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Post by Ryan_MYeah on Aug 25, 2020 22:23:22 GMT
My bestie’s coming to visit for a week in October! Yay!!!
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Sept 2, 2020 4:07:48 GMT
So Austin's iconic video store I Luv Video is closing down permanently. There is a possibility that its catalog of films will be preserved and made accessible by someone who buys it up, but this is still heartbreaking. One of my favorite things about living in Austin is being right down the street from this place, which has such an amazing collection of films, including hard-to-find stuff, and they also have a lot of cool memorabilia. I often visited their foreign language section, which is pretty much an entire room that's divided by country, and where I'd binge Gerard Depardieu films on VHS. They also have an upper floor with a giant wall that's organized by director. If you were trying to find something specific, sometimes the layout made it challenging to locate because it could be in a number of different sections, but the place was still a browsing paradise. And they gave out free beer on Tuesdays!
Huge loss to Austin. How much more shit can we pile onto this year?
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Post by TerryMontana on Sept 2, 2020 5:19:33 GMT
So Austin's iconic video store I Luv Video is closing down permanently. There is a possibility that its catalog of films will be preserved and made accessible by someone who buys it up, but this is still heartbreaking. One of my favorite things about living in Austin is being right down the street from this place, which has such an amazing collection of films, including hard-to-find stuff, and they also have a lot of cool memorabilia. I often visited their foreign language section, which is pretty much an entire room that's divided by country, and where I'd binge Gerard Depardieu films on VHS. They also have an upper floor with a giant wall that's organized by director. If you were trying to find something specific, sometimes the layout made it challenging to locate because it could be in a number of different sections, but the place was still a browsing paradise. And they gave out free beer on Tuesdays! Huge loss to Austin. How much more shit can we pile onto this year? You had me at the free beer!!
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Post by erickeitel on Sept 2, 2020 16:57:30 GMT
By the end of the year, I will not have a single dollar of credit card debt left. (I could pay it off now but there won't be much left over, so while I'm still on unemployment I'd rather save in case I need something expensive)
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Sept 2, 2020 17:54:29 GMT
Under contract on a new house. Contingent on the sale of my current one so hoping I get an offer asap.
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Post by Drish on Sept 8, 2020 1:13:33 GMT
Never thought I'd have said this but Badlands is probably the most beautiful place I've been to so far in the United States. LOVED the drive! The mountains, the wildlife, the atmosphere. I don't wanna go back..❤️
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Post by jakob on Sept 14, 2020 4:25:09 GMT
I just finished my second novel and privately published it so I can get sent copies to pass around for proofreading and feedback and every part of my body aches getting this shit done, but it was worth it.
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Sept 14, 2020 15:25:35 GMT
My local Family Video is going out of business and all inventory is for sale. Scored The Invisible Man on 4K for $8 and several other blu-rays (such as Queen & Slim, Richard Jewel, Ad Astra, and more) for $5 or under.
Went to Half-Priced Books and scored The Insider, Blackhat, and the Apocalypse Now: Full Disclosure Blu-ray set all for under $25.
Lastly was able to land Criterion versions of Spartacus, Hoop Dreams, and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas for under $10 each.
So pretty good run of buying movies.
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Sept 26, 2020 3:16:36 GMT
I cut out a chunk of my thumb with a cheese grater (was making hashbrowns) and now every time I bend my thumb it reopens.
But on the plus side, I got a $5 credit on Amazon for some reason I didn't care to read about.
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Post by cherry68 on Sept 26, 2020 5:50:42 GMT
I cut out a chunk of my thumb with a cheese grater (was making hashbrowns) and now every time I bend my thumb it reopens. But on the plus side, I got a $5 credit on Amazon for some reason I didn't care to read about. Put some natural honey on it. It recovers faster. Edit: on the thumb, not on amazon 's discount.
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Sept 26, 2020 5:56:39 GMT
I cut out a chunk of my thumb with a cheese grater (was making hashbrowns) and now every time I bend my thumb it reopens. But on the plus side, I got a $5 credit on Amazon for some reason I didn't care to read about. Put some natural honey on it. It recovers faster. Edit: on the thumb, not on amazon 's discount. Sadly I don't own any honey (hate the stuff), but I am cleaning it constantly with alcohol... but I'm also on probably my 10th band-aid.
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Post by cherry68 on Sept 26, 2020 6:42:54 GMT
Put some natural honey on it. It recovers faster. Edit: on the thumb, not on amazon 's discount. Sadly I don't own any honey (hate the stuff), but I am cleaning it constantly with alcohol... but I'm also on probably my 10th band-aid. Alcohol kills bacteria, but also your cells. Get a small honey pot 🍯. It feeds your cells that need sugar energy to recover, and it kills bacteria. Even sugar can work, but it's harder to keep on a wound.
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Post by cheesecake on Sept 26, 2020 19:02:47 GMT
It really feels like the world is taking a dump on my chest, but at least I have my health? That's for the time being anyway -- guidelines for the school board have been changed so they no longer want anyone quarantining even if you are living with someone with a positive case. You're still expected to show up to work. Kids are unconsciously pulling down their masks to speak to me because that's what their teachers are doing all day -- if the adults are wearing masks at all. I'm so done.
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Post by LaraQ on Sept 27, 2020 11:29:45 GMT
It really feels like the world is taking a dump on my chest, but at least I have my health? That's for the time being anyway -- guidelines for the school board have been changed so they no longer want anyone quarantining even if you are living with someone with a positive case. You're still expected to show up to work. Kids are unconsciously pulling down their masks to speak to me because that's what their teachers are doing all day -- if the adults are wearing masks at all. I'm so done. This is literally insane.
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Post by cheesecake on Sept 27, 2020 18:29:56 GMT
It really feels like the world is taking a dump on my chest, but at least I have my health? That's for the time being anyway -- guidelines for the school board have been changed so they no longer want anyone quarantining even if you are living with someone with a positive case. You're still expected to show up to work. Kids are unconsciously pulling down their masks to speak to me because that's what their teachers are doing all day -- if the adults are wearing masks at all. I'm so done. This is literally insane. Right?! Apparently this is per Public Health, but it's like they want everyone infected. I can't make sense of it.
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Sept 29, 2020 8:14:46 GMT
Been having a ton of weird dreams lately. A couple weeks ago, I dreamt that my ass cheeks were shaped like boobs and had nipples. And then a couple nights ago, I dreamt that I masturbated while using ice cream as lube.... But then last night, I had a dream that I met Elizabeth Olsen and she asked me out on a date, so that was a nice change of pace from what my brain has been generating lately. Except now I have an even bigger crush on her than I did before because of this imaginary interaction we had. Has anyone experienced this? Becoming more attracted to a random person after a dream you had about them?
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Post by pacinoyes on Sept 29, 2020 11:10:17 GMT
Been having a ton of weird dreams lately. A couple weeks ago, I dreamt that my ass cheeks were shaped like boobs and had nipples. And then a couple nights ago, I dreamt that I masturbated while using ice cream as lube.... But then last night, I had a dream that I met Elizabeth Olsen and she asked me out on a date, The first 2 dreams are a lurid sexual perversion on milk ......which may mean you really hate it or maybe really really really love it I don't know about the Elizabeth Olsen one yet but on your 2nd date I'm guessing she lets you go up her shirt at an ice cream parlor.........but in keeping with the milk theme ..........there's probably only about a slim or 2% chance of that happening. Sorry, couldn't help that joke .....!!! I think I was attracted to Julia Stiles in a dream before I was consciously aware of it though - and that's happened with like mere acquaintances too ....from time to time, sure.
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Post by Martin Stett on Sept 29, 2020 14:06:19 GMT
I just found out that szechuan pepper is the best seasoning for fried eggs. Must test this out on other foods. The process of grinding my own pepper is oddly soothing, too. I quite enjoy taking a mortar and pestle and pounding things into dust. Very therapeutic.
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Post by cheesecake on Sept 30, 2020 19:58:12 GMT
You know the ending of City of Angels where Nicolas Cage has just given up literal heaven to be on earth with Meg Ryan because he fell in love and wanted to experience life and affection with somebody? Only for them to have one banging day before she’s run over by a crab apple truck and dies? But Nic declares that it was totally worth it — that he would have rather had just one day with her than the alternative of never being together at all. Fuck that shit. I got a taste of the greatest job I’ve ever had, only for it to be ripped out of my hands TWICE with this surplus process and I wish I’d never been there at all because I will miss it every goddamn day of my life. /end rant
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Post by DeepArcher on Oct 1, 2020 13:14:55 GMT
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Post by Drish on Oct 1, 2020 13:18:05 GMT
Happy Birthday ❤️❤️❤️❤️ You're way too smart for 20. Makes me sick.
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Post by mhynson27 on Oct 1, 2020 14:14:06 GMT
Happy Birthday ❤️❤️❤️❤️ You're way too smart for 20. Makes me sick. Can I upvote this 1000 times please.
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Post by TerryMontana on Oct 1, 2020 14:24:19 GMT
Happy birthday! Born in 2000?... Oh boy, I'm too f... ng old.
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Post by bob-coppola on Oct 15, 2020 23:27:10 GMT
Hi, you people. Or should I just say goodbye? These days I’ve been saying goodbye a lot to people, guess it’s getting too hard to be in my own head, specially during quarantine without human connection. Anyways. I don’t think I’ll be posting here for much long. Life’s been pretty hard, to the point I have a hard time even having fun and being silly on the internet. I apologize to those around here if I have ever been rude or anything like that. There are times I thought I made myself too hard to engage with. I was probably too stressed over real life and just misplaced my angst and frustration. Anyways. There are just so many people here I find so intelligent and I wish I had found a way for us to be friends. Wish it was realistic to have beer and argue over films and politics and life with you people. I guess I just didn’t want to feel invisible. I’ve been feeling very invisible lately. I don’t see anymore how I fit here, if I ever did. I guess I’m just tired of feeling like an outsider, and feeling like I’m bothering when I try to break in. Not just here, but in life overall. I don’t know what I’m trying to say here. Just felt like I had to say something because I haven’t been feeling well lately and this place was sort of a hidden community I could belong to.
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Post by pacinoyes on Oct 15, 2020 23:32:41 GMT
Hi, you people. Or should I just say goodbye? These days I’ve been saying goodbye a lot to people, guess it’s getting too hard to be in my own head, specially during quarantine without human connection. Anyways. I don’t think I’ll be posting here for much long. Life’s been pretty hard, to the point I have a hard time even having fun and being silly on the internet. I apologize to those around here if I have ever been rude or anything like that. There are times I thought I made myself too hard to engage with. I was probably too stressed over real life and just misplaced my angst and frustration. Anyways. There are just so many people here I find so intelligent and I wish I had found a way for us to be friends. Wish it was realistic to have beer and argue over films and politics and life with you people. I guess I just didn’t want to feel invisible. I’ve been feeling very invisible lately. I don’t see anymore how I fit here, if I ever did. I guess I’m just tired of feeling like an outsider, and feeling like I’m bothering when I try to break in. Not just here, but in life overall. I don’t know what I’m trying to say here. Just felt like I had to say something because I haven’t been feeling well lately and this place was sort of a hidden community I could belong to. Take care Bob - you're always welcome here and I know I've always really enjoyed your posts - it was good to have you around but your overall health first and like I said maybe it's just so long for now ....... All the best to you, stay strong .......
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