Teacup Cafe XXII - Page 23

durinsbane2244 · 01-25-2008, 10:40 PM

well, because i know you're all sooo interested in my opinions, i just got home from "The Bucket List", and it was amazingly good. so, i'm gonna pull a Spinal Tap and give it an 11 out of 10 rating for goodness, and advise everyone to see it.

Nautipus · 01-25-2008, 10:57 PM

I've heard it was good, I may go see it....maybe.

sisterandcousinandaunt · 01-26-2008, 12:32 AM

Thanks, DB, but no. Jack Nicholson annoys the paint off me, anyway, and i find the premise offensive.

Nautipus · 01-26-2008, 12:39 AM

Really? What about it do you find offensive? ( I dont really know what it's all about, so enlighten me.)

durinsbane2244 · 01-26-2008, 01:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sisterandcousinandaunt

Thanks, DB, but no. Jack Nicholson annoys the paint off me, anyway, and i find the premise offensive.

1. i'm sad to hear that about ol' jack...
2. i too am intrigued...how're you offended?

***Tessar*** · 01-26-2008, 02:04 AM

I tried playing DDR tonight.

O.o OMG that's so freakin' difficult!!!!!!!! You can't just hop on and do it, it takes practice. At least so I assume... I watched a bunch of the guys just... friggin'... bunny hopping all over that pad, but they'd practiced for hours at home apparently. I could barely follow the arrows and move my feet to the right arrow on the pad

.

**Mari** · 01-26-2008, 05:33 AM

I liked Bucket List very much, however I think I can see why someone has problems with the concept.
DDR... wasn't that the dancing thing? I tried that in Japan... I was very, very bad at it.

sisterandcousinandaunt · 01-26-2008, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nautipus

Really? What about it do you find offensive? ( I dont really know what it's all about, so enlighten me.)

Quote:

Originally Posted by durinsbane2244

1. i'm sad to hear that about ol' jack...
2. i too am intrigued...how're you offended?

It sets up life as a series of notches in the bedpost. kwim?

I've known quite a few people nearing death, and even more old people. None of them faced death by running off to Rio. Instead, they called relatives they hadn't spoken to in years, let their spouses know they were NOT cooking Christmas dinner this year, but they'd be happy to eat it, and threw out the pan with only one handle that had been cluttering up their cabinets for 30 years. They called on their pastors, they admired their grandchildren.

I think it's quintessentially young person's POV (particularly if that young person is a baby boomer) to feel that old age is yet ANOTHER excuse for "me time." If you've lived a long life, lost your old friends, maybe a child or two, you face death knowing that it's not your memories that count, but the memories you leave behind. That's been my experience of it, anyway.

I'm sure Morgan Freeman is funny, sky-diving. But I'd be willing to bet that when it's his time to go, he'll be home, visiting with his extended family.

**Mari** · 01-26-2008, 10:54 AM

Not sure if it's a spoiler, but it's my first opportunity for using the tags...

Then you'll be happy to know that he was home when he died, as was Jack.

I think you might like the movie and it's main point, really!
(the next one is definitely a spoiler!)

The movie really wasn't about getting away from your family when you find out you're dying, but about being with your family and being together. That's the lesson the rich guy too, learned from the poor guy.

Plus, Morgan Freeman is great!

sisterandcousinandaunt · 01-26-2008, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mari

Plus, Morgan Freeman is great!

Morgan Freeman is great, and a gentleman, in person. I had the opportunity to meet him.

Also, just for anyone's reference, the spoilers disappear when the quote function is used.

**Mari** · 01-26-2008, 11:42 AM

Hmm, yeah he does seem like one indeed, though impressions can deceive off course. Do you have the opportunity to meet more or less famous people more often, or was this just a one timer?

Did you just found that last one out when trying to quote me?

Nautipus · 01-26-2008, 12:25 PM

Whassup, guys? Sis, thanks for the insight.

**Mari** · 01-26-2008, 12:28 PM

Nothing is up really.

Good morning! (or is it? Darned timezones!)

Nautipus · 01-26-2008, 12:40 PM

It's noon here, gonna get me some foods and clean me house.

You guys have fun, I know I am.

**Mari** · 01-26-2008, 12:44 PM

Did the cleaning part earlier today myself.

And I'm still studying... officialy...
I hate Japanese...

sisterandcousinandaunt · 01-26-2008, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mari

Hmm, yeah he does seem like one indeed, though impressions can deceive off course. Do you have the opportunity to meet more or less famous people more often, or was this just a one timer?

Did you just found that last one out when trying to quote me?

I've met (and occasionally worked with) famous people in a couple of contexts... working in the theatre and politics. Some people are more about being met than others. Mr. Freeman I just met by chance, happening to be at the same occasion. I'm certain he would have NO idea who I am, lol, but that was part of my impression. I was with people who knew him better (and thought highly of him) but he was cordial to strangers, and lots of people, famous or not, aren't.

**Mari** · 01-26-2008, 12:49 PM

I see.

Well, I think I'll go back to staring at my work... and maybe have dinner

See you later!
Here, some happiness in my absence

Grey_Wolf · 01-26-2008, 12:57 PM

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tolkienfan · 01-26-2008, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tessar

I tried playing DDR tonight.

O.o OMG that's so freakin' difficult!!!!!!!! You can't just hop on and do it, it takes practice. At least so I assume... I watched a bunch of the guys just... friggin'... bunny hopping all over that pad, but they'd practiced for hours at home apparently. I could barely follow the arrows and move my feet to the right arrow on the pad

.

Hey Tessar, I have that game for Wii, and you have to do hands as well as feet. It is so fun once you get the hang of it!

BeardofPants · 01-26-2008, 04:01 PM

Holy crap, I can't coordinate my feet, let along my heads. O.o

01-25-2008, 10:40 PM	#441
durinsbane2244 Dreamweaver Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Misty Mountains, where the spirits go... Posts: 3,560	well, because i know you're all sooo interested in my opinions, i just got home from "The Bucket List", and it was amazingly good. so, i'm gonna pull a Spinal Tap and give it an 11 out of 10 rating for goodness, and advise everyone to see it. __________________ Lord, what fools these mortals be! ---------------- We are the music-makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams; World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams: Yet we are the movers and shakers Of the world for ever, it seems. ---------------- Shanti, shanti, shantih...

01-25-2008, 10:57 PM	#442
Nautipus Kraken King Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Under the sea Posts: 2,714	I've heard it was good, I may go see it....maybe. __________________ Being the King of these Beings, This is my Child One of my top ten favorite movies. "You ever try to flick a fly? "No." "It's a waste of time." "Can you see it?" "No." "It's right there!" "Where? "There!" "What is it?" "A crab." "A crab? I dont see any crab." "How?! It's right there!!" "Where?" "There!!!!" "Oh." -Excerpts from A Tale of Two Morons One of the best Global Warming Messages out there

01-26-2008, 12:32 AM	#443
sisterandcousinandaunt Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,535	Thanks, DB, but no. Jack Nicholson annoys the paint off me, anyway, and i find the premise offensive. __________________ That would be the swirling vortex to another world. Cool. I want one. TMNT No, I'm not emo. I just have a really poor sense of direction. (Thanks to katya for this quote) This is the best news story EVER! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26087293/ “Often my haste is a mistake, but I live with the consequences without complaint.”...John McCain "I shall go back. And I shall find that therapist. And I shall whack her upside her head with my blanket full of rocks." ...Louisa May

01-26-2008, 12:39 AM	#444
Nautipus Kraken King Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Under the sea Posts: 2,714	Really? What about it do you find offensive? ( I dont really know what it's all about, so enlighten me.) __________________ Being the King of these Beings, This is my Child One of my top ten favorite movies. "You ever try to flick a fly? "No." "It's a waste of time." "Can you see it?" "No." "It's right there!" "Where? "There!" "What is it?" "A crab." "A crab? I dont see any crab." "How?! It's right there!!" "Where?" "There!!!!" "Oh." -Excerpts from A Tale of Two Morons One of the best Global Warming Messages out there

01-26-2008, 05:33 AM	#447
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	I liked Bucket List very much, however I think I can see why someone has problems with the concept. DDR... wasn't that the dancing thing? I tried that in Japan... I was very, very bad at it. __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

01-26-2008, 02:04 AM	#446
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	I tried playing DDR tonight. O.o OMG that's so freakin' difficult!!!!!!!! You can't just hop on and do it, it takes practice. At least so I assume... I watched a bunch of the guys just... friggin'... bunny hopping all over that pad, but they'd practiced for hours at home apparently. I could barely follow the arrows and move my feet to the right arrow on the pad .

01-26-2008, 11:42 AM	#451
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Hmm, yeah he does seem like one indeed, though impressions can deceive off course. Do you have the opportunity to meet more or less famous people more often, or was this just a one timer? Did you just found that last one out when trying to quote me? __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

01-26-2008, 12:25 PM	#452
Nautipus Kraken King Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Under the sea Posts: 2,714	Whassup, guys? Sis, thanks for the insight. __________________ Being the King of these Beings, This is my Child One of my top ten favorite movies. "You ever try to flick a fly? "No." "It's a waste of time." "Can you see it?" "No." "It's right there!" "Where? "There!" "What is it?" "A crab." "A crab? I dont see any crab." "How?! It's right there!!" "Where?" "There!!!!" "Oh." -Excerpts from A Tale of Two Morons One of the best Global Warming Messages out there

01-26-2008, 12:28 PM	#453
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Nothing is up really. Good morning! (or is it? Darned timezones!) __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

01-26-2008, 12:40 PM	#454
Nautipus Kraken King Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Under the sea Posts: 2,714	It's noon here, gonna get me some foods and clean me house. You guys have fun, I know I am. __________________ Being the King of these Beings, This is my Child One of my top ten favorite movies. "You ever try to flick a fly? "No." "It's a waste of time." "Can you see it?" "No." "It's right there!" "Where? "There!" "What is it?" "A crab." "A crab? I dont see any crab." "How?! It's right there!!" "Where?" "There!!!!" "Oh." -Excerpts from A Tale of Two Morons One of the best Global Warming Messages out there

01-26-2008, 12:44 PM	#455
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Did the cleaning part earlier today myself. And I'm still studying... officialy... I hate Japanese... __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

01-26-2008, 12:49 PM	#457
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	I see. Well, I think I'll go back to staring at my work... and maybe have dinner See you later! Here, some happiness in my absence __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

01-26-2008, 12:57 PM	#458
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	Posting makes the Moot go around the Moot go around the Moot go around, it makes the Moot go around.

01-26-2008, 04:01 PM	#460
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	Holy crap, I can't coordinate my feet, let along my heads. O.o __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

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