RRRR: Pride and Prejudice
by homesickalien on Jul 29, 2011 4:55 PM CDT
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PrintWhat up Right-Railers! Here is your long-awaited new Rumpus Room; deepest apologies for the delay.
Feel free to blame my job, my friends force-feeding me belated birthday gins, and Nick Swisher.
This week's topic is pride. Most of us got some, for one reason or another. And I don't mean in the way that we all feel a degree of pride for our dear White Sox. I'm talkin' personal pride here.
I was recently digging through boxes that traveled with me from Chicago and have remained unopened for the majority of my four years in Seattle. I was looking for sheet music so I could tickle my new digital piano and I came across a bunch of college books and notebooks I kept during that time. The rediscovery of a certain notebook transported me back to one of my proudest moments.
I'll share the story of that moment here, and hope that in addition to our usual off-topic abuse of this thread, some of you will also share an experience in your life that makes you proud.
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As a film student for most of college (before writing commanded my focus), I took a course that focused on the works of Spike Lee and August Wilson. It was an elective unrelated to my film degree, but especially piqued my interest due to the Spike Lee portion of the class.
On the first day of the course, we gathered in our theater-like room and I couldn't help but notice that for the first time in my life, I was the minority, the only white girl in a class of about thirty young adults. As an example of my super-white upbringing, my 8th grade graduating class had but one African American member. Good ol' Reggie.
There were only two other Caucasians (dudes) in the Lee/Wilson class, and the three of us sat in the back of the room for the entire semester and mostly kept our mouths shut. We were practically flies on the walls. I tried to participate at the beginning of the semester, but it seemed like my very long arm was invisible since I never got called upon in class discussions. So I gave up and settled into my role of observer by the fourth week.
The class proved to be very entertaining and I especially loved the Spike Lee film-screening weeks. My highlight was perhaps during "School Daze," when everyone was out of their seats doing "Da Butt" during that scene.
'Twas awesome, and I can almost assure you that's not what happens when the same film is presented to a room full of white people. Not saying, just sayin'!
Anyway, about three weeks left in the class, the teacher explained our assignment for the final: a ten-minute creative oral presentation that somehow merged our major studies and the material we'd covered with regards to Spike Lee and August Wilson. I was already getting into writing, so I opted to at least go the route of words for the final. But I also didn't want to just write something and read it to the class in extremely boring fashion.
Two weeks of class left to go, my token white buddy Lance leaned over to me in our usual seats in the back of the room and asked what I was doing for the final. I had no idea. Hadn't thought about it much. An hour later, I leaned back to him and informed him I'd figured it out; I was going to write a rap. He laughed and shook his head. "No you're not." By the end of class that day, I had a page of the rap scribbled in my notebook. I sure was!
The final week arrived and I had all three pages of my hand-written rap memorized. I gave the written copy to my professor so she could follow along and catch all the clever references. She looked at me like I was crazy. In that moment, I felt like she was probably onto something.
I stood alone in front of the class with nothing in my hands and without a visual aid to offer them. I was wearing a t-shirt with the words "Please don't eat me... I love you" surrounding a cartoon pig holding flowers. For the first time all semester, I met the faces of everyone who sat in front of me. Most of them looked upon me like Where'd this girl come from? Like they didn't even know I was back there in the shadows of the room the whole semester. I was suddenly overcome with nerves. My limbs were shaking.
I introduced myself and explained that I liked to write and therefore, had prepared a rap. I also took the opportunity to warn them I was white. The room burst into reactions; mostly laughter, whispers and overall disbelief. After they hushed and took the edges of their seats, a few seconds of silence passed as I prepared myself to begin and tried to swallow the knot in my throat.
I broke the silence by informing the class, "I don't even have a beat, soooo you'll have to bear with me."
A few seconds later, I began rapping. I made it through the whole thing flawlessly, only pausing out of necessity when my rhymes were so well-received that the class was laughing too hard for me to continue. I finished and received an enthusiastic standing ovation from everyone in the room. They were flabbergasted, they loved it, they requested an encore. I was still shaking, but more at that point from relief, elation and pride.
Lance welcomed me back to my seat shaking his head, "I can't believe you just did that." Glowing with a huge smile, I replied, "Dude. Me. Neither!!"
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Trying to score runs with Juan Pierre as your leadoff hitter is like trying to suture a wound in a moving car. You might still be successful -- but why make it so hard on yourself?
by Chiburb on Jul 30, 2011 6:35 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Love some August Wilson plays.
First one I saw of the cycle was Jitney, on one of the first dates with the wife. It’s our goal to see all of them.
Along the lines of your story- In high school, a friend of mine wrote a little sketch for the talent show. Mind you, Chicago Public Schools. It was called the life and times of Michael Jackson. It started off with like the most dark skinned black guy going out and dancing to the Jackson 5, and gradually worked it’s way through various lighter skin toned black kids dancing to Michaels albums in chronological order. Last but not least was my pasty white ass dancing to Black or White.
We won best skit. Good times.
"That might be how you roll at Camp Anawanna, Budnick. But where I come from, we only salute Old Glory." -moroots on May 23rd
by South Side Expat on Jul 29, 2011 6:16 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
Is this on VHS somewhere?
"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza
by homesickalien on Jul 29, 2011 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm sure it is, somewhere.
One of the many things precluding me from office.
"That might be how you roll at Camp Anawanna, Budnick. But where I come from, we only salute Old Glory." -moroots on May 23rd
by South Side Expat on Jul 30, 2011 12:31 AM CDT up reply actions
came across this whilst looking for swings to try to emulate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmW4eC5B6T0
the big hurt in the 1994 home run derby.
his selectivity is amusing, he completely annihilates some of those balls.
shame i can’t find the ’95 one.
by craigws on Jul 29, 2011 6:44 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
thank you so much for that
I loved the players reactions to the 4th deckers in one of the biggest old ballparks out there
Joe Buck is just White Noise to me. It’s like the game is being called by a CD of whale songs. - mechanical turk
by blackoutsox on Jul 30, 2011 12:27 AM CDT up reply actions
just sent our toyota pickup to the junkyard today.
bought it new in ‘92. man was it a great vehicle. it had to go due to frame/body issues, rusted out and about to break in half. couldn’t be welded. never had any sort of major problem with it. i was proud of that truck. on the personal pride side i’m proud of myself and mrs. buehrleman for driving that truck 145,000 miles and never having to replace the clutch.
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
by BuehrleMan on Jul 29, 2011 6:45 PM CDT reply actions 6 recs
did you ever see the stuff they did to an old toyota pickup on top gear?
it survived being washed into the sea, set on fire and being on the top of a extremely tall building as it was demolished.
yeah, i've seen that.
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
Booyah indeed.
"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza
by homesickalien on Jul 29, 2011 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm proud that BuehrleMan thinks I'm Mr.FantasyExpert.
I’m also proud of once sneaking onto the set of “Catch and Release” as an extra. My acting debut as a person strolling in the background remained in the final cut. The sad part is I have to watch the movie to see myself strolling in the background.
White Sox 2011: The season of extraneous body parts.
Sheesh, can I have a re-do?
This “proud” moment sucks.
White Sox 2011: The season of extraneous body parts.
heh, why not!
"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza
by homesickalien on Jul 30, 2011 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions
when i did my student teaching, i was not ready for the time demands it would take
i was not sleeping for nights in a row because my co-operating teacher told me that i had to have everything graded every night in addition to writing lessons and all quizzes and tests for three different preps. I thought i was doing a fine job in front of the class, but my teacher would complain about anything and everything. one time I got yelled at for calling my mom during a prep period when i had nothing planned to do. her style did not work for me, and i even drove home three hours one night to tell my parents i was quitting with two and a half weeks left of it. it was the worst school experience i’ve ever gone through.
over the last couple of weeks, i slowly started giving classes back to my co-operating teacher. it was a relief as things started to get easier, and i could work with students during her lessons. when i gave one of my low level math classes back, i went and sat in a desk in the back of the room. the girl i sat next too asked if i was done teaching her class, and i explained that my co-operating teacher would take it. she started tearing up and told me she had never learned math as easily as when i was teaching it. made the previous 13 weeks of hell worth it.
brndnprkns: I'm pretty sure the "badass" value of your life is closer to Gigli than The Dark Knight
by whitesoxmatt on Jul 29, 2011 6:59 PM CDT reply actions 9 recs
Sweet!
"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza
by homesickalien on Jul 29, 2011 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions
That's a fun, nice teaching story
and John Stossel can go die.
Great job.
sideways smiley face
by TasteeFreeze on Jul 29, 2011 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions
there's a reason i sat in front of you
all the credit, none of the work.
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
i was really good at learning without doing the work though
brndnprkns: I'm pretty sure the "badass" value of your life is closer to Gigli than The Dark Knight
by whitesoxmatt on Jul 30, 2011 1:12 AM CDT up reply actions
that's win-win-win, pam
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
Nice story HSA. Thank you.
Trying to score runs with Juan Pierre as your leadoff hitter is like trying to suture a wound in a moving car. You might still be successful -- but why make it so hard on yourself?
I remember calling you right after that happened, as I walked through the South Loop that sunny May day.
"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza
by homesickalien on Jul 29, 2011 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions
That is a cool story, HSA.
sideways smiley face
by TasteeFreeze on Jul 29, 2011 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions
im proud that i was one of two people out of a room of 500 people
to get up and eulogize my bestfriend who commit suicide. i made it short and sweet as i didnt want to overdo it because of the nature of his death. it was poetic but also caused eruptions of laughter. i burned the sheet of paper later that night while drunk so i barely remember what was on it. after i was done an old lady got up in front of everyone and thanked me for making an awkward situation more intimate. i only did it because his father asked me to. i was only 22. before i began, i said that i was speaking for everyone in the room. i burned that sheet because wally burned my batting gloves when i was slumping one year, slump burned with the gloves. im proud i got through that shit and am proud that as a young man i had the strength to make prople feel better even though i was a wreck
by Rhubarb on Jul 29, 2011 9:17 PM CDT reply actions 7 recs
i don't know about y'all, but i get a sense of pride whenever i have to flush twice.
I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.
by thatshortkid on Jul 29, 2011 9:53 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
As stupid as it sounds...
I get a weird sense of pride at the dentist when I open my mouth real wide like he asked, and he tells me I did a good job.
sideways smiley face
by TasteeFreeze on Jul 29, 2011 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions
My wife asked me to sing at her Dad's funeral
Asked me to sing the Ave, Maria.
I’ve had voice lessons, but I’m not classically trained. I had to learn the Latin in about 2 days from a Pavarotti tape I bought on the way to Baltimore. Then I got to get up in front of all of my grieving in-laws and belt it out. I tried to look at my wife once, and god, she was crying her eyes out. It was extremely emotional (duh!). I had to just look at the back wall over everyone’s heads or I might have lost it.
But I did it. I sang the first verse twice, but hit the notes, pronounced everything correctly, and most important, kept it together.
sideways smiley face
by TasteeFreeze on Jul 29, 2011 10:18 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
I bet that rap fucking sucked.
So, I say this more with admiration than anything else: I love that Kenny Williams went out and acquired the two worst players in the American League so far this year. - Joe Posnanski
by e-gus on Jul 30, 2011 12:40 AM CDT reply actions 5 recs
I was kinda hoping she'd post it.
"I have zero enthusiasm for my career, home, physical fitness, or any number of personal relationships with other humans and pets. It’s called 'being alive,' Frank Wren. Now hold your nose and make a deal, pussy." - dr. lingerie
Two excerpts:
cuz I smoked a Spike Lee joint
or burned my Public Enemy CD
or something stupid like that
But can’t you see what I mean
It sho’ wasn’t no love that killed that Radio Raheem
Strollin’ down the block mindin’ his own businez
Pumpin’ his box to drown out Rosie Perez
But anyway, you see I guess I’ve gone off track
I don’t usually rap so you’ll have to cut me some slack
In case you hadn’t noticed,
I’m the opposite of black
No rhythm and no flow enough to save my own ass
But I’m workin’ and I’m trying just to get through this year
Much like Danny Aiello,
I’m the minority here
Speaking of which,
this is just killing me
Doesn’t anyone know John Turturro’s nationality?
Sometimes he’s a Jew or a Latino
But Spike Lee likes to use him mainly as a dago
And as the Chi-Lites say
Tell me have you seen her
That Pauly had a bad case of the jungle fever
But so did Big Sal, as well as Little Angie
Getting hot and bothered by the Snipes of Wesley
"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza
by homesickalien on Jul 30, 2011 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions 8 recs
Fucking awesome.
Your story sounds like something out of a movie. I’m chuckling just imagining it.
"I have zero enthusiasm for my career, home, physical fitness, or any number of personal relationships with other humans and pets. It’s called 'being alive,' Frank Wren. Now hold your nose and make a deal, pussy." - dr. lingerie
yeah you really need to figure out how to write this/yourself performing it into a spec
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
by colintj on Jul 30, 2011 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
she should write up this thread as an entire episode of 'This American Life'.
by gar ridge pride on Jul 30, 2011 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
who dis?!?
"That might be how you roll at Camp Anawanna, Budnick. But where I come from, we only salute Old Glory." -moroots on May 23rd
by South Side Expat on Jul 31, 2011 5:24 AM CDT up reply actions
am wiping spit off my monitor.
cat is terrified.
by obnoxious american on Jul 30, 2011 2:19 AM CDT up reply actions
The hsa/Tony Bennett mashup however, is pretty good.
"That might be how you roll at Camp Anawanna, Budnick. But where I come from, we only salute Old Glory." -moroots on May 23rd
by South Side Expat on Jul 30, 2011 2:38 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ya mama's got a peg leg with a kickstand!
"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza
by homesickalien on Jul 30, 2011 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Very cool story
You never said what you got for a grade.
"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun
The professor (a black woman) gave me an A in the class.
Can’t say I earned it the rest of the semester, but she was impressed by the final.
"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza
by homesickalien on Jul 30, 2011 11:16 AM CDT up reply actions
FYI Tdogg, I gave FAQ (meth-up pork shoulder smoker) your email address upon his request. Amusingly, while typing your addy into a text, my phone tried to auto-correct your name to "terrified lard".
"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza
by homesickalien on Jul 30, 2011 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions
...which is going to be my new garage band's name.
"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza
by homesickalien on Jul 30, 2011 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions
i was just glancing at over the monster and saw that there was a guy that hated marco scutaro.
that reminded me of a documentary i saw called “a player to be named later”. it follows a season (2001 i think) at milwaukee’s AAA affiliate at the time, the indianapolis indians. one of the main storylines is marco scutaro. he seemed cool and i thought the film was well done and interesting. it’s available streaming at netflix.
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
That doc has been suggested to many times but I haven't gotten to it yet. I will give it a whirl on your recommendation.
"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza
by homesickalien on Jul 30, 2011 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions
This story reminds me,
on two occasions, while dressed as Reggie Redbird (illinois state’s mascot), there were groups of black students at sporting events determined to know if “Reggie is a brother”. I liked the anonymity of being a mascot, so I didn’t reveal anything. But one girl clearly screamed, “Reggie! Let me see you tootsie roll!”. This was 1994. I watched enough MTV. I can dance. So, I tootsie rolled. They were all convinced that Reggie was a black kid. So we all started joyously jumping up and down in unison, which spread through the rest of the student section.
That’s all the story I can mobil muster.
Why buy the cow when the milk is kinda bitchy?
by SkanchoDanza on Jul 30, 2011 10:36 AM CDT reply actions 6 recs
Great stories here
I wrote a kickass eulogy for my father, but had another family member deliver it. Way too tough, ya know? As for Spike, he makes a good movie, but looks like a douchebag when he’s courtside acting the fool.
"Yeah, it would be nice to get it going a little before the All-Star break." - Adam Dunn on his less-than-stellar year thus far (7/7/11)
by tailgater on Jul 30, 2011 11:45 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
You're mourning.
I can’t fathom how people deliver a eulogy for a loved one.
I have all the respect in the world for them.
sideways smiley face
by TasteeFreeze on Jul 30, 2011 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions
I collect moments like these:
The first time one of my 7 year old students came up to me and said “Sir!!! I went to the dentist today and was brave, Just like you say a black belt should be!”
During HS graduation, having my name announced as an Evans Scholarship winner with a full ride to Northwestern.
Travelling to Korea to test for my 5th degree.
The time a 12 year old latina student of mine (who when she first started coming to class at age 9 could not look me in the eye or speak her name) took State Champion in sparring.
Seeing Mrs Doc be named by the Southtown newspaper as the “Female Entertainer of the Year”.
Working at the Renaissance fair with my best friend who had built a working grape catapult (1/10 scale) as we drew a crowd of 500 souls just by shooting grapes and catching them in our teeth.
"His Load got Sloppy" Colintj
by DrEmilioLizardo on Jul 30, 2011 12:28 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I Bing'd "Southtown newspaper as the "Female Entertainer of the Year" and now the question is
Are you married to Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift or Betty White?
Entertainer, not Impersonator...
Subtle, yet important distinction.
"His Load got Sloppy" Colintj
by DrEmilioLizardo on Aug 1, 2011 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions
I would never leave the house if I could.
"His Load got Sloppy" Colintj
by DrEmilioLizardo on Aug 1, 2011 10:53 AM CDT up reply actions
I delivered a eulogy for my great aunt; a woman who was widowed at 45 and suffered a stroke the same year,
paralyzing the right half of her body. She relearned to write and draw – she was an artist – with her left hand, and lived on her own that way for another 40 years. The sweetest person I’ve ever known, and perhaps the toughest. I was proud of what I wrote and having it together enough to deliver it well, but there’s no way I could’ve written anything that would’ve done her justice.
"I have zero enthusiasm for my career, home, physical fitness, or any number of personal relationships with other humans and pets. It’s called 'being alive,' Frank Wren. Now hold your nose and make a deal, pussy." - dr. lingerie
by RWShow on Jul 30, 2011 2:40 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I wish my Rockford Summer School Experience was more like this story
It was boring but I did see some pretty sweet fights. I had no idea they could happen in the middle of class. Made some friends that made lunch break more fun, I have no idea why they let us go off campus but we made the most of it.
the last 5 years i taught in an alternative school. the population was 95 percent african american.
they loved “heating” each other (a term for talking shit about one another). id pick my spots but id jump in and heat some of them back. i destroyed the best smack talker in the school so bad he came up to me and shook my hand. lol. Actually I’m pretty proud of my whole time i taught at that school. It was extremely difficult but the kids mostly liked me and I was able to get through to a lot of them without having to “physically manage” them like a lot of teachers did. when my most challenging student graduated this past year (i taught self contained meaning he was in my class the entire time) I felt a huge sense of accomplishment that I was able to help get him through.
as a coach i was proud when my team of bum players FINALLY applied the full court press properly leading to a win. it was a huge battle all year long to get them to do it correctly.
i was proud every time i struck someone out with a high fastball. taking that walk around the mound as the team throws the ball around felt great… every time!
I’m proud every time my kids act so well that strangers say how good they are.
Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.
by KenWo4LiFe on Jul 30, 2011 10:43 PM CDT reply actions 5 recs
Your kids amazing you is one of the coolest things to be proud of in life.
sideways smiley face
by TasteeFreeze on Jul 30, 2011 11:58 PM CDT up reply actions
i'm on wwf
alias of the same name. already dropped 20 points on RWShow
Joe Buck is just White Noise to me. It’s like the game is being called by a CD of whale songs. - mechanical turk
You have no idea what I am ready to do to you
tomorrow once I am fucking sober, POS!
"I have zero enthusiasm for my career, home, physical fitness, or any number of personal relationships with other humans and pets. It’s called 'being alive,' Frank Wren. Now hold your nose and make a deal, pussy." - dr. lingerie
by RWShow on Jul 31, 2011 3:33 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Great story hsa, here's one...
I went up to UW for grad school and my department turned out to be pretty competitive in intramural sports. One late night after way too many it was decided that I would learn to skate well enough to take over the goalie position from a guy who was defending his thesis. I convinced them that several years of playing 3rd base in 16-inch softball developed some of the same skills.
I got serious, I spent 3 lunch hours a week for 4 months working my arse off, getting my legs at a rink. Even though I got a chance to play a little pickup, on the night of the first league game, I was so fucking nervous I got to the rink 2 hours in advance to put the pads on. So I’m all geared up and I waddle into the rink to watch what was going on and no shit, on the ice was the goddam US men’s hockey team…I stood there stunned… It turned out that they were in town for a week before going up to Calgary for the Olympics.
I watched them fly around the rink for an hour till the practice ended and no one was left on the ice cept for a coach, a goalie and like five hundred pucks. The goalie was rounding up stray ones for the coach to throw into buckets so I just went on the ice and helped them out. When I got close enough to see them, I recognized that the player was former Badger great (pre-NHL) Mike Richter.
After thanking me for helping with the pucks, he says, “Good luck in your game”. I say, "Mike, your not gonna believe this, but this is the first one of my life." We talked for awhile and laughed at my hodgepodge hand-me-down equipment . One thing I remember him saying was “Keep your stick on the ice and tell your defensemen before the game that you’re buying if you get the win.” So that’s exactly what I did…I made a couple of nice saves and we beat some dickish med students 3-1 and I truly enjoyed paying for about 17 boilermakers at the bar after the game. Thanks Mike.
by gar ridge pride on Jul 31, 2011 12:54 PM CDT reply actions 9 recs
Bravo!
:D
"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza
by homesickalien on Jul 31, 2011 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Tomorrow is my final day at the worst job I've ever had.
Words cannot express how happy I will be when I clock out tomorrow. Currently awaiting in the basement fridge:
"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
a couple of my best memories are leaving jobs I hate
even (especially) ones I got fired from. Its like hitting your head on the wall repeatedly. It feels so good when you stop.
I shant be misled a second time
It's an internship that I signed a 10 week contract for.
That they decided to extend into an 11th week without asking me what I wanted. I’ve been unhappy there since about week three. It made my summer mostly miserable and made me an ever more cranky and irritable person.
And it all ends in about 22 hours.
"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
Hey man, just take that turd, shine it up and slap it on your resume.
We’ve all been there. Stay strong, my brother.
To my knowledge, certain things were not known.
-James Murdoch
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 1, 2011 8:22 AM CDT up reply actions
Had a very nice final day.
Will miss just about all of my coworkers. Very happy to be done. Hangover totally worth it.
"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
Hurrah!
Now I am sure you are apprehensive over your 2nd year (the most difficult). Always remember the light at the end of the tunnel exists and you WILL get there. The tunnel runs through Kansas.
Thanks man.
Yeah, I’m basically pretending that second year won’t suck ass.
"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
Don't pretend it won't, just kick its ass while laughing
When all the other students are bitching about this and that, use it as motivation to be better than them. Make it a game.
Every Thanksgiving, my family holds an all-members Dart Tournament.
The first time I won, 2004, I got into college, came out to my Dad and the Sox won the World Series.
The second time I won it, 2007, the Sox won the division (2008), I made the best grades of my college career and got to be at my Grandmother’s side when she died.
The third time I won it (2010), SSS embraced me with open arms, we’ll see about the Sox, but I moved out on my own, got a real job and finally started to establish myself as an adult.
I’m the only multiple champion in family history and good things seem to happen to our boys when I win. Let’s hope that keeps up.
On a different note: I would like to thank everyone for recommending The Wire – it’s television unlike any I’ve ever seen before and think it’s amazing. It, and that “The Dew Point is too damn high!” meme have absolutely gotten me through a very rough month, personally and I would to thank SSS for being there.
Okay, sentimentality over. Fuck Alex Rios and his incompetence, blah blah blah.
To my knowledge, certain things were not known.
-James Murdoch
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 1, 2011 8:03 AM CDT reply actions
Cricket or 301?
"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
High score to eliminate the little kids and people who can't throw. By the 3rd round, it's 301.
To my knowledge, certain things were not known.
-James Murdoch
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 1, 2011 8:15 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm more of a cricket man myself.
"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
Fair enough. Kinda hard when the age range is 9 to 87 and there's 25 people you've got to get through.
To my knowledge, certain things were not known.
-James Murdoch
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 2, 2011 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions
Pride: Representing Iowa for two straight years at the National Geography Bee in DC
The second year I made the final ten, where the questioner is Alex Trebek. Now, I’m studying an amazing field and in charge of scheduling a university’s robotic telescope.
Prejudice: Any time a Cubs or Twins fan comes through my check out line, and in Iowa City there’s a lot of both.
Our manager wears 13, we were supposedly cursed, and we wear black. Let's play.
i won the geography bee in my class. thats as far as i made it.
lol
Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.
The Dick's Sporting Goods in the Coralville Mall is up there with Mogadishu on the worst places on earth list
It’s like the sweatshop where all the Cubs, Cards and Twins merchandise is manufactured mated with a Gorgon and had a huge moneymaking baby that dumb people keep walking in and out of. I felt worse about humanity every time I walked out of there.
by Sox-35th on Aug 1, 2011 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Black Sox Down- The Movie!
"His Load got Sloppy" Colintj
by DrEmilioLizardo on Aug 1, 2011 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I work in the Target in that mall
Now it’s a Scheels All Sports but the baseball stuff is still all Cubs, Twins, and Cards. Hell, they have more Yankee and Red Sox stuff than White Sox gear. Not to mention more Packers stuff than Bears gear.
That den of iniquity is a hundred yards from me as I type.
Our manager wears 13, we were supposedly cursed, and we wear black. Let's play.
by ChiSoxRox on Aug 1, 2011 9:39 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Holy shit, you work at that Target?
I spent the better part of two years there. And I didn’t work there.
Just to provide a counterpoint to the whole pride theme.
I didn't know you are Indian.
Do you know Ozzie Montana? Do you like Sitar Hero?
Trying to score runs with Juan Pierre as your leadoff hitter is like trying to suture a wound in a moving car. You might still be successful -- but why make it so hard on yourself?
by Chiburb on Aug 2, 2011 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
Nope, I'm white. The year I made the finals, it was 6 Asian kids, 3 skinny white girls, and me
Our manager wears 13, we were supposedly cursed, and we wear black. Let's play.
I played competitive billiards in college, mostly 9 ball, some 8 ball at UIUC.
We would have regional tournaments every spring, with nationals in the summer. In our region were schools like NIU, SIU, Purdue, Indiana, Bradley, a few others. For my first 3 or 4 competitions, I played like crap, had really unlucky opponent draws, and went two and out in the tournaments (double elimination format). 9-Ball is a lot of luck, and in small sample sizes, races to 7, it plays a factor, but I had a tough time dealing with the pressure at first.
So senior year, last regional, I go, and draw a pretty equal opponent. Go up 3-2, then fall apart and lose the match 7-5. Anticipating another two and out, I felt resigned to my fate. With my dad watching from the upstairs balcony, I proceed to win my next five matches, a couple that went hill-hill, in one of the most exhilirating runs of play I’ve ever experienced. My sixth match to qualify for nationals was against a schoolmate of mine, who wasn’t going to go if he qualified, and sandbagged the match to me. I ended up taking 5th, and qualifying, after accepting defeat.
College billiards isn’t exactly a large community, so you get to know everyone from other schools over the years you play. Being congratulated by my peers, my teammates, coach, and father are definitely up there as one of my proudest moments
Easy chief
We’re a community - Tdogg
by Jack M on Aug 1, 2011 3:45 PM CDT reply actions 5 recs
How did we never hang out until this summer?
"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
updated email will go out some time this afternoon
"That might be how you roll at Camp Anawanna, Budnick. But where I come from, we only salute Old Glory." -moroots on May 23rd
by South Side Expat on Aug 2, 2011 10:09 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm sure I'll see some of you sleeping on my couch the next morning, lol.
To my knowledge, certain things were not known.
-James Murdoch
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 2, 2011 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions
It might be the weekend I'm leaving for Kansas.
If it isn’t, I’ll be there and can cover someone else for a ticket as well.
"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
Landlord told me the apt won't be ready before the 15th.
Count me in.
"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
email, motherfucker, do you use it?
"That might be how you roll at Camp Anawanna, Budnick. But where I come from, we only salute Old Glory." -moroots on May 23rd
by South Side Expat on Aug 2, 2011 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Word.
I’ve already got two tickets for the game and a parking pass. Let me know who needs the pass. Also let me know who to give the extra ticket to.
"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
Sween.
Looks like another SSSer will know where I live.
"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
orgullo moment (in two semi-related parts)
i was on a ski racing team for six years and for the first 4 i was not very good. however, on the very first race of my fifth year, it was a super icy course and everyone was wiping out. I was also racing on my new skis for the first time. despite all of this, I finished the race without falling and placed 4th, getting points for my team for the very first time. (Top ten get points, top five get medals). I was ecstatic and that was the greatest day ever. after that, I had a breakout year and got in the top ten most of the time although I only medaled one more time.
secondly, when i first joined the team, all the older people were dickish and never talked to me or any of the other younger people. we were a rather dysfunctional team. When I was one of the older people, my friends and I made sure to be welcoming to the younger people (theres a 6 year age range) and we became good friends and a strong spirited team. the best part is I still talk with most of the younger people today. thats probably my proudest moment.
Joe Buck is just White Noise to me. It’s like the game is being called by a CD of whale songs. - mechanical turk
by blackoutsox on Aug 1, 2011 4:40 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
from the guy who brought you the cleveland tourism videos:
So, I say this more with admiration than anything else: I love that Kenny Williams went out and acquired the two worst players in the American League so far this year. - Joe Posnanski
by e-gus on Aug 1, 2011 10:43 PM CDT reply actions 5 recs
joe pos is a dick in your sig
Joe Buck is just White Noise to me. It’s like the game is being called by a CD of whale songs. - mechanical turk
Kenny Williams is a dick in e-gus' sig
Why buy the cow when the milk is kinda bitchy?
by SkanchoDanza on Aug 2, 2011 10:14 AM CDT up reply actions
I've been dealing with an ear-wax buildup for the past few months
(apparently Q-Tips are bad!) which had been affecting my hearing. Went to get them cleaned out yesterday, and I pretty much feel like:
Easy chief
We’re a community - Tdogg
interesting neyer interview with shawn green:
http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/8/2/2306220/shawn-green-interview
green speaks about his book and how reading siddhartha was a strong influence on his playing days.
i’ve been meaning to pick up that book, i’m impressed by how well-spoken he is. it is impressive in a sport that features luke scott and frenchy.
Does anybody name their kids normal names anymore?
Seems like every ten seconds some friend of mine is posting a Facebook update about adorable little Jadabatacladalyn. What the fuck! How about a Bill? Jeff? Tommy? Steve? This one prick named his kid Thor! Are you kidding? Good luck in school, Thor. Enjoy the wedgies.
I get the whole wanting your child to be unique thing; that’s fine. Try doing it through shaping their personality and creativity and intelligence rather than trying to squeeze as many "Y"s into their names as possible. It’s gaudy.
And GET THE FUCK OFF MY LAWN!
"I have zero enthusiasm for my career, home, physical fitness, or any number of personal relationships with other humans and pets. It’s called 'being alive,' Frank Wren. Now hold your nose and make a deal, pussy." - dr. lingerie
by RWShow on Aug 2, 2011 11:26 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
i've noticed that as well
if i wanted my kids name to stand out, I’d go with an alliteration.
Joe Buck is just White Noise to me. It’s like the game is being called by a CD of whale songs. - mechanical turk
old fashioned names are what stand out now.
like the guy who doesnt have a tattoo.
So, I say this more with admiration than anything else: I love that Kenny Williams went out and acquired the two worst players in the American League so far this year. - Joe Posnanski
The wife and I have actually already decided on names for a possible first boy/girl.
Both of them are combinations of parents and grandparents names. Both of our families do that as far as naming convention, so it’s pretty easy. I do like some of those old time names, so it makes it easy.
"That might be how you roll at Camp Anawanna, Budnick. But where I come from, we only salute Old Glory." -moroots on May 23rd
by South Side Expat on Aug 3, 2011 12:08 AM CDT up reply actions
When you say "combination", you're talking about first and middle name, not some mutant mash-up like Willichael, right?
"I have zero enthusiasm for my career, home, physical fitness, or any number of personal relationships with other humans and pets. It’s called 'being alive,' Frank Wren. Now hold your nose and make a deal, pussy." - dr. lingerie
Of course.
"That might be how you roll at Camp Anawanna, Budnick. But where I come from, we only salute Old Glory." -moroots on May 23rd
by South Side Expat on Aug 3, 2011 12:19 AM CDT up reply actions
I knew one kid named Guy in junior high.
We were on the football team. It became common practice on the bus heading to/from games for everyone to chant “Guy is gay! Gay is Guy!”
I’ve got to think that type of treatment is inevitable for guys named Guy.
Unless you pronounce it French-Canadian style, “gheee,” like Guy LeFleur or Guy Carbonneau. That way is totally sweet.
I shant be misled a second time
Instead of the French "Guy", you should use the americanized version: "Dude"
"His Load got Sloppy" Colintj
by DrEmilioLizardo on Aug 4, 2011 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions
My grandma thought it'd be cute for my mom's initials to be all the same letter
Unfortunately she didn’t take into account that their last name started with a K. We still have a small blanket with KKK crochetted into the corner
by joewho112 on Aug 3, 2011 8:53 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
i have a buddy whose first and last name start with K
he was going through airport security one time when a black TSA agent jokingly asked him what his middle name was. Unfortunately for my buddy, its his family’s tradition to give the first born son the middle name Lynch. The agent didn’t find this so funny.
brndnprkns: I'm pretty sure the "badass" value of your life is closer to Gigli than The Dark Knight
by whitesoxmatt on Aug 3, 2011 9:00 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
Whatever happened to real names?
People used to name their kids Bill or Jeff. Now you got kids running around named … Jadabatacladalyn.
My name’s Bill.
Whales! Squids! Sharks! They're everywhere! Hello, I am Poseidon! Now, when people told me I was crazy that thinly sliced roast beef would be a delicious fast-food option, I knew it was the greatest idea, and you can thank me later for Arby's.
by Jim Margalus on Aug 3, 2011 12:40 AM CDT up reply actions 7 recs
damnit Jim, a blockquote woulda made this art.
"That might be how you roll at Camp Anawanna, Budnick. But where I come from, we only salute Old Glory." -moroots on May 23rd
by South Side Expat on Aug 3, 2011 1:42 AM CDT up reply actions
Kid named Thor was in my town soccer league.
Huuuuge guy. Got his gf pregnant in high school. I just remember him cuz he spiked my ankle with his cleat on a slide tackle, gave me a small scar. I’m much smaller than him, but I got up and shoved him and he lost his balance and fell to the ground. The ref ran over and stopped us before he flattened me, and gave ME the card. Anyway, I was pretty damn proud of that. And lucky I didn’t get my ass kicked. That guy was such a douchebag.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 3, 2011 10:32 AM CDT up reply actions
at least Thor will have a whole day named after him.
kinda presumptuous naming yer kid after a god though.
A large contingent of Latinos named Jesus would like to disagree with you
Reporter: I was wondering if at any point in my lifetime the Cubs weren't going to be run by a guy who didn't immediately remind me of failure, confusion, or imminent death
I agree. After losing out on naming my kid Frank Thomas- we settled on Shawn Philip.
(i know you damn white people are going to say i spelled shawn wrong…but whatever.)
Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.
by the way if i ever slip another one past the goalie and its a boy it will be frank thomas.
i was all set to name my 2nd one that… and it turned out to be a girl! christ sakes. Maggie Nicole.
Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.
i've heard it both ways
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
by colintj on Aug 3, 2011 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
the tv show? I like that one
Joe Buck is just White Noise to me. It’s like the game is being called by a CD of whale songs. - mechanical turk
Nah, that's spelled fine. I have an aunt named Shawn.
:-)
"I have zero enthusiasm for my career, home, physical fitness, or any number of personal relationships with other humans and pets. It’s called 'being alive,' Frank Wren. Now hold your nose and make a deal, pussy." - dr. lingerie
Shawn PhillipS is my favorite singer/composer of all time. YouTube him.
Trying to score runs with Juan Pierre as your leadoff hitter is like trying to suture a wound in a moving car. You might still be successful -- but why make it so hard on yourself?
I thought your head would be exploding from the thought of a Shawn Phillips(s) Wo running around.
"If you are looking for a good and quick treat, mosey on over to Hardees or KFC." -Jessy S
As did I.
"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza
by homesickalien on Aug 4, 2011 1:32 AM CDT up reply actions
Nah. I assumed the kid was named for the body builder.
Trying to score runs with Juan Pierre as your leadoff hitter is like trying to suture a wound in a moving car. You might still be successful -- but why make it so hard on yourself?
the philip part is the first born sons middle name in my family.
the shawn part? i don’t know. i was set on frank thomas. the wife threw out a bunch of names and i didn’t hate shawn.
Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.
"We're gonna name him Shawn, and if you're not down with that…"
"I have zero enthusiasm for my career, home, physical fitness, or any number of personal relationships with other humans and pets. It’s called 'being alive,' Frank Wren. Now hold your nose and make a deal, pussy." - dr. lingerie
lol he loves shawn michaels. every time he jumps from the couch or something
“SHAWNNNNNN MICHAELSSSSSSSSSSS”
Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2NEzmzfXho&feature=player_embedded
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
So now that all is calm, allow me to intoduce another RRRR topic-
The TV show The Good Wife.
Any one else watch it?
"That might be how you roll at Camp Anawanna, Budnick. But where I come from, we only salute Old Glory." -moroots on May 23rd
by South Side Expat on Aug 3, 2011 2:52 AM CDT reply actions
Me either.
Trying to score runs with Juan Pierre as your leadoff hitter is like trying to suture a wound in a moving car. You might still be successful -- but why make it so hard on yourself?
Never heard of it or never heard of one?
To my knowledge, certain things were not known.
-James Murdoch
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 3, 2011 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm only watching Rescue Me and Breaking Bad right now
Sons of Anarchy and i think Boardwalk Empire both start up in September
Easy chief
We’re a community - Tdogg
The wife and I have to start Breaking Bad from the beginning, that's the next series up for us on the Netflix DVDs
Or is that on streaming?
Current TV recordings are Damages, Wilfred, Louie, Curb Your Enthusiasm (“Palestinian Chicken” was one of the best episodes in the entire series), Futurama.
by Yinka Double Dare on Aug 3, 2011 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions
agreed with palestinian chicken. lol. outstanding.
i watch curb, entourage and Hells Kitchen. Chef Ramsay brings the noise.
Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.
Wilfred and Louie are on my list as well
Also watching Falling Skies, Restaurant: Impossible and we record Conan when we can’t watch regularly.
Reporter: I was wondering if at any point in my lifetime the Cubs weren't going to be run by a guy who didn't immediately remind me of failure, confusion, or imminent death
Wilfred and Louie are on my list, good stuff.
by Grinder in Training on Aug 3, 2011 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions
I often find myself disliking Wood's character...
mostly because I so dislike Elijah Wood now. He’s kinda perma-Frodo to me now and he comes off as sniveling soooo much on the show. But the actual character of Wilfred drags the show waaaaaay back up for me.
Reporter: I was wondering if at any point in my lifetime the Cubs weren't going to be run by a guy who didn't immediately remind me of failure, confusion, or imminent death
still haven't seen LOTR, so no basis for comparison. and yet, this.
I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.
this guy
brndnprkns: I'm pretty sure the "badass" value of your life is closer to Gigli than The Dark Knight
Ditto
Trying to score runs with Juan Pierre as your leadoff hitter is like trying to suture a wound in a moving car. You might still be successful -- but why make it so hard on yourself?
and i.
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
Nor this gal
"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza
by homesickalien on Aug 4, 2011 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions
I can't unseen it
I dislike elves, dwarves, dragons, magic, swords and all that shit. The movie was no different than watching Rudy.
so what you guys are saying is they cant have your sword, your bow and your axe?
So, I say this more with admiration than anything else: I love that Kenny Williams went out and acquired the two worst players in the American League so far this year. - Joe Posnanski
Thine sire of egusshire art thou LARPster?
Why do these fucking stories/movies always have English accents or middle english? Why damnit!? Why do dwarves always have to be tough guys who have a weapon way too fucking big for them? Why are all elves homosexual?
lol
i’ve never seen a homosexual elf yet
Joe Buck is just White Noise to me. It’s like the game is being called by a CD of whale songs. - mechanical turk
'yet' being the operative word
Why have I never seen a tough guy elf in pop culture? Why have i never seen an elf in real life? Elves are always effeminate, not that there is anything wrong with that.
The underdog saves the world but needs the help of his goodnatured newfound pals to do it
how could such an unassuming little fuck be so powerful? Due to his effervenscent humilty thats how but even the golden hearted are prime for temptations from time to time. I shall brandish thy sword and save the wench from the magic ring so the forces of dark and evil do not take over the Earth. My question in these cliches is always, if the evil people win what in christ’s name will they do afterwards? What will their armies do when there is no more good left to fight? Picnics?
Sounds like A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones
might be the series for you. Nativity and honor are not rewarded in that world. They often get characters killed.
Excellent
The problem with that series (and The Wire when it comes to modern day shows), is that it contains such a brutally honest depiction of humanity that all other works of fiction seem almost silly and fanciful by comparison. Thus I understand your feelings towards LotR.
i get that argument,
i’ve read both series. i still think part of the magic of LOTR is that the main plot drivers, the four hobbits, are really insignificant people and have no abilities or powers whatsoever. this makes them very relatable, and allows the reader to envision themselves doing what they do. that’s good fiction, for me.
Easy chief
We’re a community - Tdogg
Sure.
I actually like the story some of LotR (prefer the movies in a lot of ways though because I find Tolkien a tad too long winded for my tastes). I just appreciated the realism of ASoIaF more.
That being said, I can’t only read/watch that gritty stuff. It would be too depressing. Sometimes it is nice to have a story about the little guy overcoming enormous odds.
If anyone thinks I am a book snob, they have not met my brother
When I told him to read this series he was dead set against it as he thought it was mind candy. 8 years later, he just reported to me yesterday that he had finished the latest novel and thought it was fantastic and can’t wait for me to finish it so we can discuss. Alas, I am reading two other books now, have the Catch-22 book club coming up and a few other books awaiting my eyes . Probably won’t get to it until the snow starts flying.
LOTR, Rudy, Goonies?
They all remind me of Meerkat Manor and 50 First Dates.
I shant be misled a second time
Fucking hate Rudy.
"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
Jesus Christ
who fucking hates Rudy? Do you have a damn soul? A heart? Do you ever root for the little guy? Goddamn baseball fans. They are the absolute worst.
"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun
by Tdogg on Aug 4, 2011 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I grew up with kids from JCA.
The story is flimsy as hell.
"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
i thought this was common knowledge
its still the only movie guaranteed to make me cry
brndnprkns: I'm pretty sure the "badass" value of your life is closer to Gigli than The Dark Knight
Dont' associate Catholics with that goddamn university
Fuckin hate ND.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 5, 2011 8:32 AM CDT up reply actions
yea!
i’m catholic in receiving christmas presents only
brndnprkns: I'm pretty sure the "badass" value of your life is closer to Gigli than The Dark Knight
only read the hobbit so far, so skipped the movies until i got the books in.
this is the result of being that lazy.
I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.
Same.
It was torture.
"I have zero enthusiasm for my career, home, physical fitness, or any number of personal relationships with other humans and pets. It’s called 'being alive,' Frank Wren. Now hold your nose and make a deal, pussy." - dr. lingerie
i saw the first one... and i wish i hadn't. fucking terrible.
Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.
Me neither.
"If you are looking for a good and quick treat, mosey on over to Hardees or KFC." -Jessy S
I'm the opposite, I find him hilarious.
If anything, I’d rather see the dog character less. Maybe I find him so funny just because he isn’t doing Frodo type things.
by Grinder in Training on Aug 3, 2011 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Just started Wilfred last night.
Holy hell, what a good show already. I can identify with Wood’s character, but I’m sure it really does help that I haven’t seen LotR. I like comedies with so-called “un-likeable” characters, such as Wilfred, Sunny, AD, etc. Sheesh, with no idea what to expect, that first scene with Wilfred had me almost on the floor.
Also, my dog has been looking at me funny for the past 24 hours. SHE KNOWS.
"If you are looking for a good and quick treat, mosey on over to Hardees or KFC." -Jessy S
i watched boardwalk empire last year.
i am split on whether or not i should invest my time in it again. maybe i’ll just watch every other week because it seemed that every other week was good and the ones in between were mediocre at best and boring at worst.
Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.
agree with you there
some of the episodes i felt like changing the channel at times. from the previews i’ve seen, season 2 looks to be livelier, with a lot more turf war and such
Easy chief
We’re a community - Tdogg
i think you could probably get away with that
and i agree. it could be one of those shows that really needs some time to set up their background story though, so we’ll see. the pedigree of everyone involved is pretty good.
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
Nope, I pretty much avoid CBS & ABC entirely
I did just start watching Friday Night Lights on Netflix Instant
Same here
But we also started watching Luther and as a consequence FNL has been a little backburnered. Luther. Wow.
Soooooo good
"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
Was just scanning the BBC America site and did I see something about a sequel in September?
Didn’t want to look too closely to avoid spoilers. We’re only four episodes in. I actually said out loud last no. 4 last night, “Why did they only make six of these?”
i think they started showing the second series in britain already.
so, y’know, you could probably download it from somewhere. if you wished.
Thank You for this.
Hadn’t realized they were out already. I’m totally gettin’ some tonight after the wife gets a little Idris Elba hit.
"That might be how you roll at Camp Anawanna, Budnick. But where I come from, we only salute Old Glory." -moroots on May 23rd
by South Side Expat on Aug 3, 2011 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions
just finished
Justified season 1 after s2. after the first four eps, it was awesome. i’ve heard tell that the first four were just the show runners showing the network execs that they could make a solid procedural if they so chose.
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
Awesome, awesome show.
"I have zero enthusiasm for my career, home, physical fitness, or any number of personal relationships with other humans and pets. It’s called 'being alive,' Frank Wren. Now hold your nose and make a deal, pussy." - dr. lingerie
s1 minus those 4 was fantastic
s2 i think was actually better. but not by a lot.
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
I didn't have any issues with the first four.
Timothy Olyphant is so good that he can cover for a lot of deficiencies. Sort of the Hugh Laurie effect, except Justified is a much stronger show.
"I have zero enthusiasm for my career, home, physical fitness, or any number of personal relationships with other humans and pets. It’s called 'being alive,' Frank Wren. Now hold your nose and make a deal, pussy." - dr. lingerie
i hated that show after the first few eposides.
So, I say this more with admiration than anything else: I love that Kenny Williams went out and acquired the two worst players in the American League so far this year. - Joe Posnanski
you hate everything
:-)
"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun
they were all exactly the same
and i had such high hopes because that guy was so bad ass in deadwood.
So, I say this more with admiration than anything else: I love that Kenny Williams went out and acquired the two worst players in the American League so far this year. - Joe Posnanski
Give it another shot.
Seriously. You’re missing out if you don’t.
"I have zero enthusiasm for my career, home, physical fitness, or any number of personal relationships with other humans and pets. It’s called 'being alive,' Frank Wren. Now hold your nose and make a deal, pussy." - dr. lingerie
The show had a number of clear deficiencies
that it slowly cleaned up as the show went along. E.g. watch the pilot and compare that Boyd to the one who resurfaces as of ep 5 onward.
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
by colintj on Aug 6, 2011 2:16 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Well, if you are looking for something to watch next, I highly recommend The Good Wife.
Just got done with season 2. Going through the first few episodes of it in Season 1, it seemed like it was gonna be just another procedural law show, which was fine, cause that’s all I wanted, some fluff to fill time when I was down in Texas. But the overall story line ended up getting REALLY good. It’s the level of true to Chicago that the Chicago Code should have been. They do a great job of integrating the season long story into each episode. I’m looking forward to Season 3 starting up.
"That might be how you roll at Camp Anawanna, Budnick. But where I come from, we only salute Old Glory." -moroots on May 23rd
by South Side Expat on Aug 3, 2011 7:02 PM CDT up reply actions
"Louie" has been about it this summer, although I am watching the final
season of “Entourage” mostly out of a sense of obligation. The series has largely sucked for quite a while now, but it was so great early on that I owe them their victory lap.
"I have zero enthusiasm for my career, home, physical fitness, or any number of personal relationships with other humans and pets. It’s called 'being alive,' Frank Wren. Now hold your nose and make a deal, pussy." - dr. lingerie
i mostly dont like television and movies
there hasnt been a show that has compelled me in quite some time. recently i did like Walking Dead
Read the books if you can find them.
Fantastic shit.
"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
this is amazing
So, I say this more with admiration than anything else: I love that Kenny Williams went out and acquired the two worst players in the American League so far this year. - Joe Posnanski
So I know each RRRR ends up with one of these, but I wanted to weigh in for some ideas
I just finished ‘Brave New World’ and t felt like something I should have read 15 years ago in high school. It left me wondering; how much of my literary foundation is missing? I’m not looking for a ‘what should I be reading now’ list so much as a what should I have read by now that I may have missed?
Reporter: I was wondering if at any point in my lifetime the Cubs weren't going to be run by a guy who didn't immediately remind me of failure, confusion, or imminent death
what kind of education did you get?
and BNW is very very often assigned in HS. tell me what you read and i can help. bet Rhu will show me up with his list.
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiit
Uhmm, I’m so hard pressed to remember, because I remember being so underwhelmed by it. Lord of the Flies I remember, Julius Caesar, Hamlet… there was such an absence of novels that none of it stuck with me. So much of it was assigned out of anthologies and text books…
To Kill a Mockingbird was in there too I think. Later in college, I skipped the Western Classics classes and jumped right into my curriculum. I think I did myself a disservice… which is why I’m turning to my SSS contemporaries.
Reporter: I was wondering if at any point in my lifetime the Cubs weren't going to be run by a guy who didn't immediately remind me of failure, confusion, or imminent death
so are you just wondering about the classics?
or do you just want to read good stuff?
the way they broke English up at Michigan was pre-1600, pre 1830 and then 20th century+. unless i’m missing it entirely, 1830 is a stand-in for industrialism/colonialism emerging as central shaping forces.
and then so for instance, for the 20th century, you can break that up into modernist and post-modern periods. Modernist is like Virginia Woolf, Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Fitzgerald. PM is like Pynchon, DeLillo, Borges, Roth. you can argue labels or whatever, but if you can narrow down what you’re looking for, i can help.
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
Yeah, I was assigned BNW senior year (I think it was).
My scholastic work ethic had deteriorated so badly by that point that I probably didn’t even bother buying the book, let alone pretending to read it. That second semester was a total affront to the educational system – three study halls, and at least two classes that I didn’t need to pass to graduate. I could not have been running out the clock more.
"I have zero enthusiasm for my career, home, physical fitness, or any number of personal relationships with other humans and pets. It’s called 'being alive,' Frank Wren. Now hold your nose and make a deal, pussy." - dr. lingerie
I was in a similar boat.
Our senior lit class was an English Lit course. I remember Hamlet and possibly Beowulf very early on, (though that may have been Classical Lit, junior year) and I remember not grasping that until college. Aside from those two, I don’t remember reading much of anything else from those classes.
Reporter: I was wondering if at any point in my lifetime the Cubs weren't going to be run by a guy who didn't immediately remind me of failure, confusion, or imminent death
Animal Farm and 84, yes.
Reporter: I was wondering if at any point in my lifetime the Cubs weren't going to be run by a guy who didn't immediately remind me of failure, confusion, or imminent death
you're set there then.
if you didn’t enjoy the shakespeare in school (very few people do), i recommend going back and reading them again.
macbeth is a good place to start. short, has witches, ghosts, insanity and lotsa people get murdered.
catch-22 should be read.
should probably throw in a dickens (great expectations is good, although pip is a cock), dubliners and the great gatsby, if you somehow missed it.
I got my Shakespeare fill in college
Did rather well with it then, too.
Catch-22 is an all-time fav.
Dickens is one that seemingly got skipped over as I don’t really recall reading much of anything, as well as Joyce and Fitzgerald. Seem like good places to start.
Reporter: I was wondering if at any point in my lifetime the Cubs weren't going to be run by a guy who didn't immediately remind me of failure, confusion, or imminent death
dicken's short stories are a lot easier to digest.
the signalman is a very good one. you could probably find it online.
my wife is a high school english teacher, she is always going on about ‘house on mango street’.
Copperfield is a top 25 for me, i also really dig Our Mutual Friend
dubliners is good but i would recommend beginning with Portrait. craig did you ever get around to tackling ulysses?
in fact
dont come to this site until its done. its not a chore, its a glorious priviledge. you are wasting time.
just finished the pale king last night
he had a long way to go before that bad boy was finished despite its girth. im not crazy about the order they decided to edit it in either. bits of brilliance in there of course, but at bigger intervals than infinite jest to be sure.
So, I say this more with admiration than anything else: I love that Kenny Williams went out and acquired the two worst players in the American League so far this year. - Joe Posnanski
i am not in much of a hurry to read it since it will be his last
but my brother and friend said pretty much the same thing you did. i bought a copy started to read it then got distracted with other stuff. right now i’m reading Amerika.
Speaking of unfinished novels.
The coda on that bad boy is odd as hell.
Reporter: I was wondering if at any point in my lifetime the Cubs weren't going to be run by a guy who didn't immediately remind me of failure, confusion, or imminent death
My favorite unfinished novel is The Castle by Kafka.
It ends in mid sentence but it is so fitting considering the stuffy beauracratic nature of the novel. It is Catch-22 of the 30’s in Europe.
Joyce is tough
and imo hard to get much out of, especially if you don’t really feel like working for it. which, guess what, i wasn’t.
i prefer Virginia Woolf as far as that goes. Mrs. Dalloway and To The Lighthouse are really kind of perfect.
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
just read a good piece on 'Catch-22' this week
by gar ridge pride on Aug 4, 2011 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
My thanks, too.
"If you are looking for a good and quick treat, mosey on over to Hardees or KFC." -Jessy S
third on the Thanks.
I’m thinking about reading it again soon over my upcoming mini honeymoon, but am also torn by my want of trying to have it be the first offseason SSS bookclub book.
So hey goobers, is that something you all are still interested in?
"That might be how you roll at Camp Anawanna, Budnick. But where I come from, we only salute Old Glory." -moroots on May 23rd
by South Side Expat on Aug 5, 2011 1:16 AM CDT up reply actions
i will start the book club
even if i was the only one commenting. i wouldnt mind rereading that book. i call Vineland as book #2
I gotta make up my mind soon about whether I want to buy a nook color
for my reading device or the new nook plain e-ink. Shit is getting fierce over the kindle round these parts. I love the e-ink, and the touch screen of the new plain nook is awesome (was playing with it today) but I dig on the ability to have a backlit screen and full blown android tablet for the $50 more it costs for a refurbished nook color.
Anyone here have any experience with any of the Nooks? Especially vs. the Kindle 3?
"That might be how you roll at Camp Anawanna, Budnick. But where I come from, we only salute Old Glory." -moroots on May 23rd
by South Side Expat on Aug 5, 2011 2:01 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes, interested. Should be plenty of great discussion.
"If you are looking for a good and quick treat, mosey on over to Hardees or KFC." -Jessy S
Should we just call it now? RR fanpost to start October 15th?
Anyone who wants in just read the first 1/2 of Catch 22 by then with the balance due by October 29th, and then we get a damn good discussion going? I love this idea. None of this I read it in high school shit, you gotta do it between now and then, even if you’ve read it before. It ain’t gonna be like the wife’s bookgroup were you show up without having read the book and then wing it until the wine has flown.
Seriously, to all the RRRR folks here, what do you think about a virtual book club in the offseason to help sooth the soul?
"That might be how you roll at Camp Anawanna, Budnick. But where I come from, we only salute Old Glory." -moroots on May 23rd
by South Side Expat on Aug 5, 2011 2:50 AM CDT up reply actions
No, no, I say we do it in sections and discuss chapters at a time. Like thirds of the book or something manageable like that.
That way everyone’s fresh on certain topics or ideas, and they can be dissected at length. We can do like a week per section or something.
"If you are looking for a good and quick treat, mosey on over to Hardees or KFC." -Jessy S
Down with that as well.
What do you think about holding off until the offseason? Or do you want to just call it at this point? Honestly, I could go either way.
"That might be how you roll at Camp Anawanna, Budnick. But where I come from, we only salute Old Glory." -moroots on May 23rd
by South Side Expat on Aug 5, 2011 3:42 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm in.
"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza
by homesickalien on Aug 5, 2011 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Of course. Because Oprah was garbage.
I’m not seeing the connection here. Read the book, brah. It’s good. Promise.
"If you are looking for a good and quick treat, mosey on over to Hardees or KFC." -Jessy S
oprah had the book club.
and now SSS does.
but i won’t be participating. sorry. i get bored with reading unless its about sports or an autobiography. even if it is about sports or an autobiography i usually have problems staying focused. Though i’ll tell you one sports book you all should read-
Breakout: From Prison to the Big Leagues.
by Ron LeFlore and Jim Hawkins
now that was a good read.
Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.
You wear your ignorance like a badge of honor.
You should really read some shit but it appears you think only pussies read.
how does "i get bored with reading unless its about about sports or an autobiography" and
“even if it is about sports or an autobiography i usually have problems staying focused” mean that i think only pussies read?
Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.
This is how
“and you guys made fun of me for watching oprah.”
Now you are going to have to come to the methup so we can put up our dukes.
Just ordered the 50th an. edition from Amazon
it cost me $10.29, you’d better come through on this!
by gar ridge pride on Aug 7, 2011 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions
It's a tricky question
because “literary foundation” is such a slippery concept. How are you defining it? That’d help tailor the suggestions.
also a good point
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
I consider this to be a well-read bunch.
I’m mostly just curious what you lot read when you were in high school and with that, what you considered important to you becoming said “well-read bunch”
Reporter: I was wondering if at any point in my lifetime the Cubs weren't going to be run by a guy who didn't immediately remind me of failure, confusion, or imminent death
in highschool?
early on it was a lot of x-man, wolverine, stuff like that.
towards the end, playboy.
So, I say this more with admiration than anything else: I love that Kenny Williams went out and acquired the two worst players in the American League so far this year. - Joe Posnanski
by e-gus on Aug 3, 2011 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions 6 recs
This is a similar road I went down.
Reporter: I was wondering if at any point in my lifetime the Cubs weren't going to be run by a guy who didn't immediately remind me of failure, confusion, or imminent death
i figured gw was a back of the cereal box exclusively kind of guy.
So, I say this more with admiration than anything else: I love that Kenny Williams went out and acquired the two worst players in the American League so far this year. - Joe Posnanski
i miss the days of lazily reading the back of the cereal box.
now i’m lucky if i get to read a few lines off the toilet paper wrapper.
hmmm
so you just want favorites that also happen to be well respected?
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
This would be a good way to put it I think.
I already respect the hell out the overall literary opinion of the people on this site, and for the most part I know what most people have read already vs. what I’ve actually read thanks to a lackluster high school education and a general sense of apathy on my younger self’s part.
Take “Tale of Two Cities” for instance. Worth it for a 30 year old who already has an English degree to read? Should I go back and read it because I was “supposed to” have read it in my youth, or should I go for something else?
Reporter: I was wondering if at any point in my lifetime the Cubs weren't going to be run by a guy who didn't immediately remind me of failure, confusion, or imminent death
Here are the titles
that cross-list if I were going to teach a canonical lit course and list my personal favorites:
Moby Dick
Heart of Darkness
The Adventures of Augie March
tale of two cities was a pain in my arse.
i found myself enjoying it whilst i was reading it, recognising how damn good he was, but reluctant to pick it back up again after i put it down.
great expectations is the better story and is worth reading.
tale of two cities is superior to expectations in my opinion
i cant believe you found it to be a pain in the ass.
i don't know what it is about him,
i just didn’t feel like picking up the book again once i’ve put it down. takes me twice as long to read dickens as it does anyone else because of the gaps between reading.
i enjoy the world he creates in great expectations. a weird timelessness to it. a tale of two cities is a story in the gaps of thomas carlyle’s work. as good as the story is.
if you're looking for stuff you missed in high school
catcher in the rye and moby dick were my favorite classics, but obviously you’ve probably already read both of them.
i burned scarlet letter and one other book about feminism that i absolutely abhorred (literally blocked the title from my mind). the rest were meh except for to catch a mockingbird. I liked that one as well.
Joe Buck is just White Noise to me. It’s like the game is being called by a CD of whale songs. - mechanical turk
oh and i liked the great gatsby as well of course.
they’re all coming back to me now
Joe Buck is just White Noise to me. It’s like the game is being called by a CD of whale songs. - mechanical turk
burned jane eyre as well
im done. (ftr i don’t burn books anymore. thats doing a disservice to literature)
Joe Buck is just White Noise to me. It’s like the game is being called by a CD of whale songs. - mechanical turk
to kill a mockingbird
i think is what you mean
brndnprkns: I'm pretty sure the "badass" value of your life is closer to Gigli than The Dark Knight
derp
thanks
Joe Buck is just White Noise to me. It’s like the game is being called by a CD of whale songs. - mechanical turk
I read alot outside of class assignments as a child
i had some shitty HS english teachers so i blazed my own path. while in HS i read every book that vonnegut wrote. i walked the halls with confederacy of dunces. this springboarded me into crazy shit. As far as novels that you are doing a disservice to yourself by not having read them…look no further than Don Quixote. they say you should read it when you are a teen, middleage and old and you get something completely different from it.
This was zero help.
Reporter: I was wondering if at any point in my lifetime the Cubs weren't going to be run by a guy who didn't immediately remind me of failure, confusion, or imminent death
I just bought "Call of the Wild" and "Pollyanna" for my daughter.
Am reading “Pippi Longstocking” and laughing my ass off with her.
And of course “Lord of the Rings”, man.
See I'm in 'Snuggle Puppy', 'Hippos Go Berserk!', and 'Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?' territory right now.
Reporter: I was wondering if at any point in my lifetime the Cubs weren't going to be run by a guy who didn't immediately remind me of failure, confusion, or imminent death
hippos go berzerk sounds good.
im into the ‘elmo takes a dump’ territory.
So, I say this more with admiration than anything else: I love that Kenny Williams went out and acquired the two worst players in the American League so far this year. - Joe Posnanski
I read it so often now, I pretty much have it memorized now.
Reporter: I was wondering if at any point in my lifetime the Cubs weren't going to be run by a guy who didn't immediately remind me of failure, confusion, or imminent death
it's all about llama llama red pajama.
"That might be how you roll at Camp Anawanna, Budnick. But where I come from, we only salute Old Glory." -moroots on May 23rd
by South Side Expat on Aug 5, 2011 1:16 AM CDT up reply actions
whatever else gets read that night, 'goodnight moon' is always there.
that poor book is torn to shreds. not only do I have it memorized, he has it memorized and points to the things before I say the words. but I dare you to put him to bed without opening it.
3 books a night in heavy rotation at my house
i have a couple memorized, but at least i dont have to read the same ones every day.
So, I say this more with admiration than anything else: I love that Kenny Williams went out and acquired the two worst players in the American League so far this year. - Joe Posnanski
to amuse myself I make up a story while flipping the pages of the other book.
well… I wouldn’t call it a story. lets say a random collection of words that sound like a story.
Hamster Huey and the Gooey Kablooie!
“This concludes our Calvin and Hobbes referencing for the evening.”
"If you are looking for a good and quick treat, mosey on over to Hardees or KFC." -Jessy S
by Uribe Down on Aug 7, 2011 1:05 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
I personally enjoy the stellar rendition of
‘Goldilocks and the Three Tigers’.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 8, 2011 8:27 AM CDT up reply actions
Also, FFS?
Reporter: I was wondering if at any point in my lifetime the Cubs weren't going to be run by a guy who didn't immediately remind me of failure, confusion, or imminent death
"fucking foolish senior"
"I have zero enthusiasm for my career, home, physical fitness, or any number of personal relationships with other humans and pets. It’s called 'being alive,' Frank Wren. Now hold your nose and make a deal, pussy." - dr. lingerie
i've been into Hemingway this summer
Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Green Hills of Africa.
also an Ayn Rand fan, even if you don’t like her libretarian ideals they’re good stories in my opinion: Atlas Shrugged, Fountainhead, Anthem, We the Living
Easy chief
We’re a community - Tdogg
fwiw, you won't read any Rand in an English program.
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
Atlas was a choice we were given senior year.
"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
Meant undergrad
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
by colintj on Aug 6, 2011 2:24 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
i have a first edition of that novel and enjoy it immensely
To Have and Have Not is a similar type of novel.
Friend of mine was really disappointed by that
Personally I’m pretty meh on EH
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
by colintj on Aug 6, 2011 2:24 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
so today is the day they said it was going to cool off and there was a chance for rain.
well, it’s 89 with a 75 dew point and no rain in sight.
this is one fucked up summer. look at this: i put a random north side of chicago zip code in weather.com and compared it to here. apparently it rained more than twice as much in chicago last night as it has here since july 1st.
(it has rained less than four tenths of an inch here since july 1st)
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
we have been getting a ton of rain up here, yes
i was in urbana over the weekend for a wedding, just brutal.
Easy chief
We’re a community - Tdogg
We're at 0.05" rainfall since July 1st.
I love it. Unless my apt turns off the car wash due to drought as they’ve done in the past.
by 3E8 on Aug 3, 2011 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Seriously, can we start using TPD?
I think it’s a much more relevant metric.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 4, 2011 8:59 AM CDT up reply actions
its all i use
i’ve been trying to think of an abbreviation for it, and you’ve nailed it with TPD.
Easy chief
We’re a community - Tdogg
for all the parents out there, i found some nice children's music for your rugrats. you can thank me later:
I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.
tied to the bumper.
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
nickroll'd
So, I say this more with admiration than anything else: I love that Kenny Williams went out and acquired the two worst players in the American League so far this year. - Joe Posnanski
by e-gus on Aug 3, 2011 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
was going to post that.
now everyone knows what to get me for my birthday.
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
seriously
that just fucked up my computer.
by obnoxious american on Aug 6, 2011 7:25 AM CDT up reply actions
also, how can this shit be real
a “customer review”:
Wow!
by Tyler you biggest fan
Hey! I have a question. What can’t you do???? You’re an amazing baseball player and you have inspired me in many ways. I hope to be an MLB out fielder. I come to Yankees games with my family because we are all huge fans of you and the Yankees. You are the coolest guy on the planet and best outfielder in the world. Awesome album mr. Swish!
jesus fucking christ.
by obnoxious american on Aug 6, 2011 7:27 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
i'm not going to lie
Im really jealous of that mets fan kid who got to call a homerun on tv
Joe Buck is just White Noise to me. It’s like the game is being called by a CD of whale songs. - mechanical turk
That was pretty awesome, wasn't it?
That kid was pretty damn good. Link, if you guys haven’t seen it.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 4, 2011 8:28 AM CDT up reply actions
I am now finding I enjoy listening to the song Rehab while hungover/still drunk.
Fuck yes unemployment.
"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
teaching gives me unemployment 2.5 months a year
i put on about 15 lbs every summer
brndnprkns: I'm pretty sure the "badass" value of your life is closer to Gigli than The Dark Knight
Somehow I lost 10.
I do not understand it.
"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
This Sox team makes me throw up a lot too.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 4, 2011 9:00 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah seriously. Come on man.
I can’t rec that inaccuracy.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 4, 2011 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions
No the throwing up part is our offense.
"His Load got Sloppy" Colintj
by DrEmilioLizardo on Aug 5, 2011 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions
i need to do what you do
brndnprkns: I'm pretty sure the "badass" value of your life is closer to Gigli than The Dark Knight
Survive off of beer, hot dogs, burgers, and chips.
"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
this is what i get for eating chicken, fish and vegetables
brndnprkns: I'm pretty sure the "badass" value of your life is closer to Gigli than The Dark Knight
so will lightning strike when at 9 pm
when the sox are down 10-2 today… i say fuck it and flip on the new season of jersey shore? lol
Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.
I'd rather drown myself in a vat of raccoon feces
by Rhubarb on Aug 4, 2011 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
this
Joe Buck is just White Noise to me. It’s like the game is being called by a CD of whale songs. - mechanical turk
I'll be watching the game with a Yankees fan.
Not really any different than watching the Jersey Shore on TV.
by Grinder in Training on Aug 4, 2011 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
I don't understand the intrigue of watching a bunch of self-centered losers.
Oh, wait…I do watch a lot of Sox games…never mind.
For alternate TV viewing, I recommend “Locked Up Abroad.” The show tells the stories of idiots (mostly drug smugglers) who end up in foreign prisons. They make our prisons seem like 4-star hotels.
"If they’re angry and they’re embarrassed, they should be." - Ozzie Guillen’s take on how fans might consider feeling about the current dreadful state of the Sox (8/3/11)
Locked up abroad?
Sounds like the Drew Peterson story.
"I have zero enthusiasm for my career, home, physical fitness, or any number of personal relationships with other humans and pets. It’s called 'being alive,' Frank Wren. Now hold your nose and make a deal, pussy." - dr. lingerie
Isn't that half of the comedy movies out there?
Watching losers fail spectacularly? It’s just a reality show comedy.
by Grinder in Training on Aug 4, 2011 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Hightower died yesterday
check your facts craig!
by Rhubarb on Aug 4, 2011 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions 7 recs
why does everything hunter pence do
look so weird?
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
uh...
Joe Buck is just White Noise to me. It’s like the game is being called by a CD of whale songs. - mechanical turk
The game I was at they tried for three innings before finally getting it going several times around the ballpark.
Then Detroit hit a home run and everyone stopped and looked damn embarrassed.
Our manager wears 13, we were supposedly cursed, and we wear black. Let's play.
Damn skippy
"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza
by homesickalien on Aug 5, 2011 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions
does anyone else really hate dean koontz?
i was stuck at work with nothing but one of his shitty books and I caved in. good god why did I do that? this guy is wasting trees.
Joe Buck is just White Noise to me. It’s like the game is being called by a CD of whale songs. - mechanical turk
Eh, Odd Thomas isn't awful.
It’s not genius or anything, but it serves a purpose.
Reporter: I was wondering if at any point in my lifetime the Cubs weren't going to be run by a guy who didn't immediately remind me of failure, confusion, or imminent death
ooops sorry
speaking of chilx books…did anyony ever get into The Great Brain series, the 3 Investigators or the Tripod Trilogy? those were money. who was in battle of the books?
the great brain was...
great.
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
norhing personal but as soon as you tirn 21 you will only hear koontz' name if you participate in a blog community where
some dudes are closer to 16 than 30. FDKITN
i thought nuts at first
glad he elaborated
Joe Buck is just White Noise to me. It’s like the game is being called by a CD of whale songs. - mechanical turk
i actually think the last time i read one of his books until now was when i was 16
no improvement over that time period for sure
Joe Buck is just White Noise to me. It’s like the game is being called by a CD of whale songs. - mechanical turk
what about that guy Rusty?
"That might be how you roll at Camp Anawanna, Budnick. But where I come from, we only salute Old Glory." -moroots on May 23rd
by South Side Expat on Aug 5, 2011 2:02 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
So, don't know how I missed this or if this is damn near real time Austin limits...
Sonic Youth with Black Keys.
Holy Balls, Sonic Youth?!? Thurston, you are actually still rollin’? KIM?? YOU?!?!?!?!?
So, ummm, I’m just gonna be drunk and stoned and peep this. You do your own thing.
"That might be how you roll at Camp Anawanna, Budnick. But where I come from, we only salute Old Glory." -moroots on May 23rd
by South Side Expat on Aug 5, 2011 5:09 AM CDT reply actions
Yeah. Uhhhh..... Yeah.
I got nothing. But seriously, the streaming shows of Austin City Limits are the shit.
"That might be how you roll at Camp Anawanna, Budnick. But where I come from, we only salute Old Glory." -moroots on May 23rd
by South Side Expat on Aug 5, 2011 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Upon further review, It seems I bought a new hard drive last night from newegg.
"That might be how you roll at Camp Anawanna, Budnick. But where I come from, we only salute Old Glory." -moroots on May 23rd
by South Side Expat on Aug 5, 2011 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions 6 recs
the drummer from sonic youth is playing with 'disappears' these days.
So, I say this more with admiration than anything else: I love that Kenny Williams went out and acquired the two worst players in the American League so far this year. - Joe Posnanski
i thought the fu fighters sucked balls.
but everyone else seemed to like them. Also thought van halen was trash in person but to be fair the singer at the time was the third dude they had… not sammy or dave.
Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.
I can see that
My experience at p4k w/ them playing Daydream Nation was top notch though I must say.
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
by colintj on Aug 6, 2011 2:29 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
kim was playing a trumpet, having never had any experience with the instrument before in her life.
it was fucking awful.
also – i didn’t realise mark ibold was in the band now, nice.
eesh
and yeah there were some rumors at that particular fest that since he and malkmus were there performing there’d be some kind of semi-reunion. which there was, but i can’t remember if ibold took part.
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
i saw them at the world ages ago and their sound didnt mix well with the outdoor venue
it sounded pretty bad.
So, I say this more with admiration than anything else: I love that Kenny Williams went out and acquired the two worst players in the American League so far this year. - Joe Posnanski
at lolla circa 1995?
not the right setting for acoustics, but i remembered being happy with their set
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Highly underrated, Mark Kotsay became the best defensive designated hitter in American League history in 2010.
by onlysoxfaninbasel on Aug 7, 2011 4:51 AM CDT up reply actions
not lolla.
i believe it was them, the screaming trees, and sound garden maybe.
it was three bands. we went at the last second because we were bored.
i though screaming trees really sucked, then the distortion of sonic youth didnt play well either.
the only thing that saved the night was we ended up in a pool with so girls swimming in their underwear and drinking beers.
So, I say this more with admiration than anything else: I love that Kenny Williams went out and acquired the two worst players in the American League so far this year. - Joe Posnanski
Anybody else a Hawks fan?
Kinda looking forward to some hockey.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 5, 2011 8:34 AM CDT reply actions
You just shit over everything, don't you?
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 5, 2011 9:33 AM CDT up reply actions
no not everything.
I like baseball, oprah and my little league stats as WU said, Motley Crue, Kenny Powers, Larry David, WWE, and hot girls. other than that… yah pretty much fuck everything.
Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.
Hysterical!
And mercy.
"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza
by homesickalien on Aug 5, 2011 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions
did they just grab girls out of the crowd?
that was terrible. and very very funny.
So, I say this more with admiration than anything else: I love that Kenny Williams went out and acquired the two worst players in the American League so far this year. - Joe Posnanski
with apologies to women everywhere
Joe Buck is just White Noise to me. It’s like the game is being called by a CD of whale songs. - mechanical turk
I was watching over lunch and he handed Adam Dunn a new asshole...and Craig Counsell
Am I da man? I’ll post it here once I find it.
"honorary Cub"
yesssssssss
"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza
by homesickalien on Aug 5, 2011 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Wu, you excited for Boilermaker basketball this year?
Football I’m excited to go to the games, apathetic about the team. Basketball I don’t know how to feel at all. I wanna get pumped about it, but I dunno how good this team is gonna be.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 5, 2011 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Painter is in.
They should be OK – grindy, above expectations. Football? Holy Christ. Avert your eyes.
What's that carnival type music they play on like cartoons and stuff,
Whenever people are doing goofy shit and getting bonked on the head and stuff? Anyway, that’s what I just play through my head while I watch Purdue football. It makes things a lot more entertaining.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 5, 2011 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Aerial shot of the '59 Series:
Check out the guys on the roof.
"If you are looking for a good and quick treat, mosey on over to Hardees or KFC." -Jessy S
by Uribe Down on Aug 5, 2011 5:22 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
do youdamans carry over from last year?
especially given i’m pretty sure you were the original poster.
Perhaps.
And perhaps.
"If you are looking for a good and quick treat, mosey on over to Hardees or KFC." -Jessy S
more fun colbert
brndnprkns: I'm pretty sure the "badass" value of your life is closer to Gigli than The Dark Knight
watching aliens right now
not gonna sleep tonight
Joe Buck is just White Noise to me. It’s like the game is being called by a CD of whale songs. - mechanical turk
so she killed it by sucking it into space, just like the first one
they could’ve been more creative, like crushing its head in her robot claws or something.
Joe Buck is just White Noise to me. It’s like the game is being called by a CD of whale songs. - mechanical turk
unfortunately, this lesson is forgotten quite easily
In later films in the series, the Aliens are shown to be conscious of the effects of their acidic blood, and even use it to their advantage: In Alien Resurrection, two Aliens escape a cage by killing a fellow Alien so its acid eats through the cage floor; in Aliens vs. Predator a queen being held by chains apparently instructs several Aliens to slash and cut her, thus corroding the chains
Paul Reiser's finest hour.
after Beverly Hills Cop, that is.
"His Load got Sloppy" Colintj
by DrEmilioLizardo on Aug 6, 2011 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions
is it fact that paul reiser's mom loudly cheered in the theatre when his character finally got whacked?
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Highly underrated, Mark Kotsay became the best defensive designated hitter in American League history in 2010.
by onlysoxfaninbasel on Aug 6, 2011 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Overtipped a waitress for flirting with me for the first time.
Do not like this feeling. Feels dirty. Dislike Plainfield bars now. Unhappy. Next article influenced.
"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
by U-God on Aug 6, 2011 12:27 AM CDT reply actions 3 recs
OPOS
welcome to the club.
totally normal thing to do, you’ll be fine.
30% or what?
So, I say this more with admiration than anything else: I love that Kenny Williams went out and acquired the two worst players in the American League so far this year. - Joe Posnanski
oh settle down. ive been doing that for years.
ive done it in front of my wife. Me: “well she naturally gets an extra buck or 2 since she wants to bang”… wife: “whatever…lets go loser”. Me: winks at the waitress as i proudly walk out just to piss off the wife even more
Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.
by KenWo4LiFe on Aug 6, 2011 2:38 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
And she will spend the extra coin on tequila and 420,
to try and burn the image of you winking at her out of her head
"His Load got Sloppy" Colintj
by DrEmilioLizardo on Aug 6, 2011 12:33 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
relax she'll be thinking of me when she gets intimate with herself later that evening.
Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.
by KenWo4LiFe on Aug 6, 2011 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
All in the game. Why do you feel dirty because a waitress knew how to take advantage of her position?
"If you are looking for a good and quick treat, mosey on over to Hardees or KFC." -Jessy S
Ah, of course. I would suggest wearing gloves and a smock, but I'm sure U-God already has a quality smock.
Actually, I just like to say smock.
Smock smock smock smock smock smock!
"If you are looking for a good and quick treat, mosey on over to Hardees or KFC." -Jessy S
by Uribe Down on Aug 6, 2011 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions 7 recs
Don't knock my smock, or I'll clean your clock.
Whales! Squids! Sharks! They're everywhere! Hello, I am Poseidon! Now, when people told me I was crazy that thinly sliced roast beef would be a delicious fast-food option, I knew it was the greatest idea, and you can thank me later for Arby's.
by Jim Margalus on Aug 6, 2011 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
I'm the opposite, I always overtip unattractive waitresses b/c I feel bad for them.
Don’t feel great about that either.
by Grinder in Training on Aug 7, 2011 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions
You're just a nice guy GiT.
Or you’re really lonely.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 8, 2011 8:31 AM CDT up reply actions
(Cough). Well, again, I work at a restaurant in the city, so, if you're ever in the mood for pizza....
I’m just sayin’. I need coin.
To my knowledge, certain things were not known.
-James Murdoch
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 8, 2011 8:42 AM CDT up reply actions
Hey, I won over larry through an internet message board.
You question my talents?
Shiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.
To my knowledge, certain things were not known.
-James Murdoch
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 8, 2011 8:48 AM CDT up reply actions
I thought you'd quit the restaurant gig?
"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
Kept a day a week there for extra cash.
To my knowledge, certain things were not known.
-James Murdoch
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 8, 2011 9:14 AM CDT up reply actions
three thoughts have been in my head since i woke up this morning.
- education connection appears to have a new commercial. if you’ve seen the others you won’t be disappointed with this one.
- i have decided that yonder alonso should probably never play in the outfield again.
- eli whiteside is on my list.
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
the education connection commercials should be on your list.
god awful.
Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.
education connection appears to have a new commercial. if you’ve seen the others you won’t be disappointed with this one.
the girl in this one has some moves.
from 1992.
by obnoxious american on Aug 8, 2011 9:26 AM CDT up reply actions
the voice overs in the thin red line
was like having giant fishhooks jabbed into every pore of my skin and then being pulled apart by them on a stretcher.
ugh.
Joe Buck is just White Noise to me. It’s like the game is being called by a CD of whale songs. - mechanical turk
Where did you get the impression that it was just an action movie?
Did you take away any sort of deeper understanding, or were the voice-overs too much? It’s been a couple days since you posted your comment, so I’ve calmed down a bit and can attempt to be more objective. I know Malick and James Jones (the author of TRL, the second book of a trilogy, which the movie follows pretty well) aren’t for everyone, but damn. That is some pretty hateful reviewing, bos.
"If you are looking for a good and quick treat, mosey on over to Hardees or KFC." -Jessy S
that comment was over the top rhetoric as such that comes from me in the moment.
i found the movie in a stack of war movies so i thought it was an action type.
as for the movie itself, i really did enjoy the way nature was portrayed as the beautiful and yet completely indifferent third party. I also enjoyed how in the ‘heroic’ scenes, the soldiers weren’t trying to be heros.
the flashbacks to the one soldiers i didn’t like so much, but mostly because it made me depressed. it was obviously done to make the man feel like he was going to die. (or so I thought)
overall I thought it was quite long and could be cut down a bit in the voice-overs which themselves were quite lengthy. it was however, a very visual movie and i enjoyed that as well.
Joe Buck is just White Noise to me. It’s like the game is being called by a CD of whale songs. - mechanical turk
Well, good. I realize the voice-overs could be faily blatant in their subject matter, but I don't see much of a way around that.
Glad you enjoyed at least parts of it. And I don’t think nature was supposed to be portrayed as completely indifferent, but beautifully deceptive, alternately an obstacle and an ally (note the very first and last images of the film). I took it to be about survival and salvation of all, and the different ways those can be achieved, among other themes.
"If you are looking for a good and quick treat, mosey on over to Hardees or KFC." -Jessy S
*wife
by soldier
Joe Buck is just White Noise to me. It’s like the game is being called by a CD of whale songs. - mechanical turk
Anyone listen to Game of Thrones yet? Colin? God of U?
Maybe I’m just being overly generous and I’ve been out of the new music loop for some time but it’s pretty excellent.
My buddy listens to Game of Thrones on audiobook tapes.
"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
I've heard they are very well done
but in an effort to defend my wording, n general, people would probably say he listens to A Song of Ice and Fire on audiobooks, unless he is only doing the first book.
Fair enough.
"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
I've listened to 1-3 on audiobooks
Roy Dotrice is fantastic. Incredible voice-actor. I recommend it more than reading.
Missed this post.
Got it this morning. It’s worth it. And I’m only half-way through the album.
To my knowledge, certain things were not known.
-James Murdoch
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 8, 2011 9:01 AM CDT up reply actions
Planning on downloading it after my shower.
I really liked Otis. I miss rappers trading off after a few bars (old Wu-Tang style) as opposed to just doing entire verses.
"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
i did not like Otis
it sounded half-assed to me. but i’m still looking forward to listening.
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
its not really a spoiler considering its built into his comic book mythology.
but i’ll still leave it cloaked.
So, I say this more with admiration than anything else: I love that Kenny Williams went out and acquired the two worst players in the American League so far this year. - Joe Posnanski
i commented on captain america
and didnt post spoiler alert at first, so its cloaked, but in retrospect, i dont think i gave all that much away.
So, I say this more with admiration than anything else: I love that Kenny Williams went out and acquired the two worst players in the American League so far this year. - Joe Posnanski
Some of us like comic book movies without having read the comics at all.
"If you are looking for a good and quick treat, mosey on over to Hardees or KFC." -Jessy S
yea sorry.
i wrongly assumed every baseball loving american boy read captain america comics as a kid.
So, I say this more with admiration than anything else: I love that Kenny Williams went out and acquired the two worst players in the American League so far this year. - Joe Posnanski
Hip-hop heads out there:
Watch The Throne is totally worth is. Kanye’s a raging asshole, but holy Moses, he makes some damn good music.
To my knowledge, certain things were not known.
-James Murdoch
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 8, 2011 8:43 AM CDT reply actions
I watched a couple episodes of that 'America: Story of Us' documentary this weekend.
It’s pretty damn good. I love US History though. If you have any interest in US history, check it out, it’s on Netflix. Although be warned, I don’t think I’ve heard the word ‘ragtag’ used so many times in one hour.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 8, 2011 8:48 AM CDT reply actions
You've never watched anything about the 2004 BoSox?
"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
Lollapalooza, anyone else go? What was your favorite performance if so?
Joy Formidable was great even though it was a short set, and really enjoyed Two Door Cinema Club, thought their crowd probably had the most energy of non-head liner that I saw. Local Natives, Crystal Castles, Manchester Orchestra and Delta Spirit were all good too. Best Coast in the rain was great.
Never heard of little hurricane or White Lies before, but enjoyed both of their set’s.
And I know there are a lot of fans here, but it’s time for me to just admit, I don’t understand Girl Talk. OPOS perhaps, but just didn’t do much for me. If I was really drunk, I’m sure it would have been fun, but sober, I don’t get what makes him so much better than others in that tent.
by Grinder in Training on Aug 8, 2011 9:03 AM CDT reply actions
my probem with Girl Talk
is that his live performance really hasn’t changed at all. everytime i see him, over the past 5 years, i feel like its the same set. which is fun as a dance party, but gets stale.
i liked reptar, afrojack, chuckie, crystal castles.
is it weird that i’m starting to feel too old for lolla? felt like it was a bunch of high school kids all weekend. also, fuck fence jumpers.
Easy chief
We’re a community - Tdogg
Agreed on the fence jumpers, and I've felt old at concerts for a while.
But I don’t join the mosh pits or anything, so it’s not too bad. (not that were really mosh pits there, but the up front area where everyone is smashed together).
It was one reason I didn’t stay for more than like 15 minutes a day at Perry’s tent though, where the crowd seemed really young. I felt a bit uncomfortable there.
by Grinder in Training on Aug 8, 2011 9:29 AM CDT up reply actions
BTW.. I'm not a video game guy, but did you get into the Sony tent?
That 3D baseball game was just ridiculous.
by Grinder in Training on Aug 8, 2011 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Was pretty impressive..
Each person wore a different set of glasses, so one person saw the batter’s POV and the other saw the pitcher’s POV on the same screen. Was the first time I wanted to own a 3D TV.
by Grinder in Training on Aug 8, 2011 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions
I saw him at DEMF a few years ago
We watched for about 5-10 minutes, realized the entire set was pretty much preprogrammed into his laptop (pretty obvious when the guy is dancing on a table most of the time and trying to get girls to join him), and moved on to a stage where someone was actually doing something. The mixes are interesting to listen to but there’s zero point in seeing him live IMO.
Skipped Lolla again this year as I find it too expensive (between the wife and I we’re dropping $450 in tickets, then food and such as well) since I’ve found the lineups fairly uninspiring. Was going to buy single-day a few years ago for Daft Punk but it was on a Friday so I would have been paying nearly a hundred a ticket for about 4-5 hours of festival since I’d have to go after work. That wasn’t happening either. Skipped Pitchfork this year but went in 2010, at less than half the price of Lolla and a solid lineup last year, that was a better option. Especially since it seems like half of the Pitchfork lineup ends up at Lolla the next year or two.
by Yinka Double Dare on Aug 8, 2011 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Ouch. The DJIA is taking it in the patooty. Not fun.
-341.94 already.
To my knowledge, certain things were not known.
-James Murdoch
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 8, 2011 9:58 AM CDT reply actions
bonds don't have much to do with it
the yield on US Treasuries is dropping, not rising. no one’s worried about the cost of borrowing. they’re worried about growth being in the shitter. QE plz.
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
are you?
if we weren’t at the zero bound, the Fed would have lowered the FF rate. since we are, QE is a good policy option. i’d prefer something more direct, but that’s seen as even more radical. if no helicopters dropping money, then QE.
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
The Fed is simply creating another bubble
This time in the Treasury market. The primary beneficiaries of QE are financial institutions holding Treasuries who are enjoying gains due to the funny-money fueled demand for Treasuries. it’s a vicious cycle. QE and the insatiable demands and subsequent consumption of government cash inflows are only going to fuck our generation over in the long run. just remember that price increases are an effect of inflation, not the cause of inflation. a growth in the money supply without a corresponding growth in the amount of real goods in the market is what causes inflation.
inflation with slack in the economy leads to increased real output.
that’s the essence of the philips curve, right?
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
er, posted too soon. anyway, those links i posted are where i'm coming from
inflation is a good thing for most since most need to deleverage. it promotes growth in a slack economy and it decreases the real value of debts, which further promotes growth as people come out from under their debt overhang.
this is the one thing FDR did back in the day that had definite positive results for the economy. and it’s no different from the lowering or raising of the fed funds rate except that it results in the Fed owning Treasuries. it’s not funny money or whatever. this is straight out of the Milton Friedman playbook and approved by guys ranging from Greg Mankiw to Paul Krugman.
i guess freshwater guys object somewhat more but their reasoning seems overly obscure. and on top of that, we already have a good model for how this works w/ FDR debasing gold. i’m sure that was called funny money too (and in fact i think numerous suits were brought against him in various forms) but that doesn’t mean it didn’t work.
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
by colintj on Aug 8, 2011 11:57 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
aside from the moral hazards of government-sponsored inflation (which are numerous)
I’m not sure how inflation helps growth as suppliers of capital are more reluctant to fund capital projects in an inflationary environment. We’re already seeing this in action right now. as far as FDR goes, he attempted to drive up the price of gold, thinking that other commodities and gold move in lock step, which they most assuredly do not. it was as much a political move to garner support from agriciultural constituencies as it was an economic move, and i’m not sure how it can be called successful from an economic standpoint, since given the fact that gold and the dollar had a fixed exchange rate back in the 30’s actually took dollars out of circulation.
the links i mentioned make a very clear case for inflation
more can be provided. as for FDR:
http://thinkprogress.org/yglesias/2011/08/06/289908/christina-romer-on-fdrs-gold-policy
it’s Yglesias rather than Sumner (a righty) b/c that’s the most recent thing i’ve read about it. FDR changed the peg to gold repeatedly toward inflationary ends which eased money and led to growth. again, that’s the same conclusion Milton Friedman came to and as such it’s the definitive interpretation as far as economists are concerned. if i have any jargon or details wrong, it’s because i’m a novice. the larger point stands.
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
yeah, seemed to me they should have just printed some money
but what do i know. I’m just a caveman. I fell on some ice and was later thawed by some of your scientists.
He's streaky. I heard you the first 100 times. I don't care. Ride or die. -tdogg on c quentin
by e-gus on Aug 9, 2011 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
Krugman would like a word with you:
Actually, there’s a very good case for allowing inflation to rise above 3 percent, to 4 or even 6 percent, for several years. Don’t take it from me — take it from Greg Mankiw and Ken Rogoff. Indeed, it’s arguable that inflation, both actual and expected, is the main thing the Fed should deliver, if it can.
Joe is suggesting the 3 percent cap to appease the inflation hawks. But if you’ve been following this debate at all, you know that they can’t be appeased. Anything short of a return to the gold standard will leave them screaming about hyperinflation just around the corner; no amount of actual evidence will convince them otherwise. So as long as we’re trying to get the Fed to do the right thing, let’s have it do the right thing,
The problem, of course, is that the Fed is itself intimidated. It doesn’t need legislative authority to act, but it is looking over its shoulder. The people imposing disastrous austerity are also the people doing their best to prevent any alternatives.
Indeed, if the Fed announces even a mild further expansion — QE2.1, as some people are calling it — watch for the furious reaction.
(In other words, inflation is NOT a danger with unemployment at these levels.)
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/09/the-fed-to-the-rescue/
Trying to score runs with Juan Pierre as your leadoff hitter is like trying to suture a wound in a moving car. You might still be successful -- but why make it so hard on yourself?
isn't krugman is a goddamn pinko commie
who shouldn’t be taken seriously?
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Highly underrated, Mark Kotsay became the best defensive designated hitter in American League history in 2010.
by onlysoxfaninbasel on Aug 9, 2011 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions
he is kind of annoying a lot of the time
he conveniently forgets things.
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
Name one.
Trying to score runs with Juan Pierre as your leadoff hitter is like trying to suture a wound in a moving car. You might still be successful -- but why make it so hard on yourself?
that the central bank moves last, for instance.
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
I've been reading him about 10 years or so, and certainly not in school so am not familiar with that one.
But even if true, I’d say he’s been one of the “rightest” economists of our time.
Trying to score runs with Juan Pierre as your leadoff hitter is like trying to suture a wound in a moving car. You might still be successful -- but why make it so hard on yourself?
indeed
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by onlysoxfaninbasel on Aug 9, 2011 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions
how so?
he prescribes for the U.S the same blend of policies that Japan has actually been using for the last 20 or so years – low rates, propping up “zombie” banks, stimulus spending. Japan’s debt is about 200% of their GDP. were rates to increase even nominally, they would almost certainly default.
that's kind of a mindblowing argument
considering the book he wrote was about how Japan’s lost decade came to pass. the economics profession has decided what happened there and it’s more or less that they sacrificed themselves at the altar of 0% inflation.
CYFC.
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basically, the point is that whatever the Fed does
has the power to cancel out anything the gov’t does. if the gov’t starts spending a bunch but the Fed tightens the money supply, you’ll end up with a significantly weakened or useless stimulus. which is more or less what happened.
Krugman should and probably did know better (he’s written academic papers including that fact, iirc) but conveniently ignored it since his political side was under assault. He also forgot about unconventional monetary policy like QE for the sake of fiscal stimulus.
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At this point, shouldn't we all be?
Trying to score runs with Juan Pierre as your leadoff hitter is like trying to suture a wound in a moving car. You might still be successful -- but why make it so hard on yourself?
haha, yes
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by onlysoxfaninbasel on Aug 9, 2011 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions
I had a strict libertarian economist professor in business school
Even he said that Krugman definitely deserved a Nobel Prize (which I am taking as my prof thinks he is fairly credible).
Though he did say Krugman probably didn’t deserve to receive it solo which is an honor usually reserved for the biggest of economists
about that 3% cap...too late
I prefer to use inflation measures not produced by a party that has a huge incentive to understate the rate.
Oh of course! Ignore the stats used by all because a different party than yours is in office?
Sorry, headline inflation isn’t real inflation, and inflation isn’t even inflation without demand from the un/under employed.
Trying to score runs with Juan Pierre as your leadoff hitter is like trying to suture a wound in a moving car. You might still be successful -- but why make it so hard on yourself?
Like it or not, the U.S. government has a massive conflict of interest when it comes to calculating and reporting inflation
regardless of what party is in office. simple supply and demand dictates that when the supply of money increases and the amount of goods does not, inflation will ensue. i don’t think there’s any question that GDP is not growing as fast as the money supply. the reason inflation hasn’t been worse, in my opinion, is that instead of these new dollars being consumed, they are being invested in the capital markets.
You realize that the BLS calculates inflation the same way as most other countries?
That they don’t make it up based on who controls the House or White House or Supreme Court?
But I’m not here to argue with you. Don’t have time, and I suspect your politics would preclude civility on my part.
Have a nice day!
Trying to score runs with Juan Pierre as your leadoff hitter is like trying to suture a wound in a moving car. You might still be successful -- but why make it so hard on yourself?
Damn. I want this discussion to go on.
I know very little of economics, but I get the feeling that history is being made on a daily basis, and not for the better. For the past few weeks I’ve just been a sponge for related articles and ideas. I’d love to know more, specifically what some SSSers are thinking in the way of longer-term (3-5-10 year) outlooks. Between MSM, my own dabbling and links shared from colin and other more finance-savvy friends on g+, I get the impression that, besides there being no overall consensus, no one has much of an idea how to handle this crisis. Even if they do have credible ideas, selling those to the American public would be political suicide.
Just the impressions that I get.
"If you are looking for a good and quick treat, mosey on over to Hardees or KFC." -Jessy S
the lack of consensus is a major concern imo.
if everyone were on the same page and they tried things and those things failed, then you would have far fewer issues with recrimination and far more focus on figuring out something that will work.
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
I have the fear that,
by the time people truly put politics aside, and not just perfunctorily, it will be far too late. A house divided and all that.
"If you are looking for a good and quick treat, mosey on over to Hardees or KFC." -Jessy S
i concur
the only time htey arent divided is when they are taking payments from lobbyists.
He's streaky. I heard you the first 100 times. I don't care. Ride or die. -tdogg on c quentin
policymakers are selling us on economic medicine that are really political handouts
that is why the solution of government getting out of the way of the private sector is so unpallatable to both sides of the aisle. no politician wants to look like they are doing nothing, and in the end their paying constituents will not stand idly by while they refuse to hook up favors, even if inaction by the part of the Federal government is the best course of action – both in an economic and moral sense. i’m a free-market guy because i think free markets result in the greatest total good but also because i think it’s immoral for government to pick winners and losers.
I also see many parallels between this depression and the Great Depression
and the common thread is a government which is simply unwilling to allow the economy to run its natural course and recover from the excesses/malinvestment that produced these problems. it’s awfully difficult to fight the laws of supply and demand, as was seen in the 30’s when policymakers refused to allow wages to fall (which resulted in worsening unemployment) and nowadays where policymakers refused to allow assets like mortgage bonds and homes to fall to their natural prices
Where do you get this shit? Faux News?
Government spending/hiring/stimulus was doing a FINE job of pulling us out of the Depression. It was when Roosevelt yielded to the the Republican screams of “defecit” in ‘37 that everything fell apart. In that sense you’re right: parallels abound. Obama is failing us for the sake of politics.
But your “natural course” would have us living in tents, Mr. Hoover.
Trying to score runs with Juan Pierre as your leadoff hitter is like trying to suture a wound in a moving car. You might still be successful -- but why make it so hard on yourself?
Or should I say John Galt?
Trying to score runs with Juan Pierre as your leadoff hitter is like trying to suture a wound in a moving car. You might still be successful -- but why make it so hard on yourself?
it's not even a different party.
what numbers do you think Greg Mankiw uses?
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
oy vey.
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
Right my issue is more
that economists are reasonably happy w/ current inflation measures. there isn’t any “secret” inflation actually happening. our market indicators suggest the same.
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
by colintj on Aug 9, 2011 5:01 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Go learn something, colin.
Look at today’s reaction (not the knee-jerk one yesterday). We’ve had free money for 2+ years to what end? And it will get worse. Papering over issues with paper is not a foundation for long-term price stability.
by winningugly on Aug 10, 2011 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions
We've had tight money for 2+ years
hence why the market indicators for inflation have been flat. Again, Friedman would’ve made the point that interest rates being low is insufficient to judge the appropriate amount of supply
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by colintj on Aug 10, 2011 11:52 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Nice reply
I would have said, “Go learn this, WU” while grabbing my crotch, but your’s was good too.
by joewho112 on Aug 10, 2011 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
The market has been flooded with liquidity,
and not just by low interest rates. It hasn’t helped. and your boy Krugman’s advice to the Japanese in the ’80’s has sure worked well for them the last 20+ years, hasn’t it.
Sorry, money is not tight and has not been tight since interest rates were jacked up a few years ago.
I don't think this is great logic
You could easily argue that Japan would have faced a depression rather than a recession without the liquidity.
This didn’t get better because everyone was deleveraging instead of investing. Tighter monetary policy would have cause deflation which would have worsened the issue.
And that is circular thinking.
Deleveraging because of too much credit offered on too few good assets is not solved by adding more credit. At some point you must take care of the structural imbalances.
And we’re almost there, whether we like it or not. Has to happen.
My point is that economy-wide deleveraging would cause deflation
QE increases the inflationary pressure resulting in stagnation which is preferable ot deflation.
The logic that Japan tried QE and had two lost decades therefore QE is bad is faulty without further support.
And it's specifically refuted by academic study
of their troubles.
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by colintj on Aug 10, 2011 3:55 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Exactly. And the Fed should arguably be targeting inflation in the 5-7 percent range.
Trying to score runs with Juan Pierre as your leadoff hitter is like trying to suture a wound in a moving car. You might still be successful -- but why make it so hard on yourself?
And by the way, that accursed rag the Economist agrees with me
http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2011/08/monetary-policy-0
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by colintj on Aug 10, 2011 4:16 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Sigh thats disingenuous
more right to say I agree with it. Mankiw, the Economist, Krugman, Tyler Cowen…stop me when I get to someone who isn’t supremely well regarded by his peers.
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by colintj on Aug 10, 2011 4:25 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
And you can do the same on my side of the equation, colin.
People disagree. The numbers, and the action of the markets, belie your position. Printing money does not mean you actually can back it up with tangible assets/future income streams if the projections of those income streams are wrong.
This will be debated until Kingdom come.
so name some. and no, the action of the markets
underscores my position. hence the TIPS spread. hence the low interest rates. but you’d think of all people, the pre-eminent scholar of monetary policy of the last however many years would have people taking notice. apparently not.
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
Low interest rates are a sign money was tight
It doesn’t say a thing about the present. Especially not in a liquidity trap. Either way, the measures for inflation have been kept right around 2% despite the fact that output fell off a cliff. I don’t know how that doesn’t say tight money. On top of that I do believe inflation expectations are plunging. Hence QE3.
That aside, the definitive interpretation of what happened in Japan according to the people that studied it was a lack of commitment to creating inflation. Bernanke has written a paper to this effect. He’s being held down by inflation hawks who can’t point to actual measures to support their position that hyperinflation is right around the bend.
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by colintj on Aug 10, 2011 3:54 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Bernanke is doing a helluva job, isn't he.
He inherited a mess and has been a calming influence, but “Helicopter Ben” just might not be correct in his assumptions. Look how long Greenspan was regarded as a genius.
What would that mean? Could it mean that the false confidence created by easy money may also collapse?
Look at the game in front of you. Past performance is no guarantee…
Bernanke hasn't followed his own tenets.
Which given the structure of the Fed isn’t on him, it’s on Obama’s reluctance to make recess appointments. Which probably also means it’s on Larry Summers and the giant fiscal stimulus folks.
Anyway, you haven’t in the least explained what indicators you’re using for your determination of easy money outside of your suggestion of interest rates which we know doesn’t make sense to cite. On top of that, there’s the idea that there couldn’t possibly be any reasonable marginal investments despite the fact that unemployment is out the ass. All of those folks are zero marginal product workers at any wage? Or they’re just preferring not to take the lower wage? That should be evidently false in a country with our infrastructural needs that was employing them when nominal growth was on target.
It’s not even like I disagree that we probably don’t need that many house builders or bankers. It’s just that there’s nothing to suggest that takes all that much time to sort out provided there’s sufficient interest in investing in human capital. Which there obviously isn’t if everyone is moving from stocks to treasuries. Which means we should probably move interest rates negative and keep people from sitting on cash via some measure of inflation.
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
Bernanke:
The argument that current monetary policy in Japan is in fact quite accommodative rests largely on the observation that interest rates are at a very low level. I do hope that readers who have gotten this far will be sufficiently familiar with monetary history not to take seriously any such claim based on the level of the nominal interest rate. One need only recall that nominal interest rates remained close to zero in many countries throughout the Great Depression, a period of massive monetary contraction and deflationary pressure. In short, low nominal interest rates may just as well be a sign of expected deflation and monetary tightness as of monetary ease.
http://www.themoneyillusion.com/?p=10406
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
Bernanke's paper re: Japan
http://people.su.se/~leosven/und/522/Readings/Bernanke.pdf
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
then the Fed buys dollars with treasuries? like always??
under what circumstances would we have inflation that the Fed doesn’t know about? we have TIPS, CPI, etc. not to mention we all live in this world and buy things all the time. inflation doesn’t happen in secret and we have clear remedies for it. if the Fed were to say “we are committed to 5% inflation and will buy/sell treasuries for dollars as appropriate” how badly could that honestly go? ask Sweden, since that’s how the Riksbank operates. level targeting is not crazy, it’s just politically infeasible because of the events leading up to the establishment of the Great Moderation.
and it wouldn’t be politically infeasible if our elite were capable of having the conversation we’re having right now.
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
by colintj on Aug 11, 2011 4:12 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
why don't both of you get laid already. dorks.
:)
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by KenWo4LiFe on Aug 11, 2011 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
Get a job, already.
According to colin, it’s not your fault. According to me, you need to go create something and make your own way.
Discuss.
i have a job you rat.
i am raising the household, cleaning, cooking meals… you think when you get home at 5 PM your day is done. I have to work ALL DAY. Do laundry, wash dishes, put the kids to bed. You think this is easy? You wouldn’t be able to last 1 day mister.
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by KenWo4LiFe on Aug 13, 2011 12:54 AM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
seriously
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by onlysoxfaninbasel on Aug 13, 2011 4:46 AM CDT up reply actions
clearly your not trying hard enough
to make your own way
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by onlysoxfaninbasel on Aug 13, 2011 4:47 AM CDT up reply actions
The CPI has been bastardized and changed for years.
Bernanke was on record all year long saying there was no inflation (in flat screen TV’s, homes, and job creation, sure). Didn’t quite mention food/insurance/energy prices going up substantially.
We are the elite.
"We are the elite."
that’s what i was trying to get across
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/rogoff83/English
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/31/business/economy/whats-with-all-the-bernanke-bashing.html
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
http://thinkprogress.org/yglesias/2011/08/05/288760/the-magic-of-inflation-expectations/
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
quantitative easing
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
for traders / people who work with the stock market,
are days like today just really, really shitty days at the office? always wondered.
Easy chief
We’re a community - Tdogg
It can actually be a positive.
The increased volatility creates a lot of opportunities for active traders.
Still makes me giggle that a rating from an agency like S&P can do this,
When part of the big problem we are in is because of other ratings from S&P. Like, oh, NOW you have done enough due diligence to make the right call on whether something should be rated AAA? Or did the Treasury dept just not pay a big enough fee?
Fucking Smoke and Mirrors, the whole Goddamned thing.
"That might be how you roll at Camp Anawanna, Budnick. But where I come from, we only salute Old Glory." -moroots on May 23rd
by South Side Expat on Aug 8, 2011 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions
well this is interesting
http://www.canalstreetchronicles.com/2011/7/7/2263406/creating-an-sb-nation-do-not-read-list
Joe Buck is just White Noise to me. It’s like the game is being called by a CD of whale songs. - mechanical turk
by blackoutsox on Aug 8, 2011 1:54 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Hmm. I'd rather read bobpuller's comments and hate him,
Than miss them entirely. I feel like I’d be left out of the loop.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 8, 2011 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions
It's more fun to just complain about AY.
by Ozzie Montana on Aug 8, 2011 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah for sure
and i dont want to be like ‘who is this kenwo character people keep talking about?’
So, I say this more with admiration than anything else: I love that Kenny Williams went out and acquired the two worst players in the American League so far this year. - Joe Posnanski
well so much for my wanting to pick mikel leshoure in my rookie draft.
out for season with torn achilles
Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.
at least he had the decency to get injured
before your draft.
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
x
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by KenWo4LiFe on Aug 8, 2011 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
I've been researching and watching things for 3 years, I've used up/down for practice
I understand the basic components of stock trading but am looking for something more.
index funds!
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
You fucking people
I am asking if WU can recommend a book I could read on the subject since I am not astute in these matters and the snark flies! Fucking colin is a genius in finance but appears to have no money, Catbrains gives great hindsight advice to someone who basically owns no stock, kenwo, in typical fashion, suggests playing blackjack. You fucking people.
is there a book that shows you how to cry on the inside while still smiling?
thats what I’ve been doing.
by Trooper on Aug 8, 2011 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
how can you have money if you have to pay student loans for 5 separate masters?
Joe Buck is just White Noise to me. It’s like the game is being called by a CD of whale songs. - mechanical turk
Christ, it's almost like you're asking for financial advice on a baseball blog or something!
;-)
"I have zero enthusiasm for my career, home, physical fitness, or any number of personal relationships with other humans and pets. It’s called 'being alive,' Frank Wren. Now hold your nose and make a deal, pussy." - dr. lingerie
I asked for a book recommendation FFS
Pretty much an every day event in RRRR. And who dis? Go away! We swept the Twain without you!
Wanna know where I was all weekend?
Minneapolis.
You’re welcome, motherfuckers!
"I have zero enthusiasm for my career, home, physical fitness, or any number of personal relationships with other humans and pets. It’s called 'being alive,' Frank Wren. Now hold your nose and make a deal, pussy." - dr. lingerie
i dont believe him either
So, I say this more with admiration than anything else: I love that Kenny Williams went out and acquired the two worst players in the American League so far this year. - Joe Posnanski
Why would I lie about that?
Boneheads.
"I have zero enthusiasm for my career, home, physical fitness, or any number of personal relationships with other humans and pets. It’s called 'being alive,' Frank Wren. Now hold your nose and make a deal, pussy." - dr. lingerie
Why do you want to participate in the stock market?
Trying to score runs with Juan Pierre as your leadoff hitter is like trying to suture a wound in a moving car. You might still be successful -- but why make it so hard on yourself?
To create wealth, longterm but still be in charge of where my money goes.
I work a well-paying full commission job and would like to have my money work for me rather than fester in a savings account. The executive recruiting career is cyclical, it is currently coming out of a downswing but there will be another one in the future. I want to be prepared for that. It would also be nice to fund my son’s college through such a venture.
The only way to be prepared for the next cycle is to save.
Or…
Only “invest” what you would budget for a trip to the casino.
Unless…
There is a specific company or industry of which you have more knowledge and interest than the average bear (no pun intended). Then, an investment in same would make sense since you’re actually betting on yourself.
Trying to score runs with Juan Pierre as your leadoff hitter is like trying to suture a wound in a moving car. You might still be successful -- but why make it so hard on yourself?
I am comfortable enough in my savings already
but it isn’t doing anything where it is. I am sure you understand
I do. But given the global mess we're in now, I'd be happier with 'do nothing' than 'take risk/lose my comfort'.
But house is paid off, no debt to speak of, and I sleep at night after moving to cash in January. Boring for sure. Safety? You betcha!
Trying to score runs with Juan Pierre as your leadoff hitter is like trying to suture a wound in a moving car. You might still be successful -- but why make it so hard on yourself?
sorry to bug chi
but what about currency? is this area just as volatile?
i expect to return to the US in late 2011, and i’m just wondering if i should just keep most of my CHF in the swiss account? right now the CHF/USD is a whopping 1.39!
long-term wise, i know the CHF/USD is not going to be as high as it right now b/c switzerland is taking efforts to devalue, but i also don’t expect to the USD to rebound considerably anytime soon.
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by onlysoxfaninbasel on Aug 9, 2011 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions
You're right, it should narrow (one way or the other).
By the time your’re ready to come home, we should have a clearer picture. I have no idea now.
Trying to score runs with Juan Pierre as your leadoff hitter is like trying to suture a wound in a moving car. You might still be successful -- but why make it so hard on yourself?
i've been kicking myself for not investing in the CHF
hard for me to see a downside in investing in the franc long-term with the problems of the euro and the dollar.
Here are two in particular that have helped me the most.
Fundamental – One Up On Wall Street, Lynch: Especially useful for bear markets like we’re experiencing now in how to spot the most undervalued stocks that would be worth taking long positions in.
Technical – How I Made $2M in the Stock Market, Darvas: Not quite relevant outside bull markets, but has the helpful most basic of technical indicators which you can use to make a shorter-term momentum trade.
Both are very easy reads tailored for a novice investor. Looks like you could get both for under $20. If you practice the strategies contained in each and stay disciplined, they will pay for themselves many times over.
by 3E8 on Aug 8, 2011 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions
i was being serious re: index funds fwiw
everything i’ve read says you’re extremely unlikely to beat the returns of the stock market and that the overwhelming majority of investors over long periods of time tend toward that average. and those vanishingly few who don’t charge fees that cancel out any returns beyond the stock market average. hence, if you want to invest in the stock market, invest in index funds.
i haven’t read anything that talks specifically about how to mix up index funds (or near indexes, which a lot of mutual funds are) with, say, gov’t bonds or commodities, etc. beyond the generalities of portfolio/CAPM theory. those generalities: 1) the lower the expected return, the lower the risk. 2) the more portfolio diversity, the lower your overall risk. so your investment mix should be matched to your appetite for risk.
the lowest possible risk vehicles are the gov’t bonds of the most advanced economies w/ the US typically getting the best possible rating since the markets for them are deep and liquid and we’re the most advanced economy in the world. i think it’s likely that, say, Swedish bonds are probably less likely to be defaulted on, but because they’re issued at such a substantially lower volume, this creates its own risk for reasons that are not exactly clear to me. but the difference is massive. the US has issued 59% of the world’s AAA rated sovereign bonds. next closest is Germany with 10%:
http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2011/07/usa-fact-of-the-day.html
you’ll notice a distinct lack of books so far. i read a shitload of econ blogs the names of which i’d be glad to provide if you’re interested. none of them are specifically oriented to investing but most of them have at least a doctorate’s in Econ. the one book i can recommend, as it’s basically a history of investment theory, is The Myth of the Rational Market. despite the title, if anything it affirms the opposite for the most part. the concept might be anathema to you, but even the leftiest economist will tell you that the market is far far more rational/efficient than it is the opposite. if it weren’t, it’d be very easy/cheap to beat average market returns. it’s definitely not.
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
Precisely what my college professor for "Personal Investment Strategies" said
Basically, the class was all about identifying undervalued stocks and whatnot, but a point constantly reiterated was that to do that successfully, you had to spend quite a bit of time on it (and hold for a while, not overreact to a further drop caused by irrational morons and day traders), and if you didn’t have that time to devote to the research and study you should just do index funds, because they beat the vast majority of funds.
by Yinka Double Dare on Aug 9, 2011 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Further, turning money over to a 'pro' is usually worse than the index funds.
Trying to score runs with Juan Pierre as your leadoff hitter is like trying to suture a wound in a moving car. You might still be successful -- but why make it so hard on yourself?
i'd also like to know
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
Apparently they have similar investment strategies
The differences come from the costs and tax
http://www.investopedia.com/articles/mutualfund/05/ETFIndexFund.asp#axzz1UZBlg9xy
in addition, liquidity is a big difference
take yesterday for example. the market closed at its lowest point. if you were looking to get out of an index fund you would be forced to realize the price at the end of the day. with an etf you can trade it at any point during the day.
also, you can relatively easily buy/sell options on ETFs whereas derivatives on trading on indices is more difficult for individual investors.
This.
Everyone listen to moroots, since he generally espouses a similar philosophy (and action items) as me.
by winningugly on Aug 10, 2011 10:21 AM CDT up reply actions
But depending on the ETF (levered, liquid, etc.) the actual NAV
may not match the price of the ETF, especially re: VXX, inverse funds, etc.
And dividend treatment.
Summary:
Typically, the choice between ETFs and index funds will come down to the most important issues: management fees, shareholder transaction costs, taxation and other qualitative differences. According to the analysis we mentioned earlier by Kostovetsky, a comparison of these costs favors index funds as the choice for most passive retail investors. Kostovetsky’s analysis assumes no tracking costs and the more popular indexes.
For example, if you were looking at a holding period of one year, you would be required to hold over $60,000 of an ETF for the management fee and taxation savings to offset the transaction costs. With a longer-term time horizon of 10 years, the break-even point would be lowered to $13,000. However, both these limits are usually out of range for the average retail investor.
Conclusion
As with many financial decisions, determining which investment vehicle to commit to comes down to “dollars and cents”. Given the comparison of costs, the average passive retail investor will decide to go with index funds. For these investors, keeping it simple can be the best policy. Passive institutional investors and active traders, on the other hand, will likely be swayed by qualitative factors in making their decision. Be sure you know where you stand before you commit.
Read more: http://www.investopedia.com/articles/mutualfund/05/ETFIndexFund.asp#ixzz1UeHUoKWY
Trying to score runs with Juan Pierre as your leadoff hitter is like trying to suture a wound in a moving car. You might still be successful -- but why make it so hard on yourself?
For Schwab customers buying Schwab ETFs, the transaction cost is $0
I believe some other brokers have similar deals now
real madrid just signed an intiguing young prospect from argentina. (named leo!)
he is seven years old.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/aug/08/real-madrid-seven-year-old
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
does anyone have a mac wireless keyboard?
I had one, kid busted the N button… bought a new one. for some reason i can’t control the volume on the new one (even though the pictures in the f10-f12 buttons have the speaker things on em). i’ve gone to keyboard preferences and can’t find where to set the damn thing up to do it.
its an issue because otherwise i’m going to have to hear Elmo talking to me at loud volumes all day because i’ll be to lazy to go adjust it. id rather yell to my kid “HEY TURN THAT DOWN”.
Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.
did you update the drivers?
this: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL957 might do the trick.
if not, you could try resetting the PRAM (it tells the computer what to do with the keyboard) – http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379
if that doesn’t work, you may be screwed.
well, at least Rob Mackowiak will still receive his hate mail
but it will now come from KeWo4LiFe
I shant be misled a second time
by Nordhagen on Aug 9, 2011 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions 6 recs
is anything happening by you?
or hoodlight? not sure where you guys are at.
Easy chief
We’re a community - Tdogg
At the expense of being possibly whooshed
Craig is a scotsman who now lives in Chicago/Michigan…Hoodlight got crunchy a few weeks ago and I think was banned for two weeks but has neglected to come back.
i think it was a woosh trap!
He's streaky. I heard you the first 100 times. I don't care. Ride or die. -tdogg on c quentin
by e-gus on Aug 9, 2011 9:50 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
is this a meme now?
or is someone not following along all that closely?
He's streaky. I heard you the first 100 times. I don't care. Ride or die. -tdogg on c quentin
reply fail to jack m
He's streaky. I heard you the first 100 times. I don't care. Ride or die. -tdogg on c quentin
free concert for wu
for a small donation of course
He's streaky. I heard you the first 100 times. I don't care. Ride or die. -tdogg on c quentin
Jereme Richmond arrested
http://edit.dailyherald.com/article/20110809/news/708099900/
Former Waukegan High School and University of Illinois basketball standout Jereme Richmond was charged Tuesday with beating a woman and threatening her with a gun.
Richmond, 19, and Matthew Riley, 22, of North Chicago, were arrested Monday afternoon outside the victim’s house after police found a loaded .40-caliber semiautomatic pistol in the car the men had driven.
Easy chief
We’re a community - Tdogg
Nice
"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
at this point
i’m glad he’s gone. want as much separation between him and Illinois as possible.
Easy chief
We’re a community - Tdogg
All these grownups talking about the economy.
I just want to talk about sports and rioting.
"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
Here is something for you darn kids to talk about
We are nearing a historic anniversary in September.
here's the Illinois Loyalty thread:
http://www.illinoisloyalty.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=16101
updated with mug shot, armchair lawyering, and much hand-wringing
Easy chief
We’re a community - Tdogg
We can combine sports and rioting and do a practice riot in Wrigleyville if you want
Get some experience in damaging a historical building perhaps. And more important, when the time comes and things get crazy on this side of the pond, we’ll already be proficient at flipping over cars and running from the police.
by Grinder in Training on Aug 9, 2011 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions
this thread is making me want to build a bunker in my backyard
Joe Buck is just White Noise to me. It’s like the game is being called by a CD of whale songs. - mechanical turk
If you think this is bad, you should browse some conservative message boards.
Talk about world is coming to an end type hysteria. You’ll be terrified to leave the house.
by Grinder in Training on Aug 10, 2011 8:02 AM CDT up reply actions
I just checked. There aren't any smoothie companies that publicly trade.
Unless of course, you’re actually making your money into smoothies. This I would not recommend.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 10, 2011 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
Also Jamba Inc (NASDAQ: JMBA) is Jamba Juice
by joewho112 on Aug 10, 2011 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Damn you're right.
Well after you tape all your money together, invest it in JMBA.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 10, 2011 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions
And your assets will be 'liquified'.
….Thanks folks, I’ll be here all ‘till 5 o’clock!
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 10, 2011 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
I've found a new time waster
http://counties.visitedmap.com/ is what the url says it is: a way to track what counties you have been in.
My map: http://counties.visitedmap.com/us.php?showmap=4230&big=
Our manager wears 13, we were supposedly cursed, and we wear black. Let's play.
woah, after tribe v tigers i might have to attempt that.
Im going to blow the doors off of yours.
He's streaky. I heard you the first 100 times. I don't care. Ride or die. -tdogg on c quentin
at first i thought it said countries
i have no idea what fucking counties ive been in
Joe Buck is just White Noise to me. It’s like the game is being called by a CD of whale songs. - mechanical turk
it would be helpful if it labeled the interstate highways
thats a lot of work.
He's streaky. I heard you the first 100 times. I don't care. Ride or die. -tdogg on c quentin
Yeah. I used Google Earth to double check the interstate counties.
Our manager wears 13, we were supposedly cursed, and we wear black. Let's play.
Weeeeee. I need to make it out west more.
Blue means I left the car and/or airport:
http://counties.visitedmap.com/us.php?showmap=4233&big=
"If you are looking for a good and quick treat, mosey on over to Hardees or KFC." -Jessy S
BY WHICH I MEAN TODAY
"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza
by homesickalien on Aug 10, 2011 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions
okay, o/u is set at midnight PT. whatcha got?
I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.
by thatshortkid on Aug 10, 2011 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
'Round these parts we use CDT.
Effin’ hippies.
"If you are looking for a good and quick treat, mosey on over to Hardees or KFC." -Jessy S
That's not what your timestamp say!
by Teahenny Penny on Aug 10, 2011 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza
by homesickalien on Aug 10, 2011 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions
So you must be at your secret Twins Lair under Lake Minnetonka
by homesickalien on Aug 10, 2011 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions
gasp!
Must be Ramandeep.
"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza
by homesickalien on Aug 10, 2011 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions
my time stamp is 2 hours off
and i have no idea how to change it
Joe Buck is just White Noise to me. It’s like the game is being called by a CD of whale songs. - mechanical turk
You entered a made up zip code most likely.
Click on your name, edit settings.
"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
danke
all better now
Joe Buck is just White Noise to me. It’s like the game is being called by a CD of whale songs. - mechanical turk
setting a time zone in case she lawyers "midnight"
I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.
by thatshortkid on Aug 10, 2011 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions
You're ALL losers!
Up now. :)
"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza
by homesickalien on Aug 10, 2011 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions
that thing is socialism come to life
So fast he could hit a ball up the middle and it would hit him in the ass sliding into second.
by colintj on Aug 10, 2011 4:19 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 4 recs
Penny Arcade:
Socialist bastards.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 10, 2011 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
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