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Did we ever think it would come to this?  Rooting for a team to fail; being upset when they sweep?  How surreal.  And now it's time to attach ourselves to new teams for a month--and, ojala que, watch some decent baseball.

But let's not get into who we'll miss, who should stay, who should go and who we should pick up.  We'll have plenty of time and plenty of threads for that sort of banter.  Here, we're all about the random. 

With that in mind:

♥It's already 76 degrees here, and it's set to be 88.  I want fall, damn it.  What's the best part of fall?

♥I walked six miles yesterday as part of training for a marathon (walking it; I'm not completely insane).  Question: how many drinks did it take for me to announce my intention to participate?  How many drinks would it take you?

♥Anyone in a relationship in which your sports teams are bitter rivals?  How do you handle this?

♥Losing scrabulous has left a hole in my heart.  How might I fill this? (please, thinking games, preferably ones which can be played turn-by-turn, and I can pause when need be)

♥We've covered countries.  Now, imagine you have eight weeks to see cities, specifically.  Travel time is not included, and money is no object.  How many would you visit, and which ones would they be?

♥Yeah...I've got nothing else

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I've learned that it takes a good long while to explore a city.

I went to San Francisco last summer, and my wife and I were there for 4 days and we only did about 1/3rd of the things we wanted to do.

by Phildopip on Sep 29, 2008 7:30 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

It took a couple years to figure out Seattle

and there are still parts I haven’t seen.

by Gomez on Sep 29, 2008 8:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Time = 7:30 AM

Tea Count = 3

Must be Monday

by seattlebruin on Sep 29, 2008 7:33 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Cities

1. Vancouver, BC
2. London
3. Ottawa
4. Toronto
5. Singapore
6. Hong Kong
7. Wellington NZ
8. Johannesburg
9. Capetown

One week in each with half a week in Ottawa/Toronto

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 7:38 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

note that this is a vacation I would never take

If I had 8 weeks and unlimited funds I wouldn’t spend all my time in a city

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 7:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cities

Probably 5-6 days each, eight weeks = 56 days, so I’ll go with 11 cities

London
Paris
Barcelona
Sydney
Tokyo
Beijing
Hong Kong
New York
Temecula
Bakersfield
Boston
Rome
Dayton

by seattlebruin on Sep 29, 2008 7:41 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm surprised that I hae even one city in common with Corco

and I really thought about putting Cape Town on there too

by seattlebruin on Sep 29, 2008 7:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Actually, add Cape Town

I only need one day in Dayton anyway

by seattlebruin on Sep 29, 2008 7:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Absolutely worth the trip

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 7:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Unless you're in the cattle or corn or paper business probably not

I was born in Dayton (as was my father and two of my siblings) though so it’s a Corco-endorsed town

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 7:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Contrary to what the state of North Carolina has to say

the airplane was actually invented in Dayton Ohio so yeah

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 7:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dayton OH?

Nice city

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 7:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Answers.

 - Supposed to be 91 FREAKING DEGREES here today. The best part of fall is that IT NEVER GETS TO 91 FREAKING DEGREES HERE IN THE FALL.
 - Well, judging on a sample size of my wife, who agreed to participate in the Portland To Coast walk after a night at the bar with her friends, I’m guessing it takes at least one and perhaps two bottles of wine.
 - Nope.
 - Can’t help ya there. Not much of a gamer.
 - Eight weeks would give me plenty of time to see Beijing and Tokyo. I wouldn’t want to do more than a couple cities in that time because it takes a lot of time to properly explore a city and I don’t want my experience of a city to be one full day and a half travel day.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 7:56 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I know it

but eight weeks is still not a lot of time, and I’m not the kind of traveler that can spend two days in a city and call it “seen”. I need to take some time and properly suss everything out.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 8:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My cities:

Dublin
Edinburgh
London
Paris
Barcelona
Florence
Rome
Athens

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 29, 2008 7:56 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I still can't believe I was less than 25 yards from a wild Polar Bear the other day.

Easily the second most amazing wildlife encounter in my life.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 29, 2008 7:57 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Humped by a dolphin?

As many stories as I’ve heard about that, I’ve never actually met a person that it has happened firsthand to.

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

by Faux on Sep 29, 2008 7:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Caribou actually.

It was a really foggy day one early spring while my Rig was at the Milne Point field off the coast of Beaufort Sea. I was Roustabouting at the time and had to go outside to check on some things. I look over and out of the fog trots a caribou. Then another. Then another.

The fog began to lift and I saw that the entire herd had begun to migrate right by our rig. Literally 10,000 caribou stretched to the horizon in all directions. Some came close enough to me I could reach out and touch them. It was so amazing. Like something out of a dream. One of the most spectacular and spiritual experiences of my life.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 29, 2008 8:02 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So I'm in the line for my Smart Car.

I trust this choice is not Corco-approved.

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

by Faux on Sep 29, 2008 7:59 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Easy to park, less gas mileage then you think you are going to get, and expensive and doesn't have room to store stuff

Is easy to manuvre in the big city. If you never leave downtown Seattle again I approve, otherwise no

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 8:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My whole work has Civics,

not one has the mileage people have reported aside from the hybrid owner.

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

by Faux on Sep 29, 2008 8:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've had the opposite experience I guess

my buddy with an ’02’s Civic has routinely exceeded the EPA estimates

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 8:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

How you drive may also matter

Many people do little gas-wasting things involving braking/acceleration patterns.

by Gomez on Sep 29, 2008 8:23 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

true

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 8:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just bought a new one.

They say 25 in the city, and I’ve been between 22 and 25 for my first few fill-ups. They say 36 highway, but I haven’t really gotten out on the freeway for an extended period.

by Teej on Sep 29, 2008 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We drove my friend's from Idaho to Maine and back and averaged 44 MPG

going 5 over the whole way

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 8:12 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is what people never understand about smart cars

People that own Smart Cars or the like should also own a “regular” car for long-distance driving; Smart cars were and are meant for, as you say, in-city driving. Driving to work, driving to Target, whatever. If you want a road trip car use a regular car, but for every day driving get one of these.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 8:02 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Meh.

It has all the standard safety ratings. I felt as safe in it as I did when I drove around a Sentra.

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

by Faux on Sep 29, 2008 8:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It sounds logical

But most drivers don’t know how to handle a SUV and the danger of flipping/rolling/etc. because of their inexperience typically cancels out the “cushion” advantage.

by Frosty Raptor on Sep 29, 2008 8:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

really?

Are people actually that stupid to not know how to manuver an SUV?

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 8:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

People in SUV's tend to think they're bulletproof

thus don’t feel the need to know how to maneuver. Look at how many SUV’s end up in ditches/over curbs in snowstorms. “I’VE GOT 8000 LB OF STEEL UNDER ME I’M SAFE I CAN STILL DRIVE 60 MPH!!!!”

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 8:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

These people are idiots

and yes I know what you mean. I guess I was taught to drive driving SUVs in the worst weather conditions possible (I took my driving test for my license in a snowstorm driving a 15 year old Jeep Wrangler on unplowed roads) so it’s more natural for me

It’s the damn tourists you always see in the ditches

As long as you realize steel does not equal traction but does equal maybe not dying in a head on you should be fine

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 8:21 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

and I don't know if these people think 8000 LB OF STEEL

so much as they think ZOMG I HAVE 4WD!!!

When really 4WD doesn’t make much difference once you’re moving- good tires are really the key

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 8:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't think it's as easy as it sounds

An SUV behaves a lot differently at 45 to 60 mph than when trying to find a parking spot at the mall. I don’t trust my driving ability to safely avoid a road hazard in a SUV.

by Frosty Raptor on Sep 29, 2008 8:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I dunno

95% of the miles I have logged in an automobile have been behind the wheel of a truck of some sort- I’ve had my share of emergency manuvers and I’ve never really had any problems. I think it’s slightly overblown. You just can’t abruptly turn the wheel

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 8:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Right

But you clearly have extensive experience behind the wheel of a heavy body vehicle with a higher center of gravity than most cars. And I think that’s where people get into trouble.

by Frosty Raptor on Sep 29, 2008 8:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I dunno

I don’t feel like I’m driving any differently then anyone else when I’m on the road when I’m in a Jeep. I drive a 15-passenger van for a living too and that really is different- you have to noticeably change the way you drive to handle the vehicle because that has a REALLY high center of gravity. But I don’t feel like I drive the Jeep any differently then most people drive their cars.
I can’t help but think thats another thing blown up more then it should be by the media

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 8:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hmm...

For the sake of clarity, I’m not saying you don’t know how to handle a SUV, but I don’t think most people who spend time behind the wheel of one in a non-work fashion do. When it snows around here the vehicles I see spinning out the most are SUVs.

by Frosty Raptor on Sep 29, 2008 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm just saying that I think in most driving conditions people know how to handle SUVs

the difference in manuvering isn’t as different as it’s made out to be, especially with newer SUVs. The biggest problem is that people assume that because they are in an SUV they are invincible and thusly end up in the ditch

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's what I LOVE about my V70 XC

Handling of a passenger car, AWD, low center-of-gravity. Utility of an SUV. Corners almost as good as my Integra did.

If I could convert it to all-electric and/or a biodiesel I don’t think I’d ever buy another car.

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Sep 29, 2008 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

At that point there isn't a point

Some (actually, most) of us don’t have the funding to own multiple cars.

by Gomez on Sep 29, 2008 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wouldn't take a car that cheap out of town

because I know it wouldn’t make it back.

by Gomez on Sep 29, 2008 8:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

or you make the sub $1000 car your thrifty commuter

and buy a nice car for driving out of town

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 8:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

There you go

Though that precludes getting a Smart Car unless the price drops dramatically.

by Gomez on Sep 29, 2008 8:21 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I disagree.

I know exactly the milage I’m going to get, not that expensive, stores all the stuff I need to drive around and fix computers.

My GF has a Baja we already use for road trips.

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

by Faux on Sep 29, 2008 8:04 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I never used my backseat before I met her either.

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

by Faux on Sep 29, 2008 8:09 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

nice catch

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 8:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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Photobucket

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 8:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wish.

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

by Faux on Sep 29, 2008 8:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Any keyboardist that can’t play that song isn’t really a keyboardist…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Sep 29, 2008 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Also.

You got like three inches of air that time.

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Sep 29, 2008 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love this bike

mine’s black, so it’s cooler, but I would recommend everybody buy this bike because it’s awesome.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 8:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 8:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The podunk Oregon coast town I live in lost power the other night

Holy freaking crap, I’ve never seen so many stars (and satellites). And the curvature of the sky was insane, like the view from the inside of a snow globe. How did so many cultures come under the notion that the earth was flat?

by Frosty Raptor on Sep 29, 2008 8:11 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

This is hilarious.

Q: “What about gravity?”
A: The Earth is accelerating upwards at 1g (9.8m/s^2) along with every star, sun and moon in the universe. This produces the same effect as gravity.

54!

by joof on Sep 29, 2008 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's in Tillamook County

Most people haven’t heard of it, but when I mention the cheese, that usually resonates.

by Frosty Raptor on Sep 29, 2008 8:21 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My inlaws have a place in Rockaway

so I’ve probably not only heard of it but been there.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 8:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Heh

Rockaway is indeed the town.

by Frosty Raptor on Sep 29, 2008 8:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You live in Rockaway?

Dude. That’s too funny. We don’t get out there much, maybe 3-4 times a year, but I love that little town. We were there for the 4th of July this year and I’ve never seen an entire town get so drunk in my life.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 8:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I admit I wonder why I keep coming here

- The best part of fall is that it’s the period between too hot and too cold
- Infinity drinks for me… and you should know the answer to the former
- I’m more of a Sudoku solo-games type of guy
- I would just city hop day after day until my time is up. Almost doesn’t matter which ones. I’d play it by ear.

by Gomez on Sep 29, 2008 8:16 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Also

WTF happened to the Broncos this weekend? In fact, what happened to the NFL this weekend? Maybe it’s a good thing the Seahawks were off.

by Gomez on Sep 29, 2008 8:26 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO IT WASNT

but yeah, actually, it kinda was.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm more into football now than I've been the last few years

and I’ve forgotten how volatile it can be. There was a quote I recalled last week from somewhere that noted that the parity of top talent in the NFL is so that the worst players can have great games. I have to remember that there will be weeks where the worst teams can show up and beat better teams.

(Well except for the Rams hahahahaha)

by Gomez on Sep 29, 2008 8:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Woo, go Beavers!

I’m going to the same school as Ocho Chinco. I wonder if I’ll be crazy too.

by Frosty Raptor on Sep 29, 2008 8:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Also, UNLV fell back to Earth

They got pimpslapped by Nevada(-Reno) 49-27.

by Gomez on Sep 29, 2008 8:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Outside of Champ Bailey the Broncos have no defense, right?

They’re going to have to outscore everyone they play and when their offense falters it’s the opposition’s game to lose.

by Frosty Raptor on Sep 29, 2008 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dre' Bly, DJ Williams

They’re going to get run on all year though

by seattlebruin on Sep 29, 2008 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, the defense is pretty bad.

Cutler’s a stud and his offensive line gives him about three minutes per play to find a receiver, so they should be able to keep putting points on the board, but that defense isn’t going to be much of a help.

by Teej on Sep 29, 2008 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cities:

1. Istanbul / Constantinople
2. Rome
3. Florence (pretty much all of Tuscany)
4. Athens
5. Alexandria, Egypt

I would probably take Alexandria out just so I could spend two weeks in each of the other cities.

by Wilder. on Sep 29, 2008 8:38 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I wish, with every fiber of my being, that I had not read this. Dammit.

"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 29, 2008 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Do what I did after I read it

Put on some Motorhead. Lemmy’ll take care of those two little dweebs in TMBG.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My boy won't take a nap.

So it’s been replaced with lullabies. I can’t find my iPod, there’s a few nooks and crannies I have yet to check. 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 29, 2008 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why why why does iTunes shuffle so strangely?

It is convinced I want to hear DCFC every other song. It is wrong.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 29, 2008 8:42 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

So I learned this at the game last Friday:

MLB’s launching their own cable network, a la the NFL Network, in 2009.

I’m not thrilled, as I believe they will do what the NFL did and try to leverage cable companies and screw viewers by placing exclusive games on their channel.

by Gomez on Sep 29, 2008 9:03 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That I worry about as well

though given the mobility of the American population and viewers around the world, I don’t think they will.

by Gomez on Sep 29, 2008 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll bite for once
  • FOOTBALL
  • I die if I have to run anything farther than 90 feet
  • You wait for this to happen than never ever forget about it. \Once they are gone, view their team’s failures as a personal pickmeup.
  • Risk
  • 1.Banff
    2. Berlin
    3. Prague
    4.London
    5.Munich
    6. Budapest
    7.Istanbul
    8.Sydney

by Robert on Sep 29, 2008 9:20 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I just saw that I'm not limited to 8 so

9. Montreal
10. Vancouver
11.Tokyo
12. Shanghai

by Robert on Sep 29, 2008 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why

Europe should be more. North America only has three entries.

by seattlebruin on Sep 29, 2008 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I also wish the major European powers were divided more

because France offers endless potential for hilarity.

9=8

by JI on Sep 29, 2008 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd be down for this

do you know of somewhere we can all play?

by seattlebruin on Sep 29, 2008 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Sitting Room on Lower Queen Anne allows for board games.

I’ve played Scrabble there numerous times.

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 29, 2008 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It isn't as good as Fall From Heaven 2.

I have yet to play a single game of Vanilla Civ4 since installing FFH2.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 29, 2008 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Heh, I need Civ 4 back.

Guess I’ll go crack it tonight… I had it a copy from my roommate on my computer but then I formatted it, so it got erased =(

by seattlebruin on Sep 29, 2008 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Morning, beauties.
  • Best part of fall is the clothes. Coats, scarves, pumps, layers…. the leaves are pretty good too.
  • I would agree to walk a marathon without getting sauced first. Running is another story. How many drinks did it take, NOLA?
  • Yes. Not with the Mariners – I don’t know anyone who can muster very much hate for the Mariners (except their fans). I had a brief relationship with an Arsenal supporter… we did not talk about soccer.
  • Never played Scrabulous. I’m not really a game player, board or otherwise.

by royalcurve on Sep 29, 2008 9:27 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I regularly get lit up by girls at Scrabulous

I had to stop playing because I’m too competitive

by seattlebruin on Sep 29, 2008 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I lose enough to my phone at Scrabble

that the thought of losing to another human that regularly does not thrill me.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If you have a Verizon phone you should be able to get Scrabble on it

as long as it’s a relatively recent phone. I love phone Scrabble.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yup.

It’s a one-time fee – I think you can “trial” it for about $3 for a month, but I think the download is $7 or something. Considering that I play it for about 30-45 min a day, I’ve definitely gotten my $7 worth.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have phone Scrabble.

I play it less than Might and Magic II, though.

by Phildopip on Sep 29, 2008 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, and my cities

Riomaggiore, IT
Stirling, Scotland
Wellington, NZ
Santiago, Chile
Tokyo

by royalcurve on Sep 29, 2008 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Okay, I'm slightly less annoyed now

but then I ponder it and I’m more annoyed. I just watched the Arsenal/Hull City highlights. The two goals that Hull City scored were definitely quality goals, so that’s good I guess, but WHY THE FUCK IS WILLIAM GALLAS EVEN ON THE PITCH MUCH LESS THE CAPTAIN HE COULDN’T DEFEND HIMSELF AGAINST A MOSQUITO MUCH LESS….agh.

So, well done to Hull City, but good lord Arsenal need a better defence.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 9:45 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

No, because I think this will happen several more times this season

Arsenal have already lost to two relegation candidates this year, and the season’s only six games old. It’s gonna be a long year.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

There's less shame in losing to Villa

than losing to Hull City.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mind you, Villa lost to mighty QPR this past wednesday.

(blah blah blah, you’re not qualified to mock others, etc. etc. etc. spurs suck blah blah).

by marc w on Sep 29, 2008 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But Spurs are about to become a billionaire club

so that’s gotta help, right?

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Carling Cup games never do.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That win doubled Spurs' win total against Arsenal in all competitions since 1983

so yeah, doesn’t count for much. When they beat Arsenal in the league again (9 years and counting), then that one will probably get my attention.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If they end up in 5th I'll actually be pretty happy.

This season has the potential to go completely off the rails.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Eh if it does and we're way out by Christmas Wenger will actually buy someone

or two people, and sort of give up on his youth thing to try and salvage a place in UEFA next year. That’s what I’m telling myself, anyways…

by Nick S on Sep 29, 2008 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't see that happening, unfortunately

For all of Wenger’s strengths as a manager – and there are many – he’s also got a stubborn streak a mile wide and won’t change just because of a few bad results. Which I’m not sure is a bad thing.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Christy mcchristballs we outshot them like 75 to 5

I actually woke up for the second half of that game. Gaaah. Eboue reverted to his normal infuriating self and Gallas… uh… yeah. Gallas. Fuck him.

by Nick S on Sep 29, 2008 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, it was pretty brutal.

As much as I love watching Arsenal play, it’s really getting frustrating watching them try to score the perfect goal every time. Arsenal outshoot EVERYBODY 75 to 5, and yet they don’t score 9 times a game like that sort of shot rate would suggest.

Coming into this weekend, Stoke had taken something like 9 shots all season, and scored on 7 of them. They’ll struggle to stay up with that low of a shots-on-goal rate, but how much would it make me happy to see Arsenal convert at a rate like that?

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not sure how much younger Arsenal can go without violating EU minimum-working-age laws

but at the very least I would drop Gallas, Eboue, and even Adebayor for a game.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's what I'd do

They’ve shown the energy and passion that the senior squad lacked – why not throw ’em in the deep end and see how they swim?

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Best part of fall?

Autumn Emergence, 2008

But, dammit! I haven’t had ANY time to go out and take photos for myself (I did volunteer, though, to shoot for three hours yesterday at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Catholic high school down here in Olympia).

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Sep 29, 2008 9:49 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

=
General manager John Mozeliak confirmed that Lohse was meeting with team doctors instead of making his start.

The team has scheduled a press conference for Monday afternoon.

Senior baseball writer Joe Strauss has learned that the expected value of the contract is akin to the deal signed by Carlos Silva last offseason. Silva received a four-year, $48-million deal from Seattle. Sources have confirmed that the average annual value is worth better than $10 million.

Christ

9=8

by JI on Sep 29, 2008 10:05 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

- The clothes are easily the best part of fall.

- No amount of drinks could cause me to think a marathon would be a good idea.

- My drummer doesn’t care about sports, but he’s from San Mateo and always knows when the A’s beat the M’s and is sure to gloat about it.

- PathWords isn’t Scrabulous, but it’s pretty fun.

- In no particular order:

San Francisco
New York
Chicago
Montreal
Tokyo
Damascus
Moscow
Brussels
Paris
London
Berlin
Stockholm

J.K.L.

by acblue on Sep 29, 2008 10:13 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

My mother is

the person who planned that Catholic high school ground-breaking . . . . and I’m not sure why I shared something about my mother on the internet.

by FlaskInSafeco on Sep 29, 2008 10:14 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice!

Good woman, your mom…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Sep 29, 2008 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thank you

I would pass along your compliment, but it might creep her out, and I’d have to explain what a “blog” is. It would get messy.

by FlaskInSafeco on Sep 29, 2008 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just tell her that it was an honor working for her yesterday...

…and remind her to check her e-mail for the photos :-)

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Sep 29, 2008 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And as for the issue of fall

I also live in New Orleans, and I love the fall here. I’m from the Northwest, but I really dont understand it when Northerners complain about the lack of “real” autumn weather here (It’s too pleasant and sunny! High of 81 degrees from September to November! Woe is me!) When I was going to school here and going back home each summer I felt like I got 9 months of summer in a row because the spring and fall are so nice here.

by FlaskInSafeco on Sep 29, 2008 10:19 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yes

Still there actually, as a grad student. You originally from the Northwest?

by FlaskInSafeco on Sep 29, 2008 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

MPH?

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ah, thanks for de-acronymizing

I’m studying biomedical engineering Uptown.

by FlaskInSafeco on Sep 29, 2008 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lo siento.

I work for Grants and Contracts Administration—we see all grant proposals for the downtown campus.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 29, 2008 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gotcha.

My “lab” doesnt really have any grants — which is OK because I’m working on a robotics project and by parts are being paid for. My girlfriend is a senior in Public Health. You might know her. I’ve now given information about my mother and girlfriend in one thread. Huzzah!

by FlaskInSafeco on Sep 29, 2008 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So I tried to find you to figure out if we have mutual acquantinces.

But your department’s web page sucks and as far as I can tell, you’re not in the fb LL group.
So my creepy stalker methods have failed.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 29, 2008 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hate it when my stalking attempts are thrwarted.

My name is Justin Cooper. So are you going to do the Mardi Gras Marathon? I ran that last year, but I’m not sure if I will still be around for it this year. If I have things my way I will be graduated and gone by then.

by FlaskInSafeco on Sep 29, 2008 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I watched them play at the Dome yesterday.

But the primary reason I was pulling for them was because they were playing the Niners.

by FlaskInSafeco on Sep 29, 2008 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is it wrong that I was happy that Shockey is hurt?

I had been telling all my Saints fan friends before the season that he is washed-up and injury -prone. They refused to stop being giddy about trading for him.

by FlaskInSafeco on Sep 29, 2008 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm still giddy.

When he is in our offense is better. With he numbers Brees is puting up now I expect him to just slaughter when we get Colston and Shockey back.

Oh, and Deuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuce!!!!!!!

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 29, 2008 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll give you that your other TE options arent great.

 But didnt the Saints give up a 2nd round pick for him?

by FlaskInSafeco on Sep 29, 2008 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ooh, yeah that's a bit much.

Maybe the Saints think that Shockey puts them over the top this year, but I’m not convinced. How long is he out for? He’s back next week, right?

by FlaskInSafeco on Sep 29, 2008 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ouch.

I was going to say I bet he doesnt play in 12 games this year, but I guess that’s already taken care of.

by FlaskInSafeco on Sep 29, 2008 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My last couch purchase was based on sleepability

I love to fall asleep on the couch on the weekends.

by Sec 108 on Sep 29, 2008 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That sounds massively painful.

I fell asleep with my arm stretched out under a pillow last night and woke up with a completely numb arm. Wasn’t on the couch though. I’m just saying.

by royalcurve on Sep 29, 2008 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hate loveseats

My couches must be 75" minimum or else I will not even look at it.

by Sec 108 on Sep 29, 2008 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We used to have a gorgeous and ridiculously comfortable leather coach that was about that big.

My girlfriend and I could both sleep on it comfortably. Had to sell it when we moved because out living room is way too small.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Sep 29, 2008 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can relate to that from past living situations.

When we bought our current house I made sure the living room was big. I have a small 900 sq ft house with about 500 of it in the living room.

by Sec 108 on Sep 29, 2008 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Our duplex is huge, but almost all of the square footage is in the basement.

Nice for storage purposes, but the upstairs is tiny. Considering it’s a duplex with a yard in the city and costs $750/month I’m not going to complain.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Sep 29, 2008 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's a steal.

Oil heat though, so that’s kind of a burden, but still.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Sep 29, 2008 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm such a jerk sometimes.

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Sep 29, 2008 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's okay.

Don’t you live in Everett or something like that? Your place would probably be much more down here near the city.

by Sec 108 on Sep 29, 2008 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So DMZ seems to be thinking LaCava and Woodfork are the early favorites to be hired as GM.

I’d be okay with either of those hires, though Woodfork is preferable I think.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Sep 29, 2008 10:38 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I know as much about potential GM's and their qualifications as I do about particle physics

but for some reason the concept of Kim Ng as M’s GM is something that makes me happy.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Hey it's a new millenium. Women can do things now. You're just going to have to get used to it."

“What was that?” “I’m sorry, I don’t speak Spanish.”

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 29, 2008 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't think it would be

but in the boys’ club that is professional sports, you never know. But she seems to have a good rep with the Dodgers – I have no inside info, I just read a lot of press coverage…

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is anything the Mariners do not a stunt?

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

by Faux on Sep 29, 2008 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Losing seems pretty genuine.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But it will be

go to foxsports.com and read the Ng article and then read the comments

actually don’t

9=8

by JI on Sep 29, 2008 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like Kim Ng, but I think there are much better candidates.

And really, I can’t imagine Ned Coletti is going to be around all that much longer; I wouldn’t be surprised if she’s been tapped as his replacement.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Sep 29, 2008 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

1/33 for Antonetti

I think I like our odds of winning the lottery and opening Scrappy’s more

by seattlebruin on Sep 29, 2008 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Germany exacerbates cruise ship supremacy conflict with Norway

Here’s Gizmodo’s article on the recent launching of the (currently) world’s largest cruise ship.

I still don’t get the allure of cruise ships. How are you escaping if you spend a nauseating amount of timepacked on a boat with thousands of other people?

by Frosty Raptor on Sep 29, 2008 10:47 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm with you

Also not a fan of cruise ships. I went on an Alaskan cruise with my family a number of years ago, and all I wanted to do was get off the boat and camp/hike/kayak/explore and I was stuck on a big boat for almost the entire trip. I guess some people like the restaurants and other perks, but I dont know if I would ever go on another cruise before I turn 75.

by FlaskInSafeco on Sep 29, 2008 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You just read my mind on cruise ships

Seems like an expensive, pointless idea of a vacation. What can do you on a giant boat that you can’t do anywhere else?

by Gomez on Sep 29, 2008 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cruise ships are for old people.

They get to travel around and visit different places without much effort. They also spend a lot of money.

And yes, cruise ships suck being single. However, when your grandparents pay to go on them every couple years, you can’t pass it up.

by Wilder. on Sep 29, 2008 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed.

My grandparents were going to invite the family on a cruise for their 50th wedding anniversary, and I’m so glad that fell through. We are going to Palm Springs instead. While that might not be the most exciting destination, at least I wont be trapped on a boat full of rich old people the entire time.

by FlaskInSafeco on Sep 29, 2008 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The only way a cruise would be worth it

is if the booze were included in the price, like the food is. My wife and I are debating one of those “all-inclusive” Mexican vacations, probably Puerto Vallarta – the whole concept, to me, seems like a cruise ship that goes nowhere, you stay on the resort and eat resort food and never have to deal with the locals. Which is pretty much everything I oppose in a vacation. But she found a resort that includes booze in the cost, and now I’m thinking “hmmmmm that might not be too bad”.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have heard a lot of horror stories about thos Mexican all inclusives.

Be sure to read some user reviews before paying.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 29, 2008 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cruise ships and resorts

are both for people who want to travel, but avoid interacting with locals — or at least any locals who dont work at the resort.

by FlaskInSafeco on Sep 29, 2008 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Staying at a resort in a foreign country should not count as visiting the country.

It’s like passing through one of the New York airports and saying you have been to New York.

by Wilder. on Sep 29, 2008 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's the thing

If I’m gonna pay $1200 for a boat trip, you’d better throw in everything. When I’m paying that much and still have to pay inflated prices for food and drinks… fuck. Old people just don’t know what they’re doing with their money.

by Gomez on Sep 29, 2008 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Food's always included

and from what I hear, it’s quite good food on most ships. The problem is on my vacations my booze budget is more than my food budget, so free food doesn’t entice me; throw in free booze for a week and I’m more inclined to buy what you’re sellin’.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

hmmmm.

I’m not sure I’d go on a cruise where food’s not included – that would pretty much double the cost of the trip.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

There is usually a set food plan.

But if you want to eat at their nicer restaurants, you have to pay.

And the food plans differ between cruise lines. Some are free-for-all and some are restaurant style. And if they are saying booze is free, I would be wary of the quality of booze they are serving for free. I doubt you get the hard stuff or the premium brews included in the free package.

by Wilder. on Sep 29, 2008 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I did something similar in the Domincan one spring break.

For a 20-year-old to spend a week on white sands with everything (incl. booze) paid for in the midst of a bunch of other (mostly european) vacationers for an absurdly low price, it was a great vacation.

by Matthew on Sep 29, 2008 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You should check the booze selection though

I went on one of those for my cousin’s wedding in Cancun and let’s just say the booze was not up to your standards

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Corcotopia and Washingtonhighways.org

by I'm NOT Corco on Sep 29, 2008 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

There's nice aspects to paying one lump sum

and then never having to think about food/drinks/activities for the entire vacation because it’s all included.

by Matthew on Sep 29, 2008 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's true

But I don’t think the advantages (multiple locations, having activities and events planned for you, etc.) merit the sacrifice of total autonomy.

Plus, you’re constantly competing with others from your cruise ship and competing cruise ships (during peak season) for the same attractions when you dock. Maybe I need to be more open minded, but that’s not my idea of a good time.

by Frosty Raptor on Sep 29, 2008 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It doesn't balance for me either, but I can certainly understand why it does for some people

notably the older crowd who typically don’t have the zeal to do a more intensive vacation.

by Matthew on Sep 29, 2008 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Honestly, in some ways...

A cruise would be a dream vacation for me.

I don’t have to drive anywhere.
I don’t have to cook.
I don’t have to figure out where the hell we’re staying, and where the hell it IS.

It takes a lot of pressure on me to make decisions for all of us.

Yes, I still have to pay for my drinks. But since I prefer quality over quantity in that regard, that’s not so much of a big deal for me.

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Sep 29, 2008 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My sisters and I took mom on a cruise for her 60th (she'd always wanted to go).

It was dreary. The food was actually really good, but it was boring. I mean, unless you really dig dancing in your swimwear by the pool doing the YMCA dance with 300 people. The drinks were expensive, and by the last few ports I didn’t even bother getting off the boat. That said, drinking a rum and coke by yourself at midnight on a deck chair listening to the water is very peaceful.

by royalcurve on Sep 29, 2008 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's happening

I just need to win the lottery four times

by seattlebruin on Sep 29, 2008 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

According to MySpace.com Kathy Griffin is, and I quote:

“One of the funniest women in showbiz.”

Really? According to who?

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 29, 2008 10:48 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Go Kaitlin Olsen!

Tigard represent! OK, Tigard sucks, but still.

by Frosty Raptor on Sep 29, 2008 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bruce Springsteen is playing the Super bowl halftime show!

this is going to be the best Super Bowl in history.

9=8

by JI on Sep 29, 2008 11:01 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Prince's halftime show was pretty damned epic

but I think this one may top it.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was sad that Tom Petty did a medely

I thought he was above that

9=8

by JI on Sep 29, 2008 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He usually is, but there's obviously time constraints

so I’m sure he didn’t want to get a whole bunch of “WHY DIDN’T YOU PLAY (MY FAVORITE TOM PETTY SONG) AT THE SUPER BOWL?” type questions.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Anyone with half a brain know he has time for three songs

Just play Free Fallen, Wont Back Down, American Girl, MJ’s Last Dance and go. Don’t bastardize the show with a meledy

9=8

by JI on Sep 29, 2008 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Loved his cover of Best of You.

Considering I think it is one of the 10 best rock songs ever recorded, that’s high praise.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 29, 2008 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So the market is having a good day.

These last few weeks (14 months) have been historically amazing to watch. Everyone’s financial future is resting on the overall decisions being made on a daily basis by the government.

I wish we could hold an open discussion about it. Sadly, it would be walking all over the OMGZ NO POLITICZ line.

by Wilder. on Sep 29, 2008 11:05 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

We can keep it out of the politics zone...I work in finance and it's going ape-shit around here.

Something needs to be done…perception is reality. We could give all the CEO’s and investors cupcakes and it’ll calm some people.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 29, 2008 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

How do you feel about the bill not passing?

Personally, I am glad it didn’t pass. Sure, it would help out people’s retirements today, but for a 25-year old guy like me, it would be selling out my future which has already been sold out.

This economy has been in need of a dramatic recession. Yes, it sucks, but it has to be done. The government can’t bailout fiscally irresponsible behavior. Every time they do, the entire world suffers for it. We need to get the dollar back strong again and voting down this bill was a way to prevent it from being further destroyed.

What do you do in the finance industry?

by Wilder. on Sep 29, 2008 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Without getting into politics (treading a fine line, but we can avoid it)

Something needs to happen…not happy with govt. involvement but its too big of a mess to not step in. I don’t think we need to take on ALL $700 billion in bad debt, no strings attached. So they’ve been working on that. I’m kinda happy it failed the first time..then they’ll have to work at getting a better bill on the floor.

I work in financial planning…investments/insurance. Right now it’s just been dealing with clients who are freaked out (Do I have $ in Lehman or the market is down 6% today, what about me?) And really, the Dow is one of the stupidest measures of the economy.

I love how AIG fails so they take them out of the DOW and put something else in…like it reflects the economy somehow. It’s a dumb measure but people freak out about it.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 29, 2008 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's the ERA of economic indicators

it’s a number that people can understand. It may not have any relevance to what’s really happening, or it may have exaggerated relevance, but people want something they can glance at and decide whether to panic or not.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed about the Dow being a "good" economic measure.

I just started working for World Financial Group and we help people with their investments, mortgages, and insurance as well. This is a great time to be in the business.

by Wilder. on Sep 29, 2008 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes it is...I'm excited for the potential. We'll probably be doing a lot of investment take overs

As well as insurance…not so much ‘start-up’ accounts that don’t really earn you anything. So it’s a good time. Everyone is fleeing to find new advisors and new ideas.

Definitely an exciting time. But hectic.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 29, 2008 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You mean it wasn't a good idea to pony up $700 billion after a 2 1/2 page statement was issued by Paulson?

That was the most insane thing I’ve ever heard…2 1/2 pages asking for unlimited control of $700 billion. In any case..I want this to kinda continue on and find a better deal (which typically happens with time and cooler heads)

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 29, 2008 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So this is nice:

We run a customized (ancient) accounting program, and the guy who wrote it (and therefore is the only guy who can fix it, so he’s on retainer with us), is a professor at the local community college.

So the thing takes a shit on me this morning, and I email him to have him come fix it, and he tells me he can’t be here until after 8:30 tonight. How helpful.

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Sep 29, 2008 11:11 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

We're shopping for new software as we speak.

I think we found our solution last week, but we have to find out of they can build a specific report for us without to much additional cost. But that doesn’t do me an ounce of good at the moment.

Normally I could care less and I’d just screw off all day, but I need to transmit some electronic transactions before the end of the business day, or else they’ll carry over into next month and totally screw my bank reconciliations.

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Sep 29, 2008 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So this officially sucks.

No IT fix until late tonight. I either have to drive all the way back to my office at 9:30 at night, stay here until then, or just go home and pray he fixed it correctly before I come in tomorrow morning.

Why in God’s name a company would rely on a single IT guy to custom program something, knowing that he is employed full time+ somewhere else is beyond me.

Not to mention the fact that I’m now going to be a full day behind, and my bank reconciliations will be all fucked up.

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Sep 29, 2008 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It is, but that means I'll have to work three times harder to catch up tomorrow.

When you lose 16 man hours, it always seems to take at least 24 man hours to catch up, Don’t ask me why…

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Sep 29, 2008 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

People flip when money is involved.

The only reason to panic is because people are panicking. It’s dumb.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Sep 29, 2008 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wish I had some extra money..I'd throw a little bit in right now.

And the panic is understandable when you have a couple who barely have enough to retire on watch their portfolio drop 8 percent in a few days.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 29, 2008 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm grabbing my leatherman multitool and mountain bike then heading to Canada

Edmonton specifically. I want to play Mass Effect 2 before the world rips itself apart.

by Frosty Raptor on Sep 29, 2008 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The second it does that..it's gonna drop probably 200 more points within a few minutes.

That’s a big mark (kind of like 100 losses)…it’s meaningless really, but people put stock into it (no pun intended! actually, it was)

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 29, 2008 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

weeeee

Nasdaq about to go under 2K

by Matthew on Sep 29, 2008 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's there in the back

next to the plastic sheeting, duct tape, and MRE’s.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

WOOOOOO

1,983!! We did it!

by Matthew on Sep 29, 2008 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Holy crap

it’s times like these when I’m glad I haven’t invested much yet…

by seattlebruin on Sep 29, 2008 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm disappointed

the drop in the Dow doesn’t even rank in the top 10 drops, percentage-wise. It is the biggest single-day Dow points drop in history, though, so that’s something.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm avoiding all "news".

The way they pick and choose the numbers to blow situations out of proportion or minimize others… AAAAHHHHGGGGGG!!

"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 29, 2008 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's like Speed, except with the economy

“The stock market is going down… I’M GONNA SPEED IT UP….”

by Gomez on Sep 29, 2008 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nobody will watch it.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Impressive.

I really loved the first one, but I don’t know anybody that’s actually seen the second one. Is it worth watching?

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by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Depends on how much you like terrible acting and boatwrecks

if you answered “yes” to both of the above, as well as to “I enjoy completely implausible movies set in the real world,” then yes, you should love this movie

by seattlebruin on Sep 29, 2008 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Isn't that the one where the boat crashes into San Diego

And the T Rex escapes, but people in the suburbs don’t notice that a giant dinosaur is running around their streets?

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 29, 2008 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I believe thats Jurassic Park 2.

I believe 3 is the one where a kid gets stuck on a backup Jurassic Park island, and they have to go rescue them.

54!

by joof on Sep 29, 2008 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dinosaurs! Yay!

One day I will develop a time machine and travel back to 1000 AD when Vikings hunted dinosaurs for sport.

I wonder if that will result in A Sound of Thunder situation.

by Frosty Raptor on Sep 29, 2008 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm already in line at the soup kitchen.

"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 29, 2008 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just spent the last hour reading the ticker on the bottome of CNN.

RUN FOR THE HILLS!!! MA, GRAB THE SHOTGUN AND GET THE KIDS INTO THE BUNKER!!!

"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 29, 2008 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You'd think it would be nice and quiet.

My last two supervisors insisted on giving me a running commentary of what they were looking at in the video feed. Plus, I tend to think about the oil/natural gas, the whole system, it’s affect on society. My mind gets totally out of control sometimes, especially on decompression. Ground control to dpseadvr.

"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 29, 2008 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It did that last week too on Monday morning

The ABC News radio talking heads got really uneasy after the market opened, and KOMO actually cut away because they were getting scared.

This ‘being rich and losing my nest egg on bad investments’ thing… I find it hard to relate for some reason.

by Gomez on Sep 29, 2008 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They were kinda big around that time

but yeah, they sort of disappeared, didn’t they? I don’t know much about them, but my wife likes them so I’ve heard a lot of their stuff and it’s pretty good.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You'll get bored if you sit down to try to listen to a whole album of theirs.

They are so monochromatic with their music. But they’re good in small doses.

by Phildopip on Sep 29, 2008 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, she mostly listens to it at night before she goes to sleep

and it’s good for that late-night relaxing, not listening too hard to it sort of thing. Not sure I’d want to see them live or listen to them at work.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Already have and love it

trying to debate if it’s worth just getting a legit copy of Office though because it’s only twenty bucks

by seattlebruin on Sep 29, 2008 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, the one thing I don't like about OpenOffice though is that it doesn't save the Microsoft formats that well

at least in my experience. Excel is the most troubling because of how different the formula systems are, but there’s just weird formatting errors whenever I go from OpenOffice —> MS Office

by seattlebruin on Sep 29, 2008 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What the

The new menu system bites it, but if I could get MS Office for $22 I take it 10 times out of 10.

by Gomez on Sep 29, 2008 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Coach?

I agree with Matthew here. 2K3 is pretty much ideal. Anything else is just (more) bloatware.

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by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's annoying but not too surprising

and if I had the chance to buy 2007 for $22 I’d probably do it.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So I keep getting spam emails from the MLBPA

announcing that various MLB players put up stuff on Funny Or Die. This annoys me – not the videos, but the stupid spam from the MLBPA. It’s sent to my blog address, so I can only assume they’re spamming every baseball blog with this “news”, but it’s still annoying.

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by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 12:32 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I just sent them an email asking them to stop

which I know is akin to putting a dollar in a slot machine and expecting to be a millionaire 10 seconds later, but whatever. feedback@mlbpa.org.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I find it somewhat depressing that my initial reaction to receiving a paycheck

for some freelance work was excitement over it putting a small chip off my student loan debt.

by Matthew on Sep 29, 2008 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Student loans. Brrrrrrr.

I have anxiety nightmares about Sallie Mae every now and then.

by royalcurve on Sep 29, 2008 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I never thought I'd be this guy

but the last bonus check I got went entirely to buying big-tickety stuff for my house. And it made me happy. sigh.

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

by pdb on Sep 29, 2008 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No kidding.

If they have 700B, why can’t they give me 7K to pay off my credit cards?

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Sep 29, 2008 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ouch, you have a ways to go.

I’m close to being down to four-digits.

by Matthew on Sep 29, 2008 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, I did just graduate last year

and it’s not really near $100K, I just figured since they’ve got $700B I’d ask for a little extra for living expenses too!

by seattlebruin on Sep 29, 2008 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs