Imponderables: Coming About

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NVGHOSTRIDER

Friday, June 5, 2009 10:57 PM

Off to Salt Lake in the AM. Plans for the weekend?

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn

WAKEUPSOON

Friday, June 5, 2009 10:58 PM

Firsties :) My cousin is coming over from Toronto .. can't wait to see him again :)

I want to be at Collectors Mania, Milton Keynes tho .. as I said in the previous thread, Nathan Fillion, Leonard Nimoy, Philip Glenister, Naoko Mori AND Burn Gorman! OMGWOW!

~WuS

This is not my signature, I have to write this every time I post.
Smile && Nod, it makes it seem like you know what's going on.

NVGHOSTRIDER

Friday, June 5, 2009 11:02 PM

Think I'm with ya on that one.

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn

STEAMER

Friday, June 5, 2009 11:55 PM

No idea yet what I'm doing this weekend....wasn't planning on much, but I've got like four different people in VT and MA asking if I want to hang out with them and their friends. So many social events of the season, so little time. Can we just pry a Clone Ray out of the not-so-good Dr. H. and be everywhere at once??

Wash ain't sure of
Starting a fam
Zoe don't give
A good gorram
FIREFLY

Captain of the New England Browncoats
http://www.myspace.com/nebrowncoats

MSA

Saturday, June 6, 2009 1:13 AM

HUGS WuS I sympathize. This weekend we will be in SLC while I and NV desperately wish to be back at home enjoying life....
However we will get to go to a 4 year old's Jasmine Princess party( my niece Annie)

Awww it's just 'cause you're such enjoyable company Steamer... now remember avoid crazy mean women, sit with and talk to the hot nice ones:)

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

YELLOWJACKET

Saturday, June 6, 2009 1:18 AM

What brings you to Salt Lake?

BRIGLAD

Saturday, June 6, 2009 2:15 AM

If Steamer comes to VT he'll be having dinner with me and Rallem....

We ain't women and we sure ain't hot.... LOL

The crazy part is debatable....

Brian

MSA

Saturday, June 6, 2009 3:36 AM

NVG here:

The above mentioned Princess Jasmine birthday party. Yay me...

Anyhoo, cake is always good. Hopefully the SLC guys on PBNation will message me back about shooting some paintball Sunday morning. Luckily there are mild believers like myself who choose the church of outdoors on Sunday.

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

FREELANCERTEX

Saturday, June 6, 2009 4:03 AM

[/lurk]
the cake is a lie. :P

teehee, i'm making my friend a Portal cake for her birthday XD its gonna be awesome.

[back to lurk]

SPACEANJL

Saturday, June 6, 2009 7:36 AM

Wait - Gene Hunt and Mal Reynolds in the same place? That could be...fun. (Somewhere there is a previous thread about a possible meet of those tow characters. I must find it.)

Nobody wants to be in Milton Keynes.

NICODEMUS

Saturday, June 6, 2009 9:33 AM

I sense a joke about Milton Keynes being the Torchwood Hell about to occur, due to the two attendees being dead, although Owen's more radioactive Zombie sludge than dead, but I'll keep quiet.

WAKEUPSOON

Saturday, June 6, 2009 11:14 AM

Lol! I thought that too .. but Naoko Mori is there today, and Burn Gorman tomorrow, so they're not both there at the same time.

&& as for nobody wanting to be in Milton Keynes .. on a normal day, no: when the above mentioned are, hell yes!

~WuS

This is not my signature, I have to write this every time I post.
Smile && Nod, it makes it seem like you know what's going on.

LEOPARDFLAN

Saturday, June 6, 2009 6:34 PM

-drags tex out of lurk- nuuuuuuuuuu lurking for you, missy! We like having you around here to much to let you lurk all the time!

FREELANCERTEX

Saturday, June 6, 2009 10:54 PM

[drags self back to lurk]

nuuuuuuuuuuuuuu, I have to finish this briefing!!! reeeeeeally don't want to present tomorrow, as it's my first time briefing ever at my base and it was just kind of voluntold on me (i hate public speaking, i can never do it without shaking or mumbling, which is bad) and i need to be prepped to try and minimize embarrassment ><;; so yes, lurk time

[uber lurk]

LEOPARDFLAN

Saturday, June 6, 2009 10:59 PM

Oh ewwwwwww -lends ya one of the spare homework robots lounging about-

FREELANCERTEX

Saturday, June 6, 2009 11:41 PM

[/lurk]
lol, this is worse than homework :P but thank you for the lend XD

this is *wednesday* "hey, you're doing a briefing on SAMS this weekend."
"wai--what? *knows nothing about SAMS, other than what it stands for* um..what'm i supposed to do for it?"
"find some information on SAMS *duh*. i'll make you an outline of what i want."
*stands stunned as person walks away*
"well...fuck me sideways. this is gonna be great."

that being said, i was able to find some stuff, whether or not it's right is a different story, but they know the circumstances, and my dry run yesterday went well; it just comes down to the whole speaking in front of a group thing ><;; if they ask questions im screwed, cuz i dont really know anything beyond what's going on the slides

[lurk]

LEOPARDFLAN

Sunday, June 7, 2009 12:43 AM

Just tell them beforehand not to ask questions! Or after, just be like 'And no, I won't be answering questions- just direct them to __'

FREELANCERTEX

Sunday, June 7, 2009 1:34 AM

lol, well i'm prefacing it with "I can't really verify any of this information", and i cant really direct questions elsewhere cuz i was the only one researching this stuff XD it'll be all right though, i hope ><;;

LEOPARDFLAN

Sunday, June 7, 2009 1:45 AM

Well, I know you did a good job on it, and just relax! Try your best to, anyways, and try to seperate yourself from the nerves instead of letting them take control...

FREELANCERTEX

Sunday, June 7, 2009 2:40 AM

lol thanks for the words of wisdom :P easier said than done sometimes, but i'll just have to make do (hence the immense notes/script i made for myself lol). not like it has to be a stellar briefing, but im a little obsessive about presentational quality. :P im silly that way.

*deep breath* now to assimilate information and sleep on it till the morning ^_^

LEOPARDFLAN

Sunday, June 7, 2009 3:31 AM

Good luck! -hugs and hands over the calm, happy, and awesome pills- ^.^

FLATTOP

Sunday, June 7, 2009 12:52 PM

FLTex:
Mini-Me is planning a party for her friends to come over & watch videos. Rather a "pot-luck" deal. We'll supply cake & pizza, asked those attending to please bring a bag of chips or 2 liter of drink with 'em.
I'm going to decorate a Portal cake, but it'll just be the frosting on a cardboard box. The cake will be a lie. There'll be another actual cake for later, but I figure all of her friends will get the joke.

You'll be fine with the public speaking. Just do everything you can to become an expert on the subject & remember that you know more about it than anyone else there (or that person would be doing the talking). Couple'a dry runs, a touch of constructive feedback, and you'll be set. Chin up, shoulders back & BELIEVE that you can do it.

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FREELANCERTEX

Sunday, June 7, 2009 9:50 PM

Awesome on the Portal cake XD

had no time for dry runs with the completed product ><;; just one with a draft two days ago.
I speed-talked the entire time and was shaking like a leaf (especially while using the laser pointer to point out certain pictures or whatnot), and i'm pretty sure I effed up some of my information cuz i was so apopleptic i couldn't really think straight.
But, they thought I did a good job, so I guess it wasn't a total loss (i took every effort to not reed off of the slides, cuz theres no point of giving a briefing if u do that, so i made sure i had some extra information, though i forgot one piece, and didnt realize it till after the briefing when i remembered it word for word @_@)
all in all, for my first briefing ever, it was far from a failure, though i wish i'd had the self control to slow down a little and pause without feeling like i was leaving a blank spot. *hates awkward silences*

*sigh* can u see how neurotic i am? XD LOLZ, i promise, im not like this about everything, just stuff that puts me in the spotlight.

haaaaaaaaa..off to the bar. unwindy time.

LEOPARDFLAN

Sunday, June 7, 2009 10:00 PM

Wow, niiiice FT XD.

Hey, see? Not so bad for a first time! And when you know you're a perfectionist, it's best to just let other people's opinions count, not your own ^.^ -hands ya another A&W and some pizza for unwindy celebration- ^.^. Good job!

FREELANCERTEX

Sunday, June 7, 2009 10:05 PM

lol, i know XD thanks.

FLATTOP

Monday, June 8, 2009 2:14 AM

Great job on the presentation. 200 more just like that, and folks'll think you were born to it & have ice water in your veins.

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FREELANCERTEX

Monday, June 8, 2009 7:14 PM

lolz, if i have to do that 200 more times, i quit. :P i'm better at doing than i am at talking. ;)

ZEEK

Monday, June 8, 2009 9:23 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by freelancertex:
lolz, if i have to do that 200 more times, i quit. :P i'm better at doing than i am at talking. ;)

Wait you don't want to DO that because you're good at DOing stuff? *confused*

MSA

Monday, June 8, 2009 11:21 PM

Hey guys... we made it back:)

Flattop that sounds like a great party... the one we went to was more funfetti cake and princess costumes but it was for a four year old.. Annie had a ball ( as did Wy) and I got loads of pics. I will upload them later:)

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

FREELANCERTEX

Tuesday, June 9, 2009 2:10 AM

welcome back ^_^

Quote:
Originally posted by Zeek: Wait you don't want to DO that because you're good at DOing stuff? *confused*

@_@ ugh, I don't want to do *BRIEFINGS* anymore. when i say 'doing' i mean kinetic stuff, fixing, planning, solving, operating, not *talking about* it. i hate *talking* about stuff, like in briefings :P

MSA

Tuesday, June 9, 2009 2:56 PM

OK everyone morning ponder....

What is the one thing you have to do regularly that you'd really really rather never do again???

I'd have to say ...doing the dishes. It just feels so pointless.. sure you wash them and they're clean, but then in a few hours you'll eat something and have to wash them again...

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

SOLARFLARE

Tuesday, June 9, 2009 4:32 PM

shaving

ZEROKIRYU

Tuesday, June 9, 2009 4:37 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by solarflare:
shaving

This. And washing clothes and looking for a job.

Oh no, the zombies killed god!

NVGHOSTRIDER

Tuesday, June 9, 2009 4:42 PM

I did that shaving thing this weekend. It ain't so bad as I usually only "have" to do it once or twice a week. Still plays hell on my face though.

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn

MSA

Tuesday, June 9, 2009 4:53 PM

HUGS Zero the job will come:)

Mind you NV looks so handsome with a bear or without

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

NVGHOSTRIDER

Tuesday, June 9, 2009 5:05 PM

Is that bear, beer, or beard?

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn

MSA

Tuesday, June 9, 2009 5:08 PM

Beard..... argh must check typing before posting

though I must say with a bear is certainly funnier:)

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

WAKEUPSOON

Tuesday, June 9, 2009 5:23 PM

I'm gonna go for revision/homework, it winds me up :/
Ohohohohohoh - and waking up early to walk a mile and half to then get a bus which takes 40 mins to get to college ... I could live without that.

~WuS

This is not my signature, I have to write this every time I post.
Smile && Nod, it makes it seem like you know what's going on.

ZEEK

Tuesday, June 9, 2009 5:56 PM

Work I don't wanna work at all. I do it day in day out but if I had my choice I'd do nothing. Just call me Peter Gibbons. I'd do nothing and love every minute of it.

FREELANCERTEX

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 1:42 AM

Peter Gibbons....

MSA

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 2:33 PM

OH come on Zeek at some point you'd have to get bored...

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

FLATTOP

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 2:49 PM

Well, OK, theoretically you would have to get bored eventually. However, as I've never had enough time off to come anywhere near my leisure saturation level, I will agree only to the theoretical possibility. I do not accept it as proven fact.
Sorta like space aliens. Sure, it's possible that they're out there, or maybe even been here to visit (or live among us!), but so far there's no credible proof.

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NVGHOSTRIDER

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 3:56 PM

Challenge and fulfillment through work. Maybe not everyone believes in it. There is a point where I had to draw the line. My work is okay, but the reason for it sucks. I wonder if there is a mirrored place where I can do the same thing but in a much happier setting?

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn

ZEEK

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 4:42 PM

I don't think I'd ever get bored. Even if I did I can always just volunteer for a little while to get out and do something. The thing is with volunteering there's no requirement to keep going. I can stop at any time.

Really if I was uber rich I bet that I would volunteer a lot at animal shelters. That would be something I'd actually get some fulfillment from.

MSA

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 5:07 PM

NV but what you do is really important and without you loads of kids would have a life that is far less successful

Hmm Zeek I like the idea of volunteering. I totally couldn't at an animal shelter though 'cause I'd end up taking all the animals home with me. Well maybe i could run an animal shelter and take in all the animals

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

ZEEK

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 5:47 PM

When my mom got us our first kitty we went to a place called "the cat house" (no idea if they knew what that means or not)

It was just a house full of shelter kitties. We really kinda wanted a kitten for our first cat though and they only had adult cats. It was a crazy place though. I'm going to say probably 50+ cats just running around a house doing their own thing.

MSA

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 8:24 PM

Full grown kitties are nice too

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

LEOPARDFLAN

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 9:03 PM

Meh. You all have YOUR kitties, while I'm stuck vacationing at gma's along with two little yappy dogs and no cats... (is homesick for her kitties)

MSA

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 10:07 PM

Actually I don't have my kitties.. I miss them terribly though

hmmm but tiny doggies have potential. They often wear little outfits maybe you can dress them as kitties

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

LEOPARDFLAN

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 10:44 PM

.....no >.<. Little yappy dogs = useless annoying things... Heh, thanks though ^.^

NVGHOSTRIDER

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 11:21 PM

I don't know about useless. Tender and easy to catch but not quite useless.

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn

MSA

Thursday, June 11, 2009 12:43 AM

Yes but picture them in tiny cat costumes... now aren't tey cuter

( And NOT edible) NV

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

LEOPARDFLAN

Thursday, June 11, 2009 2:01 AM

First of all, that's just an insult to the cat; not even a cat costume could make those things cuter/more bearable >.<

And why not? People say cats are edible, why can't little yappy dogs be eaten? Only thing they're really good for...

MSA

Thursday, June 11, 2009 2:12 PM

I have a very firm rule.. no eating housepets, or any cartoon related animals ( no bunnies, road runners, cats, mice, dogs, etc)

Oooh there's a good ponder... what personal rules do you have??

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

NVGHOSTRIDER

Thursday, June 11, 2009 2:52 PM

Personal rules?

- Don't lie
- Don't cheat
- Don't steal
- Don't trust a readhead

I've been beat and broken because of all four. Just good policy for myself.

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn

ZEEK

Thursday, June 11, 2009 2:59 PM

Lie
Cheat
Steal
Make sure not to get caught

*is redheaded*

NVGHOSTRIDER

Thursday, June 11, 2009 3:05 PM

*looks sideways as Zeeks shifty redheaded demenor*

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn

FLATTOP

Thursday, June 11, 2009 3:08 PM

Behave at all times as if you were about to be struck dead, the details around your current actions fully revealed, and your family held to account for them (good or ill) for several generations.

Karma.

Death before dishonor.

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MSA

Thursday, June 11, 2009 3:12 PM

Zeek you're a redhead??

*wonders what NV will do if our baby is a redhead...giggle. Not likely as brown is dominant genetically and we both have brown hair:)

Oh absolutely Flattop.. right now I'm all kerfluffled 'cause the house isn't super clean and ( just trust me I've been on the coroner end) the people who go through your house if you get killed.. make very nasty comments about lack of housekeeping etc....not that I'm planning to die or anything I just don't want to be the one they call supermess

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

ZEEK

Thursday, June 11, 2009 3:44 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MsA:
Zeek you're a redhead??

Yep though it's not bright red anymore. It's faded with age. If it's slightly wet I could totally pass for having brown hair.

MSA

Thursday, June 11, 2009 5:02 PM

Well you know... there's always miss clairol

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

LEOPARDFLAN

Thursday, June 11, 2009 5:13 PM

Always help friends out
Don't lie to friends
Karma
Don't worry, be happy

AVERYFINECOMPANION

Thursday, June 11, 2009 6:03 PM

If that little voice inside you says don't do it, Listen!

ZEEK

Thursday, June 11, 2009 6:12 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MsA:
Well you know... there's always miss clairol

Um...no. I never wanted red hair. I don't think it works well on men. Though it can be crazy hot on women. At the same time I'm not vain enough to dye my hair brown or something.

Kid story side note: One time as a kid a person walked up to me and my mom in a store and asked me where I got my red hair from. I immediately shot back "God" and then looked at my mom like "what's wrong with this idiot?"

SOLARFLARE

Thursday, June 11, 2009 6:17 PM

Some rules I live by:
- Never stop learning
- Never drink during the middle of the week (this one can be broken on special occasions)
- Never buy hot dogs or lunch meat at a convenience store/gas station
- Spend time with a red-head as often as possible ('cuz I married one!)

NVGHOSTRIDER

Thursday, June 11, 2009 6:39 PM

Quote:
Though it can be crazy hot on women

Observation: It can, but IMHO the crazy to hot ratio just isn't worth the risk. Not surprizing that redheads can score high on both.

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn

MSA

Thursday, June 11, 2009 6:57 PM

Ok I'm starting to be really glad I didn't end up with the Thwaite red hair.. it's kind of a family trait and I didn't end up with it ( my baby sis did... though she's dyed hers dark ) I'm plenty crazy enough without the red hair issue...

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

NVGHOSTRIDER

Thursday, June 11, 2009 8:00 PM

Quote:
my baby sis did... though she's dyed hers dark

(hides)

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn

MSA

Thursday, June 11, 2009 9:14 PM

LOL it's Margs... she's the sweetest of us all

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

NVGHOSTRIDER

Thursday, June 11, 2009 10:03 PM

Really? What about that whole uber-monster when she's mad discussion? It's the quiet ones you hve to worry about.

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn

MSA

Thursday, June 11, 2009 10:46 PM

LOL ok yeah if you really make her mad she'll murdalize you...but generally she's terribly sweet

Happy Happy the house is all kinds of clean.... YAY!!

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

MSA

Friday, June 12, 2009 5:36 AM

NVG here:

Just finished The Day The Earth Stood Still.

It is rare I get the chance to truly say

WHAT A TOTAL PIECE OF SHITE.

And I was forced to watch Spice World.

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

MSA

Friday, June 12, 2009 3:00 PM

Hey... I shall defend Spice world.. it's funny.

Morning all....
OK ponder time. What one ( or more) movie were you looking forward to that turned out to be a total disappointment???

I'd say for me it'd be not a movie but an episode of Bones. I was sooo looking forward to the season finale where they'd promised to bring back a beloved character. They did but they did it as a total alternate universe no one is who they normally are mess. I hated it. Ruined the whole excitement and joy for me.

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

ZEROKIRYU

Friday, June 12, 2009 3:18 PM

Spider-man 3.

Oh no, the zombies killed god!

NVGHOSTRIDER

Friday, June 12, 2009 3:57 PM

Good morning Ponderers.

Not sure of what else t watch this summer. Harry Potter seems to be the only thing that comes to mind. Sucks not being able to frequent the local theater. Two movies per week is all we get. Sometimes we get three, but many run for several weeks at a time.

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
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MSA

Friday, June 12, 2009 4:20 PM

But they do have actual paper tickets.. you know the kind you get at school carnivales.... so cute. Also the screen is at the back of a real wooden stage and the theatres have real wooden floors... and when you get food there it comes on paper plates

Ooh also this summer GI Joe, Inglorious Basterds ( how much do I love that they've had to ask reviewers to point out that they know Basterds is a misspelling. )

and this looks good
http://www.fandango.com/shorts_41592/movieoverview?date=

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

ZEROKIRYU

Friday, June 12, 2009 4:38 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MsA:
Ooh also this summer GI Joe, Inglorious Basterds ( how much do I love that they've had to ask reviewers to point out that they know Basterds is a misspelling. )

I'll add Transformers, Public Enemies, District 9 and Ponyo (if it plays here) to that list.

Oh no, the zombies killed god!

ZEEK

Friday, June 12, 2009 4:51 PM

Spiderman 3 and Xmen 3 both royally sucked. So did Superman Returns. I think X3 and Supes were the same summer too. That was a bad movie summer.

Edit: oh oh Pirates of the Caribbean 2. The first one was so whitty and came out of no where. Then the second one just rehashed the same jokes as much as possible. I hate stuff like that. I think they said "why's the rum gone" like 4 times in the sequel. Yeah it was funny the one time in the original, but it's very difficult to find a joke that is funny over and over. Come up with something new! I disliked that movie so much I still haven't seen the 3rd and I don't rewatch the first one much anymore either. grrrr I hate when a sequel is so bad it makes you dislike the original.

Also, Phantom Menace is obvious.

NVGHOSTRIDER

Friday, June 12, 2009 4:54 PM

Thanks for reminding me that there may be movies worth watching this summer. Just in a low flick zone right now.

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn

ZEROKIRYU

Friday, June 12, 2009 6:25 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Zeek:
Also, Phantom Menace is obvious.

Yeah, that goes without saying.

I thought Pirates 3 made up for the second film.

And I would add the live action Blood: The Last Vampire flick but the closest that's playing to me is Chicago... Damn Sony.

Oh no, the zombies killed god!

MSA

Friday, June 12, 2009 9:43 PM

we need a yawn smilie...

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

MASTERJACKRYERSON

Friday, June 12, 2009 9:54 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by zerokiryu:

And I would add the live action Blood: The Last Vampire flick but the closest that's playing to me is Chicago... Damn Sony.B]

They're making Blood into a movie?

Huh. Maybe I'll catch that. Might be interesting.

NVGHOSTRIDER

Friday, June 12, 2009 10:08 PM

Blood: The Last Vampire
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0806027/

I feel like such a slacker. All I want to do is watch movies and play video games. Fortunately I'm trying to make some plans for the weekend to keep me from doing so all weekend long.

Restless...

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The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires.
-Loretta Lynn

MSA

Friday, June 12, 2009 11:25 PM

ummmmm after last weekend a weekend of movies and video games sounds perfect!

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

STEAMER

Saturday, June 13, 2009 12:06 AM

I went to see The Taking of Pelham 123 today. I was pleasantly surprised. I saw the original when I was a kid, and this is one of the very, very few isolated instances when the remake is actually better than the original. As the bad guy, John Travolta was the shizznit - I don't often think bad guys are cool, but Travolta pulled it right off. Oh man, and the DIALOGUE!! One would almost think Uncle Joss wrote that movie, the dialogue was so zingy and true to life. There's one great scene where Denzel Washington is talking to John Travolta over the radio and subtly insults his boss who's standing right in front of him. Now his boss is a dink - reminds me very much of some hou-zi-de-pi-gu I used to work for. I could've clapped aloud at that part.

Good characters, good action and tension (like you expect anything less from Tony Scott), and a background of political corruption....wow. A really well-done movie, all told. Don't let your kids see it for a few years, but go forth and enjoy.

Shoots like camel
Runs like leopard
Man of God?
That ain't a Shepherd!
FIREFLY

Captain of the New England Browncoats
http://www.myspace.com/nebrowncoats

MSA

Saturday, June 13, 2009 12:08 AM

oooh thanks for the review Steamer:) HUGS

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

LEOPARDFLAN

Saturday, June 13, 2009 2:20 AM

-adds to movie wishlist- Heh, you should totally be a movie critic- attract people's attention to the movies truly worthwhile

STEAMER

Saturday, June 13, 2009 2:36 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by LeopardFlan:
-adds to movie wishlist- Heh, you should totally be a movie critic- attract people's attention to the movies truly worthwhile

That's why I only review the really good ones.

I think 2003 was the last year there were this many movies I wanted to see. Of course, next year, nothing's going to top 'Browncoats: Redemption'.

Inara's wile
Quickly renders
In a twist
Mal's suspenders
FIREFLY

Captain of the New England Browncoats
http://www.myspace.com/nebrowncoats

LEOPARDFLAN

Saturday, June 13, 2009 3:00 AM

^.^

MSA

Saturday, June 13, 2009 6:40 AM

NVG here:

Just watched Miracle At St Anna

What a mirrored experience in comparison to last night. Substance, solid view, great story telling. I highly recommend this to anyone. Spike Lee has made movies I would watch, enjoy, and have some disagreement with later. I am having a hard time finding fault with this incredible movie.

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

SOLARFLARE

Monday, June 15, 2009 1:44 PM

Disappointing movie: Starship Troopers

MSA

Monday, June 15, 2009 2:19 PM

I never read the book so maybe that's why I'm not disappointed I found it fun frothy stupidity...but I like crappy movies

I also like not crappy movies.... so Miracle at St. Anna's is really well done, great pacing, engaging story line, and some really exceptional acting.

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

ZEEK

Monday, June 15, 2009 4:22 PM

Ah Monday the sleepiest most hated of all days.

I wish I could just go watch some of the movies you are all talking about. That would beat working any day.

SOLARFLARE

Monday, June 15, 2009 4:41 PM

I would have been happy with the Starship Troopers movie if they had called it "Shooting Bugs with Lasers in Space" or something like that. But the movie was one of the least faithful adaptations I have ever seen.

You should check out the book. It's a quick read, and it's pretty good.

SOLARFLARE

Monday, June 15, 2009 4:42 PM

Other big movie disappointments: Both the 2nd and 3rd Matrix movies.

MSA

Monday, June 15, 2009 5:33 PM

Definitely a sleepy day...
NV's likely to be super busy. There was a problem at the facility over the weekend and he spent loads of time on the phone and then went in late Saturday and then for part of the day Sunday and early this morning... nothing like being the one on call when something goes wrong

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

ZEEK

Monday, June 15, 2009 7:07 PM

Wow I really just don't get people who want to decide what's right for other people. There was a segment on CNBC about online poker (which I like to play) and this lawyer guest says that it leads to alcoholism, child abuse, depression and suicide. Sweet shit man. I think I had 1 beer in a month. I don't have any child to abuse but there's no way I'd ever intentionally hurt a kid. I'm not depressed and I've never thought about committing suicide. What a psycho. I mean how do you even convince yourself that your cause is just when you have to lie about it?

At least the host called him out on it and asked what facts he had to back any of it up. The guys was just like um...well...there have been studies. Riiiiiiight.

SOLARFLARE

Monday, June 15, 2009 7:34 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Zeek:
Wow I really just don't get people who want to decide what's right for other people. There was a segment on CNBC about online poker (which I like to play) and this lawyer guest says that it leads to alcoholism, child abuse, depression and suicide. Sweet shit man. I think I had 1 beer in a month. I don't have any child to abuse but there's no way I'd ever intentionally hurt a kid. I'm not depressed and I've never thought about committing suicide. What a psycho. I mean how do you even convince yourself that your cause is just when you have to lie about it?

At least the host called him out on it and asked what facts he had to back any of it up. The guys was just like um...well...there have been studies. Riiiiiiight.

Well, I read a study that posting on FFF.net would lead to the same symptoms...

MSA

Monday, June 15, 2009 9:57 PM

It's not the online poker or anything else it's a combination of poor impulse control and addictive personalities... It's all about the individual and their choices. The root has to be in the person before the action can occur and the person has to make the choice to engage.

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

ZEEK

Monday, June 15, 2009 9:57 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by solarflare:
Well, I read a study that posting on FFF.net would lead to the same symptoms...

Maybe doing both cancels them out and that's why I'm not evil. Well not evil in those ways at least.

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