Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@ThanosReXXX: It's sorta surprising that I DIDN'T watch the Jurassic Park movies way back when since I really liked dinosaurs as a kid. Then again, my parents were always sticklers for age ratings, plus they were never personally into sci-fi and fantasy; I got into that stuff on my own.

@AlohaPizzaJack: Some of the string fields in our software receive some crazy entries too. Back when we introduced a new piece that one of our large customers wanted, one of their people in charge of some data entry hated the new system since it was, y'know, a change. Going through old database records and running across stuff like "Bite my [donkey]" usually invites a chuckle or two.

(me, in the car, listening to music with my eyes closed, about to reach a state of nirvana [aka taking a nap])

My mom: (poke) are you sleeping?

For a second I thought you were the driving and got concerned 😅

Hah no. I'm just yet another sleepy passenger.

OK now I'm at the movies. We're gonna see Dumbo.

OK my Dumbo Review. The first half, which is basically the entire original movie, felt extremely rushed and uninspired. The second half was very enjoyable.

Loved the rescue scene with the mermaid and the other circus people. Also liked the new interpretation of the pink elephants, although that felt quite out of place.

The ending felt a little corny with the infomercial and the anachronistic robot arm that appeared out of nowhere, but it was overall a nice diversion.

I don't like whining about having free time, but... I am sitting here at work because I didn't want to use any time off, but there is nothing going on. Other coworkers are chatting but there is just nothing going on today... Ugh... Very abnormal.

I mean, it's way better than being too busy to be sure but... like... why can't we all just go home? Formalities and contracts... The paper says we are here, so we are.

@Heavyarms55 I hear that. It’s like a kid being stuck at the dinner table because everyone else is talking instead of finishing their food 😂

@Heavyarms55
Nothing to do ?
Do some headbang !

@Heavyarms55 On the surface that sounds like "Japan world problems"...but....I can't think of anywhere it would be different....

I, on the other hand, have been too busy for my liking.

@Morpheel If I have to get out of bed, I'm too busy for my liking.

I took a telework day, so I’m only on call for big problems. So far I’ve mowed and weeded, done dishes, sorted mail, done laundry, and I’m about to go to the dump. When is it gaming time?

@AlohaPizzaJack better than what's on my plate. I have way too much to do today and it's already 1:30pm over here. Definitely not enough time for me to finish my stuff. Plus, Im in the lobby of arguably one of my biggest potential customers waiting to meet this guy for a potential big order. I guess that's a good thing. But id rather be gaming myself

@NintendoByNature Blegh. Maybe he’ll just say “Man, I’d really like to just play a game.” Then it’ll be like a delicate balance between letting him win and being competitive, with his purchase order hanging in the balance.
On second thought, that sound terribly stressful. Good luck!

I’m gonna clean the fridge 😑

Anyhow, our local newspaper company now has a literal monopoly on local news.

I live in a mid size town (population about 70,000 or so) north of Kansas City, and we used to get the local ABC, NBC, CBS, & Fox affiliates from KC, as well as a local ABC affiliate here in town that acted as sort of a training station.

Well, not quite a decade ago the local newspaper company obtained the rights to become a Fox affiliate so the local cable company (which they owned at the time as well, though no longer) dropped the KC Fox station. Then a few years ago they obtained the rights to become a CBS & NBC affiliate, so the cable company dropped the KC stations of those, and now they are buying out the local ABC affiliate as well, which will probably render whatever deal they have with the KC ABC affiliate null & void.

As it is now, they play the exact same newscast on their Fox, CBS, & NBC stations, and soon they'll have 4 different stations showing the exact same newscast, with no alternatives. People are not happy.

Anyone here enjoy Deftones?

I'm looking for Boy names with meaning Swallow bird.
I already knew Tsubakuro name.
What other boy names meaning Swallow bird ?

@ReaderRagfish
Oh, thanks. 😁

Someone uploaded this for April Fool's, and I almost had a heart attack when I saw it. Then I checked the date of upload and the channel name. Oof.

I took off today and this coming Monday as well. It's been awhile since I've had a day off and wanted a final weekend of (mostly) fun before I have to start with yard work. Today was mostly spent doing some sightseeing, failed game shopping (I'm considering not using Brickseek any longer), exercising/Pokemon Go, and a bit of reading.

Barring some adulting that needs done tomorrow, most of my weekend from here on out will be devoted to games, sleep, and Tolkien's LotR: The Two Towers. I took a brief break from the book after finishing Book III in it and am now digging through Book IV.

@ReaderRagfish
I'm looking for a suitable name for my Avian Kickboxer (Swallow).
So far, i have given some my Avian Kickboxers such as Arnold for Eagle, Caleb / Calum for Dove, Russell / Corbin / Wolfram for Raven.
And i still need some name suggestion for Swan, Owl, Japanese Crane (I have found name Tsuru but i want to add with another prefix like Tsurugi or Tsuruga or Tsurublablabla ), Woodpecker (not Woody), Albatross, Falcon (not Falco), Blue Jay, Red Cardinal.
I still haven't draw yet the other birds but i have drawn the concept for Eagle, Dove and Raven. I designed Eagle as adult Avian Kickboxer legend + coach (age around 30's), Dove and Raven as Avian Kickboxer apprentice & Senior High School students (Dove = 15 years old, Raven = 16 years old).