OT -- Countdown to Spring Training edition, Feb.13
by msb on Feb 13, 2010 8:26 AM PST
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Organization Pitchers & catchers First workout
Seattle Mariners Feb. 17 Feb. 18
So, ready?
Who all (besides Mark Sobba) is going this year?
Anyone have spring training stories? I watched Chris Snelling eat dinner one-handed because (big surprise) the other was in a cast ... I saw Arthur Rhodes be a big old mushball around his toddler daughter ... in 2000, when wandering around the complex one late afternoon, I snagged a beaten-up old baseball from under the picnic tables outside the weight room -- the baseball I then took to Fan Fest the following spring to have signed by that new right fielder ...
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I might be going but it depends on if I can find a job first
My favorite spring training story was from about four years ago, maybe five. I was with a friend who had never been before, and in the first inning I was telling him how it worked – starters only play a few innings, then they leave and it’s a rotating cast of kids from there on out. This particular game was pretty brutal, if I recall, the M’s gave up something like 10 runs in the first inning, so by the fifth after everyone left, my friend was ready to bail. We go over to McDuffy’s, and there at a table next to us are Bret Boone and Richie Sexson, showered, changed and already drinking – and Boone was making Sexson fetch everything. Drinks, food, bets at the OTB, you name it, Boone was making Sexson go get it.
I kept overhearing Boone tell people who came up for autographs (I’m not an autograph person so I didn’t really even bother) that he was having a “brutal” day at the track, too – at one point I think he was down about $3K.
NPR piece on men's shopping habits.
big surprise, they like to “go in, kill the first thing they see, and drag it out of the store”, unlike [most] women, who will browse and ask questions.
A college professor who studies buying habits opined that stores need to do more to get men to actually stay in the store awhile …. “Men tend to go grocery shopping at night when it is not crowded … that’s when you should have a beer tasting”
Apparently some men’s clothing stores have started having pizza and beer nights …
I did a study for my thesis on Wal-Mart.
Wally’s has TVs all over the store that basically advertise in really short snippets (like 20-second spots) all day long. The ads were focused pretty directly on women. My bet is that women are specifically targeted because of these kinds of habits.
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by Two Rs and Two Ls on Feb 13, 2010 9:43 AM PST up reply actions
That's definitely how I shop.
But if I’m in one of those situations where I’m trying to decide between a few different things, I usually arrive at the store having already done the research online or whatever. I don’t exactly trust a salesperson to give me unbiased answers, I guess.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/
Just what the prof said :)
he thought putting in terminals in stores so that men could research without having to ask a person for help would be good
Maybe.
But see, I wouldn’t necessarily trust the terminal either, if it was a store operated thing.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/
Notice how Circuit City doesn't really exist anymore.
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by Two Rs and Two Ls on Feb 13, 2010 4:10 PM PST up reply actions
This is exactly how I shop and it obviously annoys whichever female acquaintance I happen to be shopping with
Because I’m ready to go after about 5 minutes and they want to linger around for another hour.
I don't generally ask questions, but I linger like crazy in stores unless I know exactly what I want.
by Aaron Campeau on Feb 13, 2010 12:01 PM PST up reply actions
I'm the exact opposite
I love to go grocery shopping. I’ll stop in at a grocery store almost every day. But then, I’m basically a foodie, so they’re like nirvana to me. Although I also prefer to go at night, just to avoid long lines and all those people who are so inconsiderate as to be in the store at the same time as me.
I like clothes shoping as well, but don’t tend to spend a lot on them. Only for myself, though. Shopping with a woman is excruciating.
by nathaniel dawson on Feb 13, 2010 2:18 PM PST up reply actions
I treat open-air markets like this
I can sit and stare at a nice vegetable cart for a while. :D
~I once gave Jose Canseco $15. ~
Dating myself, but me in a record store?
I could spend hours, but yeah, with most of the rest, it’s just in and out. I love shopping online!
by hairofthedawg on Feb 13, 2010 5:47 PM PST up reply actions
That is the only kind of store that I linger in.
I suppose that might be because it’s the only store where I don’t necessarily know what I want. If I’m clothes shopping, I’ve generally identified what I need before I go, and then it’s just a matter of satisficing. Is this shirt sort of blue? Check. We’re done here.
Record shopping isn’t like that, of course, and picking through vinyl is one of life’s great pleasures (at least to me). The good thing is that it gives me something of a window into my wife’s mind, and why she gets annoyed when I want to leave whatever store we’re in after 3 minutes.
Book stores too... I just don't go to them as often.
This is what happens when you move away from Seattle. Get way too many books via good ol’ Amazon now.
Again, this is why Portland is so great: Jackpot records and Powell’s are one block apart.
Depends on what I'm buying.
I buy almost everything online except clothes, which I tend to spend a while checking and considering.
I'm a woman and I hate shopping
I honestly do not understand the appeal of going to a mall or store just to browse around. I can’t spend more than an hour in a store/mall without going crazy.
I definitely don't shop like a girl
I am not a fan of browsing. I do a lot of browsing online when I’m bored, but when I go somewhere, I really need to have a clear idea of what I’m there for so I can get it and get the hell out…..
~I once gave Jose Canseco $15. ~
Oddly, though
If I’m with someone and it’s they’re shopping trip, I don’t mind browsing – it’s like the pressure’s off or something. I have zero intent to buy, I can just look at shiny stuff without having to be bothered to spend money on it. But if it’s for me, it’s one and done.
~I once gave Jose Canseco $15. ~
As far as that goes, it depends on my mood.
Sometimes I thinking “just pick one so we can go” and others I’m actually helping them pick things out.. I guess the ‘inner-girl’ comes out
I have one friend for whom I end up being the coat-holding, shopping assistant
“no, I like that one … it looks good”
I don't goto to buy something unless I research it - Know exactly what and where it is so I don't have to ask questions.
by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 15, 2010 8:44 AM PST up reply actions
This is interesting to me
because I am actually quite the opposite of this. I have to work really hard to convince myself to purchase almost ANYTHING that isn’t groceries.
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March 14th - 1:10, Mariners come on down here to Tucson to play Colorado
Sunday is the day that my daughter goes to her grandma’s for the day – leaving me and the fiancee wiiiiide open to go.. It’s a split squad, but oh well. Maybe there will be some sweet sweet Dustin Ackley sightings
by seattlesundevil on Feb 13, 2010 9:24 AM PST reply actions
It's also the last ST year in Tucson so everyone in the area should go
Tucson is an awesome place for ST, and while Hi Corbett isn’t as nice a park as TEP, it’s right there in central Tucson and there’s stuff around it to do.
How accurate are the Guardian's projected lineups for soccer matches?
Because if the answer is anything approaching reliable I think I might sleep in tomorrow.
I won't be available to watch meaning get your ass out of bed.
Or I will be calling you when I land in Jersey at 4am.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Feb 13, 2010 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
I like the years when workouts/report dates coincide with my birthday.
It’s that extra present that no one had to go out of their way to get.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/
My 18th is on Friday!
Can’t get to Arizona though, unfortunately.
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by Griffin Cooper on Feb 14, 2010 3:12 PM PST up reply actions
I have recently developed quite a taste for Baltic porters.
One of my favorites I’ve had recently is Utenos Porter, but I also like the standards-Black Boss, Zywiec, Okocim. It’s quickly becoming one of my favorite styles, but the problem is the language barrier; the bottle shops I go to tend to have a ton of Eastern European beers, but they labels aren’t generally translated so I have no idea if I’m buying a dark lager (a style I don’t tend to love and certainly don’t crave when I am looking for a porter) or even a regular Czech style lager some of the time. And because Baltic porters are so-let’s go with “flavorful”-if they’re done poorly they can be pretty much undrinkable.
So, any favorites? Suggestions for good domestic micros in the style are are welcome, but I am especially interested in Czech, Polish, Ukranian, Russian and Lithuanian examples of the style Ratebeer isn’t much help because, as with most things, the top 50-100 most highly rated beers are ones I’ve had or ones that are impossible to find.
1554 for a domestic that's fairly easy to find
Moose Drool as well is pretty good, and of course the old standby, Black Butte Porter. I’m sure you’re already familiar with all those, though, right?
The Ram in Kent has a great one, Disorder Porter that you buy in growlers, and Diamond Knot brewery down in Mukilteo has several good beers, although not great in my opinion. I’ve only tried a few of them though, and since they’ve got many to choose from, it’s worth a try if you live in that area.
by nathaniel dawson on Feb 13, 2010 2:49 PM PST up reply actions
Baltic porters are specific styles of porters.
Those aren’t Baltic.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Feb 13, 2010 3:08 PM PST up reply actions
Have you tried Baltika?
Specifcally, Baltika 6 is their porter. It’s a big Russian brewery, and they’ve got a lot of different brews that are numbered – 3, 6, 9, 10, etc. The 6 is the Baltic porter, and it’s not bad.
Thanks to a lot of Russian immigrants, this beer is everywhere down here in T-town which is why I ask. Some people really, really love this too. Ratebeer users aren’t in love with it, but it’s an above average baltic porter. It’s got distro in the northwest, so I’m sure you’ll find it without trouble, but if you want some, let me know.
The Lompoc down here in Portland recently debuted their Batch 69 Baltic Porter.
Smoky, dense, and delicious.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 15, 2010 7:31 AM PST up reply actions
Why is Teen Kids News on NBC instead of the Olympics?
It is the first Saturday of the games, what the rusty fuck?
by Aaron Campeau on Feb 13, 2010 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
Women's hockey on CNBC....
but yes, definitely a fair question. It’s like they don’t WANT anyone to watch.
Women's hockey or Serie A?
This is not a tough call for me.
by Aaron Campeau on Feb 13, 2010 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
Are you watching Sampdoria-Fiorentina?
What is the deal with the pitch?
Also not a big Serie A fan (and the announcer FSC uses for Serie A matches drives me insane) but I really like Montolivo.
by Aaron Campeau on Feb 13, 2010 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
But I would watch biathlon or speed skating or something in a heartbeat
by Aaron Campeau on Feb 13, 2010 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
I was disappointed with the biathlon coverage this weekend
that was the one sport I really wanted to see and I swear they showed maybe the last 3 minutes.
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Ah I only watched on Saturday
when they showed a small amount of the Women’s Biathlon.
I guess I should’ve tuned in yesterday. Maybe I’ll see if the DirecTV On Demand stuff has it.
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Yesterday was the men's
And it was on NBC, but we HAD been watching women’s hockey on USA Network prior to that. I have no idea what I’m watching and when half the time. I know they’re not skiing at 2am, but I apparently can’t watch it when they actually are. :/
~I once gave Jose Canseco $15. ~
They could use a LOT of coverage
The freaking local news is on right now, and the games have been preempted by regular programming so far this morning. Since the games only happy every so often, I’d think we can go without the Today show, or Ellen for a week or two. Grrr.
~I once gave Jose Canseco $15. ~
RIght now I'm learning how to lose 10 inches in two weeks :P
One of the things I miss from childhood is the airing of infomercials exclusively in the wee hours of the night.
Initially
I was going to ask if royalcurve had some sort of second job, but then I realized, she’s not single.
~I once gave Jose Canseco $15. ~
I'm just saying
She might not have really applied for that particular field of work…
~I once gave Jose Canseco $15. ~
They are very lonely and have no way to meet nice young men like yourself, even 'tho blonde and lingerie-clad.
They need single fellows to call them up to chat, for just a nominal fee.
I don't know - thought it was a big st george's cross since its at Sampdoria
but all of the little patches make me think it’s weather related. Snowed in Rome yesterday.
I thought the same thing re: St George's Cross
but aerial photography of the stadium shows that it’s not a permanent feature, so I’m guessing you’re correct about the weather.
by Aaron Campeau on Feb 13, 2010 1:21 PM PST up reply actions
Beyond that Georgian fellow dying on the luge track?
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/
Part of the fancyshmancy indoor torch didn't rise from the floor-- but it still came off ok
I thought the postponement at Whistler was too much snow. Hardly the first Olympics with weather problems. Back in ‘80(?) we got to see lots and lots of the required dances because the skiers couldn’t go, and there was nothing else to fill time. It was swell.
The postponement at whistler was too much rain. Quite a different matter.
El Nino years suck for Whistler.
Given the El Nino, I'm sure it's great somewhere. Just not here.
Last El Nino was the year we booked a cabin at Whistler, had some friends come over from the UK. It was a ‘ski in/ski out’ cabin, but there was no snow anywhere close. The lower half of Whister/Blackcomb were closed, and we heard from so many Californians that they could hardly get to the mountains at Tahoe because there was so much snow. I’m guessing Squaw Valley’s doing OK right now.
Death and bad weather and stupid NBC aside
I’ve been greatly enjoying it all so far, most of the events have been really competitive which is what I care about most.
The torch thing not unflolding properly at the last moment of the ceremonies?
Not enough snow and too much rain that might hamper some of the events?
That USA girl skier with the bruised leg?
What could possibly go wrong?
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I just played through Mass Effect 1 and 2 for the first time
Oh my god second best game series of all time. Mass Effect 2 is pretty much flawless.
I would make a comment here on your taste in video games but as always it would result in me getting completely owned so I'm going to attempt to save my dignity.
by Robert on Feb 13, 2010 1:52 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Like when I reached the point in Super Smash Brothers where no one would play me anymore
This is both gratifying and saddening.
Friends have done this, and it baffles me.
But then again I don’t think I can get so obsessed with something as to get that good at it.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/
by JY on Feb 13, 2010 3:47 PM PST up reply actions
Thankfully now that Bioware seems to have a game engine they like
the turnaround for ME3 should be much shorter than ME2. I think I read that we should expect it around January-March 2011.
How is ME2?
The repetitiveness of environments/side missions and mako bullshit on ME1 really pissed me off.
Way more streamlined.
It retains the great character work, plot, and overall writing but does a ton to clean up the game mechanics. And yes, the Mako is gone.
There’s a sort of resource mining element now that involves you visiting various worlds and scanning them for resources you can (and should) use to upgrade the Normandy. It’s much quicker and even results in sidequests popping up every now and then.
But its still not open ended dammit!
I want to wander!
by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 15, 2010 8:51 AM PST up reply actions
Someone needs to combine Oblivion's landscapes and Mass Effect's setting and dialogue and Assassin's Creed 2's cities
by Graham MacAree on Feb 15, 2010 9:03 AM PST up reply actions
I feel this would require a game size of several TB
Considering Mass Effect covers the Milky Way.
Here is me not caring how technically difficult that would be.
by Graham MacAree on Feb 15, 2010 9:33 AM PST up reply actions
Shhhh
If Bioware hears you say this they’ll turn Mass Effect 3 into an MMO like they did with Knights of the Old Republic 3.
MMO's have the potential to be totally awesome
All you have to do is take out the whole part about thousands of humans playing together.
Planetary scanning was way better than the Mako grindfest.
The hacking was better than the QTEs from the first game.
Eh scanning was ever bit as tedious
I better get some kind of reward in ME3 for having 200k of everything.
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I'm not alone in hating the scanning mini game
and considering it took me almost as long to beat ME2 as it did ME1 on the first play through, I would say that it’s just as much in the way of tedious padding as driving the Mako.
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You're not compelled to do the scanning on every planet.
If you’re looking to upgrade, you mine resources until you hit that point, and then you stop. There’s no achievement locked up with depleting every world’s resources. Soon as you have enough resources you do a simple orbit, find out of there’s an anomaly that triggers a side quest, and move on if there’s not.
In ME1 you had to land on every planet to determine if there was a worthwhile sidequest. In ME2 that was obvious within the first two seconds of orbit.
Eh but I was still scanning for minerals
because I didn’t have enough of a certain type for one last upgrade. Maybe if they’d provided something that told you the composition of the planet or whatever.
Even then, if I had done it the absolute minimum it was still duller than shit. At least driving around on planets broke up the pacing.
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I only scanned the rich planets.
And if you use the gridlines and rotate around the planet one level at a time it really becomes quick.
Which I also did
I tried every conceivable tactic to make it less tedious and speed the process up. Even trigger tapping.
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I also only bothered sending out probes to really high spikes
and again, still tedious
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I guess the reason it wasn't tedious for me is I interspersed scanning throughout the storyline
When I started to get bored with scanning/exploring I went and did a storyline mission.
But again
this is what I did, I would scan the sector I was in for the recruitment mission and only that sector, then I would do the story mission and I still found it tedious.
It’s filler content made to extend a 20 or so hour game to a 30 or so hour game. I would’ve been just as happy doing without it.
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You spent ten hours scanning for resources?
I think I might have spent three hours tops the entire playthrough.
Superior version once again
if only the PC version of the first had released alongside the 360 version I might not be locked in.
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I'm not a fan of it either, to be honest
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by tootthekazoo on Feb 15, 2010 1:28 PM PST up reply actions
Only the scanning, I mean
Loving everything else, and I think that’s why there is room for complaint with the scanning. To me, it really breaks up the flow of everything else
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by tootthekazoo on Feb 15, 2010 2:56 PM PST up reply actions
Ah, I misunderstood.
I thought you were saying you weren’t a fan of either game.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 15, 2010 3:12 PM PST up reply actions
Aw naw hell naw
Love both games. The first was awesome, and so far the 2nd is awesome-er. That said, I could do without the scanning. It’s boring
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by tootthekazoo on Feb 15, 2010 3:19 PM PST up reply actions
It's not nearly as short, not nearly as repetitive, and there are no vehicles
If I had one complaint, it would be that I wish they had a wider array of techs/biotics to work with instead of a couple you use on shields, a couple on armor and a couple on unarmored people, because the fighting gets a little stale after the first playthrough. But that’s a minor quibble, it’s a much improved game.
have you seen those vitamin water commercials
he is a crazy person
by themanleyman on Feb 16, 2010 10:24 PM PST up reply actions
It is... it is....
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/
by JY on Feb 13, 2010 3:10 PM PST up reply actions
This is hypnotic.
7500 to Holte - an Aston Villa blog.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Feb 13, 2010 3:11 PM PST up reply actions
Not that big a deal I guess since they had ear pieces and knew what was up.
He seems like a really mellow and humble guy.
And in this corner...
Glass Joe!
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by Two Rs and Two Ls on Feb 13, 2010 4:48 PM PST up reply actions
I think this probably belongs in the Music Thread but fuck it
I’ve been listening to The Thrills, Raphael Saadiq, and Lily Allen a lot recently. Like/dislike?
Damn it FSC, show another FA cup game
If NBC’s half-dozen channels give me nothing but an uncompetitive women’s hockey match, I need something other than a third Serie A game in a row.
My favorite thing is how they're showing replays of today's Serie A games tomorrow and only showing the FA Cup matches live.
I’d like to watch both but I am not getting up at 4:30 AM on a Sunday
by Aaron Campeau on Feb 13, 2010 2:33 PM PST up reply actions
I caught the 2nd half of the Derby/Birmingham game this morning and it was the best 45 min. of TV I saw all day.
And I ended up watching a lot of TV.
A Robbie Savage sighting! I thought he’d retired.
Bloody scum
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Feb 13, 2010 9:01 PM PST up reply actions
Apparently we're supposed to hate Millwall now too
by Aaron Campeau on Feb 13, 2010 9:10 PM PST up reply actions
Everybody hates Millwall.
It’s kind of their thing.
But us specifically now I am guessing:
by Aaron Campeau on Feb 13, 2010 9:25 PM PST up reply actions
I guess. Tough call
West Ham’s in the running, esp. with that game being a London Derby.
Huh.
From Wiki:
Millwall “Rovers” were founded by the workers of a porn settlement in Millwall in the East End of London on the Isle of Dogs in 1885.
by Aaron Campeau on Feb 13, 2010 9:44 PM PST up reply actions
"Porn" and "Isle of Dogs" really shouldn't be in the same sentence.
Fucking Millwall
I am so confused.
WHAT IS A PORN SETTLEMENT
by Aaron Campeau on Feb 14, 2010 12:39 AM PST up reply actions
For anyone interested, acblue and I started a footie blog last week.
I just posted a fanshot about it.
7500 to Holte - an Aston Villa blog.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Feb 13, 2010 2:09 PM PST reply actions
Or heys it's in my sig
7500 to Holte - an Aston Villa blog.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Feb 13, 2010 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
Just read the first post and it sounds like my baseball fandom in reverse.
Even down to how Aaron chose which team to support via a computer game [my Mariner fandom wasn’t ‘official’ until I semi-randomly chose the Mariners as my franchise when I bought MVP Baseball 2005, and part of that was because I mistakenly believed that Gary Sheffield played for the M’s whose funny batting stance wiggle I admired].
by EnglishMariner on Feb 13, 2010 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
I thought you edited it.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Feb 13, 2010 2:17 PM PST up reply actions
Also be willing to lie for a good story
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Feb 13, 2010 2:18 PM PST up reply actions
I never thought this would happen but: I have just ordered an XBox 360.
ME2 just looked too good to say no to. The question is, should I bother to buy and play ME1 before ME2 or go straight in for ME2?
The bundle I got is quite good, it was £140 for an Arcade and PGR4, GOW 2, Fable 2, Halo 3, Halo Wars and Forza 2. Are any of those games worth playing? I’ve heard that Fable 2 is supposed to be very good but I literally know nothing about XBox’s as I’ve always been a Sony gamer.
Also, should I bother paying for XBL [I wont be playing games online] and should I buy a HDD?
I still plan on my PS3 being my primary console as that’s what all of my friends play.
You really, really should play ME1 first.
ME2 by itself is pretty good, but import your character from ME1 and it becomes an amazing experience.
Fable 2 was okay (the end absolutely ruined it for me). Dragon Age: Origins is excellent. Forza is a great Gran Turismo alternative.
I bought Dragon Age: Origins for the PS3 and for some reason I don't like it.
I think the lack of being able to explore a world map killed it for me sadly.
by EnglishMariner on Feb 13, 2010 3:11 PM PST up reply actions
Did you have an original Xbox?
If you didn’t go pick up a copy of Knights of the Old Republic I and II, which is backwards compatible on the 360.
I hear the PC version is the way to go on Dragon Age
I got the 360 version and absolutely wish I had gone PC.
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I'm told that DA PC is like an entirely different game
and given how meh I am so far on the 360 version I could believe this.
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I'd imagine the battle system would be very difficult to translate to a console smoothly
I’ve never played the 360 version, but I’ll bet that’s the biggest problem with it.
I have a feeling that is a big part of it
Battles are just a mess. I want to be able to pause them properly like in KOTOR but the game doesn’t cooperate.
Also their attempt at apeing the Gambit System from FFXII doesn’t work the way I’d like.
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My roomate plays all of his games on 360 while I use PC
And we play a lot of the same games… I honestly can’t say I’ve seen anything that plays/looks better on Xbox.
I can't imagine playing ME2 without ME1
The continuity is amazing—almost every decision you make in ME1 has some sort of effect in ME2 to a greater or lesser degree.
I have today purchased my XBox with 8 games including ME1 + ME2!
Now I need a spare month off to actually play all of this.
by EnglishMariner on Feb 14, 2010 7:09 AM PST up reply actions
Halo Wars can be fun if you like RTS games.
You can sign up for a Free Silver XBL account so you can receive updates but don’t pay for it unless you’ll play online. And if you aren’t playing online I don’t think you’ll need a HDD just pick up a memory card.
by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 15, 2010 8:55 AM PST up reply actions
Thanks for the advice Scruffy re: Silver XBox Live, I am going to look into that. And also ME1 is the only game I have played so far and I love it!
Reminds me so much of KOTOR, which is a good thing.
by EnglishMariner on Feb 15, 2010 12:11 PM PST up reply actions
MLBN is giving Ken Burns some promo spots.
For some reason, I always expected Ken Burns to look like Studs Turkel.
Also, I’m not sure why MLBN doesn’t just add a scorebug to the screen for every old game. They could do it easily enough.
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by Two Rs and Two Ls on Feb 13, 2010 4:50 PM PST reply actions
I hadn't stopped to consider that.
But I am excited that Mike Cameron’s 4 HR game will be on when I get home tonight.
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by Two Rs and Two Ls on Feb 13, 2010 5:15 PM PST up reply actions
Whiten seemed very sure of himself
even though the last two didn’t clear the wall by a ton.
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by Two Rs and Two Ls on Feb 13, 2010 5:21 PM PST up reply actions
Yes. Annoyingly so.
Danny is having a hard day — a AAA pitcher who can’t throw strikes, a AA pitcher who can’t throw strikes, Dibble alternating pitches wide of the zone, and right down the middle of the plate … he’s up, he’s down, he’s catching them three feet out, three feet up ….
It's 7:30 on the first Saturday night of the Olympics.
KING is currently showing Northwest Backroads.
Nice job, NBC.
This is getting ridiculous.
The only thing I saw on CNBC were two horrendously lopsided women’s hockey games. Yes, I understand some of the events have been postponed, but they really seem indifferent to getting ratings. They also seem indifferent to all the money they paid to acquire the rights to the games.
I'm really glad I get to watch the Olympics on CTV this year.
Hooray antenna!
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
Here's a question. What do people view as their greatest musical "guilty pleasure?"
A song that belongs to a genre that one would normally disparage and find distasteful, but despite that one finds catchy and/or entertaining. Also something one would find hard to admit liking to friends, etc.
For me, and this is rather embarrassing — “Tik Tok” by Kesha. The kind of mindless pop music I usually love to hate and don’t find entertaining, but goddamn, why is this so catchy? Fuck!
I'm not very guilty about what I like. I'll defend it all pretty much everything.
Including stuff people might look down on me for, such as some first album Good Charlotte, early Linkin Park, a 3OH!3 song or two, and even a dash of Avril Lavigne.
Linkin Park is a good one.
I enjoy their music but don’t admit it that often. Lots of people love to hate on LP.
They sort of lead in the rap/rock/nu metal fad that was 2000-2003
I am so glad that era is over.
2009 Safeco Field Record: 6-0 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 10-4
There is no such thing as a guilty pleasure in my opinion
If you like something, you like it. Who the hell cares if it’s not what they “should” like?
by pdb on Feb 13, 2010 11:03 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I whole-heartedly agree with this statement.
2009 Safeco Field Record: 6-0 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 10-4
I don't disagree, but I tend to classify "guilty pleasures"
as things you objectively know are bad and like anyways. Like Kenny Rogers or Next Friday, in my case; I can’t defend it, but I like it.
by Aaron Campeau on Feb 14, 2010 12:40 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I understand what you are saying
More or less music you know have all the qualities of suck, like Fall Out Boy, but you find their song catchy nonetheless.
But I think a lot of people also define “guilty pleasure” as something that isn’t hip to like for whatever reason, whether it be that the band has gone mainstream, or is just very generic/corporatized from the start. I remember DMZ on USSM a couple years ago in his music post referring to Snow Patrol’s song “Chasing Cars” or their album “Eyes Open” as his guilty pleasure. I do not think there is anything objectively bad about that song, and if I heard the song and had no idea it had been played to death by both alternative and pop radio, I would enjoy it. Would that fit your definition?
2009 Safeco Field Record: 6-0 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 10-4
I haven't heard the song, but I'd only consider something I know is bad art to be a guilty pleasure.
I love Lady Gaga and am in no way ashamed to admit it.
by Aaron Campeau on Feb 14, 2010 9:10 AM PST up reply actions
That is good to have no shame.
Admitting to liking an artist will sometimes get you flamed on here though, like when I said I liked Dave Matthews Band or Pearl Jam (which I still like just as much despite the flaming).
2009 Safeco Field Record: 6-0 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 10-4
This is funny.
My friends and I had this discussion Thursday night, which resulted in one of them doing a Barry Manilow impression of “Mandy” and then later about three or four of us singing “Honesty” by Billy Joel. Soon after, it was decided that we would do karaoke in the near future.
Billy Joel is probably that guilty pleasure for me, in a weird way, because I grew up listening to him because of my parents and at one point had most if not all of his albums before I seriously got into music. Although, when that song came up, it had been about ten years since I had recently listened to him.
Incidentally, I was at a bar tonight and they were playing “Scenes From an Italian Restaurant” and I swear at least 70% of the bar was singing along as loud as they could. I could understand if it had been “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me” or “Big Shot” or “Uptown Girl”, but seriously, “Scenes From an Italian Restaurant?”
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/
But I totally agree about Billy Joel being awesome.
Seeing him and Elton John at Key Arena? Best $200 I’ve ever spent.
It's high up there for me.
The piano solo in the middle was one of the things that made me want to play in the first place, no that I got very far. Also the intro to Miami 2017.
But yeah, I used to listen to 52nd Street and Glass Houses pretty much all the time.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/
52nd street is one of my favorite Billy Joel albums
but mostly for the lesser known songs. I love Zanzibar and Rosalinda’s Eyes.
Agreed.
Those are both quality, but I also get Stiletto going every now and then and I had a period of about a month a while back when I had Half a Mile Away running through my head almost nonstop.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/
Stiletto is another great one.
Another under-appreciated by the mainstream (but loved by his general fanbase) song that I absolutely love is Ballad of Billy The Kid from Piano Man.
That's Thursday.
But thanks :)
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/
Whatever the song, it's always weird when 70%+ people start singing loudly.
I will never forget being in a bar in a small town in Somerset, England when the Darkness’ ‘I Believe in a Thing Called Love’ came on the jukebox. What seemed like the entire town, who’d been bitching about each other the whole night, put down their pints and sung (screamed) the song in unison. It felt like a cult thing. I was actually a bit creeped out; if I hadn’t been, I might’ve joined in.
This happened to me in a Five Guys a couple weeks ago with Enya's "Come Sail Away"
The whole crew went full Cartman, and by halfway through a god half of the customers were singing too.
It was horrifyingly entertaining.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
It's 3AM and 48hours since I last slept, I don't even know anymore.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Google says you're right.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Enya did a song called "Orinoco Flow" that prominently featured the lyric "Sail Away"
so you were on to something!
That might have been my first semi-coherent thought in 6 hours!
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Come sail away
Appears at everyone of my friends wedding – Only for all the groomsmen to bust out signing it word for word.
by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 15, 2010 9:06 AM PST up reply actions
Man... The Darkness... whatever happened to them?
Still, I bet it was roughly as surreal seeing rural townsfolk in England belting out “I Believe in Thing Called Love” as it was to see a bunch of kids in their early twenties singing one of Billy Joel’s lesser known greatest hits.
I mean, I had a friend in high school who used to burst into “You May Be Right” with me whenever on or the other of us used that phrase, but it seemed somehow more age appropriate then.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/
They got drugged up, made some deeply shitty follow-ups to Permission to Land, and then faded away
And yes, whatever song it is, it’s surreal when it seems like everyone around you is acting on some strange impulse.
I’ve seen Wicker Man. I know what those people are capable of.
"I’ve seen Wicker Man. I know what those people are capable of."
Nicely done, sir.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/
by JY on Feb 14, 2010 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
Well it the lead singer that got drugged up and quit the band - Wasn't it?
Man I loved The Darkness.
by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 15, 2010 9:07 AM PST up reply actions
Their first album was awesome.
And it spawned one of the all time greatest music videos.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 15, 2010 9:10 AM PST up reply actions
I prefer this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQaU1ZiApqs
Guitar rises out of a fucking lake!
by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 15, 2010 9:24 AM PST up reply actions
So pretty much anytime Don't Stop Believing or Livin' on a Prayer comes on in an American bar past 11 PM
by seattlebruin on Feb 15, 2010 9:08 AM PST up reply actions
Mostly "Don't Stop Believing"
It used to horrify me when the district manager would come in blaring that off key, but then I discovered that most people in my own age group were just as capable and willing.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/
by JY on Feb 15, 2010 9:38 AM PST up reply actions
I know a number of people in the service industry who absolutely HATE those songs.
I basically enjoy them if the people in the house are enjoying them. We actually had a large number of people singing to Total Eclipse of the Heart a month or more ago, which surprised me.
Batted .393/.614/.464 for 2009 Diablos, #5 in OBP for PSSBL Rocky Division.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Feb 15, 2010 1:02 PM PST up reply actions
Tik Tok is my current favorite song and I have heard it at least 50 times of my own free will in the past ten days
by seattlebruin on Feb 14, 2010 3:17 AM PST up reply actions
"Wake up in the morning feeling like P-diddy"
by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 15, 2010 9:04 AM PST up reply actions
Damn it
7500 to Holte - an Aston Villa blog.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Feb 15, 2010 1:15 PM PST up reply actions
Now it's in my head
7500 to Holte - an Aston Villa blog.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Feb 15, 2010 12:44 AM PST up reply actions
Ke$ha and Lady Gaga would probably have to be it.
Ke$ha more so because Gaga actually has some musical talent.
by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 15, 2010 9:04 AM PST up reply actions
Oh wow
The American hitting the top of that corner in the luge was pretty terrifying, god. At least they had the proper safety features in place there to keep someone else from flying off the track…
I need to see them again
I don’t care much for the US mogul suits – they look like something a little kid would wear…
~I once gave Jose Canseco $15. ~
I think that's in keeping with all the those type snow sports though. It's how the cool kids dress.
Freestyle makes my knees hurt-that poor gal that crashed and burned. :(
I only saw the Japanese mogul girl that bit it before I turned off the TV
I don’t really care about moguls that much – I found the two events I don’t care about, moguls and ski jumping.
They're mildly interesting once
I’d rather watch snowboardcross or something like that. But that’s just me.
Though this final run is getting really interesting.
With that crazy fast run that Shannon Bahrke put together everyone that’s been following has been pushing for speeds they’re clearly not comfortable with.
That was amazing...that poor Canadian woman thought she had it.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Feb 13, 2010 11:28 PM PST up reply actions
Me too..That course is slushy and Kearney was flying
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Feb 13, 2010 11:33 PM PST up reply actions
USA USA...we win moguls!
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Feb 13, 2010 11:27 PM PST up reply actions
(Like 4 hours ago)
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Feb 13, 2010 11:28 PM PST up reply actions
They must have gotten a boatload of shit for broadcasting that luge run over and over last night.
I notice Bob Costas made a point of saying they weren’t running it again-ever.
Barhke was pretty awesome.
But so was Hannah Kearney and Jen Heil. That was a pretty fun even to watch all around—the top 3 deserved their spots, but most of the others put on a great show as well.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
I didn't catch that earlier...what exactly happened?
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Feb 13, 2010 11:38 PM PST up reply actions
Sounded like a US luger couldn't get a good grasp of the lines
and that caused him to smash into the retaining lip of one of the banked turns.
HOLY SHIT
Did you just see that?
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Feb 13, 2010 11:47 PM PST up reply actions
Like 300 yards down the deal...insane!
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Feb 13, 2010 11:48 PM PST up reply actions
Considering how small hd cams have gotten.
We need a go pro hd cam on the front of the sled.
by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 15, 2010 9:09 AM PST up reply actions
What was Bob Costas talking about?
“Two days of luge without incident”……just because no one died? I don’t recall seeing so many crashes on a course before in prior Olympics.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Feb 13, 2010 11:50 PM PST up reply actions
Bob Costas should be strung up for crimes against humanity.
He’s one of the few sportscasters I hate more than Michael Kay.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Bob Costas is trying to Craig Sager it up over the past few days
And it’s not working for me…
~I once gave Jose Canseco $15. ~
And I raise you...
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Feb 14, 2010 12:01 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
It always does. That's his schtick.
I only wish his toupe color matched his jackets as well.
Illegible
That whole series was amazing.
Especially the purple one.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I don't even think it was this one..
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Feb 14, 2010 12:06 AM PST up reply actions
Don't you dare besmirch Sager's sense of style. That man is a gift to the world.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
A few years ago I started referring to him as Bob Caustic.
Haven’t yet seen, or heard, reason to change back.
Music thread's dead, and since there are other music posts here (what else is new)..... Let's learn new languages!
Mine are pretty well known
Ca Plane Pour Moi for French (it seems the music video got taken down but it fits the song perfectly)
Mi Primer Millon for Spanish
Der Kommissar for German
I don’t really know too many songs in other languages
It's Falco!
I’d never seen this video before and now I love it.
Hmmm
I used to live in Japan, so I developed an interest in some of their music.
175R – 空に唄えば
175R – 旅人
Asian Kung-Fu Generation – 君の街まで
Asian Kung-Fu Generation – ループ＆ループ
I don’t know too many bands/songs in other languages, except for maybe Alcest (which is French).
by I Lick Squirrels on Feb 13, 2010 11:00 PM PST up reply actions
Asian Kung-Fu generation can rock when they want to.
I mostly know them for “Rewrite” though, and “After Dark”, which I think are great songs in their own right.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/
Very short list because I could go on forever -
Spanish – Le Mans “Con Peru en la Playa”
Japanese – Flippers Guitar Blue Shinin Quick Star
French – Would Be Goods Le Crocodile
German – Wir Sind Helden Nur Ein Wort
Verdammt Lang Her
BAP. They have a few other good ones too!
by hairofthedawg on Feb 14, 2010 6:37 AM PST up reply actions
I listen to almost exclusively music from other countries...
Faroese, Týr – Regin Smiður
Japanese, GReeeeN – 愛唄
French, Hantaoma – Malombra
Unfortunately most of the music I listen to is still in English.
The first is metal, but all clean vocals.
The second is J-Pop by a bunch of dentistry students (most have graduated now tho)
The last is French Folk Metal with harsh vocals.
Pretty much anything by TSPO
Albeit I think I prefer their instrumentals, which is about 98% of their work.
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Kanariya naku sora is one of my favourites
and it’s full of words!
by Eyeball Kid on Feb 15, 2010 11:35 AM PST up reply actions
Ahh I love almost all of their work, with and without vocals...
Tin Tin Deo, Sapphire no Hoshi, Monster Rock… Too many good tracks to count.
New album coming soon!
Now if only someone could pay them to come to the US again :(
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The last time they came to Seattle I was too young to go to the show =(
And when I was in Japan this summer I didn’t have a good chance to see them =( =(
I went to the show in Seattle
it was pretty amazing. I thought the roof would come off the place from the energy.
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I was certainly glad to be over 21 that year
I think it allowed me to see both TSPO and the reunion/farewell show of Easy Big Fella.
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You remember Ohno's first medal race in 2002, when something like the guys in first-through-fourth
took each other out, leaving some poor sap who was waaay behind to slowly glide over the finish line for the gold?
Sort of a weird sport.
Short track is a visual heart attack.
I also love long track for the super hilarious fans from the Netherlands.
I cannot watch short track..it's too intense
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Feb 13, 2010 11:30 PM PST up reply actions
It's a fine line between 'intense' and 'crapshoot'
I like it when the fastest skaters win, but that’s just me.
Stephen Bradbury
He’s actually an interesting story. For years he was always one of the best speed skaters, and then was taken out in a horrific accident and got something like 70 stitches. This sort of ruined a lot of his career, but coming back to win the gold was kind of good for him.
He’s gone down in Australian folklore now.
I like Celski and am glad he medaled.
I like him mainly because he doesn’t have a vagina on his face.
by Aaron Campeau on Feb 13, 2010 11:16 PM PST up reply actions
I think msb and I might have been talking about it briefly for a bit
I don’t remember recommending it, but I would. Neat flick. I love movies written for minimal actors that make you feel like you’ve actually seen a story happen. Subject Two is another favorite for that reason – there are like 3 speaking roles.
~I once gave Jose Canseco $15. ~
I just love films that me make go, "wait, what?" And Sam Rockwell is groovy and Kevin Spacey's voice is a lullabye.
I loved the smiley face expressions on Gerty, especially when he had to lie.
Subject Two will go on my list.
Yeah, the little emoticons were funny.
Subject Two is a bit on the gruesome side in parts – I found it On Demand in the free movies section, totally by accident, and I was so glad I decided to watch it. If memory serves, it also lacks incidental music, which makes it even creepier…
~I once gave Jose Canseco $15. ~
Phildopip and I recommended it.
Absolutely loved it.
by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 15, 2010 9:13 AM PST up reply actions
I was banging the drum on that one in the offtops for a while.
Not sure if it was me you saw. I know a few have championed it. Glad you enjoyed it.
angels fan in seattle
Argh I want to see it so bad.
The boyfriend watched it one night and I opted to go to bed, which was clearly a critical error
So I just read
Born to Run in two days, and it is a most fantastic book. Definitely recommend it.
TouchMyIchiro
XBox 360, ICS and Netgear router
My XBox is too far away from my router to plug in, so I assumed it would be easy to connect my wireless laptop to the XBox via an ethernet cable to share its net connection. Naturally this is turning into a nightmare and ICS will not enable for some reason. Has anyone here faced this problem and if so how did they resolve it save of shelling out £50 for a wireless adapter?
Instead of sharing the connection via ICS, you should bridge the network connections and set up the IPs manually.
XBL probably wouldn’t work through ICS anyways. Give me an email faux$$$snax%%%@&&&gmail.com (no symbols) and I can try to walk you through.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
What is bridging a connection and how do I do it?
by EnglishMariner on Feb 15, 2010 12:12 PM PST up reply actions
It's a way of sharing a connection
I used to do it in XP, here are the steps for Windows 7. They look about the same as the steps for XP. Worked relatively well for playing Madden when I was on vacation at my parents house.
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That was the video I sent you.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
JESUS I FORGOT ABOUT THAT EMAIL
[I read your message on my phone last night and forgot about it … will watch now!]
by EnglishMariner on Feb 15, 2010 12:37 PM PST up reply actions
I love Ichiro.
What spoiled fans we are. Ichiro, Felix, Gutierrez, Hyphen; we have to have the most lovable team in the league.
Wait, am I reading that correctly? There was a six hour Ichiro hits show?
Please tell me this is available for download….
by EnglishMariner on Feb 14, 2010 9:59 AM PST up reply actions
I just went back, and (for a change) the comments are actually really good for this
someone has translated various comments from Ichiro and Griffey from an off-season tv interview/documentary
I liked the translation/comment on tickling
""I’m horrible. As soon as I see hands reaching
this close (with his hands a couple inches away
from his chest), I get ticklish. After Jr.
discovered that, he attacked me almost
everyday. … (laughing) there is no way I can
shake that bastard off. He is huge. Once he is
on top of me, it’s the end of the story. There is
no way out." "
So after a five years I finally have a bike again
Any good rides in Seattle? I prefer off road ones as opposed to urban riding because people fucking suck at driving.
Burke-Gilman is a good starting point, or just a good ride by itself. Especially if you're getting back into riding shape.
It’s fairly level. Here’s a page with a lot of links to trail maps. King County, Seattle, Snohomish, etc. Most show the sharrows/lanes/trails.
I’ve found a couple good ones off veloroutes, all I’ve done so far is search Seattle and look at peoples maps. It’s pretty cool, gives you a profile of the elevation along your route. Once you open a map, it first shows you an overview that you can’t do anything with. To zoom in, click on the title of the map at the top of the page (probably obvious but I didn’t notice this the first few times, the turn by turn stuff is pretty handy). Lots of cyclists put in maps with back streets to avoid arterials, pedestrian bridges, you name it. Some nice rides in there.
Maybe google mountain to sound? I don’t know anything about that one yet, just by reputation.
Burke-Gilman can get crowded though
If you want a less stressful ride, I’d recommend the Centennial Trail from Snohomish to Marysville. It’s pretty far away from Seattle, but there’s a lot fewer people to dodge and the countryside is really nice. If you start at Snohomish it’s a level ride for the first 3/4 of the trail, then it gets a little more hilly after Lake Stevens, but overall it’s pretty easy.
And I only ride on hard surface, so I'm completely unfamiliar with the mountain bike trails.
I’m not sure if you meant off road as in dirt trails, or non-motorized vehicle paths. And if you ride on the Gilman, watch your ass when you cross streets with the street on your left, cars turning right on red lights are seriously gunning for my life and limb. Especially where the Gilman crosses 25th Ave just north of University Mall, I hate that intersection.
Woodinville/Redmond to Issaquah is a pretty good one.
2009 Safeco Field Record: 6-0 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 10-4
We are going to Spring Training, but we have not set the dates yet. We'll likely set our plans the week after next.
But in happier news. A keg of Pliny the Younger was just tapped at my neighborhood pub.
Racer X. You have to love those amarillo hops.
p.s. fuck you angels
When it was tapped here at Collins Pub it was gone in twenty
7500 to Holte - an Aston Villa blog.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Feb 15, 2010 12:48 AM PST up reply actions
Watching the 1986 Clemens vs Mariners game ...
I want a throw-back game with the 1986 uniforms.
But only if the players wear them in the correct snug pajama style.
What I would really want to see is
the present day Mariners uniforms with the retro color scheme. Either that or shift from teal to dark green as their secondary color.
2009 Safeco Field Record: 6-0 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 10-4
I've never really payed attention to the biathlon before
but this is a really fun event to watch.
My favorite part is there's a guy named Jakov Fak competing
by OlSalty on Feb 14, 2010 2:38 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Fak, he blew it
Guess he was just an ordinary Jakov.
by OlSalty on Feb 14, 2010 3:01 PM PST up reply actions 8 recs
We've been watching it, too
I’ve never seen it before, never knew what all was involved, but it has been interesting. A little different than the typical speed skate/figure skate/ski thing….
~I once gave Jose Canseco $15. ~
Do the men normally shoot 10 times worse than the women?
I assume the targets are further away or something, but my god, the men were terrible. At least the women shoot straight.
I think it was mostly the conditions
It was bucketing rain when the men were shooting in the later part of the competition, which wasn’t really the case for the rest of the competitors.
Yeah, for the people who started late, but even those who started early weren't too clean
I felt bad for the guys who went out later, but more for the shitty snow conditions. But yes, that would’ve affected their shooting too, I guess.
But you had top-ranked competitors miss 2 of 5 in the first shooting…stage or whatever its called.
Question about the Cameron game...
what was the reason for the umpire congregation in the first? I don’t think it was explained.
Luckily Tony has it all figured out, hits when needed, conservative run scoring, leave nothing to waste.
It’s like the low carbon footprint run scoring scheme, I like this guy. Rather enjoyable comments there, Mark appears a little incredulous but it’s still early in the thread yet.
So ever since the Facebook feature was added, I keep getting this error when I go to LL.
I refresh the page and it comes up fine after that. But everytime I close the browser (FF 3.6) and log back on the error pops up.
FUCK ERIC BYRNES FUCK ERIC BYRNES!
You know, it's funny. Every time I post on LL I get a message that reads,
“Kevin. please go away and never come back.”
Weird. The internet must be broken, or something.
Illegible
Time's probably expiring
but Newegg has a deal on a Western Digital 2TB hard disk and a Rosewill external USB SATA dock for $149.99
Now I find this out?
I just put two 1TB internals and 4GB RAM in this PowerPC G5. Coming from 512K/80GB this is pretty nice, one 2TB with a partition would have been nifty though.
I ran into this deal about an hour ago.
Still having two physical 1TB drives is nice, especially if you get them mirrored. Hard drives aren’t the most durable electronic devices out there.
Crazy to think that we’re paying a little less than ten cents per GB of storage now.
Two is great, I split one just for backing up music and photos.
That 2TB is about $50 more than what I paid for one of these, I didn’t see that sale on while I was there this morning. Oh well.
Those Seagate Barracudas are priced to move, but holy moly they have a horrible reputation. From what I read Seagate admits they have a problem.
The problem with those Barracudas is strictly firmware.
Update to the latest release and you won’t have any issues with those drives. Truthfully Seagate is the brand I trust the most because they back their drives up with a five year warranty, which is unheard of.
Which is crazy to me that people in my profession are convinced taking hard drives out
And shelving them – Is good enough for backing up their tapeless footage.
Brian we need to start a consulting business.
by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 15, 2010 9:17 AM PST up reply actions
But I've even had tape drives die.
I’m liking the dual drobo idea with the auto back up from my working raid. Raid —> On site Drobo —> Off site Drobo. Then set a timeline to delete.
Its expensive but when you’re talking about 50K video budgets. Its pocket change.
by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 15, 2010 10:05 AM PST up reply actions
But then I have to offload the stuff to the tape.
Where as everything now on my system is automated.
by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 15, 2010 10:31 AM PST up reply actions
I'm not arguing that your system isn't better
but for any company that doesn’t have a good backup system the tape to offsite solution is a relatively stable and cheap option.
But this is why we try to sell them on a "better" solution.
Hence the consulting business. Come on Brian – Keep up.
by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 15, 2010 10:40 AM PST up reply actions
But you could help me.
Knowing the more technical stuff.
by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 15, 2010 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
Only input I can add is avoid IBM's Tivoli system at all motherfucking costs.
That was a $60k sunk cost that my department is still reeling over.
And really my technical background is more in the desktop hardware/software area.
I’m still getting my bearings on network hardware/software.
You know baseball is right around the corner when you get the good ol boys
from Baseball Tonight running their 3 hour special, and Bobby Valentine delivers a gem like this:
Olney: It will be interesting to see how the Moneyball teams like Oakland, Seattle, and Boston do. OBP was the thing started by Oakland years back and everybody picked up on it. Now it seems a focus on defense is highlighting the way team’s build their rosters this offseason.
Valentine (interjecting): Well, doesn’t that just tell you that using OBP did not work!?! Teams learned that’s not what’s important. You can come to the park and just forget about that stuff. Just play baseball the way they used to (I have no idea what this means).
Olney and Kurkijan: (akward laugh and no response)
"Just play baseball the way they used to (I have no idea what this means)."
in Bobby’s case it was over-aggresive play and a series of fabulous injuries .. broken jaw, ripped-up knee, and the spectacular fence-hanging broken leg
Sounded good at the time though, didn't it?
One season of Wakamatsu and I hope he never leaves. Unless he gets ridiculous with the bullpens and matchups or something.
I believe he means you come yo the park like Ty Cobb (my favorite),
and just beat the living shit out of anyone you don’t like.
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Someone should tell Bobby Valentine that the Red Sox and Rays are both Moneyball teams
they seem to be doing kind of OK for themselves.
by seattlebruin on Feb 15, 2010 11:35 AM PST up reply actions
Not that that isn't a dumb statement,
but in Valentine’s defense, he was the only guy on the show yesterday who was firmly arguing in favor of using whatever replay is required to make sure every call is correct. I was surprised, to put it lightly.
After seeing Crazy Heart, I think Jeff Bridges deserves the Oscar for Best Actor
Because wow, talk about taking a performance to the next level. That was a pretty routine plot, but he single handedly turned it into an amazing movie.
Yes.
I just saw “Crazy Heart” this weekend, and was so impressed with Jeff Bridges.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 15, 2010 7:51 AM PST up reply actions
Here's some stuff
We all need to collect.…y’know, if you’re into that sort of thing…
~I once gave Jose Canseco $15. ~
I have a friend
Who has so many of those it’s scary. I might actually pick up a few of these, to go with our weirdo decor in the spare room….
~I once gave Jose Canseco $15. ~
I just have a few elderly Starting line-ups ...
which never really look like the person they are portraying
The Ichiro jointed one didn't look like Ichiro
But there was a Tim Linceum sculpted one that was pretty spot-on.
~I once gave Jose Canseco $15. ~
Ew.
I do not want to think about Jimmy Johnson having sex.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 15, 2010 7:52 AM PST up reply actions
God I love Old Spice commercials.
Ever since the Bruce Campbell piano ones.
by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 15, 2010 9:20 AM PST up reply actions
"Do you realize they've been helicoptering snow up to the mountain venues? Who does that?"
Um, many Olympic hosts?
I am still trying to figure out why I clicked on it
and then after the first sentence, why I read the whole thing
by seattlebruin on Feb 15, 2010 9:05 AM PST up reply actions
I think I just lost five points off my IQ
by seattlebruin on Feb 15, 2010 9:06 AM PST up reply actions
Why is it noteworthy that the broken down bus is from California?
And why the last sentence? Why, oh why, any of it at all? I’m starting to think Reilly doesn’t have a special purpose.
I used to like Reilly's stuff.
This is one of my favorites, about a guy named Lionel and the Phillies.
Wow.
Maybe next time Reilly can visit Israel, and go on about how he thinks bankers control the world.
Wrote an e-mail to the website's Ombudsman.
I know it’s ineffective, but I had to give them my feedback. ESPN doesn’t need to associate itself with Reilly’s trash.
I did as well.
I fear it will fall on deaf ears, however. If ESPN truly had interest in employing the best over washed-up caricatures, they wouldn’t keep Chris Berman, Stuart Scott, et.al. around.
I thought their Ombudsmen had done a decent job in the past
when handling these types of things.
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Yep, that wins. Stupidest column I've read in years.
My god…. the pointlessness, the cliches, the attempts at ‘humor’
God, ESPN has both Jim Caple and Rick Reilly covering the Olympics
this is like how the 2009 Mariners had both Felix Hernandez and Miguel Batista on the roster
by seattlebruin on Feb 15, 2010 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
On the other side
John Doyle of the Globe and Mail thinks the Canadian tv coverage is turning too US-y
So, it is going on 10, and a holiday in the States. Wouldn't you think NBC would want to fill time with one of these?
Feb. 15, 10:00- Cross-Country Skiing – Ladies’ 10 km Free Medal Event
Feb. 15, 10:30- Alpine Skiing – Men’s Downhill
Feb. 15, 10:30- Snowboard – Men’s Snowboard Cross Qualification Medal Event
Do you people in Seattle get CTVBC? Or do I only get it because I'm so close to the border?
They’re showing those events, because they’re a lot smarter than NBC.
We only get CBC (aka CBUT) as a Comcast channel.
A friend of mine used to live in Bellingham, and got CTV as a regular channel, because she was far enough north
Apparently NBC thinks I want to watch Ellen DeGeneres and infomercials more than the Olympics.
I don’t see what’s so hard about showing as many live events as possible and tape delaying only those that overlap. And I don’t see the big deal with completely disregarding normal programming; it’s only two weeks every fourth year for pete sake.
I found that 115 "Universal sports" has a wrap-up/preview show on
Ed Olczyk & Jeremy Roenick are previewing the men’s hockey games
I like how the Canadian announcer described Bode Miller
“He’s either really fast, or he crashes”
Well it might be a blessing.
Because I’ve been wanting to do my own thing for a while now. Might be the needed push.
by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 15, 2010 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
Professional gifs?
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/
If I had the money....
I’d just pay him to do what he does here.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/
Yeah, that's what I mean.
I can’t pay a living salary, but it’s the principle more than anything.
So there is some good that can come from this
More time for gifs!
I know we all hate the NBA now
but did anyone here watch the Slam Dunk contest? Easily the worst one I’ve ever watched.
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I missed this competition
but I heard it was the highlight solely for Barkley talking shit.
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I wouldn't doubt it.
The NBA has been a huge circus since the lockout and I haven’t really paid much attention to it since elementary school. Occasionally if the Bulls are doing well I’ll peek in, but that’s about it. Nothing the NBA has to offer me anymore is interesting
I don't care how well he does for the M's...FUCK ENDY CHAVEZ
The NBA has been dead to me since Jordan and Barkley left.
Although I like LeBron in principle.
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There is literally no better feeling than discovering you have five days paid annual leave that you didn't know about that need taking in the next five weeks.
BWHAHAHA.
by EnglishMariner on Feb 15, 2010 12:14 PM PST reply actions
Come to London
7500 to Holte - an Aston Villa blog.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Feb 15, 2010 2:02 PM PST up reply actions
President's Day isn't a real holiday. Thing shouldn't be closed.
Or at the very least people should give me a heads up before I head to multiple places with locked doors.
Talking to Felipe Lopez about him still being without a job
Ravech wondered if there might be off-field things that might be keeping teams from looking at a healthy 29 year old and Lopez said if there were, teams should talk to him instead of listening to rumors. Ravech then wanted to know what those rumors were, and Lopez said ‘you tell me’, Ravech said, ‘you brought them up’, and Felipe said ‘no, you did’ .
Fine interviewing there.
Huh, so welcome to two tweeks without sports news, I guess
thanks NBC for being retarded with your Olympics coverage and refusing to show it live on the west coast!
Bioshock 2 turned out to be a damn good game.
The first 30 minutes or so had me deeply worried about the game, but soon it became dark, frightening, challenging, and in the end almost as good as the first game. The story was not nearly as good, but the game play and horror elements of the game were pulled off a little better I think. And the end was surprisingly touching (I had the “good” ending).
Who else has thoughts on Bioshock 2 so far?
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 15, 2010 1:16 PM PST reply actions
Loved it
Pretty much what you said, the story wasn’t as compelling but it was still good, and the gameplay was much improved. The trap elements/defense were a great addition, and not having to switch between your plasmid and your weapon made the fighting wayyyy more fluid. Overall I’d say it’s a better game than the first, especially because the multiplayer is actually pretty neat too.
At first, I felt that defending the Little Sister when she's gathering was tedious and frustrating.
But as my character became more powerful, and I started investing in the genius that is the Cyclone Trap plasmid, I started really enjoying it. Using the trap bolts and trap rivets with the deployable mini turrets was awesome. It was fun trying to predict where the splicers were going to come from, and be able to effectively defend yourself and the little one.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 15, 2010 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
That's the one minor complaint I had with it
The beginning of the game was a little bit too difficult, I think, considering they don’t give you much to work with at that point. I usually like to go with the hardest settings on the first playthrough, but for that first fight with a Big Sister I had to turn down the difficulty because on hard it was just impossible; without the research and plasmid upgrades and better weapons you just don’t do enough damage, even using the terrain, and she does SO much to you.
I'm only a little bit into it, playing on hard
Your point about the first 30 minutes having you worried has made me feel a bit better, because I’m still at that point I believe. Good to know that it picks up
I want to poop at your house - Thingray
by tootthekazoo on Feb 15, 2010 2:55 PM PST up reply actions
I didn't appreciate that the game forces you to go in certain directions at points.
When the window cracks, and you’re forced to go out into the open ocean, and again when the splicers start chucking molotovs into the room you’re in, and you fall through the collapsing floor. I hadn’t fully explored those areas yet, and now I can’t go back and find what I missed.
One thing that detracts from the game is the inability to go back to previous levels. I liked being able to go back and find weapon upgrade stations that I had missed in the first game.
One thing that helps in the new game: REMEMBER WHERE YOU LEAVE EVE HYPOS AND HEALTH PACKS. You can only carry five of each (unless you equip some tonics that allow you to carry more) so at certain parts of the game your situation can become pretty dire. If you remember where eve hypos and health packs that you weren’t able to pick up previously are, you’ll be in a lot better shape.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 15, 2010 3:16 PM PST up reply actions
I agree all around, there
Playing on hard and trying to remember that the game mechanics are a bit different than many other shooters has led to me getting ass-pasted repeatedly, which sucks
I want to poop at your house - Thingray
by tootthekazoo on Feb 15, 2010 3:21 PM PST up reply actions
Oh, and Little Sisters can heal their Big Daddies now.
So you can’t just go up to him and melee him to death. Every time you respawn in a vita-chamber, his health will have mostly recovered.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 15, 2010 3:24 PM PST up reply actions
Those guys have been doing that since System Shock.
Yahtzee’s review of the first Bioshock probably sums up my frustration with that.
I'm honestly getting bored with it already.
And Bioshock was one of my maybe five favorite games ever. It just feels like I’ve done this all before. I’m going to keep trying to get into it, but I’m surprisingly indifferent toward the game right now.
Goddammit, please no spoilers for us West Coasters who have to wait until tonight to see the games.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 15, 2010 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
This is my problem.. I check MSNBC.com throughout the day to keep up with non-local news
But all they have now is Olympic results front and center.
by seattlesundevil on Feb 15, 2010 2:02 PM PST up reply actions
I was really looking forward to an Olympics in our own time zone
but NBC has really messed it up. When it is on the other side of the world I can at least understand why I can’t see stuff live.
I thought I was the only one o.O
I found nothing objectionable about him stating his opinions on those subjects at all.
Are they really going to put 4 people on that tiny track at once?
That should be entertaining.
I haven't really paid too much attention to snowboarding
..tho niece #2 is obsessed with it. She has even figured out how to go to college and still spend all of her time in snow.
Hopefully she doesn’t barrel down hills like this.
She's found a CC in Mammoth Lake, near the resorts.
Her cunning plan is to work there and snowboard and maybe go to class.
Pebbly Joe Glasscock
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/
by JY on Feb 15, 2010 3:57 PM PST up reply actions
We should have an off-topic devoted to funny early 20th century player names.
I nominate Pie Traynor.
But then we'd lose Wonderful Terrific Monds III!
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/
It seems like such a sound idea though.
“You know what I’m going to do? Get kicked in the nuts for five straight years in preparation for some dude kicking me in the nuts REALLY HARD”
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/
by JY on Feb 15, 2010 3:37 PM PST up reply actions
Complete with sound effects!
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/
by JY on Feb 15, 2010 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
JUSTICE!!!!
I miss American Gladiators. :(
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 15, 2010 3:17 PM PST up reply actions
"Straight up nuts"
I fucking hate you Mariners
I just quoted Justice...it made me laugh
I fucking hate you Mariners
SNAKE EYES
Couldn’t resist it, I had to watch it again. The guy hardly flinches, ridiculous.
I wanna make a Suagles joke but I've got nothin
by Aaron Campeau on Feb 15, 2010 10:12 PM PST up reply actions
I'm glad you got the reference despite my spelling failure
by Aaron Campeau on Feb 15, 2010 10:20 PM PST up reply actions
The top sites when googling suagles have something to do with Ed Hardy sunglasses.
And they are also listed as attack sites which somehow pleases me to no end.
So I'm going to ASU and should be able to catch some spring training this week
When are the best times to go for autographs and such?
Yes, we have a coupon.
by Crystal for DH on Feb 15, 2010 4:08 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Anybody hear Mike Salk's segment on Ichiro today?
In short, “I’m not saying that Ichiro should change, but here’s a list of things about Ichiro I hate and he should change.”
Sounded like he was reading waaaay too far into that article the Times ran over the weekend.
Salk took exception to Ichiro's personal 200-hit a season benchmark and the whole Willie Keeler thing.
In other words, Ichiro is selfish for making 200 hits a season a personal goal and admitting that he felt pressure to break those records.
The one year he tried to "walk" more
Was actually one of his worst seasons.
by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 15, 2010 8:37 PM PST up reply actions
Ichiro is 36.
You’re not going to change the way he plays at this point in his career, so just sit back and enjoy watching one of the greatest hitters of our generation.
Really good things get undervalued all the time.
Lots of people thought Bath Ruth wasn’t as good as he was, same with Elvis (toward the last several years), Star Wars (some original reviews are horrible), taking baths (that went out of fashion for about a 1000 years in the West), eating vegetable (undervalued by most kids and young adults), ABBA, and lots of other things.
Ichiro is a rainbow to our rain filled skys. Seattle will be a cloudier place when he is gone.
"Even worse English."
I’m ashamed at myself (and mildy amused) at coming of like a grammar-retarded American buffoon with this comment.
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At least there is a scientific reason for kids not eating vegetables
unless Alton Brown was lying to me.
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I am thinking maybe I misread something once
But is Paul Silvi “good” or “bad”?
~I once gave Jose Canseco $15. ~
He's going to have five times the budget of Moon to work with this time.
I’ll be interested to see what he can do with it, given how much he did with $5mil the first time.
angels fan in seattle
myname.com is taken
What’s the best alternative?
myname.net
firstmiddleinitiallast.com
firstinitialsecondinitiallast.com
themyname.com
I need one of these personal website hub thingys.
Also anything is better then Windows honeycomb.
Aka cluster fuck.
by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 15, 2010 4:34 PM PST up reply actions
Spring training is coming!
Newly acquired Cliff Lee and Brandon League had moved into their lockers along pitchers row, with Lee at the first spot next to the exit that was occupied the past two years by Miguel Batista. No signs of any leftover Kenny G paraphernalia, although Lee might want to spray the area just in case.
Matt Tuiasosopo is gearing up to be perhaps the busiest Mariner at spring training this year. He said he has lost some weight in order to help his mobility as he prepares to work out at third base, second and the outfield to make himself as versatile as possible. Tui started six games late last season at second base.
“I want to do everything I can to break camp with this club,” Tuiasosopo said. “I’ve gone from having two gloves to five, and my new gloves haven’t even come in yet.”
The sweetest moment?
Nineteen-year-old catcher Steven Baron stood in front of his locker and held his cell phone high, taking photos that he planned to email to his family in Florida. Baron has taken part in the Mariners’ mini-camp for minor league prospects since Feb. 1, but moved his belongings into the major-league clubhouse today.
The Mariners drafted Baron with the 33rd overall pick in the supplemental round last June and are very high on him.
“He’s going to be a very good major league catcher,” Hansen said. “He just needs to have fun and see what the big-leagues is all about in spring training. He’ll talk to older players and see how Ken Griffey Jr. acts a certain way as a big leaguer. It’ll help him mature a little bit.”
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/
Quick, quick, he's scuttled into the corner, under that bench!!!!
by msb on Feb 15, 2010 4:58 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Sometimes, late at night, if you don't turn the lights on
you can hear soprano sax playing from under the fridge.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/
by JY on Feb 15, 2010 5:57 PM PST up reply actions
That does it
I’m setting off the G-Bomb. Gotta get rid of those suckers. Anyone have a place I can crash for 24 hours?
~I once gave Jose Canseco $15. ~
Them, plus Keith Richards and Cher.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/
by JY on Feb 15, 2010 6:21 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
"He’ll talk to older players and see how Ken Griffey Jr. acts a certain way as a big leaguer."
1) It is best to approach your tickle-victim from an oblique angle, to help maintain the element of suprise.
Oh, dear; maybe that was what happened to Shawn Kelley?
~I once gave Jose Canseco $15. ~
by section331 on Feb 15, 2010 6:05 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I kind of remember Shannon Drayer commenting about 18 months ago that Tui definitely looked like a 3B.
She had a quick comment about him putting on weight in the offseason just to fit the role, and made some A-Rod comparisons. As far as player expectations playing the corner, strength, weight gain, mobility. Like that. Kind of sticks out that with a new FO there’s different emphasis, at least in the present.
Fangraphs splits are addictive as hell
Did you know that over his career, Casey Kotchman has a .174 wOBA on groundballs? That’s good for a -5 wRC+! Also, 52% of the balls he hits go for groundballs. So that’s going to be fun to watch.
I have to go to work tomorrow. I have no interest in the Polar Bears of Manitoba.
At least not while supposedly watching the Olympics.
I missed the goddamn men's downhill - maybe the event I most wanted to see - and instead get tie-ins to that damn dreamworks movie
and adverts for the Churchill, Manitoba chamber of commerce… I mean, a fascinating story about polar bears just like they had in the opening ceremonies
Has anyone tried those new cheeseburger doritos yet?
They taste just like a whopper does.
Kind of like how the Taco doritos taste like Tacobell©.
Your user-name suggests to me that this is spam.
by katal on Feb 15, 2010 10:41 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Has anyone noticed that section331 might be spamming for section 331?
I’m not sure I know you, but I LOVE cheeseburgers.
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Yes I do, quite a bit.
I ran across cheeseburger doritos at Haggens today and thought they were a pretty stupid idea, so naturally my girlfriend convinced me to buy them and try them. Honestly, it was a pleasant surprise, they taste just like burger king cheeseburgers.
But anyways, my name is based off of the I can haz chezbergur website, since i saw the jesus christ mariners post and thought it was the funniest thing i’d seen in a long while.
by chezbergrur on Feb 15, 2010 11:55 PM PST up reply actions
I totally read your comment wrong, sorry, i thought you were talking to me
and not section 331.
Sorry.
by chezbergrur on Feb 15, 2010 11:56 PM PST up reply actions
Haggens?
Another whatcom county resident?
by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 16, 2010 8:45 AM PST up reply actions
Yes sir.
Nearly born and raised.
I spent the first 3 years of my life in Mt. Vernon and have spent the last 16 in Ferndale.
by chezbergrur on Feb 16, 2010 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
Those chips are delcious.
They had them a while back, and they were called like “Flavor X” or something like that, and they were having a naming contest. My husband decided on “Cheeseburger Mouthfuck”, but something tells me that the good folks at Frito-Lay were not interested in such language. They disappeared for nearly a year, and we were wondering where they’d gone, and they reappeared recently just called cheeseburger Doritos. Someone must have fired their creative department.
And Kevin, the only reason I’m using this name is because I needed something lame, and “kevin_ess” was already taken. Ohhhh, SNAP!
~I once gave Jose Canseco $15. ~
I would have purchased Cheeseburger Mouthfucks.
Hilarious! Speaking of funny, did anyone else just catch Craig Fergusen’s monologue about the Olympics? Holy fuck, he’s a funny man.
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I'd have to say "Cheeseburger Mouthfuck" is a lot more enticing than
“Flavor X”. Definitely would have appealed to the younger crowd, my crowd.
That name definitely fits though. It’s amazing what they can do with a few chemicals.
I had no idea that they were around awhile ago.
by chezbergrur on Feb 16, 2010 11:07 AM PST up reply actions
The fact that it tastes like grilled meat is terrifying
But they’re horribly good…
~I once gave Jose Canseco $15. ~
Sadly, yes.
I spent two weeks in a van once, living off of those an Jaegermeister. I still love them, the Jaeger not so much…
~I once gave Jose Canseco $15. ~
Those things are wretched.
They taste like lettuce and sour cream. That’s not what I want my chips to taste like.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 17, 2010 7:24 AM PST up reply actions
This is why I love the Olympics
I don’t give a damn about figure skating normally, but I want to know who the world’s best is, which is why I’ve been clinging to this and pretty much every single event. It’s really enthralling to be drawn into a sport for the firrst time and know that it means everything to the people participating.
I love them because I can cheer for teenagers or 30 somethings.
I’m rooting for the Chinese in figure skating.
Yeah, and then that Canadian pair that had the shittiest program of the night inexplicably got a good score
and I’m reminded that the scoring system is still fucked.
Unless I misunderstood him, I swear Scott Hamilton commented yesterday that they wait for the scoring before commenting on the programs because the scoring is so weird now. They have no clue what marks are coming.
And this coming from people that have skated their whole lives. Seems it used to be much simpler.
After that, both commentators were dumbfounded, and thought they'd go to the 'master sheet' whatever that is.
Look, I understand that the judges are looking at slightly different things, but when you have a pair who fall down, basically trip over their skates several times, and end the program looking at each going, ‘what the fuck just happened?’ and they finish well ahead of others…. it just feels like business as usual in figure skating. It used to be much simpler to be corrupt, now the judges have hoops to jump through, but they still get there in the end.
A skating blog summed it up like this:
“A quick look at the scores shows that Dube and Davison scored a lot higher in program components than they have in other international events this season. It’s hard to compare different events because there are different judges, but even in this competition, I find it surprising that the judges found them only about four points behind Shen and Zhao and three points behind Savchenko and Szolkowy and Kavaguti and Smirnov as far as components. The team also received some…robust grade of execution points. At first I thought Mukhortova and Trankov were scored high, but the Dube and Davison score threw me off. I would have placed M&T ahead of Dube and Davison).”
So even the experts have no idea why that happened.
That was the worst performance I saw, and they got a decent score. I keep trying to quit you, Olympic figure skating.
Cutting the compulsories followed by that French judge mess did it for me.
They rarely showed them but when they did it was fun to watch.
While I wholeheartedly agree with this,
Let’s keep the terms “blog” and “expert” separate…!
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That's a fair point.
“People who watch this stuff a lot” I guess….
Hey, do you love mosquitos? OK, don't click these links....
Ok, everybody else? This is sort of mindblowing.
The ‘mosquito death ray’ identifies the gender of mosquitos and uses a low-power laser to, um, shoot them out of the sky.
What would be the point of this?
I assume they are not going to wipe mosquitoes off the earth. So… Is this just to be cool? Or is there some sort of reason for this technology, other than using it as a precursor/experiment for a future weapon against humans?
...and now I'm here
Does it really matter?
I mean, heck, if nothing else it’s interesting. And kills the damned things.
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No, the idea is that they could set these up in areas where Malaria is prevalent.
As you can see, these are dorks who’ve done something really clever with technology that isn’t cutting edge at all. You could do this really, really cheaply if you did it at scale. It could actually help a lot of developing countries.
But seriously, the slo-mo shots? It’s just awesome.
I meant that question seriously.
I was trying to do read about why it was created, but I couldn’t find anything that useful. It does look like Malaria is its primary use. Could affect the ecosystem though if put into affect, unless it is designed as sort of a prevention tool, by killing mosquitoes that try to get inside a house.
...and now I'm here
And it looks like that's exactly what it's for, so that's neat.
...and now I'm here
I thought the same thing, but it only targets the ones carrying malaria.
Brilliant. I’d make some comments about money, results, and other stuff but I can’t.
And I'd promptly make fun of you, but apparently I can't do that anymore.
This whole thing is awesome. I love science like this.
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Experimental science is a favorite of mine.
Without it, there would be no failure to learn from, thus no progress.
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It looks like the ice melted some and none of the ice prep machines would work properly.
Major delay.
???????
It’s indoors, right? Why’d the ice melt?
The ice maitenence crew couldn't get any of their machinery operating correctly and the track was in terrible shape.
There were ripples, bumps, and holes in the ice and despite that the committee let ten heats happen before they stopped everything to actually fix the damn oval.
I am going to Spring Training the third week in March.
I am quite excited. My first time, either to non-Hoover Dam Arizona or Spring Training.
Also, I’m thinking of doing a road trip to Quebec and back this summer. Anyone done a cross-continent/country road trip before? How much would I likely be looking at cost wise approximately? Any advice?
Why is it a requisite to wear the LAMEST COSTUMES ON THE PLANET?
I mean, come on. I’d be more apt to watch if they simply wore the spandex everyone else wears. I understand the pomp. I get it. But in the traditional act of appeasing those who like beautiful, flowing ceremonious ice dance, you’re eliminating a huge portion of your viewership by dressing up like four year-old pageant girls (the men included).
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Looks like they scored pretty well
Not that I have a good grasp of what’s a ‘good’ or ‘bad’ score, but they seem happy.
Again, I notice when people fall all over the place and get a decent score. I know there’s more to it than staying upright, but seriously. Nobody has any idea how the scoring system works. It was supposed to be more technical, but it doesn’t seem to be….they get the very top pairs pretty much right, because when you’re flawless, you’re flawless. But it still seems like a wonky system right now.
It was a cover done by Nickelback.
Damned North Koreans and their constant torture of the rest of the world.
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Oh, I don't know.
From what they were saying last night, she wouldn’t have been able to skate at all for Japan with no real program history.
Ugh, it's just awful when they fall. :( And he's gorgeous.
But I still want the old fart nice married Chinese couple to win .
Great reaction by the female announcer.
That’s one other thing that I love about the Olympics. The announcers are really rooting for the athletes to do really well.
by seattle_since_81 on Feb 15, 2010 11:50 PM PST up reply actions
US announcers. And that's lost on a lot of countries.
And it’s a shame. Our announcers are VERY diplomatic.
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Don't stick your tongue on the ice, it might stick
by seattle_since_81 on Feb 15, 2010 11:45 PM PST reply actions
It's great having the two Cinese pairs back to back
you can see how they are in such different places in their careers— the fluidity getting in and out of lifts, the difference in how they handle the “dance” moves
That could've been a lot worse.
It was a good recovery not to crash really bad.
by seattle_since_81 on Feb 15, 2010 11:54 PM PST reply actions
Richard Totten Button, in fact :)
I noticed the shoes earlier today— I couldn’t decide if they were orthopedic or snow …
He wore regular skates when competing
The late night coverage starts at 12:30 and they mentioned the fucked up speed skating delay was postponing coverage until late nite.
I just hope they show it first.
I'm not one of those people who pick apart your grammar.
I understood what you were saying.
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My god, Tracy Morgan is on Letterman right now.
He might be certifiably insane, and I love him.
Letterman: So you’re in this movie with Bruce Willis. What was the initial name of this cop/buddy movie?
:Morgan: “A Couple of Dicks. See?? Why you have to make it all sexual??? Stop laughing, people.”
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I was looking forward to seeing a couple of dicks.
But I guess I will have to just see COP OUT instead!
Opening Friday Feb. 26!
It's a Kevin Smith movie so it's bound to be either awesome like Clerks 2 or cringeworthy like Dogma
Oh so strongly disagree
Clerks is one of my all-time favorite movies, and to me Clerks 2 blew it out of the water. It’s like Kevin Smith finally learned how to make a movie.
That movie was stunningly terrible.
I… pdb… please explain. Easily one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen, and I liked Clerks (it hasn’t aged particularly well, but it’s still pretty decent).
Seconded.
As a teenager I referred to Clerks, Mallrats and Chasing Amy as the holy trilogy. I liked Dogma, although I did not care for J&SBSB or Jersey Girl.
Then Clerks 2 came. I found the plot forced & predictable, the jokes juvenile (and I say that as someone who still likes Kevin Smith’s early work), and the sentiment corny. The scene with Dante driving around to the 1979 and the jail scene made me want to punch. Boo Clerks 2.
I didn't like Mallrats or Chasing Amy
I thought J&SBSB was awesome but I haven’t seen it in 7 or 8 years so who knows if I would still like it.
I don't know what it is
but it’s a whole lot better written than Clerks, it’s got a couple scenes that just make me laugh every time I see them, like the Wanda Sykes thing – and I can’t stand Wanda Sykes. I just found it to be a much better movie than Clerks, which I loved. Different strokes, I guess, but I love Clerks 2.
I may have to actually get around to watching this.
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From watching these threads I've found that I agree with more of your movie likes/dislikes than other people here.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I like Clerks 2 because I identify with the characters.
I had a few close friends in high school who are all living interesting and successful lives, while I have struggled to find a place for myself. Which is basically what the movie is about. Realizing you’re an adult and you are still doing the same stupid worthless crap you did in high school/early 20’s.
For me, this is why I like Clerks 2.
Jay: You know, sometimes I wish I did a little more with my life instead of hanging out in front of places selling weed and shit. Like, maybe be an animal doctor. Why not me? I like seals and shit. Or maybe an astronaut. Yeah. Like, be the first motherfucker to see a new galaxy, or find a new alien lifeform… and fuck it. And people’d be like, “There he goes. Homeboy fucked a Martian once.”
I loved the first Clerks
Clerks 2 should never have happened.
Dogma was awesome
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by Griffin Cooper on Feb 16, 2010 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
I am a huge fan of "TFTF"*
I really love all of his movies. It is one thing to have Chasing Amy on VHS, DVD, and Blu-Ray. But I actually own a copy of Jersey Girl.
*Kevin Smith’s new nickname. Smodcast #106 for the explaination
If that thing had ten feet I would lose my mind.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/
by JY on Feb 16, 2010 7:01 AM PST up reply actions
So then I do have an excuse.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/
I think of the front two with the claws as arms, but whatever.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/
Also, I'm glad that we're still afraid of the crab weeks later.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/
by JY on Feb 16, 2010 7:01 AM PST up reply actions
YOU JUST TURNED "FUCK NO" INTO "FUCK YES"
by royalcurve on Feb 16, 2010 1:16 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
I don't know what you're talking about. This is great!
I don't care how well he does for the M's...FUCK ENDY CHAVEZ
Aww, it stopped.
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At least it went for a good hour.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I was going to post that last night
Due to a previous discussion about giant spider crabs, but I got tired and didn’t. Thanks for picking up the slack, what do I owe you?
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just bought my tix for mar 7 vs san diego
gunna be front row behind the dugout, should be fun, cant wait to spring training fan fest on the 27th. Went 2 years ago, was alot of fun, until jarrod washburn kept checking out my wife. i love the mariners, but was about to have to be that mans ass.
Hi. Just a reminder to capitalize and try a little bit harder to spell correctly, though perfect spelling is not necessary.
Also, unless your wife is 13, he probably wasn’t interested. But you should have clocked him. I don’t know why you would want to be his ass though. That wouldn’t be very fun.
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He likes playing with children's toys.
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Holy shit, the Men's Snowboard Cross was insane!
How the hell did the American catch up with the Canadian? It looked like Robertson had it in the bag by a good 40 feet or so, then all of a sudden the American was right there. God, I love that event.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 16, 2010 7:35 AM PST reply actions
Yeah, that looked bizarre.
I’m not sure how it happened either. I’m guessing Robertson eased up because he thought he had it won and didn’t want to pull a Jacobellis.
I really liked Chavez.
But then I was so freaking tired of watching Raul play LF. I have to stop. Just writting that sentance makes my heart race with anger at watching Raul cost the pitcher an out and extend an inning for another 10 pitches.
Meh.
Though I wish I would’ve seen snowboard cross.
by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 16, 2010 9:08 AM PST up reply actions
To much work.
Can’t keep track of everything.
by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 16, 2010 9:13 AM PST up reply actions
Just watch the medal round of Snowboard Cross.
It was incredible. And also the 1500m short track speedskating.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 16, 2010 9:17 AM PST up reply actions
Ok I take it back.
This is making it much better.
by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 16, 2010 9:26 AM PST up reply actions
Nor have I.
But I don’t have a TV, and so I forget about these things.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/
How about a doubles event?
::rimshot::
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by Two Rs and Two Ls on Feb 16, 2010 10:37 PM PST up reply actions
Those pants are magnificent
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by tootthekazoo on Feb 16, 2010 3:32 PM PST up reply actions
I think you mean "Nats signed penis"
You probably mixed them up because they are synonyms, a neat fact about the word “Wang” that I only recently found out
by Dewey N on Feb 16, 2010 10:16 AM PST up reply actions 4 recs
Oh snap, you're right!
I should use that someday.
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My default mode is penis jokes, so if you guys ever need help with that let me know.
I almost said tips but heh ehehehehe heh… no.
I'll let you know if I need a hand.
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Sometimes people have a lot on their schedule and are ashamed to ask for help.
There’s nothing wrong with admitting you need help with a heavy load, it gets easier when friends pull together.
As long as it's back to back and not front to front because that'd be gay.
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I'm trying figure out how this "big" corporations on the east coast survive.
We sent them a fully functional website – And their IT recoded it and is only able to test in IE 6. Now I get to search for bugs – First thing – Screenshot every page that missing rounded corners!
by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 16, 2010 10:32 AM PST up reply actions
Yes, unfortunately.
Our sites for a couple of (major) airlines and for internal use at AMEX are tagged as IE6 ONLY and are coded as such.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Not gone yet!
They need my ass to bug test this clusterfuck of a site first!
by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 16, 2010 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
Kudos to you sir.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/
Did pdb get a job as a line cook?
He’s already taking food orders?
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 16, 2010 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
I think Graham might be a "raw" type.
That’s if they won’t let him kill the baby animals himself.
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He actually likes animals.
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by Kirsten Schlewitz on Feb 17, 2010 6:14 AM PST up reply actions
?
http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2010/1/16/1254919/time-for-a-griffey-poll#29039222
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Women's snowboardcross---yet another weather disaster.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
Multiple delays, the riders can't see the course, tons of crashes.
It’s a glorious trainwreck.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
Anyone still an ESPN Insider?
Kenny Mayne chats with Cliff Lee
KM: Now, have you found a place to live out in Seattle yet?
CL: I’m actually going to rent Jamie Moyer’s house from him.
KM: I’d like to undercut Moyer. I have a rental property that might interest you more than Jamie’s. Mine’s probably smaller, but it’s on a lake. I’ll even offer two months for free.
CL: Wait, you serious?
KM: Sure am. If the Moyer deal falls through or he becomes sort of a tyrant as a landlord, get back to me. Our last renter sucked. His dogs trashed the place.
CL: Well, Jamie’s house is pretty nice. He’s got, like, 50 kids, so it has to be pretty big.
They go onto discuss...
The initial shock of being traded, the term “ace,” packing for 12 day road trips, hunting, bears, and the formation of the Mariners. It’s fairly short though.
It's the same piece that is in the Feb. 22 ESPN the Mag.
If your curious I’d just stop by a bookstore and take a couple minutes to read it.
I actually know where Jamie Moyer's house is.
I found it one day when i wandered across the locks towards Discovery Park.
by Aaron Campeau on Feb 16, 2010 9:57 PM PST up reply actions
I'm sure it would help convince Cliff to re-sign with the Ms
if we all dropped by with baked goods and well-wishes.
I forgot about that one, funny you mention M's commercials.
I had some Petula Clark on earlier, it reminded of that Freddy Garcia commercial with the Downtown song. You’ve mentioned the Edgar Eagle Hardware commercial before, do you have a favorite? I’m partial to the A-Rod hand puppet commercial, and the Moyer ooh-la-la.
I don't know why, but I always liked Jeff Fassero throwing apples in a grocery store.
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by Two Rs and Two Ls on Feb 18, 2010 3:56 AM PST up reply actions
In a barely related note
both Kenny Mayne and Jamie Moyer are featured in the 2010-2011 season ticket promos that Seattle U is running at their games.
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by Two Rs and Two Ls on Feb 16, 2010 10:42 PM PST up reply actions
Wow.
Doubt that one will ever see the light of day on an actual TV station. haha!
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Bug report on J. Smith, Version 1.2.40093 - 021609
*Left eye ticks when touched on inside of right elbow
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--Initial Sasquatch! Festival Announcements--
Sat. May 29
My Morning Jacket / Vampire Weekend / The National / Deadmau5 / Broken Social Scene / OK Go / Wale / Public Enemy / The Hold Steady / Miike Snow / Z-Trip / Brother Ali / Minus The Bear / WHY? / The Very Best / Portugal. The Man / Mumford & Sons / The Lonely Forest / Nurses / The Middle East / Patrick Watson / Laura Marling / Morning Teleportation / Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros / Fool’s Gold / Garfunkel & Oates / Dam-Funk
Sun. May 30
Massive Attack / Pavement / LCD Soundsystem / Tegan and Sara / Kid Cudi / Nada Surf / Dirty Projectors / The xx / The Long Winters / Simian Mobile Disco / Midlake / Girls / Vetiver / The Tallest Man On Earth / YACHT / Booka Shade / Caribou / Avi Buffalo / City and Colour / Cymbals Eat Guitars / A-Trak / Fruit Bats / tUnE-yArDs / Local Natives / Freelance Whales / Jets Overhead / Rob Riggle / Luke Burbank
Mon. May 31
Ween / MGMT / Band of Horses / She & Him / Passion Pit / The New Pornographers / Drive-By Truckers / Boys Noize / Camera Obscura / The Temper Trap / Dr. Dog / Neon Indian / No Age / The Mountain Goats / Phantogram / Quasi / Japandroids / Mayer Hawthorne & The County / The Low Anthem / Fresh Espresso / Hudson Mohawke / Telekinesis / Past Lives / Yes Giantess / Craig Robinson
I’m pretty underwhelmed. I thought I’d be blown away and I just am not. Sunday clearly seems the best to me.
Yuck.
I’d like to see Broken Social Scene, Patrick Watson, Pavement, Ween, She & Him, Quasi, and Dr. Dog. That’s about it.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 16, 2010 3:43 PM PST up reply actions
I can't imagine wanting to go to a festival any more
Maybe I’m just old and cranky but the thought of that many people milling about aimlessly really kinda defeats the purpose of going to a show for me. I like small venues.
Heeeey, that's the pdb I know and agree with.
I went to Sasquatch once, and I’m really glad I did. I just don’t want to do it again.
Agreed entirely.
A big attraction to these shows are the massive number of bands on the bill. But while I’d like to see Girls or The Tallest Man On Earth, I don’t want to see them perform at 3:00 in the afternoon with four thousand other people around me. Nor do I want to see a band like the Hold Steady or Vampire Weekend perform on the main stage – too many of the headliners are bands that, in my opinion, need to be seen in an intimate theater; not with 20K other people. Massive Attack? Probably would be pretty cool to see performing at twilight at the Gorge. She & Him? Love their music, but not so much.
Then there are bands like Pavement and Public Enemy which I’m not interested in seeing at this point. I’ve heard their music hundreds of times by now. Anyone who has ever had any desire to see Stephen Malkmus perform has by now, and while Chuck D may be sincere, Flavor Flav being on stage is going to evaporate any remaining intensity from the rest of the group.
Oh shit, Tallest Man on Earth is there too?
It might work in a larger venue. Don’t know how he is live though.
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by JY on Feb 16, 2010 6:36 PM PST up reply actions
One of the few bands I'd see in that set is The National.
But I’ve seen them like five times already, so, meh?
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by JY on Feb 16, 2010 3:58 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, esp. when the cost is going to be much much higher than seeing them on their own.
A part of me would love to go and see the national in THAT setting, but I don’t know that I want to pay how much it’d cost for that privilege. (Though that day, I’d see WHY? and Broken Social Scene too).
I’d see Japandroids and No Age, but those two seem the kind of bands that would be amazing in a small venue and potentially problematic there.
I wouldn't know about that.
I saw ‘em a few times at Neumo’s and then once at Showbox after they got kind of big, and there’s something about the Showbox that really made sense for their aesthetic. I don’t know if I see them in a huge outdoor setting in the same way, but this show would be after the new album comes out, so I guess if you were into that, it would be something.
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by JY on Feb 16, 2010 4:30 PM PST up reply actions
Ones I'd like to see:
The National, Broken Social Scene, Nada Surf, The Long Winters, MGMT, Band of Horses, The New Pornographers, The Mountain Goats, Phantogram
Plus I’d be interested in catching the sets of a number of other bands for curiosity’s sake. I guess it’s a good thing they’re not all in one day, or I actually might have to go. As it is, I’m too old and cranky to make the drive and do the festival thing.
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If Neko Case isn't at that show, then The New Pornographers aren't worth seeing.
I’ve seen ‘em three times; twice with Neko, and once without. The one time without was a completely lackluster show, and Neko’s fill-in is mediocre at best.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Feb 17, 2010 7:27 AM PST up reply actions
It's funny you say that
because I really can’t stand the New Pornographers without Neko Case. They trip over Carl Newman’s cleverness too often for my liking.
Westminster! Woo!
Go Sheltie!!!!
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Scotties are unconditionally awesome.
by Mariner John on Feb 17, 2010 11:45 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
They are bias against herding dogs also.
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by CapSea on Feb 17, 2010 1:57 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I thought I saw an ACD finish in the top 3 in the past few years
which as a former ACD owner made me happy.
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Terriers only win because they feel like old matted pubes.
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by CapSea on Feb 17, 2010 2:01 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
This statement is the absolute truth
the Scottish Terrier is the pinnacle of dogs.
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Gastineau was just talking about PECORA and how they have ranked the AL West.
He’s going to mention it to Larry Stone in a moment. Hopefully Larry will gently point out that it is PECOTA and not all that accurate.
Gas: "that piece you had on Tony Blengino, is that how you say it? Blengino?"
How can you NOT have talked to Tony Blengino???
Apparently it is PECOTA day on KJR.
Happened to hear Elise driving home, and she was talking PECOTA as well, baffled that the Rangers were in first, thinking the Ms numbers were just about right, as they have no power hitters and a questionable 3-4-5 in the rotation. How will they EVER score runs!?
I'm glad that these guys are looking at projection systems...
but does it have to be PECOTA?
Further proof that MLB 2k series is irrelevant
they released their first team rankings today. Mariners have the third best ranking… in the AL West. Angels and Rangers are ahead of them.
Also reading about this on Kotaku made me angry as they dissed Beltre. Assholes.
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I used to play 2K only because The Show wasn't on the 360.
Now that I finally have a PS3, I won’t be going back.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
Welcome to the better game (system)
But in all honesty, The Show is a much better experience and is more fun to play (to me at least)
I don't care how well he does for the M's...FUCK ENDY CHAVEZ
I played The Show 09 on my PS2 and loved it.
Can’t wait to experience ’10 on my PS3.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
Right, but if we're talking a difference of like three wins in LL's projections, is it really that much of an offense?
angels fan in seattle
2K (and way too many other sports games) seem to simply rank the teams according to the previous year's standings, with some slight adjustments based on free-agent signings that happened to get a lot of press.
I imagine I’ll have certain beefs with The Show’s rankings, but they’ll still be far better.
Speaking of The Show, I’m having a hard time getting excited about his year’s game . . . because last year’s was so goddamn good. This might be the first year in the past five that I don’t buy an MLB game the day it comes out. I know The Show 10 is going to be The Show 09 with some improvements. And that’s AWESOME. But the fact that I probably have 90% of that game sitting on my shelf already kind of kills the buzz. I’m so incredibly spoiled. Thank you, Sony.
It will be hilarious if Norway beats Canada.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
Guess not---2-0 lead now.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
3-0. This is getting unfair.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
Now they're just toying with Norway.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
Welcome to the club!
I’ll be seeing it for a third time next week.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
I think it's a travesty if there is someone out there who doesn't see Avatar for the first time in theaters (e.g., waiting till DVD).
No matter your opinions on the story, writing, etc., it’s just so damn pretty to look at. Especially n 3D. On an Imax screen.
I was astounded by the absolute perfection of the human-based CGI.
Everything – teeth, mouth, tongue, etc. And the scenery is exquisite. My only hope is that Avatar 2 will have as strong a storyline.
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You bring up something that has me really excited
I’m really hoping for a Star Wars parallel here with Avatar. The first Star Wars had groundbreaking visuals coupled with a simplistic, black-and-white storyline. The Empire Strikes Back had those same great visuals, but with a more engrossing, multi-layered storyline. It is absolutely the peak in the Star Wars mythos, and I hope to God Cameron pulls off for the sequel.
To people bitching about the lack of originality in Avatar, I say: hey, maybe Cameron saved his best stuff for Avatar 2.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
Tell me you saw it in IMAX 3D
It is so worth the extra $3.50.
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Unfortunately no, but I would really like to.
This seems like the kind of film you could watch multiple times and still find surprises. Even tonight, sitting here, it struck me that right down to the breathing those CG effects were phenomenal.
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Current beer phase
very anti-stouts/imperial stouts, witbiers, pro porters and loving sours and saisons
You went anti wit?
7500 to Holte - an Aston Villa blog.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Feb 17, 2010 6:17 AM PST up reply actions
Very much so
anti-stouts surprised me even more
by seattlebruin on Feb 17, 2010 10:38 AM PST up reply actions
Testing out some new stuff. FOR ROBERT!
by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 16, 2010 7:51 PM PST reply actions 16 recs
I am trying to hold back the tears of joy
SO GOOD.
Will rec when I get home.
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by Eyebrows on Feb 17, 2010 8:57 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
I have a sneaking suspicion that Johnny Weir might be homosexual
by OlSalty on Feb 16, 2010 8:09 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
Impossible
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by Griffin Cooper on Feb 16, 2010 8:30 PM PST up reply actions
Oh it's fabulous, no doubt
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by Griffin Cooper on Feb 16, 2010 9:31 PM PST up reply actions
I do not doubt this man's committment to Sparkle Motion.
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by section331 on Feb 17, 2010 5:09 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
"He was just throwing his arms up in circles in the air all the time, there's nothing there"
Jamie Sale describing Plushenko at Europeans.
Heh.
Unlike everyone else, he didn't fall on his jumps.
But I don’t get why that Japanese kid who nailed pretty much everything got like a 79? What was up with that?
Could be the difficulty of program.
You can lose points for all kinds of things. If you can make and land complex jumps, but your choreography sucks, you won’t win. If you make everything look easy but are running a comparatively weaker program, you won’t win. If you aren’t from the country that the majority of the judges hail from, you won’t win.
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by JY on Feb 16, 2010 8:45 PM PST up reply actions
Naturally, there's that too.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/
by JY on Feb 16, 2010 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
I didn't watch it.
I’ll leave it to the professionals to judge, but that’s reasoning I’ve heard in the past.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://www.marinersminors.com/
by JY on Feb 16, 2010 8:51 PM PST up reply actions
It wouldn't bother me if he had even been in consideriation for a medal, it's just weird
His score was so low he had absolutely no chance, despite a pretty great performance. People who blew a jump or two got a higher score than him.
Plushy skates (if you'll excuse the pun) on his rep and his jumps.
he has no transitions, he has poor quality footwork, he does wave his arms and legs as though that is ‘choreography’ or ‘skating’
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Terriers are my very favourite breed
They’re cute and cuddly, easy dogs to feed
They will bring you up whenever you are down
Terriers average 20 pounds.
God loves a terrier.
Yes he does, Go-o-d loves a terrier
That’s because
Brown sturdy bright and true
They give their hearts to you
God didn’t miss a stitch
Be it dog or be it bitch
When he made the Norwich merrier
With its cute little derrier
Yes, God loves a terrier!
by Aaron Campeau on Feb 16, 2010 10:09 PM PST up reply actions
Yes yes yes!
When I walk around this terrier town
The only thing that makes me down
Is when people put bandanas on their dog
Hilarious movie
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by Griffin Cooper on Feb 16, 2010 10:31 PM PST up reply actions
I would recommend this for any of the mockumentaries that this group of actors have done.
This is Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, and A Mighty Wind are all great. I haven’t seen For Your Consideration yet, but I would assume that it is good also.
by seattle_since_81 on Feb 17, 2010 1:04 PM PST up reply actions
I've seen This is Spinal Tap
and some of A Mighty Wind. I guess I’ll try to get Best in Show, I don’t watch many movies though.
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Well it'd be a shame if he were distracted by prurient interests.
I can’t believe the USOC allowed such temptation.
by Aaron Campeau on Feb 16, 2010 10:29 PM PST up reply actions
And there's the mention...
“It’s beautiful. There are aromatic candles, and he had Audrey Hepburn posters and motivational quotes on the wall. And in the bedroom, he put away all my clothes,” quoth Tanith.
“If you didn’t know, I’m a bit of a diva when it comes to my living situation. I think she’s the best roommate I could ask for. It’s going to be easy. I definitely couldn’t room with one of the boys.” sayeth Johnny.
He rocked the tassle.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Feb 16, 2010 10:40 PM PST up reply actions
I liked the logic. He, Belbin & Evan Lysacek all put in for singles, and there was a single and a 2-bedroom left.
Tanith & Evan used to date, but have been broken up for a while.
Evan & Johnny don’t really much care for each other or the others skating.
So, logically….
Totally, this kid looks like he's having a ball and the back stories are perfect.
Finally something to root for
So that French guy really fucked up...So sad that they work their heart out and they have 3 bad minutes and it's over.
I fucking hate you Mariners
He was awesome
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Feb 16, 2010 10:42 PM PST up reply actions
Via France
He sucked too much to qualify so he moved to Italy, which has always struck me as cheating.
by Aaron Campeau on Feb 16, 2010 10:49 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah! Johnny Weir and his sherbert looking outfit
by seattle_since_81 on Feb 16, 2010 11:00 PM PST reply actions
I wouldn't say requested.
It just seems that every time I watch figure skating someone is using Firebird Suite.
So apparently abender20 is as good at making FanPosts as Jose Lopez's siblings are at staying alive
by seattlebruin on Feb 16, 2010 11:25 PM PST up reply actions
Europe doesn't like this thread nor the olympics
7500 to Holte - an Aston Villa blog.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Feb 17, 2010 8:58 AM PST up reply actions
Eponymous coward is apparently at spring training as we speak
That son of a bitch….
~I once gave Jose Canseco $15. ~
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