hm might be handy if you ever need to deal with pirates on monkey island, is that a trackball i see there?
i never thought anyone ever used those, i use a little wacom tablet/pen instead of a mouse to take some of the pressure of my fingers.
The networks have returned to regularly scheduled programming so that's usually the official sign that another hurricane has come and gone. Next up, Ivan! Yay!
I went through the storm relatively unscathed. My power went out for a total of maybe a minute and my battery backup made sure I didn't skip a beat. The only real problem was that my satellite went out... Read More
we always make decisions and stick with them. As far as my name is concerned, the posibilities of mispelling it in an unflattering way (as demonstrated by PaulNikon) were just to great. Therefore, I opted to change my name slightly, yet not completely.
Your thread might have been a little better received if everyone was back from evacuation and would not personally prefer to just put it behind them! Heck, alot of people don't even have power... or they have power, but not cable service!
I haven't seen another human being in over three days, and I likely won't for at least another day. I just went outside to get some fresh air and watch trees fly by.
Most boring. hurricane. ever.
UPDATE: 11:34 PM
I got my first human contact in 85 hours. I was watching the news (because that's about the only thing you can do) and they... Read More
Yeah, mom called this morning. She said they and the house are fine. Trees were knocked down, and they probably have a ton of enormous puddles, but other than that, nothing big.
Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, MASS HYSTERIA!!!
I just got sent home within minutes of getting to work. Apparently the building has some policy where they chain it down in the event of a hurricane warning, which was issued at 11 am this morning.
So I guess I get an extended weekend. I got a few hundred in my wallet, an almost full... Read More
ok, hurricane = run away... unless i suppose you are acetracer in wich case hurricanes are pussys.
seriously you are going up a couple clicks on the hardcore meter. millions of people are being evacuated but you are ready for it.
My TiVo recorded Pulp Fiction recently as a suggestion; it being one of my favorite movies that's not too surprising. Except it recorded it on Bravo, which edited the movie for time and content. Watching a movie like that in Pan & Scan PG format with scenes cut out entirely was...disconcerting. Next thing you know they're going to replace Jules' wallet with a Hello Kitty... Read More
Your state SUCKS.
My mom just called me and worried the crap out of me and now I'm all paranoid. For whatever reason to do with Frank, they didn't evacuate like she believes they should have, so they are going to wait this thing out hiding in their closet in their house. She said they can't even buy gas, because people from the islands went inland and bought it all and they're fucked now. Nothing to board up their windows with either. She called me all, "I just wanted to tell you I love if this bastard comes and knocks our house down!'
She said she's all upset because she had a feeling they should have left and now she thinks because they didn't and can't go anywhere now, that something's going to happen and that their house isn't built too well to handle this weather. Fucking Christ. I hate Florida. And I hate worrying.
And I'm worried about my best friend's brother who lives in that town that got totally sacked by the hurricane from a couple weeks ago. She told me half his roof blew off, their trees were uprooted and dumped in their pool, through their windows, and all over their backyard. I don't know what they're going to do.
Dood! A movie theatre review site would be awesome! I say go for it! There is a lot of potential there! You could have a questionaire where people could rate them on their progress on getting people through lines during blockbuster events! Cleanliness, Sticky floor syndrome, Adequate bathroom facilities, creature comforts, quietness, I think you are on the right track there! It seems that theatres have gotten more into profits, and multi-screen theatres, and packing more people in, than creature comforts anyway! Maybe this will be a way to wake the big companies up and have them take notice! I remember, only about 17 or 18 years ago, there was this theatre in Leesburg, Fl. called the Tropic, that had overpadded seats, that reclined back, plenty of legroom, and the best popcorn anywhere! We need to get back to that again! Drive in's too! Those were so cool! They turned all of our nostalgia of the 50's and 60's into flea markets! I wish more drive in's would open again! it was such a cool place to take a date too! Ok! Hows this for a name for the site... Rate-A-Theatre! You could have a slogan of *whats the best in your town? , and have an open discussion forum so people could comment nationwide! I say go for it Ace! Sounds like a winner site to me! On another note: Looks like i am going to be in the path of hurricane Frances! I am going to stay here and ride it out, since I am so far inland! If it becomes a problem, my uncle just built a new house and doubled up on the structure with hurricane supports when it was built, so I have a place to go just in case! Wish me luck! ~~~~,~~,`< THE GATOR
p.s. another thought on the movie theatre site, is to have a pay-pal tip jar! You can justify that by telling eveyone that it is a privately owned site, and not influenced by comercialism, therefore donations are needed to keep it running for your benefit! GOOD LUCK!
I've come to report that I've found the edge of the universe, and coincidentally, it exists right where I live. How did I discover this mythical convergence of time and space you ask? I went to this plaza near my place that has all your usual chain stores and such to buy gifts for my parents, whose birthdays are 8 days apart, which is just... Read More
I just woke up from a nap, and in that period where you're still half-asleep and dreaming but realizing that you're dreaming, I realized that I was coding my dream...trying to fix it. Then I woke up and was thoroughly upset that I couldn't do that in real life. I'm such a geekfuck.
So, once again I've done absolutely nothing all day. Just laid in... Read More