OFFTOP 10/28/08 Get off my lawn! edition.
by dpseadv on Oct 28, 2008 1:46 AM PDT
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PrintLast nights game was something. The umpires could have called it before it was declared an official game. Selig was in attendance and could have taken charge. Undoubtably there have been and will be many many words written and spoken about last nights game, so why am I even bringing it up? Oh, 75 words, plus I really really want to rant about it, but I would probably only manage a big pile of stupid. So I'm biting my tongue. Hard.
Nobody says get off my lawn like Clint Eastwood. Dirty Harry Needs A Rest Home.
Best argument for instant replay, bad umpires in the post season. Joe Buck tells me an ump can't work a World Series two years in a row, or back to back post season series. So you get this.
What is your dream job?
If you could live anywhere, where would you be?
Desert island, top three albums. Go!
Read a book recently that you would recommend?
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That thing had better work as advertised or I'm gonna be pissed
by seattlebruin on Oct 28, 2008 6:23 AM PDT up reply actions
This is my issue
What do you do, for example, when you wish to actually use your computer while talking on the phone?
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 6:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Move the phone around on your face.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
If it's a rollerball, this thing could triple as a face massager!
by seattlebruin on Oct 28, 2008 7:03 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't see how you could not get one now...
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Only 15 more hours until I can escape the shittiest Sport's year ever and start following a team that isn't bad
I can’t wait, this is the most excited I think I’ve ever been for a sports season to start. So much potential.
I mean, some of their preseason stuff has been amazing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWqSjBYqZio
Also, Exclusive Nola Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5pGfakssHc
54!
It's a morning made better when I can dance around to the dulcet tunes of Bust-a-Bucket
And I’m so glad I was never a Sonics fan.
Hornets perfect preseason!
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 7:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Welcome to the collective my friend.
You will be yelling Woooooooooooooo! after each Paul basket like the rest of us.
Fear the NPE
P.S. I reserve the right to jump off the bandwagon at any time for any reason
including “it’s stupid to root for a team that you have no attachment to just because Clay Bennett stole the Sonics from us”
by seattlebruin on Oct 28, 2008 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions
I watch a west coast team from the central zone.
might as well go for east coast when i’m back on the west coast.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Interesting questions...
I already have my dream job. But I guess the dream could get better if I was in the NBA…
If I could live anywhere….I think I’d go with either Rome or Barcelona.
Desert Island….Well I’m a guy who likes a bit of everything, and most of my tastes are mainstream, so I guess I would go with Californiacation (RHCP), Long Trip Alone (Dierks Bentley) and Amos Lee (self-titled).
The books I’ve read recently aren’t worth recommending. Although I just got Drive by Larry Bird, which I’m psyched for.
Dammit I need to get that book.
My options are pretty limited over here though. I found a bookstore in Kyoto that has some English books. Has a lot of classics, and a few other things. I found Moneyball there, so that was cool. Drive was sent to me.
3 Desert Island Albums
Deja Entendu – Brand New
Pinkerton – Weezer
The Mark, Tom And Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back!) – Blink-182 (I know…no need to heckle.)
As for books, the only thing I’ve read recently is Watchmen, which is defiantly worth reading if you’ve yet to do so. Do it before the movie comes out, because I still cannot fathom that they could successfully make it into a good film. There’s just so much that only would seem to work in the graphic novel format.
Best Words Ever:
1. Exacerbate
2. Sesquipedalian
3. Defenestrate
4. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
5. Syzygy
6. Cyclothymia
7. Yes
Dream Job: Inventor, Professional Bowler
If I Could Live Anywhere, Where Would I Be: Within a two foot mobile radius of Jessica Alba.
Book Read Recently: “The Journeyor” by Gary Jennings
...and now I'm here
Read a book recently that you would recommend?
Yes – The Tiger That Isn’t. I’m recommending it to anyone who’ll listen.
It’s essentially about how and why data is misinterpreted/abused and cites a whole range of really bad cases of reporting duff statistics. But it’s not aimed at a statnerd audience or mega-layman either, just something anyone can get into.
Good to get non data-savvy people round to your way of thinking, and also adjusts your mindset to help get them to understand why things like small sample sizes are bad.
Mariner fan, Europhile and mobile insider --- P3 W1 L2 (.333)
Sponsor of Jamie Burke's baseball-reference page
I have to agree with this suggestion.
I loved this book when I borrowed it from a friend. He bought it on his economics professor’s recommendation.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I have the world's most massive headache today
and I was only gone from work from 8:30 last night until 6 this morning. I am damn tired.
This is an older book, but something I have to recommend.
Every time I reread it, I end up lending it to everyone I can think of.
Capitalism 3.0
It’s a good book for introducing people to a capitalist system that works within a closed resource pool.
If I could get around to reading all of the urban planning books I have sitting around, I’m sure a couple of them would show up here, but I don’t have time to read anything but computer manuals and cert books, and as much as I love them, I wouldn’t recommend them to anyone else (maybe Brian).
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Oh, and everyone should read the Shannara books.
All 20 something of them.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I dislike crime novels.
To each their own.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I read non-fiction almost exclusively.
I don’t know what’s wrong with me, but I don’t enjoy fiction very much.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 28, 2008 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Seconded
I have forced myself recently to read at least two fiction books a month, because I went about 5 years since my last fictional read.
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I prefer non-fiction.
Reality is strange enough.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions
The way I look at it
I have a finite amount of time to read in a day. I don’t want to waste that time by reading a fiction book that sucks – unless it’s recommended to me or by an author I like, I stay away from it because I can’t stand crappy fiction.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I live in reality though.
Why the hell would I want to read about it? If you guys did what I do for a living you would know the value of Escapism.
Fear the NPE
I have a very strange case of Stockholm Syndrome then.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Stockholm Syndrome?
I won’t stand in your way
let your hatred grow
and she’ll scream
and she’ll shout
and she’ll pray
and she had a name
yeah she had a name
and I won’t hold you back
let your anger rise
and we’ll fly
and we’ll fall
and we’ll burn
no one will recall
no one will recall
this is the last time I’ll abandon you
and this is the last time I’ll forget you
I wish I could
look to the stars
let hope burn in your eyes
and we’ll love
and we’ll hope
and we’ll die
all to no avail
all to no avail
this is the last time I’ll abandon you
and this is the last time I’ll forget you
I wish I could
this is the last time I’ll abandon you
and this is the last time I’ll forget you
I wish I could
I wish I could
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Can't blame anyone that doesn't like one class of books.
I read just about everything, but have a few specific dislikes. In my view, it’s better than never reading at all.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
If you haven't read it yet, the tie in between Shanarra and Running with the Demon is a little contrived.
He couldn’t just let the two series stand alone.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I haven't read it yet.
But from the reviews and opinions I’ve seen seem to agree with that assessment. Personally, I consider the series more or less over with the end of Straken.
Seems like fantasy means swords and sorcerers anymore.
Or is that the definition of fantasy? I tend to lump it into sci-fi. Holy crap, on consulting wiki there are infinite sub genres of sci-fi now. Or have been, somebody just took the time to separate them all out. Hate it when that happens, but at least everybody scores on the podium when they hand out awards. I really need to keep up with the times.
My favorite genre is a sub-genre of sci-fi called Alternate History
One of my pet peeves would be when people lump Fantasy and Sci-Fi into the same category. They are not the same thing. For example, Star Trek is science fiction while Star Wars is straight up Fantasy.
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SciFi is things that could plausibly happen, even given technology.
The first word that comes out that involves the supernatural, it’s fantasy.
This sound about right to you?
And I agree completely, Alt History is awesome. I’ve only read a few, but that’s only due to time limitations.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Start with Harry Turtledove and work your way to more obscure authors.
Read “How Few Remain” and if you like it start reading his epic “What if the South had won?” story line consisting of 10 books stretching from the 1880’s to the 1950’s.
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Are you going to have it frolic through so quickly that everyone looks at everyone else
And silently asks, “did you just see that?”
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 7:06 AM PDT up reply actions
No, it just sits there on top of the last slide
by seattlebruin on Oct 28, 2008 7:06 AM PDT up reply actions
When I think of the USAF, I think dancing bunnies too!
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Ooooh questions
My dream job is to own a bakery.
If I could live anywhere, it would be part-time in Seattle, part-time in New Orleans, with a beach house in Nicaragua
Desert Island albums: In Transit, Jack’s Mannequin; You Are My Sunshine, Copeland; and Composure, Waking Ashland. These are not necessarily my top three albums, but rather the ones whose combination of piano and vocals would calm my stress at being stuck on a desert island
Good books…well, all the books I read center around food, sociology, and development. So if you like those things, I can give recommendations. I’m reading Common Wealth by Jeffrey Sachs right now.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 7:25 AM PDT reply actions
Answers:
My dream job is a world famous Somellier.
If I could have a killer place in Paris that would be my choice.
Desert Island albums (these fluctuate periodically)
1. U2’s Achtung Baby
2. Beth Orton’s Daybreaker
3. Tool’s Lateralus
I have bee reading a lot of H.P. Lovecraft lately
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What a revolutionary concept - a music video network presenting music videos.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Sweet
Now I have access to a better quality version of this video. The guy that starts dancing about a third of the way in makes me lose it every time
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
This version is so much better than the Gary Jules version.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 28, 2008 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Agreed
Tears for Fears doesn’t get near enough love. On a slow, boring day at work about a year ago, my buddy and I had a youtube video battle featuring only 80’s music videos. This battle lasted three hours, and was incredibly entertaining
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
I could be biased because of the hilarious music video
and not having heard Jules’ cut in a while. I will now find it and prove myself wrong
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Hahahahahaha, he's voguing! God thank you for letting me live during the birth of MTV.
Before it became a polished world dominating marketing machine. Actually we didn’t have cable, so now I get to catch up on all the moments I missed.
Did anybody see the original cut of Donny Darko, and think changing the music on a couple of scenes in the director’s cut completely ruined them?
Yeah, the Director's Cut of Donnie Darko was not nearly as good as the theatrical cut.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 28, 2008 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
I have avoided it for this very reason
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Yeah, don't see it.
It adds nothing, and takes a ton away from the impact of the film.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 28, 2008 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
NONONONONONONNONONONOONONO
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I think you might need a little switcheroo there sb.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 28, 2008 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I think my way better expressed how stupid this could be
by seattlebruin on Oct 28, 2008 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
If I was being fed through a meatgrinder.
Or being forced to watch this shitbomb of a movie, I can totally see those words being my last utterance before succumbing to shock.
I agree.
I bought it when it came out, but then gave it to my brother and kept my original
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
disagree almost entirely
Even Tears For Fears (at least Olazabal) thinks the Jules version is better….trying to find a link to that interview now…
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Answers...
- My dream job is not to have one. My dreams do not involve working for a living.
- I would live where there is very little possibility of seeing a cloud for more than an hour. Sydney in the winter, Barcelona in the spring, Seattle for July/August, and somewhere like Cape Town or Rio the rest of the year.
- Only three records? Wow, that’s tough. Hmmm. The Jam – All Mod Cons; The Kinks – Village Green Preservation Society; Fastbacks – Zucker. But ask me again in an hour and I’ll probably give you three completely different records.
- I’m in the midst of reading Chuck Klosterman’s “Downtown Owl” and it’s pretty good so far.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Wow, I just "discovered" that album by the Kinks, and holy shit it's awesome.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 28, 2008 8:07 AM PDT up reply actions
It's sad that the only reason I was aware of it was because the title track was used in the movie "Hot Fuzz".
I was watching that movie about two months ago and that song started playing; it piqued my interest, so I looked up the song to find out who did it. I knew who the Kinks were, but only because of “You Really Got Me”, which is really sad. But that song had me thinking they may have had a different sound than “You Really Got Me”, so I took a risk and downloaded the album.
I’m glad I did.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 28, 2008 8:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Not a lot of their later stuff sounds like "you really got me"
it’s all pretty varied, but it’s mostly really good. Village Green kicked off an amazing period for the Kinks, followed as it was by Arthur (Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire), Lola vs. Powerman And The Money-Go-Round, and Muswell Hillbillies – three absolutely stellar albums. Some of their later stuff is a bit…wobbly but it’s all worth listening to.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I'd start the amazing period with the Kink Kontroversy, but either way, listen to this man ^
VGPS is just awesome stuff.
Reissued a few years back on sweet, sweet 180gm vinyl.
I don't know why I always neglect Kink Kontroversy
because yeah, great album. Sleater-Kinney liked it, too, at least the cover art.
(Dig Me Out’s a great album too, by the way)
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Dream job - Park ranger
Dream location – San Francisco
Desert Island Discs – 1) Built to Spill – Perfect From Now On, 2) Sigur Ros – ( ), 3) Grandaddy – The Sophtware Slump.
Two books I’ve read recently – A Well-Paid Slave, and Foul Ball. Both were EXCELLENT books.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 28, 2008 8:06 AM PDT reply actions
That episode of Sliders was pretty good.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
So the annoying thing about bike commuting
is the ever-present risk of being right hooked by douchebags that are texting while they’re driving – a big van just about took me out this morning and when I yelled at the guy he slammed on his brakes and flipped me off, like it was my fault he was buried in his fucking phone when he should have been driving. But then, later in my ride, I was reminded of why I love biking to work when I saw this.
And yes, I stopped my bike to take that picture.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Made up for both the near-death experience and the fact that it's ass-clenchingly cold this morning
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I also had on a multitude of layerings this morning, but I had not thought to describe it that way.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 8:21 AM PDT up reply actions
It's not often that I do either
and it could be because I forgot my arm-warmers so it was extra cold. But I’ve got tea now (sorry!) so I’m starting to thaw out.
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I had dark chocolate mexican cocoa so I'm not completely suffering.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 8:29 AM PDT up reply actions
That's a completely acceptable alternative.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Where is that?
I may consider riding my bike to work someday, but I need to leave the brown, dusty state of Utah first.
Waterfront Park, to be specific
the Willamette River runs through Portland and that was taken from the downtown side of the river.
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Answers
Like pdb, I dream of not working.
I would live in Edinburgh if I could, and winter in Cinque Terre.
I’d bring the white album, Cornelius – Fantasma, T Rex – Dandy in the Underworld
So playing on the mtv music site is a bit disorienting.
It’s some sort of nostalgia-induced flashback mixed with brand-new songs, and then some things that make you go, wait, what? Such as “Africa” being among the most highly rated music videos.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 8:38 AM PDT reply actions
I blame hipster irony
that’s the only reason anything by Toto could be highly rated. Ever.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
My wife sang "Africa" in choir in college (they did a South African tour).
She’s obsessed with that song now.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 28, 2008 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I know a drummer who wanted to be him.
He said Porcaro once recorder over 100 albums in a year. I don’t know if that was hyperbole or not, but the guy worked his ass off.
You should check out this version
Dude is an amazing guitarist.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt1fB62cGbo
Editor’s note: Rob doesn’t now how to make fancy links.
I have now realized they have a featured section called "vintage videos" and the majority of the high ranked videos are there.
However, it lead me to Warren G’s “Regulate” and my day has been made.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 9:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh and now I'm on to Motownphilly.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh dear Parents Just Don't Understand.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions
would they mind?
MMMmm, well, of course not.
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It was a clear black night, a clear white moon.
Warren G was on the streets, tryin’ to consume.
From memory
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Some skirts for the eve so I can get some funk rollin' in my ride chillin' all alone.
Just hit the east side of the LBC on a mission tryin’ to find Mr. Warren G.
Seen a car full of girls ain’t not need to tweak
All you skirts know what’s up with 213
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 28, 2008 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Yesterday I spent about an hour looking at the Southern California area code map
by seattlebruin on Oct 28, 2008 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Area codes fascinate me and I pride myself on being able to tell where a person is calling from
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
(and Walnut, Monterey Park, etc.)
and a lot of desert
by seattlebruin on Oct 28, 2008 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I have an aunt in the East Bay
and even though her area code has been 510 since, oh, 1986 or so I still reflexively dial 415 when I start calling her. Area codes are oddly fascinating.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I didn't know what an area code was in 1986
I’m pretty sure I didn’t even know what a phone was
by seattlebruin on Oct 28, 2008 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
If you were the age I think you probably were
holy crap I was trying to make a pacifier-as-telephone joke but it’s impossible to do that without making both you and your mother sound like complete perverts.
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Shhould have made a mouse as telephone joke
if you don’t I’m sure NOLA will
by seattlebruin on Oct 28, 2008 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
See, it's not just me.
I’m still stuck with the eastside being 206, too.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
My wife works three blocks from me in downtown PDX
and yet her work phone area code is 971. When she gives people here her work phone number they ask “is that local?”
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I thought they used that code just for cellies.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Nope, it's apparently for businesses too.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
It annoys me when I give people (not girls) my phone number and start two-oh-six
and they go “area code 310?”
Come on people, everyone gives the area code now because people list their cell numbers!!
by seattlebruin on Oct 28, 2008 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Deep breaths.
(I like the not girls parenthetical)
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
you know that after college it's OK to start calling them women, right?
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I refuse to admit that I am no longer in college
by seattlebruin on Oct 28, 2008 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Forgive me for trying to hold onto my youth
(not in the Coach way)
by seattlebruin on Oct 28, 2008 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Mine slipped from my grasp long, long ago
hold onto yours like it’s the last morsel of food in the desert.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I still think of you as youthful at heart
or at the very least, I imagine you being kind of like Bill Simmons. Except not a douchebag.
by seattlebruin on Oct 28, 2008 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I listened to that song in its entirety once.
I’ll never do it again.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 28, 2008 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
He's going to become the Corco of area codes at this rate
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Nate Dogg invented the whole area code thing that Ludacris killed.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 28, 2008 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
How do you guys keep track of all this? I mean I was right there, rolling deep in the hood.
My wanna be hardcore homies tripping on this stuff. It was in the background all. the. time. And I never remember anything about it ever. Except I did kinda like Warren G. and now I wish I had given The Chronic a chance back then.
This song was everywhere in middle school.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
It was in my KUBE listening heyday.
I have a mixtape I made off the radio with this song, Not In Our House and a bunch of songs no one remembers in my box o’ tapes in the basement.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 28, 2008 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
For the most part there's a very good reason no one remembers those songs.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 28, 2008 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm talkin' Informer type shit.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 28, 2008 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Licky boom boom now?
Wikky boo boo yeah?
Etc, etc, etc.
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
It's already stuck in my head
Might as well make everybody else suffer as well
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait that was that white guy from Canada,
or some such shit. Got arrested on a gun charge and spent some time in jail, never had a follow up hit. HOLY SHITBALLS I DO REMEMBER THIS CRAP!! Just not the good stuff it seems. Only Canada’s vs. of Vanilla Ice. Snow something or other.
In the beginning, there was nothing but rock
and then someone invented the wheel. Then things really began to roll.
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YOU MUST NOT KNOW ABOUT ME
YOU MUST NOT KNOW ABOUT ME
Seems like this could connect to any song.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Well it only connects to one song
the repetition is key…where’s seattlebruin?
I used to think the lyric was "there's nothing that a million men on Mars could ever do."
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
there's gonna be peace in the valley tomorrow
cuz tonight I’m gonna blow it all away
I feel so twisted
I ain’t never gonna fix it
I’m just waitin’ for the light to shine on a brand new day.
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In my High School Jazz Band
The guitarist (insanely talented, by the way) would randomly drop in the opening of Africa when it came time for his solos. Like, during our concerts and the like. Fucking hilarious
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Job - General Manager, Seattle Mariners. Duh.
Location – Downtown Seattle.
Albums -
Howl, BRMC
The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me, Brand New
Knives Don’t Have Your Back, Emily Haines
Books-
Galactic North, Alastair Reynolds
Ireland: Awakening, Edward Rutherford
Only three albums... That's tough.
AC/DC Greatest hits?
King Crimson – Larks’ Tongues in Aspic
Any Mozart compendium
Job? Bed tester.
Books – To name a couple of somewhat recent selections:
The Cheese Monkeys
Game Time: A Baseball Companion by Roger Angell
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
Angell is a fantastic writer.
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Not if it's AC/DC.
Most others, yes. That particular greatest hits album is incredible.
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I actually have my dream job right now. Lucky me right?
I would happily live the rest of my days in Prague
Pearl Jam – Ten
Dinosaur Jr. – Where You Been
Portishead – Dummy
Though much like pdb if you ask me in an hour it will likely be 3 totaly different albums
Last book I read is The Last Lecture. It was pretty good.
I love Where You Been.
Dinosaur Jr. is a criminally underappreciated band.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 28, 2008 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Job- Meh every job sucks but being a retard does sound kinda cool
Alblums
Come Clarity- In Flames
Clayman-In Flames
Hypnotize- SOAD
Books
I have gotten to the point where I read strictly wikipedia
by Robert on Oct 28, 2008 8:52 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Did you think I wouldn't read that?
Epidemiologists pride themselves on study analysis, you know.
However, it is still not definitively clear whether the effect is negative or positive
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of In Flames
I think I’m definitely going to the show now. I was on the fence due to logistical issues, but then I found that 36 Crazyfists is playing, as well as All That Remains. SOLD
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
One could say that I'm a fan of the Blazers
and their season opener is on in 10.5 hours. Does anyone know of a place online where I could watch said game? Not channelsurfing.net, they only offer the audio.
Dream job =
radio broadcaster for the Rainiers (or, uh, M’s) / player development guy.
If I could live anywhere, I’d have a place in Seattle, a place in the UK (maybe one in London, one in Glasgow, one in Cornwall), a place near Kampong Saom in Cambodia, and a place on the adriatic – either Korcula or maybe coastal Montenegro. Does this answer constitute “cheating?” Very well then, I shall cheat.
Desert Island albums…. oh hell.
As of 9:01, I’m thinking Singles Going Steady (buzzcocks), All of a Sudden, I Miss Everyone (EITS), goddamn this is hard…maybe James Brown’s Mother Popcorn, maybe Scared of Chaka’s Seven Stories Tall. Just thinking about having only 3 albums is… I’m kinda choked up now. Gimme a moment…
Book… I just a read a history of Scotland that I quite liked: TM Devine’s “The Scottish Nation.” Time’s Arrow by Martin Amis a while before.
If somebody is a fan of William Shatner, is he then a "Shatnerd"?
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 28, 2008 9:39 AM PDT reply actions
I would proudly take that title.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Why the hell not
What is your dream job?
Like pdb, not working sounds the best. If I had to actually have a job, I guess I’d want to get paid for hanging out with friends or for sleeping. I don’t know what you would call this.
If you could live anywhere, where would you be?
Northeast Portland, OR. A teleporter to Safeco would be nice, though.
Desert island, top three albums. Go!
At the moment, I’d say….
The Beatles – Help! (Though on other days I might select …perhaps Abbey Road )
Dylan – Blood on the Tracks
#3…not sure…pdb had a very good suggestion with Village Green….I think I’d have to go with Traveling Wilburys vol. 1
Read a book recently that you would recommend?
Last night — Stardust. It’s fantasy and not very long and probably could be read by a kid but it was still awesome. It’s the book that the movie Stardust is based on.
I’m all for instant replays in more parts of the game. People complain about it making the game take longer; I swear it wouldn’t take that much longer than the time the manager spends out there arguing the call. You could give each team a limited number per game, like in football, or something.
Bring back José Cruz Jr!
Dream Job Typo
I meant to say “Time-traveling crime-fighter with my own space-ship”
Bring back José Cruz Jr!
When someone says to you "this document is an emergency release, our customer won't accept the software"
should you
A. release the document once it has the approval of the Chief Engineer/Program Lead
B. hold the document and pretend like it’s in the release cycle while saying that it needs more signatures from people that you’ve never had to sign it before (say it’s s the fifteenth release of the document)
A.
Always make sure the program lead signs off. If he/she does, that’s it.
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It's my document. Change managment won't release it. My boss is not going to be happy when he finds out.
I’m pretty psyched about this
by seattlebruin on Oct 28, 2008 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
The umpiring has been atrocious this World Series.
I wish we could break that damn union and make changes, but I do not see it happening.
Dream Job – Traveling around the world and rating disc golf courses.
I would live on the road but have a home in Seattle, Madrid, Kauai and Bozeman.
3 Albums? I cannot choose. Today it might be: Bad Religion – Suffer, Helmet – Betty, Peter Gabriel self titled #1.
I am currently re-reading the Wheel of Time series. If you like Fantasy you might enjoy it, but most of the characters are hard to like after the 5th or 6th book.
I've tried to get through the Wheel of Time twice now.
I can’t make it past book 9. At that point I just can’t make myself give a shit anymore.
You know, they already broke that union awhile back. And I've been contemplating the up/downsides of that.
Back then I hated the idea, I like having NL and AL umps. But with all the free agency maybe it’s easier for pitchers to switch leagues now, there’s no sense of tribalism to punish them for being one of the ‘them’. Like CC this year, pretty flawless. I keep thinking I’ll take the time to use some of these newfangled stat references I have now to research a little.
But these post season rules… if you ever wanted to set up the public to demand instant replay, then devise a way to prevent your best umpires from consistently calling the post season. The umps might have thought they were spreading the wealth for post season bucks, but maybe it’s gonna backfire. Maybe every one of these gaffs combined with hi def frame by frame instant replay, they add up. Bye bye umps.
What I don't understand is
in the World Series, all your other excellent points aside, why rotate the umps around the field? Have your best guy behind home plate for the whole series – he may have an incorrect strike zone, but at least it’ll be CONSISTENTLY incorrect.
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I can say from experience that you ask too much of a guy to do that.
I used to do two games a night behind the plate, five nights a week for almost three months and my body was wreck. I also was between 19 and 21 years old at the time.
Asking a man in his 50’s to do that is brutal.
Only for the World Series, not for the whole season.
I would think that a professional ump could do it for 7 games max. Could be wrong, I’v e never been an umpire, but with the generous rest that they get in the postseason it seems it could be done.
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Maybe, but I'll bet his back and legs will be hurting.
These men are not in good shape like you are.
I will be curious to see how the new author handles finishing the last book.
Robert Jordan was a good writer, but the last five books really dragged a lot more than they should have. Also, Jordan’s religion working it’s way into the story got to be a little much at times. I never liked Rand having multiple loves.
Fear the NPE
I will say I am looking forward to the conclusion of Mat's Daughter of the Nine Moons (or whatever) storyline.
Fear the NPE
I am looking forward to it ending.
It is a bummer because at books 3-5 he really had momentum then it stalled hard.
A lot of writers are like that.
I used to be such a big fan of Terry Goodkind, too.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I thought the Goodkind books stayed consistently above average.
It hit it’s stride with Faith of the Fallen and then kind of lost a little momentum. It was good he finished it when he did.
Fear the NPE
I lost interest after the whole EVIL {redacted political} stuff in book (6 I think).
He lost focus on the story completely, and half the book was about the overthrowing of the government.It’s like the rest of the work he did building up the rest of the characters and awesome world he’d created ceased to exist for most of that book.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
After this week no baseball for five months.
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I see this as a very positive thing.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
God, we pay him all that money and he can't even hire a maid?
Talk about frugal
by seattlebruin on Oct 28, 2008 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
We'll see about that...
Mother Nature’s report says otherwise if I were to make a guess based on weather reports
they're talking about snow tonight in Philly
could be a long week.
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Judge Judy.
When the game was delayed last night they cut to the last 5 min of MASH and then straight to Judge Judy. I feel like I need to sanitize my TV from the inside out.
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anybody getting a free taco today?
I will not be, because I value my intestines.
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Absolutely not.
On a side note: there are no Taco Bells within the New Orleans city limits.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm fine with it, but it makes me view Yum Corporation in an even more negative light.
There are no Taco Bells or KFCs. I am not certain on the Pizza Hut, but I don’t recall seeing any. Why? Because they refused to come back after Katrina.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Popeyes is better.
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Never been there I don't think
I am guessing it is like KFC? (since that is what we’re talking about)
So much more delicious.
One biscuit will permanently clog your arteries but it is a worthy sacrifice. Plus, red beans and rice as a side.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
See, now that's messed up
Living in Portland, where people vote on allowing Wal-Marts into their neighborhoods, I assumed that it’s because people didn’t want Taco Bells. I forget that I live in a bastion of liberalism that doesn’t exist almost anywhere in the country.
NO POLITICS I was just making a point of my own naivete.
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Neighborhoods in NOLA do vote on whether to allow chains, however.
One neighborhood just had a huge debacle over a Pita Pit.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Is this what the gravy comments were about?
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Was it?
Why is everyone talking in questions?
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
But everyone should see this
“I would rape him for his gravy”
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
You'd think there would be easier ways to get gravy.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Have you had the poutine at Smith?
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Smith - Restaurant/pub up on Capitol Hill. It's on 15, I think. Awesome.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
I didn't try the poutine in Toronto,
but they did give me salsa with my mozzarella sticks, and it was awesome.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I retract my earlier statement.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
That's the one.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I don't even know what you refer to.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Please enlighten
and I am barely older than you you bastard
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Actually, I don't think I am.
I’m >10% older than you. But why are we measuring it this way?
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
A Pizza Hut a Pizza Hut Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut
A Pizza Hut a Pizza Hut Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut
MCDONALD’S!
MCDONALD’S!
Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 28, 2008 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Of course.
I still find it hilarious that we used to sing that song in elementary school.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 28, 2008 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep.
You made a hut when they said pizza hut, did the chicken dance when they said KFC and made the arches when the said McD’s.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 28, 2008 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I can't sing and make motions concurrently.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Good thing you weren't a Spice Girl for Halloween, then
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Although I have been a Spice Girl before.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Since it's Halloween my guess is Spoooooky Spice
by Dewey N on Oct 28, 2008 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I will because I like free food.
Okay maybe it’s not technically food but it tastes like it…i think
Plus I support anything baseball related. Though last year I had to drive a few miles to the next town and this year I have a Taco Bell in the town I live in and work in
Wendy's is one of the few fast foods I eat and so that would bother me also.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
No shit
In my little corner of Renton, I have 2 Jack in the Box restaurants, 2 McDonalds restaurants, a Dairy Queen that closes early, and a Taco Time that closes early. They just built a Carl’s, Jr. but I don’t think it’s open late either. It SUCKS, especially with the hours I keep. If I’m hungry at 10 o’clock, I have to eat Jack or McD’s. That’s it.
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
I like having the Hurricane Cafe around in Seattle.
It’d be nice if Salem had a place to go late other than Muchas Gracias, Denny’s, and Shari’s.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 28, 2008 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
They built a Carl's Jr. in Renton?
That was a favorite childhood fast food stop when I lived in CA but there haven’t been any near me here. Renton isn’t too far.
I agree with the open late…that’s when i want fast “food”
I want a local Sonic, just because their drinks look tasty. Closest one I know of was in Vancouver.
Man do I love midgets.
Yeah, on 4th up on the hill
Still haven’t eaten there yet, and it’s been open for a month
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
For fast food, it isn't bad.
My preferred stop if I have a choice.
Man do I love midgets.
Square because Wendy's doesn't cut corners when it comes to their meat
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I pretty much only eat chicken at fast food places, but they do have pretty tasty burgers.
Man do I love midgets.
I am exactly the same.
I have, at the most, 2 selections at every restaurant because I only get chicken sandwiches or strips/nuggets
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
My only real exceptions are the occasional quarter pounder at McD's,
or an Ultimate cheeseburger at JITB every once in a while.
Man do I love midgets.
Get out of my head, man
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
How do you feel about the "dipped" chicken sandwiches at Wendy's?
I’m personally against them. Drowning something in sauce does not make a better sandwich. If I want wings, I’ll go get wings somewhere.
Man do I love midgets.
Haven't even bothered to try one
Sounds too messy anyhow. Most of my fast food intake is done while on the road (I have a 40 minute drive home, leaving at 9pm). I usually opt for something that has no chance to drip on me in any way. But, as it stands, I am not too intrigued by those because I share the same sentiment as you regarding dipped sandwiches
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
This is getting scary.
Man do I love midgets.
Totally agree
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
You must be my North Sound Counterpart
I wonder if there is another down in the South Sound, in the area between Tacoma and Olympia
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
The question is not if it combusts
but what its burn rate is – if I light a Taco Bell product on fire, would it burn like an emergency flare or like a piece of flash paper?
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I thought there were orangy things left over, also.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
There was one rolled taco left.
It had a bunch of cheese on it and anything deep fried doesn’t tend to hold up well overnight (gets hard).
There is no floor.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I don't encourage the little dog, asshat.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Whew.
I rescind my asshat comment.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I think that Mr. NOLA doesn't want to share.
I’ll still give you a box of those hearts with the clever sayings, though.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I love this picture with every fiber of my being.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Bahahaha.
“You can pinpoint the moment his heart rips in half.”
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 28, 2008 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
you can actually pinpoint the exact moment his heart breaks in two!
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Not saying I want Seneca as a starter all of the time, but he is getting more comfortable in the pocket:
Backup Seneca Wallace is preparing for another start. He completed 15 of 25 passes for 222 yards and a touchdown and did not turn the ball over in a 34-13 win over the 49ers on Sunday.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
1: Throw 4 yard dump-off to Leonard Weaver
2:…..
3: PROFIT!
This is an amusing typo.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I was thinking "bring back to life", as in backwards kill.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Cat licker.
I’ve got no problems throwing to Weaver.
Sorry if all ready posted.
But a strip club next to Safeco?
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008319559_stripclub28m.html?syndication=rss
From a freedom of speech perspective that's the most awesome thing ever
but this topic has the potential to be…dangerous so let’s all tread carefully.
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Me too
that’s why I thought a warning was prudent.
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Suffice to say that guessing from your freedom of speech comment
I think that you and I would agree.
Far out, I thought remembered you saying that you lived close to Mock Crest grocery
or something like that. I grew up on the south end of Interstate Ave. next to Overlook Park. My folks still live there.
That's me
I’m actually closer to the Mock Crest Tavern than the grocery, but that’s my ’hood.
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So I already spent over $130 this week on recommended DVDs.
Now I am going to have to buy $100 worth of books.
Thanks.
Hmmm.
I could’ve sworn we did the album thing two months ago or something…
While my three would probably change, I know one of them won’t:
Paul Simon’s “You’re the One” is still one of my all-time favorite albums to this day.
Here’s what I posted before:
Paul Simon "You’re the One"
The Cure "Mixed Up"
John Denver "Rocky Mountain Christmas" (need some Christmas music at Christmas time)
Most everything else I know well enough to sing and/or play on the solar-powered keyboard I’d also bring with me.
So, I’d still keep “You’re the One” and probably surrender “Mixed Up” to swap it out for a CCM album that’s not very popular but still one of my favorites: The Kid Brothers of Saint Frank “Canticle of the Plains.” I still have to keep the Christmas album in there, too…
This signature space for rent.
Anybody here ever listened to the Espers?
It’s interesting stuff.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 28, 2008 10:35 AM PDT reply actions
All they ever did was bitch and whine about how Kefka killed them. And one of the friends of them whined because she was half Esper.
… Wait, I think we’re talking about different things here.
54!
I can't wait until December 28th
Because that’ll be the first time Tony Adams comes back to Arsenal as a manager. The oft-quiet Emirates will no doubt rain a ton of affection down on the man – Tony Adams is a legend. I’m glad he’s got a management job.
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Hey, my turn.
Nearly took a job in the Med for an Israeli company, but would have lived on the coast in Italy. Got married instead. My wife calls that job my fall back plan, she’s funny.
I’ve been drawing a blank on music and books for a long time. Seems like everything I’ve listened to or read lately has been crap. So this post is working out excellently for me.
3 albums is a mean thing to do, but make it 5 and people wander all over the place.
The Johnny Cash Collection Vol 1. , Lee Ann Womack’s first album, Propellerheads: Decksdrumsrock&roll.
All the King’s Men, read it nearly every year so I’m cheating but it’s my pallet cleanser when I’ve been stuck on crap.
Historical Baseball Abstract
Boys of Summer.
Yeah, I have no clue.
I just worked at a record store when that song came out and we were inundated by 35 year old women who saw that song performed on the Today Show.
The same thing happened with Paul Carrack.
And Russell Watson.
And Eva Cassidy.
And Josh Groban.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 28, 2008 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Josh Groban fans terrify me
The last time he was in Portland, he played at the Schnitzer. I used to work a block from there, and when I got off work the day of the show, I walked over past the Schnitz to get to my bus stop and all I saw were middle-aged white women all wearing Josh Groban satin jackets. There were probably about 150 of them. It was creepy.
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Clay Aiken fans are..or were at least...way worse than Groban fans
He had lots of 50 yr old woman along with the normal teens…
(don’t know how the fan base is now after the “coming out”)
I don't think there are any teen Josh Groban fans
I think his audience is entirely middle-aged women.
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You're right...
The only remotely teen or 20 something Josh Groban fans were singers themselves…good point I never thought of.
Example: My 26 year old wife.
She loves Josh Groban. But she is also a singer.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 28, 2008 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, I have no idea who those people are. And I'm totally ok with that.
I can’t wait for the WS to be over so I can chuck this tv back into the closet. I keep finding myself watching whatever is on just to be watching it.
The only one I know is Josh Groban
and the only reason I know him is because of the story above – after that I had to go home and look up who he was. From everything I can tell, he’s a singing loaf of Wonder Bread.
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Paul Carrack used to be in Mike + The Mechanics.
Russell Watson is a opera crossover (he also sang the theme song for “Star Trek Enterprise”
Eva Cassidy was a songwriter who died of cancer (I think).
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 28, 2008 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Star Trek Enterprise had a theme song? The things you don't know.
Lies all lies!!! I just realized I gave the wrong answer to the job question. I answered my dream job, if I kept my same job.
Professional baseball player when I was a kid, now I’d like to build furniture and childrens toys.
I always hate to answer the "dream job" question,
because once it became my job, I don’t know that it would be a dream anymore. I’d love to have a little local pub and diner somewhere, but after a while I’m sure I’d get sick of ordering supplies, cleaning bathrooms, dealing with drunk regulars etc…
Man do I love midgets.
Besides, it was late. You're lucky I didn't just go with last years Miss America quiz.
Speaking of puppies and world peace, I can’t stop looking at that shiba puppy cam acblue posted. It may possibly be a cure for smoking.
Far fucking out!!!!
I just figured out how to watch the Blazer game tonight online!! Looks like not much sleep for me.
Hopefully
My neighbors won’t think that there’s a murder being committed in the middle of the night because of me yelling at the game.
Doesn't help much in Eastern Europe.
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Hoo-fucking-ray is right my friend
If I would’ve been unable to find a place online to view it, I would’ve had to go into work at 3am so I could watch it via AFN on the TV there. I love the Blazers, but that would’ve sucked.
Thanks for the addition of my tag; I was wondering where it was.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 11:34 AM PDT reply actions
My next OFFTOP's tags are going to consist of the words afootball 46 consecutive times
by seattlebruin on Oct 28, 2008 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
I didn't do it yet
actions speak louder than words
by seattlebruin on Oct 28, 2008 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Next years awards needs to add a category.
Best Timed Comment to Take the Piss Out Of A Conversation. I’d give it to Fogel right now if I had any say in the matter.
Traitors.
Where’s the loyalty? Doesn’t anyone tough it out through the rough times anymore?
Back in my day we didn’t have places like this. If we wanted to talk about stuff we had to walk uphill in the snow (both ways) to the general store and barber shop for a shave and some canned goods, and talk to the shopkeep to see if the Pony Express had brought any news from the big city..
Damn young ’uns…
Man do I love midgets.
I can't.
I lost my dentures.
Man do I love midgets.
Make sure you don't drop your monocle.
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I can't hear you sonny...
Let me get my ear horn.
Man do I love midgets.
You know what? I'll give 'em some love.
They’re really good at what they do, and they’ve made some good albums, and Ben’s a great guy.
The backlash is to some degree understandable, but got as irrational as the stock market.
I was never a huge fan
but I also never understood the huge backlash. They seemed pretty standard grownup-emo to my unsophisticated ears.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
They were/are an indie pop band who got tarred with the emo brush.
If they were more twee, they probably would’ve escaped more of the backlash (but also never would’ve been as popular). Anyway, they’re filthy rich now and I think a lot of that is deserved. If only more good bands got paid….
Seriously, There’s Something About Airplanes, Transatlanticism and We Now Have the Facts… are all really good albums.
Nothing like that, I wasn't around when the bandmembers were in earlier Seattle bands.
And now I’m pretty much locked into kids songs all day. In the evenings I drink myself senseless* and read. Peace and quiet. Trying to track the music mentioned in the OT threads is helping quite a bit though.
- kidding.
Bullshit I've put in a lot of work taking people down a peg and if we defect my labors shall not go unrewarded.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 28, 2008 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
You better make me minister of tags
it’s like being the defensive coordinator on a team with a defensive head coach – no one really cares what you do, but you have a big title
by seattlebruin on Oct 28, 2008 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm nominating you for Most Consistent With the Quick Quip.
Especially lately, HE’S… ON… FIRE…!!!! or however Dickie V. used to put it.
Sounds like some old video game system.
Man do I love midgets.
Yes. I am a fan of their Tetris video.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 28, 2008 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
OH GOD TMQ NEW LOW ALERT
Cheerleader of the Week: Lauren of the Baltimore Ravens, who according to her team bio is the co-owner of a printing shop. The Ravens are the sole NFL team that have muscular cheer-hunks in addition to buff cheer-babes. Here are the guys — but not only do they not strut on the sidelines shirtless, they don’t get a swimsuit calendar like the Ravens’ women and they don’t even get individual bios on the team Web site. Come on Ravens, it’s the 21st century, have the men wear as little as the women!
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=easterbrook/081028&sportCat=nfl
This column is entirely about the NBA
and proves that Gregg Easterbrook knows absolutely nothing about the NBA, yet this hasn’t stopped him from writing a 5,000 word column on it
(link is attached because I screwed up the first time)
by seattlebruin on Oct 28, 2008 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Gregg Easterbrook knows absolutely nothing about anything that he "writes" about.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Gregg Easterbrook used to be really good at writing about the NFL and some civic issues
then something happened and he thought he was the messiah who was put on this earth to point out everything that was wrong, how football should be played at the 12 year old level, and how we should not gamble, but should instead lust after cheerleaders
by seattlebruin on Oct 28, 2008 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Except that Simmons was once humorous.
Easterbrook’s just annoying.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I think Simmons lost his humor when he started having kids.
Happens to new parents, but they eventually come back around.
I'm not going to lie, I think Easterbrook is the funniest writer on ESPN right now
but it’s an unintentional sort of comedy
by seattlebruin on Oct 28, 2008 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
For me, Simmons lost his humor when he kept using the same three movies as column devices.
He’s a bit funnier now than he was then, because I think even he realized that he couldn’t beat Hoosiers, Shawshank and Swingers, into the ground forever; he’s broadened out and been less movie-reference-centric lately, and his writing’s better for it.
I still don’t care about his fantasy team, poker, or any of his buddies, but you take the crunchy with the smooth I guess.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Also...
Had I not made my kid wash his hands last night before going home after grocery shopping, this could’ve happened to me. I got on the freeway right after the emergency vehicles got there, probably about 5-10 minutes after it happened.
Talk about good timing…
This signature space for rent.
No kidding.
People are going to be catching knives in these next few days. The market goes up 900 points as the VIX falls 13 points.
If you can, I recommend EEV (ultra short emerging market fund). Yeah it fell 40% today, but it is the ETF to own when the market drops.
Hah! Can't beat my coffee cans in the backyard.
Between some of the comments here and the whole scouting department threads, today has been a pretty decent knowledge dump. My head hurts.
I am in no financial position to make any investment, I just think it's interesting.
And despite the fact that these gains aren’t likely to last all that long, rallies like this can’t be taken as anything but a positive. We’ve had some capitulation, people made some more solid investments today, we’ll have some more capitulation.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 28, 2008 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I day trade options but haven't done much since summer because of school.
I have been missing the action (read: incredible volatility) lately and I decided to start again because my classes begin when the market closes. I don’t know what I was thinking this entire semester, but I can’t wait anymore. I put some cash in my trading account yesterday, but it won’t be available to trade until Friday. Damn that float!
Ah dammit
My babysitter is late, and won’t respond to calls or text messages. I have to leave for work in 20 minutes, but told he noon so I could go in early. This sucks, and I hate that my weird hours make daycare a no go (not to mention the $800+ per month)
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
It actually is, if you're in the Mt.Baker neighborhood as you'd mentioned
But logistics of getting him picked up at a reasonable time would be tough. Do you run a in-home daycare or some such?
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Nanny. I have 3 toddlers today but they're all asleep, and will stay that way til about 3.
If you want to drop him off feel free. I’m working here til 7, then taking my neice to West Seattle.
Not in the least.
You might be the most giving person I will ever meet, once I do. Next to my Mom of course.
Time has shown that for every kind comment from me
There is an obtuse and dickish one right behind it. BEWARE!
Ha, but seriously.
You are a very giving person. I hope you are reaping that in your life. It is an awesome and tough to find quality.
Sold!
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Sec 108 has to regulate.
Man do I love midgets.
Ha
Kinda takes the shine off your other comment to her then
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Hm. Well, he's an incredibly well-behaved 4 year old (5 in February)
If you do this as work and are interested in taking on another, then I will email you for more details, so we don’t stink up this thread with child care talk.
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Will do.
Keep an eye out. Thanks :)
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I have one fewer Facebook friend that I did yesterday
this is upsetting
I could create a Facebook sock puppet if you want your numbers inflated
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
The thing I like about Myspace is that bands, breweries and comedians make me seem way more popular than I actually am.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 28, 2008 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
breweries?
I can honestly say i’ve only ever been on facebook for bands.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I read this as "brewberries"
and I was intrigued.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 28, 2008 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah, brewberries.
the sister cereal to Count Crackula.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Oct 28, 2008 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
A ton of microbreweries have Myspace pages.
It’s cool for keeping abreast of limited releases and the like.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 28, 2008 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Myspace kicked me out and now I worry that I'm slighting my friends by implying I no longer wish to be their friend.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
how on earth do you get kicked out of myspace?
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Changed my password without writing it down, and they didn't change my email account.
So the change password email goes to a deactivated email account and horrors ensue.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
For whatever reason the email account I used to sign up for the Chinese Myspace account was deactivated.
I’m terrified that something will happen and I’ll be locked out of the account.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 28, 2008 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
aaaaaand waiting for the first person who knows not the name of ac's band
to wonder aloud why he wants to get into MySpace China in 3…2…1….
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I'm going to change my screenname to pdbuzzkill.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Oct 28, 2008 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I had to send them multiple photos as well as a "friend ID"
This friend ID apparently lets them know I have a myspace account…although you can see it without being logged in. I wish I could quit Myspace but I need some information from it. And they won’t let me back in.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
If you get locked out of your account it's almost impossible to get back in.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 28, 2008 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I can get into my account,
but the email address I used to sign up with has been dead for years, and when I try to update it, myspace send the old account a verification email. I can’t access that old account.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
I hate that. I can never figure out who it is.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously
and it’s always someone de-activating their account and then re-activating it a week later.
Then you never figure out who it is!
by seattlebruin on Oct 28, 2008 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Why the EFF is the Hawthorne Bridge closed all damn day?
I have stuff to do on the other side of that bridge! Now I gotta ride all the way down to the Steel Bridge to cross the river, because only suicidal people cross the Burnside Bridge on a bike. Feck.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Oh, sure.
Safety. WhatEVER. I have STUFF to do!
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Yeah, your bike won't cause that stupid bridge any further damage.
It should be open for bikes only
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
BOTD...
Uhhh… Bacon-Wrapped Turkey with Pear Cider Gravy
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
You know, Royals Review uses BOTD to refer to the Boyfried of the Day
by seattlebruin on Oct 28, 2008 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm pretty sure there's an "n" in this word somewhere
by seattlebruin on Oct 28, 2008 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
One of the wisest pieces of advice my sainted mother ever gave to me
Don’t ask questions you don’t want the answers to.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
One of the wisest pieces of advice my father once gave to me
Bring a map. You might get lost.
Also-
If the ball looks like it’s coming right at you, IT’S OVER YOUR HEAD.
by seattlebruin on Oct 28, 2008 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Isn't that also an old Bat-Girl thing?
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Bacon of the day seems way better.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
The Young Fresh Fellows
do an awesome cover of Teengenerate. if you know neither this band nor this song, go seek them both out.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
My most favored of all Japanese garage punk bands.
Which song do they cover?
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 28, 2008 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Not the band Teengenerate
but the Dictators’ song Teengenerate. Although the band Teengenerate are indeed all kinds of awesome. As are the Dictators.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Ah.
By that same token, have you ever heard the Fastbacks “Maybe” 7"? Two originals and two covers; “Teenage FBI” by Guided By Voices and “On the Couch” by the Supersuckers.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 28, 2008 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Heard it, own it
if it relates to the Fastbacks, even in any sort of tangential way, I’ve got at least one copy of it.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
For acblue/kevin
Eddie Spaghetti/Rontrose are doing a wee show for Ron’s coffee shop this Saturday night.
It ain’t the reunion show, but it’s half of the Supersuckers, and it’s free.
Oooh, at the Funhouse no less.
That’s a damn good excuse right there.
This weekend is going to be awesome.
I wish Black Eyes and Neckties weren’t playing though, I fucking hate that band.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 28, 2008 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Awesome. I'll have to see what I'm doing.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
Yay, the babysitter will be here in 10 minutes.
I’ll only be a little late for work…
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
So I'll catch y'all later
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
She got a big stink eye, for sure.
But, she felt horrible about it when she finally showed, so whatever. Your services may still be needed though. I will get an email out to you later today when I get a chance
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Guess I never answered the questions and I'm really bored, so here goes.
Dream job: Working in some capacity for a baseball team (a capacity that would allow for a reasonable standard of living of course) would be ideal, but it’s not very likely. So I’d having to say owning my own business would be best. When I’m working for someone else I do just enough to feel like I’ve done a good job, but when I’m working for something I care about I’m pretty driven. I’d love to have a restaurant/pub, run a record label, run a guitar shop, something along those lines.
Where to live: Seattle (preferably South Capitol Hill/First Hill) ~April-October, somewhere in the Mountain West (either Missoula or Denver) during the winter. I love a nice cold winter, and I’d be sure to make a trip to my second home during the inevitable two weeks of July rain we get every year as well.
Desert Island: Dead Moon-Echoes of the Past, Magnetic Fields-69 Love Songs, Willie Nelson-Red Headed Stranger (or maybe Marty Robbins-Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs. Something classic country.)
Books: I am ashamed to say that I have been reading very little these past few months. I hate not being able to read books quickly and I’ve been pretty busy.
J.K.L.
Does that count as one disc or three?
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
The Dead Moon album is two discs and ~60 songs.
I know how to game the system.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 28, 2008 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
It's kind of cheating because it's a triple album, but whatever.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 28, 2008 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Who gives a shit, West Texas!
Put yer boots on and strap on yer spurs! Its’ out in the west texas town of el paso we ride!!
Marty Robbins kicks so much ass. Good one. 3 albums is bullshit.
Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs is pretty much the perfect country album.
Redheaded Stranger is probably better from an artistic standpoint, but I think if I had to choose I’d go with Marty.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 28, 2008 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
At least once in my life I'd like to live where I could (reasonably) walk to everything I need.
Not that I want to give up my car, but I always liked that about Cannon Beach. Everything is walking distance unless you need to make a run to a major shopping area.
Man do I love midgets.
My favorite thing about Missoula was the walkability.
That and the fact that everyone rides bikes.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 28, 2008 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I've never been to Missoula in the winter but I have been to Bozeman and Denver.
I love it.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 28, 2008 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Okay, so the very first Moose Drool I ever had was absolutely wretched.
The second, while not as bad as the first, was still almost undrinkable.
After about 4 years I finally gave it another shot, and holy shit, it was delicious.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 28, 2008 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Not a huge fan of Moose Drool, but Big Sky makes an IPA that's pretty great.
Kettlehouse Brewing’s Cold Smoke Scotch Ale (which is available only in Missoula and only in super limited quantities each year) is the best American beer I’ve ever had.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 28, 2008 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I had my very first Scotch Ale last Christmas, and I loved every drop of it.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 28, 2008 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Which one? Kettlehouse?
Or something that the rest of us might be able to find?
No, it was a growler of Silver City's (Silverdale, WA) Scotch ale.
I got it as a present from my parents-in-law who live in Silverdale/Bremerton.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 28, 2008 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
For whatever reason small breweries seem to be able to do Scotch Ales really well.
None of the other Kettlehouse beers I had were very good (the Hemp Porter was terrible) but this one was insane.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 28, 2008 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmm...
Yes and no. It’s easy to make a passable one (like Ambers), but it’s still hard to make a really, really good one.
I’m just pissed off that E9 brewing in Tacoma has found a way to make a…not good Scotch ale. They do some things well, but not that.
I think it's more likely you'll find a good Scotch Ale from a small brewer than a good IPA or Stout.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 28, 2008 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
ooooh, I don't know.
Everyone and their mother makes IPAs… Stouts, yeah, maybe so, but I think there are a million good small brewer IPAs, but I’ll defer to you as the IPA expert.
If anything, there’s just so much more product – if 9/10ths of them are crap, there’s still more good ones than there are scotch ales.
"Good" is relative to competition here.
Aside from Russian River, most of the best IPAs I’ve had have been from largeish brewers-Stone, Deschutes, the like. The best Scotch Ales I’ve had have been from smaller breweries like Kettlehouse, Boundary Bay, etc.
But it’s all pretty subjective and semantical, so yeah.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 28, 2008 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
That's an awesome story
I mean, yeah, it’s cheaper stuff not your top-of-the-line ale. But I like it especially when I am in MT
This is how I picture Missoula in the winter
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by PositivePaul on Oct 28, 2008 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn that would suck
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Reply FAIL
Obviously the car full of snow would suck, not being fairly accurate
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Never been there.
I don’t care if it’s a small town (not TOO small) or a city (not too big), it would just be nice to be able to live life and not have to worry about traffic conditions every day.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want to live in the middle of nowhere, but I don’t want to live in a condo in downtown Seattle either. Just somewhere where it isn’t a 30 minute trip in a traffic jam to go get some milk.
Man do I love midgets.
Oh I totally understand.
The only thing I miss about living in Olympia is being able to walk everywhere.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 28, 2008 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Olympia is pretty nice for that.
A bit too much of a college town for my taste though.
Man do I love midgets.
The Evergreen State College and St. Martin's University are both there.
St. Martin’s is actually in Lacey but fuck Lacey.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 28, 2008 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Awww we tried to get my sister to go there
Didn’t know if the college had much of an impact on the town. Obviously in Pullman the college is literally all that is there and you could say that about Ellensburg
Olympia is a great place to grow up and a great place to go to college.
It is a terrible place to do both.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 28, 2008 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh dear that was a somehwat unexpected comment from the likes of you.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 28, 2008 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I know, but sadly she popped into my head when you said that.
I apologize for such sophomoric behavior.
Wow...
And before I get myself in trouble STC
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey
South Puget Sound CC REPRESENT!!!!
I dunno if it’s a college town per se, but it does sorta remind me of Bellingham except much less awesome (i.e. without Mt. Baker and the N Cascades a reasonable drive away and also Canada).
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by PositivePaul on Oct 28, 2008 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Bellingham looks like a great place to have gone to college
Right by Canada yay! jk
My bro loved it there
I hear South Puget Sound has a good cooking? program
Olympia would be drastically different if it weren't for TESC.
It’s not a traditional college town (because TESC isn’t a traditional college) but the impact on the community is enormous.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 28, 2008 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't disagree at all with this...
TESC definitely has a hold. I’m actually a little nervous that I live as close as I now do to it…
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by PositivePaul on Oct 28, 2008 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Oly and Bellingham are similar.
I never really thought about that.
Man do I love midgets.
I tended to walk everywhere in Pullman
It was a workout because of the hills (and sometimes weather conditions)
But if you were okay with a bit of a workout you could get places walking which I enjoyed
I'm going to intentionally build Scrappy's on that cliff that overlooks the beach just to defeat "walking distance"
by seattlebruin on Oct 28, 2008 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Anywhere's walking distance if you have the time.
/Steven Wright
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Why would you hurt your patrons in such a way?
C’mon…we’re going to need to walk after the drinking we do.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
There will be an automatic forcefield on the cliff's edge
it’s strength will be directly proportional to the score of the M’s game
by seattlebruin on Oct 28, 2008 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
What happened to the collective our bar?
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
It's still our bar
even among the masses, someone has to take charge!
by seattlebruin on Oct 28, 2008 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Then stop putting it on a cliff.
Do you realize what happens to lemmings near cliffs?
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
My family's vacation house in Cali is near the ocean and the cliffs are crumbling and falling
There have also been accounts of people and cows falling off the cliffs.
I'm a bit surprised nobody has ripped on that new Clint Eastwood movie.
The Gran Torino made me think of acs’ car, and then he delivers that line. So perfect never be topped. Right up there with “make my day”.
I watched Almost Famous (for about the 50th time) this last weekend
and finally realized that the Eagles’ roadie in the poker scene (where they “sell” Penny Lane to Humble Pie for 50 bucks and a case of Heineken) is Mitch Hedberg.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 28, 2008 2:11 PM PDT reply actions
I didn't recognize his face, but I recognized his voice.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 28, 2008 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
But did you know Bret from Flight of the Conchords....
…was in Return Of The King?
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Haha, I did actually.
And I was watching Band of Brothers the other day and saw Simon Pegg.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 28, 2008 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Who's that,
and who was he in Band of Brothers?
Man do I love midgets.
Simon Pegg was in Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz
I did not know he was in Band of Brothers.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
That guy?
I’ll have to watch Band of Brothers again and look for him.
Man do I love midgets.
VERY minor role
It’s as Easy Company is leaving AIT (right after David Schwimmer gets reassigned). Simon Pegg’s character delivers Winters a letter. I’m not even sure if he has a line.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 28, 2008 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I know the scene.
I think you’re right, he doesn’t even speak.
Man do I love midgets.
sorry meant to reply
Sometimes I wish you could delete your own messages cuz there are often times I reply in the wrong place or want to delete a message altogether. *done complaining
But then we'd lose much of our valued history.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
No, I meant that we'd lose quality comments by users deleting their own mistakes.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
That's exactly what I wish i could do...
There are so many comments I wish I could have deleted and edited.
Though if that is important history then I suppose it’s good we cant do that…grrrr
Hmmm
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Holy crap. I forgot how good the live version of Walking in Memphis is.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
I would enjoy hearing this.
Man do I love midgets.
It just came up on Pandora. You should definitely try and find it.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
It looks like a splatter pattern for what happens after eating said free taco.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Thank you for making this comment at the exact moment I started eating lunch.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 28, 2008 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Gross it looks as though there are multiples.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I finally found the meat, but I'm not sure it is really meat.
by JI on Oct 28, 2008 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
if it is taco bell, you can be assured that it is indeed meat
however (WARNING AC GROSS COMMENT AHEAD PUT DOWN YOUR LUNCH) the source of that meat may not in fact be from an animal that you know of.
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yes it god damned is
You seem angered by this. Were you wronged by a coelacanth at some point? Gotta let the anger go, man.
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More at the suggestion of a fish
when the hint is an animal with more than 2/4/6 legs.
If the question is, “What animal has more than 4 legs,” the answer had better be not “a snake!”
If it is, I may get angry.
Thank you for reminding me to get that here in an hour
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Oh thank you for reminding me
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I should have continued up the street a few miles to the next Taco Bell
by JI on Oct 28, 2008 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
there's always the dinner hour to consider
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That's my plan
There are 4 Taco Bells within about 4 miles of my dwelling
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For God's sake whatever you do stay away from the Taco Bell in Tillicum.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 28, 2008 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
No need
There are 13 Taco Bells closer to me, I’ll probably hit those up first and I only have an hour to load up so I probably won’t get to all 13
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You could just save on gas an spend $12 on your 12 other tacos
by JI on Oct 28, 2008 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
My left ventricle just clogged a little bit after I read that.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I didnt answer the questions yet
Dream job…haven’t got it yet but the job I just got (havent started) is pretty damn cool; I never will lose the dream of show jumping Grand Prix (horseback riding); Childhood dreams: special agent, actor, dragon
And while we’re dreaming-Mariners GM though don’t know how much of a DREAM that’d be; baseball scout, oh and abaseball pitcher (NOT softball…that’s just weird to me the way they rotate their arms at 100mph)….I have like a million dreams
Location-I finally know. Australia. I love it there.
Book-I suggest Steven Deitz books (local sci-fi author); I’d get in trouble if I said what my most recently read book was (zomg! politics); Before that was House’s Basics of Pitching I think…something like that
Did anyone else feel like the second season finale of Dexter was weak?
The season, on the whole, was quite good, but the finale didn’t do it for me.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 28, 2008 3:03 PM PDT reply actions
I'm about the only person I know that didn't care for Dexter
I watched most of the first season and it just never grabbed me. It was OK, I guess, but it didn’t persuade me to stick with it.
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My friend had a similar experience, which is why he sold me the first season of Dexter.
I’m a huge fan of Michael C. Hall because of Six Feet Under, but I also think the show is pretty quality.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 28, 2008 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
AHAHAHAHAHAH SOME OF US ARE GOING THrough it rithg noW
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 28, 2008 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I loved it.
I loved the entire season, but I hated how Dexter was off his game. The man actually enjoyed sex! It’s the whole reason why he started dating Rita in the first place!
I also didn’t like how the devil Lila was able to change Dexter so easily. But hey, everyone has their kryptonite.
Any of you guys that have my number would you call me? I can't find my phone.
It’s driving me crazy.
stand by and hope your phone's not on vibrate.
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Maradona has been named coach of the Argentinian national team
There’s no possible way this could go wrong.
Yes, that was sarcasm.
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would probably be a better choice, really
but she’d have to learn a fake Spanish accent first.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Shouldn't be too hard. She's mastered the British accent.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
so she could come back as a national hero!
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I'd love to see their training table.
Hey Tevez! You haven’t had enough Coke yet! Don’t you take that coke out of here; do your 10 lines off of the team prostitute’s ass. You ain’t above this team!
WHY THE HELL ARE YOU STILL SOBER SON IT'S BEEN SIX HOURS SINCE YOU WOKE UP!!!!!
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Simmons actually being funny:
What is a sunk cost? In financial terms, it’s a lost cause — you’re paying for something that lost its value to you. Let’s say I spent $200 on one of those beautiful six-foot-high, glass-blown water bongs and named it Barack Obonga. And let’s say I smoked a little too much of the special hydro weed they give to cancer patients, decided someone was watching me through my front window, ran outside in my underwear with a baseball bat, and eventually spent the next two hours sitting in a tree waiting for the imaginary guy to come back before my neighbors called the police. And let’s say the whole experience made me say, “You know what? I need to quit smoking pot, it’s making me a little crazy.” Maybe I’d try to sell the bong on craigslist to no avail, and none of my friends would take it because there’s nothing grosser than owning someone else’s bong. At that spec ific point, Barack Obonga would become a sunk cost; that money is out the window. It’s gone. I need to accept this fact and move on.
Man do I love midgets.
I can't find anywhere in downtown PDX that's showing Arsenal/Spurs tomorrow
this distresses me.
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I feel very comfortable at the George
because one of the Johns is a gooner. makes for a fun time.
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It's why I support Hereford
I love the G and D, but can’t support Gooner John’s team, so by default, other John wins.
It’s on in Tacoma, but sadly I’ll be down in Oly, and it’s on during work. Booooo.
That actually makes sense
I haven’t been back to the G&D much since I left Seattle, but the few times I have it’s been too crowded for my tastes; popularity is great, but I like being able to sit and have breakfast with my morning football and unless you get there early it’s not entirely guaranteed that you can.
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Where I bowl they do a Sunday breakfast and bowling special.
Problem is unless you’re waiting at the door when they open, it takes about 5 hours to get breakfast (and their food isn’t even that good). You can’t get the bowling special (three free games) until you have a receipt for your breakfast, so you’re pretty much screwed if you’re not one of the first ones there.
I started just paying for my bowling and grabbing a McMuffin on the way.
Man do I love midgets.
Where the hell is that at?
Sounds intriguing, except for the whole waiting for 5 hours to eat thing…
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Robin Hood Lanes in Edmonds/Woodway.
Five hours is a bit of an exaggeration, but you better get there early if you plan on eating there.
Man do I love midgets.
Makes sense. Been there a few times, way back
What nights do you bowl? I’m a Wednesday night guy, myself
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Right now my league is every other Saturday.
I usually try to bowl much more often than that though. I don’t work very far from Robin Hood, so I’ll bowl on my lunch break occasionally. And I live by Glacier, so I’ll run up there occasionally after 9:00pm on a weeknight, or during the morning or afternoon on a weekend if they don’t have a tournament going on.
Man do I love midgets.
I think we need to try and arrange an LL bowling night at some point
Did that other one from this past spring ever end up happening?
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think it did.
That was going to be pretty far south for me anyway.
Man do I love midgets.
Well then we'll need to set one up that can work for multiple people, or something
Because bowling is fun and social, and you can also drink while doing so. In my mind, this is the perfect social event
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
One of the many reasons I love bowling.
It’s beginning to catch up to softball as my favorite hobby (especially as I get older and softball causes more and more soreness).
Man do I love midgets.
So then it sounds like we'll definitely need to arrange an LL night of bowling
Somewhere accessible to my North Sound poseur, as well as all of us Middle-Sounders
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Corco would be 110% down for bowling
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That's it? Only 110% Why not 115%? Or 200%?
And why only third person? Why not fourth? Or seventh?
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm going to step up and say that I'm 431% down with LL bowling.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
Atta boy
Let’s do this. Who’s making the thread?
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions
You?
I wish to shoot for mid-week, early to mid-November, so I can make it.
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I can't come up to Seattle mid-week... I could do a Friday.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 28, 2008 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Friday's are very good for me, I believe
So that’ll work. I’ll make a thread tomorrow morning, unless somebody beats me to it (which would be ok by me)
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Mid week would be very great
And I guess I’ll be throwing up a thread tomorrow (YAY I finally have a day off!)
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions
We can make a team for regular bowlers (leagues, etc.)
And then everybody else, and see who comes out on top. Loser buys the next round. This would probably work out ok because there are only 2 or 3 of us regulars (Myself, Thingray, and ?) and several others, thus making the “better” bowlers have to buy more drinks if we lose. Recreational team would only buy a couple beers, and thus, everybody wins
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
That confident, huh?
What’s your average?
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm mostly being showy
but I’m averaging 199 or so since Aug. 18… more than 75 games.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 28, 2008 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Very good! I finished the season before last at a 196
Screwed up my shoulder a bit and stunk some last year and the first bit of this year, but changed a few things with my shot and have been shooting 190+ average since mid-September.
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I bowled two tournaments @ Imperial a couple weeks back
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 28, 2008 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
What kind of tourney?
This is the crappy thing about having to always work Saturdays. I always miss out on tournaments.
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
OH YES YOU ARE.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
And I must be on the other team
all the better to crush your dreams.
Curse you, nemesis. If it weren't for you and those meddling kids...
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
Hey we're probably getting a full out grocery getter.
Seats about 8 I could do a big roundup, designate drive, you betcha!
I'm a Godawful bowler but I'm in.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 29, 2008 12:11 AM PDT up reply actions
I actually haven't been up in a while...need to remedy that.
It was never that crowded when I went [insert joke about Spurs here], though sure, I bet you couldn’t have strolled in 5 minutes after kick-off and grabbed a table for the Liverpool/Chelsea game.
It’s just really, really handy to have a bar doing this in Tacoma now. One of the owners is even a Spurs fan, so hey… a lot fewer people, which is of course both good and bad. For atmosphere, nothing beats the G and D. For getting a seat and talking to a core group of regulars (plus not driving 60 miles on I-5 in the goddamn morning), I’ll take Doyles.
Huh. The Sounders just signed Fredrik Ljungberg.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
Really?
I wish I would have known about that before this.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Hehe sorry, I haven't navigated back to the home page all day.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
I finally started keeping two tabs open
one for the offtop and one for the rest of LL. It’s just easier that way.
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Google Reader for me
I receive more than 500 hits per day from my various feeds. I use the GReader notifier for Firefox, and it refreshes at the bottom to help me stay up to date. This eliminates me having to F5 all my favorite sites
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Christ, I couldn't keep up with that many hits.
150 a day is enough for me, and really about 75 of those are from Ubergizmo which I just sail through without reading.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 28, 2008 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, it gets a bit daunting, but I don't read it all obviously
My Tech news folder contributes most of the activity, and it is mostly the same item posted from 3-5 different sites, so it’s easy to filter through. My fave moment though was when I was in Vegas for a week, and came back to almost 5,000 unread items waiting for me.
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, haven't looked at this in a while
I receive a lot of hits in my reader…
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
That's not a bad idea.
Especially now that I have IE7 at work.
Man do I love midgets.
I pretty much leave it open all day at work.
Man do I love midgets.
Happiness is SBN 1.0
when we had to reload
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Whatever floats your boat.
Man do I love midgets.
Seriously, subscribe to some RSS Feeds
And use Google Reader, or any of the many others available, to manage them. It has made my browsing life much easier, and I can get through much more information this way
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Totally agree.
Google Reader is great.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 28, 2008 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
It has changed my internet browsing life
but I can’t imagine trying to keep up with LL in it.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I have all the front page and fanpost stuff going to my reader
And I just click into a new tab for whatever I want to participate in. This way, the info loads faster, and I can get into the thread when I have more time. Plus, reading the feed helps when I enter the thread later because I can “z” through comments, instead of loading the whole page just to read the post when strapped for time
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Two Days.
Just two days until Command and Conquer Red Alert 3 is here! Weeeeee!
Frank Klepacki makes his triumphant return to the C&C universe with Hell March 3.
Weeeeee!!!!!
Wait..can you still preorder and get RA 2 free?
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I considered preordering, but I already have RA2.
Also, I see that EA is distributing RA1 for free here. For those of you that don’t have it or haven’t played it.
I played it over the last 2 hours of work last night
It was great
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
I lost my Red Alert and my RA2 so I’ve been replaying the RA campaign and am pondering ordering RA 3 but I don’t think my comp meets the system requirements :(
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and I hate how fucking stupid ore trucks are in RA 1
I have three in the current mission I’m on and all of them refuse to deposit ore
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They're on Strike
You need to pay better
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Is that anything like the old C&C games, or has it changed since the good old days?
Man do I love midgets.
Meh.
I thought the same thing after Generals and it’s expansion pack basically mutilated the franchise and left it for dead. But C&C 3 Tiberium Wars was(is) an excellent game and helped bring the franchise back from the brink. I have faith that RA3 will be a solid game.
And yes, I too am a huge RA fan and am stoked on this mucho
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I actually am sad. I read his post and said a bad word...
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm guessing royalcurve makes a good taco. I'd start kissing ass now, if I were you.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
I can't get any lower. You know me...
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
I am always down for good tacos
And hate on me all you want, but I can tolerate a Taco Bell taco. They aren’t that bad. But yes, there are better tacos to be had (read: all). Homemade are always the best. I am just firmly of the belief that there’s no such thing as a bad taco
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I had an Arby's Roast Beef sandwich before work today, at like 1
That’s all I’ve had to eat today. I need foooooooooooood
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah - I haven't eaten at all! Just made food for the doodles all day.
I just realized it. Best part is I’m watching my neice overnight, so I get to raid my sister’s fridge. She shops at Whole Foods and is fancy!
Poppawhatsits?
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Ohhhhh yeah
Don’t eat a ton of Indian food, but I know what that is. Just didn’t register for some reason
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I absolutely cannot eat Indian food at all after getting food poisoning from a restaurant in Pioneer Square. I will never eat it again.
The smell of curry hurts my feelings, and I LOVE hot stuff.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
I'll just say it. I fucking love Taco Bell. There. Happy? I love Taco Bell.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
I'm happy!
And I’ll stand up and confess too.
A 7 layer burrito and a Dr. Pepper is one hell of a good snack.
Not too many people know about this (as I don't think it's on the menu per se),
but ask for the rice cup. Holy cow. Mexican rice covered in their sauce, and mixed with something like Ro-Tel tomatoes. Just add fire sauce and enjoy. Most every Taco Bell I’ve gone to will do this. By the way, should I be worried that their initials are TB?
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
It's best not to think about the initials
Here at work every Saturday they buy the whole store lunch. The manager was pissed at everybody 2 weeks ago, and retaliated by buying Taco Bell for store lunch. He dropped 100 bucks on Grande Meals (10 tacos or burritos, any combination). I went with him, and when he asked for 8 grandes, the whole kitchen went silent. It was so funny
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
And now that you have, I will also say it. Didn't want to be the only one
One of the best values in fast food these days, too. 6 bucks gets me more food than I can eat, plus a big drink.
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions
And yet you go to Taco Time, ask for the Crisp Burrito Meal with a small soda, and they charge you $15. For that amount, at least give me a shitty steak on the side.
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YES YES
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
So, after receiving a much anticipated promotion on the first of September
I officially requested a demotion this past Friday. I was promoted into a position that has been hit hardest in Car Sales during this recession we’ve been dealing with, and was making less money than when I was just plain selling cars (and spending all of my time at work on LL, to boot). So, I started again yesterday as a lowly peon here at the store, and I couldn’t be happier.
Anybody else requested a demotion before? It felt kinda weird, to be honest
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
If you ran Amoeba I will have to make room in my house for a shrine to you.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
F'rserious? Amoeba? Really?
I know it’s probably not as awesome having to work there/run it but godDAMN that’s one amazing record store.
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AMOEBA WAS THE SHIT.
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Still is the shit.
And the LA one is just as, uh, the shit. But the SF one has the distinct advantage of being close to Murio’s Trophy Room, which is an awesome bar.
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Yep. It is a good record store, I agree.
Disorganization drives me crazy though, and I ended up leaving to run a tiiiiiny record store, then left THAT one to be the Product Manager at Virgin. I ran the gamut, man.
Fuuuuuck have our paths crossed. I don't want to sound all blustery about my past record deals, but I loved that store.
Lookout Records or die!
*No, you won’t find my album listed. Long story.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
In the army. I wouldn't have the faintest if it's the same situation, but you asked.
Passed the sergeant board and was waiting for a slot (E-5), in the meantime they laterally promoted me to corporal. Sergeant work, but not the pay and definitely not the respect. Lasted about a month and I requested a transfer to a different unit that had more field time, and no slot for a corporal. It was the only way I could think of to get rid of the corporal stripes and save face by not asking for it.
Har har dee har. heh. I'm so glad I'm out. Did you know it is rarely ever like the commercials?
Who would have thought! Some of the best years of my youth, right there. I was pretty good at it though, as far as I know no one ever attacked Kansas the entire time I was stationed at Ft Riley. RESPECT!
Excellent!
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Awww you're sweet! Funny I just realized how long it's been since I discharged. Seems like yesterday when it crosses my mind.
Oh, the floor polishing. And standing at attention. And early morning runs. I bet I haven’t run a hundred feet since getting out. Somebody told me the air force guys were issued bicycles and only had 2 men to a room. Boy I picked the wrong service.
Upon further review, there's times when being lower on the ladder can save your job.
Hanford just went through a round of layoffs. A friend of mine felt it coming a couple months ago and requested a switch to the swing shift, the only opening being a demotion. Which is what he wanted. They laid off a bunch of middle management types, as they still need the grunt work done, he’s still drawing a paycheck.
That's kind of what mine was for
I’ve been doing Internet Sales for the better part of my 4 years in this business. Always wanted to be in F&I (the paperwork people). Finally got into it, but quickly found that the current economic climate has made people hesitant to buy a car (which I already knew, of course), let alone add anything to their payment by opting for a better warranty, or any other services we offer. This makes it very hard to learn on the job, and I knew that I was going to be launched eventually. So, I did it on my own terms. Plus, there was a lot of extra little bullshit involving paperwork and legal policies that I didn’t want to deal with while not making any money.
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I think you just need a wholesaler's license
Email me and I can give you the details, since I need to refresh my memory on that.
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not sure if my Holloween costume makes me look trendy or crazily out of style.
Terrible shirt and tie, khaki pants, whatever the hat House wears is called, and some glasses worn on the end of my nose. I look silly, and I need to find one of my school books to lug around.
54!
Anyone still here? I'm fucking bored.
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Damn. Where is ASUBoyd when you need some entertainment?
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My boss just hijacked my laptop to look at World of Warcraft shit
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
God I am not into WoW in any way, shape, or form
But the company blocks nearly ALL web traffic, so I use my laptop and the customer WiFi we have, which is totally unchecked. As a result, I am constantly hassled by people wanting to browse once the owner leaves
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Raise a claw hammer in the air, and repeat after me:
"Do. Not. Play. World of Warcraft. Immediately leave and find someone who might like you.
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*end quote.
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Does this claw hammer have any special powers?
And what level must Toot be in order to be equipped with such a weapon?
Level three orc. Boosts mana +5
I have no idea what the fuck I’m talking about.
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I just ate the 12-sided dice. I thought they were Zots.
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I think so? I don't know - I've always done OK with the ladies...
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Ooo, subversive dig
Well done
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
And I bet you never got any chicks either...
Oh wait
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, definitely STC
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I did in Jr. High.
And I also played Shadow Run (cyberpunk rollplaying game).
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I know someone whose life was pretty much stunted at the age of 28 when she started playing that.
I have seen her only twice since.
ZOMG...
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That's a relative term!
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Are your A's going to suck as much as I hope they are next year? I pray they do.
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relativity
If by “suck” you mean “are worse than the Mariners,” then no, I’m sorry, they won’t suck next year.
I love that ESPN shows poker. My god I love to watch (and play) poker.
Am I a freak for enjoying to watch poker?
Ohhhh… LL poker night! Winner takes a portion of the proceeds, the rest go to Jeff?
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$10 buy in, $15 re-buy... Good stuff!
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Oh - and Texas Hold 'em.
Anyone interested?
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Half an hour under my training, you'll be a star.
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I believe I know someone who could make that dream come true.
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It might cost you an evening of drinking too much wine, though.
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Drunken haircut party?
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
The name of my next band. In tribute to my wife.
It’s either that, or No Way Jose and the Fur Tacos. What do you think?
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Drunken Haircut Party, but I'm biased
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
That was way over the line, worthy of erasing, but still funny nonetheless. Well, that sums me up.
I’m prepared for a boxing.
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I love it. It gives me insight on the game, and more often than not, they edit well enough to break to the huge All In moments.
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My big problem with it is that whenever I try to watch it I get this thought:
“Oh hey…Texas Hold’em again…….don’t you people know any other games?”
There are lots of strange things that get put on tv
I could never understand all the bowltards that I competed with in my Junior Bowling leagues that would insist on watching televised bowling during our session. On Sundays. During NFL season. Including playoffs. God, I hated those kids…
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm watching too.
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Answers!
-Dream job: High school band instructor
-Dream place to live: I love where I live now.
-Desert island, top three albums: Time Out (Dave Brubeck Quartet), Piano Man (Billy Joel), Blues and the Abstract Truth (Oliver Nelson)
-Read a book recently that you would recommend?: The Name of the Wind
I will also do answers
Dream Job: Owning/Operating my own bowling alley (preferably in north Seattle)
Dream Place to Live: Probably somewhere within walking distance of downtown Seattle.
Desert Island, three albums… “Fire” by the Electric Six
“All Their Greatest Hits, Vol. 1” by Barenaked Ladies
“Abbey Road” from the Beatles.
I haven’t read too much recently, and what I have read is ZOMG Politics, so I will refer you to Veeck as in Wreck, the autobiography of Bill Veeck, the man responsible for the baseball career of Eddie Gaedel
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 28, 2008 8:15 PM PDT reply actions
We have a lot in common. I like you. Should I be worried?
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Where do you normally bowl at? Or do you bowl in a league at all?
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Two Rs has an alley in his front yard. Right next to the Ford Probe in his lawn with the grass growing up through it.
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I drive a '94 Buick LeSabre. Fuck that.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 28, 2008 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude, we have to spray a neighborhood with love bullets in that ride soon.
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Uh
…
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, that's a total drive by car, but I don't want to hurt anyone. Right now, anyway.
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Fair enough
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions
When I'm in Seattle, I usually work at AMF Imperial, but since I'm in grad school I've decided I've had enough of that.
I also recommend Hiline Lanes in Burien. The guy who runs it, Pat Johns, is a great guy and has helped my game out on many an occasion.
Since I live in Salem, currently, I’m bowling leagues at both Northgate Lanes and Town & Country.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 28, 2008 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Is the AMF one just off Rainier?
There’s a bowling alley about 5 blocks from my house, and I think it’s that one.
That is correct.
Go Wednesdays at just before 9pm, you pay $5 for the first game and then $0.25 for each additional game and your shoe rental.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 28, 2008 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Imperial is pretty good. Haven't been there in ages though
I’ve bowled basically my whole life at Hillcrest, plus a travel league in Juniors. Plus, this past Summer at HiLine on Wednesdays for the league
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Yessir
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I believe so
Tough to remember. In my heyday I was doing 2 tourneys per month, plus my Saturday morning league, plus PSTL. I was also working at Hillcrest 4 days per week
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I love HiLine. I bowled with Pat's son, Ian for a few years
My buddy celebrated a birthday at Imperial lanes once, and got super hammered and proceeded to walk all the way to Hillcrest Lanes in Renton. Maybe a 15 minute drive, but he walked the whole thing. Nuts…
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh Shit. Ian was incredible.
He dropped a 300 on me in high school travel league on year on the last day.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 28, 2008 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, he got me twice in 3 years of PSTL
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel like I would probably recognize your real name :-P
I also bowled at Regency (out by the airport) back in the day.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 28, 2008 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Shady McShaderson. Always asks for an extra spray of disinfectant in his shoes.
Gold chains, and a bitchin’ white van with a puppy in it.
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Possibility, for sure.
As a matter of coincidence, one of my managers has a son that also bowled PSTL when I was in it. He was very good as well, and I recognized his last name as soon as I was introduced (to the manager, of course)
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Woohoo! Getting my hard copy of the New Prospect Insider soon!
Jason is a class act. He’s going to deliver it to me, hopefully to a place wherein I can fill him up with beer and get educated by him for a short while. Jason, if you’re reading this, thanks. Thanks for the kind words, and you’re awesome.
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Fine, I'll give in.
Dream job: Third base of the Seattle Mariners (not ever going to happen). Something with a remote possibility: owner/president of the Seattle Mariners. Actually possible: day trader who works for 3-4 years in various countries at a time; example, live in New York for 3-4 years trading options. Move to Hong Kong for 3-4 years and trade options. Move to London for 3-4 years and trade options. This continues to go on until I find a place I love and retire there.
Dream place to live: Remember that list of cities and countries you would like to visit? Yeah, you can go down my lists and that is where I would want to live. So pretty much everywhere but nowhere.
Desert island albums: What’s The Story, Morning Glory/Oasis. Dookie/Green Day. Elton John: Greatest Hits 1970-2002/Elton John. (oh there are so many more… can’t I just compose my own three albums?)
Books to recommend: I’m in school right now so I don’t do a lot of pleasure reading. But Yasunari Kawabata’s Snow Country and Thousand Cranes are great reads.
My week has totally, epically sucked so far. Someone tell me something good. Cheer me up.
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I was banking on you, my sweet.
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Crap. Okay, how about this -
The leaves are incredible right now.
It’s almost novello wine time! Always a good couple of weeks.
Silas dresses up on Friday!
Duuuude. Silas has a kick-ass costume.
Imagine this:
As a dude dressing up in a horseriding outfit wherein he puts his legs in the horse’s front legs, and holds the head up with the reigns. He picked it out, and it’s awesome.
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As well it should. See you Thursday? Wine?
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Alright. With this good news, I'm going to bed. Much needed. I await thenew OFFTOP post like you can't believe. When do we get a royalcurve OFFTOP? Have you done it? Do it again.
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Didn't catch it. Why don't you go ahead and tell us all what happened. Be precise.
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shutupshutupshutup
I get home tomorrow and I’m two episodes behind.
LL on my home machine has done some interesting things lately
first it refuses to remember me when I sign in, so I have to manually log in… and just now it wasn’t updating the comment count in this thread, so just from the frontpage I didn’t know there were any new comments when I refreshed.
Also, when I opened this thread, everything marked as read. Weird
Uh, what?
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 28, 2008 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
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