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On a TV related note... Shogun premieres next week. I loved the original mini series as a kid and I've read the first book, so I'm hopeful this updated series will be excellent.

Plus... samurais and cute Japanese women. It's a winning combination. :popcorn:
 

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On a TV related note... Shogun premieres next week. I loved the original mini series as a kid and I've read the first book, so I'm hopeful this updated series will be excellent.

Plus... samurais and cute Japanese women. It's a winning combination. :popcorn:
FX usually produces quality content, The Americans is still one of the best dramas they've ever produced.
 
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That was a fun show. I felt the seasons got rabbit holed a bit much and they had a hard time with a cohesive season to season plotline, but lots of cool moments. More sci fi content please.

Also, very pumped for Dune Part 2. Read the books as a kid. The director said the plan was to do this and dune messiah. Curious how weird shit will get if they decide to go to Children of Dune/God Emperor and beyond.

My oldest has already requested my presence for the debut next Friday. He and his roommate watched the David Lynch version a couple of weeks ago and he owns the first movie already. I think he’s also rereading a copy which was not mine because mine was liquidated with a bunch of my other books, when we moved out of Western New York.
 

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My oldest has already requested my presence for the debut next Friday. He and his roommate watched the David Lynch version a couple of weeks ago and he owns the first movie already.

I'm still trying to figure out how they are going to handle Alia in the movie. She was one of the weirdest things in that weird ass Dune movie.

I think he’s also rereading a copy which was not mine because mine was liquidated with a bunch of my other books, when we moved out of Western New York.

I got in school suspension for flicking off a kid from the band practice room. Read the first 3 books? I stopped as it got weirder and hornier.
 

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I'm still trying to figure out how they are going to handle Alia in the movie. She was one of the weirdest things in that weird ass Dune movie.



I got in school suspension for flicking off a kid from the band practice room. Read the first 3 books? I stopped as it got weirder and hornier.

It sounds like Alia is going to be CGI with Ana Taylor-Joy providing the voice in this movie, and then portraying the character in the next one.
 

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My oldest has already requested my presence for the debut next Friday. He and his roommate watched the David Lynch version a couple of weeks ago and he owns the first movie already. I think he’s also rereading a copy which was not mine because mine was liquidated with a bunch of my other books, when we moved out of Western New York.
Man I tried the Lynch one again a few weeks ago and still very much dislike it. Aside from some fun visuals and a compelling first 45, just falls apart and misses so much of what I enjoyed about the book payoff.

Love the first three books (God Emperor is...fine but definitely the last one that should be read). Very much enjoyed Villeneuve's P1 and am stoked for 2. Probably will be the first thing that gets me to a theater in like, 5 years
 
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Heard they're trying to track me down for a 40th reunion even though I haven't seen anyone in probably 38yrs. Think I should go in a limo like this,

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This is a great look at how juvenile crime is not being addressed effectively both in NC and definitely around the country. What the CMPD Chief failed to mention is that when NC finally caved in to pressure to raise the juvenile age from 16 to 18, they did not even consider funding juvenile court counselor's offices around the state for the total deluge of new cases from that age range. They now have to deal with most all 16 and 17 yr olds, with the same pitiful amount of personnel and the same pitiful coddling mindset toward prosecuting them as the 14 and 15 yr olds they weren't prosecuting effectively already.

In my jurisdiction we just had a trial for state level charges for an adult of possessing a firearm by felon and it ended with a 12 DAY plea agreement. A convicted robber that already spent time in state prison got 12 days in jail for being stopped with a gun that he made his girlfriend sit on during a traffic stop. Adults get a slap on the wrist for gun crime, juveniles basically get a harsh lecture from a juvenile court counselor that thinks they're protecting the poor child from all of society's evils.
 
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This is a great look at how juvenile crime is not being addressed effectively both in NC and definitely around the country. What the CMPD Chief failed to mention is that when NC finally caved in to pressure to raise the juvenile age from 16 to 18, they did not even consider funding juvenile court counselor's offices around the state for the total deluge of new cases from that age range. They now have to deal with most all 16 and 17 yr olds, with the same pitiful amount of personnel and the same pitiful coddling mindset toward prosecuting them as the 14 and 15 yr olds they weren't prosecuting effectively already.

In my jurisdiction we just had a trial for state level charges for an adult of possessing a firearm by felon and it ended with a 12 DAY plea agreement. A convicted robber that already spent time in state prison got 12 days in jail for being stopped with a gun that he made his girlfriend sit on during a traffic stop. Adults get a slap on the wrist for gun crime, juveniles basically get a harsh lecture from a juvenile court counselor that thinks they're protecting the poor child from all of society's evils.

I can't comment without tiptoeing into politics, but I do find that policy change without effective funding and action to follow through is often performative in nature. And we have a lot of performative stuff that goes on at both a national and local level.
 

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Yesterday I went to an Embassy outreach and it reinforced how beaurecrats have no sense of humor. I met the VA rep, did what needed to be done no problem. Saw that the Visa guy was just sitting around doing nothing so asked if he had a moment to answer a couple questions. I asked what were the chances that my caretakers could get visas for a trip in July. He goes ages, possessions ie houses etc. I tell him 22 and 23, 1st year nurses out of university, no children. He goes zero chance as no guarantee they'd return to Thailand. So I joke, guess just fly them to Tijuana a couple weeks before I fly so they can walk across the border as asylum seekers. He raised his voice and told me to leave
 

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I was at work this weekend, and on Saturday I clotheslined myself so badly that I gave myself a concussion. I’m actually surprised that I didn’t break my neck while doing so. Thankfully that the beam I ran into was wood instead of a steel I-beam, or I probably would have broken my neck. I ran into this thing so hard that I did a half flip, and my coworker who was in a different area of the job site heard it over the radio. I then spent the rest of that shift getting yelled at over text by the lady I’m seeing. I guess I shouldn’t have told her anything.

And then Sunday I went and worked a 24 hour shift. I had to insulate an entire garage so it would be ready for drywall for Monday. I was sore from the clothesline, so to power through it I had to take T4s every 3 hours or so. I was clearly feeling amazing off of this, as I spent the shift annoying my helper by playing the most random music the entire time (1930s and 1940s music, Christmas music, progressive classical) :laugh:
 
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Apologies, gotta tell someone-

I’ve been trying this new sales position, it’s been a wild ride and I thought i was done on Sunday. I squeaked by the trial period, but haven’t done shit since. I really applied myself last week, nada, that’s what was disheartening- giving it my all (for once in life) and seeing nothing for it.

Then yesterday I get an email, super solid new account. Then a text, an account that’d disappeared and now wants to move forwards. Then a call, scheduled to make an account next Monday.

Oh, and I have my first install tomorrow. It’s.. good money. If I do 10 of these installs in a year I will be very comfy.

Dunno if I have a point, but just- I was at a real low, now suddenly it’s a high. I was eyeing the “now hiring” signs on mail trucks, and that’s still there and is absolutely an honorable route, but now things are rolling with what I got. I sell around my install, I build a network. I become business bro, the dude I always mock, and still mock, but ethical wolf of Wall Street sort of shit is kinda fun, honestly. The actual jobs are very dissimilar, and Jordan Belfort actually sucks, but the bro-y sales vibe is very much a thing. Screw it, “let’s goo!” and whatnot, I was already a 30+ year old man-child anyways.

Weird world, hope y’all are well and that if it’s dark it gets brighter for ya soon!
 
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Apologies, gotta tell someone-

I’ve been trying this new sales position, it’s been a wild ride and I thought i was done on Sunday. I squeaked by the trial period, but haven’t done shit since. I really applied myself last week, nada, that’s what was disheartening- giving it my all (for once in life) and seeing nothing for it.

Then yesterday I get an email, super solid new account. Then a text, an account that’d disappeared and now wants to move forwards. Then a call, scheduled to make an account next Monday.

Oh, and I have my first install tomorrow. It’s.. good money. If I do 10 of these installs in a year I will be very comfy.

Dunno if I have a point, but just- I was at a real low, now suddenly it’s a high. I was eyeing the “now hiring” signs on mail trucks, and that’s still there and is absolutely an honorable route, but now things are rolling with what I got. I sell around my install, I build a network. I become business bro, the dude I always mock, and still mock, but ethical wolf of Wall Street sort of shit is kinda fun, honestly.

Weird world, hope y’all are well and that if it’s dark it gets brighter soon!
That's life in sales, you roll with the highs and hope the lows don't last too long. When I first started I didn't think I'd make it, then it got rolling and I didn't have a clue why. Eventually got my systems down, worked smarter than harder and then it went from upper 6 to low 7s
 

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That's life in sales, you roll with the highs and hope the lows don't last too long. When I first started I didn't think I'd make it, then it got rolling and I didn't have a clue why. Eventually got my systems down, worked smarter than harder and then it went from upper 6 to low 7s

Damn, nice! And ya, it’s just about if I have the mental fortitude for it. This install should help, and once I really get my foot in the door I should have the skills to be set for awhile- just gotta stick to those systems, glad they worked for you! It’s weird- I don’t want a 9-5 or a boss, but absent those things I gotta set my own schedule and hold myself accountable- tougher than I thought, but absolutely worth it in the end.
 
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Damn, nice! And ya, it’s just about if I have the mental fortitude for it. This install should help, and once I really get my foot in the door I should have the skills to be set for awhile- just gotta stick to those systems, glad they worked for you! It’s weird- I don’t want a 9-5 or a boss, but absent those things I gotta set my own schedule and hold myself accountable- tougher than I thought, but absolutely worth it in the end.
I was working at least 10hrs a day 7 days a week but it was how much you put in meant how much you got out of it. The harder and smarter you worked was directly related to how much you made. That first month you break 6 figures will make you hungry for more
 

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The first two episodes of Shogun were excellent ! :popcorn::popcorn:

Shōgun (2024 TV series)

Haha I interrupted a dude watchin it today- got him to pause and talk at least, it’s somethin! Also I should actually watch, that One Piece remake was fantastic.

Oh, and- another one! Had a meeting tonight, big account, unfortunately my more veteran partner is sick so we pushed the majority of it to another day. Got more details, didn’t screw it up, we’ll save ‘em money and get ‘em better energy. Feels good man.

Met lots of fine folks today and a good number of doggos. Storm comin in, but life and people can be good sometimes. Doggos almost always good.
 
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