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I still like Constantine well enough, but Akiva writing it makes me instantly lower my expectations to very, very low, that man's pen oozes cheese sauce. 

Hahaha

Ok, seems like this can vary from case to case ^^

In ours, one of the cats is a long salami between us, and the other one either at the feet or a roast chicken atop of one of us, no kicking or hunting away included, just purring and cute ^^

I hope Murphy's at least not the farting-under-your-nose-type

41 minutes ago, Lou K said:

We had 2 cats for 15 years and when I put Guzzy down, well, that was some tough sledding. He was my best mate. Easily the hardest thing I've ever had to do in my life. Was good being pet free for a while.

Every day my wife would say "Look at this dog, look at that dog". Here's me: NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

So she shows me a picture of Murphy's sister and I was like "Meh". Then she swiped on Murph. I was like "OK, you have my attention." So we went to meet him at a house on a lake. He's barking at ducks lol. Wouldn't know what to do if he caught one (nothing cause he has a very sweet demeanor). Anyways he came running right up to us, loving on my son immediately, loving on me. I was like "Wrap him up, we'll take him"

Now he is my best friend.

Too wholesome ^^

Ad pet-free, yeah, being able to enjoy a flat that stays clean for more than 5 minutes feels nice, as does the independence. 

On the other hand, it is such a special kind of bliss to, for instance, sleep with one's wife and pets in bed. 

I wish him long life and good health (Well, all of you ^^)!

3 hours ago, Lou K said:

Family is good. My son is growing so fast.

For like 3 years I said "NO DOGS!" but I caved in on a beagle/german shepherd mix (Had a genealogy test done: momma was a beagle, daddy was a german shepherd). Now I can't imagine life without him; he sleeps at my feet every night. He's insanely smart, loyal, LOVES my son, quite the looker, strong, very friendly and quite mischievous. His name is Murphy, not becasue I am Irish, but after Peter Weller's character in Robocop.  

I'd buy that dog name for a dollar

Glad all is well, and doggers (and cats) are awesome (Also in regards to growing up with them as a child), so good on you for caving in

29 minutes ago, Avaunt said:

I doubly approve of the Cat. Well named, and perfectly hued.

Us Tigers are just so damned stylish !.

Oh, and congrats on the marrying thing . . . let love thrive.

Thank you Avaunt, she's brown with green eyes after all All good with you?

3 hours ago, Lou K said:

HAAAAAAAAAAGREEEEEEENNNNNNNNNNNNNN!

 

Good to see you, man. Glad to see things are turning up for you. Lot's changed since you been around.

Tell me more, what's up with you? How's the family and doggers?

How's life treating you dogpoet?

How have you been, Jason? I read something about a gal and borders?

What's up with all of you guys and gals?

Last time I popped my head in (6 years ago almost, damn) I was gone as suddenly as I came, because I wanted to vent about my toxic ex-relationship, but got cold feet as I thought I can't phase into existence solely to spill my guts.

Fortunately, since then pretty much every aspect of my life improved, so I come bearing good news

Not sure where exactly the lore around hagren ended, but since that terrible relationship I
-  moved into a new flat (Which is in Vienna's centre, cheap and big) in 2017
- got a new job in IT that finally lets me indulge in some luxury and saving in 2019
- co-parent two incredibly sweet cats that brighten my days and nights just by their existence (also since 2017)
- got freaking married last year to my ex-colleague who I've known for almost a decade now and worked next to
- let my hair grow so I look like some kind of a metal vampire/mighty pirate

So yeah, life is pretty grand right now, I wholeheartedly enjoy home office life with the cats and wife and I can afford pretty much anything I fancy which is quite the change from the "There's too much month left after the money's gone" days of yore.

Hopefully you are all equally well or even better

I try not to do the ol' in-and-out-move this time, please accept this pic of one of the cats (Kiwi) as apology ^^

For reasons I'm not entirely sure of I'm feeling very nostalgic today. Hence my visit to the very forums which, looking back, were most responsible in the developement of my more or less decent English skills.

How long has it been? ^^

Also, going to watch X-Men: Apocalypse tomorrow. After Days of Future Past, I don't have high hopes, but it might pleasantly surprise me. I do dread watching it in German though (Mate's who's coming with me is not so keen on Ye Olde English language)

Hope you all are doing well :) It fills me with satisfaction that these boards still exist.

That's unfortunate.

I for my part was somewhat satisfied because it unraveled atypically and surprisingly, but it definitely felt different from the rest of the game (Saddening, even) and therefore lacked finalising coherence, which resulted in too many open questions and flaws in logic.

Heard that the Citadel DLC makes up for it though, but I have to play through the game on PC with a female character first before buying it.

I can't express how much I'm looking forward to Bioshock: Infinite. I also might pick up Heart of the Swarm, depending on my account balance.

By the way, to anyone who played it: What are your thoughts on the ending of ME3 and the community backlash it triggered?

Watched this flick four times already (Twice in the theatre, twice on Blu-Ray) and I'm unchangedly highly satisfied with it- yes, some line deliveries are cringe-worthy (Especially in the opening scene, urgh!), true, it is a tad pretentious at times, the plot twist at the end was rather inane, and, last but not least, Bane does not reach the sheer chaotic (and therefore mesmerizingly charismatic) persona of Ledger's Joker, but I was far more invested in the plot than with its predecessors, and had- oddly- no issues with the pacing, despite its inarguably long run-time.

What stood out for me the most were- for one- the both visual and atmospheric motif of hope (Which rendered the scenery and story all the more interesting to me), the surprisingly solid portrayal of Hathaway as Catwoman, who came across as appropriately elegant and sexy, whilst remaining amusingly devious and intelligent, and of course, Hardy's captivating voice acting as Bane- he wasn't such a complex and odd character as Ledger's Joker, but for me, that was kind of the point and refreshingly different- he's a bad guy who means business and is open about it, yet does not give a shit what you or I think about his mannerisms, all what matters to him is the achieval of his goal; his non-chalance is so casually hammy that he comes off as calm and zealous, which is no small feat to pull off behind a mask and such an "iconic" voice :D

I was actually disappointed that so many seemed to dislike the end of the trilogy, given that, while Ledger's Joker is already legendary (Understandably so!) and TDK had the more natural writing, it actually suffered under more severe pacing issues and a somewhat too realistic (Ergo boring) finance-politic-centric plot that only fell under the table because the Joker's twisted worldview made it so rewarding to watch.

I'd even go as far as to say that this was the best of the three instalments- there's nothing that it did super-duper-excellently, but many little things (Like the off-beat humour) it got absolutely right.

And whilst I certainly enjoyed the shit out of Avengers at the cinema, TDKR is in a whole different league, though I wager it would be sorts of an apples vs oranges-comparison due to the genre differences alone (Batman all the waaaaaay!).

I'm currently watching and enjoying True Blood S3. This show is fucked-up, corny and silly all at the same time, but in a good way. Can't imagine how people can live out in the swamps.

Before that, I finished 30 Rock S4. Heard that it supposedly jumped the shark at S3, but I still enjoyed it immensely, mainly due to the crazy antics of the characters and the silly one-liners and situations. Also, Tina Fey is one sexy comedian. And Baldwin's just perfect as the CEO of GE. Also: Superb guest appereances by Damon and Franco.

I'm into all kinds of comics and mangas as long as my library is able to provide them :) (For instance, I just read Kirihito from the mangaka who's drawn Astro Boy. Great stuff). Barks' stories are top-notch too, of course.

Don Rosa's Duck Stories. They're smart, detailed, funny, and, above all, heart-warmingly touching. He should write an Indiana Jones script one day.

Samurai+Modern armour-->Triumph.

Well if those Christians come from, say, WBC, I can understand that :P Though we shouldn't hate them, just tell them clearly it's wrong what they're doing in an intelligent, civilized or witty manner.

Also: http://news.yahoo.com/video/us-15749625/religion-and-the-robber-21168339

Maybe it was a sign of God to do something more fulfilling with his time ;)

So why should Christians care what he said then? Maybe I'm "biased" because I had great interest in dinosaurs and stones as a kid, but to me it's pretty clear that the world's far, far older than 6000 years even as a Christian, and I'm sure all my former schoolmates think that way too.

 

It seems objectively stupid, but matters of faith like this are very powerful ways of ensuring in-group solidarity. The world is 6000 years old. Why? The Bible said so. No questioning allowed. That sort of line-in-the-sand mentality really appeals to some people. And if you're an in-group member, any contrary evidence (dino skeletons, carbon dating) can be neatly categorized as God testing your faith, allowing you to ignore it. Everybody else is taken in by those things, but not you, because you have faith, therefore you are special and God likes you more.

But it, afaik, does not state that verbatim, it only, if anything, accounts for the life span of modern man- Even if I'd believe in God creating the universe and all in it in six days, those days could mean very different "divine" time intervals.

Is it really that different in English-speaking countries? I mean, I went to protestant gymnasium where we had around 3 masses a week, yet we also were taught of evolution et al like anybody else and never had this whole creatonism. vs evolution debate like it seemingly rages on elsewhere.

Avaunt: You focused on the past- I'm talking about our time, where information is literally bursting at the seams of the internet- how can someone ignore the advances of science in our contemporary society?

So why should Christians care what he said then? Maybe I'm "biased" because I had great interest in dinosaurs and stones as a kid, but to me it's pretty clear that the world's far, far older than 6000 years even as a Christian, and I'm sure all my former schoolmates think that way too.

Where does the belief that the universe is only 6000 years old stem from anyway? I've went to a Protestant school (And had catholic religion class), was a ministrant and read the bible as a kid and remember nothing of that sort.

One of the few films my sister and I are excited about, actually, just re-watched the trailer :)

So, you didn't like it because you weren't able to predict what would happen after he got sprayed? Watch it again. I had a lukewarm reaction to it the first time I watched it, then loved it the second and third times. There's really so much going on you miss a lot in just one viewing.

Mark got it right. I anticipated this outcome, just didn't want it to go there because it sorely lacks in the creativity department to my mind.

The overall presentation was superb however (Such as the slightly documental intro and outro). I just wish the plot would have had contained more weight, the characters more dimension.