OTFPOTD 11-18-02008: Last Night Never Happened Edition
Well, parts of it at least.
Happy birthday, one of the only redeeming qualities of Next Friday. (Pinky was tight as well.)
I just watched the new(est) Werner Herzog movie, "Encounters at the End of the World" for the second time tonight. It's a documentary about (amongst other things) the people that live and work in Antarctica. While discussing his reasons for asking the National Science Foundation for funding to make the film, Herzog offers the following as part of his explanation:
"Why is it that a sophisticated animal like a chimpanzee does not utilize inferior creatures? He could straddle a goat and ride off into the sunset."
The above line is juxstaposed over a painting of a chimpanzee riding a goat off into the sunset.
Werner Herzog was once shot in the leg while giving an interview. When asked how he was doing, he responded "It was a very insignificant bullet."
Werner Herzog is fucking crazy, but he is above all else a fucking genius. I love Werner Herzog.
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Starlight
Far away. This ship has taken me far away. Far away from the memories Of the people who care if I live or die.
Starlight. I will be chasing a starlight. Until the end of my life. I don’t know if it’s worth it anymore.
Hold you in my arms. I just wanted to hold you in my arms.
My life. You electrify my life. Let’s conspire to ignite All the souls that would die just to feel alive.
I’ll never let you go If you promise not to fade away. Never fade away
Our hopes and expectations. Black holes and revelations. Our hopes and expectations. Black holes and revelations. Hold you in my arms. I just wanted to hold you in my arms
Far away. This ship has taken me far away. Far away from the memories Of the people who care if I live or die.
I’ll never let you go If you promise not to fade away. Never fade away.
Our hopes and expectations. Black holes and revelations. Our hopes and expectations. Black holes and revelations. Hold you in my arms. I just wanted to hold you in my arms.
I just wanted to hold
I’m having a Muse-ish morning.
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by thewyrm on Nov 18, 2008 6:18 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
And damn you AC, I was going to write this FanPost entirely about college basketball
by seattlebruin on Nov 18, 2008 6:46 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
My favorite part about College Basketball is that a team that went 3-11 in WCC play beat the Huskies.
54!
by joof on Nov 18, 2008 7:00 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Unofortunately no =(
I was going to go, but while I was watching the Blazer game, I threw up, so I decided to stay home. My roommate came back from it really excited though, and filled me in, and all I could do was be sad I missed it.
54!
by joof on Nov 18, 2008 8:10 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed that this site is very awesome.
Sadly though Dave’s lead last night appears to have been short lived.
by Sec 108 on Nov 18, 2008 8:01 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Right now he is 362 votes behind Mauro.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Nov 18, 2008 8:27 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I had jubel on nitro the other night
it’s much better on nitro this year.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 8:30 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
oh and kudos for the aguirre tag
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by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 8:30 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Thank you. I was quite proud of that.
J.K.L.
by acblue on Nov 18, 2008 12:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Kiwi is sadder.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdUUx5FdySs
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 8:34 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
How...very depressing.
Fuck you, now I’m sad.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 8:42 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Holy crap, this is the first thing I thought of when I read the post and tags.
When I watch this, sometimes I replace the kiwi with Bill Bavasi, and pretend the trees are baseball players. He couldn’t put together a winning team, but god dammit I wish he had died trying.
by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 9:15 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This reminds me of a buddy who did not realize the kid dies at the end of Radio Flyer.
He’s all like “Dude what are you talking about? He takes off and sends his brother all those postcards!” And I’m like “No dude, that was his mom sending those postcards to spare him the grief, but deep down he knew the truth.” My buddy refused to believe the truth, it was kind of sad.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Nov 18, 2008 9:22 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wait, that kid dies?
I had thought that was an ending like Shane, kind of ambiguous about the whole thing but nothing for sure. Haven’t seen Radio Flyer since it came out though and my memory of it is a bit fuzzy
by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 9:38 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Which ending is more plausable to you?
His abusive father kills his brother but he cannot deal with the pain, so his mother aides his fantasy of the radio flyer and continuously sends him postcards from around the world. Or two children build a flying machine from a wagon and a boy uses it to fly around the world never returning to see the brother he left behind?
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Nov 18, 2008 9:50 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I vote for the ending that doesn't leave me sobbing uncontrollably
I previously posted as "Man From Nantucket"
by mem on Nov 18, 2008 10:19 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
If you listen really close at the end, I think you can hear a 'phooomph' noise right after he disappears.
Doesn’t mean the little Kiwi isn’t a tough bastard, and manages to dust himself off though.
by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 9:21 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I've watched this before in the past and I never realized he doesn't make it.
:(
by Robert on Nov 18, 2008 9:22 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Why else would he be crying?
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Nov 18, 2008 9:23 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought it was the wind making him tear up from going really fast.
:(
by Robert on Nov 18, 2008 9:24 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Robert I think we need to talk about your pet hamster...
He didn’t really go to join the circus, son.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 9:32 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
At least he dies happy.
That’s the only redeeming part.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 10:33 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think this helps poor Robert.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 10:34 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It really points to the only fear I have.
I don’t mind the thought of death, but the only thing that gets to me is, “Am I even planting the trees to give myself the illusion of happiness later on in life?”
That movie makes me question the point of all the goals I’ve set for myself in life, and wonder if they’re even the things I want in the end.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 10:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You know, I dumped my job to be a stay at home dad.
And I really enjoyed my job. And raising twins, right now I’m so busy with the diapers and meal planning, let alone trying to keep up with reading, arts & craft projects, etc- I barely have the ability to stop and appreciate how great I’ve got it. Matter of fact I can’t even comprehend it at the moment. My fantasy life is a condo overlooking downtown Seattle with an unobstructed view of the Olympics, with all my money actually MY money.
The only reason I know how good things are for me right now, is every 60+ year old who tells me how much they would have liked to have been able to spend that much time with their own kids. The thing is, even if you could go back and do it different, I don’t really think it works that way. There’s just another way of doing it.
by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 2:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What's with the nails in the tree?
That’s the part I don’t get.
by Wilder. on Nov 18, 2008 10:22 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
????
How else is he going to keep the trees in place?
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Nov 18, 2008 10:23 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
you're obviously not trying hard enough
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 10:24 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He nailed all those trees to the cliff wall?
His life’s work ended in him committing suicide?
This is some deep shit.
by Wilder. on Nov 18, 2008 10:24 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Sure is.
I saw that a long time ago, but watched it again since it came up here. My son was sitting next to me on the couch and laughed while watching it. I just got real sad while watching it. Funny how perception can change from being an innocent child to an adult with a cynical outlook on life
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Nov 18, 2008 10:26 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He wanted to think he was flying through trees.
by Sec 108 on Nov 18, 2008 10:26 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I was trying to be impressed with the animation since it was a grad project
instead it just made me sad.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 10:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This is the only thing in my life that will make me tear up.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 10:32 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Radio Flyer?
I have never seen this.
by royalcurve on Nov 18, 2008 10:58 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Umm....
reply fail?
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 11:01 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Was it?
I was replying to you saying it made you tear up.
by royalcurve on Nov 18, 2008 11:02 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I was replying to Wilder talking about Kiwi and nailing trees to the cliff.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 11:04 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Just wanted to make sure noone thought I was crying at radio flyer.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 12:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Okay. I JUST saw the Kiwi clip.
I somehow missed the link at the very top and thought you were talking about a New Zealander in Radio Flyer…. the whole thing was confusing to me until just now. And that is one of the saddest and loveliest things I’ve seen in a good long time. Made me tear up, too. Sorry to misrepresent you, Faux.
by royalcurve on Nov 18, 2008 12:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Aha, makes more sense.
Misrepresenting though? Not so much. I was just protecting my male-based honor.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 12:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
But this is a real penguin headed towards certain death.
J.K.L.
by acblue on Nov 18, 2008 12:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You realize in movies nothing "really" dies, right?
Well, except for OldBoy. I’m sure that octopus had it coming, though.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 12:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Since the film in question is a documentary, I'm pretty sure it's really actually dead.
J.K.L.
by acblue on Nov 18, 2008 12:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh I thought that was the Mel Gibson alien movie.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 12:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And whenever I go on a plane, something awesome happens here and I only get to see it after.
Fuckers.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 8:34 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
are you in Vegas now?
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 8:39 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not yet, I'm back for the day to do laundry and get ready for LV.
Hence the sporadic posting.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 10:25 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder how much of the character Verner on Entourage is based on Herzog.
Yes, I watch Entourage. So what?
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 8:38 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Please leave your man card at the front desk on your way out today.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 8:42 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Gave it up when I admitted to watching Grey's Anatomy
but at least Entourage has strippers in it. So that’s something. And, there was a commercial for the new season of Flight Of The Conchords before it, which is awesome.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 8:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wait, you checked your man card in for Grey's?
How did I not know this.
Sweet. Now I don’t feel so alone…
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Nov 18, 2008 11:00 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Although I'm about done with Grey's at this point
the minute a character starts making out with a ghost is as good a time as any to jump ship.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 11:04 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm pretty sure that'll be on this week's Very Special Episode
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by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 11:07 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I saw Bill Medley do that song this summer in Branson
They ran a montage of that movie while he was singing. I almost puked.
by Sec 108 on Nov 18, 2008 11:10 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I counted four things wrong with that statement
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by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 11:10 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Branson, montage, Medley, almost?
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 11:11 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Let me elaborate.
My in-laws still live in the Midwest and we are somewhat obligated to go on these vacations to some random resort every summer. This year they picked Branson.
I have a good friend who is the guitarist in Paul Revere and the Raiders and they do a show there with Bill Medley. He hooked us up with awesome seats as a favor to me and I took my Mother and Father-in-law to the show.
They loved it, so I scored big points. Yes, I am a sell out, but I still love the Raiders.
by Sec 108 on Nov 18, 2008 11:13 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You're excused,
but personally I would have made up some crazy story to explain it.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 11:14 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
BTW, my wife and I were fairly sure
That Bill Medley was wearing Depends. We were also the only people under 50yo there.
by Sec 108 on Nov 18, 2008 11:16 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Branson terrifies me.
I’ve never been, and it’s not even a place where I want to go gawk at people – it just flat-out terrifies me.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 11:17 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Branson is the most horrible place on earth.
Went there for Thanksgiving two years ago. My parents and I left two days after arriving, leaving my sister all alone to be tortured by my grandparents for three more days.
Worst. “Vacation.” Ever.
by Wilder. on Nov 18, 2008 11:24 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's like if Vegas were run by Ned Flanders
Furcal
by JI on Nov 18, 2008 11:34 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Praiseworld?
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 11:35 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
There are roller coasters there
As a roller coaster junkie that kept me busy for two days. They also had a disc golf course that I snuck off to when I needed alone time.
by Sec 108 on Nov 18, 2008 11:24 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
My sister recently saw the woman who sings Angel of the Morning in concert.
I bet that was a hoppin’ show full of youthful energy.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Nov 18, 2008 11:17 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Why can I not remember her name?
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 11:24 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I know, but it's a failry memorable name.
Dusty or something?
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 11:25 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think you may be right.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 11:41 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
They played the Alaska State Fair like 15 years ago.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Nov 18, 2008 11:15 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, the fact that you have a friend in PR&R mitigates a lot.
And the mollifying the in-laws probably takes care of the rest. You are indeed the best husband/son-in-law ever.
Please tell me there were a lot of drinks consumed.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 11:15 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The drinking was after the show when the in-laws had gone to bed.
by Sec 108 on Nov 18, 2008 11:17 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
that works.
Gotta purge the memories somehow.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 11:17 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully it's devolved into "funny story" territory and is no longer traumatizing
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 11:20 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wasn't too bad really.
My Mother-in-law was so happy she won’t be mad at me for a year at least.
by Sec 108 on Nov 18, 2008 11:22 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I'm tryin' to figure out that plotline...
And Dr. Hahn’s abrupt departure, per the network’s urging, was, well, disrupting…
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Nov 18, 2008 11:20 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The only thing I can figure was that after the writers strike
a bunch of writers from Passions came over, couldn’t make the monkey-nurse idea fly again, so said “Okay, how about a relationship with a dead guy? AWESOME!”
Either that or the writers are trying to drive Heigl off the show after her whole “I had bad material last year” thing – you want bad material, KH? HERE YOU GO!
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 11:22 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wait, I don't understand why enjoying Entourage is man card revoking worthy.
It’s not like it’s Gray’s Anatomy or anything.
54!
by joof on Nov 18, 2008 9:04 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
EXACTLY oh wait
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by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 10:01 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Should I care?
Isn’t that an HBO show or something like that?
by Sec 108 on Nov 18, 2008 8:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, it's kind of a rich frat-boy douchebag show on HBO
but Jeremy Piven’s character alone makes it worth watching.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 8:45 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Knowing your love of frat boys I am a bit surprised you watch it.
by Sec 108 on Nov 18, 2008 8:48 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, they're Hollywood actors, not frat-boys
on the show, I mean. The main character is a pretty big movie star and he’s surrounded by his boys from Queens; the effect is a rolling posse. It’s not fully frat-boy, it’s more spoiled-nouveau-rich-kid, but it’s got its moments. And Jeremy Piven plays the lead character’s agent, he’s completely awesome – his character is based on Ari Emmanuel, Rahm’s brother, who is a pretty legendary Hollywood douchebag agent.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 8:51 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ah yes I have heard of it.
I have some friends who love that show.
My favorite show is called Lookout Landing meltdown. If I am lucky it airs at least once a month, sometimes more. It has no scheduled show times though.
by Sec 108 on Nov 18, 2008 8:53 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Executive Producer: Scrappy T. Scapegoat
by James F'n X on Nov 18, 2008 8:54 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
With Very Special Guests
Kos and Ruby.
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by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 8:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Starring Jeff Sullivan, Matthew, Graham, Robert, JI...
And starring NOLAMarinerGirl.
by James F'n X on Nov 18, 2008 8:57 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I had a cameo
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by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 8:59 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
In loving memory of Last Fan Of Jose Lopez
by Robert on Nov 18, 2008 9:01 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Make it sound as gay as possible
that’s what he would have wanted.
Furcal
by JI on Nov 18, 2008 11:35 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's the best show going
the problem is it can’t be scripted or predicted.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 8:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No, FOX picked it up.
It’ll be renewed for another three seasons.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 9:16 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I read on the internet it's being re-shot as a sci-fi space opera.
Uwe Boll is set to direct
by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 9:17 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like the scholarship poll is back up.
No excuse not to vote.
by Matthew on Nov 18, 2008 9:09 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I can understand why Dave is getting sick of this poll
There is a fanpost up this morning on Halos Heaven (no, I won’t link to it) encouraging everyone to vote against Dave to stick it to the Mariners. It disgusts me.
I previously posted as "Man From Nantucket"
by mem on Nov 18, 2008 9:23 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Fuck me do I fucking loathe all things associated with Anaheim.
Fuck that city, fuck that team.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Nov 18, 2008 9:25 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I just noticed the person posting that just signed up
That was their first posting. Probably not even a baseball fan.
I previously posted as "Man From Nantucket"
by mem on Nov 18, 2008 9:38 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe it's reverse psychology, get the Halos crowd fired up in defense of a SB/blogger of note
Only without actually asking for their support. Give them a reason to get over their indifference, or something along those lines.
by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 9:42 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What the hell, this is causing me to comment on Halos Heaven arghhhhh
by seattlebruin on Nov 18, 2008 9:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
P.S. how can we leave a blog once we've joined it?
I only have a desire to be a member of Field Gulls, DRB, Bruins Nation, Dawg Pound and one other SBN blog
by seattlebruin on Nov 18, 2008 9:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You can, but only if you've never posted on the site.
54!
by joof on Nov 18, 2008 9:46 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I was under the assumption he had already commented.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 9:48 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I had already made a FanPost
you know, the HHroll
by seattlebruin on Nov 18, 2008 9:49 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I bet Trei can make it happen
either that or I can try really hard to get banned on HH
by seattlebruin on Nov 18, 2008 9:46 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Last thing I remember, I was Running for the door....
I had to find the passage back
To the place I was before
relax, said the night man,
We are programmed to receive.
You can checkout any time you like,
But you can never leave!
I previously posted as "Man From Nantucket"
by mem on Nov 18, 2008 9:50 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Graham put the kibosh on us.
As fun as ruffling the feathers of some Angels fans would be, I very much fear his wrath.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Nov 18, 2008 10:07 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
There's nothing to be gained from going over there and starting another fight
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 10:09 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not, I'm actually trying to discuss baseball and be diplomatic
I commented that being malicious for the sake of being malicious is stupid and made a comment on their draft efficiency FanPost. That is all.
by seattlebruin on Nov 18, 2008 10:10 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wasn't blaming you, I haven't been to HH in months so I don't know what happened
I’m just saying that it’s probably not worth even going over there.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 10:12 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Already did
the thing that amuses me the most is the thought process from a week ago and from today
ONE WEEK AGO: Hey cool, I can help Dave out, and even though I don’t comment on USSM, it would be nice to see someone who does such good work get rewarded for it!
NOW: I care more that Dave wins than I care about who the Mariners next manager is because DK has had some… interesting posts on the subject
by seattlebruin on Nov 18, 2008 9:37 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
BOTD...
Ummmm…. Bacon ice cream?

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Nov 18, 2008 9:16 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Bacon is disgusting.
I'm being owned again!
by Coach Owens on Nov 18, 2008 9:18 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The fact that is so unhealthy disgusts me
And yes I understand everything that is wrong with that.
by Robert on Nov 18, 2008 9:23 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I have seen your menu choices so I guess I am shocked.
But we all draw the line in different places.
by Sec 108 on Nov 18, 2008 9:47 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Even I know it makes no sense
but i am what i am
by Robert on Nov 18, 2008 9:51 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Bacon is a gift from the heavens
I previously posted as "Man From Nantucket"
by mem on Nov 18, 2008 9:24 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 10:28 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Slow in here, people reading last nights dramatic thread or what?
by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 9:19 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I just started up on a...rather important project that could make or break my tenure at this office.
If I succeed I could very well be looking at a sizable pay raise. If I fail…I’d rather not think about that.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 9:22 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
So I'll be sporadic over the next month-and-a-half.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 9:22 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Disapearing dead hookers from your boss' trunk?
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Nov 18, 2008 9:24 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Kick some ass youngster and prove your teacher wrong.
by Sec 108 on Nov 18, 2008 9:48 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Seconded.
My first instinct was to crack wise, as the part of you actually failing didn’t really register as a possibility. There are moments when I’m completely blind to things like that, hopefully I’m not an insensitive prick.
by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 9:54 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
If you had an insensitive prick I would feel so sorry for you.
by Sec 108 on Nov 18, 2008 9:58 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
arghghgeklsdkfojfe!!! Man that's just sitting there and I want to hit it out of the park.
But the comment I want to make would only be made by an insensitive prick
by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 10:21 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Swing away next time.
I enjoy a good laugh at my own expense.
by Sec 108 on Nov 18, 2008 10:24 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm never sure where the line is, so I leave that stuff to the people with proper funny bones.
Basically I’m a chickenshit bastard and need to just grab a set and let ’er rip once in awhile.
by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 10:26 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I've said it before, but I will say it again.
Make fun of me all you want. It won’t bother me.
What gets under my skin is ripping on folks who cannot defend themselves.
by Sec 108 on Nov 18, 2008 10:28 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Actually my comment was on me, only with buildup and chatter it really really won't be funny now.
’Don’t worry about me, save your sympathy for ‘the wife’.
Kind of snarky, yet still a bit of a setup for other guy. I’m more of the straight man than the punchline guy in the group I run with.
by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 10:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What happened? My modem broke at home. Link?
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Nov 18, 2008 9:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
LL got in a fight with the biggest liberal blog on the internet
by Robert on Nov 18, 2008 9:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And earlier in the day LL broke Geoff.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 9:33 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Holy crap, where have you been
There were like, 15 MILLION posts last night in the Spare Dave 5 Seconds thread, and like, I heard in the locker room that people were making shit up about him, and like, it was totally unreal dude. Like rad
by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 9:32 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He's into field hockey players?
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Nov 18, 2008 9:50 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought those guys were called lacrosse players?
Anyway, Title 9 man, I’m pretty sure they sport some female teams.
by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 9:57 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This about sums it up.
(Copy image location and view in another tab/window)

Sorry, TIF, I took a more condensed screenshot.
by Wilder. on Nov 18, 2008 10:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Do you have a link to this diary?
I’d love to read the whole thing.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Nov 18, 2008 10:40 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, but these comments were hidden, so they won't appear in the thread.
by Wilder. on Nov 18, 2008 11:10 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well carn sarnet all to heck.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Nov 18, 2008 11:11 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You could just post the link to the picture
Furcal
by JI on Nov 18, 2008 11:38 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Dear Corco
hopefully this puts a smile on your hungover face
by seattlebruin on Nov 18, 2008 9:59 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
No word from the good Mr. Corcoran today
I wonder if he’s still drunk or dead.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 10:03 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This guy is their Big Ten blogger...

“Those who can’t do… Blog.”
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Nov 18, 2008 10:13 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Although, with all due respect to Jeff, I don't know his level of baseball talent!
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Nov 18, 2008 10:14 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Fire that motherfucker
I don’t care if you’re an Ohio State fan or a Michigan fan- there is one thing both sides can agree on and that is that there is nothing more important ever then the Ohio State-Michigan game
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org
by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 18, 2008 10:26 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You know what's fun?
Trying to convince a business unit that converting them to new software will in fact require all new processes, all new procedures, all new documentation, all new reports, and all new ancillary systems.
And it’s fun trying to do this for months on end, only to have the leader of the business unit keep insisting that the project will only significantly impact their area in that his people will only be incurring training costs. Couple this with his belief that the project will actually save money because “the new hardware’s cheaper and runs more efficiently” while entirely forgetting that is actually an infinitesimal savings compared to the money his area will have to spend to get this system in and integrated.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 10:09 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Just tell him it's all gravy and bounce when things go horribly wrong
you’re a contractor, after all
by seattlebruin on Nov 18, 2008 10:12 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but there's like six jobs left in the city right now and I want to keep this one
so I have to navigate somewhat carefully.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 10:12 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sure Circuit City is hiring
by seattlebruin on Nov 18, 2008 10:13 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm still hoping for that managerial position at Linens N Things
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 10:16 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hold out for Fashionable Male.
(Nerd points to everyone who get the reference)
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Nov 18, 2008 10:17 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I wanted to put that on my resume
Store Manager, Linens N Things, 2008-Present
- Oversaw and supervised 50 employees on a day-to-day basis
- Completed inventory ahead of management-dictated schedule
- Oversaw massive company wide failure and layoffs of all employees at store
by seattlebruin on Nov 18, 2008 10:18 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I had to change the first line a bit
- Oversaw and supervised 50 40 20 15 4 2 employees on a day-to-day basis
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 10:20 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
First interview question
“I see here it says you supervised over 1 employees at your last managerial position. Does this include yourself?”
by seattlebruin on Nov 18, 2008 10:22 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, not at first
but I took the initiative to start supervising my own activities.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 10:23 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
P.S. holy shit UCLA's fees went up even more in the year since I graduated
by seattlebruin on Nov 18, 2008 10:12 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Guys, Paramore is like a disease.
I have listened to the album Riot! like three full times already today. I need help!
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Nov 18, 2008 10:16 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
The Lazy Cowgirls are always good for whatever musical ills you may have
but other than that it may be time to remove the Paramore from your itunes.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 10:16 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I have tried.
Every time I am about to I see Hayley’s cute face all pouty.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Nov 18, 2008 10:18 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I have a tech question for alyou you computer specialists out there.
I just got all my new computer guts for my desktop (mother board, power supply, processor, video card and ram) I’ve replaced all of these parts at one time or another individually on other systems, but never all at once. So I installed all of the parts, checked and rechecked and then powered up. When I hit the on swtich after about 5 seconds I get a long beep followed by 3 short ones, and then nothing. What did I do wrong?
by coolguyrob on Nov 18, 2008 10:19 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
OH MY GOD DUCK IT'S GONNA BLOW
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 10:21 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What is the brand and model of the motherboard?
You’re getting an error code of some sort.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 10:21 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
One long, three short indicates no video card or bad video card RAM.
Make sure you have your video card seated in the BLUE SLI slot. If it is already in there, pull it out and re-seat it.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 10:26 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh oh oh.
I just remembered something that threw me for a loop when I built my last computer. On your graphics card there’s probably a slot where you need to plug in power from the power supply. If you forgot to do that you’ll get the error.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 10:37 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks, have it plugged in. that's the first thing I checked.
by coolguyrob on Nov 18, 2008 10:38 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Does anything show up on the display when you turn it on, or is it a blank screen followed by the error code?
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 10:40 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Just a blank screen. Monitor tells me that there's no signal.
You know, because monitors talk and all.
by coolguyrob on Nov 18, 2008 10:41 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You have multiple SLI slots on the mboard, right?
You have to have it in the top slot for just one card (closest to the ports).
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 10:48 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I had this happen with my new rig that I built last week.
Might be your DVI cord. When I was troubleshooting the problem, I tried a spare cord I had lying around and it worked just fine.
by Goose on Nov 18, 2008 11:35 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This is definitely worse than that.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 11:36 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Some simple advice from Dr. Seuss:
If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port, and the bus is interrupted as a very last resort, and the address of the memory makes your floppy disk abort, then the socket packet pocket has an error to report.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Nov 18, 2008 11:42 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
In my head, Mary Poppins was singing this as I read it.
by Goose on Nov 18, 2008 11:50 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
.
If the label on the cable on the table at your house, says the network is connected to the button on your mouse, but your packets want to tunnel on another protocol, that’s repeatedly rejected by the printer down the hall, and your screen is all distorted by the side effects of gauss, so your icons in the window are as wavy as a souse, then you may as well reboot it and go out with a bang, ‘cause as sure as I’m a poet, your system’s gonna hang.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Nov 18, 2008 11:52 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I just plugged in my old hard drive with windows XP installed on it. Instead of a new one with a new OS.
This wouldn’t have anything to do with it would it?
by coolguyrob on Nov 18, 2008 10:47 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The BIOS screen would have popped up before the HDD was even checked.
I would take everything out but the Proc, turn it on, then add pieces one by one turning it on each time.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 10:50 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This is your best bet.
Try to isolate the cause of the error code.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 10:52 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
OK, I just tried it with no cards. Just the mother board, cd drives, hard drive and processor. Same result.
by coolguyrob on Nov 18, 2008 10:53 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Try and reseat the processor maybe?
by coolguyrob on Nov 18, 2008 10:54 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Start with that.
See what it does with no proc, though.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 10:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Bummer
that cooling tower is a mother fucker to get in and out.
by coolguyrob on Nov 18, 2008 10:57 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wait a sec.
If you’re still getting a Video error while the proc is the only thing in, that’s ok.
You just want to make sure that the beeps stay the same.
Then try with just the proc and vid
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 10:58 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, my bad, lost track of the convo.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 10:59 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
If you don't get a different set of beeps, you may have gotten a DOA vid card.
You don’t have a voltmeter to check out pinouts, do you?
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 11:00 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No voltmeter.
Ok, with no cards just processor I get 1 long, 3 short, then in 6 second 1 more short.
by coolguyrob on Nov 18, 2008 11:03 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ah fuck me up the goat ass.
Tried the old video card and it started up just fine. But the lights come on the new one when I powere comp up. I’ll keep trying to see if it’s just not seating correctly.
by coolguyrob on Nov 18, 2008 11:07 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Somebody in a meeting I was just in used the phrase "that's a goat rope of a situation"
I have no idea what this means.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 11:09 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I got that, but why "goat rope"?
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 11:11 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Goats are hard to rope perhaps?
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 11:12 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
My dad used to say something like that -
“I’ve been to a 1-legged ass-kickin contest and a goat ropin’, but I never seen some shit like that!”
by coolguyrob on Nov 18, 2008 11:11 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like your new video card is dead.
Did you mail-order it or purchase it from a local store?
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 11:11 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Mail order from Newegg.
But things are looking up. I tried powering up with the new video card while pushing it in really hard with my hand and the system started up.
by coolguyrob on Nov 18, 2008 11:12 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don' think that's how it's designed to work.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 11:13 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
are you sure it was three short beeps?
Do you have a floppy drive? A friend had to replace theirs when they got one long beep followed by two short ones after rebuilding…
However, I have heard of the long beep, 3 short beep code once during an upgrade. This is what happemed:
The SATA connectors were touching the underside of the end of the GFX card which prevented it from seating 100% correctly. They are long cards and it can get crowded-easy to miss. The long beep, 3 beep code I believe indicates a graphic problem. My card looked like it was seated right but it was SLIGHTLY angled up . Moving the drives to different SATA connectors solved the problem for me.
by Smith18 on Nov 18, 2008 10:28 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
With this BIOS, a long followed by a series of short beeps indicates a video issue.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 10:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ah thanks
Good to know. (I am no where near a “computer expert”)
by Smith18 on Nov 18, 2008 10:33 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Are you a Computer Specialist like Brian?
by seattlebruin on Nov 18, 2008 10:33 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Certainly not!
Unless that is a joke/sarcasm
I can “get by”, taken some computer classes, and can build or upgrade a basic computer but can’t create a cool Alienware computer on my own
by Smith18 on Nov 18, 2008 10:37 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I make computers with freon cooling for friends.
But you can’t ship them or put them on a plane, so there’s no real market outside of the area. :(
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 10:49 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ahh that's cool!
I admittedly haven’t delved into the world of adding “extras”.
One of my computers could have really used a cooling system like that
by Smith18 on Nov 18, 2008 10:57 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I have it open right next to me so I will check for that too.
I do have a floppy drive, but I didn’t hook it into the new mother board because I haven’t used a floppy drive in like 10 years.
by coolguyrob on Nov 18, 2008 10:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know anyone who uses a floppy drive anymore
But my friend’s computer got mad when he tried to build one without it haha
by Smith18 on Nov 18, 2008 10:38 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I forgot a cover song from yesterday I want to mention
Marilyn Manson’s cover of “Tainted Love” by Soft Cell.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Nov 18, 2008 10:31 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
He has a few good covers.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Nov 18, 2008 10:39 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
So I'm about to get raped by Vector Calculus.
This test is going to be ugly.
54!
by joof on Nov 18, 2008 10:42 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
The answer to flux questions is always 0
Also writing ’gauss’s law’ everywhere gets some marks
by Graham on Nov 18, 2008 10:52 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Vector Calculus>derivatives and integrals.
by Mariner John on Nov 18, 2008 8:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Vector Calculus is derivatives and integrals with more then one variable
54!
by joof on Nov 19, 2008 12:36 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh.
Never mind that sounds awful.
by Mariner John on Nov 19, 2008 12:39 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Fuck me. God Damn fucking fuck face.
I fucking hate him and I hope he chokes on all the fucking hair he lost off his head that fucking balding cockmouth.
54!
by joof on Nov 18, 2008 11:03 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think I've mentioned once or twice before
That I fucking hate Dustin Pedroia.
by royalcurve on Nov 18, 2008 11:04 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's a cultural requirement to be a member of this community.
SWING HARDER, ASSHAT!
by Wilder. on Nov 18, 2008 11:05 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Excellent we have reason to mock the writers again.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 11:05 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ryan Howard got 2nd in the NL.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 11:05 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
is this really a surprise?
it’s annoying, but I figured that’s the way it’d go.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 11:05 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not surprising at all.
But it appears that Mauer finished nowhere even close. Pretty embarrassing for the BBWAA.
by Teej on Nov 18, 2008 11:09 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
as if they care about being embarrassed..
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 11:10 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I hope it was Geoff Baker that voted for Raul
by seattlebruin on Nov 18, 2008 11:16 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Bahahaha Jason Bartlett got a 5th place vote
by seattlebruin on Nov 18, 2008 11:17 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Defense almost wins championships.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 11:18 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This is awesome because Jeter never won
not even in the year he (sort of) deserved to win.
Furcal
by JI on Nov 18, 2008 11:41 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Morneau was second?
ahahahahahahaha
Bret Boone never won either.
Furcal
by JI on Nov 18, 2008 11:42 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but with all of that Yami yogurt in the fridge, a dude can't be bothered to care.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Nov 18, 2008 11:43 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The only beauty of my new work schedule.
I’m off in an hour. Then I get to eat some shitty food, lay down for a few hours, and do it all again tomorrow.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Nov 18, 2008 11:38 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Still splitting room?
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 11:39 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I hate sharing a room with someone who works your same shift. It sucks ass.
At least this guy is way cool about it and tries to be as quiet as possible.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Nov 18, 2008 11:51 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
If you work the same shift, don't you sleep at the same time?
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 11:53 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes.
And it blows ass. Generally you share a room with someone who works opposite you as to not share sleeping time. The camp I am staying at right now does not have enough rooms though.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Nov 18, 2008 11:57 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
So you work while they sleep, and so on...
But the same sleep schedule isn’t too bad if the other guy doesn’t snore or something.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 11:59 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This dude snores like a motherfucker.
I just crank up my head phones.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Nov 18, 2008 12:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Do you have the Bose noise cancelling kind?
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 12:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No, just the sony ear buds that burrow into your ear canal.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Nov 18, 2008 12:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You should post a picture of your quarters.
I want to see what this hell hole looks like.
by Wilder. on Nov 18, 2008 11:54 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's just a closet full of coffee filters.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Nov 18, 2008 11:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
But at least we know what to get him for Christmas.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 11:56 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
A colostomy bag.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Nov 18, 2008 11:58 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I was thinking coffee filters, but okay.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 12:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
An idea whose time will never come.
by James F'n X on Nov 18, 2008 12:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Handkerchiefs seemed to have lasted a while,
and the idea isn’t all that different.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 12:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Snot and crap are two different things
I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.
by InSpokane on Nov 18, 2008 12:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You wash and reuse cloth baby diapers,
why not TP?
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 12:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I would argue because you only have to do that to a kid for 4 years max.
I’m probably going to live for another 30+.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 12:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Just like anything else that's "non" disposable,
you have to replace it occasionally. People buy new handkerchiefs..
Note: Thingray is 100% against the use of handkerchiefs and reusable TP. I’m merely playing the devil’s advocate here.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 12:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not my point.
I can see washing diapers for 4 or so years per child. I can’t see washing my shit covered kitchen towels every few days for the rest of my life, whether I rotate in new ones or not.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 12:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ok ok ok ok my sandwich is trying to come out of my nose already
holy shitballs this is the funniest thread i’ve ever read, I can’t breathe
by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 2:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Needs more...
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Nov 18, 2008 12:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
But the dude on TV seems so trustworthy....
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 12:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The dude on TV looks lik he should be in a low budget Jackass-style youtube video.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 12:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He looks like he already was, and landed on his face.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 12:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'll snap some with my Blackberry and post them tomorrow.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Nov 18, 2008 11:58 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Can't afford to get workers their own rooms but spring for Blackberries
nice
by seattlebruin on Nov 18, 2008 12:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hard to build on permafrost perhaps?
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 12:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Blackberries are cheap now
I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.
by InSpokane on Nov 18, 2008 12:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
My company buy me a blackberry!?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHaHaHaHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No, I bought it myself. I even bought the laptop I use as a work computer myself because the ones they would give me suck ass.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Nov 18, 2008 12:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Also:
http://orphanarmy.com/wp-content/sketches/quarters/quarters.gif
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 11:58 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I voted for the grizzly snatching a tasty salmon.
But the gay ass polar bear one on top won I think.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Nov 18, 2008 12:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
They took so long to come out for the western states, I kind of lost interest.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 12:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The one you voted for won.
I have it in my hand right now.
by Sec 108 on Nov 18, 2008 12:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The kitty got rescued!
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/388320_cat19.html
the other angels fan
by Eyebrows on Nov 18, 2008 12:02 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Why'd the little bastard climb the pole anyway?
My cat gets stuck on the roof about once a year, and I just laugh at him until he finds his own way down.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 12:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Coyote leaves, cat climbs down....
My cats run up trees to get away from animals, and when the threat is gone, they return… I’ve never quite understood why occasionally an animal just decides to stay treed.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 12:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
sadder than that scene in Stroszek?
And by scene, I mean that whole movie.
Also Mister Lonely comes out today starring (or at least containing) Werner Herzog.
Your favorite meme is dead
by Edanger6 on Nov 18, 2008 12:02 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Talk to you crazy kids tomorrow.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Nov 18, 2008 12:08 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Have fun bunking with another guy.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 12:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm.
So THAT’S why Sports and Bremertonians disappeared — the Nisqually Quake transported Bremerton to off the coast of Africa (click the picture to enlarge it).
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Nov 18, 2008 12:08 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Already fixed.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Nov 18, 2008 12:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wait is there a hidden subthread somewhere here?
by seattlebruin on Nov 18, 2008 12:13 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Today's Nostalgic Fun Fact
Remember the animated series “Gargoyles”?
Demona, the evil woman Gargoyle, was voiced by Marina Sirtis. That’s right. Counselor Troi.
(This fun fact is still not as cool as Uncle Phil from Fresh Prince of Bel Air being TMNT’s Shredder)
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 12:14 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Somehow I don't think your "Random 90s Cartoon & Star Trek Fun Fact"
will become the next BOTD.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 12:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that surprised me as well.
And also, after not liking her at first, the Nostalgia Chick is starting to grow on me.
by Goose on Nov 18, 2008 12:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And today's Nostalgia Critic was awesome as usual.
“Wait. Johhny Cage dies? This movie is looking up already!”
by Goose on Nov 18, 2008 12:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think Ray Romano needs to worry...

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Nov 18, 2008 12:20 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if this is what NPH branded women with in H&K2?
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by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 12:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Way to pick a tattoo that will be relevent later in life.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 12:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It will always be relevant.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 12:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ah yes, relevant.
In 30 years when her grandkids ask her about it, they’ll know exactly who Ray Romano is.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 12:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And she can share the story of how she finally did it.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 12:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hope it's a short story.
Prison visits aren’t very long.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 12:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You'd get jail time for performing a public service?
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 12:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Kind of rules out any sort of alibi...
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Nov 18, 2008 12:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The Bart, The
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 12:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
She should have made the bottom Henna.
So she could swap it out as necessary.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 12:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That would at least make a bit of sense.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 12:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I hate Ray Romano too but that is crazy
I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.
by InSpokane on Nov 18, 2008 12:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Is that a comma or a mole?
"Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." Ben Franklin
by Jed MC on Nov 18, 2008 1:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, I'm starting to regret my choice to go without cold medicine today.
I felt stoned all day yesterday at work, and wanted my head clear today, but now I’m starting to suffer..
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 12:24 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I love Stumbleupon.
Bahahaha!

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Nov 18, 2008 12:28 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Never stopped me.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Nov 18, 2008 12:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It would usually encourage me.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 12:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Teej
I finally got around to listening to the entirety of Paper Trails (I usually have a delay time from when I download something to when I actually listen to it) and it’s catchy as all hell. My favorite songs are Whatever You Like and Slide Show but there’s really so many good songs on it.
Thr33 Ringz can’t be described as anything other than what you would expect from T-Pain, with a few good songs and a bundle of obnoxious skits
by Fogel on Nov 18, 2008 12:42 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
The beat on "I'm Illy" drives me crazy with happiness.
by Teej on Nov 18, 2008 3:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah it's pretty sick
I like the hook for Porn Star as well
by Fogel on Nov 18, 2008 3:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't really enjoy Swagga Like Us as much as I did when I first heard it
It gets old really fast
by Fogel on Nov 18, 2008 3:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yep, I definitely got Vectored up the ass.
God damn I did bad.
54!
by joof on Nov 18, 2008 12:46 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Blame it on kos
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 12:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
now you can come sing a good song to me in person
to wash that out of my brain.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 12:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Did you go see them this weekend?
I was really bummed I couldn’t come up for that.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 1:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh yes.
Reaffirmed my belief that pogoing is in fact the best dance in the world.
Embarassing moment; I lost an earplug about halfway through the set and couldn’t really hear all that well. Nardwuar sang the first line of “Don’t Hump the Dog” and put the mic in my face. I couldn’t hear what he was saying and just stood there looking like an idiot. I did get to hold him up when he played keyboard while crowdsurfing, however.
J.K.L.
by acblue on Nov 18, 2008 1:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I should put you in touch with a friend of mine
a guy I used to go to a ton of shows with, but now he always complains that he has no one to go to shows with any more. He’s got very similar tastes, he was there as well.
I used to get sore calves from pogoing at Fastbacks shows.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 1:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What's his name?
There’s a chance I know him.
by acblue on Nov 18, 2008 1:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hampton.
Blondish hair, mod/bowl cut, about 5’ 10" or so, usually wears a Royal Mail jacket to shows these days.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 1:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Is he in any bands?
I swear I’ve met a fellow that fits this description.
by acblue on Nov 18, 2008 1:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He isn't, hasn't been since high school I don't think
but he is friends with a lot of Seattle band- and ex-band types (Kurt Bloch, Kim Warnick, Rob Morgan, the guys from Coconut Coolouts, the list goes on) and he goes to a TON of shows – used to go to 2-3 a week, but now he’s got a kid and lives in Everett so he doesn’t get down as much as he used to.
I’ll send both of you an email.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 1:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Kurt Bloch was there.
Pretty sure I know who you’re talking about because I saw him talking to a guy that fits your description that I see at many shows.
by acblue on Nov 18, 2008 1:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
check yer email
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 1:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
.
And nothing else compares
Oh no nothing else compares
Oh and nothing else compares
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Nov 18, 2008 1:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
So far this thread
has namechecked Juice Newton, Bill Medley, and Milli Vanilli. Just pointing that out.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 1:07 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
All in a days work.
And don’t forget Ray Romano.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Nov 18, 2008 1:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He character has to be one of the most useless and stupid characters of all time.
Furcal
by JI on Nov 18, 2008 1:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Deanna Troi?
She was pretty useless in Mass Effect too…
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 1:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I was just going for bad musicians
but bad actors will also fit in there.
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by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 1:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
For some reason I feel 66% responsible for this.
by Sec 108 on Nov 18, 2008 1:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I hope you're happy
and I fully expect at least one Little River Band reference OH CRAP NOW I’VE DONE IT MYSELF
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by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 1:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
For anyone that's interested:
Click for full size. Seattle has a great alt-comedy community and the Entertainment Show is always a blast. If you’re not doing anything next Tuesday night, come on down.
by acblue on Nov 18, 2008 1:40 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Well that little computer adventure really sucked.
I finalyl got the system to start, but then I started getting the blue screen of death flashing when windows was loading. I figured that my old hard drive (old settings and all) didn;t like the new hardware and was being cranky about it. I had been asking you all for advice on my laptop while wroking on the big one. As I was plugging the desktop in back in the computer room I heard the laptop from the other room give the “my batteries are dying you asshole so fuck you I’m going to sleep” message. No prob I’ll just bring it in here and plug it in to use while I work on the desk top. There is no floor. Fuckin laptop must’ve got jealous of the desktop and also went into blue screen of death mode. WTF? Now I had 2 non-working systems and no way to jump on internet to help troubleshoot. Though now that I think about it, I could’ve used the blackberry. But since all I had on the desktop was games I just decided to re format and put in my recovery disk. I have no idea how it happened but it ended up installing an additional windows xp onto the same drive as the other one (C:). When I start the computer it asks me which one I want to use giving me 2 options each saying windos xp professional. If I choose the top one, it goes to what I am currently using, and it says it’s on C: drive. If I choose the bottom one, it goes blue screen and then just restarts. Uh, W.T.F???
by coolguyrob on Nov 18, 2008 2:00 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Doesn't sound like your C drive got a full format.
I’d fdisk it from a DOS boot disk and reinstall the OS again.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 2:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
fdisk?
Plus I don’t have a DOS boot disk. Just the alienware recovery disk and my xp pro disk
by coolguyrob on Nov 18, 2008 2:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ah hah.
Don’t use the Alienware recovery disk, wasn’t designed for the home-made system you’ve got. Shove the XP pro disk in there.
When the XP disk gives you a format option, run a full NTFS format.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 2:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of hard drives, Brian
I went to Fry’s last night. Sold out of the TB’s. I blame you for buying the one that would have gone to me instead. Quit hoarding terabytes and share with the rest of the common world
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Nov 18, 2008 4:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
it seems pretty unlikely that Fry's will ever have a sale like that again
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by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 4:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I know
Thankfully they did a raincheck for me, so I can pick one up when they go on sale again. I’m going to use it as a secondary to the main HD on my computer, which is only 80GB.
Wow, I just realized that 5 years ago, I would have never felt the need to not only have more than 80GB, but would also have rarely said “only” 80GB. And now I’m buying a terabyte for a hundred bucks. Wow
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Nov 18, 2008 4:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
and
a year from now you’ll be buying a 10TB drive for $250 or less. There is no ceiling. This is a very good thing.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 4:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree completely
Just amazing to me, though. Like that old quote from Bill Gates where he said that nobody would ever need more than 32mb for anything.
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Nov 18, 2008 4:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And 5 years from now we'll be saying "Just one terabyte? Pfft, I have a 200 TB drive"
by Goose on Nov 18, 2008 4:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
As an aside, our Surveillance system currently has 85 TB of storage space. And we're hoping to add more here soon.
Insane.
by Goose on Nov 18, 2008 4:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
how long do you archive?
or is that not something you can divulge?
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 4:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I can imagine
But stuff like that makes sense. Obviously the average person has no need for much more than 500GB, really, and even that is pushing it. I really don’t even need more than that, but I could spend $75 for 500, or $110 for 1TB. Might as well, because in the long run it won’t hurt to have it there
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Nov 18, 2008 4:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I have about 1.2 TB altogether here at home.
A 750 GB set up in Raid 1 as my primary drive.
A 300 GB that basically just has all my media on it.
1 150 GB that I’m still trying to recover data off of, but ultimately will be an emergency drive.
And I think I have a few 40 and 80 GB’s hanging around somewhere that are blank.
by Goose on Nov 18, 2008 4:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I have an 80 and two 120's that house all the media from my old computer
And a 320 portable that I use to move things from place to place. My Thinkpad has 120 on it and is completely full right now with music, my Macbook (Thanks RC!) has 60 and is relatively clean, and my new Desktop has an 80 which is completely empty. The TB will be used to house all my music and movies. I use it as a server essentially, running the music and movies to my Xbox 360, as well as to the laptops when I’m busting around the house. I plan on making the music and movies accessible as a web server so I can get to them from anywhere. Just not quite sure how yet. Anybody with suggestions?
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Nov 18, 2008 4:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I need those hard drives to take over the world.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 4:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Then I will be the gullible loser sidekick
Just give me one. I will gladly pay you pennies on the dollar for the drive you just purchased.
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Nov 18, 2008 4:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Narf!
Daaah, where’s my hard drive, Brain Brian?
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Nov 18, 2008 5:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Soon, my friend.
After we find $1,614,000 to build the gyroscopic transducer chip and take over the world you will be swimming in hard drives.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 5:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You're so smart
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Nov 18, 2008 5:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think so, Brain...
…but burlap chafes me so.
by James F'n X on Nov 18, 2008 5:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Far fucking out.
I do, however, have access to all of my saved games from this version. Now I’ll just back those up and reformat the whole damn thing.
by coolguyrob on Nov 18, 2008 2:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know how many times I've installed Windows inside Windows just so I could access a hardrive and back stuff up.
by Goose on Nov 18, 2008 2:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of which, yesterday I ordered me a HDD enclosure so I could access my media stuff on one of my old drives
Because I completely forgot to make sure this new MB had IDE ports.
Anybody have any experience with these HDD enclosures? Good? Bad?
by Goose on Nov 18, 2008 2:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't even know what an HDD enclosure is.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 2:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's a little case that you plug any 3.5" HDD into.
Turns it into a plug-n-play USB hot drive.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 2:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You know I'd cancel that order and pick up
this instead.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 2:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
(I've got one of these at home and work and they are absolute life savers)
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 2:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The thing is, I'm planning on using this drive still until I get around to getting another SATA drive.
Do those converters work well for continuous use, or are they just good for quickly getting data off drives?
by Goose on Nov 18, 2008 2:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
When pressed I've used these continually.
For what you’re doing you might want to stick with the enclosure.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 2:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah. Also, I can hook the enclosure up to Firewire.
by Goose on Nov 18, 2008 2:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Isn't Firewire generally accepted as having faster write/read speeds than USB 2.0?
by Goose on Nov 18, 2008 2:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Depends on who you ask and how they're defining that write/read speed.
However USB 3.0 will be the final nail in Firewire’s coffin.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 2:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but USB 3.0 just got introduced
and it will crush both 2.0 and Firewire, so firewire is indeed dead.
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by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 2:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Except Firewire 800...
But rocks.
Firewire’s fate was sealed when it was removed from the entry-level Macbooks. It’s not long for the future, which is too bad because it totally kicks USB’s butt.
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by PositivePaul on Nov 18, 2008 10:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Now that is a neat product
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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 18, 2008 2:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I wish I didn't have another test tommarrow, and two other things tommarrow, because I really just want to drink myself into a stupor right now.
Also, fuck 2008. What a fucking shitty year.
54!
by joof on Nov 18, 2008 2:52 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Sadly 2008 has been a better year for me than 2007.
Maybe I am in need of a new decade.
by Sec 108 on Nov 18, 2008 2:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
2007 was an absolutely amazing year. 2008 blows giant donkey chunks.
54!
by joof on Nov 18, 2008 2:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's acctually rediculous how quick things changed.
2007 started off well, and just kept getting better, and hit a crescendo at around Christmas. And as soon as the calender changes, everything get fucked up. And just kept getting worse.
Yay for humans being awesome at making up patterns!
54!
by joof on Nov 18, 2008 2:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
November has sucked (being so sick and all)
but 2008 has been an okay year.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 2:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I have no major complaints with 2008
it has definitely been a calmer year than 2007.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 2:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Getting engaged was my "yay".
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 2:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
there aren't many better years than ones that include an engagement.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 3:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
'Cept maybe the wedding and honeymoon year.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 3:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That would be true
but wedding years are also COMPLETELY INSANE with wedding crap. It’s good, but definitely exhausting. Which reminds me. When you honeymoon, go somewhere and relax – me and mrs. pdb went on an epic trek around my favorite parts of Western Europe, which was all kinds of awesome, but we did way too much and didn’t have enough downtime.
When we got back it took us a month to get over how tired we were from the wedding runup and the honeymoon. Wouldn’t trade a minute of it, but I would say in hindsight that a relaxing honeymoon might have been a better choice.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 3:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
We're spending the wedding night at a local hotel,
then heading off to Cannon Beach for about a week before heading up the coast for a few days. We might spend a day or two in Astoria or something.
In other words, no huge plans, just going to one of our favorite places (and the place we got engaged).
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 3:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I got sick on my honeymoon which was lame
But I also got 4 aces playing video poker which paid for most of our trip. Plus I sat on the beach in November which is always good.
by Sec 108 on Nov 18, 2008 3:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Sick - sucks.
Beach + 4 aces = good
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 3:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
On another note,
the majority of the wedding is already planned. We even got the invitations in the mail the other day. Dress is bought, hall reserved, tuxes ordered, photography is set up, food is arranged….
Still some stuff to work on like flowers and other small stuff, but the BIG stuff is mostly handled.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 3:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Even still
you’ll be surprised how stressful the last month before the wedding is. And how little of that stress is actually yours.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 3:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sure it will be stressful.
Booze takes care of that! LOL!
But I know one of the hardest parts is going to be letting other people take care of things as the day gets closer. I know Jeanuts and I are going to want to directly supervise EVERYTHING, and there’s just no way you can do that.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 3:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And there's no way you should
in all honesty, of all the money we spent on the wedding (which wasn’t a lot), the most valuable money we spent was the $500 on a wedding coordinator. I didn’t want to do it, but it’s the best thing we did – she ran EVERYTHING from the week prior to the wedding to the entire night itself.
She choreographed the ceremony, figured out timing, worked with all our vendors to make sure everything showed up when/where it was supposed to, and just generally made the day before and the day of a lot less stressful. I can’t recommend this highly enough.
You may think you can do it (I thought I could), but you’ll have so many balls in the air the week of the wedding you won’t know which way is up.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 3:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Something to think about.
The thing is that we’re not really using any “vendors”, everything is being done by friends who do each specific service for a living.
It might still be smart to either hire or “assign” a wedding coordinator though. We have friends who do this “type” of thing as well.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 3:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Find them and use them.
A point person is invaluable on the day of your wedding. On that day, the last thing either of you will want to worry about is where the food is, where the flowers are, what’s up with the music, etc. Pick someone you trust, deputize them to do all the coordination for you, and let them know they’re running the show and that they are to solve things before they get to you.
I can’t really stress strongly enough how useful this is.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 3:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think I know just the person.
Now the hard part will be convincing our families that they AREN’T the ones in charge! LOL!
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 3:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You laugh but that's exactly what happened to us
even though we told everyone we paid for a coordinator, certain people (coughinlawscough) decided that they could do a better job even though they had just gotten to town the day before and had no idea what we were doing. They had to be pulled aside by a few other people and told to keep out of the way.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 3:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I fully expect this to happen with both of our families.
But I also know bouncers who can handle that problem!
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 3:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That's been mine too
And I even got to do it in a fun and special way, which was great. However, the 12 months leading up to it were pretty rotten for me. I don’t have my hills and valleys conveniently with calendar changes. Mine usually shift around the summertime
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Nov 18, 2008 4:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And a record deal.
Actually, 02008 has been pretty okay.
by acblue on Nov 18, 2008 3:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
A record deal makes for a pretty good year I'd say.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 3:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I was wearing a helmet and a cup by the final week of 2007
2008 has at least been much better than that.
by Sec 108 on Nov 18, 2008 3:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
So we already knew that Jared Wells looks like Robert
but from some angles, Sean Green looks like Brett.

by Jeff on Nov 18, 2008 3:09 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Oh yay it's time to register for classes again.
Goodbye, money.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 3:28 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Marriage works this way too.
Just another thing school does to help you prepare.
by Sec 108 on Nov 18, 2008 3:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
We just paid for ITT for the oldest boy,
I know how this one feels.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 3:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
See I think my financial situation got better
It was some of my leisure activities that took the hit.
I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.
by InSpokane on Nov 18, 2008 3:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
So far so good for me on this one.
I still have all my leisure activities, and I’ve added some as well.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 3:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It was not a complaint for sure
But now we have more shared things.
I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.
by InSpokane on Nov 18, 2008 3:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I am of the opinion that my wife likes me to be out doing stuff
So she can have the house to herself.
by Sec 108 on Nov 18, 2008 3:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I am not complaining really,
But never see my paychecks as they go straight into her account and I then get an allowance.
by Sec 108 on Nov 18, 2008 3:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
We keep separate accounts.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 3:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I actually prefer this as I learned fewer divorces for couples who share their money.
I like playing the odds.
by Sec 108 on Nov 18, 2008 3:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
We've gone eight years this way,
and it’s worked really well, so we’re just not changing anything. We do have a joint account for large expenditures though, we just make our own deposits to it.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 3:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I registered yesterday.
I really, really, REALLY hope my Perkins application gets approved.
by acblue on Nov 18, 2008 3:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I just used my Roomba for the first time - I love it.
by royalcurve on Nov 18, 2008 3:29 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Once we refinish our floors I want to get one of those.
by Sec 108 on Nov 18, 2008 3:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'd be afraid that would be the thin end of the wedge
first the Roomba just whirs around your house, silently, cleaning away. Then one day, it gets the rest of the appliances involved in some sort of unholy robot/appliance alliance, they foment an uprising, and before you know it, they’re taking over your house and you’re sleeping on the lawn.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 3:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Damn that brave little toaster!
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 3:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
the toaster is the one you have to fear most
you’re in the bathtub, minding your own business; one word from the Roomba and SIZZZZZZZZZZLE you’re done.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 3:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That lamp can be a bitch as well.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 3:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Don't forget the heating blanket
He was a real whiner as well
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Nov 18, 2008 4:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Can the toaster get out of a cabinet by itself?!
by royalcurve on Nov 18, 2008 3:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
no, that's why the roomba gets the other appliances involved
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 3:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
KIIIIIIRBY!
I love that movie
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Nov 18, 2008 4:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I need to find it on DVD
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 4:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ask and ye shall receive (click for link)
by tootthekazoo on Nov 18, 2008 4:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well look at that,
I never even knew the toaster went to Mars.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 4:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Sure did
How about the Land Before Time series? When I left my son with the babysitter today he was watching number TEN, and I know it’s gone even higher than that.
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Nov 18, 2008 5:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That reminds me of my favorite SNL sketch of the last five years.
by acblue on Nov 18, 2008 3:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Bought my mom a Roomba two Christmas's ago.
Totally worth the money. I can’t wait until next week when I get to watch it go around the room again.
by Wilder. on Nov 18, 2008 4:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Roombas are addictive
beware. We’ve got the roomba and scooba (the mop type robot). Oh, and stock in IRBT (which has fared remarkably poorly for a company that keeps getting govt. contracts).
by marc w on Nov 18, 2008 4:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I am watching it now. I did one room earlier, and it's tackling the living room right now.
This little fucker can clean!
by royalcurve on Nov 18, 2008 5:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I just now got the most bizarre craving for Oreo cookies.
I’m not even hungry.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 3:46 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Excellent. A True deMOnstRation of thE
pOweR of thE subiliminal advertisements On Sbn.
the other angels fan
by Eyebrows on Nov 18, 2008 3:59 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I WILL NOT BE A PAWN TO YOUR RIGHT WING OREO AGENDA
oh wait, I thought I was on some other blog there for a second.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 4:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not even for a double stuff bacon oreo?
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Nov 18, 2008 5:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hahahahahaha! People are calling it the CrApple Cup now
by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 4:21 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
That's it.
I’m caving and buying a Costco membership.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 5:40 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Split the cost
Can’t go wrong
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Nov 18, 2008 5:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Too late, already purchased one.
Split the cost with my brother.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 7:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What brought that on? Kind of random.
by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 5:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That's it!
You people have stood in my way long enough. I’m going to clown college!
by Jeff on Nov 18, 2008 7:40 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I don't think any of us expected you to say that.
Furcal
by JI on Nov 18, 2008 8:09 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
clown college?
you can’t eat that.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 8:56 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
In other news, MLB is thankfully getting rid of Silverlight and going with Flash.
“Flash provides a TV-like experience. You turn it on and it works,” said Bob Bowman, president and CEO of MLBAM.
Unlike Silverlight, which hardly ever works.
by Goose on Nov 18, 2008 6:01 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
This is a positive.
Although Silverlight’s been working good for me for listening to The End at work.
by James F'n X on Nov 18, 2008 6:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Fringe is on tonight!
With shorter commercial breaks!
…that’s not a good thing.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 8:00 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Obligatory Vasculitis reference from Kutner.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 8:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh come on Foreman.
The kid is taking steroids.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 8:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I had to torrent last week's episode.
I’m still programmed to tune in at 9.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 8:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
GU played on a Tuesday and it made me think it was Monday.
Furcal
by JI on Nov 18, 2008 8:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Late

Also, if anyone is below a junior in high school, I recommend not getting into the IB program.
by Mariner John on Nov 18, 2008 9:07 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
IB.... those two letters make me twitch.
Single most useless piece of paper I’ve nearly killed myself for.
by James F'n X on Nov 18, 2008 9:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
IB?
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 9:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The program that makes AP look like it was designed for special needs children.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 9:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ah.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 9:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Thank God I'm not alone in this regard.
Fuck you extended essay and historical investigation.
Also, I hate English class. I seriously see no educational purpose for making shit up and trying to justify it with evidence.
by Mariner John on Nov 18, 2008 9:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
My junior year AP English class was one of the most useful courses I've ever taken.
The last semester was devoted entirely to studying and analyzing logical and argumentative fallacies.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 9:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
All we do is read literature.
And analyse the shit out of it. Literally everyday is reading an Emily Dickinson poem and finding the meaning in it. I do find certain classes interesting but this particular variety of English is annoying. Plus the teacher is annoying.
by Mariner John on Nov 18, 2008 9:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
that would have been useful to learn in high school
I didn’t learn that stuff until college philosophy courses.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 9:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The instructor would turn us on each other every Friday.
He’d assign a debate topic at the start of the week and by the end of the week we were supposed to have studied up and taken a side. The entire period would be an all-out debate between the students.
The moment one student used a fallacious argument, someone was supposed to stop the debate and list the specific fallacy and the reason that student’s argument fell under it.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 9:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
that would have been a most excellent class
I don’t think my entire four years of high school came anywhere close to that.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Nov 18, 2008 9:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This teacher was a master at his craft.
Former military Drill Sargent. Scared the living shit out of us despite being all of 5’8".
Normally high school students would rebel against that kind of a teacher, but he knew how to gain the respect of his students. His class was extremely hard, but he was an extraordinarily fair instructor.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 9:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This would work.
My “Theory of Knowledge” class I had to take was somewhat similar to that except it only dealt briefly with logical fallacies.
I look forward to actually taking interesting classes in college.
by Mariner John on Nov 18, 2008 9:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Historical investigation? This is new.
I did my extended essay in mathematics, mainly cause no one else was.
Is historical investigation what they were calling guided coursework?
by James F'n X on Nov 18, 2008 9:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's the interal assessment for history.
Basically find a history question and write 1600 words answering the question. Not too difficult but we did a practice one last year that I actually enjoyed and the one I’m doing this year that is actually going to the IB is going to suck because it’s on Quebec and I have two sources. Plus my extended essay is on history so I’m a little burnt out on it right now.
by Mariner John on Nov 18, 2008 9:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I need to dig up my essays for IB and reread them and find how much bullshit I shoveled into them.
by James F'n X on Nov 18, 2008 9:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I managed to work Little Buddha into an essay about Siddhartha and got an 85.
by Mariner John on Nov 18, 2008 9:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wait, you did this in H.S.? Realize you're talking to a guy that graduated in the early '90's.
From an itty bitty high school in the sticks.
by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 9:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That's IB for you
Sucking every little bit of joy out of your life in 11th and 12th grade.
Hopefully things have changed in the last 10 years, UW didn’t even recognize IB when I got it in 98.
by James F'n X on Nov 18, 2008 9:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I only managed to stomach about a month of IB before I dropped back into the AP program.
I stressed out over those classes so much my parents started to worry about my health.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 9:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I sometimes question why I post here.
Compared to a pile of you guys I have to rub two sticks together just to put a simple sentence together.
by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 9:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
See? You make perfect sense to me.
by royalcurve on Nov 18, 2008 9:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, cleared the parental units out
My schedule is clear, want to try scheduling another playdate?
by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 10:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Definitely.
Friday morning maybe?
by royalcurve on Nov 18, 2008 10:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Cool, I'll plan on it
Anything changes I’ll let you know, and vice versa.
by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 10:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Believe me I have communication problems
I have difficulties formulating a sentence that doesn’t extend way beyond how long it should be.
by Mariner John on Nov 18, 2008 9:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I always remind myself of a line from 'River Runs Through It'.
Where the boy’s dad keeps making him rewrite a paper, telling him ‘less’ every time.
by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 9:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Trust me, I'm not here to play compare the brain.
It is cool (and a bit schadenfreudey) to see someone going through what I went through, though.
by James F'n X on Nov 18, 2008 9:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Nah, I'm not giving you crap.
It just blows my mind the options available now. And the options kids in bigger urban schools had compared to where I went.
by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 9:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You know who blows my mind
My Grandfather could multiply 4 digit numbers in his head. He said most of the kids he went to school with could do it.
by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 10:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I am utterly useless without my TI-89.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 10:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
How else do you sneak Tetris into math class?
by James F'n X on Nov 18, 2008 10:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Travel back to 1995 with me.
The M’s were much better and NT4 was the power behind our school network.
by James F'n X on Nov 18, 2008 10:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You an probably train yourself to do it piecewise.
I’m much more of a numbers guy, so that sorta thing makes sense to me.
by James F'n X on Nov 18, 2008 10:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I've been able to run some 3 digit against 4 digit
But only now and then. Somebody starts talking and poof!
by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 10:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You must get a 5
and only on higher level tests
by Mariner John on Nov 18, 2008 9:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
So they don't even recognize the full program still? Awful.
by James F'n X on Nov 18, 2008 9:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know if they take the diploma
UW is fairly far down my list.
by Mariner John on Nov 18, 2008 9:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
When I hit college after the army, the 2nd generation of head start students were showing up in big numbers
WSU was really raking them over the coals, it was a bunch of crap. A friend of mine has two daughters that both received doctorates in pharmacology before they were 22. He had to fight the admin tooth and nail to get their head start classes recognized, or they probably would have tacked on another couple of years to that.
Its a load of crap when you think about the tax money that gets wasted because one college claims they have more rigorous standards than another (especially when they are in the same state). The classes lost when you transfer from quarters to semester systems is another thing that sets me off.
by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 9:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Running start would have been a good choice.
Damn it early 2007 John.
by Mariner John on Nov 18, 2008 9:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh snap, isn't head start the kindergarten program? My mistake heh
by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 9:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Nah that's running start.
Head Start is a program that allows high school students to attend community college classes during school hours.
by BrianL on Nov 18, 2008 9:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, had it right the first time. All this stuff wasn't available in my day.
We used burnt sticks on the cave walls. Detention was smashing the bones to get the marrow out.
by dpseadv on Nov 18, 2008 9:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm quite glad my high school didn't offer IB or AP, I think
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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 18, 2008 11:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I did IB English and History and I did quite well.
I was smart enough not to try IB science or math. Or not smart enough maybe.
by acblue on Nov 18, 2008 11:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah but I got to skip class and spin cookies on the ice in the parking lot
I’ll take that over education 25 days a week
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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 18, 2008 11:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
But I still got A's because my coursework was not demanding
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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 18, 2008 11:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I did well in the classes I gave a shit about.
I did poorly in the classes I thought were stupid even though I could have quite easily done well in them.
by acblue on Nov 18, 2008 11:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I did about the same thing.
I had this Spanish II class my senior year. I didn’t want the class, but I had to have something to fill the time slot, so I told the counselor just to put it wherever. The teacher was also a major dick. So I did as little work as possible and purposely ended up with the 3rd lowest grade in the class. It brought my GAP down to 3.3, but I didn’t give a shit.
by Goose on Nov 19, 2008 12:00 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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