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It's Friday. What could be better than that, you ask? Well, my friend just bought Rock Band 2, so I'm going over to his house to belt out some "Master Exploder". I DO NOT NEED...A MICROPHONE...MY VOICE IS FUCKIN'...POWERFUL!

A lot of my friends are already picking up the game, but since my Rock Band 1 drum kit was so shitty, and I need another guitar, I'm holding out until the Rock Band 2 bundle comes out (October 19th). Holy hell, Harmonix, why didn't you release the bundle when you released the game? FUCK YOU!

Questions of the day:

1. What are you doing this weekend?

2. What aren't you doing this weekend?

3. Would you rather have another mouth where your nose is so that when you sneeze, you're actually blowing snot out of your second mouth; or have feet instead of hands so that when you listen to the band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah you can only say "yeah".

4. Are the Seahawks going to win this weekend? And by extension, who was the Seahawks' slumpbuster?

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Is the drum kit in RB1 bad off the bat?

Or did you just destroy it from overuse?

I was thinking about picking up the RB1 set while it’s cheap and then just picking up the RB2 game. Would I be better served by doing it backwards?

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

by Faux on Sep 19, 2008 8:04 AM PDT reply actions  

They're fine now, but I got RB1 for Christmas last year, so it was a first generation kit.

It sucks ass.

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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Sep 19, 2008 8:07 AM PDT up reply actions  

That makes sense.

I’ve also heard that the sticks bite some ass for RB (somewhere here actually). Is there any particular sticks I should be getting that are better? I’d imagine that I don’t want to get just basic wooden tipped sticks, and probably get something with rubber on the end?

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

by Faux on Sep 19, 2008 8:10 AM PDT up reply actions  

Dunno. I'm still using the sticks that came with RB1.

They do suck, though. They’re short (because they’re supposed to be all-ages friendly) and they’re extremely light. I can’t speak to what would be good sticks, since I don’t drum outside of Rock Band.

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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Sep 19, 2008 8:15 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm sure someone will pick up that particular ball.

RB questions tend to be big draws in the OT threads.

Thanks for all the info, though. I think I’m going to make the splurge.

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

by Faux on Sep 19, 2008 8:17 AM PDT up reply actions  

I got RB recently for PS2..

After a few months the kick pedal snapped in the middle, but I used some shipping, or some kind of heavy duty tape, and it works fine now.

It’s lame how RB2 only released for XBox 360 and not Wii/PS3/PS2.

by seamariners85 on Sep 19, 2008 8:22 AM PDT up reply actions  

Microsoft payed a shit ton of money to make that happen.

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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Sep 19, 2008 8:26 AM PDT up reply actions  

Its coming out for PS3 fairly soon

as for Wii/PS2, well its time to jump on to the next gen band wagon. Last gen is for poor people and grandmas!

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 19, 2008 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

If it makes you feel better

they just announced that Mega Man 9 is coming out for Wii first, then a few days later on PS3 and a week later on 360 :(

I’m so going to double dip.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 19, 2008 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

Question for you:

Do you drum with shoes on? If so, you should stop that right now. That’s a sure-fire way to break your pedal. Mine was doing fine until a friend of mine came over with his giant fucking shoes and started playing on a difficulty that was beyond him, so he was just stomping frantically on the pedal trying to keep up. He ended up cracking it, and over the next few months the crack spread until it finally snapped in half. I fixed it up with some scrap flooring I had laying around, and that worked until the hinge snapped because of the added weight of the flooring.

Lesson: Don’t wear shoes while using the stock pedal.

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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Sep 19, 2008 8:33 AM PDT up reply actions  

That's what my gfs little brother did..

I usually play barefoot and it had started cracking slightly but was holding together ok. Then he tried to play and went nuts on the bass pedal and it was snapped.

What’s everyone’s favorite songs to play on drums?

I like Tom Sawyer. That song Green Grass and High Tides or whatever it’s called is intense. It seemed like it never ended.

by seamariners85 on Sep 19, 2008 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions  

Tom Sawyer is fucking great.

Though my personal favorite is “Something About You” by Boston. I also like “…And Justice For All”, “Working Man”, and “Enter Sandman”.

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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Sep 19, 2008 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions  

What is the hardest bass song?

From the ones I’ve played they don’t seem too tough. Same with guitar, at least compared to Guitar Hero.

by seamariners85 on Sep 19, 2008 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions  

Green Grass and High Tides has its moments as well.

All the Boston songs are mildly challenging, but are fun as hell.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Sep 19, 2008 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions  

I find the Gratefull Dead songs wicked hard on bass too.

Play Ballroom Blitz on hard for a good feeling for what bass can do.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 19, 2008 8:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

The bass gets hated on.

All the Rock Band forums say things like, we have to fight over who has to play bass. Or bass is just a slower not fun lead guitar. I disagree, I prefer bass and think it is crazy fun.

Although, I think a lot of it is that my father was in a rock band when he was my age and I have grown up listening to him play. He played bass and was the lead singer. When I play Rock Band all I do is bass and sing. It makes me feel a little closer to my father. Sappy, but there it is.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 19, 2008 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions  

There's a fun achievement (Xbox 360) for bass.

Set the difficulty to expert, then do nothing but up-strums. If you get 100%, you get an achievement.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Sep 19, 2008 8:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

As someone who really plays bass

I actually enjoy playing bass in a group rock band setting. Especially if its a fun bass line.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 19, 2008 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

Give them some Early Meallica, Rush, or Who to play

It was thereupon decided that the world began in 1984.

by JI on Sep 19, 2008 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

Answers of the day

1. Helping a friend buy a bike, going to see Okkervil River, buying AC/DC tickets, replacing the ceiling light in our office
2. Working, restaining the deck, laundry
3. N/A. I may be a quadruple amputee who lost his first mouth in a bizarre knitting accident for all anybody knows.
4. Don’t care.

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

by pdb on Sep 19, 2008 8:05 AM PDT reply actions  

That was on the "not gonna do" list.

I think at this point the deck waits till the spring.

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

by pdb on Sep 19, 2008 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

Oops! My mistake.

I’d wait until spring as well.

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Sep 19, 2008 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

I coulda done it last week but I'm lazy

and I’m still annoyed that I think the seller lied to us. When we bought the house last year, we were told that the deck had just been stained, and it looked pretty good. Now, though, the stain is peeling away and it looks like crap.

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

by pdb on Sep 19, 2008 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions  

Huh, happened to me once.

New wood sometimes comes with a coating on it that prevents some types paint and sealers from bonding. Really annoying, had to water blast it all off and start over.

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

by dpseadv on Sep 19, 2008 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

Bah.

1. Going to a friends wedding tomorrow.

2.Not working tomorrow.

3. The former.

4. Don’t care.

I was gonna post the same link that Gomez did, but with the headline “Transformer shuts down LHC, Dinobot wanted for questioning.”

"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

by Goose on Sep 19, 2008 8:12 AM PDT reply actions  

Dammit, should have waited

Your title would’ve been better.

by Gomez on Sep 19, 2008 8:13 AM PDT up reply actions  

I submitted that headline to Fark, but was rejected in favor of a similar one that just referenced the Autobots and Deceptcons.

I guess not many people watched Beast Wars, which IMO was vastly superior to the original Transformers.

"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

by Goose on Sep 19, 2008 8:18 AM PDT up reply actions  

I guess I'll answer these for once.

1) Studying for the OSX tech exam for 10.5, looking at all-weather bike trailers and a new hardtail bike for errands, maybe buying RB for my GF that loved Donkey Konga and GH2&3, helping said GF finish her first set of papers due for her class.
2) Studying for the OSX tech exam for 10.5 (do you see all the other shit on my list), fixing the bottom bracket on my downhill bike, riding trails.
3) Meh.
4) I just hope the Pats, Giants, and Cowboys get killed every week.

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

by Faux on Sep 19, 2008 8:15 AM PDT reply actions  

So

1. I ran into a friend, she’s having a party this weekend and I was invited.
2. Taking it easy.
3. I’d be four legged then so I’d run around like a fucking horse.
4. They absolutely have to win and they absolutely should win. Then again, they should have easily won last week. If they don’t win easily this week, then the ship is sinking whether or not players are going to get healthy and come back. They would have to go 10-3 or 9-4 against a tougher schedule just to make the playoffs. And the Cards are holding serve so far.

by Gomez on Sep 19, 2008 8:18 AM PDT reply actions  

Today's xkcd is good.

"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

by Goose on Sep 19, 2008 8:19 AM PDT reply actions   1 recs

Holy God I had a craptastic morning.

I did laundry last night. I took my wallet out of pocket and placed it upon my nightstand. I decided to fire up my laptop and play some Europa Universalis. Evidently I moved my wallet when I set up my laptop becuase when I woke up this morning it wasn’t where I remembered leaving it. I frantically searched my room for it. I couldn’t find it, and theorized that someone must have come into my room at some point while I wasn’t in it and stolen it.

Had my wallet been stolen I would have been in a shitstorm. All of my credit cards and and no ID to fly back home with. I am searching the room when my alternate who works while I sleep and vice versa walks in and sees me in full on panic mode. He starts helping me look. I checked everywhere, and finally found it in a place I had already checked like three times.

Get this, it was under my mattress. At the foot of the bed, pressed up against the wall. The only thing I can think of is that I moved it from my nightstand to my bed and it somehow migrated all the down there by my movement during the night while I slept.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 19, 2008 8:27 AM PDT reply actions   1 recs

It's always in the last place you look....

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

by Faux on Sep 19, 2008 8:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

"movement while [you] slept"

Uh huh…

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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Sep 19, 2008 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions  

That's hilarious! It is in the tags though.

If channeling the Minus Man makes me laugh, I’m pretty sure gastrointestinal humor is a lock. I’m going to have to look up that wrap up.

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

by dpseadv on Sep 19, 2008 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions  

This didn't make any sense at all until I remembered you're on a rig.

Then the parts about somebody sneaking in and stealing the wallet made perfect sense to me, and seemed like a normal assumption. Vs somebody stealing my wallet off the nightstand in my house.

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

by dpseadv on Sep 19, 2008 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions  

Sorry, I drone on about work so much I always assume y'all know I am in Prudhoe Bay.

I stay at a base camp similar to what a best western is like. Prudhoe works 24/7 so we all share rooms. I work days and someone else who works nights sleeps in the room while I am on the rig. Theft is an issue up here, which I why I was so scared. I would have had no one to blame but myself for leaving it unattended.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 19, 2008 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

I've worked off plenty of work boats, liftboats, and some rig support jobs.

Never actually had a bed on a rig support job, you get done and get off fast, they hate divers. But living working off a boat, I completely understand the theft problem. Made me pause for a second when I put your work and the missing wallet together and it made sense to me. Kind of hard to explain, but it sort of put my head in another place for a second, since right now I’m at home with the kids.

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

by dpseadv on Sep 19, 2008 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions  

Answers to questions:

1. Watching the New Orleans Saints secondary get carved like Thanksgiving turkey by Jay Cutler.
2. Drinking beer.
3. Another mouth.
4. I don’t even know who they are playing.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 19, 2008 8:33 AM PDT reply actions  

I'm so looking forward to that New Orleans-Denver game

for fantasy football personal reasons.

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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Sep 19, 2008 8:36 AM PDT up reply actions  

I am literally afraid.

When you find yourself on your knees begging the Lord Almighty for just one more defensive stop, you have lost all faith in your team,

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 19, 2008 8:46 AM PDT up reply actions  

Drew Brees better throw for 600 touchdowns

I think Reggie Bush is going to be winded after 15 touches.

by Gomez on Sep 19, 2008 8:47 AM PDT up reply actions  

Reggie is frustrating.

The talent is there. He makes all sorts of moves that seem inhuman. No matter what anyone says he is not a bust, he is a great football player. He just gets way to cute behind the line sometimes. Like I heard someone say one time, Reggie Bush has the most exciting rushes for a three yard loss in the history of the game.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 19, 2008 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

He's like Barry Sanders without the slippery tackle-busting

Barry could get caught almost every time behind the line, but it took like half your team to bring him down because he could spin and power through tackles. He’d gain 2, lose 2, gain 3, get no gain, and then slip through for an 80 yard touchdown.

Reggie overthinks. Barry didn’t think. He just turned one way, went for it and did whatever he could to stay out of your grasp.

by Gomez on Sep 19, 2008 9:02 AM PDT up reply actions  

This weekend couldn't come fast enough..

I’m flying from So Cal to Seattle Sunday (through Wednesday). I’ll be at Safeco for the first time Monday and Tuesday. I wish I didn’t have to sit through the Angels here too but oh well.

Anyone have any suggestions where a good place is to get autographs at Safeco?

Oh BTW, are there any LL/USSM softball games going on Sunday?

by seamariners85 on Sep 19, 2008 8:33 AM PDT reply actions  

Not this Sunday

I think people have informally switched into football season mode and the next get-together, whenever it is, would be a football game.

by Gomez on Sep 19, 2008 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions  

My wife and I started the first season of Dexter.

Holy god that show is good.

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by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Sep 19, 2008 8:35 AM PDT reply actions  

My wife picked it up on Netflix.

I guess the main guy was on Six Ft. Under. She didn’t like it, but I haven’t been able to turn it off.

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

by dpseadv on Sep 19, 2008 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yup. He's David in Six Feet Under.

The difference between these two characters couldn’t be greater. It’s really a testament to Michael C. Hall’s acting ability.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Sep 19, 2008 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions  

When I saw his name on the jacket I thought it was somebody else.

I was thinking of one of the Brat Packers, the kid from Perfect Science.

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

by dpseadv on Sep 19, 2008 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions  

Thats the guy!

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

by dpseadv on Sep 19, 2008 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions  

Bill Paxton as the older brother, he's at his best when he plays a dumbass.

Now he’s all ‘act-y’ and gets on my nerves. Simple Plan and Frailty were pretty good though.

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

by dpseadv on Sep 19, 2008 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions  

I didn't think it was a whale's dick, honey

he’s really good on Big Love.

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

by pdb on Sep 19, 2008 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions  

I tried that, couldn't get into it.

Right in the middle of looking for a house which is always stressful, and I’m watching a guy deal with 3 wives? I switched my Steve McQueen picks to the top of my list.

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

by dpseadv on Sep 19, 2008 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions  

That's the plan.

It seems like it’s been years since that show has been on.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Sep 19, 2008 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm partial to Paxton in Near Dark.

Though his roles in True Lies and Club Dread also warrant mention.

by DCMariner on Sep 19, 2008 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

I started the second season yesterday.

Whoa I can’t watch that show alone.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 19, 2008 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions  

If I had a second mouth

it would repeat “shut up shut up shut up shut up” while my other one was talking. I’ll take the feet.

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 19, 2008 8:50 AM PDT reply actions  

Well, fuck, no you couldn't.

You still only have two lungs.

Damn my logically damaged brain!

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Sep 19, 2008 8:54 AM PDT up reply actions  

If you had two windpipes to go along with it,

you could go in one and out the other.

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

by Faux on Sep 19, 2008 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

GRAHHHHHHHHHH (SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP)

GRAHHHHHHHHHH (SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP)
GRAHHHHHHHHHH (SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP)

See, now we need to find a way to make this happen

by Gomez on Sep 19, 2008 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions  

"It's called theme, motherfucker

Your album should get some!"

Translated from the original response: “SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP….”

by Gomez on Sep 19, 2008 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions  

I think we're on to something...

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 19, 2008 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

Hell yes!

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 19, 2008 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions  

Jeebus, I'm still catching up, but things got Real here yesterday.

You too, M’s. I had to watch that crap on my lunch break.

1. This weekend, I will most likely see Kinski play in Tacoma (it’s not often I get to see a show I’m excited about in Tacoma), and perhaps watch more football than anyone thought possible. Oh yeah…and work. booooo!

2. Lots.

3. Never really got in to CYHSY, so only being able to say ‘yeah’ wouldn’t be a big problem for me, and if I was allowed to play soccer, I bet I’d be half decent for a change. So yes: feet=hands is my choice.

4. Yes. The Rams are basically to 2008 what the Dolphins were to 2007.

by marc w on Sep 19, 2008 9:24 AM PDT reply actions  

A dream show:

Kinski
Isis
Pelican
…and because I’m a dreamer:
A Minor Forest reunion.

Droooooool.

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 19, 2008 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

Um....

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 19, 2008 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

I actually knew a guy with three testicles once.

Motorcycle accident, you don’t want the details. The funny part was he had three nipples too, we used to call him Triple Nipple in HS. Nobody made up a nickname for the three testes. Nobody ever talked about the ‘accident’.

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

by dpseadv on Sep 19, 2008 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm not from anywhere near Seattle so I'm not sure about those places

but the AFI theater in DC just did a Herzog retrospective last year. Aguirre was amazing projected on the big screen.

by DCMariner on Sep 19, 2008 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

Well, trust me... Aguirre at the Java Jive might cause me to spasm like the mouse in the fiddle cat gif.

I hope this Herzog retrospective included his fine work in “”http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374639/" >Incident at Loch Ness" – now that’s cinema.

by marc w on Sep 19, 2008 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

I was hoping this fanpost was actually about Tropic Thunder.

That movie was rad.

The road to hell is paved with Mariners.

by .Taylor on Sep 19, 2008 9:34 AM PDT reply actions  

Nah nah nah nah nah! (thumbs in ears)

I’m dodging that thread when it starts, I haven’t been able to see it yet.

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

by dpseadv on Sep 19, 2008 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions  

Trying to make the time.

Speaking of making a stinky, duty calls. And yeah, that diaper stinks.

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

by dpseadv on Sep 19, 2008 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions  

Ha ha ha!

No. Stay at home dad, 2 year old twins. And gotta run.

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

by dpseadv on Sep 19, 2008 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

We're close. Very close.

They’re getting pretty good at communicating, which is important because we’re kinda no stress parents. If you’ve got good tips, feel free to email me. Parent talk around here makes me feel ooooold.

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

by dpseadv on Sep 19, 2008 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

I know about the old thing.

I use all of the diapers we had left over.

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 19, 2008 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'll wait for the DVD.

I’m a curmudgeon when it comes to paying movie theater prices. There are very few movies these days that are bona fide “I have to see this movie in the theater” movies.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Sep 19, 2008 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions  

This is seriously one of the funniest comedies I've seen in years

if you like satires. It doesn’t need to be seen on the big screen, I guess, but maybe when it gets to a McMenamins or something you should check it out.

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

by pdb on Sep 19, 2008 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

I refuse to go to the theater unless dragged.

Even for flashy effects movies. Why should I pay theater prices just to sit next to a group of loud high school kids, or some douche who hasn’t bathed in weeks, who is fiddling with a fucking bag of Skittles? I’ll watch it at home, thank you. If you put your face real close to the screen, it looks big.

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 19, 2008 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions  

I *did* go see Casino Royale at the theater.

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 19, 2008 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

Cinerama - I should clarify.

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 19, 2008 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions  

Dark Knight is the only IMAX movie I've ever seen (except the Mt St Helens one)

and it was stunning. I wouldn’t do it often, but for that movie it was well worth it.

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

by pdb on Sep 19, 2008 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions  

IMAX is a movie experience worth paying for

After that, I’ll just wait for video if I really want to see something.

by Gomez on Sep 19, 2008 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions  

No. NO NO NO!

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

by dpseadv on Sep 19, 2008 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

He got an oscar for that, right?

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 19, 2008 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

Elizabeth! Get my jacket, we're going out. OOOOOOH YEEAAAAAHHHH!!!!

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

by dpseadv on Sep 19, 2008 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions  

Rec'd. Beautiful.

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 19, 2008 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm fine with pushing limits

but after a bit I could tell that wasn’t going to lead anywhere good.

by Gomez on Sep 19, 2008 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions  

It was like a landmine for dummy's.

I hate the links, sometimes I can’t stop myself. Shiny button.

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

by dpseadv on Sep 19, 2008 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions  

Answers of the day:

1. 12 hour shifts today and tomorrow, band practice and 80s Prom (it’s a benefit for a friend of a friend and I would not be going save for a feeling of obligation,) playing a show on Monday.

2. Cocaine

3. What

4. Yeah. The Rams are terrible, the Seahwaks (results of the first two games aside) aren’t.

J.K.L.

by Aaron Campeau on Sep 19, 2008 10:33 AM PDT reply actions  

I'm going to the game with Lonnie from MC Sunday.

I am looking forward to our first win of the season.

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 19, 2008 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions  

If they lose, I...

…well, I don’t really have a way to finish that thought because I can’t comprehend them losing to the Rams and being 0-3.

J.K.L.

by Aaron Campeau on Sep 19, 2008 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions  

The 49ers are way better than the Rams.

And that was a pretty fucking weird game.

J.K.L.

by Aaron Campeau on Sep 19, 2008 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

Just some freakish occurrences.

The Babineaux blocked punt first down, the pass Matt had tipped twenty-seven times that was returned for a TD, horrible special teams play on both sides. The Seahawks played a piss poor game and the 49ers deserved to win, but there were mitigating factors that make me less concerned about the loss than I would be under more typical circumstances.

J.K.L.

by Aaron Campeau on Sep 19, 2008 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

They need to score more points against this team.

the 3 PA would be a great sign for the D, but I need to see all the pieces working together for once.
Rams D is phenomenally bad, so…you know, exploit that.

by marc w on Sep 19, 2008 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm going to wear my jersey in case the Hawks need me.

It’s a number 37, so I think it’ll work.

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 19, 2008 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions  

Fuck!

I don’t think I can make your show Monday. I am performing a wedding next month and I am meeting the Bride’s family Monday night.

by Sec 108 on Sep 19, 2008 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

That would be awesome.

The groom is the drummer in my old band so I know he would be down. I’m gonna play it by ear.

What time do you expect to be on stage.

by Sec 108 on Sep 19, 2008 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions  

Our set times is schedule for 10:30.

I’d be surprised if it actually works out that way, but hey, anything’s possible.

J.K.L.

by Aaron Campeau on Sep 19, 2008 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

So I'm thinking about becoming the resident douchebag at the Coug's site.

Hard to compete with the shining examples set forth here and at FG, but after reviewing the links provided to some sterling moments in internet sports blogging I think I can do this thing. Stomp a hat brim flat, grab some flip flops out of the shower, and talk more out of my ass, I’m in business. And the Axe! Gotta get me some of that. Aftershave or bodywash?

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

by dpseadv on Sep 19, 2008 10:51 AM PDT reply actions  

WARNING: minor Tropic Thunder spoiler ahead

Don’t go full retard.

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

by pdb on Sep 19, 2008 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

Heh.

Kinda hard not to, I can type, I went to WSU, and like college football. Plus nobody is posting over there, so I can just rant and rave like an open toed idiot with nobody to stop me. I’m thinking about disconnecting my keyboard until after the weekend.

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

by dpseadv on Sep 19, 2008 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions  

I recorded it, but I'm saving myself.

Gotta finish the third season. I just watched the one where they try to infiltrate the North Korean bar to find the secret of the microbrew and Charlie thinks there’s a pirate living behind the door marked “Private.” I was in tears. Such an awesome show.

by Teej on Sep 19, 2008 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

This weekend I am being sick.

This weekend I am not being in Seattle.

This weekend is crap.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 19, 2008 11:21 AM PDT reply actions  

That's no good.

Dose with nyquil and sleep through the whole thing.

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

by pdb on Sep 19, 2008 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

Just woke up from a three hour nyquil nap.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 19, 2008 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

At least you burn fewer sick days.

It was thereupon decided that the world began in 1984.

by JI on Sep 19, 2008 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

Those I can count against my extended sick leave though.

That does not put a sunny face on my weekend.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 19, 2008 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions  

I tried. >:(

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by JI on Sep 19, 2008 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

Adam Kennedy just hit an opposite field grand slam off of Carlos Zambrano

bwhahahahahahahahaha

I can’t stop laughing

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by JI on Sep 19, 2008 11:32 AM PDT reply actions  

7-0 Cards

Suck it big Z

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by JI on Sep 19, 2008 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

Jim Edmonds is a terrible defensive centerfielder.

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by JI on Sep 19, 2008 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

Griffey is better than I thought he'd be.

He still gets good jumps, and that makes up a little for the fact that his running looks like jogging now.

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

by Faux on Sep 19, 2008 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's amazing how guys who are 37 become slow.

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by JI on Sep 19, 2008 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

At the same time, he's not as slow in center as I remember him being in right for CIN.

I was watching a lot in the run-up to 600, and he looks a lot more active now.

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

by Faux on Sep 19, 2008 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

OMG HE WAS DOGGING IT TO FORCE A TRADE!!!!!

seriously, though. That’s interesting – all I see when I look at Griffey any more is that rapidly expanding gut, which makes me sad.

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

by pdb on Sep 19, 2008 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

He's 37.

I was told that’s how it happens.

Honestly, I think that being given a reason to play hard has given him a step or two back that he’d lost to the grind. If you played 162 games of pointless ball a year, you’d dog it too.

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

by Faux on Sep 19, 2008 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

You're probably right

it’d be like a breath of fresh air to play for a contender after all that.

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

by pdb on Sep 19, 2008 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

Also,

it’s going to be sad when III doesn’t play pro baseball. He’s supposedly a basketball kid.

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

by Faux on Sep 19, 2008 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

Upping his trade value!

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 19, 2008 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

wheeeee

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by JI on Sep 19, 2008 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

This weekend

I am mowing my lawn, painting a few rooms (not fuschia), cooking for my fella and seeing a personal trainer. I’m only looking forward to the cooking part.

Oh, and I guess I’ll watch some baseball.

by royalcurve on Sep 19, 2008 11:42 AM PDT reply actions  

Your cooking of a few days back sounded amazing.

If, in fact, you cooked it. Mushroom soup mmmm.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 19, 2008 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions  

Ah yes. Mushroom soup, homemade croutons and blackberry sorbet (blackberries from the back yard)

Maybe the fact that I need a personal trainer is directly related to my cooking. Maybe. Or it’s the booze.

by royalcurve on Sep 19, 2008 11:53 AM PDT reply actions  

And again.

For me it’s the booze, and right now it just means I’m sticking with only wine for a few weeks.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 19, 2008 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

No, it's typically the mixers that get you.

So for me, it’s really only the tonic of the gin and tonic.
But wine, for me, is typically limited to about four ounces, which amounts to not very many calories.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 19, 2008 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

I agree, this is a great word.

I told my sister in Texas she should take a hurrication, and she started cracking up!

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Sep 19, 2008 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

My big meeting this afternoon was rescheduled

So I went and had a Red Mill burger for lunch. Now I am ready to go to sleep.

by Sec 108 on Sep 19, 2008 12:07 PM PDT reply actions  

This Tang bottle is really uncomfortable..

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 19, 2008 12:16 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

If you were a giant Tang bottle, and had to spend eternity as ess' pants...

So that’s about as good as it gets for existential navel gazing from me. And yes I used the proper form of navel. And yes it is proper to put the apostrophe after the s because it an issue of ownership awww fuck it. Hey kevin, password isn’t in email, it’s on the back of the manual. Which I still have somewhere, you’re gonna have to wait until after the weekend and we finish unpacking.

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

by dpseadv on Sep 19, 2008 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

If you gave him the install discs, he can use that to reset the password.

Boot of the install disc and there’s an option on the top (it changes between versions) where you can reset the master password.

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

by Faux on Sep 19, 2008 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh, I was talking about a poker game.

But thanks for the advice on the system disks-it’s an issue also. Either problem he’s gonna have to wait until the weekend for me to unpack that box. Oh, it’s Friday already!?! What a crap week.

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

by dpseadv on Sep 19, 2008 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

No problem.

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 19, 2008 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Answers

1. Watching lots of football, and probably spending time with the new dog

2. Not playing as many video games as I’d like! And not watching USC :(

3. Seahawks win but it won’t be big. Another good rushing day for Julius Jones!

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 19, 2008 12:24 PM PDT reply actions  

Not from a breeder?

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 19, 2008 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

From the East Valley Animal Shelter

he is a very interesting dog. Imagine a scottish terrier the size of a bull dog.

He’s so comically huge.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 19, 2008 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

He weighs like 40 lbs right now

My girlfriend is hoping to get him down to around 25 or so.

Its a stark contrast to our tiny puppy who was a bout 12 lbs at his heaviest.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 19, 2008 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

And his name is Maximus

my girlfriend was a Classics minor.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 19, 2008 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

I like it.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 19, 2008 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

Mac McCaughan is awesome

Superchunk is great, we knew this. Don’t believe me? Precision Auto begs to differ. I’m just kinda diving into Portastatic, his side project; I really like most everything I’ve heard so far, and he picks great covers – especially “One For The Road” and “Teenage Kicks”. Teenage Kicks is a song that is so perfect, so primal, so elemental, that I never thought anybody could cover it; Portastatic’s cover (on the 2-disc B-side collection “”http://www.portastatic.com/latestrelease.html" target="new">Some Small History") is of course nowhere near as good as the original, but he does a pretty good job with it.

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

by pdb on Sep 19, 2008 12:59 PM PDT reply actions  

"Teenage Kicks" covers

The best is by Thee Headcoatees. Sometimes it’s nice for a cover to really reinvent a song, or to totally mess with it and put it in a striking/jarring new context. That would be a bad idea with this song, so they play it straight, and it is awesome.

There are a ton of bad covers of that song too. yeesh…

by marc w on Sep 19, 2008 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

I haven't heard that one

And I love anything even tangentially Billy Childish-related. The Portastatic cover is interesting, it’s a slow and acoustic guitar ballad. Can’t say it blew me away, but it is definitely a respectful cover…

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

by pdb on Sep 19, 2008 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

I was just checking out the Teenage Kicks.

Weird that one came up, I’ve recently been getting into artists side projects. Like Jack White’s stuff.

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

by dpseadv on Sep 19, 2008 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

Padres hazing: squad of Hooter's girls.

Stupidest photo I’ve ever seen. Link.

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

by dpseadv on Sep 19, 2008 2:20 PM PDT reply actions  

It's so quiet...

It’s like you guys are actually working at work.

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 19, 2008 3:26 PM PDT reply actions  

Zzzz... Wah?!?

Sorry, I was dreaming about beer.

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Sep 19, 2008 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

Papa Won't Leave You Henry just came up on my iPod

I’m absurdly excited for Monday night’s Nick Cave show. Can’t freakin’ wait.

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

by pdb on Sep 19, 2008 3:36 PM PDT reply actions  

I hear he is fantastic live.

I’m really jealous that you’re going. One of these days I’m going to see Nick Cave live. Last time I tried to go, I was underage. This time I can’t go because Monday’s are bad for me (though I’m making an exception for Sigur Ros in two weeks).

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Sep 19, 2008 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

He's absolutely amazing.

I’ve seen him three times – twice with the Bad Seeds and once solo. This is a Bad Seeds show, and it’s at the Crystal so it’s nice and small.

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

by pdb on Sep 19, 2008 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

...

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 19, 2008 3:45 PM PDT reply actions   2 recs

Nice.

Who are the dorks in tthe backseat?

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Sep 19, 2008 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

I think that's a scene from the movie Clueless.

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 19, 2008 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

But I don't know the heads in the back.

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 19, 2008 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

I guessed Zoolander

And it looks to be Dent/Eckhart and Gordon/Oldman in the backseat

by DCMariner on Sep 19, 2008 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

I think you're right.

And now I’ve admitted I’ve seen Clueless.

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 19, 2008 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

HA HA!

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Sep 19, 2008 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

No shame in that. Clueless was a funny movie.

But yeah, that’s Zoolander. Right before the “freak gasoline-fight accident.”

by Teej on Sep 19, 2008 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

You could have said it was anyone.

I haven’t seen Dark Knight, Clueless or Zoolander.

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Sep 19, 2008 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

I know, I know....

I still haven’t seen Iron Man either, so I suppose that’s the next On Demand movie I’ll have to watch. I just don’t like movie theaters.

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Sep 19, 2008 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

I've also not seen either.

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 19, 2008 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

It is not.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 19, 2008 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

I hope you didn't resign.

You took some pretty far out stances that thread, but that’s a far offshoot from your overall great body of work.

I really hope nothing happened because of it, you do good work.

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

by Faux on Sep 19, 2008 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

No

And it wasn’t (just) about that thread.

More Monday.

by Gomez on Sep 19, 2008 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

Well I hope you're still around.

Who else is going to hide the naughty threads in the OT posts, or bring back Vanilla Ice as a pitcher?

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

by Faux on Sep 19, 2008 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

Also

Thank you. I sincerely appreciate everyone’s kind words about the work I’ve done over time (and there’s a lot of it).

by Gomez on Sep 19, 2008 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

You make it sound like you're out of LL completely.

That would really suck. At least hang out in the OT threads, so I’ll have someone to confuse with Goose daily when you go back and forth.

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

by Faux on Sep 19, 2008 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

Churchill?

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by Thingray on Sep 19, 2008 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

Also Devin.

But I’d just imagine that was cleanup, since he doesn’t show up very often.

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by Faux on Sep 19, 2008 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

It used to say JI too.

It was thereupon decided that the world began in 1984.

by JI on Sep 19, 2008 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

I cannot confirm that.

It was thereupon decided that the world began in 1984.

by JI on Sep 19, 2008 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

Some are just infered.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 19, 2008 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

SSS

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by Faux on Sep 19, 2008 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

I stood at the Pinnacle of the empire

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by JI on Sep 19, 2008 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm reminded of Bud Smith's no-hitter...

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

by Faux on Sep 19, 2008 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

Why would Churchill mod here?

It was thereupon decided that the world began in 1984.

by JI on Sep 19, 2008 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm looking forward to the USSM/LL merger.

The first demand from Dave was for Gomez to get the boot.

/tinfoil hat

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

by Faux on Sep 19, 2008 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

USSM/LL merger

Part of me thinks that would be amazing; one great superblog, dominating the field.

Part of me is reminded of the Trapper Keeper Ultra Keeper Futura s 2000.

by marc w on Sep 19, 2008 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

The two fan bases are wildly different.

We tolerate stupid shit here (like me, for instance) that USSM never will.

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

by Faux on Sep 19, 2008 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

You really shouldn't drop hints

because now you’re going to be pestered all weekend.

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

by pdb on Sep 19, 2008 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

There's no big blog plan to my knowledge, so I'm not trying to hint at anything

I need to figure some things out myself anyway, which is why I’m taking the weekend.

by Gomez on Sep 19, 2008 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

Good. Good.

Look, no one else is around… Is this whole thing because of your scabies? You can tell me.

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 19, 2008 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

WOOHOOO!!!!

5:00 !! As soon as the boss leaves I can head for the pub!!

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Sep 19, 2008 5:03 PM PDT reply actions  

Aw man, I want to go to the pub.

Stupid date nights. (For my charges, not me)

by royalcurve on Sep 19, 2008 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

Charges?

I guess some of us are more like our screen names than I had realized, your highness.

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

by Faux on Sep 19, 2008 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Excellent.

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Sep 19, 2008 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

When you're a nanny the kids are your "charges".

I am the queen of this castle though. These little guys are going to grow up courteous and thoughtful if it kills me.

by royalcurve on Sep 19, 2008 5:09 PM PDT reply actions  

Don't worry, we'll give the benefit of the doubt to the Lady of the domain.

Sometimes I miss my nerd days a little too much.

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

by Faux on Sep 19, 2008 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

The hell

I’m gone all day and Gomez is no longer a mod?

by BrianL on Sep 19, 2008 7:22 PM PDT reply actions  

American Spirits.

Down to like 1 a day, I hate these things.

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

by dpseadv on Sep 19, 2008 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm a dying breed of people that want to quit, but fucking love it.

I have a few friends who still smoke, but mostly I feel like a leper.

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 19, 2008 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

I quit smoking . . . at least three times a year.

As of a month ago, I’m not a smoker. But that could all change in a week. I’m 26, been smoking for a decade now. It’s disgusting and I truly want to stop . . . but it’s a bitch.

I will tell you, though, don’t let people talk you out of the patch. It really is a wonderful thing if you are mentally ready. You have to provide the mental part, but it definitely takes care of the physical part. Shit’s like a heroin injection — you will not want a cigarette.

by Teej on Sep 20, 2008 1:19 AM PDT up reply actions  

My boss is obsessed with those Camel Snus things.

He claims they’re not carcinogenic. I’m not buying it. I also guarantee you they’re nowhere near as fantastic as a cigarette.

J.K.L.

by Aaron Campeau on Sep 20, 2008 2:35 AM PDT up reply actions  

Oh my fuck do they market that as a stop-smoking aid?

More nicotine than cigarettes, made by a tobacco company . . . sounds like a fucking brilliant way to quit.

(I say this as someone who has put about 200 nicotine patches on his body over the years, so I’m the ultimate hypocrite when it comes to making fun of different way to quit. . . . but Jesus. At least the patch is something you put on once a day, not a “magic pouch” that you stick in your lip when you feel like smoking)

Reminds me of this. (Link because it’s big.)

by Teej on Sep 20, 2008 4:16 AM PDT up reply actions  

Nah, they're an alternative to chew I think.

They’re not being marketed as a stop-smoking aid.

J.K.L.

by Aaron Campeau on Sep 20, 2008 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions  

Oy, had a link to a thread with detailed instructions to set the width on pics.

Only it’s not working. Where do I stick the width = 200 into the html line?

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

by dpseadv on Sep 19, 2008 10:42 PM PDT reply actions  

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

by Faux on Sep 19, 2008 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

Holy shit it's 2 in the fucking morning.

I can’t believe I’m still awake.

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

by Faux on Sep 19, 2008 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

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