Octopus Overlords

I am working on a christmas story, writen in the style of a hallmark movie, and putting a twist on it. I sure hope it goes over well, because its driving me nuts in the crazy head.

Unagi wrote: Sun Dec 10, 2023 11:53 am Totally looking forward to this.
My daughter and I are huge fans of even the weirdest of em.
Probably equally just looking forward to rekindling those moment watching these movies together.

It was good. A crazy ride, but not a surprise if you've seen any other Ghibli movie. Lots of discussion with the kids after about what things meant.

GreenGoo wrote: Sun Dec 10, 2023 4:16 pm

Unagi wrote: Sun Dec 10, 2023 11:53 am Totally looking forward to this.
My daughter and I are huge fans of even the weirdest of em.
Probably equally just looking forward to rekindling those moment watching these movies together.

It was good. A crazy ride, but not a surprise if you've seen any other Ghibli movie. Lots of discussion with the kids after about what things meant.

Awesome, I'm superpsyched now. This will be just what we are after.

Yes, I don't think anyone who likes Ghibli movies is going to be disappointed with this one.

jztemple2 wrote: Thu Dec 07, 2023 11:17 am

dbt1949 wrote: Thu Dec 07, 2023 12:35 am I talked my d-i-l into getting me a landline as I can't figure out the I pad they got me. Guess what ? There is no laneline company in the area.
The world really hates me!

I suspect Florida will be one of the last states where landlines are a thing.We still have ours and know folks who are keeping theirs.

Ah, the irony. I went to make a landline phone call this morning and found the line dead. After some internal troubleshooting in the house where I verified that it wasn't on our end I went to the crappy AT&T website where after some hunting around I found that there is a major outage in my area which has been going on for heaven knows how long. And when do they think it will be fixed? 2pm on the 13th, two days from now.

Actually it's more of a blessing, the damn Medicare telemarkets and other scammers have been bothering us for weeks. Nice to not have the phone ring.

Unagi wrote: Sun Dec 10, 2023 4:42 pm

GreenGoo wrote: Sun Dec 10, 2023 4:16 pm

Unagi wrote: Sun Dec 10, 2023 11:53 am Totally looking forward to this.
My daughter and I are huge fans of even the weirdest of em.
Probably equally just looking forward to rekindling those moment watching these movies together.

It was good. A crazy ride, but not a surprise if you've seen any other Ghibli movie. Lots of discussion with the kids after about what things meant.

Awesome, I'm superpsyched now. This will be just what we are after.

bought ticket for tomorrow night

Anyone seen the Twix commercial with the two chickens talking? I like it.

Ding dang dingy dangy..Walmart delivered my groceries but I threw my back out carrying them in Ouch ouch. Pain for the holidays yay. I also forgot the eggnog.....guess someones running that out to me tomorrow.

"Muncha buncha muncha buncha" got into my head....what was the product though. Took a moment...1980s......Fritos!!!" yep damn thats an old ad to pop into my noggin out of nowhere.

ill take 2 time capsules and call myself yesterday.

Anyone think its time to bring the El Camino back? The cartruck. A new smaller updated one with a 2 seat sport cab and small pickup bed for utility would be nice to have in a cheap market. Im not sure who would do good at producing one but lets say its a 4 cylinder under $29,000. Ford maybe.

The old ones were kinda cool and based on the Chevelle. My step brother had one. Dont need that big a body or that much power. Im thinking sporty yet utility in mind. Id like it to haul groceries or garbage to the dump or to scoot down the highway to shop or something.

Think this.....


But the size of this.....

Daehawk wrote:Anyone think its time to bring the El Camino to make a come back?

This is a pic of my Twitch recap for the year. Those 3 awards at the bottom right earned me a unique chat badge. I love it.

And NO Marysmilkmonsters is not what you dirty minds are thinking....its actually a sweet 23 year old girl who raises goats for products like goat milk soaps and such. Whats neat is she lives in Astoria where the Goonies was filmed. She does some bike rides and town excursions showing those places. Perverts....The more racy stuff is my #1 viewed channel of Beth's lol. She is my true online friend. Only have two true online close friends that I keep up chat with regularly and she is one. Of course OO friends is my posting place of friends . Been here 20 years. And again no adult rated stuff other than racy chat and humor..though she can swing a mean hula hoop while wearing cool clothing
So now you know something else about me I also mod some channels and stuff.

Daehawk wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2023 3:01 am So now you know something else about me

really fleshing it out.

Mrs. Skinypupy went to a "white elephant" party at her work last night and someone gave her...a goldfish. When she told the person she didn't want the fish, they said "oh, I'll just take it in the bathroom and flush it then". Mrs. Skinypupy felt awful about that and agreed to bring it home. So we were at Petsmart 5 minutes before they closed buying fish food, a small tank for it to live in, gravel for said tank, etc. Marcus the goldfish did survive his first night at our house, so we'll see how things go from here.

What kind of asshole gives a living animal to someone else as a white elephant gift?

Thats sorta awful forcing a commitment like that on someone if they love animals and stuff. Flush it huh?...dont get them anything living next year for sure.

Skinypupy wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2023 9:56 am What kind of asshole gives a living animal to someone else as a white elephant gift?

Yeah, that's horrible - especially the story that comes with it. That person should be embarrassed.

Daehawk wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2023 1:42 am Anyone think its time to bring the El Camino back? The cartruck.

No.

Daehawk wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2023 1:42 am But the size of this.....

But I'd like an updated version of this. Which sort of exists in the form of the Maverick but you have to put up with a taller look (more like a normal pick up). What I really want is a Bongo.

Unagi wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2023 10:06 am Yeah, that's horrible - especially the story that comes with it. That person should be eliminated.

i don't do this often, but fixed that for you

i would have to seriously - _seriously_ - restrain myself from cold-cocking that sociopath waste of human skin upon hearing that, despite the resulting criminal lawsuit and job dismissal that would inevitably entail. i am not such a peaceful individual, i guess! ok, i would have for sure gotten into this person's face and make them feel bad enough about it they would never dare try _that_ again ... ... probably lucky your wife ended up with the fish, might have saved its life.


i can tell you if you need to change the water (after cleaning the aquarium), take ALL the precautions stated to make sure it's habitable for the fish afterwards. had a roommate years ago who lost her goldie due to that. you can train them for feeding time, and they will follow your finger around on the other side of the tank.

I bought one of these . Nice and semi natural soda..made with sugar and apple juice.......I got the 1 liter I think. Crisp.

I don't think I've ever heard the term semi-natural before in my life.

Did you just make that up?

I mean, isn't everything semi-natural?

Unagi wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2023 7:59 pm I mean, isn't everything semi-natural?

I had an entire college course dedicated to exploring the idea of nature. I think we spent a few weeks pondering what is natural.

Yeah, I've certainly subscribed to the idea that something is either natural or supernatural

But with food labels, it's like 'grace'... You either have grace or you do not.

Or for Daehawk: you either have BBQ Mayonnaise flavor, or you do not.

Alternately, there is no such thing as unnatural, as everything on the planet was either already there, or was made by natural creatures using what was already there. Some of the creatures are just more talented at using those resources than others. If pop made of artificial flavors, artificial dyes, high fructose corn syrup, and stored in a plastic bottle are unnatural, then so is a beehive.

(I don't really espouse this, as it's mostly just picking nits and playing with semantics - it's just a fun thought to play around with from time to time.)

What you just said is what I meant when I said that their is really only Natural vs Supernatural.

Blackhawk wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2023 10:14 pm (I don't really espouse this, as it's mostly just picking nits and playing with semantics - it's just a fun thought to play around with from time to time.)

Literally two weeks of my life and a 30 page paper were about this.

EDIT: If you'd like to know more, I'd suggest this from your local library.

"Bill McKibben's subject is the end of nature itself, which he claims humans have brought about. The subject is important, the notion is arresting, and Mr. McKibben argues convincingly."

EDIT #2: Back on topic for Daehawk:

Doritos is betting on a new way to get people addicted to their tortilla chips: booze.

The PepsiCo-owned brand is releasing a new spirit based off of Doritos’ nacho cheese flavor that “tastes just like the real thing,” according to a press release. The chip maker partnered with Empirical, a Danish company known for making custom spirits with creative flavors.

hitbyambulance wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2023 6:15 pm i can tell you if you need to change the water (after cleaning the aquarium), take ALL the precautions stated to make sure it's habitable for the fish afterwards. had a roommate years ago who lost her goldie due to that. you can train them for feeding time, and they will follow your finger around on the other side of the tank.

Yeah, I've been doing lots of reading today on the care and feeding of goldfish (not that I really had the time to do that).

Neither Mrs. Skinypupy or I have never had a fish before, so this is all completely new to us. Would have nice if it had been a decision I could have made and been prepared for, instead of having it forced on us by this asshole. The more I think about it today, the more bugged I get.

Good news is that the kids are all fascinated by Marcus. Now I just need to figure out how to ensure the cats aren't as well.

We had a large aquarium when I was a kid . My brother in law came over with a pill to drop in and clean the tank. Yep. Cleaned it alright. Killed every fish we had. I never forgot that lol. I must have been 6 years old.

GreenGoo wrote: Sun Dec 10, 2023 11:23 am Going to see the new Ghibli movie with 2 of my kids later today. Ghibli movies are hit or miss with me, although I recognize they their artistry and quality, I don't always enjoy them.

This one is supposed to be a bit convoluted in plot. For a Ghibli movie, that's saying something.

The Boy and the Heron.

this was pretty good, with only a very few 'flat' parts. and there were some moments that definitely seemed to come from an experienced hand at this, which really gave it an epic feeling at times - the sense of mortality was exceedingly well done. beautiful coloring as usual, and i was very happy this was done in the traditional 'flat' style (for the most part). glad Miyazaki was able to get one more film out, and if this is truly the last one, i will be satisfied.

I've been to four Christmas pageants in the last week. I think that's enough.Sitting in bleachers and trying to stand up is .......challenging. The last one by 4th graders was pretty good there.

That sounds like elder abuse.

Maybe Santa can bring you a stadium seat for Christmas. Or Hogeyenukah.

Ive never heard of these Christmas pageants before. Does Mr and Mrs Claus wear bikinis and get asked inane questions? I dont get it.

Daehawk wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2023 2:40 pm Ive never heard of these Christmas pageants before. Does Mr and Mrs Claus wear bikinis and get asked inane questions? I dont get it.

Man I haven't seen that in like 40 years. The music instantly puts me in front of the tv back then.

All I want for Christmas is my pumpkin spice
Every time I have some it tastes twice as nice
You may think its no good, thats a problem, see
Cause I will use your bones to feed my pumpkin tree

Daehawk wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2023 1:42 am Anyone think its time to bring the El Camino back? The cartruck. A new smaller updated one with a 2 seat sport cab and small pickup bed for utility would be nice to have in a cheap market. Im not sure who would do good at producing one but lets say its a 4 cylinder under $29,000. Ford maybe.

The old ones were kinda cool and based on the Chevelle. My step brother had one. Dont need that big a body or that much power. Im thinking sporty yet utility in mind. Id like it to haul groceries or garbage to the dump or to scoot down the highway to shop or something.

Think this.....


But the size of this.....

Subaru tried it with the Baja, and now Hyundai has the Santa Cruz:

That is one ugly truck.

Bed's too short!