Anyone ever play the movie game? (Name a film, then an actor in that film, then another film that actor was in, etc. without ever repeating any.) I used to play with friends, but now don't have any that will. :/ I remember one thread that went for WEEKS. We had a spreadsheet by the end to keep track of what had already been said. We = dorks.
Yeah, LogEx, exactly like that, except without the need to get to any specific point in a limited time. Six Degrees stresses me out (though we used to do that too, but not with Kevin Bacon - just pick two people and see how many close we could get them). How do you do it with music?
- Jandy
Rick Moranis, Ghostbusters. (gonna put the previous one in, so we don't get confused if there are overlapping comments.)
- Jandy
Jandy, either find a path from one song to another (via artist, title/cover, bandmates, etc., valid parameters to be agreed upon), or string together a playlist by changing only one element each step.
- Tinfoil 2.0
What's the penalty for getting one wrong?
- Tinfoil 2.0
Uh....we never had one. We just went back to the last correct one when someone called us on the wrong one.
- Jandy
Can we do tv shows, too? Because then I can play!
- Lis
By the strict rules, no - only movies, and only actors/actresses. We used to play house rules, though, that let us do TV shows if necessary and other crew if necessary. Not, like, going on IMDb and using the third grip, but you know, directors/screenwriters, that sort of thing. Well-known people. I have no problem with using TV shows, but I'd like not to get stuck in TV world - i.e., use TV actors who also have decent movie credits.
- Jandy
Zoe Saldana - Crossroads (Please let me be remembering this right, I can't lose on my first turn!)
- Joe "Brrzzzzzzt" Pierce
IMDb vindicates you, Joe. But I don't know the film, and I'm not clicking through and cheating, so let's see if someone else knows what to follow that with.
- Jandy
I've never seen it, but I looked up Zoe after Star Trek...for research
- Joe "Brrzzzzzzt" Pierce
Uh-huh. Is that what they're calling it these days?
- Jandy
Oh man, if we were doing TV shows I would have an awesome one...someone else can field the next Troyer flick though...2 easy ones come to mind immediately.
- Joe "Brrzzzzzzt" Pierce
Way to go, you picked potentially the only person in the film that I couldn't immediately think of a follow-up for. Especially if we're allowing TV shows. See if someone else can, though.
- Jandy
I can think of at least 3 right off hand! But the one I would use probably Would kill it dead.
- Joe "Brrzzzzzzt" Pierce
Joe, yeah he takes on a bet, with his friends for Lent, it goes up on the internet and he falls in love with a girl who is a net nanny, so she eventually finds out.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
Sam Rockwell - Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
- Jandy
Drew Barrymore - Donnie Darko. [And with that I'm out for the night; see y'all tomorrow! Feel free to keep going, I'm curious to see how long this can go.]
- Jandy
Vincent Price- The House on Haunted Hill (b/w)
- Jenthemum
LOL - you guys did a lot while I was sleeping and gallivanting around town today. Not to be strict, but I think we need to go back to Mary McDonnell, because we already used Independence Day. (Also, Goldblum's The Fly and Price's The Fly are two different films.) Unfortunately, I can only go to a TV show from Mary McDonnell unless I cheat. Anyone else?
- Jandy
What was that one she did with Robert Redford?
- Bonnie Foster
I know.......Mary McDonnell - Sneakers!
- Bonnie Foster
Haha, does that mean I can safely go Sneakers - Robert Redford?
- Jandy
Sure! Robert Redford - Butch Cassidy and the Sundown Kid.....oops.....Sundance
- Bonnie Foster
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - Paul Newman
- Jandy
[doesn't want to do Witherspoon because she wants someone else to pick a certain movie so she can go do the next one; but the likelihood of this all working as planned is miniscule, so....carry on]
- Jandy
>.< I can name 3 tv shows he has been on, but no movies that aren't named Pulse.
- Joe "Brrzzzzzzt" Pierce
DAMNIT, we were counting you to get us out of this! I did look him up to make sure he wasn't a dead end, and he's been in two or three well-known films.
- Jandy
Shall we allow a TV show? I know of at least one that will get us back into movies quickly.
- Jandy
Yeah, that's about the only way to do it at this point. Unfortunately, I don't know anything about The Hole, so I can't continue this from here anyway. :)
- Jandy
I brought it back up. I think I found it by looking for either Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt. Noticed Scarlett hadn't come up with a quick find.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
I have heartbreaking news. I've been asked to relay that the amazing person we know here as carlotta fancypants aka extra super cutie passed away in her sleep in the early morning of Friday, July 23, 2010. I do not have many details to pass along. I can say she was not physically well for some time. I do know this world lost something and grew a...
Sad, sad news. One of the bright stars of my friendfeed experience, as I'm sure she was to all who knew her in real life. I hope that final dream was peaceful. Rest in peace, carlotta super cutie.
- JCunwired
from Android
Oh my God... :( I don't even know what to say. My condolences.
- Penguin
from iPod
I am so sorry…. My most heartfelt condolences to her family and friends. We were the most casual of acquaintances, but I always knew she'd make for a best friend. She was a lovely person and will be sorely missed. Farewell, Carlotta.
- Moody (Sweet FA 4 Life)
I was just looking at her flickr pics. She looks like she was a lovely person. I'm sad I didn't get to know her other than a few threads I remember seeing her reply to. RIP :(
- Tamara
Roll call...this can be great if we all participate. Add yourself to this shared map. I created a placemark on the 2 major intersections near where I live.
- Mark Krynsky
Mo, I'm a newb to the shared maps stuff, but I turned on collaboration and allowed anyone to edit the map. There should be an edit button and then you can add a placemark.
- Mark Krynsky
Robert bought me a new house in the northern suburbs.
- Andrew Trinh
@Bec...nice. You are the first brave female on here.
- Mark Krynsky
Cool idea, Mark! I was thinking something like this would be fun the other day. Duly added myself - or at least the nearest big intersection. ;)
- Jandy
Mousing over the usernames shows your Google profile info...cool.
- Mark Krynsky
I marked a bus stop near my house. But not TOO near. :)
- Nine
If you haven't yet...go add FriendFeed to your Google Profile...it will then auto-discover and allow you to add a ton of other profiles you have.
- Mark Krynsky
Thanks for the profile tip - I hadn't updated it since I moved here!
- Jandy
Thanks guys. This is coming along nicely. It's great to have as a resource to see where everyone is from. Hopefully this can become a standard feature on FF one day.
- Mark Krynsky
Canterbury, Melbourne, Victoria added
- Duncan Riley
Current count: 13 US, 11 Europe, 3 Australia, 1 Middle East. Happy to see many others add themselves overnight. Hoping more will continue this.
- Mark Krynsky
I've read the instruction and still don't see the button thing to add myself. I'm feeling pretty stupid right now.
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@Jill, make sure you are logged into your Google account and then click on the edit button above the list of names already on the map. You will then see the pushpin in the upper left hand side of the map.
- Mark Krynsky
Added. Seems like there are a lot of us in the Bay Area...we must do a get together at some point.
- Neal "thePuck" Jansons
@Neal yea, we really need a FriendFeed meetup. I might be up there for Web 2.0 in March...or we can have one at SXSW if a large number of us are going. Let's plan and get the Upcoming page going.
- Mark Krynsky
@Mark Not gonna make SXSW, but am definitely down for working on an FF get together. March is long enough away to make sure plenty of people have time to plan ahead. I added you on Upcoming so we can start coordinating it. Anyone else interested/want to help set this up?
- Neal "thePuck" Jansons
Maybe we can talk Paul & Bret into letting us invade the FF offices for a meetup in conjunction with Web 2.0? That would be sooooo cool!
- Mark Krynsky
Pinned! sheesh this just cost me 1/2 hour of time as I scrolled thru all the folks :)
- bear (aka Mike Taylor)
Except for Bret, there are no FriendFeeders on the penninsula between San Jose and San Francisco. So much for Silicon Valley early adopters.
- Ryan Kuder
Cluelessness alert! I'm not seeing how to add my pushpin!
- Hutch Carpenter
For some reason whenever i use google maps in creation-mode, it defaults to some other maps I've used, not the one I'm trying to access - ah, figured it out. Had to de-activate some other collaborative maps
- anna sauce
Added. What a great way to see who's on FF in Austin, TX!
- Carter ♥ HTML5
After the claim that http://friendfeed.com/rahshee... wouldn't start a meme, I had to at least give it a try. This is mildly better to look at than the original that the lickers came from (you know which image I'm talking about, I refuse to link to it).
I knew the "Remove It Permanently" Firefox addon would come in handy.
- Sue - Friendfeed is best
Since I can't hide this by going to "My discussions" page, I'm commenting now so it'll appear in my home page with the "Hide" Link! #smartiam
- directeur
Only about 1040 more comments to go until we overtake the original!
- Andy Bakun
Bonnie, who has the talent? I hope you're not referring to me, this is the shittiest photoshopping (well, GIMPing), I've ever done. That being said, I spent way too much time on it when I did it.
- Andy Bakun
Andy could probly supply source for the Rah chest..
- Joe The Sausage
I will acknowledge I got it off friendfeed, but the assertion of who's it is is not legitimately authenticated. We're gonna have to see a Certificate of Authenticity for this chest.
- Andy Bakun
In 1986, on Usenet, the "Longest thread ever" post debuted. It was kept going continuously for over eight years. How long, I wonder, could a FriendFeed post be kept going? This is just a place for random posts to go. Think of it as a long slow chat room that will never die. Topics vary.
- Stephen Mack
Sure, why not? This one. This one... FOREVER.
- Stephen Mack
Not very long. Unfortunately, unless they've fixed it, threads tend to disappear from the friendfeed radar after a certain length and length of time. Even ffholic stops cataloging them properly.
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
But if I or others kept bumping it...
- Stephen Mack
You are correct, Steve, but it's now too late, the train has left the station and it's unstoppable. The best I can do is add ASCII graphics to the initial post and the first comment.
- Stephen Mack
Georgia and Stephen - I think you both are under the miss-assumption that crazy can not also be awesome.
- Rachel Lea Fox
Crazy is to awesome as fish is to bicycle?
- Stephen Mack
A fish on a bicycle is totally crazy awesome!
- Rachel Lea Fox
An orange, because a vest has no sleeves.
- Stephen Mack
Continuing to edit the title is a nifty idea. I'm sure there all kinds of clever things that can be put there on a Friday afternoon.
- Steve and 3 other people
I hope so. Because keeping this thread alive is my newest hobby.
- Stephen Mack
I'd say "longest" in this case means the thread that has the largest # of comments.
- Stephen Mack
Micah, those are indeed some very very long threads.
- Stephen Mack
You should add subjects to the title and change them now and again. give us something to discuss, and as soon as one subject starts to get boring, change it.
- Rachel Lea Fox
Good idea -- I was trying to a little bit (bacon, bel air, xzibit so far) but will be more explicit.
- Stephen Mack
Drive carefully Alex, and tip your wait staff. What are you all doing this weekend?
- Stephen Mack
Going to a party in the city tonight. House chores tomorrow, and then Beer league softball sunday.
- Dario Gomez
Visiting family in Crystal River, maybe see some manatees, and finally finishing our never-ending kitchen cabinet update.
- adf
Random bump, 'cause this needs to become # 1.
- Dario Gomez
6:30am Saturday is a perfectly reasonable time for two small children to wake up and want to go to the zoo. Absolutely. Anyone know any 24-hour zoos?
- Stephen Mack
Watching the cat attack my husband's feet while he tries to fix the armchair.
- Kate Schmidt
cat attacks are awesome!!!! good plans.
- Rachel Lea Fox
no 24 hour zoos I know of, unless you build on in your house. my sister seems to be working on one. SF zoo has some great baby animals now though!
- Rachel Lea Fox
We have a birthday picnic and then working on Kevin's office!!! plus some gardening.
- Rachel Lea Fox
Best man at my friend Matt's wedding, in N. Carolina.
- George S.
What kind of tacos were they, and how many did you have?
- Stephen Mack
Just ground beef tacos, but I spiced them from scratch, not a mix. I had two and some homemade refried beans. I've had a tummy ache for a couple of days, though, so I haven't eaten much other than tea and toast lately. The delicious spicy tacos were a bit shocking to my tum.
- Kate Schmidt
Talking about tacos, I think I'll be having some after my softball game today.
- Dario Gomez
You should just post your status message updates here instead of to twitter. Who needs a whole website when you've got a single post on FF?
- Steve and 3 other people
1625 comments, that'll take a while to beat. No problem. Slow and steady.
- Stephen Mack
Man it was hot this weekend. How hot was it? It was so hot, my cat had to lie under my _______.
- Stephen Mack
You will have to explain the match game.
- Dario Gomez
1625 comments over 8 years? I don't think it'll be that hard.- oops missed that was for FF. Sorry. I think we can do it.
- Dario Gomez
Of course we can do it. As for The Match Game: You are part of a panel, filling in the blank in that sentence, and trying to match the pre-written answer.
- Stephen Mack
Well it's a spare the air day. But I bet there's another reason the day is special.
- Dario Gomez
The thing I hate most about hot weather is not being able to sleep well at night. TOO HOT!!! Can someone bring back the late-90's Bay Area weather? I like my 67 degree evenings, please!
- Steve and 3 other people
Agreed. apperently it's suppose to rain this weekend as well. It's so wrong. It's not suppose to rain until September at the earliest.
- Dario Gomez
I think we should discuss other threads in this threads. Like, how it sucks that Stephen has pink eye (get better soon.) And how now is the time scam Georgia. :)
- Dario Gomez
Hey Georgia -- I talked to the doctor and apparently the only way my eye is going to get better is if you buy me some special $83 medicine. Please help!
- Stephen Mack
Ok, thanks for the heads up Dario, now I'll know to say no to you!
- Georgia
And yes Stephen, since it's your birthday, I'll buy you $83 eye drops :)
- Georgia
When have I ever asked for anything? :)
- Dario Gomez
Hey, why isn't anyone posting to this? Post your excuse for not posting. :)
- Dario Gomez
ummm... I haven't seen it pop up lately!
- Rachel Lea Fox
I can't decide, do I like it cool and breezy, or hot and sunny? They both actually have their good points. I like the hot weather because it's pool weather. I like it cool and breezy because it's more comfortable at mid-day. I like it when it's hot enough to eat dinner outside, but I don't like it so hot that it's still 80F in my bedroom at midnight.
- Steve and 3 other people
I said no more rain until September. I might have been wrong.
- Stephen Mack
I know we need rain, but I always think it's strange when there's any rain between May 1st and September 1st.
- Dario Gomez
I couldn't handle Seattle weather. Got enough of that growing up in England.
- Stephen Mack
YAY rain! My garden will appreciate the rain!
- Georgia
New topic (4/29, 11:45am): Have you ever broken a limb? If so, when and how?
- Stephen Mack
Yes, my left arm, at age 10, while tight rope walking the parallel bars at the playground behind my grandparents house. I went back and forth 10 times before falling on my arm. AND it was my grandfather's birthday. Also fractured my shoulder blade, not sure that really counts as a limb though. (edit - didn't break the shoulder blade, I must have been having a brain fart moment)
- Rachel Lea Fox
Never broken, but I did chip a chunk of bone off of my elbow, to me that counts!
- Georgia
Gymnastics. I fell forward off of the uneven bars and put my arms out to catch myself. In doing so I dislocated my left elbow, and it chipped the bone when it was relocating itself... OUCH!
- Georgia
eeek, sounds painful. I broke three fingers in my right hand playing basketball in college, but otherwise have not broken any bones.
- Stephen Mack
This lame in comparison. I broke my toe jumping off the top bunk of my bunk bed when I was 7 or so. The bad part was my parents didn't believe me for a couple of days. The worst part, all the doctor did was tape it to the toe next to it and I was fine.
- Dario Gomez
Sorry to change subject, but who's watching wolverine this weekend?
- Dario Gomez
I saw it on Sunday. Awful, just awful. I'll write a review for my blog, but I had low expectations that were not met. Bad special effects, bad story, bad acting -- this movie fizzled on every level for me.
- Stephen Mack
So, the question is: Was Wolverine worse than X-Men 3? Now *that* was a bad movie. :)
- Steve and 3 other people
I didn't think X-Men 3 was very good. But I think Wolverine is far worse. On the 0-100 scale, X-Men 3 I'd give like a 38 or so, and Wolverine a 23.
- Stephen Mack
Wolverine was ok to me. Not great, but entertaining....
- Georgia
so how many people have already lost the summer blockbuster competition?
- Steve and 3 other people
No one yet! It could all go downhill from here...
- Stephen Mack
I already lost. Wolverine will not be rated well. :( Oh well next year. Wolverine was a good action flick with the required elements to try to explain what happened to wolverine. So I agree with Georgia's statement, not great but entertaining.
- Dario Gomez
I'll be seeing Star Trek this weekend with my parents. I have to say, of all the upcoming summer releases, this is the one I'm most looking forward to.
- Stephen Mack
Was glad to take my parents to see it, definitely enjoyed it a lot. Despite some plot quibbles (and what would a trek movie be without those?), it's an extremely well-made and likable movie with a charismatic cast and plenty of summer popcorn thrills.
- Stephen Mack
Agreed! I'm not a Star Trek person, and I really enjoyed the movie. It's just a good summer action film!
- Georgia
I loved it. i hope to see it again, though next weekend i'm going to see wolverine, even though its not supposed to be that good.
- Rachel Lea Fox
Dario, just go see it! Rachel, I really was disappointed in Wolverine, but it has its moments. Set your expectations low -- no, lower -- no, lower than that. A bit lower. Not THAT low! There. Right there.
- Stephen Mack
Wolverine was good. Just think of it as a mindless action flick and it'll be fine.
- Dario Gomez
So who's going to see Angels & Demons this weekend?
- Stephen Mack
I was thinking about it... is it supposed to be good?
- Georgia
I hate this thread and having to click 'more' to open it and then scroll down 10000 lines. Hiding. :(
- Ken Gidley
Georgia, it has 51% positive reviews on RottenTomatoes, so, no, sadly it doesn't look to be very good. Ken, I hear you on that. It is a bit annoying. But for science, I will soldier on to make this the longest thread in FF history (no matter how long it takes).
- Stephen Mack
So, did anyone see Angels & Demons?
- Stephen Mack
Seriously? After the DaVinci Code, why would I? DaVinci was even bad by my "airplane movie" standards, which are pretty low.
- Steve and 3 other people
I thought DaVinci was passable. Tom Hanks is usually watchable, and there was interesting scenery if nothing else. I'm very surprised that Angels & Demons beat Star Trek last weekend (http://www.the-numbers.com/charts..., $46 million to $43 million).
- Stephen Mack
Woah, new Terminator only got 31% on Rotten Tomatoes? (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m...) I knew it'd wouldn't score high, but didn't expect it to be THAT low. I'll see it tonight anyway though...
- Stephen Mack
I'm glad you posted to this. I haven't been able to find. And I will reiterate. Lower expectations makes for better movie experience. (well at least I hope so.)
- Dario Gomez
Why isn't anyone posting to this thread?
- Dario Gomez
Good question! Anyone going to see UP this week? Maybe I should switch topics. Of the summer blockbusters, so far I've seen Wolverine, Star Trek, and Terminator, but not Angels & Demons (3 for 4). I give Star Trek a 4/5, Termination a 3.5/5, and Wolverine a 2/5.
- Stephen Mack
I will hopefully see UP next week, I'm really looking forward to it!
- Georgia
How do you like the Diaper showings? Is it possible to really watch the movie?
- Stephen Mack
It depends on the movie and the crowd. Sometimes it works, and other times not. We went to see Horton Hears a Who there, and it was a bit chaotic, because it caters to kids, so there were lots of toddlers there. It could be said that it's a livingroom experience, (lights on, kids talking) so it's not a huge win over just Netflix, but I think it's good practice for the kids to go to a real theater. You should give it a try and report back. :)
- Steve and 3 other people
Pixar's Up grabs 98% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, beating Star Trek's 95%! http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m... -- wow, some amazing reviews there. I didn't expect it to score this well with critics. Why do I ever doubt you, Pixar.
- Stephen Mack
Wow! I didn't expect that either! Go UP!!
- Rachel Lea Fox
I better go leave negative feedback so I can still win the contest :)
- Georgia
It only counts well-known critics, Georgia, so you'd have to set up an alternative career and corpus of reviews first!
- Stephen Mack
Anyone paying attention to this thread?
- Dario Gomez
So glad to see "Up" took #1 for a second weekend in a row, and that "Land of the Lost" was beat out by "The Hangover." Saw Up, last night, it's very very good.
- Stephen Mack
I heard "Land of the Lost" will be the "My Greek Wedding" of 2009....;)
- Roger N
And no.. that last comment has not been influenced by other outside factors such as the "Movie Blockbuster" contest....
- Roger N
It's always possible that LotL could a huge international hit. Will Ferrell is bankable overseas.
- Stephen Mack
Dario, 39% is highish among the people who responded, but very close to mine.
- Stephen Mack
I'm glad you commented I thought I had killed this thread. But now... oh never mind. :0)
- Dario Gomez
No, this thread will never ever die, sorry. It will take its slow but sure way to infinity. In 2086, when FriendFeed runs in our brains, it'll still get bumps for historical interest.
- Stephen Mack
Is our attempt at longest thread ever dead?
- Dario Gomez
No, I just wanted to see if anyone else would bump it :) It'll never die.
- Stephen Mack
So what's the status of this thread with the news that Facebook will be taking over the joint?
- Dario Gomez
This thread will still be the longest thread ever. Guaranteed. Will never stop. Never stop. And with the new "comment at the bottom" link, it's easier to use than ever.
- Stephen Mack
GI Joe. Worth it, or does it Destro-y even more Saturday morning cartoons?
- Neal Krummell
Neal -- I'm gonna pass on GI Joe. If the RT reviews were higher, I might have checked it out. But for now I'm waiting for District 9 and Inglourious Basterds.
- Stephen Mack
I thought it was interesting. I don't hate him like a lot of people on FF seem to. But I will not be spending much time watching either. The new set is amazing. It did seem to go by quickly, and the 2 chair/no desk setup makes it a lot more intimate...just in time for Leno to ask Kanye about what his dead mom thinks of him interupting Taylor Swift's acceptance speech, watch Kanye flounder for words, then see him immediately go get gangsta rap on stage. What's not to like?
- Josh Haley
Surprised this thread is still going - maybe it really us the longest thread...
- Rich
Rich, it's not there yet (with only 160 comments) -- some threads here on FF in the last 30 days have almost 1k comments. But I won't let it die, never.
- Stephen Mack
It just needs to be the longest lasting thread right?
- Dario Gomez
Dario, I think we decided at the beginning it had to have the most comments. If it's just oldest-continuously bumped thread, then someone could bump an older thread and snatch victory away from us.
- Stephen Mack
I think Leno was a bore the other night....even with Kanye on it! I think Leno is going to be the bottom of the barrel in TV ratings for the 10pm time slot.
- Bonnie Foster
He doesn't have to do well to make money for the network, though, given how cheap his show is to make compared to, say, an episode of Law & Order.
- Stephen Mack
from iPhone
So how is everyone who reads this thread doing?
- Dario Gomez
------------------- 2010-May-12 --------------- I'm resurrecting this longest thread ever and will use it for status updates that I don't want to have in a whole new post. Feel free to join in. Also: Feel free to hide. Here's my first status update: Bleaugh, I'm starting to not feel well. Achy joints and headache. Will go to bed early. Long for Lucozade.
- Stephen Mack
Life itself is transitory, Blu. (In response to: "Somehow I suspect my comments here will not persist. - Blu T")
- Stephen Mack
Our kids' preschool is closed today, so my wife and I have the day off and we're all headed to the beach! Yay for personal days.
- Stephen Mack
when was the last time this was posted to? Before this post of course.
- Dario Gomez
It was me on June 8th... Kind of weird, haven't signed on since then, and this thread is at the top!
- Rich
Hey Dario, thanks for bringing it back! I've thought about this thread a bit but wasn't sure if it was practical to keep bumping it. I suppose people can hide it if they hate it.
- Stephen Mack
And Rich, that is weird. You and Dario must share a psychic connection.
- Stephen Mack
This can't possibly be the longest post. Where's the big guy being tickled?
- Kevin Fox
I didn't say there was anything wrong with them, just to be clear. I just notice more and more the no tatt crowd is being outnumbered.
- Joe "Brrzzzzzzt" Pierce
This question comes up and I'm always surprised by the sentiment of people who don't have them but are also so vehemently opposed to them. You aren't one of them Joe, but I'm bracing for impact.
- Derrick
from iPhone
Still tattoo free, but only because I am a wimp, but I desire ink.
- aden {Chickadee}
no ink in my skin. i can appreciate it on others, tho.
- Joe The Sausage
no ink here but i'm ok with it for anybody else
- WarLord
I have a handful or piercings, but no tattoos (yet - maybe some day)
- Curdy G
nuh uh. My mama would whoop me something awful if I got one.
- MoTO Bott
in addition to having no ink, I also have no piercings and I am certain that you are as shocked as that time Major Renault discovered gambling at Rick's
- RAPatton
As long as I'm alive you won't be. Buck, buck, buck - those are chicken noises. Also I'm a 50-year-old suburban tennis lady and will stay that way in some ways, no matter how many gadgets I carry or even if I learn PHP (possible) and Python (doubtful).
- Auntie Buttinsky Botts
I'm a bit fascinated with them, though, and would get one if A) I weren't a wimp, B) they weren't expensive, and C) I weren't fickle and indecisive.
- Jandy
No tattoos here. That might change if I ever get over my fear of needles and I actually draw something cool enough to etch onto my body for forever. Johnny's Tattoo kind of makes me want to get one, though. :)
- Jonathan Hardesty
None here. I would have my avatar done on my arm but too scared the tattoo artist will screw it up. I think I would only trust some old Japanese dude with hand tools who lives deep in the mountains to do it (j/k). I doubt too many are familiar with family crests.
- Rodfather
Nope. I have designed dozens but I don't have a single one on me.
- Martha
i have 5 tatts. 3 i did myself. 2 done by pros.
- Morgan
I don't have any tattoos and never will. It would be my luck it would trigger some horrible type of allergic reaction that I might never recover from. (took me around 20 years to completely recover from a disfiguring reaction to a 14K gold ring and bracelet)
- April
Nope, no tattoos here. Though I did design my sisters tattoo.
- Rachel Lea Fox
Nope. I keep considering it (popular sport here in AZ) but really haven't thought of anything with which I'm so enamored I want to have it on me when I get old and hit my retirement plan of pushing around a shopping cart and yelling at traffic.
- teleken
from BuddyFeed
"Dr. Frank Ryan, plastic surgeon to Heidi Montag and other celebrities, was sending a Twitter message about his border collie just before his fatal car accident, his ex-girlfriend tells PEOPLE. "He lived up in Malibu on a tiny street and he was texting while driving and he accidentally went over the cliff," Charmaine Blake says. Blake, a celebrity publicist, says Ryan's family was told by investigators that the Tweeting caused the wreck on Monday. The dog, whose name is Jill – Blake's middle name – was in the car at the time of the crash and survived injuries to the head, eye and paw."
- Paul Buchheit
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Tweeting about your dog seems like one of the worst ways to die...
- Paul Buchheit
The first tweet I saw this morning was someone reporting an accident in front of their house: a car smacked right into the back of a stationary UPS van with flashing lights. Txting and driving just isn't worth it.
- Sally Church
I'm just glad the dog is ok and he didn't take anyone else with him. Stupid is as stupid does.
- <3Heather<3
Such a stupid move. Driving near a cliff and ignoring the whole "keeping to the road".
- Yolanda
from iPod
snapping pics of people texting and driving is a bad way to crash a firetruck... ;-)
- Brian Johns
At least he didn't drive another car off the road with his irresponsibility.
- Kevin Fox
from iPhone
I thought "on the back" meant you got to steer the back half! That would be cool. Not that being a fireman isn't cool enough already.
- Brian Johns
Just sad, and stupid. Hope that this story gets around to the morons who keep texting while driving. Unfortunately, they'd probably have 2 responses: "wont hpn 2 me, i 2 smart" & "r no cliffs arond heer in indy"
- Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)
Well it is sad....sad that people can be so clueless and irresponsible. Glad the dog is O.K.
- Bonnie Foster
The worst way to die. just sad for him.
- Emre Köse
Doh! I have very little sympathy for the guy. He should have known better.
- Jeff P. Henderson
Hell yeah, pass me one too. I will celebrate this one to the rafters. :D It feels good to know that people as awesome as Tina can win out over bad stuff like unemployment!
- Hookuh Tinypants
Thanks all! Laura, the best description is operations and business intelligence analyst but that's not 100% the job. Basically I get to help setup processes for a company that has outgrown its existing corporate structure and is revamping everything. I should start next week. In the realm of "the universe speaks" this week was my last unemployment check under my current federal extension.
- FFing Enigma
congratulations. I've followed your tribulations from a distance and boy did you ever want a job. Delighted you finally got sorted. Must be a big relief. Well done for staying what must have been a very trying course.
- JSLeFanu
That looks like 100% normal NOLA weather. Be very happy that you're not living further up in the swamp!! Baton Rouge and Lafayette are considerably more miserable. Plan a trip to Thibadeaux sometime for comparison...
- iTad
Yeah, that seems about right, based on 'Nasty Phone Lickin' Bastard's' accounts. He's always the first one to tell people to stop bitching about heat in the studio. When we're loading/unloading kilns.
- Cheryl
I was talking to someone about the weather there a couple days ago and they asked if NOLA had seasons. I responded: "I've heard there's hot, and not as hot."
- Derrick
i was there about this time last year. it was so unpleasant that as soon as i walked out of my hotel, i just wanted to slap people. they didn't do anything. they were just standing between me and the next air-conditioned destination and therefore -- in my heat-induced crankiness -- deserved to have the sh*t slapped out of them. i refrained of course.
- tiffany
I wish I could pity you, but nope! In central Virginia 21 days so far this month its been 90+ degrees, 17 of those over 95, four over 100. Last summer we saw a total of 8 days over 90 in all, this year its been 39. Miserable summer, and like Steven says, August is just around the corner (the worst month).
- JCunwired
Currently, it's 97.5F here, but the humidity is only 16%, and there is a 12.5mph breeze from the north, so it's not that bad when I go walk outside to stretch my legs.
- Ian May
Yeah, I know what I'm in for. Gonna be a doozy. I'd rather deal with crazy heat than a crazy roommate though. o_O
- Derrick
We've been living like that in Baltimore this summer. At least it will eventually cool off.You really need an umbrella - to carry for shade on hot sunny days. Can't help you with the humidity, though..
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
there are pockets of awesome in the south cw. new orleans, i think, is one of them
- tiffany
Today in Memphis: High: 93. RealFeel: 108. :( Wouldn't live anywhere else though.
- Otto
I used to spend my summers in Memphis with my grandparents and extended family, Otto. I loved it and am looking forward to living in the south despite the aggressive heat and humidity of the summer.
- Derrick
I have just 1, a little rough patch on my finger. It's from a soldering iron and I got it when I was ~12. (Short version: my parents bought me a phone I always wanted for my room, but it was assembly required.) Always look when being handed a soldering iron!
- <3Heather<3
Scars on my knees from lots of soccer, (American) football, street hockey and kick bal in my childhood. Scars on knuckle of right index and middle finger and one on my forearm from smashing my fist through the glass part of a screen door when I was 12 or 13. Appendix scar from having the one pediatric surgeon in Phoenix, AZ who hated kids.
- vicster
you can play tic tac toe on my belly without adding lines multiple surgery - Crohns
- WarLord
Two scars, in my groin, from a hernia operation when I was a week old. Scar tissue in my armpit from the removal of a fishhook that almost nicked an artery, never figured out how it got there; I woke up and couldn't move my arm. A scar on the back of my right calf, where I was cutting weeds with a scythe, and accident swung it into the back of my leg. A patch of loose skin on my right...
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- Jimminy, CoG of FF
I have one on the back of my shoulder. Someone bit me. Long story.
- Rah-PM 2012
Scars on my knuckles from punching someone in the teeth.
- Alex Scrivener
I have a lot of little scars, many of which are an absolute mystery as to their origins. I do have the ubiquitous chicken pox scar on my forehead. Lucky me. My largest scar is from 3 c-sections; I wouldn't get rid of it for anything.
- Jenny R
Hernia, laparotomy, c-section (all on abdomen, of course). Under my chin from getting stitched up when I fell and split it open. Multiple small ones from falling off bike/cat scratches/minor kitchen incidents/shaving/insect bites/eczema/pimples. Self-injury scars on arms.
- ☆ Mellyboo ☆
I have TONS of scars. most are self-inflicted. (thank you OCD for making me pick at my face so much) but my favourite one is on my chin just under my lip. I was playing "hide and seek" with my mom when I was about 3 or 4. I was hiding in the laundry basket. mom was changing a lightbulb in the same room. she reattached the fixture and came down the step ladder and went out into the hallway. The fixture came crashing down with glass flying everywhere. including into the laundry basket. Hello scar!
- Nathalie
small on hand from poodle bite when i was 5, c-section scar, and scar I got from an abscess that developed after my son was born.
- Kelly W.
Jack & Cleo, how did you receive a boa bite? 0_o
- CarlC
Minor scar near the bottom of my chin from an early childhood bathtub accident and various scars on my knees from high school and college sports accidents and arthroscopic knee surgery.
- CarlC
Weird scar and dip in my shin from tripping over a low concrete fence, scar on thigh from aluminum house siding I ran into, bunch of assorted ones from being a klutz and skateboarding.
- Colette
Two of my most interesting: Right eyelid from running into the lowered tailgate of a truck when I was 4 or 5. Sole of right foot from surgery to remove a chip left behind by a bone I stepped on. My aunt's dog had been chewing on this bone, and I stepped onto it. It went through the sole of my shoe and into my foot. Terrible infection, 6 days in hospital, 4 or 5 antibiotics, including one that I got injections of twice a day after leaving the hospital.
- ha3rvey (Hugs 50% off!)
Yep, gravel rash scar on my left elbow... driving a scooter on a dirt road, going downhill around a corner, I realized I was going too fast. Correct reaction: ease off the accel. and coast through the turn. Incorrect reaction: hit the brakes. Guess which one I chose?
- Louis Simoneau
One I'll talk about - on my wrist from 13 stitches after a dog bite.
- Maria Niles
Lots of little ones on my knees from my sidewalk rollerskating days, a few on both calves from a possessed cat, a small one on my thumb from a knife (slipped while trying to pry apart frozen beef cubes), one on my palm from my days as the "library daredevil", one at the end of one of my eyebrows from chicken pox, and a huge one on my scalp from a few years ago when I passed out on my kitchen floor and the impact split the skin (needed 8 staples to close the wound).
- April
I have light ones under my lower lip, right eye and on my left hand from falling 3 different times. Also, chicken pox marks in the middle of my forehead and the side of my nose.
- Jennifer Dittrich
from iPhone
my hands and arms are shredded from working in a ski shop and volunteering at an animal shelter. I have scars all over my shins from soccer and hockey, I had stitches in my chin when I was 3 (I faceplanted on the sidewalk), I've cut the end of my left thumb off twice, so I have scars from the stitches both of those times...
- Bren
Left thumb. Cut it while peeling an apple of it's skin
- Just Katie
Shins have some beat up spots from my BMX days. One scar on left wrist thanks due a slipped wrench while changing out some brake rotors. One scar on right inside arm thanks to my wife's engagement ring (marquise cut). EDIT: Not exactly a scar but the end of my right ring finger is flat(ish) from being ground off in parking lot shenanigans involving loose change.
- caj needs a haircut
I have a scar under my left eyebrow. When I was a little kid, I was on my tricycle following my brother and his friends around on their bicycles. They went over the curb from the sidewalk into the street. When I tried to do the same thing on my tricycle, it just tipped over and I busted my head open. Had to get stitches for that one.
- Curdy G
Left hand knuckles - 4th graders braces (he hit first), left shin rolling down a mountain (I forget why), spine surgery little scar, tummy surgery 6 little scars.
- SteVe C
I've got a small scar on the right side of my face (in between my sideburns and my goatee) that, believe it or not, came from getting hit in the face with a softball. It's actually a mark from one of the stitches on the ball, oddly enough.
- Curdy G
I've got a scar on my right forearm from an arrow. My brother and I used to play a dumb game where we'd shoot arrows up into the air and then try to catch them on their way down. One of them glanced off my arm on the way down and left a shallow gash.
- Curdy G
Stitches on hand, head, forehead, cheek, shin, elbow...plus tons of little scars all over caused from everything from BMX/skateboarding to random construction mishaps etc. I even have black cinders still visible in both knees where I couldn't quite clean out all the road rash with a nail brush.
- SAM
And, I've got a scar on my right knee. Not really sure what it's from, but I think it had something to do with trying to slide across the gymnasium floor on my knees when I was in school. That's about it. If I have any other scars, they're not ones I can really see, so I've forgotten about them. I've certainly had quite a few other injuries that probably should have resulted in scars, though.
- Curdy G
scar above my right eyebrow; jumping from toy shelving onto bed and hit the headboard, age 7. tiny scar on the tip of the ring finger of my right hand; apparently I almost sliced off the tip of my finger when I was a toddler, something with getting into the garage and dad's power tools. (!) don't know if my thoroughly messed-up big toenails count: lost one freshman year of college,...
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- Elaine is trying to write
I have 23 scars on my abdomen from all my surgeries. I also have a tiny dent on my temple from when I was knocked out by a ball-topped bungie cord (when it happened my mom & nephew thought I'd been shot!)
- Starmama
Bunches of little random childhood accident scars. Then there's the one on my stomach from where I cut myself with a broken bottle when EXTREMELY upset and angry with myself. It was more of a scratch than a cut, but it left a distinct scar which happens to be extremely similar to a gall bladder surgery scar. So dozens of doctors have seen it and said "oh, you've had surgery!" and flipped through my chart, frowning. Then I have to explain no, I'm just crazy. Hm, maybe I should make up a fake story.
- Lo the Baker
1 in my left eyebrow from a steel folding chair accident, and one on my stomach from a really messy appendectomy. I also have some lead stuck in my leg from a pencil incident. ......... and then there was that deal with the chainsaw
- Joe "Brrzzzzzzt" Pierce
bit off my tongue as a child, that is my coolest scar. Have a scar on my nose where my rec specs sliced to the bone. have one on my wrist where a helmet buckle sliced open my wrist. have one on my left pec and arm from when I slept walk on the bed and fell on the dresser. Those are the major ones
- RAPatton
Appendectomy scar, still quite shiny after 55 years, and a thin pink smile where my left breast used to be.
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
I don't have any big ones, but I do have a variety of small ones since I find it hard not to pick at scabs.
- John (bird whisperer)
Yep. I have several. Most notable is the faint one on my upper lip thanks to my dog biting me when she was a pup.
- tiffany
from Android
Big one on right leg from a bad car accident, big one on left leg from being squished by a tractor.
- Threepwood
RAPatton, I have a scar on my tongue, too. Didn't bite mine off, but it was a deep wound with lots of blood.
- LB so u no it's real
A small one on my upper lip under my nose from taking a header off my bike and doing a face plant....a large one on my abdomen from having my appendix out years ago.
- Bonnie Foster
LB, mine was hanging on by a thread, and happened when I was very young. Now it covers about half my tongue
- RAPatton
Lots of scars from doing stupid stuff when I was a kid. Seems like I was getting stitches every couple of weeks.
- Ken Morley
Fancy a peanut butter, banana and bacon cupcake? If you do, there is a New York bakery with just the cake for you. David Arrick has decided there is a market for "manly" cupcakes, and he has devised a number of flavours just for men...although women seem to like them too.
- Bonnie Foster
from Bookmarklet
omg now I have really seen everything... a butt plug for poodles WOW
- The Catz Meow
I've heard about anal retentives, but this is ridiculous!
- Mark J
poopy dog butt privacy stickers - now, I've seen everything! *dies*
- Susan Beebe
On the left I can tell this little thing goes over the tail....like a flap door or something...but please don't tell me that blue thing is a plug! If you can't handle your pups butt or pooping, maybe you shouldn't have a dog!!
- Bonnie Foster
Just wait until they come out with ones for babies! :D
- Victor Ganata
Do you remember the first time you had a root beer float? I do. I must have been around 7 years old and we were visiting my grandparents in Phoenix, in the summer. Have you ever been to Arizona in the summer? Must be why I find Sacramento so tolerable. Let's just say it's hot. I still remember all of us greedy kids, still in our swim suits, having been cooling off in the pool all day, lined up in the kitchen, wide eyed as we watched my father scoop ice cream into tall glasses, and then slowly pour root beer over them. The concoction would start to foam up and sometimes spill over (of course we would lick the sides of the glass when that happened). The foam would eventually recede a bit and we would get another dose of root beer to top us off. Then we would poke at the ice cream with our straws until it dislodged from the sides of the glass and floated to the surface. Sometimes he added the scoops of ice cream to our root beers. But usually it was ice cream first, because then you...
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- Bonnie Foster
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On of my all time favorites when I was a kid.....hell even now! :)
- Bonnie Foster
The heat has finally arrived in Northern California, and with it, the need for some cooling pasta salads. Here's a simple and easy shrimp pasta salad made with those little pink shrimp that you can find in the freezer section of almost any grocery store. While our gulf shrimp fisheries are suffering at the moment, these little shrimp come from sustainable fisheries in the cold, sub-Arctic oceans, either Atlantic or Pacific. They're called boreal shrimp, Maine shrimp, or just "pink shrimp" because they're pink even when they're raw. But you won't buy them raw. Pink shrimp come already cleaned and processed, ready to eat. We've made this salad a couple of times already, most recently for a potluck where it was a big hit. Fresh basil, red bell peppers, red onions, and a lemon and olive oil dressing with just a sprinkle of red chili pepper flakes dance well with the shrimp and pasta. We think you'll like it.
- Bonnie Foster
from Bookmarklet
I make a lot of Shrimp Pasta salads in the summer, similar to this, but I like to add Kalamata Olives to the mix.
- Bonnie Foster
Tandoori chicken gets its name from the bell-shaped tandoor clay oven which is also used to make naan, or Indian flatbread. The skinless legs and thighs are marinated in a tenderizing mixture of yogurt, lemon juice, and spices and the meat is slashed to the bone in several places helping the marinade penetrate and the chicken cook more quickly. The chicken gets its characteristic red hue from either lots of fiery chile or the addition of red food dye. We're not that big on food dyes here, so we've skipped it, but if you must have your chicken bright red, feel free to add a bit of red food dye to the marinade. Now, you don't need a tandoor oven to make tandoori chicken (thank goodness). You can cook it over a grill (coal preferred) or just in an oven with a broiler.
- Bonnie Foster
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mother earth is doin stretches, & deep breathin, trying to get back from all the mess humanity makes. she sure is working some long-dormant muscles huh? glad you're ok Shey.
- Starmama
I don't even know what to do when there's an earthquake. I better look that up
- Shey
Get under a table/desk. Or a doorway if it's sturdy.
- Rodfather
@CW it was done :) I didn't know if it was an earthquake or G20 terrorism or subway accident. So weird.
- Shey
Beware of aftershocks. That's really that part that still gets to me.
- Victor Ganata
Ocean Beach has always had a thing for bumper stickers. “Coexist” is a popular one. “Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Mind” is another. And there’s this classic in counterculture bravado: “U.S. Out of O.B.” Now, a new sticker is raising eyebrows and tempers along the community’s main commercial drag, Newport Avenue, causing some to wonder what’s happening to the scruffy town’s legendary “live and let live” vibe.
- Bonnie Foster
from Bookmarklet
I'm on Ken Anderson's side. I grew up in the O.B./Pt.Loma area and there's always been homeless. This is a different younger group, who are aggressive, and demanding. Not disabled, not mentally ill, just not interested in working. Some actually coming from families with money. The sticker may not be P.C., but I understand the aggravation of some.
- Bonnie Foster
Yes. We're trying to decrease the amount heavily processed foods that we intake and HFCS is much more processed than sugar. Also there have been many studies that have shown a link between certain health problems like obesity to HFCS beyond what sugar can cause.
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
Yes. I've been trying to cut back on it, mostly because of the possible link to obesity and diabetes.
- ha3rvey (Hugs 50% off!)
Sort of. I read labels. If it's a food that doesn't need a sweetener and I see that as a major ingredient, I don't get it. I wouldn't get it if it listed sugar as a major ingredient, either. If it's replacing another sweetening agent, I don't worry ~as~ much about it.
- Katy S
Absolutely. Sames as MVB, we've really cut back on processed foods and I can tell the difference big time.
- SAM
Yes - HFCS doesn't taste as good as cane or beet sugar, and is processed differently by the digestive system, and linked to all sorts of health problems. Most foods that have it would be better without it.
- Jennifer Dittrich
yes, I am making a much more concerted effort to avoid it. not 100% successful yet, but trying.
- holly #ravingfangirl
No as I have to already look out for so many other things that if i took that out I'd be SOL.
- SteVe C
I try to avoid food that is not home made so I am somewhat concerned about HFCS.
- Ashish
I'll add to my previous comment to say that I'm very glad that I know how to cook and bake, because if I didn't, I think I'd have a lot more trouble avoiding it.
- Katy S
Yes, I try to carefully watch the amount of added sugar of any type in my diet - I was doing better at avoiding it before and slacked off the last few months, but I need to kick it back into gear.
- ellbeecee
Yes. The research has been suggestive of HFCS being implicated in obesity and diabetes for quite a while, and now studies aimed at resolving the issue are finding that where there is smoke there is fire. Of course, another reason is that the OH is severely allergic to anything containing corn, corn by-products, or corn derivatives. Makes it tough to shop for groceries, let me tell you.
- Michael R. Bernstein
Wow Michael I think being allergic to corn would be worse than our wheat allergy. I feel your shopping pain.
- SteVe C
I care and avoid it as much as possible. I try to eat a lot of unprocessed and more natural foods both just for general food philosophy (I like to feel connected to my food as part of my enjoyment of it, I like to support sustainable agriculture and I just don't enjoy a lot of artificial tastes...I also don't really like much salt) and for my headaches. When I'm on a consistently...
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- joey
Yes. I've also found that avoiding HFCS has helped my IBS and my weight - I havent decreased the sweets I eat, but apparently them being of real sugar and not processed with as many chemicals really does have an impact. I also feel healthier, and I notice the difference within 2 or 3 days when I fall off the wagon.
- ωαřмaiden ☆TeamOtto☆
Anything that is so embattled that it must launch a marketing campaign to tell me it isnt bad for my health is likely bad for my health. So yes, I care.
- Geoff Schultz {TF}
No, because it's not used much over here. Manufacturers here typically use can sugar.
- ☆ Mellyboo ☆
Not to surprising Melly, it is only used here because of high sugar tariffs and tons of farm aid.
- Geoff Schultz {TF}
I'm mildly allergic to corn, it usually doesn't bother me much... Corn syrup in moderate quantities makes me really sick... Can't finish a can of regular coke (except kosher for Passover coke or pepsi classic)
- mjc
from iPhone
I don't encounter it much (I mostly buy ingredients and cook, blah blah blah) but I have started avoiding it for political reasons having to do with my objections to American agribusiness.
- laura x
Yes, actually I'm trying to avoid everything tied to the corn industry due to it's heavy lobbying to use it in everything.
- manielse (Mark Nielsen)
I am, but I'm not reading all of the labels and whatnot. However, if there's a version of a favorite thing without it, then I'm buying that instead. I got more concerned about this when legitimate studies started popping up linking HFCs with obesity (more than sugar).
- anna
Yes. Been listening to In Defense of Food and am becoming increasingly appalled at "food" these days. Our bodies aren't designed to deal with that type of sugar. If you haven't read it or listened to it, I recommend it. http://michaelpollan.com/books...
- adf
Yes, but mainly because I don't buy many/any processed foods anymore. I specifically buy bread and condiments without it.
- FFing Enigma
I'm impressed by the number people who are concious about the harmful effects of HFCS. very nasty stuff for us.
- Vaughn
from BuddyFeed
We eat very few processed foods and I always avoid anything with HFCS.
- Bonnie Foster
I'd rather see real sugar in stuff (more specifically, I'd like the US to stop propping up the a-holes who are destroying the everglades and driving the use of HFCS), but I don't really read labels to avoid it.
- Lo the Baker
I would like to eat less processed foods, including avoiding HFCS for most posted reasons (idk about allergy). But with not having money and someone else doing the shopping I feel like I can't be picky. Something about begging and choosing.
- <3Heather<3
Theoretically, Heather, it should be possible to avoid foods with HFCS in them without paying a premium.
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
I say theoretically, because it really comes down to what stores you have access to in your area. If there's a Trader Joe's near you, most of their condiments and what not are pretty inexpensive and have no HFCS and some brands are now purposefully switching back to sugar and marketing themselves as having no HFCS. For instance, Hunt's (I believe it is) Ketchup.
- Scoble, Alex Scoble
HFCS triggers migraines for me, so I avoid it like the plague.
- Beau Liening
from FreshFeed
I vaguley recall that in Africa the Dobe Kung who are hunter gathers, the same word for sex is honey
- Robert Higgins
Yes, esp with my son's diet (but ours too); mostly b/c of how quickly it enters the bloodstream and affects blood sugar and is related to obesity. Does he get HFCS in his diet, yes, but I try to limit it as much as I can.
- Kelly W.
If it has HFCS it does not make it's way into our grocery cart PERIOD! I cut sodas completely out of my diet 7 years ago and have been progressively been moving towards everything organic since. It's easier IMHO when done in steps. Plus you don't get the price shock as bad.
- Damien Franco
Nope. The only thing I care about is that my food not have anything officially classified by the FDA as poisonous and that it fulfills RDA requirements
- LANjackal
FF Poll - What's the most important thing to you in a job/career/whatever? Salary? Benefits? Enjoyable work? Opportunity for advancement? Flexibility to allow you to persue outside interests? Something else entirely? I'm trying to decide which is the most important to me and thought I'd share the puzzle.
Enjoyable work paired with good salary and benefits. But I'd rather make less money doing something I like than make more money doing something I don't.
- Akiva
Enjoyable work is at the top for me.
- Kevin Johnson
I seem to have skated by on not making an awful lot of dough, but more than anything, actual enjoyable work is part of it. I l need to be engaged. I also like bosses giving me a bit of a leash to get what I need done, done.
- Derrick
i've always started with enjoyable work in the top spot. many years as a grad student and in residency taught me that mediocre salaries can be tolerated if I like what I'm doing. Flexibility is usually second. i would say good work atmosphere, but I've found that's usually not something you can easily assess until at least a few months into the job
- Imabug
Right now: Stability. In my dreams: A job I enjoy
- Just Katie
My biggest thing right now is benefits and flexibility. I can sludge through the work I might not enjoy.
- aden {Chickadee}
It should be something I would do for free. Other than that, benefits are important. As long as I can pay my bills and take a yearly vacation, I don't need a lot of money.
- Jenny R
Typically it would be enjoyable work and flexibility; at the moment it's all about the stability and pay though. The economy does that to a person.
- Hookuh Tinypants
I recently left a stable high paying job for a higher paying job with far more flexibility.
- Otto
1) Agency and independence. I want to be able to establish and implement my own projects. 2) Collegial, collaborative, interesting, service-oriented, smart colleagues. 3) Work that matters. As a librarian, at the end of nearly every day I feel like I've done something to help someone out in a real way. 4) Not being bored. 5) Benefits are good too
- marthalib
I need flexibility, to do my own thing, could care less about the rest. Stability can be manufactured. Pay is negligible above a certain level, $60k is normally cited, but I'd say it's closer to $20k, if you don't bother with needless indulgence, it only preps you to hit the button again, and again. I don't care if the work is all that enjoyable, so long as I can afford the time to do my own stuff. Benefits are just perks, nice bonus, but not necessary.
- Jimminy, CoG of FF
Good people to work with since you're around them EVERYDAY.
- SteVe C
Working with people who exude awesomeness and share similar passion/drive to succeed and win. Good $$$ doesn't hurt either.
- Brian Daniel Eisenberg
I'm with Akiva & BDE (and others). Doing something I enjoy, with intelligent people who share similar values, is more important than money or benefits.
- JCunwired
Thanks for the feedback all, I appreciate it =)
- FFing Enigma
1. work that challenges me, but doesn't make me cry. 2. flexible company culture. 3. salary and benefits.
- tiffany
I would like to revise my answer to include not crying as well, this seems important now that tiffany has brought it up.
- SteVe C
Happiness and a feeling that I contribute to something worthwhile. Enough flexibility that I don't feel like a machine could do my job. Health benefits. Salary negotiable - I've taken sizable pay cuts to work somewhere that I'd be happier. Money and health benefits can trump happy in the short term, especially as someone who has had to lean on health bennies quite hard earlier in my life, but if the work doesnt make me happy, I won't stay.
- ωαřмaiden ☆TeamOtto☆
Assuming I were to take a job working for someone else: autonomy and flexibility, then money. But I would ask a lot of questions to make some effort to assess the people and the culture, and make sure the job they were offering bore some resemblance to the job it was going to turn out to be. I've had those not match up before, to the point you could say people actually lied about what the job was.
- Auntie Buttinsky Botts
when I did it was for the love of it.
- just ZONED
The working environment and the people. Just like FriendFeed is the people that make the difference. I'm happy where I am because the people are great and the office is on a farm! The work isn't the most exciting (though I enjoy), it's not hugely well paid (though it's a staff role) but I'm happy where I am right now and hope I've finally found a stable job for a few years.
- Kol Tregaskes
The other people I work with. Even as an introvert, working with a great group of folks can make some of those other elements far less important.
- Ladyepiphanybug
I agree completely with pea. We spend most of our life at our jobs and if I hate it, I'm miserable in the rest of my life. Working with kids is something I love and am good at. Salary and benefits are very high on the list, as well.
- Lis
Enjoyable work, variety, good people to work with, a chance to regularly stretch the mental muscles.
- The original Kevin
work/life balance, doing something that is meaningful and having time to pursue other interests
- Loc
It depends upon what stage of your life you're in. If your young and single, then enjoyable work is very important, but if you have a family to support, then salary/benefits are very important, and sometimes you just have to suck it up with a job you don't enjoy.
- Bonnie Foster
Right now? A job that will hire me :P
- Lo the Baker
I feel you on that one Lo, I'm on month 10 of my job hunt =/
- FFing Enigma
from fftogo
i think my career is well and truly behind me. at least my most recent one. :(
- Joe The Sausage
I think that the people you work with are the most important
- Toby Graham
A German student "mooned" a group of Hell's Angels and hurled a puppy at them before escaping on a stolen bulldozer, police have said.
- Bonnie Foster
from Bookmarklet
This guy is obviously a moron.....the good news is the puppy is O.K.
- Bonnie Foster
San Diego near the coast Anika. Getting damn sick of these earthquakes!!
- Bonnie Foster
from email
Ah, okay. I hope everything is okay, though.
- Anika
They tell us that since no houses fell apart during the Easter earthquake, which was a 7.2, anything under that and we're good to go. Very comforting....:/
- Bonnie Foster