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Autumn? What is the phenomenon of which you speak?
But seriously it's 83 degrees out right now in Columbia.
Lucky. We're still upper 90's. But we're finally under 100 for the rest of the year. On the down slope!
we actually only got up to 87 yesterday!! the normal high is 98!! But it was stormy, so that doesn't really count.
in other random thoughts, the roommate and I decided we should join a church or something so we can meet people to babysit our little roommate. all our friends are grad school kids and they don't want to give up friday happy hour to feel uncomfortable being responsible for a little human. We have one high school kid we use sometimes, but she is a senior in high school doing senior in high school things, and had to cancel on us for Friday (going to see Spoon!). The main grain in our little slice of whitebread suburbia is Mormon, and who wouldn't trust their kid with a Mormon? But I'm afraid of trying to infiltrate that madness. The heat is on in the snowman household.
Lucky. We're still upper 90's. But we're finally under 100 for the rest of the year. On the down slope!
we actually only got up to 87 yesterday!! the normal high is 98!! But it was stormy, so that doesn't really count.
in other random thoughts, the roommate and I decided we should join a church or something so we can meet people to babysit our little roommate. all our friends are grad school kids and they don't want to give up friday happy hour to feel uncomfortable being responsible for a little human. We have one high school kid we use sometimes, but she is a senior in high school doing senior in high school things, and had to cancel on us for Friday (going to see Spoon!). The main grain in our little slice of whitebread suburbia is Mormon, and who wouldn't trust their kid with a Mormon? But I'm afraid of trying to infiltrate that madness. The heat is on in the snowman household.
I tried that unsuccessfully when Kyle was little. I got lucky and one of his father's exes ended up being his mimi (life is crazy when you have kids) and she was basically my lifesaver. She was the best thing (besides my kid) to come out of my relationship with kid's dad. We are still close to this day, and she is family to us. I hope that you have better luck with the church people than I did, you might want to ask your current sitter if she has recommendations as well.
Just saw a dude walking down the street in a down jacket, complete with furry hood. I know today is the first day of Autumn and all, but it's 76 degrees out right now. Sure, it was a bit chilly this morning but a sweatshirt was all you needed man.
Autumn? What is the phenomenon of which you speak?
But seriously it's 83 degrees out right now in Columbia.
I was up in the Adirondacks this weekend and they had a frost advisory. The leaves are changing (albeit very patchy. Thanks dry summer ). Girls have their North Face jackets out.
Such an awesome show. Can't wait to see how they pick up this season.
I'm excited for this! The one thing I hope is that they are done with him trying to hit on every girl he sees and have some stories about other stuff.
Agreed. Kind of got tired of our protagonist's poor decision making. I hate that sitcomy writing tendency to ignore basic human brain logic simply to create conflict.
But Schaal is wonderful of course and I do like Forte. This season has the potential to be great.
Just saw a dude walking down the street in a down jacket, complete with furry hood. I know today is the first day of Autumn and all, but it's 76 degrees out right now. Sure, it was a bit chilly this morning but a sweatshirt was all you needed man.
That would be me if I were your neighbor. I don't recall ever wearing shorts when I lived in NYC. I usually wear pants during the day at Roo too.
I actually see truck nuts semi regularly. Not so much where I live now, but when I go my hometown and other small towns. I always see a few trucks with all the aforementioned accessories (plus the confederate flag, obviously), when tailgating at our amphitheater.
Truck nuts, the glue that holds Southern and Yankee red necks together.
old post. but deserves attention. truck nutz are all over south dakota, iowa, nebraska.
I'm excited for this! The one thing I hope is that they are done with him trying to hit on every girl he sees and have some stories about other stuff.
Agreed. Kind of got tired of our protagonist's poor decision making. I hate that sitcomy writing tendency to ignore basic human brain logic simply to create conflict.
But Schaal is wonderful of course and I do like Forte. This season has the potential to be great.
I watched the first half of the first season and just couldn't stomach it after that. I couldn't handle his irate attempts at womanizing, either (and january jones - she's a snoozefest). did it get better?
I haven't had Schlafly in a long time. I wish it was available further east, but at least they have limited amounts around NYC. Whenever I am out in downstate NY I go looking for some.
Agreed. Kind of got tired of our protagonist's poor decision making. I hate that sitcomy writing tendency to ignore basic human brain logic simply to create conflict.
But Schaal is wonderful of course and I do like Forte. This season has the potential to be great.
I watched the first half of the first season and just couldn't stomach it after that. I couldn't handle his irate attempts at womanizing, either (and january jones - she's a snoozefest). did it get better?
I was getting completely bored with it, but the last episode was really good. Made me excited to keep watching.
Agreed. Kind of got tired of our protagonist's poor decision making. I hate that sitcomy writing tendency to ignore basic human brain logic simply to create conflict.
But Schaal is wonderful of course and I do like Forte. This season has the potential to be great.
I watched the first half of the first season and just couldn't stomach it after that. I couldn't handle his irate attempts at womanizing, either (and january jones - she's a snoozefest). did it get better?
Similar to you I stopped watching it about halfway through. While I loved the premise, and liked all the actors involved, the writing just drove me crazy and the show just left me feeling anxious. But my wife kept watching it, and told me I needed to tune back in. Glad I did, the finale was good and I'm looking forward to this season.
If you are interested in giving it another shot I recommend just watching the finale from season 1 and see what you think.
Not saying these shows are the same but I had the same no laughing/anxiety inducing effect from the first season of The Office (US), which of course went one to be one of the more brilliant TV comedies, at least until Michael Scott left.
Post by itrainmonkeys on Sept 24, 2015 9:35:41 GMT -5
I loved Will Forte as a dick-ish character. He totally did a lot of messed up things and had minor redeeming bits but overall made the wrong decisions and was selfish. But I loved it from a comedic standpoint. The episode when he tried to write on the billboard to keep other guys from showing up and ruining things and then getting stuck up there to burn in the sun was fantastic. I saw a lot of complaints in reviews about how he's so unlikable but I thought that was the point. He's a dick and just wants to bang a girl after being alone for so long. I really enjoyed the show but I've loved a lot of shows with unlikable characters (Eastbound & Down is a favorite of mine).
Still waiting for a Wavves / Cloud Nothings / FIDLAR / Diarrhea Planet tour
I would be all about that tour. I did just see Diarrhea Planet, but they had locals opening up and one band it was their first gig ever. I am glad that I have seen all play, but all at one show would be the bee's knees for sure!
I really enjoyed the show but I've loved a lot of shows with unlikable characters (Eastbound & Down is a favorite of mine).
I'm also an Eastbound & Down fan, and I agree Last Man on Earth appears to be following a similar path for the protagonist, from dick to redemption (I think its fair to call Kenny's path a path to redemption). The difference is that Kenny f'n Powers is a great, GREAT comedic character, fully realized, totally outrageous, and most importantly absolutely hilarious. And he was all these things right from the first episode of season one. Pretty much every piece of dialogue spoken by Powers is hysterical. So while of course Kenny's actions made me groan, the laughter won out every time. Not to mention his idiocy and complete lack of empathy for others at least had a cause: delusion.
As of this time in the story of Last Man I'm not getting that same fully fleshed out character from Forte. He's just an idiot with zero understanding of whats going on around him (although we catch glimpses of understanding and empathy during rare moments of season 1). Lots of comedy movies try to use this same technique, often with not funny results (I'm looking at you Horrible Bosses).
Having said that, I'll again mention Michael Scott, and note he had very few redeeming qualities in season one of The Office, and similarly just seemed to be an idiot with no comprehension of what is going on around him. After season one I lost count of the number of times Scott made me tear up, and I grew to love him as strongly as I've ever loved a fictional character.
So I know I'm being hard on Last Man at this time, but again I'm pretty excited to see what character development season two brings.
Great news. If CVS starts doing needle exchanges as well; they would be more proactive/progressive in fighting the war on drugs than most local governments.
Even though I'm no longer practicing, I still like to take stock of things on Yom Kippur. Here's what I've decided.
Yeah, I violated some of the Commandments this year. But: (1) only what I consider some of the minor ones and (2) my neighbor's wife is just so damn covetable!
even Jimmy Carter admitted to lust.
Yes. But he admitted to lust in his heart. Mine's somewhere different.
Post by NothingButFlowers on Sept 24, 2015 16:24:05 GMT -5
We have used a dogsitter from rover.com two times. I did not know her before, have no other connection to her, and have no mutual friends with her, and today, Facebook suggested her as a person I might know. I do not care for that.
We have used a dogsitter from rover.com two times. I did not know her before, have no other connection to her, and have no mutual friends with her, and today, Facebook suggested her as a person I might know. I do not care for that.
Post by thepeppers on Sept 24, 2015 16:37:38 GMT -5
Hell of a potential deal right now on eBay for a pair of Bengal/Ravens tickets on Sunday...gotta a feeling though it will get jacked up in the last two minutes. Wish me luck!
We have used a dogsitter from rover.com two times. I did not know her before, have no other connection to her, and have no mutual friends with her, and today, Facebook suggested her as a person I might know. I do not care for that.
Probably through your email
Even though I never got them directly from her? I do have e-mails that came from rover.com that referred to the reservation, but I never exchanged e-mails directly with her.
Even though I never got them directly from her? I do have e-mails that came from rover.com that referred to the reservation, but I never exchanged e-mails directly with her.
Ohh, okay. Yeah, that shouldn't be it.
Perhaps through your phones then? Address book, apps... Depending on privacy setting they can even "connect" people that visit the same locations often. Using hotspots, GPS, etc.
Even though I never got them directly from her? I do have e-mails that came from rover.com that referred to the reservation, but I never exchanged e-mails directly with her.
Rover.com is selling your info.
Or maybe it's possible this person looked up your account on facebook and by doing a search for it and seeing you guys are in the same area it suggested it? I have no clue.
We have used a dogsitter from rover.com two times. I did not know her before, have no other connection to her, and have no mutual friends with her, and today, Facebook suggested her as a person I might know. I do not care for that.
My work partner has repeatedly shown up in mine despite having zero mutual friends. Maybe it's the proximity of our locations so often. "Hey, you log into Facebook on your phones five feet away from each other four days a week. We figure you might have said hello on occasion."
Post by NothingButFlowers on Sept 24, 2015 18:05:25 GMT -5
We actually do live really close together, so it's entirely possible that we are in the same place at the same time sometimes. I usually say no when apps ask for permission to get my location data, but I'm not kidding myself that I've blocked all of that (or that I could if I wanted to, really).
ITM, it is possible that she tried to look me up and it suggested her to me because of that. I think that is a thing it does.
I would love to break up with Facebook, but I'm the worst about keeping up with people, and if it weren't for Facebook, there are several people I genuinely want to keep in touch with that I would probably never speak to again.
We have used a dogsitter from rover.com two times. I did not know her before, have no other connection to her, and have no mutual friends with her, and today, Facebook suggested her as a person I might know. I do not care for that.
My work partner has repeatedly shown up in mine despite having zero mutual friends. Maybe it's the proximity of our locations so often. "Hey, you log into Facebook on your phones five feet away from each other four days a week. We figure you might have said hello on occasion."
"Not annoyed enough by having to spend the workday with this asshole? Add him on Facebook!"
We have used a dogsitter from rover.com two times. I did not know her before, have no other connection to her, and have no mutual friends with her, and today, Facebook suggested her as a person I might know. I do not care for that.
My work partner has repeatedly shown up in mine despite having zero mutual friends. Maybe it's the proximity of our locations so often. "Hey, you log into Facebook on your phones five feet away from each other four days a week. We figure you might have said hello on occasion."
I didn't think about this when I read this post earlier, but it has never suggested I befriend anyone I work with. There is only one person in my office right now that I am FB friends with, and there are lots of people in the office who are pretty close to me demographically, so it's kind of surprising that it hasn't suggested any of them to me.