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NobodysHome wrote:

The kids saw it and said it was "extraordinarily ordinary". They wanted to cut it some slack because they've somehow been convinced that it's the "grandfather of all sci-fi", but they'd seen it all before, it was slow, and not a heck of a lot happened.

And apparently it's only 1/3 of the book -- Impus Minor called it "Hobbit syndrome": Taking a small amount of material and stretching it into a 3-hour film just to try to make more money off of it.

All in all, I have no plans to see it.

A cross between The Hobbit and the first Harry Potter film... a lot of money and energy went into making the realization beautiful, mostly on scenery and tech. I could see places where they had attempted copy Jodorowsky's style book. But not much meat.

The Lady Jessica was no Bene Gesserit.

Duke Leto was a bit of a dish.

There was a distinct absence of Brad Dourif and Linda Hunt.

That being said, I enjoyed it.

And I still want one of the thopters.


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Attended my uncle’s funeral today. (The brother of my wife’s mother.) Got to see his wife, their children, and their children; as well as many other family members. It is a beautiful day.
My father-in-law cried in delivering the eulogy: only the second time I’ve seen that incredibly strong man so much as waiver in his voice (the first being the death of his brother). Also got to see my parents who came for the funeral.
My uncle was a good man and loved by many. He lived his life a witness for our faith. I will miss him and look forward to seeing him again someday.


I haven't seen much of Dune yet as I've been working quite a bit, however what I have seen is still way, way better than the 1984 Dune (admittedly, a pretty low bar to clear as I always considered it one of the worst sci-fi movies I've seen). I've also never read the books so I couldn't say how close to the source material it might be.


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I organized my fortress of solitude.

So that's where I'm spending my afternoon, looking through my Rifts books to hatch plans that will never see fruition (because no one actually plays Rifts).

Or possibly seeing what horrors are stored in the Call of Cthulhu book set during the French Revolution i picked up during the holiday sale this week.


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captain yesterday wrote:

I organized my fortress of solitude.

So that's where I'm spending my afternoon, looking through my Rifts books to hatch plans that will never see fruition (because no one actually plays Rifts).

Or possibly seeing what horrors are stored in the Call of Cthulhu book set during the French Revolution i picked up during the holiday sale this week.

In an epic depiction of just how geeky we are, I found all of my old financial books dating back to March of 1991 before I moved out of my parents' house. There was even a page from when my parents first started trying to teach me to track my finances from 1974, but it was only about a dozen entries before tapering off, then 1978, then 1981, then started up consistently in 1991.

I'm dutifully copying all the records by hand from paper into Quicken so I'll have a complete financial record of my life outside my parents' house.

When I admitted to GothBard that I was doing it because I was really curious and wanted to run a bunch of financial reports on our old finances from grad school, her response was NOT, "Why the **** are you wasting your oh-so-precious time doing something that stupid?", but rather, "Wow! That's so cool! I'm really impressed with you that you've kept such meticulous records for that long!"

Yeah. We're geeks.


Tacticslion wrote:

Put this on DaWtL, realized I should put this here, too.

Attended my uncle’s funeral today. (The brother of my wife’s mother.) Got to see his wife, their children, and their children; as well as many other family members. It is a beautiful day.
My father-in-law cried in delivering the eulogy: only the second time I’ve seen that incredibly strong man so much as waiver in his voice (the first being the death of his brother). Also got to see my parents who came for the funeral.
My uncle was a good man and loved by many. He lived his life a witness for our faith. I will miss him and look forward to seeing him again someday.

May he rest peacefully.


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Speaking of geeks, we saw No Time to Die last night and most of us were woefully unimpressed because even for a James Bond film the physics made no sense.

Our favorite non-spoiler example? Bond gets a watch that emits an EMP. He uses it, and the items that stop working are defined by the plot, rather than by physics. Item that's threatening Bond? Stops working. Radio so Bond can continue communicating with others? Works. Other non-plot-vital item? Stops working.

It was appallingly sloppy writing throughout. "This happens randomly because it's convenient and I don't want to think about it and James Bond fans won't care whether or not it makes any sense at all because James Bond."

Y'know, I can accept quite a few violations of the laws of physics. I'll admit I consider even one or two of Roger Moore's films "watchable". But when the laws of physics are changing within a single scene based on convenience, I've got to draw the line.


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NobodysHome wrote:

Speaking of geeks, we saw No Time to Die last night and most of us were woefully unimpressed because even for a James Bond film the physics made no sense.

Our favorite non-spoiler example? Bond gets a watch that emits an EMP. He uses it, and the items that stop working are defined by the plot, rather than by physics. Item that's threatening Bond? Stops working. Radio so Bond can continue communicating with others? Works. Other non-plot-vital item? Stops working.

It was appallingly sloppy writing throughout. "This happens randomly because it's convenient and I don't want to think about it and James Bond fans won't care whether or not it makes any sense at all because James Bond."

Y'know, I can accept quite a few violations of the laws of physics. I'll admit I consider even one or two of Roger Moore's films "watchable". But when the laws of physics are changing within a single scene based on convenience, I've got to draw the line.

It's James Bond. The handsomeness of the lead fills any plot holes.


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Speaking of physics, I've got to give Ana de Armas or her stunt double proper creds: She's dressed in what Lara Croft Guy dubbed "The Unfortunate Dress". She's in heels. And she pulls off a hook kick.

I was watching it. I've done many years of martial arts. It was sloppy. It was off-balance. But I looked at the movement of the dress and the heels and I thought, "Damn. Even at my peak I don't think I could have pulled off that kick in that dress and those shoes. Nice job, girl!"

Whoever did that kick was amazingly good. It's too bad her clothes prevented her from really showing off.


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captain yesterday wrote:

I organized my fortress of solitude.

So that's where I'm spending my afternoon, looking through my Rifts books to hatch plans that will never see fruition (because no one actually plays Rifts).

In my experience the people who play Rifts all hate each other for some reason or another.

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Or possibly seeing what horrors are stored in the Call of Cthulhu book set during the French Revolution i picked up during the holiday sale this week.

I have yet to have a positive experience with CoC. It's just not fun to me.


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Freehold DM wrote:
I have yet to have a positive experience with CoC. It's just not fun to me.

If you ever get all the way to California, let us know and we'll have to play in one of Shiro's games. I was in a similar boat; I despised it. But holy carp Shiro makes it fun.

EDIT: Let me put it this way: His "den" has all of its walls decorated with framed REAL articles from REAL events in U.S. history that Shiro manages to tie into CoC plots.

It's amazing. All of the handouts are real news articles from the period.

And yes, we still giggle about Hi cutting the rope on WW's toon to save LM's. WW has NEVER forgiven him for that.


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NobodysHome wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:
I have yet to have a positive experience with CoC. It's just not fun to me.

If you ever get all the way to California, let us know and we'll have to play in one of Shiro's games. I was in a similar boat; I despised it. But holy carp Shiro makes it fun.

EDIT: Let me put it this way: His "den" has all of its walls decorated with framed REAL articles from REAL events in U.S. history that Shiro manages to tie into CoC plots.

It's amazing. All of the handouts are real news articles from the period.

And yes, we still giggle about Hi cutting the rope on WW's toon to save LM's. WW has NEVER forgiven him for that.

I will always love Hi for that.


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NobodysHome wrote:

Speaking of physics, I've got to give Ana de Armas or her stunt double proper creds: She's dressed in what Lara Croft Guy dubbed "The Unfortunate Dress". She's in heels. And she pulls off a hook kick.

I was watching it. I've done many years of martial arts. It was sloppy. It was off-balance. But I looked at the movement of the dress and the heels and I thought, "Damn. Even at my peak I don't think I could have pulled off that kick in that dress and those shoes. Nice job, girl!"

Whoever did that kick was amazingly good. It's too bad her clothes prevented her from really showing off.

You know, after the way she was costumed in Knives Out, I'm glad they gave her clothes that let her look fabulous.

Grand Lodge

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Finally watched Shang-Chi, loved every minute of it. Especially the credits scene.


NobodysHome wrote:

Speaking of geeks, we saw No Time to Die last night and most of us were woefully unimpressed because even for a James Bond film the physics made no sense.

Our favorite non-spoiler example? Bond gets a watch that emits an EMP. He uses it, and the items that stop working are defined by the plot, rather than by physics. Item that's threatening Bond? Stops working. Radio so Bond can continue communicating with others? Works. Other non-plot-vital item? Stops working.

It was appallingly sloppy writing throughout. "This happens randomly because it's convenient and I don't want to think about it and James Bond fans won't care whether or not it makes any sense at all because James Bond."

Y'know, I can accept quite a few violations of the laws of physics. I'll admit I consider even one or two of Roger Moore's films "watchable". But when the laws of physics are changing within a single scene based on convenience, I've got to draw the line.

The pitch meeting for it is pretty hilarious!


Freehold DM wrote:
captain yesterday wrote:

I organized my fortress of solitude.

So that's where I'm spending my afternoon, looking through my Rifts books to hatch plans that will never see fruition (because no one actually plays Rifts).

In my experience the people who play Rifts all hate each other for some reason or another.

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Or possibly seeing what horrors are stored in the Call of Cthulhu book set during the French Revolution i picked up during the holiday sale this week.
I have yet to have a positive experience with CoC. It's just not fun to me.

Admittedly we haven't played it yet, I was going to with my comedian brother this summer but we both got promoted in our respective fields and couldn't swing it.

It looks like it can be a ton of fun if in the right hands or a torturous grind in the wrong hands so I understand completely!

Please note, I wouldn't play it with most of my other brothers, just the comedian, accountant, and karate instructor turned middle manager brothers.


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NobodysHome wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:
I have yet to have a positive experience with CoC. It's just not fun to me.

If you ever get all the way to California, let us know and we'll have to play in one of Shiro's games. I was in a similar boat; I despised it. But holy carp Shiro makes it fun.

EDIT: Let me put it this way: His "den" has all of its walls decorated with framed REAL articles from REAL events in U.S. history that Shiro manages to tie into CoC plots.

It's amazing. All of the handouts are real news articles from the period.

And yes, we still giggle about Hi cutting the rope on WW's toon to save LM's. WW has NEVER forgiven him for that.

That's just the thing. As much as I am not in favor of parodical party one-ness, I'm not in favor of actively putting one party member against another, or situations that lead to that outside of extreme circumstances, and CoC seems to thrive on that. I'm glad it's a beloved memory for everyone(except WW maybe) but in my experience it has lead to arguments and even a few fights.


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I never played RIFTS, but I would no matter the group just to say I've tried it.

Would rather play with a good/compatible group than a bad one, obviously.


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Tacticslion wrote:
Attended my uncle’s funeral today.

Condolences, TL.


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Fantasy Monster: Camelovulture


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I have both played and run Palladium system games (RIFTS, TMNT&OS, FRPG, Robotech).

My personal experience has been that similar to other systems there are three groups -- the MinMaxer that tries to stack EVERYTHING, the RolePlayer who takes the very least optimal combos, and the Big Numbers Players who are not the same as the MinMaxers as their methodology derives from sticking to One thing versus tacking them all on..

I used to enjoy the system as it was one of the only 'acceptable' systems here in this area due to the ramifications of cultural 'Satanic Panic' lingering for a decade.

I rapidly lost said enjoyment after dealing with some of the content creators then contrasting their convention behaviour with other content creator convention behaviour.

Loved the ability to create 'non-human' races in TMNT/After The Bomb.

As I've gotten older, seeing what an utter cesspit mental health is in the game is a real turn-off.

Also, in RIFTS, one can play a steroid-using crackhead AKA a 'Juicer' until one's heart asplodes -- that's really kind of a turn-off, too.


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Tacticslion wrote:

Put this on DaWtL, realized I should put this here, too.

Attended my uncle’s funeral today. (The brother of my wife’s mother.) Got to see his wife, their children, and their children; as well as many other family members. It is a beautiful day.
My father-in-law cried in delivering the eulogy: only the second time I’ve seen that incredibly strong man so much as waiver in his voice (the first being the death of his brother). Also got to see my parents who came for the funeral.
My uncle was a good man and loved by many. He lived his life a witness for our faith. I will miss him and look forward to seeing him again someday.

Sorry to hear that, TL. RIP to him.


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lisamarlene wrote:
Limeylongears wrote:

Date night!!!!

ALL (DE) and I went to see Dune, then had a curry, then went to the pub. Now we are back at the hotel, and we promise to do nothing that would make the UK equivalent of gran or Vidders wroth with us.

What did you think?

We both enjoyed the film, though weren't all that keen on the soundtrack. I thought the fight scenes were interesting - kind of like Filipino sword/knife fighting, only extra twirly, for effect.

ALL (DE) has seen the David Lynch version - I have not - and she preferred this one. She didn't say that it was because Sting wasn't in it, but I bet that's why.


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Freehold DM wrote:
captain yesterday wrote:

I organized my fortress of solitude.

So that's where I'm spending my afternoon, looking through my Rifts books to hatch plans that will never see fruition (because no one actually plays Rifts).

In my experience the people who play Rifts all hate each other for some reason or another.

Quote:
Or possibly seeing what horrors are stored in the Call of Cthulhu book set during the French Revolution i picked up during the holiday sale this week.
I have yet to have a positive experience with CoC. It's just not fun to me.

I really liked CoC - different to what I usually play thematically, but the BRP system's a goodun, IMO, and I like the way that there are real consequences for engaging with unfathomably horrific otherworldly entities.

I would play Rifts, but would be unlikely to be able to take it seriously. I'm not sure that would detract from the experience.


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Wei Ji the Learner wrote:


I have both played and run Palladium system games (RIFTS, TMNT&OS, FRPG, Robotech).

My personal experience has been that similar to other systems there are three groups -- the MinMaxer that tries to stack EVERYTHING, the RolePlayer who takes the very least optimal combos, and the Big Numbers Players who are not the same as the MinMaxers as their methodology derives from sticking to One thing versus tacking them all on..

I used to enjoy the system as it was one of the only 'acceptable' systems here in this area due to the ramifications of cultural 'Satanic Panic' lingering for a decade.

I rapidly lost said enjoyment after dealing with some of the content creators then contrasting their convention behaviour with other content creator convention behaviour.

Loved the ability to create 'non-human' races in TMNT/After The Bomb.

As I've gotten older, seeing what an utter cesspit mental health is in the game is a real turn-off.

Also, in RIFTS, one can play a steroid-using crackhead AKA a 'Juicer' until one's heart asplodes -- that's really kind of a turn-off, too.

Yes, the insanity system is terrible and I wouldn't use it and yes there is definitely a lot of palladium's material that hasn't aged well (which is being both polite and generous) which only underscores the need for the top notch editing team.


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Limeylongears wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:
captain yesterday wrote:

I organized my fortress of solitude.

So that's where I'm spending my afternoon, looking through my Rifts books to hatch plans that will never see fruition (because no one actually plays Rifts).

In my experience the people who play Rifts all hate each other for some reason or another.

Quote:
Or possibly seeing what horrors are stored in the Call of Cthulhu book set during the French Revolution i picked up during the holiday sale this week.
I have yet to have a positive experience with CoC. It's just not fun to me.

I really liked CoC - different to what I usually play thematically, but the BRP system's a goodun, IMO, and I like the way that there are real consequences for engaging with unfathomably horrific otherworldly entities.

I would play Rifts, but would be unlikely to be able to take it seriously. I'm not sure that would detract from the experience.

Not taking it seriously is the only way to play any of Palladium's games.


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My idea for a rifts campaign starts with a dusk til dawn situation somewhere in Texas, winds it's way through the dinosaur swamp region and ends in Madhaven (New York) with a Lonesome Road from Fallout New Vegas type of situation.

Edit: And yes, I also played robotech and TMNT and in fact still have robotech (as well as recently I found After the Bomb for TMNT) and have a really fun adventure for Invid Invasion called Lancer's Rockers, I don't want to give too much away but one of it's features is hair metal music instrument mechs.


Limeylongears wrote:


lisamarlene wrote:
Limeylongears wrote:

Date night!!!!

ALL (DE) and I went to see Dune, then had a curry, then went to the pub. Now we are back at the hotel, and we promise to do nothing that would make the UK equivalent of gran or Vidders wroth with us.

What did you think?

We both enjoyed the film, though weren't all that keen on the soundtrack. I thought the fight scenes were interesting - kind of like Filipino sword/knife fighting, only extra twirly, for effect.

ALL (DE) has seen the David Lynch version - I have not - and she preferred this one. She didn't say that it was because Sting wasn't in it, but I bet that's why.

LOL, WW was complaining about the soundtrack, and all I had to ask was, "Would you prefer Toto?" and he was quiet.

(Toto did the soundtrack for Lynch.)


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Five more school days, and then we get a break week for Thanksgiving, then thirteen school days after that until Christmas break.

Not that we're going anywhere or doing anything, and there's not much to look forward to about the holidays this year, but I'm tired and I need a rest.


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captain yesterday wrote:

My idea for a rifts campaign starts with a dusk til dawn situation somewhere in Texas, winds it's way through the dinosaur swamp region and ends in Madhaven (New York) with a Lonesome Road from Fallout New Vegas type of situation.

Edit: And yes, I also played robotech and TMNT and in fact still have robotech (as well as recently I found After the Bomb for TMNT) and have a really fun adventure for Invid Invasion called Lancer's Rockers, I don't want to give too much away but one of it's features is hair metal music instrument mechs.

...but we have that already...


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Bleh.

Buying pierogi with salmon, spinach, and cheese filling was a misguided idea.

I do like spinach and cheese (and those two make a good filling for pierogi), and I occasionally like salmon...

Mixing those three and putting them inside pierogi? Nope, nope, nope...

The good part is that I refrained from buying pierogi filled with salmon, kasha, bacon, and some fourth thing that I don't remember. That couldn't end well, especially after I discovered that salmon is definitely not suitable component for pierogi...


Freehold DM wrote:
captain yesterday wrote:

My idea for a rifts campaign starts with a dusk til dawn situation somewhere in Texas, winds it's way through the dinosaur swamp region and ends in Madhaven (New York) with a Lonesome Road from Fallout New Vegas type of situation.

Edit: And yes, I also played robotech and TMNT and in fact still have robotech (as well as recently I found After the Bomb for TMNT) and have a really fun adventure for Invid Invasion called Lancer's Rockers, I don't want to give too much away but one of it's features is hair metal music instrument mechs.

...but we have that already...

Yes I'm pretty sure that's mentioned as the source material. Now there's rules for it! Or at least there has been since the mid 80s, it's an old adventure!


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Drejk wrote:

Bleh.

Buying pierogi with salmon, spinach, and cheese filling was a misguided idea.

I do like spinach and cheese (and those two make a good filling for pierogi), and I occasionally like salmon...

Mixing those three and putting them inside pierogi? Nope, nope, nope...

The good part is that I refrained from buying pierogi filled with salmon, kasha, bacon, and some fourth thing that I don't remember. That couldn't end well, especially after I discovered that salmon is definitely not suitable component for pierogi...

Oof. Life's too short for bad pierogi.


I have yet to finish Grand Theft Camel, but I made an error and already installed Pirates Of Aegean...

The former was a fine game and an enormous improvement over the previous game of the series I played (French revolution) but the later is even better, both graphically (Greece is much more beautiful than Egypt), and gameplaywise. Finishing with the camels might take a while...


captain yesterday wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:
captain yesterday wrote:

My idea for a rifts campaign starts with a dusk til dawn situation somewhere in Texas, winds it's way through the dinosaur swamp region and ends in Madhaven (New York) with a Lonesome Road from Fallout New Vegas type of situation.

Edit: And yes, I also played robotech and TMNT and in fact still have robotech (as well as recently I found After the Bomb for TMNT) and have a really fun adventure for Invid Invasion called Lancer's Rockers, I don't want to give too much away but one of it's features is hair metal music instrument mechs.

...but we have that already...
Yes I'm pretty sure that's mentioned as the source material. Now there's rules for it! Or at least there has been since the mid 80s, it's an old adventure!

No way. The timeline doesn't match for this. Macross 7 came out when I was in high school, Lancer's Rockers came out in 89. But still I can see the thought processes behind it. I can only encourage you to watch Macross 7 and to forgive the cheesier episodes(which are the vast majority...lots of studio/writer/producer drama with that property). The music for the series more than makes up for it in my opinion.


Hello everyone.

Sorry for your loss, Tac.


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lisamarlene wrote:
Limeylongears wrote:


lisamarlene wrote:
Limeylongears wrote:

Date night!!!!

ALL (DE) and I went to see Dune, then had a curry, then went to the pub. Now we are back at the hotel, and we promise to do nothing that would make the UK equivalent of gran or Vidders wroth with us.

What did you think?

We both enjoyed the film, though weren't all that keen on the soundtrack. I thought the fight scenes were interesting - kind of like Filipino sword/knife fighting, only extra twirly, for effect.

ALL (DE) has seen the David Lynch version - I have not - and she preferred this one. She didn't say that it was because Sting wasn't in it, but I bet that's why.

LOL, WW was complaining about the soundtrack, and all I had to ask was, "Would you prefer Toto?" and he was quiet.

(Toto did the soundtrack for Lynch.)

To be fair, if there was one band you'd go out into the desert and drink your own secretions to avoid listening to, it's them.


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lisamarlene wrote:
Limeylongears wrote:


lisamarlene wrote:
Limeylongears wrote:

Date night!!!!

ALL (DE) and I went to see Dune, then had a curry, then went to the pub. Now we are back at the hotel, and we promise to do nothing that would make the UK equivalent of gran or Vidders wroth with us.

What did you think?

We both enjoyed the film, though weren't all that keen on the soundtrack. I thought the fight scenes were interesting - kind of like Filipino sword/knife fighting, only extra twirly, for effect.

ALL (DE) has seen the David Lynch version - I have not - and she preferred this one. She didn't say that it was because Sting wasn't in it, but I bet that's why.

LOL, WW was complaining about the soundtrack, and all I had to ask was, "Would you prefer Toto?" and he was quiet.

(Toto did the soundtrack for Lynch.)

I'm suing!


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I think I mentioned we were watching Midnight Mass, a Netflix mini-series based on a Stephen King story, and it was almost "classic" Stephen King: Realistic world-building, great character development, edge-of-your-seat suspense... and then a stupid, stupid unsatisfying ending because King can't do endings. We were a bit wrong; the ending was mediocre instead of terrible, so it was an "OK" series.

The same group did The Haunting of Hill House, and people said they liked it better.

Holy cow, are they right!

If you're into ghost stories and light horror (there's very little blood; it's almost entirely psychological horror), this is an amazing series so far.

Watch through at least Episode 5.

I'll just say, "Holy carp!"


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NobodysHome wrote:

I think I mentioned we were watching Midnight Mass, a Netflix mini-series based on a Stephen King story, and it was almost "classic" Stephen King: Realistic world-building, great character development, edge-of-your-seat suspense... and then a stupid, stupid unsatisfying ending because King can't do endings. We were a bit wrong; the ending was mediocre instead of terrible, so it was an "OK" series.

The same group did The Haunting of Hill House, and people said they liked it better.

Holy cow, are they right!

If you're into ghost stories and light horror (there's very little blood; it's almost entirely psychological horror), this is an amazing series so far.

Watch through at least Episode 5.

I'll just say, "Holy carp!"

I'll check it out then.


Freehold DM wrote:
NobodysHome wrote:

I think I mentioned we were watching Midnight Mass, a Netflix mini-series based on a Stephen King story, and it was almost "classic" Stephen King: Realistic world-building, great character development, edge-of-your-seat suspense... and then a stupid, stupid unsatisfying ending because King can't do endings. We were a bit wrong; the ending was mediocre instead of terrible, so it was an "OK" series.

The same group did The Haunting of Hill House, and people said they liked it better.

Holy cow, are they right!

If you're into ghost stories and light horror (there's very little blood; it's almost entirely psychological horror), this is an amazing series so far.

Watch through at least Episode 5.

I'll just say, "Holy carp!"

I'll check it out then.

I will as well for The Haunting of Hill House is one of my favorites.


captain yesterday wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:
NobodysHome wrote:

I think I mentioned we were watching Midnight Mass, a Netflix mini-series based on a Stephen King story, and it was almost "classic" Stephen King: Realistic world-building, great character development, edge-of-your-seat suspense... and then a stupid, stupid unsatisfying ending because King can't do endings. We were a bit wrong; the ending was mediocre instead of terrible, so it was an "OK" series.

The same group did The Haunting of Hill House, and people said they liked it better.

Holy cow, are they right!

If you're into ghost stories and light horror (there's very little blood; it's almost entirely psychological horror), this is an amazing series so far.

Watch through at least Episode 5.

I'll just say, "Holy carp!"

I'll check it out then.
I will as well for The Haunting of Hill House is one of my favorites.

You've got it backwards -- The Haunting of Hill House is awesome. Midnight Mass starts out really strong but slowly falls apart to a mediocre ending.


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NobodysHome wrote:
captain yesterday wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:
NobodysHome wrote:

I think I mentioned we were watching Midnight Mass, a Netflix mini-series based on a Stephen King story, and it was almost "classic" Stephen King: Realistic world-building, great character development, edge-of-your-seat suspense... and then a stupid, stupid unsatisfying ending because King can't do endings. We were a bit wrong; the ending was mediocre instead of terrible, so it was an "OK" series.

The same group did The Haunting of Hill House, and people said they liked it better.

Holy cow, are they right!

If you're into ghost stories and light horror (there's very little blood; it's almost entirely psychological horror), this is an amazing series so far.

Watch through at least Episode 5.

I'll just say, "Holy carp!"

I'll check it out then.
I will as well for The Haunting of Hill House is one of my favorites.
You've got it backwards -- The Haunting of Hill House is awesome. Midnight Mass starts out really strong but slowly falls apart to a mediocre ending.

So I did! I blame working in 32 degree weather for my mistake.

I recommend the Haunting of Bly Manor next. It's just as good as The Haunting of Hill House.


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The upside to being the Lead lead foreman is everyone asks me for something to do in the morning this time of year because it's either building with me or putting plow stakes in.

The down side is now I have everyone begging me for something to do in the morning when all I want to do is build things in peace and I get to drag someone with even though I probably won't need them.


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The vet is out at Mom and Eve's farm right now, helping Hermione's horse pass painlessly.

Hermione and Teensy Valeros assumed that the "Rainbow Bridge" that Auntie Eve keeps talking about is Bifrost, so they assume Buddy is on his way to Asgard, to be a horse for the Norse gods. Which is helping them a little bit.

(Kids are weird. We're raising them Christian, but we also stress that all faiths, or lack thereof, are valid, so long as it helps you to be a good person, so they're currently of the mind that the different heavens for the different pantheons are like different continents, so they can still go visit Buddy in the hereafter.)

And I'm over here thinking, You know? Whatever gets them through this. Grief is hard.


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Sorry about the horsies passing, but glad that you could get someone to come to their stable. I always viewed it as a final act of compassion, and while the animal can't say it, Thank You for ending their suffering.

I have had about 10 different rats pass who had Norse names. I kind of like the image of them being up in Asgard, wondering why they ended up in the Norse afterlife...


My dogs are trying to use some form of mind control on me. I keep hearing "give us treats " in my head. What do I do?


- saving throw failed- Yes masters, here are your treats.


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You can now pre-order HeroQuest for $126, as long as you're not in Quebec, apparently.

I'm torn; on the one hand everyone talks about what a good game it is. On the other, we play board games maybe 2-3 times a year, so it would likely spend most of its time gathering dust.

EDIT: Yeah, that indecision didn't last long. I'm not as bad as Shiro, but I'm pretty bad.

EDIT 2: And that pretty much explains why it's impossible to get me gifts: I get an allowance every month. I never spend it. It racks up. Along comes a $125 game. Bing! Done. Gone. No chance for a gift! Oops.


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lisamarlene wrote:

The vet is out at Mom and Eve's farm right now, helping Hermione's horse pass painlessly.

Hermione and Teensy Valeros assumed that the "Rainbow Bridge" that Auntie Eve keeps talking about is Bifrost, so they assume Buddy is on his way to Asgard, to be a horse for the Norse gods. Which is helping them a little bit.

(Kids are weird. We're raising them Christian, but we also stress that all faiths, or lack thereof, are valid, so long as it helps you to be a good person, so they're currently of the mind that the different heavens for the different pantheons are like different continents, so they can still go visit Buddy in the hereafter.)

And I'm over here thinking, You know? Whatever gets them through this. Grief is hard.

That's rough! On the plus side at least you're raising your kids right because that is adorable!

Unrelated but related I sent you a PM!

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