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1st message of the week: Vanamonde
Greasy Nipples
Justa J0e
Cj
Johnny Null
Vanamonde
Cj
JR Murdock
The Energizer Bunny
reaper
New episode of Questors from Effpiem coming along with plenty of other content.
Next episode will be “Flash in the Pan” and there’s still time for you to send in more stuff.
Exciting dramatic conclusion of “Nowhere in Jersey is Safe”
Jack will be on the next evo@11
Send in content: 206-350-Tomi (8664) or e-mail: sphericaljackm[at]gmaildotcom
Hey, but at least I’m not having a TV Dinner … or headed to LaGrange.
You’re still allowed to rock the Cheap Sunglasses.
With luck, I shall do that in the morning.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgiXGELjbc This is pretty cool.
Had a good time at the Houston Scott Sigler meetup. My sympathies to you who were spending a Friday evening at home.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ultimate_ed/sets/72157622336044005/
Watched the S2 opener of Dollhouse after getting home. I thought it was a pretty strong start, especially given the flash forward that is Epitaph One.
And, speaking of Flash Foward – watched that on the TIVO today. They’ve come out swinging hard with that one. Hopefully it will payoff.
Though, the preview for V was most intriguing. I don’t remember the Slice gang ever mentioning that Inara is the face of the reimagined Visitors.
Nice, JOe!
Damn I miss Carl Sagan!
Jack, that link made my night. Thanks.
This weekend has been made of win so far.
I even took a nap. In the middle of the afternoon. ZOMG… that NEVER happens! Two hours! TWO!
And I read about 4 chapters IN.A.ROW in the book I’m currently reading.
So Good! I share the joy with all of you – and I will post pictures in a day or so :)
Glad everyone is having a fun weekend.
Cj: What are you reading?
I’m grabbing Cosmos via P2P, boy does that bring back memories.
Oh and I’ve said this before, but it still stands, the book is still a good read..
Naps in the afternoon can be good.
Off to see Surrogates today, may check out Creation tomorrow before I hit the rail tracks.
Carl Sagan’s efforts to legitimize science in our culture simply cannot be understated. I think our friend Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson has done more than anyone else to continue his work.
And this is unrelated, but fun:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luVjkTEIoJc&feature=related
Hopefully not literally.
Don’t literally hit the tracks, Van. Let us know if we should see Surrogates.
Well back, and Surrogates is worth checking out. I haven’t read the comic so don’t know how faithful is to the source material. The plot is interesting if a little well worn (a useful technology being turned on it’s users).
Good morning, DP!
Van, sounds good. I plan to check it out, but maybe not until DVD. I rarely go to the theater.
Jack: That video made me want to go watch all the episodes of TOS again. I love TNG just as much, but the TOS has so many colorful characters and a bit more of the silliness which that video clearly highlights!
Amy: I’m reading Best Friends Forever by Jennifer Weiner. http://tinyurl.com/y9hhprx
And also a good good good morning to all of you!
It’s a snuggly day! so…
*snuggles*
Did you miss it? SNL First-timer. Made be giggle:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/27/snl-premiere-f-bomb-video_n_301081.html
b=m
Einstein’s lesser known theory. . .
Back in Mesa and chillin’ out at home now.
I hope you’ve all had as good a weekend as we have! :)
Also, we listened to Evo@11 on the trip up after the kids fell asleep in the car. The bearded lady joke was funny.
So I saw “The Informant!”.
It was not the “slapstick, laugh riot” that the previews would lead you to believe.
It was actually quite funny but it was more like … well sort of like a documentary (it is based on a real characture and events) but full of “The Daily Show” type. ironic humour … and a lot of that “How stupid can people be” type humour.
I thought it was well done and had some really good performances.
I recommend it – but maybe as a matinée or video rental.
CP: Gorecki — Lamb
I’m so relaxed I think could actually sleep more. Is it wrong that I also feel so guilty for feeling so relaxed. Soooo not used to this. We should go away more often.
*moresnugglesforyou*
Cwtch:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/iphone/search?term=cwtch
Talking on the phone till 3am, I’m checking for pods in the garden.
I like cwtch!
Van: Some of the best conversations I’ve ever had in my life started well after midnight.
Here are some pictures of our trip away this weekend :)
http://tinyurl.com/ya2brsh
Cool.
Me? I wasted mucho time today. I’m ok with that.
Nitepan.
I hope today is not an indicator of how the week is going to go. I’m not sure I have enough vim to handle more days like this.
A weekend of much needed accomplishment. Counting down to my day of deportation.
Escapes don’t come much more narrow:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8271619.stm
Afternoon Pan, I’m off to see Creation..costume drama ahoy!
so
tired
coffee
brewing
It’s back to Evil, Inc. for me . . .
Have a great Monday, DP!
Morning Pan!
Saw 9 on the weekend. It was…It was. I’d say wait until it comes out until video. Hubby and I wanted to see Surrogates but life got in the way. I was rather indifferent to the graphic novel.
Working this morning and getting the bedroom ready for the new furniture.
I couldn’t agree more re: Dr. Tyson. I’m a big fan of his work and his sense of humor.
I think that’s about it for now.
Dr. Tyson has a podcast called Star Talk that I’ve been listening to.
Good morning!
I’ll be off to the gym this morning and then it’s end of month and I’m going to get started early. I have high hopes of being productive today-this week-etc.!
Fan of Dr. Tyson as well.
Was a big fan of “Cosmos” as well. It had the added plus of being a show my Dad really liked so watching it became one of those father/son “bonding” things.
Oh … and good morning all.
Essbee – Best of luck at Evil Inc. (don’t drink the Kool-aid)
TEB – remember to use twice as much mounting hardware when attaching those mirrors to the ceiling. Better safe than sorry. ;)
Thanks for the advice J0e. What about the mirrors we’re lining the walls with, too? ;)
Oh yeah, and what’s the best angle to put the video camera at? :oops:
…. errr, in my case I’d have to say “Pointed at someone else’s bedroom.”
:roll:
Oh gawd what a horrible thought, to wake up and see myself looking down.
There is some advantage to being short sighted after all .
justa J0e: Very cool re: father/son. I think my closest was Dr. Who.
TEB/justa J0e: Gives a “four-camera shoot” a whole new meaning.
You should see my digit-el effects!
meh
The external Maxtor drive that contains my music and podcast library … has suffered a power failure. Don’t have time to troubleshoot at the moment but this will really suxor if I can’t revive it.
CP: Uprising — Muse
Joe: It probably is the adapter.
I also got into watching Cosmos with my dad as a kid.
There really was a time when all my life was channel 13.
Workout complete. Washing machine loaded. Eating poached egss. 15 minutes to myself. Ahhhh!
TEB: Thanks for the podcast heads-up. Added to my feeds.
Usedhair: Thanks for the new site. I think that’s almost as good as thinkgeek.
back back back … and it’s gone! High above the outfield bleachers. Jack’s reference may have made a new altitude record as it soared over the heads of all the kids and left the park!
Reference?
Channel 13? Sesame Street? What does it mean?
Damn, this it too much pressure.
Johnny Null got the Billy Joel reference! As a prize, he gets eaten by a white shag carpet.
It’s still rock’n'roll to me….
Shall we shag now or shall we shag later?
Ed, why are you being deported? Did the Mexicans retake the Alamo?
Happy Story to Share.
Really it’s not that exciting, but I went to the grocery store to get milk as ours expired over the weekend. Picked up a few extra things – fruit was on sale which is always a win.
So we are in line to checkout and it’s taking longer than I’d like so I go to the self-checkout and start ringing up. The cashier in charge of the self-checkout hands me this beautiful in bloom long-stemmed pink rose. (actually she gave it to my son and said, “Here give this to Mommy.” Then the bagging dude gave my son a balloon.
It was like we’d won a prize or something just for being regular customers. We shop there all the time so we are recognized, but it was just a couple little things today that were sweet.
It’s often the little things that can make or break your day. :)
The weather person used the evil four letter S word to describe conditions later this week. I refuse to believe it.
Sweet!
CJ finds herself on the receiving end of ANTI-douchery FTW!!!!!
there is no word more evil than the s-word in weather…
*”Snow… Hate you so much!!!” says reaper shaking his fist to the sky*
Snow and cold are both four letter words not to be said in polite company.
Luckily, at this time of year, it won’t stay on the ground more than a day.
I granted myself an extended lunch and watched this season’s “Doll House” premiere.
It did not disappoint.
Yes, Doll House is keeping me interested.
To be honest, I was indifferent to the season opener of Dollhouse.
Laid out on the couch under a warm blanket waiting for my furniture to arrive. Kitty is very happy.
“Kitty is very happy.”
PPPPlleeeeeease let that be a euphemism!
Kick Ass!
If that thought makes you happy J0e :)
Here’s to happy kitties everywhere.
Eskimos have 40 different words for snow.
We have 40 different cursewords for snow.
I have trouble believing YOU, or Cj have any words for snow, Jack.
Yeah, we mostly just laugh when we hear someone say “snow.”
Hmm we have slushies that we get at the QT – they come in different flavors. Sometimes 7-11 has them with sugar free flavors so I can have one too. I like the sugar free Pepsi slushie. Slushies are the closest I want to get to anything snow-like.
S.N.O.W. – Something Nobody Obviously Wants
(at least according to this message thread)
I like sno-cones. That’s about the only way I like snow ;)
They don’t make sugar free slurpees at my 7-11 but Macs will ocassionally sell sugar free cherry ones.
Is anyone else excited to go see Toy Story in 3D? Am I alone in my love of these 2 Pixar films? (Toy Story 1 and 2) and I’m scared for #3 when it comes out. I want it to be great.
While I enjoyed the Toy Story movies when they came out, I have no pounding desire to see them again. Maybe when they hit DVD.
I love PIXAR films.
3D ? Not so much.
I don’t care how “good” it is … the novelty of “3D” lasts about 5 minutes with me and then it’s just an annoying distraction to whatever story they are trying to tell me.
I agree kinda on the whole 3D thing, but I admit it I did see Captain EO more than once and it was pretty cool.
It also wasn’t 90 minutes long.
I think I’m mostly just excited to see the movies in the theater with the kids. They are 2 of our favorite movies to watch as a family because we ALL really enjoy them. I think seeing them on the big screen is going to be super fun!
Someone from Wisconsin who moved to AZ and when asked if we would ever move back. his answer was “Hell no” when asked why he said “You don’t have to shovel sun shine.”
I personally want to move back to Seattle.
My bedroom furniture is here Woot!
TEB: Congratulations, you’re a… Wait… What do you get called when bouncing baby furniture arrives?
Cj: For me, the term “3-D” has always signaled a “Look Out, Cap’n! She’s Gonna Blow!” sort of warning (i.e. “please don’t watch our bad movie, for it will suck much”) – Sort of in the vein of Jaws 3-D or Spy Kids 3-D, etc. – However, Pixar went through much effort to develop the scripts for Toy Story and Toy Story II – the only thing that could screw up a 3-D version of them is the addition of pointless “oo-ahh” moments. If the 3-D is used to enhance the original story, that’ll probably work.
In Fact, I recently listened to a [url: http://www.chuckchat.com/technorama/?p=1313 Technorama [/url] where they interview a guy from a In-Three (a company converts 2-D films to 3-D where the final product looks as if the original stock had been filmed in 3-D in the first place.) They were probably tapped for the Toy Stories films.
Hrm… [url = http://www.chuckchat.com/technorama/?p=1313Technorama/url
I clearly am not familiar with bbs notation
One. More. Time
[url=http://www.chuckchat.com/technorama/?p=1313]Technorama[/url]
Right. Last try.
Technorama
WHOO-AH!
OK, so HTML actually still works now and again… I’ll be damned.
Oh… Uh… Sorry about testing out my not-so-1337-skillz on this live comments page…
Look! A Monkey!
With my freeze-ray, I will stop… The world…
I’m with justa J0e re: 3-D. Plus. when was the last time a 3-D movie stood the test of time as well as even an old B&W film?
I’m still waiting for more films in 8-D.
JØ: Oh, yeah, they’re annoying as hell if the whole point of the movie is to sell 3-D… I have heard that Up, on the other hand, used it as an enhancement, rather than for cheesy effect, and did a good job of not being annoying. Of course, I haven’t seen up yet. Fear of heights and all…
Jack Mangan: Yeah. Whatever happened to Buckaroo Banzai’s sequel?
Lejon: I had to go to your link for sure after all that work you went through to post it. Saved and will listen.
Jack: 8-D? Would you just settle for Double D?
I enjoyed the movie Up. It was a bit of a tear-jerker. I did not, however, see it in 3D.
Cj: Yeah, I stuck the dismount on that one… It’s a shame so many mandatory deductions to my intelligence got made in the process.
I suppose 8-D would be a bit much to handle.
LOL
It was a shitty day, but you guys always make me smile.
BTW, I thought the Toy Story movies were brilliant. . . during each of the 38,000 viewings. I’m not so sure about the 3-D double-feature, though.
8D? Definitely risking a sprained tongue with that one.
I am intrigued at the notion of seeing the Toy Story movies in the theater again. Though, I’ll be curious to see how the double feature works. I’m sure my kids (or myself) could sit still for three hours….
As for deportation – my company has an office in India and I’m heading there for a week for coordination and training. It’s about 20 hours in the air each way. My contact will probably be pretty sporadic starting Friday.
Well over on this side of the pond Up is coming out next week and I will probably see it in 3D.
Saw Creation today, as a costume drama it’s not bad, but it’s not half as controversial as the hype is making out.
Unless you think Darwin was part of Satan’s master plan..then you may find it getting you riled up.
Is the 8D version the one made for the Elder Gods and any mere mortals trying to watch it will go mad?
Does the Dog die in Up? please tell me now so I can not watch it.
These are awesome: http://www.tfaw.com/GelaSkins
Be careful in India, Mr. from Texas. And eat good food. I’ve discovered that’s one of the bennies of work travel.
CW: Dexter
Van: No. Dug, the dog, does not die. It does have a Nemo/Bambi/Sleepless in Seattle type beginning, however.
Did anyone watch The Cleveland Show (Seth MacFarlane’s newest animated series)? I wasn’t that impressed, but I’m having a hard time deciding if it’s just because they had to do so much character intro that they couldn’t fit in many jokes (like the start of American Dad) or if every new series he does will suck just a little bit more than Family Guy (like American Dad). I suppose that only time will tell.
Clarification: sucking more than Family Guy means that the quality goes down a little bit. Neither Family Guy nor American Dad sucks.
Insomnia strikes at the most awkward of times.
Wash dies
So many new shows to watch, give Cleveland a miss.
-give +gave
We watched a lot of Episode 1s for a lot of new shows last week. Mostly, we were underwhelmed. Keepers so far:
Flash Forward
The Forgotten (25 year old crush on Christian Slater)
Modern Family
The Good Wife
Yeah, EssBee, I can see where watching a lot of Episode 1 would underwhelm anyone.
“company converts 2-D films to 3-D where the final product looks as if the original stock had been filmed in 3-D in the first place.)”
I guess what I’m getting at is … can you name ANY good films that were actually made better by being in 3-D?
J0e: Metal Storm: the Destruction of Jared Syn
here.
Just delete “Heroes” from the DVR record list. It feels good.
I tend to like “Family Guy” in small doses. The gag after gag kind of numbs the impact to me.
ZOMG. I’m laughing so hard after watching these 4 videos in a row that my arm hurts.
http://onceuponawin.com/2009/09/25/win-pics-mentos-wet-paint-commercial/#more-6418
Now that you have suffered through those … go watch the Foo Fighter’s version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhfWzCPRPtg
go figure
I’d never seen that befre jJ. Awesome. :)
+o
And – I actually only like the cinnamon Mentos. Not sure if that’s important, but there it is.
I do recall the Foo Fighters’ version better than any of those.
I also remember seeing a pre-pre-pre-Youtube dirty web video. Pootos, I think?
Goodnight shum.
Morning Pan, heading off to London today.
Jj: I would say that any movie with Dolly Parton would be made better by making it 3D, but you distinctly said any GOOD films, so I’m at a loss.
This morning finds me looking for my warm, snuggly jacket.
brrrr
Oooh, London!
I’m with ya, Rhettro. Heroes has GOT to go. Bye bye.
Have a great day, DP!
I deleted Heroes from my recording list while it was recording this seasons premiere.
I haven’t felt any regret.
Vanamonde Vanamonde where have you bean …
Buckaroo Banzai: I’d love there to be sequels, but I’m pretty sure they’d be super-awful. So I don’t want there to be sequels. Yeah.
Ed from Texas: Happy travels. I do not envy you on this one. But if you’re hiring, let me know. ;-)
Vanamonde: Well done with the Cthulhu reference!
Vanamonde Vanamonde what did you there ?
Busy busy busy.
Howdy folks!
Did anyone else catch Tyson on Stargate Atlantis S05? I don’t remember the episode but it also had Nye the Science Guy and … I can’t remember.
Van frightened Her Majesty when Polooza he shared.
*cough*
Hey is this Van’s coat?
I’d better go take it to him.
meh
Somehow the second stanza of my fractured fairy tale did not post.
Should have been -
“Van’s been to London to Deadpan the Queen.”
*picks up Van’s coat and slinks out of the bar with head held low*
I’m awake too. Good morning.
Not quite dead yet! Morning!!!
Time for some coffee.
lmao. Listening to Jack on Evo@11. DWTS
I think I have to listen to that song. ;)
This should be interesting… Thom Yorke & Flea.
http://pitchfork.com/news/36635-thom-yorke-starts-new-band-with-flea-from-red-hot-chili-peppers/
That almost sounds like a Jack mash-up.
Nobody around. Sigh.
Where is the Buckaroo Banzai sequel “Buckaroo Banzai against the World Crime League”?
Attention Computer geek types.
It seems that I need a new enclosure for my Failed Maxtor external drive.
I’ve never shopped for such a thing.
Can anyone point me in the right direction?
It is a Maxtor 500GB “One Touch III” drive with 2 Firewire ports and external power.
That’s about all I have to go on. Oh … the current case is about 1.5 x 5 x 8.25 inches.