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I got to see it.

It got a little dim here for 10 minutes. I bookmarked soooo many idiot IG reels by conspiracy theorists saying this was going to be some big world-ending event and now I get to spend my day going back and making fun of them like it's nightly in 2002.

He can definitely rest easy knowing his wife’s killer is finally dead

My dad drove to Fredericksburg, Texas to watch it. He doesn't think he will be alive in 20 years for the next one. The 2017 one was total in his hometown and it was going good and then clouds rolled in at the last second. He was so disappointed. This time he got the view, barely. When he sends pictures I will share them. As for Seattle, we only had 20% totality, and clouds anyway. I didn't notice a thing.

Flash Gordon and Highlander, Queen crushed movies.

I can't believe that none of us has mentioned Flash Gordon. The Thunder Buddies are disappointed.

Maybe now that AAA games have better writing, and we have adaptions that are actually good, Hollywood execs will stop thinking they need to completely rework games to adapt them. Last of Us was a 1:1 (ish) remake while Fallout was original but as true to game lore and design as possible. That's the way to go. Now lets manifest me getting to do Mass Effect.

So what did we do? Well we stayed at the Hilton Grand Vacations on the Las Vegas Strip. Realistically, it's at the northern edge of the strip next to Circus Circus. The good thing was it was a smoke free hotel. But the food options were pathetic and slow. They did have a surprisingly nice spa that I got to use for a few hours. The pool was good for kids. There was also a Deuce Bus stop right in front of the hotel so that was useful. Dinners at a Brazilian steakhouse, Noodle Bar (chinese) at Sahara, pizza at Happy Camper, and a few meals at the new Fontainebleau food court since it was across the street. We also did Mexican one night but I can't remember the restaurant. Cirque du Soleil Mystere at Treasure Island Easter Brunch at the Wynn La Cave Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay Fun Dungeon arcade at Excalibur (crap prizes) NY NY arcade - good prizes but not that great of an arcade and the Rollercoaster was down that day because it was raining Coke Store - my son walked in and said I need some merch! He cracks me up. Got him a Tervis tumbler. The fancy drinks were broken, so it was kind of worthless. Hershey's Store - not that great, overpriced bulk Hershey's kisses and nothing too unique. The best part is getting a milkshake. Pool time - E is skinny and got cold easily. It was not that warm of a week. Adventuredome at Circus Circus. We did this the last day since we had to check out of the hotel at 11 and our flight wasn't until 9. This was probably my kids favorite activity. E is getting braver at riding Circus type rides, Q is a Rollercoaster junky but ate too much crap so she didn't feel that great. The buffet at Circus Circus is cheap but not that impressive (but my kids essentially got a home-cooked meal so that was a good thing). The arcade was also better than Fun Dungeon or NYNY, so it was a win. I pumped $40 into the stupid Minecraft Dungeons arcade game and E walked away happy. We got to watch a juggler and a clown during one of their hourly shows, so that was kind of fun too. Overall it was a good trip, and everyone had fun.

Something I never asked for, but it might be interesting. I liked the Tales of the Jedi shorts well enough.

It's straight up genocide, and was right from the beginning. There are Israeli property development companies already selling beachfront property shortlists, for the redevelopment of an Israeli Gaza. Netanyahu needs a bullet to the back of the skull, and every member of his regime should be tried for war crimes. But unfortunately there is no justice in the world. So who knows how this ends.. a two state solution hopefully

Dude-- Carpenter is the GOAT The guy wrote and directed a movie every 1-2 years for 25 years straight. Half of those movies became cult hits. Even the bad ones are fun in their own way. Of those, two of them are considered to be among the most influential and classic horror films ever made. One of them, Halloween, literally started the slasher sub-genre. Then, after getting sick of studio interference, he says fuck it, retires early, and proudly plays video games for the next 20 years. Then what happens? Well all those movies he made he also did the music for, and retro synth music loves basically built the entire subgenre of dark wave/dark electro inspired by his music. So in his 70s, Carpenter comes out of retirement to tour as a rock star and score other people's movies. On top of all of that, he's curmudgeon that tells reporters to fuck off if they ask stupid questions. The guy is my hero.

I guess it stands to reason. You can hear Star Wars in E.T. You can hear Edward Scissorhands in Beetlejuice. And definitely hear H3 in Christine. When you think about it, Carpenter is the man. He created some major classics as a writer, director AND composer. Not saying he’s better than John Williams or anything, but I doubt Williams or Danny Elfman could write or direct iconic films.

It was Captain Panaka who mentioned sitting ducks in TPM. Incidentally, there is a line in the original 1977 Star Wars novelization where Kenobi mentions that "Even a duck has to be taught to swim" to Luke Skywalker.

Who Wants to Live Forever? It's such a perfect song for Highlander. Queen really nailed it!

From now on, I am going to finish all of my sentences this way.

Trainspotting was epic when it came out and holds up pretty well.

Some other good scores, no particular order: 1. Gladiator 2. Blade Runner 3. The Godfather 4. Last of the Mohicans 5. Superman Some good soundtracks: 1. Goodfellas 2. Casino 3. Trainspotting 4. Dazed and Confused 5. Sopranos (OK, not a movie, but they chose good songs)

I guess things have died down a bit, probably thanks to the separation plan, but Q has still been down. I want this year over with. The control freak mom's daughter has also not been back at school, since spring break, so we are going on 2 weeks now. I have a feeling she is not coming back. I am clearing my calendar to attend their field trip to the Kangaroo Farm because I feel like I need to go so no one can accuse Q of something ridiculous. We signer up for a club's soccer tryouts kind of as a warmup/get out the nerves, but they ended up having such an overwhelming turnout that they are going to form 2 teams and now I have to take it seriously. She tried out for this club last year and I was convinced this was the right place for her because of what I've heard about the club culture (all good things, and they were moving to a new league that is less about the good old boys clubs and more about just letting any team play where they belong eithout their weird alliances). And then at tryouts the coach was weird. He walked up to Q because she was juggling very well and asked her what club she was from. She told him. It was apparently the wrong answer and he ignored her after that. I couldn't understand why this coach was completely ignoring her, despite playing pretty well and going all out. She had one rough moment when they paired them up for 3v3 and she got put with these girls who were absolutely terrible, but she did well otherwise. I was so proud of her. And then, no offer. We heard through the grapevine that they tried to poach as many girls as possible from a certain club, and now that club was unable to form a team because of it. Girls who played at that club and knew Q said that Q got screwed because she was a better player than some of the girls who got picked up. So we changed plans and went elsewhere. It really hurt Q and she was pretty embarrassed by being cut, she's never been straight cut by a club before. So I saw they were having tryouts and they are free, so I suggested what the heck let's just go so you can get the nerves out. The other tryouts aren't for another 2 weeks. However, now I am pretty sure she is going to get an offer this time. I actually sat in the car both nights and didn't watch because I'm tired of getting mad about adults ruining soccer for kids, but from the little I did see, Q held her own in the scrimmages and was working hard, which I was worried about because she's been so defeated lately. I encouraged her to play anywhere but defense, because she's small and honestly, defense just seems to be a crutch for her and doesn't use her best skills, so she doesnt really shine there (nor is she big, so she has to rely on all skill and not size). Personally I think she'd make a great defensive center mid because she's good at disruption and stopping counter attacks if her team doesn't hang her out to dry on 2v1 or 3v1 situations like her last team did. But she tried center mid, which I think is a good spot for her in general because of her first touch and passing skills, but its going to require more fitness if she stays there. I doubt she will make the first team because I was told that this club really emphasizes keeping teams together and protecting returning players, and it looked like most returned. The A team did really well last fall and played in the top division in the spring, which took them all over the state to play other top teams. Honestly, I'm not sure we want that anyway. I think she'd rather have shorter drives to games and a but of a break in the winter to ski. I'm good with that, too. I'm getting to the point where I'm getting a little more vocal about how none of these girls are going to play D1 soccer, and we all need to chill. As I used to say at my indoor soccer teams, D league is for Day Job. No one is going pro, so let's just have fun. If she doesn't make it, she's found out one of her former teammates is moving off her old A team because it's too much travel and just too much soccer. They are still figuring out coaches for next year over there for both A and B team. So she may want to play with them, but I'm waiting to see who the B team coach is first. Q wants to play with the A team girls because she likes them (and they are super nice girls), but the current coach is a no go, and I think it would be too much travel for her.

Watched the first 4 last night and enjoyed them a lot! They have nailed the world of the games so well. Looking forward to watching the rest!

Tonally it’s all over the map and def silly— but it won me over as a fan of the games. They stayed true to game lore even more than Last of Us did.

I'll have to check it out. I absolutely loved playing Fallout 3, New Vegas and Fallout 4.

Tidal wave came by, in Indiana, and wiped us all out. Jedigoat = killed by the eclipse. Haha, kidding ya frigging idiots! I didn't die from a tidal wave. We had almost 4 minutes of totality. Pretty cool. The geese didn't know what the fuck was going on. But then again, yeah, they're geese.

Indeed, it's very hard to argue for continuing to supply weapons and money to the Israelis on the basis of "saving" lives, after Gaza has literally been flattened and 32,000+ Palestinians are dead, especially when about 13,000 were children. By contrast, Israel lost 1200 people on OCT 7, so their response is beyond disproportionate. Also, how many of the 250 hostages has Israel rescued? Something like 112 were released, I believe, which is less than half, but only 3 were rescued by the IDF. Gaza, Hamas or no, has no way of defending itself, let alone invading anyone. What Netan-Yahoo is doing is nothing less than genocide. It is one thing if Israel had took out only Hamas command centers and other Hamas sites and equipment, but bombing civilians and aide workers is inexcusable. Not to mention the nonsense going on in the West bank, and let's not forget the Damascus bombings that threaten to wided the war with Iran possibly jumping in, too. I WAS in Israel's corner at first when the OCT 7 attacks occured, but since then, Israel has long since crossed a red line for me. I can't support them getting more arms and funds from the US, if this is how they want to fight a war.

Assuming you can afford it, lawyer up anyway. It's not going to stop. They're being absolutely fucking ridiculous at this point. Is her therapist willing to testify to her overall stress level and emotional state? I would also yank her out and homeschool anyway. But I know it's not as easy as it sounds since you both work full time and all. But seriously, fuck these people.

At what point will the world draw a redline and intervene? He's already leveled Gaza, murdered 30,000 civilians, targeting aid workers, children, medical professionals and the red cross. He's only allowed aid in due to diplomatic pressure, and even then not enough is getting in. There is now a famine in Gaza, totally man made. Check out the holodomor of Ukraine 1932 to see the results of that in a historical context. Now any ceasefire that is happening is a pause for him to launch a ground offensive in Raffah. Strikes into Lebanon and Syria. Shall we wait until there are concentration camps for refugees established, mass executions and incursions into the West Bank? Where is the line? No. Let's the United Kingdom and USA keep selling arms to Netanyahu and keep the war machine running while simultaneously distancing ourselves publicly from Netanyahu and saying "we need more aid to get through". The UK and the US is playing limp wristed appeasement to this psychopathic fuck and the situation is only getting worse every day.

You're missing the point. Hezbollah doesn't want war with Israel. But if Israel continually makes further incursions into Lebanon then Israel will force the hand of Hezbollah to retaliate. Ergo, any Hezbollah invasion would be a direct consequence of Israel's actions. They're bringing it on themselves. Ideally, the world should be applying crippling economic sanctions to Israel and enormous diplomatic pressure to force Netanyahu to end the conflict, and they should bring the case of a two state solution to the international courts. Will this happen? I doubt it. Netanyahu seems content to do whatever he wants, international community be damned. So what is your solution? So far it seems to be continue arming the Zionists and resume the status quo. Sorry, but the status quo is genocide, and they won't stop with Gaza as we are seeing already.

Wrong. And that is quite a leap of logic. Cutting off Israel doesn't mean they are weaponless. They can produce weapons themselves. The thing is, if Israel is going to wage war in a manner inconsistant with US policy and human rights, they don't deserve US backing.

LOL, I read that long smile shot was because the director just waited a long time to call cut to the scene. But what a trooper holding it that long true or not! Also, her monologue at the table to her friend before that was also all done in one take, apparently. I saw X and then Pearl, since they were released in that order but it makes more sense to watch Pearl first now. Looking forward to this one!

I saw Pearl - the closing credits with her just smiling away drew me when I saw someone post it on Twitter - madness!

Sami's t-shirt tonight on Raw

Links/screen shots please

I agree with you on that. It is genocide. You would think the one nation that would be sensitive to genocide, Israel, would be the first to not do it. But, I think Netan-Yahoo and the majority of Israelis are bloodlusted right now. Hitting food and medical convoys are warcrimes and the world should stand together against Israel. But like you say, the universe is indifferent to Gaza's suffering, which is terrible. I doubt there will be a 2 state solution.

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What is it with conservative people and wearing political slogan hats/t shirts and bumper stickers!? It's bizarre.

1. Interesting take. If it is subconsciousness, wouldn't more straight males raised under those circumstances also have the accent (like me). 2. LOL-I was thinking what you said while I typed it "I hope no one thinks I am trans-phobic for asking this"...but that is why I am afraid to ask. There is a parent at my school that has his Trump and Don't tread on me bumper stickers and wears a hat everyday that says "protect women's sports". I am all for trans-rights, so maybe this small, insignificant issue is the only thing I wonder, "well how are they gonna do that?" I know it is just a few trans-athletes now, but when scholarships get involved, and that may be the only way a student gets to go to college, it will be a bigger issue. 3. Does anyone know why so many Indian males go to the gym in business casual clothes? 4. I have always wondered why conservatives don't embrace Hispanic people. Maybe it is also a regional thing, but almost all Hispanics I know, regardless of age hate Latinx. They feel it is once again, white people telling them what is and is not their culture.  

We're building up to the end! Not a lot for ep 10 other than Emerie is heading the project and they are using Force sensitive kids. Bonus appearance by Cad Bane! Ep 11 has more going on, Empire has finally tracked down Omega! I wonder if there was more to that plan about getting a tracker on the ship. Crosshairs missed but it feels like they may have had a contingency plan in place. I know they took the one off Omega but I feel like there is probably another they didn't find.

Wow, beat me to it. I love Halloween III even with all its nonsense plot holes and such. I always piss off Halloween fans when I tell them it’s better than any in the series except for the 1978 original and its 1981 sequel. Carpenter is arguably at his best with this score because that’s all he was focusing on. Other people were doing the dirty work of creating the film. He could just lay back in his studio and make the music. I legit always listen to this, especially in the Fall. You can hear similarities to this and the Christine music too. Plus I’ve read articles that mention this heavily influenced Brad Fiedel when making The Terminator score, though he’d never admit it. Other soundtracks: Conan the Barbarian — my favorite part being the Battle of the Mounds when he says his prayer as Thulsa Doom’s army approaches all the way until the end of the battle when Doom is the only one left and retreats. Raiders of the Lost Ark Friday the 13th Part 3D — I'm a sucker for the disco theme. Psycho

It is. I garden in it already. I also bought a purple one that’s like shorts. All cotton!

I get it. Things like that tend to break immersion for some people. I think a knife fight in Star Wars is pretty stupid, but I've seen (and heard) a ton of stupid shit in the last 10 years of Disney Star Wars, so it's right in line with everything else

Seeing a knife fight in SW throws me off. I don’t think I’ll ever get used to it. It’s similar to when they were on boats in The Mandalorian. When someone pulls a knife it takes me right out of the story.

Of all the new ones this was the one I thought sounded most interesting. But judging by the trailer it's more of the same. Disney flogging a dead horse I'll prolly binge it once it's completely released through less reputable means.

My favorite Star Trek score is Jerry Goldsmith's for ST:TMP Highlander's original music by Michael Kamen is great too

I never go into a Star War hoping it sucks. I hope this is good.

More of the same. Average visuals, stunt/fight work we've seen a hundred times before in other flicks. No droids and way too many human characters for my liking. All of the costumes, particularly the extras look brand spanking new off the rack and seem to be created by the same person who works on all of the other ugly Disney Star Wars streaming shows. The whole thing looks and feels like fan fiction which is in line with everything we've been subjected to since 2015.

I’m reading this book right now for research, but it’s pretty cool and I’m shocked it’s not more famous or was ever adapted into a movie. It’s Werewolf of Paris by Guy Endore. It basically does for werewolves what Dracula did for vampires. Published in the 1930s, it’s not the first werewolf story ever published, but it pre-dates the first werewolf movies, and clearly served as some inspiration. It’s sort of the blueprint for all werewolf tropes in modern pop culture. Like Dracula it took bits of mythology from around the world, combined it with a historical figure of sorts, and turned it into a horror story with a fair amount of gore, violence, incest, other fun stuff. It’s only recently back in print, so if you’re a werewolf nerd, grab it.

It looks a little Kung-Fu for me, but it's a new era we haven't seen, so maybe it's cool if it has a bit of a stylistic shift. I WISH it was the far future of the SW we know, but I;'ll take the past. As I mentioned before, I have a friend who wrote on this. She hasn't told me any details other than that for the most part it was a fun ride, but they wrote the whole season years ago at this point and she was nowhere near shooting-- but the main thing is that Leslie Hedlund, the show runner, is pretty big fan girl and she wanted to hit the familiar tropes and ideas, but also wanted to mix it up. So hopefully that comes across.

Here are some pics of Dresden and a museum I visited!

I was just invited to my first cat birthday party. The lady is like 45. Like, do I bring a gift?