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Nightmare Junk Drawer 8/25

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Aghhhh!

So it's been sometime since I've done a post of any kind, much less a junkdrawer, but this nightmare last night I must share with people who will understand. Dear Lord.

The LA L@kers in front of a large fountain (St. Mark's Square, Vatican?). Some are shirtless. I think Rick Fox is there ... They're all toasting with Heinekens and laughing while TV cameras (Entertainment Tonight) roll. Over this whole horrible mess, Wham's awful, awful hit "Don't Forget Me When I'm Gone" plays louder and louder. AHHHHHH!!!!!

I woke in terror.

Sometimes my brain sets these little traps for me so I will wake ontime for work or whatever. But I just can't shake that dream. Yikes.

 

(Just did a search on these internets: Turns out the song is by "Glass Tiger," not Wham.)

Poll
Worst nightmare ever ...
Rick Fox shirtless
14 votes
4th quarter collapse VS L@kers
35 votes
Blazers adopt Wham (or Glass Tiger) song for stadium play
1 votes
Blazers bring George Michael in for mentoring role
2 votes
Pope endorses L@kers
4 votes
Green-bottle beer
7 votes
Entertainment Tonight (Mary Heart with or without John Tesh)
2 votes
All of the above
8 votes
What? These all sound delightful! (Other)
11 votes

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(Sorry, y'all. Just realized it's 9:40 pm in P-town. I'm on HK time. )

Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k

by Y5k on Aug 24, 2009 9:40 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I was wonderin

I think it’s ok …it won’t spoil if we leave it out for a couple of hours. Btw …how’s the HK treating ya?…getting any Chinese food ….or as they call it there locally….food?

"I'm tired" -Me

by 92wastheyear on Aug 24, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Local food is either really tasty, or super scary (mystery meat.)

The food from the mainland, the Sezuan (sp) stuff, is awesome.
Most of the local HK food, however, is best avoided, in my opinion. Lots of “western” style eats here, however. Good stuff.

Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k

by Y5k on Aug 24, 2009 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

its 8/25 where I am - they can catch up

where do you live in Hong Kong?

"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy

by Honka Playboy on Aug 24, 2009 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm on HK Island, in Central. Mid-Levels along the escalator, to be exact. You?

Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k

by Y5k on Aug 24, 2009 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm stateside, but lived on a boat on Deep Water Bay a hundred years ago

and also out on Lamma (so long ago that we still called HK Island Victoria Island!). I loved Lamma, especially the Deli Lamma – I hope it still exists. The commute to work on HK could be dodgy, especially during typhoon season….

"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy

by Honka Playboy on Aug 25, 2009 6:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gunga Galunga

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Henry Weinhard's makes a Blue Boar pale ale...

and I believe it comes in a green bottle. A fine beer. I can’t remember if I’ve ever had a Heineken’s or not…if so it wasn’t memorable.

I haven’t had any nightmares recently. I suppose now I’m jinxed and it will involve Rick Fox somehow.

The cowards never started
The weak died along the way
Only the strong survived
They were the Trailblazers

by lukeyhere on Aug 24, 2009 10:08 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I actually like Heinekin ... but that song, and ET, and the L@kers ... just turned my stomach.

Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k

by Y5k on Aug 24, 2009 10:26 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

How about Tsing Tao?

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Tastes like Heinken

or Chicken…

I forget which

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Both

a messy mix of both

Numerically Blazers Edge is #25

by Outlaw is Rejector on Aug 25, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I always like to have junk in reserve, just in case.

"Aneurysm".

When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie

by annthefan on Aug 24, 2009 10:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Is that anything like

having “junk” on the side??

"I'm tired" -Me

by 92wastheyear on Aug 24, 2009 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

or "in the trunk?"

Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k

by Y5k on Aug 24, 2009 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Umhmm. Junk on every side. I like to be prepared for any contingency.

What if you ran out of junk? Not good.

"Aneurysm".

When Outlaw wins a game on a last-second shot, it’s called an "annthefaneurysm". QualityPie

by annthefan on Aug 24, 2009 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My junk is everlasting

I have been told

"I'm tired" -Me

by 92wastheyear on Aug 24, 2009 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Your junk smells

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I got a big time nightmare for tonight

the Giants just scored 3 runs in the top of the 14th to take the lead 4-1, and the Rockies followed with a walk off Grand Slam in the bottom of the inning to win 6-4 and take a 4 game lead in the wild card race…

now the Giants’ SBN blog (McCovey Chronicles) is down lol…

"Put your drawers on, and take your gun off."

by cloudydays on Aug 24, 2009 10:47 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Worst loss of the season.

I’m hoping the Giants will take out their frustration on the Diamondbacks on Thursday. I’m taking my daughter to that game.

by MiledAnimal on Aug 25, 2009 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

worst loss

since Game 6, 2002

"Put your drawers on, and take your gun off."

by cloudydays on Aug 25, 2009 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's Jewish Heritage night-- I will be there.

I will be one of the dorky guys wearing the Jewish themed Giants shirt.

by jksnake99 on Aug 25, 2009 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

YES! You need to post annual photos of you in the Jewish scarf.

There's always money in the banana stand!
Now accessible for R rated comments at thetinfoil@gmail.com

by TheTinfoil on Aug 25, 2009 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Justin Miller and Merkin Valdez don't have many friends in that clubhouse right now

What an unbelievable game. One of the best I’ve ever watched. Awful, awful ending for the Giants.

Even though I’ve become a Giants fan, I can tell I’m nowhere near as big a fan as I am of the Blazers— because I’m more or less over last night’s game… and a Blazer loss like that would keep me depressed for weeks.

by jksnake99 on Aug 25, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't blame Valdez at all, his job was to throw strikes.

Miller is the one who should be DFA’d after walking the PITCHER in and allowing Fowler, who could barely jog his knee was hurting so much to just walk in and score…

Wilson was an absolute stud last night. Just a fantastic job by him.

"Put your drawers on, and take your gun off."

by cloudydays on Aug 25, 2009 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Miller was worse, for sure

but by the time Valdez came in, the tying run was on 2nd. His job was to get two outs, not just throw strikes. Walking Adam Eaton (in Eaton’s first AB of the year) was completely inexcusable though. Even worse than Medders walking the injured Fowler. Bochy probably regrets taking Medders out, but hindsight is 20/20 and Miller’s walk rate is lower than Medders’ this year.

Wilson was great but he also got pretty darn lucky (especially with that Tulo baserunning blunder).

by jksnake99 on Aug 25, 2009 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I used to have this nightmare where I was camping with my older brother and dad and they had to leave me alone and then the coyotes came and I tried really hard to keep my toes in the sleeping bag because I knew if I didn’t then they would eat me but my toes would just keep coming out of this sleeping bag and then I would be eaten by coyotes.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 24, 2009 11:15 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

When I was very small (4 or 5 years old)....

 ……we lived in a small trailer house that looked like an Air Stream (hell maybe it was….who knows). I would have a recurring dream that I was would be attacked by a pack of dogs that would jump against the back window of the trailer until they would break thru and get me

"I'm tired" -Me

by 92wastheyear on Aug 24, 2009 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

damn scary dream

I was the exact same age when i was having that dream, and I lived right by a hill and a canyon (“beautiful” Tujunga, LA, CA) that was full of coyotes that were often used to frighten me into submission.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 24, 2009 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Someone threatened you with a coyote??

That was mean

PS We lived in Madras, Or…probably a few Coyotes there too

"I'm tired" -Me

by 92wastheyear on Aug 24, 2009 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

right? and we are talking family!!

I would go on walks with my sweet old grandma. When I would try to run down the hills in front of her, she would always tell me that I would tire myself out, I was too big for her to carry home anymore, and then the coyotes would eat me.

My mom also loved to say that the coyotes were going to eat me if I didn’t do what she said. It could be seen as sort of like the boogie man, except that we actually had coyotes walking around our streets every nights, so maybe they were not being mean but just telling me the truth.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 24, 2009 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well ....I guess it depends

If Mom told ya that you would be eaten by coyotes if you didn’t clean your room…..then I vote for “mean”…..if she said it so you wouldn’t leave the house after dark…then good life lesson

"I'm tired" -Me

by 92wastheyear on Aug 24, 2009 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

good distinction

I think there was once when I was told something like the coyotes would eat me if I didn’t pick something up. How mean.. I should report them to cps circa 1982.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 24, 2009 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I would add another distiction

if one of your parents actually threatened you with a coyote under one of their arms (kinda like brandishing belt and threatening a spanking). This would be mean and kinda funny…especially if the shook the coyote at you

"I'm tired" -Me

by 92wastheyear on Aug 27, 2009 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Some creepy stuff goes down in the Angeles National Forrest

I used to go driving up there at night when I couldn’t sleep

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

definitely a creepy place to grow up

No one ever believes me when I say how crazy that side of LA is.. where Crescenta Valley, the San Gabriels, and the Angeles National Forrest meet. It’s changed some since the early 80’s, but it was a strange suburb-rural-fringe place to grow up.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 25, 2009 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I believe you

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

thanks

But, well, you’re crazy to drive out there at night when you couldn’t sleep. I didn’t even like driving out to see my childhood home and having to drive back to the 210 at dusk.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 25, 2009 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My buddy used to take his Ducatti up there all the time

but it can be very scary up there at times. I remember I was driving around one night during the summer and I heard someone shooting his rifle which he must have had converted into fully auto. BRRRRRRRAAAAPPP!

Soon as I heard that I turn right around and got the hell out of there.

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yea, it’s like entering a different world out there. Like Deliverance in the foothills… NOTHING like any other part of Southern California until maybe you get into the deep deep deserts in the east.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 25, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You guys making me wanna go out there

I stay very confined in my little area… Santa Monica, the South Bay, Hollywood, Malibu, mostly on the West… don’t go East of downtown hardly ever.

Point i, I know nothing about LA.

by Mortimer on Aug 25, 2009 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That’s pretty common for people living in LA. People near the east valleys (either of them) ignore downtown and people on the inner west side ignore everything. Too much sprawl to accept it as one city.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 25, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can understand… everything is so dirty the further you go in. thee Inland Empire is a cess pool, yet one of the largest booming areas of the country.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 25, 2009 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

How come there are no Hawaiians in Hawaiian Gardens?

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

good question

and how is it its own city?!? I always thought Hawaiian Gardens was just part of Long Beach, but no.. they are too cool for that.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 25, 2009 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You have two hours to watch

“Falling Down” before you go.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Aug 25, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dude, ride yer bike

you can borrow one of mine, if you need.

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 25, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Did they already start to introduce that you can only drive with an even or odd license plate number on certain days, like in London? Or Rome?

by Norsktroll on Aug 25, 2009 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Worst city to drive in ever was probably Sevilla. Everyone has dents in their car, everyone uses the horn extensively, overtaking on both sides, ridiculous. Paris and NY and LA is also bad. Actually I didn’t really like Vancouver BC – Seattle either. And whenever you land somewhere where they drive on the wrong side and you instantly have to go with a new rental car.

by Norsktroll on Aug 25, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Taipei is also interesting. Tons of people on scooters that zig-zag across traffic. They had a TV channel that exclusively shows the worst crashes at night. I saw one where a car smashed into 7 scooters that had stopped at a traffic light. I mostly took taxis there, cheap and not my problem when things go wrong.

by Norsktroll on Aug 25, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Paris is bad

but the worst i’ve seen is Buenos Aires, people think turning lights are for decorative purposes. The upside is you develop telepathy abilities to guess what the heck the guy in front of you is going to do.

Madrid is not so bad, once you get used to it.
Amsterdam is amazing, there are bikes everywhere, they turn off the traffic lights around 6 pm and amazingly nobody dies. They could do that in LA instead of Mort’s zombies plan. A couple of days with no lights and it’s done.

by medmelon on Aug 25, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I grew up out in the middle of the San Fernando Valley

where the cops almost lost that shootout a few years ago. Maybe someone will post a link to those videos of cops not having enough firepower to subdue those guys out at Valley Plaza. Very freaky.

Traffic jams are no problem for these guys – they have anti-tank armor! – Elgin

Without you out there, we're nowhere here

by 22baylor on Aug 25, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not a bad idea

I am still a staunch advocate for the “turn 10 million LA residents into Zombies that we can shoot in the head with sniper rifles” plan.

by Mortimer on Aug 25, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I so had hope...

for the avian flu. Maybe swine flu will mutate a bit.

"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green

by antediluvian on Aug 25, 2009 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You’ll have to travel by telephone wire then, right (zombies can’t climb).

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 25, 2009 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

There's a Trader Joes around the corner

And a 99 cent only store not much further.

I just need a Tommy Gun and I can make my way on foot.

by Mortimer on Aug 25, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

HEY MORTIMER

Have you been to Anisette Brasserie?

ANSWER ME.

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Shoot, who hasn't?

I haven’t :-(

Walked by it a trillion times though. My first apartment here was right around the corner from it. Paying for that apartment meant no eating at fancy lad restaurants.

by Mortimer on Aug 25, 2009 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You lived right off of 3rd Street?

How much were you paying a month? My lord that must have been expensive.

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It was expensive but not insane

The deposit to move in was 300 bucks, and me and the now-wife were moving from NY and had to find a place pronto— which meant going with a “chain” type apartment building, and someone who’d rent to us without meeting us.

It’s about what I pay now, living a mile away, but now I live in twice the amount of room.

Brian De Palma and Austin Croshere lived in the building with me though. FUN.

by Mortimer on Aug 26, 2009 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think I was paying about 1500 a month for a two bedroom

right over by Dodger Stadium

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 26, 2009 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

How big was it?

That’s kinda spendy unless it was fancy. Right down the way from me in Mar Vista (by Venice and the Marina) you can get a nice 2 bedroom for $1500.

by Mortimer on Aug 26, 2009 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It was pretty big, awesome view of downtown too

I could walk to Dodger games if I wanted to. When I first moved down to la, I think a two bed room at Promenade Towers, right there next to the second street tunnel and Fig was around $800-900 a month.

My buddy was living next DJ Yella from NWA of all people. I guess that dude used rent an apt there to shoot porn.

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 26, 2009 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love Dodger Stadium

We had season tickets when I was a kid. I didn’t really hold on to any love of baseball, but it was a great stadium to watch a game at.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 27, 2009 12:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I loved getting a Dodger Dog and Beer

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 27, 2009 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You got me curious, so I used the Googleator

There it was, #1 on the Google list, “A Brasserie in Santa Monica, serving french fair.”

Hoo boy. Butter lettuce, chives, vinaigrette, and salt = $9.00. Lemme tell ya folks, I’d be shocked if that salad costs more than a dollar to make. Dessert look yummy though. At $10 bucks a pop, they better be.

Do I sound like an uncultured hick form the hinterlands yet?

by Corvid on Aug 25, 2009 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No you sound hot

a/s/l?

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOL!!!!!

and flag

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 25, 2009 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

84/f/Mars

by Corvid on Aug 25, 2009 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You sound sweet

how about you and I go grab the early bird buffet one of these days? I bet you’d like that.

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I used to get that Deliverance feeling

cruising up Sunland/Tujunga. I imagine that is all built up by now. – Elgin

Without you out there, we're nowhere here

by 22baylor on Aug 25, 2009 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It is definitely built up more than it was back when I was a kid

Foothill Blvd has a legit build-up. But it still feels very similar deep on Tujunga Canyon. You can only build the freaky canyons and forests up so much.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 25, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm having bad luck picking movies this week.

Couple nights ago I did knowing with Nic Cage…wah wah.

Tonight was Babylon AD with Vin Diesel…lol not quite as lame, but the plot was ridiculously shallow and the whole thing was over in like 88 minutes.

by prezofdeath on Aug 24, 2009 11:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Babylon AD apparently got

destroyed by Fox. Kassovitz (the French director) was pretty pissed at them:

“I never had a chance to do one scene the way it was written or the way I wanted it to be. The script wasn’t respected. Bad producers, bad partners, it was a terrible experience.”
“I should have chosen a studio that has guts. Fox was just trying to get a PG-13 movie. I’m ready to go to war against them, but I can’t because they don’t give a $%[[COMMENT_CHILDREN_TOKEN]]amp;.”

If you want to check out a good movie, try “The Hurt Locker”.

by medmelon on Aug 25, 2009 12:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Picking a Nicolas Cage movie is not bad luck, it’s the definition of madness: Expecting a different result when you have seen over and over again that he is a bad lead actor.

by Norsktroll on Aug 25, 2009 12:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's not completely fair.

he has done his share of bad movies, but he’s not a bad actor. just makes some bad choices.

The Weather Man, Matchstick Men, Raising Arizona, Lord of War, Adaptation, Leaving Las Vegas. All excellent movies and all with great Nic Cage performances.

by DrivetheLane on Aug 25, 2009 7:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No way Raising Arizona would have been better....

It is perfect as it is. It’s my favorite movie by the Coen brothers.

"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green

by antediluvian on Aug 25, 2009 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I really liked him in Raising Arizona

And the one where he starts to think he is a vampire… Vampire’s Kiss. He eats a bug in that one.

Back when he was crazy and trying to prove himself, he was good, then dipped into movies like where he guards the former first lady, and then went into serious stuff (Red Rock West was good) and then dumb action movies that got dumber. He stopped being an actor, and just a male-lead-stand-in.

by Mortimer on Aug 25, 2009 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, he stopped being good a long time ago.

Plus the botox (or surgery….I haven’t made up my mind) makes his face look plastic……..in a really sick looking way.

The one action flick he starred in that I liked….not because of him, but because of Steve Buscemi, was Con Air. Yeah, it was a bad movie, but I had fun watching it.

"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green

by antediluvian on Aug 25, 2009 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Rock?

also known as the only decent Michael Bay movie, ok, maybe Bad Boys.

by DrivetheLane on Aug 25, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bay Boys 2 >>>>>>> Bad Boys 1

Very over the top and a Hard R for violence.

by Mortimer on Aug 25, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I own BB1 but not BB2

haven’t even seen BB2

Blazers win!

by The X-man on Aug 25, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Much more awesome movie

In the dumb action movie genre.

by Mortimer on Aug 25, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lots of people being shot in the head,

Great car chase (and usually those CGI-laden car chases are lame) with cadavers being tossed everything, a trip to Cuba where they ruin a lot of shanty-town type houses on some hill, lots of cool stuff.

It’s so dumb.

I think it is Michael Bay’s finest work, but I am not a Michael Bay fan.

by Mortimer on Aug 25, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That shanty-town scene was ripped off from a Jackie Chan movie

it was from the Police Story series if I remember correctly

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Prolly was

WE FINALLY SHOWED CASTRO THOUGH.

by Mortimer on Aug 25, 2009 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Castro's been dead inside ever since he let his buddy Che get killed in Bolivia

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i tend not

to differentiate because they’re kinda the same movie. I also enjoyed BB2 more than 1 though. mostly for the sweet car chase. Did you ever notice how at the end when they blow up that guys house, he never got his daughter out of the closet he told her to hide in?

by DrivetheLane on Aug 25, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Do you Know?

Did you know the original setup of the Bad Boys movie? It was going to be a Dana Carvey and Jon Lovitz vehicle, where they were bumbling cops who annoy each other.

by Mortimer on Aug 25, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

did you ever see the Dana Carvey

movie where he is a private eye and has a dog with no depth perception? The funniest part is when the dog leaps at something and goes flying in to a closet. That part is exactly as funny as I make it sound too. don’t watch the movie.

by DrivetheLane on Aug 25, 2009 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yup, sounds like it

I remember watching it, but no specifics about it.

by Mortimer on Aug 25, 2009 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It wasn't a rip off of Groundhog Day

Dana Carvey would wake up everyday with no memory, much like the movie Memento.

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It was in the same vein as "guy repeats day"

I even think the script for Clean Slate preceded Groundhog, but it was made and released because of Groundhog’s success.

by Mortimer on Aug 25, 2009 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No Dana Carvey....no Memento

THAT’S RIGHT I SAID IT

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And I didn't remember that about the daughter

It’s been a while since I’ve seen it, and it was the last movie I ever saw at the Valley Theater. The 2 buck theater or whatever it costs now.

I was in the mood for it and it delivered on awesome dumbness.

by Mortimer on Aug 25, 2009 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I liked The Rock

but Raising Arizona was much better. The one with all the Elvises (Elvi?) was pretty good too. – Elgi.

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by 22baylor on Aug 25, 2009 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Leaving Las Vegas

with Elizabeth Shue was a darn good movie – but depressing.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Aug 25, 2009 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't know drink yourself to death in Vegas sounds pretty good to me

oh yeah…SPOILER ALERT

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

true aside from Chinatown.

JJ Gittes is unique in Nicholson’s body of work I think. Also Nicholson’s best work in my opinion.

by DrivetheLane on Aug 25, 2009 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He used to be great

And he’s still “good”, but he’s good as himself. It can still be enjoyable to watch, and maybe it’s because he’s so famous and his style so well known, but he’s always playing Jack Nicholson now.

Al Pacino does the same thing.

by Mortimer on Aug 25, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can deal with Jack when he plays Himself

not so crazy about Pacino doing it though. – Elgin

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by 22baylor on Aug 25, 2009 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Chinatown is onw of my all-time favorite movies

No one else could’ve played that role better than Nicholson. But a lot of the time he works my nerves. About Schmidt annoyed me, and there’s no way I’m going to watch Something’s Gotta Give.

by Corvid on Aug 25, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

how do you feel about As Good As It Gets?

He’s playing Nicholson in that movie, only meaner and with severe OCD, but I like his performance and really like that movie.

by DrivetheLane on Aug 25, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was surprised I liked it

When I saw the trailer, I thought it was going to be another Annoying Jack movie, but he and Helen Hunt worked really, really well together.

by Corvid on Aug 25, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I met Cage a couple of years ago at a UFC

creepy guy had a hot Korean wife though

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He had a house up the street here for about a week

Then the lady he was with broke up with him and he sold it.

by tominhawaii on Aug 25, 2009 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've seen a pic of Tom

think McLovin from Superbad but older

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by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i ended up seeing star trek, district 9, 500 days of summer recently

i left feeling like all of those movies were worth the money i’ve spent.

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by Philthyanimal on Aug 25, 2009 2:02 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have seen

Funny People, District 9, and Inglourious Basterds.

all were well worth the money

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by cloudydays on Aug 25, 2009 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

don't feel too bad, I watched Funny Games this week.

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by Blazer1342 on Aug 25, 2009 5:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

TheTinfoil also did not care for it.

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by idoltime on Aug 25, 2009 5:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It did have an attractive quality, in a serial killer kind of way.

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by Blazer1342 on Aug 25, 2009 5:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You should write the movie review. That’d hook a lot of people!

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by idoltime on Aug 25, 2009 5:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol - Yeah, who knew innocent kids borrowing 4 eggs could be so deadly.

I missed yesterday’s junk but usually read it even if I don’t comment. My garage door torsion spring broke and I spent a lot of time deciding on how to fix it.

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by Blazer1342 on Aug 25, 2009 5:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was going to go with tension springs if I did it myself,

but one of the guys I called offered to do the job at $55 dollars labor so I went with him. Not sure if it’s Ok to do plugs, but All About Doors here in Vancouver is run by a guy named Jason. He seems like a good guy – I recommend him.

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by Blazer1342 on Aug 25, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

A Hong Kong story

Last time I was there in late 66 we were headed home and me and my pal were squandering some of our hard earned hostile fire pay in a high rise"establishment".We knew the drill and gave ourselves an hour slack to catch the last liberty launch[the local jail has an unsavory reputation],we left at the appointed hour and the damn elevator stuck about halfway down. So we sweated it out for half an hour and then kicked our way out the elevator then had to sprint for the dock with an irate hotel owner chasing us and the locals laughing their ass off.

by southern oregon on Aug 24, 2009 11:19 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

that was you?!!!

You owe me a new elevator door, buddy!

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by Y5k on Aug 24, 2009 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The check is in the mail

Hong Kong also has the slickest pick pockets I have ever seen

by southern oregon on Aug 24, 2009 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They only got me once

after that it was Charles Oakley elbows if they got to close

by southern oregon on Aug 24, 2009 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's what I am saying

That last guy was so slick that you still don’t know your wallet is gone

"I'm tired" -Me

by 92wastheyear on Aug 24, 2009 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that makes no sense!! You didn’t even know who Oakley was in 66!!!

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by idoltime on Aug 24, 2009 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe someone got in the time machine and tol him bout Oakly

and then went to London and watched the Beatles make Sgt Peppers

"I'm tired" -Me

by 92wastheyear on Aug 24, 2009 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

very very nicely done

maybe… we, in the future, go back in time to tell him about Oak on our way to watch the Beatles make Sgt. Peppers.

It’s kind of like we’re heroes.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 24, 2009 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We should have a day memorializing our exploits. We should also make sure to add some clever hidden message in the cover shot for Sgt. Peppers so that we can point people to it and say.. oh yea.. that’s our doing..

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by idoltime on Aug 25, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I already did that in the future

wait….I will do that in the past

"I'm tired" -Me

by 92wastheyear on Aug 25, 2009 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

exactly!!!

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by idoltime on Aug 25, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I actually smacked a HK pickpocket right in the nose

With an elbow just as he was making his move,I had already been riped once and it felt good to vent my hostility on that thief.

by southern oregon on Aug 24, 2009 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sounds more like a Lambeer than an Oakley, but I like it.

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by idoltime on Aug 24, 2009 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Once upon a time in the Caribbean, I grabbed a would-be pick-pocket's hand out of my pocket one time

during an unsuccessful back-alley (pot) deal.
He was about 15.
I was filling his ears with words you can’t say here and was about to throttle him when his brother (with the pot) dumbfounded me by saying, “there’s no need for that kind of language?”
These kids. I didn’t smack either of them. just left.

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by Y5k on Aug 25, 2009 12:12 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The current make-up sex deal around here is a new TV set.

I think he owes you a new TV and 10 year subscription to Comcast.

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by Blazer1342 on Aug 25, 2009 5:29 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

One time I had a dream I was 9 years old

and I was in Disneyland during the 2000 WCF. Me and my family would go to LA restaurants decked out in Blazer gear and cheer the Blazers on during every game (Much to the distaste of the stupid LA fans). Game 7 of these so called WCF just happened to be the day we left LA to come back to Portland. During the flight our pilot gave us updates of the game and most people on the plane headed to P-town were happy when they heard we had a 15 point lead with 10 minutes left. Minutes later our plane was landing. As we hopped off the plane we went over to one of the bars to catch the final few minutes of the LA comeback. As I watched that infamous Kobe to Shaq lob and those terrible, horrible, l@ker fans freak out, I stood there and cried my eyes out in the middle of PDX. Worst dream of my life.

Oh wait that wasn’t a dream, that really happened.

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by Dirty Socks on Aug 25, 2009 12:30 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

btw if you like oregon

Read the “definitions” of it

They are awesome

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by Dirty Socks on Aug 25, 2009 12:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why have the JDs been so dead lately?

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by Philthyanimal on Aug 25, 2009 12:31 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

summertime and the weekend

lots of big posters havent been around much either

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by Dirty Socks on Aug 25, 2009 12:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

you used the wrong your/you're

sorry, pet peeve of mine

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by Dirty Socks on Aug 25, 2009 12:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The seaside

I would have stayed forever. When I “grow up” I want to live by the sea again.

by fanfaraway on Aug 25, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Never, ever, ever, ever grow up

Then you’d have to leave us.

by Corvid on Aug 25, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Because fanfaraway dumped us

She left us out in the cold, dropped us like a hot potato.
I don’t know what we all did to deserve this?

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by Blazer1342 on Aug 25, 2009 5:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

it's more than fanfaraway, too

Most of the usual female presences in the JD have been absent lately. Corvid and annethefan have been solo. Maybe Section323.

btw fanfaraway said that it was because you smelled. Ooo burn!

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by idoltime on Aug 25, 2009 5:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I offered to fly to Spain and tuck her into bed a long time ago,

and that’s the last time I saw her. She doesn’t know what she missed, I’ve got moves the NBA hasn’t seen yet, heck, I ain’t even seen ‘em yet.

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by Blazer1342 on Aug 25, 2009 6:05 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

can't see why that'd scare her off

Heck, even I’m intrigued now.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 25, 2009 6:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Actually, I think that specific part of the JD was deleted for other reasons,

unless of course there’s something wrong with unrequited serial stalking.
She probably didn’t see it, but I did repost my kind offer – she was nowhere to be found.
I can’t remember what was going on, but there was a lot of "tucking in" being mentioned in that thread. But again, it had nothing to do with the removal. I’m sure if you search using tuck or tuck in, it will come up. Not all was erased.

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by Blazer1342 on Aug 25, 2009 6:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gosh, which of us would not be severely flogged if unrequited serial stalking was a crime.

I see some evidence of the tuck incident, but not exactly you saying it to her. I also see a place where fanfaraway says that broyposse is the only dude she would allow to tuck her in. I can see that; I’d let broyposse tuck me in too. And I know that I would feel very comforted.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 25, 2009 7:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Me too, but I am glad that I didn’t say it first. My rep with regards to her is already too obvious.

I have been trying to convince her in e-mails to do a fanpost series on the scene in Poland next month. I think we’d all enjoy that.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 25, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I miss her junk

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

those t's keep looking like another letter to me

"Put your drawers on, and take your gun off."

by cloudydays on Aug 25, 2009 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

now what would Freud say about that?

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 25, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I remember I answered that I'd wait for you

but no-one showed up :( you cost me a good night’s sleep!

by fanfaraway on Aug 25, 2009 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

how cruel!!!

Blazer1342…. tsk tsk.. How could you let the ocean stop you from going?

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 25, 2009 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

WHAT!!! It must have been deleted before I got the reply.

No worry, I’ve fluffed a lot of pillows since then and I can hit that same pillow from beyond the arc with a chocolate mint at 55%. 98% if you’d prefer a slam dunk.

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by Blazer1342 on Aug 25, 2009 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i'm booking the flight!

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by Blazer1342 on Aug 25, 2009 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

By the way – Welcome back.

It wasn’t the same while you were gone. A few guys put on dresses while they posted, but it just didn’t do it for me.
Hope you had a nice vacation. I’ll be going on one in two days. So be seeing you in about 3 weeks.

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by Blazer1342 on Aug 25, 2009 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Tarzana CA for starters (relatives),

After that I haven’t decided whose life I’d like to make miserable for a few days, but will probably surprise visit a few friends anywhere from Sacramento to LA.
Really though, I’m an easy guest. I usually always get a room, but especially on an unannounced drop-in. That way if whomsoever is busy we can at least hit a nice dinner for a couple nights. I like hitting some of the smaller towns on the coast, anywhere from LA to the northern most tip of Oregon, so that might be on the spontaneous itinerary this year.
Malibu beach is just short ride (about 30 minutes) from Tarzana so that will be a likely stop. And the grandparents and dad on the way home, Cottage Grove and Eugene Oregon. And that’s Ore-gun in case you ever need to know, not Or-e-gone, like most out-of-towners call it.

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by Blazer1342 on Aug 26, 2009 1:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sounds great, you make me envious, I wish i was still on vacation

I’m back at work and semi-bored, but starting monday I will be sifting through CVs and hiring my replacement, which will be fun, and will go on to be paid by the hour, and come in only when I’m available… hurray!

Is it really pronounced Ore-gun? What about Ore-gone? Cos’ it’s good to know if I ever visit that I musn’t say Or-e-gone…

by fanfaraway on Aug 26, 2009 1:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ore-gun is the only proper way.

There is no "gone" in it. And just 2 syllables.
And I heard the choir say Amen.
CV’s?…ours are capacitance voltage checks, I think yours are something different?

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by Blazer1342 on Aug 26, 2009 1:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ok, that makes sense with the context.

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by Blazer1342 on Aug 26, 2009 1:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They are used in academe here, too. Someone and myself were just talking about CVs in a JD a few weeks ago.

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by idoltime on Aug 26, 2009 1:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I must have missed it :)

I’m really looking forward to reading them though… see what the kids are like these days.

by fanfaraway on Aug 26, 2009 1:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love reviewing resumes too

I love interviewing people and making them explain weird things in their resumes. I have actually reviewed more resumes for the purposes of hiring than I have submitted resumes for the purposes of being hired. Never for my own replacement, tho. Bet that is interesting.

Academic CVs are the best because they always list publications.

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by idoltime on Aug 26, 2009 2:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm looking forward to the interviews too.

Hiring my replacement will definately be fun, especially since I am less qualified than the people I’ll be interviewing, who will be graduates. I wonder how they’ll react to it… I’ll let you guys know (in the strictest confidence, of course) if I come across anything funny or interesting.

by fanfaraway on Aug 26, 2009 2:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll bet you will have some great stories!

Interesting and funny job interview stories would make a great JD topic for someone someday (not it).

and you can trust us to hold everything in confidence. DSocks said we are all family here in the JD.

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by idoltime on Aug 26, 2009 2:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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by Dirty Socks on Aug 25, 2009 1:22 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice. Nick Collison tweets:

At the auction at kirks charity event. Brad miller just stole my bid card and bid on a chris duhon autographed jersey for $800. Thanks Brad

by Norsktroll on Aug 25, 2009 1:37 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I WANT NICK COLLISON!!!

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by Dirty Socks on Aug 25, 2009 1:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Next in the headlines: OKC radio hosts scream in anger

at such an obvious attempt to be traded to the Knicks

by medmelon on Aug 25, 2009 1:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The great minutes consolidating trade at the deadline

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=noubp2

We tank for the rest of the season, draft John Wall, and then next year we have the greatest rotation ever.

by Norsktroll on Aug 25, 2009 2:06 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

John Wall = bust

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by Dirty Socks on Aug 25, 2009 2:09 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

this Junk Drawer is a nightmare

predicting on snap photo 3 posts below mine

"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"

by Magnum on Aug 25, 2009 2:06 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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by Dirty Socks on Aug 25, 2009 2:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that'd be nice

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by idoltime on Aug 25, 2009 6:05 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What about you idol - are you just getting up?

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by Blazer1342 on Aug 25, 2009 6:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yup

sleeping between 1am-6am is about where I am at these days.. trying to get into the mindset to prepare for my 9am meeting

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by idoltime on Aug 25, 2009 6:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’m trying to work my way back to a 4:30AM bedtime,

as you can see, I haven’t made it yet.
So is it an important meeting?…or routine.

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by Blazer1342 on Aug 25, 2009 6:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

An important routine meeting. We have a rather large development project that we are already scheduled to be demoing at a conference in November, and we have a long way to go.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 25, 2009 6:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I see. I hope you’re getting naps in there somewhere.

I can’t live with less than about 6 hours sleep. Not on a regular basis. In fact these days if I don’t get 8 hours, I’ll take a nap. I function way better.

Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."

by Blazer1342 on Aug 25, 2009 6:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

eh some days not as many as I would have figured

It is starting to wear but more on my physical state. My mind is getting really sharp, oddly. Like I am in a zone.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 25, 2009 6:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

of course, I'm also hallucinating a lot more than usual

welp, off to work :-D

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by idoltime on Aug 25, 2009 7:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ok, I’m sure my point is not really too valid,

I knew a guy who hallucinated more than the average guy who always thought he was in the zone. I never had the heart to tell him. that when you drive on the wrong side of the road more than 50% of the time, you’re not really into much of a zone.
You seem far more level headed than him, so I’m going to take your word on it – that you’re in the zone.

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by Blazer1342 on Aug 25, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow! Thanks for the tip!

Two things occur to me that I will take from this exchange, my friend.

One is that I do consider being level headed in situations of mental duress as one of my strongest suits. Whether others are panicking during a disaster or losing their minds in the throws of chemically-induced delusions, I am always one who maintains calm and clear-headedness. Even at Woodstock ‘94 (details excluded), when I entirely lost connection with my ego and the present, I emerged (covered in mud, without my birks, and my feet cut up from barbed wire) with my mind even more keen and aware. Like any good gonzo, I’ve pushed the limits, and I’ve come out wiser. My mind still clicks like a race engine.

Two is that the only way I am still alive is by never assuming that I am as invincible as I seem to be. Thanks for the cautionary tale. I’m going to get real sleep tonight after I gym it up.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 25, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hope you could tell that was somewhat tongue in check.

The story was true however, except for the 50% part. I did ride with him after he got his license, he was completely stoned, always driving over the line, and then bragged to me how much better he drove while stoned.
That pretty much kept me drug free while growing up, that and a hundred other stupid things he did while on drugs as we grew up.
Funny how we were friends, ‘cause I was fairly straight laced and he was always wasted. Watching a mind deteriorate right before your eyes is a good drug deterrent.
After high school he always had these "remember when we did this" type stories, none of which ever happened.

Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."

by Blazer1342 on Aug 25, 2009 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Absolutely picked up on your tone (probably because you aren’t one of the sociopaths I will not name that roam the JD), but it made a good allegory from which I took good points. But it is great hearing the “rest” of the story, I definitely did not take the path that you took but still watched lots of wasted people do really stupid things. I actually got to play both roles: getting to watch friends go down strange and dark places, some of whom never came back, and got to show my still very straight laced youngest sister (just 20 now) how stupid drugs can be.

What sucks is that all my friends from the heaviest points in my life who are still around were all druggies; we didn’t have a straight mind to keep a straight history of events so we all remember those crazy stories.. and no one can say for sure which ones really happened.

And I’m still going to make sure I am asleep by 9pm so that I can get up by 4am and still have slept well. Because whatever I could or couldn’t do in whatever state of mind (and man.. I did do some amazingly stupid things, but I was genuinely really good at it or ridiculously blessed), sleep is good.

So kick me if you were to see me here during those times. Every gonzo nut can use a straight head to turn us towards the shores of perspicacity now and then again.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 25, 2009 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

When you look into the abyss, the abyss also looks into you

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

When you crawl out of the abyss, nothing else can really ever harm you.

Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."

by Blazer1342 on Aug 25, 2009 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Fortunately I waited until after high school to indulge.

I have no doubt – just knowing myself, any younger/earlier indiscretions in that area would have ruined me.
Do I wish most of those reckless things never happened – absolutely.
Would I change it if I could – No. Yes is the correct answer, but I can’t say yes to what I know was impossible.

Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."

by Blazer1342 on Aug 25, 2009 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

When you're young...nothing can hurt you

that’s the way I saw it. Got me into some really stupid situations, looking back I’m very fortunate I didn’t get dead or at least end up in jail.

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

yeah really, makes you wonder how we made it

through sometimes,
but I think all of us, if we were truthful, would admit that most of the time our biggest enemy was ourselves.

I tried to reply to you about 5 times, but every time it locked my computer. I thought the thread was deleted for awhile.

Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."

by Blazer1342 on Aug 26, 2009 7:20 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wouldn't change anything

almost

I would probably change the fact that I’m awake now.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 26, 2009 12:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yikes - you better change that in a hurry.

And I think I just saw your name flash up on the screen and it’s 0134 hrs.

Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."

by Blazer1342 on Aug 26, 2009 1:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think I am about to

I don’t know why staying asleep or going to sleep has gotten so difficult lately. I’m not even doing anything productive, but I am about to find out who Chef Ramsey kicked out of Hell’s Kitchen tonight.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 26, 2009 1:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I tried the warm milk and honey remedy and it works like a charm.

Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."

by Blazer1342 on Aug 26, 2009 1:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

interesting

I always figured that was just an urban legend. Are they mixed up together or taken separate or does it matter, and I’m just stalling instead of going to sleep.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 26, 2009 1:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I nuke the milk to a nice warm temp in a coffee cup,

Then stir in a teaspoon of honey. The surprising thing is it actually tastes good.
Don’t need to boil the milk, just good and hot but where you can still drink it.

Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."

by Blazer1342 on Aug 26, 2009 3:05 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It doesn’t sound great, but I will try that sometime. I finally passed out for a few hours.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 26, 2009 7:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

my rec went from 6 to 8, idol must have beat me to it.

So how long have you been up, i’m done for the day in about 5 minutes.

Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."

by Blazer1342 on Aug 25, 2009 6:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I guess I could google a time zone map, but what time does that get you up?

Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."

by Blazer1342 on Aug 25, 2009 6:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What time is it? 4:30.

That’s not late – it’s early! – Elgin

Without you out there, we're nowhere here

by 22baylor on Aug 25, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hold the fort....later.

Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."

by Blazer1342 on Aug 25, 2009 6:40 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I get the feeling this nightmare is contrived

and by feeling I mean like Spider-sense as when a building is about to topple onto Spiderman

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour--Ovid

by bow4meow on Aug 25, 2009 6:52 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

nope ... it was a real nightmare.

If by “contrived” you mean my brain is conspiring against me, then I’d have to agree with you.
If you mean “made up for BEdge,” then, nope.

Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k

by Y5k on Aug 25, 2009 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Blake Griffin wins rookie of the year. Good that we got that one out of the way.

by Norsktroll on Aug 25, 2009 8:00 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

he's on the Climpers

don’t forget about the season-ending injury that he is doomed to suffer. – Elgin

Without you out there, we're nowhere here

by 22baylor on Aug 25, 2009 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It'll be whoever puts up the best stats

So, could be Griffin, and I think Tyreke Evans is a dark horse. He’ll get a lot of minutes.

Nelly hates youth and might not even play Anthony Randolph let alone Curry, and Flynn won’t likely put up the same numbers as the others because of his position and team.

The easy money is on Griffin.

by Mortimer on Aug 25, 2009 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What's going on with Oregonlive?

That place is quiet. Casey and Eric Marentette (sp?) before him used to keep that place active. The last blog entry was August 17th. I know there is not much going on right now, but no posts for over a week is a long time.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Aug 25, 2009 8:58 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

SM is also charged with handling High School sports....

I believe he;s been “prepping” for the football season.

"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green

by antediluvian on Aug 25, 2009 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You'd think they would have someone write something

Just to keep people in the habit of checking the site.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Aug 25, 2009 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Galileo..... Galileo....Figaro... Magnifico
Exactly 400 years ago today, on 25 August 1609, the Italian astronomer and philosopher Galilei Galileo showed Venetian merchants his new creation, a telescope – the instrument that was to bring him both scientific immortality and, more immediately, a whole lot of trouble.

Galileo was an interesting cat. I can’t seem to find his geometric explanation for gravity—it’s a neat drawing with words like ‘ratio’ and ‘aggregate’. If you ever get into the philosophy or history of science, you’ll realize that gravity is a great mystery. It’s like the Ether!

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 25, 2009 9:42 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wasn't he illumanati?

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't know much of his personal life

but, I’m pretty sure the Illuminati was post Galileo. It might have been closer to Newton—who was totally nutz.

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 25, 2009 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was just kidding around...you the whole Dan Brown Angel and Demons thing

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh,

sorry, I’m not too hip to his works. I hear the peoples read them though.

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 25, 2009 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Me either I just seen the previews

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You reminded me of a book, about history, mystery, and all those old cats:

A Short History of Nearly Everything

It’s pretty interesting, and written from an approachable angle. Amazon link

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 25, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

I love Bill Bryson

“Neither Here Nor There” and “A Walk in the Woods” are two of my favorite books. He had a great line about visiting some Scandinavian country and comparing it to a frontal lobotomy except it cheaper and less of a hassle.

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I only know the above book, but the guy seems to have a great sense of humor along with a knack for conveying ideas.

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 25, 2009 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hist take on Australia

“In a Sunburned Country” is great as well. His style of writing just strikes me in the right way.

My 2 favorites are “A Walk In The Woods” and “A Short History of Nearly Everything”.

"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green

by antediluvian on Aug 25, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rick Fox...easily the most hated Faker for me

Even more than Shaq or Wagyu Bryant. I used call him Greasy Rick back when I lived in LA.

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 9:52 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I liked him in Holes

The NBA: Where amazingly bad officiating happens, is encouraged, and rewarded.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 25, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rick fox is certainly top 5… my list looks like this:

K*be
Brian Shaw (he always seemed to destroy the Blazers)
Rick Fox
Kurt Rambis
Phil Jackson

by The Arkitect on Aug 25, 2009 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You ever seen Brian Shaw's wife?

How did that egg head hook up with her…

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

just another reason he’s #2 on my list

by The Arkitect on Aug 25, 2009 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

link or she's fake

The NBA: Where amazingly bad officiating happens, is encouraged, and rewarded.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 25, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

the one thing I will always remember about Rick Fox is this:

someone asked him how he managed to marry Vanessa Williams and he said, “Smoke and mirrors baby.” That’s what I always think of when I see an attractive woman with a guy not proportionately attractive.

by DrivetheLane on Aug 25, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is it bad that I had a dream about stealing donuts?

The NBA: Where amazingly bad officiating happens, is encouraged, and rewarded.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 25, 2009 11:13 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Has anyone been to the Mad Greek Deli?

I’m eating their falafel and greek fries, so amazing. Sometimes its good being in NW portland

by GBear on Aug 25, 2009 11:19 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I haven't, sounds great, but..

I mapped it, and I think that area of Portland should officially be referred to as WN portland instead of NW..

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 25, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I defiitely agree with you on that one

I live about a 3 minute drive from beaverton and about a 15 minute drive to portland, but i have a portland address.

by GBear on Aug 25, 2009 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Trying out some new tools to remove and repair silicone grooves for the bath, windows, etc.

Harr Harr Harr more power! Low-tech, but it’s pretty satisfying to cut out that old stuff and replace it.

by Norsktroll on Aug 25, 2009 11:22 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Whatever the technical term for the stuff that seals up tiles and crevices is

(not the same one, I have one for windows and one for the bath where I just repair some corners)

by Norsktroll on Aug 25, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that would be Caulk for windows and sealant for tile

by The Arkitect on Aug 25, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I am somewhat

Handi Maybe I can help. What type of surface are you removing it from? Is it all tile?

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Aug 25, 2009 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

BTW

I stopped using Silicone caulk. It just doesn’t seem to last as long as other materials. It always seems to separate. If you are replacing it with something (assuming you actually care how long it lasts), then I recommend a cheaper latex based caulk.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Aug 25, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It’s only in corners and edges, most of the titles have a kind of cement between them. And I only have to replace some small areas that got a little darker/moldy and didn’t react to treatment. On the windows it’s the isolation between big windows with a plastic or aluminum frame and the wall/plaster. Just cutting out what was standing over made it look nice again in most areas, on one or two windows I’m using an acryl-based caulk to repair and replace.

by Norsktroll on Aug 25, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If you are replacing the cement between tiles (grout)

Then you can buy a pretty small package of nearly the same color, just mix with water to the consistency of peanut butter. However, if the problem area is just a few centimeters, then caulk is fine, especially close to windows, baths, and other moist areas.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Aug 25, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like removing wallpaper from plaster

Even though it’s messy, it’s oddly satisfying when a big chunk falls off the wall.

by Corvid on Aug 25, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

In another appartment I had wallpaper made of a fabric/textile that was collecting dust and making me sick. Removing that was good. Here it’s just paint and some ingrain white wallpaper.

by Norsktroll on Aug 25, 2009 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I worked on a demolition crew for a summer in college… it was one of the most viscerally satisfying jobs ever… nothing like ripping down walls with a sledge hammer for 8 hours at a time

by The Arkitect on Aug 25, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like anything where you can instantly see results

Like cleaning a window, vacuuming, or removing stickers with a razor blade. Even mowing a lawn.

by tominhawaii on Aug 25, 2009 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Eating paint chips!

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My nightmare was from when I was a little kid;

My dad shoved hot lava down my shirt and it killed me.

Blazers win!

by The X-man on Aug 25, 2009 11:53 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The best thing I've read this week
…without clarity of language, there can be no clarity of thought; and without clarity of thought, we are more likely to become the victims of ideology.

This was in response to an article in the NY Times regarding how (more likely ‘If") writing is taught anymore in the US. All y’all youngins take note that you’re likely not learning to write in high school, and that it doesn’t necessarily get better in college…

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 25, 2009 12:08 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

one of my favorite C & H (I have this hanging at my desk)

i’m not sure what to think about that “victims of ideology” line. Perhaps I don’t understand fully what the author means, but everyone has an ideology of some sort but I don’t know if that means they’re a victim. I suppose the state of “victimness” would be more reliant on how they live their ideology. perhaps the author means they’ll be a victim of ideology because they don’t understand it fully what with not having any clearly written thoughts on it? I’m kinda dense or something maybe but I don’t really understand what the author means.

by DrivetheLane on Aug 25, 2009 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, I think it would be along the idea that the thoughts are not spelled out well—The writing loses the mechanics that make up the argument/picture. As I read it, the claim therefore has no first principles or logical backing. Another thought: kids (myself included in this) are raised upon some kind of 5 paragraph paper—that is there a formulaic ideology. This method focus on principle outside of the work. It’s a kind of direction that supposedly points towards good concise writing. Pick up any academic work, however, and you’ll find no traces of this.

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 25, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I definately learned "writing"

based on the five paragraph. it was useful for helping me understand the flow of ideas. But as I moved along I had to learn to expand that. I think the 5 paragraph essay is a good way to learn to start writing, especially expository writing, but the expansion of those ideas is what is (was) lacking in my education. It was independant study for the most part, such as, “i wonder if I can get away with this?” and then just try it.

by DrivetheLane on Aug 25, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ideology: "The body of ideas reflecting the social needs

and asperations of an individual, group, class, or culture."

What does that have to do with false presumptions?

by MiledAnimal on Aug 25, 2009 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can only assume

she would say that every idea is a “false presumption” because we don’t really know anything. I can understand that point of view. I just think the use of the word “false” might be a bit strong.

by DrivetheLane on Aug 25, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This entire conversation ironic, since there is a lack of clarity in the original quote’s meaning.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Aug 25, 2009 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The apparition of these faces in the crowd;
Petals on a wet, black bough.

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 25, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

According to Wiki
Pound, though briefly, embraced Imagism stating that it was an important step away from the verbose style of Victorian literature and suggested that it “is the sort of American stuff I can show here in Paris without its being ridiculed”.

Link

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Aug 25, 2009 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

now i seem really dumb

for not seeing this before I made the post below. haha.

by DrivetheLane on Aug 25, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's a good one.

i don’t read much Pound, but I liked that one. geez I hope that’s Pound and not Lawrence. I’m second guessing myself.

by DrivetheLane on Aug 25, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’ve never understood much of what I’ve read. I don’t read much of Pound—the cantos are pretty overwhelming. I like to spend my sunday mornings waiting for football, reading sunday morning. I read it a number of times, and never come close to understanding it…

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 25, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i guess they're like The Waste Land in that way.

I don’t like much of the modernist stuff. But Eliot is my favorite poet. I haven’t read much Pound either, to be honest. Have you read Eliot’s Four Quartets? amazing work. pretty accessible too.

by DrivetheLane on Aug 25, 2009 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i really like eliot—i’ve read most of his major poems. i think next month i’m going to do a painting with his ‘hollow men’ as the center piece, or theme… that is if i get enough motivation to do it..

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 25, 2009 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

me and a buddy

did The Hollow Men at a poetry recital thing the English department used to have when I was in college. We also did Jabberwocky once and turned a pumpkin into a severed head. We even managed to get some pumpkin string stuff to hang out the bottom.

by DrivetheLane on Aug 25, 2009 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I couldn't find the source of your definition, but here's another one by dictionary.reference.com
i⋅de⋅ol⋅o⋅gy  /ˌaɪdiˈɒlədʒi, ˌɪdi-/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ahy-dee-ol-uh-jee, id-ee-] Show IPA
Use ideology in a Sentence
–noun, plural -gies. 1. the body of doctrine, myth, belief, etc., that guides an individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group.
2. such a body of doctrine, myth, etc., with reference to some political and social plan, as that of fascism, along with the devices for putting it into operation.
3. Philosophy. a. the study of the nature and origin of ideas.
b. a system that derives ideas exclusively from sensation.
 
4. theorizing of a visionary or impractical nature.

by fanfaraway on Aug 25, 2009 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Webster's New Collegiate was my source.

I don’t see much difference in the definitions. My point is that an ideology can be based on truth as well as false presumptions, unless you believe there is no such thing as truth.

by MiledAnimal on Aug 25, 2009 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Doctrine, myth, belief, etc.

All of those nouns are subjective, and the first one has negative connotation. Myth, as per the free dictionary’s third definition is “A fiction or half-truth, especially one that forms part of an ideology.”

I don’t know how to phrase this properly in english but there is not one ideology that has ever been proven truthfull, rather they are systematically proven false.

by fanfaraway on Aug 25, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Does that mean there is or there isn’t such a thing as a scientific doctrine?

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 25, 2009 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But if you didn’t have that faith, would it matter?

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 25, 2009 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah. I wouldn't get out of bed.

No one takes a risk without faith.

by MiledAnimal on Aug 25, 2009 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Isn’t a gamble defined as a risk without faith? Then, I am taking a risk for the hope of a return, not the faith that it will come.

Except maybe the faith that it could come, ah, I see it now. It is not faith in an outcome; it is the faith in the system of possible outcomes. If we didn’t have faith in the how the system of gravitational forces worked on our ability to move, we probably would cling to our beds and roll around on the ground. Good thinking.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 25, 2009 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

you stab me deep...

BRP’s ideologies are all true!!!!

hi love. miss ya. you owe me;)

Holla!!! I have to run to a meeting but wanted to say hi to FFA and all the JD’ers…

btw…There’s a myth going around that FFA and myself had a one night mistake (or “success” by her definition)…Ideally, myths are half-truths sprinkled with fairy dust…in this case, half is better than none.

"You are such a bad man:) ;) !!!! " - annthefan

by broyposse on Aug 25, 2009 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Doctrine, myth, and belief can all be based on something true so I disagree.

The best you are getting out of the dictionary is that ideology might not be true.

Some groups are driven by the ideology that health encompasses more than just being sick. It also includes positively our physical fitness, emotional satisfaction, and our mental acuity. Would you say this ideology was proven true?

*Unless KP has a secret plan that makes this statement incorrect.
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by staylost on Aug 26, 2009 1:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I guess I just don't define that as an ideology.

I see the definition that I posted as a subtle reminder that ideologies are based on fiction and half-truths as well as facts, which makes them ultimately untrue: if the foundations are crooked, the building above will be crooked.

by fanfaraway on Aug 26, 2009 1:20 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I see.

But it seems like you are using circular logic then.

Ideologies are always false, therefore if something is true it cannot be an ideology.

However, the ideology of holistic health was based on belief, myth, and doctrine before it was ever proven true.

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by staylost on Aug 26, 2009 1:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I really don’t know if that is a good example since the principles of holistic health practices have existed in some form for a long time before they were a counterculture-rooted belief-based phenomenon or a “proven true” idealogy.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 26, 2009 1:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Does it matter if the idea of holistic health existed since the dawn of literacy?

Does that change the fact that it could become an ideology?

I’m confused. Just because the idea existed before it became an ideology doesn’t mean that it didn’t become an ideology, right?

Holistic health clearly falls under an ideology under Definition nm. 1 in fanfaraway’s dictionary post.

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by staylost on Aug 26, 2009 1:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

the body of doctrine, myth, belief, etc., that guides an individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group.

I guess that I am confused to because I want to know what exactly is the ideology you are talking about? What exactly is “this body of doctrine, myth, belief, and/or et cetera” that guided people into holistic health practices? If these practices were known to be true before people based belief in them on some myth or body of doctrine and then were lated tested and shown to be true in some empirical way.. it would seem that the ideology involving believing in mythic roots to these practices would actually be false, because they were not based in a myth or a doctrine.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 26, 2009 2:02 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

“If these practices were known to be true before people based belief in them on some myth or body of doctrine and then were lated tested and shown to be true in some empirical way.. it would seem that the ideology involving believing in mythic roots to these practices would actually be false, because they were not based in a myth or a doctrine.”

The ideas of holistic health were not known to be true before they were accepted as a guide to a way of living, or an ideology, by people. The ideas came from doctrine, myth, and belief; these beliefs also came from somewhere, though where they came from is irrelevant.

Later, according to science, holistic health has been shown to be true.

If, as I don’t think you are, you are arguing that since holistic health was later proved true it can’t be an ideology, than you are back to circular reasoning.

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by staylost on Aug 26, 2009 2:21 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I believe that the principles of holistic health were known and accepted for a long time. They were certainly not proven by logical or empirical methods, but some truths are self-evident. That was really my point. I don’t feel that Holistic health practices were a good example of an idealogy because their truths were always self-evident, so their practice was only based upon a belief, myth, or body of doctrine as described in the definition to the degree that people failed to be aware of the self-evident truth. Like creating an ideology of gravity.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 26, 2009 2:29 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So you are asking for an example of an ideology that has been proven true with nothing in it that the modern man finds self evident?

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by staylost on Aug 26, 2009 2:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe. Maybe I am just wondering if it would still be called an ideology at that point.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 26, 2009 7:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You raise an interesting thought for me: How can ideas be true?

I think ideology is in short an account (logy or logos—Greek) of ideas (idea—Greek). Ideas, I’m pretty sure is derived from eidos (greek for to see). In our context, i see idea as a picture/image held in one’s mind.

Per faraway: “they are systematically proven false.” Philosophy in the 17th and 18th Century was fascinated with extent that we could know anything as “true”. Further, modern mathematics has proven that every system of logic can be render false. it’s pretty depressing stuff really…

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 25, 2009 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ahh. In short I don’t have an answer. The truth means little to me, though…

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 25, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I didn't mean to philosophize :)

All I meant to answer to DriveTheLane when he asked about the "victims of ideology" line is that, the way I see it, you are a victim of an ideology if you believe it is true, as people have done with communism, capitalism, nazism, etc (drastic examples)

by fanfaraway on Aug 25, 2009 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I think the author of that quote, who I presume is a professor somewhere meant it like this: Students set out with a paper to build their dream house, but they get so caught up in look of the building (the idea of the paper) that they don’t develop the actual skills (rhetoric, grammar, logic, etc) needed to build the thing .

One of my first papers in college got this response: You paper reads like a cobble stone path—ideas and paragraphs going in all directions, moving in a jumbled mess—Now re-write it. That last part is pretty much to story of my first year…

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 25, 2009 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If it was metaphoric then that makes sense

You’ve read the full response so you know the context, but for some reason that sentence you quoted sounds familiar…. like a typical “how can you think, if you don’t know the necessary words to phrase your thoughts”.

by fanfaraway on Aug 25, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i see your point.

But I’d also say that those people are only victims in the view of others that don’t believe the particular ideology. I have my own ideology and I have faith that it’s true. I wouldn’t want to be called a victim, however, for having faith that it’s true though. I agree with what MiledAnimal alluded to above: it is faith that makes an ideology “true” for a person, not the ideology itself.

by DrivetheLane on Aug 25, 2009 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Isn’t modern mathematics a set of systems of logic?

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 25, 2009 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

I might say the exploration of parameters based upon some “givens” or “presuppositions”, ie things that are taken for the truth but can’t be proven as such. Calculus, for example is predicated upon the use of the “infinite”—something that can’t be proven, but is taken as the truth and used as though its known…

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 25, 2009 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And because of that, truths derived through calculus could be considered unprovable per inconsistency theorem?

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 25, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, i think godel’s theorems would say as much. At the very least, I think one can say calculus is a science of approximation, that is very good at guessing (not the truth, but a great approximation).

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 25, 2009 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wait, but doesn't that mean the use of Zero can't be proven either?

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by staylost on Aug 26, 2009 1:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If anything deserves an Oh Snap!, this does.

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by staylost on Aug 26, 2009 1:11 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

rec

Rudyculize: The act of Rudy making others look slow, dim and generally oafish.
http://www.myspace.com/y5k

by Y5k on Aug 25, 2009 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He’s saying Nic got a lot of confidence going against best players in NBA.

Making a ton of dunks in Euro.

Progressing faster than expected.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Aug 25, 2009 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nic played some of the 1 in Eurobasket. Did a good job. Can create well.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Aug 25, 2009 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Spain – 2nd best team in the world. So deep.

Rudy hasn’t played much Eurobasket so far, but expected to play more

Victor started a little, has a good chance to be a good pro.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Aug 25, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He didn’t see koponen, but knows he had a huge game against France

Saw Freeland for three games – GREAT rebounder. Flat shooter. Wants Townsend to work with him.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Aug 25, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cunningham – multi year deal partly because the precedence has been set, but they also like his toughness and winning basketball plays.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Aug 25, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pendergraph – working on his contract, so I guess that means they are going to sign him

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Aug 25, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

LMA – priority number 1. KP sat down with Roy today for 1.5 hours, now focus is on LMA. Same bucket with Roy. ROY and LMA most important to team.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Aug 25, 2009 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Martell is doing great. Mid September cleared for 5 on 5. Obsessive worker expected to compete for starter

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Aug 25, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

thanks for the recap!

I missed the show :(

Backcourt game - 24/7

by pxilpooshr on Aug 25, 2009 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

excellent recap sir

I took a late lunch and listened to it in the car. You hit all the high spots.

The funniest thing was Kenny Vance all whacked out because he hadn’t thought about how crowded things are on the wings, with Batum getting rave reviews and Webster getting a clean bill of health in early September. Duh! – Elgin

Without you out there, we're nowhere here

by 22baylor on Aug 25, 2009 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Under which rock

does Vance live? How could he not know that?

"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green

by antediluvian on Aug 25, 2009 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

best part of the interview

“Nic has been one of the best players in Europe this season”

"Put your drawers on, and take your gun off."

by cloudydays on Aug 25, 2009 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

YAWN

He said that about Rudy too, and look how that turned out.

by Mortimer on Aug 25, 2009 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He is racist towards non Euros

That’s why we didn’t get Blair.

"Goals are good. Plans are better." -Ben.

by Sabonis4Ever on Aug 25, 2009 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can't believe nobody has made a new post today!

First time ever nobody posted in the AM?

"Tough times don't last. Tough people do."
-Chauncey Billups

by Kelsoballa on Aug 25, 2009 1:07 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

T green signs with CAI Zaragoza

im happy for him, atleast hes playing somewhere and making money

Trade for Luis Amundson!!Do it KP!!

by CroRupt on Aug 25, 2009 1:12 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I wonder if he will ever come back to the NBA.

Without you out there, we're nowhere here

by 22baylor on Aug 25, 2009 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They should do it for only the last 2 seasons

Joel’s early career was pretty bust-y.

by Mortimer on Aug 25, 2009 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hated Najera

"Goals are good. Plans are better." -Ben.

by Sabonis4Ever on Aug 25, 2009 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow....Magloire above Joel?

All I can say is that having both of them play in Portland in the past 5 years…….give me Joel on my tezam any day of the week….and twice on Sunday.

"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green

by antediluvian on Aug 25, 2009 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Being an allstar = winshares!

It’s the formula the WS stuff is based around.

by Mortimer on Aug 25, 2009 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

heads up for the locals

Taj Mahal is at the Rogue theater Oct 24,he lives in the Bay Area so I would not be suprised If he played a Portland show as well.

by southern oregon on Aug 25, 2009 2:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

you get paypal workin?

The NBA: Where amazingly bad officiating happens, is encouraged, and rewarded.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 25, 2009 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

nevvvvvermind

The NBA: Where amazingly bad officiating happens, is encouraged, and rewarded.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 25, 2009 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

nice

The one riding the gravy train, obviously

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 25, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They are billed as Taj Mahal and The Trio

I have no idea who the other guys are but Taj is a 6’5" or so black guy

by southern oregon on Aug 25, 2009 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thunderstorm with closest lightning strikes I have had in a while

Turned off all electronics for a few minutes just to be sure, although I have a surge protector for the most sensitive equipment.

by Norsktroll on Aug 25, 2009 2:32 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hard to say if this is irony or the author really believes this

http://www.ballineurope.com/european-basketball/europes-top-12-basketball-team-names/

Best team names in European basketball vs. NBA team names that he thinks about all suck. Some good points, some ridiculous points/names.

by Norsktroll on Aug 25, 2009 2:49 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Playboys #1

"Goals are good. Plans are better." -Ben.

by Sabonis4Ever on Aug 25, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

How long until sponsers are able to convince a team to sell their name?

“Fans…..are you ready for your home team? Give it up for YOUR PORTLAND GARDENBURGERSSSSSS!!!!!!”

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Aug 25, 2009 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

THE PORTLAND FRIED PIES BROUGHT TO YOU BY WHIFFIES!!

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I WANT MY FRIED PIES NOW

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey Sexy-Rexy

Whattup???

"I'm tired" -Me

by 92wastheyear on Aug 25, 2009 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hello my forum nemesis

How are you today?

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Doing fine

Do something that I can thwart

I am bored

"I'm tired" -Me

by 92wastheyear on Aug 25, 2009 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Knock this house of cards over

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This should do it

Rec this man!!!

"I'm tired" -Me

by 92wastheyear on Aug 25, 2009 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

I do as I'm told

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Please stop trolling Prez

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

please rec this

The NBA: Where amazingly bad officiating happens, is encouraged, and rewarded.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 26, 2009 12:15 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

You've changed Prez

mod powers have made you cold

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 26, 2009 12:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Being super-punny deserves recs

Wreck=Rec……and that was the Wrecking Ball ….baby!!

so there

"I'm tired" -Me

by 92wastheyear on Aug 26, 2009 12:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

you just wrecked all the fun

The NBA: Where amazingly bad officiating happens, is encouraged, and rewarded.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 26, 2009 12:20 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You are a worthy adversary

I may not like you but damn if I don’t respect you.

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 26, 2009 12:20 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Glasgow Rocks?! Nuts, now I have a REALLY stupid song in my head

All the little chicks with their crimson lips
Go “Glasgow rocks!”, “Glasgow rocks!”
Livin’ in sin with a safety pin
Go “Glasgow rocks!”, “Glasgow rocks!”
“Glasgow rocks!”, “Glasgow rocks!”
“Glasgow rocks!”, “Glasgow rocks!”
“Glasgow rocks!”, “Glasgow rocks!”

by Corvid on Aug 25, 2009 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I had a nightmare last night

That this feral neighbor cat was running around collecting beer cans for profit… This cat has the deadest eyes ever, and in this dream i believe he had thumbs… Wasn’t really a scary/nightmarish dream, but I woke up feeling unsure about life.

Numerically Blazers Edge is #25

by Outlaw is Rejector on Aug 25, 2009 3:35 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

My sister had a cat with thumbs. It was mean. But it was not a can collector.

Also – regarding your avatar, when did Ha have highlights??

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Aug 25, 2009 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

doooood watup...nice of you to return my emails

"You are such a bad man:) ;) !!!! " - annthefan

by broyposse on Aug 25, 2009 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

brotherrr

 i apologize, you caught me when I was lucky enough to go on a cruise. And believe me or not, I was ranting about missing a ‘real’ basketball game.

Numerically Blazers Edge is #25

by Outlaw is Rejector on Aug 25, 2009 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

this JD is a nightmare...

Corvid is searching for “poop,” Evil tells us we can’t write (sad face for all Engrish as a 2nd language people), FFA follows my ideologies but denies it, Southern is killing his kids with Frisbee, Outlaw is Rejector is back in the hizzzouse…

Sucks for me…peace out homefries!!! See when you all turn into pumpkins!!!

"You are such a bad man:) ;) !!!! " - annthefan

by broyposse on Aug 25, 2009 4:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Very nice. You’re like keyser soze pulling together all those threads.

by EvilKaramazov on Aug 25, 2009 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

why are we turning into pumpkins?

The NBA: Where amazingly bad officiating happens, is encouraged, and rewarded.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 25, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

hahahaha

poor ESL kids

"Put your drawers on, and take your gun off."

by cloudydays on Aug 25, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

All things must change

brp leaves …and I enter

"I'm tired" -Me

by 92wastheyear on Aug 25, 2009 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

/crickets

"Goals are good. Plans are better." -Ben.

by Sabonis4Ever on Aug 25, 2009 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I got a friend whose favorite player is Najera

But he is Mexican, so it’s okay.

I took him to a Blazer game, his first pro sport game ever, to see Najera, and Najera went like 0 for 10. It was funny.

by Mortimer on Aug 25, 2009 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Random

"I'm tired" -Me

by 92wastheyear on Aug 25, 2009 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

(Saboner mentioned he hates Najera either up above or in a previous thread. I decided to share my Najera-related story here. I HOPE THAT IS OKAY WITH YOU, THE BLOG POLICE)

by Mortimer on Aug 25, 2009 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lies!

I haven’t searched for “poop” in a million junk drawers. At least a month’s worth. And you’re referring to a very brief conversation from YESTERDAY.

by Corvid on Aug 25, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just found out that my 11 game pack includes the hpome opener against Houston.

That pleases me. And no exhibition games, I figured that they’d foist at least one exhibition game off on me.

by raoulduke on Aug 25, 2009 7:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hopefully our Bedgers abroad are representing better than this

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by TheTinfoil on Aug 25, 2009 7:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

yes, what you said

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 25, 2009 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The NBA: Where amazingly bad officiating happens, is encouraged, and rewarded.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 25, 2009 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

538 pwns senior citizens. I love unemotional logic. Makes my day.

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by TheTinfoil on Aug 25, 2009 8:05 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Almost as much fun as a YouTube comment fight

Speaking of which

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by TheTinfoil on Aug 25, 2009 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

For the record...

Steven Hills “PER” last year was 88.54…

Brandon Roys was 24.08 what a loser!

by In Walks Rudy on Aug 25, 2009 8:10 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I think you meant

…..“what a looser!”

"I'm tired" -Me

by 92wastheyear on Aug 25, 2009 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

From galacticlove to idoltime

BOOM! ROASTED!

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by TheTinfoil on Aug 25, 2009 8:15 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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by TheTinfoil on Aug 25, 2009 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

damn

I think I’ll go cry myself to sleep now.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 25, 2009 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

damnit.. and my name is Gareth.. that's the poo icing on the poo cake

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 25, 2009 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It’s really an amazing piece of pain on a postcard

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 26, 2009 12:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hi Gareth! (heart heart)

I thought you might like a copy of my cheesey (sic) CD mix I made recently. Hope you appreciate genius! “Istanbul” was the club in Japan we went to all the time. . . How are thing with you? Work OK? I’m still looking . . . Slowly . . . Well, hope you are OK. Sorry, I don’t actually fancy you, by the way! Sorry sucker! Have a nice day! Love (not really), Jane

by Corvid on Aug 25, 2009 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Seriously

What is the word that starts the second to the last line??

"I'm tired" -Me

by 92wastheyear on Aug 25, 2009 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thank You!!

I guess the CD probably includes this

"I'm tired" -Me

by 92wastheyear on Aug 25, 2009 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

thanks, I’d prefer that and it is more modern and relevant.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 26, 2009 12:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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by TheTinfoil on Aug 25, 2009 10:17 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

RIP Ted Kennedy

"Should I ask? What's a punani?" - by annthefan on May 3, 2009 1:55 PM

by Sexual Tyrannosaurus on Aug 25, 2009 10:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

source?

You know Drudge would relish the opportunity to put that on his site, and it’s not there.

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by TheTinfoil on Aug 25, 2009 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

heh, Wiki has it up, but the people were in such a hurry to be first that they misspelled a bunch of stuff.

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by TheTinfoil on Aug 25, 2009 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And NBC finally has it up. I'm satisfied now.

Can’t complain about dying old, rich, and famous.

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by TheTinfoil on Aug 25, 2009 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

NY Times too, but not (yet) the Boston Globe

I’m sorry to hear about it, even though it wasn’t really news. He may have been old, rich, and famous, but he fought a good battle for the poor and underserved.

by Corvid on Aug 25, 2009 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree.

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by TheTinfoil on Aug 25, 2009 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm going with yes

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by TheTinfoil on Aug 25, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

honestly, I loved Ted Kennedy, and I’m curious what this does to the healthcare debate since he was one of it’s biggest champions…. {also, now the Dems only have 59 votes in the Senate… not filibuster proof anymore}
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The healthcare bill either fails because it lost his voice and guidance, or it sails in a let’s do this for Teddy kind of way
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RIP Ted

by The Arkitect on Aug 25, 2009 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Collins and Snowe from Maine are pretty reliable Dem votes on social stuff. Maybe they'll save the day

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by TheTinfoil on Aug 25, 2009 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

they don’t have the political pull of Uncle Teddy though… it could be interesting

by The Arkitect on Aug 25, 2009 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Health care isn't a social issue, though, but rather one of economics.

Anyhow, neither U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) nor U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) are the most physically attractive Rockefeller Republican in Congress. Hell, that honor goes to U.S. Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-CA).

Yet, There aren’t many centrist/moderate Republicans still in Congress, especially after U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) recently switched parties.

Beyond Snow, Collins, and Bono Mack, U.S. Rep. Michael Castle (R-DE) is the most mainstream Republican out there. U.S. Rep Mark Kirk (R-IL) — who plans to run for U.S. Senate in 2010 — should be included, too.

Stupid people have stupid ideas.

by AK1984 on Aug 26, 2009 1:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Actually it looks like the Boston Globe came through with a really good obit/bio

http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/08/senator_edward_1.html

Interesting that it was on their “Metro” page long before it showed up on their main page. I’m sure it’s been written forever.

by Corvid on Aug 25, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's too bad that it wasn't U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) who bit the proverbial dust.

If I weren’t an atheist, I’d argue that Byrd made a deal with Satan to live this long of a life.

I’m a staunch libertarian — which makes me economically conservative, socially liberal, and a proponent of non-interventionism apropos of foreign policy — regardless, I’m still very disappointed that Republican Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito didn’t run against Byrd in 2006 and try to toss his ancient, bigoted carcass out of the U.S. Senate.

Stupid people have stupid ideas.

by AK1984 on Aug 26, 2009 1:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

speaking of ancient bigoted carcasses

does anyone remember the entirety of a quote that essentially says new ideas aren’t adopted until those who held the old ideas die off? Basically, we’d like to think that new ideas are accepted as soon as they are deemed valid, but in reality people don’t give up their previous beliefs. Please refer to voting tendencies by age bracket for further information.

"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"

by Magnum on Aug 26, 2009 2:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This reminds me of how irritated I am that one of the United States most vocal voting blocks ...

are aging codgers who are stuck in their antiquated ways. They only care about themselves, too, even though they’re all washed-up human beings.

Heck, when I hear crotchety, cantankerous old people rant about how the United States will soon be a socialistic country, someone should ask them all in a blunt manner about what they think of America’s most socialistic economic program, Social Security, which helps heavily finance their dwindling lives.

Oftentimes, old people who claim to be fiscal conservatives aren’t true fiscal conservatives; rather, they’re deluisonal hypocritces whose brains are quickly turning into mush. Yet, it’s not only that, for these over-the-hill curmudgeons are usually culturally illiberal, hidebound ultraconservatives who want the gov’t to interfere in the personal lives of folks who don’t live by their old-line standards.

Frankly, I’m opposed to universal health care — or any form of health care involving a public option that’s subsidized by gov’t funding — yet, I’m still at least consistent by supporting the abolishment of Social Security, Medicare, et cetera. I, by the way, am without health care, so that should indicate how unbiased I am on the issue.

As someone who’s honest and straightforward with himself, let me lay down this fair hypothetical of mine. If I one day become afflicted with some life-threatening disease (e.g., cancer) and can’t afford to pay the medical bills to care for the costs of recovery, then the only people who should cover the costs are my family or, perhaps, a private entity — whether it’s an individual or company — that’s willing to pay the bills; otherwise, I should die knowing that I couldn’t fund my own health care due to being a bottom-feeding, good-for-nothing bum.

Anyway, as it concerns the whole health care debate over the past month, I’m glad how both of the two major political parties in the United States have come across as inept, small-minded nitwits.

Stupid people have stupid ideas.

by AK1984 on Aug 26, 2009 3:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

There's some truth in what you say, though not as much as you think.

As for the way you say it, there’s not even a shred of velvet glove on your iron fist.

by MiledAnimal on Aug 26, 2009 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

There isn't much truth in this statement.

*Unless KP has a secret plan that makes this statement incorrect.
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by staylost on Aug 26, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Waddup Junkers??

I am a baaaaad man. I succumbed to the beast. comcast installation tomorrow @ 9am-ish. #prezfail #coincast

by prezofdeath on Aug 25, 2009 11:08 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

link

There's always money in the banana stand!
Now accessible for R rated comments at thetinfoil@gmail.com

by TheTinfoil on Aug 25, 2009 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

HD?

Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."

by Blazer1342 on Aug 25, 2009 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yessiree, and Internet.

Cool ppl in the Couve are welcome to come over on game nights

by prezofdeath on Aug 25, 2009 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

dang it. how come only cool people?

There's always money in the banana stand!
Now accessible for R rated comments at thetinfoil@gmail.com

by TheTinfoil on Aug 25, 2009 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

am i invited?

The NBA: Where amazingly bad officiating happens, is encouraged, and rewarded.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 25, 2009 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

All I can say is you are going to love it.

I’ve heard a lot of people say Comcast quality is subpar, but I’ve had HD for a couple years through them and it’s a very clear picture – and awesome.

Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."

by Blazer1342 on Aug 25, 2009 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think I’m having an epiphany… wait

Yes
Yes
 Here it is……………………..
prez – Boldly going nowhere, where every man has gone before, prez just hasn’t got there yet.
Wow, that sounds like my knew sig.

Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."

by Blazer1342 on Aug 26, 2009 1:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh sure, I get an epiphany right after you went to bed.

Romance me with that Roy rainbow shot which took flight from way beyond the arc and sailed so high that before it came back down to earth sealing the victory, it kissed the rafters and said "You're mine baby."

by Blazer1342 on Aug 26, 2009 3:08 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So I'm gonna pull an all nighter to get my shaman on WoW to 80

yes I know I’m a nerd.

Gimme a song to put on repeat for the whole night

The NBA: Where amazingly bad officiating happens, is encouraged, and rewarded.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 25, 2009 11:34 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

lies

KP is shopping him

Rumor is we are trading him for Larry Huges

The NBA: Where amazingly bad officiating happens, is encouraged, and rewarded.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 26, 2009 12:29 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ah! Uno. The game that is only fun to cheat at.

*Unless KP has a secret plan that makes this statement incorrect.
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by staylost on Aug 26, 2009 1:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

need more info

The NBA: Where amazingly bad officiating happens, is encouraged, and rewarded.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 26, 2009 1:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

how would one cheat?

stack the deck? hide cards?

"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"

by Magnum on Aug 26, 2009 2:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

not say uno?

peek?

The NBA: Where amazingly bad officiating happens, is encouraged, and rewarded.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 26, 2009 2:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Use your imagination.

It is a pretty boring game.

*Unless KP has a secret plan that makes this statement incorrect.
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by staylost on Aug 26, 2009 2:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

There also seems to be some rookie hazing. Antoine Diot (the white player in the photo) is now the official luggage carrier for Boris Diaw, and Ian Mahinmi for Tony Parker. Nic seems to have already passed that stage. They play the first game on Thursday in Belgium.

by Norsktroll on Aug 26, 2009 2:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Have I ever said

how much I hate the word “epic”

it is the most overused word

The NBA: Where amazingly bad officiating happens, is encouraged, and rewarded.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 26, 2009 2:23 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

OH SNAP

I’m getting close to 5000 posts

"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"

by Magnum on Aug 26, 2009 2:21 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

dang it takes a year and a half to get 5000 posts?

Im almost up to 1500 for 1 month

The NBA: Where amazingly bad officiating happens, is encouraged, and rewarded.

by Dirty Socks on Aug 26, 2009 2:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

not it

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 26, 2009 7:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like your idea about interview stories.

I don’t have any good interview stories, but I bet there are some good ones out there.

I get the paper, so I don't care!

by Name's Ash on Aug 26, 2009 8:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

it is a good idea

If I had more time this morning, I’d put mine together. But I’d like fanfaraway to do that JD in the next couple of weeks so that she can relate some great stories and insight gained at having searched and found a replacement for her among those more qualified than her. Sounds like a seedbed for amusement.

Most amusing snippet of an interview story is the woman (in law school) who spent more time grilling me on our security and HR practices than convincing me that I should hire her. And the job was a customer/research subject account manager position where people skills were nearly as important as the technical proficiency.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 26, 2009 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

my nightmare
We interrupt this program with a special bulletin:
America is now under Marshall law. All constitutional rights have been suspended.
Stay in your homes. Do not attempt to contact love ones, insurance agent or attorney.
Shut up. Do not attempt to think or depression may occur.
Stay in your homes. Curfew is at 7 PM sharp after work.
Anyone caught outside of gates of their surveillance sectors after curfew will be shot.

Remain calm, do not panic.

Your neighbourhood watch officer will be by to collect urine examples in the morning.
Anyone caught interfering with the collection of urine examples will be shot.
Stay in your homes, remain calm. The number one enemy of progress is questions.
National security is more important than individual will.
All port broadcasts will proceed as normal.
No more than two people may gather anywhere without permission.
Use only the drugs described by your boss or supervisor.
Shut up, be happy. Obey all orders without question.
The comfort you demanded is now mandatory.
Be happy. At last everything is done for you.

"...the primary focus of all obstacles is to induce labor, so progression can be born." - LiL C

by idoltime on Aug 26, 2009 2:48 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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