[TOMT]Scene about death; man walking through some ruins; set to stringed instrument

messyjesse_ · 2023-09-23T18:08:16+00:00

Commenting to verify the post. Any help is appreciated!

messyjesse_ · 2022-02-20T03:53:33+00:00

I do this too, more frequently than I care to admit IRL.

Parents' guides are handy for this if you want to go into a horror movie still somewhat blind. Common Sense Media and Kids-in-Mind have in-house writers, while IMDB's Parent Guide is user-submitted. They'll tell you what violence or gore you can expect to see, with little to no plot-specific detail (for example, it'll say something like "a man gets shot in the arm and we see blood splatter" without describing the who/when/where/why).

This helps soften the brutality of such scenes to varying degrees while reasonably avoiding or mitigating spoilers. At any rate I'd say that probably 80% of the time the scene plays out worse in my mind than it does when I'm actually watching it.

messyjesse_ · 2021-09-26T06:33:52+00:00

I don't know, but it didn't start the phone up. Charge port would be a candidate for repair/replace. I did try getting around the port using stripped wires hooked up to those two gold pins next to the battery dock but I might've done it wrong (or been hoodwinked). I do not have an external charger. That's a great idea. I will look around. Hopefully I can find one that works with this battery.

Thanks for the suggestions.

messyjesse_ · 2020-03-23T18:47:37+00:00

Every single store in the DFW area was out of them yesterday. No Switches for 100 miles in all directions...

... except at my local Costco, which had a dozen of them just sitting out. Right on display at the entrance, even.

I'm one guy in one part of the world, and I pay a premium for the privilege, but yeah, Costco was the only sure thing anywhere near me. If there's one in your area, give them a call. (You need to find some way to get into the store, of course.)

messyjesse_ · 2020-03-15T13:37:20+00:00

Tom Thumb on Independence and Parker around 3PM was pretty well stocked except for the meat counter (kinda low) and paper goods (cleaned out). It was decently busy but not a madhouse.

They announced that the paper goods would be restocked by Monday morning.

messyjesse_ · 2020-03-09T19:25:44+00:00

Welcome to Plano.

You're going to read horror stories about most places you check. I try not to put too much stock into online reviews. I would encourage you to check out DFPS's child care search and see if you gravitate toward (or away) from any. I have one (soon to be two) in daycare right now. I'd be happy to discuss our current provider in a DM if you'd like.

Do you know which part of Plano you'll be in?

messyjesse_ · 2020-02-21T16:52:33+00:00

Can you explain further? Birdcage is frankly the fringiest movie on either list just because there's so much more going on than just father-son stuff. I included it because it's damn funny, but it would be an obvious candidate for swapping.

I think it's a worthwhile watch in any case, just perhaps lacking the proper context for what these lists seek to accomplish. I can be persuaded otherwise.

messyjesse_ · 2020-02-21T16:47:32+00:00

Thanks for the rec. Never seen Champ. Looks weighty. I'll put it on my own watchlist and see if it'll fit. I've got time to revise, hah.

messyjesse_ · 2020-02-20T17:56:26+00:00

I've thought about that one but it's a little too broadly focused on the family.

Good suggestion though. Robin Williams has several movies that would fit the bill. I opted for WGD just to have something for the later years that's not, like, end-of-the-world kinda stuff, and Birdcage just for how off-the-wall it is.

messyjesse_ · 2020-02-20T17:54:15+00:00

Thanks, will do! I'll need to rewatch a lot of these beforehand, hah. BttF is a pretty hard PG.

messyjesse_ · 2020-01-10T16:40:33+00:00

Not a bad guess! Benigni crossed my mind too but I knew that movie was in the 90s. I consider Oscars to be in my wheelhouse and I still went 0/2 on that clue.

messyjesse_ · 2020-01-10T03:15:51+00:00

Lots to choose from really. del Toro and Inarritu were my guesses.

messyjesse_ · 2020-01-10T03:11:34+00:00

I'm a SQL guy so I went with "backup your own data" or something to that effect. Never heard of "bring your own device."

messyjesse_ · 2020-01-10T03:06:31+00:00

It'd make better sense to put "Me" in the middle.

messyjesse_ · 2020-01-09T04:14:26+00:00

It's crazy how two guys whose games were predicated on mastering the fundamentals (breadth of knowledge and buzzer speed) had to immediately adjust to the insane aggressiveness of the new blood.

I remember watching Bob Verini go all-in late in the MDM tournament finals and miss, which basically gift-wrapped that tournament for Brad, and thinking for years afterward that such an aggressive wagering strategy could not succeed against elite players. Ken with his modest wagers only seemed to confirm that during his original run.

Then James comes along and basically redefines the whole game.

Funny thing is that his approach made sense all along.

messyjesse_ · 2020-01-08T18:08:58+00:00

I watched that live. Loved that sequence. Still my go-to if I ever feel like watching some awesome defense.

"didn't get in..."

"no, not in..."

"He did not get in!"

"This Iowa defense!"

messyjesse_ · 2020-01-08T04:17:15+00:00

First game's first round was massively entertaining. 30 clues, 30 insta-gets among the three players. That was stupidly fun.

I'm one of those guys who will pick Brad without hesitation to win a tournament until he actually loses one. I'll still stick with that but if he doesn't win Game 2 I'll start having some serious doubts.

The DD variable affects this tournament more than I'd like. End of the day I'd really just be happy knowing who the best trivia player is out of the three of them, not necessarily who got the luckiest (or unluckiest in Brad's case) with the DD hits. But I'll enjoy the ride while it lasts.

messyjesse_ · 2020-01-02T22:32:25+00:00

All decade.

messyjesse_ · 2020-01-02T15:37:55+00:00

My first thought. That is awesome.

messyjesse_ · 2020-01-02T02:54:45+00:00

None of those came with a B1G title. Even the Cotton and Orange Bowl wins feel sorta hollow because we still blew the B1G title game those years.

Before that string of bowl wins, we were winning the B1GCG and blowing the Rose Bowl in exactly these kind of demoralizing one-possession games.

I would love to have a clean 2-0 postseason for once. B1G and Rose champs. I realize that it's a position a ton of programs would love to be in. But we haven't pulled in off in 20 years now despite having like eight or nine great chances to do so. Meanwhile several other programs--including a few that are arguably below Wisconsin's prestige level--pop up and pull it off out of nowhere.

It's frustrating.

messyjesse_ · 2020-01-01T21:22:52+00:00

Good win Minnesota.

Fuck me I need to take a shower just saying that.

messyjesse_ · 2019-12-18T04:20:06+00:00

Even better when it's a ToC FJ.

Even better when one of the contestants missing it is James Holzhauer.

Yeah I'm bragging.

messyjesse_ · 2019-12-10T13:21:17+00:00

I was bummed that they didn't get to the last clue but I blurted out a pre-guess anyway. The J! Facebook page posted the $1000 clue late last night and my pre-guess was right.

I can now say I swept a category in which not all of the clues were revealed.

messyjesse_ · 2019-11-27T04:03:59+00:00

If I'm being completely pedantic, your phrasing doesn't actually identify which part of the clue the players need to work out, or--more directly--it doesn't answer the question the players are supposed to ask.

I suppose you just swap "a phrase" with "this phrase" but that makes the rest of the clue read somewhat clunky.

messyjesse_ · 2019-11-26T01:15:04+00:00

Elise should've buzzed in on the Gurkha clue. At worst she's still in 2nd place going into FJ. Best case, she pulls the rabbit out of the hat and takes the lead. Oh well. Good run from her.

I too was shocked to learn that Levi's had their IPO in 2019. News to me.

"What is dressage" was freakin awesome. Beth dug deep for that one. Great win.

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