I’m sitting down to see it now!
Does anybody mind if I pass out?
Willow ,'Beneath You'
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Tom Scola - Jun 25, 2023 11:23:21 am PDT #3288 of 3455
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Steph L. - Jun 25, 2023 2:54:34 pm PDT #3289 of 3455
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
What did you think, Tom?
Tom Scola - Jun 25, 2023 2:58:21 pm PDT #3290 of 3455
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
It was... OK. They gave away WAY too much in the trailers. I found Miller to be a little more annoying than you did.
Steph L. - Jun 25, 2023 3:02:34 pm PDT #3291 of 3455
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
They gave away WAY too much in the trailers.
I feel like I either didn't see the trailer(s), or immediately forgot them.
I found Miller to be a little more annoying than you did.
I didn't expect to like him as much as I did, so that was a nice surprise.
Dana - Jun 25, 2023 3:18:52 pm PDT #3292 of 3455
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Miller uses they/them pronouns, btw.
Steph L. - Jun 25, 2023 3:23:10 pm PDT #3293 of 3455
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Thanks for the reminder, Dana. I even remembered in my previous post and forgot in the last one, dang it.
Dana - Jun 25, 2023 5:44:00 pm PDT #3294 of 3455
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
I'm glad Wikipedia is there, because I had to check.
(Off-topic: Can you imagine trying to disseminate this kind of information pre-internet? Or even pre-Wikipedia? I couldn't find out the names of TV episodes before the internet.)
Jessica - Jun 26, 2023 10:33:15 am PDT #3295 of 3455
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
(Off-topic: Can you imagine trying to disseminate this kind of information pre-internet? Or even pre-Wikipedia? I couldn't find out the names of TV episodes before the internet.)
I always think of this comic: [link]
Like how "I read it on the internet somewhere" is generally shorthand for "I cannot verify this information" but actually, you totally can! You can look it up on the internet again and see almost immediately if your information was correct or from a reliable source! The pre-internet version "I saw it in a magazine/newspaper/bus stop advertisement/bar napkin somewhere" is way less verifiable!
dcp - Jun 26, 2023 11:01:51 am PDT #3296 of 3455
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I always think of this comic
I was very fortunate that the libraries of the schools I attended from sixth grade onwards all had complete copies of the Encyclopædia Britannica -- the Micropædia, the Macropædia, the Propædia, and, of course, the Index.
I would bring a couple of keywords with me to the library to get me started and then get carried away as one topic led to another and another and another....
Can you imagine trying to disseminate this kind of information pre-internet? Or even pre-Wikipedia?
The usual skeptical precautions still apply, of course. There are fourteen Wikipedia articles in my watchlist which I monitor for vandalism.
megan walker - Jul 04, 2023 6:27:41 pm PDT #3297 of 3455
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
After a heavy dose of socializing and house guests in late June, with not as much movie watching as a result, I took in two new releases today: No Hard Feelings and Past Lives. Oddly enough, they both involve Montauk.
No Hard Feelings was quite fun and not quite the movie trailers would have you believe. The two leads have great chemistry and there is a killer scene about halfway through that makes it all worth it.
Past Lives is fantastic. A great script and exceptional performances. A bit of an Umbrellas of Cherbourg vibe but no singing. And in Korean. Really, I can't recommend it enough.