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Bleargh!
Yet again, testing one of my old practices, and I have to adjust it because engineering modified the text field to disallow more characters. (In this case, my "Description" field suddenly won't accept apostrophes.)
What does it tell you when your engineers are fighting to push your software back to the 1990s, instead of spending 5 minutes to manage special characters properly?
Grrr...
EDIT: Much like the Hulk, when I get angry enough my clothes burst off...
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I dont get the hate aimed at the new Aladdin movie.Because Will Smith is a hell of a long drop off from Robin Williams in his prime.
Because Robin Williams was an absolute tortured genius, and Will Smith is Will Smith.
They're both good in different ways.
I feel robbed that we never got Robin Williams as Beast.
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I dont get the hate aimed at the new Aladdin movie.Because Will Smith is a hell of a long drop off from Robin Williams in his prime.
Because Robin Williams was an absolute tortured genius, and Will Smith is Will Smith.
They're both good in different ways.
I feel robbed that we never got Robin Williams as Beast.
Robin Williams was hairy enough. Just paint him blue.
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Bleargh!
NH's Naked Kool-Aid Man Entrance..."BLEARGH!"
I can't get this out of my head, so now neither can any of you. You're welcome.
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Maybe that's true, but that's the reason for the widespread dislike. It's simply because Will Smith is not Robin Williams, and Robin Williams is one of the most beloved comics and actors of our time. And at this point I'm going to go way out onto the speculative branch...I don't think I'm wrong but I don't have a ton of evidence either...I think it came out too soon after his death.Utter b&$+#~+s of a reason. Will Smith didn't try to be Robin Williams, because that is obviously impossible.I dont get the hate aimed at the new Aladdin movie.Because Will Smith is a hell of a long drop off from Robin Williams in his prime.
Wholehearted agreement. Bad timing on Disney's part, but they are known for caring solely about money.
As for my own personal opinion on Will Smith, I find him to be an amazing actor, but seemingly only when he wants to be. Muhammad Ali. The Pursuit of Happyness. The man is extremely talented. When he wants to show that. And at other times he's Will Smith.
I want to agree with you, but as a black man watching another black man *literally* grow up in Hollywood at a time where his level of success was unthinkable, I am all for him being Will Smith when he wants to be. He is also going to have to accept that some of his high concept stuff isn't going to reach most people/makes him seem even more egotistical than he actually is, and that can be a bitter pill to swallow for someone so talented.
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Maybe it's a girl thing, but I despised the original Aladdin. Jasmine was pathetic. ("The world is so unfair! I'm going to go pout with my tiger and wait for a prince to rescue me!") Robin Williams was the only redeeming factor.
The new film is a definite improvement.
I never got that vibe off of her. She complained she'd never gotten to do anything outside the palace...so she promptly leaves the palace to try and do things. She is upset about the marriage situation...and she makes it very clear she is going to fight against this rather than take it lying down. She plays an active role in trying to distract Jafar at the end...which only fails because Aladdin is the least stealthy rogue ever. Idk.
Aside from the trailers being off-putting (I don't really know why), my main beef with the remake is basically that it's a remake. Disney's remakes have...not earned any favor with me. Their new Beauty and the Beast went out of its way to desecrate every aspect of the original. Dumbo was awkward af. They're desperately trying to recapture the feel of the originals and put a lens of postmodern self-awareness over them, but...the originals were sincere fairy tales. The "nudge-wink, we read internet comments and listened! We're hip!" aspect is tonally dissonant unless baked in from inception.
Disney used to be known for its innovation. For its stories, twists though they were on folktales. They've lost that. For every fresh idea they get like Moana, there are three lazy nostalgia cash-ins. Especially since Disney seems to have changed its business model to "we are Borg."
interesting.
Very interesting.
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Now, if you want to talk about intentionally desecrating the original: Malefecent did exactly that with Sleeping Beauty. It was, as well, a pretty decent film, though not exceptional; but in that film literally everything was intentionally tainted and altered to twist the story on its head, and I feel it reflected poorly on all the remakes as a result.
I see we must do battle.
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I walked by a senior talking to a sophomore about English. "I learned more in [Scint's] class, but [sophomore teacher] gave us more work."
I'm...not sure how to feel about that. I think it's good?
It's not good. It's awesome.
Work for work's sake serves no one.
I want to agree, but too many of my ancestors would not.
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I dont get the hate aimed at the new Aladdin movie.Because it's Aladdin.
Doesn't matter who they cast it will still be Aladdin.
As I said prior, you gotta like what you gotta like.
Or, you know, NOT in this case. ;)Aladdin will always be special to me, (and my wife) because going to that movie in theaters was our first ever date. (She blushed when we accidentally put our hands in the popcorn bucket at the same time. She's adorable)
And then we got married the same year that Aladdin and Jasmine did, and spent our honeymoon in Disneyworld, and of course took pics with Aladdin & Jasmine. ;PYep, been, what, 25 years now? She doesn't blush (as much) anymore, (I've been a BAD influence) But she still loves Aladdin. And it has nothing to do with Robin Williams. ;)
I was an avowed Disney hater until GothBard insisted that we go see the latest Disney movie: A trivial little thing called The Little Mermaid.
A few years later, I was proud to complete my collection of ALL of Disney's animated films when I got an imported Japanese laserdisc of Song of the South.
Dammit, Nobodyshome, come back to the hating side of the force!!! Disney must be defeated!!!
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After having only worked once in the last however long it looks like the snow is hitting the fan for the next week.
Tomorrow night we're supposed to get 1-3 inches of snow, followed by a separate 3-6 inches of snow Saturday night into Sunday morning and then another 2-6 (at least) inches of snow on Tuesday into Wednesday.
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What I liked most from Disney were their cartoons like Tailspin, Darkwing Duck, Kim Possible, and Gravity Falls.
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It really is terrifying how flakey most contractors are.
Yesterday our contractor was supposed to show up, grout the tile, finish the mantle, and be done. Instead, he showed up 2 1/2 hours late, went over the appearance and style with GothBard, took the needed measurements, and then went, "To the store to get the parts, and then my shop to build it out."
His last words to me were, "See you tomorrow between 8:30 and 9:00 am!"
And of course it's now quarter to one and he's not here, hasn't contacted us, isn't responding to texts, and this is all absolutely normal.
The man does amazing work. But his ability to keep a timetable is, er... lacking...
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My third niece has arrived. Now to turn her into an anime fan and ruin her social life forever!!!
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I'm being discharged today!!!
But our net is not working at home, so it might be a few days before I post again. Which is not unusual for me, so whatever.
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Glad to hear about you going home. Take care of yourself.
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Yay for arrivals and departures!
And my contractor may be a flake, but my loan officer is so desperate to get us through that I worry about the industry as a whole around here. I know house prices have gotten so high that sales are through the floor, and there's a real worry about a pricing collapse as a result, but seriously. I'm getting one-hour response times. It's very rare that a corporation can get ahead of ME on paperwork, but they've done it.
The fun part'll be the whole, "Hurry hurry hurry! Get the paperwork in! Get the disclosures signed! Get it to the underwriting department...
......
...the underwriting department has approved you! Rush rush rush! Sign sign sign!"
If I didn't know there was going to be a 1-2 month delay before getting the HELOC upgrade, I might actually take a few minutes to deal with the paperwork now instead of after work...
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My third niece has arrived. Now to turn her into an anime fan and ruin her social life forever!!!
Congratulations, Sharoth!
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In other news, the two ladies who sit behind me both kept going into the IT room this afternoon in order to smell the new production guy who's starting soon. Nothing peculiar about that, surely!
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I'm being discharged today!!!
Nice one :)
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My third niece has arrived. Now to turn her into an anime fan and ruin her social life forever!!!
ONE OF US
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I dont get the hate aimed at the new Aladdin movie.Because it's Aladdin.
Doesn't matter who they cast it will still be Aladdin.
As I said prior, you gotta like what you gotta like.
Or, you know, NOT in this case. ;)Aladdin will always be special to me, (and my wife) because going to that movie in theaters was our first ever date. (She blushed when we accidentally put our hands in the popcorn bucket at the same time. She's adorable)
And then we got married the same year that Aladdin and Jasmine did, and spent our honeymoon in Disneyworld, and of course took pics with Aladdin & Jasmine. ;PYep, been, what, 25 years now? She doesn't blush (as much) anymore, (I've been a BAD influence) But she still loves Aladdin. And it has nothing to do with Robin Williams. ;)
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
I will see to it there is a genie flavored ice cream/slurpee in the abscondi-cave just for her.
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It is used here, occasionally.Also, you use the term Balkanization to indicate a whole now divided into smaller pieces?
Thats... wow... I'm going to have to let that sink in for a bit.
Is that not used outside of the U.S.? It's even got its own Wikipedia entry and everything.
But yeah, at least around here, any time a larger whole breaks into competing, uncooperative pieces, we call it "Balkanization".
We call it kavelen. After the rules for the rededvision of land farmers use. (breaking up bigger pieces to form other pieces so all your fields are eventually all adjacent)
Since the Balkan war is pretty fesh here, its quite a jarring term. MrT was nearly send there, but his draft was almost up so het got out of it.
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I am home! And wonder of wonders, the automated router reset-by-phone worked and we have internet again!
Now, if you want to talk about intentionally desecrating the original: Malefecent did exactly that with Sleeping Beauty. It was, as well, a pretty decent film, though not exceptional; but in that film literally everything was intentionally tainted and altered to twist the story on its head, and I feel it reflected poorly on all the remakes as a result.I see we must do battle.
You liked it, or hated it?
I enjoyed it while watching, for the most part.
But the way it intentionally violated the original story (and I use that term specifically to follow in Scint's post) can reflect poorly on other films, regardless of whether or not the content was bad (which it wasn't).
I had my first taste of mochi the other day. I didn't much like it. It tasted like a flimsy, rice flavored marshmallow.
Mochi is usually supposed to be filled with something or associated with something else. It's not much of an "on its own thing" that I've seen.
My brother-in-law got me a box of mochi for Christmas - curious, he got another for himself, too. He tried one - the sesemi Mochi - and thought he'd done a terrible job, as it was kind of bland and disappointing (technically sweet, but just not very great).
When I got it, I tried the same and somewhat agreed - it was good enough to eat (he was concerned I'd hate it), but when I tried the white powder mochi the whole thing was almost painfully sweet (but good), and the brown powder mochi (look, I don't know the names) was on point. It was absolutely great.
What I liked most from Disney were their cartoons like Tailspin, Darkwing Duck, Kim Possible, and Gravity Falls.
Tailspin was enjoyable, but I don't think the over-all story holds up, much. But I'm mostly just going by memory, so, I really don't know. I grew up wanting to be Kit, even though his foil makes absolutely negative physics sense.
Darkwing Duck was amazing.
I didn't watch Kim Possible because I no longer had tv at the time.
Gravity Falls was something I looked up by curiosity - and now I will never do without it again.
Unmentioned:
- Duck Tales was really good, but I'm not sure how much youth/nostalgia blinds me. So far, though, I think the new one is better (Caveat: I have only seen a few of the new episodes.)
- Gummi Bears was fun
- Gargoyles was only eclipsed (and sometimes questionably) by Batman the Animated Series (prior to Avatar: the Last Airbender)
- Goof Troop was a surprising success
- Quack Pack was meh and should have been better
My third niece has arrived. Now to turn her into an anime fan and ruin her social life forever!!!
ONE OF US! ONE OF US!
(CONGRATULATIONS!)
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I'm being discharged today!!!
But our net is not working at home, so it might be a few days before I post again. Which is not unusual for me, so whatever.
YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA BOI~!
Heal quickly and feel better, my friend! Peace! You are in prayer!
My third niece has arrived. Now to turn her into an anime fan and ruin her social life forever!!!ONE OF US
Hah! Yes!
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I am home! And wonder of wonders, the automated router reset-by-phone worked and we have internet again!
WOO~!
A few years later, I was proud to complete my collection of ALL of Disney's animated films when I got an imported Japanese laserdisc of Song of the South.(And yes, there is nothing quite so hilarious as the poor Japanese actor trying to voice Uncle Remus as low as he can possibly go, then have Uncle Remus break into song (they used the original audio, not Japanese translations) and think, "Wow, is James Baskett only one octave lower than his Japanese dub, or is it two?")
<Ignoring the obviously dated and historical/racial issues around Song of the South.>
It's been a long time since I heard James Baskett singing in that, and I've never heard the Japanese dub, but I wouldn't be shocked at all if it's 2 octaves.
Man, James Baskett is a treasure. His voice is truly a wonder of human ability.
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I had my first taste of mochi the other day. I didn't much like it. It tasted like a flimsy, rice flavored marshmallow.Mochi is usually supposed to be filled with something or associated with something else. It's not much of an "on its own thing" that I've seen.
My brother-in-law got me a box of mochi for Christmas - curious, he got another for himself, too. He tried one - the sesemi Mochi - and thought he'd done a terrible job, as it was kind of bland and disappointing (technically sweet, but just not very great).
When I got it, I tried the same and somewhat agreed - it was good enough to eat (he was concerned I'd hate it), but when I tried the white powder mochi the whole thing was almost painfully sweet (but good), and the brown powder mochi (look, I don't know the names) was on point. It was absolutely great.
MOCHI FOREVER
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Fortifying Pebble .
Usage: affixed to armor, shield, or a weapon;
Description: This small pebble is strangely dense and surprisingly durable, affixed to an object by a sturdy chain.
How do you affix a pebble with a sturdy chain! That seems like overkill...
"Is that a chain on your sword? Why do you have a chain wrapped around your sword!?"
"It's holding me pebble!".
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What I liked most from Disney were their cartoons like Tailspin, Darkwing Duck, Kim Possible, and Gravity Falls.Tailspin was enjoyable, but I don't think the over-all story holds up, much. But I'm mostly just going by memory, so, I really don't know. I grew up wanting to be Kit, even though his foil makes absolutely negative physics sense.
Darkwing Duck was amazing.
I didn't watch Kim Possible because I no longer had tv at the time.
Gravity Falls was something I looked up by curiosity - and now I will never do without it again.
Unmentioned:
- Duck Tales was really good, but I'm not sure how much youth/nostalgia blinds me. So far, though, I think the new one is better (Caveat: I have only seen a few of the new episodes.)- Gummi Bears was fun
- Gargoyles was only eclipsed (and sometimes questionably) by Batman the Animated Series (prior to Avatar: the Last Airbender)
- Goof Troop was a surprising success
- Quack Pack was meh and should have been better
Don Carnage!!
That's all I need to say about why I love Tail Spin.
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Also, if you get Disney+ you gotta check out Kim Possible!
So much comedic talent doing the voices on that show, it's amazingly well done (I'd put it second to Gravity Falls as far as favorite Disney show).
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Favorite 2nd edition magic item name.
Bi-Resonant Wayfinder.
"Is your compass pointing two different directions?"
"It's complicated!".
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- Duck Tales was really good, but I'm not sure how much youth/nostalgia blinds me. So far, though, I think the new one is better (Caveat: I have only seen a few of the new episodes.)
It gets better. MUCH better. And does an excellent job of tying the whole "Disney afternoon animated universe" stuff together. DuckTales, Darkwing Duck, TailSpin, Goof Troop, Gummi Bears, all that stuff technically takes place in the same world, just different locations and time periods, and the new DT ties them all together even more strongly.
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MOCHI FOREVERI had my first taste of mochi the other day. I didn't much like it. It tasted like a flimsy, rice flavored marshmallow.Mochi is usually supposed to be filled with something or associated with something else. It's not much of an "on its own thing" that I've seen.
My brother-in-law got me a box of mochi for Christmas - curious, he got another for himself, too. He tried one - the sesemi Mochi - and thought he'd done a terrible job, as it was kind of bland and disappointing (technically sweet, but just not very great).
When I got it, I tried the same and somewhat agreed - it was good enough to eat (he was concerned I'd hate it), but when I tried the white powder mochi the whole thing was almost painfully sweet (but good), and the brown powder mochi (look, I don't know the names) was on point. It was absolutely great.
So, it's either food, a Pokemon, or both!
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So, it's either food, a Pokemon, or both!MOCHI FOREVERI had my first taste of mochi the other day. I didn't much like it. It tasted like a flimsy, rice flavored marshmallow.Mochi is usually supposed to be filled with something or associated with something else. It's not much of an "on its own thing" that I've seen.
My brother-in-law got me a box of mochi for Christmas - curious, he got another for himself, too. He tried one - the sesemi Mochi - and thought he'd done a terrible job, as it was kind of bland and disappointing (technically sweet, but just not very great).
When I got it, I tried the same and somewhat agreed - it was good enough to eat (he was concerned I'd hate it), but when I tried the white powder mochi the whole thing was almost painfully sweet (but good), and the brown powder mochi (look, I don't know the names) was on point. It was absolutely great.
Both is good.
*serves out a plate of Octillery calamari and fried Oddish rings*
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MOCHI FOREVERI had my first taste of mochi the other day. I didn't much like it. It tasted like a flimsy, rice flavored marshmallow.Mochi is usually supposed to be filled with something or associated with something else. It's not much of an "on its own thing" that I've seen.
My brother-in-law got me a box of mochi for Christmas - curious, he got another for himself, too. He tried one - the sesemi Mochi - and thought he'd done a terrible job, as it was kind of bland and disappointing (technically sweet, but just not very great).
When I got it, I tried the same and somewhat agreed - it was good enough to eat (he was concerned I'd hate it), but when I tried the white powder mochi the whole thing was almost painfully sweet (but good), and the brown powder mochi (look, I don't know the names) was on point. It was absolutely great.
ZOMG PEOPLE I'VE NEVER HAD MOCHI BUT MY APPETITE IS BACK FULL FORCE AND I WANT TO EAT EVERYTHING SO NOW I WANT TO STUFF MY FACE WITH MOCHI STOP!!!
;)
So, it's either food, a Pokemon, or both!MOCHI FOREVERI had my first taste of mochi the other day. I didn't much like it. It tasted like a flimsy, rice flavored marshmallow.Mochi is usually supposed to be filled with something or associated with something else. It's not much of an "on its own thing" that I've seen.
My brother-in-law got me a box of mochi for Christmas - curious, he got another for himself, too. He tried one - the sesemi Mochi - and thought he'd done a terrible job, as it was kind of bland and disappointing (technically sweet, but just not very great).
When I got it, I tried the same and somewhat agreed - it was good enough to eat (he was concerned I'd hate it), but when I tried the white powder mochi the whole thing was almost painfully sweet (but good), and the brown powder mochi (look, I don't know the names) was on point. It was absolutely great.
Both is good.
*serves out a plate of Octillery calamari and fried Oddish rings*
Or the canonical slowpoke tails...
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So, we all know I'm an idiot. This much is a given.
But.
Being that this is the first week back at school, I'm a bit preoccupied.
And since today was WW's payday, I'd been waiting to stock up on both groceries and gas.
But I stayed an hour late at school doing emails to parents and the classroom laundry and, well, stuff, and then left in just enough time to get Teensy Valeros to ballet class and then run with Hermione to the grocery store, and then back to pick up Val, and then home to make dinner, and... yeah.
I ran out of gas in the fast lane on the freeway after dark.
Luckily, WW was only a few miles behind me on his way home from work, so stopped to pick up a Jerry can and a couple of gallons and then came and rescued me, and yelled at me a whole lot.
Not the best evening ever.
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So, I have been to Sobo, home of the Best Ramen on Earth (though Hi insists that there were places in Japan that rivaled it). And they had homemade mochi. And yes, it was fairly "meh".
Then they have frozen mochi, which is a dessert that the heavens sing about.
(Frozen mochi is mochi wrapped around ice cream, whereas "regular" mochi is mochi wrapped around (as GothBard puts it), "Something more room-temperature-friendly.")