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Celery Man

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    I like the ending, I think. One of the things that threw me during the book is how much of a pussy he was about the whole thing. It was making me question myself even, if maybe my own history has made me a bit less worried about death than the average person? Was I supposed to relate to his refusal to go on the mission? The only thing that could have gotten me there is if he had kids, but he was a loner. The whole earth is going to freeze killing everyone, you don't have as much as a girlfriend, you are a scientist and you have the opportunity to save the planet with science and the tradeoff is you don't get to come back? Don't be a pussy. And then in the end, he has to go ahead and make that choice on his own for his friend and he makes it, and lives with the consequences, which is maybe ultimately more fulfilling than what he would have found back on earth anyways. Liked it.

     

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  2. It’s so funny hearing a song that’s great and every time, picking up the guitar and finding that it’s the same thing as every other song. He does some quicker changes in there than I was getting and I’m pretty sure the chord I was missing is Am (relative to the capo) but yeah man it’s just g c f d and all those little hammer ons and pull offs 

     

     

    Took me a second to find MJ. This is like Gen Z Breeders.

     

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  3. On 11/18/2025 at 11:54 AM, cactusflinthead said:

     

    connecting dots here, it seems like Todd was injured in an altercation near the club, tour was cancelled, tour manager sent the band home and Todd to the hospital. When police reached out to the manager he was confused and said he asked for an ambulance, not police. Nowhere in that article does it mention what kind of state he was in that night before the assault, but from the "assaulted" and "no police please" and the state he's in on the arrest cam (the morning after?) I'm guessing he was very not OK. I mean, that article starts with 'none of the PDs have information or are trying to get information' and ends with the part where his babysitter didn't want help from police at the outset of the crisis. I'm guessing that whatever happened was connected to Todd's condition, him escaping the first hospital and getting into an altercation leading to his arrest at a second hospital was related to his condition, and getting sick in a way that killed him from a night of being assaulted, wandering the streets, being thrown in the back of a police car, and then somehow shipped back home to Nashville is also related to his condition. I can speak with some experience that nobody takes you seriously when you present as a delirious drunk or addict, it's hard to communicate effectively or consistently, you're not really in control of your actions, and it is hard on the body. That kind of night is rough at 30, I don't think I could do it at 40, not surprised if that's pretty much what the story is at 50. Fucking bummer to go out like that, if that's what happened. It would be interesting to know more about the altercation outside of the club.

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  4. 4 hours ago, Delta Charlie said:

    I'm so in. Loved the audio book.

    was just trying to decide if I've ever had a "I liked how this was in the audio book better" moment at a movie but I can easily see this happening with a big chunk of the dialog. Great audiobook, so looking forward to this.

    and yeah geez, skip the fucking trailer

  5. Saw this, it was enjoyable but also kind of a weird tonal mix. It couldn't decide if it is a stupid movie or not (it is, btw). I can't quite put my finger on it, but it's something like...  Hunger Games is sillier but more consistent, which makes it somehow less silly.

    Anyways, this was fun but not one to think too hard about.

     

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    least favorite part of the movie for me was the scene in the hallway with Michael Cera and his mom. it just didn't feel well thought out at all. that's related to what i said above but also a bit separate - that entire section didn't feel thought out. I like having a little home alone sequence in the movie but the plot got lost somewhere in it

     

  6. #teamjaybennett

     

    bananas to have not heard of collings, although I suppose i'm fairly guitar obsessed. I'd describe Collings as the most prominent boutique acoustic brand, if it is still considered boutique. I'm not a historian of the brand but my understanding is that they are very high quality and mostly in the Martin tradition. I don't think I've played one, although I did try a few Waterloos (made by Collings) when I was convinced I needed a parlor.

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  7. I’m like… do I do another run of New Vegas? I played Fallout 76 back in 2018 or whenever it came out, I enjoyed it well enough and I know a lot of content has added to the general reception of the game, maybe I should go back for another run there? There was some sort of new Fallout 4 release, but I’m not sure if it added anything and I just played it again…

     

    but man I want to crawl back through that world. It was probably in advance of season 1 coming out but I replayed fallout 3 and really tried to immerse myself, it’s such a great game.

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