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gogreen is lying through his ass. he didn't sign up here, he signed up at secret stalker. he got an assignment email plus about 5 reminders from me. - Andie Feb 16, 07:48 6
- I just want to know when he bcame Spanish. -- nm - Trish Feb 16, 14:43
- he says he will. whether or not he actually does is another question -- nm - Roger More Feb 16, 07:54
- From what I read, yes, but he might need another email reminding him of the address (provided it doesn't go to his junk folder). - LMS Feb 16, 07:50 2
  - Anyone want to place bets on qale getting a gift? -- nm - Spawn Feb 16, 07:52 1
    - I'd be happy with him admitting that he was - CQ Feb 16, 07:54
- I am shocked by this. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Feb 16, 07:49
The new book I'm reading, Interred With Their Bones by Jennifer Lee Carrell, is very good and I'm not much of a Shakespeare person. Cool book so far. -- nm - CQ Feb 16, 07:45
Stolen iPhone recovered in 55 minutes. Not only a cool social media story but a genius feature that started it all -- (link) - oblique, better than nubby Feb 16, 07:44
Huzzah! 210 pages of pricing instructions just dropped off at my desk. - TFox Feb 16, 07:39 1
- Well, pick it up. - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Feb 16, 07:44
small things that crack me up: On the IMDB page for Them, one of the reccomendations is for It. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 07:37 2
- Customers that liked Them and It also liked The Thing. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Feb 16, 07:42 1
  - what about The Stuff? -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 07:43
some of you might care, here is an interesting interview with the Rep in Utah who is pushing his game regulation bill in the state legislation - tRuMaN Feb 16, 07:34 6
- I like the Gaming bill issues in Big Love better. -- nm - Epiphany Feb 16, 07:43 2
  - that was a fantastic episode last night - znufrii Feb 16, 07:45 1
    - 1st Season was the best - I love Ana almost as much as Margene. - Epiphany Feb 16, 07:51
- also, for those that care, jack thompson is involved in this story. - tRuMaN Feb 16, 07:38 2
  - and he still has a poor understanding of the concept of libel. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 07:43 1
    - careful, he might sue you for saying that -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Feb 16, 07:46
is there a place online to convert pdf to word files that st recommends if it is even possible? -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 16, 07:21 5
- If the PDF is text, it might not be terribly hard but if each page is an image, you're talking OCR -- nm - oblique, better than nubby Feb 16, 07:25 4
  - so, probably not? - tRuMaN Feb 16, 07:27 3
    - Yeah, part of the whole point of PDF is to make it non-editable so there isn't a really good way to do that - oblique, better than nubby Feb 16, 07:31 2
      - sigh. there goes a weekend. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 16, 07:33 1
        
        You could drop $50-$100 on a PDF editor like Foxit or Nitro if it's worth your time to just edit it in the PDF. - Subversive - daddy x 2 Feb 16, 07:45
SITWAP: Salma Hayek married? -- (link) - loosilu Feb 16, 07:15 2
- to a frenchman no less. *spits on the ground* -- nm - CQ Feb 16, 07:18
- SM is beside himself with grief though he did say, she could still call for a booty call any time. -- nm - Epiphany Feb 16, 07:16
As cool as it looks, I'm a little surprised that Disney is rereleasing a feature film version of Planet Earth in theaters. - TFox Feb 16, 07:05 5
- I'd go see it on Imax without hesitation. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 16, 07:53
- I would consider it :) PLus theres a Imax theatre 2 minutes away from work. -- nm - Walt_Disney Feb 16, 07:35
- hd imax version would be stunning -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 16, 07:22
- I can't wait to see it on the big screen -- nm - CQ Feb 16, 07:15
- It's presales have been up for a good bit, it could be a decent breakout movie -- nm - MDH Feb 16, 07:06
A quick scan of Lehigh Acres on satellite view - does everyone have an enclosed pool? -- (link) - CrankYanker Feb 16, 07:00 2
- Zooming in, the answer is no. - ty97 Feb 16, 07:04 1
  - ah, bugs! I wondered why. -- nm - CrankYanker Feb 16, 07:30
SITWAP? Obama launches recovery.gov to track the stimulus money -- (link) - oblique, better than nubby Feb 16, 06:55 1
- I hope they'll allow comments.... - secretslacker Feb 16, 07:00
Speaking of Dollhouse... - JaxSean Feb 16, 06:33
TV Summary: BSG - lots of information to get in 30 minutes. Dollhouse - meh and I'm almost past my Dushka T2 phobia. TAR - funniest shit on TV - oblique, better than nubby Feb 16, 06:18 25
- T2 phobia? -- nm - Shaun Feb 16, 06:27 13
  - True Lies I think is what you mean -- nm - HdnAgnda Feb 16, 06:28 1
    - *nods* - oblique, better than nubby Feb 16, 06:31
  - I can't get over seeing her as the kid in T2. I do not think she's hot at all but there were a few times during the epsiode that I kinda saw it -- nm - oblique, better than nubby Feb 16, 06:28 10
    - IWHT -- nm - Redmond on my phone Feb 16, 06:56 7
      - I would hit that? -- nm - Jelly Feb 16, 07:18
      - "i want her tits"? -- nm - nubby, worse than oblique Feb 16, 06:57 5
        
        tempting, but I would have to buy a whole new wardrobe. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 07:29
        
        I like yours better. -- nm - Jelly Feb 16, 07:18 3
        
        Wow, that sounds really wrong... I meant that I like your explanation of the acronym better. -- nm - Jelly Feb 16, 07:18 2
        
        too late. You'll never shake him now. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 07:19 1
        
        "I wear her tits" -- nm - jelly Feb 16, 07:51
    - It was True Lies!! -- nm - Shaun Feb 16, 06:28 1
      - *sigh* It's too early on Monday. That's what I meant. -- nm - oblique, better than nubby Feb 16, 06:31
- While I liked Dollhouse, and I'll probably get beat up for this, but I think Dushku is a crappy actress. - JaxSean Feb 16, 06:23 3
  - It's probably good then that she's playing a (spoilers?) - oblique, better than nubby Feb 16, 06:27 1
    - She can't do that very well, either. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 16, 06:30
  - This show was a bit too "My Own Worst Enemy" but I'll give it a few more eps -- nm - MDH Feb 16, 06:26
- I liked how on BSG Admiral Adama said "They cut corners?" Of course they cut corners! Every piece of paper and picture frame in BSG world has had its - HdnAgnda Feb 16, 06:23 1
  - heh. I said the nearly the same thing. "Have you looked at all your paper?" -- nm - JaxSean Feb 16, 06:24
- That was a long 30 minutes. -- nm - nubby, worse than oblique Feb 16, 06:20 4
  - btw, nice handle. You really catch up to me on the weekends though. Try hard today and you can take back your position! -- nm - oblique, better than nubby Feb 16, 06:23 2
    - OR, I could concentrate on my job and not some stupid messageboard ranking. - nubby, worse than oblique Feb 16, 06:24 1
      - Victory is mine! BWAHAHAHA! -- nm - oblique, better than nubby Feb 16, 06:32
  - (spoiler) - oblique, better than nubby Feb 16, 06:21
TTIF: can someone please do me a favor? I can't open this PDF. I need to know what time to bring in my painting today. -- (link) - loosilu Feb 16, 06:16 4
- here - ty97 Feb 16, 06:19 3
  - awesome, thank you!! -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 06:20
  - here's a full C&P of the doc - ty97 Feb 16, 06:19 1
    - they always have entry forms there. it's good. thanks again. :) -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 06:20
Woo! " Shout! Factory will be releasing Parker Lewis Can't Lose, beginning with the first season, later this year." -- (link) - JaxSean Feb 16, 06:15
Well, this is something I never knew about Gaeta on Battlestar Galactica (spoilers - even in link URL) -- (link) - JaxSean Feb 16, 06:10
I can't view this at work, but this page looks to have all the Oscar Nominated Animation Short Films: -- (link) - JaxSean Feb 16, 06:07
Dawson/ znufrii: I saw "Avenue Q" this weekend, and loved it - MDH Feb 16, 06:04 1
- Glad you liked it! - znufrii Feb 16, 07:29
SITWAP: Facebook owns what you put on it. For ever. -- (link) - Marcel Feb 16, 05:59
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- it's a limitless tax base. this alone could fund the stimulus bill. -- nm - mafic Feb 16, 06:37
like you care, which I am sure you do not, the witchalock comic series represents many conversations that st has had over the years about movies. -- (link) - tRuMaN Feb 16, 05:55
So weird... been reconnecting with people from my first studio job in New York on Facebook. - secretslacker Feb 16, 05:42 1
- A friend of mine from college just told me her younger sister (who was born while we were in college) graduates high school this year - The Calico Cat Coalition Feb 16, 06:50
is there another auditor/cpa on st? - tRuMaN Feb 16, 05:39
I have to work today, and it will be *really* slow (we think). ST needs to keep me entertained, please. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 16, 05:35 1
- I'm going in to work too...but I should stay away from ST I could get a lot done -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Feb 16, 05:37
This weekend's viewing - The Wackness - C, Taken - B-, Being Human ep 4 - A, Cracker A, Swimming Pool C+ -- nm - LMS Feb 16, 05:01 25
- Burn After Reading, B+ -- nm - znufrii Feb 16, 07:30
- Planet Terror: B- -- nm - TFox Feb 16, 06:57
- There Will Be Blood...A- -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 16, 06:54
- Zach & Miri: C+, The House Bunny: B, Max Payne: D- (quit watching) -- nm - Callisto Feb 16, 06:31 3
  - I know we watched a lot of movies and I'm not surprised you forgot one, but I am stunned by the one you forgot. -- nm - David, Drunken Adulterer Feb 16, 07:51
  - Payne was that bad, huh? -- nm - kelly Feb 16, 06:46 1
    - oh yeah. Some stylish shots, but that's it. -- nm - Callisto Feb 16, 06:47
- Friday 13th, C -- nm - Epiphany Feb 16, 06:24 2
  - Only a C? Aww. -- nm - Shaun Feb 16, 06:26 1
    - it was most definitely not horrible - but it was lacking in a few key areas for me. I'll still see the sequel -- nm - Epiphany Feb 16, 06:30
- Rodanthe C-, RockNRolla C+, The International B -- nm - MDH Feb 16, 06:09
- Last part of Rodanthe...C-, International, C+, Just Friends, A-, Notting Hill = A -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 16, 05:50 4
  - Just Friends is funny on so many levels - Epiphany Feb 16, 06:26 3
    - plus, (spoils) - kelly Feb 16, 07:40
    - We own this but I don't think I've ever watched it. -- nm - TFox Feb 16, 06:59 1
      - oh my gosh, open it and watch it tonight - the worst thing they ever did was put a fat Ryan R on the cover - it's misleading. -- nm - Epiphany Feb 16, 07:12
- Gran Turino A -- nm - Jovian Feb 16, 05:46
- Wall-E: Solid A. I was almost blown away at how good it was. - ty97 Feb 16, 05:40
- Nights in Rodanthe - D+, The International - C+, disc 2 of Mad Men Season 1 - A-. (MM spoilers) - kelly Feb 16, 05:38 3
  - oh yeah, Just Friends - B, Notting Hill - A-. -- nm - kelly Feb 16, 05:51 2
    - all the hatey talk made you want to see it again - hee -- nm - Epiphany Feb 16, 06:31 1
      - Heh heh - nah. - kelly Feb 16, 06:34
- Zack and Miri Make a Porno: B+. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 16, 05:33
- Zach and Miri: B -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Feb 16, 05:26
- Death Race - B, First 6 episodes of True Blood - B+. -- nm - Shaun Feb 16, 05:10
Create your own bike lane with lasers. Also, shake your iPhone to find Proximo Spirits brand liquor -- (link) - CovingtonCat Feb 16, 04:26
Speaking of "The Motherhood" - I saw an ad about this show before the movie trailers yesterday, and was surprised to see Cheryl Hines. Has -- nm - kelly Feb 16, 04:11 2
- I hated that the ad I saw (also in front of a movie) looked pretty amusing. -- nm - ty97 Feb 16, 04:55
- sfek!! - has Curb Your Enthusiasm ended its run? I thought it was still on, for some reason. -- nm - kelly Feb 16, 04:11
So I watched "There Will Be Blood" yesterday after not seeing it for awhile and I determined that if I were to become rich I'd (mildest of spoiler)... - Mel Profit Feb 16, 01:49 7
- WEll, the big difference was that he didn't have a woman around to keep him from going nuts. - secretslacker Feb 16, 04:26 2
  - (spoils) - Inigo Feb 16, 05:16 1
    - Ah, thanks (spoilers) - secretslacker Feb 16, 05:45
- is that the Movie from last year with Daniel Day Lewis? -- nm - Stacy Feb 16, 01:57 3
  - yes. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 16, 02:13 2
    - loved that movie -- nm - Stacy Feb 16, 02:17 1
      - "I have a competition in me..." -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 16, 02:18
"You see, bisexuality is like the existence of God. Easy to assert. Difficult to prove." -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 16, 00:22 1
- :( -- nm - nubby Feb 16, 03:20
nothing like hydroplaning on the freeway tonight -- nm - Stacy Feb 15, 23:58 4
- you ok? - zeitgeist Feb 16, 00:42 3
  - I have aloit of car insurance if something happened I would be fine it even has its own medical policy though I dont need it, but they would probably - Stacy Feb 16, 01:54
  - I swevered into the lane to my left but luckily no one was then, after I decided to slow down -- nm - Stacy Feb 16, 01:47 1
    - *was there* -- nm - Stacy Feb 16, 01:48
mafic, are you around? Can you identify this type of rock, if it even counts as rock? -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 15, 23:38 [flickr] 7
- I'd call it conglomerate. -- nm - mafic Feb 16, 00:06 6
  - Interesting. There's another one that basically looks like naturally-formed chunky concrete. -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 16, 00:09 [flickr] 5
    - that's almost exactly what conglomerate is. - mafic Feb 16, 00:15 4
      - Is it a function of glacial activity? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 00:18 3
        
        sedimentary collection, compression. often a bit of fossil action going on. - zeitgeist Feb 16, 00:45
        
        more likely these are some kind of coastal formation. if I knew what the rocks above and beneath were like it'd help. -- nm - mafic Feb 16, 00:34
        
        oh, hmm. Sounds like it could be that, or more likely it would be a result of tectonics -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 00:22
SITWAP: Lamarckanism is making a comeback. (linky) -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Feb 15, 23:05 1
- Finally. -- (link) - Michelle Lamarck Feb 15, 23:29
b! Shonda may have said they are not leaving, but she sure isn't writing any scenes for them to be in, or storylines. the interns have more airtime -- nm - peglegpete Feb 15, 23:02 6
- that's true for george (for better or worse), but not izzie. with the prolonged...(spoilery) - b! Feb 15, 23:08 3
  - yes, that slipped my mind because last week they didn't use it -- nm - peglegpete Feb 15, 23:13 2
    - no, but... (spoils.) - b! Feb 15, 23:40 1
      - Yeah, *spoils* - Ender Feb 16, 00:06
- George sure, but Heigle's getting plenty of screen time with the whole Ghost Denny thing. -- nm - Ender Feb 15, 23:06 1
  - what he said. (couldn't get mine to post for some reason.) -- nm - b! Feb 15, 23:09
"pick me, choose me, love me." -- nm - b! Feb 15, 23:01
See me ... feel me ... -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 15, 22:54 2
- touch me...heal me.. -- nm - Tommy Feb 15, 22:59 1
  - Listening to you I get the music. Gazing at you I get the heat. -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 16, 00:52

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