Glass Half Empty or Half Full - General Optimism/Pessimism for 11/7/07 [Archive]

kahunablair

11-07-2007, 02:56 PM

Dragging this one over from the old GD thread.

Sigh. I just can't content myself with an avatar. I give it a day before Composite Superman pops back up. We'll give Heaven's Butcher a shot for now though.
I know what you mean. I can get bored pretty quickly with using the same one for to long, yet I want to be recognizable and memorable.
I've just decided to keep me and change everything else.
The new Fear Agent one will probably hang around for a few more days.

jimski

11-07-2007, 02:57 PM

Make no mistake: this week has a lot of stupid bullshit in it. (And I didn't even have the appendicitis.) On the other hand, the stupid bullshit has made me so busy that the week is just flying by, and that's great. It's a wash!

paper

11-07-2007, 03:03 PM

I'm having trouble juggling work and school this week. This is where everything sort of unraveled for me. I'm getting lazy in my free time, catching up on projects the morning that they're due (which translated into my skipping a class this morning and hoping I don't lose too many points by turning in the project on Friday) and other assorted nonsense that really isn't like me. I'm pretty burnt out on college at this point, and for the first time ever I'm really just trying to pass some classes, where I'd usually be fighting to maintain an A. I'm just tired more than anything else.

No comics for me today. I'll have to catch up next week.

jimski

11-07-2007, 03:17 PM

What year are you? I really hit a wall my sophomore year. I stopped going to class... and my grades improved. My impression of academia only went downhill from there.

paper

11-07-2007, 03:23 PM

I'm the dreaded "super senior." I was ill in freshman year, and ended up having to drop some classes. So, I needed an extra quarter to wrap things up.

The problem is that, through co-op and then taking the summer quarter off this year (they weren't offering the classes I needed) I got a taste of life after college, working and making money and being able to pay for things and not having to write papers at 2AM. And now I'm working and sort of able to pay for things, and also doing papers at 3AM.

cam-

11-07-2007, 04:17 PM

Ah the Super Senior, I did my time there as well Paper. Very tough staying focused on school.

I remember toughing out the last 2 months of school was brutal for me, then the last month was ridiculous. oh and the last 2 weeks I was like "what am I still doing here?"

Now I just want to go back.

Stay in school kids.

cam-

11-07-2007, 04:18 PM

Worst week ever. Just saying.

ANyone ever seen the BBC show "The worst week of my life"?

I caught one episode while I was in Vermont and had some good laughs. Made me want to see the rest.

cam-

11-07-2007, 04:33 PM

OH god,

GIRL WITH 8 LIMBS HAS SURGERY (http://news.yahoo.com/photo/071106/481/dcc72de43a0d474cbcfb180115ff1ad5)

neat!

ghostevo

11-07-2007, 04:42 PM

I'll have to agree with Jimski, this week has had a lot of stupid bullshit keeping me busy, and is making it go by rather fast. :D

Unfortunately, I see that a lot in the IT field.

luthor

11-07-2007, 04:43 PM

This whole year has been the shits for me. Let's recap...

Lost job of dreams and still stuck looking for a replacement. Check
Childhood hero kills family, then self. Check
Grandma suffers several severe strokes leaving her completely crazy and in my care. Check
Long time relationship comes crashing down. Check

The bright side is that there's no where left to go but up, I guess.

esophagus

11-07-2007, 05:57 PM

Work for the next few days. I think thats what keeps me so depressed. Maybe I just have no patience, but I don't see me sticking out this book store job.

mikegraham6

11-07-2007, 06:23 PM

dude, luthor- that sucks man, but your right, things can only get better

as for me, im on my second week working for Foreign Affairs and im loving it. This is a perfect job for me and i know and get along with all the people i work with. the only drawback? getting up at 5 AM in order to be here by 6 :(

luthor

11-07-2007, 07:42 PM

My favorite story of the day:

Cow Falls Off Cliff and Hits Van

Charles and Linda Everson were driving back to their hotel when their minivan was struck by a falling object — a 600-pound cow. The Eversons were unhurt but the cow, which had fallen off a cliff, had to be euthanized.

The year-old cow fell about 200 feet from the cliff and landed on the hood of the couple's minivan, causing heavy damage.

A Chelan County fire chief, Arnold Baker, said the couple missed being killed by a matter of inches in the accident Sunday on a highway near Manson.

The Eversons, visiting the area from their home in Westland, Mich., to celebrate their first wedding anniversary, were checked at Lake Chelan Community Hospital as a precaution.

Everson, 49, said he didn't see the cow falling and didn't know what happened until afterward.

He said he kept repeating: "I don't believe this. I don't believe this."

Source. (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/11/06/national/a102702S41.DTL)

six-gun

11-07-2007, 07:44 PM

as for me, im on my second week working for Foreign Affairs and im loving it. This is a perfect job for me and i know and get along with all the people i work with. the only drawback? getting up at 5 AM in order to be here by 6 :(

Have you made love to Tara Chace yet? ;)

esophagus

11-07-2007, 07:45 PM

The board was down. Blech.

Paper, you picked a bad thread title. I'm going to use this as an opportunity to whine straight through to next Wednesday. COMPLETELY EMPTY, ASSHOLE.

fred

11-07-2007, 07:50 PM

COMPLETELY EMPTY, ASSHOLE.
My asshole is also completely empty.

There - now I've said it.

six-gun

11-07-2007, 07:55 PM

La la la, I hate when Rev3 goes down

esophagus

11-07-2007, 07:57 PM

La la la, I hate when Rev3 goes down
On the plus sdie, I got a little bit of the math I'm supposed to be doing done. (I didn't think it was fair not to contribute to the optimism side at all)

cam-

11-07-2007, 08:06 PM

La la la, I hate when Rev3 goes down

I know eh? I had just read Illuminati, Astonishing and Uncanny and was desprate to post I was like "maintenance on a WEDNESDAY?!?!?!"

IT's all good now though...:D

iSteve

11-07-2007, 08:16 PM

cam-

11-07-2007, 08:18 PM

All this pessimism on the forum...

Wait till everyone reads their books, I'm predicting it will cheer everyone up.

I'm no layla miller though.

iSteve

11-07-2007, 08:24 PM

Wait till everyone reads their books, I'm predicting it will cheer everyone up.

I'm no layla miller though.

Cam KNOWS things! Actually, almost always reading my weekly books cheers me up.

"The sun will come out tomorrow... bet your bottom dollar..."

esophagus

11-07-2007, 08:48 PM

All this pessimism on the forum... it has to be the change from daylight savings time. We're getting too little light and it's bringing us down, man. The professionals call it "S.A.D." - seasonal affective disorder. So guys, you see, it's really not your fault. Get some more lamps and cheer up!Haha, I've always thought that was silly. I was having a totally serious discussion with a friend about depression, and of course we got to talking about treating it. I told her what medication I was on for my depression and she laughed and said "Pills are useless. My doctor gave me a lamp that produces natural light in the winter. If you'd like, you can borrow my lamp."

Speaking of strange, potentially fake, illnesses, someone came in and bought a book on Aspergers at work the other day. "Raising Your Teen With Aspergers" or something to that affect. I thought it was hilarious. My cheeks were red from holding in the fleet of comments like "Yeah, that was a pretty big breakthrough on MySpace".

Edit: I should note that Aspergers is just as real as Clinical Depression. People just have a tendency to believe they have both because they don't like people, or get sad sometimes.

paper

11-08-2007, 01:40 AM

Half Full! Half Full!

I got out of my night class early!

I got my comics!

esophagus

11-08-2007, 05:33 AM

Work was dead tonight, and all display copies of movies were 60% off for staff members. I bought Last King of Scotland and Blood Diamond for like $15, and did little else with my night. I finally started catching those lemons people kept throwing at me, and well, you know how the rest goes.

mikegraham6

11-08-2007, 04:58 PM

Have you made love to Tara Chace yet? ;)

sorry six, but that reference goes right over my head

conorkilpatrick

11-08-2007, 04:59 PM

sorry six, but that reference goes right over my head

http://weblogs.variety.com/photos/uncategorized/dandelion.jpg

mikegraham6

11-08-2007, 05:06 PM

ah, i have volume one lined up on my NEXT pile, haven`t gotten to it yet

humphrey-lee

11-08-2007, 06:40 PM

This week is just as generally whatever as any other, which means it was about 70% suck, 20% meh, and 10% actual good. The 20% meh can go either way though in a given week, depending on how well the Pens do or how good comics are for the week, but overall, it's probably gonna suck...

That's right, in my case there isn't even a glass on the table to be filled with anything. Chances are I got frustrated, picked it up, and threw it against the wall. Go me :D

kahunablair

11-08-2007, 08:25 PM

I can't believe the negativity this week guys! Come on. At least you aren't this "dude"....

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2007/11/steven-dell-dude-sm.jpg

Dude, you're getting a drink: Dell dude now a waiter
Oh, how the mighty have fallen: Ben Curtis, famous just a few years ago as "Steven the Dell Dude," is now a waiter / bartender at Tequila Flats in New York. Although the Steven ads were hugely popular and generated tons of buzz (and revenue) for Dell, the company eventually dropped the campaign after Ben got arrested for buying pot in 2003 -- shocking no one who actually watched the commercials, but apparently not the message Dell wanted to send the parents fronting the cash for all those machines. Although he's down to slinging drinks, Ben's taking it in stride, saying "There were times when I made boatloads of money as an actor, but here I can be myself." That doesn't mean he's given up the dream just yet: he's hoping to score big with his band, Whale, which he says has "the green light," but has "decided to take a little time off to record our EP and package ourselves properly." Hm, seems like a perfect opportunity to get back together with Dell, actually -- it could use some new music after getting caught using GarageBand's built-in loops in that XPS One teaser.

mikegraham6

11-08-2007, 11:48 PM

"Dude!..... You left me a shitty tip!"

six-gun

11-09-2007, 01:45 AM

"Dude!..... You left me a shitty tip!"

He's from Chattanooga

mikegraham6

11-09-2007, 01:53 AM

He's from Chattanooga

do they not tip in Chattanooga???

six-gun

11-09-2007, 01:59 AM

do they not tip in Chattanooga???

I can't answer on the grounds that it may reveal how truly backwards my town is

luthor

11-09-2007, 02:41 AM

humphrey-lee

11-09-2007, 03:22 AM

Truth be told, I think Canadians are about the worst tippers on the planet. I can't believe how many times I've been in a restaurant in Toronto or London and seen the servers running for someone and then watch them get up and leave nothing or a minimal tip. It kinda bugs me.

How long do you wait to start dating after breaking up with someone? I just got asked out by a really attractive girl and I'm kind of dumbfounded on how to react.

You say "Now should be good" and buy the broad a drink!

paper

11-09-2007, 03:28 AM

How long do you wait to start dating after breaking up with someone? I just got asked out by a really attractive girl and I'm kind of dumbfounded on how to react.

You say, "Are you a Skrull?"

Here's the kicker. If she says, "Yes," ....propose marriage.

esophagus

11-09-2007, 06:13 AM

Truth be told, I think Canadians are about the worst tippers on the planet. I can't believe how many times I've been in a restaurant in Toronto or London and seen the servers running for someone and then watch them get up and leave nothing or a minimal tip. It kinda bugs me.

How long do you wait to start dating after breaking up with someone? I just got asked out by a really attractive girl and I'm kind of dumbfounded on how to react.Actually, they've done studies to prove we in fact are. We're one of the better tippers in restaurants, but the worst in every other area of the service industry. I tip huge, because I hate when I see people who don't tip at all.

mikegraham6

11-09-2007, 03:49 PM

cam-

11-09-2007, 04:31 PM

Truth be told, I think Canadians are about the worst tippers on the planet.

I think you mean French Canadians.

:eek:

Take that Allouettes!!!

Go Argos!!!

(that means nothing to the americans on the board...)

mikegraham6

11-09-2007, 04:34 PM

I think you mean French Canadians.

:eek:

Take that Allouettes!!!

Go Argos!!!

(that means nothing to the americans on the board...)

Such a "Toronto" thing to say:rolleyes:

luthor

11-09-2007, 04:40 PM

Take that Allouettes!!!

Go Argos!!!

So if the Bills move to Toronto (http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/sports/story.html?id=0a1db36d-d28c-4682-b87e-48cd0a2238f9), is the CFL dead?

mikegraham6

11-09-2007, 04:42 PM

So if the Bills move to Toronto (http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/sports/story.html?id=0a1db36d-d28c-4682-b87e-48cd0a2238f9), is the CFL dead?

the funny part of that story is that it's the owner of the Argos that wants to bring the Bills to Toronto so........

I've heard that if you want to buy a Bills ticket you'll have to get an Argos one as well

luthor

11-09-2007, 04:44 PM

Better question, Do you say Tore-on-toe or Terr-anna?

mikegraham6

11-09-2007, 04:47 PM

Better question, Do you say Tore-on-toe or Terr-anna?

Tore-on-toe

who the hell says Terr-anna???
I think i'd have to break out the backhanded slap on that one

cam-

11-09-2007, 04:52 PM

the funny part of that story is that it's the owner of the Argos that wants to bring the Bills to Toronto so........

I've heard that if you want to buy a Bills ticket you'll have to get an Argos one as well

My understanding is the Argos HAVE to make a bid otherwise the huge ROgers corp will have control over the Leafs, Raptors, and an NFL team. That would surely spell the end of the CFL. It's kindof a preemptive defence against a sports monopoly rather than the Argos management actually WANTING an NFL team.

That CFL is so weird, but at least attendance is rising. Who knows what an NFL team in TOronto would do to it. Realistically I don't think we get a team, this seems to come up every couple of years. I'd expect to see the Bills in LA first.

cam-

11-09-2007, 04:54 PM

Better question, Do you say Tore-on-toe or Terr-anna?

Tore on toe, unless I'm drunk.

luthor

11-09-2007, 05:17 PM

What about Mis-ure-i or Mis-ure-ah?

cam-

11-09-2007, 05:18 PM

Misery,

At least, Sedalia MO was.

esophagus

11-09-2007, 07:10 PM

tip the tax my friend, 15%Ha! That's so depressing. 6% over here. The advantage to Alberta. PST is for suckers.

cam-

11-09-2007, 07:12 PM

For the record Ontario is only 14% (GST came down Mike)

luthor

11-09-2007, 07:16 PM

Coming down again on January 1! Is anyone else old enough to remember when the GST came into effect?

esophagus

11-09-2007, 07:18 PM

Coming down again on January 1! Is anyone else old enough to remember when the GST came into effect?You mean older than 15? It was 1991.

six-gun

11-09-2007, 07:25 PM

So tired, I have my farm all alone and I'm not having anyone over, after five hours of work I'm going to be too tired

esophagus

11-09-2007, 07:26 PM

So tired, I have my farm all alone and I'm not having anyone over, after five hours of work I'm going to be too tired
Im going through the same thing. Todays the first day of my four day weekend (from school, I work a lot). Everyone else is gone off somewhere. Instead of throwing a party, or going out, I've decided to go on the internet and sleep. Wooo.

iSteve

11-09-2007, 07:46 PM

I'm really bummed. MSNBC just reported that expectations for the writers' strike have it going 5 months or more. The last one back in the 1980s went 22 weeks.

luthor

11-09-2007, 07:51 PM

I'm really bummed. MSNBC just reported that expectations for the writers' strike have it going 5 months or more. The last one back in the 1980s went 22 weeks.

Isn't S.A.G. supposed to be walking out shortly too?

mikegraham6

11-10-2007, 12:26 AM

For the record Ontario is only 14% (GST came down Mike)

ya i know, i just use it as a rule of thumb:D

Coming down again on January 1! Is anyone else old enough to remember when the GST came into effect?

me but i was still young, i remember having to pay more for my candy and being severely pissed off

six-gun

11-10-2007, 12:49 AM

The Weekend!

kahunablair

11-10-2007, 05:20 PM

So we've all heard how Da Vinci painted the Last Supper as a clue to the feminine nature behind Jesus, right?
Well apparently, it's more then that. It's really a bit of sheet music.

Italian musician uncovers hidden music in Da Vinci's 'Last Supper'
...
Pala, a 45-year-old musician who lives near the southern Italian city of Lecce, began studying Leonardo's painting in 2003, after hearing on a news program that researchers believed the artist and inventor had hidden a musical composition in the work.

"Afterward, I didn't hear anything more about it," he said in an interview with The Associated Press. "As a musician, I wanted to dig deeper."

In a book released Friday in Italy, Pala explains how he took elements of the painting that have symbolic value in Christian theology and interpreted them as musical clues.

Pala first saw that by drawing the five lines of a musical staff across the painting, the loaves of bread on the table as well as the hands of Jesus and the Apostles could each represent a musical note.

This fit the relation in Christian symbolism between the bread, representing the body of Christ, and the hands, which are used to bless the food, he said. But the notes made no sense musically until Pala realized that the score had to be read from right to left, following Leonardo's particular writing style.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/09/italy.davincicode.ap/index.html

I can't wait to boot up Guitar Hero 4, and have Da Vinci's painting scroll across the screen! On a side note, I took a marker to God creates Adam by Michelangelo and it's really Van Halen's Hot for Teacher.

paper

11-10-2007, 05:29 PM

Da Vinci was such a rascal.

Can we talk about how awesome the new iPod Touch commercial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIttOsrKdBE&watch_response) is? I love the story behind it too. Offering a kid who assembled it and put it on YouTube an opportunity to reshoot in HD and air it as a national commercial. Just badass.

Speaking of the Touch, mine isn't quite getting the attention I thought it would. I can see why you don't use your iPhone as a music player, Blair. It's all in the touch screen. I love to play around with it, but when I'm out and about, I like having the ability to leave the thing in my pocket and toggle through songs. You can't really do that with a touch screen. So my trusty granny smith apple green nano is still my primary ipod.

I'm also having trouble with wifi. I just can't find hotspots. I'm debating the idea of a subscription service. Thoughts?

kahunablair

11-10-2007, 05:37 PM

I haven't seen that commercial, I'll have to check it out.

I'm glad to see I'm not the only guy that has that problem with the "World's greatest iPod".
My biggest complaint though is the lack of being able to manually manage my music. Why oh why must I SYNC?? That goes against everything Apple was known for with the original iPod.

The worst part is, my iPod video has never worked since I dropped it into my sink a few weeks back. I've been using the iPhone, but I'm constantly jonesing for an iPod.

itsbecca

11-10-2007, 05:45 PM

The stray cat we took in ran away. I'm debating in my head whether she actually did have previous owners, or she was just stressed out by our dog and wanted back out to freedom. Either way she freakin booked it lightning speed. I'm keeping my eye out for her, but I'm not holding my breath. I'm left wondering why she couldn't have done this before the 150 dollar bill I had to pay for someone to tell me she's healthy.

paper

11-10-2007, 05:46 PM

I forgot the big thing with the Touch (or iPhone). Volume control. If you're wandering through the city on a cold day, going in and out of buildings and going from quiet streets to loud intersections, do you really want to have to take the ipod out of your pocket and adjust the volume? It's not really easy to do it without looking at the screen.

The solution, I think, is to find a really good pair of bluetooth headphones with volume and track controls on one ear piece. Just so you have that option.

kahunablair

11-10-2007, 06:08 PM

Sorry to hear that, Becca. You never know, cat's are fickle creatures. She may pop back up soon.

six-gun

11-10-2007, 06:13 PM

I'm also having trouble with wifi. I just can't find hotspots. I'm debating the idea of a subscription service. Thoughts?

My problem with my laptop is that every hotspot I find is freaking Security Enabled, wish I was a haxxor

kahunablair

11-10-2007, 06:14 PM

The solution, I think, is to find a really good pair of bluetooth headphones with volume and track controls on one ear piece. Just so you have that option.

Indeed.

Question for you, sir. Have you hacked your Touch yet?
I put off doing it to my iPhone for a while, but a few weeks back I broke down and did it. There are some really weird, useless apps out there, but some are actually extremely useful.

Plus I'm addicted to changing the look of my phone now. I'm currently sporting the Mystique look, but before that I was a huge fan of Litho.
Mystique..
http://iphonetheme.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/final_1.png
Litho..
http://justanotheriphoneblog.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/img-9008.jpg

paper

11-10-2007, 06:21 PM

paper

11-10-2007, 06:22 PM

Eww, why is the icon for Safari on the Litho template the Internet Explorer icon? I almost threw up on my keyboard.

kahunablair

11-10-2007, 06:25 PM

I just need to go to a website on the Touch to hack it, right?

I really like the clean look of the Touch as is. Whenever I change up my desktop or whatever I feel like it only looks cheaper. Third party. So I stick with the original settings.

Yeah. I've actually used it twice (I change something I wasn't supposed to, and rather then fixing it, I just wiped it all out and started over).
It took about 5-10 seconds. It's crazy.

As far as the Internet Explorer logo, that is one of the main reasons I changed it.

iSteve

11-10-2007, 06:56 PM

Tomorrow is the Virginia Comicon here in Richmond. I intend to spend quite a bit myself.

six-gun

11-10-2007, 07:01 PM

I like those desktop hacks

kahunablair

11-10-2007, 07:12 PM

Wow. Nice deals there Luthor. Congrats!

I like those desktop hacks
Thank you, my good man.

paper

11-10-2007, 07:26 PM

Awesome, they apparently released a software update for the Touch enabling the "add event" ability for the calendar. Sucks that they even crippled it in the first place, but I'm glad they rectified the situation.

six-gun

11-10-2007, 07:48 PM

wait, that didn't work to begin with?

kahunablair

11-10-2007, 07:51 PM

wait, that didn't work to begin with?

The things that were left off the Touch, were.. perplexing, to say the least.

paper

11-10-2007, 08:07 PM

I have no idea how to update the firmware. I did a direct download, but am not sure where to drag the folder. No instructions? Lame.

Where's the site to unlock this thing?

kahunablair

11-10-2007, 08:18 PM

JailBreakMe.com

paper

11-10-2007, 08:24 PM

JailBreakMe.com

Why is. My iPod. On fire?

BLAIR!!!!!!!!!

kahunablair

11-10-2007, 08:27 PM

Why is. My iPod. On fire?

BLAIR!!!!!!!!!

Haha. Did you put it on the stovetop again?

paper

11-10-2007, 08:32 PM

Nah, it worked. Any applications you'd recommend?

kahunablair

11-10-2007, 08:45 PM

Nah, it worked. Any applications you'd recommend?

Well I'm a fan of the Summerboard app. but that does the themes, that you aren't a fan of.

Books- an eBook reader.
NES- a Nintendo emulator that is really nicely done
iRadio- lets you listen to internet radio through your phone.
iApp a day- A developer sets up a new goofy app each day. Nothing useful. Just goofy little things that are fun to mess with for a few minutes.
VoiceNotes - Let's you record little audio notes. (Don't understand why this wasn't on there before!)
Sketches- Let you use your phone as a note pad that you draw right on. To clear off the picture you shake the phone like an Etch- a-Sketch.
Mobile RSS- RSS reader for the phone
MobileCast- Let's you download podcasts right to your phone/touch.

There are a few more, but those are the ones that I can come up with off the top of my head.

Oh, you can always get iWoman. It keeps track of your cycle.

paper

11-10-2007, 08:47 PM

Already downloaded iWoman and Sketch.

I wish I could use VoiceNotes, but that's gotta be iphone only. No mic on the touch.

kahunablair

11-10-2007, 08:51 PM

Oops, sorry about that.

paper

11-11-2007, 12:34 AM

How the Grinch Stole Christmas is on TBS.

It really does start earlier every year.

six-gun

11-11-2007, 01:16 AM

Yeah, the Christmas thing irritates me

paper

11-11-2007, 02:23 AM

A bunch of humbugs, the lot of you. What's there to grumble over?

kahunablair

11-11-2007, 03:03 AM

Ok, a mall Santa? Already? This is nuts!

A bunch of humbugs, the lot of you. What's there to grumble over?

Haha. Weren't you the one that created this thread title and started it off?

paper

11-11-2007, 03:46 AM

As happens with many protagonists in a yuletide tale, I started off really down on myself, went on a journey of perspective, and learned that things aren't nearly as bad as I'd thought.

kahunablair

11-11-2007, 03:50 AM

As happens with many protagonists in a yuletide tale, I started off really down on myself, went on a journey of perspective, and learned that things aren't nearly as bad as I'd thought.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ab/It%27s_A_Wonderful_Life.jpg/300px-It%27s_A_Wonderful_Life.jpg

darron

11-11-2007, 04:54 AM

My favorite part of Christmas....so much so I wish it was played all year long....??

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0f/Music_album_record_a_charlie_brown_christmas.jpg/250px-Music_album_record_a_charlie_brown_christmas.jpg

mastap

11-11-2007, 05:49 AM

My favorite part of Christmas....so much so I wish it was played all year long....??

Whenever I see that, I'm reminded of this SNL cartoon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra6ZMIkHhiA
Link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra6ZMIkHhiA)

cormano

11-11-2007, 03:32 PM

How the Grinch Stole Christmas was on TV last night. I was disturbed.

paper

11-11-2007, 04:02 PM

Disturbed because Christmas is oh so sinister? ;)

fred

11-11-2007, 04:04 PM

How the Grinch Stole Christmas was on TV last night. I was disturbed.

I also noticed that last night. I never realized that Boris Karloff did the the Grinch in that. It got all of the great Lugosi dialogue from Ed Wood stuck in my head.

Karloff? **** Karloff. Karloff is not fit to smell my shit.

great movie.

fred

11-11-2007, 04:05 PM

Anyone can play Frankenstein. It's all makeup and grunting. ERRRRRRR UGGGGGH

:)

six-gun

11-11-2007, 08:34 PM

I love my Sunday naps

iSteve

11-11-2007, 09:41 PM

I also noticed that last night. I never realized that Boris Karloff did the the Grinch in that. It got all of the great Lugosi dialogue from Ed Wood stuck in my head.

Karloff? **** Karloff. Karloff is not fit to smell my shit.

great movie.

Fred, I'm going to say what needs to be said - you're wrong. There, I said it - you're wrong, you're wrong, you're wrong. Karloff is a Hollywood horror legend. You, sir, are not worthy to lick his cankerous sores. :D

iSteve

11-11-2007, 09:50 PM

My friend, Steve, and I had a really good day. We sold comics at the Virginia Comicon here in Richmond, and made a tidy profit while doing it. It was a lot of fun. Plenty of artists and dealers. I worked the $1 boxes at other dealers and found some huge deals on bronze age comics. I probably bought 200+ comics for my collection today. Most were in excellent condition.

paper

11-11-2007, 09:53 PM

Fred, I'm going to say what needs to be said - you're wrong. There, I said it - you're wrong, you're wrong, you're wrong. Karloff is a Hollywood horror legend. You, sir, are not worthy to lick his cankerous sores.

Not sure if you're kidding or not. Fred was quoting Ed Wood. That's Lugosi trash talking the memory of Karloff.

paper

11-11-2007, 09:55 PM

iSteve

11-11-2007, 10:02 PM

Not sure if you're kidding or not. Fred was quoting Ed Wood. That's Lugosi trash talking the memory of Karloff.

All kidding. Loved the movie Ed Wood. One of my favs.

iSteve

11-11-2007, 10:05 PM

Sounds like a great haul. 200+? Any favorites?

I bought some Captain America (with the Falcon), some Defenders and Avengers. But my greatest treasure were long runs of issues of Marvel Two-in-One (starring the Thing) and Marvel Team-Up (Spider-Man). Bronze age goodness.

kahunablair

11-12-2007, 05:46 PM

My Neighbor... has a... blow-up... Christmas.. character... her front.. LAWN!

I need to really work on not going over there with a knife and stabbing it to deflation!

cam-

11-12-2007, 05:58 PM

My new favorite X-mas special:

http://z.about.com/d/animatedtv/1/7/9/T/sp814_Woodland_Critter_Christmas_1.jpg

cam-

11-12-2007, 06:14 PM

It used to be this one:

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00006RJAK.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Remember crack the whip?

esophagus

11-12-2007, 06:42 PM

Have you ever seen Elmo Saves Christmas? Best. Movie. Ever.

cam-

11-12-2007, 06:45 PM

Wow, best movie ever? High praise. Elmo's a little after my time though, I miss Telly monster. Elmo made Telly obsolete, thus I hate him.

Oh and Bert, I miss him too.

kahunablair

11-12-2007, 06:50 PM

Wow, best movie ever? High praise. Elmo's a little after my time though, I miss Telly monster. Elmo made Telly obsolete, thus I hate him.

Oh and Bert, I miss him too.

And he made Grover obsolete as well. Super Grover was my hero, and I will never be able to forgive Elmo for crushing my childhood.

Elmo is my Lex Luthor.

luthor

11-12-2007, 06:54 PM

It was my best friend's sister's baby shower yesterday and I learned a valuable lesson... Run as soon as the buffet is served because hungry women are veracious. We served about 50 pounds of chicken, 4 extra large lasagna, a large turkey pot full of potatoes, 6 or 7 side dishes, desserts and a cake to about 50 women. There was NO FOOD left over. I'm was flabbergasted and in awe at the same time.

esophagus

11-12-2007, 07:17 PM

Wow, best movie ever? High praise. Elmo's a little after my time though, I miss Telly monster. Elmo made Telly obsolete, thus I hate him.

Oh and Bert, I miss him too.My sister got it for christmas one year. I was a little old, but I watched it despite that. Basically Elmo wishes for Christmas all the time, and he gets his wish. But after a while people get sick of recieving gifts all the time, because everyones run out of ideas. They basically skip the "stop buying gifts" solution, and Santa flies around the Earth super fast, turning back time (sound familiar?) to before elmo made the wish. Then Santa goes on vacation for a while.

kahunablair

11-12-2007, 07:21 PM

I don't know why, but I have an image of Santa upper cutting Elmo because he wished away all of Clause's vacation time.

esophagus

11-12-2007, 07:23 PM

I don't know why, but I have an image of Santa upper cutting Elmo because he wished away all of Clause's vacation time.Santa does get pretty pissed. It's most of why it's still so funny. Not too mention the fact that the elves are basically sweatshop kids.

cam-

11-12-2007, 07:41 PM

Santa flies around the Earth super fast, turning back time (sound familiar?)

It does sound familiar. The Cher song right? ;)

cam-

11-12-2007, 07:44 PM

luthor

11-12-2007, 07:46 PM

The Cher song right? ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G4O5AMSevc
LINK (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G4O5AMSevc)

esophagus

11-12-2007, 08:45 PM

I like it though, especially the resolution "then santa goes on vacation for a while".

How exactly does Elmo "save" christmas though? Sounds to me like he's the problem in the first place.

In any case I'm sure it's no Follow that birdSorry, Santa doesn't fly around the Earth, Elmo starts having to do Santas job, and he does it.

Follow that Bird was epic.

kahunablair

11-12-2007, 09:14 PM

NOTHING is more epic then Follow that Bird! Don't even joke about that.

I don't know why, but I have an image of Santa upper cutting Elmo because he wished away all of Clause's vacation time.
Couldn't resist....
http://img36.picoodle.com/img/img36/5/11/12/f_elmom_3e78c73.png

esophagus

11-12-2007, 09:20 PM

If you don't start a webcomic, Kahuna, you at least need an art blog of some sort.

cam-

11-12-2007, 09:37 PM

Sorry, Santa doesn't fly around the Earth, Elmo starts having to do Santas job, and he does it.

Follow that Bird was epic.

WHat? Santa's not even doing his job and he needs a vacation?

So lazy and surly he is.

cam-

11-12-2007, 09:38 PM

NOTHING is more epic then Follow that Bird! Don't even joke about that.

Couldn't resist....
http://img36.picoodle.com/img/img36/5/11/12/f_elmom_3e78c73.png

Yeah!!!! Take that you lousy muppet.

kahunablair

11-12-2007, 11:01 PM

Yeah!!!! Take that you lousy muppet.

You're darn right! Someone needed to do it, and why not good ol' Saint Nick?

If you don't start a webcomic, Kahuna, you at least need an art blog of some sort.
Thanks, man. We'll see what happens.

fred

11-13-2007, 01:13 AM

that's awesome

paper

11-13-2007, 01:33 AM

Not to split hairs, but the guy who operates and voices the Elmo puppet is black.

It is indeed awesome.

esophagus

11-13-2007, 02:05 AM

Not to split hairs, but the guy who operates and voices the Elmo puppet is black.

It is indeed awesome.So was Barney. Details like that should never be released. I'd like to pretend the guy playing Barney is in fact a large purple dinosaur. Not one guy in a sound booth, and one guy in a costume.

esophagus

11-13-2007, 02:13 AM

Must. Finish. English. Paper... So many. New. Posts.

This is the first time in high school I have taken any homework home. Blech.

kahunablair

11-13-2007, 02:43 AM

Not to split hairs, but the guy who operates and voices the Elmo puppet is black.

It is indeed awesome.

Crap... You're right. I knew that too. He's a really funny guy when he's not stuck being PC.

EDIT:
Here's a fixed up version.
http://img32.picoodle.com/img/img32/5/11/12/f_Elmom_9ed39c3.png

itsbecca

11-13-2007, 03:19 AM

That is my new background. It doesn't get any more rockin than that.

kahunablair

11-13-2007, 03:22 AM

That is my new background. It doesn't get any more rockin than that.

Haha. Now that is awesome! Thanks Becca.

paper

11-13-2007, 03:24 AM

itsbecca

11-13-2007, 03:31 AM

Webcomic now please!

*sets alarm clock to 3:00AM.*

*Settles down to nightmares about Ruba'iyat of Omar Khayyam/Arabian Nights essay to do before 9:30AM.*

(Paper doesn't do all-nighters. He does all-morningers.)

I just realized this may be my last English paper....ever. Such a weird feeling.

I do the same thing!!!! I have to get a little sleep. Besides pushing it ever more forward makes your productivity climb to the impossible heights. It's a survival instinct. Like a mother lifting the 2 ton reading material off her newborn child.

kahunablair

11-13-2007, 03:53 AM

http://www.buildabear.com//ProductImages/BABW_US/Large/12716L.jpg

Should I be worried that I'm a 25 year old guy that actually got a little bit excited that Build-A-Bear has a Rudolph doll. I think I should be worried, right? Guys?

projektidiot

11-13-2007, 05:51 AM

as long as you didn't buy one you're in the clear.

esophagus

11-13-2007, 05:53 AM

as long as you didn't buy one you're in the clear.When you say one, do you mean the number specifically? I bought five. Am I safe?

projektidiot

11-13-2007, 05:58 AM

oh, certainly. any quantity over 3 strictly implies malicious intent.

esophagus

11-13-2007, 06:02 AM

So, I just checked out the iFanboy store over at your website. I'm just a little curious of who it was that recommended Hannah Montana 2: Meet Molly Cyrus, and Reba's Duets?

projektidiot

11-13-2007, 06:03 AM

at who/what now?

esophagus

11-13-2007, 06:10 AM

at who/what now?
The iFanboy Store (http://www.ifanboy.com/store/).

projektidiot

11-13-2007, 06:14 AM

yes but you said "at your website". whom are you speaking of?

(proper use of whom?)

esophagus

11-13-2007, 06:16 AM

iFanboy. As this is the iFanboy forums, and that is iFanboy.com.

projektidiot

11-13-2007, 06:17 AM

well. I am confused as to these Hannah Montana/Reba remarks as my visit to the store brought about neither of them.

esophagus

11-13-2007, 06:19 AM

well. I am confused as to these Hannah Montana/Reba remarks as my visit to the store brought about neither of them.... They're under the music section.

projektidiot

11-13-2007, 06:22 AM

I am broken. I need a night's repair.

kahunablair

11-13-2007, 06:34 AM

... They're under the music section.

I don't think that's their actual recommendations. I believe that's Amazon's picks.

esophagus

11-13-2007, 06:35 AM

I don't think that's their actual recommendations. I believe that's Amazon's picks.I figured so, but then I noticed a few they may actually like. Coincidence, I'm hoping.

conorkilpatrick

11-13-2007, 03:44 PM

I figured so, but then I noticed a few they may actually like. Coincidence, I'm hoping.

Those were random Amazon recommendations.

Our picks are linked on the left hand side.

iFanboy Episode 43 (http://astore.amazon.com/ifanboycom-20/105-5963529-2134037?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=40)
Conor's Recommendations (http://astore.amazon.com/ifanboycom-20/105-5963529-2134037?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=39)
Ron's Recommendations (http://astore.amazon.com/ifanboycom-20/105-5963529-2134037?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=38)
iFanboy Video Archive (http://astore.amazon.com/ifanboycom-20/105-5963529-2134037?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=41) (A list of the previous video show's books, since we started the store)

The lniks under those feature picks that are randomly generated by Amaszon within each category.

labor_days

11-13-2007, 04:04 PM

Oh shit, Paddy Whacked. I couldn't remember from where/whom I heard about that book.

Thanks for the reminder.

(Does buying through the iFanboy Amazon store help the bros out?)

conorkilpatrick

11-13-2007, 04:15 PM

Oh shit, Paddy Whacked. I couldn't remember from where/whom I heard about that book.

Thanks for the reminder.

(Does buying through the iFanboy Amazon store help the bros out?)

It does.

And I really enjoyed that book. A fascinating history, the Irish American gangster has.

six-gun

11-13-2007, 04:26 PM

I love the new store

kahunablair

11-13-2007, 04:29 PM

I've got a question.

If you use the iFanboy store section, click through to Amazon, and purchase something used, Do you guys see any of that?
I bought a few books last week that I used your site link to get, but then I realized I didn't know if you would get anything for it.

conorkilpatrick

11-13-2007, 04:32 PM

luthor

11-13-2007, 04:34 PM

I'm in the middle of watching a CNN documentary about wrestling. It's interesting and really depressing.

Does anyone remember The Dynamite Kid?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/megalomania/Dynamite%20Kid/Champion.jpg

This is him today:
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/2904/newavnilu005int31sn3.jpg

Links to Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3Hma-r8MyU)

kahunablair

11-13-2007, 04:37 PM

Give me the name of one of the books and I'll check.

Sure.
I got Scott Pilgrim volume 2 and Three Fingers.

conorkilpatrick

11-13-2007, 04:45 PM

Sure.
I got Scott Pilgrim volume 2 and Three Fingers.

Yes, we do indeed get credit.

kahunablair

11-13-2007, 04:46 PM

Awesome. That's good to know.
Thanks for checking.

labor_days

11-13-2007, 04:49 PM

It does.

And I really enjoyed that book. A fascinating history, the Irish American gangster has.

On the x-mas wishlist.

kahunablair

11-13-2007, 06:37 PM

Well speak of the devil, I just got Three Fingers in the mail today. Nice.

fred

11-13-2007, 06:42 PM

The last time that I got 3 fingers in the mail I knew that I should stop talking about that guy on the internet.

What guy is that guy? I'm afraid that I can't say.

esophagus

11-13-2007, 07:56 PM

Those were random Amazon recommendations.

Our picks are linked on the left hand side.

iFanboy Episode 43 (http://astore.amazon.com/ifanboycom-20/105-5963529-2134037?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=40)
Conor's Recommendations (http://astore.amazon.com/ifanboycom-20/105-5963529-2134037?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=39)
Ron's Recommendations (http://astore.amazon.com/ifanboycom-20/105-5963529-2134037?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=38)
iFanboy Video Archive (http://astore.amazon.com/ifanboycom-20/105-5963529-2134037?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=41) (A list of the previous video show's books, since we started the store)

The lniks under those feature picks that are randomly generated by Amaszon within each category.I've figured it all out now. You guys need to start an amazon.ca store. =p

labor_days

11-13-2007, 10:01 PM

"I don't think you're stupid, just everything you're saying."

Oh. Okay. That's better.

Well, if this were true. I wouldn't be friends with people I disagreed with politically or philosophically.

I have plenty of Christian-Conservative friends despite being a Socialist-Atheist myself. I would not call any of those people stupid. I disagree with them on many things.

esophagus

11-13-2007, 10:04 PM

Well, if this were true. I wouldn't be friends with people I disagreed with politically or philosophically.

I have plenty of Christian-Conservative friends despite being a Socialist-Atheist myself. I would not call any of those people stupid. I disagree with them on many things.I'm letting this lay where it falls.

labor_days

11-13-2007, 10:06 PM

Oh well, then. Believe what you will.

kahunablair

11-13-2007, 11:06 PM

fred

11-14-2007, 12:18 AM

I think that Socialists are the devil. Where does that leave me? ;)

labor_days

11-14-2007, 12:34 AM

I can't be friends with any of you guys. On the oft chance we might disagree with each other. :rolleyes:

I think that Socialists are the devil. Where does that leave me? ;)

With these guys!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/21/Is_this_tomorrow.jpg

six-gun

11-14-2007, 01:01 AM

I have plenty of Christian-Conservative friends despite being a Socialist-Atheist myself.

Wait, am I in that category? ;)

labor_days

11-14-2007, 01:05 AM

Wait, am I in that category? ;)

Ha! I wasn't even really thinking about you when I said that, to be honest. I just thought it a silly thing to say people can't disagree fundamentally without disrespecting the other or thinking them foolish.

But yeah, Six fits that bill as well. ;-)

six-gun

11-14-2007, 01:06 AM

With these guys!

Totally inaccurate, our last meeting involved no fire, just shotguns, JD and Lynyrd Skynyrd (you guys should hear fred's Johnny Van Zant impression)

six-gun

11-14-2007, 01:09 AM

But yeah, Six fits that bill as well. ;-)

Just honored to fit in the friends category ;)

esophagus

11-14-2007, 05:50 AM

Ha! I wasn't even really thinking about you when I said that, to be honest. I just thought it a silly thing to say people can't disagree fundamentally without disrespecting the other or thinking them foolish.

But yeah, Six fits that bill as well. ;-)I disagree with plenty of friends. I consider everyone here a friend, you included, and obviously there are disagreements. That's not at all what I was saying. I think we're going to have to agree to disagree on this entire thing.

mikegraham6

11-14-2007, 03:15 PM

Those were random Amazon recommendations.

Our picks are linked on the left hand side.

iFanboy Episode 43 (http://astore.amazon.com/ifanboycom-20/105-5963529-2134037?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=40)
Conor's Recommendations (http://astore.amazon.com/ifanboycom-20/105-5963529-2134037?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=39)
Ron's Recommendations (http://astore.amazon.com/ifanboycom-20/105-5963529-2134037?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=38)
iFanboy Video Archive (http://astore.amazon.com/ifanboycom-20/105-5963529-2134037?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=41) (A list of the previous video show's books, since we started the store)

The lniks under those feature picks that are randomly generated by Amaszon within each category.

Question: if i click your amazon.com link, then click the Shop In Canada link (which takes me to Amazon.ca) on Amazon's site, then buy something on Amazon.ca, so you guys see anything off of that? Just wondering if it would be a waste of time