Vanguard00 Posted October 14, 2005 Report Share Posted October 14, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings I believe he's mentioned it. Basically' date=' a lot of people, upon seeing the first movie, noted that the actress would be quite attractive when she grew up. She's now of legal age, so Ben is openly acknowledging that she HAS grown up to be hot.[/quote'] Um...no, not quite. I mean yeah, she's cute as a button, but Emma Watson is fifteen years old. She was born in 1990. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted October 14, 2005 Report Share Posted October 14, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings Um...no' date=' not quite. I mean yeah, she's cute as a button, but Emma Watson is fifteen years old. She was born in 1990.[/quote'] Really? Hunh. I could've sworn. Ah, well. Now that she's grown up to be hot, then, he's acknowledging it. I fear I am rapidly burning my bridges with my soon to be ex. Burning bridges isn't always a bad thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted October 14, 2005 Report Share Posted October 14, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings Yes. Some bridges should stay burnt, but there might be chances of new ones downstream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanguard00 Posted October 14, 2005 Report Share Posted October 14, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings Burning bridges isn't always a bad thing. Depends on which side of the river you wanna be on, I guess G'luck with that, Chad. Hope it works out for the best, whichever way that might be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 14, 2005 Report Share Posted October 14, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings (This actually was in the Q & A thread.) A: Not really' date=' but happiness is probably an unattainable state. By the way, surprised to see anyone would have the same answer as me to that![/quote'] Decades ago a friend who spend most of his time in a severely depressed state taped a little story on his office door. It ran something like this. One day at the monestery the tale went around the refectory at breakfast that the young monk Shoju had achieved enlightenment. Shoju's friends sought him out and asked if the story was true. "It is," said Shoju. "And how do you feel?" they asked him. "Just as miserable as ever," he replied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zornwil Posted October 14, 2005 Report Share Posted October 14, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings Just for the record, that was (not Cancer's fault) taken out of context - my meaning was unclear, I was referring to an earlier answer, not that same one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings Not having seen the HP flicks, I thought that avatar was Beyonce Knowles. JG I saw HP and thought HPL... Dr. Anomaly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings isn't it interesting how the male body can function even if its still asleep? ^_~ highly interesting... Female body as well, just not as noticable usually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Gillen Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings (This actually was in the Q & A thread.) Decades ago a friend who spend most of his time in a severely depressed state taped a little story on his office door. It ran something like this. One day at the monestery the tale went around the refectory at breakfast that the young monk Shoju had achieved enlightenment. Shoju's friends sought him out and asked if the story was true. "It is," said Shoju. "And how do you feel?" they asked him. "Just as miserable as ever," he replied. "You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Cancer again." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings Really? Hunh. I could've sworn. Ah, well. Now that she's grown up to be hot, then, he's acknowledging it. Burning bridges isn't always a bad thing. yeah, but it's not so cool when I am still on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings yeah' date=' but it's not so cool when I am still on them.[/quote'] You definitely have a point there . . . May I ask what she's doing, or is it none of my damn business? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings You definitely have a point there . . . May I ask what she's doing, or is it none of my damn business? I can't really bring myself to air the dirty laundry publically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted October 16, 2005 Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings I can't really bring myself to air the dirty laundry publically. *nodnods* That's definitely the mature thing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted October 16, 2005 Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings *nodnods* That's definitely the mature thing to do. I thought I should try that at least once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted October 16, 2005 Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings I thought I should try that at least once. Meh, that gets old. AliceTheOwl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kawaii gin neko Posted October 16, 2005 Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings Female body as well' date=' just not as noticable usually.[/quote'] O.o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted October 16, 2005 Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings Meh' date=' that gets old. [/quote'] And it's not NEARLY as much fun as the alternative . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings Every so often I sit down and watch a movie that I haven't seen yet' date=' but that apparently everyone else has, and everyone raved about it. It was a hit at the box office, it was a hit with the critics, it may even have won awards (be it an Oscar or some horse-hockey "fan favorite" type award), and so on [i']ad nauseum[/i]. Well, I didn't like the movie and I can't help but wonder if that's just a matter of taste or, in my overwhelming arrogance, if everyone else was just fooled into thinking they were supposed to like it. It's the same with music, or television shows, or just about anything. Yeah, it's mostly about personal tastes, but what about those times when everyone but me likes something? I mean, sometimes I know I'm the exception, but once in a while I feel like shouting, "WAKE UP!" to everyone I see. Which movie are you talking about? This has happened to me a few times, often enough that, the fifth time someone recommended I see Titanic, I made up my mind NOT to see it. More recently, I was disappointed by Kung Fu Hustle. Not for any particular reason; it just wasn't the be-all and end-all of kung fu comedy I was expecting, having listened to reviews and raves about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings I liked Kung Fu Hustle but I slept through the middle part of Titanic whilst on a plane to the States. But I take Vanguard's point and it applies equally to books, people and music as well. I know that I am preaching to the converted here but Paris Hilton, attractive ? BLEH ! AliceTheOwl and gewing 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanguard00 Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings Which movie are you talking about? Well, in this particular case it was "Something About Mary". I just didn't like it. Don't like Stiller, not all that big a fan of Cameron Diaz, hate Chris Whatshisname, but everyone said it was really funny. It has funny parts in it, sure, but...meh. Happens all the time, though. "Fargo", for example, while good, was not what I considered a "great" movie (just saw it a couple of weeks ago), and I caught crap from a load of people for saying it wasn't all that, much less a bag o' chips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings I agree with you about Something About Mary. I seem to remember being angry at whoever recommended it to me. Or maybe just disgusted. I liked Fargo, but recognize it takes a certain mindset to enjoy it. I can't watch that movie when I'm in a really good mood; I just can't. I have to be at least a little grouchy. Along those lines, I recently watched Raising Arizona, on my boss's recommendation. I haven't the heart to tell him I enjoyed all of five minutes of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings I liked Kung Fu Hustle but I slept through the middle part of Titanic whilst on a plane to the States. But I take Vanguard's point and it applies equally to books, people and music as well. I know that I am preaching to the converted here but Paris Hilton, attractive ? BLEH ! Amen to that, and I'm not even religious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanguard00 Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings My office is 2.5 doors down from one of the kitchenettes on the floor. This means I catch a lot of noise, so I keep my door closed and my disk player handy with "noisy" disks in the wallet. Today, though, I feel like Speaker-to-Animals. Somebody microwaved something ... perhaps microwaved it too much ... and the smell of burned garbage cannot be escaped. Yech. I'm just down the hall from our break room/kitchen. Friday they had to replace the microwave because someone nuked popcorn just a tad over the limit. Melted the bag, almost set off the fire alarm (bad when you have over 200 servers and 800 PCs in one building), and basically stunk up the joint somethin' fierce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentor Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings I thought I should try that at least once. Just don't make a habit of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Re: Musings on Random Musings I cannot write a grant. I have no talent for it. It feels a bit like a job interview. I know what I want and they do too, but we have to perform this silly little ritual that requires certain verbiage and actually precludes any real communication. I hate this. I've been there. It's one of the many reasons I bailed out of mainstream academia 5.5 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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