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Let's all take a moment and celebrate:  THERE ARE NO MORE ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.  Now if the Dodgers could just go down...

Now, some topics to keep us off-topic:

♥Why the hell can I not win at Pathwords?

♥Cars with parental controls--thoughts?

♥This scares the shit out of me

♥Will this help sb or just confuse him more?

♥Fuck my legs--how do I stop from hurting for days after playing soccer?

♥What are you reading right now, and how many books (that you actually own) are in your queue?

♥Speaking of sexy, apparently women want it all.

 

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This suggestion is terrible.

I don’t go for significantly older women.

by BrianL on Oct 7, 2008 7:23 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The only way to not have your legs hurt

after you play soccer is to play soccer more. Then your muscles will be conditioned and you won’t get sore. Other than that you’re fucked.

by brayden04 on Oct 7, 2008 7:18 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

When my legs ache

I like to put them up in the air. I put my legs in the air and then scoot my butt against the wall making a ‘L’ against the wall. I lay like that for a few minutes, letting the blood get out of my legs. Then after a few minutes I bring my legs down and lay flat, sort of shaking my legs out. I find this method helps a bit with muscle ache.

by brayden04 on Oct 7, 2008 7:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mmmhmm

The only other things you could do is A) really stretch, for maybe 20-25 minutes. The kind of stretching that sucks, like it’s borderline painful. It actually really helps, if you can deal with the pain. B) get one of those hard massages. But those are effing painful. I hate that stuff.

by brayden04 on Oct 7, 2008 7:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Heating my legs before I go cycling works wonders for me.

Hot water bottle is a quick one, or if I have time a heat pad. Especially for my knees and quads, works great. I’ve never played soccer so I’m not sure if it would help with all the start/stopping action.

"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.

by dpseadv on Oct 7, 2008 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And I'm reading

My Losing Season by Pat Conroy. I’ve already read it, but it’s one of my top 2 books.

Next time I’ll make a big response instead of several individual ones. Cause now I feel like a jackass.

by brayden04 on Oct 7, 2008 7:19 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

No thanks.

I’d like the O-Line to give me more than a half-second to make a decision in the pocket.

by BrianL on Oct 7, 2008 7:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not the most exciting place,

but there are worse places to go to college. Pullman is pretty damn fun during the school year, at least in my experiences.

by brayden04 on Oct 7, 2008 7:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is a fair point.

Plus you’re a guy, I don’t think Corco would go for you.

by brayden04 on Oct 7, 2008 7:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not when it comes to women.

So…unless BrianL looks like a girl…I think he’s safe.

by brayden04 on Oct 7, 2008 8:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Today is

serve BrianL day.

by brayden04 on Oct 7, 2008 8:23 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bahahahaha I almost posted that

but I resisted. I’m glad someone else did

by seattlebruin on Oct 7, 2008 8:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hell, D1 anything

my roommate was a track guy (not even one of the stars or anything) and he’s got an entire closet full of unopened UCLA branded adidas stuff

by seattlebruin on Oct 7, 2008 7:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's sweet.

I mean, I got quite a bit of stuff (a full athletic duffel bag every year plus a couple warm-up suits) but not quite like the PAC-10, Big East and ACC guys I know got.

by brayden04 on Oct 7, 2008 8:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just finished "A Well Paid Slave" which is a book about Curt Flood.

Currently, I’m reading “Foul Ball” which is written by Jim Bouton (of “Foul Ball” fame). It’s about his efforts to save an old ballpark.

The next book I’m (finally) going to read is “Ulysses” by James Joyce. It’s a book I’ve been meaning to read since high school, but I tend to read a lot more non-fiction than fiction, so it’s been put on the back burner for too long. I’ve never read a Jim Joyce book, and I’m going to finally be able to satisfy my curiosity about him.

by Phildopip on Oct 7, 2008 7:44 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

"A Well Paid Slave"

is a great book. I really liked it.

by brayden04 on Oct 7, 2008 7:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I did too.

I didn’t know much about Curt Flood the man before reading this book. I only knew about Curt Flood the symbol.

by Phildopip on Oct 7, 2008 7:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Same as me. It was all before I was born

so I didn’d experience it. But man, that guy made some serious sacrafices for today’s ballplayers.

by brayden04 on Oct 7, 2008 7:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Speaking of Jim Bouton, I have no idea how to pronounce his name correctly.

Is it “boo-ton” or “bow-ton” (as in the bow of a ship, not a bow tie)

by Phildopip on Oct 7, 2008 7:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think it's Boo-ton

But I’m not sure why I believe that.

by brayden04 on Oct 7, 2008 7:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's Boo-tawn, actually

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 7, 2008 8:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I pronounce Boo-ton

and Boo-tawn the same.

by brayden04 on Oct 7, 2008 8:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Then you're clearly not

from the East coast and, therefore, don’t sound like a complete jackass.

by Liebkartoffel on Oct 7, 2008 8:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I spent 4 years on the East coast

and thank God every morning that I was born and raised on the West coast.

by brayden04 on Oct 7, 2008 8:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My dad went to college in New York

and Boston. Thankfully all he picked up was a complete disregard for lines and the inability to be polite to waitstaff.

by Liebkartoffel on Oct 7, 2008 8:20 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So is two thousand pounds of something

a ton or a tawn?

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 7, 2008 8:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think he assumed

you meant tahn, rather than tuhn.

by Liebkartoffel on Oct 7, 2008 8:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

A ton of course.

but to me there is no discernable difference between Boo-ton and Boo-tawn.

The problem here is that I didn’t phonetically spell Bouton to your liking. I think if we were in the same place and both said Bouton at the same time we would say it the same.

by brayden04 on Oct 7, 2008 8:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Probably.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 7, 2008 8:23 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You've never read a Jim Joyce book?

I thought he just called balls and strikes.

by brayden04 on Oct 7, 2008 7:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I also tend to read non-fiction over fiction.

I attempted about a page of James Joyce, got frustrated and gave up.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 7, 2008 7:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I enjoy non-fiction too,

but the best fiction book I have read is “The Power of One” by Bryce Courtenay. I love that book.

by brayden04 on Oct 7, 2008 7:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wish I could read what I want to.

Instead, I’ve been reading nothing but cert books and manuals. My current queue:

  • Cisco VOIP exam study guide
  • Cisco SSL VPNs
  • Mac 10.4 & 10.5 Tech exam study guide
  • MCITP Windows Server 08 Set (4 books)
  • MCTS Vista
  • RHCE Red Hat Certified Engineer study guide
    *About 10 manuals for software and hardware I will expect to install in the near future

And I have yet to read the dozen or so planning and density books my cousin sent me for my birthday in May.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Oct 7, 2008 8:04 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I just finished King Dork

and now I’m onto Irish travel books. Gleaning bits and pieces from all of them for the trip.

by royalcurve on Oct 7, 2008 8:09 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Are you just going to Ireland or both Irelands?

Also please steal me a Guinness glass to make up for the stolen one I broke.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 7, 2008 8:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

There is only one Ireland

but zomg no politics. Even Oirish ones.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 7, 2008 8:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We're spending a week outside Galway

Then renting a car and spending the next 3 weeks in different cottages / apartments all over the country. Will definitely steal you a Guinness glass.

by royalcurve on Oct 7, 2008 8:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Galway is awesome.

Are you heading to Kerry at all?

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 7, 2008 8:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Absogoddamnlutely

Kerry is the best part of the Republic. I’m biased, because I have family there, but go to Dingle and you will never regret it. Killarney Nat’l Park is really cool, too.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 7, 2008 8:23 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pip

How was the Portland Sigur Ros show? The Seattle one kicked ass!!!!

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Oct 7, 2008 8:17 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ehh...

They sounded GREAT live, but their song selection kinda sucked. I wasn’t a fan of the album “Takk…” and they played the majority of songs from that album, while only playing maybe 3 songs from the new album, two from “Agaetis Byrjum” and only ONE from my favorite album, “( )”.

by Phildopip on Oct 7, 2008 8:21 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

See I like Takk

And I only really like 2 of the songs on the new album which were the 2 they played at the end “festival” and “Gobbleigook”

And finishing off with Untitled 8 just caped off the night perfectly.

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Oct 7, 2008 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just wish people would stop clapping 3 minutes before the song ended.

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Oct 7, 2008 8:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thankfully that didn't happen last night.

Though the crowd almost ruined Saeglopur by doing exactly that.

by Phildopip on Oct 7, 2008 8:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I actually watched the opening band thinking it was Sigur Ros

Because I didn’t really know what they looked like and they started off with one of the intros for Sigur. I was slightly confused when they got up and left after 40min.

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Oct 7, 2008 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dude, that band SUUUUCKED.

I think they were called Parachutes, or something like that, but they sounded like a piss-poor Sigur Ros cover band.

Did they sit down on stage during their final song in Seattle? What the fuck was that?

by Phildopip on Oct 7, 2008 8:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

See I remember seeing them in the Heima Trailer.

and I was in the very back so I couldn’t see there faces. Overall I thought they were ok. But their lead singer wasn’t anything to write home about.

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Oct 7, 2008 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, he was off-key most of the time.

And the girl couldn’t sing a lick, and her violin was out of tune. Plus, their music wasn’t anything I haven’t heard 100 times before.

by Phildopip on Oct 7, 2008 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is hilarious

http://lineout.thestranger.com/2008/10/sigur_ross_attractive_nothingness

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Oct 7, 2008 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

David Schmader is an idiot

and the Stranger is a big pile of meaningless hipster snark masquerading as news. I’m not surprised that he didn’t know what band he was or was not seeing.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 7, 2008 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's so sad how much respect their political commentary gets

given their talking heads are closed minded, agenda driven and generally don’t know what they’re talking about.

by Gomez on Oct 7, 2008 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh. My. God.

That guy is a dunce.

by Phildopip on Oct 7, 2008 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Awesome.

I haven’t read the Stranger in probably five or six years. Nor the Weekly. The Stranger, moreso, is run by nothing more than cliques of idiot hack writers who could never find honest journalistic work. This review is yet another glaring example of their ineptitude.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms.

by kevin_ess on Oct 7, 2008 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Week in Review, and I Anonymous.

The former usually makes me laugh with all the dark humor, the latter sometimes is a gem, at worst the smallest dose of Jerry Springer I can tolerate without gouging out my eyes. The rest is parakeet cage liner.

And whats with the movie reviews? It’s like a bunch of eight year olds, they have to explain the entire movie just to demonstrate their opinion. But the movies listings are probably the most accessible in print form in the area.

"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.

by dpseadv on Oct 7, 2008 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Having formally been an agent for actors for six years, and of course a musician,

I can tell you their reviews of local music and live theatre are complete horseshit. It is the most pandering, cliquish, popularity contest I have ever seen. Somebody has a buddy in a shit band, but lo and behold, the Stranger strokes them as the new Pearl Jam, wink wink. Same with theatre. I have seen some HORRIBLE productions (thankfully comped) that the Stranger has highly recommended due to their friendship with people in the play.
The magazine has no redeeming qualities. It’s not even nice enough paper to wipe with.

And believe it or not, my band has never received a bad review from them.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms.

by kevin_ess on Oct 7, 2008 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Remember Kathy Wilson?

Murder City Devils. I could never figure out who was dating her from her reviews. But holy cow she loved that band. Her column was more a fanpost for their last performance than music review column. Terrible.
Not that I’ve read many good reviewers/critics anyway, I turn to a few trusted friends for their opinions. I suppose most people operate that way from comments I read.

"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.

by dpseadv on Oct 7, 2008 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kathleen Wilson was the most annoying part of the Stranger for years

and that’s saying something. All she ever did was write about her nights at the Cha Cha with her hipster doofus friends, and about the MCD. Now, I’ll excuse some of that because the Devils were/are awesome, but still.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 7, 2008 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

what's your band again?

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 7, 2008 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Trepan

Linky

Thankfully, the style is in the process of changing a bit, but you get the idea.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms.

by kevin_ess on Oct 7, 2008 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jesus, she's the next Pat O'Day. Classic drunk in her day.

"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.

by dpseadv on Oct 7, 2008 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That was *incredibly* annoying, and I held it against MCD for years

Which was totally unfair, but hey, there you go.
(But the were pretty damned awesome, and now I don’t feel like a Cha Cha wannabe douchebag for saying so).

by marc w on Oct 7, 2008 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hate to say it

but their political commentary runs exactly the same way.

by Gomez on Oct 7, 2008 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just finish Team of Rivals

and starting Anna Karenina. I have way too much free time.

by Liebkartoffel on Oct 7, 2008 8:23 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I read War and Peace

last year. I figured I might as well go for the other Best Novel in the History of Mankind™.

by Liebkartoffel on Oct 7, 2008 8:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

War & Peace was fantastic.

But I think the best part of finishing it was not having to lug that hardcover behemoth to work on the metro everyday.

Dosteovsky’s Brothers K is still my all-time fav, followed by Les Mis

by DCMariner on Oct 7, 2008 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But such a great read.

I cried, multiple times, from frustration and from sadness. But then again, it’s different being down here and seeing these landmarks on a daily basis, and seeing that they’re still a mess.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 7, 2008 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It is a fantastic book.

I just read really slow (editor slow), so big books like that are quite a task for me. But he’s a stellar reporter.

by Teej on Oct 7, 2008 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

According to USA Today, Kenji Johjima was a Type-A free agent last year

Instead of draft picks, we get three more years of suck valued at $24M =(

by seattlebruin on Oct 7, 2008 8:28 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Also, there were 25 Type A relievers

and 17 Type A starters.

God people are stupid

by seattlebruin on Oct 7, 2008 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like how Dave referred to him as the SABRhead of the politics world.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Oct 7, 2008 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is it sad that I know him more

for the ridiculously awesome election analysis stuff?

by Liebkartoffel on Oct 7, 2008 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm hoping he'll use the fame he's getting in the political arena to push for some commonsense in baseball stats.

“I’m a minor god with the polls, you should listen to me about wOBA.”

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Oct 7, 2008 8:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That is awesome.

I shall record it. 538 is a pretty awesome site.

by Teej on Oct 7, 2008 8:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have the same problem with English that I always had with Spanish:

Good grasp of grammar, usage and style — with the vocabulary of a 10-year-old.

by Teej on Oct 7, 2008 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We should put our Spanish skills together then.

I have an expansive vocabulary and absolutely no idea how to use anything beyond the present tense and “voy a”.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 7, 2008 8:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh BrianL

If you leave FG I’m going to find you and kick your ass.

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Oct 7, 2008 8:40 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

He's easy to find

Just hang around Matthew’s apartment.

by Gomez on Oct 7, 2008 8:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

John and I talked.

You might want to talk to him specifically about what came up.

by BrianL on Oct 7, 2008 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You on IM?

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Oct 7, 2008 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

email addresses are so 1999

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Oct 7, 2008 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

:Facepalm:

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Oct 7, 2008 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's quite easy, actually.

When my boss asked me if I wanted text messaging on my phone I said “No, because I don’t want people sending me cryptic helpdesk requests in text-speak.”

by BrianL on Oct 7, 2008 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's a bit cold for me.

Plus it’s sad to see people I respect write “lol” and “omg” and other such lovely expressions.

by Teej on Oct 7, 2008 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Me, too. Which makes it take even longer.

I bought a phone with a QWERTY keyboard, so at least I don’t have to hit every button three times or depend on T9 to know what I’m talking about. But it’s still a bit cumbersome.

Then again, I think we all have certain friends that we’d rather not talk to on the phone if possible.

by Teej on Oct 7, 2008 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have a Bluetooth bias. I think they look pretentious and snooty.

I avoided getting one, and I make fun of people who wear them.

by Phildopip on Oct 7, 2008 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I only wear mine when I'm driving

the minute I’m out of the car it’s off my head.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 7, 2008 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The people who just wear them all day in case they get a call should be cock-punched.

But for cars or even just walking around the house, it’s pretty nice. That way both of my hands are free for cooking or playing video games.

by Teej on Oct 7, 2008 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

As a WaMu customer, I was pumped to have access to more ATMs,

but then I realized Chase doesn’t exist in California.

by Teej on Oct 7, 2008 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They're going to expand

Part of the reason they bought in was to take WaMu’s West Coast market share.

by Gomez on Oct 7, 2008 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why can't you

turn it on before you get into the car, then turn it off when you exit the car?

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 7, 2008 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's what I do.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms.

by kevin_ess on Oct 7, 2008 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I get a phone call while driving about once a month.

My commute is about five minutes, and my friends are all much more inclined to text-message.

by Teej on Oct 7, 2008 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I am planning on making sure my next car has integrated bluetooth

so I can put people on speakerphone like my roommate used to do and have hilarious conversations in the car

by seattlebruin on Oct 7, 2008 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Peter King of all people had an interesting phone-related run-in over the weekend
I’m surprised I’m not sitting in a Jersey jail today. Last Wednesday, just after 6 a.m., still dark outside, I drove along Grove Street toward Route 3, the main route to get from my house to Manhattan. (I’ve got a 7-10 a.m. Sirius NFL Radio shift in midtown Manhattan each Wednesday.) As I drove, suddenly — like when a deer darts in the road and you’ve got to swerve to avoid it —I saw a man in a dark suit in the road with his eyes focused on something in his hands.

As quick as I could, I hard-tapped the brakes and veered to the left. The man never budged, never looked up, never acted like there was a car or another being in his planet. I missed him by 20 feet, maybe.

With my heart racing, I was fuming at the idiot and relieved I hadn’t killed him … and then I realized: This jerk was crossing a busy thoroughfare, sending a text message or reading his Blackberry, totally oblivious. And even when a car clearly came close to him, he was so mesmerized by the idiot-box in his hands that he paid it no heed. This is the third or fourth time some fool has been crossing the street without looking up as I’ve driven by, but the first time it’s happened in the dark.

Can we please wait ’til we get to a sidewalk or a bus stop before texting or locking onto the crackberries?

by Gomez on Oct 7, 2008 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Reading right now

Still finishing up Don’t Get Too Comfortable; just bought The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao and Traffic: Why We Drive The Way We Do And What It Says About Us.

Working a 10 minute walk from Powell’s gets expensive.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 7, 2008 8:43 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Is Don't Get Too Comfortable worth the read?

And every time I visit my parents I collect at least six new books. Thank goodness I don’t work near Powell’s.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 7, 2008 8:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I think it is

it’s not quite what I was expecting – it’s a fairly disconnected series of essays on similar topics that don’t seem to tie to a coherent narrative just yet, and I thought that all the essays would be intertwined more than that – but it’s definitely interesting.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 7, 2008 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

After doing some research to follow up this comment

http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2008/10/6/629556/10-6#9234658

I’ve discovered that Jeff shares a birthday with the following notable people
Lee Harvery Oswald
Mike Ditka
Jean Claude Van Damme
Ne-Yo
Alex Cora
Keith Jackson

by seattlebruin on Oct 7, 2008 8:46 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I share a birthday with

Noah Webster
David Ben-Gurion
Goose Goslin
Angela Lansbury
Tim McCarver
Flea from RHCP
Manute Bol
Kordell Stewart
Paul Kariya
John Mayer
Sue Bird
Anthony Reyes

by Gomez on Oct 7, 2008 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

All the talk about sitcoms up above in this thread got me to thinking....

wouldn’t YOU watch a sitcom centered around Angela Lansbury and Manute Bol?
Maybe with David Ben-Gurion as the quirky neighbor?

I would watch the hell out of that show.

by marc w on Oct 7, 2008 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And SB's list produces a gritty, cinema-verite take on the odd couple

Starring Mike Ditka and Lee Harvey Oswald.

(narration by Keith Jackson, of course).

by marc w on Oct 7, 2008 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

David: So, tall boy, when are you going to show me the corpses?

Bol: What
David: I know you have Nazi corpses in the backy-
Bol: Bite a dick [slams door]

by Gomez on Oct 7, 2008 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I share a birthday with:

Matthew Bellamy
Trevor Bolder
Patricia Cornwell
Johnny Depp
Michael J. Fox
Josh Hamilton
David Koepp
Jackie Mason
Mitch Mitchell
Les Paul
Peter the Great
Cole Porter
Natalie Portman
Aaron Sorkin
Dick Vitale
Fred Waring
Mae Whitman
Jackie Wilson
Charles Wuorinen

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms.

by kevin_ess on Oct 7, 2008 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

She'sa cutie, but her arms and legs are oddly short.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms.

by kevin_ess on Oct 7, 2008 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Too skinny for me to want to share anything other than a conversation.

However, she his naturally skinny, unlike many of the tanorexics that inhabit Hollywood.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 7, 2008 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Keira Knightley?

BTW, I have a girl friend who doesn’t think Jessica Alba or Jennifer Love Hewitt are all that attractive.

by seattlebruin on Oct 7, 2008 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jessica Alba yes. JLH ugly.

Keira is beautiful but also too skinny.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 7, 2008 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Every time I hear the name Jessica Alba

I think of Mitch in the goddamn fucking awful Morning.

by BrianL on Oct 7, 2008 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Looking at that list, it's no wonder I'm a musician!

Matthew Bellamy (lead singer, Muse), Trevor Bolder (Uriah Heap), Johnny Depp (Badass), Mitch Mitchell (Jimi Hendrix), Les Fucking Paul, Cole Porter, Fred Waring, Charles Wuorinen.

Not a bad list of musicians. Art is all we Geminis have!

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms.

by kevin_ess on Oct 7, 2008 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I share a birthday with...

1985 Michelle Trachtenberg (actress)
1967 Luke Perry (actor)
1962 Joan Cusack (actress)
1961 Steve Young (singer/songwriter)
1957 Dawn French (comedian, actor, writer)
1955 Lindy (Linda) Boone (singer)
1953 David Morse (actor)
1950 Andre Woolfolk (musician)
1948 Daryl Hall (Hohl) (singer)
1937 Ron Leibman (actor)1
1932 Dottie (Dorothy) West (Marsh) (singer)
1925 Elmore Leonard (author)
1921 Linda Stirling (Louise Schultz) (actress)
1918 Jerome Robbins (Rabinowitz) (director)
1906 Charles Revson (cosmetic mogul)
1844 Henry Heinz (catsup & pickle mogul)
1884 Eleanor Roosevelt (First Lady, delegate to the UN)

DARYL HALL BITCHES

by BrianL on Oct 7, 2008 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

A few I share with:

Adam West
Joe Morgan (oh god)
Jim Abbott

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Oct 7, 2008 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Notables sharing my birthday

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ray Spencer (go Villa)
Ian McKellen
Gordon Smith (ZOMGNP)
Mike Myers
Stacy London
Miguel Tejada

by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 7, 2008 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ralph Waldo Emerson?

I swear if I find you in the afterlife I will kill you again you goddamn hermit.

by BrianL on Oct 7, 2008 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why so much hate? They both have good things to say and bad.

It will serve you well to glean what is worthwhile from the message rather than discount the whole thing.

by Sec 108 on Oct 7, 2008 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fair enough then

I took AP English for 2 years in HS. I’m glad I did because I never had to take it in college.

by Sec 108 on Oct 7, 2008 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs