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I just started and finished watching Breaking Bad
UConn James replied to The Poojer's topic in Off the Wall Archives
I'm guessing that Walt can't exactly tell Skyler about this w/o getting a little red in the face vis. her argument that violence is inherent in Walt's new business, hence her wanti 'Flynn' and the baby to stay with Hank and Marie. I mean, while I dislike Skyler and her idiot methods, you can't disagree with her essential premise. Walt, for some reason, is ineptly trying to sell that from now on, little or no bad will happen and death won't be linger around... either that or he thought he could divorce the violence now that he's in charge, flying in the face of everything that had happened in the past year. This incident is going to have to make him rethink this. We revisit a little bit of the neuroticism and obsessiveness of "Fly" as Walt keeps pumping until even aft the train starts moving, despite the protestations of EVERYONE else involved. MIke saying to get out of there? Wave him off. Walt wants 1,000 gallons and 1,000 gallons he shall get no matter what it may risk or whom it may hurt. Not 900 gallons, not 990 as the guys get back in the train engine. One thousand! I'm Walter White slash Heisenberg, B word! Walt gets more and more erratic. And because Mike has guys to pay, risks are taken. One day, everthing will not magically fall into place. Walt is headed toward a bad end. Skyler has said she's in it with him. In my vision for how the series will conclude, I had thought before about Hank and Marie winding up taking care of the kids. More than a couple of days, tho and questions will be asked and Hank's antenna is going to go up no matter how Walt tries to fool him with the act. Chekov's Gun. If there's a gun visible on the set, it will... or should, according to this style of scripting/playwriting... have a purpose or be used in the story. WRT Newsroom and Sorkin... that's usually the point in a series run where he gets busted for cocaine. -
I just started and finished watching Breaking Bad
UConn James replied to The Poojer's topic in Off the Wall Archives
Wow. -
The Olympics Thread | London 2012
UConn James replied to UConn James's topic in Off the Wall Archives
That last bit was Rio de Janerio's opportunity to give an intro to their Games in 2016. They picked a Carnival theme, obviously. As with the Opening Ceremony, this one racked of The Individual. And especially the British Singer Individual. In retrospect, I can't say that I'm all that impressed. The Olympics isn't a concert. You know? Just a thought. -
Big Sis sued for Sexual Discrimination
UConn James replied to /dev/null's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Actually, it sounds more like she was trying to say that so loudly into the phone in the hopes that his wife was near enough to hear. Not much better way to really f--- over a guy's life than something like that. -
Big Sis sued for Sexual Discrimination
UConn James replied to /dev/null's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
I can't speak for BFBF, but for me, it's the word "LESBIAN" that's stamped across her forehead. Not that there's anything wrong with that. (And I really mean that.) -
[closed]Sheena Easton to be NFL referee!
UConn James replied to DallasBillsFan1's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
The ref's name is Shannon Eastin. And this already has a thread. -
The Olympics Thread | London 2012
UConn James replied to UConn James's topic in Off the Wall Archives
Oh, right. Rebeka(? She uses a weird spelling) Brooks. Then again she's not hot. And I think she may be in jail. Both of those facts probably wouldn't be enough to scare off Pooj, tho. -
The Olympics Thread | London 2012
UConn James replied to UConn James's topic in Off the Wall Archives
Oh, and Poojer, was it Karen Gillan or Rose Leslie? That's pretty much my knowledge of British isle redheads.... -
The Olympics Thread | London 2012
UConn James replied to UConn James's topic in Off the Wall Archives
Holy moly!! -
For all the COOL stuff Nike makes....
UConn James replied to Booger's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
From the step forward they took with re-design last year, that took it a step back. The collars look like stevestojan. Nike can think they're an avante-garde but time and time again has proved they're not. 'Oh, the wide collar will be mostly hidden once the uniforms are on the field,' they said. I'm going to live with the mentality that it's a tribute to Kent Hull's neck-roll. If I were to get a jersey now, it would be a throwback. -
I just started and finished watching Breaking Bad
UConn James replied to The Poojer's topic in Off the Wall Archives
From Sage's write-up: It would be at this point that, if I were Walt, I would have said something like... You've now shown that you have a propensity toward a suicidal state with rock-solid witness Hank. with me and I will end you with a few dozen sleeping pills. I come home from the car-wash and... Oh my... you're dead on the couch. with me just once. Walt's problem here is his sentimentality in the face of this threat and that he's still trying to play out that he's doing all of this for his family and the $ and that everything can be hidden/lied about/explained/rationalized and on the outside, at least, be the same as it ever was. But yeah, points of parallel with the pilot. Among them are Walt's and now Skyler's naivete on how the game of chess is played. Her level of scheming is right up there with "fugue state." One thing I don't get is... what is Walt's cover now for where he is all the time? Count me as another who's a little disappointed so far. I seriously hope it gets better than covering the last tracks from the Fring operation, tinkering with a new meth set-up, a weak-streamed pissing match between Walt and Mike, and dealing with a stupid/psycho wife. -
And if justice actually were served, this POS would have been permanetnly off the streets after the first rape. Sex offenders do not rehabilitate.
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Who should the VP pick for Romney be?
UConn James replied to WorldTraveller's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Who should he pick? Gov. Susanna Martinez from NM. She was on the record early this year that she will absolutely not accept a VP nod no matter who is the nominee. Sucks, b/c I really think she makes a great executive in terms of actually getting things done where there is agreement, working with anyone who shows up, but not abandoning her positions to do it. She will be speaking at the GOP convention. I hope it's a springboard for national politics in her future, as it's been for others. She will be a great voice for the party whenever she decides it's time. Who will he pick? My thought was on Portman up until yesterday, just based on electoral college reasoning and what I've seen. And then McDonnell came out with a hell of an op-ed on the White House's changes to welfare that gut the work requirement and provide another pipeline for public dollars to go to Obama's core constituency where they don't have to lift a finger. So the question becomes partly Ohio or Virgina? Then it becomes who's going to bring the baseball bat when it's time to go behind the woodshed? I dunno. Either one or even another candidate might do fine. But I like that McDonnell is showing some chops and is not afraid to lay it on in the national media already. -
Kinda sucks that after the brilliant 2001 and 2010 were done, nobody's touched these other works for film. Tgreg? C'mon!!! Tom Hanks wanted it all those years ago... and with what they can do now, these could be pretty awesome given the right treatment.
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Romney opens 5 point lead over Obama
UConn James replied to DaveinElma's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
I believe he's refering to the NYT's machinations. Link Altho, seeing that they weight their own/CBS and PPP with the highest regard and discount Purple Strategies and a Rasmussen that IIRC hit it all along in the Wisconsin recall and in most of the primary voting states... this tells me that they think their own stevestojan doesn't stink. One thing they do have right is Ohio being perhaps the most important state in this election. Which makes Romney's selection of Rob Portman very likely both from a standpoint of getting the best person for a running mate and lending some help in the electoral college, given that Portman won there with ~60%. Whether it can boost the numbers is one thing. The VP announcement is when an opposition candidates' campaign really starts. Romney hasn't spent terribly much yet considering his challenger position and Obama has blown a wad. -
The Olympics Thread | London 2012
UConn James replied to UConn James's topic in Off the Wall Archives
Four weeks after getting bounced by Federer in the Wimbeldon final, Murray trounces King Roger in straight sets: 6-2 6-1 6-4. Link Wow. If it were up to you, which would you rather have? A Wimbeldon title or an Olympic gold? (Disregarding the money... or then again, what the hell, if it's because the money, say so.) -
NBC's Poorly Timed Commercial
UConn James replied to ExiledInIllinois's topic in Politics, Polls, and Pundits
Where are the protests? Where is Al Sharpton? (Oh, that's right. Making $ by squaking gibberish on MSNBC.) JUSTICE FOR GABBY!!!!! -
The Olympics Thread | London 2012
UConn James replied to UConn James's topic in Off the Wall Archives
Yeah, that's what was on the schedule and that's what Costas said it would be on last night. The men's final --- a re-match of the Wimbeldon final of Federer-Murray --- is tomorrow at 9 a.m. eastern on NBC broadcast. Doesn't look like the women's final was worth watching anyway: 6-0 6-1. -
It's really hard for me to get interested and watch events where the winner isn't determined by clear goals, electronically / photo- or videographically proved times or finish-place. Add humanity to the judgement mix and watch everything go to stevestojan, either by corruption or incompetence. In diving, for example, when you see a score of 6.5 next to a score of 9.5... something's wrong with the human system. And my unease isn't mollified by "throwing out" the two highest and two lowest scores --- that's just an admission from the IOC that judges' scores are either corrupt or incompetent. What I don't get is... they have computer programs that analyze each movement, the arcs, can measure feet coming apart, etc. In international sport, money talks even easier than in league sports around the world because it adds a whole new dimension to the corruption. Vote-buying scandals for host-nation committees, kickbacks, referee-bribery are rife. To go along with the general corruption in European society, FIFA is among the worst.
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Happy birthday to UConn James and BillsFanNC!
UConn James replied to LeviF's topic in Off the Wall Archives
Tom Brady is the legend, Marv and NC are the greta fellas and I'm the homo. Wait.... -
Not just that, EII also thinks that Congress has/should have the right to publicly release those tax returns without permission. (I'm assuming that by "to that person's prospective employer" EII means the American voters.) Wow. Just.... Wow. Romney's reason.... it just brings on more "But... but... but... Don't vote for him! He's RICH!!! When he was a CEO, he earned money!!! And then, he had it paid to him in such a way that he didn't have to pay as much tax. EVILLLLLL!!" Truth be told, from the top of my head, I can name a string ing BASEBALL PLAYERS who made more money in ONE contract (not including endorsements or anything else) than Romney did in 20 years in business.
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Happy birthday to UConn James and BillsFanNC!
UConn James replied to LeviF's topic in Off the Wall Archives
Merci beaucoup. ... and to Mr. Marv Levy! What's he, approaching 90 now? (Tom Brady, too. But she gets no well-wishes from me.) -
Looks like someone didn't know enough to call Winston Wolfe.
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Somebody tell Fitz he didn't get the memo...
UConn James replied to eball's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Chan went to the pass at some very inopportune situations last season. Like 3rd/4th-and-1 situations. I don't get why you do that with the kind of backfield we had/have. It's nice to hear that there's some emphasis on the run here in camp, but I still need to see that Chan gets this during the season rather than getting caught up in using the WRs so damn much.