exert positive control over things you can control
Came here to say this exact thing. Getting the initial drive to get up and do something can be hard, but taking charge on something is an effective cure to> feeling helpless on what you can’t
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exert positive control over things you can control
Came here to say this exact thing. Getting the initial drive to get up and do something can be hard, but taking charge on something is an effective cure to> feeling helpless on what you can’t
I think the mundane perspective and ordinary characters were meant to ground the movie. Most kaiju movies follow elite scientists or squads of soldiers so it’s a bit easier to relate to regular people just bumbling around (and a lot cheaper to film).
See, this is what got me into the theater for Cloverfield, I wanted this movie. It’s a bummer I got it in the form of some particularly jittery found footage. I was hoping for something more akin to those goofy disaster movies, but the disaster is a kaiju; not just in tone, but in how it was shot. As you say, some more spectacle would have gone a long way. That, or to really drill down and get into the “human horror” aspect and maybe make the military/authority figures more antagonistic.
All in all, I guess I’m glad Cloverfield succeeded despite my personal feelings because we got 10 Cloverfield Lane which, while not without problems of its own, I enjoyed much more
Similar vein, don’t wash down your sleeping pills with like 4-5 glasses of water
To lump my own personal bitch onto this: liking a thing and bringing it up regardless of conversation or context isn’t a personality
You’re fairly visible with the way your username is (I see you in lots of different communities myself, this may not even be the first time I’ve spoken to you lol) and while it doesn’t matter to me or probably ≥99% of posters/commenters here it also appears you’re a furry judging from instance
It’s unfortunate, but that’s all it takes to get a few losers with too much time to creep and downvote
Also: I look forward to the ER content friendo, I’ll be subscribing momentarily
My favorite type of pizza is “nearby and warm,” though I’ll happily settle for “nearby”
So your stance is literally “human lives are a worthy sacrifice for this endeavor”
Is a home not under the constant annual threat of becoming unaffordable (I’m talking about renting, since you since seem to have reading comprehension difficulties) “too much” for someone to expect to achieve?
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Did you read the article? Could you give a few quotes as to why that is your main takeaway here?
I lie a ton, but it’s dependent on the audience. There are a lot of people (largely work related) I don’t feel like sharing details of my life with so I omit them or simplify them to the point of inaccuracy.
With people I actually know and like I lie very little if at all. It’s mostly for convenience and ease.
Say one thing for Logan Ninefingers…
I reframe it as a reminder that something is temporary. “I only have to deal with this for x more hours/days/whatever” helps me remember that while I gotta be tough now, I don’t necessarily have to be later.
Ramona and Diabeezus
Quit coffin nails five years ago after 15 years. Maybe a couple times a month after work I think about how good a cigarette would be right now
Except maybe ten percent of those times I’ll actually bum one from a coworker and it’s never ever ever as good as I imagine it’ll be in the moment. I bum them less and less because it keeps getting harder to pretend it’ll be as good as it used to
So in essence I guess I actually quit pretty effectively overall
Other users may know this from youtube as the gay screaming cowboy video
Skip to 2:17 for the part you all remember
“You callin my girl fat you piece of shit?!”
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Seconding an electric kettle, even a cheap one was a game changer over not having one at all. Crazy how 99.99% of people I know as an American don’t own one
It’s the only way to be sure.