(Big e-hug for Tracey...)
"Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
no apology needed. I'm sleepy, distracted and multitasking.
Astromancer wrote:
> I figured it was so obvious, I wouldn't have to say it...I guess I was
> wrong...My apologies...
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> "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> see what? you re not alone?
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> Astromancer wrote:
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>> See?
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>> "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Even when I fit in I often feel like I'm an observer. I often think of
>> myself like a chameleon. I used to wish we were big enough to have
>> chapters so we could meet in person. Still do.
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>> Astromancer wrote:
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>>> You aren't alone, dude....
>>>
>>> Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Forgot to add on the literal "duck out of
>>> water" premise, which I sympathize with daily. I've always felt out of
>>> place, even among the Technonerdati.
>>>
>>> "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> Wow! Thank you for making yourself vulnerable and opening up. Now the
>>> question you had to anticipate... why?
>>>
>>> Martin wrote:
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>>>> Tracey, to put you at ease, I'm going to reveal one of my deepest, darkest
>>>> movie secrets.
>>>>
>>>> I love "Howard the Duck".
>>>>
>>>> "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>> Keith
>>>>
>>>> I know you are disappointed in me, but for mindless fluff sitting in the
>>>> comfort of my home, I liked the first one. :(
>>>>
>>>> Martin wrote:
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>>>>> But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my
>>>>> milieu!
>>>>>
>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I really hope none of you fine people
>>>>> contributed any ducats to making "National Treasure 2" the number one
>>>>> movie over the Christmas weekend. I tried to watch the first movie a
>>>>> couple of years ago, on a Sunday night, as background noise while I
>>>>> cleaned up. I turned it off with 45 minutes to go. Silly concepts,
>>>>> preposterous occurrences, autopilot acting by Cage and Voight ("just show
>>>>> me the money!!"). Not fun or clever or engaging at all. Despite what some
>>>>> think of me, i'm not a movie snob, don't have a thing against low brow
>>>>> humour (saw "Knocked Up" recently and loved it) or mindless action
>>>>> flicks. I"m the guy who will watch "The Warriors" every single time it
>>>>> airs (much to my wife's consternation!) And "Face Off"? Pure cinematic
>>>>> pleasure of adrenalin, over-the-top acting, and things that go "boom!".
>>>>> Love that flick.
>>>>> But National Treasure sucked, and I hear the sequel is even dumber in
>>>>> plot. Mount Rushmore built just to hide a city of gold. A secret book
>>>>> passed down from one President to another that details, among other
>>>>> things, the truth of what's kept in Area 51? Brotherrr!
>>>>>
>>>>> Please tell me none of you watched it?
>>>>>
>>>>> ****************************
>>>>>
>>>>> "National Treasure" sleighs Christmas box office
>>>>> Tue Dec 25, 2:27 PM ET
>>>>> Nicolas Cage's adventure sequel "National Treasure: Book of Secrets"
>>>>> raced to $65 million during its first five days of release across North
>>>>> America, distributor Walt Disney Pictures said on Tuesday.
>>>>> The tally consists of actual sales for the four days since the film
>>>>> opened last Friday, and a Christmas day estimate. Final sales data will
>>>>> be issued on Wednesday.
>>>>> Through December 24, the film had also earned $27.5 million in 17
>>>>> international markets, mostly in Asia. The critically maligned sequel to
>>>>> the 2004 smash "National Treasure" stars Cage as a treasure hunter who
>>>>> flies around the world trying to solve an ancient puzzle related to
>>>>> Lincoln's assassination.
>>>>> Will Smith's sci-fi thriller "I Am Legend" was No. 2 with five-day sales
>>>>> of $47.5 million, taking its 12-day haul to $150.8 million, said Warner
>>>>> Bros. Pictures.
>>>>> Because of the holiday, data for many films were incomplete. Twentieth
>>>>> Century Fox reported a four-day tally of $32.8 million for its surprise
>>>>> hit "Alvin and the Chipmunks," saying it was impossible to estimate
>>>>> Christmas Day sales. After 11 days, the kids film has earned $88.7
>>>>> million.
>>>>> The fact-based political comedy "Charlie Wilson's War" earned $14.75
>>>>> million, and the Johnny Depp musical "Sweeney Todd" $12.75 million, both
>>>>> after five days. Their respective studios, Universal Pictures and
>>>>> DreamWorks Pictures, warned that the Christmas Day components were rough
>>>>> guesses.
>>>>> The box office jury is still out on "Charlie Wilson," a high-profile
>>>>> vehicle starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, which is playing in twice
>>>>> as many theaters as "Sweeney Todd," which DreamWorks co-produced with
>>>>> Warner Bros.
>>>>> Further down the rankings, "P.S. I Love You" had earned $9.1 million in
>>>>> its first five days. After a low-key opening weekend, Warner Bros. said
>>>>> it hoped more women would turn out in force for the Hilary Swank
>>>>> tearjerker now that Christmas-related chores are behind them.
>>>>> The musical spoof "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" reported a four-day
>>>>> haul of $4.7 million. Distributor Columbia Pictures did not have a
>>>>> Christmas Day estimate for the box office disappointment.
>>>>> Midfield rankings will change when final data are issued Wednesday
>>>>> because they will include sales for three Christmas Day releases: the
>>>>> action sequel "Alien vs. Predator: Requiem," the Denzel Washington drama
>>>>> "The Great Debaters," and the family fantasy "The Water Horse: Legend of
>>>>> the Deep."
>>>>> Walt Disney Pictures is a unit of Walt Disney Co. Warner Bros. is a unit
>>>>> of Time Warner Inc. Twentieth Century Fox is a unit of News Corp.
>>>>> Universal Pictures, a unit of General Electric Co's NBC Universal.
>>>>> DreamWorks Pictures is a unit of Viacom Inc. Columbia Pictures is a unit
>>>>> of Sony Corp.
>>>>> (Reporting by Dean Goodman; Editing by Stuart Grudgings)
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