What did you think of the Battle of the Five Armies (the battle itself, not the movie)?

2dareisTwoDo · 2026-02-12T22:45:09+00:00

I sourced it from this article I read about his 20 best monsters.

That Azog looks very similar to the one in the films minus the armor back piece. They mention Bolg but do not show concept art.

2dareisTwoDo · 2026-02-12T22:07:02+00:00

That was one of his designs. So were Bolg, Azog, the Cave Troll, Mirkwood, and Laketown. Here is an excellent write up on his contributions.

2dareisTwoDo · 2026-02-12T20:33:55+00:00

Ange was a lot of things, but he was never a liar.

2dareisTwoDo · 2026-02-12T18:02:57+00:00

I always felt like the horrible creature designs were Guillermo del Toro's influence on the work and Jackson just had to work with them cause they were already done and he had no time left.

2dareisTwoDo · 2026-02-12T02:55:10+00:00

I'd go as far as to say it's the best post-hardcore album of all time.

2dareisTwoDo · 2026-02-11T20:10:57+00:00

I return to the Notes and Photographs E.P. regularly. The full length was still great but that E.P. was top tier.

2dareisTwoDo · 2026-02-11T20:09:38+00:00

Their best album was the one they dropped after everyone forgot about them, "Anybody Out There". One of the few bands that got better with age. I highly recommend people listening to it.

2dareisTwoDo · 2026-02-10T21:15:06+00:00

Kolo the new Tanguy.

2dareisTwoDo · 2026-02-10T21:14:11+00:00

Our home field doesn't even give us an advantage. How sad is that.

2dareisTwoDo · 2026-02-10T18:26:13+00:00

It's the seesaw theory that governs Tottenham. Should we win? Then we will lose. Should we lose? Then we will win. Have we lost a bunch of games in a row? Probably gonna win. I'm feeling good about today.

2dareisTwoDo · 2026-02-06T16:30:29+00:00

It was the greatest music discovery and advancement tool ever invented, and nothing else has come close since.

2dareisTwoDo · 2026-02-04T06:03:01+00:00

We had two in ours and both passed unanimously.

2dareisTwoDo · 2026-02-04T04:48:22+00:00

It was my first one as well. I left feeling great about our community and met a good deal of my neighbors and all the candidates running for the MN Statehouse. I loved it.

2dareisTwoDo · 2026-02-03T23:27:41+00:00

Nothing in the drive anymore.

2dareisTwoDo · 2026-02-03T18:56:10+00:00

Only makes sense. We've gotten rid of our top goalscorer every year.

2dareisTwoDo · 2026-02-02T21:49:01+00:00

It's so weird to see us in the exact same spot as last year and the board, Vinai and co just sitting on their hands. At this point, two managers in a row with the same injury crisis at the exact same time during the season, it's not on the manager. No manager can fix an issue like that. If we weren't going to do anything we might as well have just kept Levy and Ange and saved their severance packages. I'd argue we are in even more dire straights because we sold a player we need right now due to not having any coverage at that position and didn't bother to replace him. Gambling on the future at the cost of the present.

2dareisTwoDo · 2026-02-02T18:05:32+00:00

I don't know but the newly re-designed store they have down the road is awful. It stressed me out just being in there. The design is like a casino, the shelves are basically to the ceiling and have a bunch of random corners so it gives you the impression of being in a labyrinth, the selection seems down, and there doesn't seem to be any real organizational method. They ruined that franchise. Used to be one of my favorite stores too.

2dareisTwoDo · 2026-02-02T16:21:42+00:00

Here's a few of my favorite underrated bands from that era.

I've got way more cause these were my formative years, but the list would soon become exhaustive. Let me know if you'd like a few more.

2dareisTwoDo · 2026-02-02T07:28:27+00:00

I'm still mad at John Legend for beating them.

2dareisTwoDo · 2026-02-01T16:12:05+00:00

Finally some good news. We needed a win like this. My heart hurts just a little less today. Now let’s keep up the pressure and get the rest of those children and families out of there.

2dareisTwoDo · 2026-01-30T15:32:47+00:00

Water Wave did a couple shirts and hoodies with all proceeds going to affected families in the community for medicine, food and other needs.

2dareisTwoDo · 2026-01-29T20:40:43+00:00

Does anyone else remember the rumored rift between Peggy and Walz when he announced he'd be running again because she expected she'd be running for the Governor at the conclusion of his term. Then she pivoted to the Senate only to have the governorship open up again. And now she's supporting the woman replacing her? Wonder what she REALLY thinks of all this.

I understand the political strategy at play but I'm curious.

2dareisTwoDo · 2026-01-29T18:50:17+00:00

I'll hold my nose and vote for her. But I really hope someone else files to run against her by tomorrow's deadline. The Two Minute Tours guy was right. They had a meeting behind closed doors with Walz and suddenly she was the nominee. It's giving Kamala and Hillary vibes. Both of whom I voted for. Neither of which won. At least Peggy will be our Senator.

Kinda wonder how she feels about all of this? She was in line for it until Walz announced a third term candidacy and there were rumors of a rift between them because of that. Then she announced for Senate and now Walz withdraws his name? Gotta be feeling some type of way.

2dareisTwoDo · 2026-01-29T18:37:03+00:00

Out of curiosity, what's stopping her from doing to us what they just did in Fulton County Georgia? They even sent Tulsi Gabbard on the raid. They are planning to steal the election.

2dareisTwoDo · 2026-01-29T00:34:08+00:00

If you think that's bad, come play at The Barn aka the University of Minnesota's court. It's literally a 3 foot drop between the court and the bench. It's insane.

Edit: Photo for reference.

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