1,205 thoughts on “The Man Who Scrolled the World”
Woot! New show!
I’m not sure I *ever* had the first post here. 🙂
And if no one else posts you’ll have the last comment too.
Darn. Sorry about that.
the sound of one hand posting.
Why are you typing with one hand…?
On this forum?
There might be something of interest posted to Deadpan on “that other social media forum”
Please chime in!
I did!
Me Too.
…Although, you may want to talk to people like J0e (I think) who aren’t on that particular mode of socializing.
No dowloadl link
On the webpage, is there a actual new show?
Morning Pan
Today’s Schedule, in no particular order:
Shower
Burn Audio CD’s for Edmonton Expo
Make Price List for Edmonton Expo
Order Kitty medicine
Clean kitty litter
Clean washroom
Take out garbage
Your crap joke for the day:
A blonde decides to learn and try horse back riding unassisted without prior experience or lessons. She mounts the horse with great effort, and the tall, shiny horse springs into motion. It gallops along at a steady and rhythmic pace, but the blonde begins to slip from the saddle. Out of shear terror, she grabs for the horse’s mane but cannot seem to get a firm grip. She tries to throw her arms around the horse’s neck, but she slides down the side of the horse anyway. The horse gallops along, seemingly oblivious to its slipping rider. Finally, giving up her frail grip, she leaps away from the horse to try and throw herself to safety. Unfortunately, her foot has become entangled in the stirrup. She is now at the mercy of the horse’s pounding hooves as her head is struck against the ground again and again. As her head is battered against the ground, she is mere moments away from unconsciousness or even death when Frank, the Wal-Mart manager runs out to shut the horse off…
I’m going to go ahead and admit I’m kind of nervous to meet you all. Excited but nervous. Okay, so I already know two of you in person and have talked to another a few times….
Going back to stalking for now.
Join the club.
First time meeting you and Lo, been nervous for weeks.
Van is nervous every year and it always turns out well.
Trust me, we are all a good bunch and fisticuffs rarely break out at these things. 😉
But the wrestling is half the fun!!! 🙂
Just gets a bit muddy.
Oh I assure you there’s nothing to worry about, sir. Unless you count Ed and I fuckin witchu while you sleep…
I’m not licking Bailey’s off you, you’ll need a cat for that..
I’m not sure Mrs. Lo Pan knows what she’s gotten into!!
Shhhh! Spoilers!
No worries. I havent told him about the banana in the tailpipe gag yet…
I picked up ‘to kill a mocking bird’ a few months ago.
I better get cracking. I’ve only read eleven of the 97 books listed.
Same here.
Only 13 of them. I’ve been meaning to check out Henry Miller’s “Tropic” books.
Did anyone else notice that there are a few numbers missing?
New post, new plea for Sausagefest donations.
We are still quite a way from our goal, but I’m confident that there are still a few people out there that I just need to bug a few more times to get their donations in.
My computer decided it doesn’t have a CD drive any more. I’ve re-installed the driver. Updated all the drivers on my computer. Did a malware and virus check and still, nothing. Looks like I’ll have to replace it once I get back from Deadpan mmmmmeetup
Sounds like the controller burnt out.
It can read discs just won’t burn them any more.
Now using hubby’s computer to burn our audio books to CD for sale at the Edmonton Expo.
Uh oh. Yeah after reading Rotten Tomatoes too, methinks AV Club may not have been the asshole I thought it was
The review came off as hipsterish assholism because the reviewer spent too much time (imo) complaining about KS and the movie being made on a dare. It doesn’t mean the review itself was wrong.
Why you gotta speak the truth?
Whoops. Never mind the crazy man behind the curtain! 😉
ditto nailed it. The AVClub review was too self-conscious, as if the reviewer was more concerned about our opinion of them than they were about conveying their take on why the movie fails.
As Scalzi says, “The failure mode of clever is ‘asshole’.” While he may have been talking about private communication, I think the concept holds generally true.
Just as an fyi, fantasy hockey emails have been send. Please check your spam just in case
It really is beautiful. Unfortunately the cynic in me knows the UN and knows this will be forgotten by them tomorrow.
The cynic in me thinks how is that different from any of our governments?
That’s the realist in you…
You have a point. 🙂
Your crap joke for the day:
A man was traveling down a country road when he saw a large group of people outside a house. He stopped and asked a person why the large crowd was there.A farmer replied, “Joe’s mule kicked his mother-in-law and she died.”..”Well,” replied the man, “she must have had a lot of friends.”..”Nope,” said the farmer, “we all just want to buy his mule.”
Right Pan, I’m off to make a complicated journey to a gig, part way by train the rest by car.
Morning Pan!
Today’s Schedule:
Burn Audio Cd’s
Go to the Bank
Buy Candy (and other stuff unrelated to Deadpan)
Pick up kitty’s medicine
Little changes to ebooks.
“Tusk is an overextended, tonally incoherent joke that would make viewers squirm even if it didn’t involve a bloody and demented medical experiment.”
That’s from NPR.
So I’ll ask you – clearly the AV club’s review was based on him hating Kevin Smith. Do you think a lot of the other scathing review are at all Kevin Smith biased as well, even at a subconscious level? Has KS fucked his reputation up that much?
I’m not really sure, but I think so. He’s not at the level of Shamalamadingdong, but he seems to have reached the point where people can’t separate his failures from himself. If he focused on creating something decent, he could probably turn it around, but it seems like he isn’t even trying anymore.
Its interesting that you say that because I think shamalama has more of a potential to turn things around than KS does. Shama has turned into a running joke but it seems people genuinely dislike KS. And considering his next film as another “Canadian horror” film (starring his daughter) I think he’s given up doing stuff for anyone else but him.
You are probably right. At least S is trying.
Halloween makes candy buying so much easier.
Note this morning from Yahoo:
“You are now in Stranger Danger.”
Bam!
I just want you to know, my Deadpan suitcase has more stuff in it for you guys than my own personal things.
Did a count. For Deadpan next week I have:
Full sized candy
9 Kinder Bueno (they come in two packs so that actually = 18)
15 Kinder Surprise
Thanks, Jack. Great article. I couldn’t agree more.
And just to officially share: at this point there is a strong possibility that T Cat won’t be able to attend. Our dog is just too old and sick. Some one needs to look after him and T is being nice enough to take care of that. She will definitely miss seeing you guys again.
Poor pup 🙁 T-Cat will be missed, but of course we all understand.
Yeah, I watch his show. Miss America is kind of crazy.
Its more the “we are the largest giver of scholarships for women” lie/non-lie that got me
Yeah, that’s quite the revelation. $45,000,000 is a lot of money to lie about.
They didn’t address the commonly-stated soundbyte surrounding these pageants, that the majority of viewers are women. To echo Emma Watson’s UN speech, we need both genders participating to bring about real, progressive change.
What’s saddest of all is that they seem to INDEED be the largest scholarships for women organization – even at the 4 million that was found. Yuck.
I love you, Emma…
RE: the classic Siskel & Ebert link above. I couldn’t find the Big Trouble in Little China episode. Anyone else? That’d be rife with good Palooza material. 🙂
Roger underwent a pretty impressive evolution from smart, smug, pretentious douche to likable, opinionated old guy. Sadly, Gene wasn’t given enough time.
He famously gave the Mummy 3, 3 stars
TONITE! SHIELD!
All the fucking hypocritical, hateful, moronic things she said
Well, I went to a REALLY interesting Biotechnology lecture tonight on Microbiomes.
Kept expecting my Dad to show up but found out through text message about halfway through, that he was in the hospital.
78 year old fell off a ladder. 2 broken ribs, some cracked vertebrae and a small bruise on the brain. They’re keeping him overnight in the ICU for observation. Barring some repercussion from the head hit, he should recover … if my mom lets him live.
remind to tell you some highlights from the lecture.
Fascinating stuff.
Preferably in person…
Hope he recovers quickly…and survives your mother.
Eek. Speedy recovery wishes to justaD@d. Seriously.
Yes, best wishes for your dad justa.
jesus lord!
Phew! Sounds like a really close call, j0e. He is in good hands, at the hospital and sounds like he is safer there, than back at home with your mom.
I’m going to have to look at some frolicking, internet kittens now to get the cuteness levels back down to a tolerable amount.
😉
Hearing stories (from a medical perspective) of what items people can (& should?) put up their rectums, will *never* get old for this Pixie. I’m always up for a giggle… And a “holy shit! They ‘fell’ on to a what, doing what?!?!”
Quote from last night’s gig (Willy Porter):
Jesse loves you but your guitar thinks you’re an asshole.
Jesus bloody autocorrect
Do you wish you were Jesse’s girl, Van?
:-p
Morning Pan
Hubby is driving to Edmonton today. I get to make the trip on Firday. Go figure
I think I’m just going to give up this week entirely.
I seem to have lost all the items in my in box and everything from yesterday in my emails.
*sigh*
Does Pandora know something I don’t know? I open up my work email and “Tubular Bells” as performed by Trans-Sylvanian Orchestra is playing.
You’ll have to to the Monster Mash next.
I think I need to take a technology free day. This is really wishful thinking but still, it would be nice.
Van did you catch Sleepy Hollow? Old fun renewed. Really have grown to love that show
Going to watch the first episode of the new season on the train home.
Like Agents of Shield, Sleepy Hollow Season 2 opener is on our DVR and I won’t get a chance to see it until after the mmmmmmeetup. 🙁
Well Sleep Hollow S2 got off to a good start . That Austrakian bloke makes a good bad guy.
Off to do some shopping.
Later Panites!
So after today, my next day off will be the day I’m flying to Denver.
#strangeness
Cue up the John Denver tune!
Please Daddy Dont Get Drunk This Christmas?
Did he do that one with the Muppets?
Ha!
Welcome, brave Sir knight. welcome to the Castle Anthrax
Seriously though I had no idea this was happening. Kudos to the students for not taking this shit
Totally agree.
I was going to complain about the use of the term, “conservative” in the news articles, but sadly, it seems relevant. We’re headed in a bad direction with these divisive politics.
“Retired New Jersey history teacher Larry S. Krieger told Newsweek, “As I read through the document, I saw a consistently negative view of American history that highlights oppressors and exploiters.””
Sooooo because its highlighted “consistently”, lets go ahead and take it out all together?
Hey, let’s go back to feudalism, right? We serfs clearly had it great back then. 😉
Hell yes! There’s nothing quite like playing the Family Feudalism!
Survey says: DING! Very Patriotic!
I dont even know where to begin about my feelings towards people, organizations, governmental bodies, assholes, ignorant lame-O’s, etc. who think censorship is a positive or evwn a “pateiotic” belief. WTF!
I’d like to think humans– mainly parents and educators, can explain and educate the youth on how to have a good moral compass, embrace history and grow from our mistakes, as individuals and as a nation.
But who am I to have an opinion?
Well clearly that’s happened here since its the students that know enough to walk out and protest this. This gives me hope for the current, and perhaps the parental, generations.
You need all of the (legitimate) facts to come to the conclusions that make the most sense to you. Schools denying students access to “all” of the information prevents them from being able to make the best-educated decisions they can, and is absolutely censorship with an aim toward civil population control.
Jesus, I am a cranky geezer.
You are, but youre on point. Get off your lawn
Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it .. wait … rich, entitled white guys in a ruling class who did what every they wanted to whomever they wanted … maybe “repeating the past” IS what this group is going for.
Morals and ethics? Is that a class in our education system? Seems like it should be, but I don’t see it on any of the curricula. Seems like the super-poor substitute is to have individual teachers implant their specific political agendas all willy-nilly. Why on earth would we want to teach our kids to fish and have them understand how morals and ethics are actually supposed to work?
As did Agents of SHIELD.
That’s on tonite’s to watch list with Gotham
Too many shows! It’s taken us months just to reach the halfway point of Boardwalk Empire S3.
I’m gonna go ahead and assume that won’t get through the work web filter :).
It might be able to ooze under it, so you might want brace yourself.
I know what game we’re playing at the mmmmeetup…
Snap?
Snatch?
I’m keing my distance if you are playing that.
So who thought it would be a good idea to make the I-podcast player non-removable from the phone or ipad? Seriously, it’s messing with the way I do things.
No idea, but since 8 update the podcast app on the phone supports 100mb download (for some reason capped at 50mb even though Apple has raised the limit).
Over 3G/4G
You can go in the app and tell it to download nothing. You have to do this with each podcast but at least it’s something.
I haven’t seen Amy on the boards in a while. Is she still coming to themmmeetup next week?
hmmm…. that would be important to know wouldnt it
SO my dad has finally been moved out of the ICU.
He fractured 9 ribes in 13 place, broke a piece off a vertebrae in his lower back and another off a vertebrae in his neck and had a small hematoma on his brain.
All in all … could have been a life ending event but wasn’t.
He should recover from those injuries. The big challenge is that he doesn’t get pneumonia from not moving around and taking deep breaths (due to the rib injures). The other challenge is that he is not the type to sit around. Ever. He had several caving trips planned for this weekend.
At 78, if he is forced to sit still for 4 to 6 weeks it will crush his spirit. Of course, if we could keep him OFF OF LADDERS that would probably be good from here on out.
Well, I’m sure that active spirit is why he’s able to climb ladders at his age. Sounds like anxious times, man. I still wish him the best. I happen to know a nurse, if you have any medical questions. . .
I said god damn. Best of luck to that strong guy
Honestly, truly, sincerely… Speaking as a nurse here for a second– please encourage your dad to keep his pain well-controlled. This will allow him to take deeper breathes and help prevent pneumonia.
Harder said than done, I know; but saying those words and remind him this will also help him recover more quickly.
Dammit I’m hooked on this Siskel and Ebert site. Maybe its the want of time more simple. Trying to leaf thru the local paper’s tv guide looking for the listing, or flipping thru the channels and blissfully coming across it.
Or maybe I just miss the two guys.
I recall holding my tape recorder up to the tv speaker to get the S&E theme song.
My brother did the same to get the MASH theme song.
I had a Radio Shack 30 minute cassette loaded with theme songs. I’m pretty sure I had M*A*S*H, Hill Street Blues, The A-Team, Hardcastle & McCormick. . . I’d love to hear that tape again.
I used to tape the audio from Get Smart on to my Radio Shack cassette recorder. I’m fighting the urge to tell you to get off my lawn now.
Morning Pan
This time next week I’ll be on an airplane going to the Rockies, from the Rockies :cheerful:
And I’ll be flying to the Rockies after leaving the embrace of Sylvester Stallone.
#Adrian
Does EssBee have a servant robot programmed with a sultry voice?
Holy crap. I think I’m all caught up on my work. How did that happen?
There, made my hockey picks. I know we’re not sure if we’ll be doing the pool next week but I thought I’d be ready just in case.
Did I miss a draft announcement?
Not as such, Jack. But, all of the players will be in Colorado at the same time so… I think it partially depends upon what those not in our pool will want to do. And, of course, what Lo/Bee wants to do.
I think I’m nearing the end of my comic book kick.
Well since they are free and relatively short, you could try all the rest of them.
By the way, hubby likes you guys. I usually don’t buy Halloween candy until a day or two before the event because it mysteriously goes missing. I picked up a couple of boxes the other day so I could pick and choose some to take with me to Colorado. Of the items I didn’t take, I doubt there will be any left by the time I leave.
…except maybe the Crunchies, hubby’s not a fan of those, but I like them so it’s all good.
Okay so I promised you kids fun bacteria facts.
– The Bacteria in us are GOOD. The vast majority anyways. Amoung many other things, the ones in our guts break food down into molecules for their own food but do it so well that there is plenty left for US. Without that bacteria we would likely starve to death.
– Historically, bacteria were found by growing cutlers. Until just recently we thought there were 5000 species of Bacteria in us. Less then 5% of which can be identified by doing the “swab & culture” method, standard to most medical diagnosis.
– Current DNA testing and identification has now identified 1 million species. It can do this accurately and within hours instead of the days that a culture takes.
-Each of us has about 1000 different strains of bacteria in us and what we have is dependent on several factors including our immediate environment.
-While you have approx. 37 trillion “human” cells in you, there are approx 100 Trillion bacteria cells per person.
– The amount of bacteria in you would weigh about 2.5 lbs or 3 pints by volume.
– They have recently discovered a link between a certain bacteria and obesity.
– what we actually know about bacteria and MicroBiomes is incredibly small because the research has just started in ernest. Incredibly promising but but we are still trying to sort through “causation vs. correlation”.
It’s all really interesting stuff.
Liberal lies!!
But bacteria are just a theory. No one has ever seen one with their own eyes!
Ahhhh … but Bacteria can be PROFITABLE!
Doesn’t that suddenly make them Patriotismic?
I expect some eye rolling from Essbee when she reads the email I just sent.
I should explain, that even though it’s from the same animal I find the texture of the meat in question off putting.
Way to pique our curiosity, Van.
Pork, ok in sausages no so ok in steak form.
You jus’ don’t dig on swine.
I do love bacon though..go figure.
Please tell the Canadian dollar to stop falling. I want to be able to spend my money in Colorado, not give it to the bank/government
I just noticed the New Scientist is the same price in the USA/Canada
Enjoyed the first episode of Gotham.
I’m not sure if anyone else has seen this, but it is neat to see how advanced video cards, ostensibly developed to make more realistic video games, can provide enough hard data to counter conspiracy theories.
However, in my defence, I am packing for my trip to Edmonton tomorrow and decided it was just as easy to have both cases open and pack at the same time.
I’m leaving it till Wednesday, hoping I can fit everything into the smaller backpack.
At the mmmmeet up, ask me why this is what makes my boss thinks I’m a miracle worker.
Having so much trouble concentrating today.
I’m not sure how much it has to do with seeing a few of you in a week.
“China is here, Mr Burton”
“I have relieved myself on your truck!”
You know what Jack Burton always says?
What the hell. 🙂
HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By email Essbee has just demonstrated why she is high up in Evil Inc.
bwahahahaha
I didn’t eye-roll about the pork too much, Van.
“the pork”
I may bring something due to my weird dietary requirements. Thank you for the heads up on the menu.
Good start to season 4 of Person of Interest. Plus, they had a really good remake of 10 Years After’s “I’d Like To Change The World” at the end of the ep.
Agreed.
…and Amy Acker….mmmmmmm!
“pork too much”
Is that even possible? What a world!
You had me at “Is”.
Some one has been drinking tonight.
fess up!
As I read this, the dog is lapping loudly from her water bowl.
Prostitute, bank robber and then song writer..bloody hell.
Finally saw “God Bless America”. Good film, but disturbing, which was obviously the point.
Bobcat Goldthwait’s movie? Been meaning see that.
Is it better than “Hot to Trot”?
Yes, very much so. On one level, it’s a modern version of Bonnie and Clyde. On another level, it’s a very satirical look at American pop-culture. There’s a lot of ways you can look at this movie, but it’s a pretty dark comedy.
Better than “Shakes the Clown”??
That exhausts the joke and my recall of Bobcat Goldthwait movies.
I’m fairly easy going (steady Lo..steady) and in regards to the meetup plans will go with the flow..
However I will not play darts! :-p
Sure, he’s easy for LO 🙂
Like Sunday morning
Ahh Ahh Ahh Ahh.
Was not impressed with the new series ‘Scorpion’ it was too dumb to be enjoyable.
There was a lot of nerd rage this on the FB about that show.
Oh? Did they feel they got stung by scorpion?
We enjoyed it. If I want to have nerd rage, I’d watch Big Bang Theory. Scorpion is much less offensive.
I was keeping my fingers crossed the waitress would be taken out…
A boy walked in on his mom and dad having sex. His dad said “we’re making you a brother/sister” the boy replies “do her doggie-style, I’d rather have a puppy
I’m under orders from my boss not to do any work today since I was working all weekend. I have to listen to her, otherwise she tattles on me to hubby.
Anyone watch Gotham? I liked it!
I did watch. I kind of had geek moments recognizing the introduction of various characters and themes. I will continue to watch and see if they’ll develop more toward one of the comic lines or toward the movies.
Now Essbee if you read all the comment you would know me and Lo watched it..just not together.
Cough
+s
i’ll get your coat…
In spirit…baby
Damn con. I’m losing my voice. If I catch something just before I have to get on a plane, I will be less than happy.
Airborne works beautifully for me.
1000 mg of Vitamin C daily. Up to 2000 mg if you can handle it.
Large doses can cause diarrhoea.
Hence the warning 🙂
It would suck to have to attend a MMMmmmeetup with no voice!
So relieved the article simply raised its point without a bunch of trash-talking nonsense. I agree with his points – – Stephenson is right, but we do still need our cautionary dystopias.
I agree: good article. I tend to be dismissive when people like Stephenson use overly reductionist arguments regarding what is wrong today. Things are never so simple. So, I applaud the article’s author for taking a more nuanced view.
Every last thing about him makes them uncomfortable.
Daily Kos is the left Fox news x1000000
^This
Ah yes… the rain/hail/snow mix! Just in time for the mmmmmeetup!
The first Netflix original film is the sequel to Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and I couldnt be more excited!
This news is Chow Yun Phat!
(joke reused from FB)
I could definitely be more excited. The first “original film” from Netflix should be an “original” film. They are saying to me, in no uncertain terms, that they are going to take exactly the same route as Hollywood and focus mainly on generating cash… I mean focusing on sequels, remakes, reinvisionings, reimaginings and rehashings of games, TV shows, etc.
Disagree. If they were going that route they could have picked a MUCH bigger film/franchise to sequelize.
Good point, but they ARE already on track to deliver us a bunch of Marvel series, so their intentions have always been pretty clear. (FD: I am really looking forward to Daredevil).
Your Rocky Mtn High MMMmmmeetup, brought to you by Desertpixie and her weather app!
I must have just needed a day rest as my voice is now back to normal and I’m feeling pretty good. I’m ready for my plane ride.
It’s kind of strange being completely caught up in my work. I keep thinking I should be doing something.
2 days, muthabitches
Woot. Are you prepared for the invasion of awesome?
– of course I don’t mean me, but all these talented people in one place might create some kind of seismic force.
Cynful, please see my email from yesterday and let us know about Thurs night.
My creativity is smaller than an atom.
Done. Sorry about that, was checking on timing this morning and then got wrapped up in work email.
I’m exhausted all the way through to the fibrous core of my being, these days. I won’t be bringing any talent or wit; just tired, grumpy resignation. (oh boy!)
Sausagefest is fully funded for this year! Woooooo.
Any donations collected from here on out go directly and 100% to the charity!
Congratulations Tony. Good work!
The sausage is raised!
For comics fans… well, sort of… there’s a sex guide from the creators of Sex Criminals.
So have you seen the Nicki Minaj “Anaconda” video? Well, don’t. Go watch Mastodon’s “Motherload” instead. Lots of wave form action. Probably a little NSFW, even though I’m sure it will air on VH1.
“Star Trek Fans Are Not, By Definition, Mentally Impaired”
Oh good… ebola has been confirmed in Dallas. Ed do NOT bring that shit…
Say no to the Edbola.
I have it on good authority that Ed is pretty good about not sharing bodily fluids with people who have just flown in from Africa.
Now, people who have just flown in from the UK … well that’s another story.
I’m sure the social media world will respond reasonably and gracefully to this news.
So tomorrow will be a game of ”..is the BA app going to actually let me select a seat’ ..it fucked up the last time.
CW: Sleepy Hollow S2E2
I watched Ep1 last night
Tony Hawks is 46..feeling old yet?
Time for him to give up those childish, frivolous things and get a decent, grown-up job like regular folks.
Yeah, I think I’ll steer clear of the Dallas area for the next few decades….hopefully my plane will as well.
So, anybody doing anything special this weekend? I hear there might be thing somewhere.
Imagine a Benny Hill like chase with Lo and Essbee..
So BA if you aren’t going to let me check in for the later flight why give me the option?
I fear selecting 0 for checked luggage is going to get me searched again.
Just remember to cough
I’m not bothered by the search, but it means they won’t issue me with a boarding pass till I get to Heathrow, which means my chances of getting an aisle seat is much reduced..grrrr!
Is everyone holding their peace until Van’s confirmed as pond jumped?
That sounds rather ominous Cynful, should I consult the tea leaves before leaving for airport?
My dilemma tonight:
Smaller backpack which everything fits with a tight squeeze but easier to carry.
Or slightly large one, which has more external pockets (for pills and leads) but more bulky
Steady Lo, it’s BP and cholesterol meds.
Speaking of I happened to find a nice bottle of Bailey’s for you. Chilled or not chilled, sir?
Chilled is better and you shouldn’t have!
Larger! You might shop!
Hah! A fridge magnet doesn’t take up much room.
He’s still taking your bull dyke magnet!
I went with the larger bag.
I’m all packed and ready to roll. Although, getting up at 3am to get to the airport is not going to be fun. I may have to do some sleeping on the plane.
Breakfast in downtown Denver will make you less tired.
And I said, “What about. . . Breakfast in downtown Denver with Tiffany?” And you said, something or other. . . .
Ok, not all 90s music was great.
Let’s see if I can sleep tonight 🙂 See you tomorrow those who are coming.
“those who are coming”
Man, this is really happening, isn’t it? At last the world will have proof that I haven’t been making Lo Pan up this whole time!
Ha! Nevar!
Do we get the live rendition of “Jack Maaangaaaan, you got your shit togethaaar!” 🙂
glee x2!
Van’s on a plane
(uhhhh uhhhhh)
I cant complain
(uhhhh uhhhhh)
Well Breakfast first.
Oh I swear you already boarded and were in the air. Pay no attention to the man who cant read…
Holy crap! What a ahow the Eagles threw for us in Glendale, Arizona!
So I’m in the departure area waiting to board the Flight to London.
I’m looking at prices for stuff and wondering why anybody pays such high prices.
Obviously they do as the shops are still in business.
How an academic can be an ass:
David Mitchell’s novelistic success, most recently with The Bone Clocks, is explained by UK academic Sarah Dillon (editor of a book of essays on his writing): ‘This is why his work is so addictive – he’s creating his own universe.’ (New York Times, 24 August) [DR] If only some science fiction or fantasy author had thought of that!
-from the latest Ansible.
Morning Pan
It took me over an hour to get through airport security. They were very busy.
However, this does mean less waiting time in the airport gate area so I’ll count it as a win
safe flight!
Doing some last minute prep.
Safe drives, sir
I’ve had to postpone my departure due to bad hail. Hopefully I can leave in the next hour.
My departure might be even later. There’s reports of dollar to golf-ball sized hail along the 1st hour of my drive.
Looks like it is clearing up. I need to finish the last couple of things here, then I can go.
My battery packs at people hogging the charge points at Heathrow.
Ok, strapped into my seat, next stop Denver, going silent.
See you tonight!
Happy trails to all travelers! (bum ba de da)
Safe travels to all and thank you Ess and Lo for hosting. Just printed my boarding pass and I’m starting to think about packing.
Your wife is coming, Rhett?
Nope, just me. She’s on kid detail this weekend.
Happy testing to all test-takers!
What he said! 😀
Heading out now. So long as there aren’t any further delays, I should be at the hotel around 7pm.
drive safely! thats a long I70 haul
hey Deadpan.
I’m Panning at the Pan’s
You should fix that man’s car, Bunny!
Just checked Van’s flight status. ON TIME!!!
Under budget!
“Under”
Mr Lo Pan made me a burrito
Can we get the PBP?
Pre outing meal?
Gotta be well fed to win at darts.
Food was ate. Drinks were had. Toilets were discussed. Now the rest of you need to get here 🙂
They were goddamn tall.
tru dat
C: standing at DIA International Arrivals waiting for my bbf.
Big Bop Fred?
Then I turned up, how disappointing for you.
Cough
not
Counting down the hours until the morning…I don’t see a lot of sleep ahead of me.
Spent a wonderful evening with Lo Pan, EssBee, Vanamonde, Ditto, and Cynful. Now, I think it’s bed time
Sounds awesome! I’m completely pack. Gotta get my sorry ass out of bed around 3:45AM to make my 6:00AM flight. Should be at Denver International around 9AM. See you guys soon.
looking forward to it
Cj and I are furiously rushing to finish work things and pack. Oh and I’m bringing a bottle of rye whiskey with me. Because I can.
Because. You. Can.
Does rye whiskey come wish caraway seeds?
I’m sure I can find a caraway flavored liquor to make you a drink using both.
I’ll be at the airport tomorrow round 10.
Nice evening.
But the USB charger maybe haunted, it humms and flickers in blue.
Van, I have a dual car charger if you want to borrow while running around
Who the hell’s gonna have time to read this weekend??
Of course there will be reading time… For early birds like me 😉
CR: The Explicable be Cherie Priest
Bags packed and it appears this gathering is happening – so to the airport with me.
See you fine folks in a few hours!
I’m at my gate. T minus 45 minutes for takeoff.
My best friends on the internet are gathering in Denver and I can’t make it. My best friend at work is now in Denver to attend the Great American Beer Fest and I can’t make it. My son lives just south of Denver and I’ve never been able to get out there to see him. I can’t begin to tell you how bummed I am not to be in Denver right now.
But seriously, I hope the gathering goes great. Have a blast.
What the hell, man???? Damn that stinks. Sorry the stars couldnt align for you this time. Shall raise a pint tonite for you, sir
Next time Assman. Next time.
I join you in your Denver deficit induced bummer. 🙁
You, sir…. are quite the star tonite 😀
Definitely. We also salute all of you that can’t be here.
You can’t escape from crap jokes:
An 80yr old couple were seen shagging furiously up against a fence. For 40 mins they shagged like Bastards. Arms and legs going everywhere until they fell to the floor. wow she said “you didnt screw me like that 50yrs ago! To which the old man replied “50 yrs ago that fence Wasnt Fecking electric!
morning Pan
I’m up and showered and ready for another Panventurous day
I am heavy-hearted and telling you all about it here so you know why I may be weepy this weekend. I won’t be good at talking about it . . .
Sly B’s beloved Grandma Linda died at 4:46 yesterday – just as I was preparing to head to the airport to collect Van. She was my friend, and treated me like her own as nobody else in my life has.
Sly B will likely not be home tomorrow for the bbq, which will go on as planned with no arguments. She and her mom are headed to Southern Colorado this afternoon to help with arrangements and have some sibling time. She sends hugs and regrets for missing you all.
Ok, carry on. Cannot wait to see you all this evening!!
**hugs**
**long, long hugs**
That blows Ess. At least you’ll be amongst friends this weekend. “Hugs”
My condolences for your and Sly B’s loss. She’s always in your heart.
So sorry, EssBee and Sly. 🙁 🙁
Please, please feel no obligation from us this weekend. We’re here for whatever you need.
Rest in peace.
EssBee and Sly B, Im so sorry to hear of your family’s loss. 🙁
We are all here for you both, in person!
Cant wait to hug you tonight, Essbee!
Condolences from both T Cat and me.
Just checked flight status for Jack and Pixie. ON TIME! I’ll be leaving to pick tem up within the next hour!
Phew! We *just* made a seat in our oversold flight! Wow!
Next stop; DENVER!
We are chillin’ together at Lo Pan’s
Watch out for the Hell of Upside Down Corpses in Lo Pan’s basement.
Speaking of — we’re currently in the Hell of Waiting For Everyone Else to Get the Fuck Off the Plane!! Woot!
Landed!
Rocky Mountain High, motherfuckers.
C: sitting in my car waiting for Jack’s text! Denver rush hour, here we come!
The excitement is palpable!
The group appreciates your gift Joe
🙂
Hoping the good times are a ‘rollen.
Thank you for the kind gift JOe. It was much appreciated. 🙂
AND HOW!
Thank you J0e
Thank you very much!
Thank you, j0e! We all loved your gift
Didnt have to use my AK. I gotta say it was a good day.
And thank you to Mr. & Mrs. Lo Pan for putting up with this lot. LOL
Relationship wisdom from Twitter:
@Harkaway: Mrs H: It’s dark in this house.
Me: Winter is coming.
Mrs H: I will gut you with this spoon.
Morning Pan
One day I’ll get this sleeping in thing figured out
Try, try again? 😉
I am surprised and happy that the Royals are making me eat my words. 🙂
Ooooh. What do they taste like?
Crummy? 😉
So, like the floor in my room then.
Yep. Definitely under foot. 😉
My breakfast this morning was very messy. There are crumbs all over the floor
Ok. I think I’ve got my hockey notes in order now. 🙂
I’m up, barely. I need to go run for supplies and get some real coffee.
High Altitude Sickness.
HA!
Hugs & sympathy. That sucks.
So, Jack and I your for most horrible panite in cards against humanity. You won’t get off so easily next time.
How much did you drink last night?
I was good did Humans Cards!
Good morning.
CP: Come On — Headstones
Hello Morning, and I have the shaving cuts to prove I’m awake.
You’re awake now! 🙂
No, he’s not. Don’t lie to the poor guy. This is all just a dream.
Home as well. Only one brief scare. I’ll add my thanks as well. It was good meeting you all
My luggage has been checked. Now the long wait at Denver International Airport
My almost but not quite as long wait begins.
Turns out they changed the plane, which had a different layout from the replaced plane, hence the messing around with the seat allocation.
Hugs to all who travelled and attended.
Hugs to all who were there in spirit.
Extra hugs to our most gracious hosts, EssBee, Lo Pan, and Dani for going above and beyond
I’ll second that, thanks to all, it was a great weekend.
drinking a cherry milkshake while I wait for the plane
Milk and cookies here.
Amazed there isn’t a Starbucks in this part of the terminal.
Van, be careful! You’ve found a time portal back to prehistoric times (Before Starbucks, sometimes denoted as BS). If you venture too far you will encounter the Land of the Lost and a Sleestak may steal your seat.
Woot!
I think…
Back home safely in KC. I hope everyone else has a safe trip back. Thanks again to everyone that hosted, drove, cooked, and otherwise contributed to a great weekend.
Was nice to see you again ditto.
Yah!
So looking at the Icelandair plane behind me it appears you can fly directly from Denver to Iceland.
You learn something new everyday…
Hmmmmm……
Iceland Deadpan Meetup? 🙂
Bjorkpan is the way.
Where is my stork dress?
Wow. The Leafs cut their enforcers from the line up.
Home safe from another wonderful MMMMMeetup.
I had a great time seeing everyone in person. Alvie and EssBee, thank you for co-hosting, and Rhettro, thanks for co-chauffeuring.
Ed: Our Star Wars RPG continued after you left; I took over your spot, and we completed the mission thanks to some great teamwork and creative strategy. That was one of my favorite parts of the meetup. (The other one was exploring downtown Boulder.)
Deadpan is the way. :happy:
Good night, Pan.
Food (including amazingly good smoked pork), beer, hugs, Cards/Charades Against Humanity, elk, The Rockies, the hotel from The Shining, first-time meetings, reunions with old friends, museums, football, the zoo, the Junior Lo Pans, Star Wars RPG, downtown Boulder, Altitude Sickness, Kris’s BBQ, the hospitality of Kris and Alvie and family, great conversations, missing the Deadpanites who couldn’t be there, the round bought by JustaJ0e … and everything else I’ve omitted. I’d say it was a successful MMMmmmeetup.
This Pixie is back in the desert, safely, along with a Mangan named Jack!
<3 and safe travels to all tonight!
The house is so…empty…now. Heh.
Good times is good times. And this was as good as it gets.
I’m sure the junior Lo Pans will fill it with plenty of sounds and activity.
Well deadpan I’m back in Blighty.
Managed to to catch a a kip for an hour.
A few hours to kill before my connecting flight leaves.
Had a nice long sleep, followed by a long shower. Now I’m ready to face the day.
I had an interesting conversation with security once in Canada. Here’s how the conversation went:
Were you visiting Colorado for business or pleasure?
Pleasure? I have friends there.
How did you meet your friends?
Through an on-line group?
Really? What kind of on-line group?
Um, it started around a podcast we all listened to and became friends from there. There are a bunch of us that get together annually.
Hmmm, What do the friends who live in Colorado do?
One works for the Government…
While truthful, I was looking at these answers from his point of view as was starting to become worried I might be detained. It was interesting to say the least.
as = and
lol. I can see what you mean. I’m glad you didn’t end up having trouble.
Clay Aiken for Congress? He *actually* had a televised debate?
Oy.
Once more into the (new) breach, my friends.
*sigh* Too true. My Day started off with an hour long drive through road construction.
Good luck, man
Thank ye. It was good.
Plane to Newcastle delayed, sigh
Get home already!
It was so great to hang out with all of you!!!! Come back any time.
Thanks for the touching card too. Sly B made it home last night and read it/appreciated it.
🙂
Soon, on the last leg waiting for the train to take me home.
I wanted to thank everyone who participated in my Star Wars RPG game. My goal is to have the next module “The Long Arm of the Hutt” uploaded to roll20.net so we can continue this game via Skype. For those who are interested, Fantasy Flight Games has a lot of free support PDFs on their website. I would recommend downloading their free module “Under a Black Sun” and reading the first 18 pages as it goes through the basics of the rules. You can download it here: http://tinyurl.com/l387azn I would also recommend that you not read past page 18 because I may want to play the story with all of you.
Also you can download several pregenerated characters and support material from here: http://tinyurl.com/ly7aqn2
Thanks, I will check that out. The Skype idea is cool by me so long as I can find time. 🙂
T Cat also said the game sounded interesting. She liked the fact that a module didn’t take long to play.
Home at last.
Yeah!
Huzzah! 😉
Too much? 😉
Never!
Once again, my boss thinks I’m the best person in the world. Another thing I did for her was apply for an operating grant from the government (which she never did). Not only was I able to get approval, the amount they gave us was twice the amount we were hoping for.
ditto if you get the PS4 version (even though you cannot pllay it yet) you’ll also get the vita version.
Awesome. Thanks! 🙂
Right pan off to the flicks to see ‘Gone Girl’
Thought for a future meetup, how much is a burner phone in the USA?
We probably could get you a burner phone and a card with minutes for under $30, probably less depending on what you want (smart phone vs just a phone with text).
Well after seeing the trailer ‘Fury’ is a film I’mgoibg to have to check out.
We are planning on seeing it too.
Even the Tiger Tanks look like Tiger Tanks,
/quickly suppressing Battle of the Bulge flashback.
I hear we’ll be seeing that one. I’m open-minded, but Antoine Fuqua has made nothing but fails since Training Day.
Don’t forget to set your hockey lineups for tonight and this week! 🙂
oh… its on
Morning Pan
Hubby came home to dinner yesterday and said, “oh boy. A real meal”.
Silly hubby really needs to learn how to cook.
Bloody Hell!
Gine Girl was rather good.
Does Ben really get full frontal?
And is the movie better than the book?
There’s a shower scene but it’s pretty tame (maybe have been censored in the UK).
No idea as I haven’t read the book.
-i +o
I wouldn’t normally go see this type of movie at the theater, but David Fincher is one of my favorite directors.
The book angered me; more like, enraged. So, Im skeptical, but interested
Why did it enrage you DP?
Other than it’s pushing the usual hollywood trope.
CP: Northshore — Tegan & Sara
Is anyone else going through ‘withdrawal’ or is that just a first time mmmmmeetup thing?
Actually, I’m afraid the withdrawal after the first time is the easiest. Though, I always find that it doesn’t feel like a full year (actually more than a year this time) since the last meetup. No doubt our running commentary helps the time fly by.
Making delicious tomato sauce from all the tomatoes EssBee gave me. 😀
On reflection I’m wondering if I was having my leg gently pulled.
I don’t think so. We do love our toast here
Sport ditto Sony have been fiddling. PS plus members can no longer ‘purchase’ ps4 games on the PS3 (at least in the UK). However if you login to the Sony Entertainmebt Network with a web browser (using your PSN login details) you can still add the free PS4 games your download list. Ready for when you get a PS4.
Ive always wanted the Polish one (Vader’s exploding head)
motherfuckers blocked the pan again
Van, without giving spoilers… I just despised one of the main characters and I hated that person the entire plot. I guess I wasnt surprised, ever, by the course of events and just hated who that person ended up being
CE: A Dark Truth stout and brownies.
Thank you ditto and Cynful!
Cynful, those brownies you made were. . . . sinful. Seriously good.
Thank you Jack and Lo
Well I think I’m over the jet lag.
In regards to the meetup, I always have a feeling that I’ve had a surreal experience as normality hardens around me as I get home.
It’s also nice to hang with a bunch of people who just accept you for who you are.
wOOt!
If you have an Origin account then Dragon Age is free for a few days:
A non musical version could be interesting and dark, but with Tim Burton it could also be a load of rubbish.
Yeah. I’m done with Tim Burton films, tbh.
Last TB film I really enjoyed was The Corpse Bride.
It’s a pity he was the only director I got to work with.
Although Corpse Bride is not a bad movie, it was part of what is currently wrong with Tim Burton. His career started with making quite unique interesting movies that weren’t like anything else out there (Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissor Hands). Later he is simply rehashing things that have already been done like Corpse Bride which was really just him doing yet another Nightmare Before Christmas. He hasn’t done anything truly original in quite some time.
Because… money. Seems to be Hollywood’s only concern (not like it was every any different).
*sigh*
I still digs me some Tim Burton but … remake Poppins? No please.
Why not make a NEW, dark movie about a mysterious Nanny?
Call it Scarry Poppins or some such. Let it stand on it’s own merits.
Let it sell tickets based on IT’S cast and director.
Boo on these people.
Well, if he does something closer to the original books, that’s likely what you’ll see. I never read the books, but as I understand, Mary Poppins was actually quite a dark character. The author was not happy with how the original movie turned out, so she forbid Disney from making anymore.
Isn’t that how Burton got started down his dark path in the first place? He went from Big Fish to Charlie and the Chocolate factory because he could do a darker version that would be much closer to the original source material. Turns out that’s just Hollywood speak for I’m now so full of myself that I have to start going back and making my versions of shit that people loved when they were children.
She is also taking an extra week as holidays. She gave me nothing to do while she’s away. It’s 8am and I am done everything I need to do. I think it’s time to start Steam.
CP: Hydrophobia
Pity it never got a sequel, was quite fun on the Xbox 360.
So I’ve just booked to see Cara Dillon with guest star Dan Tyminski.
I hope he plays ‘Man of Constant Sorrow’ or I may have to cry into my coat.
Did you hear about the 3 zoo employees who were injured recently? They got attacked by a Chimpanzee that set fire to it’s own feces using a discarded cigarette. Apparently they were rushed to the hospital with TURD degree burns.
Tech support logic (on phoning why my phone didn’t work in the USA):
We have no idea, but the next time you visit the USA phone us so we can troubleshoot.
But if the phone isn’t working how can I phone you?
Ummmm
Looks like for those who would like to continue with our Edge of the Empire game we’ll be using Google Hangouts. There is built in support for web communication and custom dice rollers. This is what it will look like.
I’m not sure if anyone but me needs a Roll20 log in, but you will need a Gmail address to play, which shouldn’t be a problem for this group.
I’ll be part of the Modal Tones in the back 🙂
That works too. 🙂
NERRRRRRRRRRRRRDS. (I’m in)
I only need a 2-sided die: I hit it with my axe… or not. 😉
Things are going to need fixing.
Flip a coin. 😉
The wink was partly directed at that. 🙂 And wookies don’t do coins. Or pants for that matter. 😉
I’d love to play!
It’ll probably take me a week or two to get set up for the next installment. Then we need to pick a day/time most of us can play. Tues/Fri/Saturday after 9PM Arizona time works best for me.
That’s 5am for me.
Tuesdays are bad for me.
that hour might knock me out
Well, at lest Rhettro got everyone to agree to the time they can’t play 🙂
Im in!
Go Derby Dames! Thats how you start the season– 66 pts on opening day!
Thank You, SJ Sharks for blanking the Kings, thank you Wingels & Niemi 🙂
It’s not going to change the world but it’s still cool:
Didn’t click the link. With Green Day in the title, I doubt if I will. Green Day?!? Will Sugar Ray be next?? Lit?
Sting is worthy, although I sincerely hope this means the Police are already there.
Voted. SRV will always get my vote.
I went for Kraftwerk and Bill Whithers.
#oldfart
The Smiths, Lou Reed, War, and Joan Jett for me.
Agreed
How is green day in 2nd place, behind Stevie ray Vaughn?!!?!!?
I chose
SRV
NIN
NWA
Sting
The Smiths
Fucking Green day
I voted for Joan Jett and Stevie Ray Vaughan (currently topping the votes at 17.55%). Although I was never really into Kraftwerk I fully respect what they did and am glad to see them high on the polls (#4 at 8.28%).
‘Space is big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space.’
Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Tim Burton’s Batman alreally did not hold up well, after 25 years, imo.
I would like to re-watch Heath Ledger’s version, to see how much inspiration he took from this movie.
It got better as it went along, but yeah, it hasn’t aged well.
Nah. Its still brilliant
Well, it was the 80’s best shot and changed the TV/Movie Batman that people expected from the Adam West camp version to the “Dark Knight” that we’ve had ever since.
Frank Miller actually did that.
I remember liking the movie in 1989, but I never felt like it held a candle to “Dark Knight Returns.”
The 2nd hour of the movie is better, but it’s still not what I remembered. We’ll still watch the Catwoman/Penguin sequel, but we’ll go no further with 90s Batmans, thankyouverymuch.
Yes, that’s why I was specific in mentioning the TV/Movie version. There’s no doubt Frank Miller paved the way for what Tim Burton did with his first Batman movie. But, I think the movie brought that version to the mainstream. A lot of people were surprised that that new Batman movie bore no resemblance to the old TV series.
Trudat, Ed. I can’t downplay the cultural relevance of the Burton Batmans.
Ah, that makes more sense then. Thanks for the clarification. 🙂
Nice job showing up tonite, Avs. Assholes. Maybe the preseason wasn’t an anomaly after all.
I decided to spend the morning doing nothing. It was wonderful. Now I have to go back to the mundane like cleaning the washroom, etc.
I’m thinking of watching 47 Ronin this afternoon. Do you think it play by play worthy? While it’s not a horror and it had a fairly wide release, I’ve heard it’s a pretty B movie.
Oh please do a PBP, Keanu almost makes any film he is in a b movie.
I know the general story, but I do plan to watch that eventually, so please be gentle with spoilers. That said, I encourage your PBP. :whoa:
In truth, how often do my play by plays make any sense without actually seeing the movie?
But, to honour your request, Jack, my PBP postings will bee five words or less. :happy:
And yes, the will buzz.
*stupid extra letters*
Plenty of movies can be spoiled with less than 5 words. For example, Citizen Kane can be spoiled with 4 words “Rosebud was _ ____” and Sixth Sense can be spoiled with three words “Crowe is ____”.
Rosebud was what? What!? Tell me now!
I still feel the journey is more important than the ending.
So I’mspoiler immune.
Finally…
Long weekend! Woo Hoo! Let the fun begin!
Now, must go out and get some libations for the upcoming extended weekend.
This sort of falls into a conversation we had at the mmmmeetup. While this writer to be near the age of most of us and therefore an outlier as far as liking the new ones, we were not the target audience for the new movies.
I have two daughters who were, at the time, the age of the target audience. One prefers the original trilogy, the other prefers the newer ones. The daughter who prefers the newer movies was the typical tween who was into Britney Spears, books that featured protagonists dying of some major illness and, had we let her, tramp stamps. This is who the prequels were aimed at, and their male counterparts of that age.
Yes, I’m not a fan of the prequels, but I do understand why people do and therefore do not revile them as many who prefer the originals seem to.
*shrug* my two cents worth anyway.
edit to above:
but I do understand why people do like the prequels…
I appreciate the prequels for what they were, though I agree with the writer that Attack of the Clones was the low point of them all.
I’m also old enough to appreciate that the Original Trilogy doesn’t stand up terribly well when subjected to the kind of assaults plied upon the prequels. Our generation venerates the OT with strong nostalgia and are largely unable to see that the flaws of the prequels are much the same as the OT.
Haven’t clicked the link yet. . . (HCLY)
I find Phantom Menace to be the weakest of the prequels, but I don’t think any of the 3 are *bad* (Red Sonja) movies.
ok people, you were warned. It’s movie time
Today’s movie is 47 Ronin. The PVR write up:
Forty-seven leaderless samurai must turn to a mixed-blood outcast for help in defeating the treacherous overboard who killed their master and banished them
As stated earlier, this PBP will have posts of 5 words or less.
Press play now…
Dramatic music
Preamble
The story of all Japan
The forest demons
He’s a child
She’s Stroking his nose
She lost her charm
Woah
Half information is no information
What the hell is that?
Kill it!
It has a blue face
Keanu wins
insert Cher song here
Liar!
He knows the truth
Beware the two-eyed fox
Magic
They return as heroes
You always worry
Shirtless Keanu. Meh
It’s all I know
You have your place, woman!
Grand vista shot
Kai (a.k.a Keanu) suspects
Are you a demon
Quite the gathering
What a creep
Let the tournament begin
How can that be?
Wow, quite the size difference
Disgraceful
The fault is mine
Beat hin
Father, please
Evil whisperings
Shirtless bad guy however, yum
Time to quiver in fear
It’s a gorgon
Really need to stop
Is he dreaming?
All bow to the emperor
Regain your honour
Please be my second
Cherry blossoms
Shirtless old man, ugh
Aaarrrrrrggggggggg
Think of the farmers
Smug son of a bitch
The emperor’s edict
You are now ronin
Throw him in the pit
One year later
Father!
What of the half-breed?
We need horses. Now!
The joy of my life
The painted man
He shaved
Fighting the ogre
All he knows is fighting
More animal than man
Run!
Jump!
Fight!
Fire!
What good are you dead
You turned me away
I need your help
Clean clothes. Woo hoo!
I am the best
He has escaped
She looks like a whore
Chubby shirtless guy is wet
Still outcast
Cute mini sword
How did he keep that
Actually, where’d he keep it?
We need more men
Uteso
We are farmers
Really Kai, was that necessary?
Ewwww, hair feedings
I’ve seen it
Renounce the world
Giant statue
She is a fake
Visions
Giant head
Stay.
Spooky cave
Stupid ronin
Oooh, he’s creepy looking
They will all die
Is he a hawk man
Draw your sword
A gift not forgotten
They cut
They’re laughing at him
You cannot go
Holy crap they’re funny looking
In the words of Ackbar….
Now I have the sword
Erotic? Or creepy?
I threw stones
You’re a good man
We are ghost
Eat
We need your help
I am a poor Samarii
Signed in blood
We end this now
Ow!
Trojan horse time
Pretty in white
Funny looking hair
Legolas!
Are they ronin? Or elves?
They are discovered
Liquid robe
The giant comeths
How… Anti climatic
Runaway
Hug
Witch
A flying carpet
Atrey’s friend
Should be Atreyu’s friend
Two battles
Two victories
Call him bag head
Tiny sword again
Forgive me, your highness
Let them die with honour
A kiss
I will wait for you
Wait!
47 shirtless men
Spoiler!
You know, this movie wasn’t that bad. I actually enjoyed it.
Hopefully my PBP was vague enough for you, Jack.
Do you think the plot would have worked better without Keanu?
No, maybe, I don’t know. Keanu seemed to work within the role fine. He had the look of a half-breed. I was fine with it.
I didn’t cry into my coat.
The Bunny was in rare form today. Well played.
I have redeemed myself, professionally today.
I can start my weekend with high praise for myself. 🙂
It’s been years, but I do love me some good N/A or alcoholic ginger beers and real bitey ginger ales.
Trust me, Jack, this is not alcohol free. Just yummy.
UNRELATED THOUGHT
Last night I watched “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”.
I hadn’t seen it in decades. It was on IFC. It had commercials but was un-edited.
I totally did not remember it be quite that NSFW!!
You watched it at work?
Nice Seeing Feobe Walk?
Life’s the same when you’re moving in ster-reo .
Except for my shoes.
CD: Vieille Provision Saison DuPont
this is one fuck me good beer
I don’t recommend getting fucked by beer
This one tho…
It will all end in dregs.
It starts with good head but always ends up bitter in the end
Told you.
Wallace and Gromit and the Curse of the Wererabbit is on the UK netflix.
I love, love the homage to Thunderbirds at the beginning of the film.
If I believed a lot of my facebook feed Obama is almost as bad as Hitler.
Aint it fun?
Thanks for all the birthday wishes!
Wisdom from Twitter:
@antiheroine: Parents should always tell the truth to their children. Except when children ask how many Indiana Jones movies there are. Then you say: “3.”
I laughed, even though I enjoyed 4 more than 2
My defense of Temple of Doom is very similar to my defense of The Phantom Menace.
Film wise, Temple of Doom is far superior than 3 or 4.
I tend to blank anything after the dingy ride down the mountain.
Did someone kill the deadpan again?
*grabs the paddles and the oxygen”
Thanksgiving in Canadaland.
Blame Canada.
What would Brian Boitano do?
CW: Fringe Pilot via Netflix
It’s all coming back, Anna Torv was not as wooden as I remember.
That’s what Lo says!
I’m paraphrasing, of course. 😉
So you might get board watching her on that show?
Oh Anna my Anna
Thanks giving here in Canadaland. We don’t do the big family dinner thing. I’s just hubby and I so we’re having chicken. Cooking a giant ass turkey just for the two of us seems like a little much.
Until then, we are relaxing. Hubby’s watching a football game (the UEFA cup, I think) and I’m about to kill me some orc’s.
Looks like I may soon be returning to the ranks of the gainfully employed. The firm I did some contract work for wants to make me an offer for full time employment. I hope I can remember how to work again.
Thanks guys. Nothing has been signed in ink yet, but things look hopeful.
go on with your bad self!
I shall be uncautiously optimistic! Do we all need to call in a give a reference 🙂
CW: Gotham E3
So looks like some future crime fighter is bisexual.
*hoping he means Gordon*
We are a few weeks behind on everything!
My friend looked it up after a discussion. Unless they rewrite, it’s not the same person. If you think about the timing, it makes sense. I am however thrilled that they aren’t concentrating on just hetero relationships (even from the past). Trying to be very careful not to spoiler here.
I’ve conflicting stories that they are messing around with the timeline so I could be right.
+heard
Yes you could. They constantly revise, but since B.W. is about 13 in this series I am curious how they would do it.
Barbara Walters?
I hope your vision is 20/20
If you were a tree for juvenile bats, what kind of tree would you be?
CP: Broken Bottles — Silversun Pickups
approved!
I like this band, I should dig more of their music. Never understood the comparisons to Swervedriver.
There was a single man and woman sitting in a bar alone. They started talking and decided to go back to the guy’s house. When they got there the man took off his shirt and said, ”This is 1,000 pounds of dynamite.” The girl was sweating.Then he took off his pants and said, ”This is another 1,000 pounds of dynamite.”By now, the girl wanted to jump on him. Then he took off his boxers and the girl started to run for the door.The guy asked, ”Whats wrong? Where are you going?”The girl said ”With 2,000 pounds of dynamite and such a short fuse, I thought you were going to blow.”
Well that was an interesting documentary about the Russian side of the Space Race.
CW: Kingdhom
A bit of a snooze fest so far.
CW Gotham Ep 4: Arkham
Did I mention that we were about halfway thru season 1 of Arrow? The first bunch of episodes were better than I’d expected, but the last few have slid a bit into cheese-ville.
Also, did they find all of the cast members at some Scottsdale night club? Even the “nerdy” (but actually ridiculously attractive) IT girl?
C’mon you have to admit you sqee’d a little when John Barrowman showed up 😀
Cant do it
There was a “hey, isn’t that?” moment.
It is a CW show. You kind of accept the overhyped angst after awhile. Sad but true.
I am enjoying the CW’s “Flash.”
Rumor has it that Marvel is going to delve into Civil War in Captain America 3. Oh how I approve
I keep telling the old bloke I see in the mirror to get out of the way but he never listens.
I’m asking him to change his ways.
Morning Pan
I am hubbiless until Friday 🙁
One of us needs a shower.
You or the cat?
I use to have a cat that I showered regularly. He had long hair and, even though he was an indoor cat, it still would get pretty dirty. I had him when I first met hubby. Hubby didn’t know what to make of this cat that seemed to be ok with regular washings.
My boss is away on holidays. She gave me nothing to do while away. Yesterday I felt guilty for not working so I did a complete analysis of all the books breaking them down to their profit/loss per book and how much each book costs/makes.
Havent had a chance to read either page yet, just my company’s new policies. I will read these at lunch time; however, my opinion remains that this country is NOT prepared to manage patients with EVD!!! Only CDC Biohazard Level 4 are capable and have the appropriate resources to provide direct patient care!
I hope our healthcare system and the CDC can give all of us what we need to get through this epidemic! I don’t want EVD in Arizona!!
I watched the first few episodes of Arrow while I recovered from surgery – my mom loves the show. I liked it and will continue!
I just booked a trip to Dallas for 10/28-30. Then I read the headlines about the new Ebola case. EEEK!
Safe travels!
can your company just let you teleconference; for EVERYONES’ safety?!!!
I’m in a similar boat. Our company does a lot of work with the TSA and I have to be at the Dallas/Fort Worth airport for two solid weeks of testing in November. So I won’t just be in Dallas, I’ll be in direct contact with people at the airports for two weeks. Think I’ll start stocking up on hand sanitizer now.
CP: Alibi — Banks
ugh. Really, this healthcare worker took a flight?!!!
Seems pretty clear that Texas, the land of “Keep the Federal Government out of our business, we’ll take care of ourselves” … can’t.
I say that, based on the 3 previous cases of Ebola that were brought into the US in other places and resulted in NO further spread of the disease.
It is true that those other hospitals had advanced notice that the patents were coming … but the entire country has had a year’s warning that ebola was on the rise.
IMHO – It seems pretty clear that at the first sign of the disease, the CDC should descend on the area in question and just take over. While only 1 in 3 US locations has failed as far as handling this … it only takes that one.
Is it really a political thing? The CDC are established as our greatest resource for disease knowledge, control, prevention, containment, etc. – – why would they NOT be expected on the scene and in control any time a serious disease rears its head?
The CDC was undoubtably on the phone with whom ever was in charge in Houston but as far as the Hollywood style, black helicopter conveyed, rapid response teams …
Ebola has not (had not?) been declared a “national emergency, marshal law” type thing yet.
So the local hospital is calling the shots at first, which should include contacting State and Local Health department contacts and the CDC and probably the NIH. The CDC would certainly take an immediate interest and I am sure they ask if the hospital needs assistance but at that point, like deploying FEMA or the Army, it takes a call from the Governor to Washington to request such Federal help.
Remember just a few short years ago when we were on the verge of all being killed by the bird flu and then swine flu. When those cases showed up the guys in white hazmat suits didn’t sweep in … and I believe those viruses were far more transmissible.
Now that the folks in Houston have proven they are incapable of doing “quarantine” and sadly, it would seem, haven’t properly trained their medical staff in using protective gear (and may not have provided the staff with proper protective gear to begin with … I believe the Federal government has said from here on, they are sending in teams the minute new cases are reported.
While hind site IS 20/20, the previous cases brought to OTHER U.S. hospitals showed a level of preparedness and competence that apparently led the CDC to believe that our “best medical care in the world” was more than prepared to deal with this situation.
I’m sure the fact that congress had cut the CDC budget for things like rapid response teams and training hospital staff, by over a half billion dollars, also colored the CDC’s vision when they decided they would need to let the “best healthcare in the world” handle it first.
So yeh, political protocol and political funding decisions are definitely in play here.
Who the hell schedules these games? The flames played yesterday in Nashville then had to fly to Chicago. Apparently they didn’t get to their hotel until after 1am. Seriously.
I know it happens to all the teams. I’m just saying it’s not right. Not just for the Flamesbut for all the teams. Couldn’t they have a day to recuperate?
Agree. Avs did that in Boston and then Flying to Toronto for game next night. Its whack and the Avs in this case were lucky to get 3 of 4 points. I swear it benefits east coast teams but maybe thats the conspiracy theorist in me
The Coyotes lead the league in mile to be traveled this season. That’s got to take its toll.
You need another universe for that..or a different voice.
Barbara Eden?
Get out of my dreams!
Get into my car
Boooo! Hiss!!!! (directed toward my own brain)
JW: Gotham E4
In some ways a bit of a damp squib on confronting past relationships..
So not interested in the new iPads.
I got a new one last year so have no need to get one this year. Maybe not even next year. The last IPad I had was a 2 so it was a few years between for me. I’m not one of those that need a new I-device every year.
A conversation I just had with my co-worker:
Me – But yes, x person will be my Rosebud only in reverse
CW – Reverse Rosebud! Another good screen name!
Me – Or porn name
Or sledding facing uphill.
Which is a porn euphemism.
Qupte of the Day:
“If I remove his stapes, I will make him deaf and dizzy.”
Dr. Fucci
Hmmmm, I wonder if my stapes are MIA…
Yikes! Maybe I shouldn’t have gone with paperclips?
Ugh. What a day.
CD: Evil Twin Brewing’s Molotov Cocktail
13% ABV. Not as hoppy as I expected from the label, but nice. And a little sweeter too. Good thing it wasn’t more malty since I think the sweetness would work against that.
ditto and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
At 13%, you’re drinking liquor, not beer.
Liquor? Liquor? I don’t even know her! 😉
And it’s always fun to be insulted publicly at work. 🙂
Yea.
My day went in the crapper right at the buzzer.
I got sidetracked and didn’t do the IOS emulator experiment.
Like drinking chocolate covered espesso beans. Sooo good.
Oo x2!
Finished watching the first episode of “How We Got To Now”. It was very good; kind of a new version of “Connections”.
Oo!
CP: Danny Elfman – “Remains of the day”
CP: Bette Middler – “I put a spell on you”
CP: CCR – Bad Moon Rising
Those last two form a Venn diagram with Screamin Jay Hawkins.
Freaky
CP: Screamin Jay Hawkins – “I put a spell on you”
Jack advances to the final round.
I crawl under a table and brace for the apocalypse.
Disaster is … postponed
CP: The Rocky Horror Picture Show – “Over at the Frankenstein Place”
The parts of Brad and Janet played by John Fogerty and Bette Midler.
Alright, everyone’s put in a good effort this week – you can have a Friday now. Don’t waste it!
The dentist says no.
I booked a weeks holiday for Xmas 2015, my inner rational self is laughing at my slightly queasy feeling at planning that far in advance.
Morning Pan
I turned off my alarm last night with the idea that I would sleep in this morning. At 5:30 I get a phone call for a wrong number. Kitty then decided, since I was on the phone, it must be time to wake up.
*sigh*
I guess a half hour is better than nothing.
Hubby comes home today!
:heart:
*Welcome Back, Kotter theme song* !
‘the Maze runner’ was a bit meh!
Well, as expected, my experiment failed. My five year old HP netbook just won’t handle the software necessary to run a Mac OS emulator.
*sigh*
My quest to upload our own books to ITunes continues.
Do you have a link to the procedure you were following to try to install the Mac OS?
We currently use SmashWords as our aggregator but they charge a per sale fee on top of Apples %30
The problem is, if our Apple sales reach $50 a month I’d be surprised so we don’t want to spend a lot of money on little return. But we have this Apple account we can’t use simply because the “free” program they use to upload books can only be run on a Mac
A quick look at Ebay and I found some Mac Minis in the $100-$200 dollar range. Not sure if that is too expensive for you.
Not too expensive per say, but, like all Apple products, they are quick to say the program will only run on IOS X10.6 and later. Of course, I’m not sure how long that will last as the latest version of the software only runs on IOX 10.9 or later. I have to make sure that any machine I get will actually work with the latest, greatest IOS. I think it’s called “planned obsolescence”.
if you netbook has the AMD CPU+GPU then you could try this:
Good thing the weren’t “sledding facing uphill.”
Someone could have drown.
“their lovemaking came to an embarrassing end when the man was unable to extricate himself from the woman due to suction, the newspaper said.”
(Takei) Ohhh Myyyy (/Takei)
Another new iTunes update? Okay then.
Well the update went smoothly for me.
Goodnight all you crazy pans wherever you may be.
Wherever I go, there Ed is.
Wait…
Boo!
GA!
Ed from Wherever You Are Right Now.
Last night, I had a dream that I was at a Deadpan Mmmmeetup that was being held in a big two-story house. Jack, Van, Lo Pan, and many others were there. :happy:
Woot! New show!
I’m not sure I *ever* had the first post here. 🙂
And if no one else posts you’ll have the last comment too.
Darn. Sorry about that.
the sound of one hand posting.
Why are you typing with one hand…?
On this forum?
There might be something of interest posted to Deadpan on “that other social media forum”
Please chime in!
I did!
Me Too.
…Although, you may want to talk to people like J0e (I think) who aren’t on that particular mode of socializing.
No dowloadl link
On the webpage, is there a actual new show?
Morning Pan
Today’s Schedule, in no particular order:
Shower
Burn Audio CD’s for Edmonton Expo
Make Price List for Edmonton Expo
Order Kitty medicine
Clean kitty litter
Clean washroom
Take out garbage
Your crap joke for the day:
A blonde decides to learn and try horse back riding unassisted without prior experience or lessons. She mounts the horse with great effort, and the tall, shiny horse springs into motion. It gallops along at a steady and rhythmic pace, but the blonde begins to slip from the saddle. Out of shear terror, she grabs for the horse’s mane but cannot seem to get a firm grip. She tries to throw her arms around the horse’s neck, but she slides down the side of the horse anyway. The horse gallops along, seemingly oblivious to its slipping rider. Finally, giving up her frail grip, she leaps away from the horse to try and throw herself to safety. Unfortunately, her foot has become entangled in the stirrup. She is now at the mercy of the horse’s pounding hooves as her head is struck against the ground again and again. As her head is battered against the ground, she is mere moments away from unconsciousness or even death when Frank, the Wal-Mart manager runs out to shut the horse off…
http://www.myhorsechat.com/tag/horse-blankets/
I’m going to go ahead and admit I’m kind of nervous to meet you all. Excited but nervous. Okay, so I already know two of you in person and have talked to another a few times….
Going back to stalking for now.
Join the club.
First time meeting you and Lo, been nervous for weeks.
Van is nervous every year and it always turns out well.
Trust me, we are all a good bunch and fisticuffs rarely break out at these things. 😉
But the wrestling is half the fun!!! 🙂
Just gets a bit muddy.
Oh I assure you there’s nothing to worry about, sir. Unless you count Ed and I fuckin witchu while you sleep…
I’m not licking Bailey’s off you, you’ll need a cat for that..
I’m not sure Mrs. Lo Pan knows what she’s gotten into!!
Shhhh! Spoilers!
No worries. I havent told him about the banana in the tailpipe gag yet…
j0e!!! Jack is going to hunt. you. d
+own…
Banned book week:
http://www.ala.org/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/classics
I picked up ‘to kill a mocking bird’ a few months ago.
I better get cracking. I’ve only read eleven of the 97 books listed.
Same here.
Only 13 of them. I’ve been meaning to check out Henry Miller’s “Tropic” books.
Did anyone else notice that there are a few numbers missing?
New post, new plea for Sausagefest donations.
We are still quite a way from our goal, but I’m confident that there are still a few people out there that I just need to bug a few more times to get their donations in.
http://sausagefeststl.com/
This will probably end up as a top 5 song of the year for me. I just wish the rest of the album was as strong
http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/av/2014/09/video-premiere-mike-doughty—light-will-keep-your.html
like
Well Pan, I’ve had a very frustrating morning.
My computer decided it doesn’t have a CD drive any more. I’ve re-installed the driver. Updated all the drivers on my computer. Did a malware and virus check and still, nothing. Looks like I’ll have to replace it once I get back from Deadpan mmmmmeetup
Sounds like the controller burnt out.
It can read discs just won’t burn them any more.
Now using hubby’s computer to burn our audio books to CD for sale at the Edmonton Expo.
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/largest-climate-march-history-kicks-new-york
Why didn’t I hear about this until today? Damn you, liberal media!!
Ouch.
http://badassdigest.com/2014/09/19/tusk-movie-review-another-piece-of-shit-from-kevin-smith/
Uh oh. Yeah after reading Rotten Tomatoes too, methinks AV Club may not have been the asshole I thought it was
The review came off as hipsterish assholism because the reviewer spent too much time (imo) complaining about KS and the movie being made on a dare. It doesn’t mean the review itself was wrong.
Why you gotta speak the truth?
Whoops. Never mind the crazy man behind the curtain! 😉
ditto nailed it. The AVClub review was too self-conscious, as if the reviewer was more concerned about our opinion of them than they were about conveying their take on why the movie fails.
As Scalzi says, “The failure mode of clever is ‘asshole’.” While he may have been talking about private communication, I think the concept holds generally true.
Just as an fyi, fantasy hockey emails have been send. Please check your spam just in case
CD: Tommyknocker Green Chile
Good, but nowhere near EssBee’s chilie brew good
Treasure trove. Ive been binge watching
http://siskelandebert.org/
http://siskelandebert.org/video/MK95ON7KYKR6/Diner–Blade-Runner-SP1982
Bladerunner! Oh, Roger. “Replicahnts”?
Oh I thought the same thing.
No jokes, Emma Waston’s UN speech is worth the watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-iFl4qhBsE
It really is beautiful. Unfortunately the cynic in me knows the UN and knows this will be forgotten by them tomorrow.
The cynic in me thinks how is that different from any of our governments?
That’s the realist in you…
You have a point. 🙂
Your crap joke for the day:
A man was traveling down a country road when he saw a large group of people outside a house. He stopped and asked a person why the large crowd was there.A farmer replied, “Joe’s mule kicked his mother-in-law and she died.”..”Well,” replied the man, “she must have had a lot of friends.”..”Nope,” said the farmer, “we all just want to buy his mule.”
Right Pan, I’m off to make a complicated journey to a gig, part way by train the rest by car.
Morning Pan!
Today’s Schedule:
Burn Audio Cd’s
Go to the Bank
Buy Candy (and other stuff unrelated to Deadpan)
Pick up kitty’s medicine
Little changes to ebooks.
CP: 終わりの世界から — Jun Maeda x yanagina
UNBLOCKED!
And there was much rejoicing!!!! 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjjZGyYcH9E
“Tusk is an overextended, tonally incoherent joke that would make viewers squirm even if it didn’t involve a bloody and demented medical experiment.”
That’s from NPR.
So I’ll ask you – clearly the AV club’s review was based on him hating Kevin Smith. Do you think a lot of the other scathing review are at all Kevin Smith biased as well, even at a subconscious level? Has KS fucked his reputation up that much?
I’m not really sure, but I think so. He’s not at the level of Shamalamadingdong, but he seems to have reached the point where people can’t separate his failures from himself. If he focused on creating something decent, he could probably turn it around, but it seems like he isn’t even trying anymore.
Its interesting that you say that because I think shamalama has more of a potential to turn things around than KS does. Shama has turned into a running joke but it seems people genuinely dislike KS. And considering his next film as another “Canadian horror” film (starring his daughter) I think he’s given up doing stuff for anyone else but him.
You are probably right. At least S is trying.
Halloween makes candy buying so much easier.
Note this morning from Yahoo:
“You are now in Stranger Danger.”
Bam!
I just want you to know, my Deadpan suitcase has more stuff in it for you guys than my own personal things.
Did a count. For Deadpan next week I have:
Full sized candy
9 Kinder Bueno (they come in two packs so that actually = 18)
15 Kinder Surprise
Halloween mini-packs
24 Aero
22 Coffee Crisp
24 Smarties
16 Caramilk
14 Hawkin’s Cheesies
Any thing else?
Awesome! Thank you, Bunny 🙂 🙂 🙂
https://medium.com/@webby2001/music-is-dead-long-live-music-77f09d6fe223
Interesting read (and fuck Gene Simmons). In a semi-related note, that Mike Doughty song linked above is pretty good.
Thanks, Jack. Great article. I couldn’t agree more.
And just to officially share: at this point there is a strong possibility that T Cat won’t be able to attend. Our dog is just too old and sick. Some one needs to look after him and T is being nice enough to take care of that. She will definitely miss seeing you guys again.
Poor pup 🙁 T-Cat will be missed, but of course we all understand.
Tre lame!!!!!!!! But tre understandable
🙁
Holy… shit…
Take 15 minutes of your day to watch this
http://www.upworthy.com/john-oliver-expected-to-catch-miss-america-in-a-lie-but-what-he-found-was-kinda-worse?c=ufb1
Yeah, I watch his show. Miss America is kind of crazy.
Its more the “we are the largest giver of scholarships for women” lie/non-lie that got me
Yeah, that’s quite the revelation. $45,000,000 is a lot of money to lie about.
They didn’t address the commonly-stated soundbyte surrounding these pageants, that the majority of viewers are women. To echo Emma Watson’s UN speech, we need both genders participating to bring about real, progressive change.
What’s saddest of all is that they seem to INDEED be the largest scholarships for women organization – even at the 4 million that was found. Yuck.
I love you, Emma…
RE: the classic Siskel & Ebert link above. I couldn’t find the Big Trouble in Little China episode. Anyone else? That’d be rife with good Palooza material. 🙂
I remember seeing it once. They were kind. Heh.
This is a great little article tho…
http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/culture/2012/02/5343659/big-trouble-little-china-and-why-john-carpenter-gave-hollywood
WERENT kind…
Roger underwent a pretty impressive evolution from smart, smug, pretentious douche to likable, opinionated old guy. Sadly, Gene wasn’t given enough time.
He famously gave the Mummy 3, 3 stars
TONITE! SHIELD!
All the fucking hypocritical, hateful, moronic things she said
V\http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/tatu-lesbian-makes-homophobic-slur-all-the-things-she-said-singer-says-she-would-not-accept-her-son-if-he-was-gay-9743697.html
try again
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/tatu-lesbian-makes-homophobic-slur-all-the-things-she-said-singer-says-she-would-not-accept-her-son-if-he-was-gay-9743697.html
That’s ghey.
Well, I went to a REALLY interesting Biotechnology lecture tonight on Microbiomes.
Kept expecting my Dad to show up but found out through text message about halfway through, that he was in the hospital.
78 year old fell off a ladder. 2 broken ribs, some cracked vertebrae and a small bruise on the brain. They’re keeping him overnight in the ICU for observation. Barring some repercussion from the head hit, he should recover … if my mom lets him live.
remind to tell you some highlights from the lecture.
Fascinating stuff.
Preferably in person…
Hope he recovers quickly…and survives your mother.
Eek. Speedy recovery wishes to justaD@d. Seriously.
Yes, best wishes for your dad justa.
jesus lord!
Phew! Sounds like a really close call, j0e. He is in good hands, at the hospital and sounds like he is safer there, than back at home with your mom.
Speedy Wishes to yours!
Get well hugs to your dad, J0e
Well, Internet, are you angry?
http://mashable.com/2014/09/23/vince-vaughn-colin-farrell-true-detective-twitter-reactions/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link
I am cautiously non-committal on this one.
Nah. They both rock. Im good
I hope Vaughan plays against type and is not the sleazy one.
I’ll be watching. The writing on TD last year was so good, it would take some brain dead actors to screw it up. I think the new guys will pull it off.
Holy SHIT, a rare F grade!
http://www.avclub.com/review/atlas-shrugged-part-iii-plays-cheap-knock-itself-209412?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_campaign=LinkPreview:3:Default
An F grade for a movie like this makes the reviewer look cool.
It’s the Pitchfork equivalent of a “1”
https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xap1/v/t1.0-9/10150652_792736164111006_3406741984619744544_n.jpg Like Cain in Kung Fu.
An error occurred while processing your request.
Reference #50.9fc19c3f.1411530732.4c7caff
Hmm, maybe it didn’t work. Take 2:
https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xap1/v/t1.0-9/10150652_792736164111006_3406741984619744544_n.jpg?oh=56f625c7c4691568498abac1e4f8731d&oe=548E4886&__gda__=1418501978_fcceecdfa9b03cb2f5d72110c03c77c2
Like Cain in Kung Fu.
there you go
I’m going to have to look at some frolicking, internet kittens now to get the cuteness levels back down to a tolerable amount.
😉
Hearing stories (from a medical perspective) of what items people can (& should?) put up their rectums, will *never* get old for this Pixie. I’m always up for a giggle… And a “holy shit! They ‘fell’ on to a what, doing what?!?!”
Quote from last night’s gig (Willy Porter):
Jesse loves you but your guitar thinks you’re an asshole.
Jesus bloody autocorrect
Do you wish you were Jesse’s girl, Van?
:-p
Morning Pan
Hubby is driving to Edmonton today. I get to make the trip on Firday. Go figure
I think I’m just going to give up this week entirely.
I seem to have lost all the items in my in box and everything from yesterday in my emails.
*sigh*
Does Pandora know something I don’t know? I open up my work email and “Tubular Bells” as performed by Trans-Sylvanian Orchestra is playing.
You’ll have to to the Monster Mash next.
I think I need to take a technology free day. This is really wishful thinking but still, it would be nice.
Van did you catch Sleepy Hollow? Old fun renewed. Really have grown to love that show
Going to watch the first episode of the new season on the train home.
Like Agents of Shield, Sleepy Hollow Season 2 opener is on our DVR and I won’t get a chance to see it until after the mmmmmmeetup. 🙁
Well Sleep Hollow S2 got off to a good start . That Austrakian bloke makes a good bad guy.
Off to do some shopping.
Later Panites!
So after today, my next day off will be the day I’m flying to Denver.
#strangeness
Cue up the John Denver tune!
Please Daddy Dont Get Drunk This Christmas?
Did he do that one with the Muppets?
Ha!
Welcome, brave Sir knight. welcome to the Castle Anthrax
CP: Dirty Paws — Of Monsters And Men
Love Pan posted a link to this on FB today. Scary shit.
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/09/23/jeffco-students-plan-to-protest-history-proposal/
The LOOOOOVE PAN! Soon Ill be making another run…
Seriously though I had no idea this was happening. Kudos to the students for not taking this shit
Totally agree.
I was going to complain about the use of the term, “conservative” in the news articles, but sadly, it seems relevant. We’re headed in a bad direction with these divisive politics.
“Retired New Jersey history teacher Larry S. Krieger told Newsweek, “As I read through the document, I saw a consistently negative view of American history that highlights oppressors and exploiters.””
Sooooo because its highlighted “consistently”, lets go ahead and take it out all together?
Hey, let’s go back to feudalism, right? We serfs clearly had it great back then. 😉
Hell yes! There’s nothing quite like playing the Family Feudalism!
Survey says: DING! Very Patriotic!
I dont even know where to begin about my feelings towards people, organizations, governmental bodies, assholes, ignorant lame-O’s, etc. who think censorship is a positive or evwn a “pateiotic” belief. WTF!
I’d like to think humans– mainly parents and educators, can explain and educate the youth on how to have a good moral compass, embrace history and grow from our mistakes, as individuals and as a nation.
But who am I to have an opinion?
Well clearly that’s happened here since its the students that know enough to walk out and protest this. This gives me hope for the current, and perhaps the parental, generations.
You need all of the (legitimate) facts to come to the conclusions that make the most sense to you. Schools denying students access to “all” of the information prevents them from being able to make the best-educated decisions they can, and is absolutely censorship with an aim toward civil population control.
Jesus, I am a cranky geezer.
You are, but youre on point. Get off your lawn
Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it .. wait … rich, entitled white guys in a ruling class who did what every they wanted to whomever they wanted … maybe “repeating the past” IS what this group is going for.
Morals and ethics? Is that a class in our education system? Seems like it should be, but I don’t see it on any of the curricula. Seems like the super-poor substitute is to have individual teachers implant their specific political agendas all willy-nilly. Why on earth would we want to teach our kids to fish and have them understand how morals and ethics are actually supposed to work?
As did Agents of SHIELD.
That’s on tonite’s to watch list with Gotham
Too many shows! It’s taken us months just to reach the halfway point of Boardwalk Empire S3.
CP: Please Please Pris — Molice
I LOVE this one. Sci FI geek ahoy
http://siskelandebert.org/video/SR5NUG512SM6/Invasion-of-the-Outer-Space-Movies-1980
I watched the whole thing. 🙂 Wow, they kind of dissed “Alien” as a haunted house in space. LOL
YES! And then later on in the 90’s they put it on their top ten all time films list. At least Roger did.
I’d say “only in Japan” but it isn’t… not quite, at least. Worth a read for a new type of board game involving tentacles. Definitely NSFW.
http://kotaku.com/tentacle-alien-sex-card-game-isnt-as-perverted-as-youd-1638675233
Again, NSFW.
I’m gonna go ahead and assume that won’t get through the work web filter :).
It might be able to ooze under it, so you might want brace yourself.
I know what game we’re playing at the mmmmeetup…
Snap?
Snatch?
I’m keing my distance if you are playing that.
So who thought it would be a good idea to make the I-podcast player non-removable from the phone or ipad? Seriously, it’s messing with the way I do things.
No idea, but since 8 update the podcast app on the phone supports 100mb download (for some reason capped at 50mb even though Apple has raised the limit).
Over 3G/4G
You can go in the app and tell it to download nothing. You have to do this with each podcast but at least it’s something.
I haven’t seen Amy on the boards in a while. Is she still coming to themmmeetup next week?
hmmm…. that would be important to know wouldnt it
SO my dad has finally been moved out of the ICU.
He fractured 9 ribes in 13 place, broke a piece off a vertebrae in his lower back and another off a vertebrae in his neck and had a small hematoma on his brain.
All in all … could have been a life ending event but wasn’t.
He should recover from those injuries. The big challenge is that he doesn’t get pneumonia from not moving around and taking deep breaths (due to the rib injures). The other challenge is that he is not the type to sit around. Ever. He had several caving trips planned for this weekend.
At 78, if he is forced to sit still for 4 to 6 weeks it will crush his spirit. Of course, if we could keep him OFF OF LADDERS that would probably be good from here on out.
Well, I’m sure that active spirit is why he’s able to climb ladders at his age. Sounds like anxious times, man. I still wish him the best. I happen to know a nurse, if you have any medical questions. . .
I said god damn. Best of luck to that strong guy
Honestly, truly, sincerely… Speaking as a nurse here for a second– please encourage your dad to keep his pain well-controlled. This will allow him to take deeper breathes and help prevent pneumonia.
Harder said than done, I know; but saying those words and remind him this will also help him recover more quickly.
More hugs to Papa J0e *hugs*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksaQqPlSllM
Good luck to him. He sounds like a fighter. 🙂
Dammit I’m hooked on this Siskel and Ebert site. Maybe its the want of time more simple. Trying to leaf thru the local paper’s tv guide looking for the listing, or flipping thru the channels and blissfully coming across it.
Or maybe I just miss the two guys.
I recall holding my tape recorder up to the tv speaker to get the S&E theme song.
My brother did the same to get the MASH theme song.
I had a Radio Shack 30 minute cassette loaded with theme songs. I’m pretty sure I had M*A*S*H, Hill Street Blues, The A-Team, Hardcastle & McCormick. . . I’d love to hear that tape again.
I used to tape the audio from Get Smart on to my Radio Shack cassette recorder. I’m fighting the urge to tell you to get off my lawn now.
Morning Pan
This time next week I’ll be on an airplane going to the Rockies, from the Rockies :cheerful:
And I’ll be flying to the Rockies after leaving the embrace of Sylvester Stallone.
#Adrian
Does EssBee have a servant robot programmed with a sultry voice?
Holy crap. I think I’m all caught up on my work. How did that happen?
There, made my hockey picks. I know we’re not sure if we’ll be doing the pool next week but I thought I’d be ready just in case.
Did I miss a draft announcement?
Not as such, Jack. But, all of the players will be in Colorado at the same time so… I think it partially depends upon what those not in our pool will want to do. And, of course, what Lo/Bee wants to do.
I know nothing about any of these, except that DC’s Future’s End is terrible. Anyone have any recommendations?
https://www.comixology.com/National-Comic-Day/page/3587
I think I’m nearing the end of my comic book kick.
Well since they are free and relatively short, you could try all the rest of them.
By the way, hubby likes you guys. I usually don’t buy Halloween candy until a day or two before the event because it mysteriously goes missing. I picked up a couple of boxes the other day so I could pick and choose some to take with me to Colorado. Of the items I didn’t take, I doubt there will be any left by the time I leave.
…except maybe the Crunchies, hubby’s not a fan of those, but I like them so it’s all good.
Okay so I promised you kids fun bacteria facts.
– The Bacteria in us are GOOD. The vast majority anyways. Amoung many other things, the ones in our guts break food down into molecules for their own food but do it so well that there is plenty left for US. Without that bacteria we would likely starve to death.
– Historically, bacteria were found by growing cutlers. Until just recently we thought there were 5000 species of Bacteria in us. Less then 5% of which can be identified by doing the “swab & culture” method, standard to most medical diagnosis.
– Current DNA testing and identification has now identified 1 million species. It can do this accurately and within hours instead of the days that a culture takes.
-Each of us has about 1000 different strains of bacteria in us and what we have is dependent on several factors including our immediate environment.
-While you have approx. 37 trillion “human” cells in you, there are approx 100 Trillion bacteria cells per person.
– The amount of bacteria in you would weigh about 2.5 lbs or 3 pints by volume.
– They have recently discovered a link between a certain bacteria and obesity.
– what we actually know about bacteria and MicroBiomes is incredibly small because the research has just started in ernest. Incredibly promising but but we are still trying to sort through “causation vs. correlation”.
It’s all really interesting stuff.
Liberal lies!!
But bacteria are just a theory. No one has ever seen one with their own eyes!
Ahhhh … but Bacteria can be PROFITABLE!
Doesn’t that suddenly make them Patriotismic?
I expect some eye rolling from Essbee when she reads the email I just sent.
I should explain, that even though it’s from the same animal I find the texture of the meat in question off putting.
Way to pique our curiosity, Van.
Pork, ok in sausages no so ok in steak form.
You jus’ don’t dig on swine.
I do love bacon though..go figure.
Please tell the Canadian dollar to stop falling. I want to be able to spend my money in Colorado, not give it to the bank/government
I just noticed the New Scientist is the same price in the USA/Canada
Enjoyed the first episode of Gotham.
I’m not sure if anyone else has seen this, but it is neat to see how advanced video cards, ostensibly developed to make more realistic video games, can provide enough hard data to counter conspiracy theories.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9y_AVYMEUs
Cool tech! Internet Comment Avoidance Rule applies.
Ho ho ho:
http://io9.com/the-12-weirdest-reasons-for-banning-science-fiction-and-1639136022?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_twitter&utm_source=io9_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
..and ho ho ho part 2:
http://metro.co.uk/2014/09/25/fat-girl-tinder-date-how-these-men-reacted-to-hot-blonde-turning-up-fat-on-tinder-date-will-shock-you-4881098/
So I’m not a great coffee fan (although I enjoy making the stuff for my sisters), but I do like coffee cake.
Yeah I’m weird like that.
So you like your coffee crisp?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bI_5BokinA
Or this one?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXTyLAymlVE
Cheesey!
Would you believe I’m 90% packed for Deadpan?
However, in my defence, I am packing for my trip to Edmonton tomorrow and decided it was just as easy to have both cases open and pack at the same time.
I’m leaving it till Wednesday, hoping I can fit everything into the smaller backpack.
At the mmmmeet up, ask me why this is what makes my boss thinks I’m a miracle worker.
http://tychebooks.com/face-au-soleil/
Parlez vous Francais?
non
NAAAAAAAN!
Delicious naan.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/aarti-sequeira/naan-indian-oven-baked-flat-bread-recipe.html
The 8-bit Matrix is simply fantastic.
http://sploid.gizmodo.com/8-bit-game-version-of-the-matrix-is-a-better-movie-than-1638369653
Katy Perry aint got nothin’ on Aussie Floyd!
Celebrating the doggie pioneers:
http://io9.com/vintage-memorabilia-celebrates-the-soviet-unions-cosmon-1638971938?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_twitter&utm_source=io9_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
Love it when I get some Sausagefest love from the Panites!
(Does anyone else misread ‘Panites’ as ‘Panties’ about half the time?)
Only half?
That I’m willing to admit.
I’ve been known to read it as both panties and panitis at times.
Someone needs to make with the photoshop
A pair of panties that read “Deadpan”.
Cough.
So I’m considering bringing baked goods with me to the Mmmmmmeetup. Does anyone have aversion to cherry or chocolate? Or the combination?
Not a great fan of cherry, but my waistline would appreciate it if you baked cherry..
cough
Through the magic of Jeremy from Seattle’s posts on the FB fan page, I seem to have some Ello invites to share. Anyone want in?
(Ello is a new social media connector; ie, the current pigs trying to take Animal Farm away from the Facebook humans)
Sadly, too naughty for kids. I can see this going viral.
http://www.nerdist.com/2014/09/music-geek-track-of-the-day-repeat-stuff-by-bo-burnham/
if others are joining, i will
I’mstilk non plussed, don’t think I’m cool enough.
I may be late on this train; or not.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/robinedds/things-only-game-of-thrones-fans-will-find-funny?bffb&utm_term=4ldqpgp&s=mobile#2flmxei
Dammit, I want that Iron Bank credit card…
CP: Cherry Tree — The Duke Spirit
Having so much trouble concentrating today.
I’m not sure how much it has to do with seeing a few of you in a week.
“China is here, Mr Burton”
“I have relieved myself on your truck!”
You know what Jack Burton always says?
What the hell. 🙂
HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By email Essbee has just demonstrated why she is high up in Evil Inc.
bwahahahaha
I didn’t eye-roll about the pork too much, Van.
“the pork”
I may bring something due to my weird dietary requirements. Thank you for the heads up on the menu.
Good start to season 4 of Person of Interest. Plus, they had a really good remake of 10 Years After’s “I’d Like To Change The World” at the end of the ep.
Agreed.
…and Amy Acker….mmmmmmm!
“pork too much”
Is that even possible? What a world!
You had me at “Is”.
Some one has been drinking tonight.
fess up!
As I read this, the dog is lapping loudly from her water bowl.
I had no memory of her at all:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04g8hrd
Prostitute, bank robber and then song writer..bloody hell.
Finally saw “God Bless America”. Good film, but disturbing, which was obviously the point.
Bobcat Goldthwait’s movie? Been meaning see that.
Is it better than “Hot to Trot”?
Yes, very much so. On one level, it’s a modern version of Bonnie and Clyde. On another level, it’s a very satirical look at American pop-culture. There’s a lot of ways you can look at this movie, but it’s a pretty dark comedy.
Better than “Shakes the Clown”??
That exhausts the joke and my recall of Bobcat Goldthwait movies.
I’m fairly easy going (steady Lo..steady) and in regards to the meetup plans will go with the flow..
However I will not play darts! :-p
Sure, he’s easy for LO 🙂
Like Sunday morning
Ahh Ahh Ahh Ahh.
Was not impressed with the new series ‘Scorpion’ it was too dumb to be enjoyable.
There was a lot of nerd rage this on the FB about that show.
Oh? Did they feel they got stung by scorpion?
We enjoyed it. If I want to have nerd rage, I’d watch Big Bang Theory. Scorpion is much less offensive.
I was keeping my fingers crossed the waitress would be taken out…
..and it’s goodbye to another writer:
http://www.eugiefoster.com/eugie-k-foster-update.htm
Wow. All I wanted to know from google was: what feuit flavor puddings are available?
This is what wikipedia gave me.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_puddings
Crap joke for the small hours:
A boy walked in on his mom and dad having sex. His dad said “we’re making you a brother/sister” the boy replies “do her doggie-style, I’d rather have a puppy
Those pesky scientists:
http://www.thelocal.se/20140926/scientists-sneak-dylan-lyrics-into-medical-journals
ha!
http://www.thebusinesswomanmedia.com/amal-alamuddin-marries-actor
Nicely done.
Yes in 2016 Desert Pixie will marry a guitarist.
He’s just this guy you know….
I hear he styles himself some kind of writer, too.
Interesting readiing;
http://markcurtis.wordpress.com/2007/02/13/the-war-in-malaya-1948-60/
CW: intruders E6
I’ve seen glaciers move faster than this plot.
Glad I didn’t start it. 🙂
Big sale at Subterranean Press on ebooks:
http://subterraneanpress.com/news/subpress_ebooks_discounted_to_.99_and_2.99
Don’t sell to people in the UK..boo hiss!
Thanks, Van! I browsed, but nothing leapt off the shelves at me.
http://www.ijreview.com/2014/09/182027-david-hasselhoff-dutch-mega-fan-syndrome-make-others-day-ride-lifetime/
I’ll fight anyone who disses The Hoff.
That makes up for this
http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/justin-bieber-hoff-unbelievable-duo-4316039
What the Hoff giveth, the Hoff taketh away. 😉
Verily!
Jesus Deadpan. I spend one weekend out of town and you all explode with emails. 😉
Full of win full of win
http://diply.com/trendyjoe/this-artist-takes-historical-photographs-brings-them-back/52044
Today’s schedule:
Shower
Laundry
Grocery Shop
I’m under orders from my boss not to do any work today since I was working all weekend. I have to listen to her, otherwise she tattles on me to hubby.
Anyone watch Gotham? I liked it!
I did watch. I kind of had geek moments recognizing the introduction of various characters and themes. I will continue to watch and see if they’ll develop more toward one of the comic lines or toward the movies.
Now Essbee if you read all the comment you would know me and Lo watched it..just not together.
Cough
+s
i’ll get your coat…
In spirit…baby
Damn con. I’m losing my voice. If I catch something just before I have to get on a plane, I will be less than happy.
Airborne works beautifully for me.
1000 mg of Vitamin C daily. Up to 2000 mg if you can handle it.
Large doses can cause diarrhoea.
Hence the warning 🙂
It would suck to have to attend a MMMmmmeetup with no voice!
I see what you did there.
Yeah, like that would ever happen….oh.
Cant hear you…
Hmmmm:
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2014/09/neal_stephenson_hieroglyph_in_defense_of_dystopian_science_fiction.html
So relieved the article simply raised its point without a bunch of trash-talking nonsense. I agree with his points – – Stephenson is right, but we do still need our cautionary dystopias.
I agree: good article. I tend to be dismissive when people like Stephenson use overly reductionist arguments regarding what is wrong today. Things are never so simple. So, I applaud the article’s author for taking a more nuanced view.
:cth:
The human race is doomed
http://www.lifebuzz.com/massive-mistakes/
I never get tired of these.
CP: What The Water Gave Me — Florence + The Machine
..and I look at the emails and I get a feeling things are going to go horribly wrong.
#anxietyattack
Never!
..and I still getting spam from a company that sells diesel generators..WTF!
This kind of Diesel generator? I’ll take one please.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004874/?ref_=nv_sr_1
http://youtu.be/mh8MIp2FOhc
Someone brought this to my attention. at 3 minutes and 12 seconds, hubby is a star!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETrkz4euak4
His hand owns that shot!
If you pause it at just the right spot (closer to 3:11) you can see his whole self 😉
I did see him, but the camera really loves his hand. 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BniKoHRlMi0
This is where I spent my weekend
http://io9.com/this-cosplay-video-might-be-the-most-adorable-ever-1640430422
Van, you’ll have to attend one of these for all of us:
http://www.johncleesetour.com/
So is anybody @threemilechild on Ello?
The (Al) Gorification of Neil deGrasse Tyson
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/09/28/1332921/-The-Al-Gorification-of-Neil-deGrasse-Tyson?detail=email
Now they’re going after NDT !?!?!?
Boooo
Every last thing about him makes them uncomfortable.
Daily Kos is the left Fox news x1000000
^This
Ah yes… the rain/hail/snow mix! Just in time for the mmmmmeetup!
The first Netflix original film is the sequel to Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and I couldnt be more excited!
This news is Chow Yun Phat!
(joke reused from FB)
I could definitely be more excited. The first “original film” from Netflix should be an “original” film. They are saying to me, in no uncertain terms, that they are going to take exactly the same route as Hollywood and focus mainly on generating cash… I mean focusing on sequels, remakes, reinvisionings, reimaginings and rehashings of games, TV shows, etc.
Disagree. If they were going that route they could have picked a MUCH bigger film/franchise to sequelize.
Good point, but they ARE already on track to deliver us a bunch of Marvel series, so their intentions have always been pretty clear. (FD: I am really looking forward to Daredevil).
Your Rocky Mtn High MMMmmmeetup, brought to you by Desertpixie and her weather app!
http://flic.kr/p/psJnix
Looks like I’m going to have to buy sun block when I’m over there..or look like an idiot and wear the wooly hat.
Cool:
http://io9.com/vintage-cigarette-boxes-feature-designs-from-the-soviet-1640217578?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_twitter&utm_source=io9_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
Morning Pan
I must have just needed a day rest as my voice is now back to normal and I’m feeling pretty good. I’m ready for my plane ride.
It’s kind of strange being completely caught up in my work. I keep thinking I should be doing something.
2 days, muthabitches
Woot. Are you prepared for the invasion of awesome?
– of course I don’t mean me, but all these talented people in one place might create some kind of seismic force.
Cynful, please see my email from yesterday and let us know about Thurs night.
My creativity is smaller than an atom.
Done. Sorry about that, was checking on timing this morning and then got wrapped up in work email.
I’m exhausted all the way through to the fibrous core of my being, these days. I won’t be bringing any talent or wit; just tired, grumpy resignation. (oh boy!)
Sausagefest is fully funded for this year! Woooooo.
Any donations collected from here on out go directly and 100% to the charity!
Congratulations Tony. Good work!
The sausage is raised!
For comics fans… well, sort of… there’s a sex guide from the creators of Sex Criminals.
This is very NSFW. But very funny.
http://comicsalliance.com/fraction-zdarsky-sex-criminals-just-tips-preview-image/
Some of those were pretty funny. 🙂
Was really excited at the buzz this has been getting and I really wanted to like this song… I just dont think I do.
http://noisey.vice.com/blog/weezer-back-to-the-shack-video
So have you seen the Nicki Minaj “Anaconda” video? Well, don’t. Go watch Mastodon’s “Motherload” instead. Lots of wave form action. Probably a little NSFW, even though I’m sure it will air on VH1.
Link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWFWazj7Ud8
Mastodon are pretty good with the Highbrow/Lowbrow stuff.
I watched the Anaconda video with fart noises. Utterly brillant.
Yeah, saw that too. LOL
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it’s Jet Train:
http://englishrussia.com/2014/05/26/abandoned-and-rusty-soviet-turbo-jet-train/
Dog Cuteness Alert!
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1527305154077028&id=1318800798260799
CP: Avalanche — Zola Jesus
http://i.imgur.com/6Uo94w2.png
get out of my room!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Boo!
I’m more of a bed protector…
Looks like Van’s bed for the trip.
I wish, I’m be in with the dogs..woof!
What dogs???
Reservoir? I call being “Mr. Black.”
Watch out for those evil D&D gangs
http://io9.com/10-geeky-debates-that-had-to-be-settled-by-federal-cour-1639926080?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_facebook&utm_source=io9_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
PPFFT…. doubtful
“Star Trek Fans Are Not, By Definition, Mentally Impaired”
Oh good… ebola has been confirmed in Dallas. Ed do NOT bring that shit…
Say no to the Edbola.
I have it on good authority that Ed is pretty good about not sharing bodily fluids with people who have just flown in from Africa.
Now, people who have just flown in from the UK … well that’s another story.
I’m sure the social media world will respond reasonably and gracefully to this news.
So tomorrow will be a game of ”..is the BA app going to actually let me select a seat’ ..it fucked up the last time.
CW: Sleepy Hollow S2E2
I watched Ep1 last night
Tony Hawks is 46..feeling old yet?
Time for him to give up those childish, frivolous things and get a decent, grown-up job like regular folks.
Do you want fries with that?
Always
Bravo, Jeff Goldblum.
Funny
http://youtu.be/egIY7ushchU
Must watch faster. Much watch faster.
Goodnight :bulb:
Reading the small print:
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/sep/29/londoners-wi-fi-security-herod-clause
I’m not jealous of the food:
https://medium.com/travel-adventure/what-its-like-to-fly-the-23-000-singapore-airlines-suites-class-17d9f3fee0d
Yeah, I think I’ll steer clear of the Dallas area for the next few decades….hopefully my plane will as well.
So, anybody doing anything special this weekend? I hear there might be thing somewhere.
Imagine a Benny Hill like chase with Lo and Essbee..
So BA if you aren’t going to let me check in for the later flight why give me the option?
I fear selecting 0 for checked luggage is going to get me searched again.
Just remember to cough
I’m not bothered by the search, but it means they won’t issue me with a boarding pass till I get to Heathrow, which means my chances of getting an aisle seat is much reduced..grrrr!
Morning Pan
Today’s Schedule:
Shower
Print Boarding Pass
finish packing
WTF United? What do you mean I can’t print my boarding pass because I’m flying international? WestJet doesn’t have this silly restriction.
*sigh* I really wish WestJet flew to Denver. They are the best.
I guess I’ll have to wait until I’m at the airport before getting my pass.
Well, since United has decided to be stupid, I guess it’s time for a shower.
Apparently, United not only breaks guitars, United makes you want to take a shower. 😉
….and boarding and seat obtained.
+pass
Excellent. Happy trails to you Van! See you soonish. 🙂
safe travels!!! see you in denver in around 32 hours!
Safe travels, Van from the British Land!!!!
See you in 60ish hours!
Phew
w00t! Happy, safe, comfortable, expedient travels, Van!
Yep, safe pond jumping Van. See you soon.
That… is a FUCKING long flight. See you in 25 hours you saucy minx
Seems like I need to give Gotham Academy a try. 🙂
http://comicsalliance.com/gotham-academy-1-review-brenden-fletcher-becky-cloonan-karl-kerschl/
Reference:
http://www.smosh.com/smosh-pit/articles/ice-cream-hacks-will-take-your-life-next-level
Reference:
http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2014/08/how-to-stop-being-lazy/?sf4765875=1&sf4653942=1
CP: Android Said — Molice
Is everyone holding their peace until Van’s confirmed as pond jumped?
That sounds rather ominous Cynful, should I consult the tea leaves before leaving for airport?
My dilemma tonight:
Smaller backpack which everything fits with a tight squeeze but easier to carry.
Or slightly large one, which has more external pockets (for pills and leads) but more bulky
Steady Lo, it’s BP and cholesterol meds.
Speaking of I happened to find a nice bottle of Bailey’s for you. Chilled or not chilled, sir?
Chilled is better and you shouldn’t have!
Larger! You might shop!
Hah! A fridge magnet doesn’t take up much room.
He’s still taking your bull dyke magnet!
I went with the larger bag.
I’m all packed and ready to roll. Although, getting up at 3am to get to the airport is not going to be fun. I may have to do some sleeping on the plane.
Breakfast in downtown Denver will make you less tired.
And I said, “What about. . . Breakfast in downtown Denver with Tiffany?” And you said, something or other. . . .
Ok, not all 90s music was great.
Let’s see if I can sleep tonight 🙂 See you tomorrow those who are coming.
“those who are coming”
Man, this is really happening, isn’t it? At last the world will have proof that I haven’t been making Lo Pan up this whole time!
Ha! Nevar!
Do we get the live rendition of “Jack Maaangaaaan, you got your shit togethaaar!” 🙂
glee x2!
Van’s on a plane
(uhhhh uhhhhh)
I cant complain
(uhhhh uhhhhh)
Well Breakfast first.
Oh I swear you already boarded and were in the air. Pay no attention to the man who cant read…
Holy crap! What a ahow the Eagles threw for us in Glendale, Arizona!
So I’m in the departure area waiting to board the Flight to London.
I’m looking at prices for stuff and wondering why anybody pays such high prices.
Obviously they do as the shops are still in business.
How an academic can be an ass:
David Mitchell’s novelistic success, most recently with The Bone Clocks, is explained by UK academic Sarah Dillon (editor of a book of essays on his writing): ‘This is why his work is so addictive – he’s creating his own universe.’ (New York Times, 24 August) [DR] If only some science fiction or fantasy author had thought of that!
-from the latest Ansible.
Morning Pan
It took me over an hour to get through airport security. They were very busy.
However, this does mean less waiting time in the airport gate area so I’ll count it as a win
safe flight!
Doing some last minute prep.
Safe drives, sir
I’ve had to postpone my departure due to bad hail. Hopefully I can leave in the next hour.
My departure might be even later. There’s reports of dollar to golf-ball sized hail along the 1st hour of my drive.
Looks like it is clearing up. I need to finish the last couple of things here, then I can go.
My battery packs at people hogging the charge points at Heathrow.
+laughs
Better start checking the back of the sofa:
http://www.thebiglebowskipinball.com/game
Ok, strapped into my seat, next stop Denver, going silent.
See you tonight!
Happy trails to all travelers! (bum ba de da)
Safe travels to all and thank you Ess and Lo for hosting. Just printed my boarding pass and I’m starting to think about packing.
Your wife is coming, Rhett?
Nope, just me. She’s on kid detail this weekend.
Happy testing to all test-takers!
What he said! 😀
Heading out now. So long as there aren’t any further delays, I should be at the hotel around 7pm.
drive safely! thats a long I70 haul
hey Deadpan.
I’m Panning at the Pan’s
You should fix that man’s car, Bunny!
Just checked Van’s flight status. ON TIME!!!
Under budget!
“Under”
Mr Lo Pan made me a burrito
Can we get the PBP?
Pre outing meal?
Gotta be well fed to win at darts.
Food was ate. Drinks were had. Toilets were discussed. Now the rest of you need to get here 🙂
They were goddamn tall.
tru dat
C: standing at DIA International Arrivals waiting for my bbf.
Big Bop Fred?
Then I turned up, how disappointing for you.
Cough
not
Counting down the hours until the morning…I don’t see a lot of sleep ahead of me.
Spent a wonderful evening with Lo Pan, EssBee, Vanamonde, Ditto, and Cynful. Now, I think it’s bed time
Sounds awesome! I’m completely pack. Gotta get my sorry ass out of bed around 3:45AM to make my 6:00AM flight. Should be at Denver International around 9AM. See you guys soon.
looking forward to it
Cj and I are furiously rushing to finish work things and pack. Oh and I’m bringing a bottle of rye whiskey with me. Because I can.
Because. You. Can.
Does rye whiskey come wish caraway seeds?
I’m sure I can find a caraway flavored liquor to make you a drink using both.
I’ll be at the airport tomorrow round 10.
Nice evening.
But the USB charger maybe haunted, it humms and flickers in blue.
Van, I have a dual car charger if you want to borrow while running around
I admit I just skimmed, but this seems a fascinating read:
https://medium.com/cuepoint/what-the-hell-was-megadeth-arizona-3519a751149d
Who the hell’s gonna have time to read this weekend??
Of course there will be reading time… For early birds like me 😉
CR: The Explicable be Cherie Priest
Bags packed and it appears this gathering is happening – so to the airport with me.
See you fine folks in a few hours!
I’m at my gate. T minus 45 minutes for takeoff.
My best friends on the internet are gathering in Denver and I can’t make it. My best friend at work is now in Denver to attend the Great American Beer Fest and I can’t make it. My son lives just south of Denver and I’ve never been able to get out there to see him. I can’t begin to tell you how bummed I am not to be in Denver right now.
But seriously, I hope the gathering goes great. Have a blast.
What the hell, man???? Damn that stinks. Sorry the stars couldnt align for you this time. Shall raise a pint tonite for you, sir
Next time Assman. Next time.
I join you in your Denver deficit induced bummer. 🙁
You, sir…. are quite the star tonite 😀
Definitely. We also salute all of you that can’t be here.
You can’t escape from crap jokes:
An 80yr old couple were seen shagging furiously up against a fence. For 40 mins they shagged like Bastards. Arms and legs going everywhere until they fell to the floor. wow she said “you didnt screw me like that 50yrs ago! To which the old man replied “50 yrs ago that fence Wasnt Fecking electric!
morning Pan
I’m up and showered and ready for another Panventurous day
I am heavy-hearted and telling you all about it here so you know why I may be weepy this weekend. I won’t be good at talking about it . . .
Sly B’s beloved Grandma Linda died at 4:46 yesterday – just as I was preparing to head to the airport to collect Van. She was my friend, and treated me like her own as nobody else in my life has.
Sly B will likely not be home tomorrow for the bbq, which will go on as planned with no arguments. She and her mom are headed to Southern Colorado this afternoon to help with arrangements and have some sibling time. She sends hugs and regrets for missing you all.
Ok, carry on. Cannot wait to see you all this evening!!
**hugs**
**long, long hugs**
That blows Ess. At least you’ll be amongst friends this weekend. “Hugs”
My condolences for your and Sly B’s loss. She’s always in your heart.
So sorry, EssBee and Sly. 🙁 🙁
Please, please feel no obligation from us this weekend. We’re here for whatever you need.
Rest in peace.
EssBee and Sly B, Im so sorry to hear of your family’s loss. 🙁
We are all here for you both, in person!
Cant wait to hug you tonight, Essbee!
Condolences from both T Cat and me.
Just checked flight status for Jack and Pixie. ON TIME! I’ll be leaving to pick tem up within the next hour!
Phew! We *just* made a seat in our oversold flight! Wow!
Next stop; DENVER!
We are chillin’ together at Lo Pan’s
Watch out for the Hell of Upside Down Corpses in Lo Pan’s basement.
Speaking of — we’re currently in the Hell of Waiting For Everyone Else to Get the Fuck Off the Plane!! Woot!
Landed!
Rocky Mountain High, motherfuckers.
C: sitting in my car waiting for Jack’s text! Denver rush hour, here we come!
The excitement is palpable!
The group appreciates your gift Joe
🙂
Hoping the good times are a ‘rollen.
Thank you for the kind gift JOe. It was much appreciated. 🙂
AND HOW!
Thank you J0e
Thank you very much!
Thank you, j0e! We all loved your gift
Didnt have to use my AK. I gotta say it was a good day.
And thank you to Mr. & Mrs. Lo Pan for putting up with this lot. LOL
Relationship wisdom from Twitter:
@Harkaway: Mrs H: It’s dark in this house.
Me: Winter is coming.
Mrs H: I will gut you with this spoon.
Morning Pan
One day I’ll get this sleeping in thing figured out
Try, try again? 😉
I am surprised and happy that the Royals are making me eat my words. 🙂
Ooooh. What do they taste like?
Crummy? 😉
So, like the floor in my room then.
Yep. Definitely under foot. 😉
My breakfast this morning was very messy. There are crumbs all over the floor
Ok. I think I’ve got my hockey notes in order now. 🙂
I’m up, barely. I need to go run for supplies and get some real coffee.
High Altitude Sickness.
HA!
Hugs & sympathy. That sucks.
So, Jack and I your for most horrible panite in cards against humanity. You won’t get off so easily next time.
How much did you drink last night?
I was good did Humans Cards!
Good morning.
CP: Come On — Headstones
Hello Morning, and I have the shaving cuts to prove I’m awake.
You’re awake now! 🙂
No, he’s not. Don’t lie to the poor guy. This is all just a dream.
We’re awake with cartoons.
We just witnessed Van getting his coat.
(Pic on flickr)
And the hockey adventure begins!
Edge of Empire Saga RPG begins!
I hit it with my axe. 🙂
I tempt with my tentacles and green boobs.
“Grawwwwwwww”
(Wookie growl)
I charge in and charm or shoot it.
I fix things.
I bring the bad things.
Goodbye Colorado Pan.
Safe travels.
Happy Anniversary Luna 3:
http://www.popsci.com/blog-network/vintage-space/our-first-look-moons-far-side
Crap joke from Twitter:
@saladinahmed: Superman to cobbler: “I need a new left boot. Red.”
Cobbler hands him a black boot full of sand.
“What’s this?”
“A dark, gritty reboot.”
Otis, get his cape.
Bah! No direct flight to the land of ditto.
Where there’s a will there’s a way, even indirectly 🙂
Quite!
And once more, nose unto the grindstone…
…and my body decides that I’ve had enough sleep.
I thought I heard something.
How appropos. As I’m packing up to leave, what should be on tv but Big Trouble in Little China.
British Airways grrrrr!
Which has nothing to do with your post.
Butterfingers
Thanks for coming, Cynful! Great meeting you in person as well.
But of course
Well everybody is up in the Lo Pan household.
In fact, that’s the house motto!
justaj0e—–THANK YOUUUUUUUUUUU & HUGS
x200000000000.
x400000000000.
What she said *hugs*
Ditto
squeeeeee!
Had fun at the zoo. Now, One last lunch out before the end of our mile high adventure
I’m home. Now that my trip is over I can finally read and post on the Deadpan board.
Hats off to Lo Pan and Ess for hosting and Ed and JOe for their wonderful gifts. You are all truly wonderful people and I can’t wait to do it again.
Hats off to our 2nd chauffeur!
w00t on all counts!
The quest for the perfect cup of tea:
http://io9.com/ready-the-scientifically-perfect-way-to-brew-a-cup-of-t-1642917541?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_twitter&utm_source=io9_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
Home as well. Only one brief scare. I’ll add my thanks as well. It was good meeting you all
My luggage has been checked. Now the long wait at Denver International Airport
My almost but not quite as long wait begins.
Turns out they changed the plane, which had a different layout from the replaced plane, hence the messing around with the seat allocation.
Hugs to all who travelled and attended.
Hugs to all who were there in spirit.
Extra hugs to our most gracious hosts, EssBee, Lo Pan, and Dani for going above and beyond
I’ll second that, thanks to all, it was a great weekend.
drinking a cherry milkshake while I wait for the plane
Milk and cookies here.
Amazed there isn’t a Starbucks in this part of the terminal.
Van, be careful! You’ve found a time portal back to prehistoric times (Before Starbucks, sometimes denoted as BS). If you venture too far you will encounter the Land of the Lost and a Sleestak may steal your seat.
Woot!
I think…
Back home safely in KC. I hope everyone else has a safe trip back. Thanks again to everyone that hosted, drove, cooked, and otherwise contributed to a great weekend.
Was nice to see you again ditto.
Yah!
So looking at the Icelandair plane behind me it appears you can fly directly from Denver to Iceland.
You learn something new everyday…
Hmmmmm……
Iceland Deadpan Meetup? 🙂
Bjorkpan is the way.
Where is my stork dress?
Wow. The Leafs cut their enforcers from the line up.
Home safe from another wonderful MMMMMeetup.
I had a great time seeing everyone in person. Alvie and EssBee, thank you for co-hosting, and Rhettro, thanks for co-chauffeuring.
Ed: Our Star Wars RPG continued after you left; I took over your spot, and we completed the mission thanks to some great teamwork and creative strategy. That was one of my favorite parts of the meetup. (The other one was exploring downtown Boulder.)
Deadpan is the way. :happy:
Good night, Pan.
Food (including amazingly good smoked pork), beer, hugs, Cards/Charades Against Humanity, elk, The Rockies, the hotel from The Shining, first-time meetings, reunions with old friends, museums, football, the zoo, the Junior Lo Pans, Star Wars RPG, downtown Boulder, Altitude Sickness, Kris’s BBQ, the hospitality of Kris and Alvie and family, great conversations, missing the Deadpanites who couldn’t be there, the round bought by JustaJ0e … and everything else I’ve omitted. I’d say it was a successful MMMmmmeetup.
This Pixie is back in the desert, safely, along with a Mangan named Jack!
<3 and safe travels to all tonight!
The house is so…empty…now. Heh.
Good times is good times. And this was as good as it gets.
I’m sure the junior Lo Pans will fill it with plenty of sounds and activity.
Well deadpan I’m back in Blighty.
Managed to to catch a a kip for an hour.
A few hours to kill before my connecting flight leaves.
Yea! Glad that you are nearly back home. 🙂
Behind the scenes from ROtJ:
http://m.imgur.com/a/pSOtt
you know how to get to my heart…
Yes..
http://www.avclub.com/article/better-call-saul-music-video-catchy-meth-210126
Morning Pan
Had a nice long sleep, followed by a long shower. Now I’m ready to face the day.
I had an interesting conversation with security once in Canada. Here’s how the conversation went:
Were you visiting Colorado for business or pleasure?
Pleasure? I have friends there.
How did you meet your friends?
Through an on-line group?
Really? What kind of on-line group?
Um, it started around a podcast we all listened to and became friends from there. There are a bunch of us that get together annually.
Hmmm, What do the friends who live in Colorado do?
One works for the Government…
While truthful, I was looking at these answers from his point of view as was starting to become worried I might be detained. It was interesting to say the least.
as = and
lol. I can see what you mean. I’m glad you didn’t end up having trouble.
Clay Aiken for Congress? He *actually* had a televised debate?
Oy.
Once more into the (new) breach, my friends.
*sigh* Too true. My Day started off with an hour long drive through road construction.
Good luck, man
Thank ye. It was good.
Plane to Newcastle delayed, sigh
Get home already!
It was so great to hang out with all of you!!!! Come back any time.
Thanks for the touching card too. Sly B made it home last night and read it/appreciated it.
🙂
Soon, on the last leg waiting for the train to take me home.
ESS!
http://www.avclub.com/article/mary-timony-why-john-mayers-your-body-wonderland-c-210037
must get Ex Hex!!!!!!
Your quirkie crap joke:
A flying insect just flew into my kitchen and exploded.
I think it was a Jihaddy long legs.
the terrorists just won
Freebie ebook:
@SMLXist: Passing on good vibes: e-book of my novel is free for the rest of the month. Use code NJ88Q https://t.co/xHnjTTmw1V
http://t.co/RYKGM4alNx
Damn and blast you bot.
I wanted to thank everyone who participated in my Star Wars RPG game. My goal is to have the next module “The Long Arm of the Hutt” uploaded to roll20.net so we can continue this game via Skype. For those who are interested, Fantasy Flight Games has a lot of free support PDFs on their website. I would recommend downloading their free module “Under a Black Sun” and reading the first 18 pages as it goes through the basics of the rules. You can download it here: http://tinyurl.com/l387azn I would also recommend that you not read past page 18 because I may want to play the story with all of you.
Also you can download several pregenerated characters and support material from here: http://tinyurl.com/ly7aqn2
Thanks, I will check that out. The Skype idea is cool by me so long as I can find time. 🙂
T Cat also said the game sounded interesting. She liked the fact that a module didn’t take long to play.
Home at last.
Yeah!
Huzzah! 😉
Too much? 😉
Never!
Once again, my boss thinks I’m the best person in the world. Another thing I did for her was apply for an operating grant from the government (which she never did). Not only was I able to get approval, the amount they gave us was twice the amount we were hoping for.
Just call me Scotty.
so great: http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/10/07/jennifer_lawrence_in_vanity_fair_the_publication_of_nude_photos_a_sex_crime.html
Good for her.
ditto
The replaced 777 had a newer video system with nicer screens and I wasn’t annoying the person in fornt as I used it.
The Airbus going to Newcastle was a bit rickety though..lots of flickering lights and groaning metal.
777? Flickering lights and groaning metal? Annoying? Van, you were flying Stryper.
That was the Airbus from London to Newcastle, thankfully the flight was only 40 minutes.
Shenanigans!
http://www.businessinsider.com/best-beers-in-the-us-2014-10
They got Colorado oddly correct. I take it youre not an Abraxas fan?
I think most of the beers on the list are quite good. 🙂
Oh but you called shenanigans so me am was confused as to why
never you mind!!!!!!!!!!
Sez you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That’s what she said. 🙂
PS: I just think Beer Advocate is a bit biased, especially since it was mostly high alcohol beers and stouts that were on the list. 🙂
Bed!
..an alarms set.
Night Pan
+no
Work kicked my butt today. I hope the returns for the rest of you were good though.
Boo el worko
CD: Boulder Shake Chocolate Porter
That’s a good one.
It is, though it tastes like chocolate milk
I suspect it would taste of stout to me.
Cough
So long as it doesn’t taste of stoat. 😉
Naught Adobe naughty:
http://the-digital-reader.com/2014/10/06/adobe-spying-users-collecting-data-ebook-libraries/#.VDUBR3m9KK2
If you are on Playstation Plus, this month Spelunky is ‘free’, well worth checking out.
http://t.joystiq.com/all/2014-10-01-ps-plus-in-october-driveclub-dust-arkham-asylum#1
ditto if you get the PS4 version (even though you cannot pllay it yet) you’ll also get the vita version.
Awesome. Thanks! 🙂
Right pan off to the flicks to see ‘Gone Girl’
Thought for a future meetup, how much is a burner phone in the USA?
We probably could get you a burner phone and a card with minutes for under $30, probably less depending on what you want (smart phone vs just a phone with text).
Well after seeing the trailer ‘Fury’ is a film I’mgoibg to have to check out.
We are planning on seeing it too.
Even the Tiger Tanks look like Tiger Tanks,
/quickly suppressing Battle of the Bulge flashback.
I hear we’ll be seeing that one. I’m open-minded, but Antoine Fuqua has made nothing but fails since Training Day.
Don’t forget to set your hockey lineups for tonight and this week! 🙂
oh… its on
Morning Pan
Hubby came home to dinner yesterday and said, “oh boy. A real meal”.
Silly hubby really needs to learn how to cook.
Bloody Hell!
Gine Girl was rather good.
Does Ben really get full frontal?
And is the movie better than the book?
There’s a shower scene but it’s pretty tame (maybe have been censored in the UK).
No idea as I haven’t read the book.
-i +o
I wouldn’t normally go see this type of movie at the theater, but David Fincher is one of my favorite directors.
The book angered me; more like, enraged. So, Im skeptical, but interested
Why did it enrage you DP?
Other than it’s pushing the usual hollywood trope.
CP: Northshore — Tegan & Sara
Is anyone else going through ‘withdrawal’ or is that just a first time mmmmmeetup thing?
*twitch*
The Swedish Chef does Popcorn:
http://youtu.be/B7UmUX68KtE
Actually, I’m afraid the withdrawal after the first time is the easiest. Though, I always find that it doesn’t feel like a full year (actually more than a year this time) since the last meetup. No doubt our running commentary helps the time fly by.
Making delicious tomato sauce from all the tomatoes EssBee gave me. 😀
yeah!!
Still fun:
http://youtu.be/gtI1pWkHto0
Beans on toast.
On reflection I’m wondering if I was having my leg gently pulled.
I don’t think so. We do love our toast here
Sport ditto Sony have been fiddling. PS plus members can no longer ‘purchase’ ps4 games on the PS3 (at least in the UK). However if you login to the Sony Entertainmebt Network with a web browser (using your PSN login details) you can still add the free PS4 games your download list. Ready for when you get a PS4.
Sorry not sport, off piss autocorrect.
Rare Star Wars posters:
http://m.joblo.com/joblo/news/56252
Ive always wanted the Polish one (Vader’s exploding head)
motherfuckers blocked the pan again
Van, without giving spoilers… I just despised one of the main characters and I hated that person the entire plot. I guess I wasnt surprised, ever, by the course of events and just hated who that person ended up being
CE: A Dark Truth stout and brownies.
Thank you ditto and Cynful!
Cynful, those brownies you made were. . . . sinful. Seriously good.
Thank you Jack and Lo
Well I think I’m over the jet lag.
In regards to the meetup, I always have a feeling that I’ve had a surreal experience as normality hardens around me as I get home.
It’s also nice to hang with a bunch of people who just accept you for who you are.
wOOt!
If you have an Origin account then Dragon Age is free for a few days:
https://www.origin.com/en-gb/store/free-games/on-the-house
From Twitter:
@sidneyabbot: A modern take on the classic Cleese, Corbett and Barker sketch… http://t.co/5ZM0UzytVp
I don’t like they have to do this, but I do like they don’t look like Lara Croft:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2014/oct/09/kurdish-peshmerga-fighters-women-on-the-frontline-in-pictures?CMP=twt_gu
My next post may make more sense.
I have to ask….. Why?
http://moviepilot.com/posts/2014/10/07/tim-burton-to-direct-cate-blanchett-as-mary-poppins-2322646
She certainly looks evil, doesn’t she.
A non musical version could be interesting and dark, but with Tim Burton it could also be a load of rubbish.
Yeah. I’m done with Tim Burton films, tbh.
Last TB film I really enjoyed was The Corpse Bride.
It’s a pity he was the only director I got to work with.
Although Corpse Bride is not a bad movie, it was part of what is currently wrong with Tim Burton. His career started with making quite unique interesting movies that weren’t like anything else out there (Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissor Hands). Later he is simply rehashing things that have already been done like Corpse Bride which was really just him doing yet another Nightmare Before Christmas. He hasn’t done anything truly original in quite some time.
Because… money. Seems to be Hollywood’s only concern (not like it was every any different).
*sigh*
I still digs me some Tim Burton but … remake Poppins? No please.
Why not make a NEW, dark movie about a mysterious Nanny?
Call it Scarry Poppins or some such. Let it stand on it’s own merits.
Let it sell tickets based on IT’S cast and director.
Boo on these people.
Well, if he does something closer to the original books, that’s likely what you’ll see. I never read the books, but as I understand, Mary Poppins was actually quite a dark character. The author was not happy with how the original movie turned out, so she forbid Disney from making anymore.
Isn’t that how Burton got started down his dark path in the first place? He went from Big Fish to Charlie and the Chocolate factory because he could do a darker version that would be much closer to the original source material. Turns out that’s just Hollywood speak for I’m now so full of myself that I have to start going back and making my versions of shit that people loved when they were children.
Morning Pan
My boss is away for Geek Girl Con http://geekgirlcon.com/
She is also taking an extra week as holidays. She gave me nothing to do while she’s away. It’s 8am and I am done everything I need to do. I think it’s time to start Steam.
CP: Hydrophobia
Pity it never got a sequel, was quite fun on the Xbox 360.
So I’ve just booked to see Cara Dillon with guest star Dan Tyminski.
I hope he plays ‘Man of Constant Sorrow’ or I may have to cry into my coat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8LCYS_85Dk
CP: Uncle Jonny — The Killers
Your crap joke for the day:
Did you hear about the 3 zoo employees who were injured recently? They got attacked by a Chimpanzee that set fire to it’s own feces using a discarded cigarette. Apparently they were rushed to the hospital with TURD degree burns.
http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-99479195/stock-photo-chimpanzee-in-coat-and-hat-walking-with-a-suitcase.html
Tech support logic (on phoning why my phone didn’t work in the USA):
We have no idea, but the next time you visit the USA phone us so we can troubleshoot.
But if the phone isn’t working how can I phone you?
Ummmm
Looks like for those who would like to continue with our Edge of the Empire game we’ll be using Google Hangouts. There is built in support for web communication and custom dice rollers. This is what it will look like.
http://s20.postimg.org/kbng7k2ct/Google_Hangout_Edge.png
I’m not sure if anyone but me needs a Roll20 log in, but you will need a Gmail address to play, which shouldn’t be a problem for this group.
I’ll be part of the Modal Tones in the back 🙂
That works too. 🙂
NERRRRRRRRRRRRRDS. (I’m in)
I only need a 2-sided die: I hit it with my axe… or not. 😉
Things are going to need fixing.
Flip a coin. 😉
The wink was partly directed at that. 🙂 And wookies don’t do coins. Or pants for that matter. 😉
I’d love to play!
It’ll probably take me a week or two to get set up for the next installment. Then we need to pick a day/time most of us can play. Tues/Fri/Saturday after 9PM Arizona time works best for me.
That’s 5am for me.
Tuesdays are bad for me.
that hour might knock me out
Well, at lest Rhettro got everyone to agree to the time they can’t play 🙂
Im in!
Go Derby Dames! Thats how you start the season– 66 pts on opening day!
Thank You, SJ Sharks for blanking the Kings, thank you Wingels & Niemi 🙂
It’s not going to change the world but it’s still cool:
http://www.popsci.com/article/diy/gun-makes-and-fires-paper-airplanes?dom=tw&src=SOC
Inspired by James Taylor’s “Fire and Rain.”
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominee list:
Who made it? 2015 Rock Hall nominees announced
http://www.abc15.com/entertainment/sting-green-day-among-2015-rock-hall-nominees_
Didn’t click the link. With Green Day in the title, I doubt if I will. Green Day?!? Will Sugar Ray be next?? Lit?
Sting is worthy, although I sincerely hope this means the Police are already there.
Voted. SRV will always get my vote.
I went for Kraftwerk and Bill Whithers.
#oldfart
The Smiths, Lou Reed, War, and Joan Jett for me.
Agreed
How is green day in 2nd place, behind Stevie ray Vaughn?!!?!!?
I chose
SRV
NIN
NWA
Sting
The Smiths
Fucking Green day
I voted for Joan Jett and Stevie Ray Vaughan (currently topping the votes at 17.55%). Although I was never really into Kraftwerk I fully respect what they did and am glad to see them high on the polls (#4 at 8.28%).
Neat!!!!
What a way to put the universe into perspective
http://m.ba-bamail.com/view.aspx?emailid=12288&&MemberId=0&
‘Space is big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space.’
Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Hmmmm:
http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/08/the-war-photo-no-one-would-publish/375762/
Two words are enough for me: Brad Bird.
http://www.beyondhollywood.com/teaser-trailer-for-brad-birds-tomorrowland-is-here-today/
The trailer looked cool.
That boy needs to get his schedule cleared up and get back to work on Incredibles 2!
CW: The Machine
I missed this at the cinema.
Which wasn’t that bad apart from it being visually very dark for most of it’s run.
It’s on Netflix, so worth checking out if you subscribe.
Thanks. I’ve been meaning to watch this.
JFC I hate surprises
Shitty people doing shitty things to innocents should never be a surprise.
Vaguepan
Let’s go Texans! Let’s go Avs!
Too right!
Hmmmm:
http://www.measuringworth.com/ukcompare/relativevalue.php?use%5B%5D=CPI&use%5B%5D=NOMINALEARN&year_late=1980&typeamount=.50&amount=.50&year_source=1980&year_result=2014
50p was the price of a can of coke in 1980.
That would explain why my mother wouldn’t buy me soda when I was 10 years old. She didn’t have any British currency around to pay for it.
It’s a good excuse as any other.
Talking of shitty people:
http://metro.co.uk/2014/10/09/teenager-murdered-his-mother-then-lost-his-virginity-to-her-corpse-4899302/?ito=facebook
I don’t even think I can click that link…
I know I can’t.
Dammit. RIP Jan Hooks
Get the fuck out! 🙁 She was such an underappreciated SNL player…
And PeeWee’s tour guide at the Alamo. RIP
Not to mention her awesomeness on Third Rock
Oh dear:
http://flavorwire.com/480990/pete-pete-was-all-white-people-slimed-author-mathew-klickstein-on-why-ren-and-stimpy-was-better-than-clarissa-and-nickelodeons-diversity-problem
The white tea I bought in Boulder is excellent. 🙂
excellent!
As is our Gen Mai Cha!
Which sounds like a Chinese warlord.
Tim Burton’s Batman alreally did not hold up well, after 25 years, imo.
I would like to re-watch Heath Ledger’s version, to see how much inspiration he took from this movie.
It got better as it went along, but yeah, it hasn’t aged well.
Nah. Its still brilliant
Well, it was the 80’s best shot and changed the TV/Movie Batman that people expected from the Adam West camp version to the “Dark Knight” that we’ve had ever since.
Frank Miller actually did that.
I remember liking the movie in 1989, but I never felt like it held a candle to “Dark Knight Returns.”
The 2nd hour of the movie is better, but it’s still not what I remembered. We’ll still watch the Catwoman/Penguin sequel, but we’ll go no further with 90s Batmans, thankyouverymuch.
Yes, that’s why I was specific in mentioning the TV/Movie version. There’s no doubt Frank Miller paved the way for what Tim Burton did with his first Batman movie. But, I think the movie brought that version to the mainstream. A lot of people were surprised that that new Batman movie bore no resemblance to the old TV series.
Trudat, Ed. I can’t downplay the cultural relevance of the Burton Batmans.
Ah, that makes more sense then. Thanks for the clarification. 🙂
Nice job showing up tonite, Avs. Assholes. Maybe the preseason wasn’t an anomaly after all.
Yotes jump on board the dhingy of hell
Indeed they did.
Today’s obscure Arcade game (played via MAME):
http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=pandoras-palace&page=detail&id=1928
Well ‘The Equalizer’ film was ok, DW was as good as ever, pity about the plot.
From this morning’s headlines…. Katy Perry to headline Super Bowl half time show…..8*
And then this popped out at me:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/10/10/robot_trouser_snake_has_no_problem_with_slippery_mounds/
One of the better headlines I’ve seen this week.
CP: Boom — P.O.D.
Morning Pan
I decided to spend the morning doing nothing. It was wonderful. Now I have to go back to the mundane like cleaning the washroom, etc.
I’m thinking of watching 47 Ronin this afternoon. Do you think it play by play worthy? While it’s not a horror and it had a fairly wide release, I’ve heard it’s a pretty B movie.
Oh please do a PBP, Keanu almost makes any film he is in a b movie.
I know the general story, but I do plan to watch that eventually, so please be gentle with spoilers. That said, I encourage your PBP. :whoa:
In truth, how often do my play by plays make any sense without actually seeing the movie?
But, to honour your request, Jack, my PBP postings will bee five words or less. :happy:
And yes, the will buzz.
*stupid extra letters*
Plenty of movies can be spoiled with less than 5 words. For example, Citizen Kane can be spoiled with 4 words “Rosebud was _ ____” and Sixth Sense can be spoiled with three words “Crowe is ____”.
Rosebud was what? What!? Tell me now!
I still feel the journey is more important than the ending.
So I’mspoiler immune.
Finally…
Long weekend! Woo Hoo! Let the fun begin!
Now, must go out and get some libations for the upcoming extended weekend.
Hmmmm:
http://observationdeck.io9.com/the-hell-with-it-i-like-the-phantom-menace-1644710771?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_twitter&utm_source=io9_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
This sort of falls into a conversation we had at the mmmmeetup. While this writer to be near the age of most of us and therefore an outlier as far as liking the new ones, we were not the target audience for the new movies.
I have two daughters who were, at the time, the age of the target audience. One prefers the original trilogy, the other prefers the newer ones. The daughter who prefers the newer movies was the typical tween who was into Britney Spears, books that featured protagonists dying of some major illness and, had we let her, tramp stamps. This is who the prequels were aimed at, and their male counterparts of that age.
Yes, I’m not a fan of the prequels, but I do understand why people do and therefore do not revile them as many who prefer the originals seem to.
*shrug* my two cents worth anyway.
edit to above:
but I do understand why people do like the prequels…
I appreciate the prequels for what they were, though I agree with the writer that Attack of the Clones was the low point of them all.
I’m also old enough to appreciate that the Original Trilogy doesn’t stand up terribly well when subjected to the kind of assaults plied upon the prequels. Our generation venerates the OT with strong nostalgia and are largely unable to see that the flaws of the prequels are much the same as the OT.
Haven’t clicked the link yet. . . (HCLY)
I find Phantom Menace to be the weakest of the prequels, but I don’t think any of the 3 are *bad* (Red Sonja) movies.
ok people, you were warned. It’s movie time
Today’s movie is 47 Ronin. The PVR write up:
Forty-seven leaderless samurai must turn to a mixed-blood outcast for help in defeating the treacherous overboard who killed their master and banished them
As stated earlier, this PBP will have posts of 5 words or less.
Press play now…
Dramatic music
Preamble
The story of all Japan
The forest demons
He’s a child
She’s Stroking his nose
She lost her charm
Woah
Half information is no information
What the hell is that?
Kill it!
It has a blue face
Keanu wins
insert Cher song here
Liar!
He knows the truth
Beware the two-eyed fox
Magic
They return as heroes
You always worry
Shirtless Keanu. Meh
It’s all I know
You have your place, woman!
Grand vista shot
Kai (a.k.a Keanu) suspects
Are you a demon
Quite the gathering
What a creep
Let the tournament begin
How can that be?
Wow, quite the size difference
Disgraceful
The fault is mine
Beat hin
Father, please
Evil whisperings
Shirtless bad guy however, yum
Time to quiver in fear
It’s a gorgon
Really need to stop
Is he dreaming?
All bow to the emperor
Regain your honour
Please be my second
Cherry blossoms
Shirtless old man, ugh
Aaarrrrrrggggggggg
Think of the farmers
Smug son of a bitch
The emperor’s edict
You are now ronin
Throw him in the pit
One year later
Father!
What of the half-breed?
We need horses. Now!
The joy of my life
The painted man
He shaved
Fighting the ogre
All he knows is fighting
More animal than man
Run!
Jump!
Fight!
Fire!
What good are you dead
You turned me away
I need your help
Clean clothes. Woo hoo!
I am the best
He has escaped
She looks like a whore
Chubby shirtless guy is wet
Still outcast
Cute mini sword
How did he keep that
Actually, where’d he keep it?
We need more men
Uteso
We are farmers
Really Kai, was that necessary?
Ewwww, hair feedings
I’ve seen it
Renounce the world
Giant statue
She is a fake
Visions
Giant head
Stay.
Spooky cave
Stupid ronin
Oooh, he’s creepy looking
They will all die
Is he a hawk man
Draw your sword
A gift not forgotten
They cut
They’re laughing at him
You cannot go
Holy crap they’re funny looking
In the words of Ackbar….
Now I have the sword
Erotic? Or creepy?
I threw stones
You’re a good man
We are ghost
Eat
We need your help
I am a poor Samarii
Signed in blood
We end this now
Ow!
Trojan horse time
Pretty in white
Funny looking hair
Legolas!
Are they ronin? Or elves?
They are discovered
Liquid robe
The giant comeths
How… Anti climatic
Runaway
Hug
Witch
A flying carpet
Atrey’s friend
Should be Atreyu’s friend
Two battles
Two victories
Call him bag head
Tiny sword again
Forgive me, your highness
Let them die with honour
A kiss
I will wait for you
Wait!
47 shirtless men
Spoiler!
You know, this movie wasn’t that bad. I actually enjoyed it.
Hopefully my PBP was vague enough for you, Jack.
Do you think the plot would have worked better without Keanu?
No, maybe, I don’t know. Keanu seemed to work within the role fine. He had the look of a half-breed. I was fine with it.
I didn’t cry into my coat.
The Bunny was in rare form today. Well played.
I have redeemed myself, professionally today.
I can start my weekend with high praise for myself. 🙂
Hooray for Pixie Praises!
CW: Strange Empire E1
Which is rather true to it’s name.
CD: Magic Hat #9
CD: Crabbies Ginger Beer (http://www.crabbiesgingerbeer.co.uk/)
CP: Hydrophobia
One of the rare sources of alcohol that I enjoy.
It’s been years, but I do love me some good N/A or alcoholic ginger beers and real bitey ginger ales.
Trust me, Jack, this is not alcohol free. Just yummy.
UNRELATED THOUGHT
Last night I watched “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”.
I hadn’t seen it in decades. It was on IFC. It had commercials but was un-edited.
I totally did not remember it be quite that NSFW!!
You watched it at work?
Nice Seeing Feobe Walk?
Life’s the same when you’re moving in ster-reo .
Except for my shoes.
CD: Vieille Provision Saison DuPont
this is one fuck me good beer
I don’t recommend getting fucked by beer
This one tho…
It will all end in dregs.
It starts with good head but always ends up bitter in the end
Told you.
Wallace and Gromit and the Curse of the Wererabbit is on the UK netflix.
I love, love the homage to Thunderbirds at the beginning of the film.
Goodnight :moon made of cheese:
Dentist this morning..ugh!
Computer problems causing chaos
WTF:
http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/11/6960535/the-archie-comics-gang-will-face-off-against-the-predator
Happy birthday, Rhett! Hope it’s the bestest!
Happy birthday, Rhettro!
A birthday poem.
Happy birthday, Rhettro,
You shoot last like Greedo.
You smell like a wookiee,
But you’re suave like Han Solo.
Happy Birthday to Rhettro,
You smell like a Gecko.
I got absolutely no idea where I’m going with this,
So Beer beer beer beeeeeerrrrrr!
Happy Birthday, Rhettro!!! I hope its a great day and weekend!!
Ditto! Did you and T-Cat like the orange flavoured Aero bars?
Haven’t tried them yet, tbh. Been too busy. 🙂
I’ll prod T Cat. 😀
CW: The Affair E1
True Detective goes sordid.
A birthday song for Rhett https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy98BU-cf_E
That song made me feel special, Bunny. 😉
Some of these are kind of neat
http://www.brainjet.com/random/3531/15-most-creative-forced-perspective-pictures?org=t#slide/0/0
There”s a bottle of Kaluha to finish and the first two episodes of ‘The Legend of Korra’ to watch.
+ new + season
Is that a recommended show?
Ihttp://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Korra
..and yes it is recommended.
Black Cherry Mike’s and a sports game for me. To be followed with the next episode of Forever.
Which sports game?
Royals vs Orioles
I hate, hate the narration on that show.
Since I posted this on FB, I’ll repost here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l1GvDWtccI
I enjoyed tonight’s Doctor Who, the one on the train.
Finally saw the recent Godzilla movie. I liked it, even though it was pretty silly, and that it had surprisingly little Godzilla.
It needed more Mechagodzilla.
Or perhaps King Kong.
I seem to have misplaced the group picture taken at Alvie’s house on Sunday. Who posted that to FB?
CJ posted it on the Facebook Page for Deadpan
Thank you! I was trying to show it to some of my local friends, but couldn’t find it. :frown:
Dammit! Happy belated Rhett!
I like this cover:
http://youtu.be/h-OTYT02W7E
If I believed a lot of my facebook feed Obama is almost as bad as Hitler.
Aint it fun?
Thanks for all the birthday wishes!
Wisdom from Twitter:
@antiheroine: Parents should always tell the truth to their children. Except when children ask how many Indiana Jones movies there are. Then you say: “3.”
I laughed, even though I enjoyed 4 more than 2
My defense of Temple of Doom is very similar to my defense of The Phantom Menace.
Film wise, Temple of Doom is far superior than 3 or 4.
I tend to blank anything after the dingy ride down the mountain.
Did someone kill the deadpan again?
*grabs the paddles and the oxygen”
Thanksgiving in Canadaland.
Blame Canada.
What would Brian Boitano do?
CW: Fringe Pilot via Netflix
It’s all coming back, Anna Torv was not as wooden as I remember.
It’s important to watch right till the end:
http://youtu.be/IP1jMc4C1_s
That was funny.
“Anna Torv”
“wooden”
That’s what Lo says!
I’m paraphrasing, of course. 😉
So you might get board watching her on that show?
Oh Anna my Anna
Thanks giving here in Canadaland. We don’t do the big family dinner thing. I’s just hubby and I so we’re having chicken. Cooking a giant ass turkey just for the two of us seems like a little much.
Until then, we are relaxing. Hubby’s watching a football game (the UEFA cup, I think) and I’m about to kill me some orc’s.
CP: Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor
Happy (chicken?) Day to you Northerners!
So now you know:
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/columbus_day
Bloody Ridley Scott never put that in his film..
http://www.technobuffalo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/The-more-you-know.png
Looks like I may soon be returning to the ranks of the gainfully employed. The firm I did some contract work for wants to make me an offer for full time employment. I hope I can remember how to work again.
:w00t:
woot!
Sometimes birthday wishes do come true. 🙂
Yay!!!!!! Muppet Flail.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlJM4UhbQ7A
Way to go, Rhettro!
Good man!
Thanks guys. Nothing has been signed in ink yet, but things look hopeful.
go on with your bad self!
I shall be uncautiously optimistic! Do we all need to call in a give a reference 🙂
CW: Gotham E3
So looks like some future crime fighter is bisexual.
*hoping he means Gordon*
We are a few weeks behind on everything!
My friend looked it up after a discussion. Unless they rewrite, it’s not the same person. If you think about the timing, it makes sense. I am however thrilled that they aren’t concentrating on just hetero relationships (even from the past). Trying to be very careful not to spoiler here.
I’ve conflicting stories that they are messing around with the timeline so I could be right.
+heard
Yes you could. They constantly revise, but since B.W. is about 13 in this series I am curious how they would do it.
Barbara Walters?
I hope your vision is 20/20
If you were a tree for juvenile bats, what kind of tree would you be?
CP: Broken Bottles — Silversun Pickups
approved!
I like this band, I should dig more of their music. Never understood the comparisons to Swervedriver.
Canada wins:
http://www.listofwonders.com/top-10-cleanest-cities-in-the-world
W00t for my home!
Your crap joke for the day:
There was a single man and woman sitting in a bar alone. They started talking and decided to go back to the guy’s house. When they got there the man took off his shirt and said, ”This is 1,000 pounds of dynamite.” The girl was sweating.Then he took off his pants and said, ”This is another 1,000 pounds of dynamite.”By now, the girl wanted to jump on him. Then he took off his boxers and the girl started to run for the door.The guy asked, ”Whats wrong? Where are you going?”The girl said ”With 2,000 pounds of dynamite and such a short fuse, I thought you were going to blow.”
http://www.spidi.com/eu/eu_en/leather-motorcycle-jackets/dynamite.html
Well that was an interesting documentary about the Russian side of the Space Race.
CW: Kingdhom
A bit of a snooze fest so far.
CW Gotham Ep 4: Arkham
Did I mention that we were about halfway thru season 1 of Arrow? The first bunch of episodes were better than I’d expected, but the last few have slid a bit into cheese-ville.
Also, did they find all of the cast members at some Scottsdale night club? Even the “nerdy” (but actually ridiculously attractive) IT girl?
C’mon you have to admit you sqee’d a little when John Barrowman showed up 😀
Cant do it
There was a “hey, isn’t that?” moment.
It is a CW show. You kind of accept the overhyped angst after awhile. Sad but true.
I am enjoying the CW’s “Flash.”
Rumor has it that Marvel is going to delve into Civil War in Captain America 3. Oh how I approve
Yeah. That should be pretty cool. 😀
And I approve of this!
https://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/tv-news/-mystery-science-theater-3000–stars-reunite-in-paul-feig-s-comedy–other-space-153953539.html
Wow, Dr.F is old.
Pee Wee Herman has aged a bit.
I keep telling the old bloke I see in the mirror to get out of the way but he never listens.
I’m asking him to change his ways.
Morning Pan
I am hubbiless until Friday 🙁
One of us needs a shower.
You or the cat?
I use to have a cat that I showered regularly. He had long hair and, even though he was an indoor cat, it still would get pretty dirty. I had him when I first met hubby. Hubby didn’t know what to make of this cat that seemed to be ok with regular washings.
My boss is away on holidays. She gave me nothing to do while away. Yesterday I felt guilty for not working so I did a complete analysis of all the books breaking them down to their profit/loss per book and how much each book costs/makes.
Now, again, I have nothing work related to do.
*sigh* I guess I’ll just have to play a game.
CP: Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor
CP: I Come with Knives — Iamx
I wish I understood German.
Indeed:
http://youtu.be/7heXZPl2hik
A game Zero Punctuation actually liked (once you get through his normal rhetoric) http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/9802-Shadow-of-Mordor-Review
I too am having fun killing orcs and such.
But, done gaming for now. I think it’s time to scrounge the house for something to snack on. I wonder if I have any apples left…
Some updated info, provided by the CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/transmission/index.html
and for Healthcare Workers
http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/hcp/index.html
Havent had a chance to read either page yet, just my company’s new policies. I will read these at lunch time; however, my opinion remains that this country is NOT prepared to manage patients with EVD!!! Only CDC Biohazard Level 4 are capable and have the appropriate resources to provide direct patient care!
I hope our healthcare system and the CDC can give all of us what we need to get through this epidemic! I don’t want EVD in Arizona!!
I watched the first few episodes of Arrow while I recovered from surgery – my mom loves the show. I liked it and will continue!
I just booked a trip to Dallas for 10/28-30. Then I read the headlines about the new Ebola case. EEEK!
Safe travels!
can your company just let you teleconference; for EVERYONES’ safety?!!!
I’m in a similar boat. Our company does a lot of work with the TSA and I have to be at the Dallas/Fort Worth airport for two solid weeks of testing in November. So I won’t just be in Dallas, I’ll be in direct contact with people at the airports for two weeks. Think I’ll start stocking up on hand sanitizer now.
CP: Alibi — Banks
ugh. Really, this healthcare worker took a flight?!!!
http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2014/s1015-airline-notification.html
Seems pretty clear that Texas, the land of “Keep the Federal Government out of our business, we’ll take care of ourselves” … can’t.
I say that, based on the 3 previous cases of Ebola that were brought into the US in other places and resulted in NO further spread of the disease.
It is true that those other hospitals had advanced notice that the patents were coming … but the entire country has had a year’s warning that ebola was on the rise.
IMHO – It seems pretty clear that at the first sign of the disease, the CDC should descend on the area in question and just take over. While only 1 in 3 US locations has failed as far as handling this … it only takes that one.
Is it really a political thing? The CDC are established as our greatest resource for disease knowledge, control, prevention, containment, etc. – – why would they NOT be expected on the scene and in control any time a serious disease rears its head?
The CDC was undoubtably on the phone with whom ever was in charge in Houston but as far as the Hollywood style, black helicopter conveyed, rapid response teams …
Ebola has not (had not?) been declared a “national emergency, marshal law” type thing yet.
So the local hospital is calling the shots at first, which should include contacting State and Local Health department contacts and the CDC and probably the NIH. The CDC would certainly take an immediate interest and I am sure they ask if the hospital needs assistance but at that point, like deploying FEMA or the Army, it takes a call from the Governor to Washington to request such Federal help.
Remember just a few short years ago when we were on the verge of all being killed by the bird flu and then swine flu. When those cases showed up the guys in white hazmat suits didn’t sweep in … and I believe those viruses were far more transmissible.
Now that the folks in Houston have proven they are incapable of doing “quarantine” and sadly, it would seem, haven’t properly trained their medical staff in using protective gear (and may not have provided the staff with proper protective gear to begin with … I believe the Federal government has said from here on, they are sending in teams the minute new cases are reported.
While hind site IS 20/20, the previous cases brought to OTHER U.S. hospitals showed a level of preparedness and competence that apparently led the CDC to believe that our “best medical care in the world” was more than prepared to deal with this situation.
I’m sure the fact that congress had cut the CDC budget for things like rapid response teams and training hospital staff, by over a half billion dollars, also colored the CDC’s vision when they decided they would need to let the “best healthcare in the world” handle it first.
So yeh, political protocol and political funding decisions are definitely in play here.
The future is so hard to predict:
http://io9.com/12-futuristic-worlds-where-everybody-uses-obsolete-te-1646690502?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_twitter&utm_source=io9_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
I just call it fiction and go with the flow.
http://youtu.be/oJzRpgXvM2I
😆
Hmmmm:
http://io9.com/the-most-indispensible-book-about-star-wars-youll-read-1646867786
..and for those of use who saw the mothballed MMU:
http://www.airspacemag.com/space/untethered-180952792/?all
-e
*****hysterical drive by!******
Hockey night with the Flames
Who the hell schedules these games? The flames played yesterday in Nashville then had to fly to Chicago. Apparently they didn’t get to their hotel until after 1am. Seriously.
I know it happens to all the teams. I’m just saying it’s not right. Not just for the Flamesbut for all the teams. Couldn’t they have a day to recuperate?
Agree. Avs did that in Boston and then Flying to Toronto for game next night. Its whack and the Avs in this case were lucky to get 3 of 4 points. I swear it benefits east coast teams but maybe thats the conspiracy theorist in me
The Coyotes lead the league in mile to be traveled this season. That’s got to take its toll.
Current fav song
http://www.avclub.com/article/propagandhi-embrace-full-body-riffing-night-letter-210455
Tied at zero. End of the first
Calgary draws first blood
Flames up 1-0 end if the second
Chicago ties it up on a power play goal
… Maybe
Yup. It’s tied
A little over five minutes left in the game
A short intermission then this game is going into overtime
W00t!
Calgary wins in overtime
CD: Russian River Sanctification Sour Blonde
Is that your new router password?
My new password is ‘Van Was Here’
Perhaps our team mascot?
No, let’s avoid the sour blondes. Trust me on this one.
I’ve never actually drank a beer with a vomity aftertaste but THIS one… this one…
Tastes the same way coming up as it did going down?
When I googled Sour Blond, a video of Iggy Azalea came up…..
There is something rather nice to be alone on a beach under a grey sky.
Sounds kind of dreamy.
Well that sucks:
http://news.sky.com/story/1354133/modern-family-actress-elizabeth-pena-dies
Morning Pan
Today we discover if a tiny, under-powered netbook can run an apple OS emulator.
I see trouble ahead..
Where’s your sense of optimism?
Cowering behind the sofa.
So did it work? And did you consider dual booting your gaming computer?
Alalladin is one of my favourite Disney films:
http://moviepilot.com/posts/2014/10/14/the-real-life-princess-jasmine-is-still-hitting-those-whole-new-world-high-notes-22-years-later-2344808?lt_source=external,manual
I keep hopinga genie will pop up too.
Erm….
You need another universe for that..or a different voice.
Barbara Eden?
Get out of my dreams!
Get into my car
Boooo! Hiss!!!! (directed toward my own brain)
JW: Gotham E4
In some ways a bit of a damp squib on confronting past relationships..
So not interested in the new iPads.
I got a new one last year so have no need to get one this year. Maybe not even next year. The last IPad I had was a 2 so it was a few years between for me. I’m not one of those that need a new I-device every year.
A conversation I just had with my co-worker:
Me – But yes, x person will be my Rosebud only in reverse
CW – Reverse Rosebud! Another good screen name!
Me – Or porn name
Or sledding facing uphill.
Which is a porn euphemism.
Qupte of the Day:
“If I remove his stapes, I will make him deaf and dizzy.”
Dr. Fucci
Hmmmm, I wonder if my stapes are MIA…
Yikes! Maybe I shouldn’t have gone with paperclips?
Ugh. What a day.
CD: Evil Twin Brewing’s Molotov Cocktail
13% ABV. Not as hoppy as I expected from the label, but nice. And a little sweeter too. Good thing it wasn’t more malty since I think the sweetness would work against that.
ditto and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
At 13%, you’re drinking liquor, not beer.
Liquor? Liquor? I don’t even know her! 😉
And it’s always fun to be insulted publicly at work. 🙂
Yea.
My day went in the crapper right at the buzzer.
I got sidetracked and didn’t do the IOS emulator experiment.
Tomorrow it is then.
CP: Last War — Haley Bonar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AzfREgoDGE
CD: Cigar City Brewing – Cubano-Style Espresso
Like drinking chocolate covered espesso beans. Sooo good.
Oo x2!
Finished watching the first episode of “How We Got To Now”. It was very good; kind of a new version of “Connections”.
Oo!
CP: Danny Elfman – “Remains of the day”
CP: Bette Middler – “I put a spell on you”
CP: CCR – Bad Moon Rising
Those last two form a Venn diagram with Screamin Jay Hawkins.
Freaky
CP: Screamin Jay Hawkins – “I put a spell on you”
Jack advances to the final round.
I crawl under a table and brace for the apocalypse.
Disaster is … postponed
CP: The Rocky Horror Picture Show – “Over at the Frankenstein Place”
The parts of Brad and Janet played by John Fogerty and Bette Midler.
Alright, everyone’s put in a good effort this week – you can have a Friday now. Don’t waste it!
The dentist says no.
I booked a weeks holiday for Xmas 2015, my inner rational self is laughing at my slightly queasy feeling at planning that far in advance.
Morning Pan
I turned off my alarm last night with the idea that I would sleep in this morning. At 5:30 I get a phone call for a wrong number. Kitty then decided, since I was on the phone, it must be time to wake up.
*sigh*
I guess a half hour is better than nothing.
Hubby comes home today!
:heart:
*Welcome Back, Kotter theme song* !
‘the Maze runner’ was a bit meh!
Well, as expected, my experiment failed. My five year old HP netbook just won’t handle the software necessary to run a Mac OS emulator.
*sigh*
My quest to upload our own books to ITunes continues.
Do you have a link to the procedure you were following to try to install the Mac OS?
There were two sites I was looking at:
http://unwireme.com/how-to-publish-on-itunes-itunes-producer-for-windows/
and
http://lifehacker.com/5938332/how-to-run-mac-os-x-on-any-windows-pc-using-virtualbox
Now I’m sort of looking at this
http://www.macincloud.com/
We currently use SmashWords as our aggregator but they charge a per sale fee on top of Apples %30
The problem is, if our Apple sales reach $50 a month I’d be surprised so we don’t want to spend a lot of money on little return. But we have this Apple account we can’t use simply because the “free” program they use to upload books can only be run on a Mac
A quick look at Ebay and I found some Mac Minis in the $100-$200 dollar range. Not sure if that is too expensive for you.
Not too expensive per say, but, like all Apple products, they are quick to say the program will only run on IOS X10.6 and later. Of course, I’m not sure how long that will last as the latest version of the software only runs on IOX 10.9 or later. I have to make sure that any machine I get will actually work with the latest, greatest IOS. I think it’s called “planned obsolescence”.
if you netbook has the AMD CPU+GPU then you could try this:
http://www.macbreaker.com/2014/01/install-osx-mavericks-on-pc-with-niresh.html
Thanks Van. I’ll take a look at it on Monday.
Now it’s time to clean the washroom.
My life is so exciting.
Now I think it’s time to kill some orcs.
I would have thought you would have killed the orcs first before cleaning the washroom. Doesn’t orc blood stain?
I clean up in the kitchen sink. Being stainless steel it’s a little more orc blood resistant
Mithril would probably be better for orcs.
There was an earthquake in Banff. That never happens. The earth seems to have gone crazy in my little corner of the world
Hmmm:
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/archive/events/remarkable-moment-titanic-was-first-launched-into-belfast-lough-in-stunning-unseen-photographs-of-ship-30665076.html
On tonight’s menu: red snapper ceviche, pork and potato pupusas and spicy slaw. I’m going Central American tonight
My dinner will be a frozen pizza. I opted for convenience as I’m not 100% sure when hubby will be home since he’s driving.
Mine was two sausages, some roasted parnsips, onion rings, mash and gravy.
Oh and processed peas.
I didn’t realize that the tempura bento box would come with deep-fried everything, so that’s what I had for lunch.
I even managed to gracefully spit out the fried broccoli without making a scene.
Dinner TBD.
Eeeek!
http://m.thelocal.it/20141015/italian-couple-get-stuck-in-frolic-at-sea
http://tinyurl.com/mzx297x
Do drink, don’t smoke. What do you do?
Everything’s better down where it’s wetter.
Good thing the weren’t “sledding facing uphill.”
Someone could have drown.
“their lovemaking came to an embarrassing end when the man was unable to extricate himself from the woman due to suction, the newspaper said.”
(Takei) Ohhh Myyyy (/Takei)
Another new iTunes update? Okay then.
Well the update went smoothly for me.
Goodnight all you crazy pans wherever you may be.
Wherever I go, there Ed is.
Wait…
Boo!
GA!
Ed from Wherever You Are Right Now.
Last night, I had a dream that I was at a Deadpan Mmmmeetup that was being held in a big two-story house. Jack, Van, Lo Pan, and many others were there. :happy: