You know.
It was overdue.
I do still have Amy’s MMMmmmeetup Travel Updates audio to be released. That’s still coming soon.
You know.
It was overdue.
I do still have Amy’s MMMmmmeetup Travel Updates audio to be released. That’s still coming soon.
Firsties??
yay, the Essbee got us first 😉
POW!
ZOWIE!
Replying to Jacks post last thread –
“Jack
July 14, 2015 at 11:59 pm
I dunno… I like the less Fresh Prince trailer quite a bit. It’d be great to see a Killing Joke breed of psycho joker onscreen – – not to mention an impressive-looking Harley Quinn AND Deathstroke.”
I’d love to see those things as well! When do you think theyll make that movie…?
Zing!
I can’t judge by seconds of footage in a trailer – – and I’m not expert on any of these characters – – but this seems like a decent, as-yet-unseen take on The Joker. And Jared Leto is up to the job. It’s a little weird to see him covered in hipster tats.
Harley Quinn seems exactly right.
Deathstroke looks cool, but will probably get short-shrifted, in favor of the higher profile characters and actors.
Look one thing is for sure… if you had told me even 10 years ago that this kind of film would actually happen I would have told you that crack is whack
Yes!
Rear end collision results in 20,000 gallons of lube on ground.
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2015/0715/Rear-end-train-collision-sends-20-000-gallons-of-lube-oil-seeping-onto-ground
Police say the cleanup operation went smoothly.
Oh well done
Bleeding edge pictures of Pluto and Charon are being uploaded now.
See them here!
http://www.astronomy.com/news/2015/07/live-coverage-new-horizons-historic-pluto-flyby
I think it’s amazing that it will take the next 16 months! to download all the data they’ve collected so far.
Yeah, NASA should ditch the dial up and move to broadband.
I think the images should be released as trading cards.
I blame Comcast for throttling. 😉
I blame Lo Pan for throttling, but he probably blames Jennifer Lawrence.
Should it have been called “Happy Endings Playbook” ?
Sweet lawed Im in heaven
Van, have you watched The Leftovers?
Yup, thought it was great.
Now that we have HBO I’m gonna!
A slow burn, but the later episodes really punch you in the gut emotionally.
CP: Off The Wagon – L7
Interesting list
http://io9.com/the-essential-cyberpunk-reading-list-1714180001
I’ve read an amazingly small number of those books.
4.
No mention of Hardwired by Walter Jon Williams..so WTF!!
I’m not a huge Disney park fan, but anyone want to go with me to China?
http://mashable.com/2015/07/15/tron-roller-coaster/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link
Programs unite! We need that in Anaheim.
I don’t know. That park seems full of ghosts.
Good list, but I’m disappointed that “When Gravity Falls” from George Alec Effinger is not on the list.
And that should have been in response to Jack’s book list post.
Every book on that cyberpunk list is interesting, but I’d agree there are more than a few missing.
And their choice of Bruce Sterling books is a bit odd. He’s definitely one of Cyberpunk’s true godfathers, but Schismatrix is more of a deep space kind of yarn. I would absolutely have put “Islands in the Net” in its place.
Morning Pan
It’s cold and wet here in Cowtown.
In-laws still in town. Expect they’ll be staying another week.
Maybe you can coax them to stay longer.
Is this the Queen or Metallica version of this thread?
Depends on whether you think this thread will drop a “Load” or not.
Is that really worse than making Innuendo?
Are you going to grow a pencil moustache?
In defense of Innuendo:
“Innuendo” and “The Show Must Go On” are brilliant. Even more amazing that Freddy sang them so powerfully from a chair in the studio, because he didn’t have the strength to stand.
Now defend ‘Load’.
Really I just picked ‘Innuendo’ cause it was the easiest titled album to comment on…
In defense of Load. . . .
. . .
. . .
um. . .
there were 2 of them?
They’re not much worse than “St. Anger”?
I’d argue that theyre actually much better than St. Whatthefuck.
Fat Bottomed Lars, you make the rockin’ world go round.
There can be only one!
Ok PS4 unpacked and setup.
First impressions:
It works.
It’s smaller than I thought it would be.
Currently downloading all the games I grabbed with my PSN subscription.
I hope you like it. 🙂
I like mine. 🙂
The jury is still out, going to test playback of MKVs later.
CP: Mr. Mr. — Dead Sara
good ‘un
The whole album is really good. 🙂
It plays MPEG-2 video files, I can finish watching Space Battelship Yamato.
Oooops
yeah you did…
Peter Berg – what a dick…
Seriously this is such an overblown argument. There are many different kinds of courage… we get it.
CP: DOA — Hiroyuki Sawano and Aimee Blackschleger
‘Blow dimensional tanks’
Space as a sea metaphor never gets old Yamato.
http://www.bbcamerica.com/doctorwhosoundboard/
affirmative
This was a big hit in our home 🙂
CD:: modified snakebite
Brekenridge Vanilla Porter and Tietons Cherry Cider
CD: Knob Creek, rocks
YOU ARE! heh…
Ok there’s actually a clickbait article on the side of my screen that says “20 Child Stars That Became Ugly Adults”
Fucking what the fuck….cmon, Humanity
Resist. Resisssst.
easy done
http://sploid.gizmodo.com/infographic-whats-the-fastest-ship-in-sci-fi-history-1718171303
Interesting collection, especially for the superluminal speeds. The missed the Guild Highliners, though I suppose folding space would probably also all under the infinite category.
I think they were disqualified for using performance-enhancing spice.
Crap joke for the day:
A woman said to her friend, “I don’t know what to do. My husband is such a mess maker that you can’t imagine. He doesn’t put anything in its place, I am always going around the house organizing things.”The friend says, “Take a tip from me. The first week after we were married I told my husband firmly, ‘Every glass and plate that you take, wash when you are done and put back in its place.’”The first woman asked, “Did it help?”Her friend said, “I don’t know. I haven’t seen him since.”
http://blueassky.tumblr.com/post/124249317129/realdarkmateria-party-hard-1701-d-style-seen
Or for the guys http://realdarkmateria.tumblr.com/post/88071612322/set-course-for-party-twerk-factor-9-6
Will not. Unsee.
Yknow when 77% on Rotten Tomatoes is considered an “uneven” Marvel film – I think Marvel’s doing pretty damn well.
I really don’t care, they will get my money on Sunday.
Ok, great
There are ants in your ok, great!
In my WHAT!!!
Better read than lead.
Speaking of lead, hows your expired meal treating you internally?
Well only the ice cream was expired.
We’d hate to have a funeral for your GI tract.
And good for Paul Rudd.
Hims a good one…. HEY WAIT!!
You can now get BAND-MAID legally. 😉
https://itunes.apple.com/album/id1012197877
*passes out*
*sniff*
http://www.avclub.com/article/gamers-developers-continue-mourn-nintendo-presiden-222337
CCH.
Thatls a chemistry joke just waiting to happen.
I enjoy a periodic chemistry joke.
I always considered you a free radical.
It’s more noble not to.
TGIF, Pannites!
Reading about Jim Jones and the Jonestown mass suicide.
I’ve known about it vaguely for a long time, but reading the details..WTF!
Well murder-mass suicide, you can argue the adults did it willingly but the children were murdered.
It has been argued that many of the adults were unwittingly murdered as well not having made the choice or being informed what they were taking. And then you can get into the debate of whether the cult mentality or mind washing is equal to murder or suicide.
Classic psych study. Bext read up on the Stanford experiments
-b +n
I posted a link to a 2he documentary about Jim Jones on the last thread — or maybe the one before that. Too lazy to look.
He and his cronies did actually violently murder a bunch of his people after gunning down Senator Ryan and his staff. It wasn’t all Kool-Aid.
His story and the story of his cult has fascinated me my entire life. Its an incredible story and what a lunatic that man was.
Crap joke from Twitter:
@GlennyRodge: “My dog’s learning to speak a foreign language.”
“Español?”
“No, he’s a labrador.”
My summer of bust continues.
Getting ready to depart on another long drive to go to a track meet.
I will (with luck) be vaulting in the morning. Much to my disappointment I have not been able to practice since my last meet due to a lower back injury I sustained in the gym about 4 weeks ago. Couldn’t even bend enough to tie my own shoes for about a week and a half.
I shall give it the old college try though. I only have (had) 4 meets I could go to this year and I have put in too much work not to at least try.
Congrats on all the busts!
Cheering for you from afar, JustaJ0e.
BTW – human interest note.
An old friend of mine is quitting his job and moving with his wife and son to Orlando. A long time dream of his was to retire and then go to work at a Disney Park as an “in park” actor. We almost lost him last December. Heart attack and then complications. There were a few days where his family was told to say their good buys. Then there was a period of a week when he slipped into a comma and they did not think he would wake up.
Well he did and now has decided that “waiting” to chase a dream is not always a luxury you will be granted. So he is just doing it.
Awesome!
Totally cool!
That seals it. I’m off to clown college.
Oh gawd Dark Matter is sooooo shit.
Yet I still watch, what a masochist I’ve become.
Yes, but I bet you have some fun ridiculing how bad the show is.
I forget, but are you watching Killjoys?
I am, and even though the latest episode is a bottle episode, at least they did it with more panache than Dark Matter.
2 second review: That Minions movie was a little underwhelming. Funny, but it can wait.
That seems to be the consensus from a number of folks I know. We’ll definitely be holding off until it hits the rental cycle.
Likely the same For Ant-Man. I’m sure it will be fun and all Marvelly, but i don’t seeing it being the breakout event like Guardians of the Galaxy was last summer.
Fun game night with the Pans! And thanks Cynful for the stout!
FEEL THE BERN!
Welcome! 😀
Jurassic World – definitely not the ‘meh’ I was envisioning. Extremely stupid but extremely enjoyable.
Maybe ‘stupid’ is too harsh. We’ll just say definitely a Jurassic Park film
Which means it’s a basically reskinned Westworld.
And thats fine by me
It wasn’t as utterly horrible as JP3.
Methinks you doth protest too much
I actually thought JP3 was the best one. JP2 is at the bottom of my list.
It’s like I don’t even know you anymore, Rhett.
It was really the ending of JP2 that ruined it for me, i.e. the T-Rex that can murder everyone on the ship and then drive it all the way to the correct port while hiding it in the storage compartment. The baby T-rex seems to be a recycled plot line from Smokey and the Bandit 2. Jeff Goldblum shuffling the baby T-rex around like Elliot with E.T. didn’t really grab me.
True but thats all par for the course for a JP film. Some just do it better than others. I actually very much enjoy JP2 – mostly for the raptors and the Goldblum.
http://scontent-a.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xaf1/t51.2885-15/10852653_364998703678384_1435947057_a.jpg
I also think JP2 is a sequel done right.
The ship journey to SD is definitely a huge plot hole, but the fun in SD makes up for it.
There are certainly parts of JP2 I enjoyed, just some annoying things kept cropping up. Here’s an interesting question. Which JP film does a troubled relationship or marriage cause children to end up on dino island. Answer: all of them. At least JP3 did a better job of making that central to the plot and not an unwanted distraction. In my opinion that is.
Central to Jurassic World! Hoo hoo
I haven’t seen JP3 since the theater, so I really only remember disliking it. Nothing more. I can’t defend or criticize it any further than that.
Its not a good film. Not even Tea Leoni can save it
Right Pan, no Marvel slacker here, off to see Antman.
I’ve never even seen any of the comics so coming to this one fresh as a daisy.
Summer describing her Zaxxon prowess is adorable.
#wrotefromasafedistance
Enjoyed Antman, that is all.
LOOK AT ME PAYING ATTENTION TO YOU AND SAYING YIPPIE YIPPIE!
Morning Pan
In-laws are still here.
Got a video.
It’s got two audio tracks.
1 Russian and 1 english
The russian is the only one that plays unless I watch it on the computer (using VLC) and switch it off.
I don’t want to watch the video on my computer.
Always be wary of Russian mail-order purchases.
Solved.
Plugged my Raspberry Pi back into the TV and used OSMC to watch the video sans Russian
CW: The Limey
So this film was from 1999.
It looks modern
But it’s pre 9/11. iPods, iPhones and Android.
So it’s slightly freaking me out.
Terence Stamp’s character is openly smoking.
/faints
The Cockney rhyming slang is strong in this film.
They do however have flip mobile phones, so there is that.
Gravity happens, especially after being head butted.
California has some winding roads for escape and car smashups.
Yes indeed the cops here don’t carry guns, except when they do.
Coloured balls and a bar for hiring assassins.
I had to resist humming the MI tune when Lesley Ann Warren is on screen.
That guy from Predator who shaves all the time is playing the fuzz.
Magic carpet ride.
That reminds me I hate wind chimes, a neighbour has one and I hear it rattling during the night.
..and so the endgame begins.
Tell me about Jenny!!!
He doesn’t use morherfucker though, must be an English thing.
I can see why it gets compared to Get Carter.
Cool flick.
Cool little movie.
Yup.
CW : DaVinci’s Demons ssn 2
Posted a different link on FB but still enjoyable. This link has more videos.
http://theinsightfulpanda.com/2015/07/13/the-marvel-dubsmash-war-of-sdcc-2015-when-agents-collide-everyone-wins/
Unfortunately, most of those I couldn’t watch here in Canadaland.
Boo 🙁 Sorry
Feeling old No431:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/19/feature_comedy_bill_hicks/
Morning Pan
Have some porn from around the world
https://www.distractify.com/20-countries-and-their-most-popular-porn-search-term-1240694930.html?ts_pid=2&ts_pid=2
I’m disowning my country over squirt.
I’m betting Lo biased the results for the U.S..
No my search is always “Balding British Buddy Boys”
That’s a bit of a mouthful.
You are.
Nah!
Well, what do you expect from a country where Benny Hill is the primary source of titillation?
*backs slowly away*
I would start to run if I was you..
Should I run in fast motion to the tune of Yakety Sax?
FTW!
Just came back from the doctor’s office. She told me I need more salt in my diet. I never even knew that was a thing. I’ve heard of people needing to cut back on salt, but adding more?
Once again, my body is proving it does not fit into a standard model.
My great uncle had that direction for awhile. He was eating a potassium rich diet and his body would metabolize the sodium more quickly. Potassium and sodium usually balance each other out.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/20/us/california-interstate-flooding/
Desert Pix and I are well-acquainted with this stretch of highway. Be careful out there!
Maybe it needs more salt?
RIP George Coe
http://www.avclub.com/article/rip-george-coe-original-snl-cast-member-and-voice–222567
Poor Woodhouse 🙁
I didnt know what a genre actor he was
Calgary is under a severe storm watch advisory. I guess that means I shouldn’t go for a walk this afternoon
CP: Talk To Me — Frogpond
Oh Supersuckers…
So if anyone here remembers the “hidden track” craze of the 1990’s when CDs were in full swing this should make you smile – the 1994 Supersuckers album “La Mano Cornuda” contains 13 tracks with a 14th hidden track. The hidden track is the entire album again. HA!
So the final track on that album is 55 minutes?
Those bonus tracks have wreaked havoc on the .mp3 age.
No only 23 min. Supersuckers are quick and to the point. heh.
I love them!
I made burgers for dinner. It wasn’t until after we finished and were doing dishes that I realize, as usual, I didn’t put any salt in/on my food. This is going to be harder than I thought.
Do you not have salt and pepper potsl?
http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/marvelmovies/images/c/ce/Pepper_Potts_IM2.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20131119225705
So Sunday didn’t work out so well.
They were running well behind. I was supposed to jump at 11am.
They didn’t have my group warm-up until 1:30. I have a handheld weather instrument (yes, I am a geek) and it said the “feels like” temperature at that point was wavering from 108F to 114F. There was also a “dangerous air quality alert” for the Atlanta area. Swell.
I also had just managed a protein bar before arriving for an 11am event. They had no food concessions and so I had no fuel in me by 1:30.
I cleared my opening height on the first jump (about 2.8m) and then realizing my tenuous position, passed to 3.15m. On my first jump I was lazy and didn’t get my feet back enough. On my second jump … I felt the energy drain out of my legs as I was coming down the runway, like water draining out of buckets full of holes. I was just done. 🙁
I am just too old for those extreme conditions.
After making 3.3m at my last meet I had really hoped to clear 3.4m this time out.
Not so much.
I have one more chance this year. About 3 weeks from now. I’m currently trying to find the motivation to forge onward.
It would be sooo much easier to sit on the coach, in air conditioned comfort … and drink beer.
That must be some coach…
I’ll show myself out.
I think I speak for us all in saying that your jumping prowess is still impressive. Not pandering or patronizing – seriously, that story is still triumphant in a lot of senses.
I’m going to start the slow clap for you here.
Clap.
Your ‘not so well’ days are better than my good days, good sir. You still accomplish much!
Inwatched the documentary about Lance Armstrong and his doping scandal.
It was sensational and intense. WOWZA. That guy is such a douchebag and ahole. He screwed over so many people, not to mention, corporate sponsors, the general piblic, the cancer community, and US taxpayers. What a dick!
It also shed light on the corruption in the IFC, so I can only imagine what FIFA is like!!!
“Stop at Nothing: the Story of Lance Armstrong on Netflix.
There is a great documentary (on ESPN occasionally ) about Greg LeMund, 3 time winner of the Tour de France and now, the only American to ever win that race.
He raced back in the 80’s and very early 90’s and the battles between he and France’s Henault were epic. They were supermen, often finishing the multi-day event 3 or 4 minutes ahead of everyone else. Not even Hammer could touch this. Then after his 3rd win “something” changed in the sport. The next year there was miraculously, more then 2 dozen riders whose times were more then 20 minutes faster then LeMund … and he had not slowed down any. He quite racing after that.
He is considered by many to be the last human to ever win the Tour de France without some form of doping.
*The more you know*
BTW – that 30 for 30 film is called “Slaying the Badger”
Worth seeing.
Also – BadgerBadgerBadgerBadgerBadgerBadgerBadgerBadgerBadger
Almost sounds like that belongs to the link TEB shared yesterday
And R.I.P. to the guy who played Moe Green.
Today I finally got round to looking up what grits are.
I was underwhelmed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftbm8EZZDqI
Grits are one of those foods that I don’t think you really appreciate unless you grow up with them.
I’ve had them in instant form and I’ve had the “5 minutes to cook” version that I had to make in the bad old days when I worked at Shoney’s. I’ve never had the true 20 minutes to cook version that all the southerners I know rave about. From my experience with the lesser versions, by the time I add enough butter and salt to give them any flavor I might just as well have salted a stick of butter and eaten it without all the rest of the bother.
I’ve seen someone make some with cheese, bacon and chives before. My thought was add some other ingredients and make a mean cornbread 😉
The other big grits reference.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWC0sKCS5oA
Since grits and polenta are often compared/confused:
http://www.thekitchn.com/polenta-versus-grits-whats-the-difference-187807
I’ve had both and prefer polenta, but in both cases, if you don’t cook and season them right, they can be terrible.
Welcome to “Grits Talk with The Deadpan”
Grits can truly be ambrosia
Grit is that stuff that gets under your nails when you do manual labor. At least, that’s how tasty it is to us cityborn folk.
Kiss mine!!!!!
Not till you wash behind your ears.
Morning Pan
Despite the weather girl’s warning of doom and gloom, we didn’t get a single drop of rain yesterday.
Saw “Ant Man” last night. It was fun. 🙂
Glad to hear! Expected no less
You didn’t pipe up when I said. I enjoyed it..bitch!
Oh…I know…
Jjjjjjjjjealousssss???
Safe Cafe
Dont you throw your english at me
Guten tag.
Jerry!
They will be no dive bombing here.
Tommy?
Have a tin of spam.
Rather eat my bootstarp
Well don’t let me stop you.
Your history post for the day.
1. The French lost more men in WWI than the U.S has in all its wars combined.
2. Happy 46th birthday to Apollo 11!
belated bday that is
Robin Williams would have been 64 today
I dont like hearing about vaginal rejuvination at 0900.
Stop it, channel 15!!
Hello from beautiful Cayucos, California! This will be a catchup post.
Jack says:
“I do still have Amy’s MMMmmmeetup Travel Updates audio to be released. That’s still coming soon.”
This makes me happy. :happy: I left some new messages on my way out here to CA, and more are to come on the 29th when I return to Omaha.
J0e: I’m cheering for you, too!
Got those new ones too, Amy! They will be heard by the light of day! (???)
We had a pretty spectacular thunderstorm here on Saturday night into Sunday morning. We’ve never had one of those while we’ve been in Cayucos before. It was an interesting and different experience.
My vacation so far has included going to the local arty theater for the last two nights in a row. “Mr. Holmes” and “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” are both really good and well worth seeing.
Today’s agenda includes walking on the beach, possibly going on a hunt for beach glass and/or moonstones, and maybe doing some jewelry-making and sewing. 🙂
Oy this job…
This will make it slightly better I hope:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/unfrufru/20-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-inspired-jewelry-pie-1m8j7?bffbgeeky&utm_term=4ldqphl#.hl00jlO0G
Love the guitar pick and the 5/5. I do have the latter tattooed on me already, but still like it.
Stuka was derived from Sturzkampfflugzeug (dive bomber).
…and they say you need a lot of phlegm to speak welsh…
Random facts!
What a strange commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl7xl3IiAqE
I dream of the day when you can buy a games console so powerful it will get insulted when you ask it to play music.
Kinda fun
http://www.hollywood.com/movies/mighty-ducks-then-and-now-60240373/?utm_source=FBTraffic&utm_medium=fijifrost&utm_campaign=CMfacebook&ts_pid=2&ts_pid=2&ts_pid=2#/ms-22367/15
I might make a frozen cocoa just to taunt Van
Sometimes Im afraid that Im an alcoholic. But then those times alcoholic me tells me to shut the fuck up.
You should listen to that wise fellow.
There aren’t enough “Ha”s in the English language for this.
http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/256490/hero-tuba-player-trolls-entire-kkk-march-with-doofy-music/
Hmmmm:
http://arstechnica.co.uk/gaming/2015/07/segas-90s-tastic-night-trap-being-ported-from-mega-cd-and-32x-to-html5/
Still not going to make me watch Aliens 3 again:
http://projection-booth.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/episode-228-alien3.html
Alien 3 gets a bum rap. Its the darkest and dirtiest and best directed IMO. Just… that ending… boo.
I liked Alien 3 and Fincher is one of my favorite directors. I wonder how the movie would have turned out if he was given the freedom to do his complete vision?
Watch the director’s cut. Its as close as youll get
Hated Alien 3 for many reasons.
“shocking” ;P
It did have a lot of good things going for it. . . but overall, it failed for me.
I can handle a dark plot twist, but the movie opens with 2 of your favorite characters from Aliens found dead.
William Gibson’s discarded script for the third Alien film is out there to read. I’ve only skimmed it, but it seems a damn shame Fincher wasn’t able to go there instead.
Still better than any of the Alien atrocities that followed.
I’ be only seen the films:
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/79f108d1c7b04694b7067b8539e3c232/ragtime-author-el-doctorow-dies-new-york-84
CW: latest Stitchers
A botte episode and a shit one at that.
Please explain to me again why bottle episodes seem to annoy you. Is it that they are adhering to a budget? Do you feel the plot suffers because they stay in one location or a few? Do you feel the actors don’t convey their characters as well?
Bottle episodes can be good, just this one was shit.
But what you said as well.
I will disagree with you. Although the b-day premise was hokey, we saw some good character development and backstory going on. Sometimes you need the plateau to add value to character. And come on, Tim was totally worth it
Mumble possibly mumble mumble
So I never owned a Jaguar, so only ever play Tempest 2000 at retro museums.
So playing TxK on a Playstation TV is the closest I’m going to get and it’s grand.
Morning Pan
Shaping up to be a fine day out today.
Just spent some disappointing, yet reassuring time with the Installer from AT&T.
Disappointing because he confirmed that they would NOT be supplying me with Fibre service to my house.
Reassuring because I was pretty sure this was the case even though the sales guy on the phone insisted that they could and would in fact be providing me with Fibre service.
I sent the man on his way and will be calling the least bad of my other two options.
The new SPECTRE trailer looks good. 😀
Now if we could get a good SPECTRA trailer. I’m thinking Jude Law for Zoltar and/or Charlize Theron.
I would watch the shit out of that
CP: Laughing In The Sugar Bowl — Veruca Salt
Lo: You are so very right. 😀
Right! rocking and still sexy past 45… meow.
“Past 45”
He couldn’t find the 33 setting.
meow
I feel a Roll20 date needs to happen…
Saving roll? 😉
Yes it does. I guess if we set up a date/time then the more likely it will happen. 🙂 I’ll be in Cali from Friday through the end of the month so start thinking about August.
And here I thought you meant a dating website based around the d20 system. 😉
There is such a site, but most users have a charisma score of 8 or less.
Shit, I rolled a 1.
You’re a 20 die in my book, baby
Hubby and I went for a walk. We say squirrels playing, squirrels fighting, and birds taking a dirt bath. Really, it was cute. The birds acted like they were in a puddle of water, but were in a patch of dirt instead.
It all sounds like fun. The walk, the playing, the dirt bath.
Woot! The freaking Lone Gunman
Well that’s a relief, I thought one of them was dead in RL.
Archie vs Predator
http://goo.gl/TMAv4A
Yup. Was an excellent series. Archie is now battling Sharknado. Just came out today!
Ok, now I know climate change is a thing. We just had an emergency alert for a tornado warning. I can’t remember calgary ever having a tornado. The outlying areas and further north yes, but never in calgary itself
They also said its mostly in South Calgary. I live there :ermine:
Stupid auto correct. Ermine was suppose to be :ermm:
Hopefully it won’t result in one of those ultra rare Moose-natoes. But in any case take care Bunny.
Moose-nados are much more deadlier than Sharknados
Moose-nados! Rhett wins the internet.
😆
As the news has broke into regularly scheduled programming for the third time in the last ten minutes, hubby says he doesn’t care unless there are sharks in them
Good god! With the way the news keeps cutting in and the way they are talking, you’d think it was complete Armageddon out there
The news people gave up breaking in to programming and are now running a constant stream. I personally, find the whole thing very strange. We have shut off our computers to be safe though. Thank goodness for mobile
Holy crap! Look at the hail. Sounds like we’re being fired upon
We have moved to the basement for the first time ever. Goofball sized hail coming down as we leave the living room
I want to see goofball sized hail 🙂
*sigh*
I think hubby is more antsy about this than I am. He’s pacing while I’m playing games on the iPad
News person gave a list of communities in the path of the tornado. You will be happy to know we ARE in one of those communities. Is it wrong I find the whole thing rather both rather strange and amusing
Please sound the all clear when you return. 🙂
I think it’s 90% clear of our area. The news has still got their knickers in a twist but the hail has stopped, the wind is slowing and I see bits of the sun. We were even brave enough to come back upstairs and turn the computers back on. I think my area, at least, is in the clear.
A lot of noise but not really much beyond that.
I’m glad you’re in the clear.
I deal with goofball-sized hailstorms almost every single day.
The Weather Channel was just showing images of your funnel cloud.
As someone who has gotten a little too “up close and personal” with tornados, I’m glad it remained a source of mild amusement for you. 🙂
BTW – future storm tip.
If you find yourself in this situation again take your computer (or external hard drives) to the basement with you.
The chances of actually getting a direct hit from a tornado are small. The chances of having debris or hail blown through a window … or having an errant gust of wind damage a little bit of your roof are not that extreme. AT that point you get a whole lot of rain in the house and stuff gets ruined. Like hard drives.
An ounce of prevention and all that. Just say’n.
No damage from the hail, I hope.
CW: Witnesses E1
French crime drama.
One to look out for Essbee.
Those pesky French, still smoking and showing multiple moles on screen .
Multiple moles?
The actress playing the lead has multiple facial moles, they don’t cover them up.
Yeah!
butt wait!
http://www.discovery.com/dscovrd/nature/deformed-daisies-are-growing-near-fukushima/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=DiscoveryChannel
How about a lovely bouquet of those daisies with tulips?
Salvador Dalí approves!
Now that is clever. 😀 lol
Cool little slice of animation history.
http://www.cartoonbrew.com/classic/15-unpublished-photos-of-hanna-barbera-making-the-flintstones-101743.html
That diversion lasted longer that expected. I started looking up Alan Reed (the voice of Fred Flintstone) to see if he had been in anything live action. Found a puzzling listing for the voice of the caterpillar in a version of Alice in Wonderland that read: The Talking Caterpillar (Fred Flintstone) (voice). So then I had to track down this wacky Hanna Barbera version of Alice in Wonderland that had Sammy Davis Jr. and Zsa Zsa Gabor. I’ll actually get around to watching it some other time. I have it for now.
I’m not going to the cinema today, the reviews of the new Kingsley/Reynolds film did not tempt me.
Wow… first time for everything I guess!
Indeed, I feel quite faint.
Before my time with computers but a little bit of computing history:
http://m.fastcompany.com/3047428/how-two-bored-1970s-housewives-helped-create-the-pc-industry
Morning Pan
Another beautiful sunny day out today!
JW: Wayward Pines finale
No S2 then…
CP: If War Should Come — PSB
So, they are the New Toronto Red Leafs? In any case, I’m happy. 😀
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=775410
Wow. I thought he’d retired when he’d left the Devils.
Be warned: he used to be a hardass GM, alienating star players and fan favorites, presumably just to prove he and his budget were in command. He’s obviously softened up in recent years (cough, Kovalchuk). He’s 72 now, so who knows how many years and how much spit and vinegar he has left in him. Hopefully he’ll bring some good years and hockey sense to the Leafs.
Well, for the first time ever, Google failed me. I actually had to write in to MS support/community to get an answer.
The first crack in the downfall of civilization.
Could this be linked to the climate changes you spoke of yesterday?
Since they have no idea what I’m talking about, quite likely.
CW: Mr Robot E5
Still ummm
I’m still diggin’ it.
I’ve lost the plot with the blond who just dumped her boyfriend.
***SPOILERS*** For those who haven’t seen the show.
Darlene and her boyfriend were being blackmailed by the Chinese hacker group. Darlene installed the software at her office as the hackers wanted, but did it on her ex boyfriend’s computer so she could claim she wasn’t involved. She moved back to her father’s house, but it appears her dad may have accepted bribes from Evil corp to cover up her mother death to avoid bankruptcy.
Yeah Ill trust Rhett…. scoff
Ta.
Just watched Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure for the first time in forever.
Still has some laughs left in it.
The Large Marge scene may not be as funny as it was in 1984, but there are still countless great moments.
Just stop there. Do not proceed to Big Top Pee Wee.
Did anyone catch Bloodline on Netflix? I’m through ep 9 and highly recommend it.
I heart Kule Chandler. He can do no wrong, in my book.
+y -u
So Pixels seems to be the bullshit movie of the summer. Boy, I expect no less from Sandler anymore.
Because you expected more from Sandler at any point in time? I’ve never expected much from him.
Um I never fucking said I expected more from him. But yes there was a time when he was actually making entertaining films.
Whoa, let’s not go all :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKjxFJfcrcA here. . .
Exactly!
And speaking of Pixels-based anger:
http://www.someecards.com/news/entertainment/entertaining-hateful-pixels-review/
I can’t believe I watched the entire review, but I did.
On the plus side I now have a version of Q*Bert on my phone because of that film.
At first, I thought he was just trying to be a ZP version of a movie reviewer, given the tone of the review. But, I was entertained. And, I watched the whole thing.
Seriously though, he seems to be a decent movie reviewer. Check out his Ant-Man review:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STFMiDCSeDE
He points out pros, cons, structural story telling, and a whole host of things that movie critics should do, but many don’t. I think I’ll be checking out more of his reviews. 🙂
I disagree. I have only found one Adam Sandler movie to be funny and it isn’t any of the usual suspects like Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore or even 50 First Dates. It was You Don’t Mess with The Zohan. I suspect it had more to do with replacing Tim Herlihy with Robert Smigel in the writing department than anything to do with Sandler himself.
Now that I look at it, Pixels has Herlihy as the head writer. Think I’ll skip it altogether even through it means passing up on Dinklage.
Punch Drunk Love is a really good movie. Even that dipshit is really good in the lead role.
He had some genuinely good stand-up bits and SNL roles in his early days.
Now, he’s the poster child for moronic uncomedy.
I’m with you on Punchdrunk Love, but I like most films that English actress is in.
Cough
..and talking of Emily, I enjoyed this film:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Luzhin_Defence
I forgot about Punch Drunk. His complete death knell for me was that homophobic abortion “I Now Pronounce you Chuck and Larry”.
Mr Deeds was when I gave up
Make sure you do get a look at the original short if you never did. It was brilliant and I shuddered when I heard someone wanted to make it “full” length…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou8vRWTSsJo
Rhettro says:
“Yes it does. I guess if we set up a date/time then the more likely it will happen. 🙂 I’ll be in Cali from Friday through the end of the month so start thinking about August.”
Cool! I agree that a Roll20 date needs to happen. I will be back in Omaha on July 29.
I would watch “Moose-nado” and love it. :silly:
So, Inside Out is brilliant. I haven’t laughed that hard at a movie in a really long time.
Try explaining the Pooo bear tee button to a 9 year old 🙂
But yes, I really enjoyed the movie as well
Shatner’s cover version of ‘Common People’ set to clips from the original Star Trek:
http://youtu.be/zI3UfxyIdgs
Stolen from Van’s FB (sorta)
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=978191678891639&set=a.575921562451988.1073741824.100001024487357&type=1
yeeeeeeeeesh.
You Are going to hell boyo!
I didnt laugh!!!!
Just… groaned hard.
Morning Pan
Apparently I’m being interviewed for a magazine next week. Why? Because my boss is more of an introvert then me. I have a feeling I’m going to get more of these type of gigs.
Crap joke for the day:
I was in McDonald’s and this fit young girl took my order.
“I can make it large for you for an extra 30p,” she said sweetly.
“You already have, love” I replied, “so how about a wank for a pound?”
Psssshhh, nothing less than a tenner. Wage increases yannow
“pence”
In for a penny..
It’s all done by touchscreen kiosks now.
NSFW : http://9gag.com/tv/p/aG1yx7/masturbation-warrior-tengaman-hand-job-day
me too.
Can I just Nurse Geek-out for a second?
We are using a new type of blood product rapid infuser during my big surgical case today. I can infuse up to four different types of blood products at one time, simultaneously, into a person’s blood system!!! That means, a person can get 4 “units” of blood into their bloodstream in under 3 minutes.
WOW!
hmmm
Wonders if it could be used to mix drinks.
CP: New Wave — Against Me!
!
Jack! They’re in Mesa in September!
Recommended! Theyre great live
I still haven’t done a deep dive of their stuff. I guess I need to do that.
Because youve not enough music to listen to!
CP: Fakey Fake — Earlimart
Don’t know the song, but I really dig this band. They sound a bit Elliott Smith-ish.
It’s the first song off Mentor Tormentor. And, yeah, they do have that kind of vibe.
CP: Charlie Big Potato — Skunk Ananansie
YES!!!!!!
Enjoying season 1 of Penny Dreadful. Woof, Dorian is interesting.
Have the finale left to watch
Keepin’ it real.
Keepin’ it classy.
http://www.statter911.com/2015/07/23/must-see-woman-solves-arson-on-live-tv-even-gives-the-motive/
Boo
Eeeek!
25th Anniversary of ‘Cowboys From Hell’ today
\m/
Darrell’s playing at its best. Phil’s vocals at their redneckiest.
Well ticket booked to see ‘South Paw’ at the flicks this weekend.
No messing around with crowds as I’m going to a cinema that is walking distance.
#fuckinghatecrowds
Your crap joke for the day;
A kangaroo kept getting out of his enclosure at the zoo. Knowing that he could hop high, the zoo officials put up a ten-foot fence. He was out the next morning, just sauntering around the zoo. A twenty-foot fence was put up. Again he got out.When the fence was forty feet high, a camel in the next enclosure asked the kangaroo, “How high do you think they’ll go?”The kangaroo said, “About a thousand feet, unless somebody locks the gate at night!”
Regarding JohnBoze’s post above: http://jackmangan.com/stone-scrolled-crazy/#comment-182964
I seem to remember that Pixels short getting posted here a few years back. I’d completely forgotten about it until that movie review. I’ll rewatch that some time today… I won’t go see the theatrical film.
Now on the tails of Sharknado 3, we have Lavantula. Oh Syfy
Keppin’ it real.
Keepin’ it classy.
A volcano eruption spewing murderous fiery tarantulas? Am I guessing right?
I yearn for the simple old days of Mansquito.
Mostly been reading this tonight:
http://strongfemaleprotagonist.com/issue-1/page-0/
Ant-Man. Not bad. Two end credits scenes.
Almost missed it! Today is the actual run. I encourage you to go and donate now, if you haven’t already.
http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLCY15PL?px=16759146&pg=personal&fr_id=64911
As I understand from a mutual friend, the relay event has been postponed if not cancelled due to some unforseen weather. Donations are appreciated at any time though.
The walk was cancelled but not the fund raising. 😀
Good to hear! Well not about the cancellation…
Morning Pan
With the CDN dollar only being worth .75 U.S., it’s sure putting a damper on my US shopping
Sounds like a Great White Northern Mmmeetup may be in order…
^like
A place to visit where I can’t moan about the weather.
/faints
😆 .
L. Ron Hubbard is so crazzzzzzy
That’s just your Reactive Mind making you say that.
Stop being an SP. You’re messing up my auditing session
Stupid Prat?
Silly Punk?
Something Peculiar?
Suppressive Person
http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/07/ant-man-end-of-credits-scenes
Here be Ant-Man spoilers discussing the 2 end credits scenes.
So this happened:
http://www.reviewjournal.com/columns-blogs/john-l-smith/demons-haunted-night-stalker-creator-jeff-rice
Allegedly.
Hubby and I went for a walk. It started to rain. We got wet. It was nice.
It looks like our timing was perfect. Instead of the light rain we had while walking, it is now pouring.
He’s not a fan of Tolkien
http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2015/07/michael-moorcock-i-think-tolkien-was-crypto-fascist
Ummm.
CW: CONCAF Gold Cup
CD: Easy Radler lemon beer
I hope this link works… My eyes hurt. What was that?!
https://www.facebook.com/rupanbaltv/videos/1053778951299775/
Morning Pan
I have discovered, after standing for awhile, sitting down feels amazing. You really don’t appreciate sitting until you stop doing it.
Ssssh of the government will ban it.
-f +r
Ugh. Still trying to wrap my mind around changes at work. It’s going to be a long week. 🙁
*hugs*
Boo on scary work changes.
meh!
Thanks. It hasn’t all been bad news, but the stress level certainly has gone up.
https://www.yahoo.com/style/35-bill-cosby-accusers-appear-together-on-the-125163632043.html
Important.
And predictably after this story went up, some jackoff hacked New York Mag’s website.
Different insult, please.
This story breaks all of our hearts. The nicest, most decent, wholesome guy is a actually a horrible scumbag.
Oop!…erm JERKoff…
Ummm:
http://www.express.co.uk/news/science/595246/BLUE-MOON-world-will-END-September-modern-Nostradamus-Blood-Moon-prophecy
Wait…. what are you saying
Accidental Reply? It really is the end times!
The dreaded postinthewrongplace syndrome.
For history buffs and nurses, an account written 100 years ago today from an Australian nurse
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/27/gallipoli-first-world-war-nurses-letter-1915
super cool
http://www.avclub.com/article/weekend-box-office-it-game-over-adam-sandler-222918
CP: Follow Your Heart — Triumph
Personally, I think she looks much better with short hair. 🙂
http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2015/07/27/chloe-bennet-chops-hair-for-agents-of-shield/
She looks cool.
ouchy…
Well ticket booked to see the new Arnie zombie flick tomorrow.
It’s cheap day so thought it was worth the risk.
That movie looks really good. I’ll admit it.
Maggie? I saw it. It was really well done.
That’s the one.
CP: Down Boy — Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Well, we’re living in the future now. Thanks to some special deals, we have both a Google Chromecast and an Amazon FireTV Stick. While they get some use at home, they have unfortunately been useless where they could have been most helpful – while traveling. Since hotel WiFI needs a web browser to sign in and acknowledge terms, etc. neither stick would work in such an environment.
While checking into the current state of things with my wife traveling for work this week, I came across this most helpful write up:
http://www.worksmartandtravel.com/2015/use-chromecast-in-your-hotel-room/
The TP Link portable router was about $17 on Amazon, so I gave it a shot. Got it configured here before Jen left and she reports this evening total success. It finally gives me a use for the digital copies of movies that I’ve purchased. Disney movies through their application, and others through Flixter/Ultraviolet. Not to mention everything we have access to on Amazon with the FireTV stick.
Wife is happy, so bonus points for me. The frequent travelers of Deadpan may find the setup useful. She did have to use her laptop to serve the connection to the router, which I expected. It seems a rare thing anymore for a hotel room to have a hard wired LAN connection anymore.
That is awesome, Ed. We will definitely try this the next time we travel.
This reminds me that the dragon chucked my chromecast out..grrrr!
You really just add so much positivity to conversation…!
Holy crap, Rush! Those old guys blew the walls off of US Airways Arena. The set list started with current stuff, and gradually moved back through the older stuff.
Including Xanadu, 2112, and The Camera Eye in their entirety. The Camera Eye!
I’m still a little woozy from that one.
Rush was my favorite band growing up. However, the ever progressing style that I loved so much past by me with Roll The Bones. Some friends of mine from New York flew down here to force me to go to the Tampa show and I can’t thank them enough. The point where they break out the old school lasers just about had me in tears. My poor wife, however, wasn’t expecting a 3.5 hour concert with no opening band and got a little tired of me turning to her and saying “get comfortable, this is about a 20 minute long song”.
Roll the Bones was one of my favorite performances last night, as was Jacob’s Ladder.
Little known fact, hubby’s nickname in high school was Geddy.
Asshat, Tiffany was also awesomely patient throughout all of the obscure, 10+ minute songs.
My only “complaint” is that they traded out Distant Early Warning for a much more obscure Grace Under Pressure tune.
I’d also have liked Red Barchetta, but The Camera Eye was a worthy trade.
I like that some of the “standards” got traded out for more obscure songs. They actually played Distant Early Warning in Tampa. I think they’re trying to deviate from the set list at least a little from place to place. Probably helps them stay sane.
I’m ok with that. “Between The Wheels” has always been a hidden gem, imo, so I love the fact that they are playing songs they don’t normally play.
I agree with you both 100%, and this isn’t a true gripe against Rush.
I’m just stomping my foot because I really wanted to hear that song :).
Who’s this band now?
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/parents-warned-to-stop-calling-their-children-lily-or-jack-2013120481701
Poor Jack 🙁
Wow, I didn’t realize that my podcast career had made such a cultural impact. (cough2)
I do love that the kid named Ian is “the un-Jack”.
Your crap joke for the day:
A woman and her ten-year-old son were riding in a cab in New York City.It was raining and all the hookers were standing under the awnings.“Mom,” said the boy, “what are all those women doing?”…“They’re waiting for their husbands to get off work,” she replied.The cabbie turns around and says, “Geez lady, why don’t you tell him the truth? They’re hookers, boy! They have sex with men for money.”The little boy’s eyes get wide and he says, “Is that true, Mom?”His mother, glaring hard at the cabbie, answers in the affirmative.After a few minutes, the kid asks, “Mom, what happens to the babies those women have?”…“Most of them become cab drivers,” she said.
Morning Pan
Today is my interview with West World magazine. I’ve never been on this side of the questions before.
Awesome, Bunny! Please let us know when it’s out.
(You’ve been interviewed for a podcast before. cough.)
You’re right Jack. How could I forget the best interview.
This one?
http://www.canadawide.com/brands/westworld-bc
I think it’s Alberta. Although, it may be in the other provinces too. I’ll be asking when I’m interviewed later today.
http://www.canadawide.com/brands/westworld-alberta
ok, I lied. The magazine is Westword not West World. It’s actually the publication of the Alberta Writer’s Guild
http://www.writersguild.ab.ca/WestWord.asp
It will be out in the fall
That’s funny. Denver’s local indie Arts and Entertainment mag is also called Westword
..and the ghost of Yul Brynner laughed and laughed.
Westword Ho!
(not talking about you, Bunny)
Brunch with the boss
As usual, I’m early
Will never catch up…
Oh I’m easy to catch.
Maggie was a nicely restrained zombie flick, worth checking out.
That positive enough for you Lo?
You are..
Me.
He is!
https://youtu.be/YMTfI0vlYBU
CP: Grace, Too — The Tragically Hip
Reminder to donate blood if you are able
https://whisper.sh/whisper/0516ff33d4424a5734505739bee1b0f0cd8e12/If-youre-considering-blood-donation-just-think-that-the-blood-you-don
Wish I could, but the medications I’m on it’s a no no no.
I’m on the can’t donate list too, always have been. Under some God is laughing somewhere, I’m an O- blood type so am in high demand.
Mine is a toxic mix of whiskey and lager
..and that’s just your piss.
And now its in your galss
GLASS! See what I mean!
The circle is complete.
We just have to add Vodka and Cider and you’ll be tubthumping
#bad90sreference
Careful with that, careful!
. . .
Dammit. Too late. Stuck in my head.
“I get knocked down”
I understand some people cannot see the link I posted earlier. Hopefully this one will be more friendly.
http://tinypic.com/r/2al3kp/8
Oh well 🙁
I see it. It’s funny. 🙂
CP: Eve of the War – Jeff Wayne
Morning Pan
Another silly busy day in the Bunny House. Someday I’ll have time to do… pretty much anything.
A possible suggestion for a Trashy film to watch:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solarbabies
Is it wrong that I want to see that?
CP: F.I.G.H.T. — Unwritten Law
I still think this is probably the best game trailer ever made.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ialZcLaI17Y
Too bad the game doesn’t do the trailer justice.
I still prefer this one:
http://youtu.be/xIRPcICB-iY
I bet you do! 😉
Ouchy
I. . . *zzzzzzz*
CW: Night Moves
From 1975, the answering machine is cool (and chunky) and that large black slab that looks like a flat screen TV must be the monolith hiding out.
“large black slab”
You back to talking about blood donation again?
No.
You mean oil?
I thought I already settled the dueling Jacks matter.
CP: Trust Me — Jesus Jones
Well Windows 10 installation didn’t quite go according to plan.
It got stuck on the initial settings setup and I had to reboot.
The laptop feels more sluggish running this upgrade.
Weird quirks, like the the touchpad not working as well.
May have to do a total reinstall to see if that helps.
I’m waiting a month or two for the initial patches before I upgrade.
Very sensible, at least the laptop is still working.
Windows 10 took forever to install. Doesn’t seem too bad in and of itself yet. However the Edge browser is failing spectacularly for me so far. It won’t let me import my favorite pages from Firefox. Seems like if you want to steal business away from another browser it would be better to allow some crosstalk with it than to simply pretend it doesn’t exist. In addition I had to go through some hurdles to make Google my preferred search engine. Finally, I use a secure password manager and they don’t have any add on capability yet. Guess I’ll continue to deal with Firefox crashing several times a day because it hates Flash until Edge can get it’s shit together.
I’m with Ditto!
I want “I’m with ditto!” on a t-shirt.
I want that shirt too! 😀
I like the cut of your jib, friend.
Which one of you is ditto?
Not me, I’m Spartacus!
Im Sporticus!
I guess any of those is better than Spurticus
Im Squirticus
Whose a good boy.
He is?
Definitely spurious.
Woof! :mush:
Down boy! HEEEL! HEEEEL!
Morning Pan
My Boo went to the courthouse today to watch the preliminary hearing on her friend.
Hubby and I went for a walk in Fish Creek Park today. Only saw squirrels and birds. No deer today.
How about fish?
Abe Vigoda?
Got more rhymes than
I have Christmas and all of its related hell, on my brain today.
Sigh.
I’ll not be thinking of Xmas till the DPSS comes around again.
Jack
http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/exclusive-puscifer-to-play-tempe-beach-park-on-sunday-november-1-7525665
See another reason to go!
If you can give me the money and the time Im willing….
You ah the heeeroooooo
M Zed A.
Come get out your seat
I seriously cant keep up with Boris. I dont know why… theyre only on album #23!!?!?!?!
Why is this article so sober and subdued? Isn’t this seriously major fucking news? Shouldn’t we be jumping up and down with excitement?
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/31/science/space/rosettas-philae-lander-discovers-a-comets-organic-molecules.html?_r=0
It’s not a US probe?
Not a viable excuse anymore.
Actually the news does seem to be muted. Here is one possible reason according to i09
http://io9.com/philaes-discovery-of-organic-molecules-is-actually-not-1660540896
“The trouble is the ESA has not revealed which organic molecule was discovered. And that’s important because, as any student of organic chemistry knows, “organic” in this context simply means a molecule with one or more carbon atoms somewhere in it. And while life depends on organic compounds, there are plenty of organic compounds devoid of life, like methane and methanol gases — common chemical reactions that really have nothing to do with living organisms.”
They do realise ruminants generate methane from gut bacteria?
I have no idea if they do. This isnt the only reason I found as to why its not bigger news, just an example
They do, but methane can be generated in many ways, not just from life. Methane is *very* common in the solar system. It forms a portion of the atmospheres of Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, as well as some moons.
Now, if they discover a race of spacefaring ruminants generating all that methane….
FARTS IN SPAAAAAAAAAACE!
“I’m with ditto!”
^Like!
*snicker*
Morning Pan
Sorry I haven’t been on much. Hubby time and all that. He goes back to work in a week or so.
Are you doing cheesy movie play-by-plays for him>
No. But you may get one on Sunday. He’s off on a play date then.
We need an icon for Like! 😀
http://tinyurl.com/ng7zufk
The spell check is strong with this one…
Sorry! Misread that…
Here.
http://tinyurl.com/ohebyo6
Only if he takes the armour off.
-u
Ain’t happening.
Cosby Lawyer: I’m not victim blaming, but women have responsibiliy
Oh, is the legal part of this going to get OJ ugly?
The legal part is always ugly. Two opposing sides with oodles of money in the middle. Mud will get slung and dirty tactics will abound.
Especially when they are passed out. I mean come on.
CP: Courtney Barnett live at Bonnaroo
I lurve her
I cant believe I can buy an HDMI cable for <$13. I remember when they were at least $50-60!
If you go down the wrong aisle, they still are. You shouldn’t pay more than $10 for a decent HDMI cable at this point.
If you have plans to go 4K in the near future, make sure it’s HDMI 2.0 compliant.
Dammit Rowdy Roddy…
Now I’m all out of bubble gum. 🙁
🙁
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3181775/Mark-Hamill-autographs-classic-Star-Wars-trading-cards-hilarious-gags.html
The Force is strong with this one.
bwah ha!
Picked up the 1982 Bad Brains self titled 1996 reissue album. Holy shit these guys inspired generations
Rise Up, wake up and rise.
What’s also cool about them and the punk scene in general – – I’d heard of them and of their music for years before I ever learned they were black dudes. (It was later explained to me as a teen that “I Against I” was based on Rastafarian ideology).
Bingo. That’s also what makes the documentary A Band Called Death so important. I know we’ve talked about it on these boards before. Highest recommendation.
We should Palooza! Oh wait.
http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-stupid-characters-that-hollywood-now-puts-in-every-movie/
Crap joke for the day:
Anyone who says marriage is an equal partnership is talking utter bollocks.
I gave up my mates, my motorbike, drinking, drugs, gambling…
All she gave up was fucking sex.
Just remake Populous already:
http://ucresearch.tumblr.com/post/125175021515/the-augmented-reality-sandbox-the-augmented
Good call with the Populous reference!
All I remember about that game was raising and lowering land to make level plains for my people.
Still better than flowers:
http://imgur.com/gallery/iCGer
http://theinfosphere.org/images/thumb/d/d6/Brain_Slugs.jpg/225px-Brain_Slugs.jpg
http://1.media.dorkly.cvcdn.com/81/35/c062909d2453256d2c6c695d419974a5.jpg
yessss YEEESSSSSSSSSS
Stolen!
So back from the flicks after seeing ‘Inside Out’ for the second time.
Yeah, it’s still good.
Best movie of 2015.
Although we’re in the theater waiting for the new MI film. Maybe that will be better. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The new MI has gotten absolutely amazing reviews
So much WTF?! to swallow. . . Otherwise, some fun moments. The female lead is incredibly watchable.
She’s Swedish you know.
You silly buffoon! No one named Rebecca Ferguson could possibly be from Sweden!
Mmm bork! bork! bork!
*terrible sexual joke about eating Swedish*
My new girl crush!
Listening to Alice Cooper’s 1977 album ‘Lace and Whiskey’. You know, the one that he shuns his usual shock rock persona in favor of pretending he’s a private eye. The album is a fiction account of said private eye’s adventures. His band mates dumped him because of it (supposedly). I think its a fantastic record
I saw him live once. 1990ish I think. It was a great show!
Hes one I missed :(. You saw him at a good time!
He’s opening for Motley Crue in December of this year. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t tempted.
I’ll get me fishnet shirt.
They came and went here. Missed my chance for a ticket
Its like Bloom County never left. He’s doing such good work with this new strip
Morning Pan
We saw this last night. It was very surreal.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4717798/?ref_=nv_sr_4
Yabba Dabba..oh wait.
Have we taken a time machine to 1975?
Our (cheap) Save the Date has been posted for all of you on the Facebok group page
Yes!
Oh?
Oh!
I guess I shall go and do a password recovery for Facebook then. 🙂
I truly feel honored that our wedding plans have broken J0e’s Facebook resistance.
I will speak for other pannites in saying that we love you enough to withstand a July desert heat (ooh boy)
I shall bring an umbrella.
If the dollar remains where it is, I know an inexpensive place to honeymoon…
Shpadoinkle!!!
More live wilderness cams than you can shake a stick at!
http://explore.org/live-cams/player/china-panda-cam-2
so cute!
rE: Windows 10
So turns out AMD screwed up windows 10 support for Series 6 HD chipsets including the one in my laptop and desktop.
So no upgrade for the desktop yet.
Just a minute now. You’ve been paying good money for many years as a badge of honor that let’s you bitch about Microsoft. We don’t want to see any of this blame switching to AMD.
Most of the stuff I’ve bought over the last 10 years has been ATi/AMD
Computer wise.
He’s an equal opportunity bitcher
So I said ‘sod it!’ And reset the laptop and deleted everthing on the laptop.
Still no fix for the AMD driver, but nuked a lot of HP bloat ware I never got round to removing.
Your crap joke for the day:
A gorilla walks into a bar and orders a martini to the amazement of the bartender.
When the bartender gives the gorilla the martini, he’s further surprised to see that the ape is holding a $20 bill.The bartender takes the $20, then he decides to see just how smart the gorilla is, so he hands the gorilla on $1 change.The gorilla quietly sips the martini until the bartender breaks the silence.“We don’t get too many apes in here,” he says.The gorilla replies, “At $19 a drink, I’m not surprised.”
Is this the cleanest ever crap joke of the day?
Who posted that and what have they done with Van ?!?!?!?!
They have been cleans ones in the past..COME ON!
“COME”
Bugger!
Apparently the joke should have ended with some poo flinging….
You make me mad and wild
Well, we’re gonna rock and pile you
We’re gonna do our best
The best kicks you in the head, alright
Yeah, it’s gonna get crazy tonight
Let me hear you all go wild
You’re breaking new gate.
Have you seen the trailer for the Ash vs. The Evil Dead series?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unnLg1TPCYM
Boom.
Well off to see the MI flick this morning, and yes I’ll be humming along to THAT tune.
Which was fun.
I thought so too. They still can make impressive action sequences.
Not truly terribly awful.
Locking down Windows 10 privacy settings:
https://fix10.isleaked.com/
Morning all
As if my life wasn’t busy enough, WWC has asked me to put together a panel for Sunday the 16th. Now to find panellists on such short notice. *insert Bill the Cat ack! here*
A wood panel?
RE: Windows 10 – the story continues
So after doing a reset the laptop works much better under W10.
It boots faster than W7 did new.
Games work fine (well those that can run on a low spec system).
Suspend works strangely, even when the battery has a lot of life still in it, it will switch from sleep to hibernate after a random amount of time.
The Edge browser doesn’t overheat the laptop like Chrome was doing.
Much happier now.
JW: True Detective S2 E7
He’s a bad guy again..fuuuuuuucccccckkkkkk!!!!!!
I’ve only seen the first three episodes so far. No spoilers.
If Van drove up in a race car from the next Fast and Furious movie, would there be a spoiler?
You’ve probably already seen this bloody killjoy then.
Oh and it’s hardly a spoiler since he almost always plays a bloody villain.
I do intend to watch season 2.
Is there any connection at all to season 1? (no spoilers 🙂 )
Nope, other than the two main actors of S1 being producers for S2.
You didn’t expect them to become dairy farmers did you?
I was expecting them moo-ve on.
I have to admit I wouldn’t object to No. 16 hanging on a wall in my house:
http://thechive.com/2015/08/03/watercolor-superheroes-are-here-to-make-a-splash-17-photos
Superman’s blood splatter cape is a bit creepy, in a few of them.
So sad
http://time.com/3984109/kermit-miss-piggy-break-up/
It was bound to happen.
She was always Hogging the spotlight.
I’m sure their PR folks advised them it would be good publicity for the new show…
Think of the hogpoles!
Like casting pearls to … wait WHAT!
Crap joke from Twitter:
A woman just dropped a £10 note next to me. I thought, ‘What would Jesus do?’, so I turned it into wine. I bought wine.
Atta boy!
Have I posted this already on some past thread? Would it be ironic if I had?
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/wired-success/201407/anti-intellectualism-and-the-dumbing-down-america
This is fucking hard to read. It makes my soul weep. I really think we are two generations away from literal Idiocracy.
Two?
Yes.
Well, hopefully this will give some solace to poor Opus:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/25/opinion/joe-nocera-the-watchman-fraud.html?_r=0
Another crap joke:
I told my wife that there are three types of women…
slags, whores, bitches and argumentative cunts…
she said that’s four types…
I said yeah…
there you fucking go again!
Ugh!
That is all.
May have been posted before
http://www.listchallenges.com/100-basic-training-movies-at-the-nerd-academy
I have watched 77 of the 100
97 out of 100. I watch a lot of movies.
Seems to be a large hole in my movie watching between 1998 and 2005.
95
83
91
97.
I need to see Being John Malkovich and Vampire Hunter D. Still refuse to watch the Avatar.
I dunno… I think my list of “Top 100 Nerd Training Films” would look a LOT different
I was only able to muster 84. Though, I don’t know I’d really call all of that nerd training, and there seemed to be some things missing.
The rain we got yesterday! It was insane.
http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/residents-and-crews-to-begin-clean-up-after-storm-1.2502652
Luckily, we weren’t flooded but the parking lot at my Boo’s place was. She has a picture of people with their canoe out. This freaky weather is starting to jangle my nerves.
Seriously, wtf?
http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/hail-and-heavy-rain-shreds-gardens-and-floods-streets-1.2502291
“seems to be a large hole”
Bonus crap joke:
A police officer called the station on his radio.
“I have an interesting case here. An old lady shot her husband for stepping on the floor she just mopped.”
“Have you arrested the woman?”
“Not yet. The floor’s still wet.”
Declined the op on the bone spur, no guarantee of success and it was going to be GA with was going to be an added risk with the sleep aponea.
The new Mirror Edge is looking good:
http://arstechnica.co.uk/gaming/2015/08/eas-new-mirrors-edge-catalyst-and-star-wars-battlefront-gameplay-impresses-at-gamescom/
I’m looking forward to it.
So book covers can be a tad misleading;
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-book-designers-around-the-world-interpreted-philip-k-dicks-the-man-in-high-castle
Wow, was this a busy day. Hi.
Oh sure, I show up and everyone leaves.
Did you shower today?
I wouldn’t want to wash away my natural pheromones.
But what about the unnatural ones?
Hmmm:
http://fw.to/0qGopeE
If only fictional psychopaths would behave with more restraint.
I’d had the Killing Joke comic recommended to me for years, and I found it deeply unsettling when I finally read it. No one had warned me to brace myself for some fucked-up shit.
This material is treated seriously here, and I’m averse to it ever, ever being played for laughs or treated lightly. I’d assume Moore was trying to illustrate just how truly awful and unfunny a vicious lunatic like the Joker would really be.
No, just no:
https://omnireboot.com/2015/10-l-ron-hubbard-books-need-read/
Back in my youth, I read the first two of the Invasion Earth “Greatest Science Fiction Decology Ever Written” books. Got about ten pages into the third one and finally had the sense to throw it in the trash.
*shudder*
I have wanted to go back and read his pulp fiction before he went down the crazy religious path. Harlan Ellison likes to tell about Hubbard using rolls of butcher paper in his typewriter to get the stories out faster (pulp authors were paid by the word). I’ll go back and check it out at some point.
(I haven’t clicked the link. [We need an acronym for this. DCL?])
My dad got me book 10 of that series when I was a kid, obviously thinking “he likes to read; he likes that Star Wars stuff” and picking up the first SF-looking book he saw on the shelf in the bookstore.
Otherwise, I got 500 pages into Battlefield Earth on a friend’s recommendation, and couldn’t take it anymore.
This was all before we knew he was a kook.
Between last year’s freak snow storm, last week’s high winds and tornado warnings, and the freaky heavy rain we’ve been having the last few days, I don’t know how much more branch breakage my trees can take before they just give up completely and die.
Colorado Panites beware. You usually get some form of our weather a few weeks after us. Make sure your place is water ready.
Not to mention they’ve found a second case of plague there. Eek
Good cause suddenly we need it. Not the plague…
Rats are cute.
Jack.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-tv-on-the-radio-faith-no-more-singers-avant-garde-supergroup-20150805
!! How is the song?
Kind of very spectacularly odd
When did Skype become a “must pay to use” app?
I could see them headed in that direction, even when I was using Skype for podcast interviews.
Google gtalk can do it all, and I think it’s still free.
Assimilate.
Doing the Windows 10 shuffle JJ?
They did this as well:
http://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2015/08/microsoft-wants-you-to-pay-12-for-dvd-playback-in-windows-10/
Glad to say I am not participating in that debacle.
Holy shit… its possible that this new Fantastic Four film is WORSE than the previous two
The reviews I’ve seen have not been kind.
THAT’S being kind
How soon until the troglodytes start blaming this fail on the Human Torch being black?
Ugh…. too soon Im sure
Can we fucking just turn it over to Marvel proper yet?
Sounds like this movie was made so this would specifically not happen.
Bingo
Well they finally got Spiderman back, so there is hope.
Maybe after the sequel to this one.
Down to 9%.
Surely, its final number will be much higher.
I dunno man. Its already at 112 reviews and is considered the stinker of the summer. I have no idea why FF goes so wrong all the time. I mean they arent the most interesting of heroes but Doctor Doom is rad in the books. ESPECIALLY in this current Secret Wars Marvel is doing.
And the blame game has started
http://www.themarysue.com/josh-trank-fantastic-four-deleted-tweet/
Grinds teeth:
https://community.amd.com/docs/DOC-1312
I am not doing the upgrade until at least six months in. I want to make sure it’s mostly patched before I play their game.
Upgrading on the desktop appears to have went smoothly, even my bluetooth adapter is working fine.
Its my annual pilgramage to the DCI LIVE.
First up, The Academy from AZ- AStep Back In Time- Mary Poppins
A fun and simply classic field show. Got hometown team!
THIS SHOW IS THE BEST!!!!
If DCI hadn’t turned into some sort of “Field Glee Club” competition, The Academy would easily be top 5 !!!
Next up, The Troopers- Wild Horses.
Very meh. Did not like the girl’s voice who sang
I agree.
Not just her voice but … 1/3 of their show was the Corp “backing up” a singer???
WTF
Next- The Colts- …and A Shot Rings Out
A fabulously funny murder mystery plot set in the 40’s. The Pit ensamble wore grat toned clothes, as to be black n white. Neat. Fun story. I loved it
Ok, in the old Wild West PC days, a major o/s update would usually get me to buy anew computer to run it properly.
My current desktop has went from Vista, to 7, to 8 (and 8.1) to Windows 10.
I’ve upgraded the ram, changed the graphics card and installed an SSD but this is the longest time I’ve hung on to a PC.
I’m in a similar situation. I put this rig together around an i5-2500k back in 2011, though it’s been Windows 7 the whole time. I have upgraded the video card once and swapped in an SSD. I thought I might get the itch to upgrade with the new Skylake processors, but reviews I’ve read so far have been unimpressive.
Also, this showdown suggests my 2500k isn’t nearly so behind the curve as the years would suggest.
http://www.techspot.com/article/1039-ten-years-intel-cpu-compared/
Crossmen- Above & Beyond
Ethereal. Nice brass ensamble. Great costumes.
Was that the one that did the ensemble arrangement of “Someday I’ll fly away”?
That was awesome!
Im not sure. I cant type each song name fast enough gor each show production
I seem to be holding on to machines longer than I used to. With most of my gaming switching to consoles and the fact that many modern PC games run smoothly with a simple graphics card upgrade, there really hasn’t been a need for a new computer. I am planning on getting an SSD for my laptop prior to upgrading it to Windows 10. I’ll probably get another year out of my desktop before I upgrade it. I built it in 2007, still ticking.
Up next- Blue Stars- Side Show-
A circus-like side show. awesome fun & a juggler! Great drill moves
Boston Crusaders-i missed the show name.
a medievil battle, war and death scene. Great
Vocalist. Operatic. Great rifles amd tom tom drums
I LOVE it when someone can not only take a joke … but roll with it.
Nicely played Arbys. Nicely played.
http://nerdist.com/arbys-says-goodbye-to-jon-stewart-and-their-rivalry-with-class-and-one-last-laugh/
Intermission
And another sold out crowd in my theater. In fact, my first theater choice was already sold out before I got my ticket.
Go DCI!
Go Go Go Go Go Go Go Go Go Go Go Go Go Go Go Go Go Go Go Go Go Go Go Go GoGoGoGoGoGoooooooooooooooooooooo
!
https://youtu.be/GFLGRidfFo4
I actually removed that from my YouTube watch history.
😀 But it will stay in your brain all day!
Madison Scouts- 78th & Madison
Broadway tunes. LOVE MADISON SCOUTS!!!!!
You could watch the Republican “debate” tonight and try to survive the Donald Trump drinking game …
or you could watch this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yya9gsFMYos#t=58
It’s The Wizard of Oz set to a They Might Be Giants sound track.
Choose wisely.
My favorite just took the field. WOW
hantom Regiment- City of Light
Audrey Hepburn taking a 24hr trip
To Paris. WOW!!!! Amazing
A freakin church organ!
Loved the sunflower flags and skirts. So impactful
Blue Knights- Because
I didnt get it
Santa Clara Vanguard- Spark of Invention
Electronica Tesla. The percussion and drill written was the best for the music played. Outstanding!!
Used a Theramen…. What a peculiar instrument
Theremin
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theremin
Ah, yes – my bosses daughter is with the Boston Crusaders again this summer.
Blue Coats- Kinetic Noise
I loved the ballad, both visually and musically. Intruiging show
Carolina Crown- inferno (To Hell & Back)
WOW. WHAT A SHOW. WOW. WHAT A SHOW. AMAZING.
That colorguard is #1
The Cadets – the Power of 10
Too much TEN in your face. It was okay. Not as technically difficult as other shows, imo.
The final corps
Blue Devils-ink
Tells childrens stories
Always #1. Never really my personal favorite. Too loud, too high-pitched horn sounds. Chaotic. Sweet story, tho.
Donald Trump may have just killed this year’s Republican chances for the White House
“Killed” as in “Nailed it!”
or killed as in “Drove a stake through it’s undead heart” ?
As in if he’s true to his word and runs as a third party in the election, its game over for the Republican party. Too many split votes. The Hamburgler could run for the Dems and win.
Well, you’d have thought Dubya’s first 4 years of corruption and stupidity would have sunk them in 2004. . .
Its true… but this is less about Trumps stupidity and more about his tactics (see above comment)
So, the same way a Clinton got into the White House last time…
You mean against Bush? Or Dole?
I think Bob Dole was too old and crotchety for a largely young voter crop in 1996. (Oversimplification FTW!)
Lo, please define the word, “is.”
Cant. Too big a word.
No Clinton beat Dole because Clinton actually did a great job his first 4 years. Now I really dont remember the Bush-Clinton year so its very possible that Bill snuck into the White House then
The whim of the pop culture masses.
We had Bush who was so out of touch with “the common man” that when he went in a grocery store for some PR event he totally spazzed out at the check out scanner. Marveled at it as if it was Alien Technology.
So the public decided it need a President that was more like “the common man”.
Sadly, Mr. Clinton proved to be a little TOO much like the common man.
So “we the people” over reacted again in the opposite direction.
You know what? If it means leaving office with the US in surplus, then morals be damned.
Hmmm:
http://www.spookmagazine.com/designing-pictures-for-words-interview-with-master-book-cover-artist-w-h-chong/
So I work for a company that is using David Beckham in their current ad. For our quarterly meeting this week, they had life sized cardboard cutouts made. This is all done with Beckham’s knowledge and consent. Well 4 of them have disappeared. We got the following email this morning. Mind, this is not a small company.
“At the Town Hall meeting on Wednesday, there were several David Beckham cut-outs on hand for people to take selfies with. Unfortunately, four of them were seen being carried out quickly from the Winter Garden. These cut-outs were not for public consumption, and we need them back to be used at future events. If you, or someone you know, absconded with David, while we appreciate your enthusiasm, we would like them back by Monday, Aug. 10. Please return them to the guard’s desk in the lobby of Building 6300. No questions asked.”
Maybe someone bent them…
I hope a picture of one of them appears with “Flat Stanley”.
Morning Pan
It’s Friday and the sun is finally shining again.
For those of you who missed it, here is the final quote taken from John Stewert’s last essay into “Camera 3” from last night …
“I say to you tonight friends the best defense against bullshit is vigilance,”
Stewart said. “So if you smell something, say something.”
Yay! to a few. UGH to some. Because god knows we need to more Bad Boys films and a Jumanji remake.
“We’re excited to announce that Sony Pictures Entertainment today unveiled release dates for 16 films in 2016 and 2017:
Money Monster – 4/8/16
The Shallows – 6/24/16
Ghostbusters – 7/15/16*
Patient Zero – 9/2/16
The Magnificent Seven – 9/23/16*
Underworld 5 – 10/21/16
Passengers – 12/21/16
Jumanji – 12/25/16
The Dark Tower – 1/13/17
Resident Evil Movie 6 – 1/27/17
Bad Boys 3 – 2/17/17
Baby Driver – 3/17/17
Barbie – 6/2/17
Uncharted – 6/30/17
The Lamb – 12/8/17
Bad Boys 4 – 7/3/19”
Dear Sony Pictures,
In an effort to save you some money and actual CREATE something new and interesting, I would like to suggest you just simply combine the following films :
– Baby Driver/Money Monster
– Bad Boys 3/ Bad Boys 4/ The Magnificent 7
– Resident Evil Movie 6/ Barbie
I would watch the SHIT out of that last combo!
As long as she sings ‘I’m a barbie girl’ as she blast zombies.
… and if Ken gets it in the end.
…from Steve
“Bad Boys 3/ Bad Boys 4/ The Magnificent 7”
I get it! Math!
Nerd!
You literally have a 3 4 5 6 and 7 coming out…
I fucking thought they stopped the Underworlds after that last shitfest. And I love those films. I mean minus the shitfest
So I discovered wordsmith.org/anagram today.
These are my favorite anagrams from the podcast/board
Panama Jack Dang Ends
Pancaked Nags Mad Jan
Japan Dance Dang Mask
Manna Snack jaded gap
i’m in Phoenix! Although I’ll be leaving in an hour. Lovely airport.
TRA! Dammit.
Its official. Fantastic Four is the worst film of the year. (Yes I know thats technically up for debate)
With the word “Fantastic” in the title, maybe the producers were going for irony?
The four that are great. Just great.
Cynful: it is possible that I may know someone (me) who may have possibly run off with two or three David Beckham cutouts (me).
My source is a seven year old Tuxedo Cat, who shares a likeness with David Beckham, along with his name. Just sayin’
We all love us some Beckham.
Meow
It’s cute when Beckham rolls around on the floor, seeking your attention. I’m sure Posh would agree.
I had no idea you thought Beckham was cute Jack 😉
Good name. He seems a genuinely decent guy. Our CEO claims he is “friends” and business partners with him for the team they’re building in Miami and has shared several “behind the scenes clips” with us.
I never want to send or see another email for the rest of eternity.
So Sense8 got renewed.
I sensed it would.
I’m keeping my fingers crossed for’ Halt and Catch Fire’
Yay!
So for non facebookers, I was watching the Temple of Doom earlier today in HD.
Ack! It looked quite shoddy in high res.
I really most stop doing this, it’s ruining my childhood memories.
Anyone seen The Gift yet?
Ouch…
https://www.facebook.com/122812851123918/photos/a.536395493098983.1073741840.122812851123918/916467398425122/?type=1
Oh its come down to this… yikes!
I wonder how Roger Corman’s never-released 90s FF movie ranks against the more recent ones.
Still unwatchable
Way impressed!
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10153405558679303
In case you hadn’t heard about this:
http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/new-online-exploring-tools-bring-nasas-journey-to-mars-to-new-generation
For you, Van. Starring Grumpy Cat
https://www.facebook.com/canvaspeople/posts/10152908260927172
Nice!
Hitchhikers actress Susan Sheridan dies aged 68
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33841383
CW: Dr. Who S8, E1
Nice to sit and relax after a very busy week in Dallas and a fun, but tiring jazz concert date last night. Ahhhhh.
yeah!!!
For you, Van, which will cause a Grumpy Cat face
http://www.vcpost.com/articles/82988/20150806/blade-runner-2-news-harrison-ford-ryan-gosling-set-filming.htm
Bleurgh!
To be fair this gives me a grumpy cat face also too as well
Arse holes can’t even keep to their own continuity. Replicants don’t last long enough to get old.
Today’s odd injury …
I was stuck by a needle,
the needle on a Victrola.
That is odd. Will a steam burn from your Steamer be next? 🙂 I am curious about the story behind this.
Were you playing this record?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi2XCsPKlY8
Well time to sleep for a hundred years.
My parents have a Victrola in the full cabinet and everything.
That they want to GIVE away complete with a bunch of 78RPM records.
It was apparently in working order when they moved it to their garage a few weeks ago although I couldn’t get it to play or wind up.
Anyway, I was reaching across the top of it and didn’t realize that when the arm is in it’s “resting” position the portion with the needle in it is rotated back and pointing straight up!
These things actually look like sewing needles.
BTW – Anyone have a desire to own a Victrola?
I would love to have a Victrola. I even have an Edison disc (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edison_Disc_Record) to play on it. However, there is no way I would have the resources to get the Victrola down here.
email me and we will see what I can arrange.
Lately, I’m King of the road trips.
I don’t have your email. You can ping me at usedhair at gmail (I’m lazy and never actually changed my email along with the “Roaming Asshat” moniker) and I will then have it, or I can try to ping you through Facebook.
This is fucking bullshit
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/million-gallon-waste-spill-turns-colorado-river-orange_55c41cfbe4b0d9b743dbb00c
Actually it is a zesty melange of heavy metals, possibly including iron, aluminum, cadmium, zinc, copper and arsenic.
Someone made millions of dollars generating that nightmare … I suspect that they will not pay a dime to clean it up.
Oh the mine has been inactive for 100 years. Im sure the company no longer exists. Its been gov property for a long time i think
Ju used ‘melange’ in a sentence.
/steps back
-u +j
Plus, I get the bonus for using all my letters and going out first!
Colorado Fremen have orange eyes, instead of blue.
The Lays Flavor Chips- NY Reuben are very tasty, imo.
Anyone try the other flavors?
I tried Southern Biscuits and Gravy as well as Gyro. Both were a bit lacking, imo.
So we got free fix to the Everclear show tonight, with Toadies and Fuel opening.
It was a little bit sad. I’ve seen a bunch of shows at this club, and I’ve never seen it so empty.
Everclear put on a good show, though, and Toadies were really impressive.
Also weird for a rock concert to be completely done at 10:15 at night.
Sounds like a good lineup though
Toadies are real good! The rest of those groups tho…
It’s also dangerous for the spectators:
http://www.wired.com/2015/08/isle-of-man-tt-documentary/
Who here has tried Absonthe?
https://www.facebook.com/BuzzFeedVideo/videos/1786489168158624/
Ugh. I mean, Absinthe.
I was afraid it would drive me mad and taste like Pernod.
The green one tastes like lawn clippings mixed with licorice. There are several out there
This is making the rounds hear as the Calgary Steam Punk Society is co-hosting a party room with us. They plan to serve a number of different absinthe. They decided to do this when they discovered we are doing a whiskey tasking in our part of the room. $300 doesn’t actually buy you a lot of whiskey.
On a trip to Orkney, a friend spent 800quid on whisky.
It is my understanding that what is marketed as “Absinthe” in the US is not the traditional (real) Absinthe of the Mary Shelly days or what they called “The Green Fairy” in the film Moulan Rouge.
That is (or has in it) a narcotic and is illegal to import or sell here.
I do no know if the same rules apply in Canada.
Youre right JJ. Ive had both “American” and Czech Absinthe. Big difference. It was recommended that, for the Czech, that i melt a spoonful of sugar and shoot that right before the drink – not for taste but so my throat would be coated to protect it from the drink. US versions dont have that kick – although beer aged in absinthe barrels is a new fad around here.
I’ve had absinthe. However, as it primarily tastes of black licorice, I dislike it quite a bit. I’ve seen conflicting articles on the narcotic (wormwood) that is missing from the American version with some saying it is supposed to have a hallucinogenic effect and others saying that it is all BS and absinth is simply really strong and get you hammered “right proper”. If I want to get drunk that fast, I’ll stick to 151 proof rum or, better yet, 99 Bananas. Tastier drinks indeed.
http://www.theonion.com/article/humanity-still-producing-new-art-though-megadeths–50983?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_campaign=LinkPreview:Week1:Default
I have a link too!
Morning Pan
I have three books to do the layout for, two audio books to listen to for errors, and one panel for WWC to prepare for. Who needs sleep.
Ummmmmm, the MR office opens at 8:00am. It is now 8:18am. No one is at the MR desk. So I inquire. The response to my reasonable inquiry–“She should be there. I’m not sure where she is at. But she should be there.” Followed by. . . silence.
It’s okay, MR people. My time is not valuable. I have all the time in the world to wait for you on a Monday morning, typically the busiest business day of the week. I will wait.
Ahhh mystery solved. Whodunit? – it was the Venti Iced Green Tea with the straw in the Starbucks lounge of the lobby.
Is a quid the same as GBP?
Yes it is.
But beware the Giant Quids.
So today I watched two pilots, Blindspot and Lucifer.
Time will tell if they can sustain it but Lucifer’s pilot was fun.
Enticing as Jaime Alexander in tattoos was, the premise comes over as a poor Blacklist ripoff and the male lead has the charisma of block of lead.
That was Blindspot that had the tattoo lady.
I’m just waiting for the Muppets.
Blindspot just seemed too much like Memento meets Girl with the Dragon Tattoo to me in commercials. I probably will watch Lucifer, but I’m a little nervous since Constantine didn’t fair well on network television.
I had read a few of the Constantine comics but have never read the comics Lucifer is based on.
I only read a bit, but I liked his character in Sandman. As I recall, Lucifer was spun off of that series when he… retired. 🙂
This is Lucifer from Sandman?
Yes, it is the DC version of Lucifer
Now if it had Jason Alexander with tattoos…
CP: Rocker — AC/DC
..and tatoooos
With squid ink.
What was the final consensus on “Last Man On Earth” ?
I noticed that it is on Netflix. Should I bother watching it ?
I say 100% emphatic yes. Others here may not… um.. agree.
Its not a lol comedy. Its thoughtful and sometimes cringeworthy (ala The Office) and really well written.
Van can refute all of this Im sure.
I’m Yang to his Ying on this series.
It did improve towards the end but I hated most of it.
Put your Yang away. There’s ladies present.
Not on this board theres not.
Oh SNAP
Hey!
Is it connected to the “see Jeri Ryan in a bikini!!” movie of the same name?
They see me trollin…
http://imgur.com/ySo52ls
http://www.quickmeme.com/img/c9/c9d3e474b7bb9458b4c93062306778e6522664d1b6ebba0f53263c4c4845422d.jpg
Stay on….Target
RIP Frank Gifford. Grew up with his Monday Night Football calls. Legend.
agreed
Watching Viscious and laughing my ass off!
A movie?
It’s a Brit sit-com
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicious_(TV_series)
Morning Pan
They are predicting more record heat. I can’t wait for autumn.
Everyday it’s a getting closer, going faster than a rollercoaster…
Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty Vanamonde.
CP: Blister In The Sun — Violent Femmes
Enjoyed the Minority Report pilot even though the assassin method was stupid (why did it not infect the whole crowd eh?) and the cool tech seemed more of a time waster than actually helpful.
I actually made it through the entirety of Tubular Bells, Part I last night (Track 1 of the 70s album).
It’s been many years. I’d love to get back to a point in my life where that’s a noteworthy event, worthy of discussion.
Is that an immature, simple desire? Is this what Facebook is for? Why are bananas yellow?
Good song.
I know what you mean.
Not immature.
Sure.
Because minions.
“Immature, simple desire” is the lynchpin.
Give that up and it all just starts to unravel.
Sadly, there are forces of evil in the world that suck away all time and energy and capacity for geeking out over cool stuff.
Few internal struggles in life are more important than rebuilding after bozo nightmare carpet-bombing.
I know similar soul sucking forces, but not on the same level as you have been going through. Condolences and wishing for better times quickly for you.
Your bullshit is every bit as valid as my bullshit. Sorry you’re going through it. 🙁
ditto to both
CP: Blowtorch — Headstones
I’m always amazed and annoyed at how long it takes to put together an expense report.
This is why.
This is why we can’t have nice things.
I think they try and make you make mistakes so that you will claim less money to be reimbursed.
… and I just spent a day and a half trying to rebuild a hydraulic floor jack.
The end result is a ruined shirt, the permanent smell of hydraulic fluid in my nose, a mess in my garage that may never come clean and a 3 Ton Hydraulic Jack that still doesn’t frelling work.
Yet I still take that over an expense report.
http://www.thepoke.co.uk/2015/08/11/see-perseid-meteor-shower/
hah!
I’m glad I’m not the only one to have this experience of the Perseids.
I love looking at showers on the internet!
If more politicians had ads like this, more people would be interested.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG6fhub9HDQ&spfreload=10
For those of you who’ve missed hockey posts:
http://mweb.cbssports.com/nhl/eye-on-hockey/25265527/why-the-coyotes-can-survive-eventually-thrive-in-arizona
That reminds me. If anyone has suggestions for my fantasy football team, you know where to find me. We’re picking in two weeks. Time to research.
Brady’s Balls
I’ve heard they’re a little flat
CW — The Brady Bunch Movie.
Why not, after a hectic, stressful, bummer of a day?!
While we were dating, as a joke, hubby bought the Brady Bunch Christmas Special. For about five or six years, it became a tradition to watch, and lampoon, this movie every Christmas.
New hardwAre fine, new software glitches ahoy!
Sigh
Could someone please tell the sun to turn it’s power down, just a little bit.
io9 sums up the Fantastic Four (possible spoilers)
http://io9.com/the-most-important-scenes-from-fantastic-four-as-i-rem-1723363327
Pretty damn funny. 🙂
Ha!
I suspect that was more entertaining then the film.
I cannot wait to watch this film and play my own version of mst3k
The hardest thing about baking two days in advance of an event, is keeping hubby away from it.
CP: Shame — Inward Eye
Anatomy of a disaster:
https://www.yahoo.com/movies/fantastic-four-making-of-josh-trank-126516294982.html
So, this “Chronicle” movie that the director had done before – any Panite’s seen it? I’ve never heard of it until the news of this Fantastic Four disaster came along.
Yeah its excellent. Its a found footage film so that may be a turn off but its an EXCELLENT fresh take on the superhero genre
To be fair until recently I had no idea it was the same director
I kinda mehhed the movie, but it has its moments.
In case you missed the “downpour”
http://www.sfgate.com/national/article/Phallic-storm-front-drenches-East-Coast-causing-6440800.php
Been out watching the Persieds.
Saw about a half dozen or so in the last hour.
I now know what it looks like when one comes right directly at you.
I’ve always wondered at that.
That it so cool man! Wish I had that luck
Mist stopped play.
It’s taken a lifetime of watching. I’ve made the attempt to watch the Persieds and the Leonids for the last 25 years.
In that time this was the first “head-on” I’ve ever seen. It was pretty quick but was a mostly circular glow of light that grew bigger and then there was a bright flash of light in the middle of it and it all disappeared.
No luck for me last night. Unfortunately, I couldn’t spend much time outside.
Two times in my life I’ve seen meteors falls bright enough to light up the surrounding landscape.
I witness that once about 20 years ago. Had some folks over to watch the Persieds and as it was late we were just giving up.
I stood up and suddenly the yard was lite up, not like someone had turned some lights on but like it was DAY time. I can recall my brain kind of locked up for a second. Then it scrambled for an explanation I can remember thinking “Oh Lightning. Wait a minute, it’s a completely clear night. We are watching meteors.”
I looked up and this giant fireball with a massive amount of “fairy dust” (for lack of a better term) streaming out behind it was moving right overhead.
Never seen anything like that again.
That’s awesome!
I seriously would love to stop drinking if only I wanted to stop drinking.
I get that way over ice cream.
http://www.refinery29.com/2015/07/89917/netflix-august-new-releases?#slide
Here ya go.
Stolen from Lo Pan’s FB feed:
http://www.avclub.com/article/live-adventure-8-bit-manos-hands-fate-223726
Goodnight :Torgo:
I will share the pain/news since a lot of my friends seem to want me to know about this today.
http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/meet-the-first-ever-ned-flanders-themed-metal-band-okilly-dokilly/
Its… not good.
CP: Ha ha ha — The Julie Ruin
Did you put that on dropbox cause me cant find it
Look now!
Morning Pan
Today is the last semi-calm day before the weekend madness begins.
Hang in there!
So ticket booked to see Man from UNCLE tomorrow as a treat after a visit to the dentist.
Reviews have been okayish, but what the hell!
Ill take okayish!
But tonight I plan on sipping a fuzzy duck and watching ‘The Rocketeer’
Oh that film is Connelyriffic
I was taken aback when I realized the lead was the politician from “The Killing”.
Right!!!
I recently showed the kids The Rocketeer trailer to get them psyched to watch it, and they gave the trailer a thumbs down. Alas.
Kids these days.
“The Rocketeer” and “Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow” would make a good double feature.
Agree. I know there are several dissenters but I enjoy both.
I remember Sky Captain being a legitimately (not unintentionally) funny movie.
They’re both unapologetically nostalgic movies, but that’s what I like about them.
I’ll give this to digital, this HD edition of ‘The Rocketeer’ looks as fresh as it did in the cinema many moons ago.
Hang In There!
Today’s motto!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By86PcLufOU
Don’t worry, everyone, I’ll go in later and delete Rhett’s link.
*shudder*
Crap joke for the day:
MOTHER SUPERIOR informs all her nuns ‘ we’ve got a case of gonorrhoea in the convent` one of the nuns shouts back thank god for that, I was getting sick of merlot!!
You need to let that one breath a bit.
Hah!
http://www.wired.com/2015/08/cape-watch-50/
No….NO
Who needs coffee:
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/55c8c514e4b0f1cbf1e5a202?
So reading the wiki entry on ‘The Rocketeer’, strange to think the the villain is based on a discredited biography of Errol Flynn.
I hope this news story doesn’t continue to get worse.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/13/asia/china-tianjin-explosions/
Well I don’t know if I can ever come to another meetup, going to have a gap in my front teeth from September.
Cough
Hockey accident?
Decayed tooth under a bridge.
Oh this…
Nah fuck it. Youll be sexy like Eve Myles
Or David Letterman.
Morning pan
I woke up about a half hour before the alarm went off. Not unusual, it’s happened before. I though I’d start my work out but that only lasted five minutes until a spider attacked me. So now I’m sitting in the living room, in the dark waiting for the alarm to wake hubby so he can deal with the eight legged preditor.
Nice to see there are still constants in the music industry. The new Iron Maiden single sounds exactly like the Iron Maiden I was listening to in the early to mid 80s. I really do need to revisit my love for that group.
http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2015/08/14/iron-maidens-new-music-video-speed-of-light-pays-tribute-to-video-games/
Nice find, TRA! I must take some time later.
Honestly, I don’t think Maiden’s last 20 years of content has been on par with their classics, but there have still been some great songs scattered throughout. I’m cautiously optimistic for the new album. (A double album!)
Great riff. Fun video.
Hubby is up. Crisis has been resolved.
I have to go to the airport in a bit to pick some people up. Just looked at the YYC arrivals board. These people are coming in on two different airlines, and from two different cities. Yet, both their flights are running two minutes early. How’s that happen?
The fickle finger of fate..or something.
“YYC” was one of Rush’s first drafts for “YYZ.”
I see the cat tried email Rhett last night; he just forgot to hit send. Good thing gmail saved the draft.
Rhett, Beckham says, “444444444444444444”
Is Beckham watching the PGA Championship?
Enjoyed ‘Man from Uncle’, cinema was pretty empty so I’m betting it will be a flop.
Not using the classic TV theme was a mistake though.
Crap joke for the day:
I’ve had to sack Peter Parker. I only sent him out to pick a peck of pickled peppers. And how many pecks of pickled peppers did Peter Parker pick?
Fuck all. He came back with a stupid story about radioactive spiders.
CP: We Work The Black Seam — Sting
New rule when getting people from the airport. Their arrival gates can not be at opposite ends of the airport. I’m tired
Man between Pixles, FF, Terminator, and others – this has been a most floppy summer hasnt it?
Maybe not summer. I forgot that Kingsman, Chappie, and Jupiter Ascending were Feb/Mar. Just seems like this has been a dud year so far
Were any of those actually decent, underappreciated films? I wish I could say that was the case for Jupiter Ascending, but it’s a fail.
Nope. They were all just… bad? Actually I cant speak for Kingsman. That one at least got mixed reviews
I never write off a year until it’s done. We’ve had some decent films too. Although Mad Max and Jurrassic World got some mixed reviews in this group, they weren’t all bad. Most people liked Inside Out and Mr. Holmes. And don’t forget that Star Wars falls in this year as well, even though we don’t know what it will bring. I’m just learning Hollywood doesn’t always have what I crave and I have to seek out from other sources.
I’m ready to write off 2015.
Oh, are we still talking about movies?
Mad Max and Inside Out were excellent. Avengers 2 was damn good. Ant Man was good.
I can’t think of anything else that I’d strongly recommend.
Just going off critical consensus and money made – not personal preferences.
I enjoyed Kingsman and the new Terminator flick.
I want to see Man from UNCLE– looks fun and light
Our Beckham is a mighty talented pussy
Yeah:
https://www.inverse.com/article/3942-why-finding-the-original-1977-star-wars-verges-on-the-impossible
although a close approximation is not hard to find.
See what is he saying is the “original”? because the early VHS tapes are cheap and aplenty. And I do disagree with him – if laserdisc is the closest you’re ever going to get then spend the 100$ for the player AND the 3 films. I appreciate the article but no, youll never see the original film print again.
A lot of the points in that article are new for the author, but tired for those of us who grew up in the70s and 80s and tasted the bittersweetness of the Special Edition changes in the 90s.
Grosse Pointe Blank in HD…just no, just fucking no!
Well that should not have went there.
That’s what she said 😉
oooop!
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II!?
This is either amazingly wonderful or amazingly terrible news.
UGH! Unnecessary.
Probably.
Oooooh!
I’ve posted the link before, but if you are fans of the original Star Wars pre GL tinkering then this is worth searching out:
http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Harmys-STAR-WARS-Despecialized-Edition-HD-V25-MKV-IS-OUT-NOW/topic/12713/
Watching SW like it’s 1977….
I never noticed how dirty CP3O and R2D2 were when you first see them.
Captain Antilles was a harsh master
Oh and no New Hope crap in the scrolling writing on
Screen.
Hmmmm:
http://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2015/08/first-person-drone-racing-the-underground-sport-of-quadcopter-flying/
Town is quiet now…
Gravity
It pulls away
Buy iiiiiiiit!
Hello motherfucker
Stained glass
Up a hang man’s ass
Back from the dead
Welcome home my friend
A PbP for an album is a fun variant idea…
Fun Palooza idea as well…
Saw Trainwreck today. Ha!
People at work tell me that I remind them of Amy Schumer
So is that Ha! in a good way or Ha! I can’t believe I’ve just sat through that shit?
We loved it!
There is no way that Amy would do shit
Must be a pond thing, what I’ve seen of her work I’ve not found funny.
Too bad.
Course I have to take umbrage with anyone whop said the FF film was watchable… cough
Well it was, and in pre MCU days it might have been seen as passable.
It was cause no one knew any better.
Quite.
Well I’m taking one for the team today, off to see the Fantastic 4 film to see how bad it really is.
Excelsior!
Well it was watchable, one to out on the list to watch whilst pissed.
But Fox, if you feel the need to do an origin story, make it a 30 second flashback.
Kudos for being the fantastic canary in the coal mine. I’ll hold out for a good FF movie. I hope we get one in our lifetime.
Still there is this:
http://youtu.be/jRIfDI5_PyQ
The downside to this Edge browser is that pages with over a thousand comments start to slow down typing speeds when making a reply.
We’ll regenerate soon.
It doesn’t have that effect on the phone browser.
Peter Capaldi is finally on Netflix streaming! We just watched “Kill the Moon”, which is about as good as Doctor Who gets.
Is that damning with faint praise?
No, I actually quite enjoyed this episode. I can’t recall Matt Smith ever being this good.
Ill trust you and Capaldi 10000% more than Van and Matt Smit
(dammit this is becoming a shat on Van thread!)
What/the/fuck
Oh not that shat…
Captains log.
I’ve enjoyed watching all the doctors and not hated any. I do prefer Tennant, but Matt Smith had some dynamic acting in some of his final episodes. Many people have trouble understanding Capaldi’s accent.
Over the weekend I watched Blink! Now that is a great DT episode that hardly has DT in at all.
Blink and the Silence are two of the best creepy new villains.
Actually I like Capaldi in the Who role as well.
Oh yeah well! Well! I… got nothin
Hey, no, wait! You’ve still got…uh, hmmm
Yeah, ok, nothin.
Oh right you reminded me! I got… got.. GOT!
nuffin.
http://www.cafepress.ca/+you_aint_got_muffin_on_me_flask,1279817005
“But first, I’d like to butter you muffin.”
We just finished season 8 and loved it all!
Good night :for a few hours, at least:
Morning Pan
Another Con behind me. I have today off to recharge my batteries, then back to work tomorrow.
Not checking your email for three days leads to a crazy morning.
The Misses is traveling this week, so the new dog and I watched John Wick last night. She liked the ending.
She probably didn’t like the beginning.
No. Not really.
So they do Talking dogs in Arizona..amazing.
No, we don’t “do” dogs in Arizona, talking or otherwise.
If you interested in the history of film making:
http://youmustrememberthispodcast.com
I forgot to mention that we watched “My Neighbor Totoro” again this past weekend, since Tiffany had never seen it (we won’t mention that she tried to get up to walk the dog right before the bus stop scene). Still holds up, and is pretty universal.
Has anyone seen the Miyasaki documentary on Netflix streaming? He was supposedly a pretty dark guy. It’s in our queue.
Cat Bus!
Saw it Friday gone at my sisters (Film 4 are doing a season of his films), she couldn’t get away with the fact that there was no villain in the story.
does the sister die?
no.
Does the mother die?
No.
does the father die?
Nobody dies FFS’
– that what I had to put up with..and as for the bath scene..
Things were different in the 50’s…
Which seems to be the films setting not the time it was made.
The bath scene does seem a bit weird at first, but it’s 100% innocent.
The dad’s maniacal expression when he’s laughing is priceless.
..and he’s still alive:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayao_Miyazaki
*is* supposedly a pretty dark guy.
Whenever I see the name “Princess Mononoke” I then of the stuff they use to make R/C airplanes with. http://www.monokote.com/monoinst1.html
Of course, I didn’t know that Lea Thompson and Jennifer Jason Leigh weren’t the same person prior to 1990.
-then +think
She was great in “88 MPH at Ridgemont High.”
Rhett, were you aware that Felicia Day is going to be at Changing Hands in Tempe tonight?
I was aware. Alas Teresa is traveling this week so I have to attend to father duties. Hopefully she’ll attend another PHX con and I’ll have another chance to talk with her.
“talk with”
Is that what the kids are calling it?
Oh, HE KNOWS
Cynical, but funny.
http://www.avclub.com/article/watch-peanuts-gang-react-peanuts-movie-trailer-223937
Good grief.
It’s nice to find a new podcast that is educational in a pointless fact kind of way.
Well new to me.
So today I learnt Humphrey Bogart owed a lot of his film success to George Raft turning down roles…
Check out this hot new graphics card unboxing video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LMsCTynjk8&feature=youtu.be
They don’t make ’em like that anymore!
Even if you don’t know anything about The Ring horror franchise, I’m sure you’ll love this webcomic about the daughter. 🙂
http://bjsinc.deviantart.com/
CP: The Gospel According To Saint Me — Veruca Salt
NICE
Yes, they are. 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMeYDS9kZcE
Currently sitting in the lobby of the car dealer ship waiting to find out of my car needs a software update.
Welcome to the future.
Are you replacing the bubble dome on the top of it too?
Where’s my damn jet pack?!?!
4 hours to update the software?
What … are they writing the code by hand?
Are they loading it one byte at a time with a pair of tweezers?
So this happened
http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3357588/mindless-self-indulgence-find-personal-jesus-exclusive/
The internet has voted and these are the top ranked horror films of the 21st century.
10. Drag Me To Hell
9. Mulholland Drive
8. Shaun Of The Dead
7. The Babadook
6. It Follows
5. Let The Right One In
4. The Descent
3. 28 Days Later
2. Pan’s Labyrinth
1. The Cabin In the Woods
Thought?
Initial thoughts:
Couldnt agree more with #1.
Is Mulholland Drive really a horror film?
Drag Me to Hell is criminally overrated
All the other films (tho Ive not seen 6 or 7 yet) are excellent choices
I think that Shaun of the Dead and Cabin in the Woods fall into the “Dark Comedy” realm.
While they are my favorite 2 of the list … I question if they should be on a best “horror” list.
They have enough horror elements to label them as such I feel. To me they are horror films with comic moments. But potato potato
For me, Let the Right One In should be number 1.
Cabin and Shaun were fun.
Interesting list. Is “Pan’s Labyrinth” horror? Either way, it deserves praise.
Mulholland Drive?
I agree with Lo Pan on “Drag Me To Hell.”
I wonder if “Paranormal Activity” would have made this list if it hadn’t been so popular. I only saw the first, but I thought it was really well done.
I think the rinse and repeat of Paranormal Activity series and the reputation of the production company prevented it from being on the list.
Babadook is kind of stupid and more psychological suspense than horror.
Last House on the Left deserves to be on the list even though the original is better than the remake.
BTW I will be seeing Lance Henriksen, Terrance Zdunich, Eric Roberts and Chris Sarandon (and many others I’m sure) this weekend if it all works right.
Lance Henriksen!
Add Bruce Campbell, Tim Thomerson, and a hologram of Brion James, and you’ve got the ultimate B-movie event.
Are you going to a Con, Cynful?
Planning on it: http://www.crypticonkansascity.com/
Ok peeps. Grab your security blanket. It’s movie time
one of the horror movies above?
Today’s movie would not make anybody’s top tan list. Metacritic give it a 38
I give you: The Remaining
The PVR writeup: Cataclysmic events and biblical enemies shatter a wedding, and the event’s participants face an uncertain future, scrambling for safety while questioning their beliefs
So, this movie only has two of the three warnings that make a good terrible movie. It’s missing strong language. Which is different. Usually, if a movie is missing something, it’s usually nudity.
Yes, that post liked the word usually
Those girls are over dressed for playing on the beach
He joined the church to get the girl
Wedding time. Everybody say awwww.
Suck face time
This movie is half camera view and half third person
Birdie cake
God I hate the bouquet toss
That’s right. Break up at your friend’s wedding
Oh know, the lights went out in the elevator
People are dropping like flies
Remember kids, choose your wedding catering wisely.
It’s Armageddon outside
Where’s Def Leopard when you need them
But it’s space Gatling gun shooting Bruce Willis on the inside. 😉
The noise, the noise!
Frikken large hail .
Looking for Skyler in the library
Now, looking for a bible in the library
Why wasn’t she raptured?
Who is his girl?
His = this
The second trumpet horn
Something’s wrong? You think?
Well, isn’t that a petty littl wound
Aliens attacked their friend
The baby was raptured
Just because he leads a church, doesn’t mean he had a relationship
They all have IDS
This is both troubling and foreboding
She needs an anti infectant
They went out to the foggy darkness
Evil things are attacking them
He loves ally
Everybody is confessing
Well that doesn’t look good
He is pastoring
Obviously that didn’t work
Rachel just bit it
Sun up
I don’t think the hospital will help
Things that go bump in the dark
She never believed
In the hospital, no one can hear you scream
That was both graphic and pointless
Only a few minutes left to show me the nudity
Well, that scene was rather preachy
Ugh! This iIs The End with James Franco and Seth Rogan was a better movie than this
Is “This is the End” that bad??
Not at all.
A self indulgent mess was my internal review of the trailer.
Cough
The trailer definitely didn’t hook me.
If by self indulgent you mean completely taking the piss out of that actor crew then yes.
Eh your guys’ loss. Pretty damn funny. Better than ‘End of the World’ which is saying something.
Oh and I hated “The Interview” and “Pineapple Express” so Im certainly not one of their apologists.
Ehh, I’d watch it. I like the leads.
I finished True Detective. Oy vey…
More oy vey than season 1?
I just finished this today too. The final episode was very… final.
Almost but not quite up there with the finale of Blakes 7.
There is no way…ever… in this lifetime… that me, my brain, my geeknees, or my penis would survive this.
Make it happen.
http://www.dailydot.com/geek/hayley-atwell-should-be-doctor-who/?fb=dd
I think she on the list of the ones you and I are going to have to fight over.
There can be only one!
Meanwhile shes grossed out on the prospect of either…
http://www.geek.com/news/star-wars-rogue-ones-cast-just-got-awesome-1631353/
Yes, they need a proofreader.
R.I.P., Batgirl.
http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/yvonne-craig-dead-batgirl-batman-dies-1201573165/
Oh you beat me to it. She was one of the original…um… “growing up time” women for me. Also she was rad.
Alas I only have vague memories as I was thinking of Julie at the time.
Cough
*cough* meow
I don’t think I’d have been able to handle it if there’d ever been an all-out tussle between her Batgirl and Julie Newmar’s Catwoman.
One thing’s for sure – the 60’s pointy bra wins
https://cappatoons.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/nursedieselme.jpg
Morning Pan
Another waiting on reports day. *sigh*
Good Morning!
Man, that Taylor Swift sure knows to entertain for two solid hours! What a fantastic and engaging concert last night.
RIP Yvonne Craig
Rad.
http://www.isro.gov.in/pslv-c25-mars-orbiter-mission/3d-portrayals-of-ophir-chasma-terrain
I read the first 2 issues of “We Stand On Guard”. I really liked it. I especially liked all the little Canadian references. For example, the war starts in 2112. 🙂 The French Canadian character cracks me up. I like the fact that they don’t translate his French, and I’m especially glad he’s not speaking Quebecois; that would be hard to understand. Overall: good stuff.
Agreed. Glad you picked those up! You check out SAGA yet by chance?
I have the first volume but I haven’t started it yet. I’ve almost no free time for fun stuff the past couple of months. 🙁
Well dont start til you have time cause its addicting as hell!
Also, the American mechs in We Stand are pretty rad design wise
It’s creative and a welcome change from the standard designs.
The Three Penny Beaver column at the end is pretty hilarious too. 🙂
I think you get more references than I do 🙂
Is this satirical? Or a serious story with some jokey references?
I would call it serious with a bit of political satire thrown in
I keep thinking today is Tuesday. Not sure why but, somehow, I seemed to have lost a day.
Can this goddamn corpse flower just bloom and go away already??
My boss is out of town. Of course, she didn’t tell me she was going out of town until after she had already left. I guess that’s why I haven’t seen any reports.
Impromptu day off! :w00t:
I think I’ll make a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch. Why? Because I can.
What a rebel you are.
Red 5 standing by
Stay on target!
Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green are the latest split rumor.
Next!
Meh. I hardly care about Hollywood couples. It’s more fun to watch people rage about who died in “Game of Thrones”. 😀
Ill see your ‘hardly’ and raise you ‘dont’
“Ill see your ‘hardly’”
Oooh sexy Rhettxy!
There’s not enough brandy in the world..
Bailey’s tho…
Brian Greene, the string theory guy?!?
Megan Fox, the no talent haggard actress?!?!
wait..
CP: Pedestrian at Best — Courtney Barnett
Finally got back to Breaking Bad.
Season 3. Watched the Episode with the Fly last night. Funny and Touching.
Speaking of gritty, sometimes comedic, often just “hard to watch” television … anyone else out there want to see John Stewart moderate a Presidential debate?
Here is a link to a change.org petition –
http://www.change.org/p/we-want-jon-stewart-to-moderate-a-2016-presidential-debate
yes. YAS
I love everything about all of this
http://www.hitfix.com/harpy/a-complete-history-of-the-2015-dubsmash-war-between-shield-and-agent-carter
CD: Howe Sound’s Diamond Head Oatmeal Stout
Am I Oatmeal? Yes I fucking am!!
Probably not that Diamond Head. . .
I love you for not going the Metallica route
I meed more space on my laptop. Uggghhhhhh
Maybe this website can help.
http://wallpaperswide.com/space-desktop-wallpapers.html
Alright, I just have to say that Weird Al puts on an amazing concert experience. And, I’m quite ashamed that I wasted 42 years of my life before actually seeing him live. Still, it was a special evening that my daughter and I got to enjoy together.
My Facebook reflex wants to Like the hell out of this .
Is it actually a bucket “List” if this is the only thing I now have on it?
Oh, so you’ve gotten around to spending the night with Cindy Crawford?
Yeh, but it was all pillow fights and doing each other’s nails while gossiping about Richard Gere.
Ack!
Checked his Tour dates, he is certainly NOT making it easy for me to kick the bucket.
Any of our Arizonites going to go see him Wed night in Tucson?
Tucson is too far from Phoenix for a weeknight concert. I’m hoping he’ll add some Phoenix dates later in the tour.
Ha! http://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/19/nicki-minaj-madame-tussauds
Is it wrong if I find that hilarious? LOL
It’d be a shame for people to degrade the purity of Nicki Minaj’s chaste image.
Chased?
I found it funny that they would not think of the baseness of tourists when they put it up.
It’s all about that base.
I do have a dirty mind even though I try not to share it…. much
Pub crawl in Durham today.
I won’t be singing that song as I leave tonight.
Bull.
They don’t call me Roger.
Morning Pan
Let’s see what work has for me today.
No reports. However, I do have the audio from a panel I did with Champagne Books I have to make pretty for our YouTube channel. I guess I can do that.
R.
Link!
… or it didn’t happen
FWAH!
Holy shit!!!!!! I am going to see Faith No More at Red Rocks in Sept. JACK! They are announcing more dates I guess so keep your eye out!
That’s Epic!
I want it all
So sing! And rejoice. Sing! And rejoice.
who?
No, not Who. Faith No More.
Opening act is Golgo Bordello!!!
CP: Ripper’s Sole — Stomp
Okay, I have an honest question, and please forgive my ignorance. If Caitlyn Jenner is charged with manslaughter for vehicular homicide, what type of correctional facility will she be placed in? I’ve heard Chelsea Manning was placed in solitary confinement, but I’ve also heard of transgendered people being placed in the prison of their birth gender, not their chosen one. Trying to abate my ignorance even though its a celebrity.
If Orange is the New Black is any measure of reality, she’d be sent to a woman’s facility.
Where wacky hijinks would ensue every episode.
I dont know about “will” bujt shes a woman so she should go there
Mr Robot goes all Fightclub..WTF!
Do Asimov’s laws trump the rules of Fight Club?
Ummmm.
First rule of Fight Club. You do not talk about Mr. Robot
This changed my day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufGlBv8Z3NU#t=285
Bad Lip reading does the last Republican debate.
Every mouse has a weenie.
OOOOOH! I said OOOOOOOH! I said OOOOOOOOH!
http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/08/20/marvels-mockingbird-gets-pilot-order-with-adrianne-palicki-starring-in-marvels-most-wanted?
The latest Japanese fashion: underskirt LEDs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV25GTy5khI
11:01pm and I’m still working. Yay!
Wtf Jack?!?! Seriously sorry
Would. You. Stop. It.
Seriously come ON with this shit…
http://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/music/lapd-task-force-serves-search-warrant-home-kiss-rocker-gene-n413526
“Gene Simmons is a scumbag” had been a viable headline for about 30 years now.
This goes beyond scumbag, though, if he’s involved (I haven’t read beyond the headline).
SO basically they are investigating a crime that occurred in his home when he was on tour. So not him… but if he’s associating with that ilk… I dunno man.
Morning Pan
It’s foggy, wet, and rumbly outside. I think I’ll stay in and clean my house.
One clean washroom.
It occurs to me, I haven’t had breakfast yet. No wonder why I’m hungry.
What was for breakfast?
I had a bowl of Special K and almond milk.
Oh yeah? I had homemade cherry vanilla granola.
Porridge with milk and fake maple syrup.
Slice of toast with peanut butter and jam spread on top.
Your mother.
Blueberry Scone, a glass of 5 Alive, followed up by a cup of tea
Goddamn ‘Bad Blood’ stuck in my head. The song is atrocious but that hook…. that hook…
This will reformat your brain.
Baby, I’m preying on you tonight
Hunt you down, eat you alive
Just like animals, animals, like animals-mals
WHY GODDAMN WHY RHETT???????
Sorry, my daughter listens to pop radio in the car, I need to share my misery.
Her ‘1989’ album is a clinic on infectious hooks for the brain.
Yes but unfortunately you still have to have lyrics and verses and bridges to make a song…
Because of this
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/NqyrppsPzZA/hqdefault.jpg
The Cardigans ‘Gran Turismo’ album is a lost classic of the 1990’s
Oh I dunno, ‘Favourite Game’ is still well known and has a cool video.
Hmmmm…. that is an interesting question. Does a well regarded single make the whole album still relevant or just the song?
Cardigans were definitely an underrated 90s band. It’s a shame they’ll only be remembered for Lovefool.
Their cover of Iron Man needs to be heard, just for the oddity of a petite little Swedish woman saying, “I am Iron Man.”
The U.S. Isn’t the world, bands can be big in other places.
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaammmmn!
You just told me the SONG was still big you didnt say THEY were still big as a band.
Dont accuse me of jingoism when you didnt give me all the facts in the first place you righteous cunt.
Righteous Cunt is the name of our next band.
OOOH!!! What’s the name of our one hit wonder?
I vote for “Rhett’s ROM”
Patriotic fool
1776, fuck yeah!
Jingo Jangle
It really bums me out when one of my younger patients doesn’t make it. 🙁
Hugz. 🙁
🙁
Sorry.
*hugs* Pixie
I wonder if I should be worried that TEB assigned me an aardvark that looks like a pig.
:angel:
It wasn’t the look I was going with, Van but the personality.
On another sucky (work-related) note… I’m terrible at inserting arterial lines!!!
Booooo
FYI: My awesome main squeeze just brought me a chai tea latte at work.
… and it’s snowing.
Not surprising. It cooled down to 104 here today.
way to go Canada.
It’s stopped snowing and has switched back to rain.
While not common, it is not the first time I’ve seen snow in August here in Cow Town.
Rewatching Lost Boys with Mrs. Asshat. The sight of Jami Gertz still makes me drool, but Mrs. Asshat won’t play along. She doesn’t find Jason Patric droolable. She prefers this guy for some strange reason:
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1t6mb84Ba1qci14b.jpg
She is…something.
Ah, the worst sax solo of the 80s. And that’s saying something.
So wreckers were a myth (at least in the UK), WTF
Note – the myth that lights were used to lure ships in. villagers certainly did murder the crews and plunder ships that got shipwrecked.
Cleverness from Twitter:
@brian_bilston: ROBERT FROST’S NETFLIX CHOICE
An action thriller
with Liam Neeson
or a post-apocalyptic
world forsaken?
Decides upon The Road not Taken.
Brilliant.
So ticket booked to see Paper Towns this weekend.
You can laugh now.
Hmmm.
Van. Sitting in a theatre full of 12 to 14 year old girls.
Are you sure there is not some local ordinance against that?
Well the review did say ‘teenagers of all ages’
I’m hoping an early showing will be mercifully quiet.
I love you for seeing this
It wasn’t too bad, also didn’t have a totally conventional ending.
..and I was all alone for that showing,
Rhettro’s ROM has got it going on…
Sounds like the theme to a 70’s sitcom about a kid who finds his stepmom is a robot.
Fountains of Wayne makes me all kinds of NJ nostalgic.
Member that one video where they nailed their feet to the ground and stuff and things?
http://dangerousminds.net/comments/bank_of_canada_urges_star_trek_fans_to_stop_spocking_their_fivers
I just sliced the bottom of my foot and left bloody footprints all over my parents white carpet.
Oy.
Lady what are you doin to yourself!?
Tearing it up!!
Speaking of Rhettro’s ROM.http://comicsalliance.com/idw-rom-space-knight-micronauts-2016/
Can I get a wOOt? 🙂
Money!!!
Bad news for Dire Wraiths.
UPdate on the upcoming USA vs. Japan robot bsttle:
https://www.facebook.com/GeekStreetSociety/videos/943708095693028/
(spoiler: our driver is still a douche).
Family film night was the original Jurassic Park.
I’m still amazed at how utterly superior it is to the rest of the franchise.
This years Hugo winners:
http://www.locusmag.com/News/2015/08/2015-hugo-and-campbell-awards-winners/
..and the bitchin by the puppies has begun.
They are always going to bitch.
They get way too much press.
It was fun seeing The Last Starfighter on the big screen tonight.
Wow, that movie has not aged well.
No its really awful 🙁
You’ll be moaning about Casablanca next.
The scene of them driving in (front of a screen showing footage of) Paris in Casablanca seems less dated than the Xevious-level special effects of the Last Starfighter.
It has enough good moments to have some charm, but overall, it should probably stay in the 80s.
I was thinking of the aeroplane shot at the end.
Centauri’s trip to the base was way beyond Xevious level
Of graphics..
Yes. It was more Wing Commander.
There’s not many films of my youth that I can never go back to. This is at the top of the list
Oh my god it’s full of pixels.
Speaking of incredibly dated things from the 80s. . . Rick Springfield is 66 today.
I wish that I had Jesse’s hip
Well the bucket was empty, so should last the night, barring a hurricane.
#crosspost
I need to regenerate us. I know. I’m hoping to have audio for that next regen. If I can’t do it this week, I’ll just put out a silent new page.
Well if you would stop working until midnight 🙂
I’m patient.
I am truly part of the “I’m so busy!” generation.
http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/lady-gaga-im-the-next-iron-maiden/
I’m glad she’s still an unapologetic Maiden fan. Not sure if her target audience shares her musical openmindedness.
You may think you are cool but you are not as cool as this young lass:
https://vine.co/v/eDYrd6twYuz
That is a pretty damn impressive stupid human trick.
Couldn’t make it play. 🙁
I forgot to mention it doesn’t run on an abacus.
Cough
Morning Pan
Most of my morning will be spent out of the house.
I was gone for several hours and nobody had anything to say in that time?
The tumbleweeds are strong in this one.
There were a few comments above.
Otherwise, yeah, we’re tumbly today.
:ninja:
Tumbly and grumbly
It’s themotherfucking way.
:face:
It’s the tumblefucking way?
What Lejon thought of the Hugo shenanaghins:
http://lejonajohnson.net/blog/247/2015/08/23/what-the-hugos-meant-to-me/
I don’t agree with him, but it was an interesting read.
I admit I skimmed this when I saw it last night. I’m generally against giving those fucks any attention, but I clicked because it’s Lejon. I’ll give it a real read.
I don’t care about “hugo winner”. I read three of the nominated books (Goblin Emperor, Ancillary Sword, Three Body Problem) and enjoyed all three. I didn’t read any of the short fiction, not because of the Sad Puppy issue, more because I’m not really a short fiction type of person.
To me, The Hugos are like any other popular vote awards. I liken them to American Idol. Get enough people to vote for you and you’re in, regardless of talent or other such nonsense.
The Hugo nominee list is a starting point for me. I look at what’s nominated, read what the book is about on Amazon, Wikipedia, etc and decide if it’s something I would be interested. Some years, I read more than others. I have even gone some years where none of the books looked particularly interesting to me. *shrug* Everybody’s taste is different so I just go with it.
Most of the Hugo winners I’ve read won the award years before I got round to reading the stories. So the award was pretty much irrelevant.
Take ‘Rendezvous with Rama’, it won the Hugo in the early 70’s, I didn’t read it till the 80’s, and since I was reading as much ACC’s work as I could get it would have been read anyway.
When I first heard of the Hugo Awards I thought, “Hey cool, awards for the type of fiction I enjoy.” That’s about it. I never read a book because it was nominated or awarded a Hugo. I read books based on friends’ recommendations or well researched reader reviews. It saddens me that the Hugos are mired in politics, but I think the unfortunate truth is that most award organizations are.
I was at my doctors for a regular fitness assessment this morning. I just realized I still have the heart monitor on. Now I have to figure out how to get the damn thing off.
A quick pull is the less painful route.
I quite enjoyed The Man From UNCLE in the theater. It’s got Guy Ritchie’s hands all over 1960’s espionage. A fun flic!
^^^^^^^
this
So a highlights reel from the Con. It was super crowded. The vehicles outside were fun: Ghostmobile, MysteryMachine, etc. Enough actors that I recognized but couldn’t put a name to their face. Of the ones I recognized: Jeff Kober was nice, Chris Sarandon was not, Leif Tilden was a surprise (I recognized his voice before I knew who he was), Lance Henriksen was kind of quiet, Chris Mulkey played his guitar between people and Sid Haig was a fan favorite. I got to see the person I came for and get hugs. Lots of weird and interesting objets for sale. Lots of goth clothing and a few interesting cosplay. I might consider this in the future and staying for some of the films.
Well hopefully that won’t spoil future rewatchings of ‘The PrincessBride’
He plays the bad prince anyway, so I doubt it
You are the man who keeled my Con, prepare to die!
He was just in character from The Princess Bride. Or from Fright Night.
http://archerytag.com/ Activity for the next MMMmmmeetup?
We can use the tumbleweeds for target practice.
Looks suspiciously like the kind of think that fit people do. Not sure I’m allowed. I have a strict no-running policy that is to be broken only in the case of the zombie apocalypse.
“You’ll put your eye out, kid” or, maybe not.
Well I don’t think I would put my eye out, but anybody else had better watch out.
While I would be up for it, the next planned Mmmeetup is the nuptials and I would suggest maybe the bride would not like to have you or her bruised and battered for the event.
We haven’t picked out wedding colors yet, so there’s a slim chance they can be black & blue.
Gulp!
http://reductress.com/post/how-to-have-better-sex-the-hardest-way-possible/
I’m not even goin got ask how you found this.
Twitter
Morning Pan
For the second day in a row, our city is covered in a smokey haze from Washington State. They’re telling people with asthma and other such issues to try to stay indoors as much as possible. It’s a good thing that doesn’t apply to me.
We have hockey playing cows.
http://www.tickld.com/x/jaw/capitalism-explained?utm_source=tickld&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=capitalism&ts_pid=2&ts_pid=2&ts_pid=2
Cowpies are kinda puck-shaped.
Just came back from seeing my massage therapist. She said I was feeling very tight today.
I think my tongue is bleeding.
I’ve never had them massage my tongue before. . .
(I get it)
How does tightness lead to tongue bleeding? The mind boggles.
‘Biting your tongue’ not commonly used in Arizona?
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/bite+tongue
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Cunniligus
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Vagina+dentata
:blink:
Ready to start installing Windows 10 now:
http://i.imgur.com/ZS3pWFL.jpg
HA!
Right, like you could even find an A: drive anymore! You can’t fool me!
The news people said our air quality is eleven. Today’s smoke filled day has been brought to us by Spinal Tap.
Well Pan, it’s that time again
Today’s movie is about a really stupid spirit. Or at least one that doesn’t understand anything about the modern age
This spirit basically waits around, twiddling its ghostly thumbs, hoping someone will pull go into their attic, cellar, or wherever you store old crap, and pull out his preferred mode of communication.
Then, and only then, will he come and haunt you.
I for one am feeling very safe at the moment
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you – Ouija
This one claims there is nudity. The last movie claimed that too and there was nothing. Not even side boob. Let’s see how this goes
Little kiids playing with a board
Time passes
That’s not the same board
Burnin you ouija board can never be good
Tell me what is wrong
Rocking the leftovers
The stove lit itself. That’s why mine is electric
The board is back on her bed
It’s about time she took down those Christmas lights
He wants to teach her to surf
She’s a picky bitch
Debbie does death?
He brought flowers
Wait, who put the Christmas lights back?
It’s really bugging me that it’s not the same board they used as children. I don’t know why
Aw, it’s a penguin
Sara’s sneaking out
Checking the pool cover. Another bad idea
Nice house, though
Faulty lighting. That’s not cleche at all
She found the ouija board
Dead Debbie blew him… Off
Pease use the board with me. I need to talk to Debbie
You’re an idiot so come with me
They want to play where Debbie died
They sort of explained why it’s a different board. I feel better now
Never ouija alone
Debbie is that you
Too many questions. Just ask one
The night the lights went out in Georgia. Or whoever the hell this takes place
Cell phone flashlights FTW
Is Lane lame?
Let’s not shut off the stove
The mirror cracked
Lighting candles. Not advised in Calgary today. Seriously, the news people said not to light any
What messy people. No wonder why the have a maid
Queen show people doing it naked
Why is her riding his bike there? He’s just asking for a spirit to attack
The chalk is haunted
Another dark alley way
Seriously, this show is about as far from original as you can get
The spirit is everybody’s friend
Hiding in the bedroom
Now they are hiding in the closet
Personally, I’d call 911
Or 999 in Van’s case
It’s on speed dial,
Back to the board
Of course the dead guy sits at the head of the table
It’s not Debbie!
Don’t look through the planchette!
Mother is coming
They didn’t say good bye. That’s a no no in the game of Ouija
The penguin is a flash drive
Ah the bath tub. Nothing bad ever happens there in these type of movies
She’s like the old man snoring
The councillor can’t help
Time to search Debbie’s room for answers
Debbie had a secret entrance to the attic
Debbie said she cleaned the attic. She’s such a liar
That doesn’t look safe
Oh look, a creepy doll
Don’t go after the flashlight
Creepy doll is following her. How original
Sorry, had to take a quick break.
Now where was I?
Oh yes, previous owners of Debbie’s house
DZ had a sister
Alive and well at a mental institution
Hey, I know you.
Don’t you talk to ghosts in Insidious?
Mediumship?
Mother was insane
You made a connection
The house was a graveyard
Cut Doris’s stitches
He has two shadows
They found a secret grate
She was told not to go alone
Again, this is when you call 911
Do not stay there
Oh look, her flashlight died
She screams
Mother is so much ash
That can’t be it, there’s still 15 minutes left
Nope, not it. Now he’s haunted
This is why I keep my phone at my bedside at night
She lied
Break the connection
Board, body, both
Why at night?
Seriously, why can’t this stuff be done during the day?
I knew that plastic pool cover would come to play at some point
Let’s split up.
*sigh*
Seriously, police exist for a reason
Come out to play
A spirit that crawls creepy. How droll
Debbie is helping. How sweet
Doris is dust
There are no good byes
Floss is a bad idea in this show
Oh look, a Ouija planchette. You have no idea how surprised I was to see the movie end with that
Certainly not the best movie I’ve seen. It then again, certainly not the worse
Ha! Closing credits said, “Based on the Hasbro game Ouija”
I still have trouble getting my brain around the fact a ghost just sits around waiting for someone to find and use an old Ouija board. What does it do while it’s waiting. Does the ghost play white the board? If so, who does it try to contact?
Very silly, if you ask me.
I recall seeing the Tawny Kitaen Ouija horror movie from the 80s.
“Tawny Kitaen Ouija” could be a Manga title or something.
Maybe ghosts cant see other ghosts. They have to summons them via a Ouija board or maybe by playing Blood Mary in the bathroom late at night.
A rather famous Irish comedian did wonder what God did before creating the universe.
My job, you know?
Oh… oh I know… so sorry
I don’t but I’ll take your word on it.
Bunny we have lots of smoke too from WA, OR, CA, and ID too. Yuck
Yeah and we JUST got rid of that Albertan smoke….
From Alberta or 420?
cough
CP: The Beauty Process – L7
My laptop was upgraded by the pros and I have it back. They even cleaned up the outside of my laptop. I LOVE THE NEW PUTER!
Just finished Wyrmwood Road of the Dead. Seems to me that the Aussies have been making generally better horror films that us yanks for at least a few years now. 100 Bloody acres was also pretty kick ass.
Nah. But Ill contend its been on par.
Nothing can compare to the Australian horror of The Wiggles.
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Are you talking from a story/script or a production value? As with many things you have to step away from traditional production and distribution for some of the better scripted US horror films
It could easily be a result of my only getting exposed to the ones that are good enough to get a distribution over here. I watch as many good American horror movies, but it seems like finding needles in haystacks. Might be that the Australian movies that make it here are just the needles.
Morning Pan
Still smokey out.
Hubby had to do a talk for the schools in his system yesterday. As part of the presentation, he had a picture of himself from his high school id. Today, one of the teachers took that picture and compared it to a picture of Lionel Ritchie. The resemblance is actually pretty close.
Hubby just went down a notch in my mind. He showed me the comparison. I simply wrote back, “Hello”. He had no idea what I was talking about. :ermm:
Any comment could be construed as racist, so:
Cough
I wonder if Lionel Ritchie also looks like Joe Satriani these days.
Wow, just wow
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/08/26/wdbj-virginia-news-crew-shot-live-on-air_n_8042578.html
Still gobsmacked as I learn more about Charles Manson.
I just finished Kim Gordon’s bio. She talks about him a significant amount.
Did she know him?
No, just grew up there and then.
We finished S1 of The Leftovers last night. Great show!
Indeed.
This makes me think of hubby and me.
goo.gl/0Q3mSs
silly thing. Used Google’s URL shortener. Of course it doesn’t turn it into something linkable. Just copy and past.
The cuteness. Oh, the cuteness.
The plumber is here. Nothing wrong, just general servicing on all my stuff.
*This innuendo setup reserved for justaJ0e.*
Wha … Huh!
I felt a disturbance in the farce.
There is an old Alfred Hitchcock movie (or maybe an episode of the Twilight Zone) with a chase scene that ends up on a Merry-Go-Round. There is a fight (or perhaps a gunshot) and the controls for the ride get knocked to “ludicrous speed”. The Merry-Go-Round begins spinning faster and faster. Lights start to flash insanely as the calliope music blares in an increasingly off pitch and frantic manor. Some on-lookers back away in horror but others are rooted in place, unable to look or move away from the disaster in progress. Then parts of the ride start to pull loose. Bolts begin to fly off. The Merry-Go-Round, now spinning at a maniacal speed, begins to ominously wobble. It is no longer a question of “Will this end badly?” but instead “How long till this thing fails SPECTACULARLY and how many people will it take out with it?”
Lately when I hear a news report about Donald Trump, I can’t get this scene out of my head.
I recall that movie. “Strangers on a Train”, wasn’t it?
I believe that stunt was real. The old guy was really in danger, crawling under the out-of-control merry-go-round. Hitchcock said he regretted putting the actor in that situation, and would never take that kind of risk again for a film.
Hahahahahahaha:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34039054
Although I don’t have a problem with people’s faces, I just find them hard to describe.
So I’m on my third rewatch of ‘The Man in the High Castle’ pilot, it has me stoked for the upcoming series.
Is there a series coming? Cool. That was a durn good pilot.
It got the greenlight.
I’ve decided that it’s perfectly fine to eat room temperature yogurt.
Oh Ive done that and….survived
I prefer frozen myself.
“Let it go, let it go.”
Cant take you anymore
Never gonna give you up
We’re gonna have to start calling you “JustaRick”
HA! I see what you did there
********Pixie Driveby on her way to saving lives******
http://www.openculture.com/2014/07/terry-gilliam-reveals-the-secrets-of-monty-python-animations.html
I haven’t watched the video yet (who has 15 minutes to watch a video?), but it looks fun.
In that 15 minutes, I can have an operating room nearly setup to save a life…
We are going to have to get you a Cape.
So you may be able to blame the booze:
http://arstechnica.co.uk/science/2015/08/dont-blame-the-beer-goggles-they-might-be-a-myth/
+not
Mythbusters did a thing on this. I think they found there was a difference but not by a whole lot.
It’s Sly B’s bday and we are being lazy today! Jurassic Park Lego is on tap.
Lay is the greatest gift one could give
I meant “lazy”! HA!!!!
You meant what you typed.
Sex on the brain much? Nah!
And I typed what my brain meant
So Trainwreck wasn’t a train wreck.
Chris Evert still hot, who knew?
40-love!
Have a super, duper, amazing birthday to Sly B!
Yes! Have a great B-Day Sly-B!
Happy birthday, Sly!
Pixie cape same as Van’s coat?
Nope, you save lives, you are a superhero.
It’s the tights and the mask.
Lo: a black bear in Arvada?!
Yeah!!!!!! West near the foothills
So the death of the voice of the Darth Vader is doing the rounds on my FB feed, hopefully it’s a hoax.
James Earl Jones is not dead.
James Brown on the other hand…
Uh. Gotta jump back!
The same can’t be said for Thulsa Doom, Mufasa, or Darth Vader.
Whoa… youve blown my mind…
I find it funny that someone who rants about having panic attacks after seeing road traffic images in their FB feed, sends an image of a spider to arachnophobe.
+accidents
I prefer -accidents.
Stupid natural wonders.
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2015/08/i-cant-stop-reading-these-one-star-yelp-reviews-national-parks
Charlie Brown must of had some really bad trips to these parks.
Morning Pan
I think I need one of these
http://gizmodo.com/5879969/uss-enterprise-coffee-table-is-furnitures-final-frontier/
TGIF!
Working the weekend and the bank holiday so phooey!
Crap joke for the day:
Fred and Mary got married.
But they can’t afford a honeymoon, so they go back to Fred’s parent’s home for their first night together. In the morning, Johnny, Fred’s little brother, gets up and has his breakfast.
As he is going out of the door to go to school, he asks his mom if Fred and Mary are up yet.
She replies, “No”.
Johnny asks, “Do you know what I think?”
His mom replies, “I don’t want to hear what you think! Just go to school.”
Johnny comes home for lunch and asks his mom, “Are Fred and Mary up yet?”
She replies, “No.”
Johnny says, “Do you know what I think?”
His mom replies, “Never mind what you think! Eat your lunch and go back to school.”
After school, Johnny comes home and asks again, “Are Fred and Mary up yet?”
His mom says “No.”
He asks, “Do you know what I think?”
His mom replies, “Ok, ok, tell me what you think!!!”
He says: “Last night Fred came to my room for the Vaseline and I think I gave him my airplane glue.”
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41-dsaw5z4L.jpg
Enough of this working stuff. I have cookies to make.
Starting to watch S3 of Continuum, so far it rocks.
Cookies are on the counter cooling before I put them into a cookie jar.
Now, I’m going to see if I can replace our household modem.
Jack…
http://pitchfork.com/news/60977-baroness-announce-new-album-purple-share-chlorine-wine/
Must read. I’m glad they’re back from their horrible tour bus accident.
Its an epic song in scope and form.
Coming to you from a new modem.
A few hiccups with set up but now everything seems to be working fine. Hooray!
:biggrin:
You’re kicking ass and multitasking today! If I tried all that at once, I’d end up with 2400 baud cookies.
Now! It’s time to clean the washroom.
http://www.avclub.com/article/ridley-scott-confirms-his-next-film-will-be-promet-224554
!!!!!!!
Let the hatred to my utter joy commence!
I didn’t love Prometheus, but I certainly didn’t hate it either. I’d go see the sequel in a cinema.
Once again, Rhett has crystallized my feelings eloquently.
And I’d also say, in all seriousness, that this group is pretty good about accepting differences of opinion on the big life stuff and the entertainment preferences stuff (a few past incidents notwithstanding).
I’ve aired my grievances with Prometheus, but it’s OK to me. It’s not Battlefield Earth. Ridley Scott is a great artist. I’m open to seeing what more he can do with the premise. Just no more scenes of allegedly smart people doing ridiculously, suicidally stupid things, seemingly for no other reason than to advance the plot.
Shut your eloquent mouth.
It does mean he won’t fuck up Bladerunner 2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBaKqOMGPWc
Still waiting for the Lucas’ Special Edition of BR1 with CGI electric sheep all over.
Cool. Now can I crystallize how JP3 is vastly superior to JP2?
Youve broken me…
Unless the superiority is Tea Leoni. *cough*
You get out and burn in hell with your stupid opinions!
Respectfully.
Ha! You told that jerk!
With all due reverence.
Van, the way that sunlight flits across your skirt, makes me feel I’m from another world…
I’ve told you before I’m not Scottish.
Settle down, Davey Davey Watts
Well I was using a steam cleaner earlier.
Oh and you can look on the dark side of life and not be a bloody goth!
True but your make up kind of gives it away
You say Goth like it’s a bad thing
The Romans thought so.
Well according to this study on the TV news, being a goth have more chance of self harming.
R.I.P. Al Arbour. His champion Islanders teams were a big part of my childhood.
Watched the first two episodes of Narcos on Netflix, enjoyed the series so far.
JW: Dark Matter Season finale
Agatha Christie is probably spinning in her grave.
Tonight I discovered another form of booze to enjoy, a chocolate liqueur from Austria,
It’s that tasty I’m wiping the dregs up with my finger.
CW: Broncos v 49ers