Another attack; Logan still might not work out; Win7 still might not work out

[grrgoyl]

Well, no sooner was I going to report how well I've been doing with my new diet (lost 10 pounds in 2 weeks, even), when last night I had another attack just as bad as, and certainly lasting longer than, the one that landed me in the ER. Turns out Vicodin has almost no effect on me, so I might as well sell these useless pills for some profit

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[grrgoyl]

Ha! You're right. I'm not too self-righteously pissed off yet. That was only the Medicaid application. However you're right -- there doesn't seem to be any help for those of us who haven't made disastrous choices in our lives but are still just struggling to keep above water.

It would be kind of interesting to watch the evolution of their relationship if not for the yowling and screeching that sound so nightmarish. We just want a pair of cats like we see on LOLcats that sleep with their arms wrapped around each other.

Well, as you read, I felt exactly the same way. The truth is I read or heard a glowing review from someone who I respect a great deal (though not enough to remember who they are exactly), and that's what really turned me around.

1) I can answer that if you want to be spoiled. Or you can trust me that it was handled in a fairly believable and satisfactory way -- at least I didn't walk out of the theater feeling like it was a gyp of an ending or a cop-out, and believe me, I'm the first one to make a fuss when an ending seems that way to me.

2) Funny you should mention that. I listened to a podcast on some geek site where they spent a solid hour praising the movie. It helped solidify some of the reasons why I loved it that I couldn't really put into words so soon after being dazzled by it. They pointed out that it isn't 3D where things are flying at your face all the time (in fact, I don't remember anything flying out of the screen). It's 3D as more of a depth perception. 3D in reverse: you can see deeper into the screen rather than the action coming out at you. They said it was the closest thing they'd seen in a theater that felt like looking through a window. But they really hated the dorky glasses.

They also backed me up on the unoriginal storyline: They said if you figure out how it ends by 15 minutes in, that just means you aren't an idiot. However, it was still well told and keeps you interested regardless.

[kavieshana]

My mom is overfond of telling the story of how, when my brother and I were very young and she was very single, she couldn't get government assistance because she was making just above minimum wage and that, apparently, was too much.

You're not going to get that LOLcats picture. I have a time-proven theory that all cats are homosexual. Or, at least, male cats only cuddle with male cats and female only with female. Picture evidence to come.

I've made a date to see the movie next weekend with work friends, because my default going-to-the-movies friend is angry with me.

[grrgoyl]

You can tell your mom the system hasn't changed much then. As of today I still haven't heard from anyone who can help me. Like I said, if you aren't living in a box with five infants and a limb missing, you can easily take on $7000 of debt so quit your bitching.

I believe your theory, as it also seems to apply to ferrets. Male ferrets (even strange ones) play together affectionately and sleep together without batting an eye. Introduce a female to the mix and you've got trouble (females oddly seem more aggressive and make the males cry).

Really?? This made my day. Unless of course you hate it. Again, let me express the wish that I could be your default movie friend. It would be awesome.

One movie you should avoid at all costs is "Legion." Details to follow.

[kavieshana]

At least the female ferrets don't eat the males (and the children), like female hamsters sometimes do!

I saw Avatar yesterday! Quick reactions:
-Wow, so well-made! There wasn't a single moment where I caught myself thinking, 'I'm bored, there's just nothing to look at here'.
-The dubious science didn't bother me at all, though I did find myself trying to rationalize the floating mountains. Maybe they were made of, er, 'unobtainium', and that's quite magnetically charged?
-Having forgotten what you said about the "bonds", I was freaked out when Jakesully first bonded with the six-legged horse thing. I thought, 'Oh no, he's committed a serious Na'vi faux pas. He's raping that six-legged horse thing with his wormy hair thing.'
-I didn't feel like the ending was a cop-out either, but omg didn't you see that coming like, the minute they landed on the planet? If my eyes hadn't been kept so busy with all of the pretty scenery, my brain might've just turned itself off for lack of anything to do.
-Dunno if this is just me but, um, I wear glasses. Can't see the screen without them. Have to wear the 3D glasses on top of them. Typically this is not a big deal with 3D, and I barely notice that I'm wearing two pairs. There was just so much going on in this movie, and the action scenes were so...spin-y, that my eyes hurt from trying to adjust.

Whut? I've been eagerly anticipating Legion. What could keep me away from it?

[grrgoyl]

What? Stop it! They do not!

The dubious science didn't bother me at all, though I did find myself trying to rationalize the floating mountains. Maybe they were made of, er, 'unobtainium', and that's quite magnetically charged? Wow, you put way more thought into this than I did. That works for me.

Having forgotten what you said about the "bonds", I was freaked out when Jakesully first bonded with the six-legged horse thing. I thought, 'Oh no, he's committed a serious Na'vi faux pas. He's raping that six-legged horse thing with his wormy hair thing.' Yeah, it seemed like bonding to your sex mate would be the natural use for them. Maybe it's not the case because then it would make the animal bonding thing 100 times creepier.

I didn't feel like the ending was a cop-out either, but omg didn't you see that coming like, the minute they landed on the planet? If my eyes hadn't been kept so busy with all of the pretty scenery, my brain might've just turned itself off for lack of anything to do. I don't try to predict endings because I'm always disappointed when I'm right, but I saw him permanently switching to his avatar as soon as they tried it and failed with Sigourney. Sure the ending was totally predictable, but I still left the theater on cloud nine and wishing I could ride one of those dragon beasties.

Dunno if this is just me but, um, I wear glasses. Can't see the screen without them. Have to wear the 3D glasses on top of them. Typically this is not a big deal with 3D, and I barely notice that I'm wearing two pairs. There was just so much going on in this movie, and the action scenes were so...spin-y, that my eyes hurt from trying to adjust. That sucks. Guess you're not going to run out and get one of these new 3D televisions that still need glasses to use? I know what you mean. The Coraline Blu-ray came with a 3D version that's virtually unwatchable. It gave me such a huge headache, and I don't even wear glasses. I hope Avatar holds up to plain old 2D, but either way I must own it.

Is that a United States of Tara icon?

[kavieshana]

They totally do. Well, mine did and the pet shop owner played it off as being our fault for not separating them, so that's down as a fact in my mind now.

Were you just disenchanted with the real world once you left the theater? Did you look around and think, 'meh, there just aren't enough flying dragon things on this planet'?

I forgot to say this before, but my very favorite part of the movie was the last Big Brother style interview Jake did with the Army camera. He said something like "the aliens went back to their dying planet, and blah blah blah blah blah". It struck me as so real that he'd start to think of the humans that way, as by that time I felt the same way. During the fight scenes I was thinking, 'Yeah, take that evil human guys. You just don't understand our culture!'

I must own it. Well that's a shocker. ;)

Actually it's from Little Miss Sunshine

[grrgoyl]

Yikes. You don't think of cute little fuzzy things as cannibals.

If it isn't obvious, I live in a constant state of disenchantment with the real world. Why do you think I rely so heavily on movies to help me escape?

Yeah, I bought his denying his own species wholesale by the end too. Although halfway through when he's trying to rally the Na'vi to fight with the words "our land" or "our culture" or something like that (have to watch again), I was kind of like "Really Jakesully? You've been there like 3 months and now it's 'your' people??"

:P