You know, interval training is actually quite strenuous. You get your heart rate to 90% and then let it drop for a minute and you have to do it again, you really start dreading the next minute.
I do intervals sometimes for running and biking, and I rarely make it to 10. After about 7 my heart rate just won't come back down with only a minutes rest.
Unfortunately, I think that was also Long, Long Ago...
I know I have to pull the car over every time I hear this song...not that I ever hear it.
Can I diverge from the extremely wealthy and focus on the well off? Because the one thing that really aggravates me is people in extravagant cars. I see people that are likely making six figures, but they're driving something that is probably a years salary, and I know that's not their only car...it makes me shake my head because it's such a tremendous loss of wealth for the individual driving it. Yeah, it's a nice car...but you're in it maybe an hour a day?
These people have the potential to become very wealthy indeed, but they're blowing their cash on a car.
I would state a preference for trimmed. I like giving oral, but if it's too long there's an unfortunate tendency to have a hair sneak up my nostril and it tickles like crazy. From personal experience women can be self-conscious enough without having the guy going down on them backing away and furiously swiping at their nose.
But I've seen many women complain about long hairs that get stuck in the back of their throat, too...quid pro quo.
National Treasure is sitting on my dvd queue as we speak. Never seen Flushed Away or Strictly Ballroom, but it seems I should check them out.
Steve Carrell is extremely funny, but also wonderfully able to show vulnerability in his movies. I really should see Date Night, too.
Get Smart II, please. Yes, I liked Get Smart.
Oh c'mon...how could you not want to meet this Legend in person? Isn't that the point of the cover letter? Wouldn't you at least want to shake this guy's hand, so that in later years you could say "I shook his hand?"
I see quite a few cover letters and resumes, at least I read through this one.
I have a family member that is totally in this category of withholding information. She is diabetic, and frequently avoids giving herself insulin shots or takes half the recommended dosage. Does she tell her doctor this? No. She will not schedule trips to the doctor herself, and less than six months ago she got so sick I had to call the ambulance on her.
Why does she do this? She says she's trying to save money. I tell her that getting sent to the emergency room/getting hospitalized isn't saving her any money at all. It ends up that we accompany her to doctor appointments so that we can at least explain the situation to the doctors, but you really can't force someone to take their medications.
It is an extremely painful situation to see a loved one fail to take care of themselves, and especially when you can't fathom why they're not doing it.
Disagree. You got a game, that's an immediate return on your investment. Publishers aren't just looking for a game, they're looking for a return on their investment. Schafer is actually a great example of this. He makes games that some gamers enjoy, but they're not always profitable. Brutal Legend is a good example of this. I bought the game and didn't like it. I usually love Schafer's games, but not this one. So now have I sworn off all Schafer games? No...but if the publisher didn't get an adequate return, they are unlikely to allow for a sequel (I have no idea how BL ended up doing).
You might not like the game and vow never to buy his games again, this is true. But you are an individual, one person lost is not a big deal. In this circumstance Schafer will be dealing with a Collective, people who expect some amount of input in seeing this game be developed. If he steps on toes here, he's stepping on the toes of his fanbase...and that has the potential to turn little problems into big problems.
When game developers finance a game, they're taking a risk. Gamers financing this game aren't taking a risk, they're getting a game. So who's taking the risk here? Schafer is. If the game sucks, all those people that threw in will be less likely to buy his games in the future. And those people are his bread and butter.
By the way, got Happy Action Theater tonight, played it with my four year old. She totally loved it! My two year old didn't know how to play, but throughly enjoyed shouting "we won!" as it switched to the next game. Worth the ten bucks if you've got young kids.
"With your help I've designed a point and click game...it's called point to the luxury car you want me to buy for myself."
- Tim Schafer (not a quote...yet)
- Tim Schafer (not a quote...yet)
Yes sir, going right now sir. Sorry I haven't done it already, sir (I did give money this morning).
There was an hd remake of Oddworld Stranger? I totally missed that!
It'd be nice if they made mini-figurines of his games (Smurf-size) and doled those out as thank you gifts. Dibs on this!
I miss Peter Moore. And I am one of those 20%ers. I don't have time to play at multiplayer skill level, and I hate (HATE) trash talking d-bags.
Remorseful yes, but for the wrong reasons. Remorseful they were caught, remorseful they've lost credibility, and remorseful they're going to lose donations.
If it's got a pink ribbon on it, it's staying on the shelf. And I'm not losing any sleep over that decision.
Dear Mr. Schafer,
Your games are funny and enjoyable. Here's 30 dollars; thanks for the laughs.
Sincerely,
Gamers
Personally I'm okay with a 13-year old being allowed to make this decision on her own, PROVIDED that a letter is sent out to parents informing them this will be made available to the kids.
My reasoning for this is the "talk". When do you have the "talk" with your kids about sex, birth control, and std's? Because if the school's offering a birth control method to the kids, I want to make damned sure my child is well informed about std's, multiple methods of birth control, and the understanding that a birth control is not a license to screw...waiting for the emotional to catch up to the hormonal (or vice versa) is a smart thing to do.
Really, I think you have the expectation that Gwen dies in this movie. She may not. It's not the Lizard that killed her, remember.
But I think it's unfair to assume that a comic book movie will follow the comic books to the letter anyway. If she's signed up for three movies, wouldn't it be better to keep her alive, keeping comic book readers on the edge of their seats wondering if this is the movie where she dies?
This isn't Harry Potter or Lord of The Rings; Spider Man can (and should) make changes to stay interesting. I really, really like the web shooters and webbing effects; it's a great way of creating their own Spider Man after Raimi's characterization. And I like this Peter Parker too, he's got the right build for the role, he's jokey, he's slightly scary in the costume. I like that.
