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Monday, March 13, 2006 10:26 PM
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Originally posted by est120:
You think PA and NJ are hot. You should live down here for a summer. :\ I thought I knew hot. After moving here I realized I do not know hot. :(
Interesting story behind how you found Firefly. So by "Serenity", do you mean the movie or the original pilot for the show? Me? I saw the ads on Fox. I saw "The Train Job" and "Out of Gas" when they aired but I remember Fox having to pre-empt Firefly for other things (I think baseball) a lot so I never got into a rhythm watching the show. I forgot about it after it was canceled and then another graduate student mentioned the show to me so I borrowed his VCDs (he got them off that bit torrent thing) over Christmas and got hooked. Bought the DVD set (my friend did not have all the episodes) and was really excited when the movie was coming out. Saw the movie opening weekend but did not get a chance to go back. After watching Firefly, I got hooked on Angel. Have you watched that show or Buffy?
I hate humid weather. Hate it. It gets pretty awful on the east coast, but I imagine it's even worse down south. Just thinking about it makes me anxious and grumpy.
Oops, I meant the movie "Serenity."
It seems like it was really meant to be between you and Firefly - you watched it then stopped then started again then searched for more then saw the movie. I guess it's one of those shows, you get hooked on it and that's the end of you. It's not even a show, it's more like a lifestyle. I can't get enough.I never did get into Angel or Buffy, no. (I saw the old Buffy movie ages ago, but I guess that doesn't really count.
) To be perfectly honest, I'm not a fan of Sarah Michelle Gellar, so I didn't really give the show a chance. The name "Joss Whedon" didn't mean anything to me back then. --------------------
Zoe: "I don't think she'd harm anyone."
Jayne: "Butcher knife!"
Zoe: "Anyone we can't spare."
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Tuesday, March 14, 2006 1:25 AM
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Originally posted by fathounddawg:
I hate humid weather. Hate it. It gets pretty awful on the east coast, but I imagine it's even worse down south. Just thinking about it makes me anxious and grumpy.
Oops, I meant the movie "Serenity."
I never did get into Angel or Buffy, no. (I saw the old Buffy movie ages ago, but I guess that doesn't really count.
So let me get this straight. You do not like humid weather, right?
Just teasing. I do not like humid weather either. I hate stepping outside and feeling like I am swimming. It will hang out around 75 degrees all night around here in the summertime. I usually get up around 5 and it is disheartening to see the thermometer at 75. :(I never got into Buffy either. I tried to watch it. I like Angel, though. Perhaps you should give it a try if anyone happens to own it or you could rent it at your local video rental store.
How was your first day back at school?
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Tuesday, March 14, 2006 1:59 AM
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Originally posted by est120:
So let me get this straight. You do not like humid weather, right?
I never got into Buffy either. I tried to watch it. I like Angel, though. Perhaps you should give it a try if anyone happens to own it or you could rent it at your local video rental store.
How was your first day back at school?
You're a quick study!
All my summer jobs except one have been working on horse farms, and being out in the heat and humidity with big animals who are as uncomfortable and grumpy as you is just no fun at all. Up at the cottage in Michigan, it's hot during the day (which isn't so bad, because there's a lake right there and you can swim all day if you want) and it gets cold at night. I love it - that's my kind of weather.They used to show Angel reruns on TNT, are those still on? Maybe I can catch it one afternoon. If not, there's always Netflix.
School is...school. Y'know. Actually, I had a very good day today. I'm taking a fiction class with the most amazing people, so that's generally the highlight of my Mondays and Wednesdays. Plus there's a little bird roosting outside my window and he sang a lot this afternoon, it was pretty cool. :) Tomorrow is my hell day.
If I can just get through Tuesday, the rest of my week is peachy. Outside of Firefly and Angel - and your posh doctor's life - what keeps you busy? What do you like to do if you have a spare hour or afternoon or weekend?
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Jayne: "Butcher knife!"
Zoe: "Anyone we can't spare."
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Tuesday, March 14, 2006 12:30 PM
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Originally posted by fathounddawg:
You're a quick study!
They used to show Angel reruns on TNT, are those still on? Maybe I can catch it one afternoon. If not, there's always Netflix.
School is...school. Y'know. Actually, I had a very good day today. I'm taking a fiction class with the most amazing people, so that's generally the highlight of my Mondays and Wednesdays. Plus there's a little bird roosting outside my window and he sang a lot this afternoon, it was pretty cool. :) Tomorrow is my hell day.
Outside of Firefly and Angel - and your posh doctor's life - what keeps you busy? What do you like to do if you have a spare hour or afternoon or weekend?
That is neat that you work on a horse farm. What does your job their require you to do? Never been much of a swimmer, but sitting on a beach or by the lakes is a lot of fun.
It appears that TNT is still showing Angel reruns at 7AM every weekday (set your VCR or DVR or use the television recording mechanism of choice). Right now they are in the middle of the series (halfway through season 3) so you can jump in or wait for it to cycle around. Should be about another 2 months for that to happen.
Hm. A fiction class sounds like fun. What books are you reading? I enjoy reading quite a bit and do not get to do as much fun reading as I would like. Almost done with my current book, though.
I hope this little bird does not take to singing at odd hours of the day. :\ One of my friends took serious action when he had that problem.
Well, I would not classify my life as "posh" at all. I am not THAT kind of doctor.
I work a lot, so outside of the weekends, I generally do not have a lot of free time. I like to run and take pilates classes to stay in shape (working on those abs ). I cook and read. I enjoy watching movies and the occassional sporting event (especially now that baseball is starting up again - go Indians!). I admit, living in the south, I have started watching auto racing too. I think it is really an acquired taste. What about you? I would imagine the whirlwind life of a newly minted 21 year old college student is much more fascinating than mine. PS I think we are the only ones left in this thread.
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Tuesday, March 14, 2006 3:40 PM
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Originally posted by est120:
That is neat that you work on a horse farm. What does your job their require you to do? Never been much of a swimmer, but sitting on a beach or by the lakes is a lot of fun.
It appears that TNT is still showing Angel reruns at 7AM every weekday (set your VCR or DVR or use the television recording mechanism of choice). Right now they are in the middle of the series (halfway through season 3) so you can jump in or wait for it to cycle around. Should be about another 2 months for that to happen.
Hm. A fiction class sounds like fun. What books are you reading? I enjoy reading quite a bit and do not get to do as much fun reading as I would like. Almost done with my current book, though.
I hope this little bird does not take to singing at odd hours of the day. :\ One of my friends took serious action when he had that problem.
Well, I would not classify my life as "posh" at all. I am not THAT kind of doctor.
PS I think we are the only ones left in this thread.
Mostly on the farms I take care of the horses - make sure everyone's happy and healthy, clean the stalls, get horses and riders ready for lessons, stuff like that. Up until about mid-high school horses were my life. I got side-tracked but I try to make up for it by being around them in the summers. Does my heart some good.
Aw, jeez...7 am? That's just unholy. Maybe I'll rent it instead.
In my fiction class, we read a lot of short stories - stuff by Wolff, Carver, Dubus, Johnson, Simpson, plus a lot of others. The bulk of the class is writing, which is so much fun.
It got cold and I think my little bird-friend left.
I hope he comes back.If my life is a whirlwind, it's the most pathetic whirlwind ever.
School and work consume my life right now, so everything else gets pushed off to the side. When I do have time, I like to go out with my camera and wander the city or read things of my own choosing (more and more rare these days) or watch movies. My roommate is on a big anime kick right now, so we watch a lot of that. I guess that's an acquired taste, too. Heh...you're right, we've hijacked the thread.
Bwahaha...er...too bad.--------------------
Zoe: "I don't think she'd harm anyone."
Jayne: "Butcher knife!"
Zoe: "Anyone we can't spare."
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Tuesday, March 14, 2006 5:23 PM
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Originally posted by fathounddawg:
Aw, jeez...7 am? That's just unholy. Maybe I'll rent it instead.
In my fiction class, we read a lot of short stories - stuff by Wolff, Carver, Dubus, Johnson, Simpson, plus a lot of others. The bulk of the class is writing, which is so much fun.
It got cold and I think my little bird-friend left.
If my life is a whirlwind, it's the most pathetic whirlwind ever.
Heh...you're right, we've hijacked the thread.
One of my co-workers when I was in graduate school had a horse and we would go feed him carrots and apples sometimes. It was fun.
Well, if you do not want to get up so early, you can always set your VCR.
Funny. The older I get, the earlier I get up. I used to think 7 was early. Now 7 is late.I used to watch some anime when I was in college. SciFi channel used to show anime movies on Saturday mornings (Saturday Anime) but I do not think they do that anymore. I kind of go away from it, though, especially after I went to see the Hollywood version of Final Fantasy. I was disappointed.
Okay, another question. Name your favorites. Book. Movie. Song/band/artist. Sport. TV show of all time. TV show that is still on. Soft drink and color M&M.
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Tuesday, March 14, 2006 6:10 PM
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Originally posted by est120:
Well, if you do not want to get up so early, you can always set your VCR.
I used to watch some anime when I was in college. SciFi channel used to show anime movies on Saturday mornings (Saturday Anime) but I do not think they do that anymore. I kind of go away from it, though, especially after I went to see the Hollywood version of Final Fantasy. I was disappointed.
Okay, another question. Name your favorites. Book. Movie. Song/band/artist. Sport. TV show of all time. TV show that is still on. Soft drink and color M&M.
College is seriously ruining me, sleep-wise.
It's a struggle to get up before 9:30am or go to sleep before 2am, plus I like to have a nap in the afternoon. I don't know what I'm going to do if I ever have to hold down a 9-to-5 job! We just finished Wolf's Rain and we're watching Cowboy Bebop now. I didn't think I would like any of it, but nothing she's picked out for me to watch has disappointed me yet. The only really bad part is that they're all so short - less than 30 half-hour episodes generally. Sure, plenty of things happen, but there's no concept of a "second season" for anime. My own dumb luck, enjoying shows that only run for a short time.
OK, let's see...favorites...
Book: Outlander, by Diana Gabaldon. I've read it about a dozen times and I just can't get enough. It's actually the first book in a series, but it's my favorite of all of them.
Movie: The best movie I've seen lately was the Constant Gardener, which blew me away. I also really loved Serenity (of course), Memento, Clerks, Dances with Wolves, Braveheart, all the Mel Brooks comedies, the Christopher Guest satires and tons more. I don't know what my all-time favorite movie would be. Jury is still out on that one. (I have to admit I also really like bad movies - my favorite bad movie being a gem called Flesh+Blood. Once you embrace its goofiness, it's really quite enjoyable.
)Song/band/artist: My favorite band of all time is Sublime. I got into them when I was like 11 and I still love them. I'm on a big country music kick right now, so I listen to a lot of that - Lonestar, Trace Atkins, Sarah Evans and, of course, Willie Nelson.
Sport: To be involved in, horseback riding, hands down. To watch, baseball. Or rodeo events, if they count. I love rodeos.
TV show of all time: I've never been so throughly enamored with a show as I am with Firefly, but I also love CSI and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (the old one, not the new one). Plus I love Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman, again for its total goofiness and not because I think it's actually a good show.
TV show that is still on: I love Nip/Tuck. It's unabashedly insane and I just can't get enough of it. And Lost, love that one, never miss it.
Soft drink: Diet Pepsi, because I don't like Coke and I think it tastes better than regular Pepsi. Also a sucker for root beer, especially Stewart's.
Color M&M: The blue ones, of course. Remember way back in the day when they were introducing a new color and you could vote on it? I campaigned hard for blue.
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Jayne: "Butcher knife!"
Zoe: "Anyone we can't spare."
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Tuesday, March 14, 2006 9:12 PM
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Originally posted by fathounddawg:
OK, let's see...favorites...
Book: Outlander, by Diana Gabaldon. I've read it about a dozen times and I just can't get enough. It's actually the first book in a series, but it's my favorite of all of them.
Movie: The best movie I've seen lately was the Constant Gardener, which blew me away. I also really loved Serenity (of course), Memento, Clerks, Dances with Wolves, Braveheart, all the Mel Brooks comedies, the Christopher Guest satires and tons more. I don't know what my all-time favorite movie would be. Jury is still out on that one. (I have to admit I also really like bad movies - my favorite bad movie being a gem called Flesh+Blood. Once you embrace its goofiness, it's really quite enjoyable.
Song/band/artist: My favorite band of all time is Sublime. I got into them when I was like 11 and I still love them. I'm on a big country music kick right now, so I listen to a lot of that - Lonestar, Trace Atkins, Sarah Evans and, of course, Willie Nelson.
Sport: To be involved in, horseback riding, hands down. To watch, baseball. Or rodeo events, if they count. I love rodeos.
TV show of all time: I've never been so throughly enamored with a show as I am with Firefly, but I also love CSI and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (the old one, not the new one). Plus I love Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman, again for its total goofiness and not because I think it's actually a good show.
TV show that is still on: I love Nip/Tuck. It's unabashedly insane and I just can't get enough of it. And Lost, love that one, never miss it.
Soft drink: Diet Pepsi, because I don't like Coke and I think it tastes better than regular Pepsi. Also a sucker for root beer, especially Stewart's.
Color M&M: The blue ones, of course. Remember way back in the day when they were introducing a new color and you could vote on it? I campaigned hard for blue.
Neon-Genesis Evangelion is pretty good too. If you want a real classic, you could watch Akira too.
We all have movies that we like that are a little "bad" but that is why we love them.
I feel that way about "A Christmas Story". Such a stupid movie but SO GOOD. I have to watch it every year. I loved Best in Show too. Hiliarious. "We met at Starbucks. Not the same one. They were across the street from each other."Hm. I may be mistaken, but did the lead singer for Sublime die or commit suicide? Living in the South, it is hard not to get into a little country music. My current favorite is Tift Merritt though I also like some of the classic country artists like Johnny Cash. But, my favorite overall is currently Dido. I tried to see her in concert once but the show got canceled and I could not go to the rescheduled date. At least I got my money back.
I LOVED TMNT when it was on. I watched it all the time. I even had all four of the original action figures. I think I still have them somewhere. Donatello was my favorite. I guess that fits considering my science nerdy job and career. Well, my semi-embarassing admission about TV shows is that I really like Desperate Housewives.
Now that you think I am a complete idiot....
I remember the color voting. I did not participate. Are you a Simpsons fan? To quote Homer, "Red M&M, blue M&M, they all wind up the same color in the end.".
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Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:23 AM
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Originally posted by est120:
Neon-Genesis Evangelion is pretty good too. If you want a real classic, you could watch Akira too.
We all have movies that we like that are a little "bad" but that is why we love them.
Hm. I may be mistaken, but did the lead singer for Sublime die or commit suicide? Living in the South, it is hard not to get into a little country music. My current favorite is Tift Merritt though I also like some of the classic country artists like Johnny Cash. But, my favorite overall is currently Dido. I tried to see her in concert once but the show got canceled and I could not go to the rescheduled date. At least I got my money back.
I LOVED TMNT when it was on. I watched it all the time. I even had all four of the original action figures. I think I still have them somewhere. Donatello was my favorite. I guess that fits considering my science nerdy job and career. Well, my semi-embarassing admission about TV shows is that I really like Desperate Housewives.
Now that you think I am a complete idiot....
I remember the color voting. I did not participate. Are you a Simpsons fan? To quote Homer, "Red M&M, blue M&M, they all wind up the same color in the end.".
Was Akira a movie? I think we started to watch it and my roommate hated it so we stopped. Or maybe that was another one, I don't know.
The lead singer died from a heroin overdose - I don't think it was intentionally. I think he died in '96, right before I started listening to the band. There went my hopes of ever seeing them in concert.
But there are a number of tribute bands out there; not the same, but better than nothing.Dido is amazing, she has the most beautiful voice. I hope you get to see her someday.
I still love TMNT.
I have three DVDs of episodes from the old version and a bunch from the new one, too, even though it's awful in comparison (and not the good kind of awful). I don't watch them a lot, but it's nice to know that I have them if I ever start to feel nostalgic. I have a mid-80's TMNT anti-drug poster that my mom found for me, too. I always loved Raphael the best, because he was such a bad-ass and I was always a really good kid. Yeah, I guess I kind of lived vicariously through a cartoon turtle. Hmm...
I love game shows, too. All kinds of game shows. Someday I will be on Family Feud and I will RULE.
I could never get into Desperate Housewives. I saw a couple episodes and giggled a good bit, but never got into the habit of watching it every weekend. I loved the one woman, the blonde, when she was on Sports Radio back in the day.
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Jayne: "Butcher knife!"
Zoe: "Anyone we can't spare."
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Wednesday, March 15, 2006 2:23 PM
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Originally posted by fathounddawg:
Was Akira a movie? I think we started to watch it and my roommate hated it so we stopped. Or maybe that was another one, I don't know.
Dido is amazing, she has the most beautiful voice. I hope you get to see her someday.
I still love TMNT.
I always loved Raphael the best, because he was such a bad-ass and I was always a really good kid. Yeah, I guess I kind of lived vicariously through a cartoon turtle. Hmm...
I love game shows, too. All kinds of game shows. Someday I will be on Family Feud and I will RULE.
I could never get into Desperate Housewives. I saw a couple episodes and giggled a good bit, but never got into the habit of watching it every weekend. I loved the one woman, the blonde, when she was on Sports Radio back in the day.
Yes, Akira was a movie. Actually, probably one of the first anime movies to make it to the US and get any attention. The story is incredibly complicated. I suppose that is what happens when you try to condense so much story into a 2 hour movie. For when it was made, the animation is quite impressive.
Someday maybe I will get to see Dido in concert..... While I am dreaming, I would also like a pony.
Hm. Random question. Name one thing you would love to be able to do in your lifetime. Climb Mt. Everest? Go in to Space?I have the TMNT live action movie on VHS. Lots o' fun.
Not as enjoyable as the cartoon but still pretty entertaining. Random factoid, that movie was the first indie movie to gross over $100 million at the box office and was the reigning indie movie box office champ for a few years. Of course, it has been easily surpassed by more recent movies such as My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Blair Witch Project and The Passion of the Christ.So you were the good kid, huh?
I was the good kid at school but a handful at home. :\I used to like game shows like Jeopardy! and such but has really gotten away from them. Family Feud is pretty interesting. Always fun to see what the #1 response is. Some of their questions are pretty inane.
On purpose, I am sure. These days I love cooking shows. I love Food Network.
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