The Random Crap Thread 2: It Hits the Fan.
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I took a day of vacation to rest and play video games. I get an awesome map and the kids are quiet. Happy day!
Then the batteries on both controllers die and the obnoxious kid down the street comes to the door and isn’t getting the hint.
Crisis averted and loot looted, but omg, my kids are finally quiet and someone else’s come over to bug me!?
I realize that this likely sounds awful. I love my kids dearly. They are just in a quarantine phase of needing to come in and pick at me in 2-5 minute intervals which needs to end.
Then the batteries on both controllers die and the obnoxious kid down the street comes to the door and isn’t getting the hint.
Crisis averted and loot looted, but omg, my kids are finally quiet and someone else’s come over to bug me!?
I realize that this likely sounds awful. I love my kids dearly. They are just in a quarantine phase of needing to come in and pick at me in 2-5 minute intervals which needs to end.
Yeah, no, doesn't sound awful at all. Sounds like pure hell having one or more kids stuck at home during Covid19 quarantines.
I just interviewed a young lady for a position in my department. She was wearing a light colored blouse with dark colored undergarments, and when she got animated she would gesticulate vigorously, which led to a certain amount of, well, jiggle.
I have no idea what we talked about in the interview, but I'm pretty sure she'll be a good fit for my department.
I have no idea what we talked about in the interview, but I'm pretty sure she'll be a good fit for my department.
I decided to extend my leave and be off for the week 
I have a treatment this afternoon, but otherwise, the week is mine.
I don’t remember the last time I took any amount of time off that wasn’t over Christmas/New Year’s which explains why I have a large amount of leave banked.
Work often sends friendly general reminders to all to use leave in the year in which it’s earned and about the dangers of burn out etc.
A while ago a not so subtle email went around with various tidbits including how suspicious employees who didn’t take leave were.
Lol. Yeah maybe those who process financial transactions alone in a bubble. Nice fear mongering to share with those who wouldn’t know the difference.
I have a treatment this afternoon, but otherwise, the week is mine.
I don’t remember the last time I took any amount of time off that wasn’t over Christmas/New Year’s which explains why I have a large amount of leave banked.
Work often sends friendly general reminders to all to use leave in the year in which it’s earned and about the dangers of burn out etc.
A while ago a not so subtle email went around with various tidbits including how suspicious employees who didn’t take leave were.
Lol. Yeah maybe those who process financial transactions alone in a bubble. Nice fear mongering to share with those who wouldn’t know the difference.
Hey guys, who would have guessed that Dave Bautista would be the best actor of all the wrestlers turned actors?
He's legitimately good in nearly everything I've seen him. His performance in Blade Runner was bordering on actually incredible. He's a good actor.
Just something weird I was thinking about.
He's legitimately good in nearly everything I've seen him. His performance in Blade Runner was bordering on actually incredible. He's a good actor.
Just something weird I was thinking about.
Bladerunner 2049 is legit one of my favorite movies. But I am biased, because I am a Ryan Gosling fanboy. And Dave Bautista was great in that movie.
Hey, I actually liked Mr. Nanny. I thought it was a great example of that sort of goofy, cotton candy 90's type of film, like Jingle All The Way or Secret of My Success.
I mean, it even had Buster Poindexter and Austin Pendleton in it.
--Patrick
Me too, I fucking loved it.
Sure, but no one is going to accuse Hulk Hogan of being a good actor.
If you haven't seen it, he has a brief cameo in Season 1 of What We Do In the Shadows. It's unexpected, but he does it so well.
It's gorgeous with some insanely detailed (if not overly smooth) animation. It's got a kick-ass 80's as fuck licensed soundtrack and a fucking awesome synth score by Vince DiCola. It has a pretty amazing lineup of big name actors to voice new characters (before that was generally a thing in animated movies) while maintaining the original voice cast. It's dumb as a pile of rocks in the sun. It's insanely bombastic without being unwatchable like the Michael Bay garbo.
Spike does a swear, so you know it's mature for mature kids.
Writing about it has now forced me to watch it again for, and this is not a joke or an exaggeration, probably close to the 200th time in my life.
Spike does a swear, so you know it's mature for mature kids.
Writing about it has now forced me to watch it again for, and this is not a joke or an exaggeration, probably close to the 200th time in my life.
I feel like I'm betraying my 80's kid pride, but I have never actually watched Transformers the Movie or the GI Joe Movie.
Did I watch the tv shows? Yes (albeit sporadically)
Do I know what happens in each movie? Yes
Will I ever sit down and actually watch them? Ehhhhhhh... probably not.
Did I watch the tv shows? Yes (albeit sporadically)
Do I know what happens in each movie? Yes
Will I ever sit down and actually watch them? Ehhhhhhh... probably not.
GasBandit
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Well, I know what to send Lil Z for secret santa this year.
I never really got to see the "cool" movies as a kid due to movies (and/or cable) costing money.
As it is, the only reason I got to see the GI Joe movie is because later I found a copy for $1 at a garage sale and was like, "Oh! I guess now I can finally watch this."
--Patrick
I already tried. Shows from our youth, or updates of them, have been hit-or-miss with him. He kinda took a small interest in Transformers (whichever series were on Netflix) and he has an Optimus Prime toy, but it never really hooked him. And GI Joe definitely isn't up his alley.
GasBandit
Staff member
I never saw any of that either. I’m a 70s kid.
and then you have us whippersnappers that were 90's Kids who never even watched the stuff.
Look, it's not my fault you all avoided the single best toy commercial ever produced. It is your fault you haven't sat through all 80 minutes of it at some point. It's such a breezy watch.
Oh and I actually did watch it tonight. It's still amazing with the most abrupt ending ever. SOME falling action would have been nice.
Climax, peace achieved, CREDITS and it took longer for you to read this sentence than it did for that sequence happen in the movie.
Oh and I actually did watch it tonight. It's still amazing with the most abrupt ending ever. SOME falling action would have been nice.
Climax, peace achieved, CREDITS and it took longer for you to read this sentence than it did for that sequence happen in the movie.
