Happy Birthday kevingrr! Hope you have a scintillating time

Who said I was an adult? That's part of the fucking problem. This isn't about winning or being right.You're fighting an argument I haven't made.>> ^Yogi:

>> ^Trancecoach:
you're so right. I know nothing about being inspired by the mysteries of the universe, or becoming so enthralled that I pursued a masters and a doctorate, not in an effort to get answers, but to ask wiser questions... And I know nothing about the federal government slashing the funding of crucial social programs that have measurable and direct impact on people's lives -- like whether or not they have enough money to eat, or whether or not their child gets the medical attention they need...
And, surely, I've never thought at all about the hundreds of thousands of orbital debris objects from NASA's abandoned or lost equipment or spaceships that are orbiting earth or items as large as 10kg re-entering the atmosphere to fall god-knows-where (to say nothing of all the hardware that was left on the moon).
There's certainly nothing I can say about the ongoing "civil wars" in which our planet is continuously engaged, be it on the basis of race, status, gender, wealth, resources, or just some petty bullshit argument on a website! No, I'm certainly nowhere near smart enough to understand deGrasse-Tyson, or your scintillating brilliance that you demonstrate in your stunning ability to recognize irony versus sarcasm, and knowing just when to let it go.

>> ^Yogi:
>> ^Trancecoach:
ad hominem will get you everywhere... while I play the tiniest violin for you and Dr. deGrasse-Tyson...

Dude you didn't WIN anything here stop trying to take the high road, you're not smart enough to understand what in the hell he's even talking about.


Yeah don't be an adult, just make shit up so you can win an argument. Do us all a favor and stop trying to be a cynical bastard, you're bad at it.

>> ^Trancecoach:

you're so right. I know nothing about being inspired by the mysteries of the universe, or becoming so enthralled that I pursued a masters and a doctorate, not in an effort to get answers, but to ask wiser questions... And I know nothing about the federal government slashing the funding of crucial social programs that have measurable and direct impact on people's lives -- like whether or not they have enough money to eat, or whether or not their child gets the medical attention they need...
And, surely, I've never thought at all about the hundreds of thousands of orbital debris objects from NASA's abandoned or lost equipment or spaceships that are orbiting earth or items as large as 10kg re-entering the atmosphere to fall god-knows-where (to say nothing of all the hardware that was left on the moon).
There's certainly nothing I can say about the ongoing "civil wars" in which our planet is continuously engaged, be it on the basis of race, status, gender, wealth, resources, or just some petty bullshit argument on a website! No, I'm certainly nowhere near smart enough to understand deGrasse-Tyson, or your scintillating brilliance that you demonstrate in your stunning ability to recognize irony versus sarcasm, and knowing just when to let it go.


>> ^Yogi:
>> ^Trancecoach:
ad hominem will get you everywhere... while I play the tiniest violin for you and Dr. deGrasse-Tyson...

Dude you didn't WIN anything here stop trying to take the high road, you're not smart enough to understand what in the hell he's even talking about.



Yeah don't be an adult, just make shit up so you can win an argument. Do us all a favor and stop trying to be a cynical bastard, you're bad at it.

You didn't belittle the title, the lack of votes did! I'm no fool, I can tell if a title works or not. That one didn't, and I was too lazy to fix it.

I made you do the work. Aren't I clever?

In reply to this comment by Issykitty:
Oh, I was in no way belittling your title, my dear! I think it's just fine. Sometimes it's just the time of day, and it is Spring Break so maybe a slow time here? I haven't seen many hanging out in the Loungy-lounge. I would probably have titled it "All aboard the Bow-Wow train" or "The Ruff Ruff Express" or something super dorky. Loooove it!

In reply to this comment by bareboards2:
Ah, yes, well this speaks to the Art of the Video Title.

That wasn't one of my best.

Would you like to retitle it for me? Do you have something scintillating, intriguing, fun?

I'll change it in a heartbeat!

In reply to this comment by Issykitty:
I actually tried to submit it when I discovered it in your pqueue. I can't believe that didn't sift immediately! Such is the Sift and its randomness...

In reply to this comment by bareboards2:
issy kitty like the doggy?

Thanks for the promote!

Miss you guys.

In reply to this comment by Issykitty:
*purrmote! Or should I say... promutt?

Ah, yes, well this speaks to the Art of the Video Title.

That wasn't one of my best.

Would you like to retitle it for me? Do you have something scintillating, intriguing, fun?

I'll change it in a heartbeat!

In reply to this comment by Issykitty:
I actually tried to submit it when I discovered it in your pqueue. I can't believe that didn't sift immediately! Such is the Sift and its randomness...

In reply to this comment by bareboards2:
issy kitty like the doggy?

Thanks for the promote!

Miss you guys.

In reply to this comment by Issykitty:
*purrmote! Or should I say... promutt?

You know, as a kid, I hated to do anything with other little kids, because they couldn't seem to internalize an experience. Everything was about laughing and screaming at the top of your lungs and letting everyone know what a good time you're having, instead of actually doing whatever the activity is and considering it and forming a solid memory.

WHOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO LOOK AT IT!!!!! LOOK GUYS!!!! LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW (points)!!!!!!!!!LEVENTY

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

YEAHHHHHHHH (high five) ALLRIGHT I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!.

Wow, what scintillating broadcasting. Christ. Shut the fuck up!

>> ^rich_magnet:
I see no direct evidence of bioluminscence in this example. It's red indeed, and the scintillation effect is produced by light scattering of the combs, not bioluminscence. Perhaps if filmed in low light...


You missed an "e," it's bioluminescence. And yes, the Bloodbelly Comb Jelly is bioluminescent. That is all.

I belive you are wrong. I am sure without future investigation that this is a deep sea animal as I have just watched a deep sea floor documentary by attenburough and this was shown in it. down their there is no light and it makes it own USING BIO ILLUMINESence

In reply to this comment by rich_magnet:
I see no direct evidence of bioluminscence in this example. It's red indeed, and the scintillation effect is produced by light scattering of the combs, not bioluminscence. Perhaps if filmed in low light...

I see no direct evidence of bioluminscence in this example. It's red indeed, and the scintillation effect is produced by light scattering of the combs, not bioluminscence. Perhaps if filmed in low light...

^Hey, is there any need to insult me and aggrandize yourself? "But at least my comments on the matter involve more thought than yours." Jeesh.

I didn't miss his attempt to include the other guests -- however, that was way into the painful part and it wasn't the most scintillating topic. At that point, to me, the interview was way into Uncomfortable Land. Could Meg have expended more effort in playing into the vacuousness of that interchange? Yeah, she could have. I actually admire her for not doing so.

I take issue with how you characterize my description of his interview technique -- I did not say the things you ascribe to me. Rather than get into a back and forth with you, I'll just leave it at that.

My first post on this subject said that I thought that Part I showed a clash of cultures. I have watched some British talk shows and been surprised at how it appears that American celebrities can be ignorant of the nature of the shows that they are on. If you are correct that Parkinson typically does this kind of thing in an interview, I suspect that Ryan wasn't prepared for it.

I was a fan of Meg Ryan years ago -- her RomCom persona on-screen wore very thin over time. This interview, however uncomfortable it clearly was for both parties, has kindled my admiration for her. I liked how she discussed the characters, I thought she was pretty brave in her answers to his questions that clearly felt invasive to her. Yes, she was remarkably guarded and unprepared for his style of interviewing -- given that she started out behind the eight ball, I thought she hung in there really well and made some brave choices under the circumstances.

Well, this is all a tempest in a teapot. This happened years ago. And here we are discussing it as if it were Something Important.

I didn't read Gatsby until I was about 37 years old and was very surprised. Good story, but great writing. Poetic.

I flipped through that Bair bio of Anais and I'm really sorry to say that it made my hair stand on end with anger. She took a lot of really cheap shots and the whole thing seemed like some sort of personal vendetta, as if Nin had snubbed Bair at some time and Bair never forgave her.

I'm a writer/poet myself, and...I know there are two sides to every story, but Bair took the most negative slant she could about everything that Anais did and it flat out pissed me off.

Millions of people will be Anais Nin fans for generations to come.

Nobody's going to remember who the hell Bair was.

Ah, that's off my chest.

Thanks for touching base and for starting that thread. It's always fun to see what everybody else is reading.

Caio.

In reply to this comment by blahpook:
I'm glad you like Gatsby - the first time I read it was for school, the second time for pleasure, and wow is it well-written and oh so damn clever. If you like Anais, Deidre Bair wrote a huge and scintillating biography on her that I could not put down.

In reply to this comment by rougy:
1. Lolita
2. Tropic of Cancer
3. On the Road
4. Anais Nin's Diary, Vol II
5. Tales of the South Pacific
6. Sophie's Choice
7. The Spy Who Loved Me
8. The Great Gatsby
9. Before the Deluge: A Portrait of Berlin in the 1920s
10. To Kill a Mockingbird

*****

I really liked The Hobbit, too.

See more scintillating, smart, sparkling witty and clever craptacular video, created by so-called students, from so-called institutions of higher learning, who will graduate or almost graduate, with a fast-food edumacation, and no life skills.....

Sidenote, seeing as how I was able to invoke a Canadian legend in communications/culture theory and the video itself took place in Montreal, *Canada, channel added.

The take no-guff attitude, I'll argue, warrants a *femme channelization too, far more than the sexuality channel - if you're going to argue that the act isn't scintillating, I suppose the "I'm proud of myself and not ashamed of my body" thing is a positive sexuality message without being a sexy come-on in itself. Agh, too much semiotic theory discussion for one night...