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Hey RC: I didn't know you were in PDX. I'm visiting next weekend, any must see things/suggestions for me? -- nm - MDH Aug 19, 08:36
Buying a new mattress (OH YEAH).. is it better to get a pillow/foam top mattress, or to get a basic mattress and a separate topper? - colin Aug 19, 08:36 24
- do not buy a stupid pillow top -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 19, 13:30
- memory foam..... -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 19, 08:41
- I bought a memort foam a few months ago, it is fantastic. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 19, 08:41 6
  - full mattress? those kind of weird me out... is it firm like a normal spring mattress? -- nm - colin Aug 19, 08:42 4
    - another thing to keep in mind is if you have (or are getting) a platform bed, you'll likely want a softer mattress than you'd typically go for - kare Aug 19, 08:46
    - hmm, well - tRuMaN Aug 19, 08:43
    - yes, they have varying firmness. We got the firm one, and it is awesome. - groiny Aug 19, 08:43 1
      - that's how we tested mattresses out. one of us would lay down and the other would flop on the other side. "i didn't even feel it!" - kare Aug 19, 08:45
  - memory. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 19, 08:41
- we got a stearns & foster with sort of a built-in pillow top that has a memory foam layer a couple layers down. we LOVE it but - kare Aug 19, 08:40
- we slept on one of those Sam's Club Sertas for a couple years and I loved it. - TFox Aug 19, 08:38
- Golden rule: Do not skimp on a mattress. You spend ~1/3 of your life on it. Buy a good one. -- nm - Shaun Aug 19, 08:38 1
  - some spend a lot more than that on it. - groiny Aug 19, 08:42
- the advantage of separate is that you can replace it (since it wears out quicker). But I am perfectly happy with my pillow top. -- nm - loosilu Aug 19, 08:37 7
  - Is the pillow top on both sides or is there no need to flip that type of mattress? - Krusty Aug 19, 08:41 6
    - I rotate it. -- nm - loosilu Aug 19, 08:42
    - oh! never thought of that... good point -- nm - colin Aug 19, 08:42
    - just on one side. I'd think you could rotate it 180 degrees instead of flipping it, though maybe not the same thing. -- nm - TFox Aug 19, 08:42 2
      - Yeah, not the same thing. Your fat ass would still wear out the same area. - Krusty Aug 19, 08:44
      - We rotate ours every so often. -- nm - Shaun Aug 19, 08:43
    - only on one side so no flipping -- nm - decline Aug 19, 08:42
- basic with separate -- nm - lileve Aug 19, 08:37 2
  - why? do they get weird after a year or two? -- nm - colin Aug 19, 08:37 1
    - Material breaks down and what not. My dad has a built in feather top and it's practically flat now even with turning and flipping. -- nm - lileve Aug 19, 08:42
For some reason, this job posting mildly offends me. I think the sentence about "mantra" sticks in my craw ... -- (link) - Beryllium (iPhone) Aug 19, 08:31 6
- You'd think a place as hip as they're trying to appear could write a job posting that didn't sound like a mad lib. -- nm - Ender Aug 19, 08:39
- (did I correctly execute the "craw" colloquialism?) -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Aug 19, 08:32 4
  - yes....nm - x Aug 19, 08:33 3
    - Phew, thanks. I didn't know if it would work or not, but I thought it was worth the risk. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Aug 19, 08:36 2
      - Healthy self-doubt ;) -- nm - MojaveMeg Aug 19, 08:41
      - Yeah, that was a gutsy move, Bery. -- nm - mara Aug 19, 08:37
Pictures of the new Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in DC -- (link) - MDH Aug 19, 08:31
Transit poll: it costs me $111 a month for pass (that's with their yearly sign up/auto deduction thing). If i bought it at the station, $121. -- nm - Andie Aug 19, 08:30 11
- i was spending about $190 a month on train fares (no savings with passes, really.) -- nm - kare Aug 19, 08:43
- $65 / week in gas, so $260 per month -- nm - decline Aug 19, 08:32
- OC to LA monthly rail pass is $200 and it includes subway and bus services. MrsCY's company pays half the ticket. -- nm - CrankYanker Aug 19, 08:32 2
  - I've been using Metrolink a lot lately, for visiting my twin in SGV -- nm - con_carne Aug 19, 08:42
  - and the company sends a driver every day to pick her up and drop her off at Union Station. -- nm - CrankYanker Aug 19, 08:34
- My cost is about one tank of gas per month (for the work commute alone). So about $40. -- nm - loosilu Aug 19, 08:31 5
  - *one* tank a month? how do you manage that?? -- nm - kare Aug 19, 08:44 3
    - 5 miles from work. -- nm - loosilu Aug 19, 08:45 2
      - jealous. -- nm - kare Aug 19, 08:47 1
        
        and I usually do grocery shopping/tasks on the way home, so that saves fuel as well. -- nm - loosilu Aug 19, 08:48
  - and doing the math, I think that ends up cheaper than the bus. heh. -- nm - loosilu Aug 19, 08:31
The nonwork building poll: This is my art school. -- (link) - loosilu Aug 19, 08:24
Now we know why the celebrities flock to Geisha House...besides being on TMZ, this place is aaammmaaazzzing! - CrankYanker Aug 19, 08:23 7
- Looking at the website, the Santa Ana location is no longer part of the parent company that owns the L.A. one. Will that make a difference? -- nm - MojaveMeg Aug 19, 08:34 1
  - The manager told us that ownership had recently changed but I don't think the menu changed....however maybe that's why the prices were so low.. -- nm - CrankYanker Aug 19, 08:39
- Nice. Entourage shot a scene there once. It looked great. - con_carne Aug 19, 08:28 4
  - Yeah, we need to get-together soon. I'll let you know! -- nm - CrankYanker Aug 19, 08:30 3
    - I will never object to such a reasonable check. Good stuff. :) -- nm - con_carne Aug 19, 08:32 2
      - We were shocked at the low prices Happy hour is two for one on drinks and food. -- nm - CrankYanker Aug 19, 08:35 1
        
        Ah, happy hour. Makes sense. -- nm - con_carne Aug 19, 08:39
LYC: It's a little awkward that the company next door is holdiing their career fair in our offices, just a couple of doors down from me. -- nm - loosilu Aug 19, 08:20 15
- go apply for a job. -- nm - colin Aug 19, 08:26 13
  - too bad I'm not an aerospace engineer. (guess the company!) -- nm - loosilu Aug 19, 08:27 12
    - Grumman! - TFox Aug 19, 08:28
    - Boeing? - colin Aug 19, 08:28 10
      - second one. -- nm - loosilu Aug 19, 08:28 9
        
        they're growing like crazy... piles of buildings down in Huntsville. - colin Aug 19, 08:29 8
        
        my friend's husband is reluctantly being relocated there, but they made him an offer he couldn't refuse. -- nm - samara Aug 19, 08:37
        
        didn't know MDA was out there. THey're here in Arlington in one of those buildings no one notices. -- nm - loosilu Aug 19, 08:30 6
        
        yep.. my brother was in Arlington until they made the move.. almost everybody headed out. - colin Aug 19, 08:33 5
        
        then he wasn't too far from where I live. -- nm - loosilu Aug 19, 08:35 4
        
        probably not. he gets shipped up there and to Boston pretty regularly though. lots of Pentagon meetings. -- nm - colin Aug 19, 08:36 3
        
        My friend Mike is still in Arlington. maybe they know each other. -- nm - loosilu Aug 19, 08:38 2
        
        brother is Mark.. see if he does. -- nm - colin Aug 19, 08:41 1
        
        spoiler. - loosilu Aug 19, 08:42
- One large employer who is located next to our local cafe conducts all their interviews outside on a patio in front of the cafe. - con_carne Aug 19, 08:26
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- here ya go -- (link) - Kim Pine Aug 19, 08:42 [Image]
- 10 St. James Avenue - Harry Lime Aug 19, 08:41
- One Bay Plaza - Stephen Aug 19, 08:35
- The old State Street Bldg. -- (link) - Diva Aug 19, 08:35 [Image] 1
  - I think my dad had an office there many years ago. -- nm - loosilu Aug 19, 08:36
- World Trade Center in Portland, Oregon. Eighteen floors, and I'm on the 14th. -- (link) - ReluctantCynic (at home) Aug 19, 08:34
- pretty. -- (link) - TFox Aug 19, 08:34 [Image] 2
  - (although, this building is also probably the most derided structure in the state.) - TFox Aug 19, 08:40 1
    - that's ridiculous. Were they supposed to build something ugly on purpose? -- nm - Diva Aug 19, 08:44
- It's hideous -- nm - con_carne Aug 19, 08:29 6
  - the worst part is they tore down the singer building to build it....nm - x Aug 19, 08:36 3
    - That building looked amazing. -- nm - Krusty Aug 19, 08:39 1
      - yeah. i understand the economics of why they did it, since the tower part was useless as real estate. but still sad....nm - x Aug 19, 08:43
    - that's what we call "progress", y'see? -- nm - znufrii Aug 19, 08:39
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    - Yup. It's a rather ugly and worn down building. - Krusty Aug 19, 08:35
- Bklyn Gold. -- (link) - Krusty Aug 19, 08:28 8
  - And I'm out after next week. :-) - Krusty Aug 19, 08:33 7
    - conga rats! -- nm - kare Aug 19, 08:48
    - Thanks, I'm very excited. Yay weekends! -- nm - Krusty Aug 19, 08:43
    - HOOOAH! - Stephen Aug 19, 08:42
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    - dude! nice. -- nm - TFox Aug 19, 08:38
    - awshum! -- nm - Diva Aug 19, 08:37
    - nice! -- nm - znufrii Aug 19, 08:34
- here -- (link) - tRuMaN Aug 19, 08:27 [Image]
- One Franklin Square (which you'll see in The Lost Symbol movie) -- (link) - MDH Aug 19, 08:24
- O'Hare Plaza -- (link) - oblique Aug 19, 08:21
- here -- (link) - znufrii Aug 19, 08:20 2
  - I interviewed there once. -- nm - Diva Aug 19, 08:36
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- stalkers take note! -- nm - loosilu Aug 19, 08:20
More transit polls -- Does you take advantage of the pre-tax payroll deduction for transit and commuter parking, if it is offered by your employer? - znufrii Aug 19, 08:18 33
- wasn't offered by my last employer. employer before that wasn't really in much of a high-transit area. -- nm - kare Aug 19, 08:52
- It's an employment-related benefit. -- nm - ReluctantCynic (at home) Aug 19, 08:36
- yes and yes. -- nm - Diva Aug 19, 08:31
- healthcare and childcare, yes. can't for transit because the company pays for the pass, and not allowed to have both that and a parking FSA at once. -- nm - TFox Aug 19, 08:23
- Not offered but I did when I worked full-time in the hospital. -- nm - Krusty Aug 19, 08:20
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  - I don't understand why people do that. - Krusty Aug 19, 08:23 12
    - Our job is looking to move offices from 2miles from my house to 47miles that will include - Will Hunting Aug 19, 08:26 6
      - let me guess: the ceo coincidentally lives 2 miles from the new location....nm - x Aug 19, 08:30 1
        
        Most managers are in the middle in the affleunt Maryland DC suburbs...but it's 5 minutes from Dulles Airport - Will Hunting Aug 19, 08:35
      - what location? -- nm - loosilu Aug 19, 08:28 3
        
        Herndon, so your options since majority live in Fredneck County...go down 15 to Leesburg and then 267/Rt 7...or 270/495/267-7. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 19, 08:34 2
        
        Herndon is pretty dreadful. -- nm - loosilu Aug 19, 08:36 1
        
        Yeah, it's 100% right in the middle of the unaccesible area - Will Hunting Aug 19, 08:37
    - sometimes it's a compromise to allow for both people to have a career -- nm - decline Aug 19, 08:26
    - if it was every day, no way in hell. -- nm - znufrii Aug 19, 08:23 3
      - How many days do you commute? -- nm - Krusty Aug 19, 08:25 2
        
        one r/t a week. I stay with my friends in Brooklyn overnight. - znufrii Aug 19, 08:27 1
        
        Sure, keep me in the loop. -- nm - Krusty Aug 19, 08:30
  - and I have to walk from WTC to get to the office, which is about 15 minutes. -- nm - znufrii Aug 19, 08:21 11
    - so yeah... - znufrii Aug 19, 08:23 10
      - You're nuts. - Krusty Aug 19, 08:24 9
        
        all the time masturbating helps him pass the time -- nm - oblique Aug 19, 08:25 8
        
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        He's the Little C of ST - oblique Aug 19, 08:29 5
        
        I have no idea what this is a reference to. -- nm - znufrii Aug 19, 08:34 2
        
        this -- (link) - oblique Aug 19, 08:37 [youtube] 1
        
        hah! - znufrii Aug 19, 08:41
        
        Ha! - Krusty Aug 19, 08:31 1
        
        Never complain about watching nubile young women gyrate in scantily clad outfits -- nm - oblique Aug 19, 08:32
        
        plus, I get the entire train car all to myself... -- nm - znufrii Aug 19, 08:28
- not offered. we have free parking. -- nm - loosilu Aug 19, 08:19
- not offered. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 19, 08:19
ST Fun Movie Poll: Favourite unintentionally hilarious line(s) from a movie. -- (link) - Shaun Aug 19, 08:15 [youtube] 16
- no more wire hangers -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 19, 13:33
- "You really are one short muther fucker." nm -- nm - Aragorn Aug 19, 08:34
- "surely this must be. the son of god."....nm - john wayne as a roman centurion Aug 19, 08:28
- Anakin! You're breaking my heart! -- nm - colin Aug 19, 08:28 2
  - she's going to show up a lot on this poll. - Mel Profit Aug 19, 08:29 1
    - i laaaaaughed and laughed. -- nm - colin Aug 19, 08:34
- "She's just about to close up the library!" -- (link) - mara Aug 19, 08:28 [youtube]
- all for one and one for all -- nm - Danedukenuuk Aug 19, 08:19
- The entire screenplay of The Matrix Reloaded. -- nm - TFox Aug 19, 08:18 2
  - The Matrix Revolutions. -- nm - MDH Aug 19, 08:25
  - "MACHINES!" -- nm - con_carne Aug 19, 08:19
- "Kiss me like you did by the lakes of Naboo." -- nm - loosilu Aug 19, 08:17 4
  - You mean: "Hold me like you did by the lake on Naboo."? - Shaun Aug 19, 08:22 3
    - I saw it in the theater on opening day and refused to see it ever again. -- nm - loosilu Aug 19, 08:28 1
      - Good call -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Aug 19, 08:35
    - Heh. I would call that delivery stilted to the point of hilarity, yes -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Aug 19, 08:26
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- AWESOME! - groiny Aug 19, 08:19
- 'Bout time. -- nm - Jim Aug 19, 08:16 1
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FYI, it's World Photograph Day -- (link) - oblique Aug 19, 08:15 1
- that explains all the spaceship launches this morning. -- nm - loosilu Aug 19, 08:15
Rock and roll -- nm - con_carne Aug 19, 08:14
Anyone ever heard of Flixster Collections? Anyone trying out the Beta? nm - Jim Aug 19, 08:14
Another brawl in China, this time during Biden's speech. -- (link) - loosilu Aug 19, 08:13 2
- Not his fault though it may not have happened if could have kept his speech under 6 hours. ;-) -- nm - Krusty Aug 19, 08:18
- He's merging with the Onion's portrayal of him. -- nm - Reagen Aug 19, 08:15

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