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cosjobs
Footballguy
Did you watch it uninterrupted? I saw it in the theatre and was entertained. Not saying it was any great shakes.
You're horrible
Notorious T.R.E.
Showdown!™ Administrator
Romcom?
Kubes
Footballguy
Yes. Watching it now. There was some funny stuff in the beginning but man, talk about running off the rails.
Kubes
Footballguy
Not the first time I've heard this, believe it or not.
cosjobs
Footballguy
I had a great cocktail last night at the Crow Bar,
Muddle two slices cucumber, sprig of mint and slice of ginger.
Add 2 oz cucumber infused vokdka, shake and strain over ice.
Top with Ginger ale (maybe an ounce or two).
They called it a Moscow Mule, but according to the internets, a Moscow Mule uses only vodka, lime juice and ginger beer.
Anyway, I had three of them and she charged me $27.
Me, "I thought it was the Monday night special."
Her, "It is. This is Tuesday."
I wish all my mistakes were so tasty.
Muddle two slices cucumber, sprig of mint and slice of ginger.
Add 2 oz cucumber infused vokdka, shake and strain over ice.
Top with Ginger ale (maybe an ounce or two).
They called it a Moscow Mule, but according to the internets, a Moscow Mule uses only vodka, lime juice and ginger beer.
Anyway, I had three of them and she charged me $27.
Me, "I thought it was the Monday night special."
Her, "It is. This is Tuesday."
I wish all my mistakes were so tasty.
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Mr. Pickles
Footballguy
A friend of mine's wife starting doing this and was able to buy him a pair of socks for xmas.It's pretty much free money.
Tecumseh
Footballguy
6: Hottest girl living under that particular bridge.
General Malaise
Footballguy
a woman who writes film reviews for a living.who wrote that garbage?
General Malaise
Footballguy
I will send it to you on one condition. You must send along to another person in this thread something you got for Xmas that you don't want. And so forth....A festivus tradition for the rest of us.
ArcticEdge
Footballguy
I challenge you to THE FEATS OF STRENGTH!!! (and Im gonna win)
Kubes
Footballguy
How does this sound for a wing sauce? Any suggestions, criticisms, or critiques? I'm just making stuff up here based on what I have in the house.
1 c. Frank's Red Hot
1 T cayenne
2 T butter (melted)
3-4 cloves garlic
2 T Red wine vinegar
1/8 c. brown sugar
1 T worchestershire
juice of one lime (50/50 on this)
1 c. Frank's Red Hot
1 T cayenne
2 T butter (melted)
3-4 cloves garlic
2 T Red wine vinegar
1/8 c. brown sugar
1 T worchestershire
juice of one lime (50/50 on this)
General Malaise
Footballguy
Why is that any stranger than a gift card to Target? It's better than Target because of their selection of beers. It's my favorite store.
Tre's going to get it. See if you can get him to send you something he doesn't want that he got for xmas.
Notorious T.R.E.
Showdown!™ Administrator
Well, that's easy. I'm already giving the girdle proninja got me to kubes. Wa la.
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Kubes
Footballguy
I got almost nothing for chrismtas and all of it I either explicitly wanted or bought myself. I can, however, send a box of movies to YSR since I know she's interested. Assuming she can send something to someone else.
Notorious T.R.E.
Showdown!™ Administrator
Looks like Shuke gets the second season of Raising Hope on DVD from Kubes.Why is that any stranger than a gift card to Target? It's better than Target because of their selection of beers. It's my favorite store.Tre's going to get it. See if you can get him to send you something he doesn't want that he got for xmas.
General Malaise
Footballguy
Oh, I'm happy with the Rec Center. I've been doing boot camps and weight training there for 3 years and signed up for more classes this year. It's a mile from my house, incredibly cheap and I never have problems finding a treadmill. When it rains, I run inside. When it's nice, I run outside. Oregon outdoor running beats any sort of gym and the gals running outside on a nice day cannot be beat.I recommend upgrading, my friend. You shouldn't underestimate the extra motivation to go when you know plenty of hot private college girls will be there in sleek gymwear. I'm not saying you go to ogle or perv or anything like that. This will get you kicked out (if lucky) and/or kicked in the nuts. I'm saying when the scenery is nice you tend to enjoy yourself more, and this helps get you to the gym. Plus the guys at upper end gyms tend to know what they're doing and are pretty cool & friendly about sharing info.The bitter cold forces me inside.Plus, I don't belong to a fancy gym. If my rec center were a bar, it would be a dive bar with Hamms on tap, Whitesnake on the Jukebox, broken pool sticks and Homer bartending. Yeah, it might get an influx around this time of year, but the entire place is about as popular as an STD on a porno shoot.%26%2339%3Bmr%2E furley said:streets are usually pretty wide-open this time of year, gb%26%2339%3BGeneral Malaise said:Yeah, well....I'm about to do the second stupidest thing you can do this time of year. I'm going to the gym to run. Hopefully, there's an open treadmill that will support my new weight class.%26%2339%3Bbentley%26%2339%3B said:
4 miles. Back feels back to normal. Pains all gone. Feeling loose and feeling good. Also, signed back up for Body Pump for the new year. Just me and a bunch of portly women in spandex. Or as Gadzooks calls it, paradise.
cosjobs
Footballguy
I finally got a package in the properly sized box to gift you.And if this isn't the best gift you receive this year, I have misjudged you.
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General Malaise
Footballguy
Wife has a D300. LOVES it. She's a Nikon fan.
Kubes
Footballguy
General Malaise
Footballguy
Current wife has been doing freelance photography through her 'business' for 3 years now. It certainly doesn't pay the bills (her photography job with 'da man' helps with that) but she has been able to sustain a nice 'side business' taking photos for people. She did a shoot for Monte Williams' family 2 years ago, before he became the HC for the Hornets. That was a highlight. Google recently did a "Living Social" type promotion/knock-off that she did that netted her some new leads.Curious what your photography opportunities will look like. Been kind of fun watching her work, but she won't retire on it anytime soon.
Thorn
Footballguy
I'll check my archives this weekend. I may still have this.To be honest, I think the exact quote was "could have me killed". I sent a pic of the page to Thorn one time, about a year ago. Was a great find.I think maybe the two entries were meant to be independent of each other.But yes, start hiding...My husband is contemplating getting his own account here, as he's on this site about as much as I am. He asked what his username should be, and whether it should be tied into mine. I said it could, but that others have had success with completely different usernames. I mentioned k4 and OH. And for some reason felt compelled to share the following:Way back when I first joined this board and very shortly thereafter, chat, I stupidly believed that people kept notebooks. So I started my own. I don't know where it is now, but I recall that one of my entries was something along the lines of:
I laughingly mentioned this to him, and his response was simply, "well, that only takes a couple thousand dollars."
General Malaise
Footballguy
A friend of mine's wife starting doing this and was able to buy him a pair of socks for xmas.It's pretty much free money.
My wife also has quite a bit of student loan debt from getting her Masters in public administration, which for some reason hasn't quite paid off for her yet.
ArcticEdge
Footballguy
Do you accept the challenge?
General Malaise
Footballguy
Kubes
Footballguy
This is beyond a shameless plug, but my wife has this etsy shop with some hand knitted stuff. If you like that kind of crap it's pretty good. I'll make her cut you a deal or include a naked pic if you order anything and mention you're from "that nerd football message board."
cosjobs
Footballguy
I need a cap, how much will those baby caps stretch out?
Kubes
Footballguy
Give us a size: newborn, 0-3, 3-6, etc.
General Malaise
Footballguy
YSR should just erect a giant crane that dips into her Hoarders' Paradise, drops down, scoops up one item and deposits it on the outside of the fence like a real-life $25 cent game you see at the entrance of all pizza parlors. She could make a fortune charging $5 for a spin in the crane...could even set up a webcam or even remote control access so we could drive it like one of those robots that difuses bombs.
Samuel L Bronkowitz
Footballguy
cosjobs
Footballguy
50-60
Kubes
Footballguy
Months? What is that, like, 5 years?
cosjobs
Footballguy
Its for me
Never mind. I just ordered some towels for the kitchen. I guess I need those more than a baby hat or a wreath. She might want to expand her offerings to something useful.
Samuel L Bronkowitz
Footballguy
Wife has a Canon T2i. What's the difference? Is it like Audi vs Kia?Took some great honeymoon shots with itWife has a D300. LOVES it. She's a Nikon fan.
Kubes
Footballguy
Ouch.She says she can make a man hat. You pick the colors.
I have one of these and they're pretty nice.
cosjobs
Footballguy
Sorry for being ouch-inducing. I was honestly trying to be helpful. Pimping baby hats and wreaths after xmas to this crowd seems kind of a tough sell.
Kubes
Footballguy
Yeah, my idea of posting this link would have been more helpful a month or so ago. Unfortunately I'm not very bright.
cosjobs
Footballguy
Also, if it had not been for your PV, I would have never signed up for an Etsy account to make a purchase. Just giving you feedback.
Mr. Pickles
Footballguy
Nikon seems to be the system of choice for pros and semi-pros. Canon makes some fine cameras, and the T2i is plenty capable. The D300 that GM's wife uses is more of a pro-style camera. It's similar to the D90 and the newer D7000 in that it uses a DX format sensor and is crazy fast (~8 fps). It's a little older and thus has a 12.3 megapixel sensor versus the newer models which are exceeding 18 MP, but it's still a workhorse in the industry and probably will be for some time.A lot of what you see with the higher end DSLRs are needless features that only pro-ish people would even think to care about. For example, having two memory card slots is terrific for backing up your work. These cameras also feature better weather sealing for keeping moisture and dust out, something that would potentially be a problem over time. They also have sturdier construction like magnesium alloy bodies that would hold up better. The consumer level stuff is almost always optically in the ballpark as the cream of the crop, but you miss out on some of the versatility you'll get with better equipment. What's interesting is how easy it is to access premium photographic technology these days. Given that film is essentially dead, there's really no mystery to taking great pictures anymore. You can just trial-and-error your way into it and learn on the fly. You used to have to be really careful and meticulous to avoid making expensive and time-consuming mistakes, but those days are gone. Sure you can't be some studio guy and fumble around with equipment, but the learning curve is much more shallow than it's ever been.Given the above, there's still the issue of knowing how to harness light and artistically frame a shot. It's probably impossible to teach this. You either have the eye or you don't.Wife has a Canon T2i. What's the difference? Is it like Audi vs Kia?Took some great honeymoon shots with itWife has a D300. LOVES it. She's a Nikon fan.
cosjobs
Footballguy
DO it British-style. Seven Gin and tonics a day.
cosjobs
Footballguy
Make sure you get real tonic (it has quinine in it).That'll cost about about $10.
Samuel L Bronkowitz
Footballguy
Nikon seems to be the system of choice for pros and semi-pros. Canon makes some fine cameras, and the T2i is plenty capable. The D300 that GM's wife uses is more of a pro-style camera. It's similar to the D90 and the newer D7000 in that it uses a DX format sensor and is crazy fast (~8 fps). It's a little older and thus has a 12.3 megapixel sensor versus the newer models which are exceeding 18 MP, but it's still a workhorse in the industry and probably will be for some time.A lot of what you see with the higher end DSLRs are needless features that only pro-ish people would even think to care about. For example, having two memory card slots is terrific for backing up your work. These cameras also feature better weather sealing for keeping moisture and dust out, something that would potentially be a problem over time. They also have sturdier construction like magnesium alloy bodies that would hold up better. The consumer level stuff is almost always optically in the ballpark as the cream of the crop, but you miss out on some of the versatility you'll get with better equipment. What's interesting is how easy it is to access premium photographic technology these days. Given that film is essentially dead, there's really no mystery to taking great pictures anymore. You can just trial-and-error your way into it and learn on the fly. You used to have to be really careful and meticulous to avoid making expensive and time-consuming mistakes, but those days are gone. Sure you can't be some studio guy and fumble around with equipment, but the learning curve is much more shallow than it's ever been.Given the above, there's still the issue of knowing how to harness light and artistically frame a shot. It's probably impossible to teach this. You either have the eye or you don't.Wife has a Canon T2i. What's the difference? Is it like Audi vs Kia?Took some great honeymoon shots with itWife has a D300. LOVES it. She's a Nikon fan.
Thanks, good info. She bought it about 2 years ago for a grand or so I think. It's more of a hobby for her at this point but she's got some books and wants to take classes. Though I don't think it will ever become more than a hobby. I think she has the eye but she couldn't tell anyone the difference between aperture and exposure at this point. 
Crazy Canuck
Footballguy
"You want an ear? I can get you an ear. There's ways. You don't want to know."My husband is contemplating getting his own account here, as he's on this site about as much as I am. He asked what his username should be, and whether it should be tied into mine. I said it could, but that others have had success with completely different usernames. I mentioned k4 and OH. And for some reason felt compelled to share the following:Way back when I first joined this board and very shortly thereafter, chat, I stupidly believed that people kept notebooks. So I started my own. I don't know where it is now, but I recall that one of my entries was something along the lines of:
I laughingly mentioned this to him, and his response was simply, "well, that only takes a couple thousand dollars."
Crazy Canuck
Footballguy
What?! I'm moving to Tiger's Fan's to...oh wait, crap. It's Detroit, isn't it?
Crazy Canuck
Footballguy
Define this with pics and I may be interested. Been looking for a new lid to throw into the rotation and nothings been coming up good.It ain't easy being a balding pimp.
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