OTFPOTD: September 12th, 2008 Edition (Insert something witty here)
by BrianL on Sep 12, 2008 8:50 AM PDT
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PrintWell it's 8AM and no one else has put up the OTFPOTD yet. Looks like I'm doing it again, you lazy jerks.
In the news today:
Hundreds of turtles found crammed in one house.
Hurricane Ike strengthens, Texans warned to get out or face "certain death."
A new Seinfeld/Gates commercial is out. I don't care what you people say, I think they're amusing.
And my latest Large Hadron Collider/Half-Life headline...
Crowbar, headcrab, and Half-Life strategy guide shipped to CERN.
Portal ported to the Atari 2600.
Other potential discussion topics:
- What should I do this weekend?
- Should I drink my can of coke now or later?
- Why does my boss insist on buying shitty HP laptops?
- Why are HP laptops so terrible?
- Should we make suggestions to NOLA?
- If so, what suggestions?
- Anybody play a good video game recently?
- I have three LCD flat-panel monitors in my cubicle. Does this give me the right to cackle like an evil madman?
- Who is going to watch the House season premiere next Tuesday?
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The second Seinfeld/Gates is waaaaaay better than the first
I laughed a lot, and it made more sense. Still not sure of the point of the first one, but if the rest are like the second one that would be good.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I think the Seinfeld/Gates commercials are amusing too.
I don’t understand the problem with them.
Mariners Baseball: I Invented "Caustic Optimism" For Fans Like Us.
The problem was that the first one wasn't funny
but the second one fixed that.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I thought the first commercial was much more clever than any of those snobby Mac commercials.
Mariners Baseball: I Invented "Caustic Optimism" For Fans Like Us.
Yeah, but any commercial is more clever than the snobby Mac commercials.
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.277/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
We're lazy?
You said it was 8 AM and this didn’t get posted til 8:50. I think YOU’RE the lazy one
I'm going to see Bad Religion tonight.
This excites me. I haven’t seen them in many years, and they’re still awesome.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
They were my favorite band for many years
But I refuse to pay what they charge for shows now.
Punk shows should never be more than $20 IMO. Plus, I miss Brett Gurewitz before the heroin.
Me too.
They were my favorite band as well, and even now that I laugh at Greg Graffin parodies, I’ll always have a soft spot for them.
The meeting that put me off ever wanting to meet any of my favorite bands/athletes/whatever
was the time I spent 10 minutes chatting with Angelo from Fishbone. That guy was a complete ass.
Surprisingly, though, the time I met Flavor Flav (he was MC’ing a show at the EMP with Joan Jett and The Donnas), he was really cool.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I generally agree
but I paid $23 for this, which is about the upper limit of what I’d pay for a Bad Religion show. And I bought tix at the Roseland box office so i only paid a dollar in fees per ticket, which is nice.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I might do it for $23
Last time I went I broke my rule, paid $40, and walked away really upset by the whole experience.
That would upset me as well.
That’s too damn much money for any punk show.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Have a great time. I love those guys.
They don’t come to these parts…
I have a cousin with 1 testicle, when they yell play ball, he smiles.
Man my iPod
has thrown on a lot of Bad Religion today. Currently an acoustic version Do What You Want.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
Escape Velocity: Nova
I know it’s old school (really old school) but it’s still wayyyy too fun
I really with UPS would hurry up and deliver my package.
The tracker says it was sent out for delivery from Elma at 7:04 AM. I don’t wanna stay up all morning. You’d think it’d be here by now if it left two hours ago. Damnit.
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.277/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
with=wish
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.277/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
It's hard to say "wish" when you've drank so much Coke you've lost all of your teeth.
Mariners Baseball: I Invented "Caustic Optimism" For Fans Like Us.
That makes two of us waiting for a package to be delivered.
It left the warehouse at 6:20 and considering that this is Canton, Ohio; a small town by any measure, it should have been here hours ago. The wait gets even more tedious when the shipment you are waiting for is a brand new laptop.
by Susheel Ramasahayam on Sep 12, 2008 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Did you send it in for a killer mod?
by Susheel Ramasahayam on Sep 12, 2008 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Aaaah the red ring of death. I thought they sorta fixed the issue with the later models. I guess not.
by Susheel Ramasahayam on Sep 12, 2008 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I was on my third 360 within a year of buying one,
but since getting that third one, I’ve been good. I’ve been on the same box for about two years now.
The failure rate is pretty frustrating, but Microsoft has at least been pretty good about trying to make things right.
Only if you cackle like Dr. Horrible.
If I had to work in a cubicle, on Halloween I’d sneak that outfit into work and put it on in my cubicle. Then jump up and run around cackling like a madman. But only if I had other options lined up first.
Make the suggestion that Ike take his high wins somewhere else.
NOLA would like that suggestion.
I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 9:30 AM PDT reply actions
Are you back there now?
Is NOLA going to take a hit from Ike?
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
We're getting high winds.
They freak me out.
My roommate is away (in Europe, lucky bastard) and so the house is empty, noisy and rattly. I keep thinking someone is trying to break through the door at night.
And yes, sadly, I have returned.
I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions
My sister is in Huntsville, just North of Houston.
I am tad nervous for her. She says she’s been preparing.
I have a cousin with 1 testicle, when they yell play ball, he smiles.
My sister is in Katy just outside of Houston.
She emailed me and doesn’t seem too worried, but I’m worried still.
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
Happy Friday, weekdayers
- Chill out
- Don’t drink coke
- Your boss is cheap like all bosses
- Because you tou- because they’re cheap too
- Suggestion to NOLA: Watch more American football
- I haven’t played video games in so long. I do have an N64 and PS2 collecting dust, though
- You always have the right to cackle like an evil madman. It just makes more sense at certain times than others
- I am not going to watch House. I haven’t watched TV in a couple months.
I find that the evil madman cackle works well on the bus
you often end up with a seat to yourself. Even during rush hour.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I tried that A football thing last week.
Turns out Seattle isn’t so good.
I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions
SHUTUP
That wasn’t a talent issue! That was Holmgren failing to pick up the blitz!
That was me being bored and wanting to fall asleep on the table.
I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Maybe because the pre-game screaming woke me up too early.
I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
You were giving the Seahawks instructions and you sounded distressed.
I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
You followed that with some sort of calling of a play.
I don’t know what it was. I was confused. Distressed. Unnerved.
I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Seattle seems to draw injuries like flies to shit these days
They really ought to bubble-wrap Hasselbeck and Tatupu while they can still walk.
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The 5200 was worse
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.277/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
BUT IT HAD A PAUSE BUTTON!!!!
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.277/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
Those controllers were awesome - you're crazy.
They allowed both right and left-handed control.
The worst controllers ever were the original XBox controllers. Hand cramps galore.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
No, I'm serious.
These were the goddamn worst controls ever.
Not if you have 3 hands.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Sep 12, 2008 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
That's because you played with them all the time
because they were AWESOME.
You got awesome blisters.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
I like having this argument for the millionth time
because it means I get to win the argument for the millionth time
The off-set thumbsticks is the winner for me.
That controller just feels right.
If only the D-Pad was absolute shit.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
Only if you're a hardcore nintendo fan
I don’t think anyone else can objectively say this. The N64 had fewer good games than I have fingers.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
It had some games I could play endlessly
Which made it a lot of fun. Goldeneye, Mario Kart 64, Star Fox 64 stand out. Really turned Nintendo into the party system it is today.
Free Stephen "Awesome" Strasburg!
by seattlecougar on Sep 12, 2008 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
StarFox was a lot of fun until you beat it in 40 minutes.
My big beef with the N64 was the blurriness they had to use because of the limited cartridge space. A few of the games were fun enough to make me ignore the crap graphics, but I much preferred the PS1.
And I’m pretty sure I’m the only person on Earth who much preferred GoldenEye’s one-player mode to the multiplayer mode. I just generally don’t like multiplayer games, though.
No, you're not alone.
Me and a buddy would trade off after each level/death.
I have a cousin with 1 testicle, when they yell play ball, he smiles.
Goldeneye was the only multiplayer game I played a lot (I don't like MP, usually).
But I spent a lot of time with the single-player.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
G.E. multiplayer got old fast.
Land mines, getting blasted through walls. Guys I played with, you had to put your characters face into the wall or they knew exactly where you were at.
I'm overexaggerating
but when the 10 best games are all by the same company that says something.
Besides everyone knows the PS2 had the best software line up of all time. The PS2 has something for everyone.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
Nothing wrong with that
but the PS2 undeniably has the best overall software line up of any console to date. You can name pretty much any genre and find more than a handful of quality games in it on the PS2.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
I'll agree on the software lineup.
But I never liked the PSX control scheme. Those discrete button presses weren’t as fluid as what I was used to on my first console (an SNK Neo-Geo).
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Yeah, I've been a big video game nerd my whole life, and I was never interested in the N64.
The first Mario game was awesome, and Wave Racer was fun for an hour, but after that I couldn’t really get into it.
I loved that console.
The way they failed at marketing that machine led to it’s untimely demise.
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If I remember correctly it was one of the first 64bit platforms?
Maybe Jaguar was first? My take on it’s demise: MarioKart nuked it. Seemed like all the developers were waiting for the 64 and PS1 to arrive, never seemed to have fair shot.
32-bit processor, 128-bit graphics chip, arrived a year or so before the PS2
Bloody EA killed that machine, although Sega didn’t exactly help themselves with the god-awful marketing.
Developers also said it was pretty tough to develop for.
Sucks, because it was the most powerful console on the market, if I’m not mistaken.
Sort of kind of
it had some good tech, some of the early DC games stand up to mid/late gen PS2/XBox titles. SEGA didn’t have the funds to offer the kinds of incentives that Sony and MS did.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
Hey LL regulars!
The Lookout Landing Wiki needs your help!
So a new pet peeve of mine
People calling your cell phone and not leaving a message and then when you attempt to call them back for the next hour they don’t pick-up.
I fucking hate you Mariners
Phone tag sucks
Personally, I screen all my calls and generally won’t call back if you don’t leave a message, unless you’re my mother or my employer, or I’m expecting you to call.
At work, it’s a shitty necessity due to accountability issues.
it's my boss....he is a terrible communicator compounded by the fact he can't pick up his phone.
I fucking hate you Mariners
I won't return calls from my office if the message doesn't follow my instructions.
My outgoing messag clearly states:
Kindly leave a detailed message, and I shall endeavour to solve any problems you may have.
A name and number is not a detailed message. If you just leave your name and number, I am not calling you back.
In fact, ideally I won’t have to call you back at all. If you leave a detailed message, I can do what needs to be done without ever talking to you.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
I'd at least follow up and tell them whatever they needed done was completed.
But I’m dealing with people’s money so I suppose they would rather have an actual person listening to their concerns than a voicemail. So I kinda understand their lack of effort in messages but it sure would help me out if they just said “I need 2k by next week, thanks” instead of telling me why and what they plan on spending it on and if it’s a good idea, etc. I don’t care!
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Sep 12, 2008 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
I work for a non-profit.
We can’t afford to provide good service.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
This doesn't really qualify as a pet peeve since I think this pisses everyone off
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Voice mails piss me off.
What a waste of my time.
I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions
There was this guy in college who was in a friend's project group
who liked to leave the world’s longest voicemails – basically the guy would leave 5-7 minute voicemails for no reason at all, and once left a 17 minute voicemail on my roommate’s phone, who listened to the thing in it’s entirely just for the hell of it.
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
My drummer is incapable of leaving voice mails less than five minutes in duration.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
I've had a client call in drunk and leave a long message about nothing..it was pretty fantastic.
I fucking hate you Mariners
I find this anti-voice mail platform of yours baffling.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Agh! I just redial before listening to them anymore.
Even if you tell people that you listened to the message, they automatically recap it for you anyway.
They help me decide whether or not I need to go to the effort of calling someone back.
Since I hate talking on the phone, this is nice.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Some people don't have/aren't calling from cell phones/don't text.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Although my fucking drummer needs to grow up and get a goddamned cell phone.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
You probably remember phone numbers easily though.
There probably isn’t a phone number in my cell phone that I actually know if my cell phone disappeared. If terrorists wanted to fuck with us they’d just steal cell phones..no one could get in touch with anyone because no one actually remembers phone numbers anymore.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Sep 12, 2008 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
I fear that an entire generation of humans
will no longer know how to navigate by themselves, or read a map, thanks to the GPS.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I only use Google Maps when absolutely necessary.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
I have no problem using Google Maps
but the reliance on car-based GPS systems is going to cripple people’s navigational abilities. “I just went where the GPS told me to!” which is funny when the GPS tells you to turn the wrong way down a one way street.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I bought a GPS a year ago, and so far I've used it three times.
And once was to test it out. I figure the only real use for it is to help me get unlost.
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.277/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
Getting unlost is the best use of those things
saves having to go to the Kwik-E-Mart to ask the townies.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
When I was testing it out and using it around town, it had the opposite effect and made me feel lost in my own town.
I’ve decided it’s useless in any place that you are familar with.
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.277/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
I used mine when I drove from OR to AZ to start law school
I’ll tell you, it was useful.
Exit points of interests to tell you where stuff is off the highway, what gas stations are available, are extremely useful.
Also nice is the bluetooth phone connection.
I go to law school. Therefore, I have no life.
by andrewgolfsalot on Sep 12, 2008 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm taking my vacation in March and going to Spring Training. It will be most useful then.
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.277/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
I'll join you there.
I go to law school. Therefore, I have no life.
by andrewgolfsalot on Sep 12, 2008 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I just have to be able to know my way around the city I live in.
If I don’t know exactly where I am at all times I get freaked out pretty easily.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
This was the hardest thing about moving away from Seattle
I knew Seattle like the back of my hand; I could get anywhere I needed to go just by muscle memory, pretty much. Ever since then, I’ve been hopeless at navigation. If I stay in Portland for 20 years, I’ll probably get to that same level.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I worked a housecleaning job for the first three months I lived here.
I hated it at the time, but in retrospect it was really helpful, because within two weeks I knew where every neighborhood was and how to get there.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I've been in Vancouver for 8 years
and I’ve never had a car here. I can’t find my way around at all.
I can still find my way around Calgary pretty well, though.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Hey, what time is it?
I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm sure this is a burn, but I have no idea what you're talking about.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought you always had to know what time it is, too.
I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
You remember things I say too well.
But yes, I do. 11:41:04.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
I missed this before.
And I remember people’s interesting personality quirks.
I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I am a treasure trove of such things.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry, couldn't hear you there.
I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
You'll be happy to note that my tinnitus has improved dramatically.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
No more smoking?
I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, that's not a personailty trait.
It’s a medical condition.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Still makes me feel as though I can have an inside joke.
I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Look where technology led Michael Scott and Dwight
Right into a lake..technology can’t be trusted!
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Sep 12, 2008 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Sometimes I ride Shuttle Express
and the drivers get lost even WITH the help of a GPS nad voice-recordings telling him where to go.
I carry a map book with me, I obviously know how to read it, and I use it.
I navigate just fine
GPS is just a handy tool when I haven’t been somewhere yet (and even then I use it more for the scrolling maps than the directions)
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Here are the numbers I have memorized
home phone. My cell phone. 911. The end.
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
If I don't remember your phone number or e-mail address
I shouldn’t get to talk to you.
I don’t use e-mail address books either.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
It's like riding a horse to work
why bother when a car does the exact same thing?
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
You take your car to work
I’ll take my board
And when you’re out of fuel
I’m still afloat
Fear the NPE
Yep.
Prudhoe Bay is a piece of shit, but God knows I love her. She is a cold and bitter mistress indeed.
Fear the NPE
Get a chance to have some drinks while you were "home"?
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
At least you got to visit beer for a while.
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
Dammit, I know that song.
Who sings that?
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
Weezer (when they were still amazing.)
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I should have known that.
For some reason I thought it was someone more obscure.
If you want to destroy my sweater……
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
I've got ZZ Top in my head, I'm much happier.
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
That was more difficult to read for me than it should have been.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Sep 12, 2008 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
I see you've already started drinking...!
Mariners Baseball: I Invented "Caustic Optimism" For Fans Like Us.
Are those people worth my time and energy?
I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes?
I never listen to my voicemail either because half the time it’s a bunch of garbled shit that I can’t make out
No.
Again, if I see that you have called on my cell, I will call you back. Unless we have previous plans and you are leaving a message related to those, don’t leave messages. I’ll call. I don’t need a rundown first.
And for the love of God, text if it’s a sentence long communication.
I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm saying that no one over 40 texts and those people are still important
so we have to put up with their voicemails.
My problem is that people don’t realize that 99% of phone calls should last about 30 seconds or fewer and just be short exchanges of information.
The reason I don’t talk on the phone much (besides the obvious lack of friends… hahaha) is that my hearing isn’t the best, so it can be very difficult to understand what you are saying on the phone. Voicemails are worse so please leave important info as texts if possible.
My parents text. My boss texts.
I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
My parents text me all the time
they got the message when we told them for the 400th time that we probably won’t pick up the phone if we’re out, but there’s a pretty decent chance we’ll return a text
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
This old lady from the dog rescue my girlfriend has been talking too
rambles for like 20 minutes every time she calls.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
My bosses use the phone for everything.
I prefer emailing back and forth with clients or home-office people than calling..If I had to get rid of one thing in my office it’d be the phone.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Sep 12, 2008 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
I tried that for the past 36 hours.
Turns out scientists like the phone and get pissed when you don’t answer.
I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
And my boss double clicks everything..the 'start' menu, the 'x' button to close a screen
I tried to tell him that some things only require a single click, but it was of no use.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Sep 12, 2008 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I've done this before too
What the fuck is my voicemail protected but no phone? Explain the fucking logic in that.
Yay Friday!
* What should I do this weekend?
Anything outdoors while the weather is nice.
* Should I drink my can of coke now or later?
Drink the coke while it’s cold. A nice cold Coke is delicious. I am hooked on Coke Zero myself.
* Why does my boss insist on buying shitty HP laptops?
Sometimes bosses look only at initial cost and don’t factor in support costs. Dumb.
* Why are HP laptops so terrible?
Compaq karma?
* Should we make suggestions to NOLA?
Yes
* If so, what suggestions?
Be safe
* Anybody play a good video game recently?
Rock Band last night at a barbeque. Played outside using a projector on the side of the house. It was a blast, even though I suck at Rock Band.
* I have three LCD flat-panel monitors in my cubicle. Does this give me the right to cackle like an evil madman?
More than 2 monitor gives you every right to cackle. In fact, it would be wrong for you to not do so.
* Who is going to watch the House season premiere next Tuesday?
My ass will be firmly planted on the sofa for that.
So, someone here mentioned Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers last week so I created a station on Pandora for them. Thank you, this makes for an outstanding music selection.
by Man From Nantucket on Sep 12, 2008 9:54 AM PDT reply actions
Why the fuck would somebody need a strategy guide for HL?
That game is about as straight forward as can be.
If the LHC opens up a portal into the netherworld
I want them to be prepared, dammit.
I really need to stop looking at high end computers at newegg.
One of these days, I’m going to be doing it while my willpower is weak, and I’m gonna end up blowing $1500-$2500 when I really shouldn’t be.
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.277/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
So I share a cube with two other people
and today is the last day here for one of them. There has been a constant stream of people coming by to wish her well, and even with headphones to try to block it out I’m pretty much resigned to the fact I’m not getting anything done until she leaves at noon.
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oh my god I work at initech
I just discovered that Fridays at my workplace are hawaiian shirt day. Every Friday. They’ve done it for years. My mind almost can’t process this.
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Have fun at the lunch luau.
Mariners Baseball: I Invented "Caustic Optimism" For Fans Like Us.
by kevin_ess on Sep 12, 2008 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
This is a big part of why I haven't been in too much of a hurry to finish school.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
I've never actually worked anywhere that did something like this
which is why I have trouble wrapping my head around it. I actually asked my boss if hawaiian shirt day was ironic, and she (also a relatively new hire) just rolled her eyes, laughed, and said no.
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I neither own nor desire to own a Hawaiian shirt
so I usually skip casual day altogether.
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Casual day at my office is jeans and a polo shirt.
Eh it works for me.
My definition of casual day, honestly
is not wearing a dress shirt. That’s it. Anyone who has played softball/football with me knows I’ll even wear slacks on the field.
My workplace is supposed to be business casual all the time
although it is not enforced and most people wear jeans. It amazes me how many people wear shorts and flip-flops though. This is not something I want to look at all day long.
by Man From Nantucket on Sep 12, 2008 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
That's exactly why I oppose casual day.
Far too many people think casual day equals “what I wear at home when it’s hot out”. I’m just traditionalist enough to think that if you’re working in a corporate environment you should dress professionally.
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I never thought it possible, but if this keeps up I might soon be told to get off of someone's lawn.
The conflation of ‘professional attire’ with professional work, work habits, etc. is pretty odd, imo.
Sure, it sucks if someone’s walking around in cut up shorts and a shirt dripping with motor oil, but in my experience, that’s not typically the norm. You can wear jeans and still get your work done. Are jeans appropriate in all situations? Absolutely not, but most employees are adult enough to know when to wear casual clothes, and when not to.
I'm not sure that this is true.
We hired two relatively young workers a few months ago. About a month later, the entire office was called to a meeting about professional dress—these two were wearing low-cut shirts, jeans, flip-flops. One even wore a jogging suit to the office.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, that's one step removed from
oil-stained shirts and hotpants. We’ll put ALL such people in one group ("dumbasses") and not let them contaminate the broader sample. You can wear jeans and be a professional.
The problem is not the having of casual days
it’s the unwillingness to define what that means at a lot of companies. if you just say “friday’s casual day”, then you get people that think it’s OK to show up in sweats and hats. If, though, you say “Friday’s casual day, which means jeans and tshirts are OK, but no shorts/sweats/whatever”, it seems to work a lot better.
The definition of “casual clothes” is different for a lot of people, and if left undefined, it’s not good.
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Our policy is well-defined but never enforced
I appreciate being able to wear jeans but when I have to meet with business partners I wear dockers or slacks. To me, that is just common sense. I just don’t understand the mindset that feels shorts are appropriate for a corporate environment. If you work out in the sun all day, fine but in an air conditioned office it is curious behavior to me.
by Man From Nantucket on Sep 12, 2008 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
I usually wear jeans, a t-shirt and a ballcap to work (I do accounting).
But we’re technically a “closed” office (no customers visit), and I also end up doing quite a bit of physical work throughout the day running machines and researching projects in our storage facitlity. I’m not destroying dress shirts and slacks for the sake of someone’s payment history.
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
I'm actually required to dress casual.
We’re supposed to be “clandestine” and not in any way identifiable to the public. But yet despite that, my Supervisor and Manager are forced to dress up. Our GM is retarded sometimes.
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.277/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
But you work security so that makes sense.
Supervisors and managers are supposed to project authority, especially in a security-type situation, so it seems to make sense that you’d blend in while your bosses stick out.
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No, I work in Surveillance.
Security for the longest time wasn’t allowed to participate in “Casual Friday”. But that’s slowly changing apparently.
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.277/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
I use casual cloths whenever Fuzz isn't in the store.
Helps create a laid back attitude and take some of the pressure off the customers
At the risk of starting a firestorm
I find, in a “business casual” work environment (and as a temp I’ve seen dozens of them), that women get a lot more leeway than men. Men are still expected to wear slacks, and if they don’t wear a dress shirt, they have to wear a polo shirt. But women can come in wearing practically whatever they want.
I love my office.
I can wear a Seahawks jersey, shorts and a ballcap if I want to. As long as I don’t wear anything offensive, they really don’t care as long as I get the job done.
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
I'm not looking forward to going back to Mills next week.
I’ll be stepping in as a “roving manager,” so I’m stuck wearing suits on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
You have to wear a suit at Mills Music?
Are you shitting me?
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
Seems a bit extreme for a music store.
Thank god we bought our boy’s trumpet, instead of renting it.
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
Oh no kidding.
You get a way better deal when you buy outright.
This is retarded.
Women, on the whole, should be more concerned about what they are wearing.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Most people are fucking stupid, though.
No one gives a shit about looking nice any more.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
This is one of my number one pet peeves.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Mine as well.
Sweatpants and flip-flops serve a purpose; that purpose has nothing to do with leaving your house. (Possible exceptions include the beach and MAYBE the grocery store.)
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I live in a really laid-back neighbourhood. Flip-flops are everywhere.
I don’t see the problem (I won’t wear them, but then I won’t leave my bedroom without socks).
Though, there is a beach.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
The problem is get some goddamned shoes like a grown up.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
And put on your big boy pants.
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
I wouldn't have a problem with it if people had shown some restraint.
But no. People just had to start wearing their fucking flip flops to nice restaurants and the symphony and the motherfucking White House. It’s like play time in Kindergarten; is it fair that no one gets to go on the big toy because Jimmy, Bobby and Billy can’t behave themselves? No. But That’s just the way it’s gonna’ have to be.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Most people don't.
It is why my fervor has become almost religious in nature. Some of us are trying to have a society over here.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Note to self: next time seeing acblue, wear shoes.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess I need to dress up to come see your band.
In general, I’m more like Grizzly Adams-just-robbed-a-Goodwill, and I don’t think that’s going to go down well. I’ve got suits for work, so maybe I’ll have to rock one of those.
“Security! Please remove this ragamuffin!”
NB: I don’t wear flip-flops, and I really, really wouldn’t wear flip-flops to a rock show.
by marc w on Sep 12, 2008 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm fine with casual dress.
I’m wearing a western shirt, jeans and Chucks as we speak. I rock t-shirts all the time. But I wear shoes, and I CAN dress up if the occasion demands it. My drummer is also the least fashion forward person I know.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
His outfit at our last show:
Blue thrift store slacks cut off at mid ankle, brown and green argyle socks, disneyland t-shirt (worn unironically) and blue Chucks.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounds like a drummer I played with
in HS.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
I think I will like this fellow.
I wear that when I go see shows, except the chucks are black, and the t-shirt is…something else. I used to have a disneyWORLD t-shirt that went into the rotation when I went out, but that was years ago.
My argyles are either blue/green or brown/tan, but I can respect a man who changes things up.
You might want to look into this fetish.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Always wear lace up shoes.
Looks like you at least put a little effort into it. Loafers are for quitters.
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No no, loafers work well in casual settings
like jeans/dress shirt type outfits
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
But they're easy to abuse.
Loafers with jeans/nice shirt = OK. Loafers with chinos or proper trousers = nope.
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I think there are situations in which loafers work with trousers.
They’re rare enough that it’s fair to call it a general rule.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
When it comes to dressing seriously, as opposed to business casual,
I have the fashion sensibility of about the 1940’s. I like it this way.
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What the hell ever happened to men wearing hats, anyways?
That was such an amazing look when done well.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
It got dumbed down like everything else.
Truly a tragedy.
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If I could find a good hat (not counting ballcaps), I would rock that look all the time.
But I have an oddly shaped head and big ears, so hats are tough to find.
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
I'd rather go with fifties, but that was a better time for women.
In general, I’d rather have everyone formal it up a bit.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Needs more ruffle.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
When I buy suits
I buy them here. Custom made, and not that much more expensive than off-the-rack stuff. And it’s AWESOME.
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Why why why do not more men dress like this?
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
The men or the clothes?
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
More men need to realize how spectacular they can look if they just put some effort in.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
More men need to understand why this is actually necessary
The problem with men is that they don’t see a benefit to dressing well. They’re lazy.
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Does wearing a black suit coat
with a colored dress shirt and jeans look stupid?
It's not the best look.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Fantastic
that’s going into the gig clothing collection.
Wait, I think he said it looks stupid.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
You think you know the regulars...
I’m lazy, yes. I don’t give a flying fuck if I look ‘good’ according to these standards, because I don’t see how the approbation and approval of some random person I’ll never talk to gets me anything.
You know, there’s a place where everyone lives and dies by how they look, and how their clothes convey information about their personalities: it’s called high school.
I’ve got nothing against rocking the suit now and again. Lord knows I’m forced to more often than I’d like. But I’ll be damned if society makes me SHAVE when I don’t have to. sobchak I’m talking about drawing a line in the sand! /sobchak
All I ask
is that people know how dress appropriately for a given situation.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
And what if the situation is:
going down to the pub?
Let’s take sweats/hot pants/flip-flops off the table and talk about the marginal utility created by looking like a belltown condo owner, oops, I mean, putting some effort into your appearance. How do I weigh the externalities there against my not wanting to Put On Airs?
I think that there's a difference between putting on airs and acknowledging a sense of propriety.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Define propriety
I’ve defined the situation: going down to the pub.
What should I be doing?
Dress like you have some pride in yourself.
Define that how you will – usually when i go to a pub, it’s t-shirts and jeans or shorts.
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Spending time and effort to look good
doesn’t benefit me. It benefits other people.
What’s in it for me?
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
If that's how you feel, fine.
There’s a benefit for me.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
YES! Llewdor!
Maybe I need to move to Canada….
Wear whatever you want.
I appreciate good fashion sense, but it’s not something I’m likely to judge people on, assuming they’re not wearing clothes made specifically for hanging out at home.
That’s my problem; I don’t care how expensive your sweat pants were, they’re not appropriate attire to wear in public.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Especially, ladies,
if there’s writing on the ass of said sweatpants.
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Unless it says "True Love Waits."
Because that is an important message to convey.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh my God those things are amazing.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
So they have them here too?
I was trying not to get too hopeful.
Genius, genius, genius. I need to rec NOLA just for informing me of their existence.
ac is the one who showed them to me.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I wonder if anyone wears them non-ironically?
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Let's all agree that someone does.
Somehow, I feel happier thinking this.
I like the ironic sense though.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I just don't like it when people put out a fuck you image to the world.
Such as the sweats/flip flops combo.
Wear things that are clean, wear things that fit.
In the pub situation, yeah, probably jeans and a tshirt. But have them fit.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Fit, no holes, clean
those are my three rules.
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Going down to the pub?
Wear whatever (with the prior exceptions in place.) Going out to a nice restaurant? Try a little harder. Also, Belltown condo owners are pretty much the worst dressers in the world.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
My least favorite things (clothing-wise)
are “designer” sweatpants and “dressy” sandals. Just because something’s expensive doesn’t make it nice.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
On this, we're in agreement.
I think much of my gut-level reaction to people telling me to dress up comes from the fact that I can’t ever imagine spending (a lot of) money on clothes. I think I’d rather light my money on fire than do that.
This is the misconception
Firstly, I would never tell anybody to dress up. Taking pride in your appearance has nothing to do with dressing up – thus my “clean, no holes, fit” thing. I just wish more people WANTED to look better in public.
Most times when not working I just wear t-shirts and shorts or jeans, but I’m picky enough to make sure they’re still in wearable condition.
And yes, my definition of “wearable” is probably more precise than most.
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I keep wearing t-shirts
even after the seams start to fail.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
I don't know why
but it makes me look great in comparison when I dress up.
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Yes, men that can actually dress turn heads.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I suppose this is permissible.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
My favorite look ever is London circa 1967.
Mods and skinheads oh hell yes.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I bought a pork pie hat
back during the height of my ska love.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
Did you rock the t-shirt and suspenders?
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I may have considered the suspenders
but never put them into practice.
I do have a checkerboard tie though, so fucking cliche.
Honestly I came to loathe ska bands who used checkerboard because most didn’t know why they were using it.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
This comment as a stand alone is pretty funny.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Women no. Men yes.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Wrong as wrong can be.
Chelsea cuts are fantastic.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I dunno
I went to a number of skinhead reggae shows for awhile and I didn’t find that haircut particularly attractive.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
I find it to be amazing.
Women in Fred Perry is also a can’t miss.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe the girls down here were doing it wrong
but they all looked kind of scary and a touch manly to me.
I agree with you on Fred Perry’s.
I will admit that kids in SoCal were a bit better at dressing up for Ska shows than in Washington. Then again different types of bands too, more of the traditional stuff.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
A side not to this conversation:
Any Seattlelites who wish to have some hope for the future of formal attire in appropriate setting would do well to check out Soul Night at the LoFi performance gallery.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Emerald City Soul Club?
I keep wanting to do a guest DJ thing w/‘em. But they’ll probably hate my clothes….(except for my ECSS t-shirt!)
mmm, I think you're probably right
I want to do something similar in Tacoma. And if people make other people feel bad for not dressing FABulous in Tacoma then there’ll be hell to pay.
I know you're mostly joking, but to clarify;
I don’t really care what other people wear all THAT much, as long as it’s not horrendous; I just like seeing nice clothes.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I meant clothes wise.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I still disagree.
On a related note, finding images of Francois Hardy that are unlikely to ignite inappropriate conversation is quite difficult.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't like those triangle dresses so popular at that time.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
And whoa, that's a hot white dress.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Thirded.
I love Francois Hardy. If she had made more of an effort to appeal to Americans, she would have been bigger than cake. (I’m glad she didn’t, because she’s like an awesome secret that only cool people know about.)
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
So I'm cool now? AWESOME
(I’d never heard of Francois Hardy)
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Oh my God she is incredible.
She’s like a Godard film in 60s French pop music form.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I now have something to check out this weekend.
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I wear flip flops :(
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
So do a lot of people.
I’m trying to turn back the tide.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
But my toes are pretty.
Are there not situations where they are acceptable?
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
In a professional setting?
Yeah, if you’re off work, totally wear whatever you want. But presentation matters on the clock.
I think ac was going beyond that, though.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
There were.
Now it’s pretty much the beach, the store or camping.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Friend's house to hang out?
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Well yeah.
You can where whatever you want at home.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Ok. Thank you. I am safe now.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
As long as you don't wear them in serious corporate settings
then you get a pass.
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I'm okay with that.
I’d much rather see inappropriately dressed women that men.
Though, come to think of it, the women in my office are universally attractive.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
My office is the exact opposite.
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
this subthread is still open
but everybody be careful
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Nearly every office I've seen is quite the opposite
The women are old, out of shape, not that attractive, and often varying combinations of all of the above.
At the theatre I worked at, the supervisors wwere supposed to dress "a cut above" the staff.
The staff wore white dress shirts, ties and black dress pants. The female supervisors wore t-shirts, skirts and flip-flops half the time. It was BS.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
This reminds me, the other morning I looked in my closet
and realized I could never work for a non video game company or similar low key establishment. My wardrobe is 95% t shirts.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
The Guitar Hero: World Tour setlist is out.
What am I excited for?
Band on the Run
Hotel California
Livin’ on a Prayer
The Joker
Eye of the Tiger
Wow
the thought of a whole bunch of drunk people trying to do “No Sleep Till Brooklyn” kinda cracks me up.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
and oh my god Stranglehold
that would be awesome, mostly because it’ll drive a whole lot of people out of the room.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
This is my philosophy as well.
But Stranglehold is 8+ minutes of guitar wankery, and in a room full of drunk people playing the game, I foresee busting that one out and then getting cut off. It’s an awesome song, though.
They should just put the whole Dazed and Confused soundtrack on one of these games, really.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I want a ton of Rush songs.
La Villa Strangiato would be a good choice for Guitar Hero.
Or 2112 for Rock Band.
Or Xanadu
Or Cygnus X-1
Or By-Tor and the Snow Dog
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
I played Livin' on a Prayer at PAX
It gets REALLY annoying at the end because it goes through the full 10 iterations of “Whooooaaahh we’re half way there… OOOHHH livin on a prayer!” The singer’s voice was gone halfway through from trying to keep up with Bon Jovi.
I’m more excited for Rock Band 2 – it has Journey :)
Free Stephen "Awesome" Strasburg!
by seattlecougar on Sep 12, 2008 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh God...
the mere thought of me trying to sing like Steve Perry hurts my vocal cords.
by Man From Nantucket on Sep 12, 2008 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
At least it's Any Way You Want It
That song isn’t quite so bad as Don’t Stop Believin’.
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by seattlecougar on Sep 12, 2008 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, and Van Halen's Hot For Teacher
Plays VERY well on the game. It’s a great fit for the RB/GHWT set.
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by seattlecougar on Sep 12, 2008 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
I got my pencil.
Gimme something to write on, man.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I'm so glad this game has Tool...and lots of it.
I live in georegia but i dont see rusia no where not even sound but they says theres tanks should i be worrie-Yahoo Answers
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Sep 12, 2008 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I will buy it just for Schism.
I am already having fantasies of belting out “Between supposed lovers! Between supposed lovers!”
Fear the NPE
I'd love to see some A Perfect Circle DLC...
Drool…
I live in georegia but i dont see rusia no where not even sound but they says theres tanks should i be worrie-Yahoo Answers
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Sep 12, 2008 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Some new RB DLC just got announced
Megadeth and:
• “One of Those Nights” by the Cab
• “Hands Down” by Dashboard Confessional
• “She’s a Handsome Woman” by Panic! At the Disco
• “Natural Disaster” by Plain White T’s
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
Wow, those all suck.
Except Megadeth.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I wonder what Megadeth.
Holy Wars? Or am I getting greedy?
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Peace Sells. . . but who's buying. The whole album.
The only song available right now though is Sleepwalker. It is hard as fuck.
Fear the NPE
If you want Holy Wars
buy Rock Revolution ;-)
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
Hands Down is such a great song
and will likely be an endless source of Rock Band amusement.
Screaming Infidelities… would have been impossible
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Yuck.
I live in georegia but i dont see rusia no where not even sound but they says theres tanks should i be worrie-Yahoo Answers
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Sep 12, 2008 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Not at my parties.
I live in georegia but i dont see rusia no where not even sound but they says theres tanks should i be worrie-Yahoo Answers
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Sep 12, 2008 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Ugh, I fail at searching today
Trying to find that “no floor” picture of the guy in what looks like an elevator shaft, must have been through 20 or 30 off topic and game threads with no luck. Can someone please help me track it down (either a hosted link I can snag or post it here so I can save a local copy)?
Free Stephen "Awesome" Strasburg!
Your Googlefu is weak.
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.277/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
Extremely
But it’s Friday and my brain’s already turned off. Thanks.
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by seattlecougar on Sep 12, 2008 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
It's probably a fake picture.
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
IIRC it's an optical illusion.
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.277/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
That's what I figured.
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If you like that, check out this guy.
Chalk drawings on sidewalks, scroll down a bit until you see a globe with a man standing on top. He’s amazing. link
I was just looking at those yesterday, how strange.
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My wife went on vacation in Europe right after we met. (not married yet)
Awkward sentence. Anyway, she took some pics of a couple of these drawings while he was making them. Otherwise I’d never have heard of him I’m sure.
Games I've played recently
Braid
Bionic Commando Rearmed
Uncharted
Madden 09
Syphon Filter Dark Mirror
Final Fantasy IV DS
GTA VCS
Saint’s Row
Next week I’ve got Dragon Quest 4 DS coming.
Some of these games were played for research purposes!
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
Winterbottom will be better
but I’m biased.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
Bitchin'
one of my bosses brought in Rock Band 2 to be played later today.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
Yeah so we played two songs
before it got scratched.
Guitar parts now have hammer ons, there are more premade characters and you can make a set list on local multi player.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
Also the difficulty stuff they show when you download songs on RB1
is now present in the song selection screen, makes picking a song a little easier.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
I don't like the Rock Band style games,
but I’m still jealous. We had chocolate cake about 15 minutes ago though.
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We frequently have an event on Friday's called
“Beer o Clock”. When I first started here there was a lot of Rock Band, but as we got busy with projects that kind of died off. We’re in a slight transition phase so we can cut loose a little today.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
"transition phase"
Interesting way to put it.
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Haha
things are fine, we have a cool project with a real development schedule for once. The work hasn’t really started on it and the project I was on is pretty much done.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
So you're saying that your kind of "on a break" then.
I’m in a transition phase myself. As soon as I can get the hell out fo this office, I’m transitioning to the bar!
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I get cupcakes!
I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Chocolate?
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All kinds of crazy flavors.
I’m hoping for the peanut butter chocolate one again.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Sad to report that someone stole the Reeses cupcake from me.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Was his name Reese?
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Sep 12, 2008 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Chocolate cake > Playing a video game
by Man From Nantucket on Sep 12, 2008 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Shrug
we have donuts too! And there will be beer!
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
Hopefully not at the same time.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
That gave me a stomach ache just thinking about mixing those two.
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Doughnuts and beer?
That’s a classic combination. Though a bit carby.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Nanaimo bars and beer is a favourite of a cousin of mine.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
What is a Nanaimo bar?
Sounds Canadian.
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It is.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanaimo_bar
But it’s tasty.
Perhaps overly sweet, though – hence the need to counter that with the bitterness of beer.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Hell to that.
Safeway makes this maple covered cinnamon roll doughnut that is to die for.
I just pre-ordered Rock Band 2 for Wii
Doesn’t come out until Nov. 16th. I have no idea if will be as good on Wii as on 360 or PS3, but I don’t really want to spend money on a new console. I hope it is not a disappointment like the first RB on Wii.
by Man From Nantucket on Sep 12, 2008 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Not that anyone here probably cares
but I totally contributed some info to this article:
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
Sounds about right
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by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Stupid link.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/blog/dr_saturday
Its the article about tailgating at USC.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
yes yes yes yes yes yes
What to Drink
Red Bull and vodka topped with champagne produces a tickly drunk with a side of feeling invincible—the quintessential Southern California state of mind.
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know anyone who drinks this
or I’d never heard of it before hand. My friends were pretty much all about hard liquor before games.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
Think of them as much strong mimosas
which may or may not be a good thing. I’ve never been into hard liquor before games, I like to take it slow with my pre-partying
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes well
USC games were generally over by half during that period, no reason not to go all out!
Also the no booze in the coliseum means you have to do something that lasts or something.
Shrug I never drunk before games, I liked being able to know what was going on. I had a roommate who drunk so much that when we’d discuss the games he realized he couldn’t remember most of what I was describing.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
I have all of these ingredients in the Southern California fridge right now. I shall try it tonight.
I am now sad I didn't spend $200 to watch my least favorite professional sports team annihilate Corco
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
's boys tomorrow night, because I would definitely try this
wow that first comment is standalone genius
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Someone help me.
I’m on a Scissors Sisters kick.
Take some Midol and get over it.
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by Thingray on Sep 12, 2008 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
So depressing
I’m reading the humane societies check list of why you shouldn’t buy from a breeder and its like an exact account of what happened to my girlfriend and I.
I didn’t want to go through a breeder. I wish I had shown this to my girlfriend ahead of time.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
I don't understand. Are dogs sold through breeders more likely to have the disease/condition your dog has?
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
*Had
He’s no longer with us :(
And yes, pure bred dogs always have a higher risk of genetic conditions. Dogs from breeders don’t have wide enough genetic difference, too shallow a gene pool if you will.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
I'm sorry; I didn't hear that part.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
I hadn't mentioned it here before
Monday was possibly one of the hardest days of my life.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
Sorry to hear about your loss.
Hope your GF is doing okay as well.
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She's struggling emotionally
that little dog meant a lot to her.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
It's always tough.
I lost a cat to feline leukemia a few years back, and I still get upset thinking about it.
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I lost my childhood cat to that too.
The people who live in that house now had to part with their cat before moving, otherwise it could catch it too from walking around in my cat’s old territory. And keeping it inside wasn’t an option because the husband was allergic.
I'm really sorry.
The entire plane ride back to New Orleans, I kept thinking that my cats weren’t going to have survived. I can’t even fathom what my emotional state would have been had they not been alive when I walked in the door.
Sorry to you both.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
My wife's oldest cat is 13 and in good health
and I still dread the day that cat goes to the great kitty farm in the sky. I’m quite attached to him too, but my wife got him when he was 3 weeks old, and losing that cat will destroy her. Hopefully it won’t happen for several years yet.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Many condolences.
Losing a pet is one of life’s shittier experiences.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Indeed
I cried a lot when my parents put my 13 year old dog down a few years ago after he had a stroke, but at least I knew I had rescued him and given him a great life.
But a 6 month old puppy is a lot harder to let go of.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
Yeah. When I got my kitten a few years back she got gravely ill the day after we brought her home.
That weekend worrying whether she was going to pull through was torturous. When you have an animal for life it’s hard to let go, but as you said, at least they had a chance to live.
The worst day of my life was the day I came home and found my one year old cat shot dead in our driveway.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Shot dead?
That’s horrible. At least we got to be there when our dog went. It was hard but it made me feel sort of better.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
It never left our property.
The rednecks across the street waited for her to come into range and shot her in the eye. They tried to kill another one of our cats and my dad went over to their house and showed up their front doorstep with a shotgun. We moved soon after.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
That is about 85 million kinds of bullshit.
I mean, people suck, we know this – but that’s a step above.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Sep 12, 2008 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
These people were rednecks with money and community influence.
That’s pretty much the worst kind.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
No wonder.
I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
This was unincorporated Thurston County.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought Tennessee.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah, we lived half a mile from downtown Memphis.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Not so much redneck.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I grew up there. I can see why you would think this.
Mariners Baseball: I Invented "Caustic Optimism" For Fans Like Us.
Commenter confusion again, apparently it's a permanent affliction.
I’m trying! Grew up in SE Oregon/Cowiche area. Moved. A-hole neighbours in both locals, shoot anything that moved. Or swerve a car, guy up the road actually crashed trying to hit a deer once.
Try just speaking in generalities.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
So this one time, I did some stuff and it was awesome.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Sep 12, 2008 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Precisely.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
If I don't survive, tell my wife I said
hello.
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Heh, that was pretty bad.
I should have just recommended pulling the Old #7 on them and left it at that.
My god, someone shot your cat?!?
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
If it were anyone else, I might not believe this. But you, yes.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow. That really sucks dude.
I almost lost my dog to distemper when it was a puppy the first couple weeks we had it. Luckily he pulled through, but if he didn’t we were still lucky enough to not have been attached to it yet. It would have sucked but we wouldn’t have been very heartbroken. I love that dog to death now, though.
It is indeed.
I lost an amazing cat, and the only way I got through the next day at work was playing this particular song on repeat for hours. It’s a great song, and it really helped me, but now whenever I hear it, I always think of that day, and I’d really rather not.
Holy shit
Nintendo has 50% of the software market on Wii. No one else has as much as 10%.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
Eh not the SNES
but only because SEGA kicked started kicking their ass and luring people away with less draconian deals than what Nintendo had for the NES.
All this really means is that we probably won’t be making any Wii games soon because none of the publishers will finance them.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
It sort of is
everyone is afraid to make Wii games because Nintendo’s games outsell them but Nintendo’s games on the Wii are generally of slightly better quality.
Its not like a few people haven’t tried, they just haven’t been successful enough for people to change their stance.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
Science is fraking awesome
I’m sorry, I know this is a bit sporadic and redundant/obvious, but I just switched over from an English major.
e.e. cummings and T.S. Elliot are the dudes, but holy crap! Physics! Yay!
Fun fact: E.E. Cummings actually preferred his name capitalized.
The lowercase form was something his critics created to make fun of him for using the lowercase i as a first-person pronoun.
What.
Really?
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
How do you know this and can it be verified?
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Garner's Modern American Usage is where I first read it.
Then just kind of tooled around on the Internet after that.
3 LCD's ?
What the hell do you do?
You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.
IT I'm guessing?
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I use them to monitor my secret moon base.
Nah.
I’ve got a wide-screen LCD that’s flanked by two regular 19" Dell flatpanels now. The Wide-screen typically has a VB.NET code screen pulled up. The monitor on the left is the screen I use to remote into other computers, and the monitor on the right is placed in just a way that it allows me to keep the display hidden from my boss.
I use that one for internet surfing.
Good move
You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.
by Scruffy Lefty on Sep 12, 2008 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
That's how I've always approached my computers.
My desktop at home has…five internal hard drives in it, mostly because they were lying around.
I’ve got 2.5 TB worth of storage space.
I've got two 500GB drives
two 250GB drives and one 1TB hard drive. All Seagate.
That KJR house band makes me want to vomit.
Mariners Baseball: I Invented "Caustic Optimism" For Fans Like Us.
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That KJR house band makes me want to vomit.
Complaining to me about my store's late fee policy in comparison to Blockbuster
is much like telling Graham a pitcher has a high injury risk based on his mechanics.
J.K.L.
HEY, all I'm saying is Blockbuster had 200 copies of 'I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry'
but then, they WANT to stay in business. Good luck with your ‘video store,’ pal.
I liked when Blockbuster "got rid of late fees."
He sweet, no late fees! . . . Oh, now I have to actually buy the movie?
Their no late fee policy has cost them hundred of millions of dollars in revenue.
There’s a good chance they’re going to have to raise prices or reintroduce late fees.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
The simple solution is never to rent from Blockbuster.
by JI on Sep 12, 2008 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I haven't in probably five years. I just like to call them on their fake advertising of "No Late Fees!"
I pretty much rent from Netflix exclusively, since I’m usually trying to whip through TV shows and it’s hard to find everything I want at a video store.
Hulu rarely has full seasons of anything I'd enjoy watching.
And I’d rather watch stuff on my big TV than get the torrent.
ditto
I hook my MBP to my 32" tv and watch via DVI. I download all my TV rips in at least 720p now.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
I only use my TV as a monitor
for watching TV.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
I hate what Blockbuster and Wal-Mart have done to the home DVD market.
Why can’t I get a DVD of the full version of Top Gun? Or the Italian Job? They’re both missing scenes.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Even beyond their "Strong moral stances"
They have no selection what so ever and they want your SSN]
Why would you ever sign up there?
by JI on Sep 12, 2008 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
What in God's name do they need your SSN for?
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I can understand when Mills Music does this
because we’re often renting out multi-thousand dollar pieces of equipment.
I don’t understand why Blockbuster does this.
Why does RadioShack ask for you phone number when you buy batteries?
by JI on Sep 12, 2008 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
The more important question is
why do people give Radio Shack their phone number when buying batteries?
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I give them you phone number.
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Jeff probably gives them Circuit City’s
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Robert secretly controls the company, helps him stalk people more easily
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Professional stalking?
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
You're not the professor.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn't realize there's a problem.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Because they fucking make us do it.
I only do it on returns when the system wont let me progress without it.
And its because it easier than asking for your name and address every time
Which they use for marketing purposes and to make up the mailing list.
It was a rhetorical question
and a Seinfeld reference!
by JI on Sep 12, 2008 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Well guys
It’s really neat you’re so thoughtful and all, but UW still lost a game in part because of your stupid call, and you’re not going to do anything to change your collosal fuck-up.
Make the kick
and the bad call becomes irrelevant. BYU should’ve won walking away anyhow.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
I don't really care that the UW missed the kick.
Really, I don’t. I’m not horribly invested in college sports.
However, that call was just fucking awful and sets a terrible precedent.
Pac 101 refs
These were the dudes responsible for the OSU non fumble and the Oregon onside kick.
I wonder if they were involved in the Oregon/USC triple review double reversal as well.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
Yes. That's why the actual outcome of the UW game doesn't matter.
We’ve got people who are fluorescently incompetent, and no one cares because either 1) the refs can always point to some rule supposedly ‘mandating’ a flag (despite exceptions so wide you can drive a truck through them) or 2) pointing out the fact that, you know, UW can’t stop anyone and would’ve lost anyway.
On 1), fuck you refs. Be better. On 2), they should’ve gone for two. The only chance they had to win. Until the penalty, of course.
Go kick it's ass.
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
Tow company can't tow a truck that big without a lot of notice.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Get your stock guys to help you push it down a hill
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm the only one here.
They just moved it. They got quite the death glare/head shake combo.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Should've wagged your finger, too.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
That happened to me a few times when I was working at Mills.
I had the tow company on speed dial.
I hope you're towing this time.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm breaking my promise to never play at Central Saloon again.
Apparently they have a new booker who seems to enjoy not pairing us with shitty bands that sound like the Deftones. So were going to play with the young lads in SkullBOT.
Mariners Baseball: I Invented "Caustic Optimism" For Fans Like Us.
Oh jeez, MLB.com is doing "The Star Wars Awards"
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/fan_forum/starwars/index.jsp
Vote now for the Major Leaguers whose skills most closely resemble the character attributes from the hit game “Star Wars: The Force Unleashed”
It's only characters from this new game though
So there’s Darth Vader, “Secret Apprentice”, Jedi Master Kota and “Proxy”.
But your original point stands.
Princess Leia wasn't annoying everywhere she went, though.
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Or Prince Fielder.
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by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Where's Waldo?
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I found Carmen Sandiego! She was at Target, at every checkout counter:
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Sep 12, 2008 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
That's weird.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Star Wars the Force Unleashed
has a stupid marketing budget.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
I'm hearing that the iPhone 2.2 software update is awesome.
Can anyone confirm?
Is it out?
If so I’ll download it.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
Its still downloading
Here is the list of things it fixes:
- decrease in call set-up failures and call drops
- significantly improve battery life for most users
- dramatically reduced time to backup to iTunes
- improve email reliability, notably fetching email from POP and Exchange accounts
- faster installation of 3rd party applications
- fixed bugs causing hangs and crashes if you have lots of 3rd party applications
- improved performance in text messaging
- faster loading and searching of contacts
- improved accuracy of the 3G signal strength display
- repeat alert up to two additional times for incoming text messages
- option to wipe data after ten failed passcode attempts
- Genius playlist creation
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
My battery lasts about 2 days or so
on average. But I only seem to call one person. And I don’t spend a lot of time with apps.
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Well I didn't have any problems in the 20 minutes I was on the phone
with my girlfriend just now.
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This blog sucks.
Not nerdy enough. Needs more Star Trek references.
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Sep 12, 2008 1:11 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Yes, that's what this blog needs. More nerd.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Yet sarcastic.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
What if we wear well-tailored suits?
Can we be nerdy then?
All I'm saying is that there's an appeal in a well-dressed man.
But I certainly don’t judge upon what they are wearing.
However, a well-dressed nerd will likely win.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
In fact, you could almost say
Every girl’s crazy ’bout a sharp dressed man.
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I love this song.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
ZZ Top are underrated and awesome.
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by pdb on Sep 12, 2008 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Now I have "nationwide" stuck in my head.
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La Grange is one of the best songs ever.
Finally people here liking some good music.
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by Llewdor on Sep 12, 2008 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm a huge blues fan, and ZZ Top is underrated when it comes to that.
Everyone thinks they’re all “Legs” and “Sharp Dressed Man”, but they are very accomplished blues musicians.
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Thus "underrated".
ZZ Top, like Heart, were ruined by MTV in the 80’s.
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Amen brother, amen.
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It's all about Tush.
That riff is incredible.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Flagged.
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I like LaGrange and pretty much hate all their other songs
by JI on Sep 12, 2008 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe you haven't heard the good ones.
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I was kidding anyway.
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Well tailored suits look better than Star Trek replica uniforms
so yes.
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At least you didn't buy a $3000 Star Trek replica uniform a few years back
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Judging by most hardcore Star Trek people
the fact that they’re too fat for the Kirk uniform they had custom made 60 pounds ago doesn’t stop them wearing it.
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Jeff Clement can't have children because of Vazeckthome
by Alex B on Sep 12, 2008 1:17 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
This one is not as twitchy.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
It made me twitch.
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*Spoilers*
Mega Man 9 bosses revealed:
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Mother of God!
It is only lunchtime and y’all have 500+ posts already!
Well, I am back in the frozen north.
Fear the NPE
I'm just glad you lived through your break
we were worried.
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My sleep schedule was wrecked by beer and laziness.
Everytime I was online y’all were sleeping. Plus I have started dating a girl and she takes up a lot of time/money.
Fear the NPE
My buddy just got his film accepted at the Tacoma Film Festival!
I thought it was a funny movie, but I’m kinda biased since we pretty much have the same sense of humor. Anyway, shameless plug.
Goddamn home cinema
Every time I think I’ve found the perfect setup for my flat I then read about a reasonably imminent TV/amp/speakers that’s going to cost the same yet blow away what I was about to purchase.
I’m going to be stuck with this poxy Samsung LCD forever at this rate.
That's the way electronics works
that’s why when people ask the “when is the best time to buy” question the answer is invariably “now”. There will always be something newer and better.
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I'm stalling as it would be the most money I've ever spent on something totally non-essential
On a side-note, I’m totally envious of the prices you guys get over there.
Dude, everything's half price here for your pounds
If you really want serious A/V stuff, get a cheap airfare to NYC, go to J&R, and you’ll still come out ahead even after airfare and lodgings. Take advantage of the collapsing dollar before it strengthens!
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I know a woman in Newcastle who imports all her hardware from Canada.
Apparently she’s found an online retailer with cheap transatlantic shipping.
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What the fuck?
Just being in the edge of the Ike winds is enough.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
As a fan of natural selection, I am all for this.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Sep 12, 2008 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions
The woman was drinking a Bud Light.
At that point, i really stopped caring.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Good call.
Was she wearing a shower cap or curlers too?
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Fortunately there was no photo.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
How'd you know she was drinking Bud Light then?
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She said.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Classy.
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She should have had some Mickey's Fine Malt Liquor.
Seriously, I think Bud Light brings down the level of class from that.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
It just speak to the never give up
never think things through attitude of this country
by JI on Sep 12, 2008 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Good. Hopefully they haven't bred yet, and we can wipe them clean from the gene pool.
Mariners Baseball: I Invented "Caustic Optimism" For Fans Like Us.
Also
I can understand this mindset if they were farther inland, like Houston or so, because landfall will at least take a lot of strength out of the storm and, while still dangerous, survival is probable. But on the coast? Right in the path of certain death?
Houston's right on the coast, actually
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Well shit look at that Google maps
I thought it was more inland than that.
Well, uh… pretend I said San Antonio :P
Actually that's the suburbs.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I lived in San Antonio for a spell
Houston is pretty far from SA. Austin is inbetween the two, and they’re an hour away.
I meant the edge of Houston suburbia touches the water.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, you're from Texas? Do you know my friend Scott Tarkington?
Mariners Baseball: I Invented "Caustic Optimism" For Fans Like Us.
I grew up in Vegas but lived there for a bit
And doesn’t ring a bell. I didn’t get out enough while I was there.
Sorry - that was sarcasm. And a completely fictional name.
I love it when people say things like that.
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Hey, you're in a band?! That's awesome!
Say, I wrote to Stephen Tyler from Aerosmith a while back, and I’m not sure he got the package. Could you ask him? You probably know him, right, being a fellow musician.
Yeah, let’s just say he’d remember it if he got it.
Thanks!
That happened to me in rural Ireland once
I met a really old guy (90+) at a pub who found out I was from Seattle. He sorta looked at me, said “yes, I think I know where that is”, and we started chatting. he’d never been there, never actually left Letterkenny, but at one point he said “My grandson lives in Los Angeles. His name is (I forgot). Have you ever run across him?”
So I explained to the guy that LA was a good 25 hour drive from my house, and he said “Ah, so you probably haven’t then”.
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But on the other hand I can be out of town (in Las Vegas or something)
and randomly run into a guy who knows my grandpa from Bellingham.
Isn’t it weird how that works?
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Haha there's a place in Texas called Chihuahua
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
there's an entire state in Mexico called Chihuahua.
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Fuck, that was the one I found
I was zoomed in so far that I didn’t even notice the US souther border
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
ZOMG NO POLITICS!
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110 people died during Rita evacuations
and traffic was a nightmare for 2 days. There’s really no way to evacuate a city the size of Houston unless people started leaving two weeks ago. Thus, hunker down.
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I admit most of that comment is just me still being mad at Ray Nagin over 2005.
I don’t know much about Houston, but yeah, I imagine it’s a logistical nightmare. That city is massive.
But two weeks, really?
And Nagin told us all to leave this year and what happens?
Barely anything. So next time the idiots will ignore the evacuation orders, “hunker down”, and death and destruction again.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree; however many are not able to agree.
Evacuation is costly.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
This is true.
And it’s also hard for the not-very-mobile. I don’t know nothin’ but what I read and see on the news, but it seems that NO was waaaaay better prepared to get the impoverished/infirm out of harm’s way this time, and did a far better job this time, true?
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Yes, people were moved easily and it seemed most things went smoothly.
Of course, I got out as soon as I knew Tulane was shutting down, but I have the means to do so.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
This worries me a lot.
Nagin actually did the right thing this time and people are going to say he cried wolf.
It's really a no-win situation for him or any other mayor.
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Millions of people, and only a few ways out of town.
Two weeks is probably about right.
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Maybe that was a bit of poetic license on my part
but Houston has 2.1 million people. No freeway system on the planet can get that many people out in such a short timeframe.
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I know a guy who evacuated Houston for Rita
but he’s a survivalist who has detailed maps of every backroad all the way to Virginia. He got out fine.
Why people stay on the interstate for that I have no idea. I mean, Texas is flat. Just go cross-country and head west until you get to Dallas.
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Because most people don't even know the backroads in their own hometown.
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Also, there's like 72389728137 different county roads and backroads
There has to be dozens of ways out of Houston alone.
This makes me want to find Robert a sports page
but then I’m entertained by public meltdowns.
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Playing hurt turns players into time bombs
Read Tim Green’s first book for a great* story about a player who had his knee routinely drained and tried to play through a knee injury.
- - and by great I mean gruesome
Marcus just has a cracked bone in his hand, not the same type of thing.
I don’t know that is up with Lofa.
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Marcus I'm not worried about
Broken hand bones can heal even if you play. But when your knee needs to be drained just so you can get into your stance….
Is that Lofa's issue?
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Indeed
Not encouraging. I mean, I know players play with bum knees all the time and this sort of thing is semi-regular, but I’m still discouraged.
Yeah, I don't like that either.
Couldn’t he have had arthroscopic surgery in the off-season or something?
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Probably didn't think it was that bad
And if Shawne Merriman’s attempt to play through his serious injury is any indication, players will go to great lengths to stay on the field.
I'm pretty sure Shawne Merriman is just an idiot
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
At least he finally came to his senses.
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I'm so glad it didn't take a catastrophic injury to convince him.
This really is the best outcome for him (aside from making the right choice a few weeks ago). He’s so much fun to watch.
He took a couple of shots to the knee last weekend.
I think that was enough to convince him.
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I loved that Darryl Tapp club-hand game
because of that and because of Rocky Bernard absolutely flattening Alex Smith.
I'm guessing it's an update on Trufant's injury.
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I need to get me one of these
this is a beautiful jersey. Reminds me of this.
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It really is
I’m always cynical about new kits (oh look! A black stripe where there wasn’t one last year! That’ll be another 80 dollars please!), but this one is completely awesome.
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I don't get it. What's so beautiful about it?
Big fan of the Emirates?
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The color scheme
Yellow and blue is an old traditional Arsenal color scheme that hasn’t been used in a lot of years, but was their traditional away kit for decades.
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That makes more sense.
I’m not into Arsenal, so I didn’t know the history behind it.
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In an era when most teams abandon their history for a few dollars
it’s nice to see Arsenal reclaim their history for a few dollars. I know it’s not an altruistic move, but it’s nice to see the old colors back again.
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Yeah, I doubt it was done out of their respect for history. It's purely to sell jerseys.
But it’s still cool if they’re going back to something traditional.
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Fuck
it looks like I just miss being on the television map for Seattle 49ers, but I could be wrong.
I really don’t want to watch St Louis.
http://the506.com/nflmaps/2008-02-FOX.html
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
Looked at the map again
fuck I get Giants versus St. Louis. Why the fuck does Fox think LA loves the Giants so much? They shoved them down our throats last year.
Maybe I’ll try to find a sports bar again, last week I ended up at a Pittsburgh Steelers joint.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
I was born and raised in Washington
grew up in a combination of Oak Harbor, Kent, Tacoma and Spanaway.
I left Washington for Los Angeles for college. After college I got a job in Mar Vista and that is where I currently live. Mar Vista is on the West Side of Los Angeles a few miles south of Venice/Santa Monica.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
We didn't want your life story, geez....
j/k
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I just wanted to make everything clear
I know it can be confusing. I left out a few stops as well.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
Also I thought he asked
where I was from, not where I am.
I’m so fucking out of it today. I need a nap.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
I thought maybe he was asking for a mental or emotional state of being.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 12, 2008 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
And they have a Steelers bar there?
That seems oddly random.
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A bar I go to sometimes here in San Diego is a huge meeting place for LSU alumni.
Weird spots all over.
And a friend of mine in Seattle goes to Gillian's (sp?) to meet up with a bunch of fellow Bills fans.
That always cracks me up.
Now that I think about it
Goofy’s on 85th used to be a huge Packers bar.
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Good point.
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I'm with you. This blows.
Giants-Rams is probably the last game I’d want to watch of the options at that time slot.
Just find a bar with satellite, you'll be fine.
I watched a Seahawks game in El Paso last year.
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Need a crowbar and a forklift?
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More like I just have to wake up in time to actually go.
I work nights (at least for another week WOO!), so getting up for the 10 a.m. games is a huge chore for me. Actually making it to a local establishment by 10 a.m. is nearly impossible. The 1 p.m. games I can do, though.
When I used to work in a bar I had the same issue.
So you’re excused.
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Switching to day shift next week then?
Looking forward to it I take it?
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In a week or two.
Yeah, I’m excited. But it will be a challenge. I haven’t had to be anywhere by 8 a.m. since college.
It's gonna be tough to adjust your sleep schedule, but don't give up.
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We ought to have a Seahawks get together for a playoff game or something
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
That might be better planned over at Field Gulls.
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I tried that last weekend
the bar I went to was showing nothing but Steelers and everyone inside was a Steelers fan.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
You need one with multiple satellite feeds and multiple TV's.
They’re all over the place up in my neck of the woods, you can see any game you want or watch three at the same time if you like. They must have something in your area like that.
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Probably
but the Seahawks game was so shitty I didn’t bother searching around.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
You should probably start looking before the game starts.
That might be helpful.
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Oh cool, we also get Oakland-Kansas City down here instead of Indy-Minnesota.
I need to find something else to do tomorrow, because the football games suck ass.
Hawks kick four hours after the Giants
and the other game is Atlanta – Tampa
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn't even notice that
Hmm. Well now I’m confused.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
So I was wrong
and Fox showed professional bull-riding instead of the Hawks game.
Like other games that occurred this weekend, it’s probably best that I was unable to watch.
by seattlebruin on Sep 15, 2008 7:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Also, 25.5 hours to kickoff
I’m excited
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Tomorrow is gonna be a great day
much better slate of games than last week.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
Eh, the games last week turned out a lot better than they looked on paper
ECU-WVU was interesting at least for the first half, UW-BYU was a very good game, and Ole Miss – Wake was a semi-classic
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
True true
but I’m still more excited for Fresneck and Wisconsin, Oregon and Purdue etc.
Oh and I hear there is a big game at the Coliseum too.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
Hence 25.5 hours to kickoff at 3:30 PM PST on Friday
I think if we manage to beat Fresno and BYU Rick’s first season instantly becomes a smashing success, even if we finish 6-6. Yes, I’m aware how far ahead I’m thinking
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
failing to plan is planning to fail, or something like that.
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Damn Slick Rick.
UW hasn’t been the same since he left.
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I have mixed feelings about Rick
on the one hand it’s very hard to not root for success since it’s still UCLA and I love UCLA, but it disturbs me that even people who know me don’t understand my loathing for that man. I LOVED the Dawgs when I was little
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Thing is, I always LIKED him,
but I hate what he did to the program.
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It's hard not to like the man
he’s incredibly charismatic. But when one guy has that long of a history of making 40,000,000 little mistakes, it gets kind of hard to overlook after a while.
The thing that has always endlessly amused me about Neuheisel is that he never had anything really bad happen to the program, and the year they had all those criminals, they weren’t players he recruited. He’s always been done in by the stupid little stuff.
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
He's definitely not a "details" guy.
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That's what Rams fans do also.
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paper bags without booze bottles in, you mean?
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As bad as they are, at least there's some sort of hope with the M's
The Rams make UNLV football look competitive.
Oh. My. God.
This is for you, BrianL.
Mariners Baseball: I Invented "Caustic Optimism" For Fans Like Us.
So how can contortionists walk?
Wouldn’t everything be so stretched out that there knees and hips wouldn’t stay in place?
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I love how you came back and corrected this 25 minutes later
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
That's because I noticed it 25 minutes later.
I’m stuck at work, but I’m already thinking about beer.
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Wow NHL 2k9 has a pretty awesome soundtrack
Bad Religion — New Dark Ages
Genghis Tron — Things Don’t Look Good
High On Fire — Rumors Of War
Inner Circle — Bad Boys
Joe Satriani — Crowd Chant
Mastodon — Iron Tusk
NoFX — Linoleum
Operation Ivy — Bankshot
Pennywise — Knocked Down
Protest The Hero — Goddess Gagged
Recliner — Find A Way
The Night Marchers — Closed for Inventory
The Offspring — Nitro (Youth Energy)
The Ramones — Blitzkrieg Bop
Hockey and punk rock?
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
Mastodon isn't punk.
But they’re awesome.
I live in georegia but i dont see rusia no where not even sound but they says theres tanks should i be worrie-Yahoo Answers
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Sep 12, 2008 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm sure it makes me a bad parent, but Mastodon is my two year-old's favorite right now.
Of course, at the other end of the spectrum, Mew is his second.
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Oh look at that
I was just told to leave for the weekend whenever.
Have a good one, gents and lady!
(No, nobody was canned)
Enjoy the weekend Gomez!
(I wish I could leave early).
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Anyone know - Dodgers all you can eat tickets
what kind of food they serve/is it worth it? Keep in mind I’d be going with a lot of non-baseball ppl (e.g. if it were up to me I’d be sitting usual third deck behind home plate)
I think it's pretty much Dodger dogs.
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So I'm coming to the end of my first full year in Southern California
and I spent something like $1,200 on sports tickets in that year =(
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Here you go
http://www.slate.com/id/2164464/
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
now maybe I can get out of sitting the all you can eat pavilion, not offend anyone by saying to not sit there, get better, cheaper seats, and watch Matt Cain vs. Derek Lowe as it was meant to be seen.
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Last time I went to Dodgers stadium
I had $5 in my wallet and my girlfriend had $3 and we had no tickets.
We managed to scalp tickets and get in with just that cash. The nose bleeds are a fairly decent view.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
I'm just having trouble getting excited for a game in which
a. I don’t know most of the people that would be going (but I really like the people that I do know)
b. know that only my roommate is a baseball fan among them
c. said people I don’t know want to sit in the all you can eat to “get the full ballpark experience”
d. don’t really care about the Dodgers or the Giants (besides Lincecum and Kershaw)
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Totally understandable.
I’ve joked with my GF about doing the all you can eat seats but honestly now that I read on it I don’t think I ever want to. The free drinks are the only tempting part.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
Next time I fly down to LA to hang with friends I'll have to buy you a beer.
I’ll take you to a game if the M’s are in town.
Fear the NPE
What if you get there and it turns out he's a disgusting jerk?
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This is how terrible rumors get started =(
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
That's okay, I just found out the rumor in my extended family for the past seven or eight years was that I was gay.
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I bet they got a big surprise this weekend then
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
The ones that know about it probably did.
It will be interesting when my fiancee and I show up at my family reunion next summer with a big diamond on her finger. If people haven’t already heard the news, I’ll just let them wonder!
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My mom thought I was gay for like a year when I was about 20.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Did you ever find out why?
That’s what I’m curious about. I’ve been bringing girls/women to my family reunion since I was eighteen, so other than not getting married in all those years, I don’t know why they would think I was gay.
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If you're Ted Bundy, then he would be perfectly safe.
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Not so much.
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
Except skydiving and BASE jumping
there is no risk associated with those
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I've met Seattlebruin, and he's neither a jerk nor disgusting.
Though he does like Orange County a bit more than a sane person should.
by Teej on Sep 13, 2008 12:31 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm not gonna lie, I really do like Orange County
but mostly the Anaheim-less parts of it
by seattlebruin on Sep 15, 2008 7:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Wow, you must go to a lot of games.
I probably spend about $400 or $500 a year (not counting tickets I get for free).
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$125 UCLA-USC football tickets and $85 UCLA-U of A basketball tickets didn't help matters
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Those will add up pretty quick.
Nothing like $12.00 Silvertips hockey tickets.
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I miss being a student
there’s not much better in life than $170 for season tickets to football and basketball…
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I missed out on that experience unfortunately.
I went the the scholl of “work your ass off” until I got lucky and slid into this really nice job .
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As you can see by my spelling of "school".
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Like I said before,
I’m stuck in the office, but my mind is already at the bar getting ready for our “engagement party” tonight.
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My mind is either at the driving range or at home
not sure which
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Driving range.
I haven’t hit a golf ball in quite a while, that sounds fun! Of course bowling league is about to start, so I should probably work on that game first.
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So do some driving ranges.
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It sucks when they fuck that up
Paying separate blows.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
This is one of the dumbest violations of doctor-patient confidentiality I've ever seen
I could understand telling his boss, maybe, if that helps the police find him before he hurts himself.
But how fucking hard is it to say “Vince was upset about his knee injury and the way he played on Sunday. We expect him back in 2-4 weeks and our team will be fully behind him” and leave it at that?
by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
They've gone and turned this into a goddamn public spectacle
and that’s the last fucking thing Vince Young needs.
The worst part is mentioning the gun
How do we know he doesn’t just keep a gun in his truck for self defense, and they mentioned it only because they knew he had one in there? Now they made it look like he thought about offing himself, when it’s likely it was nothing close to that.
I mean, shit, they found him at a friend’s house eating chicken wings and watching football. Hardly similar to killing one’s self.
Figures the media would blow this up like the Godfather, but yeah, this was blown way too far out of proportion. Vince will probably be fine.
Circus Media Favre sounded bad, now I'm really glad my tv is packed in the closet.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
Yes yes yes
my boss is kicking me out of the office! Time to go home!
Right behind you,
my boss is leaving right now. As soon as she’s out of the parking lot I’m bailing out.
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Isn't he the guy that can really hit?
Maybe we should get him to play first!
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Holy shit, does this work for Blu-Ray?
I have a Blu-Ray player on my computer, but Windows Media Center doesn’t handle Blu-Ray format, so I can’t get it out to my Xbox 360 which is hooked up to my HDTV.
I live in georegia but i dont see rusia no where not even sound but they says theres tanks should i be worrie-Yahoo Answers
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Sep 13, 2008 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions
I know some of you like Mitch Hedberg
Personally I don’t find him that funny, but someone at a forum I frequent posted this about him and I thought those of you who are fans would enjoy it:
I know I’ve talked about getting to hang out with Mitch before and I know some of you guys probably think it’s lame that I keep bringing it up (I can’t help it!), but there is a follow up joke where he makes the sound of opening a velcro wallet and saying that it is the sound of his addiction. Well when we went to the bar he went to pay and he actually had a velcro wallet I had to take a few steps back and try and try not to laugh.
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Okay, I have to admit, this joke made me laugh.
“I like an escalator because an escalator can never break, it can only become stairs. There would never be an escalator temporarily out of order sign, only an escalator temporarily stairs. Sorry for the convenience.”
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I prefer the "I'm never blocking a fire exit" joke.
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It's a funny joke
but King County Metro does not concur, as they demonstrated by closing the “temporary stairs” in the University tunnel station for several weeks while repairing the escalator.
Night y'all.
I’m off to the engagement party. Have a good weekend everyone!
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How do these rate on the "dress nicely" scale?
Utilikilts are quite possibly my favorite piece of clothing, should I ever be able to afford them.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Damn my lack of reply.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
We need a new OT thread for today.
I would make one, but I am leaving soon to the UCLA-BYU game.
Bruin, you are going down!
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