is that bad?

It's bad when it's unrealistic. An essay can be super witty, but it's not how people actually speak. So that can be distracting as day-to-day dialogue.

I haven't seen the movie or even a trailer, so they could mean something else. But that is one possibility.

[Jared_Humpherys]

When it distracts from the narrative thrust... or whatever.

I think the complaint is not so much that it's "too witty", but that it's too "self-consciously witty". It rings false and pulls you out of the "moment".

I feel this way about much of Aaron Sorkin's writing.

Now see, that I can understand.

[Winslow]

Computer trou...

No, it doesn't work this time.

I'm just glad he's not postal worker.

[Tadhg]

Boss: Can you do this work from home over the weekend?
Me: If I lug about 200lbs of computers home with me.
Boss: Do that, then.


I am the most retarded person on the planet. ALWAYS ANSWER NO YOU FUCKING MORON.

[Winslow]

Boss: Can you do this work from home over the weekend?
Me: If I lug about 200lbs of computers home with me.
Boss: Do that, then.


I am the most retarded person on the planet. ALWAYS ANSWER NO YOU FUCKING MORON.

Why over the weekend? Isn't school out next week?

And yeah, for an IT guy, you really need to be a better bullshitter.

"No sir, the thigamabob won't be able to transversely collaborate with the doohickey . . can't be done."

[morna]

Ok, I'd freak out if I walked up on this.

http://www.the-trukstop.com/jokes/coconut_crab.jpg

Holy! That's a big hermit crab! And what a devil raiding the garbage.... wait a minute is that real?

[i_mmmchocolate]

I bought a few book-related stuff from Levenger for my boyfriend-- they finally arrived today. I know he's going to love them.

Happy, happy.

[i_mmmchocolate]

Boss: Can you do this work from home over the weekend?
Me: If I lug about 200lbs of computers home with me.
Boss: Do that, then.


I am the most retarded person on the planet. ALWAYS ANSWER NO YOU FUCKING MORON.
http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/ATA/24818BP~The-Simpsons-Nelson-Haha-Posters.jpg

[Lance]

Holy! That's a big hermit crab! And what a devil raiding the garbage.... wait a minute is that real?

Yes, they are real.

http://www.marineprotectedarea.com.vu/_images/crab2.jpg

Supposed to be very delicious. Coconut Crab. Dines solely on coconuts. Garbage, if they get desperate.

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p181/ljdw/coconutcrab.jpg

Scares the shit outta me though.

[K'Nort]

I bought a few book-related stuff from Levenger for my boyfriend-- they finally arrived today. I know he's going to love them.

Happy, happy.

Levenger has lovely stuff. Once in a while, my mother buys me gifts from them.

I bought Gus something that I'm pretty sure he doesn't know exists. So there's a risk element there, but also extra surprise.

[i_mmmchocolate]

Levenger has lovely stuff. Once in a while, my mother buys me gifts from them.
My mother buys me gifts from them, too! Love their stuff.

[Matt Algren]

Why over the weekend? Isn't school out next week?

And yeah, for an IT guy, you really need to be a better bullshitter.

"No sir, the thigamabob won't be able to transversely collaborate with the doohickey . . can't be done."
If there's one thing I've learned from Star Trek, it's to always blame the Heisenberg Compensators.

[Slam_Bradley]

We got Nate a copy of this

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/511EVW7A3TL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-dp-500-arrow,TopRight,45,-64_OU01_AA240_SH20_.jpg

for X-mas. Except we got a facsimile copy of the original 1884 edition. It was written by one of the co-founders of the Boy Scouts and has a lot of boys projects from the late 1800s. Cool stuff.

[Lance]

http://www.blogtext.org/userFiles/Sonadora/Marshall%20Islands/Aur/IMGP3991.JPG

They stored the eaten coconut oil in thier body. When you crack them open, it bastes the meat.

[K'Nort]

We are having a snowstorm and a half.

Most strangely, the weatherman predicted it. And on schedule.

Anyhow, I hope it quits before noon tomorrow.

[jessecuster3]

Have you guys seen this treeman (http://youtube.com/watch?v=DStwXsmZ3OE)? Apprently they did a thing on him on Discovery Channel and some other places, too.

[Justin D.]

So, what traditions do you guys have for the holidays?

We open gifts for the immediate family on Christmas Eve and then open up gifts with everyone else the next day. I say we, but I mean Kristina's immediate family because I've spent it with them for the last few years and probably will continue doing so for as long as I can imagine.

My new favorite is Sets (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set_(game)).

I keep hearing about Apples to Apples but haven't tried it.

I played that at the holiday party we threw last week. It's fun, but you really have to know the people you're playing with to get in the groove of it.

I know we aren't supposed to do this, but the TV/Film board is breaking my brain.

You're probably talking about the Writer's Guild strike thread, right? To be fair, it's not the whole board, but only one thread. Actually, it seems to be one guy agreeing with the studio heads and getting quite a beat down for it. Not that I blame others for it.

And in regards to Christmas music, we mostly have Jimmy Buffett's album on heavy rotation.

Right now, I'm listening to WOXY.com's holiday mixer (http://woxy.lala.com/holiday.php). These are the last few songs they played.

Beck - Little Drum Machine Boy
The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping
Fiona Apple - Frosty The Snowman
The Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick
U2 - Christmas
Dressy Bessy - All The Right Reasons

Listening to The Pogues' Fairytale Of New York now. They also play Dean Martin, Ella Fitzgerald, and Frank Sinatra songs every once in a while.

Holy shit. (http://www.wnbc.com/news/10357422/detail.html?rss=ny&psp=news) A lawyer that once represented my uncle has been convicted of murdering his wife.

That's disconcerting.

Woo hoo! Somehow, despite being a lazy fuck, I managed to walk away with a 4.0 for the term. First good news I've had in weeks.

Congratulations, you lazy fuck.

But you haven't seen terror until you've seen some of the shit I've seen, which I won't link. Because I like you.

I will not watch 2 Cups, 1 Girl. I have seen many of the reaction videos on YouTube though, and some are hilarious.

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/funny-pictures-cat-furniture.jpg

Ok, that's one of the few LOLanimals that made me actually laugh out loud. I think it's because I've said that before.

So I'm reading the reviews for "Juno" on rottentomatoes(94% positive), and it strikes me that the only complaint being made by its detractors is that it's "too smart," and the lead is "too witty." What the eff? Since when is that bad?

When the "wit" or smart retorts seem too forced. It's the same reason many don't like Kevin Smith's movies. The dialogue in those movies fit the context of the films' styles, but when you have characters constantly spouting off clever witticisms, it can detract from the story or make the situation a bit more unbelievable when compared to the mood the movie is trying to set.

That said, I'm looking forward to seeing Juno.

Ok, I'd freak out if I walked up on this.

http://www.the-trukstop.com/jokes/coconut_crab.jpg

I want to eat one of those, but I also want to hide one in the bed for Kristina to find.

Boss: Can you do this work from home over the weekend?
Me: If I lug about 200lbs of computers home with me.
Boss: Do that, then.


I am the most retarded person on the planet. ALWAYS ANSWER NO YOU FUCKING MORON.

Never, ever do work on the weekend. Period.

[K'Nort]

I played that at the holiday party we threw last week. It's fun, but you really have to know the people you're playing with to get in the groove of it.

Really? I played it mostly with people I'd just met. It was still fun.


I will not watch 2 Cups, 1 Girl. I have seen many of the reaction videos on YouTube though, and some are hilarious.

I bet I know what that is. It came up at the office Christmas party afterparty.

[Justin D.]

Oh, I remembered another holiday tradition, but it's not always kept.

I try to watch Nightmare Before Christmas each year. Jukebox the Ghost's cover of the movie's "What's this?" is the best rendition I've heard other than the original. Impossible to find it online though other than having it pop up on the WOXY holiday mix I linked to earlier.

[K'Nort]

I try to watch Nightmare Before Christmas each year. Jukebox the Ghost's cover of the movie's "What's this?" is the best rendition I've heard other than the original. Impossible to find it online though other than having it pop up on the WOXY holiday mix I linked to earlier.

Something else I've still never seen, for no particular reason.

[Jared_Humpherys]

Oh, I remembered another holiday tradition, but it's not always kept.

I try to watch Nightmare Before Christmas each year. Jukebox the Ghost's cover of the movie's "What's this?" is the best rendition I've heard other than the original. Impossible to find it online though other than having it pop up on the WOXY holiday mix I linked to earlier.

Sarah and I attempt to the same thing, with mixed results so far. Love that film.

[Matt Algren]

Argh. Merry Fucking Christmas.

More in a few moments.

[Matt Algren]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuddddddddddddgg gggeeee.


Except I didn't say "Fudge."

I'll be able to elaborate later. Seriously, though. Fuuuuuuudddggggggeeeee.

[Jared_Humpherys]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuddddddddddddgg gggeeee.


Except I didn't say "Fudge."

I'll be able to elaborate later. Seriously, though. Fuuuuuuudddggggggeeeee.

What's wrong?
Is it as bad as it sounds?

[Matt Algren]

What's wrong?
Is it as bad as it sounds?
Probably.
.

[morna]

We are having a snowstorm and a half.

Most strangely, the weatherman predicted it. And on schedule.

Anyhow, I hope it quits before noon tomorrow.how lovely! I wish we'd get some snow for Christmas

Have you guys seen this treeman (http://youtube.com/watch?v=DStwXsmZ3OE)? Apprently they did a thing on him on Discovery Channel and some other places, too.

ugh poor guy!

We open gifts for the immediate family on Christmas Eve and then open up gifts with everyone else the next day. I say we, but I mean Kristina's immediate family because I've spent it with them for the last few years and probably will continue doing so for as long as I can imagine.
...
Listening to The Pogues' Fairytale Of New York now. They also play Dean Martin, Ella Fitzgerald, and Frank Sinatra songs every once in a while.
Love that Pogues stuff!
I will not watch 2 Cups, 1 Girl. I have seen many of the reaction videos on YouTube though, and some are hilarious.

I have no idea what that is, and I'm OK with it.

Ok, that's one of the few LOLanimals that made me actually laugh out loud. I think it's because I've said that before.

definitely a winner...
I want to eat one of those, but I also want to hide one in the bed for Kristina to find.
I'd definitely eat one but I don't have a garbage can sized pot
....

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuddddddddddddgg gggeeee.


Except I didn't say "Fudge."

I'll be able to elaborate later. Seriously, though. Fuuuuuuudddggggggeeeee.

oh-oh!

[Spike-X]

I posted this before, but here's the finished version:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v304/Kamandi/santa07_2078.jpg

Man, that is seriously cool.

[Jared_Humpherys]

Probably.
.

Work related?

[Dreadstar]

I. WILL. NOT! PILE. ON!






...I think I just hurt myself...

[Jared_Humpherys]

God, I feel like I'm the only person working right now. Even Sarah got off early.

[Dreadstar]

God, I feel like I'm the only person working right now. Even Sarah got off early.

Well, that's a change. Sara says that usually it's you that gets done first.




Oh, and I leave in 15 minutes! Nyah-nya-ni-nyah-nyaaaahhhhh!

[Lance]

I've got to work for the next three days.

Have fun..... bastards.

[i_mmmchocolate]

God, I feel like I'm the only person working right now. Even Sarah got off early.
Nah, I'm at work right now, too. About 20 or so minutes to go.

[Jeff Brady]

Work? What's that?

[i_mmmchocolate]

Work? What's that?
Better find out fast. That severance pay isn't going last forever, jerk!

[Cayman]

I've suddenly developed crustacean-phobia.

[Jared_Humpherys]

I've suddenly developed crustacean-phobia.

Did-a-chick?

Dod-a-chock?

[Justin D.]

I. WILL. NOT! PILE. ON!

Thank you.

Actually, having a well-reasoned and calm conversation is a good thing. If you can keep from strangling someone through the monitor, go for it.

I'd love it if more people could post their favorite movies of 2007 (and why, if possible), because many of the lists there so far are....not great.

[Lance]

I've suddenly developed crustacean-phobia.

Kind of a strange thing to suddenly grow a fear of...



























http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p181/ljdw/coconutcrabtree.jpg

[Gilda Dent]

Thank you.

Actually, having a well-reasoned and calm conversation is a good thing. If you can keep from strangling someone through the monitor, go for it.

I'd love it if more people could post their favorite movies of 2007 (and why, if possible), because many of the lists there so far are....not great.

My list is the same as a couple of days back, but with No Country for Old Men added. One small moment I didn't care for, otherwise the movie pretty close to perfect.

[Chris Nowlin]

I'd love it if more people could post their favorite movies of 2007 (and why, if possible), because many of the lists there so far are....not great.

I probably didn't see enough. Can't remember many particularly good ones.

300 is all that's coming to mind.

[morna]

what was the moment Gilda, was it the going back thing?

[Cayman]

Thank you.

Actually, having a well-reasoned and calm conversation is a good thing. If you can keep from strangling someone through the monitor, go for it.

I'd love it if more people could post their favorite movies of 2007 (and why, if possible), because many of the lists there so far are....not great.

What were your favorites, Justin?

[Gilda Dent]

what was the moment Gilda, was it the going back thing?

No, I actually like that bit quite a bit better now that Dox and KO explained it. I had a brain freeze on that one, my fault, not a problem with the movie.

The moment wasn't a plot or character thing, but a bit of visual presentation:

After Chigurh visits Llewelyn's wife, the car accident he's in is telegraphed a little too obviously in the way it's shot and edited. Maybe I've seen this particular method of presentation too many times the last few years and I'm sensitive to it, but the moment I saw the empty street and the cut to the empty cross street that he's approaching, I knew that he was going to be hit unexpectedly from the side. I've seen in in movies, TV shows, half a dozen TV commercials. If an editing technique can be a cliche, this one has become one.

[Spike-X]

So I'm reading the reviews for "Juno" on rottentomatoes(94% positive), and it strikes me that the only complaint being made by its detractors is that it's "too smart," and the lead is "too witty." What the eff? Since when is that bad?

Since people decided that you can't be entertained and have your brain stimulated at the same time.

[Agent Helix]

I probably didn't see enough. Can't remember many particularly good ones.

300 is all that's coming to mind.

That's really depressing.

[morna]

No, I actually like that bit quite a bit better now that Dox and KO explained it. I had a brain freeze on that one, my fault, not a problem with the movie.

The moment wasn't a plot or character thing, but a bit of visual presentation:

After Chigurh visits Llewelyn's wife, the car accident he's in is telegraphed a little too obviously in the way it's shot and edited. Maybe I've seen this particular method of presentation too many times the last few years and I'm sensitive to it, but the moment I saw the empty street and the cut to the empty cross street that he's approaching, I knew that he was going to be hit unexpectedly from the side. I've seen in in movies, TV shows, half a dozen TV commercials. If an editing technique can be a cliche, this one has become one.

Huh! now that you mention it I can totally see what you mean but I haven't seen that particular thing so much that it was annoying to me. Yaay no TV!

[darkhanamaru]

I should whine about getting more work but then I asked the janitor if she gets vacation and she said "Tuesday". I am skulking back into my priviledged chair now.

[Matt Algren]

What's wrong?
Is it as bad as it sounds?
Taking (much) longer than I expected. More later.

Sorry. Should have kept my fool mouth shut.

[Spike-X]

I will not watch 2 Cups, 1 Girl.

That is a wise decision (but it's 2 girls, 1 cup).

[Spike-X]

Oh, and I'm off work until Jan 2nd.

[Cayman]

That is a wise decision (but it's 2 girls, 1 cup).

Perhaps 2 cups, 1 girl is the sequel.

[Paul McEnery]

I probably didn't see enough. Can't remember many particularly good ones.

300 is all that's coming to mind.

Wall to wall crap crap crappity crappity crap is what's coming to mind.

I don't think I've felt compelled to see a single movie in the theater this year.

[Donald M.]

I should whine about getting more work but then I asked the janitor if she gets vacation and she said "Tuesday". I am skulking back into my priviledged chair now.

If I was still at Walgreens I'd be working Monday, Wednesday and most likely (by choice) Tuesday as well. I need money more than I need Christmas off.

This year I will have Christmas off and the thought depresses me, because all I'm going to do all day is sit in front of the computer and all Christmas is to me is a day I could be making time-and-a-half if I were working.

Fuck I'm sad.

I'm no Scrooge though and I won't give you all some line about, being "burned out on the commercialism of it all," because that's just what people say when they have nothing to do on Christmas anyway.

Maybe I'll go see the new Aliens vs. Predator movie. Word is, it might not totally suck.

[Slam_Bradley]

I don't think I've felt compelled to see a single movie in the theater this year.

The power of Christ compels you. The power of Christ compels you.

[Donald M.]

The power of Christ compels you. The power of Christ compels you.

I am intrigued by this film, "The Power of Christ". Tell me more.

[Josh S]

Under The Influence: A Tribute To Stan Lee
http://www.vinylpulse.com/2007/12/under-the-influ.html

I wish I could go to this. That Iron Man piece is frickin awesome.

[Michael P]

Well, I've almost got my ten favorite comics of the year picked. Unfortunately, I've got one slot left, and three comics to fill it with.

Never mind, I just narrowed it down.

[Paul McEnery]

The power of Christ compels you. The power of Christ compels you.

You know what, I'm slightly wrong.

I did go and see that Rodriguez/Tarantino thing. Wish I hadn't.

And I did see a cartoon that was worth it, Paprika.

[Cayman]

Well, I've almost got my ten favorite comics of the year picked. Unfortunately, I've got one slot left, and three comics to fill it with.

Staple them all together and call it an anthology.

[Donald M.]

Under The Influence: A Tribute To Stan Lee
http://www.vinylpulse.com/2007/12/under-the-influ.html

I wish I could go to this. That Iron Man piece is frickin awesome.

The Geek in me says, "Cool!"

The Nerd in me feels the need to point out that half the characters in that X-Men piece weren't even created by Stan Lee.

[Paul McEnery]

Well, I've almost got my ten favorite comics of the year picked. Unfortunately, I've got one slot left, and three comics to fill it with.

I suggest you cheat, and do a dozen.

[Matt Algren]

Taking (much) longer than I expected. More later.

Sorry. Should have kept my fool mouth shut.No sooner did I have that typed than* the official word came down.

The company I work for has been sold.

Merry Fucking Christmas.



*That's not right, but I can think straight and come up with the word I'm looking for.

[morna]

what does that mean? Are they dumping the whole staff?

[Puma]

http://mine.icanhascheezburger.com/completestore/Elfyoudude128427274856786250.jpg

[Donald M.]

http://mine.icanhascheezburger.com/completestore/Elfyoudude128427274856786250.jpg

Go Elf Yourself! (http://www.elfyourself.com/)

[Matt Algren]

what does that mean? Are they dumping the whole staff?Dunno. It'll be awhile before anything happens, probably, but I work in the main office. We'll be the first to go, probably.

Nice of them to hold the announcement until after everybody'd left for the holidays.

[StoneGold]

Under The Influence: A Tribute To Stan Lee
http://www.vinylpulse.com/2007/12/under-the-influ.html

I wish I could go to this. That Iron Man piece is frickin awesome.

Hey, I can go to that!

[Josh S]

The Geek in me says, "Cool!"

The Nerd in me feels the need to point out that half the characters in that X-Men piece weren't even created by Stan Lee.

I don't who created what. I just like the pretty pictures.

[Matt Algren]

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/funny-pictures-depressed-cat.jpg

[Josh S]

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com