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Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 2
15 years after the original, we witness Heroin Bob's son grew up a little bit. The movie felt forced at times, usually in scenes involving returning cast members, the rest of them during Heroin Bob's voice over/narration thing. The story itself was really flimsy. While it was nice to see all the returning characters, it's…
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Curse of Chucky
So, I decided to give this a try this weekend. I've only seen about 20 min of Bride of Chucky and haven't seen anything of Seed of Chucky, thought this was a remake, but it turned out to be a continuation. They've changed his face and it moves more now, but it's just disorienting because he ends up not looking like he did…
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The Cabin in the Woods
My wife and I were rewatching this a few days ago, when I had a realization...(spoilers..maybe?) The old guy at the gas station, Mordecai, the harbinger, he is there to warn them that they will die. If they ignore his warning, they are fair game...What happens a few scenes later? The harbinger calls the company and warns…
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New Streetpass Plaza games?
Has anyone bought these? The one game I thought would be the dumbest was the one I ended up getting hooked on, Flower Town. I've managed to grow all 80 plants, but I'm still trying to complete all the jobs with an "Excellent". I've got 1,888,443 soldiers in Warrior's Way but it will be awhile before I can conquer the final…
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3DS Flower Town
I've grown every breed in every color they can grow in. I've completed 30 of the 31 jobs with an "Excellent" raiting, but I'm having trouble getting the last one done. Anyone have any tips on how to grow a tall Birthday Blossom? I've tried pollinating a regular Birthday Blossom with someone holding a tall plant, but only…
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Eureka fans?
My wife and I stumbled on this show thanks to Netflix and decided to give it a try. While the first season was kind of uneven, it was good enough for us to keep going. Boy am I glad we did! After how season 1 ended (and season 2 started), I was surprised I hadn't heard of this show. I thought maybe it was because that…
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Monsters University
Monsters, Inc. is not my favorite Pixar movie, but it's not my least favorite either. That being said, I didn't think the prequel was as good as the original. It was essentially "Revenge of the Nerds" for kids. It does have lots of in-jokes for fans of the original and even hints at an answer as to why the Yeti was…
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Man of Steel (spoilers, don't say you weren't warned)
I'm not really a fan of Superman, but I got free tickets to go see it and really wanted to like the movie. It was definitely entertaining, but it didn't make me any more or less of a Superman fan. I did have gripes, though. After the ad campaign that had Bill Nye vs Kevin Smith vs Mythbusters vs Miayim Bialik, I was hoping…
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Finally met my first Special Mii!
It was through SpotPass instead of StreetPass, so I feel a little cheated, but it means I've finally got the first accomplishment done! So that's 47 done, 31 to go. Most of the ones I have left to do are about getting different regions, countries and filling my streetpass plaza. Anyone else miit Iwata last night?
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Anyone listen to the Buzz?
Been listening for 5 years and finally got through on the Fresh out of bed, Head-to-Head challenge! Completely smoked my opponent, too! Can't wait for tomorrow's game!!!!!
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Bologna suggestions?
I've got 3 go-to sandwiches that I eat 4 days a week for lunch. Tuna, turkey and bologna. The bologna sandwiches are starting to taste a little stale. Here's the current configuration: bread, mayo, lettuce, cheese, mustard, bologna slice, bread. They're starting to taste blah. Anyone have any suggestions as to what I can…
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The New Spider-Man (not the movie)
Has anyone been reading Ultimate Comics Spider-Man? I read where Peter Parker died, and the first 3 or 4 issues of the new kid. I kinda like it. Up until Ultimatum, the Ultimate Spider-Man line was more of a reimagining of the regular Spider-Man storyline, same characters, just different direction. With Parker dead, it…
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Visited my wife at work...
I was getting compliments left and right from her coworkers who hadn't seen me in a while. The best had to be from one of her coworkers who is trying to lose weight. He said "I was thinking I needed to get back on my diet starting tomorrow, but after seeing Tom (me), I'm getting back on it today."
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Movies to Avoid?
What are some horror movies that you thought were just horrible? I've got a few: High Tension (the ending didn't add up) Rest Stop (the whole movie was a jumble. I was so mad, I wanted to call the writer and tell him off. The only movie that's ever pissed me off that much.) Masters of Horror: We All Scream for Ice Cream…
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Coworker NSV!
I coworker I haven't seen since before I started losing weight saw me today. Coworker: Tom? Me: Yeah? Coworker: I barely recognized you. You've lost a lot of weight. Me: Yeah. Thanks. Felt goooood.
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NSV
I was outside smoking at my usual spot. A guy who works for another company in the same building was walking by. He said "Hey, Joe." (that's not my name, but it's what he always calls me, I may correct him someday). He goes to the door to walk in, pauses, looks at me and says "Have you lost weight?" I smiled, said "Yeah."…
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Movie Ages by XKCD
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Cell phone at the movies.
I'm 31, so I can remember life without cell phones. When my parents would go to the movies, they'd be gone for a minimum of 3 hours. In that time, the fridge and pantry were where they always were, so I could feed myself. I was not supposed to seriously injure myself or destroy the house in any way. If I failed in either…
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Christmas jeans
I got a pair of jeans for Christmas and I could not wear them. I could pull them up but I could not zip or button them up. I tried them this weekend and they still didn't fit; they were a bit loose!
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NSV--A coworker noticed!
None of the coworkers I've seen every day have noticed a difference (or, if they have, they haven't said anything). Today, a coworker who had been out for about a month returned and the first thing he said when he saw me was "You've lost some weight, haven't you?" Feeling very good.
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Whedon Trivia
I just found out yesterday that a bar in Houston called The Maple Leaf is doing Whedon trivia tomorrow night. Just thought I'd put the word out in case there's anyone else in this group that lives in Houston. I've never done bar trivia before, but I've been wanting to for awhile and this looks like it'd be right up my…
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Question about ranters...
I've been using MFP since January but didn't start looking at the boards until last month. Does it seem like there are some people who are on the boards just to complain? I've seen one person start two topics in the past two weeks, one had a condescending title that was more or less putting down anyone who wasn't losing…
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Cheat day/meal?
I'm curious as to what people mean when they refer to a "cheat day" or a "cheat meal." Do you not count the calories for that day or that meal? Once (sometimes twice) a week I have a meal from Taco Bell that I know is more than I should be eating. =0/ I consider that my cheat meal, but I still log all the calories and…
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NSV from my son
My 8 year old gave me a hug and said "You've gotten so skinny! I can reach my arms all the way around you now!" That was so awesome to hear.
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Anyone watch The Biggest Loser (previous seasons)?
They're available on Netflix now and I've been using them to motivate myself ("If that jerk can do it, I definitely can!" sort of thing). Just wondering if anyone else watches it, I'm currently on seaason 7.
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My journey so far...
I've been overweight since I was 10 years old. I was pushing 200 by the time I was a sophomore in high school. The summer before junior year I dropped about 20 lbs the wrong way. I wasn't eating, instead I'd down a 2 liter bottle of coke a day. By 2000, I'd gotten up to 240 and stayed there for a few years until I joined…
