That gives me an idea for torturing someone: force them to drink Budweiser through a Twizzler.
Lord Zombitten 2015-12-30T16:38:31-05:00
As far as cleaning butts with lava, I have some sauces that will make it feel like that's what you're doing...
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-12-30T16:57:09-05:00
No, LZ, if you use whatever the hottest hot sauce is now, it would be close. But try wiping with gympie-gympie leaves. Someone had to shoot themselves after accidentally doing that.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2015-12-30T17:02:20-05:00
LOL! Thank you for the chuckle LZ. I sorely needed it.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-12-30T17:08:11-05:00
Budweiser = Zombie bath water.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2015-12-30T17:32:16-05:00
@Trinkets: Pabst is Satan's carbonated piss. Don't get me started on Schlitz beer. Germany must laugh at us.
Lord Zombitten 2015-12-30T17:39:52-05:00
Oh, wow. I didn't realize Schlitz was an actual brand. I always thought it was a catch-all term for cheap beer.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2015-12-30T17:45:13-05:00
@LZ: You can still find that brand in some of the, um, poorer neighborhood liquor stores. You can also find Mad Dog 20/20 in various fruit flavors.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2015-12-30T17:46:57-05:00
I forget, LZ, that you are too young to remember the Schlitz beer commercials that use to come on TV.
And Germany does laugh at us. The Netherlands, too. I remember hearing a joke comparing American beer to having sex on a boat.
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-12-30T17:50:44-05:00
@LZ, I use that joke all the time, classic Monty Python!
Lord Zombitten 2015-12-30T17:52:00-05:00
I had a good laugh at that Schlitz ad. Thanks, Geist
Rod "BaKhan" Mitchell 2015-12-30T17:52:13-05:00
Well kittens, I'm almost out of here for the day, and I wanted to make sure that I wished you all a very happy New Year! You are all the bestest, and I wish you all the best for this new year! Thanks for always being there guys!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2015-12-30T18:11:55-05:00
Happy New Year to you too BaKhan! And to all the Kitten Corps members.
Wait. Nope. I laid other arm next to me, he snuggles them both all "I can haz two arms" I barely moved second arm, and he sat up, stared at them... Began attack.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-12-30T19:41:56-05:00
First cuteness, then pain. I remember those days from my kitties kitten days.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-12-30T19:47:15-05:00
FYI. I have drank more Pabst than any other beer. Pabst is a good beer. Not top shelf, but I really like it.
Schlitz is fantastic. A few years back, they went and changed back to the original recipe. If you ever have a chance to grab some, I suggest doing it. And if anyone ever makes it to Wisconsin, or knows anyone travelling through, have them pick you up some New Glarus Spotted Cow. You will thank me after you have some.
Now if we're talking bad beers, Red Dog is bad. Just plain bad. Molson ice. Bad.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-12-30T20:04:07-05:00
Lewis Black tells it like how it is.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-12-30T20:04:37-05:00
Yeah- cuddling with kitten is fine as long as NOBODY. MOVES
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-12-30T20:44:44-05:00
Blue ribbon livin' is the life for me!
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-12-30T20:45:13-05:00
Creeper, have the Kitten attacks slowed?
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-12-30T21:03:27-05:00
Ok. In a very short time, I have had quite a few old fashioneds. Too many. Probably going to bed soon. Good night all.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-12-30T22:24:57-05:00
Aaw, I want another cat now. Our really old, awesome, and fluffy one disappeared just before winter. She was really territorial, so we could never get another cat before, but now I think we should. A maine coon.
Always save kitties! And make sure they're kitty convicts! Leo's collar is shipping soon. :).
His attacks are more infrequent if I spend more time with him. It's when I work at night, come home and try to sleep. He wants alllll the attention. But the scary toy has helped since using it. Now he taps my arm when he wants attention.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-12-31T02:17:54-05:00
Aaw, I want a little kittie so bad. Been years since we had a tiny kitten. Ours have always been outside cats, though without a large yard I guess that's not such a good option. That cat lived probably around or just under 18 years. The average lifespan of an outside cat is 1-5 years, though that accounts for strays. She lived longer than most indoor cats, but also had to hold her own and fight off dozens of cats who encroached on her territory. Pretty badass cat if you ask me.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-12-31T08:12:46-05:00
Growing up in the country on 36 acres, our cats were usually indoor/outdoor cats. Most lived into their mid-late teens. 19 years old was the oldest. Only a couple of months away from 20.
Zem, just go get a rescue kitteh and take it to classes with you.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2015-12-31T08:24:06-05:00
In a very short time, I have had quite a few old fashioneds. Too many. Probably going to bed soon.
Who gave you permission to copy my drinking patterns? :-P
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2015-12-31T08:25:24-05:00
Schlitz is fantastic.
No it isn't. It's a can of "I-don't-like-myself".
Lord Zombitten 2015-12-31T10:53:29-05:00
I'm pretty sure the 1-5 years thing is only ferals, not cats that live outside but have someone who takes care of them.
Lord Zombitten 2015-12-31T10:54:54-05:00
Why, oh why, did I decide to come to work today?
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-12-31T11:00:37-05:00
You had a choice, LZ? Lucky you. It's or inventory day. Ugh.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-12-31T11:02:06-05:00
Geist, sounds like you should be living in Wisconsin. We're not alcoholics, we're professionals.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-12-31T11:41:27-05:00
Geist, maybe get a sixer of Schlitz in bottles.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2015-12-31T12:02:57-05:00
maybe get a sixer of Schlitz in bottles
I'd rather sleep with a Kardashian.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2015-12-31T13:46:25-05:00
Welp, looks like everyone in the company except accounting department gets to go home early. Words cannot express how much I hate accounting.
@Geist: That's just mean of the company. Normally, on a day like today if I was working it, EVERYONE would be told to go home if their work is done, and even if it wasn't.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-12-31T14:42:52-05:00
Sounds like Christmas Vacation where they cut out bonuses, but on New Years.
Indoor cats live to about 15-18 I think, but she was outside in Nebraska weather, lived a MUCH rougher life than any indoor cat, and didn't get as nice of care. Heck, we forgot to feed them or fed them too little on more than 100 occasions over her life. Oh, and we got her when she was 1 already, so she might have been older. I'm surprised she lived that long. Still, my mom's cat from before college lived with my grandparents and lived to maybe 28 or 30! Entirely well cared for inside cat, but that's a long life.
Long story short: point being: I want a Maine Coon kitten.
Jon B, manager, Emporia of Valoria 2015-12-31T15:28:05-05:00
I got stopped in the Houston airport for a bag search and they found Exploding Kittens. Hilarity ensued, particularly when they opened the box and it meowed at them!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-12-31T15:49:32-05:00
Jon, that's amazing! Did they really think something was up with something labeled explosive kittens? Kitten suicide bombers!
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-12-31T19:23:47-05:00
Today you guys don't have an excuse for being up later talking with me. Well, you do if you go to a party, but I know you'll still be up. So I got that going for me... Stay up till like 1-3 and realize that's what I do every day and it's awesome. Midnight during the year, but if it were just me on a holiday, I'd stay up like 30 hours until I was tired and sleep like 12 hours.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-12-31T19:32:45-05:00
Lol,Zem, I haven't made midnight for new year's eve in 5 years.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-12-31T19:34:25-05:00
Jon B, manager, Emporia of Valoria 2015-12-31T19:35:03-05:00
@micah yes they really did, although fairly briefly, think "something was up." The guy was like "when I saw 'exploding' I thought you couldn't be that dumb."
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2015-12-31T22:08:45-05:00
Less than two hours until midnight and I'm about to crawl into bed with a movie rental. (Yes, I will be sober)
Thanks to the folks who still post in here and make my days at work more tolerable. Happy New Year and I will see you all next year.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-12-31T22:31:46-05:00
Happy New Year Geist!! Enjoy Ernest goes to camp!
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2015-12-31T23:27:54-05:00
Happy new year!! Off to bed at 10:30. Feels almost like midnight, lol.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-12-31T23:30:34-05:00
Hour and a half left, but happy New Years anyways. I'll definitely be back in here later to say it again. I stay up to midnight during the normal weeks, later during holiday, so I'll definitely be up, likely to 3 or 4, maybe 5 if not an all-nighter with my brother.
Happy New Year, my lovelies. Nearly a year of knowing some of you too! Good lord. :)
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2015-12-31T23:40:23-05:00
Too bad I came in a month later. I really, really wish I could have found the comments section earlier. I watched the progress of the campaign multiple times a day the whole month but only came into the comments for the Elan drawing the comments event 3 days before the end.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-01-01T01:30:31-05:00
@Trinkets: That is truly evil, lol. I rented the movie "Knock Knock", starring Keanu Reeves.
Happy New Year everyone! Hope this next year brings us all good tidings(and maybe a Kitten Con)
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-01-01T05:22:10-05:00
Sorry, watched movies with my brother. Happy new years again, though, everyone. Doesn't feel like 2016.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2016-01-01T08:32:29-05:00
Happy 2016 Kitten Corps!!
Powers of Tesla 2016-01-01T11:52:47-05:00
Happy New Year my Corps.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-01-01T15:35:05-05:00
Forgot to say it then, but I stayed up till like 6 am watching movies with my brotther and then interneting. He stayed up even longer playing games.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-01-01T18:22:16-05:00
Holy cow, almost 99,000 comments! Has anyone contacted Elan for the 100K spot? I say we let him have it on the anniversary of the project launching on the 20th. Holy cow, it's that close to being a full year now! Good times. So glad this all came about.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2016-01-02T02:17:14-05:00
Even if we did save it for him, someone is going to be waiting just to be the 100,000th comment. I want to be 100,007.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2016-01-02T02:18:40-05:00
Why am I still up at 1:17 am? Because we just got done with game night. Played 3 games of MtG, a game of Mysterium, and a game of Fury of Dracula.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2016-01-02T07:47:42-05:00
Ugh.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-01-02T09:30:10-05:00
Morning Trinkets!
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2016-01-02T11:14:33-05:00
Good morning Geist!
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2016-01-02T11:17:20-05:00
Finally got to watch Star Wars for the third time. Finally got the wife to go. She liked it and wants too see it again. I might get to go 4 times. Thankfully they have all been matinee showings for $6.50.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-01-02T11:41:09-05:00
I might go with a friend who hasn't seen it yet. Funny how George Lucas is all sour grapes about the new film. If I didn't know better, I'd swear it was sour grapes because nearly everyone is liking this movie but didn't like George's versions
Lord Zombitten 2016-01-02T12:59:36-05:00
Happy new year, everyone!
My boys watched Ernest Goes to Camp twice on New Year's Eve.
Lord Zombitten 2016-01-02T13:01:51-05:00
Geist, I'm fairly certain Lucas's sour grapes are because almost everyone loves the mee one while almost no one liked his abominations. That and the fact that they basically told him to piss off when he told them what he had in mind for VII-IX
Lord Zombitten 2016-01-02T13:16:18-05:00
I have to tell you guys about the party I'm going to tonight.
The background information is that a few years ago, I had a poker night wherein the buy-in was a white elephant gift. As people lost all their chips, they were given the option of picking a new present from the table or stealing an open present from a previous loser.
One of my friends, a New Year's baby, loved it and has decided to do one for her birthday party ever since then. This year, she decided she wants the presents to be worth ten dollars. What I'm taking is a jar of M&M's mixed with Skittles, with a $10 bill hidden inside.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-01-02T13:25:40-05:00
LZ, that's amazing! You know they actually go pretty well together. I'd just bring $10 of the mix so someone had several pounds of solid sugar to do nothing with.
I... liked... Lucas's versions... Well, I didn't like all the things he added in when he remastered the originals. The originals overdid the muppets, the prequels overdid the CGI, and then Lucas went back and re-overdid CGI on the originals. Wish I had the original originals.
Lord Zombitten 2016-01-02T13:39:20-05:00
I have the original originals. And I thought Episode II was okay, and I liked episode III, but not as much as the originals.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-01-02T13:40:44-05:00
If George Lucan wanted to have influence in future installments, he should have kept the franchise.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-01-02T13:46:20-05:00
Yeah, Lucan!
I mean, it's not like they let him keep ll the merchandising rights for the first deal they made with him so he made millions as it was. He knows how to keep the franchise if he wants and if they'll let him. What he gave up must not have fit in with at least one of those categories.
Lord Zombitten 2016-01-02T13:52:07-05:00
I thought he sold the whole thing
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2016-01-02T14:05:13-05:00
LZ, +1,000,000 for Ernest goes to camp!!
I also have original original trilogy. I had to buy them when I heard they were redoing stuff in them.
Episode I, MEH+
Episode II, OK+
Episode III, GOOD-
Episode IV, WOW
Episode V, WOW
Episode VI, WOW-
Episode VII, WOW
Maybe $5.00 worth of sterile pennies mixed in with $5.00 worth of M&Ms and Skittles?
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2016-01-02T14:12:11-05:00
No matter how good episodes II & III could be, Hayden Christensen is horrible in it and brings them down at least a whole grade.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-01-02T14:17:00-05:00
Ooh, good idea with the pennies.
I don't know, I really liked 2 and thought 3 was pretty good. And I might be the only one on earth, but I actually kind of liked 1, especially now with the Darth Jar Jar theory. It's actually a really well founded theory if you read all of it.
And I think Disney acquired Lucasfilm with all of the titles it comes with. I'm sure Lucas still gets some kind of royalties, but yeah, knowing Disney, he has no say now.
Lord Zombitten 2016-01-02T14:25:34-05:00
Trinkets, I agree with your assessment about Star Wars and Hayden Christensen's effect on the movies.
As for the pennies and candy, that is a purely evil thing to do. I'll have to remember that one for the future.
Lord Zombitten 2016-01-02T14:26:42-05:00
And the Darth JarJar theory has given me a new appreciation for Episode I. If only we could get some kind of confirmation...
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-01-02T14:27:06-05:00
Oh, forgot to mention, totally agree. Unless that's how they wanted Christensen to portray him. If they wanted Anikin to be an emo like that, he did really well actually. Too well. I still don't like it. He sucked.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-01-02T14:27:19-05:00
Lucan should have made a deal similar to J.K. Rowling to have power over how the future films get made or at least made a percentage off the merchandise.
He just needs to sit back and enjoy his billions.
Lord Zombitten 2016-01-02T15:06:31-05:00
The emo wasn't the problem. Of course Anakin was going to be whiney and angsty, why else would he turn to the dark side? The problem was Christensens stiff, wooden attempts at acting.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-01-02T15:18:24-05:00
Speaking of which, have you seen Emo Kylo Ren on twitter? It's hilarious!
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-01-02T15:29:50-05:00
Lucan? My spell check must be a Star Trek fan.
Powers of Tesla 2016-01-02T18:35:02-05:00
I just saw Trinkets post on his feelings about the Star Wars series and decided to post my own opinions, in order of appearance, to wit...
Episode IV, Wonderful! Give us more please!
Episode V, Okay, that wasn't awful. And I hear you've cut a deal to make a total of 9 of these!
Episode VI, Better. Much better than the last one.
Episode I, Oh dear lord. What have you done?
Episode II, Please stop. I'm begging you.
Episode III, DAMN YOU GEORGE. I asked you to stop.
Episode VII, I never thought I'd hear myself say this, but thank you Disney. You've rescued a part of my youth.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2016-01-02T19:57:43-05:00
LZ, yeah, I also was referring to his subpar acting. If I want emo, I'll watch Spider-Man 3. Wait....no I won't. Ugh. Another stinker.
I thought of a chronological list of theatrical releases for my ratings list, but I didn't feel like that much copy and paste on my phone.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-01-02T19:59:23-05:00
@PoT: LOL! Your review of the Star Wars movies made me cackle loud enough that other people looked at me like I was growing a new eyeball.
You might want to thank J.J. Abrams for directing this. He has done a fantastic job and I hope he goes on to direct the rest of them.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2016-01-02T20:00:44-05:00
Darth JarJar is s funny theory. And if it helps me get through I and some of II, I'm ok with it.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2016-01-02T20:01:05-05:00
Live long and prosper, Geist
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2016-01-02T20:03:33-05:00
Zem, it's like Batman and Robin. Most people hate that Batman movie. But I always tell people, think more in the mindset of the 1960's campy Batman TV show. Then it really works.
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2016-01-02T20:25:10-05:00
Geist, Rian Johnson is writing and directing episode VIII.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-01-02T20:28:04-05:00
I actually like that tv show about as much as the modern ones sometimes. Plus, I'm good at watching older movies because I actually like them, even if it takes some extra perspective.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-01-02T20:47:31-05:00
@Trinkets: Then I hope that guy does as good a job as J.J. This new movie really was a treat to watch. It would be a pity to throw all of that away on a subpar script.
Btw: This movie is breaking down James Cameron's top spot as the number one biggest domestic grossing movie of all time and if the numbers keep up at this paste, both Titanic and Avatar will fall.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-01-02T22:05:20-05:00
Yeah, Star Wars! Keep up the paste!
Eric 'Trinkets&Nopes' Baumgarten 2016-01-02T22:32:25-05:00
Lol. Geist, your phone is as drunk as my phone and I are.
Micah "Zem the Mattress" Philson 2016-01-02T22:58:10-05:00
It learned from the best.
Geist de la Muerte Gatito 2016-01-02T23:08:51-05:00
@Trinkets: I can't blame the phone this time. It was my rotten spelling.
That gives me an idea for torturing someone: force them to drink Budweiser through a Twizzler.
As far as cleaning butts with lava, I have some sauces that will make it feel like that's what you're doing...
No, LZ, if you use whatever the hottest hot sauce is now, it would be close. But try wiping with gympie-gympie leaves. Someone had to shoot themselves after accidentally doing that.
LOL! Thank you for the chuckle LZ. I sorely needed it.
Budweiser = Zombie bath water.
@Trinkets: Pabst is Satan's carbonated piss. Don't get me started on Schlitz beer. Germany must laugh at us.
Oh, wow. I didn't realize Schlitz was an actual brand. I always thought it was a catch-all term for cheap beer.
@LZ: You can still find that brand in some of the, um, poorer neighborhood liquor stores. You can also find Mad Dog 20/20 in various fruit flavors.
I forget, LZ, that you are too young to remember the Schlitz beer commercials that use to come on TV.
https://www.youtube.com/watch…
And Germany does laugh at us. The Netherlands, too. I remember hearing a joke comparing American beer to having sex on a boat.
@LZ, I use that joke all the time, classic Monty Python!
I had a good laugh at that Schlitz ad. Thanks, Geist
Well kittens, I'm almost out of here for the day, and I wanted to make sure that I wished you all a very happy New Year! You are all the bestest, and I wish you all the best for this new year! Thanks for always being there guys!
Happy New Year to you too BaKhan! And to all the Kitten Corps members.
I would text more but I have a very sleepy cuddly kitten on my arm right now
oh my goodness he's so sweet and purring right now
Wait. Nope. I laid other arm next to me, he snuggles them both all "I can haz two arms" I barely moved second arm, and he sat up, stared at them... Began attack.
First cuteness, then pain. I remember those days from my kitties kitten days.
FYI. I have drank more Pabst than any other beer. Pabst is a good beer. Not top shelf, but I really like it.
Schlitz is fantastic. A few years back, they went and changed back to the original recipe. If you ever have a chance to grab some, I suggest doing it. And if anyone ever makes it to Wisconsin, or knows anyone travelling through, have them pick you up some New Glarus Spotted Cow. You will thank me after you have some.
Now if we're talking bad beers, Red Dog is bad. Just plain bad. Molson ice. Bad.
Lewis Black tells it like how it is.
Oops, forgot the link.
https://youtu.be/7WlwumGkSec
Just put some pbr in the fridge. I usually buy some uppity/wheat beer, but my friend brought over a case last week. Fine by me. :)
Yeah- cuddling with kitten is fine as long as NOBODY. MOVES
Blue ribbon livin' is the life for me!
Creeper, have the Kitten attacks slowed?
Ok. In a very short time, I have had quite a few old fashioneds. Too many. Probably going to bed soon. Good night all.
Aaw, I want another cat now. Our really old, awesome, and fluffy one disappeared just before winter. She was really territorial, so we could never get another cat before, but now I think we should. A maine coon.
Always save kitties! And make sure they're kitty convicts! Leo's collar is shipping soon. :).
His attacks are more infrequent if I spend more time with him. It's when I work at night, come home and try to sleep. He wants alllll the attention. But the scary toy has helped since using it. Now he taps my arm when he wants attention.
Aaw, I want a little kittie so bad. Been years since we had a tiny kitten. Ours have always been outside cats, though without a large yard I guess that's not such a good option. That cat lived probably around or just under 18 years. The average lifespan of an outside cat is 1-5 years, though that accounts for strays. She lived longer than most indoor cats, but also had to hold her own and fight off dozens of cats who encroached on her territory. Pretty badass cat if you ask me.
Growing up in the country on 36 acres, our cats were usually indoor/outdoor cats. Most lived into their mid-late teens. 19 years old was the oldest. Only a couple of months away from 20.
Zem, just go get a rescue kitteh and take it to classes with you.
In a very short time, I have had quite a few old fashioneds. Too many. Probably going to bed soon.
Who gave you permission to copy my drinking patterns? :-P
Schlitz is fantastic.
No it isn't. It's a can of "I-don't-like-myself".
I'm pretty sure the 1-5 years thing is only ferals, not cats that live outside but have someone who takes care of them.
Why, oh why, did I decide to come to work today?
You had a choice, LZ? Lucky you. It's or inventory day. Ugh.
Geist, sounds like you should be living in Wisconsin. We're not alcoholics, we're professionals.
Geist, maybe get a sixer of Schlitz in bottles.
maybe get a sixer of Schlitz in bottles
I'd rather sleep with a Kardashian.
Welp, looks like everyone in the company except accounting department gets to go home early. Words cannot express how much I hate accounting.
@Geist: That's just mean of the company. Normally, on a day like today if I was working it, EVERYONE would be told to go home if their work is done, and even if it wasn't.
Sounds like Christmas Vacation where they cut out bonuses, but on New Years.
Indoor cats live to about 15-18 I think, but she was outside in Nebraska weather, lived a MUCH rougher life than any indoor cat, and didn't get as nice of care. Heck, we forgot to feed them or fed them too little on more than 100 occasions over her life. Oh, and we got her when she was 1 already, so she might have been older. I'm surprised she lived that long. Still, my mom's cat from before college lived with my grandparents and lived to maybe 28 or 30! Entirely well cared for inside cat, but that's a long life.
Long story short: point being: I want a Maine Coon kitten.
I got stopped in the Houston airport for a bag search and they found Exploding Kittens. Hilarity ensued, particularly when they opened the box and it meowed at them!
Jon, that's amazing! Did they really think something was up with something labeled explosive kittens? Kitten suicide bombers!
Today you guys don't have an excuse for being up later talking with me. Well, you do if you go to a party, but I know you'll still be up. So I got that going for me... Stay up till like 1-3 and realize that's what I do every day and it's awesome. Midnight during the year, but if it were just me on a holiday, I'd stay up like 30 hours until I was tired and sleep like 12 hours.
Lol,Zem, I haven't made midnight for new year's eve in 5 years.
My favorite version of Auld Lang Syne
https://youtu.be/HQBDpmPhEiA
@micah yes they really did, although fairly briefly, think "something was up." The guy was like "when I saw 'exploding' I thought you couldn't be that dumb."
Less than two hours until midnight and I'm about to crawl into bed with a movie rental. (Yes, I will be sober)
Thanks to the folks who still post in here and make my days at work more tolerable. Happy New Year and I will see you all next year.
Happy New Year Geist!! Enjoy Ernest goes to camp!
Happy new year!! Off to bed at 10:30. Feels almost like midnight, lol.
Hour and a half left, but happy New Years anyways. I'll definitely be back in here later to say it again. I stay up to midnight during the normal weeks, later during holiday, so I'll definitely be up, likely to 3 or 4, maybe 5 if not an all-nighter with my brother.
Happy New Year, my lovelies. Nearly a year of knowing some of you too! Good lord. :)
Too bad I came in a month later. I really, really wish I could have found the comments section earlier. I watched the progress of the campaign multiple times a day the whole month but only came into the comments for the Elan drawing the comments event 3 days before the end.
@Trinkets: That is truly evil, lol. I rented the movie "Knock Knock", starring Keanu Reeves.
Felt like a B movie with an A list actor in it.
Happy New Year everyone! Hope this next year brings us all good tidings(and maybe a Kitten Con)
Sorry, watched movies with my brother. Happy new years again, though, everyone. Doesn't feel like 2016.
Happy 2016 Kitten Corps!!
Happy New Year my Corps.
Forgot to say it then, but I stayed up till like 6 am watching movies with my brotther and then interneting. He stayed up even longer playing games.
Holy cow, almost 99,000 comments! Has anyone contacted Elan for the 100K spot? I say we let him have it on the anniversary of the project launching on the 20th. Holy cow, it's that close to being a full year now! Good times. So glad this all came about.
Even if we did save it for him, someone is going to be waiting just to be the 100,000th comment. I want to be 100,007.
Why am I still up at 1:17 am? Because we just got done with game night. Played 3 games of MtG, a game of Mysterium, and a game of Fury of Dracula.
Ugh.
Morning Trinkets!
Good morning Geist!
Finally got to watch Star Wars for the third time. Finally got the wife to go. She liked it and wants too see it again. I might get to go 4 times. Thankfully they have all been matinee showings for $6.50.
I might go with a friend who hasn't seen it yet. Funny how George Lucas is all sour grapes about the new film. If I didn't know better, I'd swear it was sour grapes because nearly everyone is liking this movie but didn't like George's versions
Happy new year, everyone!
My boys watched Ernest Goes to Camp twice on New Year's Eve.
Geist, I'm fairly certain Lucas's sour grapes are because almost everyone loves the mee one while almost no one liked his abominations. That and the fact that they basically told him to piss off when he told them what he had in mind for VII-IX
I have to tell you guys about the party I'm going to tonight.
The background information is that a few years ago, I had a poker night wherein the buy-in was a white elephant gift. As people lost all their chips, they were given the option of picking a new present from the table or stealing an open present from a previous loser.
One of my friends, a New Year's baby, loved it and has decided to do one for her birthday party ever since then. This year, she decided she wants the presents to be worth ten dollars. What I'm taking is a jar of M&M's mixed with Skittles, with a $10 bill hidden inside.
LZ, that's amazing! You know they actually go pretty well together. I'd just bring $10 of the mix so someone had several pounds of solid sugar to do nothing with.
I... liked... Lucas's versions... Well, I didn't like all the things he added in when he remastered the originals. The originals overdid the muppets, the prequels overdid the CGI, and then Lucas went back and re-overdid CGI on the originals. Wish I had the original originals.
I have the original originals. And I thought Episode II was okay, and I liked episode III, but not as much as the originals.
If George Lucan wanted to have influence in future installments, he should have kept the franchise.
Yeah, Lucan!
I mean, it's not like they let him keep ll the merchandising rights for the first deal they made with him so he made millions as it was. He knows how to keep the franchise if he wants and if they'll let him. What he gave up must not have fit in with at least one of those categories.
I thought he sold the whole thing
LZ, +1,000,000 for Ernest goes to camp!!
I also have original original trilogy. I had to buy them when I heard they were redoing stuff in them.
Episode I, MEH+
Episode II, OK+
Episode III, GOOD-
Episode IV, WOW
Episode V, WOW
Episode VI, WOW-
Episode VII, WOW
Maybe $5.00 worth of sterile pennies mixed in with $5.00 worth of M&Ms and Skittles?
No matter how good episodes II & III could be, Hayden Christensen is horrible in it and brings them down at least a whole grade.
Ooh, good idea with the pennies.
I don't know, I really liked 2 and thought 3 was pretty good. And I might be the only one on earth, but I actually kind of liked 1, especially now with the Darth Jar Jar theory. It's actually a really well founded theory if you read all of it.
And I think Disney acquired Lucasfilm with all of the titles it comes with. I'm sure Lucas still gets some kind of royalties, but yeah, knowing Disney, he has no say now.
Trinkets, I agree with your assessment about Star Wars and Hayden Christensen's effect on the movies.
As for the pennies and candy, that is a purely evil thing to do. I'll have to remember that one for the future.
And the Darth JarJar theory has given me a new appreciation for Episode I. If only we could get some kind of confirmation...
Oh, forgot to mention, totally agree. Unless that's how they wanted Christensen to portray him. If they wanted Anikin to be an emo like that, he did really well actually. Too well. I still don't like it. He sucked.
Lucan should have made a deal similar to J.K. Rowling to have power over how the future films get made or at least made a percentage off the merchandise.
He just needs to sit back and enjoy his billions.
The emo wasn't the problem. Of course Anakin was going to be whiney and angsty, why else would he turn to the dark side? The problem was Christensens stiff, wooden attempts at acting.
Speaking of which, have you seen Emo Kylo Ren on twitter? It's hilarious!
Lucan? My spell check must be a Star Trek fan.
I just saw Trinkets post on his feelings about the Star Wars series and decided to post my own opinions, in order of appearance, to wit...
Episode IV, Wonderful! Give us more please!
Episode V, Okay, that wasn't awful. And I hear you've cut a deal to make a total of 9 of these!
Episode VI, Better. Much better than the last one.
Episode I, Oh dear lord. What have you done?
Episode II, Please stop. I'm begging you.
Episode III, DAMN YOU GEORGE. I asked you to stop.
Episode VII, I never thought I'd hear myself say this, but thank you Disney. You've rescued a part of my youth.
LZ, yeah, I also was referring to his subpar acting. If I want emo, I'll watch Spider-Man 3. Wait....no I won't. Ugh. Another stinker.
I thought of a chronological list of theatrical releases for my ratings list, but I didn't feel like that much copy and paste on my phone.
@PoT: LOL! Your review of the Star Wars movies made me cackle loud enough that other people looked at me like I was growing a new eyeball.
You might want to thank J.J. Abrams for directing this. He has done a fantastic job and I hope he goes on to direct the rest of them.
Darth JarJar is s funny theory. And if it helps me get through I and some of II, I'm ok with it.
Live long and prosper, Geist
Zem, it's like Batman and Robin. Most people hate that Batman movie. But I always tell people, think more in the mindset of the 1960's campy Batman TV show. Then it really works.
Geist, Rian Johnson is writing and directing episode VIII.
I actually like that tv show about as much as the modern ones sometimes. Plus, I'm good at watching older movies because I actually like them, even if it takes some extra perspective.
@Trinkets: Then I hope that guy does as good a job as J.J. This new movie really was a treat to watch. It would be a pity to throw all of that away on a subpar script.
Btw: This movie is breaking down James Cameron's top spot as the number one biggest domestic grossing movie of all time and if the numbers keep up at this paste, both Titanic and Avatar will fall.
Yeah, Star Wars! Keep up the paste!
Lol. Geist, your phone is as drunk as my phone and I are.
It learned from the best.
@Trinkets: I can't blame the phone this time. It was my rotten spelling.
I thought it had already passed Titanic
Everyone loved my present