Handman

darthrush said:

I’m a little nervous though cause of the short moment in La La Land when Mia and Seb hold hands at the movie and lean in for a kiss. Might be a little awkward for us LOL

You should try holding hands! I understand completely though, there was a gratuitous scene in Brooklyn that was pretty unnecessary considering the rest of the movie, and it made my then-girlfriend needlessly tense. Needlessly as in the scene was needless and put a damper on the evening. But you should try it if there’s a chance!

Also keep in mind I’m a stranger on the internet, I want to see you succeed but don’t do anything stupid on account of anything I say!

DominicCobb said:

I guess it depends on the nature of the rejection and how “persistent” the asker is.

Of course, it’s all situational. I think we get a little too carried away in modern times as to what’s appropriate behavior.

Just because there’s no direct physical or psychological harm doesn’t make it okay though. Harassment doesn’t require those things. Consistent unwanted advances would qualify.

Perhaps, again it depends on the situation.

DominicCobb said:

Handman said:

DominicCobb said:

Handman said:

Or you could be like Nixon and ask the same person for a date for two years until they relent, in the classic screwball tradition. Only recommended for extraordinary circumstances.

This sort of thing is usually considered harassment.

In the 30s, it was romantic comedy.

I’m aware but that doesn’t make it okay, no matter what the quality of the film(s).

If it leads to a happy relationship I don’t see why not. I don’t see too much of a difference between being persistent and “slowly building a friendship”/“being a nice guy” over a similar period of time so long as there isn’t any violence or psychological harm. At least in the former case, the intentions are clear.

DominicCobb said:

Handman said:

Or you could be like Nixon and ask the same person for a date for two years until they relent, in the classic screwball tradition. Only recommended for extraordinary circumstances.

This sort of thing is usually considered harassment.

In the 30s, it was romantic comedy.

Or you could be like Nixon and ask the same person for a date for two years until they relent, in the classic screwball tradition. Only recommended for extraordinary circumstances.

Why can’t anyone be frank? Why can’t people say “Let’s do something” and just do it? Why does everyone seem to think they have to come up with a complex battle plan just to ask someone out? Where did clear, concise language go? I’m so sick of the art of communication being dead.

Whatever happened to just asking people to go on a date? Why can’t people just go on dates without it having to be serious? Aren’t dates meant to test whether or not you want a relationship? All this backtracking and ambiguity and such is so confusing and pointless. The friend zone is not real, the methods were too ambiguous and there was never a chance to begin with.

Tyrphanax said:

Handman said:

The huge push towards a total digital future is unfeasible with how crap the internet is. The people who advocate for it clearly don’t travel much or live outside huge urban areas. The tech just isn’t ready.

Disagree. The tech is there, it’s just the telecom monopolies in the US don’t/aren’t willing to pay to lay down the infrastructure to bring it to everyone. Or really anyone.

That’s essentially what I meant. If it’s not there it isn’t ready to be relied on entirely yet. Put in the infrastructure and then it’s feasible. I don’t really find a digital world all that appealing anyway, though.

I’m going to come right out and say I don’t understand texting and other digital means of communication being worthwhile if you don’t do anything with them. They’re distractions from reality, so not much thought could possibly be put into them unless they’re really meaningful conversations. Being constantly accessible isn’t always a good thing, I’ve pretty much left social media entirely because I don’t like how everyone’s company/insight is taken for granted.

This belongs in the bitching thread, whoops.

RayRogers said:

Of course I don’t own the Indiana Jones movies on DVD anymore. Just the Blu-rays as everyone should.

You’re not a true fan until you own every home video release of Indiana Jones ever put out. That includes CEDs.

Keep at it! The fact you even find another person special enough to have feelings for is something worth treasuring.

The huge push towards a total digital future is unfeasible with how crap the internet is. The people who advocate for it clearly don’t travel much or live outside huge urban areas. The tech just isn’t ready.

If I’m going to read something Hobbit-related, I’ll just read the book again. The movies should have kept to the 2-movie solution as well, the content in them could probably be slimmed down to a single movie as-is.

Split

Suffers from a lot of Shyamalan’s typical weaknesses, and the exposition is delivered in an extremely clumsy way that reminded me of Commissioner Gordon from Adam West’s Batman, but is mostly successful. It reminded me a lot of 10 Cloverfield Lane, but it sadly didn’t rise to the same heights for me.

http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Isolating-Music-and-Voices-in-Star-Wars/id/16032

c6

Everything fared better in the 90s animated series.

Nf6

Warbler said:

Anyone for a game of chess?

1. g3

d5

Jetrell Fo said:

I prefer to keep the hair off my neck.

This is what I use as indication for another hair cut.

moviefreakedmind said:

Actually, there are some incredibly handsome and awesome bald men. For example: Patrick Stewart, Bruce Willis, Sean Connery, and Vin Diesel depending on the lighting.

Bruce Willis, Vin Diesel

Hairstyles for women

More when my mind thinks of something.

Best

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Awful

Is it of high enough resolution to not look blurry? It seems small…