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our daughter brought home their new puppy a Great Dane. she is a girl so wont get as big but still a horse of a dog.
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Just scored tickets to a special one night 40th Anniversary showing of John Carpenter's 1982 masterpiece, The Thing.

Super duper digital theater with big recliners (same place we saw Bob's Burgers :D)
 
DT said:
Just scored tickets to a special one night 40th Anniversary showing of John Carpenter's 1982 masterpiece, The Thing.

Super duper digital theater with big recliners (same place we saw Bob's Burgers :D)
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Just watched that again recently and it's such a great movie, it just gets better each time.
 
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Just watched that again recently and it's such a great movie, it just gets better each time.
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It's fantastic: insanely great performances, amazing practical effects work by Rob Bottin, how it sucks you in and you feel the same dread and paranoia. A real master class of scifi-horror by one of the greatest ever, John Carpenter.
 
Not sure if I've posted this on TA, but it's pretty terrific, this is a short story written from the perspective of the thing. As you might imagine, it's super spoiler-y if you haven't seen the movie - and if you haven't, well, shame on you :D

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Clarkesworld Magazine - Science Fiction & Fantasy

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast. This page: The Things by Peter Watts
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John Carpenter is everything for real, and Kurt Russell makes it better. Escape From New York and Big Trouble in Little China taught me everything I need to know about adulthood. Mostly that it’s all in the reflexes.
 
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John Carpenter is everything for real, and Kurt Russell makes it better. Escape From New York and Big Trouble in Little China taught me everything I need to know about adulthood. Mostly that it’s all in the reflexes.
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Some general: "Snake, you're the only one who can save the world"

Snake Plissken: "Sad story, got a smoke?"

That is great stuff right there. :ROFLMAO:
 
Today I’m taking my car in for its first checkup. While it’s being looked after, my husband will pick me up in the truck so we can go vote in the gubernatorial runoff. It’s down to two very qualified women. I don’t care really which of them gets the nod, but as they’re both women of color I fear for the general election against Memaw.
 
Last night, in the driveway we played ... badminton! Hahaha, the girls got a set for Dad's Day, but it's really a whole family gift.

It's a pretty neat set, breaks down into an easily portable bag, the poles go into a receiver built into the bag, and kind of flex, and the net has pockets that slip over the poles, so it's self-contained and pretty stable.

We had a blast before the wind died down and the Mansquitos and CHUD came out ...

Oh yeah, it's this one:


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Very light weight too, I could easily see taking it over to the beach!
 
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DT said:
Last night, in the driveway we played ... badminton! Hahaha, the girls got a set for Dad's Day, but it's really a whole family gift.

It's a pretty neat set, breaks down into an easily portable bag, the poles go into a receiver built into the bag, and kind of flex, and the net has pockets that slip over the poles, so it's self-contained and pretty stable.

We had a blast before the wind died down and the Mansquitos and CHUD came out ...

Oh yeah, it's this one:


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Very light weight too, I could easily see taking it over to the beach!
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“Shuttlecock” is one of my favorite words.
 
Test driving T-Mobile.

Seems they have an app that installs a T-Mobile number on an iPhone's eSim. So you can pick and choose which network you want to use.

It is good for 30 days or 30GB of data, so giving it a try.
 
Herdfan said:
Test driving T-Mobile.

Seems they have an app that installs a T-Mobile number on an iPhone's eSim. So you can pick and choose which network you want to use.

It is good for 30 days or 30GB of data, so giving it a try.
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Let us know what you think.
 
Alli said:
so we can go vote in the gubernatorial runoff. It’s down to two very qualified women. I don’t care really which of them gets the nod, but as they’re both women of color I fear for the general election against Memaw.
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To say the Dems aren't trying is a severe understatement. Truly sad.
 
Herdfan said:
It is good for 30 days or 30GB of data, so giving it a try.
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Good luck. Lots of folk either love or hate them. I kinda hate them as my voicemail takes anywhere from 4 to 24 hours to post. Good thing I detest voicemail and very, very rare get one for something important. All that started I convinced the entire household to switch from AT&T and Verizon and onto my account as a family.
 
Edd said:
John Carpenter is everything for real, and Kurt Russell makes it better. Escape From New York and Big Trouble in Little China taught me everything I need to know about adulthood. Mostly that it’s all in the reflexes.
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Oh wow, outstanding post_to_avatar synergy :D
 
Alternate Wednesday, so I’ll go donate platelets this afternoon. It’s kinda like my alone time. Just have to remember to bring a can of soda today.
 
Waiting for a support call with Apple at 10:30am (PT) - bought an Apple Watch Nike SE in Bangkok (at the assurance of two of the "Apple Genius's" that it supports NA cellular frequencies), only to find out that it isn't compatible with our carriers back here. Hopefully the senior advisor is able to convince the store manager here to do a swap for me. *sigh*

Edit: Why 10:30? - our local Apple Store doesn't open until 10am - they're going to get the manager of the store on the call.

Yes, that's right - TWO of them assured me multiple times that it was the exact same SKU as North America. Hopefully this get resolved this AM. It's their fuck up.

Edit: After getting the run-around from two "senior advisors", they transferred me over to "customer relations" - who proceeded to put me on hold several times (add another hour to the call) while she researched. In the end, she's scheduling a callback with me in a WEEK (so she can better get this sorted). *sigh*.
 
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Although my Redneck credentials are challenged by @DT ;), one person who doesn't is my mother-in-law. In fact, she may assign more than I actually have.

Since she is coming tomorrow for a visit, I went to Rural King and bought a box of RK branded K-cup pods. Got 36 for $9. That will be some high quality coffee for sure. :ROFLMAO:

Going to put them in the carousel and see what she says. Of course, I will remove all the Starbucks ones. :eek:
 
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