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[whiplash]

Blade Runner 2049 was fine. Villenueve expressed regret because he was playing around in someone else's universe and felt like he made weird decisions.

Spoiler

them using Jessica talking to Alia in utereo as opposed to them doing the voice over internal monologue like in the books was cool. Taking Chani from being a pretty passive trad concubine for Paul to a dissenter in the whole prophecy was cool as well.

Re: 2049, not here to change anyone's minds or compare it to the original, I just thought it was boring as hell and a huge waste of potential. It had me sour on him getting the Dune reins, but I think he nailed it. One tweet or comment I saw and agree with is "OK Villeneuve, you gave us the world, now give me the weird". I would love to see his take on a Bene Tleilax world and scheme, or how the navigation guild works. Might draw the line at Leto II...but I'm still curious

Spoilers to follow up on the changes, including some refs to later books:

Spoiler

With Chani, they expertly crafted her up to be Paul's inner monologue from the book, communicating the weight of his decisions and misery they WILL cause. It was cheesy at times but hell, so is the book in this regard.

With Jessica, she got done a bit dirty, but still served to pay off the part of the Bene Gesserit in all this. And Rebecca Ferguson's stare has LAYERS. They gave her reticence about Paul to Chani and moved her into Stilgar's role as prophet. Her communicating with Alia was well done, too and the emphasis on the Harkonnen ancestry has me all sorts of excited for Alia's role (and descent)

 

[Chainshot]

So last Friday I fell on some slick stairs, took the hide off both knees when I landed. I'm moving like an old man. Faaaak.

Re: 2049, not here to change anyone's minds or compare it to the original, I just thought it was boring as hell and a huge waste of potential. It had me sour on him getting the Dune reins, but I think he nailed it. One tweet or comment I saw and agree with is "OK Villeneuve, you gave us the world, now give me the weird". I would love to see his take on a Bene Tleilax world and scheme, or how the navigation guild works. Might draw the line at Leto II...but I'm still curious

Spoilers to follow up on the changes, including some refs to later books:

Spoiler

With Chani, they expertly crafted her up to be Paul's inner monologue from the book, communicating the weight of his decisions and misery they WILL cause. It was cheesy at times but hell, so is the book in this regard.

With Jessica, she got done a bit dirty, but still served to pay off the part of the Bene Gesserit in all this. And Rebecca Ferguson's stare has LAYERS. They gave her reticence about Paul to Chani and moved her into Stilgar's role as prophet. Her communicating with Alia was well done, too and the emphasis on the Harkonnen ancestry has me all sorts of excited for Alia's role (and descent)

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I'm curious if they will get into who is actually Jessica's mother as expanded in the later books. Also interesting to see they didn't really include the mentats or the spacing guild navigators at all.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

So last Friday I fell on some slick stairs, took the hide off both knees when I landed. I'm moving like an old man. Faaaak.

Spoiler

I'm curious if they will get into who is actually Jessica's mother as expanded in the later books. Also interesting to see they didn't really include the mentats or the spacing guild navigators at all.

The older you get the less you bounce and the more you go splat

 

[Chainshot]

The older you get the less you bounce and the more you go splat

I was joking with my daughter that I needed to exfoliate but the concrete was too harsh.

 

[oldgoalie]

I was joking with my daughter that I needed to exfoliate but the concrete was too harsh.

Hope you heal quickly. Knees are important these days.

 

[Chainshot]

Hope you heal quickly. Knees are important these days.

Thanks! I'm trying. Did it during the side gig so we'll see what they say when they contact me for reporting it Friday night.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

Hope you heal quickly. Knees are important these days.

Stick with the originals, replacements aren't all they're cracked up to be

 

[Jim Bob]

Apparently Nate drove it like he stole it.

 

[TheMistyStranger]

Had part one of a state audit today, with the states department head. I have never experienced an audit where the auditor is so kind and effusive with praise. Granted, I think that the work we have done over the past 4 years has led to this point, but never in my life did I expect an auditor to say things like, " I want to make sure you guys know that I am noting this down because I'm sure you do not get the kind of praise that you deserve, but you absolutely deserve it."

 

[Chainshot]

Middle of a workmen’s comp filing and my provider won’t see me until the insurance company provides an authorization. I would like them to examine my knee and I will pay out of pocket - didn’t matter. They won’t see me.

I don’t want anything outside of them covering the cost of the bandages and such. If they wanted to put in some for lost revenue, that would be nice but I just want the medical supplies covered. Simple.

Nothing is simple.

 

[Burgmania]

Middle of a workmen’s comp filing and my provider won’t see me until the insurance company provides an authorization. I would like them to examine my knee and I will pay out of pocket - didn’t matter. They won’t see me.

I don’t want anything outside of them covering the cost of the bandages and such. If they wanted to put in some for lost revenue, that would be nice but I just want the medical supplies covered. Simple.

Nothing is simple.

Tell 'em that you've got their precious authorization "right here".

 

[MarkusKetterer]

 

[Old Navy Goat]

In my experience, has a kid

I told my friend when he was getting ignored to put a couple purple notes under his hat, and lo and behold the girls on stage were very interested in him

 

[MarkusKetterer]

I told my friend when he was getting ignored to put a couple purple notes under his hat, and lo and behold the girls on stage were very interested in him

I have no idea what this means. And it’s probably also useless advice when it comes to only being able to meet people online

 

[Matt Ress]

I have no idea what this means. And it’s probably also useless advice when it comes to only being able to meet people online

That's why he's the GOAT.
I'm 5'8" dude and if I could only meet girls on line I'd still be a virgin. Luckily I have a sparkling personality in person. The good ole early 2000's

 

[Old Navy Goat]

I have no idea what this means. And it’s probably also useless advice when it comes to only being able to meet people online

Purple notes are the equivalent of a $20. He wanted this young, skinny girl that was ignoring him, so a purple hanging out of each side of his hat, and bam she's on his lap.

As for online here it's easy. Thaifriendly and say what you want / are offering. Or long game Facebook and send friend requests to every girl you meet and their friends. I suggest a secondary account, big flashing single and living in Pattaya and you get tons of wanna meet

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Purple notes are the equivalent of a $20. He wanted this young, skinny girl that was ignoring him, so a purple hanging out of each side of his hat, and bam she's on his lap.

As for online here it's easy. Thaifriendly and say what you want / are offering. Or long game Facebook and send friend requests to every girl you meet and their friends. I suggest a secondary account, big flashing single and living in Pattaya and you get tons of wanna meet

In Canada. Doesn’t apply lol

 

[Old Navy Goat]

In Canada. Doesn’t apply lol

I left the West and especially the western women mindsets. I like living in a place where I'm not invisible, and a relatively desirable commodity

 

[MarkusKetterer]

That's why he's the GOAT.
I'm 5'8" dude and if I could only meet girls on line I'd still be a virgin. Luckily I have a sparkling personality in person. The good ole early 2000's

I’m 5’7”, but all of my jobs involve either not meeting any ladies, or if I do, they’re happily married and like… 60. It’s weird because I’ve had friends who’ve tried to introduce me to someone, but those girls get annoyed by me not blowing smoke up their ass (figuratively, of course).

I really don’t get how methheads get someone, but a guy with three jobs and two different businesses is persona non grata lol

 

[MarkusKetterer]

I left the West and especially the western women mindsets. I like living in a place where I'm not invisible, and a relatively desirable commodity

Western women are definitely different. I’m definitely an asshole, but voicing my opinion doesn’t automatically make me one. It also doesn’t mean we have to fight.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

I’m 5’7”, but all of my jobs involve either not meeting any ladies, or if I do, they’re happily married and like… 60. It’s weird because I’ve had friends who’ve tried to introduce me to someone, but those girls get annoyed by me not blowing smoke up their ass (figuratively, of course).

I really don’t get how methheads get someone, but a guy with three jobs and two different businesses is persona non grata lol

I thought all the girls want 6'+ with 6 figure incomes or you're invisible

 

[Old Navy Goat]

Western women are definitely different. I’m definitely an asshole, but voicing my opinion doesn’t automatically make me one. It also doesn’t mean we have to fight.

I feel ya, I have no time or patience to blow smoke up someone's ass or purposely tell them what they want to hear

 

[Matt Ress]

I’m 5’7”, but all of my jobs involve either not meeting any ladies, or if I do, they’re happily married and like… 60. It’s weird because I’ve had friends who’ve tried to introduce me to someone, but those girls get annoyed by me not blowing smoke up their ass (figuratively, of course).

I really don’t get how methheads get someone, but a guy with three jobs and two different businesses is persona non grata lol

Well I was a bartender for a decade so always surrounded by drunk chicks and young servers who saw me as a superior. But once the haze wore off I realized that long term I wasn't in a good place. I guess I would say do what you enjoy doing outside of work and the right one will come. I'm far from an expert here though but I would have not been able to make it in this on line dating world. Damn I sound so old. Lol

 

[KiwiGriff]

I thought all the girls want 6'+ with 6 figure incomes or you're invisible

Don’t let that criteria fool you either.

 

[Chainshot]

Tell 'em that you've got their precious authorization "right here".

I basically did. The worse of the two knees is bothering me a lot today - spent more time standing than I have since it happened. Missed a couple of days working and haven't logged any full days since it happened. So now we play "what do we pay and what don't we pay" while I wonder if I cracked my kneecap.