LadyCrimson

I used to bicycle/hike/dance (ballroom) a lot, but the older I get the more it takes to keep the balance and I've been sliding, particuarly since I've never been one for regulated exercise and the computer does nothing for cardio. heheh I'm not a nutrition health nut but I do try to balance things out in that area, especially as I age. I still binge on 'bad' foods more than I'd like, tho. :D

Don't know if you did a search on this forum or not, but yeah, other laptop users have had some problems too. http://forums.obsidianent.com/index.php?showtopic=37355&hl= You could try some forum searchs on 'mobility' and 'laptops' as well as catalyst, tho some results will repeat, of course. Luck.

My husband is largely a self-employed contractor and what we mail to the IRS is about an inch thick, unfolded. <_< We have an very good independant accountant, because there's no way we could (or want to) muddle through all of that ourselves, not to mention get past all the legalise to figure out what we can and can't do to make our taxes as painless as possible, especially when those things change in some fairly fundamental way every bloody year. And even with the accountant, obviously, mistakes are made because the law/code is horribly complex and reads like an instruction manual/terms of agreement from hell. The more you make and the more investments/toes you have in financial whindings, the more nightmarish it becomes, even if you're not rich, which we're not. Our 2005 tax stuff is going to be the worst yet.

http://forums.obsidianent.com/index.php?showtopic=39048 I know you're not getting a black screen, but it's probably still related...

Are we talking The Professional Jean Reno? I like his movies sometimes, but interviews I've read turned me off of him pretty quickly. :D As to Chuckie...he's all cheese. hahaha!

Someday there may be a world when the phrase "did you know....is gay" isn't part of the language anymore, because such a thing will no longer be "news." Someday...

Dark Water. Predictable yet somehow, very watchable. I liked it more than The Ring, say. Probably the strong & mature performances in the movie, the fact it was more drama/suspense than 'horror' and the rain/water images, which I always like. Weak ending but that's almost always true.

I guess I don't notice these things because Nikko didn't look distinctively out of place/out of proportion to me. It's interesting to know the artistic background on one of the game's characters. heh. Neat-o. I bet that was a blast seeing yourself on screen like that. :D I'd make a good jawa I think, lol.

Whatever that horrible sci-fi original monster movie was last night. What is it with them and their obsession with giant snakes, insects, etc...and why can they produce decent shows like Gallactica and make such utter crap for movies?

Yeah, I wasn't trying to say Shalit's veiw of the novel/film itself is a 'good one', or the majority view...just that his using of the phrase in question could come from something other than homophobia.

Good enough reason. Still, aren't they both married for much of their relationship? Maybe Shalit is old-fashioned and thinks people shouldn't pursue/have affairs when they're married. Er...yeah...I'll shut up now. heh

Was that directed at me? If so, I don't understand the question...if not...ignore this post.

In this day of political correctness, the ideal of freedom of expression becomes even more seperated from the reality because people are afraid to open their mouths and dance around everything to avoid arguments or being sued. No one wants to be made an example of for a casual remark they barely remember making. I haven't read the book or seen the movie, but reviews I've read of the film suggest one character is more the agressor while the other is more reticient - maybe that reluctance comes from not wanting to come out of the closet & the encounters are always consensual, but it could still be viewed as being 'predatory' in the sense that if the one wasn't agressive about actively pursuing, the relationship would not have continued for so long? But then, like I said, I haven't seen the movie so maybe I'm talking out my ass here... My point I guess is that perhaps Shalit really does view the film relationship dynamic that way and used the term precisely because he figured he'd use it if the couple was hetrosexual, so therefore he deemed it appropriate to use for this movie. I've certainly heard him use such similar phrases before (not that I could quote you specific examples), he's been around a long long time, and he's always had that loud and kind of abrasively quick style, even when he's ga-ga over a film.

Speaking of taxes, it sucks when the IRS mails you (8 months later) saying "thanks for the $21,000 for 2004 but we've looked at your return and want $750 more." Especially when $480 of that is a penalty for not having figured them correctly and not paying that portion on time. They could have mailed sooner, but no, then they wouldn't get as much of a penalty fee. -1,000,000 pts to the IRS.

I downloaded Fate and I have to say...it's fun. Doesn't pretend to be anything other than it is, a mindless yet obsessive hack n slash dungeon game....my new fix for this game genre. So, thanks for that article link, cause I found my new brainless game. And only $20. :D My weekend is all set.

Song ID, please? I liked that one, heh

omg I love that group hug smiliey. I'm such a girrrlllll. :D And Eldar, I liked that review...granted, it was smoochy, but it's nice to see posters softer side once in a while. Now back to the crotch-grabbing!

So, have you tried to, y'know, dismiss the other party members and replace them with Bao right before triggering an influence oppurtunity? I ask because the "never been able to make him..." makes it sound like you've played the game multiple times, hence this could be an option, unless you're really against using such 'tactics'. If you know which encounters bao reacts to, it's as easy to make him a Jedi as the others...just takes a little longer because it can't be done with one conversation. :D

Roast a few sheep & knights for dinner and have a good one.

Prejudice is bad. But so are over-sensitive, over-blown reactions.

Giggle inducing article, Mr. Grinch or not. Also made me want to download Fate, cause I'm an action-RPG ho'....at least when the mood strikes me. Then again, waiting for 130MB even on broadband...maybe I'll go to CostCo instead.

Getting out of bed.

I am Hugh! I saw that. I laughed through most of it.

They're not movies, but I just finished watching the Sci-Fi Friday lineup. Not bad, especially Gallactica.

I wonder what happened to Hugh.