Everything posted by Stringer
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Andor
I questioned Marva’s death mostly because they had Fiona Shaw as the actress and there seemed to be more meat on that bone with the character for her to work with. Nothing really narratively pointed that way, just casting. Welp, asked and answered. She got her big speech and killed it. So long Marva. Godspeed. One of the main criticisms I have seen of the show is that Andor himself is the least interesting part. I can’t really refute that point, but everything else around him is so damn good, I can easily look past it. The show is much more about the rebellion and is possibly misnamed, but you needed to sell the show. I’m sure Season 2 will be much more of the same where Andor is not the most important or interesting part. Great season 1 and I look forward to Season 2.
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Andor
Something's up with his mother. You don't cast Fiona Shaw and not have a death scene with her or at least more closure with her character before she dies. Agreed on the haulcraft. That was great.
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up in horsey heaven
Drinks skim milk, which lies about being milk.
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Texas vs. tcu - 6:30pm on ABC
We are a deeply deeply flawed team.
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Alabama at Mississippi - CBS 2:30
Dart takes off WAY too early. Self sacking himself.
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Studio Ghibli
Last week's family movie night we did "My Neighbor Totoro". The 6 year old really liked it and the 3 year old liked it, but got real emotional when the little girl got lost. What else in the catalogue would be appropriate for a 3 and 6 year old?
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2022 Election Day Thread - Midterm Rumble
Outside of any statistical analysis, Lake sure is acting like she thinks she's going to lose.
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Movies that dramatically switch halfway through
Adaptation Genius the way they switched genres too.
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Dan Crenshaw
He wasn’t able to see the depth of the discussion
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2022 Houston Astros Thread
How the fuck do you have a chain link fence in the field of play? Chas is lucky he didn't break a finger. What a stupid thing to have on the field. Oh, and fuck yes!
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I caught the cancer
Thanks for checking in. I haven't been as big of a poster here as I was on Shaggy, but even then, I took a step back. I went through the in patient process and ended up in the hospital for about 30 days. Pretty brutal, but got through it. Fortunately, I have the "favorable" kind of AML leukemia, which still sucks as only about 60% of cases are cancer free after 5 years. Not super great odds. Those odds are getting better with better treatments and I am on the young side, so we'll see. Leukemia is a weird one as you can't just cut it out and hit what's left with chemo/radiation. It's much harder to trace and treat. After the hospital stay I was officially in remission, but with AML, it is super common for it to roar back if you don't continue with treatment and try to target the remaining cancer cells. So, after the hospital, I had a few weeks out that felt relatively normal while we figured out why treatment to continue with. We met with the doctor in Austin (where we live) who treated me in the hospital and a leukemia specialist at MDA in Houston. We decided to go with MDA instead of the Austin regimen, even though it is a pain going down there for treatment. The Austin group was following the standard national procedures (the 60% cancer free in 5 years results) while MDA is more aggressive with their treatments. MDA is the best cancer hospital in the country (world?), and they have seen better results than the standard. Typically, what they do early on becomes the standard years later. The doctor in Houston also saw two other patients with my kind of AML the same day I was there while the Austin doctor hadn't seen a case like mine in 6 months. With the relatively young age (40) and general good health, it's worth being more aggressive and see if we can kill this thing off. So, basically, we are doing 6 consecutive 4-week cycles. Week 1 is the chemo in Houston, week 2 my immune system (white blood cells, neutrophils, platelets, etc) goes to zero and it shuts down my immune system. This is the week I need to be careful around others. Week 3, I am still low on the immune system as my marrow restarts and week 4 I should be getting back to normal. Then we start over with Week 1 in Houston. During weeks 2-4, I am being monitored by the Austin doctor to keep an eye on my cell counts. During my first cycle (I am in the middle of #2 now), I had a 102 fever for 1 day and I was in the hospital for a week. They don't fuck about when your immune system is basically non-existent. After these 6 cycles, we'll see where we're at. Hopefully, the cancer cells are diminished to the point of avoiding a marrow transplant and getting a clean bill of health. Marrow transplants are 30 days in the hospital and another 60 days of monitoring. If all goes well, it's a miracle cure, but there is a decently high rate of serious issues (including mortality) if it does not go well. I'd like to avoid taking that risk. Sorry that's a lot. TLDR: Cancer sucks and you should avoid getting it. Man, they got off light with you. I'm pushing $700K (out of pocket $5K for me) and I am in the middle of cycle 2 of 6. I already hated our health system and this process has not helped. I actually quit my job the week before my diagnosis (great timing!), so I had to sweat out the timing on getting on COBRA so I didn't have a lapse in coverage. It was a huge stresser at a time that I didn't need more stress. Gospeed to you SBB and anyone else dealing with this. It's crazy how this disease comes in so many forms and how the treatments vary so wildly.
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Chelsea 2022-2023: America... fuck yeah?
I don’t think I’ve seen us this outclassed over the first 15 in a long time.
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Texas vs oklahoma state - 2:30pm on ABC
The 3rd and long issues are truly incredible.
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Texas vs iowa state - 11am on ABC
Hilarious shit. 3rd and long again
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Texas vs iowa state - 11am on ABC
Why do we even play on 3rd down D? Just save time and let them have it.
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Texas vs iowa state - 11am on ABC
We have to be the worst 3rd and 10 defense in the country. It’s incredible
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Phatterson
I can’t imagine Patterson is looking to be a DC and deal with recruiting and NIL? Defensive analyst is a great retirement plan for him.
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Formula 1 2022
I figured he would do everything he can to drive Vegas next year. He may have just given up though. He’ll definitely have jobs open to him if he stops driving.
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2022 US Open tennis
Been a Tiafoe fan since I saw his story on Real Sports. What a story. Would be awesome to knock off Nadal
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Carpetbagging weasel faced smarmy little bitch, Ted Cruz
I had classes with Lance Gooden when at UT. Always liked him, was a good dude. Hate to see where he has taken his career. Also, what is Mattress Mac doing there?
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I caught the cancer
Well, put me on the list. I had COVID a month ago. I had some residual symptoms like a cough and some fatigue, so I chalked it up to Long COVID. Mid last week, I had some other random symptoms, came to Seton and they diagnosed me with leukemia. I was immediately admitted and have been here ever since. Started a 7 day Chemo protocol on Tuesday. I then have to stay here for a few weeks as I will have zero immune system. They’re wiping all of it out and hopefully it rebuilds. So, I’ll be in the same fucking room for 4+ weeks total. It’s fucking crazy. So out of nowhere. I’m 40 and in good shape, so I hope that helps my long term chances. Sounds like 50/50 I’ll need a bone marrow transplant. They’ve also had really big advances in targeting certain leukemia types the last 2-3 years, so that’s good for me as well i have a wife and two kids (5 and 2) at home and not being able to come home to see them every day is heartbreaking. I really hope this regiment goes well and I can do some out patient care in the future as needed.
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There's been a lot of lying in this family.
This seal had a bow tie. Really?!?
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There's been a lot of lying in this family.
We use Lucille's "I don't understand the question and I won't respond to it" pretty often in our house.
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Downtown Projects
Due to overcrowding and me getting old, I swore off this area a few years ago. Are there any plans on doing anything with the roads over there? Or just develop every square inch and damn the torpedoes?
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Netflix Recommendations
One of the all time YouTube clip movies.