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I liked the pilot for Against the Wall. Usually for a pilot it's about whether I can get interested in characters. -- nm - Dano Jul 31, 20:01 2
- saw a lot of ads for it. I migth give it a shot. the Lifetime connection gave me pause. -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 20:03 1
  - It was decent enough for me to keep watching, but from the end of the episode I thought they would wait a little before going there. -- nm - Dano Jul 31, 20:05
We're watching Source Code. We're...not impressed. - kelly Jul 31, 19:28 10
- I expect it to wind up in my top 5 for the year, maybe my #1. -- nm - David Jul 31, 19:38 7
  - I am heading to bed, but I just don't see the love for it. - Will Hunting Jul 31, 19:58 4
    - I was thinking along with it every step of the way. Duncan Jones makes my type of movies. -- nm - David Jul 31, 20:03 3
      - Moon was rad sauce. -- nm - TFox Jul 31, 20:04
      - (minor spoilers in Joseph's post) -- nm - David Jul 31, 20:03 1
        
        Yeah, sorry about that. Like I said, interesting concept...I just didn't think it was crisp. - Will Hunting Jul 31, 20:05
  - I don't place it that highly, but it really did end up becoming high-concept fun. -- nm - Qale Jul 31, 19:51
  - Yep, it's great. -- nm - Kim Pine Jul 31, 19:42
- Hmmm....it was a toss up which one of I liked better, this or Adjustment Bureau -- nm - prayformojo Jul 31, 19:33 1
  - Ditto - really liked them both. -- nm - Jelly Jul 31, 19:48
LYC: jeans have weirdly-shaped pockets. Just found my $10. Wtf. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jul 31, 19:16
Melynda's only been gone 4 hours and I'm already full of butterflies on how I'll survive 3 weeks! - Subversive Jul 31, 19:07 69
- And I'm finally back home after leaving my family in ny. - TFox Jul 31, 19:58 2
  - I sent you a message on facebook the other day (I think it was you) - Subversive Jul 31, 20:04 1
    - No. :) - TFox Jul 31, 20:08
- When they are sleeping tonight just site back fire up the DVR and crack a beer or 2 while you relax. :) -- nm - Ice Cold Beer Jul 31, 19:53
- does she have the kids or are you full-time daddy? -- nm - kare Jul 31, 19:08 64
  - She has Georgia, the baby (10 months). I have Ally (4) and Zoe (2.5). Eeek! - Subversive Jul 31, 19:14 63
    - heh, it didn't register with me that you have three girls. I hope you're saving up for their weddings. - loosilu Jul 31, 19:25 58
      - I should probably start saving for their educations first, eh? - Subversive Jul 31, 19:29 56
        
        But you live in Canada, isn't it practically free? - loosilu Jul 31, 19:31 55
        
        Not so much, although maybe cheaper than in USA? - Subversive Jul 31, 19:34 54
        
        $6.5k per year?! Ha! That is extremely cheap. I think even the University of California is more now. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 31, 19:51 3
        
        and I would expect them to hike tuition, what with the state being bankrupt. -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 19:52 2
        
        It has been going up every year, now $12k per year for tuition. I think mine was like $6k per year only like 3-4 years ago. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 31, 19:58 1
        
        you're at a great school, and it's still a bargain. -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 20:02
        
        guess you haven't checked US tuition lately? at my alma mater, tuition is now $40K. - loosilu Jul 31, 19:35 48
        
        total cost this year is just over $52K. -- (link) - loosilu Jul 31, 19:36
        
        this is not the case for every school, though. You just went to a pricier institution. -- nm - kelly Jul 31, 19:36 46
        
        Even the cheap ones are expensive now. The UCs keep raising tuition. Tuition is now ~$12k. $31k if you add dorm. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 31, 19:58
        
        How much for state schools? Those are typically cheaper, right? -- nm - Subversive Jul 31, 19:43 5
        
        U of MD for tuition alone is 8500...time you add the room and board, you're up to least 13k+ is my guess - Will Hunting Jul 31, 20:01 3
        
        U of MD --- 18k for room/board/tuition. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 31, 20:07
        
        plus books, travel, clothes, beer, and so on. -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 20:05
        
        Wowza. -- nm - Subversive Jul 31, 20:02
        
        very much cheaper but I can't tell you a dollar amount. my wild guess is $20K. -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 19:44
        
        as my dad explained, once you're eligible for aid, they all cost the same. -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 19:37 38
        
        my parents wouldn't pay for school, but i couldn't get financial aid because of their $$. that kind of blew. - kare Jul 31, 19:58 15
        
        I couldn't get financial aid, either (I did get a scholarship, but only a small one). - Kim Pine Jul 31, 20:05 4
        
        yeah, i had a tiny scholarship as well. went to community college for awhile. - kare Jul 31, 20:08 3
        
        did you not finish your undergrad? -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 20:12 2
        
        nope. - kare Jul 31, 20:14 1
        
        gotcha. how far from a degree are you? -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 20:16
        
        She Fox's dad told her to take out loans and he would help her part them when the time came. - TFox Jul 31, 20:03 4
        
        that happened to my friend too. pretty crappy. - kare Jul 31, 20:09
        
        that's fucking awful. I'm so sorry. -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 20:07
        
        What a dickwad -- nm - amoxy Jul 31, 20:05
        
        Uggh. That's horrible. -- nm - Subversive Jul 31, 20:04
        
        I was depressed I couldn't afford to help my daughter with college because of no job last year - amoxy Jul 31, 20:02 1
        
        it's absolutely brutal now. I don't envy you at all. -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 20:04
        
        aw shit. that situation sucks. I'm really sorry. -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 20:00 2
        
        i probably would have flunked out anyway ;) - kare Jul 31, 20:05 1
        
        oh man. I can't imagine trying to do it now. - loosilu Jul 31, 20:06
        
        Your dad was wrong. -- nm - TFox Jul 31, 19:56 14
        
        It actually is pretty true. Govt calculates your Expected Family Contribution (EFC). Anything about the EFC is covered by grants or loans. - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 31, 20:02 5
        
        yes. Mine got covered mostly by grants. that's where my dad deserves the Nobel Prize. - loosilu Jul 31, 20:08
        
        Bunch of loans /= "costs the same" - TFox Jul 31, 20:06 2
        
        Indeed, hence the "generous private school" part. I had friends who went to $40k a year private schools and barely paid anything because of the grants - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 31, 20:08 1
        
        this, exactly. They have shitloads of money hidden away. - loosilu Jul 31, 20:10
        
        Eligible for aid doesn't equate to getting aid. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 31, 20:04
        
        he put 4 kids through college while he was making $50K a year. he got something right. - loosilu Jul 31, 19:57 4
        
        That makes him economical; it's doesn't make him right re: the costs of higher education. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 31, 20:02 1
        
        he was 100% right, in terms of the $$$ he actually paid. -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 20:18
        
        I'm sure he got plenty right. Just not that statement. -- nm - TFox Jul 31, 19:59 1
        
        I was 18 years old and my understanding of finance was limited.q - loosilu Jul 31, 20:01
        
        Come join us at turntable -- nm - amoxy Jul 31, 19:57 2
        
        Not tonight. First night of kid-free sleep. - TFox Jul 31, 20:01 1
        
        Yeah, but once you're done that....? -- nm - Subversive Jul 31, 20:05
        
        ...okay... -- nm - kelly Jul 31, 19:39 5
        
        I mean that literally. the financial aid bureau would calculate what I could afford. It didn't matter what school I went to, I would pay the same. -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 19:40 4
        
        And was all this financial aid a loan, or just free money? - Subversive Jul 31, 19:42 3
        
        combination of the two, mostly free money. My total loans after 4 years were $15K. -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 19:43 2
        
        one more thing: The super pricey private schools have endowments, so they can afford to give you big ass grants. - loosilu Jul 31, 19:54
        
        note: and my dad did not take out any loans for me, nor did he have to get a second mortgage. - loosilu Jul 31, 19:47
        
        note: this in fact was one of his secrets. Since we were all in college at once, the higher the total tuition bill, the more aid we got. -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 19:39
        
        Here. -- (link) - Subversive Jul 31, 19:35
      - and it occurs to me, maybe I should ask him for my unused share. -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 19:25
    - aww, no problem. you'll do amazingly. - kare Jul 31, 19:17 1
      - I vociferously voice my vehement validation of this post. - Subversive Jul 31, 19:23
    - Unfair - she left you with the mobile ones. -- nm - Dano Jul 31, 19:15 1
      - She might have left all 3 with me if the newest wasn't (nearly) free to fly! -- nm - Subversive Jul 31, 19:24
degloved ear! - dogbert Jul 31, 18:59 3
- eewwww! I have to ask, what was the first? -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 19:00 2
  - as a guy I don't want to talk about it -- nm - dogbert Jul 31, 19:01 1
    - EWWWW! -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 19:20
Anyone up for some Oh Noes It's Almost Monday DJing? -- (link) - Qale Jul 31, 18:58 1
- Yes I am there -- nm - amoxy Jul 31, 19:21
Hey, that's wild! I have crazy family stuff to share on ST, just like you guys! - Mop Jul 31, 18:55 36
- If I'm in his position and there are teaching jobs to be had, I take one and carry on looking for that *perfect* one. - Subversive Jul 31, 19:32
- are they collecting UI? -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 18:58 4
  - if he left by choice i'm thinking that would be a "no," at least for him. -- nm - kare Jul 31, 19:22 3
    - sounds that way, but the wife could be. -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 19:23 2
      - Yeah, I'm not sure. I know if she is, she's *supposed* to be proving she's job hunting. -- nm - Mop Jul 31, 19:24 1
        
        from my experience, it's not hard. -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 19:26
- This has been happening pretty much all over since the economy busted. -- nm - Qale Jul 31, 18:57 29
  - i can see when it can't be helped. what gets me are those people who won't take anything but their *ideal* job even when they're on their 3rd year of - kare Jul 31, 19:08 28
    - When I was out of work this past year, nothing came up. Nothing -- nm - amoxy Jul 31, 19:29 2
      - no, i totally know how horrible it has been out there and i do understand that and i'm very sorry you (or anyone else on ST for that matter) have gone - kare Jul 31, 19:47
      - I hear you so very loud. A lot of people don't get that. -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 19:30
    - I gave myself six months of unemployment looking for a job I wanted before taking a crappy job just to have a job. -- nm - Dano Jul 31, 19:26 10
      - I always say, ride the UI out to the end. Once you take a temp job or a crappy job, you cut yourself off from UI. -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 19:27 9
        
        I did have more UI left, but I just felt like it was time. -- nm - Dano Jul 31, 19:29 6
        
        you have to do what's best for your mental health sometimes. -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 19:31 5
        
        That's what UAI is for. -- nm - Dano Jul 31, 19:35 4
        
        We call it EAI in Canada - Beryllium (iPhone) Jul 31, 19:49 3
        
        just decided I will NEVER claim my Canadian citizenship. -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 19:50 2
        
        Enjoy your polluted water and economic meltdown, AMERICAN! -- nm - Mop Jul 31, 20:22
        
        (joke spoils) - Beryllium (iPhone) Jul 31, 19:55
        
        That's a difficult choice. You don't want that gap in your resume if you can avoid it. -- nm - Mop Jul 31, 19:28 1
        
        you can do other stuff, like training or volunteering. it actually looks better than a crappy job. - loosilu Jul 31, 19:29
    - Mind you, after I graduated, I had to decline certain jobs because I was watching the kids and if I took the job... - Mop Jul 31, 19:24
    - up to a point, it's reasonable. When you've moved in with the inlaws, it's time to lose your pride. -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 19:22 9
      - "i am going to lose my apartment and lose my beloved 14-year old cat and and and oh, you can get me a job where you work? - kare Jul 31, 19:23 8
        
        right, at that point, you take what you get. But it is genuinely true that it can set you back. - loosilu Jul 31, 19:27 6
        
        I think it's important to note this. Ten years as something generic like sales manager or production supervisor can be crushed by pizza delivery or - Beryllium (iPhone) Jul 31, 19:52 3
        
        i don't have proof of this, but i have a hunch these things are more understandable in current times. - kare Jul 31, 19:55 2
        
        Oh, I know ... But you still have to avoid gaps somehow, usually -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jul 31, 20:05
        
        (i mean, even if i do pizza delivery, i'm not going to put it on my resume. not applicable. -- nm - kare Jul 31, 19:57
        
        yeah, i took my last job at less pay than i made previously. that'll probably bite me in the ass, but it was a risk i knowingly took. -- nm - kare Jul 31, 19:52 1
        
        Sometimes it's absolutely necessary for sanity or for financial reasons. I did something similar about 4 years ago. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jul 31, 19:54
        
        well, at least your cat will be able to eat you when you starve to death. - dogbert Jul 31, 19:26
    - This gets me as well. "that's beneath me." it's so not okay. -- nm - amanda Jul 31, 19:16 2
      - i mean, i'm not really one to talk, having left two jobs in two years because i thought they were miserable for different reasons - kare Jul 31, 19:20 1
        
        that's completely different. -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 19:23
for CY: Not only have I tried to get into someone else's car, I've also tried to go into the wrong apartment more than once. - loosilu Jul 31, 18:54 7
- My friend Blair, when I lived in apt 59, came to my house very drunk and banged on the door for an hour, trying to get me to let him in because he was - amanda Jul 31, 19:20 1
  - doh!!! did he not wake them up? -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 19:24
- That's one reason I have my name on my license plate...too many cars just like mine :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 31, 19:04 1
  - OTOH there was the time the service person brought me the wrong car...that he started with *my* key :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 31, 19:19
- i think i told y'all this story at the time, but a nice fellow thrift store shopper helped me load my furniture - kare Jul 31, 18:56 2
  - that's awesome. -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 18:57 1
    - ...ly embarassing. ;) -- nm - kare Jul 31, 19:09
I had ice cream cones in both hands, it was a miracle I was able to hang onto that ten dollar bill as long as I did. - Beryllium (iPhone) Jul 31, 18:54 4
- I was just thinking there was a marked lack of strippers at K's birthday party. I guess they just didn't make it into the photos? -- nm - Mop Jul 31, 19:04
- my 1 year old nephew isn't walking yet, so he carries stuff around in his mouth. - loosilu Jul 31, 18:55 2
  - My son's done that. Cuteness. :) -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jul 31, 18:57 1
    - a lot of the toys have tooth marks on them now. (he got all 8 teeth at the same time, and kinda early) -- nm - loosilu Jul 31, 18:58
serpentine run was Generation Kill -- nm - Dano Jul 31, 18:53 2
- You all kick ass. (Sean just bought me a beer for figuring it out. I owe Dano and Reagan beers.) -- nm - amanda Jul 31, 19:15
- Here is the scene - the character says he learned it from The In Laws. -- (link) - Dano Jul 31, 18:59 [youtube]
Much as I love Amtrak I hate their website and customer service. Just as well I'm not really planning a trip right now :/ -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 31, 18:51 1
- Their schedule search/booking tool is *ass*. -- nm - Mop Jul 31, 19:27
Marcell Dareus hasn't signed with the Bills yet, right? -- nm - prayformojo Jul 31, 18:48 1
- it appears that he has -- nm - prayformojo Jul 31, 18:58
the in-laws. -- nm - Reagen Jul 31, 18:32 14
- Haha, fun for you! (my house will be empty for the next week if you need a place to hide out :) -- nm - Subversive Jul 31, 18:43 12
  - no no. i was answering mandy's q. - Reagen Jul 31, 18:45 11
    - No, I don't really follow groupon, was it for the golf course? - Subversive Jul 31, 18:53 10
      - I think it's good through the end of the season. -- nm - Reagen Jul 31, 18:56 9
        
        What's the deal? -- nm - Subversive Jul 31, 18:57 8
        
        $60 for a round for two. -- (link) - Reagen Jul 31, 19:00 7
        
        That's in Exshaw. Very much not Kananaskis. - Subversive Jul 31, 19:06 6
        
        Yeah, it's kind of a short course once I look at it - Reagen Jul 31, 19:10 5
        
        Do we have to book the tee time now? I can't really commit to dates yet. - Subversive Jul 31, 19:13 4
        
        Yes, you call when you're ready to book, if it works like any of the others. -- nm - Reagen Jul 31, 19:20 3
        
        Hook it up, yo. -- nm - Subversive Jul 31, 19:22 2
        
        Only if you promise to stop saying 'yo'. - Reagen Jul 31, 19:24 1
        
        We started watching Breaking Bad. I think Melynda will not mind if I watch it without her while she's away. - Subversive Jul 31, 19:45
- New this fall on CBS - prayformojo Jul 31, 18:33
so st, dml - tRuMaN Jul 31, 18:25 8
- b-d -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 31, 18:55
- its business, B and E -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 31, 18:48
- olive suit, lavender shirt -- nm - peglegpete Jul 31, 18:34
- a & d -- nm - znufrii Jul 31, 18:28
- It's a 5-day work week; you should wear all 5 shirts. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 31, 18:28 1
  - i might, but its a 5 day work week, I might decide on thursday to wear - tRuMaN Jul 31, 18:36
- b & b. -- nm - kare Jul 31, 18:27
- Charcoal suit, white shirt -- nm - Roger More Jul 31, 18:27
egads -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 31, 18:24

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