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I think he will go with Vivek--which has been Vivek's plan all along.

Can't you, like, play it?

#metoo

you can't post that without a track listing

The frustrating part is by going with Biden the democrats are playing not to lose instead of going with Newsome and playing for the win...and I am an active Biden supporter that thinks he is doing an overall good job.

I see this a lot in movies that try to only show someone is smart: I have multiple PhDs in physics, computer science, linguistics....blah blah blah No you don't for many reasons. I mean you could, but it's pretty much pointless unless there are very specific reasons (Psyc and MD to be a psychiatrist, JD and MD to practice medical law, etc) and none of those reasons are applicable to anyone that says this trope.

Dana job flipping between two completely different professions that each takes a lifetime to master and in both she is a dream job in at both (NYC symphony and NYC art museum ) like she was a cashier switching between a cashier at the grocery store now stocking shelves at Wal-Mart as a plot device. Ohhh...that's a trope I hate....

Yeah--I tried not to do the "OMG YOU DON'T KNOW" because many Gen Xers have become insufferable with the "drink out of the hose/parents weren't home/ come in when the porch light came on". I wouldn't want some old person saying to me as a kid, "you didn't know what a loom" is???

I had to go digging in the tech closet for a external CD/DVD drive (I have a book with a resource cd). A 4th grader asked what it was and through the conversation I found out he had no idea what a CD was at all and had heard of DVDs but wasn't quite sure what they were. I died just a little bit. Just to be clear, this is a pretty smart kid.

You are out of your god damn mind. OG<Afterlife< HUUUUUUUUGGEEEE DROP OFF 2016<2 I LOVED Afterlife and bawled like a baby at the end.

I only read scifi and non-fiction. I read the Three Body Problem trilogy-(actually called the Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy but everyone just calls it TBP). Might be the best sci fi trilogy ever. It is coming to Netflix soon.

You literally just said you couldn't rank all the women you slept with, At a staff meeting the other day I noticed like every young female teacher had some insane Stanley bottle. I immediately had to stop the meeting and talk about a Consumer Reports article that said that Ozark Trail (Wal-Mart brand) did just a good of a job as Yeti/ Stanley or whatever if you are just trying to keep something hot or cold for a day. any of those breakfast foods are a toss up! I only like old school french toast with normal sliced bread. I hate the fancy french toast that is super thick. I only get water or iced tea in a restaurant if I am not drinking Don't know what half those restaurants are.

What are common tropes that you actually enjoy (when done well)? 1. An ancient alien or technology that wakes up. I remember one of the first rumored titles for The Force Awakens was An Ancient Fear and I was geeking out so hard--I thought we were going to get the original Sith or some shit. 2. Any sci-fi/ fantasy/ historical tavern. 3. Morally ambiguous characters (not anti-heros)--I think this is why I loved GoT in the first few seasons... Tyrion, Peter Baelish, The Hound. Also Doc Holliday, Severus Snape... 4. First Contact with an alien species 5. When the character is told "unload all your weapons" and he puts like a hundred guns and knives on the table and then the other guy is all, "no, all your weapons" and he takes out like a dagger or whatever our of his boot. 6. the hero becomes the villian (again, not an anti-hero)--Narrator of Fight Club, Harvey Dent, and my GOAT--Saul Goodman. 7. A good twist that was in front of you the whole time (not subverting expectations/ it was all a dream or whatever). Arrival, Sixth Sense, Bladerunner 2049...

I prefer bands of African warlords with 30-year-old trucks with a guy on a big ass machine gun riding in the bed.

I only put August in C tier because you can see the end at the light of the tunnel in the hell is summer. Plus, although I do kinda work in the summer, I get super bored without staff and kids. I would love to flip the lengths of winter break and summer break.

I would also focus on how the school promised interventions and how they didn't deliver and how they even enabled the bullying (one of the moms supervising lunch as a volunteer---wtf). You basically want to make the case the school was negligent in its handling of the situation. For example, the girls mom supervising at lunch or lack of an investigation (the girls reporting Q harassed them-was there an investigation, can you see witness statements, etc).

In line with my high nostalgia for the internet of yore, I decided to make a thread is a throwback to the original purpose of the internet...ranking dumb shit and arguing. I love ranking stupid shit. If I get bored or need to calm down, ranking dumb shit is my default go to. For the last month the default conversation in my head has been ranking the months of the year. Here is what I got: Basically I love the cold, holiday shit, football, skiing, long nights/stargazing, playing soccer. I hate the heat and July because it's my birthday month and all I can think about is how I am year closer to death and my existential dread is off the charts. I want to see your rankings of stupid shit (fast food restaurants, Disney characters, movie franchises, Nightly members that no longer post, dead 90s store chains, movies Seth has been involved with, seasonal clothes) and I will tell you why you are wrong and post the correct tiers I used this site and this specific template if you want to use them to make your own...if you do, please post the link to the template you used so we can post our own.

I am a solid progressive democrat, but I believe there needs to be balance to prevent the extreme far left (annoys me almost as much as the extreme far right) from gaining too much power. I would be just fine with a moderate Republican in office--actually I would be fine with ANY Republican in office that sticks to what Republicans say they stand for (small government, personal freedom, pro-small business) but it seems the current party is the exact opposite. Of the current runners, I would be okay with any candidate that is smart, reasonable, would respect the office of president, and most importantly, not batshit insane. Haley or Christie would fit that bill. Between Disantis and Trump, I would go Trump. Trump has demonstrated some willingness to work with democrats on legislation. DiSantis, on the other hand, his only real policy is anything that he thinks will own the libs (which I think is the #1 reason for support from is core base). Trump can be hilarious and is kind of interesting---remember that time he wanted to nuke that hurricane. DiSantis might be the least charismatic candidate of either party I remember. However, I believe Trump is a clear danger to core institutions of our country and I don't think DiSantis would try to overthrow the government to stay in power...so maybe DiSantis...I guess... Ideally, I my ideal pick is some combination of a Jeffries/Buttigieg/ Klobuchar ticket--any of the three in any of the two spots.

I still don't understand why a no-contact contract wouldn't work. You absolutely should tell the principal you are no longer interested in restorative conversations at this time regarding this situation and you are to be notified day of if an event happens that would trigger a RC. I would go one step farther and say RCs are completely inappropriate for habitual bullying. Restorative practices is an effective response for some behaviors some of the time, but it is absolutely not a substitute for progressive discipline. For example, restorative practices is fire prevention and to put out small fires. Progressive discipline/ behavior plans is a sprinkler system once a fire breaks out. And a fire has broken out here and there isn't a sprinkler system. I don't know how much help an attorney will help you unless you can prove that the issue of bullying is generally ignored and possibly systemic. Getting an educational advocate might let the school know your serious resulting in them being more vigilant. Unfortunately, many advocates are fucking goofs and feel like that have to be a pain in the ass of the school to justify their fees driving a wedge rather than building a bridge between families and the school. There are good ones out there. I am happy to Zoom in on your next meeting with admin and serve as an advocate for free

I fucking love dogs. Dogs are the fucking best. But please, stop bringing your dog to the store and please leash your dog. I am a total Karen when it comes to this shit.

Burn down your house and just say they were lost in the fire. Say you loved them so much you were using them as a sex toy and they broke.

One warrior killing dozens of enemies in a sword fight, especially when it is a movie set in antiquity. Missiles doing nothing against Hulk or Iron Man or whatever. Technology that is completely out of the realm of human capability and is against fundamental laws on the universe. I understand Iron Man has this super power source, but where is all the heat going? And in Infinity Wars the suit is self-assembling nano robots?? Unlimited ammo

I went once over break and it was fine good. Just like you, there was some bare spots that made things a bit sketchy for my new skis. The back side still doesn't have much snow and I am concerned it may not open up fully for another few weeks. Fortunately we are getting decent snow today just in time for snow burners (ski school). I used to love night skiing when I was learning in Kansas City (the only time it wasn't slush), but the few times I went at Keystone, I had trouble seeing and overall, I didn't like it that much. I hear you about the thick sugar. I don't know how, but the conditions could be awesome but the bottom of the run you get funneled into near the base the conditions become super think and choppy. I don't know if that is from over blowing there or just people pushing snow down or what, but I hate it and hurts my knees (and screws up my ski IQ score on the app). That is why I am pissed about more of the backside not being open so I can avoid that run. You only got 8 runs in in 4.5 hours?

Best gift: After watching my boys all last week, my wife took our two boys to the hot springs for the day and I have a full day to myself. I kid...But actual gift, my new R2D2 ski helmet. Worst: My wife got me a nice travel toiletries bag because she hates that I just throw all my shit into a plastic grocery bag or a gallon ziploc bag the morning that we leave. DONT TRY AND CHANGE MY WAYS!!!

Is Tank a Parrothead? condolences