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Bored Friday Poll: What was the very last meal you ate in a restaurant? (take out doesn't count - you had to eat it there.) -- nm - Andie Sep 9, 12:14 21
- BBQ and it was terrible. -- nm - Krusty Sep 9, 12:34
- Burger and beer special @ Crow Burger Bar -- nm - JD Sep 9, 12:21
- split a few thai dishes - yellow curry with chicken, red curry with prawns, pad thai. brown rice for me.-- nm - b. Sep 9, 12:21
- Chicken Salad Chick. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 9, 12:21 1
  - (the Chick Trio). -- nm - JaxSean Sep 9, 12:22
- Fish and chips -- nm - Roger More Sep 9, 12:21
- pizza -- nm - CQ Sep 9, 12:19
- country fried steak at Cracker Barrel -- nm - Jovian Sep 9, 12:17
- Bob Evans, a couple hours ago. -- nm - Spawn Sep 9, 12:17 1
  - Bacon, eggs and toast. -- nm - Spawn Sep 9, 12:18
- Smoky Mountain Brewery. It cost $40. We earned $30 in gift cards. -- nm - David Sep 9, 12:17
- chicken capricciosa -- nm - decline Sep 9, 12:16
- Olive Garden. I normally like that place but it was awful -- nm - oblique Sep 9, 12:16 5
  - but, *what* did you eat? -- nm - Andie Sep 9, 12:17 4
    - Oh, I only ever eat one thing. Chicken Parm -- nm - oblique Sep 9, 12:18 3
      - lame -- nm - Spawn Sep 9, 12:18 2
        
        pixie lame or pebble sketchers lame? -- nm - oblique Sep 9, 12:19 1
        
        please note, *Spawn* thinks this is lame. -- nm - Andie Sep 9, 12:19
- Pizza with prosciutto and whole olives, green and black. -- nm - Andie Sep 9, 12:15
- Steamed spiced shrimp at the beach at the end of July. -- nm - Max Sep 9, 12:15
- argentinian steakhouse (it was okay) -- nm - shaolin fantastic Sep 9, 12:15
Destiny: Not sure if any STers banked some of these for marks, but I know many did. -- (edited) - Spawn Sep 9, 12:02
Heh, Gavin Belson's in The Aviator. -- nm - David Sep 9, 11:52
‘Ben Hur’ Is Officially The Summer’s Biggest Flop, Losing $120 Million -- (link) - budice Sep 9, 11:42 4
- the fact it got that large of a budget is mind boggling -- nm - Beaker Sep 9, 11:44 3
  - the fact that the director keeps getting jobs is stunning -- nm - shaolin fantastic Sep 9, 11:49 1
    - I was part of a preview showing and know the preview group hated it. Didnt listen. -- nm - budice Sep 9, 11:51
  - Wigs are expensive. -- nm - KuBaron and the Two STrings Sep 9, 11:49
Bengals TE Eifert ruled out for Week 1 vs. Jets -- nm - budice Sep 9, 11:41
Weekend Plans Poll ( the ghost of Jack Dawson's liver would like to know)?? -- nm - Epiphany Aloha Sep 9, 11:38 54
- Jaguars game! Go Jags! -- nm - JaxSean Sep 9, 11:56 11
  - *slips on the Cheesehead* GoPackGo -- nm - budice Sep 9, 11:58 10
    - I am so trepidatious about this game. - JaxSean Sep 9, 12:04 4
      - No, amazing high if they win, but expected if they lose. -- nm - Spawn Sep 9, 12:05 3
        
        No. I expect them to win every game. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 9, 12:06 2
        
        Oh, honey. -- nm - Spawn Sep 9, 12:06 1
        
        Shut it. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 9, 12:20
    - Go Gabbert Go! - Epiphany Sep 9, 11:59 4
      - He's the worst. I'm sorry. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 9, 12:04 1
        
        don't be sorry, it is what it is. - Epiphany Sep 9, 12:10
      - Gabbert Gabbert Hey - shaolin fantastic Sep 9, 12:03
      - heh -- nm - budice Sep 9, 12:01
- Happy hour get together tonight, soccer games tomorrow followed by a grill and chill with neighbors until whenever, football on Sunday. -- nm - CQ Sep 9, 11:55
- Pretty open, hanging with the STers -- nm - Andie Sep 9, 11:44 1
  - be afraid - shaolin fantastic Sep 9, 11:45
- Playing video games, napping and then playing more video games. -- nm - Krusty Sep 9, 11:44 5
  - YEAH!!! -- nm - David Sep 9, 11:48 4
    - :-) I can't wait to get home and set it up. - Krusty Sep 9, 11:50 3
      - Wait, you got an xbone? -- nm - JaxSean Sep 9, 12:06 1
        
        Yes, sir. -- nm - Krusty Sep 9, 12:34
      - Quit it! - David Sep 9, 11:53
- Maybe a couple of films tomorrow.. (NM) - Marlowe Sep 9, 11:43
- packing up some stuff at the Lake Saturday, maybe Suicide Squad with oldest -- nm - Beaker Sep 9, 11:42
- doggie dive in at the city pool, Whiskey Meyers concert, meeting the new pet sitter. Disappointments Room -- nm - Epiphany Aloha Sep 9, 11:42
- Taking the entire week off to spend at the shore. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Sep 9, 11:42
- unpacking and arranging stuff. Football on Sunday -- nm - decline Sep 9, 11:42
- Tonight is Coolio's birthday celebration. Tomorrow is whatever TIFF/ST plans are going on. Should I be picking out a poutine place? -- nm - Roger More Sep 9, 11:41 11
  - i'll bite, why is her ST nickname "coolio"? -- nm - shaolin fantastic Sep 9, 11:48 1
    - Because they have the same hairstyle -- nm - Roger More Sep 9, 11:52
  - any ideas for the menu for tonight (that you can share)? -- nm - Diva Sep 9, 11:47 4
    - Simple (because neither of us is in the mood for cooking) - smoked salmon, steak diane, creme brulee, champagne. -- nm - Roger More Sep 9, 11:51 3
      - I enjoy your idea of 'simple'. -- nm - Diva Sep 9, 11:52 2
        
        They're all simple to make - smoked salmon = open the packet and throw some capers on, steak diane takes 15 minutes, etc -- nm - Roger More Sep 9, 12:01 1
        
        i concur. it's all simple but thoughtful. tasty goodness and still kinda fancy. -- nm - Diva Sep 9, 12:04
  - Uh oh, Poutineville closed on September 2 - they are relocating -- nm - Roger More Sep 9, 11:46 3
    - OK, crisis over, new poutine place has been selected -- nm - Roger More Sep 9, 12:05 2
      - if you can find a Tiki Poutine bar, jenbro will never leave -- nm - shaolin fantastic Sep 9, 12:06
      - oh good - we were really starting to sweat it out around here. - Diva Sep 9, 12:06
- I'm single this weekend. - Diva Sep 9, 11:41 11
  - *howls even louder* -- nm - Spawn Sep 9, 12:03
  - Treat yo'self! -- nm - Max Sep 9, 11:55
  - How you doin'? - Krusty Sep 9, 11:52
  - Sake, repeat viewings of Thor and bubble baths ( 1 each day) - Epiphany Aloha Sep 9, 11:44 5
    - I've got a household project tomorrow. Will try to do something relaxing on Sunday. -- nm - Diva Sep 9, 11:45
    - Zookeeper/Fred Claus double feature -- nm - shaolin fantastic Sep 9, 11:45 3
      - I'd rather wrassle with The Coyote. -- nm - Diva Sep 9, 11:46 2
        
        *pulls on oldschool wrestling trunks, snaps the straps, puts in a mouth guard* Let's do this! -- nm - Neighborhood Coyote Sep 9, 11:59 1
        
        Ay! El Diablo! -- nm - Diva Sep 9, 12:01
  - sushi and wine!! -- nm - decline Sep 9, 11:42 1
    - that's tonight! -- nm - Diva Sep 9, 11:44
- volleyball tournament (daughter) tomorrow. church stuff. so...#dadstuff -- nm - oblique Sep 9, 11:41
- Other than Ibbi-sitting tomorrow night - nothing. nm - Jim Sep 9, 11:41
- Going to Toronto with JackDawson's liver. -- nm - ty97 Sep 9, 11:40
- none as such -- nm - shaolin fantastic Sep 9, 11:39
Sorry ML. -- (link) - spamlet Sep 9, 11:28 1
- bleeping bleeptard -- nm - ML Sep 9, 12:13
PMB, the one thing I'll say is that no matter how great the assistant job is... - David Sep 9, 11:27 6
- I totally agree with that. My concern though, is that if she doesn't buy into that argument she won't get what she should out of London. She'll just - pmb Sep 9, 11:33 4
  - I wonder...could she go back to the company and say, "Look, I really want the full time gig...but my next semester is going to be spent in London. - Jim Sep 9, 11:35 1
    - Possibly. And we've also discussed the possiblity that she might be able to take on the job (to a degree) and somehow combine it with school. The - pmb Sep 9, 11:39
  - if you want to be a total hard-ass, agree to whatever she wants to do but she'll have to pay the 529 penalty amount if you're eating the tuition money -- nm - shaolin fantastic Sep 9, 11:35 1
    - And that since she has a fulltime job, she has to pay her own way, get an apartment, etc. -- nm - . Sep 9, 12:20
- plus maybe LMS needs an assistant! -- nm - Beaker Sep 9, 11:29
I'm with Krusty on this - I think taking the job, while exciting as hell right now, could spell the end of her dream of a music career. - Jim Sep 9, 11:22 18
- see, i kind of think the opposite. she can go back to school (even if it has to be somewhere else.) but, real work in the industry she wants to be - Andie Sep 9, 11:28 17
  - But here's the thing...she's in the industry, sure. But not how she wants to be. Working as a sports agent isn't going to help me get - Jim Sep 9, 11:33 14
    - but, does a degree get anyone a recording contract either? no. (i don't know why this just popped into my head, but i think about Melissa McCarthy -- (edited) - Andie Sep 9, 11:34 13
      - IIRC from pmb's previous posts on this, the college program was tailored for performers to learn the business of their music? It doesn't guarantee - oblique Sep 9, 11:36 11
        
        It's really aimed at a career in the industry, but a significant percentage of the kids in the program are performers who want to get into that side - pmb Sep 9, 11:40
        
        Exactly - and who's to say there isn't a better job in the industry waiting for her when she gets back from London - because she met someone really - Jim Sep 9, 11:38 9
        
        well, it's a music *business* program, she is making contacts on the business side. -- nm - Andie Sep 9, 11:40
        
        hell, if these people really like *her* then they should respect her decision to finish school before jumping into the workforce - oblique Sep 9, 11:39 7
        
        Actually they are totally understanding. They offered it to her because they like her so much fully expecting that she would want to leave school. - pmb Sep 9, 11:42 6
        
        I think it's hard for us to evaluate a bit. We hear "assistant" and think "meh" -- nm - oblique Sep 9, 11:43 5
        
        Yeah. Keep in mind we're talking about a small company here. Assistant can mean secretary in some instances. My impression is this is not that. - pmb Sep 9, 11:47 4
        
        :( why you hatin'? -- nm - Diva, Assistant Sep 9, 11:48 3
        
        new phone. who dis? -- nm - university of amanda jones Sep 9, 11:56
        
        Not hatin'!!. Just saying assistant is a very broad term so it's hard to know exactly what it means. -- nm - pmb Sep 9, 11:49 1
        
        oh great - now we're 'broads' too. you and kilbo suck!! - Diva Sep 9, 11:53
      - Of course not - but staying in school gets her more and more contacts. Gives her more time to write and record. - Jim Sep 9, 11:36
  - counterpoint: Hollywood is even more competitive than the music biz (Ivy Leaguers killing each other for mail room jobs). but a lot of the ones who - shaolin fantastic Sep 9, 11:32
  - yet, I wouldn't exactly trust that "the company" is going to do shit for her if it isn't in their interest. I have to imagine the music industry is - oblique Sep 9, 11:31
LIR: pmb. If your last paragraph had been about getting to go 100% into recording as a performer I would probably tell you she should go for it -- (edited) - oblique Sep 9, 11:20 19
- I don't work in the music industry so I can't say it's the same, but here's my take based on the film industry - Guigue Sep 9, 11:34
- I thnk her strong preference would be just to leave school to pursue her music career. I think part of why she is drawn to this opportunity is - pmb Sep 9, 11:30 2
  - Your IM nails it. If she thinks professors and school is stifling her - she has no idea what a job will be like. -- nm - Jim Sep 9, 11:43
  - yeah. I would agree with your assessment there. It does seem she isn't seeing the opportunities she has now for her recording/performing side. I - oblique Sep 9, 11:33
- along those lines, if she *really* wants to be a performer, that's a young person's game - shaolin fantastic Sep 9, 11:21 14
  - we've basically told my son the same thing with his love of theater, etc. If you want to perform and have a chance to do it while you're young, go - oblique Sep 9, 11:22 13
    - Word. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Sep 9, 11:31
    - Yup. Go all out but while you're doing that make sure you have a plan for your life if it doesn't work out the way you dreamed it would. - Krusty Sep 9, 11:27 11
      - She thinks that the "back-up plan" argument means we don't believe in her talent and that if she buys into it it means she's not committed enough to - pmb Sep 9, 11:31 9
        
        It sounds as if this job is the back-up plan. -- nm - . Sep 9, 12:12
        
        "We believe in you. We also believe in probability and statistics." -- nm* - David Sep 9, 11:38 3
        
        Eh - this makes sense to all of up on this board. But it won't play if he tries using that. -- nm - Jim Sep 9, 11:40 2
        
        (It wasn't a serious suggestion.) -- nm - David Sep 9, 11:47
        
        also, we're old and jaded, she isn't. -- nm - Andie Sep 9, 11:45
        
        I truly hope she makes it and we're hearing her on the radio constantly. But we're all old enough to know - Krusty Sep 9, 11:37 1
        
        This pretty well sums up my rational feelings and thoughts as well. The one thing that weighs against it is simply the fact that it is making her - pmb Sep 9, 11:54
        
        i do believe in the idea of getting thrown into the deep end and figuring things out as you go. i just don't think 20-year olds have the experience to - shaolin fantastic Sep 9, 11:37 1
        
        Right. 20 is still a kid. -- nm - pmb Sep 9, 11:51
      - life almost never works out the way anyone plans. "if you want to hear God laugh, tell him your plans" -- nm - shaolin fantastic Sep 9, 11:28
10 years ago in theaters: Gridiron Gang, The Black Dahlia, Everyone's Hero, The Last Kiss, (ltd): Jesus Camp - Max Sep 9, 11:12 25
- 15 years ago: Hardball, The Glass House -- nm - Max Sep 9, 11:12 24
  - the 9/10 water cooler movie conversations must have been tremendous -- nm - shaolin fantastic Sep 9, 11:14 15
    - wasn't there a movie delayed at the last minute right after 9/11? -- nm - Max Sep 9, 11:15 14
      - Zoolander. nm - Dignan Sep 9, 11:35
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      - Maybe it was Collateral Damage. Also Spider-man edits. Here's a wikipedia page on Entertainment Affected by 9/11 -- (link) - Max Sep 9, 11:21 2
        
        That Spider-Man teaser was the coolest. -- nm - Shaun Sep 9, 11:23 1
        
        I still have the poster with the towers reflected in the eye piece. Had Stan Lee sign it too. -- nm - sycor Sep 9, 11:58
      - Big Trouble? -- nm - prayformojo Sep 9, 11:17 1
        
        Yup. Such a fun flick too. -- nm - Krusty Sep 9, 11:19
      - Mystery Men but it had nothing to do with it. It was just a crappy movie. - spamlet Sep 9, 11:16 6
        
        It was released in 1999, so maybe it was sent back in time -- nm - Roger More Sep 9, 11:21 1
        
        Oh. Apparently my old failing memory is failing. I know it got pushed back at the last minute and must have conflated them. - spamlet Sep 9, 11:31
        
        I might also be thinking of a movie delayed by another event, maybe the DC sniper. -- nm - Max Sep 9, 11:17 3
        
        Phone Booth? -- nm - Roger More Sep 9, 11:22 2
        
        yes, this was delayed -- nm - decline Sep 9, 11:25 1
        
        "The film was originally due to be released on November 15, 2002. However, in October 2002, the Beltway sniper attacks occurred in the Washington, DC -- (edited) - Max Sep 9, 11:26
  - 20 years ago: Maximum Risk, Fly Away Home, The Rich Man's Wife, Feeling Minnesota - Max Sep 9, 11:13 7
    - Feeling Minnestoa was such a piece of shit -- nm - Epiphany Aloha Sep 9, 11:22
    - 25 years ago: Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare - Max Sep 9, 11:14 5
      - how many have there been since then? -- nm - university of amanda jones Sep 9, 11:22 2
        
        Well, there was the New Nightmare - which I never saw. Freddy vs Jason - then the reboot. So, I guess really only 2 after the "Final" Nightmare. -- (edited) - Jim Sep 9, 11:25
        
        New Nightmare shortly after and then crossover and reboot -- nm - Max Sep 9, 11:25
      - 30 years ago: Avenging Force, (ltd): Hardbodies 2, 'Night Mother - Max Sep 9, 11:15 1
        
        'Night Mother was a very powerful movie. -- nm - Epiphany Aloha Sep 9, 11:26
the future is now -- nm - shaolin fantastic Sep 9, 11:11 1
- the time is near -- nm - mud Sep 9, 11:41

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