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  1. My wife asked for laundry service for Xmas.  FWIW, I do my own laundry; she takes care of her laundry and both kids.  I believe we sent in about 10-12 bags.  The cost was $350 including tip.  I guess it was worth it; however, instead of having my wife's closet full of unwashed clothes, we now have a room full of washed and neatly folded clothes at the foot of the bed.  

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  2. 8 hours ago, RPM said:

    I grabbed for the column shift the other night. I haven't driven a column shift in years. 

    I couldn't remember the GD Netflix password the other night despite the fact that,

    • I've entered it at least 400 times over the past few years.
    • It's my youngest son's birthday.
    • It's only 4 digits long.
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  3. On 1/29/2024 at 9:49 PM, Dennis Taylor said:

     

    I'm halfway thru this and it's pretty damn good. They've done a lot to make her not look like the statuesque Columbian goddess she is with fake chompers and other prosthetics, but there's only so much damage you can do to that woman. Her hotness is still a topic in the plot but I'll allow it. 

    Cool.  As a Narcos superfan, I'll have to give this a shot.

  4. 10 hours ago, naija said:

    it looks great. the lighting and cinematography are excellent (I know I will get strong disagreement there), and I catch myself stopping to appreciate how technically proficient the work is, to keep figures well illuminated and focused, but yet convey the overbearing sense of darkness and isolation. that's all I've got. at this point, it would be better if the show fully committed to the supernatural bit, because it's just a mess at this point. reminds me of WestWorld that way; writers trying desperately to say something smart and deep, and just failing 

    Excellent analogy.

  5. Every female (and most of the males) are absolutely miserable.  Do Inuit women ever smile or do they just sit around humming all the time?  There are exactly 2 1/2 redeeming characters on the show - bar owner, kid cop, and pothead, ex prof.  I thought Lafonda was going to step out of the plane as dad cop looked exactly like Kip.

    /random thoughts from a flu-riddle brain

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  6. 13 hours ago, Doc Daneeka said:

    We had her memorial service today. Well, yesterday. 

    I know I’m not some unicorn who’s the only one to lose a partner, but holy fuck this is bad. 

    I don’t have anyone else I’m willing to drag into this whine at three in the morning, so y’all are it. My dogs have already heard more than they bargained for and my crying in the dark in a half empty bed for however many hours is freaking them out. At least typing this has made that stop for a little while. It’s an easy “scroll on by” for you, so I don’t feel too bad about it.

    **OK, lucky for y’all, typing out about 5,000 words has sated my desire to express them without having to expose y’all to them, so I’ve deleted most of what would have been this post. Pretty much my approach to business emails back in the day.**

    Long story fairly short, I’d been waiting 50 fucking years for this woman without really knowing it. According to her friends and family, she’d been waiting about 45 years for me. We got a little less than seven years together, but it was the best seven years of our lives. Right now, that just makes this gaping hole in my being hurt even more. Maybe in the future that will be what allows me to cope with that hole. 

    Also, I have a much more vivid understanding of some of the reasons why people came up with the idea of an afterlife. I want to see her again so badly. The belief that I could do so would be an amazingly calming lifeline right now. Wish in one hand…

    Carry on.

    I'm sorry to hear that brother.  I damn near teared up reading it.  I hope the best for you.

      

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  7. On 2/1/2024 at 6:27 AM, Snake Diggity said:

    If you feel like your boss/principal is the source of your anxiety, change schools.  A fresh start might do the trick.  If you’re getting anxiety from criticism anywhere (including outside of work), then maybe a visit to a therapist and doc will help.  There are meds that you can take only when you are feeling acutely anxious rather than taking every day.  Xanax is the most popular but Clonazepam worked better for me; if you have an addictive personality then those might not be a good idea but they were moderately helpful for me.

    Thanks for the advice.  I have such weird physical reactions to medicine, that I'm incredibly averse to taking anything.  My doc put me on something about a year and a half ago.  It may have been Clonazepam as that sounds familiar.  I ended up losing about 10 lbs due to severe nausea that lasted the entire 2 months I took it. 

    As I mentioned, I do consider myself very lucky.  Especially after reading some of the other posts.  My family life is great.  I'm financially secure.  Hell, despite my admissions, even my job isn't too bad.  I'm just at a crossroads as a teacher, and am worried about being burnt out in a field in which I'm stuck.

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  8. I'll try to make this short as it's my first foray into this thread.  I feel for those on this thread that are dealing with death and more serious issues.  My thoughts and prayers, though I'm not particularly religious, go out to y'all.

    My anxiety lately has been through the roof, and I cannot explain it.  I read somewhere that one is basically set, personality-wise, by the time they're 25.  Until about 5 years ago, absolutely nothing would have caused me any stress or lose sleep.  Hell, I went through a 5 year custody battle over my daughter and rarely lost a minute of sleep.  It kind of motivated me.  I'm very, VERY lucky in that I never get depressed.  I have extreme empathy for those that do get depressed when things go south.  Thankfully, that's not me.  

    When I moved back to the Dallas area 7 years ago, I had an incident which seems to have triggered some sort of non-stop anxiety train.  I'm a teacher.  Long story short, I had a principal that had given me nothing but high marks for 2 years.  In the spring of my 2nd year, my writing students took a "mock STAAR" test to prepare for the real one.  In a low income school, our results were 1 percentage point below the district average (suburban DFW).  (Side note: both math and reading scores in my departmentalized grade were lower than this.)  All of the sudden, I'm considered the worst teacher on the planet.  Principal chewed me out.  I had a nonstop line of school and district folks in my room to teach me how to teach.  Since then, I just cannot handle any sort of criticism.  I have extremely good relationships with my students and their families.  My test scores are always fantastic. In all honesty, I cannot think of anything that would be a negative mark against me.  But, I just can't handle anything that I perceive as criticism.

    Earlier today I took care of all 3 of the classes in my grade due to illness.  I busted my ass and went FAR above and beyond what most would do.  I get an email from my principal that has the tiniest hint of criticism, and here I am, up later than normal, drinking bourbon, and typing out personal stuff.  Essentially, I sent my class to the computer lab with login codes that didn't work. I didn't need a page-long, fucking email about it. But, JC, how about just mentioning it in passing tomorrow and/or thanking me for taking care of all the extra shit today.  According to my new Amazfit watch, my resting heart rate is 53.  After receiving the email, it sat at 111 for over an hour.   I love teaching, my students, and my families, but this crap is about to make me turn to driving a truck or somesuch.  I'll stop the tl;dr now.  Thanks for letting me vent.

    p.s. My doc put me on something 2 years ago for anxiety.  it just made me nauseous for 2 months before I finally gave up on it.  I'm not sure pharma is the right path for me.

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  9. Just now, henrygandorf said:

    if you watch a movie on peacock (and some of the other ad-supported platforms) they will give you like 3-4 min of continuous ads at the beginning and then an uninterrupted movie experience, which isn't bad.

    Thanks.  I'll have to check it out.  

  10. On 1/30/2024 at 7:46 PM, Red Five said:

    Are the ads only at the beginning? I can live with that. The blocks of ads during the shows are intolerable. 

    Cross posting.  I think it's Peacock that not only has ads in the middle of the show, but places them in the middle of a sentence at times.  I watched Lonesome Dove last month.  The show had ads smack-dab in the middle of Gus waxing philosophical.  Really ruined some scenes.  I run into the same problem with listening to something on YouTube.  Yes, I get it.  They make money off of ads, and I'm not paying for the music.  I just wish there was a way to watch a really long ad up front, then enjoy the show or succession of songs.

  11. I tried to watch the new movie about the GameStop fiasco and turned it off.  I am horrible at ignoring sunk cost.  I've turned off, maybe, 10 movies my entire life.  Really sucks because I'm fascinated about the subject matter and loved all the similarly themed movies like The Big Short.

  12. On 1/25/2024 at 7:38 PM, Revolution512 said:

    Wow A&M is at 82% to make the tournament?  What am I missing?

    They are 12-8 still play TN twice, at Bama, at Ole Miss, at GA, + a couple of other games they'll be favored, but could lose.  They will also incur a loss in the SEC tourney.  I don't think 12+ losses get them in.  They're currently 10th in the SEC.

  13. 3 hours ago, Rudiger said:

    This game is the reversion to the mean. 

    True.  But as one that doesn't think RT is it, you can't fault going 2-1 against #9, #11(on the road), and #21 on the road.

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  14. I still stand by my previous post.  Doesn't making the tourney essentially boil down to:

    1-6 finish in the Big 12 = in

    7-8 depends on the Big 12 tourney.

    Everyone else out unless they win the auto berth.

  15. Did I miss something about the camper?  I thought it was a tryst-mobile to hide the relationship.  In an area that probably has .001 people per square mile, he sets it up smack dab in the middle of a trailer park?  No 24/7 gossipers there.

    I guess I'm going to have to watch The Thing this weekend.  Oh.  And thanks @mdleast for the YouTube vids.  Very informative for those that miss the obvious.  See Sentence 1.

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  16. 4 hours ago, BabaYaga said:

    Beat me to it - Wrath of the Khan's is to me, the single best podcast series I've ever listened to (Dan Carlin).

    Heck yeah. I've listened to the really long podcast about WWI and the one about the survivors of the ship that sank during WWII/sharks.  I've been thinking about listening to another one, so I'll take your rec.

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  17. 52 minutes ago, 'stache said:

    Last night was the first full NBA game I've seen since last season. God damn, these guys suck. I don't think Kyrie is that big of a difference. The NBA in general just isn't that interesting to me anymore. Maybe I've changed, but I really think the game has changed in ways that make it less interesting for me. The players are so fast I don't see how it's possible for the refs to make correct calls regularly. And whether its the speed, the rules, or lack of interest, it's shocking to me how many players are wide open for jumpshots, like not even challenged and having a full 3 seconds to set and shoot. Finally, maybe it's just Mavs-Suns rivalry stuff, but man, everyone is a fucking whiner. KD, Booker, Nurich, all bitched and cried on every play. Luke does it way too much for my taste too. But as a Mavs fan, JFC, it only worked when 3's were going down at 70%+. The second it cooled off they looked like absolute dog shit. What a beating.

    You took the words out of my mouth.  I'm sure most of it - as it applies to me - has to do with age.  Other than watching Luka when he's having a game in the zone, it's hard to watch.  

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