Jack Mangans Deadpan #174: Trolls and Ken St. Andre
An interview with Ken St. Andre, venerable creator of the Tunnels and Trolls game.
Interview recorded on Sunday, July 18, for those who care.
Jack Mangans Deadpan #174: Trolls and Ken St. Andre
Note from the notes writer: I admit Kurt, that intro was too much for my little brain to research. Good on ya *tips hat*
Interview with Ken St. Andre creator of Tunnels and Trolls
Links related to the interview:
Ken St. Andre on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_St._Andre)
Ken’s webpage (http://www.trollhalla.com/)
Tunnels and Trolls offical website (http://www.tunnelsandtrolls.com/)
Flying Buffalo Tunnels and Trolls Site (http://www.flyingbuffalo.com/tandt.htm)
Fiery Dragon website (http://fierydragon.com/dragonsbreath/)
Wizards of the Coast (Dungeons & Dragons Offical Site) (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/default.aspx)
Edgar Rice Burroughs Webzine (http://erbzine.com/)
Samurai Comics (http://www.samuraicomics.com/)
Send in content: 206-350-Tomi (8664) or e-mail: sphericaljackmatgmaildotcom
Closing music …
Once again a big thank you to special guest Ken St. Andre.
July 28th, 2010 at 11:48 pm
Ahoy matey!
July 28th, 2010 at 11:58 pm
Avast!
July 29th, 2010 at 12:03 am
Lulled into a false sense of security.
July 29th, 2010 at 12:06 am
If T&T is all new to you:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnels_%26_Trolls?wasRedirected=true
July 29th, 2010 at 12:22 am
I have -nearly- read all the comments on Another Brick. I have yet to even start Steel Wool.
Which reminds me, those intros from Kurt (it is Kurt?) are bloody awesome.
July 29th, 2010 at 3:15 am
Best of luck Amy. Hope the performance goes smoothly and you get a great recording.
July 29th, 2010 at 3:17 am
CE: Jalapeño Bagel w/ butter and cream cheese
Yummy
July 29th, 2010 at 4:06 am
Eight is great.
July 29th, 2010 at 4:08 am
T&T = the new Chainmail!
July 29th, 2010 at 4:17 am
morning pan
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7758792@N07/4840708904/
Now I know why that made me laugh
July 29th, 2010 at 4:56 am
Hey Pan!
Riddle me this… Of all the podcasts I listen to, why does Deadpan take the longest to download into my deadpan? And that includes some podcasts I listen to that sometimes hit the two hour mark.
July 29th, 2010 at 5:13 am
yo dawg, I heard you like the Deadpan so we downloaded a Deadpan in to yo Deadpan so you can listen to Deadpan on yo Deadpan
July 29th, 2010 at 5:21 am
Hubby and I have discovered crack, a.k.a Rock Band.
Last night we cheated and unlocked all the songs and were just rocking out.
July 29th, 2010 at 5:21 am
reaper: Word!
July 29th, 2010 at 5:32 am
Told you, Bunny! Do you have Lego Rock Band yet?
Butter AND cream cheese? Do COME ON Usedhair.
July 29th, 2010 at 5:34 am
Not yet EssBee. I’m sure it’ll come soon
July 29th, 2010 at 5:37 am
I take it with butter and cream cheese also too as well.
The bagel that is…cough.
July 29th, 2010 at 5:41 am
If I put butter AND cream cheese on anything, I would instantly gain 25 pounds. Before even eating it!
Men!!!
July 29th, 2010 at 5:42 am
You will take it.
July 29th, 2010 at 5:42 am
Bunny, I like the Lego Rock Band a lot. I have a bum ankle, and love to play the drums. In Lego, you can turn off the kick drum!
July 29th, 2010 at 5:44 am
Have to toast the bagel first. That gives you a nice light base with which to smear the butter and cream cheese on to.
cough
July 29th, 2010 at 5:44 am
“Take it”.
July 29th, 2010 at 5:45 am
TEB, all farpointmedia shows take longer to download in iTunes.
July 29th, 2010 at 5:46 am
for me.
July 29th, 2010 at 5:47 am
“Take longer”
July 29th, 2010 at 5:52 am
Maybe they don’t like non USA locations..
Insert drum roll here —->
July 29th, 2010 at 5:54 am
EssBee, hubby’s been doing the drums. I like the guitar simply because I can sit back on the couch and relax (as much as you can with this game).
Van, I only listen to two Farpoint shows. I guess I never noticed it on LLAP. I’ll have to check next time one comes down the line *gives Cj and inquiring look*
July 29th, 2010 at 5:55 am
CP: Certainly – Erykah Badu
That’s a romantical, dim the lights song if I’ve ever heard one.
July 29th, 2010 at 5:55 am
No, Van, they take longer here as well. This morning, my news shows zipped through the download fast, while DP came through slowly.
July 29th, 2010 at 5:57 am
OH Tiffany…oh my
http://www.toplessrobot.com/2010/07/debbie_gibson_vs_tiffany_–_round_1_–_fight.php
July 29th, 2010 at 6:00 am
“Came through slowly*
July 29th, 2010 at 6:01 am
Where do you think Lo Pan’s mind is today?
July 29th, 2010 at 6:02 am
Next to yours.
July 29th, 2010 at 6:07 am
Lots of room for all, here in the gutters
July 29th, 2010 at 6:09 am
Tiffany looking kinda older!
July 29th, 2010 at 6:11 am
I sometimes wonder how often her other half has used the term “breakfast at Tiffany’s” before their bedroom play.
July 29th, 2010 at 6:14 am
/shakes fist at farpointmedia server
July 29th, 2010 at 6:15 am
Older in the giant boobs way.
July 29th, 2010 at 6:15 am
“Breakfast at Tiffany’s”…. mmmm. good eatin.
July 29th, 2010 at 6:17 am
“Shakes fist”
July 29th, 2010 at 6:20 am
Erykah Badu <=== Good stuff
July 29th, 2010 at 6:21 am
“Good stuff”
July 29th, 2010 at 6:25 am
Okay, is play playing Guitar Hero/Rock Band any fun solo?
Always seemed those games were much more fun multiplayer (I find the tap tap games on the phone pretty boring).
July 29th, 2010 at 6:27 am
Van, I admit that I’ve played Rock Band solo (shakes fist!!). I think it’s fun.
July 29th, 2010 at 6:30 am
“Solo shakes fist”
July 29th, 2010 at 6:30 am
LOL
EVERYTHING sounds dirty
July 29th, 2010 at 6:31 am
Its fun!
July 29th, 2010 at 6:32 am
The solo fist shake can be quite fun.
July 29th, 2010 at 6:36 am
I’ve started playing the campaign solo, Van and am enjoying it. I’ll switch between drums and guitar.
It’s also a bit of a work out which both hubby and I found surprising.
July 29th, 2010 at 6:36 am
Oh yeah, very important purchase made yesterday. I’ll keep the Pan up-to-date.
July 29th, 2010 at 6:39 am
The gutter is a fun place to be!
*shakes fist*
I hear if you shake it more than twice your playing with it.
July 29th, 2010 at 6:41 am
*FIST SHAKE*
July 29th, 2010 at 6:46 am
I don’t have to shake my fist, that’s what hubby is for
July 29th, 2010 at 6:46 am
I dont….how does…. wat??
July 29th, 2010 at 6:46 am
Changing the subject:
Long weekend this weekend here in Canadaland. Woo Hoo!
July 29th, 2010 at 6:47 am
Changing the subject back:
Well of course you don’t HAVE TO.
July 29th, 2010 at 6:48 am
“Long weekend fist shake”
July 29th, 2010 at 6:55 am
Today and tomorrow I’m training around 250 people on a new system we’re implementing. It’s a big deal for me – kind of a succeed and be a hero, fail and polish up my resume.
Eeeek!
July 29th, 2010 at 6:57 am
EssBee Will the training involve any fist shaking?
Good Luck with the training!
July 29th, 2010 at 6:57 am
Do it ya bastard!!!!!!! Pulling for ya EssBee.
“Pulling”
July 29th, 2010 at 6:58 am
Ok, on EssBee’s last comment.
First: Wishing you all the best. Show them you’re mad training skills, EssBee
Second: Following Lo Pan’s mind… what “new system” are you training them on?
July 29th, 2010 at 7:10 am
Bunny, Maybe they will be shaking something else or perhaps using a different motion. Advanced users can change both!
July 29th, 2010 at 7:14 am
The Wankadoodle Pullabob
July 29th, 2010 at 7:29 am
The reason LLAP doesn’t download as slowly is because we are hosted on Libsyn Pro and not on the Farpoint servers.
As far as a new LLAP recording, it’s coming.
(that was an easy one for you Long Pan)
July 29th, 2010 at 7:30 am
now turn to your partner…
July 29th, 2010 at 7:30 am
I love cream cheese and butter.
Oh the evils of the schmear.
July 29th, 2010 at 7:33 am
PULLING!!
The SYSTEM, ahem, is a web-based expense, time, and project management application. You know, to automate what humans do now so layoffs can commence once it’s working. EVIL, INC.
July 29th, 2010 at 7:47 am
My life has changed SO much for the better at work with access to Pandora… I just sent a boy to fetch me coffee too.
Life.Is.Good.
July 29th, 2010 at 7:49 am
“Easy coming”
July 29th, 2010 at 8:24 am
yes this is on topic:
http://i.imgur.com/lTLTV.jpg
July 29th, 2010 at 8:28 am
Lucky puppy.
Or lucky girl.
I cant tell.
July 29th, 2010 at 8:30 am
Lo Pan, she looks pretty happy…
July 29th, 2010 at 8:41 am
I think you should submit that pic to shouldibearoused.com!
July 29th, 2010 at 8:46 am
milk shake
July 29th, 2010 at 8:49 am
Pinhole photography still going strong:
http://m.gizmodo.com/5599616/longest-pinhole-exposure-ever-is-also-most-beautiful
July 29th, 2010 at 8:50 am
Rhett – mine is betta than yours
July 29th, 2010 at 8:51 am
*smacks head* why didn’t I think of that
Cj, Thanks for the idea
July 29th, 2010 at 8:51 am
I’m full of ideas.
July 29th, 2010 at 8:52 am
Gorgeous pic, Van.
July 29th, 2010 at 8:52 am
“full of”
July 29th, 2010 at 8:53 am
“smacks head”
July 29th, 2010 at 8:58 am
And I’m betting I can have any either.
July 29th, 2010 at 8:58 am
Pretty sure I saw a three eyed mutant while getting gas at Wickenburg.
July 29th, 2010 at 9:02 am
I saw a one eyed…oh nevermind
July 29th, 2010 at 9:09 am
not on topic
how he doesn’t have to be so sad
http://i.imgur.com/mwV04.jpg
July 29th, 2010 at 9:20 am
Roller Skating Deadpan palooza!
I just wanna go roller skating.
July 29th, 2010 at 9:22 am
“wanna go”
July 29th, 2010 at 9:24 am
“getting gas”
cough
July 29th, 2010 at 9:25 am
“Bill N Ted”
July 29th, 2010 at 9:27 am
“cough”
July 29th, 2010 at 9:33 am
“July 29th, 2010 at 9:27 am”
July 29th, 2010 at 9:35 am
“Lo Pan Says:”
July 29th, 2010 at 9:37 am
“Jack Mangans Deadpan is proudly powered by WordPress
Entries (RSS) and Comments (RSS).”
July 29th, 2010 at 9:40 am
“powered”
July 29th, 2010 at 9:50 am
“red”
July 29th, 2010 at 10:10 am
“press”
July 29th, 2010 at 10:12 am
“pre”
July 29th, 2010 at 10:17 am
No fresh beef tongue in today’s supermarket ad. This week, Pork Neckbones or Pigs’ Feet are just $0.98/lb this week only.
July 29th, 2010 at 10:19 am
*passes out*r
July 29th, 2010 at 10:20 am
-r
July 29th, 2010 at 10:20 am
“You are posting comments too quickly. Slow down.”
July 29th, 2010 at 10:21 am
Lo, you may have missed last week’s fresh beef tongue discussion. If you did, you’ll be glad to know that both Rhettro (or was it reaper?) and I have HAD THE TONGUE. and that reaps used to work in a sausage factory.
July 29th, 2010 at 10:23 am
Pig trotters are icky to see in a supermarket meat section.
July 29th, 2010 at 10:26 am
I’m thinking I’ll run across the parking lot and grab a roast beef sammich from Jimmy Johns for lunch. Yummy.
July 29th, 2010 at 10:28 am
I’ll take a turkey, Cj. See ya soon.
July 29th, 2010 at 10:29 am
I love it all
July 29th, 2010 at 10:30 am
Van, I agree. My dad loves pickled pigs feet. I admit I’ve not tried them, but yuck.
July 29th, 2010 at 10:58 am
My dad used to love pickled pretty much anything… then again, my dad would eat just about anything. Quite the palette on that man!
I, on the other hand, am not a great fan of pickling the odd item – though I do love pickles – especially deep fried. YUM!
July 29th, 2010 at 11:32 am
I will try the pickled pigs feet but you will blow me first.
July 29th, 2010 at 11:34 am
Quick hop in:
Jack, I caught the Muppet opening/ending it’s the piece in between that kicked me.
July 29th, 2010 at 11:40 am
Apparently, Cj’s father was messy when he painted.
July 29th, 2010 at 11:43 am
“would eat just about anything”
July 29th, 2010 at 11:55 am
I’ve had Tongue.
You don’t even have to try for that to sound dirty.
July 29th, 2010 at 12:06 pm
I’m eating clam tonight.
July 29th, 2010 at 12:08 pm
important history lesson:
http://www.madatoms.com/site/blog/a-brief-history-of-the-internet
hehe
July 29th, 2010 at 12:11 pm
“brief”
July 29th, 2010 at 12:19 pm
very good:
http://www.cracked.com/blog/a-guide-to-the-modern-moustache/
July 29th, 2010 at 1:34 pm
I’m not breaking out the wax anytime soon.
July 29th, 2010 at 2:12 pm
Looks like I’ll be driving home in a storm!
July 29th, 2010 at 2:13 pm
No word on how were going to bring the economic crisis to an end, but apparently Linsey Lohan is comforted by eating Twizzlers in jail.
http://tinyurl.com/277ew8c
July 29th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
If I ever go to jail, I’d much prefer Red Vines.
July 29th, 2010 at 3:05 pm
Indeed!
July 29th, 2010 at 3:38 pm
Well, my training went well despite the group of 75 people who seem incapable of muting there phones. One of them must have a Chihuahua.
I do it again tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. – I’ve spent this time learning how to MUTE ALL from the presenter end.
Now, dinner.
July 29th, 2010 at 3:39 pm
Oh, the big VP “loves my tone and pacing” and finds me “very calm and comforting.”
July 29th, 2010 at 5:06 pm
Going to be gone for a bit. I’ll talk to you all next week.
July 29th, 2010 at 5:12 pm
Take care, ditto!
EssBee, for the record, I find you very calm and comforting too. In fact… I’m pretty sure a snuggle from you would be amazing!
July 29th, 2010 at 5:39 pm
Later ditto. Hope all is well.
Good interview, Jack.
Next up for Deadpan:
Steve Jackson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GURPS
Mike Pondsmith http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberpunk_2020
July 29th, 2010 at 7:29 pm
My mom loves pickled pigs feet.
Jack: You’ve got mail :)
July 29th, 2010 at 10:17 pm
Thanks for the podcast, Jack. It wasn’t as funny as I hoped it would be, but we did cover a lot of ground. You’re a good interviewer, and I sounded like I was wheezing and out of breath all the time. plus I really loved the music, the sound effects, and the Deadpan station breaks. You do good work.
July 29th, 2010 at 10:36 pm
I hope the occasion of the disappearance is happy, ditto.
Yeah, this was a unique Deadpan episode….
New opening music (after the Muppets)
Rare field recording
RPG-focused
Mention of Wickenburg
July 29th, 2010 at 11:34 pm
Thank you, Ken! You’re too kind. And thank you for appearing on this episode! I thought all of your stories were funny and highly illuminating.
Goodnight
July 30th, 2010 at 12:39 am
Kill some zombies for free today:
http://freeappaday.com/napp.php?id=286
I had never heard of T&T, still enjoyed listening to this weeks interview.
July 30th, 2010 at 1:15 am
Or if you prefer some turn based Strategy then Highborn is free today:
http://toucharcade.com/2010/07/30/turn-based-strategy-game-highborn-free-for-a-day-ipad-version-now-available/
July 30th, 2010 at 1:49 am
Fist shake… heh.
July 30th, 2010 at 2:59 am
In regards to the interview and using the game manual as copy protection, Wasteland came out in 1988, The Pawn in 1985:
http://www.gb64.com/oldsite/gameofweek/20/gotw_pawn.htm
Read down to see how copy protection on ‘The Pawn’ worked.
Don’t think that game was the first either mind.
I’ll get my coat.
July 30th, 2010 at 3:27 am
At least you were spared the dreaded lenslock:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenslok
July 30th, 2010 at 5:01 am
Hey Peeps!
Good news is it’s a Friday before a long weekend.
Bad news is it’s a month end
July 30th, 2010 at 5:08 am
When I sign off later today, don’t be surprised if you don’t hear from me until Tuesday. Hubby and I are running away to spend a romantic long weekend in a mountain lodge.
July 30th, 2010 at 5:09 am
We will frolic in the extra large jetted tub, then we will curl up in front of the fireplace (both of which is in our room) and order room service. *sigh*
July 30th, 2010 at 5:25 am
TEB: Very nice . . .
July 30th, 2010 at 5:34 am
Good morning.
Bunny, that sounds fabulous. I need to plan something like that for my hubby and me!
July 30th, 2010 at 5:35 am
My hair is getting so long I can pull it back in a clip.
Chanting: I will not cut my hair, I will not cut my hair.
…. grrrrrrr…. it’s harder than you might think!
July 30th, 2010 at 5:36 am
The pouring rain outside is pretty enjoyable
July 30th, 2010 at 5:36 am
Morning guys and gals!
Bunny – have fun!
Cj – I have the opposite problem. I always want to grow my hair out.
July 30th, 2010 at 5:36 am
Morning to my Goddess! It’s been a while since we’ve been on at the same time.
July 30th, 2010 at 5:40 am
Bunny, and by frolic you mean…
Sounds like a great week end!!!
July 30th, 2010 at 5:41 am
Ah, breakfast. Black tea (because my cup of coffee is on the counter at home) and nicotine gum.
July 30th, 2010 at 5:41 am
Sounds healthy, EssBee
July 30th, 2010 at 5:42 am
Cj, My wife does that chant every few months and is mad at herself for months after she decides to cut it.
July 30th, 2010 at 5:43 am
“end”
July 30th, 2010 at 5:46 am
I had Black Tea (because coffee makes me jumpy at work) and frosted mini-wheats.
I quit smoking 7.5 years ago so I don’t need the gum anymore.
Good luck with the quitting. It isn’t easy.
July 30th, 2010 at 5:50 am
reaper, I have quit smoking about 5 or 6 times since I started as soon as my basketball career ended at age 17. Eeek! That’s 22 years. This last bout of smoking lasted only between February and July of this year, but quitting has been just as hard as when I smoked for 10 years and tried to quit.
Today is day #12 smoke free, so I think I have it licked. Sly B and I have a photo shoot requested by our tattoo artist tomorrow afternoon. I’m not sure that I won’t smoke with him, but even if I do I’m feeling pretty good about the 12 days.
July 30th, 2010 at 5:50 am
A deal of happiness abounds in deadpan land, I’ll just put this skeleton in the wardrobe.
July 30th, 2010 at 5:51 am
+great
July 30th, 2010 at 6:00 am
I like abounding happiness, Van!
July 30th, 2010 at 6:01 am
EssBee: Good on you! Keep it up!
Van: Skeletons can be fun too
July 30th, 2010 at 6:04 am
Okay, DP. I’m off to do training #2 for Evil. I’ll be back around in a few hours.
July 30th, 2010 at 6:07 am
EssBee, I started at 13 and quit for the last time (I hope) at 23. I think I quit at least 7 times one of those times for 2.5 years. I was very close to starting again when my brother died as was my mom and she had quit 11 years earlier. Lucky for me the last 2 years I smoked it was only 2 packs a week so it wasn’t nearly has hard for me as for others.
I’m pulling for you! Smoking is just to expensive on top of all the other bad stuff.
July 30th, 2010 at 6:15 am
Whats “quit”? Ive heard tell of this…
July 30th, 2010 at 6:16 am
Think I’ll have a smoke while I think bout it.
Go kick ass Ess.
July 30th, 2010 at 6:24 am
Oh reddit how would I make it through the day without you:
How memories are made
http://i.imgur.com/TSEcN.jpg
Talk about RAM
July 30th, 2010 at 6:50 am
Porngramming.
July 30th, 2010 at 6:52 am
There. One clean bathroom. Now back to the spreadsheets.
July 30th, 2010 at 6:53 am
“spread sheets”
July 30th, 2010 at 7:01 am
“”spread”
July 30th, 2010 at 7:07 am
Um….. so the sequel to Independence Day is slated for 2013 and then Independence Day 3 is slated for 2014….. what does this mean? WHAT DOES THIS MEAN??????
July 30th, 2010 at 7:15 am
Lo Pan, It means we ran out of ideas that movie execs are willing to put money behind.
July 30th, 2010 at 7:16 am
“behind”
July 30th, 2010 at 7:16 am
Good point. Tho admittedly ID4 is chief on my list of guilty pleasures. I wouldnt mind seeing a couple other ones. Theres worse stuff I could think of.
July 30th, 2010 at 7:17 am
“pleasures”
July 30th, 2010 at 7:26 am
Lo Pan, I liked ID4 so I have to agree but again.
I liked Battle Field Earth so what do I know.
for the record I also like CSI for the same reason: I can turn off my brain and enjoy shit being blowed up and what not.
July 30th, 2010 at 7:27 am
“blowed”
July 30th, 2010 at 7:32 am
They’re cutting up the road in front of my house. You don’t know how happy that makes us.
July 30th, 2010 at 7:34 am
ID4? So they came out with Independence Day 1 and 4 and are only now doing 2 & 3? Who are they, George Lucas?
July 30th, 2010 at 7:44 am
The plot of ID4 was just dumb even for an action movie.
July 30th, 2010 at 7:54 am
Seriously, why is it called ID4? If it’s because Independence Day is on July 4th, that’s just redundant and dumb.
July 30th, 2010 at 7:55 am
will the sequel be called ID42? Will Arthur Dent make a cameo?
July 30th, 2010 at 7:57 am
Haters gonna hate.
July 30th, 2010 at 7:57 am
All Right, enough of this baloney! Hubby and I are going for a walk.
July 30th, 2010 at 7:58 am
Just on a side note Lo, I enjoyed Independence Day. It was a fun, check your brain at the door kind of a movie. I just think the abbreviation is dumb.
Ok, gone now.
July 30th, 2010 at 8:04 am
I know ;)
July 30th, 2010 at 8:12 am
I survived. Whew, whew, whew.
July 30th, 2010 at 8:12 am
Lo, you’re no quitter.
July 30th, 2010 at 8:15 am
Whew whew whew!!!!
Fuck this, I quit.
July 30th, 2010 at 8:29 am
Heavy breather?
July 30th, 2010 at 8:32 am
So what if I am, Van?
July 30th, 2010 at 8:32 am
Breathers gonna breathe
July 30th, 2010 at 8:47 am
If you guys didn’t catch Wednesday’s Daily Show, this little bit of homophobia (after John Kerry’s boat) is hard to believe:
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-july-28-2010/7-28-10-in–60-seconds
July 30th, 2010 at 8:49 am
Damn cant watch….but “homosexual nazis” as a caption cant be good.
July 30th, 2010 at 9:05 am
I can’t watch homosexual nazis either. IF they exist, I hate them!!
July 30th, 2010 at 9:05 am
CP: Gold Lion — Yeah Yeah Yeahs
July 30th, 2010 at 9:08 am
Got Pain?
Gold Lion gonna tell me where the light is.
July 30th, 2010 at 9:11 am
The Doctor is IN!!
July 30th, 2010 at 9:18 am
CP: We Die Young — Alice In Chains
July 30th, 2010 at 9:19 am
“baloney”
July 30th, 2010 at 9:21 am
Alice in Chains ALWAYS FTW
July 30th, 2010 at 9:22 am
“IN”
July 30th, 2010 at 9:23 am
“pain”
July 30th, 2010 at 9:24 am
“Chains”
July 30th, 2010 at 9:24 am
Scary’s on the wall.
July 30th, 2010 at 9:24 am
“the”
July 30th, 2010 at 9:26 am
double rainbow
July 30th, 2010 at 9:27 am
“double”
Watch where you spit
July 30th, 2010 at 9:28 am
CP: I Belong in a Factory — Electric Six
July 30th, 2010 at 9:28 am
EW
July 30th, 2010 at 9:29 am
Also, eat it :FTB:
July 30th, 2010 at 9:40 am
Is
no longer working? 
?
July 30th, 2010 at 9:42 am
July 30th, 2010 at 9:44 am
For the deadpanites with Android phones, a free pirate themed game:
http://gizmodo.com/5600496/serve-pirates-beer-in-this-free-barrr-android-app-game
July 30th, 2010 at 9:45 am
Oh and something to get JN’s blood boiling:
http://gizmodo.com/5599970/major-corporations-are-downloading-those-100-million-facebook-profiles-off-bittorrent?skyline=true&s=i
July 30th, 2010 at 9:59 am
:FTB: refuses to be capitalized.
if I remember correctly
July 30th, 2010 at 10:02 am
now thats progress:
http://i.imgur.com/3xoKw.png
July 30th, 2010 at 10:09 am
reaper thats terrible
July 30th, 2010 at 10:10 am
“boiling”
July 30th, 2010 at 10:15 am
so, you cannot YELL FTB?
well FU
July 30th, 2010 at 10:19 am
todays XKCD is a pretty good on
http://xkcd.com/
reminded me of UW0’s website when I was choosing a school (that I could live at home and still attend)
July 30th, 2010 at 10:26 am
“pretty good on”
July 30th, 2010 at 10:29 am
Today while taking a Skillsoft course I learned the difference between “discreet” and “discrete”
I am pretty knowledgeable of the English language, but had never heard of the word “discrete” before.
A co-worker wasn’t aware of the two different definitions of the word “incensed” however – which I was… so then I felt all smart again.
July 30th, 2010 at 10:33 am
Alice in Chains was great. Their acoustic album is one of the best albums ever to grace this planet.
July 30th, 2010 at 10:38 am
Vanamonde: That’s shit. Can’t say I’m surprised. Some interesting folks there, though:
Church of Scientology, Halliburton, Hilton Hospitality, Levi Strauss & Co., Pepsi Cola, Random House, The Hague, United Nations
July 30th, 2010 at 10:39 am
Cj: Lady J got chided by some of her staff for using “big words”. The word that prompted this: toil.
July 30th, 2010 at 10:44 am
Cj, please explain the difference!
July 30th, 2010 at 10:45 am
“toil” is a big word?
Gosh, how do they make it through the day using only 2 and 3 letter words? Let me guess:
How r u?
I am OK
do the job?
yes. do ur job.
get out.
July 30th, 2010 at 10:47 am
Vanamonde: Come to think of it, several of these companies wanted torrents to be illegal, to top it off.
July 30th, 2010 at 10:48 am
Cj: Our thoughts exactly.
July 30th, 2010 at 10:55 am
The difference:
“discreet” is usually used used on online dating sites “I’m looking for a discreet encounter.”
“discrete” means separate such as, “Legos are each discrete components of one another which when put together can make a really cool Harry Potter statue.”
“incense” can mean “Wow, it really stinks in here… is that Nagchompa?”
or “I’m incensed that you would think I would enjoy the smell of patchouli oil, you dirty hippy!”
disclaimer: I love all of the deadpanites even if you may or may not smell like a dirty hippy.
July 30th, 2010 at 10:56 am
Lady J’s suggested response: “This preposterously imperious policy denigrates individuals possessed of advanced vernacular and vocabulary and must be defenestrated immediately.”
July 30th, 2010 at 11:00 am
omg swoooooooooooooon at Jack’s response.
I’m going to need 12 minutes to myself.
July 30th, 2010 at 11:02 am
“12 minutes”
Now I need 8.5 discreet minutes myself.
Cj, I knew those!
July 30th, 2010 at 11:06 am
CP: Outside In The Rain (LIVE) — Stevie Nicks
July 30th, 2010 at 11:11 am
So “discrete” means something about Lego Harry Potter?
July 30th, 2010 at 11:20 am
Lego Harry Potter is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO fun.
July 30th, 2010 at 11:30 am
Hell, I’ll *swoooooon* at that, myself.
July 30th, 2010 at 11:30 am
Affirmative.
Please can I have some more pretentious smarty-pants talk?
July 30th, 2010 at 11:46 am
Lego Harry Potter is out already?
I haven’t even started Lego Batman yet.
July 30th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
Behold my pretentious britches bitches.
July 30th, 2010 at 12:10 pm
I left those pants at home
July 30th, 2010 at 12:14 pm
There’s a Lego Batman?!
HP Lego came out on 6/29.
July 30th, 2010 at 1:01 pm
I have Lego Batman and Lego umm Star Wars and Indiana Jones. I WANT the Lego Harry Potter game.
July 30th, 2010 at 1:32 pm
I have HP, and currently possess borrowed copies of Star Wars (meh) and Indiana Jones (fun).
July 30th, 2010 at 1:32 pm
My kids love playing all of the games. I am afraid that if I start playing I’ll get sucked into the game and lose track of time.
July 30th, 2010 at 2:26 pm
You definitely will, Cj. It is so fun to blow shit up.
July 30th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
Do those Lego video games cover the experience of stepping barefoot on individual Lego pieces?
Bonus if it’s en route to the bathroom in the middle of the night.
July 30th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
… on a cold tile floor…
Welcome to my home.
July 30th, 2010 at 2:56 pm
So I’m taking this online course for work and it uses words like
discrete
deliverables
components
and “rolling wave planning”
ssssssss…. that’s my brain seeping air.
July 30th, 2010 at 2:57 pm
I do love it though … *giggle*
July 30th, 2010 at 3:23 pm
deja vu
July 30th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
CW: Synth Brittania –Depeche Mode’s first hit is being performed by err Depeche Mode
July 30th, 2010 at 3:54 pm
There were a lot of naff synth groups in th 80’s, Japan being one of them in my view.
July 30th, 2010 at 3:57 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-ROH5SqNV0&feature=PlayList&p=1F096F9AD3CDCFC2&playnext=1&index=5
July 30th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
“I left my heart in my other pants.”
July 30th, 2010 at 5:50 pm
My wife buys the CDs of several American Idol finalists. I’m usually disappointed at the kind of schlock they tend to put out regardless of their talent (or lack thereof). I was pleasantly surprised though at the stuff that Michael Johns put out. Pretty descent and quite blues-y.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXHAvIxvfMA
Not sure if anyone else here actually watches or cares about American Idol. Just thought I’d share.
July 30th, 2010 at 10:16 pm
I just gotta say that Jack’s kiddos are entirely too sweet and adorable! Awesome!
July 30th, 2010 at 10:27 pm
Jolicloud 1.0 is rolling out now, for any adventurous netbook users. I’m still hacking away at it, but I like almost everything about it.
July 30th, 2010 at 10:28 pm
I can’t remember if Amy’s singing gig has come up yet or is still in the future. Either way, break a leg!
July 30th, 2010 at 10:31 pm
I liked ID4 before they decided it was Independence Day. I’ll probably enjoy the sequel, as long as they cast Spiner in it. He’s da bomb.
July 30th, 2010 at 10:46 pm
Greetings Pan!
Just driving by. Work’s busy and I’m just catching up.
I am smoot + 2″
July 31st, 2010 at 12:03 am
July 31st, 2010 at 12:30 am
If you have one of the popular netbooks NS, then installing Jolicloud is hardly adventurous, as things just work.
July 31st, 2010 at 5:23 am
Good morning, DP. CW: Eureka — A New World, avoiding housework and yardwork.
July 31st, 2010 at 7:34 am
Good morning! I’m eating dry cheerios and having some coffee while I ponder how I’m going to get the battery replaced in Dan’s car today. He had to take mine to work. Poor guy was trying so hard to get his car started this morning. :(
July 31st, 2010 at 8:22 am
As I’m sure everyone knows, I have some issues with “The Cloud”. However, most don’t, and I’ve only heard big praises for Jolicloud.
July 31st, 2010 at 8:41 am
Boom! Boom!
http://m.gizmodo.com/5600704/the-explosions-of-every-nuclear-bomb-to-date
July 31st, 2010 at 9:26 am
A Czech victory at last:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07/30/czech_beer_win/
July 31st, 2010 at 11:26 am
Yay Czechs!
We’re off to the used bookstore to trade some stuff in and hopefully come back with some gems, and then we’re going to the tattoo shop for a photo shoot. I never though I would be involved in a “photo shoot” since my bball days.
July 31st, 2010 at 1:13 pm
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_tec_hacker_conference_tapping_cell_phones
July 31st, 2010 at 1:31 pm
Better stick to Skype over 3G then JN..
July 31st, 2010 at 2:46 pm
Hail, Pan!
Back from vacation. Now I need to rest. I don’t think I’ll get caught up on comments, but glad to see the bar didn’t burn down while I was gone.
I have a hankerin’ to make a new run through Dragon Age. Never played any of the other origins yet.
July 31st, 2010 at 3:19 pm
While Dan is at work I sneaked off and had his battery replaced in his car. I’m a good wife most of the time!
July 31st, 2010 at 3:36 pm
While Darcy was out of town I had an extra stick of memory put into her lappy…
July 31st, 2010 at 4:32 pm
JB, is her lappy anything like this one:
http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/3/3d/Lappybackside.png
http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/f/f8/Strong_Bad_Email_119.png
damn talk about features!
July 31st, 2010 at 9:10 pm
Keep the faith, y’all.
July 31st, 2010 at 9:52 pm
Yeah Ed, I’m sitting close to the last battle in Dragon Age, but I don’t think my dude has the levels he needs to finish. In the mean time I’ve been hoping back to Fallout 3 where the baddies keep killing my post apocalyptic dude. Can’t seem to level up fast enough to make the battles not seem so stacked against me. Slow going. hrm….
July 31st, 2010 at 10:02 pm
I may have cried a little watching Everybody Loves Raymond tonight.
Chocolate dammit! Where is my chocolate!?
August 1st, 2010 at 2:01 am
CL: at the flicks waiting for the A-Team to start.
Today is dumb movie day.
August 1st, 2010 at 4:27 am
Well the A-Team was fun.
Made me think that Liam Neelson would make a good Stainless Steel Rat.
August 1st, 2010 at 5:24 am
Neat:
http://www.historypin.com/
August 1st, 2010 at 6:57 am
Went to Kennedy Space Center yesterday. Sweeeet!
August 1st, 2010 at 11:48 am
Awesome. I’ve never been to Kennedy Space Center, but I’d love to get there someday.
I have Usedhair envy.
August 1st, 2010 at 12:18 pm
Is there an ointment for that?
August 1st, 2010 at 1:52 pm
My son, Fletcher, let me know today that my friend Jack didn’t plant a beanstalk yet because he still needs a magic bean.
I think that’s important to note here.
August 1st, 2010 at 1:56 pm
Rhettro – I’ll say that having put enough runes, roots, and whatever the dwarves wanted in the camp is probably more important than absolute leveling. The extra dudes that it gives you battling through the various stages are vital.
Just finished the Elf Magi origin and I’m now in Ostagar again. It’s interesting to see how people treat an elf vs. a human.
August 1st, 2010 at 1:57 pm
This is, by far, the best price I’ve ever seen. I’m very tempted to pull the trigger this time:
http://amzn.com/B0036EH3U2
August 1st, 2010 at 2:15 pm
Gawd a new season of Weeds, let the horror begin..
August 1st, 2010 at 2:37 pm
Any Deadpan reports on StarCraft 2?
I’ll probably pick it up at some point, but only if the single player campaign it worth while. Getting beat up by punks on line is just not my thing. At least with FPS games, I can hold my own.
August 1st, 2010 at 2:53 pm
Pictures from Kennedy:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/album.php?aid=203289&id=626901299&ref=mf
I’m not sure if there’s an ointment for Usedhair Envy, but there are pills to increase the size of your Usedhair.
August 1st, 2010 at 2:55 pm
Sonofabitch half-link bullshitcrapfuck.
http://www.facebook.com/p.php?i=626901299&k=44CUY6UR3T6G6BDAUF4YS4WST6BAW4XDWTIY&oid=1547128803002
See if this works better
August 1st, 2010 at 2:58 pm
Reaper’s chart wasn’t too encouraging re: Starcraft 2. http://i.imgur.com/3xoKw.png The original Starcraft is the last realtime strategy game I played – - and I enjoyed the heck out of it. But then, I was also a fan of Warcraft II and the original Command & Conquer games.
Burn CD, burn.
August 1st, 2010 at 4:36 pm
Congrats, Wander Wolf!!
http://parsecawards.com/2010finalists
August 1st, 2010 at 4:57 pm
Thanks Ed. I don’t think I’ve figured out the rune things, I should probably read up on it. LOL
August 1st, 2010 at 5:03 pm
I still listen to the music from WarCraft 2 regularly. I’m pretty sure I’ve also the the music file to the original Starcraft that make their way into my rotation as well.
August 1st, 2010 at 5:04 pm
Wife walks up behind me…
Wife: What are you buying now?
Me: Well, the complete BSG is on Blu-Ray for the lowest price EVAR!
Wife: OK!
Yes, I know I’m a lucky guy :)
August 1st, 2010 at 5:22 pm
It doesn’t get easier:
http://jailbreakme.com/
August 1st, 2010 at 5:23 pm
+any
August 1st, 2010 at 5:36 pm
Agreed. Congrats Wander Wolf! Please don’t take the following comment as an attempt to take away from your accomplishment. It is aimed at the parsecs, not you.
That said, just how current does something need to be to get nominated for a Parsec. The last Calls For Cthulhu episode was Jun.08, 2009, and Infected was from 2008 (and that’s hard cover. The podcast version was significantly before that). Why are they up for Parsec awards in 2010?
August 1st, 2010 at 5:38 pm
Ahhh. I get it. There is a difference between “best” and “best new”. Sorry Parsecs for not understanding you.
August 1st, 2010 at 6:58 pm
Back from 3 days of camping.
There was the good, the bad, and the ugly.
CP = “The Heights” soundtrack. It is soooo smoove. Includes Hooverphonics’ “2wicky” . Came in the mail while I was away. Got it off of Ebay for $3.50 including postage. My Ninja music gathering skilz are in tune.
290+ messages already !?!?!?!
*sigh* I shall return to the beginning. Vizzini said to go back to the beginning.
August 1st, 2010 at 7:30 pm
I do not think it means what you think it means…
August 1st, 2010 at 8:20 pm
Dan thinks Starcraft 2 single player thingie is “awesome” and “excellent”
August 1st, 2010 at 9:33 pm
It’s not hard to find StarCraft 2 haters. It is true the LAN is gone, but the argument for LAN support for SC2 is as strong as the lack of LAN support for World of Warcraft. IMHO, people who are mad at lack of LAN support are people who don’t want to pay for the game.
Next I expect people to start complaining that you can’t play on dial-up when the original only required a 14.4 kpbs connection…sheesh.
BTW, I love the game, it has been ruling my brain the last few days, I have been dreaming Zerg rushes. The campaign is great, multiplayer is solid and has tons of potential, and I have actually added a “friend” that I made playing online last night.
Ed–Add me ( danthol@gmail.com )
August 1st, 2010 at 9:37 pm
Van – I think I meant more that the type of person who would be interested and willing to play with new/different OSes on their netbook would be “adventurous” (aka nerd.)
Like … well, you, me and that Null dude. =)
August 1st, 2010 at 9:38 pm
Null – Beware the cloud… it may rain!
Which sounds neat and is sort of your point.
August 1st, 2010 at 9:39 pm
Does anyone use any of the used paperback exchange services?
August 1st, 2010 at 9:40 pm
I thought Everybody Loves Raymond was finished?
August 1st, 2010 at 9:41 pm
I would LOVE :ahem: love a good Stainless Steel Rat movie. I’d even go to the theater for that.
August 1st, 2010 at 9:44 pm
I’ve been to the Florida and Texas space centers. Both are highly recommended. I think the tour of the lab where they were building a module for the ISS was the best part. (By tour I mean a glass-walled walkway high above the working area.)
August 1st, 2010 at 9:47 pm
I don’t think I’ll ever pick up the BSG series. The ending can kill a story for me and frequently does.
Which is why I -need- more Spherical Tomi, dammit! NEED IT! Hehehe.
August 1st, 2010 at 9:49 pm
What is your favorite Stainless Steel Rat book? Mine was Stainless Steel Rat joins the Circus. lol j/k
August 1st, 2010 at 9:51 pm
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51K0995ZZ9L._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg
August 1st, 2010 at 9:51 pm
I played a wee bit of WarCraft 2 & 3. I preferred the dumbed down D&D version.
I was unable to beat the tutorial in StarCraft.
I am a lame ass strategist.
August 1st, 2010 at 9:52 pm
Sorry, Scry. I’m hoping (fingers crossed) to have my brain back soon.
It’s good to see a positive review from Danthol for Starcraft 2.
August 1st, 2010 at 9:53 pm
If I had to make a decision between a StStR movie and a Bil the Galactic Hero movie, I would have an aneurysm.
Harry Harrison is one of the greatest thieves of all time, right next to Alan Dean Foster.
August 1st, 2010 at 9:55 pm
I beat SC2 on the 29th. The end was pure win. “We all have choices to make.”
August 1st, 2010 at 9:56 pm
There is a lot more Rat than I knew about.
August 1st, 2010 at 9:58 pm
Mr. Mangan – It is usually a good thing to have our brains back. Back brains? Er…
August 1st, 2010 at 10:00 pm
Van – That jailbreak looks really simply, but… why? I don’t quite understand what it is for. It isn’t like I can install flash on my iPhone, or is it?
August 1st, 2010 at 10:03 pm
A Stainless Steel Rat is Born is a modern classic. It should be high school required reading. I just did some checking, and apparently there is a *NEW* StStR book coming out…Tuesday! OMFG!
–News break, I get to change my Chuck Norris calendar today– I had to endure a month of barechested Chuck for a month.
August 1st, 2010 at 10:07 pm
Hey, a new Stainless Steel Rat book is due out tomorrow.
http://www.amazon.com/Stainless-Steel-Rat-Returns/dp/0765324415/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1280729110&sr=8-1
August 1st, 2010 at 10:07 pm
Looks like Danthol and I share more than just a …
er. What do we share?
August 1st, 2010 at 10:27 pm
Lolscry! The original Rat was written in ‘61. this is like, 50 years later. Incredible.
We share the bond of all paperback sci-fi geeks alive in the ’80s. Those of us that hung out in used book stores and libraries, with no concern actually being cool, but with an extreme interest in fictional characters who were capable.
Tales of Men who won every fight no matter the odds while we had nightmares of getting in a fistfight and our blows being in slow motion and completely ineffective.
Tales of Men who would never have to have a real job, while we went to school to prepare for cubicles or menial labor.
Tales of Men who got the girl who understood and appreciated a real man. Women who were incapable of making the hero feel insufficient or emasculated in any way, while girls confused us, and mothers mothered us.
–Typing all this is taking time away from StarCraft…and the more I write, the less it makes sense–
August 1st, 2010 at 10:52 pm
The dreaded slow-mo wobble punch. Blech.
August 1st, 2010 at 11:31 pm
Dan, I had the same experience last month with my Ernest Borgnine calendar.
OK, wish me luck. Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of my life.
Goodnight :M*A*S*H:
August 2nd, 2010 at 12:43 am
In regards to SSR this is my next purchase:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_8_5?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=stainless+steel+rat+graphic+novel&x=0&y=0&sprefix=stain
All the SSR comic adaptations that appeared in 2000AD…ooooh tingly..and yes the Rat does look like James Coburn…
As for the books, my personal fav is The SSR for President, the Rat takes down a dodgy version of a Latin American dictator, great stuff.
August 2nd, 2010 at 12:48 am
Oh and was really great about the Rat series, was an atheistic hero who did his damnedest not to take life even at a great risk to his own life.
August 2nd, 2010 at 12:58 am
NS, jailbreaking gives you access to programs that Apple won’t allow you to use, including emulators, wifi syncing with iTunes, and tethering that you won’t get charged extra for…
August 2nd, 2010 at 1:29 am
Oh and if you have the older 3G iPhone, you can get programs that allow mulitasking.
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:29 am
Why is it time seems to evaporate when I’m on vacation. How can it be Monday already?
August 2nd, 2010 at 3:18 am
“we had nightmares of getting in a fistfight and our blows being in slow motion and completely ineffective.”
GET OUT OF MY HEAD!
August 2nd, 2010 at 4:02 am
Vanamonde: Yeah, but there was some concern put out in regards to Skype that were never answered to my satisfaction. I’ve heard Gizmo has been going through a lot of changes, but I’ve yet to actually follow up on it.
August 2nd, 2010 at 4:04 am
I would take a SSR movie over BtGH. Though I enjoyed both, I preferred the snark in SSR. Plus, imagine the terrible CG to create someone with two right arms. Or was it left?
August 2nd, 2010 at 4:40 am
Thanks everyone for the congrats. I am glad to finally make it to the parsecs this year… wait this makes the second time… and against the FuMP…
Well I am happy to be nominated – Since I did not nominate myself it is great to be recognized by fans and friends of the show. And some arbitrary judge deemed me good enough to make the finals… Woohoo!
Used hair I believe I can answer your questions about the Parsecs. In the nomination process a show has to be released through the RSS feed Between May 1, 2009 and April 30, 2010. For the show to be considered.
Infected was rewritten (re edited) for print release when Scott Sigler went to Crown. There are major differences in the 2 stories. When he re-released it for the Hard cover release (boy this is confusing) the podiobook was completely redone. Hence it qualifies. (although my opinion doesn’t count – I know of several good books that didn’t make that cut that should have but oh well)
August 2nd, 2010 at 5:23 am
Jack,
You deserve to have your life back, big time. Crossing fingers, toes, eyeballs… whatever it takes.
August 2nd, 2010 at 5:28 am
Good luck today Jack. Youve got the world (sans a few crazy people) behind you
August 2nd, 2010 at 5:32 am
Finished the directors cut of Dark Star last night. Was what I thought it was…either youre gonna get it and love it or not get it and hate it. This should be an interesting palooza…
August 2nd, 2010 at 5:44 am
*sobs rainbows*
August 2nd, 2010 at 6:10 am
Hello?
August 2nd, 2010 at 6:20 am
Hello.
August 2nd, 2010 at 6:20 am
Hi there.
August 2nd, 2010 at 6:32 am
Hi I’m WNDRWolf and I am a podcaster…
August 2nd, 2010 at 6:45 am
Hi, Im Lo Pan and Im a Pisces.
August 2nd, 2010 at 7:11 am
Something smells fishy here.
August 2nd, 2010 at 7:18 am
Well this is a hairy situation.
August 2nd, 2010 at 7:51 am
< Drive-by >
Just a drive by. Much like last week, no time to catch up.
News on Mom… all tests negative. They got the cancer.
< /Drive-by >
August 2nd, 2010 at 7:57 am
excellent news LJ.
August 2nd, 2010 at 8:07 am
Wow, I’m way behind on comments.
LeJon: Great news!
WNDR: I will reply to your email tonight (I didn’t make the finals this year. rats)
August 2nd, 2010 at 8:09 am
Good to hear, Lejojo. Damn fine
August 2nd, 2010 at 8:31 am
JR – Currently looking like Saturday night.
August 2nd, 2010 at 9:01 am
Do you think people who have to work weekends really hate that Loverboy song?
August 2nd, 2010 at 9:05 am
Lejon: Most excellent!
August 2nd, 2010 at 9:10 am
I think that even people who don’t work weekends hate that song, babe.
August 2nd, 2010 at 9:19 am
Oh….. yeah that too
August 2nd, 2010 at 9:20 am
“Loverboy”
Picture the discussion that went into that band name decision.
August 2nd, 2010 at 9:23 am
CP: The Ballad Of A Ladyman — Sleater-Kinney
August 2nd, 2010 at 9:25 am
Ah yes, Gizmo5 was bought up by Google. I’ll get right on using that . . .
August 2nd, 2010 at 9:26 am
Picturing…..not liking….
August 2nd, 2010 at 10:21 am
I have this vision of JN ending up like the Gene Hackman character in ‘The Conversation’.
August 2nd, 2010 at 10:23 am
This weeks episode of True Blood was gnarly..in a good way.
August 2nd, 2010 at 10:39 am
We saw Inception yesterday. The previews were fascinating:
Tron
Wall Street 2 (Electric Boogaloo?)
Something that looks funny with Robert Downey Jr (swooooooon) and that insipid Zach G. person
August 2nd, 2010 at 10:40 am
Haven’t seen this week’s episode yet, Van. That show is so skinimax.
I am reading the latest Sookie book (Dead In The Family). So far, not too good. Doesn’t seem like she made much of an effort, and I bet it’s her best seller so far!
August 2nd, 2010 at 10:42 am
Inception = pure win.
That road movie with Robert Jr and Zach is called Due Date and it looks wonderful so far.
August 2nd, 2010 at 10:45 am
Great, now I can’t shop at Target.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100727/ap_on_bi_ge/us_corporate_donations_backlash;_ylt=AqCSxIDPgJI1RcirUpMoLI.s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTQzbGtjMDc4BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwNzI3L3VzX2NvcnBvcmF0ZV9kb25hdGlvbnNfYmFja2xhc2gEY2NvZGUDbW9zdHBvcHVsYXIEY3BvcwM5BHBvcwM2BHB0A2hvbWVfY29rZQRzZWMDeW5faGVhZGxpbmVfbGlzdARzbGsDdGFyZ2V0Y29ycHNw
August 2nd, 2010 at 10:45 am
Yes, that looks pretty dang funny. I was laughing pretty hard and getting looks in the theater.
August 2nd, 2010 at 10:57 am
Vanamonde: You’re too damned perceptive. ;-)
August 2nd, 2010 at 11:04 am
Caffeine + nicotene GUM.
August 2nd, 2010 at 11:08 am
WNDR: That should work.
I remember going to a Loverboy concert at a local casino a few years ago. This chubby (I’m being nice here) guy gets on the stage and starts singing. I asked my friend “Who’s that?” “Oh, the lead singer put on a few pounds over the years” He does still sound the same though.
August 2nd, 2010 at 11:18 am
Haven’t we all . . .
Shut up skinny guys, Jack & Lo Pan and you others who are skinny and might say something.
August 2nd, 2010 at 11:19 am
EssBee: That link is dead.
August 2nd, 2010 at 11:22 am
It works for me, JN, but here it is as a tiny:
http://tinyurl.com/37xgfoh
August 2nd, 2010 at 11:33 am
Wakka.
Oh good…. so glad corporations can now back candidates
August 2nd, 2010 at 11:37 am
I don’t call myself skinny but I know I haven’t been this light since I was a in 8 grade. I was quite fat for a while. It helps that I’m lucky enough to work for a company that will reimburse me for a gym membership.
August 2nd, 2010 at 11:43 am
reaper, what part of “SHUT UP” did you not comprehend, my brother?
August 2nd, 2010 at 11:45 am
Boom goes the dynamite
August 2nd, 2010 at 11:48 am
Just kidding, of course.
August 2nd, 2010 at 11:51 am
My dad is one of those skinny guys who can eat and drink whatever he wants. I’m one of those not skinny guys who gains 2 pounds when other people eat a bagel with butter and cream cheese on it.
August 2nd, 2010 at 11:53 am
Youre a guy?
August 2nd, 2010 at 12:00 pm
Sometimes . . .
August 2nd, 2010 at 12:04 pm
Me too
August 2nd, 2010 at 12:08 pm
EssBee: Going back, I’m actually being warned of a XSS possibility. But poking around, I found the story on another site. That’s pretty crappy. Too bad, I used to really like Target.
August 2nd, 2010 at 12:15 pm
XSS sounds serious.
August 2nd, 2010 at 12:32 pm
I’ve been told I look like a sparrow in winter
August 2nd, 2010 at 12:37 pm
EssBee, I was using my silent keyboard.
I just make and stuck to certain choices.
I don’t drink soda ever. I don’t go back for seconds till I have waited about 10 minutes. I very rarely eat more than 1/2 of what I get at a restaurant.
If it weren’t for the gym membership I would cut back more like no heavy beer or skip the cheese more often.
If I don’t watch it I will blow up like a blimp. I have lots of self control when I feel like using it or I know I have to.
August 2nd, 2010 at 12:47 pm
Van, LOL
reap, sounds totally awesome, but I will say that I often witness fuller figured women especially being given advice on “cutting down” and “making good choices” and “exercising.” I know you’re not doling out advice, so don’t get me wrong. But as someone who was a college athlete with an injury that benched me, I know about nutrition and metabolism and all that jazz. For some folks, I think it is a lot easier to make some choices and stay slim. For me, working out and eating a sensible diet is not a combo that = slim. My metabolism hates me (or just likes me with giant boobs and junk in the trunk). I think to be “skinny” I’d have to eat less than 800 calories a day. Then I’d be a skinny bitch. I like it better this way.
August 2nd, 2010 at 12:49 pm
“Bitch.”
August 2nd, 2010 at 12:53 pm
I could also snort a lot of coke and be super skinny. Or so I’ve heard.
cough
August 2nd, 2010 at 12:53 pm
*wheeze*
August 2nd, 2010 at 1:02 pm
I think the
just axed my comment.
BOOBS BOOBS
August 2nd, 2010 at 1:12 pm
EssBee, I wish it were awesome. I like soda and I love to eat. and eat out. Food makes me happy but not in the “I’m fat because I eat and I eat because I’m fat” way or “this is my escape” way I just love food
I didn’t look a that different at 210 as I do at 170 I just feel way better.
I don’t think I could live happily if I had to cut much more out. I know I could cut out beer but than I would be down to Tea and water to drink. *shutter* at that point I would just have to learn to be larger and happy with that also.
I hear you should stick to speedballs because you don’t get the sunken eyes or something like that.
ooo and it’s quitin’ time. Later all
August 2nd, 2010 at 1:14 pm
August 2nd, 2010 at 1:14 pm
“eat out”
August 2nd, 2010 at 1:14 pm
“BOOBS BOOBS”
August 2nd, 2010 at 1:15 pm
EssBee, yeah that to…
August 2nd, 2010 at 1:23 pm
SBOOB!
August 2nd, 2010 at 1:32 pm
All sizes welcome!
cough
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:08 pm
One size slits all…
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:09 pm
LOL
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:24 pm
My LOL was for Van’s!
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:37 pm
Oh, this job . . .
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:38 pm
Well, we certainly appreciate your efforts to keep Lo Pan in line. Certainly a tough job if ever there was one.
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:40 pm
Ed, you should know better than to say “Lo Pan” and “job” in the same post.
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:53 pm
Okay, DP. I’m done for the day. Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do.
Jack, I hope that you have had a really great day today!
August 2nd, 2010 at 2:55 pm
OMG they used the an old line about working with customers in Mad Men.
The public transport version:
The job would be perfect except for one thing…the punters.
August 2nd, 2010 at 4:05 pm
The truth can be so painful….but so funny.
http://comixed.com/2010/07/31/4-koma-comic-strip-its-complicated/
August 2nd, 2010 at 4:46 pm
The lighter side of the issue:
http://xkcd.com/768/
The darker side of the issue:
My daughter actually needs one of the stupid things for her 9th grade Math class. The cheapest I can find is a used one for $65 (with shipping). Aren’t there any real alternatives to paying into TI’s monopoly on calculators for Math class? And just who the hell did they have to sleep with to be the ONLY calculator that math books list instructions for? Oh wait… TEXAS Instruments, and the school board that sets the standards for text books is in… TEXAS. %#$@ you Texas! (Sorry Ed)
August 2nd, 2010 at 5:32 pm
Ah, yes. That one goes way back. Though, to be fair, HP owned the market before TI fought their way in.
I remember back during my senior year, we were given TI-83’s to use in our Calculus class that year. We had to give them back at the end, but sure enough, I bought a TI-85 when I started off to college. Back then, I was thumbing my nose at the HP RPN crowd. And the TI’s were much cheaper than what HP was offering.
Sadly, it seems the market it too much of a niche to have meaningful competition. I’m surprised there’s not a bunch of Chinese knockoff TI compatible calculators out there if they’re becoming required for schools.
August 2nd, 2010 at 5:59 pm
so… Lo Job? Pan Job?
maybe Lo Job Pan?
reaper <====== missing something?
August 2nd, 2010 at 5:59 pm
Did I just learn Lo Pan middle name?
August 2nd, 2010 at 7:24 pm
Don’t have time to get caught up on comments, but I just wanted to say: Everyone, thank you so much for the well-wishes! The singing gig is tomorrow night. Today I went to the copy shop and printed out copies of all the music. It turns out that four of my mom’s friends are planning to be there. I’m looking forward to it.
August 2nd, 2010 at 8:21 pm
I think Loverboy’s original bandname was “That Band With The Cheesy Singer Guy Wearing That Ridiculous Headband”. They just shortened it.
Now to get caught up. Before I do, of course, I need say OMGThank you to Cj.
August 2nd, 2010 at 9:44 pm
:googles:
Wait, Loverboy is actually a group!?
That’s stupid.
August 2nd, 2010 at 9:55 pm
Re: TI
CASIO!
Arrrgh. Casio calculators actually do the math the way that you’d do it on paper, and they are ridiculously cheaper, and they look better.
I haven’t had to use a graphing calculator in ten+ years and I’m still angry about TI. Casio is the better product.
:rant rant rant:
August 2nd, 2010 at 10:06 pm
“This is a hot button topic. Beware”
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/08/space-cadets.html
August 2nd, 2010 at 11:24 pm
Gene Hackman was brilliant in the Conversation. Very cool, quiet little 70s Coppola movie. Though not as good as The Lives of Others.
BTW, saw The Girl Who Played With Fire Saturday night after returning kids to mom. Not as gut-wrenching as the first, but also not as good………….. altho Ebert says it sets up the third film nicely.
This has been movie talk.
August 2nd, 2010 at 11:51 pm
I’m not mocking Chelsea, but I am mocking the person who wrote this:
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/panelists/sally_quinn/2010/07/chelsea_clinton_and_marc_mezvinsky_our_national_joy.html
August 2nd, 2010 at 11:57 pm
The Girl Who… those are the Seig Larson stories? Are they as “all that” as the hubbub is making them seem?
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:08 am
Luxor is free for today on the app store:
http://www.freeappaday.com/napp.php?id=293
Not a great fan of marble shooters myself but for free it’s worth a look.
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:12 am
I’ve read the books can be hard to get through because of the padding, but really enjoyed the first film.
Of course I’m now jealous of Jack getting to see the second film..better break out the ointment.
August 3rd, 2010 at 2:53 am
btw – I haven’t used a graphing calculator in a good 10 years since my last one broke. Even then, I don’t know that I ever actually graphed anything with it. I do have a calculator on my desk and work for quick numbers, but I couldn’t even tell you what the brand is.
I tend to go to Excel if I really need to generate a graph.
August 3rd, 2010 at 2:55 am
Well, today I’m going to be on a road trip to a job site. Often times, the solution is easy once you know the question. The hard part is determining what the question actually is. Sometimes, that just doesn’t work well over the phone or email and you’ve just got to put eyes on it for yourself.
Today is one of those sometimes.
On the road again….
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:07 am
And getting the right question is circuitous at best when dealing with users. Or operators, in my case.
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:08 am
Master Vanamonde, do you have a Jolicloud account or is this particular Vanamonde not the you Vanamonde?
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:37 am
I do NS, and that is me on Jolicloud.
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:53 am
Shatner does Palin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF_t1A8LGzg
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:55 am
Then I am following the right dude. =)
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:55 am
Morning, EssBee.
August 3rd, 2010 at 4:07 am
Ed said: “I tend to go to Excel if I really need to generate a graph.
”
That’s the saddest part. School is supposed to prepare children for life after school. Nobody really uses graphing calculators, let alone $165 graphing calculators. We use computer programs that we already own or cheap applications on smartphones that I could probably get for 99 cents.
August 3rd, 2010 at 4:13 am
Well that was disappointing I was expecting Michael Palin and a Shatner version of ‘I’m a Lumberjack’..
August 3rd, 2010 at 4:47 am
Morning Pan
Had a nice, relaxing long weekend. Didn’t want to come back.
August 3rd, 2010 at 4:48 am
Under the “small world” category, we ran into a couple of John’s students while we were in Canmore.
August 3rd, 2010 at 4:52 am
Morning!
August 3rd, 2010 at 5:00 am
EssBee: Sorry, Lady J always chides me for speaking in initialisms. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-site_scripting
Nomad Scry: Totally agree re: graphing calculators.
August 3rd, 2010 at 5:15 am
Some interesting apps
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2366292,00.asp
August 3rd, 2010 at 5:33 am
So are they saying we should raise our taxes $30b dolors and eliminate porn, bottled water, and psychic’s?
http://www.wellhome.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Alt_Energy_Research1.png
How much is the private sector (like most utility company’s in the US) spending on alt energy. or is government the only entity that counts when doing something progressive.
Makes me wonder how much of the government money actually makes it to research and not just paying non research staff.
Sorry for ranting on such a heavy topic this early.
*Jumps off soap box*
August 3rd, 2010 at 5:40 am
Good morning to my favorite peoples!
2nd day of training on my social media job – for the record, I’ve been in action and you can see me on twitter.
It’s pretty exciting for me – even if it seems silly to other people!
August 3rd, 2010 at 5:41 am
Oh and one more thing (maybe 2 things)
Jack – anytime
And now for a PSA – ahem…
Migraines are sucky and should be outlawed.
that is all.
August 3rd, 2010 at 7:13 am
reaper: The government is about the government and looking like they’re doing something. It’s a sad fact that they just want more of our money to keep looking like they’re doing something. Doesn’t matter if you’re Republican or Democrat, our Government is about as screwed up as it can get. It’d be nice to see someone get in there and ACTUALLY clean house instead of saying they’re going to change things and then things just stay the same (or get worse)
GOOD MORNING PAN! No for something lighter. My podcast novel Billy Barbarian is DONE! WOO! http://jrmurdock.com if you need something lighter to listen to :)
August 3rd, 2010 at 8:21 am
I’m pretty sure the numbers spent on Psychics were significantly higher while the Reagans were in office.
August 3rd, 2010 at 9:04 am
I knew you’d say that.
August 3rd, 2010 at 9:11 am
HEY! Be nice to Nancy. :) I still remember the controversy when she kept all the designer dress she’d been ‘loaned’ over the years she was in the white house. Oh the scandal!
August 3rd, 2010 at 9:11 am
Johnny Null: next you’ll tell me my bike is in the basement of the Alamo.
August 3rd, 2010 at 9:26 am
Did Ozzy pee on that too?
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:28 am
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo
Deadpan deadpan Deadpan deadpan deadpan deadpan Deadpan deadpan
it makes sense to me!
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:34 am
Ok, The hubby’s doing his thing in the other room, I’ve got my snuggie on, my netbook in front of me and a diet Coke beside me… it’s movie time
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:35 am
DJ: “The hubby’s doing his thing in the other room”
uh….. ok. TMI?
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:35 am
and what’s the movie today DJ Snuggie Bunnie?
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:36 am
The rules (for those who don’t know already):
Heavy spoilers;
As I’m writing while watching, spelling will not be a main concern
Actually, nothing will concern me except the silliness that is a B horror.
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:36 am
Oh yes, there will be at least one break for me to check on work and probably go to the washroom (It’s a large pop).
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:37 am
Don’t leave us in SUSPENSE!!! What movie!!! GAH!!!!!
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:40 am
Today’s movie is called Donkey Punch.
The DVR writeup: This terrifying, sexually charged horror film concerns three friends enjoying a Mallorcan vacation when they meet up with some young studs looking for fun.
I wonder if Mallorcan is a typo for Moroccan? I guess we’ll find out.
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:40 am
Pushing play now…
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:41 am
Violence and nudity. I could have guessed that from the writeup.
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:42 am
A UK Film Council production…
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:43 am
NOpe, in Mallorca, Spain.
Who knew?
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:44 am
cut herself shaving, blood everywhere.
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:44 am
The vodka flows
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:45 am
*wonders if there are any Donkeys or giant gorillas in the “Donkey Punch” film*
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:46 am
Three babes partying in Spain
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:47 am
*wonders if there are any nude Donkeys in the “Donkey Punch” film*
oh, wait… that was Clerks II
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:47 am
Maybe guys built like donkeys, Jack?
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:48 am
They seemed to have hooked up with some guys. Sluts.
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:49 am
“you sailors?”
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:50 am
They’re going to see the guys boat. I wonder what that’s a euphemism for?
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:50 am
I tried to read Nomad Scry’s link on Space Colonization, but could stop snickering at the sentence “Humans are a climax organism.”
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:51 am
ONe girl does not look happy. Wants to turn back
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:51 am
She bleeds Vodka? AWESOME! I need a girl like that.
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:51 am
or short Italian plumbers?
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:52 am
“one drink, what’s the harm…”
Evil words from any bad horror movie
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:53 am
“check it out. It’s like the tardis”
referring to the boat
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:53 am
HOly crap, this is one large boat.
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:53 am
Boats are usually filled with salty sea men.
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:54 am
The guys are referring to the girls as funbags. classy
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:55 am
Always, has to be a downer in the party
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:56 am
Better than a Donner in the party.
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:56 am
taking the boat on to the high seas
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:57 am
I don’t know about you Rhett, but I’m ok with inviting reindeer to my parties
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:58 am
At least you know what’s for dinner
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:58 am
Ruldolfe?
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:59 am
E, the cure for seasickness?
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:00 am
This is a really slow movie. I haven’t seen any nudity or violence yet.
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:01 am
They’re all swimming in the ocean in bathing suits. how disappointing.
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:02 am
Tarmacked = gross
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:03 am
ewww. they just said what a donkey punch is. ouch.
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:05 am
Pulling out the “hard core” drugs – Russian Ice
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:05 am
smoking it up
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:07 am
ohh, orgy time.
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:08 am
ummmm, you can tell a guy produced this…softcore porn
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:09 am
mooning the girls
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:10 am
cut to the downer girl on the deck
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:13 am
WE’re a third of the way into this movie and nothing’s happened yet. The closest we’ve come to nudity is a couple of guys mooning the girls and a couple of girls making out with eachoter, with their bathingsuits on.
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:14 am
Holy Crap, Boobs.
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:14 am
Yup, now we’re a porn.
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:16 am
REally, we went from nothing to now I’m watching porno in zero to sixty seconds
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:17 am
One girl is even getting it from two guys…
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:17 am
“harder, she loves it”
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:18 am
Donkey Punch!
Ow!
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:19 am
He killed her while having sex
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:20 am
She must of OD’d. Really? YOu don’t think it was the punch to the back of the neck that did it?
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:20 am
So the villains are the asshole guys on the boat, not Jason in a hockey mask?
Or am I assuming too much in thinking there might be a point to anything in this movie?
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:20 am
I think the sex is over
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:21 am
..oh wait a second..
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:21 am
..okay now it is..
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:21 am
If there’s a point, I haven’t seen it. Unless you count the tip of the male sexual organs I saw.
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:23 am
I didn’t know this until I started watching the movie, but in case you want to know…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_punch
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:24 am
Now everybody’s upset. Nobody meant to hurt anybody. It was all an accident. What boring killers.
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:25 am
Stop the boat!
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:26 am
No phone signal.
In the ocean, nobody can hear you scream?
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:26 am
Ah, with a handy graphic.
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:27 am
Oh yeah, I guess I should have said a possible NSW on that link…
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:28 am
The guys are telling the girls to STFU when they get back
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:29 am
I don’t think the girls are going to go for it.
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:30 am
Yuk!
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:32 am
Here’s another thing they referenced earlier. No handy picture, thank God. Really, who practices this stuff?
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Tarmacked
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:33 am
Wrapping the body to dump it at sea… still
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:33 am
must stop the girls
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:34 am
Never run with a knife
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:34 am
Double yuk!
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:35 am
Ha Ha! Bodies float.
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:35 am
I think I’ll pass on the donkey punching and tarmacking. Now the dirty sanchez! I pass on that too. LOL
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:35 am
I have to agree, Van.
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:36 am
They attached an anchor to the body. now it sank
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:37 am
Hmmm, how do we make sure the girls don’t tell on us?
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:40 am
“I need you to keep Kim under control…”
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:41 am
This is not really my idea of a horror movie, good, bad or otherwise
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:44 am
Hubby popped his head in and asked how the movie was…
I told him it was boring and terrible, but not what it was about.
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:45 am
The boat’s not looking so big anymore
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:46 am
They want the girls to make them dinner “before anymore accidents happen”
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:47 am
soup, bread and orange juice. Yum
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:49 am
What will you do with the video of the girls death?
Post it on the internet and charge a pound a pop to view it.
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:49 am
One accidental death do not a horror make
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:49 am
http://warp.net/films/donkey-punch for those who want to see the trailer LOL
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:50 am
She stabbed one of the guys.
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:51 am
The cure for any good stabbing is a snort of drugs. Really?
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:53 am
The girls may have escaped.
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:53 am
That promo makes the film seem a lot more interesting than it is, JR
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:54 am
Evidently anything can be improved with a snort of drugs, or at least the writers thought so.
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:55 am
Really, how stupid are these girls?
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:56 am
death by flare gun. Woo Hoo!
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:56 am
I figured that based on your reactions :))
Now Sharktopus! That’s a movie I must see!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2HGoR8pSps
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:58 am
ON a side note, there’s a police car parked in front of our neighbour’s house. I want to know why.
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:58 am
Jack: Yes, right next to the notice about the proposed demolition of the Earth.
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:59 am
The movie only has about 20 minutes left and, really, there have been only two deaths. One of which was accidental, the other self defense – sort of.
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:00 pm
But, all things considered, this movie is certainly not the worst I’ve seen. Remember, there have been a few I couldn’t even make it all the way through.
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:02 pm
I think my biggest complaint about this movie is the fact it was billed as a horror and it is far from it. Not even a psychological horror, which are actually better than normal ones in my mind. I don’t think I’d even call it a thriller. At least, it’s not very thrilling.
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:02 pm
Let’s hope Dark Star is better.
Is everyone mostly caught up on their Dark Star viewing, btw?
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:03 pm
When you break a window, you get cut and covered in blood
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:04 pm
My DVD of Darkstar hasn’t shown up yet Jack. Hopefully any day now.
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:05 pm
“no tape, no drugs”
Now that’s just cruel
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:06 pm
My God these girls are stupid
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:07 pm
“In 15 minutes you die. We’re an hour from shore”
He really wants his drugs.
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:08 pm
Nobody believe the stabbed guy
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:08 pm
I don’t think drugs will help him now
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:10 pm
“He’s dead. There’s nothing we could have done.”
Maybe if you gave him the drugs he wanted?
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:10 pm
I’m waiting to rewatch DS till closer to palooza time..I’ll forget otherwise.
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:11 pm
Ok, I count three deaths out of seven people. We need more people to die.
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:11 pm
New BBC series called The Deep, that guy who played Luka in ER, really os a terrible actor.
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:12 pm
more people than that die in the Sharktopus trailer
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:12 pm
-o +i
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:12 pm
HOly crap, more idiocy from the women.
Van, are British women really that stupid?
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:13 pm
LOL JR
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:15 pm
That’s better. Death by mini outboard motor
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:15 pm
Come on TEB, women in horror films are generally stupid whatever the nationality.
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:16 pm
Whoops, killed the wrong guy
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:17 pm
I know, Van. It’s just these ones seem particularly dumb.
… maybe it’s just the movie
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:19 pm
I mean really. The girls manage to escape on the life raft. The evil boys throw them a rope, so they grab the rope to be towed back to the boat. Really?
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:20 pm
Now we’re down to one. Much better, but still a dull movie.
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:21 pm
Movie’s over. Not really clear on what happened there
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:22 pm
Signing off for now. Need to recover.
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:26 pm
don’t let the hubby donkey punch you!
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:28 pm
As a matter of fact, Netflix did send me a Dark Star and I sent it back *cough*DVDecriptor*cough* without having viewed. I intend to view it later this week.
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:29 pm
Thanks for the movie TEB. :)
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:36 pm
Rhettro a movie pirate
/mock gasp of horror
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:37 pm
It’s more of a delayed viewing, arrr.
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:51 pm
WOO WOO! Johnny Cash – The Gambler just came up on the iTunes shuffle!
August 3rd, 2010 at 1:27 pm
New Arcade Fire out today! I had no idea they even had a batch in the oven. . . . No time yet to listen, but here it is:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128878239&ps=cprs
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:23 pm
I’m not really here. Just a quick hop in to say that our chocolatier, Bernard Callebeaut has declared bankruptcy.
Cj, Jack (and anyone else who might care) do you want me to grab a box or two tomorrow to send out before it’s no longer available?
August 3rd, 2010 at 3:52 pm
Sacre Bleu! Thank you for the thought, Bunny.
August 3rd, 2010 at 5:43 pm
Hi DP! I’ll never catch up. Me, you ask? Shit day.
Cool video from MT Space Grant (NASA Programs) via Sly B’s work life: It’s a balloon satellite launch with rare video of the balloon popping in space.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhqxuRTSoYA
August 3rd, 2010 at 6:08 pm
I was thinking about starting a mail order sushi company. Anyone interested?
August 3rd, 2010 at 7:50 pm
As if I would ever turn down such an amazing offer from such a beautiful girl, Bunny!
I almost missed it (along with everything else) because I came home and took some migraine meds and proceded to pass out. whoops.. I just woke up.
Ever have one of those moments where you aren’t really sure how you feel? That’s how I am right now… so I’m going to try not to think about it because it makes my head hurt.
August 3rd, 2010 at 8:36 pm
Mmmmm, chocolate I can steal from Cj! Send her some good stuff!
August 3rd, 2010 at 10:47 pm
That is the best chocolate in the universe.
Goodnight :tumbleweeds:
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:06 pm
I am a few days from getting the DarkStar DVD. I’m hoping Netflix will ship it in time for me to watch this weekend.
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:09 pm
My group leader promised I would do machine cleaning today. Which is like walking under a ladder while shattering mirrors. I’ve managed to spent 10 minutes cleaning in between machines exploding.
August 3rd, 2010 at 11:23 pm
No to the sushi question.
It’s up there with rotten venison.
August 4th, 2010 at 12:03 am
I wonder who JR would get to stuff and lick all of the envelopes.
OK, so I didn’t get to sleep yet.
Be careful inside those Vending Machines, Nomad. Get me a Twix bar.
Goodnight :forreal:
August 4th, 2010 at 12:33 am
Well after listening to the latest Evo@11 I feel I’m letting the atheistic side down by being rather prudish.
August 4th, 2010 at 2:17 am
Also still waiting on Dark Star to arrive, myself.
Sushi? Bleah!
August 4th, 2010 at 4:49 am
I missed the nipple, but sushi is one of my most favorite things in life.
August 4th, 2010 at 5:20 am
sushi is wonderful but hard to find in Wisconsin. That is the thing I miss most about Seattle very fresh fish for sushi.
August 4th, 2010 at 5:32 am
Raw fish consumption and sexual deviancy.
You just know there is a social science paper with that title…
August 4th, 2010 at 5:35 am
Out there, somewhere..
August 4th, 2010 at 5:41 am
Although I suspose ‘Rates of raw fish consumption among the sexual deviant’ would sound more scientific..
August 4th, 2010 at 6:14 am
Hey Pan
Went downtown this morning. Now back. My life is so exciting.
August 4th, 2010 at 6:16 am
On the Sushi question: I like it, hubby doesn’t. We never have it at home.
Also Van, there are some non-raw fish versions too.
August 4th, 2010 at 6:17 am
I guess I’m going to the chocolate store when it opens this morning. I was going to go anyway because hubby wants some before it’s too late also.
August 4th, 2010 at 6:19 am
Morning.
HUMP!!!
DAY!!!
carry on.
August 4th, 2010 at 6:22 am
Bunny, is that the secret santa chocolate? OMG, so good.
August 4th, 2010 at 6:23 am
Yes, EssBee. Want some?
August 4th, 2010 at 6:25 am
YES, I want some, but no, I shouldn’t. Thanks for the offer, though!
August 4th, 2010 at 6:26 am
Of course, I’m making the assumption I can still get some. Usually there’s a lag time between when bankruptcy is announced and stores closed.
August 4th, 2010 at 6:31 am
My Boo and her boyfriend are going to Victoria (BC) to visit hubby’s parents next week. The reason this is noteworthy is because the boyfriend has never travelled outside of the province before and has never been on a plane. Boo loves to fly (gets that from me), so here’s hoping he not one of those nervous flyers.
August 4th, 2010 at 6:43 am
Morning pan. Back from the family visit. Hope all is well here, since I certainly don’t have time to catch up on the comments.
BTW, I love sushi. Sushi equals sexual deviancy? I don’t seem to have a problem with that either. ;)
August 4th, 2010 at 6:43 am
Picked up some Coffee Crisp and Aero bars while in Canada. Made with real yummy sugar. :)
August 4th, 2010 at 6:45 am
You know how I always say my cat is a schmo. I think hubby agrees
http://www.flickr.com/photos/41443866@N04/sets/72157624652406820/
August 4th, 2010 at 6:45 am
Jack: Did you know The Arcade Fire’s new album is for sale @ Amazon for $3.99?
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B003X73QA8/ref=nosim/largeheartedb-20
August 4th, 2010 at 7:06 am
Oh, I totally love the Coffee Crisps, ditto! They are sooo delicious!!!
August 4th, 2010 at 7:06 am
Finally caught up on email…
August 4th, 2010 at 7:07 am
Cj: Yep. One of my favorites. There’s one store around here that sells them, but they are expensive. Much better to stockpile them and savor them until the next trip. :)
August 4th, 2010 at 7:13 am
No stockpiling needed ditto. All you have to do is send me an e-mail whenever you have a craving.
August 4th, 2010 at 7:42 am
SWEET!!!!!
And the new Aero bubbles. Awesome!
Have you tried those?
August 4th, 2010 at 7:54 am
Off to the store.
Later Panites!
August 4th, 2010 at 8:36 am
Dunno if aero bubbles are different in the UK, but I still think Maltesers beat them for me..if only cos you can suck all the chocolate off and then let the crunchy bit dissolve in your mouth.
August 4th, 2010 at 8:38 am
Oh and remember, Nestles ain’t a nice company if you care who makes what you eat.
August 4th, 2010 at 8:54 am
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9GHoR-RJLy8/TFXH5VlX7UI/AAAAAAAAR3I/fcJVdPgyBGE/s1600/mens-emotions.gif
August 4th, 2010 at 8:57 am
ZP wades into Deathspank and Limbo:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/1908-DeathSpank-Limbo
August 4th, 2010 at 9:03 am
I’ve heard bad things about Nestlevil.
People must be really busy, if Van can get away with that 8:36 comment without snickering (npi).
August 4th, 2010 at 9:08 am
CP: Rainy Day Women #13 & 35 — Bob Dylan
August 4th, 2010 at 9:25 am
Let’s see if the post office can lose these parcels.
August 4th, 2010 at 9:27 am
According to the girl at the chocolate shop, the are hoping someone will buy them out and they won’t actually have to close down. It’s a unique situation because Callebaut is a person. Whomever purchases the shop will also need to hire him on to make the chocolate.
We’ll see what happens. It would be a shame to lose it.
August 4th, 2010 at 9:27 am
I’ve started to play Deathspank. Limbo looks a little too disturbing for me.
August 4th, 2010 at 9:27 am
Lunch Time!
August 4th, 2010 at 10:15 am
Dang, just found out I was unfriended on FB by someone else. This one wasn’t harsh like the last one – some chick I went to HS with. Still, ouch!
August 4th, 2010 at 10:41 am
Watching the latest Warehouse 13 episode in HD. You can really see how naff some of the CGI is in HD..
August 4th, 2010 at 10:43 am
If it’s any consolation Essbee you are on my ‘people I trust’ list in FB.
August 4th, 2010 at 10:50 am
I have a vomit bag if you need it..
August 4th, 2010 at 10:53 am
As long as Callebautxiereulemieux continues making chocolate.
August 4th, 2010 at 10:56 am
That sounds like something Mary Poppins would say.
August 4th, 2010 at 11:10 am
She was born in 1617
August 4th, 2010 at 11:55 am
Hopefully “naff” means “crappy” in which case I agree. I really like the show, but even I can see (and be annoyed) by the crappy CGI at places on my old CRT low-definition set. It detracts from my sense of immersion in the show and they would actually be better off without them.
August 4th, 2010 at 11:57 am
Van, that’s awesome!
August 4th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
although to be honest, all the deadpanites on FB are on that list.
cough
August 4th, 2010 at 12:46 pm
A touch less awesome now. Maybe “cool.”
;)
August 4th, 2010 at 1:05 pm
Actually, EssBee is on my “Better Watch This One” list.
August 4th, 2010 at 1:14 pm
Wow, Google to cease production on Google Wave:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/update-on-google-wave.html
August 4th, 2010 at 1:28 pm
Bye Bye Prop 8.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/04/prop-8-overturned-gay-mar_n_671018.html
Nice, Jack. REEEEEEEEEal nice.
August 4th, 2010 at 2:10 pm
She takes the glides of wind
Always chasing her dreams
August 4th, 2010 at 2:35 pm
[BreakDeadpan]
OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG Potentially Awesome news. . . stay tuned.
[/BreakDeadpan]
August 4th, 2010 at 3:48 pm
What a tease!
Grrrrrrr!
August 4th, 2010 at 3:49 pm
But seriously, fingers crossed it goes from potential to actuality..
August 4th, 2010 at 4:06 pm
Thanks Van. Email sent.
August 4th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
Good luck, Jack!
August 4th, 2010 at 4:18 pm
So Sunday night Darcy was finishing up the costume gig. I told the kids “We’re going out for breakfast for dinner,” intending to go to a Pancake House we’d never been to before. I loaded the kids into my car and started it.
Then, seeing the massive cloud of white smoke coming from the tailpipe, I shut off the engine and called Darcy.
Yup, not fixing that, after all the other expensive car repairs.
Sigh.
So yesterday we went and got a used Nissan Cube, for which we can barely afford payments on. Well, we can barely afford any car payment so it is not like we were being extravagant.
Time to reaquaint ourselves with ramen, though the kids still get to eat meat. And of course Fox knows he must eat his meat if he wants pudding, as heard on the Deadpan recently…
August 4th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
I too have Netflixed the palooza movie and sent it back with intent of watchin git soon, much like Rhettro…
August 4th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
I may or may not have done something similar to Rhettro but I have the movie and am ready to watch for paloozaing
August 4th, 2010 at 6:31 pm
OMGOMGOMG WTH Jack? Wazzup?
I think it’s funny how my mail order sushi business got turned into “Do you like sushi” :) I can mail some anywhere, no promises on freshness though
August 4th, 2010 at 7:08 pm
hmmm, what can clever Jack be setting us up for this time?
August 4th, 2010 at 7:12 pm
FUCK YEAH!
August 4th, 2010 at 7:16 pm
“merica Fuck yeah!!!!
hope the bed bugs )or worse( bite
reaper <==== needs sleeps
Night
August 4th, 2010 at 9:13 pm
“Would it help if I blew on you?”
August 4th, 2010 at 9:16 pm
:staying tuned: