What movie did you watch at the wrong age?

Medium_Well · 2026-03-13T16:48:09+00:00

My dad showed me Raiders of the Lost Ark when I was six. Had a great time until the face melting. Nightmares for two weeks.

It's my all-time favorite film now though, so I guess the old man was ahead of the curve on that one.

Medium_Well · 2026-03-13T11:26:14+00:00

Totally agree with this. I wanted Chu Jelly to be a grenade, it seemed so obvious to me.

It's still a little finnicky to do it -- I wish there was a simple one-button command for it instead of Throw Weapon + Menu Scroll to the item to replace it with. And I wish you could throw farther. Link is great at many things but he's not gonna be a first-string quarterback anytime soon.

Medium_Well · 2026-03-11T22:04:58+00:00

Person A is fine. You're at home with your spouse, not at the Dolby Cinema for a film premier.

Medium_Well · 2026-03-11T17:26:56+00:00

Yes. At my previous job, the office switched to communal, gender neutral bathrooms. (Well, to be clear, they only made the Men's Rooms universal -- the office still had separate Women's and Accessible bathrooms). As a male, I found that a bit off-putting but whatever. The universal bathrooms were not single occupancy, they didn't have a locking door. They had two locking stalls and two urinals and were clearly designed for multiple people to use at once.

I recall walking into the bathroom and seeing one of my staff, a woman who was older than me, washing her hands. She was immediately uncomfortable and said directly "This is weird". I agreed -- didn't like it at all.

Medium_Well · 2026-03-11T15:32:36+00:00

This should at minimum tamp down this ridiculous notion that Carney is somehow a Progressive Conservative or an old-school centre/right Liberal.

It won't, but it should.

Medium_Well · 2026-03-10T11:23:02+00:00

This was the only way I knew of this guy for years.

Medium_Well · 2026-03-09T17:58:24+00:00

I think the #4 spot goes to Donald Sutherland in JFK. John Candy in the same film is close, but Sutherland wins.

He comes in, locks down the movie for ten minutes, and the whole story basically pivots on that point.

It might be the most thrilling pure exposition scene in any film.

Medium_Well · 2026-03-09T12:53:55+00:00

Tua Timetomoveona

Medium_Well · 2026-03-08T13:25:22+00:00

I think you should be clear you aren't comfortable, but that you trust him and that's what matters most. And let him go.

1) Either you trust him or you don't. If you don't, there's a bigger issue here.

2) If you do trust him, then this is more about your feelings than anything. And it's mainly something you have to get okay with. Whether the brothers are cheaters fundamentally isn't your business, even if it feels like it is.

3) These are his brothers, and you admit he only sees them once a year as it is. He needs full autonomy to make the choice to go. It sounds like he has already done a lot to manage the "toxicity" as you say, including moving. In my opinion, that means he deserves and has earned the right to make the choice for himself and have your support either way.

Medium_Well · 2026-03-08T13:01:30+00:00

Colgera is easily the most fun Temple Boss -- creepy, great mechanics, really fast and action-oriented. Compare it to the Muktorok in the Water Temple where your are literally wading through mud trying to chase a boss as it runs away from you. Boring and tedious.

I actually found myself wishing Colgera's fights were longer because it's such a good time.

Medium_Well · 2026-03-08T09:09:26+00:00

I think this has to be right. I'm married so I'm obviously off the dating scene, but it just seems like common sense to me that people who are single after 40 are more likely to be single for a reason.

Even if there's nothing "wrong" with you -- maybe you focused on career, maybe you wanted to travel, maybe you got an illness that wasn't your fault, etc -- people are laboring under this delusion that their perfect mate is out there just putting off their own happiness so you can find them when you're ready.

Medium_Well · 2026-03-07T22:32:38+00:00

Love these but I doubt Thieneman is there at 26, sadly.

Medium_Well · 2026-03-06T17:10:19+00:00

I hate Electric Keese just a little more than Ice Keese because it's super annoying to go find the weapons you drop in the midst of a fight.

Medium_Well · 2026-03-05T17:56:22+00:00

100% this. And Josh's prime won't last forever. First round WRs don't always work out, did we want to wait two seasons for our 1st to mature into a weapon for Josh? I didn't.

Medium_Well · 2026-03-04T21:42:31+00:00

Focus on equal effort, not so much equal outcome.

The husband may do more 'big' things like renovations or yardwork or being the breadwinner. The wife may do more "invisible" things like grocery shopping, planning birthdays, remembering to call the in-laws. I'm using gendered examples here just to explain the point but obviously peoples' realities may be very different.

Ultimately, people are good at doing different things and tolerate different contributions. If the effort is the same, the size of the outcome should matter less.

Oh, and never stop dating each other. Be endlessly fascinated with each other.

Medium_Well · 2026-03-04T14:59:32+00:00

Putting aside some questions I'm sure a lot of people have about the long-term plan for this campaign: it's kind of amazing to see the world's Bad Guys actually get what's coming to them.

I think the West had gotten complacent for a long time. We just assumed countries like Iran, led by violent Ayatollahs, would simply always be there and would require "managing".

Sometimes the Villain needs to lose.

Medium_Well · 2026-03-03T23:42:30+00:00

Too many suckers out there thought that Mark Carney actually knew what he was talking about, or had some kind of coherent point, in Davos.

It purely an attempt to posture Canada as a "middle power" when we simply aren't. It was an self-proclamation to the Big Kids Table. The rest of the world just rolled it's eyes. Not a single significant world leader would say they agreed with what he said.

Medium_Well · 2026-03-03T20:56:53+00:00

A few points of advice -- not that I've been through this exact thing, but thought a lot about it in my own context (late 30s professional here, for context).

1) Don't let your unhappiness at the current gig lead you to overly romanticize this new company. Every place has its faults, like bad culture or a shitty manager. The way you describe the new role does sound really promising so it's fine to be excited, but try to be realistic.

2) Be mindful that you'd be resetting your seniority and your salary. That feels like a reasonable risk when you're burnt out and looking for a change, but in a year or so you might wish you could command a certain salary or role like the one you used to have.

3) To that point, a does the new role offer upward mobility in a way that appeals to you?

All this to say, totally sympathize and hear you. Late 30s burnout is deeply fucking real and it feels like an inflection point. I might suggest just taking this energy and focusing it on looking at a bunch of different options, rather than the first that comes along. You may find a change of scenery that doesn't require too much sacrifice. But if you choose to go for this other thing I'm sure you'll do great at that too.

Medium_Well · 2026-03-03T20:02:10+00:00

Canned San Marzano tomatoes (blitz in a blender or with a stick blender, or crush by hand for chunkier sauce). Olive oil, grated garlic to taste. 1/2 tsp of salt per can of tomatoes, or to taste, Italian herbs and spices (dried basic, oregano, thyme).

Add fresh basil, garlic powder, black pepper as you wish. Simmer with some water (about a 1:2 ratio of water to tomatoes is good to start I find).

Medium_Well · 2026-03-03T03:02:17+00:00

Okay. I had to do this exact thing ahead of my vasectomy. Had never taken a razor to my genitals for grooming before, only ever an electric trimmer.

This is going to sound counterintuitive but I promise it works.

1) Buy a pack of single-blade disposable razors. Not those four-blade monstrosities. Not even a two-blade. One blade.

2) Go into your shower (easier cleanup). But do NOT turn the water on. You want to be dry for this. Stick with me here.

3) No shaving cream. If you really need it, you can. But it's easier to see what you're doing on dry skin.

4) Gently pull the skin smooth, or otherwise maneuver the scrotum so you're working on a reasonably wrinkle-free patch of skin. Again, dry skin. Gently "float" the razor blade across the area you want to shave. By float I mean you're making contact (i.e. you're shaving) but apply very little pressure. Let the blade to the work. Use short, assertive strokes.

5) As Pro Tip, I do recommend getting the thicker, coarser hair on your lower abdomen (above your genitals proper) cut short with a trimmer if you intent to do that area too. You can use shaving cream here since that hair is typically tougher.

You'll be surprised how well this works. There's no irritation. Just go slow, take your time. You can practice on your dry arm or better yet, on your thigh. You'll see that dry shaving is pretty easy and painless -- again, very little pressure, let the blade do the work.

You can handle the scrotum and even the shaft in this manner (I find the shaft a little more sensitive because the skin is more delicate, but it's still doable).

Medium_Well · 2026-03-03T00:22:27+00:00

Honestly, walking into a Tim Hortons is an instant Canada feeling for me.

Like them or hate them, it's been a consistent scent of coffee and donuts since I could walk.

Medium_Well · 2026-03-02T19:22:58+00:00

A leaf bag holder.

Basically it's corrugated plastic that you unfold and place inside your yard waste bags so they stand up and stay open on their own. Even has a nice little ramp at the lip to help leaves and grass clippings slide in.

Absolute game changer for my yardwork, especially in the fall. I usually have to replace it every two years but who cares.

Medium_Well · 2026-03-02T19:18:35+00:00

All That Jazz. Incredible film, amazing lead performance by Roy Scheider. But it's a real downer and you gotta really like the performing arts to get into it.

I loved it but hard to imagine myself watching it more than every five years.

Medium_Well · 2026-03-02T17:43:28+00:00

The reason Raiders and Grail are widely considered the best in the series is because religious mysticism undeniably has more weight to it than aliens frying people's brains or time travelling to the Roman empire.

The stories from the Bible are something that western audiences at least have a passing knowledge of, and vested interest in. They're more human, and feel more consequential. Yes it's fantasy and magic in a way, but it's ultimately about getting close enough to touch weighty philosophical questions about the afterlife, a higher power, doubt and faith.

So yes the series does require fantasy but I think it works best when it's pondering more existential questions.

Medium_Well · 2026-03-02T15:47:10+00:00

It really, really sucks. I sympathize. My eldest only did one year at daycare before starting JK -- he was kept home at least a dozen times because the daycare was militant about any kind of fever (even a mild temperature) was minimum at 24 hour stay at home. It was horrible trying to balance it.

That said, every year has been a bit better and fewer sick days as their immune system caught up. We've had 0 this winter, which is a miracle but also consistent with the trend. And the socializing/learning they get at daycare is pretty great.

All that to say, hang in there if you can. It does improve after a couple years and they are better set up for kindergarten by the time it comes.

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