OT 1/24/12 - How Do You Survive Winter?
by pdb on Jan 24, 2012 12:28 PM PST
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PrintThe old OT was making my ancient work browser asplode in terror, so here's a new one. I gave the topic away in the title, though. I don't like winter. Or, to be precise, I don't like never seeing the sun from October until April (or so it seems). So I cope by going away on trips - Hawaii last year, a cruise to Mexico leaving Saturday. Normally my trips aren't that extravagant, but I have to have at least one stretch of winter time where I can see some sun and feel some warmth on my skin.
What is your strategy for coping with winter? Do you just hunker down and drink your way through it, only re-emerging on July 4th, or do you not mind the short days and rain? If you live where "winter" means 70 degree instead of 90-100 degree days, do you miss the extra heat or do you like the break?
Sad beer news: My local Fred Meyer is out of Jubelale. BOOOOOOO
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I'd gotten sidetracked with work, spaced out, plugged the earphone back in and there it was.
I’ve taken the walkman off.
Detroit was basically a mystery team, right?
Two good off seasons in a row for them.
by yuniform on Jan 24, 2012 12:46 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
Kinda.
Molly Knight: The #Tigers now owe Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder, and Victor Martinez a combined $346.5MM. Mercy.
I meant the mystery team. Cliff Lee!
by yuniform on Jan 24, 2012 3:09 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
Listening to Brock and Salk is usually not so bad in stupid calls since Salk will call people out on dumb ideas.
But today Salk was trumpeting some idiocy and nobody was calling him on it! Really? You really don’t see why people are ok with not signing Prince for 9/214? Really? You think signing Vlad Guererro is a good idea? Salk, you are better than this.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
Brock and Salk are usually decent I've found.
It just makes days like today more aggravating.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
I like Brock and Salk
Salk says some dumb things at time and over simplifies things, but they seem to be doing well so I guess that type of stuff works for him. Their answer the question segment use to be the highlight of my day at before I. quit
They are so much better than I typically expect from sports radio that they are a Godsend.
I can’t listen to Calabro, though.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Jan 26, 2012 12:52 AM PST up reply actions
I can honestly say that if three years in LA has taught me anything, it's that I am no longer a "northwest weather" person for the time being.
I mean, could I re-adjust? Sure, I think anyone can. But I have no plans to ever live in cold-weather cities again.
That doesn’t mean that LA is my final destination, but I don’t enjoy the cold or the wet and I can’t see myself moving home again.
So, if you could live in any city and money was not an issue, what city would you live in? Would you stay in the Seattle-area?
I would probably choose Hawaii or Sydney, Australia.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 24, 2012 12:40 PM PST reply actions
I know exactly where I would live but I can't tell people because then other people will move there
It’s in Hawaii, but it’s nowhere you’ve heard of and I plan to keep it that way. Until I buy my house there, and then I’ll tell people who want to come visit.
by pdb on Jan 24, 2012 12:43 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Yachats, OR
But I fully admit I’m an anomaly that loves cold and wet as a lifestyle choice.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Jan 24, 2012 12:45 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
San Francisco, specifically either the Mission District or Castro.
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 24, 2012 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
This fuckin' place. I'm seriously waiting to hear someone say anything bad about it.
I’ve only visited once, but people who have lived there rave about it.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 24, 2012 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
There's a reason rent is $2,500 a month for a closet
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 24, 2012 1:18 PM PST up reply actions
Wow, I would have honestly never guessed. Would you describe San Francisco as "snobby" at all?
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 24, 2012 1:19 PM PST up reply actions
"Provincial" is a better word than snobby, in my opinion
It’s not dissimilar from Seattle in that respect – to residents of both cities, there is nowhere else worth living and it’s an affront to even suggest that someone do so.
I love both cities, don’t get me wrong, but that mindset really annoyed me when I lived in Seattle and it would bug me in SF too.
Not really.
People were incredibly friendly and helpful pretty much everywhere I went.
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 24, 2012 1:24 PM PST up reply actions
Gotcha. That's good. I mean, it makes sense... since you love it there.
I think “How nice is the community” is a major step in picking a city to live. That’s one of the main reasons I have loved Australia. I found everyone to be so nice.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 24, 2012 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
That's the one knock I've always heard, housing is ridiculous.
Not sure if it’s still this way with the housing collapse but I remember reading about bidding wars on houses there years ago.
SF and NYC were largely untouched by the housing collapse
Both cities are geographically constrained (they can’t build new houses/apts on more land because there isn’t any), and both are very desirable places to live. Prices dropped, but not nearly as far as they did everywhere else.
And aside from a brief dip during the worst of it, rents actually increased
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 24, 2012 1:31 PM PST up reply actions
That's typical in a housing collapse
Not only have Portland’s rents increased anywhere from 5-10% in the last three years, but the vacancy rate is less than 2% in some of the more desirable neighborhoods.
Because people can't afford housing, they go back to renting, correct?
by seattle_since_81 on Jan 24, 2012 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
Indeed.
And also because condo buildings are often converted to rentals, which skews the average price and gives landlords of less desirable buildings an excuse to raise rent.
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 24, 2012 1:39 PM PST up reply actions
I just read an article about rents increasing to the point where the scale has tipped in favor of buying.
But yeah, that’s great, except for the part about it’s hard for a large % of people to qualify now.
Okay, I'm game.
Driving in that town is the worst. People run in the streets after hiding behind parked cars, no one signals, and the roads are the size of the apartments. Also, it depends on where you go, but the people there are not exactly nice. Like PDB said, it’s a lot like Seattle. Also, people drink a lot, which is fun but not everyone’s thing.
San Jose would top my list. Quieter, safer, emptier than San Francisco, a lot to do, nicer people and much easier to get around. Plus you’re not that far from SF so if you want to make the trip you can.
...and now I'm here
The whole driving thing is a big part of the reason I love it
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 24, 2012 4:07 PM PST up reply actions
Because driving there sucks ass so people take their incredible transit instead
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 24, 2012 4:28 PM PST up reply actions
I wish people realized that driving here sucks too :(
Or that we had incredible transit.
by Mariner John on Jan 25, 2012 2:24 AM PST up reply actions
I hated Seattle transit. Took 30 minutes to get from 135th and 15th to 135th and Aurora.
It’s like 20 blocks away, but the only way to get there was through this enormous U shape down by Northgate that stops for an additional 10 minutes at the transit center.
...and now I'm here
It's a fucking joke.
It takes me an hour and a half to get from West Seattle to Georgetown via bus. Via car it takes ten minutes.
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 25, 2012 8:00 PM PST up reply actions
Nothing inspires more hatred in my daily life than Seattle Metro.
by sanford_and_son on Jan 26, 2012 8:28 AM PST up reply actions
You mean the drivers or the organization as a whole?
I mean, I know they’re under-funded as hell. Doesn’t mean I have to enjoy being on their insane time “schedule” 5 days a week.
But yeah, I wouldn’t wish working for Metro on my worst enemy. Seems like the shittiest job.
by sanford_and_son on Jan 26, 2012 9:33 AM PST up reply actions
I can't chime in to this topic without getting all politicky
but I will say that this is the type of thing that happens when people demand that their taxes be as low as possible.
I was discouraged when I came back in 2010
Nothing against ORCA, or anything like that, but I was dismayed that I could no longer transfer across jurisdictions (Pierce→Sound still worked, but otherwise nothing did).
Since at that point I was a tourist, it doesn’t make sense for me to buy a bus pass, and I had to board several different buses with three different agencies, which was a lot of quarters to carry around. Renting a car would have been far more of a pain in the ass than taking a bus- there really needs to be some sort of cross-jurisdiction day pass- I would have gladly paid $7 for some sort of thing that let me do that.
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
Buy an ORCA card for $5.
Then you can load it with whatever fair you want, and it’ll cover the transfers.
by Patrick Stites on Jan 26, 2012 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
Considering what they have to work with, I think Metro does a pretty great job.
As a bus system, it’s actually quite fantastic. The issue is that, unless you live on the light rail corridor in South Seattle and don’t need to go any further than downtown, it’s the only system you can use.
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 26, 2012 9:53 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
You should try Tucson transit
I yearn for the days when I could jump on an ST express bus and ride from Tacoma to Seattle
I also went to take the 194 bus in Seattle down to the airport about a year and a half ago as I had in the past. The 194 used to jump on I-5 and go straight to the airport. Evidently you now have to take the light rail which for some reason goes all the way out to Mt Baker
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
My buddy is a dentist in Tucson.
This is relevant.
Actually without getting off-topic, is he honest?
If he is, let me know- I’m looking for a dentist but I don’t trust anybody in Tucson
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
My wife's joke is that Tucson has one bus
She grew up there and took transit everywhere until she got a car, and it’s a chore.
I'll say something bad about it.
More than once, if you want.
by royalcurve on Jan 24, 2012 4:14 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I've lived in San Francisco more than 5 months now. Here are the pros and cons (for me)
Pros:
- Lots of young, smart, open-minded, fashionable professionals.
- Good variety and quality of shopping, eating, and places for exploring.
- People are generally pretty friendly to strangers, moreso than most other cities I’ve been to.
- Really diverse neighborhoods means there’s going to be at least one that suits you really well.
- Constricted by water on three sides, the city is limited in how much it can grow outward, and that keeps it from being something like Tokyo or New York or Los Angeles and more like Seattle, which I think is a good thing.
Cons:
- Homeless people almost everywhere. I pass at least 15 from the train station to my work every day (about a 10 minute walk.
- Expensive to live in.
- Parking is expensive, if available at all, which means I don’t own a car here.
- Public transportation blows for a wide variety of reasons, and cars aren’t a great option, either. Here are some of the reasons:
- – Muni is unreliable. Bus drivers decide not to show up and you’re stuck waiting for the next bus.
- – There aren’t enough busses, so if a bus driver skips out, the next bus is going to be so full not everyone can fit, and the ones that can are extremely uncomfortable.
- – The trains have delays almost daily. I’d say about 20% of my trips are delayed 5-25 minutes.
- – Homeless people living in and pissing in the muni underground stations.
- – They have a ‘report a problem’ system that, actually, doesn’t go to anyone.
Mariners fan in SF :: @Eric_Dykstra
Maybe it will take me more time, but I still would love to live in the Seattle area, and I love warm weather way more than cold.
The thing that has blown me away about moving to San Diego is how quickly I got used to warm weather. 60 degrees feels cold right now, and 40 degrees is downright freezing. It was in the 40s when I went home for Christmas in Seattle, and when I came back to San Diego, it was getting down in the low 40s/high 30s at night. I thought that it felt warmer in Seattle than it did in San Diego. A big reason why, I think, is because the temperature change throughout the day in San Diego. In the middle of the day, it is hitting in the high 60s/low 70s and then dropping down into the 30s/40s.
by seattle_since_81 on Jan 24, 2012 1:31 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Those huge temperature differentials in southern California kill me
Out at Ft Irwin it would be 100 deg. F during the day and 60 at night, which is practically t-shirt weather but you’d be shaking like a leaf.
Also we don't know how to use the heat at our houses
by seattlebruin on Jan 24, 2012 3:27 PM PST up reply actions
I'd like to try to live in Boston or San Francisco someday
But I really like Seattle.
by Mariner John on Jan 24, 2012 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
Boston is even more provincial than SF and Seattle!
But it’s a really awesome place and had I been able to find a job out there when I lived in Hartford I would have moved to Boston in a heartbeat.
Is all of the upper Northeast like that?
It seems that’s the stereotype that I’ve always heard.
by seattle_since_81 on Jan 24, 2012 2:00 PM PST up reply actions
Not really, no
Once you get outside the big city, New England is a pretty normal place, provincialism-wise. I’m not sure where Boston’s Boston-ness comes from, really, but it doesn’t mean I wouldn’t live there.
That's not entirely true.
The region can get downright snobby at times, especially intra-state. I live in the North Shore region of MA; most people here can’t stand the South Shore and vice-versa. Ask a local if they’d ever move north or south and you’re bound to get an hour-long invective on how the other side is full of mouth-breathing assholes.
Thus "outside the big city"
I sorta included the area from Lynn all the way down to like Quincy in the “big city” tent. Which would probably piss off both Lynn and Quincy, but still. I have inlaws in Vermont, and every small-town Vermonter I’ve ever met is mostly just bemused by the outside world, and not disdainful of it.
The tendrils of provincialism reach far.
LLLJ, but this conversation came up at lunch the other day at work; we have a new employees that moved to Mass a few years ago and didn’t understand why people laughed at him when he said he lived in North Andover. We told him that, to people on the North Shore, anything outside of 128 is bordering on modern civilization. Forget outside the 495 loop, might as well live in Kansas.
Regionalism is really strong in MA; Maine too, I believe. I have friends from the mountains that can’t stand Downeasters and would rather spend a night in county jail than a night in Portland.
Edinburgh, Scotland.
Or Ayrshire (my great great grandfather was from there, and I fancy going back). Without batting an eyelash.
Yeah I think after almost 10 years I've gone kind of soft.
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Either Dupuyer or Cameron, MT.
If it has to be a city, and not a town, then I guess either MIssoula, Bozeman, or Chilliwack, Hanalei or Fairbanks.
Chadron, Nebraska.
Ridiculously scenic, no tourists because it’s Nebraska and people think there’s nothing there, and lots of outdoor things to do.
Rapid City is nice- so is Omaha or Des Moines.
I could do the Puget Sound region again if I were in the right area- I think living in Bellingham would be really cool.
Salt Lake City is really nice- I could do that. I’d probably really like Boise if I hadn’t been there, done that already.
Overseas, I have weird desire to live in western Romania. Or southern Ireland.
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I always thought Bellingham would be a great place to retire to
and I don’t mean that as a bad thing, it’s just a great little town – a little slower pace than I want right now, but in 20 years or so my pace would match its pace and it’d be perfect.
Corco, sometimes I think we're actually the same person.
I’d go for Rapid City as well (or one of the surrounding towns, possibly back in the Black Hills as well). It’s a gorgeous area with lots of natural splendor, four distinct seasons, lots of outdoor activities, low cost of living, nice people, and a surprising amount of culture and sports. Denver and Minneapolis are fairly close when you’re in the mood for a bigger city. Chadron is nice as well.
I love the Puget Sound area and don’t mind Renton, but in a perfect world, I’d love to live on Vashon Island – nice and quiet, a more rural feel, but just a hop, skip, and a jump away from Seattle and Tacoma.
I’d also consider the Austin/San Antonio area. It’s pretty in a Texas sort of way, the cities are very interesting, and I enjoyed living there when I was younger.
Internationally, I’d love to try New Zealand. I’ve never been there, but everything I’ve heard and seen about it makes it sound like pretty much the perfect place to live.
I still love visiting dense big cities like New York, Boston, and San Francisco, but as I get older I think that window has closed – even the idea of living on Queen Anne, Capitol Hill, or in Belltown seems kind of exhausting.
by Chris Hafner on Jan 25, 2012 9:56 AM PST up reply actions
I really like some of the small towns in the hill country of Texas
Llano comes to mind as a really gorgeous little town.
Texas actually has a lot of awesome small towns- if there’s one state anyone should take the time to drive across off interstate, it’s Texas. If it weren’t for the Texasness of it, the towns are some of the best kept, coolest architectured towns in America- certainly west of the Mississippi
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This winter, being extraordinarily warm and evenly so, has been a breeze so far.
Out east we don’t have the lack of sun that the NW does, so even during the dead of winter with 15 degree average lows we still get plenty of light during the noon hours.
The big problem with winter here is the weather pattern: snow>bitter cold>quick warming>back to bitter cold/ice storm>warming with rain>repeat. It makes it damn near impossible to get used to any sort of temperature, which is key for my happiness.
What I wouldn’t do for a straight 4-5 months of 38 degree mornings leading to 46 degree afternoons, regardless of sunlight or precipitation.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I hate not seeing the sun. I am positive I have SADD.
But can’t really afford to travel to any exotic locales. Don’t ask why I still live here. I’m nostalgic and love the summers, I guess.
But in the winter, I take a lot of vitamin D, try to find little things that make me happy (i.e. more Starbucks, treat myself to a new book or video game)… and most of all, on any day when the sun even peeks out from the clouds, I find that patch of sun and literally stand in it for as long as possible, soaking it in.
Also, distractions--I'll find new hobbies to help pass the time faster.
This winter I’ve been frequenting this cool tea shop in Kent with a super-friendly owner, and practicing my guitar way more than normal.
I would never go so far as to say I suffer from SADD,
But I spend most of the Seattle winter feeling like I’m trapped in some wet, clammy, gray dungeon, which makes me a little grumpy and wish I never left Spokane or the Bay Area. To get over it, I try to get to the mountains to snowshoe every other week. I also go to the gym a lot. The more active I am or the more likely I can find a bit a of sunshine the less grumpy I am.
So, Winter.
I haven’t had the money to go places, and now that I probably could, there are the two Old Gents tying me pretty close to home. I love spring training, and I think that is my plan when I can get back to it.
I bought one of these and it does seem to help with getting some light in the morning during the dark days.
If you go there now the biggest thing you will notice
is that the vast swath of empty land along the highwy between central Phoenix and Glendale, and between Glendale and Peoria, is now full. They threw up entire neighborhoods in about a year or two. Most of those neighborhoods are now half-empty, but still.
Deschutes really did push out Red Chair pretty fast.
by yuniform on Jan 24, 2012 12:45 PM PST via Android app reply actions
It's fucking irritating.
I went to stock up on beer for the snowstorm and the store had nothing but spring seasonals.
It’s fucking January! I don’t want spring beer! This trend and the move towards artificial scarcity really piss me off.
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 24, 2012 12:48 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Don't take your grey NW winters for granted.
Here in Minnesota the sun is out almost every day, but its also -10 degrees and feels like -35 with the wind chill because of the fucking constant 30 mph winds.
Is the first Jesus?
I was thinking Brenden got a little thicker.
by the other side on Jan 24, 2012 1:07 PM PST up reply actions
He must feel so left out.
Jerry Crasnick: I just got a text from Scott Boras on Prince Fielder: "No deals. Still working.’’
about 1 hour ago
I love cold weather and, more importantly, cold-weather beers.
I do, however, dislike egregious amounts of snow now that I no longer get the day off from responsibilities. This year has been ridiculous – right now it’s 52 degrees and sunny with tomorrow and Thursday forecasting in the mid-40s. I’m almost tempted to head to the beach.
That's a good point I didn't think of.
Snow is really a bitch once you have to shovel it and still get to work somehow.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
When I told people in Hartford that I liked rain better than snow I was always asked why
My answer? You don’t have to shovel the damn rain to get to your car.
Once I finally get the time to dig up my driveway, I swear I don't care what the cost is to put radiant heat underneath.
Between that and my car’s remote starter, the only thing I’d have left to shovel is the sidewalk.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Yeesh, they're like $15-$20/sq. ft., not including demolition and the new driveway.
You could buy a few deluxe snowblowers for those prices.
My driveway's already shot and in dire need of replacing, so I'm recognizing that as a sunk cost.
Doing it myself while I have the driveway up already (with PEX/Antifreeze + NatGas boiler) I can bring down the square foot cost to around $3-$6 (PEX + piping) + $1600 (boiler).
Also, the cost of a combined boiler over the radiant heat boiler that I’m currently looking at for the rest of the house is only another $800. So if I bite the bullet and pony up for the heavier-duty boiler when I do one, I can do the other for even cheaper.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Jan 24, 2012 1:32 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
If I were you, I would just install hot springs underneath your driveway.
Geothermal heat is the way to go. Ask Iceland.
by seattle_since_81 on Jan 24, 2012 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
I actually looked that up for heating/cooling in general.
To get the same level of heat from 100ft drilling in Iceland I would have to drill over 350ft. ):
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Yeah, the initial costs for that are a lot.
Boise has some geothermal heating, including for the state capitol.
by yuniform on Jan 24, 2012 3:15 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
4 inches of snow is usually the max level of snow tolerance.
Anything above that and it’s a bitch to do things.
I love winter and snow.
I felt ripped off until this last week, like we’ve just had an extended fall. On the east side I think we’ve had a record number of sunny days this winter which is nice. I love how light it seems at night after it snows. I’m a big fan of night snowshoeing.
I know it's pretty scary and all that, but I loved driving across the bridges when the waves were coming up and over.
I don’t think I would want to with the winds like this, though. Crazy weather is one thing that fascinates me. I think I would be a storm chaser if I lived in the Midwest.
by seattle_since_81 on Jan 24, 2012 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
I lived in Seattle when the I-90 bridge collapsed into Lake Washington
To this day I would not drive on either of those bridges in a severe windstorm.
That was the lead story on the news the night my family arrived in Washington.
There were second thoughts.
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 24, 2012 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
Granted, there were mitigating circumstances
Several pontoons were left open after an inspection that day, which took on a ton of water in the storm. There was some human error involved, but still.
Would the new 520 bridge change things or is it just the concept of a floating bridge in that weather?
by Mariner John on Jan 24, 2012 2:37 PM PST up reply actions
It's the concept
Things that float also carry the possibility of sinking. I’m willing to live with the risk on a reasonably calm day, but in a severe windstorm with water splashing over the road deck? No thanks.
I have the same feeling when driving over the Hood Canal Bridge in storms.
Awesome and exciting, but also pretty freaky at the same time
I am a big fan of winter weather and snow, until it starts stopping me from doing things I like.
When the power went out, I couldn’t have fun or do any work. In short, I couldn’t make myself happy or miserable, which is just the worst. Granted, I didn’t have to do any of my work when the snow hit, but I like getting stuff done early.
I could’ve also jogged for half an hour…but didn’t because of the snow. It was all so unfair. I really want an affordable treadmill…
by Aaroniero Arruruerie on Jan 24, 2012 1:09 PM PST reply actions
My winter strategy consists of checking our food stores to make sure we have adequate meat
then that our fresh fruits and vegetables are in proper order, and that our defense are properly set.
I do not know when, but Winter is Coming.
by seattlebruin on Jan 24, 2012 2:58 PM PST reply actions 8 recs
Ripeness.
the long, harsh winters of the north can spoil crops quickly, so we must consume perishables before they go to rot and we have to give them to the smallfolk
by seattlebruin on Jan 24, 2012 3:01 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Your love of empty vessel female characters is a little scary
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I am a UCLA fan what the fuck do you expect
by seattlebruin on Jan 25, 2012 9:58 AM PST up reply actions
I guess the Starks are a family with a rich tradition
that are slowly slipping into irrelevancy as they’re all killed off. Sort of like ucla hoops.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I guess the Lannisters are proud house that cheats at everything
and eventually learns that the punishment for cheating is getting shot in the nuts with a crossbow. Kinda like usc football
by seattlebruin on Jan 25, 2012 10:07 AM PST up reply actions
They're also rich and take over the Kingdom
that whole sibling thing is more SEC style though.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
And then they get shot in the balls with a crossbow
by seattlebruin on Jan 25, 2012 10:15 AM PST up reply actions
The NCAA sanctions certainly felt that way
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Paul Rudd, ask a Grown Man
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I think if you could clone Paul Rudd you would make a lot of money
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Winter coping strategy:
Baseball season!
by Aussie Mariner on Jan 24, 2012 5:50 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I get out in the outdoors as much as possible.
With only eight hours of light a day, you’ve got get as much of it as you can.
Luckily in MT we’ve got lots of hunting seasons and what not going on. Lots of snowshoeing and hiking.
Our winters are colder than the PNW, but being as dry as it is it makes it way more tolerable. Last year I was comfortable here in 14 degrees, drove to Seattle and froze my ass off in 40 degrees.
Had my first job interview with the Washington State Ferries.
If possible, I vow to welcome Yankee fans riding the boat home after a Felix home game with “Attention Passengers: Felix is ours and you can’t have him.” over the intercom.
by FreeSeanKazmar on Jan 24, 2012 6:07 PM PST reply actions 6 recs
Winter is not about survival for me.
The heat disagrees with me, so I’m not too wild about summer on the whole. I don’t have Seasonal Affective Disorder (or S.O.-S.A.D.), and weather is no obstacle for me doing a variety of things I would do otherwise (if snowbound, I fall back on books, media, and the drink). For example, even though most of it was covered in compact snow or ice, I went up Tiger Mountain yesterday and if I hadn’t, I wouldn’t have met these fine folks (which Kermit informs me are Gray Jays):
by JY on Jan 24, 2012 6:55 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Such a terrific moniker
That might be one of the subspecies, it’s hard to tell from that picture and identifying birds is a new hobby. Kind of uncommon and a very interesting bird, they store food by chewing it and then sticking it into the bark of trees. And only a few specific trees, mostly spruce which limits their range. Worth reading about, if you’re interested in birds.
I will forever hold a grudge against those birds for one day stealing a hostess pie right out of my hands.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
This is doubly sad because there may not be many Hostess pies left now.
by JY on Jan 24, 2012 7:45 PM PST up reply actions
That event has multiple levels of tragedy.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
Watching Captain America.
Nobody told me David Eckstein was in this thing!
by msb on Jan 24, 2012 7:37 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Here's the movie.
Everything in Asgard: AWESOME
Everything on Earth: Zzzzzzzzzzzzz
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
Or if she feels like ogling Chris Hemsworth.
by Patrick Stites on Jan 25, 2012 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
Speaking of such things, I was pleasantly surprised by Chris Evans.
I just remembered him as Johnny Storm, and he was much better than I expected (and not just for the whole ridiculously amusing new Cap body)
I see he was in Scott Pilgrim. hmm.
Stop meaning, start doing!
One of my top 20 movies of all-time, but I’ve heard people say they don’t like it. Danny Boyle’s best movie, in my ever so humble opinion.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 26, 2012 9:10 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I absolutely adore that movie.
IMHO, it will one of the very few sci-fi movies from the post-2000s that people will mention in the same breath as "Blade Runner and “Alien” in another 30 years or so.
by sanford_and_son on Jan 26, 2012 9:29 AM PST up reply actions
I didn't like Moon nearly as much, but I know a lot of people did.
It looked great, loved the effects, loved the bleak vibe…..I just really don’t care for Sam Rockwell as an actor. I don’t think he’s very good at inspiring empathy/sympathy, which that role definitely required. Most folks disagree with me on this though :)
by sanford_and_son on Jan 26, 2012 9:36 AM PST up reply actions
I generally hate, nay loathe, science fiction
but Sunshine and Moon really stuck with me. I liked Moon because of how bleak and isolating it felt – Rockwell was OK, but the sense of complete aloneness that movie created was pretty amazing.
The scene where he pulls out his tooth makes my stomach turn.
I loved Kevin Spacey’s robot facial expressions when he had to lie.
Best show on TV right now
Although its like the only show I watch so I could be wrong
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I'm trying to decide whether to move to Justified or Six Feet Under after I'm done with Homeland.
by the other side on Jan 26, 2012 1:13 PM PST up reply actions
Ive never watched 6ft Under
but Justified is one of the most consistent TV shows I’ve ever watched. There hasn’t been an episode yet that I didn’t like, and the acting is really good across the board.
The only thing that I can recall as maybe being negative is that the second or third or so episode took place in LA and felt a little off compared to the pilot. But once they got the main plot of season 1 rolling boy did it ever get rolling.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I really liked the villain-centric episodes in season one just fine. Then season 2 came along and was awesome.
The current season won’t show up on Hulu for a while, unfortunately. FX is wonky on Hulu.
by yuniform on Jan 26, 2012 2:30 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
I still haven't seen season 1.
Looks like I might have to buy it.
by Mariner John on Jan 26, 2012 2:44 PM PST up reply actions
The villain for season 2 was really good
I hope she won an award or something.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
by bluemax on Jan 26, 2012 5:08 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
At least with Six Feet Under, you'll never hit a point of, "Oh Gooooddddd... I have to wait how long until a new episode?!"
By the time you’re done, Justified season 3 will probably be over and you can catch up then. Just a thought, because I think both shows are excellent.
I just caught up on the two episodes of season 3 last night, and man, it is good. Just the two main characters fued alone makes it great television.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 26, 2012 2:23 PM PST up reply actions
You will get to experience "Narm" though.
by yuniform on Jan 26, 2012 2:31 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
Nope.
She’s definitely the wet blanket girlfriend.
by seattle_since_81 on Jan 27, 2012 7:17 PM PST up reply actions
She is probably the biggest dead weight character on the show
but I think she helps provide perspective on Raylan.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Yeah. She might not do anything worthwhile herself, but she needs to be there for Raylan's character to have certain motivations.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 30, 2012 9:38 AM PST up reply actions
She definitely becomes more relevant in the 2nd half of the 2nd season and now in the 3rd season.
Plus, she’s a cutie.
by sanford_and_son on Jan 30, 2012 10:16 AM PST up reply actions
She's gorgeous. She was also really funny in her small part in The Other Guys.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 30, 2012 10:23 AM PST up reply actions
Oh yeaaah! That was her, huh?
Such a ridiculously ad-libbed movie. Very funny, though.
by sanford_and_son on Jan 30, 2012 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
That whole scene was awesome.
“I bet you think because of that beard that I’m really hairy but… Shaved.”
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 30, 2012 11:08 AM PST up reply actions
Aww.
how did I not realize it was James LeGros under Messer’s scroungy beard?
by msb on Feb 1, 2012 7:33 PM PST up reply actions
He's so good in that role! Pulls off the weasly hick vibe so well.
by sanford_and_son on Feb 2, 2012 8:54 AM PST up reply actions
He played Raylan Givens in a TV adaption of Leonard's Pronto.
Hard to imagine him as Raylan.
by seattle_since_81 on Feb 2, 2012 3:06 PM PST up reply actions
I see
I know him best from Living in Oblivion, where he is supposedly playing a thinly-veiled version of Brad Pitt… I mostly remember the movie for being the first time I ever saw Dinklage.
by msb on Feb 2, 2012 3:15 PM PST up reply actions
Nice.
I read an inteview with Elmore Leonard where he wasn’t too happy about the hat choice in that adaption. He likes the hat choice in this series, though.
by seattle_since_81 on Feb 2, 2012 4:02 PM PST up reply actions
This is kinda blowing my mind here.
Also, I think I’m going to have to pick up this “Raylon” novel.
by sanford_and_son on Feb 3, 2012 3:03 PM PST up reply actions
There are 2 novels by Elmore Leonard that feature Raylan.
Pronto and Riding the Rap. The series is more based on the short story “Fire In The Hole”, though.
by seattle_since_81 on Feb 4, 2012 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
I've been a fan of his for a loooooong time. But...
I think only because of my age at the time that Not Another Teen Movie came out.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 26, 2012 8:46 AM PST up reply actions
Open question:
How much experience do folks have with applying for jobs they’re not quite qualified for? For example, if you’re fairly strong in certain areas under the "Desired Skills" heading but a bit weaker under the "Required Skills" heading. Worth looking into? Specific tips? I find that I’ve historically been good at selling myself (and delivering) on the concept of "inexperienced but willing to learn" but I don’t know how well that works the further up the chain one moves.
Don't be intimidated by it, is the only advice I have to offer.
Selling yourself would be the strong point. My current job, for example. My boss knew what he wanted and even though I lacked the specific skill set necessary, he decided he could fill those gaps with on the job training. My secondary skills (familiarity with major construction sites, maintaining and use of sensitive equipment, math at a commensurate level) were enough of a grounding he could work with.
Basically, don’t make the decision for your potential future employer. He might see potential or make a connection on a personal level that will fill his/her needs that you do not recognize. He/she has a perpective that you or I don’t have, so take the chance. My personal experience is that a general background will suffice, in some conditions, if they decide you are a person they can work with.
by Kermit. on Jan 24, 2012 11:05 PM PST up reply actions 5 recs
Conditions being they don't require major experience to make an immediate impact, for instance.
Hopefully this isn’t an oversimplification, “Top 5 Ways To Meet Your Future Employer” or something. This was my experience with my last two jobs, in different fields. Diving and survey. The only commonality I can discern is that I spoke with just the right person at the right time. Good luck.
by Kermit. on Jan 24, 2012 11:12 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Thanks. I hate giving advice, too worried it comes off sounding trite
But then it’s pertinent, so hey. There it is.
Definitely worth pursuing.
Kermit does a great job summing this up – if you don’t apply, you’re making the decision for the employer. At least give them the chance to be intrigued by you. And just based on personal experience at my company, we are eagerly hiring and having difficulty finding candidates who checks every box (interesting, given high unemployment).
We do a lot of hiring of people who are interesting and have lots of potential over people who have lots of skills but don’t really seem like they have that high of a ceiling – to relate it to baseball, we prioritize having a high ceiling over having a high floor. I’m guessing other companies are the same. Skills can be taught. Potential can’t.
And I think your approach is right on – be up front about it and play to your upsides.
by Chris Hafner on Jan 25, 2012 9:01 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Absolutely
And always, always express a willingness to learn things. The way I’ve answered questions in past interviews when I’ve been asked questions about things that I haven’t done is usually something like “I’m familiar with the concept but haven’t had a chance to (work with/do/see) it yet – I’ve always been curious though” or something along those lines.
In the corporate world, it’s pretty easy to get a gig that you’re maybe not 100% qualified for as long as you know how to sell yourself. Be open, be honest, and engage with the interviewer and the process, and you’ll be surprised how far you can get.
by pdb on Jan 25, 2012 9:12 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I've applied to tons of jobs that based on the job listing
I probably was not qualified for. But a lot of that is knowing that the requirements were mostly BS listed on a website to weed out completely inexperienced people.
I actually scored an interview once at a pretty prestigious studio where the interviewer opened up by telling me that my resume didn’t immediately stack up but he understood the nature of the industry and was willing to give me a shot to prove myself in the interview. I tanked of course but the guy was pretty nice about it and gave me a lot of pointers.
I generally set my expectations for jobs I apply to between “I think I can get this job” and “doing this just to see where I stack up”. Maybe I’m weird in that I like knowing I can at least get a couple steps a long in the process for prestigious jobs that I know I’m probably not ready for.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
"But a lot of that is knowing that the requirements were mostly BS listed on a website to weed out completely inexperienced people."
As someone responsible for the hiring of my department, I can’t tell you how true this is. Most “required qualifications” are either vague generalities (e.g. four-year degree or relevant experience) or absurd specifics that apply to your company only (e.g. experience with certain systems). Most of the time when I’m hiring for my group I used required qualifications as a tie-breaker; I view them as requirements for the job, not requirements for application.
Yeah unless a job is a Specialist position
Where they want someone who has a certain technical focus, then I always just go “well I have a CS degree from a good school and I’ve never been fired from a job and I’ve proven my ability to learn new technologies and adapt, so I can probably do this.”
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Thanks so much everyone.
Very good advice, much appreciated and probably what I needed to hear.
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 25, 2012 11:00 AM PST up reply actions
I do have Seasonal Affective Disorder and the winters here absolutely wreck me
I can slightly mitigate it by just going for walks/bike rides no matter the weather but even then, I think I’m just particularly sensitive to not getting enough sun and every year the winter starts to get to me. I’d rather not move if I don’t have to because I like it here, there’s nowhere I’d rather be in the Summer, but this really can’t continue either. So time to try a lightbox I suppose.
Staying inside too much is definitely a bad idea. I wish skiing wasn’t so damn expensive or I would never do anything else in the winter.
I never realized how much weather affected my moods until I moved to LA.
I can just remember one day specifically where I was driving to the gym after months of really feeling good about being active and fit, and then I think this was one of the first days of daylight savings and it was dark early, rainy, wet and just unpleasant. I remembered think “ugh, I don’t want to go to the gym. I don’t want to do anything. I just want to be alone in my room.”
That feeling freaked me out to the point where I forced myself to go to the gym.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 25, 2012 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
Happy lights work if you don't use one already.
My wife deals with SAD, and the light helps.
I just got one and it is freaking amazing
It’s only been about 5 days and I already feel tremendously better. Better than I usually feel during the Summer even.
Ready to meet Jesus?
Jesus Montero, Mike Carp and Danny Hultzen to sign autographs Friday at Alderwood Team Store.
Winter blows, but I cope with the perpetual cold and darkness by pretending I live in Antarctica and my name is RJ MacReady.
Works for me.
by sanford_and_son on Jan 25, 2012 12:42 PM PST reply actions
You could pretend to be Leonid Rogozov
The medic in Antarctica who had to remove his own appendix. I will forever aspire to be as badass as he is.
Winter has never really bothered me. It's a bit annoying that my feet get cold and wet and I have to wear a heavier jacket, but it is so much more bearable than 85+ degree days.
85+ and I turn into a useless mess.
It's a good thing you live in Portland then.
by Mariner John on Jan 25, 2012 2:30 PM PST up reply actions
Happy Australia day!
If I could, I would provide all of you with a small spread of traditional Aussie foods. I actually kinda mis the Australia day mini party I used to throw for my work colleagues when I was living in the US.
Random thought: Do any of you read my comments in an Australian accent? If so, please choose say, Paul Hogan rather than say, Steve Irwin.
I do, but I'm so bad with accents it comes out English.
Which is still awesome in my head, though I’m sure you’d find it upsetting.
What qualifies as traditional Aussie food?
Can you eat it with a normal knife, or does the knife need to be capable of killing a crocodile? How do I best reduce my risk of being ambushed by drop bears?
by Drew_D on Jan 25, 2012 4:52 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Most traditional Aussie food does not require a knife to eat.
Meat pies, sausages in bread with tomato sauce, lamingtons, tim tams, etc.
Stay away from eucalyptus trees and you should be safe from drop bears!
by Aussie Mariner on Jan 25, 2012 7:01 PM PST up reply actions
I have a soft spot for anzac biscuits.
although soft is probably the wrong word to use in this context.
I think you're just making some of this up.
What the heck is a Tim Tam? (as he breaks out the google).
Rec'd a thousand times were I able.
Sadly, I haven’t been able to find the dark chocolate ones in many a moon.
God they are so amazing
We started carrying them at the movie theatre where I worked and I was constantly trying to damage the cookies so they couldn’t be sold and I could have them all to myself.
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 26, 2012 10:15 AM PST up reply actions
Oh, what you have been missing.
though you can now buy them here, and no longer have to make friends overload their luggage.
still can’t get Jaffas, though. or Fantales.
Tim-Tams are the bomb-diggity
You can get them at Cost Plus as Arnott’s biscuits, but there is something different about them…
I'm am intrigued enough to stop by on my way home to try one.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
Look with the Pepperidge Farm stuff, because I guess they make them in the US.
by Patrick Stites on Jan 26, 2012 10:34 PM PST up reply actions
South Hill Puyallup Fred Meyer did not have any in the cookie section.
A dagger through my heart!
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
WE CAN GET TIM TAMS IN THE STATES NOW!!!!
And not as imports. They’re now made locally. Stupid being on a diet.
I can’t believe nobody has mentioned Yahoo Serious. Oh wait yes I can.
Yeah I bought some at Von's back during Christmas because of the hype
they were pretty good. Too pricey though.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I listen to a podcast by guys from Newcastle, so every Aussie accent defaults to a Newie boy in my head.
Wait, also listen to one in Perth. Do the opposite ends of the country have different sounds? I can’t tell as they just sound for-un to my ears.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
Also, do you call American's seppos?
I cracked up when I heard the explanation for that.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
Aussie accents are weird.
They don’t generally seem to be quite so regional (at least state wise) at all. There’s a fairly wide range within my friends/family that are from/grew up where I live.
I personally do not use seppos – I don’t think that one’s really in common usage anymore that I’m aware of.
by Aussie Mariner on Jan 25, 2012 7:04 PM PST up reply actions
The accent thing is interesting. I wonder what causes it, if it isn't just regional drift.
And it saddens me that seppo is not being used anymore. i thought it was a very clever rhyming slang.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
There's plenty more where that came from.
(Somewhat) common rhyming slang:
Dog’s eye = (meat) pie
Dead horse = sauce (tomato sauce usually)
Frog and toad = road
Captain cook = look
Sausage roll = goal
And many more. Although a lot of them have gone away from direct rhymes and into other word associations.
by Aussie Mariner on Jan 26, 2012 3:16 AM PST up reply actions
I hear you as Ryan Rowland-Smith.
He was an Aussie Mariner, too.
by truemsfan on Jan 25, 2012 7:40 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
He was the inspiration for my user name!
I miss the hyphen, and hope he can return with some success to the big leagues one day. :(
by Aussie Mariner on Jan 26, 2012 3:08 AM PST up reply actions
The last time I was in Australia was 2000
Does most of the country (at least the small business part) still shut down between Christmas and Australia Day, or has Australia given in to the overall velocity of the world at this point?
I was there for ANZAC Day last year...boy does EVERYTHING shut down. Very awesome, though.
It was just tough transitioning to Australia with our first full day in Sydney after landing being a holiday. Nothing was open. And it rained. Other than that, I had a blast! Definitely slower country than what I’m used to, so being on vacation there was great.
I fucking hate you Mariners
ANZAC day is serious business.
To pdb: quite a lot of it still does.
by Aussie Mariner on Jan 26, 2012 3:09 AM PST up reply actions
I was there for the week between Christmas and New Year's
in 2008. Nothing was shut down, not in Sydney. The center of the city closed around 9pm, but that was because everyone goes down to watch the fireworks. And after seeing those, I have no interest in our stupid Times Square ball drop whatever.
Well, it's hard to beat fireworks off the Sydney Harbour bridge, and flyovers by F-111's/F-18's.
A lot of smaller businesses and service business/professionals just shut for two and a half weeks.
by Aussie Mariner on Jan 27, 2012 2:26 AM PST up reply actions
I shall tell my mom to give her Australian dog an extra treat in honor of Australia day
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Also I play computer games with a dude from Australia
so I imagine people to sound like him, which is nothing like Steve Irwin.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Hmmm
Gatherings with friends, a little football, a little hockey, a little beer, a lot of movie watching, and a lot of depression. This answer might have been different a month ago, but the onset of February is just atrocious for me. Also, my writing skills fade a lot, which is irritating to me.
Oh, and bowling.
Not having baseball is just awful.
I have found my little bit of extra light from my new lamp/clock in the morning helps.
I haven’t felt the need to move to a real light box yet, but I know people who have found that it really helps them. I keep meaning to try the dietary things that are suggested, like more vitamin D and the mediterranean diet, but that requires an effort.
I've been using the light at work, actually
I haven’t noticed much of a difference. :/
I’m not going to stop using it, but I am not seeing significant improvement, just holes in my vision whenever I lean too far forward and see it directly. :/
Hey..uniform numbers have been assigned!
Kawasaki gets 61, so they must be thinking he has to fight his way in for a job- I bet he takes 1 from Luis Rodriguez if he makes the team. He just seems like a #1
Montero sticks with 63, which is surprising
Steve Garrison rocking 88, which is cool
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
He will never be a true Mariner wearing #63
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Its a joke based on what Yankees fans said about him
and how he never got his “true” Yankees number.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Looks like the only available number below 80 is 4
Assuming 11, 14, 19, and 24 are all still unavailable. They didn’t assign 56, which was Halman’s number, so that’s classy.
I guess that means we can’t sign anybody
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I love that I can click a link in the threads and not have to worry about losing my page.
I remember when I first started commenting here I didn’t quite get things despite lurking for a while. Now I get annoyed when I go to other SBN pages
I think it's still broken if they use the link button and don't check the box.
Copy/paste links are always fine though it seems.
by Patrick Stites on Jan 26, 2012 3:59 AM PST up reply actions
Yea, you have to hit that button
What I meant was I can trust the users here to click that button
by LeftArrow2 on Jan 26, 2012 6:27 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
I miss the sun.
My car got totaled, which I actually don’t mind. However I didn’t want to get another car loan over $6,000 so I stuck with my motorcycle. I love being able to drive in the HOV lanes and generally getting to places faster but I hate this rain. Seems like it never stops.
Hey, my car got totaled, too!
Today (well, Wednesday) as a matter of fact. We should be best friends!
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Jan 26, 2012 1:22 AM PST up reply actions
Hopefully your whole process goes better than mine.
It took that kid a whole month to call his insurance company and report the accident and then another week for the girl in front of me to call the insurance company. Then it took a month for them to go to the shop to look at my car and say it was totaled. They then tried to make me return my rental car before I got my check for my old car
by LeftArrow2 on Jan 26, 2012 6:26 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
It's starting to look like the driver of the other vehicle doesn't have insurance.
I’ve never had an accident before, and I know that I shouldn’t be pleased about this, but I don’t really understand the implications.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Jan 26, 2012 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
It probably depends on what your insurance policy covers.
I’m insured to the hilt; it covers everything including uninsured motorists.
If the guy doesn't have insurance then that means you might have to go to small claims court
1/4 drivers don’t have insurance.
My car was totaled a couple of months ago and I was in the same boat as you. Not wanting to get a loan over a certain amount.
I ended up finding a car that is so far so good at $1100 and that’s all I need.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 26, 2012 8:48 AM PST up reply actions
Anybody else have near-catastrophic failure of their primary mode of transportation yesterday?
The rear derailleur hanger on my bike is bent, which isn’t a problem on most bikes – replace it and you’re good – but on my bike, the derailleur hanger is part of the frame, so it can’t be replaced. Normally, this isn’t a problem – what it means is that I can’t shift into the lowest available gear because that pushes the derailleur into the spokes, but as long as I stay away from that lowest gear I’m good.
The other problem I have is my shifting has gone wonky in the last couple months – attempting to shift a gear either results in the derailleur jumping the chain three gears, not moving at all, or shifting once, doing nothing for about 30 seconds and then shifting again.
So last night, I was getting ready to climb the monster hill on the way home, and I downshifted into a somewhat low gear. So far so good, but about half way up the hill the shifter decided to downshift again, and it threw the chain into the lowest gear. Chain froze up, derailleur hit the spokes, I almost fell into traffic because I barely unclipped in time…good times.
Bike’s in the shop today.
I put a hole in my radiator trying to remove my truck (Ranger) from the ice bank that it was in due to plowing.
I’m not a car person, but it turns out when the previous owner put the aftermarket lift on the truck they were a complete dumbass about it and removed all the protective element below the front of my truck. So that was happy fun times.
by the other side on Jan 26, 2012 11:11 AM PST up reply actions
Detail on what I said above:
I stopped for a pedestrian in a crosswalk, looked in my rear-view mirror, and saw a lady coming down Western Ave. with not enough time to stop. “Oh, I’m about to get hit,” I thought to myself. I was right, and it totaled my car.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Jan 26, 2012 11:55 AM PST up reply actions
I think anyone who gets hit from behind has the right to sock that person in the face, at least once, without getting arrested.
I fucking hate you Mariners
Aw but past John doesn't want to get punched.
He didn’t mean to :(
by Mariner John on Jan 26, 2012 1:53 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
I got a cramp in my foot going up some stairs, but I don't think that is what you mean.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
Tonight my work is having a karaoke competition. Top 2 performances get an iPad.
I know we’ve gone over this before, but what’s your go-to karaoke song?
I’ll be performing End of the Road.
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Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark
by sanford_and_son on Jan 26, 2012 9:57 AM PST up reply actions
That's the best part, there's almost always a drunken volunteer!
by sanford_and_son on Jan 26, 2012 10:09 AM PST up reply actions
On an un-yet-sorta-maybe-related note, Cougar Town comes back Feb 14!
It’s a horrible name, but a completely awesome show.
It should share an hour with Happy Endings. Both horrible names, both hilarious.
by yuniform on Jan 26, 2012 12:15 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
I can't really get down with how the dialogue seems to be written in Twitter-like prose.
I do find myself laughing a few times though whenever I see it.
by sanford_and_son on Jan 26, 2012 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
Happy Endings is basically a series of really sharp one-line jokes tied around a loose plot device
it’s pretty fun but it’s not that memorable – but I laugh a lot when I watch it.
I started watching it a couple of days ago.
I love that they just shit on the title every episode.
by Mariner John on Jan 26, 2012 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
We need to have a backup song for a sing-off.
I think mine will be a one-man version of Time of My Life.
I can’t sing, so I have to use gimmicks.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 26, 2012 10:18 AM PST up reply actions
Sadly, it's Creed.
Or maybe Young MC’s Bust A Move, and I beatbox during the break.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Jan 26, 2012 11:56 AM PST up reply actions
I can't do the a-Ha version
its too slow after years and years of listening to the RBF version
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Total Eclipse of the Heart- Bonny Tyler.
Livin’ on a Prayer- Bon Jovi tends to be a hit as well.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
Oh, and how could I forget Gangsta's Paradise.
Eurasian men performing rap songs never seems to fail.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
My most recent top 2
1. Don’t Stop Believing (except this is so stupidly popular, fuck you Glee)
2. Tiny Dancer
Other songs that always do well:
Friends in Low Places
Bohemian Rhapsody
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Shit Living on a Prayer is my number 3 song
I’ve also been known to belt out Roxanne
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
And pretty much any 70s,80s or 90s song that we played in Marching Band
Carry on My Wayward Son
Heart Breaker
Tusk
The Kids Aren’t All Right
Frankenstein (kidding!)
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I don't do karaoke, but I think if I did, it would have to be...
Glamorous – Fergie or Quit Playing Games With My Heart – Backstreet Boys.
by Patrick Stites on Jan 26, 2012 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
Khe Sahn by Cold Chisel.
Eagle Rock – Daddy Cool.
Those are two I always do when I do karaoke. Although funnily enough since I quit drinking I don’t do karaoke much anymore…
by Aussie Mariner on Jan 26, 2012 4:12 PM PST up reply actions
Karaoke is really best done when all parties are half blasted.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
Or when the music is played by live organist.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Jan 27, 2012 2:24 AM PST up reply actions
There's a band in LA that does Punk Rock Karaoke
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Yeah true.
This is how you can convince your friends to do Rocket Man like William Shatner.
Oh my god, that shit was hilarious.
by Aussie Mariner on Jan 27, 2012 2:27 AM PST up reply actions
Any suggestions on apps or tips for a new iPad user? :)
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 27, 2012 7:43 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Thanks. I'm actually writing a blog post on that right now, because I can't really sing.
But I sang End of the Road. Went out into the crowd. Riled them up. Had people laughing. There are a few subtle ways you can get a crowd into it even if you can’t sing. I just had a lot of fun up there.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 27, 2012 8:16 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Now this I like.
I’ve held a deep hatred of all things karaoke ever since tending bar several years ago that had karaoke every Friday/Sat. night. Mostly the same regulars, thinking they actually could sing, doing roughly the same songs every week. It didn’t matter if it was country, heavy metal, pop, or whatever; it was all shitty. I love the idea of someone knowing they can’t carry a tune and hamming it up instead.
I thought being a giant ham was the entire purpose of karaoke.
Nothing worse then some idiot signing a song that “means something” to them.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
App suggestions as part of an OT has been floating around my to-do list for awhile
One of the first problems I had was too many open apps, since I didn’t bother to read any manuals. Double tap the home button, and a menu pops up at bottom of screen. These are open apps, touch and hold one. They’ll start to shake and a red X appears upper left of each icon, this will close them.
Doing the same from the main screen has a similar effect, but with a gray X. This will delete the app. You can also drag and drop in this mode, dropping apps (typically of similar type) onto another will create a folder. Helps keep the desktop clean.
List of frequently used apps. BBC News, Flipboard, Evernote, Bamboo Paper, Reminders, Timer, Kayak,Pandora, Playlister for KEXP, Dropbox, Converter, SportsTap, Fanhattan, Netflix, PBS, SnagFilms, Trailers, Leafsnap, Peterson Feeder Birds Of North Amaerica, Super 8, Contre Jour, Kindle (great for ebooks from the library)
by Kermit. on Jan 27, 2012 9:00 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Also recommend shutting it down once in awhile.
Otherwise it gets a little buggy every few days. Push the Hold button for about 5 seconds, a red slider pops up. This will turn off the iPad. Hold button again to turn on. And switching the mute button to orientation lock in Settings has been useful.
Thanks!
I wish I had it right now, but the boss hasn’t bought the iPad yet. But I will go through those apps and I appreciate the tips!
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 28, 2012 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
Almost forgot. Something about the Apple hardware didn't work well with our ISP
The technical aspects were immediately forgotten, but switching the DNS address to an OpenDNS server fixes the problems. They were oddball crap, randomly not being able to locate LL, for instance. Dropping or freezing while watching Netflix was the main problem.
Thanks for all of this.
Started downloading apps last night and just went through your list and tips!
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by Kenneth Arthur on Feb 1, 2012 4:07 PM PST up reply actions
Peterson Feeder Birds of North America?
no wonder I voted for Kermit for (North) America
Jessies Girl - Rick Springfield
If that fails, Take Me Home Tonight by Eddie Money.
by FreeSeanKazmar on Jan 28, 2012 9:44 PM PST up reply actions
Terrell Suggs calls Skip Bayless a douchebag
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGCZffZGD24
Related videos of Suggs and Bayless are equally entertaining.
Mariners fan in SF :: @Eric_Dykstra
Watching M's Media day stream
Sims and Blowers not going to Japan, but they will be doing commentary from Safeco as the video comes in.
Live Stream! Rick Griffith!
http://mariners.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?topic_id=6261176&c_id=sea
Rick says Guti looks “unbelievable”
Larry Stone quoted Zduriencik: "This will be a challenging year at the big league level. Let's not kid ourselves."
Divish immediately nominated that as this year’s slogan.
by msb on Jan 26, 2012 10:57 AM PST reply actions 5 recs
MLB.com's top 100 prospect list:
Montero #12, Hultzen #16, Walker #18, Franklin #52, Paxton #77. (Did I miss anyone?) Bauer and Bundy are ahead of Cole, who’s ahead of Hultzen. Trout #3. Prufar #7.
For those of you that enjoy laughing at Liverpool:
by Aaron Campeau on Jan 26, 2012 3:28 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Per a debate I'm having: Would you consider Groundhog Day to be a great movie, a great comedy or none of the above?
(I’m not sure how I would respond to someone who answered “None of the above”)
Is it one of the better movies ever made? Not giving it Godfather status or anything, but should it stand alone and not as a comedy, as one of the greatest movies?
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I think it's kind of silly but I still watch it every year.
One of my favorite parts is with Stephen Tobolowsky of course.
I would say both. And I would also ignore the people who answer with the 3rd choice.
I really like the character progression. So much up and down that is just logical. Phil’s reasoning for why he takes certain courses of action just click with me, maybe I relate or it’s just well written.
by Craptastic-J on Jan 26, 2012 4:52 PM PST up reply actions
For those reasons we studied it in an ethics class at my university.
Our professor used it as a great example of Aristotelian ethics, which was actually pretty interesting. It made me realize how well written it is
I would call it a great comedy.
I have a hard time putting it into “one of the greatest movies” status, if only because it doesn’t have that epic feel to it.
Not the overused, crappy use of “epic” everyone is using nowadays. I mean epic. Movies that are truly “epic” to me are ones like Godfather, Gladiator, Shawshank Redemption…
Great movie.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
One of the best comedies, and a great movie in its own right.
And it has aged very well, the themes are timeless.
I think it's gotten with age, in fact.
Like a fine wine.
by sanford_and_son on Jan 27, 2012 8:14 AM PST up reply actions
Additionally, my mind was even more blown in recent years by the idea of "How long was he trapped?"
As a kid, I never thought about this. I thought, “Oh, probably awhile” as in a few months. Then you listen to Harold Ramis, and proposes that it has to be at least 10 years. Others suppose 30 or 40 and some get real dark and say it’s thousands of years.
That seems a little far-fetched, but 20 years? That blows my mind even more. But to master what he had mastered, it would take a very long time.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 26, 2012 11:08 PM PST up reply actions
I always figured it was somewhere in the 2-3 year range.
Longer than that seems sad, even though he can change the outcome daily.
An outstanding and clever comedy and possibly Bill Murray's best all-around flick.
by sanford_and_son on Jan 27, 2012 8:11 AM PST up reply actions
I just found out that Ramis and Murray didn't speak for 10-12 years after that movie.
Harold Ramis might be the most underrated genius of our time.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 27, 2012 8:17 AM PST up reply actions
I agree, Ramis is amazingly funny.
I wonder what their beef was with each other.
by sanford_and_son on Jan 27, 2012 8:28 AM PST up reply actions
Murray has long been "known" (rumored around Hollywood, how should I really know?) to be a big asshole even from his SNL days.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 27, 2012 8:44 AM PST up reply actions
Yep
He’s been a prick forever, by all accounts. He got that rep once Caddyshack blew up and it has only gotten worse over the years.
That's why Chase and Murray have been bitter enemies for 30 years.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 27, 2012 9:10 AM PST up reply actions
Didn't Chase chill out after he got humiliated in a Roast?
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
Maybe?
I know that a lot of people are praying for Bill Murray to play Jeff’s father on Community, which would be an epic step towards uniting those two legends.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 27, 2012 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
Jesus that would be amazing
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
I don't know if he chilled out but he got absolutely destroyed at his roast, from what I heard
I didn’t see it, but Marc Maron was invited to be on it and he has in several podcasts since talked about how legitimately uncomfortable that roast was because nobody was there for fun – they were all lining up to take shots at Chevy Chase.
I feel like he's a prick because he knows he can get away with anything.
It’s like the same way with an asshole at the DMV that knows they don’t have to be nice to anyone because we need them and they don’t need us. We aren’t “customers” to people at the DMV, so they can act like pieces of shit to us. (Not that many of them aren’t helpful and nice, but some of them are rather rude and not quiet about it.)
Bill Murray knows that no matter what he does, he’s an icon and a legend and he makes a cameo and people freak out. He can be the biggest piece of shit in the world and we’ll still love him.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 27, 2012 9:10 AM PST up reply actions
I gather he is a bit of one.
Very black irish-catholic, hard to get to commit. These days, if you want to hire him for a job, you call up a toll-free line and leave him message(s).
He's an odd one.
Consider that he did Ghostbusters as a way of getting a film adaptation of The Razor’s Edge. Knowing that, it makes sense that he would want something more philosophical even though he’s never really been able to get it. It doesn’t excuse him being a dick though.
He actually also wrote two screenplays for National Lampoon before they finally decided on Animal House.
The second of which was called Laser Orgy Girls, which was about “a teenage Charles Manson’s adventures in high school that meets aliens in the desert.”
Quote from John Landis:
"Their first script was about Charles Manson in high school and, actually, it was really fucking good. There was a great opening gag in which you start out outside San Quentin. The camera goes in through the window, through the walls, through the chicken wire, down into the deepest bowels of the prison. There’s Manson in a straitjacket, padded cell, swastika carved in his forehead, and he looks up and says, ‘Is it hot in here, or am I crazy?’"
God, do I want to see this fucking movie.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 27, 2012 9:08 AM PST up reply actions
So apparently the NHL All Star game format has changed again
this year they have two captains and the captains are going to draft teams from a selected pool of all stars. I wonder if this idea would work for baseball?
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Baseball players are for the massive part idiots.
So that could turn out bad.
by the other side on Jan 26, 2012 5:23 PM PST up reply actions
I foresee the Yankees and Red Socks finding a way to eliminate the NL
And all A.L. teams not In Boston and NY, and staging an extra “Greatest rivalry in history” game during the All-Star break
by Craptastic-J on Jan 26, 2012 5:35 PM PST up reply actions
Or entertaining!
I think it would be funny entertaining to see someone like Ortiz selected to the pool of all-stars then get drafted by the captain to play CF.
The all-star game is meaningless to me. I can’t speak for everyone else, but I just don’t get any enjoyment out of it. Even though it “counts”.
I would rather watch the players just having fun. Which is why I enjoy the softball game they play more than the real game.
Brandon McCarthy has to pick both teams.
by Mariner John on Jan 26, 2012 6:25 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
It looks like they started it last year.
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=549747
Interesting choice. Definitely could see some ribbing from teammates on who was picked last, or some sweet bribing going on.
by seattle_since_81 on Jan 26, 2012 7:11 PM PST up reply actions
NOBODY CARES ABOUT YOUR FANTASY DRAFT, PUJOLS!
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
Aw, Fifi.
Anniversary with my beautiful wife my god thanks for putting in my way and make a nice family like we have …. I’m so grateful and proud of you I love you Sandra Mariela Hernandez are the best thank you for being by my side.
For a second, I thought you had gone out to dinner with Felix and his wife on their anniversary.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
Reel Big Fish's cover of Take On Me
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Semi-related, but I think the Save Ferris cover of "Come on Eileen"
may be better than the original.
by Eyebrows on Jan 27, 2012 2:56 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I had a college music professor deconstruct the Dexy's version, so I'm partial to that one.
by yuniform on Jan 27, 2012 4:30 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
Save Ferris did quite a few good covers
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
Come On Eileen is terrible no matter what
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Emi Hinouchi's acoustic guitar cover of Michael Jackson's Rock With You.
Mariners fan in SF :: @Eric_Dykstra
Social Distortion's Under My Thumb.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
William Shatner/Ben Folds/Joe Jackson's cover of Common People
That is the only correct answer.
by pdb on Jan 27, 2012 12:59 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
In addendum, Pulp did it pretty well in the first place.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Joey Ramone's cover of "What a Wonderful World".
And basically everything by Me First and the Gimme Gimme’s.
Dynamite Hack, Boyz N' Tha Hood
Foo Fighters, Baker Street.
Curt Schilling is a massive nerd
And very good at ignoring my attempts to troll him.
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Woah, Schilling is behind that game?
I downloaded the demo for the Mass Effect 3 DLC and was suprised at how it wasn’t terrible.
by FreeSeanKazmar on Jan 28, 2012 9:59 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah after he retired he threw a bunch of money behind starting his own dev studio
he seems like a pretty passionate guy about gaming and his product, but he’s also pretty honest too which is something a lot of gamedevs aren’t in public situations.
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A question for those of you who run in the winter weather.
Do you run with gloves? If so what kind? I’m usually fine without down here in the bay area, but last week was pretty cold and drizzly. Suggestions?
Oh absolutely. My hands get cold very easily (poor circulation I think) so gloves are a must for me most of the year in the NW.
I hate running in the winter, but I friggin’ do it anyways. It’s the worst.
by sanford_and_son on Jan 27, 2012 10:16 AM PST up reply actions
Also, I knew I was doomed when I bought my first pair of running tights.
I wear shorts over them, of course, but man I look ridiculous.
by sanford_and_son on Jan 27, 2012 10:17 AM PST up reply actions
So worth it though.
Re gloves, I too run in gloves in winter, I have some arthritis in my hands plus poor circulation to boot – I like not having to dunk my hands in warm water after I get done to get them back moving again.
I have two pairs, both made of light thermal material, one fingerless one not depending on temp and if I think I’ll need to mess with my phone (doubling as mp3 player) as I go. Can’t remember what brand, bought them here anyway. If you go to any decent hiking/outdoors type place you should find some. Never had problems overheating in them.
by Aussie Mariner on Jan 27, 2012 3:43 PM PST up reply actions
Do you have any comfort issues with palm sweat?
That’s part of what’s holding me back from buying the gloves at the moment.
Not really.
Thinking back I can’t really think it ever got excessive, and the thermal material soaks liquids pretty well (and washes easily).
I could be wrong, but I swear I’ve seen palm-less gloves before, even if they might be sports related. Might be worth a look if that’s what worries you.
by Aussie Mariner on Jan 27, 2012 4:15 PM PST up reply actions
I need gloves whenever it gets below 40 or so.
I have a couple of pairs, one lighter (Reebok brand I believe) and another that’s more heavy duty for those really cold (i.e. under 20 degrees) days. I had some comfort issues with palm sweat at first, but after a bit I just learned when I needed to wear them and when I didn’t. Also, yeah, running tights are worth it and required in my neck of the woods. Running with layers or covering parts of the body not normally covered takes some getting used to but I’ve found the comfort factor after you get used to them leads to more productive runs.
Not Mike Sweeney :( ?
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
I believe the Nats signed Sweeney
or was it the Phils?
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24 games in 2010 and I have absolutely no recollection of him in any way.
Wow.
by the other side on Jan 27, 2012 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
I sometimes forget Carl Everett happened :(
by the other side on Jan 27, 2012 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
Carl Everett brought us rally dino and for that I am grateful.
by JY on Jan 27, 2012 12:57 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
That was before my days at LL.
All I got out of it was severe depression.
by the other side on Jan 27, 2012 1:31 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Why is the SBN 503 error message a drawing of Jackie Chan with a headache?
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
Because SBN doesn't realize that memes are stupid.
by Coach Owens on Jan 27, 2012 3:08 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
That's a meme?
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
I can't keep up with all this jackassery.
This must be what it feels like to get old.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
Its a pretty old meme
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I'm surprised they have a maltypoo
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
"Fictionalization. Do not attempt."
Commercial lawyers actually feel the need to add this to a shot of a man wrestling an alligator?
They added it to the commercial of the pickup truck that had a commercial airliner land it's front wheel in the bed of the truck.
by Patrick Stites on Jan 27, 2012 9:45 PM PST up reply actions
It says trucks cannot snowboard - do not attempt...as well as that trucks cannot do barrel rolls.
Seriously, those are the disclaimers.
I just finished watching Grosse Pointe Blank on TBS and I had forgotten how much I liked the movie (and the soundtrack).
Definately the songs of my youth. Anyone else rediscover any movies lately?
That Thing You Do.
Used to watch the hell out of it when I was younger, saw it on Netflix recently and it held up for me. Always a fun movie for me.
by Patrick Stites on Jan 28, 2012 2:22 AM PST up reply actions
That is probably the most charming movie I have seen in 20 years
I want, at one point in my life, to have the same feeling about something – anything – that they all did that first moment they heard their song on the radio, and they’re all running through town trying to get to the appliance store. That scene always gives me goosebumps.
Heaven help me I'm in line at Safeco for FanFest.
Anyone else making it there today?
by katal on Jan 28, 2012 9:02 AM PST via mobile reply actions
Stephen Colbert interviewed Maurice Sendak and yes, you should watch it.
by JY on Jan 28, 2012 2:31 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
I watched it a few days ago, that has to be one of the best Colbert interviews he's ever done.
by Patrick Stites on Jan 28, 2012 3:03 PM PST up reply actions
Hot damn, looking forward to watching that when I get home.
I miss Daily Show/Colbert. I can’t wait until I have a real job and can justify cable. It’s so much more expensive here. :(
by Aussie Mariner on Jan 29, 2012 2:07 PM PST up reply actions
I'm sure I looked for it not long after I moved back and struck out.
At least, I think I’m sure.
by Aussie Mariner on Jan 29, 2012 4:00 PM PST up reply actions
I think it's free off the CC website?
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
Yeah, but he might be locked out due to region restrictions.
by Patrick Stites on Jan 29, 2012 8:54 PM PST up reply actions
Oceania /fistshake
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
I think it was this.
But I’m going to check when I get home from work.
by Aussie Mariner on Jan 30, 2012 11:47 PM PST up reply actions
I always wondered why people consented to do interviews with Colbert while he was on The Daily Show.
Did people’s PR department not watch any of the segments Colbert had done previously? He is amazing at doing them.
by seattle_since_81 on Jan 28, 2012 6:30 PM PST up reply actions
This is hilarious
I’m doing my best to not have my whole office looking at me as I laugh.
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Does anyone else see an ad for "life technologies"
With a caterpillar, chrysalis, and butterfly? It says they offer exciting trade in specials for genetic analyzers. That part got my attention
Oh yeah, that too. >:-(
The link to the genetic analyzer thing doesn’t work.
assorted fanfest bits...
From Brendan Ryan’s Twitter Takeover
Mariners Seattle Mariners
whatta weirdo. Shouldn’t you be throwin a bullpen? RT @shawnkelley23: #MarinersFF I heard Brendan loves country music. Favorite songs?
Mariners Seattle Mariners
Brendan: Post Japan trip the mustache comes back. My goal is to get the whole team to rock one. Respect the Stache.
Mariners Seattle Mariners
Only if Tebow grows the ’stache like me RT @Kramer_Wilson: you should start tebowing after you go yard or turn a double play
Mariners Seattle Mariners
Brendan: Thanks for letting me take over this Twitter account. I want to see thousands of staches at the park & stache tags on Twitter.
Not Brendan Ryan or mustache-related but damnit he’s trying really hard to win people over:
Mariners Seattle Mariners
Great scene in the Mariners clubhouse. Jesus Montero meets Dan Wilson and says, “I want to be like you.” pic.twitter.com/2SaZBGtb
Towards the end of the Ryan, Carp & Iwakuma panel, Ryan turned to Iwakuma after watching Anthony Suzuki next to him doing simultaneous translation, and asked:
“I have a question. What are you going to do when Carl visits the mound? Will he bring Anthony with him? [pause] Miggy isn’t translating.” [much giggling between Ryan and Carp at the thought of Miggy]
Iwakuma looked at him and said in English, “I’ll be o.k.”
by msb on Jan 29, 2012 7:15 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
I can't bear the thought of another wearing that number :(
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
No one?
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Heh, I just thought Kyle Stanley had Torrey Pines locked up.
Checked in the afternoon and he kersplooshed.
Brandon League is accepting suggestions for his Twitter handle. Just use the tag #BLTweet (har har)
I suggested ThrowTheSplitterPlz
by sanford_and_son on Jan 30, 2012 12:25 PM PST reply actions
I'm not sure if that's still funny or I'm just being a dick.
Probably the latter.
by sanford_and_son on Jan 30, 2012 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
BalDidntCount
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
Watching "She wore a yellow ribbon" on AMC
… which is always a fine thing to do. It has its own rhythm and pace and unique look at day to day life on a cavalry fort, complete with dogs.
And Ben Johnson on horseback.
He's so skinny in those movies!
Quigley Down Under was on last night, and I couldn’t get over how thin Alan Rickman was at the time. Tom Selleck as well
Blue Jays turned down Pineda for Lawrie deal
I just imagined Pineda at a press conference saying that he never dreamed that he’d be a Blue Jay this early in his career and I smiled.
Hmm, unless there were other players involved, I think I'm glad we went for Montero.
Although having a good 3rd baseman would be shiny.
by sanford_and_son on Jan 31, 2012 9:03 AM PST up reply actions
While I would say that Lawrie > Montero, based on the fact that he does play 3B and still has a really, really awesome bat...
It seems almost moot of the Blue Jays balked. If they “balked” at the idea, then there was no really possibility of it happening. It’s the trades that say “The M’s turned down a trade of Jose Paniagua for Alfonso Soriano” that really upset me.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 31, 2012 9:17 AM PST up reply actions
Its really happening guys
(Warning image is kind of large and features a lot of green)
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by bluemax on Jan 31, 2012 9:19 AM PST reply actions 3 recs
I have been imagining as something like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4UUkui545I
the 4:50 mark if you don’t want to watch the rest.
As if.
Well, all righty then.
There is a framed photo of a nude Burt Reynolds lounging on a bearskin rug, a fig leaf covering his privates. Lift the leaf to expose a flash and have a hidden camera take a picture of you peeping on Burt’s balls.
That is fucking massive.
Gonna be awesome!
by the other side on Jan 31, 2012 11:09 AM PST up reply actions
They should have sent a poet.
A Vogon poet.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
by JAH on Jan 31, 2012 1:00 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Unstated in the archives
is that even their poetry must be approved for consumption by the masses. In triplicate. With several, before and after studies regarding the mental stability of any and all victims fans of the genre.
They also have aquariums!!!
@JCRMarlinsbeat: One of the aquariums at #Marlins Park. Will be stocked with fish in the next 2-3 weeks. twitpic.com/8erzmc
by msb on Feb 2, 2012 8:23 AM PST up reply actions
and Julie DiCaro notes that ...
“The Marlins’ new ballpark is Troy McClure’s fantasy.”
by msb on Feb 2, 2012 8:23 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Warning! Basketball related .GIF
I’ll post it as a link.
I will fully admit to watching this game in real time last night, and to making audible noise at this dunk. I’m slightly ashamed to admit that this man is the reason I’ve started watching the NBA again.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
by bluemax on Jan 31, 2012 10:20 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
He's one of the major reasons I watch Sportscenter sometimes, that's for sure.
He’s like 8 feet from the rim when he dunks that one. Insane.
by sanford_and_son on Jan 31, 2012 10:28 AM PST up reply actions
I'm not hating on it and Blake Griffin is probably my favorite player right now (in a world where I don't follow the NBA anymore) but...
I can’t consider it a dunk if the rim doesn’t move. When I heard “Best Dunk Ever!” I was like “Wow, gotta see this” But when I saw it, I was a little disappointed. Not that it’s not one of the most athletic plays you’ll ever see, but the rim… you gotta grab the rim.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Jan 31, 2012 10:33 AM PST up reply actions
I hate him so much and I was so happy when Andre Miller just straight laid him out.
He is probably the whiniest, most obnoxious basketball player I have ever seen.
I have no idea why I like the NBA again but I do.
I just pretend the Thunder aren’t a thing and it makes it easier.
by Mariner John on Jan 31, 2012 2:20 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Right now I'm imagining you getting Shingles...
Now imagine me enjoying the fact that you got shingles. Next, imagine me wishing that you got a new case of Shingles every other month for the remainder of your days.
Fuck the NBA!
It's all good.
Though I am a tad sorry about the fact that you’re going to have shingles in perpetuity.
Curses can be so difficult to undo!
Exactly this
I mean it blows that the Sonics are gone and it’s hilarious how poor the level of play has been this season, but if nothing else, it’s been wildly entertaining.
There’s a huge difference between “I like the Sonics” and “I like basketball” and when it’s the former, there’s no reason to not continue to follow the NBA.
I feel like the Magic are the epitome of this season
“Hey they’re pretty good!” Two weeks later: “Wow, they are bad!”
by Mariner John on Feb 1, 2012 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
San Antonio, every other night from Miami
by seattlebruin on Feb 1, 2012 12:29 PM PST up reply actions
All the Lakers games that Kobe doesn't go for 40 in
by seattlebruin on Feb 1, 2012 12:30 PM PST up reply actions
I would not be surprised to go 32-1 at home and 3-30 away.
When I was checking their away record, I was really surprised to see the Blazers with 3 road wins, which is really sad.
Drayer
<a href=“http:// ”http://mynorthwest.com/374/619409/After-a-roller-coaster-year-Iwakuma-looks-to-settle-in" target="_blank">http://mynorthwest.com/374/619409/After-a-roller-coaster-year-Iwakuma-looks-to-settle-in" target="new">talks with Iwakuma
Beer run
Pdb’s loss of Jubelale put me into a panic so I went to the PX booze store here on Ft. Lewis. Thank goodness for the overwhelming majority of servicemembers that think that budweiser and its ilk are the greatest beers ever, thus leaving the good stuff for me. Plenty of Jubelale to be had still, as well as quite a few other tasty numbers that I’ve been meaning to try.
by coolguyrob on Jan 31, 2012 7:30 PM PST via mobile reply actions
We are a nation that does not grant titles except to The King of Beers.
Blegh.
by JY on Jan 31, 2012 8:33 PM PST up reply actions
What's weird is that I had never heard of Yuengling until I moved to the East Coast.
And even then, I thought it was some Korean thing by the spelling until I saw it in context.
by JY on Jan 31, 2012 8:59 PM PST up reply actions
I'm still surprised at how limited the distribution is.
There’s a pretty devoted following out there with all the East Coast transplants around the country.
There was a comic where Obi-Wan Kenobi comes back to his apartment and see's Anakin drinking a beer on the couch.
He rolls his eyes and heads into the kitchen and opens the fridge. His eyes widen in horror and he rushes out to the next room and wails at Anakin “YOU KILLED ALL THE YUENGLINGS!”
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
by JAH on Jan 31, 2012 9:42 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Same reason college kids like cheap booze?
by Patrick Stites on Jan 31, 2012 8:58 PM PST up reply actions
I just meant some people like to get drunk the cheapest way possible on beer.
And really, a Bud Light is a step up in a lot of cases it seems.
by Patrick Stites on Jan 31, 2012 9:40 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, that's true.
At our unit bar in Honduras the premium beer was Sam Adams for $2 a bottle, everything else was $1. Needless to say, even at only $2 the Sam Adams sold the least.
And from the college kids angle, when I hung out at my friend's apartment in the U district, plenty of times saw college students walking around with cases of Natural Ice, and really, I don't remember seeing them with any other brands.
by Patrick Stites on Jan 31, 2012 10:32 PM PST up reply actions
My freshman year of college I lived in a small (40 guys) dorm and the RD and RA left for a weekend.
Obviously that led to a large party and it involved Natty Ice. Sunday night they get back and survey the damage which included countless cans of Natty Ice (along with some discarded boxes) laying around the outside of the dorm. They sent out a mass voice mail to the dorm only saying the following:
“We don’t care that you threw a party, we expected that. But we are beyond disappointed and pissed that our dorm will be associated with Natty Ice for the rest of the year. Next time pony up for Miller Lite or something.”
by KC Mariner on Jan 31, 2012 11:18 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Don't worry, I'm towing the "good beer drinking college student" line.
Of course, it helps that me and my study partner/friend have low alcohol tolerances. (Seriously, she’s done after ~2 beers…not quite for me).
Fluid Mechanics+Deschutes+Jenga is a pretty solid combination.
I like good beer about 85% of the time
But every once in a while, for whatever reason, nothing sounds better than a delicious bottle of Budweiser
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
I know it was discussed earlier in here, but I am truly dismayed at the early arrival of Spring beers.
I mean, what in the fuck guys? Have you looked outside lately?
by sanford_and_son on Feb 1, 2012 12:12 PM PST up reply actions
Fort Lewis!
I was there the other month, and stumbled across a large quantity of Dogfish Head 120. Needless to say, as the beer is generally impossible to find, I stocked up. Fort Lewis is a tremendous place to purchase beer.
For you twitter folk...
Brandon League has an account now. https://twitter.com/BrandonLeague43
by Patrick Stites on Jan 31, 2012 10:40 PM PST reply actions
If it were a 1990 Range Rover it would be awesome
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by Corco on Feb 1, 2012 12:21 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Current Range Rovers seem really preppy to me.
by the other side on Feb 1, 2012 12:25 PM PST up reply actions
Agreed
The original was awesome and I’d love to own one, but the post 1995 and especially post 2004 ones are incredibly douchey
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I don't see any of the originals anymore, they seem to be completely gone.
Now all I can think of is Dennis Reynolds.
by the other side on Feb 1, 2012 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
My Grandpa had two- both acquired at auction in well-used condition
One was an 87 and he got it on 92 or so and sold it to my uncle in 95 and I’m not sure what happened to it
The other was a pea green 90- he got it in 94 and had until he died in 06. It was kind of a beater when he got it and he didn’t really take care of it because things kept going wrong with it and it was like $1000 every time he took it to his mechanic. He lived in rural Ohio so there weren’t really any qualified British car mechanics around, which didn’t help- by the time he died it still started and drove but didn’t really have brakes- we’d use it at low speeds to drive across his pasture to the fishing creek, but that was it.
He loved his 80s/90s British cars, but by golly he bought ones that were in terrible condition to begin with and they weren’t exactly the most reliable vehicles.
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looks like on eBay it's about $10K for a 90-94 with about 100,000 in good condition
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Ah, he didn't take my handle suggestion.
I imagine looking at his feed post-blown saves will be entertaining and probably a bit sad.
by sanford_and_son on Feb 1, 2012 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
Oh, goodie, he's using Slipknot again for entrance music.
I wish he would embrace the fact that he resembles a roadie/merch guy for 18 Visions circa 2002 already and choose something accordingly.
by sanford_and_son on Feb 1, 2012 12:18 PM PST up reply actions
He should do something really hardcore and use Party in the USA.
by Patrick Stites on Feb 1, 2012 2:01 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
@BrandonLeague43 - Korn feat Skrillex "Narcissistic Cannibal". Venti quad mocha. Workout. #Boom!
Ladies and Gentlemen, your Seattle Mariners nu-metal and dubstep loving closer!
by sanford_and_son on Feb 2, 2012 10:13 AM PST up reply actions
Shudder
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
League is a 17 year old from 2002.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
by JAH on Feb 2, 2012 7:30 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Cris Carter today on the NFL HOF, and what it would mean if he was elected ....
“to me the Hall of Fame is telling the story of the NFL, and that they can’t tell the story without you.”
Which, to my mind, is another argument that can be made for Edgar.
Death toll up to 53 and counting.
I hate it when sports make me sad.
by Aaron Campeau on Feb 1, 2012 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
But he got a DUI and isn't the family friendly sort of player the Mariners organization endorses
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The one time I went to Rick's strip club on Lake City Way when I was 18, I saw Guillen there. He was getting a lap dance from the same stripper the whole time we were there.
Odd how that was the highlight of the evening.
by sanford_and_son on Feb 1, 2012 12:23 PM PST up reply actions
You can go to a strip club anytime
You can’t see Carlos Guillen getting a lap dance from the same stripper the whole time just anytime, so I don’t find that odd at all
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by Corco on Feb 1, 2012 12:25 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
RE: The NHL in Seattle
I’ve been hearing a lot of chatter recently about this, none from particularly great sources of course, and I can’t tell if this is the same malarkey they’ve been circulating for years or if there is actually a good chance of this happening.
I don’t want to get my hopes up, but I’ve been dreaming about Seattle getting an NHL team since roughly 1994 and just the thought of it gets my heart all a-flutter.
The obvious candidate is the league-owned Phoenix Coyotes and even though I hate the idea of taking a team from another city on principle, I’m kinnnnda okay with taking the Coyotes because fuck Phoenix. The NHL does not belong in the desert. Plus, they have a handful of exciting players right now.
Anyways, it’s probably a bunch of crap, but here’s the best recent article I could find.
by sanford_and_son on Feb 1, 2012 12:29 PM PST reply actions
Eh, it's all conjecture in the link.
I have a feeling (still conjecture, but counterpoint) if they’re going to move another team, they will probably move it to either Quebec City or Ontario somewhere, as the response in Winnipeg was rather overwhelming. That, and the buyer money is more likely to be there as opposed to Seattle.
It would also give the opportunity to use the almost the same conference format they have in the past, instead of changing it so drastically as they were going to with the current geographic setup. Drop WIN in the west wherever they’ll fit (probably COL to the Pacific, WIN to the NW), PHX to the NE, and put PIT or PHL in the SE. Nobody except WAS would complain, because they gain a rival that can actually play every year instead of the current SE div.
I just don’t see it in the cards for Seattle, as much as I would like that outcome.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Yeah, you're probably right :(
Thank you for bringing me back down to earth, though. I needed that.
by sanford_and_son on Feb 1, 2012 2:49 PM PST up reply actions
From what I have been hearing, NHL wants to bleed Quebec City dry by expanding there.
If I understand the rule correctly, there is a fee for expanding a team to a city but not if they relocate an existing team. This may or may not affect Seattle’s chances as I don’t really know NHL at all, but I keep hearing this talk from NHL officials so at the very least it is not journalist pipe dreaming soundbites.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
by JAH on Feb 1, 2012 5:12 PM PST up reply actions
It won't happen without a new arena
so I’d say that at a minimum, you’re going to know about a new NHL and/or NBA team in Seattle at least 2-3 years in advance of it actually happening.
From what I've read, as long as there is a stadium deal in place, the NHL would move a team to Seattle right away.
They would play in Key Arena until the new facility opened up.
by seattle_since_81 on Feb 1, 2012 7:08 PM PST up reply actions
I would love a shiny new arena right next to Safeco.
Knock over some crappy warehouses and let’s do this thing! :D
by sanford_and_son on Feb 2, 2012 8:57 AM PST up reply actions
I'm with you. For some reason I hate the strip club that's right there.
Normally, I don’t care either way.
I find the strip club hilarious, actually. It's so corny looking and theme park-like from the outside that it borders on parody.
And I like that they’re trolling the M’s family friendly image so hard.
But, obviously, if it were being knocked down for a new arena I would help set the detonation charges.
by sanford_and_son on Feb 2, 2012 9:19 AM PST up reply actions
I've been looking for a good statistics oriented baseball book...
I’m a little late getting into the world of advanced statistics. I’ve followed LL for about two years now, and I have read through a lot of the reference material tabbed on the sidebar, including most of the articles compiled by Fett42. I would say I’m not entirely clueless, I understand the basics, but I’d love to learn more. Does anyone have any suggestions toward informative and possibly entertaining books on the subject? I’m currently reading Moneyball and I’ve been thinking about picking up Baseball Between the Numbers, The Book, or The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract. I figured I’d ask around before I placed an order. Any Advice?
Go to your local library and request all of them.
by yuniform on Feb 1, 2012 2:55 PM PST via Android app reply actions
Well that was a silly failed reply.
by yuniform on Feb 1, 2012 2:55 PM PST via Android app up reply actions 1 recs
Hutch luncheon today---
Larry Stone talks to honoree Billy Butler, speaker Cal Ripkin (especially about Edgar) and illustrates that John Olerud apparently has a portrait in the attic.
Hey, remember when Fister had the 3 ball walk?
This is kinda sorta the hockey version
by sanford_and_son on Feb 2, 2012 10:55 AM PST reply actions
Can we have a brief laugh at the Pirate's expense?
The Nationals got to draft Strasburg. Then they got to draft Harper.
The Pirates got… Gerrit Cole.
Did something bad happen to Cole?
I mean, few teams ever have the luxury of getting two prospects of that caliber. (Griffey and A-Rod!)
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by Kenneth Arthur on Feb 2, 2012 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
Nothing bad happened to Cole except not being Stephen Strasburg or Bryce Harper
by seattlebruin on Feb 2, 2012 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah. Hey, we were on the cusp too.
Pittsburgh fans may pity us just the same.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Feb 2, 2012 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
It's like getting to pick a prize
kid #1 gets an Xbox 360. Kid #1 gets to go again for some reason and picks a PS3.
Now kid #2 comes up and the best thing left in there is a Dreamcast. Sucks to be you, kid #2
But dude
Crazy Taxi and Street Fighter 3!
Maybe if Kid #2 got a TurboGrafx 16 or a Virtual Boy, it’d be sad.
Blasphemy!
The dreamcast and the turbo grafix 16 were the 2 most underrated video game systems of all time. Along with the 3DO.
Kid #2 is the winner
I agree about the Dreamcast--I LOVED that thing. So underrated.
The TG16 I disagree with you on, but that’s neither here nor there. Never played the 3DO, but I’m curious.
Virtual Boy was only cool if you liked migraines and retina damage.
The 3DO was that system that came out and played laserdiscs. It was pretty awesome but there were like 6 games for it.
TG16 had some awesome games. But my friend and I played Castlevania X (japanese only) on it almost exclusively. So I guess the judgement is a littke skewed.
I'm not sure why I thought that Cole and Harper were in the same draft, so that's where my confusion was.
I see what you are saying now.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Feb 2, 2012 3:20 PM PST up reply actions
There goes the afternoon.
Is there a way to elevate the POV? I can zoom in and out and everything, but I want to get better head-on views of the elevated paintings
Random:
The former #1 picks with the most career victories: Mike Moore, Andy Benes, Tim Belcher, and Floyd Bannister. All played with Seattle.
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The top 6 #1 picks in career bWAR were all high school players.
If you started a Hall of Fame conversation at 60 WAR, only 3 would qualify: ARod, Chipper, and Griffey.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Feb 2, 2012 3:28 PM PST up reply actions
Good news Danny Hultzen! #2 picked pitchers compared to those #1s:
Bill Gullickson, Josh Beckeett, Greg Swindell, Justin Verlander, JR Richard, Mark Mulder, Mark Prior.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Feb 2, 2012 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
Sorry... last one.
Hall of Famers Robin Yount and Paul Molitor were picked four years apart, by the same team, at the same pick (3) and both as SS and Baseball Reference says that the most similar player to Robin Yount is Paul Molitor…
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by Kenneth Arthur on Feb 2, 2012 3:53 PM PST up reply actions
Probably for one year, after he's flamed out, during a failed second half playoff run.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Feb 2, 2012 3:35 PM PST up reply actions
I look forward to having him in a M's uniform in 2023
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
by JAH on Feb 2, 2012 7:25 PM PST up reply actions
Holy shit. Is fangraphs data from the eighties as reliable as current data?
I see they don’t have GB% or HR/FB, so no xFIP. Mike Moore was worth 4.2 WAR or more three times during his years in Seattle, including 6 WAR in 1985.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Feb 2, 2012 3:35 PM PST up reply actions
Desktop music client time:
What do you use? I’ve long been using Songbird but their latest updates have FUBAR’d the app I feel. It used to do a wonderful job of organizing my music folder and they killed that and the add-ons aren’t as robust as I’d like. So, recommendations to switch?
I WILL NOT USE I-TUNES
Any other recommendations?
I use a desktop program primarily for keeping my mp3 player in tow, so I will only use an online service (Google Music) if it can also do that
I have never used anything other than Winamp. Love it.
I don’t use an online music service, but I would be really surprised if Winamp doesn’t have the ability to do so.
I may be the only one, Burr I like Zune's player. Doesn't connect especially well with non-Zune mp3 players, though.
by yuniform on Feb 5, 2012 10:08 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
I like it too.
I’m just sad that they’re discontinuing the mp3 hardware aspect of it in favor of having sync capabilities with Windows Phones. I don’t want a Windows Phone. I don’t want my mp3 player to be a phone.
by JY on Feb 5, 2012 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
foobar2000
It takes a plugin to get it to synch up your mp3 player, but that’s as easy as downloading a file and dragging it to a specified folder. In fact, there’s an entire plugin/add on community so that you can customize it to whatever you want it to be.
What I like about it is that it takes up so little processing power for a music client, especially when compared to iTunes.
by Cascadian Man on Feb 5, 2012 10:38 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah I really love foobar2000.
Lots of people love to customize it to make it flashy, but you can go completely utilitarian on it and just end up with a low-resource player that can play any kind of file and displays it in whatever way you see fit. I also love the global hotkeys… I can skip songs and adjust volumes even when I’m in a fullscreen game.
Mariners fan in SF :: @Eric_Dykstra
May I ask why you won't use iTunes?
I’m not trying to change your mind, just to understand what it is you don’t like about it so that any recommendations will steer clear of the type of thing that turned you off from iTunes.
I'm not Matthew (well, not this particular Matthew at least)
but I cannot stand it because it’s a gigantic resource hog, it thinks it knows how you’d like your music organized better than you do, it mis-tags stuff all of the time, it assigns incorrect covers to stuff all of the time and it wants me to update it *usually to a version that sucks even worse) every fifteen minutes.
by Aaron Campeau on Feb 6, 2012 9:24 AM PST up reply actions
A week or two ago, my computer was running really slow.
Opened up task manager, and ITunes was using over 1.7 gigs of memory. So apparently it’s also memory leaky in addition to being a resource hog.
I am in the same boat as Matthew now, being a Songbird user that hates the latest update.
I need a player that can play almost any file extension including the full lossless ones. Keep in mind that I hate VLC as a music player, so that’s not an option (or it is and I just don’t want that option
.
I use foobar2000 on my windows machine, and Songbird at work on OS X.
Is installing an older build of Songbird not an option?
Mariners fan in SF :: @Eric_Dykstra
Man, I do not envy any baseball blogger who has to write about Josh Hamilton's "relapse."
Ugh.
by sanford_and_son on Feb 3, 2012 12:28 PM PST reply actions
Ugh indeed.
“Some shit happened and I had a few drinks”
.. and then? …
“No and then.”
Hey guys, got a baseball stats question:
Is there any place where I can see the league-wide average for BABIP of line drives, fly balls, and ground balls in 2011? League-wide BABIP was easy enough to find, but those specific BABIP values have been impossible for me to find.
Is there any reason the Fangraphs data for these is different than those on BR?
by Cascadian Man on Feb 4, 2012 11:29 PM PST up reply actions
The LD% are different as well, although I'm sure a large part of that has to do with the perfections in batted ball classifications.
It doesn’t change the point I’ll be trying to make too much, but I would like to be using the more accurate set of data between the two sites.
by Cascadian Man on Feb 4, 2012 11:32 PM PST up reply actions
BR's data comes from Retrosheet
FanGraphs’ from BIS
I want a NHL team in Seattle so badly.
The Seattle Sockeyes! The mascot is a salmon with boxing gloves, broken/missing teeth, and a black eye! It’d be perfect!
by Cascadian Man on Feb 5, 2012 12:42 AM PST up reply actions
Kansas City is getting pretty desperate for a NBA/NHL team as well.
The Sprint Center has been open for a while now and it was supposed to bring one or both to town. That being said, Seattle is long overdue a NHL team. I remember talk of the NHL as far back as the 80s so it seems like the league and city have always been flirting with each other.
After the debacle with the Sonics...
I’m going to have mixed feelings about bringing teams in from the outside. Even if the NBA did come back, it would be hard for me to watch it, knowing all the foundation work put into place right as the team was leaving and how the returns on that will never be enjoyed by the city.
by JY on Feb 5, 2012 12:56 AM PST up reply actions
It would be interesting to see if Stern would show his face in Seattle even if the NBA came back.
There would probably be enough basketball fans happy to see the NBA again but still wanting nothing to do with Stern.
If the Key Arena is accepted as a transition facility while a new one is built, that would be awwwwk-waaaarrd
by JY on Feb 5, 2012 1:24 AM PST up reply actions
According to some of the news reports, the NBA has already given their aproval to Key Arena as a transition facility.
Which makes sense. Key Arena may not be an ideal facility for an owner, but it can still do the job and is a fantastic place to watch a game.
I would love to have an NBA team in Seattle (hell, or San Diego), but I wouldn't want to take another city's team
if the NBA were to expand to 32 and the arena was in place, I’d be all for it, but not really in another scenario.
Unless Oklahoma City goes bankrupt in the next three years and the team wants to move back to Seattle. Then they’d be welcome because fuck you Clay Bennett
Oh my God
15 DeMarcus Cousins C 6-11 270 08/13/1990 Kentucky 1
13 Tyreke Evans G 6-6 220 09/19/1989 Memphis 2
7 Jimmer Fredette G 6-2 195 02/25/1989 Brigham Young R
32 Francisco Garcia F-G 6-7 195 12/31/1980 Louisville 6
20 Donte Greene F 6-11 226 02/21/1988 Syracuse 3
42 Chuck Hayes F-C 6-6 250 06/11/1983 Kentucky 6
31 J.J. Hickson F 6-9 242 09/04/1988 North Carolina State 3
3 Tyler Honeycutt F 6-8 188 07/15/1990 UCLA R
25 Travis Outlaw F 6-9 207 09/18/1984 Starkville HS (MS) 8
5 John Salmons F-G 6-6 207 12/12/1979 Miami (Fla.) 9
22 Isaiah Thomas G 5-9 185 02/07/1989 Washington R
34 Jason Thompson F 6-11 250 07/21/1986 Rider 3
23 Marcus Thornton G 6-4 205 06/05/1987 Louisiana State 2
33 Hassan Whiteside C 7-0 235 06/13/1989 Marshall 1
Chuck Hayes, a 6-6 C is the only player on this team who I have ever seen pass the basketball. Holy shit
I hated Honeycutt so much when he was at UCLA. I'm surprised he's still in the league.
by yuniform on Feb 6, 2012 10:27 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
You hated Honeycutt so much?
would you like to see some of my GChat game conversations from the past two years?
by seattlebruin on Feb 6, 2012 10:31 AM PST up reply actions
Yes! He seemed untalented and annoying and a tweener. But I barely watched him and barely remember him. Except for all the tattoos.
Did Joshua Smith turn into anything good?
by yuniform on Feb 6, 2012 11:34 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
He was all of the above and then some
Joshua Smith is the biggest (yes this was on purpose) waste of talent to ever come to UCLA but is so talented I don’t have it in me to give up on him
by seattlebruin on Feb 6, 2012 11:43 AM PST up reply actions
Josh Smith has bricks for hands?
are you sure you’re not thinking of the one that plays for the Atlanta Hawks or WR for <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CC0QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.uclabruins.com%2Fsports%2Fm-footbl%2Fmtt%2Fsmith_josh00.html&ei=EnQwT9bROML50gG8wqDoCg&usg=AFQjCNGLzrGUTTje_FNpkP4tC1Crst0CFA" target="new">UCLA?
Another poster on this website and I near obsessively tracked his early pursuit of a 200 turnover, 100 missed three season
by seattlebruin on Feb 6, 2012 11:47 AM PST up reply actions
Honeycutt shot them
he really, really, really loved shooting contested threes.
Now that I think about it, I should have just added his terrible threes to his turnover count
by seattlebruin on Feb 6, 2012 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
It wouldn't be ideal to get a team from another city and I would feel shitty about it.
However, I don’t see the NBA expanding mainly because of all the teams that don’t seem to be surviving financially like the Kings and the Hornets. So it might be the only way.
by Mariner John on Feb 6, 2012 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
I wouldn't feel awful about the Kings, I'd feel pretty bad about the Hornets
the Hornets seem like a team where the city wants them but literally cannot support them – it’s really hard to commit to spending money on a team whose marquee player A) isn’t playing and B) might walk in free agency, with no owner and an uncertain arena situation.
The Kings are weird to me – I’ve met a lot of people from the Bay Area for obvious reasons, and it seems like the vast majority are Warriors fans rather than Kings fans. Plus, the Maloofs are the Maloofs, and it’s not like the Kings haven’t moved in the past. Lastly, unlike New Orleans, Sacramento hasn’t quite seemed as anxious about keeping the team, even though the financial means are probably there to do so.
Of course if we get the Kings… then we get Tyreke Evans, Jimmer Fredette, DeMarcus Cousins and Tyler Honeycutt. Is that even worth having an NBA team if we inherit that roster?
by seattlebruin on Feb 6, 2012 11:30 AM PST up reply actions
We could inherit the Bobcats instead! That would be oh so much worse
Both the Hornets and the Kings have moved at least once which lessened the guilt I would feel. Though obviously Stern has fucked them this year with the Paul trade and the Gordon contract. It would suck if they lost the team essentially due to Katrina though their attendance wasn’t great even before that.
by Mariner John on Feb 6, 2012 11:47 AM PST up reply actions
I actually played this game at dinner with a friend the other night
I literally read off the Bobcats roster one by one and attempted to make it through the entire list without stopping to laugh.
I did not succeed.
by seattlebruin on Feb 6, 2012 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
Kemba "Wasn't an NBA Prospect 12 Months Ago" Walker!
by seattlebruin on Feb 6, 2012 12:45 PM PST up reply actions
Let's also not forget that DeSagana Diop airballed a free throw by almost two feet last week
by seattlebruin on Feb 6, 2012 12:46 PM PST up reply actions
Let's also not forget they lost a game by 44 points less than a week ago.
End of the 3rd quarter score: 92-48!
Bobcats!
Corey Maggette!
Remember when the Sonics traded him for shell-of-his-former-self Patrick Ewing?!
by Mariner John on Feb 6, 2012 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
Eduardo "How Am I Gainfully Employed by an NBA Team" Najera!
no, I’m not kidding. He’s actually on the roster
by seattlebruin on Feb 6, 2012 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
Jesus would we rather have the Kings roster or the Bobcats?
I feel like we could trade players the Kings have to an extremely stupid GM, whereas no one would look at the Bobcats roster and think “you know what I really need? Byron ’Don’t Call Me B.J.’ Mullens”
OKC receives the Bobcats, Seattle returns the Sonics to town.
Otherwise, fuck it.
Alternatively, OKC loses their team, Seattle returns the Sonics to town.
From dust to dust, you dusty motherfuckers.
by abender20 on Feb 6, 2012 1:18 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I would prefer the Bobcats for this reason, since you're basically getting an expansion team.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Feb 6, 2012 1:21 PM PST up reply actions
But you also get the people running that team.
The people running that team suck.
We wouldn't get new people to run the team? Do you mean the owners or the GMs?
I admit that I’m not familiar with the ownership situation (Jordan still?) but we wouldn’t get a fresh start?
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by Kenneth Arthur on Feb 6, 2012 1:29 PM PST up reply actions
Well, in that case it was a new owner hand-picking his GM before the move.
We could assume that if the Bobcats or any team moved to Seattle, there’d be new people in charge.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Feb 6, 2012 1:44 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah but you're stuck with that roster for at least a year
I mean is Harrison Barnes really worth watching that much DeSagana Diop?
Kemba Walker just had a triple-double!
I can’t believe that Diop is still in the league. It’s like saying that if you’re 7 feet and don’t die of a heart attack, you can average 2 points per game in your career and play for a decade+!
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by Kenneth Arthur on Feb 6, 2012 1:30 PM PST up reply actions
Kemba Walker is shooting .366 for the season
imagine the NBA equivalent of Lazeric Jones against the Pac-12
I feel so basketball dumb right now but who is the top player considered for the 2012 draft?
If Kemba shoots half as much and keeps passing, then the Seattle Bobcats can draft the next focal point?
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by Kenneth Arthur on Feb 6, 2012 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
Except Kemba has never been a particularly good passer
he’s a scoring guard who is too small to play the two in the NBA, so he’s a “point guard” instead.
I’m pretty sure I’d want Harrison Barnes, Perry Ellis or Jeremy Lamb out of this year’s draft class. I would not draft Joshua Smith.
Anthony Davis will get some looks.
I can only hope you mean Perry Jones because otherwise someone just drafted a shirt.
That Perry Jones
I’m not that high on Davis or Kidd-Gilchrist or really any Kentucky player
I also would not draft Tony Wroten, Garfield pride aside
I mean holy shit
To answer a question abender and I posed over the weekend
Tony Wroten Basketball IQ: O/U 75
From what I've seen, he's way too use to just going out and dominating a game that he's not use to being just barely above the talent.
Plus, he tries to do way too much almost all the time. The moments of brilliance are brilliant, but the screws up are just as awful. If you have heard of and are doing the Wroten workout plan, you will end up being pretty cut by the end of the Pac12 season.
by seattle_since_81 on Feb 6, 2012 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
If someone drafts a dress shirt, is that just like drafting a stiff?
was Rafael Arujao a Perry Ellis pick?
Oh, okay. That's right... Harrison Barnes of UNC.
I really haven’t paid attention to much basketball this year.
Kemba more like a 6th man tweener as you see it?
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by Kenneth Arthur on Feb 6, 2012 1:38 PM PST up reply actions
I have more faith in Kemba than sb does, but yeah he isn't a point guard.
He’s more in that Rodney Stuckey/Jerryd Bayless mold of points (though he’s smaller). He’ll stick around because he’s hard to stay in front of but he’s a scorer and not a point.
Kemba is younger, more athletic Jason Terry
if he’s your sixth guy who comes in and provides some real scoring, your team is probably really good.
If he’s your starting point guard and has to run the offense, your team is probably pretty bad
Kwame Brown is still in the league. Nazr Mohammed is still in the league.
Tony Battie is still in the league!
Nazr Mohammed was teammates with Rick Mahorn!
But Nazr still make Diop look like… well.. probably like how Diop would make me look if I played in the NBA.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Feb 6, 2012 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
I'd prefer to have a fresh team too, but I wouldn't feel bad about any of the teams being discussed.
I’d feel worst about the Kings. There was a time period when they had some of the most rabid fans in the league, they’ve been in Sacramento for a while (though clearly not forever), and it’s not as if there’s a lot of other sports alternatives in Sacramento. There’s also a pretty active push to keep them, and a Save Our Sonics-like group of fans.
I’d be pretty okay with the Hornets. I was living in Charlotte when the Hornets were taken away, and there would be a bit of satisfaction in repaying that injustice. The Hornets never really belonged in New Orleans, George Shinn was an ass, and New Orleans is really a Saints city anyway. If anything, OKC should get the Hornets and the Sonics should come back to Seattle, since it was the Hornets playing in OKC that got the city excited in the first place. Still – you hate to hurt New Orleans.
I’d be happiest with the Grizzlies, since they were a Northwest team that was hijacked out of town in another bald-faced money grab. Their foundations in Memphis don’t seem any deeper than the Hornets’.
I’m not too worried about the various rosters, because if we get a team at all, it’s unlikely to be a particularly good team.
How have we not gotten to the Washington Wizards yet?
Nick Young! Andray Blatche! Jordan Crawford! Rashard Lewis!
Only Anthony Morrow and Daequan Cook are lower among shooting guards
you know, role players who have no job on the team other than to shoot threes
Hey he's surrounded by Luc Richard Mbah a Moute and Kevin Love!
good to know the Ben Howland offense doesn’t work in the NBA either
by seattlebruin on Feb 6, 2012 1:27 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Hoopdata is as amazing as BB-R
Enes Kanter is getting blocked almost once a game… on four attempts per
Right but isn't JaVale McGee that guy that's going to break a coach's brain someday
except it will be with enthusiasm to try something truly stupid instead of just run of the mill stupid?
Wall has yet to show that he's growing as a facilitator.
He’s a bonkers athlete with a still questionable jumper and turnover problems. That’s not to say he won’t figure it out, but as of now he has lots of growing to do. As much as he could be a nightmare to guard for the rest of his career, I’d always rather have a devastating distributor to build around than a devastating scorer. One makes the entire team better, one usually makes everyone else worse.
I would feel somewhat bad, but any owner from the Seattle area or wanting to move a team to Seattle
would at least let there intentions be known fully at the beginning. There would not be anywhere close to the same amount of underhanded maneuvers and palm greasing that occurred with the Sonics. Plus, what other teams have been in the same city 40+ years and won a championship that have the threat of moving right now?
by seattle_since_81 on Feb 6, 2012 8:42 PM PST up reply actions
Came to post this link in my earlier subthread :D
Maybe we just keep talking about it and writing articles about it, a new arena will just magically appear.
by sanford_and_son on Feb 5, 2012 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
No matter what I may say about it today...
Such as not wanting to take another city’s team, or Fuck the Kings, or whatever… I think the fact of the matter is that eventually I’d embrace the new Sonics as my team again. I told myself a lot about what I’d feel like if the Sonics moved away, and then when it eventually happened I just stopped caring about the NBA, which I didn’t expect.
If Seattle has a team, I’ll root for them no matter what. I’ve never been an NHL fan, but if Seattle gets a team, I think I’ll start.
I want Seattle to be in all four leagues, as they should be.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Feb 6, 2012 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
At least we still have the WNBA and the LFL
by seattlebruin on Feb 6, 2012 11:56 AM PST up reply actions
Don't forget the Majestics!
by yuniform on Feb 6, 2012 12:12 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
I would love there to be an NBA team in Seattle just so the Sounders can outdraw them every single game
by pdb on Feb 6, 2012 12:27 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Well Century Link holds a lot more than a basketball arena so yeah.
by Mariner John on Feb 6, 2012 12:38 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Gillette Stadium holds more than the TD Banknorth Garden
and yet the Revolution don’t outdraw the Celtics.
What's strange about it is that I don't know that it's self-aware.
I remember after the Mariners’ run of success in the early part of last decade, my stepmom, dad, and brothers went to spring training and had a great time of it. Even though I’ve been more consistently into baseball over the years, I’ve still never been (no money to go, etc). A few years later, when the Mariners were awful but the Seahawks were good, my stepmom gave me the old “oh, we just find football more interesting, baseball just seems so slow…”
I don’t know what they do these days.
by JY on Feb 6, 2012 6:29 PM PST up reply actions
That's a fair point, but I'd argue that it's more pronounced in Seattle.
This isn’t at all scientific, but of the places I’ve lived (principally Seattle, Texas and North Carolina), Seattle seems to have the smallest percentage of hard-core fans whose allegiances don’t shift. I have a bunch of friends who were rabid Sonics fans in the 1990s and only casually followed the Mariners and Seahawks. Then, in the late 1990s and early 2000s, they spurned the Sonics and followed the Mariners. Then, when the Mariners faded and the Seahawks got good, they became huge Seahawks fans.
I’m not really disparaging that. It’s rational behavior to spend your time and money on the teams that can provide the most enjoyment. It’s just that (to Jay’s point) with so many people it doesn’t seem self-aware. I still carry some bitterness when friends of mine couldn’t understand why I was broken up when the Sonics left, because the Sonics sucked and they didn’t really like NBA basketball anyway – apparently forgetting all the fantastic games we had shouted ourselves hoarse at. These are the same people now who are only really bitter now that the Sonics left because the Thunder are good.
Anyway, I don’’t mean to rant. My original point is that sports attendance is a fluid thing and that it seems particularly fluid in Seattle. I’m sure whatever attendance pattern we’d see immediately after an NBA team hypothetically came to Seattle would look nothing like the pattern we’d see 10 years later, for better or worse.
Your argument lacks an equally weighted counter though.
That you’ve had comparable scenarios, after accounting for population and number of teams, in other cities with differing results in behavior.
My bad.
Just because I’m not a soccer fan, I shouldn’t overlook them.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Feb 6, 2012 12:35 PM PST up reply actions
Same here.
As much as I think the NBA business model is broken, it would be hard for me not to root for a Seattle NBA franchise, particularly if the way is cleared to call them the Sonics, dress them in green and gold, and have Kevin Calabro call the games. I love NBA basketball; I just haven’t had a lens through which to enjoy it for the last several years. It might take me a couple of years to get warmed up, but I’m sure over time I’d get back into it again.
As far as the NHL goes, there are no mixed feelings – that would be awesome.
"OH, HELLO THERE! I'M THE REF 30 FEET FROM THE HOOP AND HAVE A WAY WAY WORSE VIEW OF THE PLAY THAN THE BASELINE GUYS, BUT I'M GOING TO CALL GOAL TENDING ON A CLEAN BLOCK TO SEND THIS GAME TO OVERTIME!"
“ALSO, DID I MENTION THAT TIM DONAGHY CALLED ME 134 TIMES WHEN HE WAS FIXING GAMES? THAT’S PROBABLY NOT IMPORTANT.”
Well then.
BrockandSalk Mike Salk
RT @JessamynESPN: Spoke to a WA govt official last night who had been in contact with Arena investors. Says the deal is ‘extremely close.’
37 minutes ago
by JY on Feb 7, 2012 9:16 AM PST up reply actions
Jesus Christ, I spoke to these kids and their father once.
How come you can do all this other great shit, but you can't lie the fuck down and sleep?
That prick can fucking rot in hell.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Feb 5, 2012 9:44 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Holy shit.
When I saw the quick news scroll about it yesterday about a house explosion in Graham, I figured it was a meth lab for sure, but wow…this is somehow even worse.
by sanford_and_son on Feb 6, 2012 8:19 AM PST up reply actions
I wanted to cry when I read that yesterday.
Astoundingly, local news cared a whole lot more about the Super Bowl. Woohoo overhyped, overdone NFL teams.
I hope they can put all the puzzle pieces together and then close the book on this one, and give the remaining family some peace. I feel really bad for the social worker who dropped the kids off, too.
Yeah, it seems like one of those crappy situations where they couldn't get enough proof to either put him jail for his wife's disappearance or to keep the kids away from him forever.
That awful purgatory/grey area of the law where everyone knows something is wrong, but can’t lawfully fix it. What a bummer.
by sanford_and_son on Feb 6, 2012 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
Wasnt sure whether tp put this in the music thread or here. But then there was no music thread, so.
Dogfish Head Brewery and Dan the Automator are teaming up to make a cider/beer hybrid in time to promote the second DEltron album. It will be called Positive Contact. Seems like LL would be into this sort of thing.
by Bearskin Rugburn on Feb 6, 2012 8:47 AM PST reply actions
Im less excited about this than the fact that there will be a second Deltron album.
by Bearskin Rugburn on Feb 6, 2012 8:47 AM PST up reply actions
Wait the second Deltron album is actually going to happen?
Should be amazingg
Mariners fan in SF :: @Eric_Dykstra
Here's Tom Brady being really stoked on being 34 years old.
by sanford_and_son on Feb 6, 2012 11:22 AM PST reply actions
And my new favorite .gif
The reaction to Welker’s dropped pass that could have won the game for the Patriots. Their anguish sustains me.
by sanford_and_son on Feb 6, 2012 11:25 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Since SB is a jerk and sucked me into this offtop, I'd like to take advantage of the community knowledge.
My watch of 13 years stopped ticking and I need to replace it. I’ve done quite a bit of research and am between an Eco Drive, a Seiko Kinetic (mechanical mechanism storing charge in a capacitor with quartz timekeeping), or an automatic (I’ve been intrigued with Orient watches). I have small wrists, so that’s one limiting factor, and I despise busy faces. Trying to keep it under 200 bucks. Finally found a watch I like on all fronts (classic nice face, band, size, etc.) and the damn thing is sold out everywhere.
Anyone have suggestions?
Can you get your old watch fixed?
I’ve had two watches stop working on me and both times a sub-$10 trip to a watch repair shop (quaint!) worked
Does it have to be new?
I’ve been getting into older watches over the last few years, and an older watch might hit some of your criteria:
- classic face (by its very nature – lots of different styles and eras to pick from)
- automatic movements available
- older watches tend to have smaller dials/faces
In that case, I'll withdraw the vintage idea.
I’ve had trouble-free vintage watches, but they’re more the exception than the rule (unless they’ve been thoroughly redone, which could push them over your price limit).
For new, a friend of mine with similar requirements recently purchased a J. Crew Timex faux-vintage military watch. It’s not quite a vintage watch, but it’s simpler than the really cluttered look of many modern watches.
Got it.
I don’t have many specific suggestions from here, unfortunately. But sometimes filtering creatively at Amazon can surface something, or at least get you pointed in the right direction. Do any of these appeal to you?
Linky
I filtered for men’s, <$200, analog face, automatic movement, leather band, 30-39 mm width. I’m sure there are some here that you’ll hate, but maybe a few that might work?
Or, if you’re open-minded on the movement:
Linky
This will probably continue the trend of me confirming what you already know, but you're right that it's gone from the face of the earth.
I just looked behind the scenes and it looks like that part number has been obsoleted and won’t ever be in stock again. We got our last shipment back in December, and it’s completely shut off for ordering. Usually this only happens when the manufacturer discontinues the model. Unless you can find a store that still has a few, I think you’re right to start expending your search – as painful as that is.
Good luck!
I bought that same watch (except I got the one with the sapphire face and in the white/silver color)
And I love it. Love love love it. It’s got a good weight to it, and looks sexy and like you mentioned, it doesn’t have a busy face.
Here's the link to the one I bought. It's marked down to $225 on amazon.
I’m not a watch expert, but I have had a quartz face before and I tend to get the faces scratched up and it bothers me to look at that.
This one hasn’t had a scratch on it yet.
Talking to our Citizen buyer earlier today, the pointer SKU for this model is BM6730-56L.
http://www.amazon.com/Citizen-BM6730-56L-Eco-Drive-Stainless-Steel/dp/B0032FOSIU
We don’t carry much Citizen, but let me know if another catches your eye and I can probably get you a better price.
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by Faux on Feb 6, 2012 7:04 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I always enjoyed Nixon watches. Sometimes they can be crazy ostentatious, but when they do simple and classic it's pretty awesome.
My favorite: The Player. Total cheese ball name and descriptions to go along with it, but it’s very stylish. Might be too simplistic for what you’re looking for though.
Here’s a few others that caught my eye: Manual II, Cannon, and Spencer.
by seattle_since_81 on Feb 6, 2012 9:12 PM PST up reply actions
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