And here the wife just totally freaked out and got us an illy subscription.
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Sorry, Lynora.
What the hell? The news people say the price of coffee is going up.
But....but....coffee....must have.... damn it all. :(
(Heh. As long as it doesn't go up too much I'll be fine. I buy my coffee beans at Trader Joe's and it's about two dollars less expensive per canister than what I was buying before so I've got some wiggle room there. But the grocery budget is getting a bit insane.)
How bad do you think it is for us? You remember the way I eat. :(
How bad do you think it is for us? You remember the way I eat. :(Sorry, Lynora.
What the hell? The news people say the price of coffee is going up.
But....but....coffee....must have.... damn it all. :(
(Heh. As long as it doesn't go up too much I'll be fine. I buy my coffee beans at Trader Joe's and it's about two dollars less expensive per canister than what I was buying before so I've got some wiggle room there. But the grocery budget is getting a bit insane.)
Yeah, I have a hard enough time keeping up with one growing kid, three has to be worse. Sometimes I wonder how my parents ever managed it. And you don't eat that much. :)
The only Trader Joe's coffee I've had is the instant, which my wife's family likes. EEEWWW!!!
The only Trader Joe's coffee I've had is the instant, which my wife's family likes. EEEWWW!!!
Ugh! Eeewww! indeed. Instant coffee is an affront against humanity.
It's still better than no coffee though.
No, I buy the whole bean Sumatra. I prefer the Kona, but I really can't afford it. The beans are just as good as what I was buying from the coffee house, just less expensive.
Well, I'm not sure I agree that it's better than no coffee. The only instant coffee that I've ever tasted that did not make me want to call fire down from heaven was Starbucks. They have clearly taken instant technology far beyond everybody else.
Well, I'm not sure I agree that it's better than no coffee. The only instant coffee that I've ever tasted that did not make me want to call fire down from heaven was Starbucks. They have clearly taken instant technology far beyond everybody else.
When the caffeine withdrawal headache hits I'd drink mud if it would stop the vision blurring headache. :/
Besides, if you add enough sugar it's almost not horrible.I haven't tried the Starbucks instant yet. Then again the only reason I would is if I was traveling and I rarely travel.
Speaking of caffeine boost, Rockstar came out with a slimmer can version that's one serving, but double the caffeine.
*shakes uncontrollably*
That is scary. I mean book of Revelations scary.Speaking of caffeine boost, Rockstar came out with a slimmer can version that's one serving, but double the caffeine.
*shakes uncontrollably*
Nah; that would've been Four Loko. But the smack has been put down thoroughly on them. No more of that energy in your 12% alcohol 40 oz for a buck ninety-nine.
It only delays the inevitable.
blech, people who generalise then go back and say that the blanket statement that they made doesn't include the point that they just had their arse handed to them on.
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That is scary. I mean book of Revelations scary.Speaking of caffeine boost, Rockstar came out with a slimmer can version that's one serving, but double the caffeine.
*shakes uncontrollably*
Nah; that would've been Four Loko. But the smack has been put down thoroughly on them. No more of that energy in your 12% alcohol 40 oz for a buck ninety-nine.
It only delays the inevitable.
You ever actually drink that stuff? It was in the same class as Thunderbird or other 'shotgun' drinks. You know, the kind a friend needs to hod a shotgun to your head to make you drink it...
You ever actually drink that stuff? It was in the same class as Thunderbird or other 'shotgun' drinks. You know, the kind a friend needs to hod a shotgun to your head to make you drink it...That is scary. I mean book of Revelations scary.Speaking of caffeine boost, Rockstar came out with a slimmer can version that's one serving, but double the caffeine.
*shakes uncontrollably*
Nah; that would've been Four Loko. But the smack has been put down thoroughly on them. No more of that energy in your 12% alcohol 40 oz for a buck ninety-nine.
It only delays the inevitable.
Yeah, I actually drank it. Not my beverage of choice, but the fact that it's cheap and accessible than my preferred alternative of a jagerbomb was the main issue that the attorney general(s) had (and in a sense, I agree with them - to a degree).
What you've described ... is how I feel about beer. And coffee.
Good song.blech, people who generalise then go back and say that the blanket statement that they made doesn't include the point that they just had their arse handed to them on.
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Sadly the late 90's and early 2000's Australian punk scene has passed its use by date.....
I am trying very hard to like Australian Hip Hop and it is very very different to US Hip Hop and rap but its just not working for me...
I must be getting old and my musical tastes are fossilising :-(
Yeah, that's where I knew it from too. I'm just not sure of the context for it in his post, though. I guess I'm just trying to give him the benefit of the doubt. I'm either an optimist or a masochist.To me the whole idea is ludicrous. I hear a lot of this from others. "The Jews are taking over the media." "The Zionists are ruining America". These are buzz words for white supremacists/Neo-Nazis.Honestly, the wording is just odd/poor. I wonder if he does that just to incite, because after that long thread before on cheesecake I think he is just really bad at being diplomatic and gets upset that *someone else* would like him to be more diplomatic.
On the "Five Things I Would Do as President" thread.
Well, you could always just ask me. I'm happy to explain.
My position is essentially neutrality for the United States in what is a very sticky mess in Palestine/Israel. I don't believe our interference has done much good. I think we should have stayed out of it at the beginning, but I acknowledge that we cannot chnage the past. I do think that we've been very one-sided in the role we've played, and this has actually made things worse, not better.
I'm not hoping to see Israel destroyed, if that's what you're worried about. I think they can defend themsleves just fine. They very likely have nukes, although this has not been officially admitted.
I am concerned about human rights abuses against the Palestinians.
I'm also sympathetic to Israeli victims of terrorism. I don't see a contradiction in those concerns.
Have you read up on Tom Segev or the 'post-Zionists'? Some Israelis believe that Israel must create a post-Zionist national identity, with full civil rights for Arabs, Jews, and all other Israeli citizens.
I am in full sympathy with that goal, but I think it's something Israelis will have to do pretty much on their own.
It's frustrating that certain people assume that anyone who isn't a card carrying AIPAC booster must 'hate the Jews.' I wonder what those folks think of Jews who don't support the occupation of Palestinian territory, settlement policy, embargo in Gaza, etc.?
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I'm beginning to get the feeling that talking too much on Facebook (or anywhere else online) about politics/religion/other "controversial" topic lessens my enjoyment of the site involved? I know and actually like so many people with different social viewpoints, but it's frustrating to see so many of them spouting off.
I suppose I wouldn't mind so much if it wasn't a blatant reminder that, were it not for a common interest in RPGs or some other connection, I probably would not be friends with them.
Of course, I usually feel this way when I see them involved in heated posts on something about which they know very little or are badly misinformed, at the very least...just because you're smart, it doesn't mean you have all the facts. (And if you argue vehemently without a firm grasp of the facts, you're essentially arguing from a faith-based position...boy, wouldn't that idea make some people mad?)
Anyway...it just makes me sad to see so many of my friends on both ends of the spectrum going off like that. It really makes me worry about the world my children will grow up to be part of. There is no world in which a single person or ideology is totally right. Failure to admit that another person's viewpoint may have some merit is the ultimate in hubris.
How can I teach my children to listen, think, and act with kindness, generosity, and compassion when such behavior begins to fade in even the closest of circles?
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I'm beginning to get the feeling that talking too much on Facebook (or anywhere else online) about politics/religion/other "controversial" topic lessens my enjoyment of the site involved? I know and actually like so many people with different social viewpoints, but it's frustrating to see so many of them spouting off.
I suppose I wouldn't mind so much if it wasn't a blatant reminder that, were it not for a common interest in RPGs or some other connection, I probably would not be friends with them.
Of course, I usually feel this way when I see them involved in heated posts on something about which they know very little or are badly misinformed, at the very least...just because you're smart, it doesn't mean you have all the facts. (And if you argue vehemently without a firm grasp of the facts, you're essentially arguing from a faith-based position...boy, wouldn't that idea make some people mad?)
Anyway...it just makes me sad to see so many of my friends on both ends of the spectrum going off like that. It really makes me worry about the world my children will grow up to be part of. There is no world in which a single person or ideology is totally right. Failure to admit that another person's viewpoint may have some merit is the ultimate in hubris.
How can I teach my children to listen, think, and act with kindness, generosity, and compassion when such behavior begins to fade in even the closest of circles?
Hey Paris your in the Navy right? As a gay man there's a particular rumor I've heard about the navy and I'm wondering if you can confirm it? :P
Dude, you're new to the thread, I know, but you don't discuss that s&@@ here.
I posted in response to others who are not new to the thread. They were posting about me and my positions on these issues (or what some assumed to be my positions). So, no, I don't see a problem. If people are going to discuss me, then why would they object to reading my replies?
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Hey Paris your in the Navy right? As a gay man there's a particular rumor I've heard about the navy and I'm wondering if you can confirm it? :PI'm beginning to get the feeling that talking too much on Facebook (or anywhere else online) about politics/religion/other "controversial" topic lessens my enjoyment of the site involved? I know and actually like so many people with different social viewpoints, but it's frustrating to see so many of them spouting off.
I suppose I wouldn't mind so much if it wasn't a blatant reminder that, were it not for a common interest in RPGs or some other connection, I probably would not be friends with them.
Of course, I usually feel this way when I see them involved in heated posts on something about which they know very little or are badly misinformed, at the very least...just because you're smart, it doesn't mean you have all the facts. (And if you argue vehemently without a firm grasp of the facts, you're essentially arguing from a faith-based position...boy, wouldn't that idea make some people mad?)
Anyway...it just makes me sad to see so many of my friends on both ends of the spectrum going off like that. It really makes me worry about the world my children will grow up to be part of. There is no world in which a single person or ideology is totally right. Failure to admit that another person's viewpoint may have some merit is the ultimate in hubris.
How can I teach my children to listen, think, and act with kindness, generosity, and compassion when such behavior begins to fade in even the closest of circles?
LOL! I needed that laugh.
Alas, Jeremy, I can't be the one to confirm that rumor for you...any more than I could confirm it for a room full of people anywhere in America. ;-) The Navy is, after all, a cross-section of the country it serves.
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Yes, I could do that. I'm not going to do so, though. I'm not interested in making him look bad.
If he had a question about something I'd posted, he ought to have simply asked me about it.
Nice weather we are having....
Oh look monkeys .
ummm Gorillaz is probably a more accurate description...
Nice weather we are having....
Oh look monkeys .
ummm Gorillaz is probably a more accurate description...
Rillas! Yayayyayayayaya!
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One point of fact, however: The timing is strangely coincidental, but I was NOT referring to the Zionist discussion when posting my comments above. I was actually referring to comments by some of my Facebook friends...particularly those in the RPG design and publication business.
I've often thought much along those lines, and how glad I am that I got to know many of them through our hobby before I realized that they were complete asshats who have no idea what they're talking about. (j/k) :P
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Hey Paris your in the Navy right? As a gay man there's a particular rumor I've heard about the navy and I'm wondering if you can confirm it? :PI'm beginning to get the feeling that talking too much on Facebook (or anywhere else online) about politics/religion/other "controversial" topic lessens my enjoyment of the site involved? I know and actually like so many people with different social viewpoints, but it's frustrating to see so many of them spouting off.
I suppose I wouldn't mind so much if it wasn't a blatant reminder that, were it not for a common interest in RPGs or some other connection, I probably would not be friends with them.
Of course, I usually feel this way when I see them involved in heated posts on something about which they know very little or are badly misinformed, at the very least...just because you're smart, it doesn't mean you have all the facts. (And if you argue vehemently without a firm grasp of the facts, you're essentially arguing from a faith-based position...boy, wouldn't that idea make some people mad?)
Anyway...it just makes me sad to see so many of my friends on both ends of the spectrum going off like that. It really makes me worry about the world my children will grow up to be part of. There is no world in which a single person or ideology is totally right. Failure to admit that another person's viewpoint may have some merit is the ultimate in hubris.
How can I teach my children to listen, think, and act with kindness, generosity, and compassion when such behavior begins to fade in even the closest of circles?
LOL! I needed that laugh.
Alas, Jeremy, I can't be the one to confirm that rumor for you...any more than I could confirm it for a room full of people anywhere in America. ;-) The Navy is, after all, a cross-section of the country it serves.
O come on, I need to know, everyone says the navy uniforms make your ass look fabulous. You gotta tell me if its true ( O come on what rumor did you think I was talking about ;P)
::stomps through thread, smashing anything remotely resembling serious business to smithereens::
RAWR!
Now I will continue upgrading a certain encounter in Kingmaker. I have coddled my players long enough!
Edited for: why did I use the word hitting there? weird.
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One point of fact, however: The timing is strangely coincidental, but I was NOT referring to the Zionist discussion when posting my comments above. I was actually referring to comments by some of my Facebook friends...particularly those in the RPG design and publication business.I've often thought much along those lines, and how glad I am that I got to know many of them through our hobby before I realized that they were complete asshats who have no idea what they're talking about. (j/k) :P
Hey, now, I often often know I have no idea, and just spout off anyway! Let's get our facts straight here!!!
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::stomps through thread, hitting anything remotely resembling serious business to smithereens::
RAWR!
Now I will continue upgrading a certain encounter in Kingmaker. I have coddled my players long enough!
Wipe them out. All of them.
Sorry Urizen!
Me too.I'm surprised that you can get away with anti-Semitic remarks here on Paizo. Beware of the Zionists pigs! Good grief.Seiously!!! So I just flagged it for being racist/ inflammatory
I'm disappointed in you, Jess.
I had thought you were more tolerant of others.
One point of fact, however: The timing is strangely coincidental, but I was NOT referring to the Zionist discussion when posting my comments above. I was actually referring to comments by some of my Facebook friends...particularly those in the RPG design and publication business.I've often thought much along those lines, and how glad I am that I got to know many of them through our hobby before I realized that they were complete asshats who have no idea what they're talking about. (j/k) :PHey, now, I often often know I have no idea, and just spout off anyway! Let's get our facts straight here!!!
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I read that as "sprout off". I couldn't figure what that meant at first. I thought "yeah, stop that random growing and stuff".
I might need to go to bed. :)
By the way...it never rains in Southern California.
But right now...it's pouring. :D
Its a Sunny 37'C (98.6F)53% humidity with a slight breeze no air-conditioning and a house full of kids... we are just about to wander down to the shops for some gelato and milkshakes...
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One point of fact, however: The timing is strangely coincidental, but I was NOT referring to the Zionist discussion when posting my comments above. I was actually referring to comments by some of my Facebook friends...particularly those in the RPG design and publication business.I've often thought much along those lines, and how glad I am that I got to know many of them through our hobby before I realized that they were complete asshats who have no idea what they're talking about. (j/k) :PHey, now, I often often know I have no idea, and just spout off anyway! Let's get our facts straight here!!!
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Yes, but we love you Jess. :)
Just watched No Country for Old Men. She tells me she doesn't get it. I say, Damn good movie...I hope she wasn't looking for a feel-good movie.
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One point of fact, however: The timing is strangely coincidental, but I was NOT referring to the Zionist discussion when posting my comments above. I was actually referring to comments by some of my Facebook friends...particularly those in the RPG design and publication business.I've often thought much along those lines, and how glad I am that I got to know many of them through our hobby before I realized that they were complete asshats who have no idea what they're talking about. (j/k) :PHey, now, I often often know I have no idea, and just spout off anyway! Let's get our facts straight here!!!
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I read that as "sprout off". I couldn't figure what that meant at first. I thought "yeah, stop that random growing and stuff".
I might need to go to bed. :)
uuuugh. Sprout = plants.
I am the only person I know with plant phobias....
::hides from sprouts::
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One point of fact, however: The timing is strangely coincidental, but I was NOT referring to the Zionist discussion when posting my comments above. I was actually referring to comments by some of my Facebook friends...particularly those in the RPG design and publication business.I've often thought much along those lines, and how glad I am that I got to know many of them through our hobby before I realized that they were complete asshats who have no idea what they're talking about. (j/k) :P
Asshat...'tis such a funny word.
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Yes, but we love you Jess. :)One point of fact, however: The timing is strangely coincidental, but I was NOT referring to the Zionist discussion when posting my comments above. I was actually referring to comments by some of my Facebook friends...particularly those in the RPG design and publication business.I've often thought much along those lines, and how glad I am that I got to know many of them through our hobby before I realized that they were complete asshats who have no idea what they're talking about. (j/k) :PHey, now, I often often know I have no idea, and just spout off anyway! Let's get our facts straight here!!!
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Good thing, too, or I might get angry. You wouldn't like me...
...when I'm angry!
One point of fact, however: The timing is strangely coincidental, but I was NOT referring to the Zionist discussion when posting my comments above. I was actually referring to comments by some of my Facebook friends...particularly those in the RPG design and publication business.I've often thought much along those lines, and how glad I am that I got to know many of them through our hobby before I realized that they were complete asshats who have no idea what they're talking about. (j/k) :PHey, now, I often often know I have no idea, and just spout off anyway! Let's get our facts straight here!!!
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I read that as "sprout off". I couldn't figure what that meant at first. I thought "yeah, stop that random growing and stuff".
I might need to go to bed. :)
uuuugh. Sprout = plants.
I am the only person I know with plant phobias....
::hides from sprouts::
Oh my...sorry about that. :)
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One point of fact, however: The timing is strangely coincidental, but I was NOT referring to the Zionist discussion when posting my comments above. I was actually referring to comments by some of my Facebook friends...particularly those in the RPG design and publication business.I've often thought much along those lines, and how glad I am that I got to know many of them through our hobby before I realized that they were complete asshats who have no idea what they're talking about. (j/k) :PHey, now, I often often know I have no idea, and just spout off anyway! Let's get our facts straight here!!!
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I read that as "sprout off". I couldn't figure what that meant at first. I thought "yeah, stop that random growing and stuff".
I might need to go to bed. :)
Nah, don't do that. Solnes just got home.
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Oh my...sorry about that. :)One point of fact, however: The timing is strangely coincidental, but I was NOT referring to the Zionist discussion when posting my comments above. I was actually referring to comments by some of my Facebook friends...particularly those in the RPG design and publication business.I've often thought much along those lines, and how glad I am that I got to know many of them through our hobby before I realized that they were complete asshats who have no idea what they're talking about. (j/k) :PHey, now, I often often know I have no idea, and just spout off anyway! Let's get our facts straight here!!!
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I read that as "sprout off". I couldn't figure what that meant at first. I thought "yeah, stop that random growing and stuff".
I might need to go to bed. :)
uuuugh. Sprout = plants.
I am the only person I know with plant phobias....
::hides from sprouts::
I have one question. Have you ever been chased, screaming, across your grandmother's back yard by a cousin holding a green pepper?
Asshat...'tis such a funny word.One point of fact, however: The timing is strangely coincidental, but I was NOT referring to the Zionist discussion when posting my comments above. I was actually referring to comments by some of my Facebook friends...particularly those in the RPG design and publication business.I've often thought much along those lines, and how glad I am that I got to know many of them through our hobby before I realized that they were complete asshats who have no idea what they're talking about. (j/k) :P
I have always been fond of it. Mostly because it is so odd.
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Asshat...'tis such a funny word.One point of fact, however: The timing is strangely coincidental, but I was NOT referring to the Zionist discussion when posting my comments above. I was actually referring to comments by some of my Facebook friends...particularly those in the RPG design and publication business.I've often thought much along those lines, and how glad I am that I got to know many of them through our hobby before I realized that they were complete asshats who have no idea what they're talking about. (j/k) :P
Funny, but accurate. >:D
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O come on, I need to know, everyone says the navy uniforms make your ass look fabulous. You gotta tell me if its true ( O come on what rumor did you think I was talking about ;P)Hey Paris your in the Navy right? As a gay man there's a particular rumor I've heard about the navy and I'm wondering if you can confirm it? :PI'm beginning to get the feeling that talking too much on Facebook (or anywhere else online) about politics/religion/other "controversial" topic lessens my enjoyment of the site involved? I know and actually like so many people with different social viewpoints, but it's frustrating to see so many of them spouting off.
I suppose I wouldn't mind so much if it wasn't a blatant reminder that, were it not for a common interest in RPGs or some other connection, I probably would not be friends with them.
Of course, I usually feel this way when I see them involved in heated posts on something about which they know very little or are badly misinformed, at the very least...just because you're smart, it doesn't mean you have all the facts. (And if you argue vehemently without a firm grasp of the facts, you're essentially arguing from a faith-based position...boy, wouldn't that idea make some people mad?)
Anyway...it just makes me sad to see so many of my friends on both ends of the spectrum going off like that. It really makes me worry about the world my children will grow up to be part of. There is no world in which a single person or ideology is totally right. Failure to admit that another person's viewpoint may have some merit is the ultimate in hubris.
How can I teach my children to listen, think, and act with kindness, generosity, and compassion when such behavior begins to fade in even the closest of circles?
LOL! I needed that laugh.
Alas, Jeremy, I can't be the one to confirm that rumor for you...any more than I could confirm it for a room full of people anywhere in America. ;-) The Navy is, after all, a cross-section of the country it serves.
I'm not quite sure why "everyone" is talking about my ass, regardless of what uniform I happen to be wearing at the time. I just hope no one decides it would make a good hat. >_<
Edit: I forgot to say...I'm not the one who you should be asking about what makes my ass look fabulous, anyway. You'll have to ask my wife about that.
I have one question. Have you ever been chased, screaming, across your grandmother's back yard by a cousin holding a green pepper?Oh my...sorry about that. :)One point of fact, however: The timing is strangely coincidental, but I was NOT referring to the Zionist discussion when posting my comments above. I was actually referring to comments by some of my Facebook friends...particularly those in the RPG design and publication business.I've often thought much along those lines, and how glad I am that I got to know many of them through our hobby before I realized that they were complete asshats who have no idea what they're talking about. (j/k) :PHey, now, I often often know I have no idea, and just spout off anyway! Let's get our facts straight here!!!
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I read that as "sprout off". I couldn't figure what that meant at first. I thought "yeah, stop that random growing and stuff".
I might need to go to bed. :)
uuuugh. Sprout = plants.
I am the only person I know with plant phobias....
::hides from sprouts::
No...not really. There was this one guy that was in the Navy and he chased me with his gun (as opposed to his weapon)...but that isn't the same thing at all. ;) Hey...I wonder if that was the rumor Jeremy was referencing earlier?
I believe you when you say it is a phobia. ::torches all green peppers in the thread::
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Just watched No Country for Old Men. She tells me she doesn't get it. I say, Damn good movie...I hope she wasn't looking for a feel-good movie.
I heard mixed reviews on it, I understand it is my kind of "feel good" flick. Please remember that death, destruction, and bloodshed are my "happy thoughts". >:D