Brick Bungalow
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Anyone do scale modeling of cars? Got a bitz box for that? I need two chrome wheels with tires and possibly other random pieces.
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I like the way the uniforms are coordinated with the foliage. Camo!
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On 11/19/2018 at 5:19 PM, jollyork said:
Tower Records in Picadilly Circus was a genuine experience to be had.
The sole survivor now yes?
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1 hour ago, Yarbicus said:
Tower Records or GTFO.
As a former employee I must concur. Tower Records was staffed by people who actually appreciated music and could answers questions substantively. I really miss that.
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10 hours ago, Yarbicus said:
Yeah. I love digital streaming but there was something very special about buying a record.
The issue of money is a throwaway for me. It's really about giving due attention to the art of creating an album. (I realize I'm not telling present company anything they don't know)
Great albums are organized thematically and mastered aurally to be listened to on physical media in a particular order. Some of my favorite records even have instructions for how to adjust the hi fi dials for proper enjoyment. The Flaming Lips released a four disc concept album that required you to sync four discs to play together. Some of this is mere conceit but I do think there is a great deal of critical mass lost when songs are merely assembled by an algorithm on a mobile app. There is an experience informed, I think by the psychological and material commitment of going to a record store, acquiring a physical album and adding to a personal collection.
Also, since I'm in grouchy old fogey mode can I just say how grateful I am to have attended live concert performances before the ubiquity of mobile phones?
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Ah nostalgia. Kids these days just don't understand the joy that was paying for music.
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bitz make everything better.
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I got two on the same day. Weird Al, Polka Party and the soundtrack to Beyond Thunderdome.
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A prayer before dawn.
If you feel like a prison movie without the cliches.. This is a biopic about an english boxer who serves time for drugs in thailand. A lot of it feels like a documentary. There is a refreshing lack of familiar movie tropes . No moralizing. No forced character arc. It just relates a sequence of events. Because there is no deliberate setup the tension feels real. It isn't predictable. There are elements of redemption and victory but they are owned by the characters in a way that feels more authentic than what movies usually do with these situations. It's really good.
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A cute isometric adventure rpg that will appeal to zelda fans. You sail your boat around an archipelago searching for treasure and relics. You will have to backtrack often to complete puzzles and secure items that were not obtainable on the first visit. It doesn't break any new ground... thus far, I'm not finished yet. But it's pretty and well laid out and seems to be free of bugs.
Its out for PC and should be available any minute for switch and ps4.
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Check these guys out. Our shop has done events with them. Good people
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42 minutes ago, Ish said:
I've seen Caligula some three or four times. I've even the "Imperial Edition" re-cut that left out most of the unsimulated sex scenes that Guccione added during post-production to try to make it something more like what Gore Vidal intended... and, frankly, its not a good film. Malcolm McDowell is brilliant, Helen Mirren is fantastic, and Peter O'Toole is... well, he's Peter O'Toole. Nuff said. But, overall, the movie is just bad. Not as horribly wretched as some of the reviews contemporary with its release make it sound, but it's still a relentlessly tacky spectacle from start to finish. Worth watching for cinephiles interested in it as a historical curiosity, since its cross between Grand Guignol and Art Haus will probably never be duplicated. But that's the only reason I'd ever recommend it.
But, holy [big bad swear word], that opening monologue is epic: I have existed from the morning of the world and I shall exist until the last star falls from the night. Although I have taken the form of Gaius Caligula, I am all men as I am no man and therefore I am a God.Caligula would be forgivable if it were just bizarre and profane and a-historical and generally disgusting. The thing that makes it irredeemable is that it takes so much amazing talent and historical context and wastes it. It contains some amazing quotes and isolated performances and takes all the wind from them. Pee Yew.
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Shotcaller.
Solid prison/caper movie. It's hard to love these movies because they are so very common but this is competent in all aspects and good enough that I watched it twice. Probably my favorite aspect was how it utilized actors that you will recognize from other roles but gave them material that broke their type cast pretty decisively. I always appreciate that. Weak points include that it milked every cliche from the prison milieu. No pun intended. The 'first night' sequence is way too familiar by now. My favorite performance is from the wife... its really believable even in the middle of a movie that isn't especially.
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Oh sure.
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Both. Beaverton and Banks.
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17 minutes ago, InfestedKerrigan said:
How big? I can do concrete, but most my experience is at less than 8x8. As such, anything larger I'd encourage sourcing a mud crew to make sure it finishes pretty. 😊
Much larger actually. Do you have experience or referrals for solar?
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I need to pour a lot of concrete in January.
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Get Out.
Not sure what to think about this. A very incendiary idea. I will not detail the plot because it would be impossible not to spoil. It was watchable enough. Insofar as I can tell what the goal was I must say that it did not succeed for me... there was plenty of cringe but no real tension.
The best thing, I think would be to see it and discuss its social implications with people close to you. It's ineffective as a thriller but might be useful as commentary. Several good performances.
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Mods feel free to remove if this is out of place here.
I'm looking to lease or share a workshop space on the west side of the portland area. I'm pretty flexible with terms and could make it very lucrative for the right person. I need a minimum of 400 square feet and access to power. It needs to be dry. Heat and water would be good but I can work without them. No storage units.
No heavy power tools. No caustic chemicals. No spraying.
Ideally I'd find someone who is already established and wanted to double their income and possibly pool other expenses and overhead.
PM if interested or if you have a referral.
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I'll grab the roster. I know the death was apoc'd to a BH... there were two SI's I believe. MVP was number 7.
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Of all the works by both authors this is probably the best fit.
Also, as far as Gaiman adaptations go I will say that the BBC ones are the best because of the stuff they don't do.
I think the trick is to avoid the temptation to compare books and movies.
No question of whether I'll watch this.
It is a pity that Alan Rickman didn't live long enough to play Crowley.
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Lets do it!
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Need to sneak up behind a fortified compound? Attach these giant rubies to your knees! No one will see you coming.