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. Getting married and having a kid has forced me to resist these urges too. I do not want to inflict it on them. Reece Jennings wrote: I hear you! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Astromancer Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 7:31 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( I am becoming a hardcore recluse...I really don't like going out any more... Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: I hear you. I'm not a crowd/life of the party type person either. I'm a party voyeur... Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 8:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( No, I'm eternally uncomfy in public sitches. I'm the guy who makes one round to make himself known to those I want to be known to, then finds a corner to cower in for the remainder of the party. Forty-three years of life it's taken me to find three people like myself. Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: Do you still, Howard? I mean Martin? It seems to me that you'd be the one who is comfortable in any crowd. Are you comfortable but feeling different from others? I revel in being that way...now...LOL! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 1:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com wrote: Wow! Thank you for making yourself vulnerable and opening up. Now the question you had to anticipate... why? Martin wrote: 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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: But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my milieu! KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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. Im 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
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a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Astromancer Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 7:31 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( I am becoming a hardcore recluse...I really don't like going out any more... Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: I hear you. I'm not a crowd/life of the party type person either. I'm a party voyeur... Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 8:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( No, I'm eternally uncomfy in public sitches. I'm the guy who makes one round to make himself known to those I want to be known to, then finds a corner to cower in for the remainder of the party. Forty-three years of life it's taken me to find three people like myself. Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: Do you still, Howard? I mean Martin? It seems to me that you'd be the one who is comfortable in any crowd. Are you comfortable but feeling different from others? I revel in being that way...now...LOL! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 1:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com wrote: Wow! Thank you for making yourself vulnerable and opening up. Now the question you had to anticipate... why? Martin wrote: 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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: But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my milieu! KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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. Im 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
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been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Astromancer Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 7:31 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( I am becoming a hardcore recluse...I really don't like going out any more... Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: I hear you. I'm not a crowd/life of the party type person either. I'm a party voyeur... Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 8:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( No, I'm eternally uncomfy in public sitches. I'm the guy who makes one round to make himself known to those I want to be known to, then finds a corner to cower in for the remainder of the party. Forty-three years of life it's taken me to find three people like myself. Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: Do you still, Howard? I mean Martin? It seems to me that you'd be the one who is comfortable in any crowd. Are you comfortable but feeling different from others? I revel in being that way...now...LOL! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 1:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com wrote: Wow! Thank you for making yourself vulnerable and opening up. Now the question you had to anticipate... why? Martin wrote: 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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: But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my milieu! KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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. Im 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
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Great roads! I used to commute from GSP exit 143 to exit 4 every day for a year, back when they construction was going on to widen the road. Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 1:13 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( I hear you, Keith. I learned how to drive on the Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkways. KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net wrote: too true! But then, I cut my teeth driving on I-30 between Dallas-Fort Worth late night. It was me and the truckers, battling for supremacy; when i wasn't there, i was negotiating the fast and fluid traffic of Houston. All that combat experience makes me about as home on the Atlanta roads as Speed Racer going up against the Car Acrobatic Team -- Original message -- From: Martin truthseeker_ mailto:truthseeker_013%40yahoo.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] For those who've never had the pleasure of living in-slash-visiting Atlanta, Keith's wife doesn't like driving on the freeways because she likes living... KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net wrote: i feel you. When i take days off i rarely spend all day at the house. I will work in the yard for a while, maybe do some chores. But after a few hours i get lonely and need to be around people. So I always go to the gym and take classes, then meet a friend for lunch, or my wife. Or, i'll just go to the bookstore or the park to be around people. although i love to write, i don't often write in solitude. I like to go to a coffee shop or the park and write. that's one reason i don't like watching movies at home only. i really miss interacting with people at the theatre. I think some of this is because i was often very lonely as a child. but a lot of it is due to my personality. I really am a strong extrovert. As for where you live, i pay a hell of a lot more mortgage for living IP (Inside the Perimeter, the loop around Atlanta) than I'd pay if I lived in the suburbs. The main issue was quality of life: I like the diversity closer in, the proximity to malls and theatres and downtown (though I'm ten miles away from the city), and the better choices in roads. In the 'burbs, there's usually only one or two roads that one can take to get to the city, and they often get clogged and backed up. Living closer in, one has more choices of taking surface, residential streets to get around. My wife doesn't like driving on the freeway much, and we can get all the way to downtown Atlanta without ever getting on the freeway. if we lived in the 'burbs, she'd have to get on congested roads every day. I'd lie to live truly down closer to the city, but a house the size of the one i have now (2300 square feet), in the same condition (1981) would cost half a million on the low end -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com You know, after a decade of working at home, I really enjoyed my stint at Merrill Lynch and sometimes think about going in to work a Microsoft once I'm well. I loved the interaction with the people and the laid back atmosphere of the IT department. I still miss that and them. It was a fun place before O'Neal's influence could be felt. It puts you on on a social auto-pilot that you hinted at below that is difficult to maintain when you are self-employed, and are not required to go out. Right now, I live in the suburbs because my husband wanted to be able to reach me if I had an emergency and was incapacitated. Also its cheaper out here and we had to live off one salary during me illness. However, I've been trying to explain to my Mom that why we want to move to an active part of the city is because it is easier to roll out of bed and do things. In the past, if I had easy access to activities, I stayed more social. If it required a lot of effort to get through, eventually I would stop the activity. KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net wrote: Having to go to work everyday helped me, as there are some folks there I'm able to talk and joke with (none in my immediate group, unfortunately). Having gone through this before with my dad's death, and during a period when I was unemployed for a few months, I literally have been forcing myself to get up and out: going to movies, bookstores, going out to eat, hitting the gym. Christmas was the worst, because this is the first Christmas in a decade where I couldn't go back to Texas to be with family (had to work). it was sad and lonely being
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For those who've never had the pleasure of living in-slash-visiting Atlanta, Keith's wife doesn't like driving on the freeways because she likes living... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i feel you. When i take days off i rarely spend all day at the house. I will work in the yard for a while, maybe do some chores. But after a few hours i get lonely and need to be around people. So I always go to the gym and take classes, then meet a friend for lunch, or my wife. Or, i'll just go to the bookstore or the park to be around people. although i love to write, i don't often write in solitude. I like to go to a coffee shop or the park and write. that's one reason i don't like watching movies at home only. i really miss interacting with people at the theatre. I think some of this is because i was often very lonely as a child. but a lot of it is due to my personality. I really am a strong extrovert. As for where you live, i pay a hell of a lot more mortgage for living IP (Inside the Perimeter, the loop around Atlanta) than I'd pay if I lived in the suburbs. The main issue was quality of life: I like the diversity closer in, the proximity to malls and theatres and downtown (though I'm ten miles away from the city), and the better choices in roads. In the 'burbs, there's usually only one or two roads that one can take to get to the city, and they often get clogged and backed up. Living closer in, one has more choices of taking surface, residential streets to get around. My wife doesn't like driving on the freeway much, and we can get all the way to downtown Atlanta without ever getting on the freeway. if we lived in the 'burbs, she'd have to get on congested roads every day. I'd lie to live truly down closer to the city, but a house the size of the one i have now (2300 square feet), in the same condition (1981) would cost half a million on the low end -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] You know, after a decade of working at home, I really enjoyed my stint at Merrill Lynch and sometimes think about going in to work a Microsoft once I'm well. I loved the interaction with the people and the laid back atmosphere of the IT department. I still miss that and them. It was a fun place before O'Neal's influence could be felt. It puts you on on a social auto-pilot that you hinted at below that is difficult to maintain when you are self-employed, and are not required to go out. Right now, I live in the suburbs because my husband wanted to be able to reach me if I had an emergency and was incapacitated. Also its cheaper out here and we had to live off one salary during me illness. However, I've been trying to explain to my Mom that why we want to move to an active part of the city is because it is easier to roll out of bed and do things. In the past, if I had easy access to activities, I stayed more social. If it required a lot of effort to get through, eventually I would stop the activity. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Having to go to work everyday helped me, as there are some folks there I'm able to talk and joke with (none in my immediate group, unfortunately). Having gone through this before with my dad's death, and during a period when I was unemployed for a few months, I literally have been forcing myself to get up and out: going to movies, bookstores, going out to eat, hitting the gym. Christmas was the worst, because this is the first Christmas in a decade where I couldn't go back to Texas to be with family (had to work). it was sad and lonely being here in Atlanta, but again I forced myself to smile when I wanted to cry, to laugh when I wanted to yell. Having this group to talk to about stuff really helps too-more than you'd believe. -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have struggled against the recluse thing ever since I had a lot of death in my immediate family. It is a hard habit to break. Fortunately during my worse periods I had pushy friends and family. Getting married and having a kid has forced me to resist these urges too. I do not want to inflict it on them. Reece Jennings wrote: I hear you! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Astromancer Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 7:31 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( I am becoming a hardcore recluse...I really don't like going out any more... Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: I hear you. I'm not a crowd/life
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: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Astromancer Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 7:31 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( I am becoming a hardcore recluse...I really don't like going out any more... Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: I hear you. I'm not a crowd/life of the party type person either. I'm a party voyeur... Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 8:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( No, I'm eternally uncomfy in public sitches. I'm the guy who makes one round to make himself known to those I want to be known to, then finds a corner to cower in for the remainder of the party. Forty-three years of life it's taken me to find three people like myself. Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: Do you still, Howard? I mean Martin? It seems to me that you'd be the one who is comfortable in any crowd. Are you comfortable but feeling different from others? I revel in being that way...now...LOL! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 1:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com wrote: Wow! Thank you for making yourself vulnerable and opening up. Now the question you had to anticipate... why? Martin wrote: 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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: But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my milieu! KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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. Im 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
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Tracey, you should be able to google it. I took my last one online. I'd give you the link, but the site I pulled the link from has crashed, probably for good. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where do you find the abbreviated test? I took one long, long time ago and do not remember how I scored Reece Jennings wrote: I just took an abbreviated Briggs-Meyers: Your Type is ISTJ Introverted Sensing Thinking Judging Strength of the preferences % 78 12 38 56 Career choices: Computer programmer, law enforcement, Management... Wow! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 5:57 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( Keith, I go to malls for the same reason you do airports, for the people-watching. But I don't interact with anyone, even the people I go there with. KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net wrote: ever had a Meyers-Briggs analysis done on you? You sound like an introvert, which is not, as some think, a 'wall flower. Simply means you get a lot of energy internally, that you like to analyze things. Extroverts simply get more energy externally, from other people, but doesn't mean they're always running around with lamp shades on their heads at parties. I'm a strong extrovert: going to the mall on Black Friday gets me pumped and hyper like a kid. I'm never bored in an airport 'cause I almost OD on watching people. I do have difficulty not speaking into silence (you called it talking just to talk). But by the same token, once my batteries are charged, I have to get away from people to think and analyze or write. But then I have to be back among the mading crowd. I've taken Meyers Briggs tests three times. I'm a strong ENFP: Extroverted - Getting psychic/mental/emotional/spiritual energy from others instead of internally (as opposed to Introverted, getting energy from within) Intuitive - making lots of leaps in thought and creativity based on the gut or inspiration (as opposed to Sensers, who need hard facts to fuel the process) Feeling - ruled by emotions and passions, going with what feels right (as opposed to Thinkers, who analyze things and tend to rely on logic more) Perceiving - filter the world based on what I feel and how things should be (right and wrong), wanting to fluidly adjust circumstances to individuals' needs, strongly ruled by a sense of right (as opposed to Judgers, who tend to be more rigid, less focused on right and wrong , but on what's fair for all, tending to want a set of rules that apply as well as possible to the masses, with little emotion to change them. not prone to want to change laws or rules willy-nilly) so of course, being fueled by emotions and passions and feelings, and a cosmic sense of right and wrong, I majored in electrical engineering in college and now work as a network administrator. According to all tests (and my feelings) i should have been a writer, journalist, musician, public relations person--or a minister. Which is why I wrtie more posts than anyone except maybe Martin, why I'm long winded, why I'm always ranting about something being wrong in the universe. :) -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:james%40jameslandrith.com .com The Wife and I are strikingly different. She is a heavy extrovert and prone to being the life of a party. Her skills as a former model, multiple pageant winner, on-air personality (radio), television host, etc. make it seem effortless. She turns it on like flicking a switch at parties and public events. I prefer to be behind the scenes a bit more. In the office, I have to make an effort to self-promote as my natural tendency is to let my work speak for itself while I get trampled by those who underperform, yet have mastered the art of self-promotion (I believe Keith posted similar sentiments a few months ago). Through my websites and as a media contact for Veterans for Common Sense, I've done several TV and radio appearances and a lot of print media interviews, but only reluctantly. I've turned down more than I've accepted. I much prefer to let my written words speak for me via my writings. Over the next few years, I'll be putting out a book related to some of advocacy work, which will require active PR and appearances. (sigh) At social events, while The Wife is on and entertaining, I prefer to relax in a quiet corner, nursing my drink with a friend or two. I'm the guy you think is not having fun, but I'm really analyzing the guests
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LOLLOLLOL! My respect for your abilty to assess people, and to assess yourself grows... Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 1:18 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( so that fits, huh? My ENFP is strong in all areas, though my feeling/thinking was fairly close. I guess that makes sense because, though I'm very emotion-driven, I also have a logical, analytical side that lets me do the math/engineering/IT things i've done in life. Still, the F is stronger, and my makeup is really that of a writer or artist. I could be on the street corner yelling Scripture at passersby, or playing a guitar and harmonica, hoping for change! -- Original message -- From: Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com I just took an abbreviated Briggs-Meyers: Your Type is ISTJ Introverted Sensing Thinking Judging Strength of the preferences % 78 12 38 56 Career choices: Computer programmer, law enforcement, Management... Wow! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 5:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( Keith, I go to malls for the same reason you do airports, for the people-watching. But I don't interact with anyone, even the people I go there with. KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net wrote: ever had a Meyers-Briggs analysis done on you? You sound like an introvert, which is not, as some think, a 'wall flower. Simply means you get a lot of energy internally, that you like to analyze things. Extroverts simply get more energy externally, from other people, but doesn't mean they're always running around with lamp shades on their heads at parties. I'm a strong extrovert: going to the mall on Black Friday gets me pumped and hyper like a kid. I'm never bored in an airport 'cause I almost OD on watching people. I do have difficulty not speaking into silence (you called it talking just to talk). But by the same token, once my batteries are charged, I have to get away from people to think and analyze or write. But then I have to be back among the mading crowd. I've taken Meyers Briggs tests three times. I'm a strong ENFP: Extroverted - Getting psychic/mental/emotional/spiritual energy from others instead of internally (as opposed to Introverted, getting energy from within) Intuitive - making lots of leaps in thought and creativity based on the gut or inspiration (as opposed to Sensers, who need hard facts to fuel the process) Feeling - ruled by emotions and passions, going with what feels right (as opposed to Thinkers, who analyze things and tend to rely on logic more) Perceiving - filter the world based on what I feel and how things should be (right and wrong), wanting to fluidly adjust circumstances to individuals' needs, strongly ruled by a sense of right (as opposed to Judgers, who tend to be more rigid, less focused on right and wrong , but on what's fair for all, tending to want a set of rules that apply as well as possible to the masses, with little emotion to change them. not prone to want to change laws or rules willy-nilly) so of course, being fueled by emotions and passions and feelings, and a cosmic sense of right and wrong, I majored in electrical engineering in college and now work as a network administrator. According to all tests (and my feelings) i should have been a writer, journalist, musician, public relations person--or a minister. Which is why I wrtie more posts than anyone except maybe Martin, why I'm long winded, why I'm always ranting about something being wrong in the universe. :) -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:james%40jameslandrith.com .com The Wife and I are strikingly different. She is a heavy extrovert and prone to being the life of a party. Her skills as a former model, multiple pageant winner, on-air personality (radio), television host, etc. make it seem effortless. She turns it on like flicking a switch at parties and public events. I prefer to be behind the scenes a bit more. In the office, I
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http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm I kept looking until I found a free test. This is the one. Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 12:30 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( Where do you find the abbreviated test? I took one long, long time ago and do not remember how I scored Reece Jennings wrote: I just took an abbreviated Briggs-Meyers: Your Type is ISTJ Introverted Sensing Thinking Judging Strength of the preferences % 78 12 38 56 Career choices: Computer programmer, law enforcement, Management... Wow! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 5:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( Keith, I go to malls for the same reason you do airports, for the people-watching. But I don't interact with anyone, even the people I go there with. KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net wrote: ever had a Meyers-Briggs analysis done on you? You sound like an introvert, which is not, as some think, a 'wall flower. Simply means you get a lot of energy internally, that you like to analyze things. Extroverts simply get more energy externally, from other people, but doesn't mean they're always running around with lamp shades on their heads at parties. I'm a strong extrovert: going to the mall on Black Friday gets me pumped and hyper like a kid. I'm never bored in an airport 'cause I almost OD on watching people. I do have difficulty not speaking into silence (you called it talking just to talk). But by the same token, once my batteries are charged, I have to get away from people to think and analyze or write. But then I have to be back among the mading crowd. I've taken Meyers Briggs tests three times. I'm a strong ENFP: Extroverted - Getting psychic/mental/emotional/spiritual energy from others instead of internally (as opposed to Introverted, getting energy from within) Intuitive - making lots of leaps in thought and creativity based on the gut or inspiration (as opposed to Sensers, who need hard facts to fuel the process) Feeling - ruled by emotions and passions, going with what feels right (as opposed to Thinkers, who analyze things and tend to rely on logic more) Perceiving - filter the world based on what I feel and how things should be (right and wrong), wanting to fluidly adjust circumstances to individuals' needs, strongly ruled by a sense of right (as opposed to Judgers, who tend to be more rigid, less focused on right and wrong , but on what's fair for all, tending to want a set of rules that apply as well as possible to the masses, with little emotion to change them. not prone to want to change laws or rules willy-nilly) so of course, being fueled by emotions and passions and feelings, and a cosmic sense of right and wrong, I majored in electrical engineering in college and now work as a network administrator. According to all tests (and my feelings) i should have been a writer, journalist, musician, public relations person--or a minister. Which is why I wrtie more posts than anyone except maybe Martin, why I'm long winded, why I'm always ranting about something being wrong in the universe. :) -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:james%40jameslandrith.com .com The Wife and I are strikingly different. She is a heavy extrovert and prone to being the life of a party. Her skills as a former model, multiple pageant winner, on-air personality (radio), television host, etc. make it seem effortless. She turns it on like flicking a switch at parties and public events. I prefer to be behind the scenes a bit more. In the office, I have to make an effort to self-promote as my natural tendency is to let my work speak for itself while I get trampled by those who underperform, yet have mastered the art of self-promotion (I believe Keith posted similar sentiments a few months ago). Through my websites and as a media contact for Veterans for Common Sense, I've done
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Yeah, I prefer the independents around here as well. St. Elmo's, Karma, etc. When my stepson's car was in the shop due to an engine rebuild, I was quite happy to pick him up from work in the evenings. St. Elmo's Coffee Pub was a few blocks away from the dealership where he works. A nice vanilla chai latte, muffin, and a quiet corner with a book on my PDA was just the type of quiet time I needed some nights after dealing with idiots in 12 states all day long. Given that he is a car salesman, his quitting time wasn't always quitting time. If a potential sale walked in the door 15 minutes before he was scheduled to leave, so be it. I was certainly not gonna rush the kid and make him miss a sale just so I can get home. There's always more coffee and more books. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 11:15 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( i spend all my time seeking out independently owned coffee shops, music stores, and bookstores in Atlanta. They're often cooler, with a different vibe, and I love the difference in style and look--something you can't get with corporate entities. And honestly, the more places like Starbucks--or the big bookstores-try to give themselves the mom-and-pop look, the angrier they make me. Even more than coffee shops, i lament the demise of mom-and-pop bookstores. If for no other reason, I miss being surrounded by honest-to-goodness old hardbound books with the old bindings and that great smell. I'm not the world's best carpenter, and Phyllis (my wife) really didn't want an older home, so a fixer-upper was out for us. Phyllis is also much more enamored of newer homes, and really wanted a new house with all the fixins: granite countertops, fancy backsplash, modern lighting, etc. I tend to like older homes with more character: too many new homes are built as part of giant projects where everything looks alike. So we had to make a compromise in age, price, and location. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Does he realize how blessed he is to have you? I'm sure he does... Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Landrith Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 12:17 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( Yeah, I prefer the independents around here as well. St. Elmo's, Karma, etc. When my stepson's car was in the shop due to an engine rebuild, I was quite happy to pick him up from work in the evenings. St. Elmo's Coffee Pub was a few blocks away from the dealership where he works. A nice vanilla chai latte, muffin, and a quiet corner with a book on my PDA was just the type of quiet time I needed some nights after dealing with idiots in 12 states all day long. Given that he is a car salesman, his quitting time wasn't always quitting time. If a potential sale walked in the door 15 minutes before he was scheduled to leave, so be it. I was certainly not gonna rush the kid and make him miss a sale just so I can get home. There's always more coffee and more books. From: KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net [mailto:KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net] Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 11:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( i spend all my time seeking out independently owned coffee shops, music stores, and bookstores in Atlanta. They're often cooler, with a different vibe, and I love the difference in style and look--something you can't get with corporate entities. And honestly, the more places like Starbucks--or the big bookstores-try to give themselves the mom-and-pop look, the angrier they make me. Even more than coffee shops, i lament the demise of mom-and-pop bookstores. If for no other reason, I miss being surrounded by honest-to-goodness old hardbound books with the old bindings and that great smell. I'm not the world's best carpenter, and Phyllis (my wife) really didn't want an older home, so a fixer-upper was out for us. Phyllis is also much more enamored of newer homes, and really wanted a new house with all the fixins: granite countertops, fancy backsplash, modern lighting, etc. I tend to like older homes with more character: too many new homes are built as part of giant projects where everything looks alike. So we had to make a compromise in age, price, and location. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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INFJ (think I crossed a few letters previously) Introverted 89% Intuitive 50% Feeling 38% Judging 22% Can't remember the job preferences, I fear. Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just took an abbreviated Briggs-Meyers: Your Type is ISTJ Introverted Sensing Thinking Judging Strength of the preferences % 78 12 38 56 Career choices: Computer programmer, law enforcement, Management... Wow! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 5:57 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( Keith, I go to malls for the same reason you do airports, for the people-watching. But I don't interact with anyone, even the people I go there with. KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net wrote: ever had a Meyers-Briggs analysis done on you? You sound like an introvert, which is not, as some think, a 'wall flower. Simply means you get a lot of energy internally, that you like to analyze things. Extroverts simply get more energy externally, from other people, but doesn't mean they're always running around with lamp shades on their heads at parties. I'm a strong extrovert: going to the mall on Black Friday gets me pumped and hyper like a kid. I'm never bored in an airport 'cause I almost OD on watching people. I do have difficulty not speaking into silence (you called it talking just to talk). But by the same token, once my batteries are charged, I have to get away from people to think and analyze or write. But then I have to be back among the mading crowd. I've taken Meyers Briggs tests three times. I'm a strong ENFP: Extroverted - Getting psychic/mental/emotional/spiritual energy from others instead of internally (as opposed to Introverted, getting energy from within) Intuitive - making lots of leaps in thought and creativity based on the gut or inspiration (as opposed to Sensers, who need hard facts to fuel the process) Feeling - ruled by emotions and passions, going with what feels right (as opposed to Thinkers, who analyze things and tend to rely on logic more) Perceiving - filter the world based on what I feel and how things should be (right and wrong), wanting to fluidly adjust circumstances to individuals' needs, strongly ruled by a sense of right (as opposed to Judgers, who tend to be more rigid, less focused on right and wrong , but on what's fair for all, tending to want a set of rules that apply as well as possible to the masses, with little emotion to change them. not prone to want to change laws or rules willy-nilly) so of course, being fueled by emotions and passions and feelings, and a cosmic sense of right and wrong, I majored in electrical engineering in college and now work as a network administrator. According to all tests (and my feelings) i should have been a writer, journalist, musician, public relations person--or a minister. Which is why I wrtie more posts than anyone except maybe Martin, why I'm long winded, why I'm always ranting about something being wrong in the universe. :) -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:james%40jameslandrith.com .com The Wife and I are strikingly different. She is a heavy extrovert and prone to being the life of a party. Her skills as a former model, multiple pageant winner, on-air personality (radio), television host, etc. make it seem effortless. She turns it on like flicking a switch at parties and public events. I prefer to be behind the scenes a bit more. In the office, I have to make an effort to self-promote as my natural tendency is to let my work speak for itself while I get trampled by those who underperform, yet have mastered the art of self-promotion (I believe Keith posted similar sentiments a few months ago). Through my websites and as a media contact for Veterans for Common Sense, I've done several TV and radio appearances and a lot of print media interviews, but only reluctantly. I've turned down more than I've accepted. I much prefer to let my written words speak for me via my writings. Over the next few years, I'll be putting out a book related to some of advocacy work, which will require active PR and appearances. (sigh) At social events, while The Wife is on and entertaining, I prefer to relax in a quiet corner, nursing my drink with a friend or two. I'm the guy you think is not having fun, but I'm really analyzing the guests and storing data about who I've met or talked with that night. At home, I need that quiet time with a book or my laptop. Or at a coffee shop for a bit on the way home from work. My blog and commentary persona are nothing like my meatspace personality
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It's that introversion of mine. Even with people I know, I'm locked up. Almost lost a GF in college because I wandered off during a mall outing. And, by wandered off, I mean caught the bus back to campus and was halfway back to my dorm room when she pulled up in front of me in her car, really looking as though she wanted to dent her bumper with me. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: why is that? -- Original message -- From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Keith, I go to malls for the same reason you do airports, for the people-watching. But I don't interact with anyone, even the people I go there with. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ever had a Meyers-Briggs analysis done on you? You sound like an introvert, which is not, as some think, a 'wall flower. Simply means you get a lot of energy internally, that you like to analyze things. Extroverts simply get more energy externally, from other people, but doesn't mean they're always running around with lamp shades on their heads at parties. I'm a strong extrovert: going to the mall on Black Friday gets me pumped and hyper like a kid. I'm never bored in an airport 'cause I almost OD on watching people. I do have difficulty not speaking into silence (you called it talking just to talk). But by the same token, once my batteries are charged, I have to get away from people to think and analyze or write. But then I have to be back among the mading crowd. I've taken Meyers Briggs tests three times. I'm a strong ENFP: Extroverted - Getting psychic/mental/emotional/spiritual energy from others instead of internally (as opposed to Introverted, getting energy from within) Intuitive - making lots of leaps in thought and creativity based on the gut or inspiration (as opposed to Sensers, who need hard facts to fuel the process) Feeling - ruled by emotions and passions, going with what feels right (as opposed to Thinkers, who analyze things and tend to rely on logic more) Perceiving - filter the world based on what I feel and how things should be (right and wrong), wanting to fluidly adjust circumstances to individuals' needs, strongly ruled by a sense of right (as opposed to Judgers, who tend to be more rigid, less focused on right and wrong , but on what's fair for all, tending to want a set of rules that apply as well as possible to the masses, with little emotion to change them. not prone to want to change laws or rules willy-nilly) so of course, being fueled by emotions and passions and feelings, and a cosmic sense of right and wrong, I majored in electrical engineering in college and now work as a network administrator. According to all tests (and my feelings) i should have been a writer, journalist, musician, public relations person--or a minister. Which is why I wrtie more posts than anyone except maybe Martin, why I'm long winded, why I'm always ranting about something being wrong in the universe. :) -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Wife and I are strikingly different. She is a heavy extrovert and prone to being the life of a party. Her skills as a former model, multiple pageant winner, on-air personality (radio), television host, etc. make it seem effortless. She turns it on like flicking a switch at parties and public events. I prefer to be behind the scenes a bit more. In the office, I have to make an effort to self-promote as my natural tendency is to let my work speak for itself while I get trampled by those who underperform, yet have mastered the art of self-promotion (I believe Keith posted similar sentiments a few months ago). Through my websites and as a media contact for Veterans for Common Sense, I've done several TV and radio appearances and a lot of print media interviews, but only reluctantly. I've turned down more than I've accepted. I much prefer to let my written words speak for me via my writings. Over the next few years, I'll be putting out a book related to some of advocacy work, which will require active PR and appearances. (sigh) At social events, while The Wife is on and entertaining, I prefer to relax in a quiet corner, nursing my drink with a friend or two. I'm the guy you think is not having fun, but I'm really analyzing the guests and storing data about who I've met or talked with that night. At home, I need that quiet time with a book or my laptop. Or at a coffee shop for a bit on the way home from work. My blog and commentary persona are nothing like my meatspace personality. I'm not shy. I just prefer to observe and think. I hate small talk and refuse to speak just for the sake of speaking. When I do speak, it is because I have something real to add to the conversation. I abhor hoopla and I suck at entertaining. I'm not the guy screaming his head off at sporting events or concerts. If you see me at a concert, it'll likely be a more intimate club like the Birchmere - listening to a band, sipping a margarita - just enjoying the music. And I
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thanks Martin wrote: Tracey, you should be able to google it. I took my last one online. I'd give you the link, but the site I pulled the link from has crashed, probably for good. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where do you find the abbreviated test? I took one long, long time ago and do not remember how I scored Reece Jennings wrote: I just took an abbreviated Briggs-Meyers: Your Type is ISTJ Introverted Sensing Thinking Judging Strength of the preferences % 78 12 38 56 Career choices: Computer programmer, law enforcement, Management... Wow! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 5:57 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( Keith, I go to malls for the same reason you do airports, for the people-watching. But I don't interact with anyone, even the people I go there with. KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net wrote: ever had a Meyers-Briggs analysis done on you? You sound like an introvert, which is not, as some think, a 'wall flower. Simply means you get a lot of energy internally, that you like to analyze things. Extroverts simply get more energy externally, from other people, but doesn't mean they're always running around with lamp shades on their heads at parties. I'm a strong extrovert: going to the mall on Black Friday gets me pumped and hyper like a kid. I'm never bored in an airport 'cause I almost OD on watching people. I do have difficulty not speaking into silence (you called it talking just to talk). But by the same token, once my batteries are charged, I have to get away from people to think and analyze or write. But then I have to be back among the mading crowd. I've taken Meyers Briggs tests three times. I'm a strong ENFP: Extroverted - Getting psychic/mental/emotional/spiritual energy from others instead of internally (as opposed to Introverted, getting energy from within) Intuitive - making lots of leaps in thought and creativity based on the gut or inspiration (as opposed to Sensers, who need hard facts to fuel the process) Feeling - ruled by emotions and passions, going with what feels right (as opposed to Thinkers, who analyze things and tend to rely on logic more) Perceiving - filter the world based on what I feel and how things should be (right and wrong), wanting to fluidly adjust circumstances to individuals' needs, strongly ruled by a sense of right (as opposed to Judgers, who tend to be more rigid, less focused on right and wrong , but on what's fair for all, tending to want a set of rules that apply as well as possible to the masses, with little emotion to change them. not prone to want to change laws or rules willy-nilly) so of course, being fueled by emotions and passions and feelings, and a cosmic sense of right and wrong, I majored in electrical engineering in college and now work as a network administrator. According to all tests (and my feelings) i should have been a writer, journalist, musician, public relations person--or a minister. Which is why I wrtie more posts than anyone except maybe Martin, why I'm long winded, why I'm always ranting about something being wrong in the universe. :) -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:james%40jameslandrith.com .com The Wife and I are strikingly different. She is a heavy extrovert and prone to being the life of a party. Her skills as a former model, multiple pageant winner, on-air personality (radio), television host, etc. make it seem effortless. She turns it on like flicking a switch at parties and public events. I prefer to be behind the scenes a bit more. In the office, I have to make an effort to self-promote as my natural tendency is to let my work speak for itself while I get trampled by those who underperform, yet have mastered the art of self-promotion (I believe Keith posted similar sentiments a few months ago). Through my websites and as a media contact for Veterans for Common Sense, I've done several TV and radio appearances and a lot of print media interviews, but only reluctantly. I've turned down more than I've accepted. I much prefer to let my written words speak for me via my writings. Over the next few years, I'll be putting out a book related to some of advocacy work, which will require active PR and appearances. (sigh) At social events, while The Wife is on and entertaining, I prefer to relax in a quiet corner, nursing my drink with a friend or two. I'm the guy you think is not having fun, but I'm really
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Thanks :) Reece Jennings wrote: http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm I kept looking until I found a free test. This is the one. Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 12:30 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( Where do you find the abbreviated test? I took one long, long time ago and do not remember how I scored Reece Jennings wrote: I just took an abbreviated Briggs-Meyers: Your Type is ISTJ Introverted Sensing Thinking Judging Strength of the preferences % 78 12 38 56 Career choices: Computer programmer, law enforcement, Management... Wow! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 5:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( Keith, I go to malls for the same reason you do airports, for the people-watching. But I don't interact with anyone, even the people I go there with. KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net wrote: ever had a Meyers-Briggs analysis done on you? You sound like an introvert, which is not, as some think, a 'wall flower. Simply means you get a lot of energy internally, that you like to analyze things. Extroverts simply get more energy externally, from other people, but doesn't mean they're always running around with lamp shades on their heads at parties. I'm a strong extrovert: going to the mall on Black Friday gets me pumped and hyper like a kid. I'm never bored in an airport 'cause I almost OD on watching people. I do have difficulty not speaking into silence (you called it talking just to talk). But by the same token, once my batteries are charged, I have to get away from people to think and analyze or write. But then I have to be back among the mading crowd. I've taken Meyers Briggs tests three times. I'm a strong ENFP: Extroverted - Getting psychic/mental/emotional/spiritual energy from others instead of internally (as opposed to Introverted, getting energy from within) Intuitive - making lots of leaps in thought and creativity based on the gut or inspiration (as opposed to Sensers, who need hard facts to fuel the process) Feeling - ruled by emotions and passions, going with what feels right (as opposed to Thinkers, who analyze things and tend to rely on logic more) Perceiving - filter the world based on what I feel and how things should be (right and wrong), wanting to fluidly adjust circumstances to individuals' needs, strongly ruled by a sense of right (as opposed to Judgers, who tend to be more rigid, less focused on right and wrong , but on what's fair for all, tending to want a set of rules that apply as well as possible to the masses, with little emotion to change them. not prone to want to change laws or rules willy-nilly) so of course, being fueled by emotions and passions and feelings, and a cosmic sense of right and wrong, I majored in electrical engineering in college and now work as a network administrator. According to all tests (and my feelings) i should have been a writer, journalist, musician, public relations person--or a minister. Which is why I wrtie more posts than anyone except maybe Martin, why I'm long winded, why I'm always ranting about something being wrong in the universe. :) -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:james%40jameslandrith.com .com The Wife and I are strikingly different. She is a heavy extrovert and prone to being the life of a party. Her skills as a former model, multiple pageant winner, on-air personality (radio), television host, etc. make it seem effortless. She turns it on like flicking a switch at parties and public events. I prefer to be behind the scenes a bit more. In the office, I have to make an effort to self-promote as my natural tendency is to let my work speak for itself while I get trampled
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Just took it. Some of my responses would have been different decade ago. I'm a * ENFJ * I am a: * slightly expressed extravert 22% * moderately expressed intuitive personality 56% * moderately expressed feeling personality 31% * moderately expressed judging personality 33% h Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) wrote: thanks Martin wrote: Tracey, you should be able to google it. I took my last one online. I'd give you the link, but the site I pulled the link from has crashed, probably for good. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where do you find the abbreviated test? I took one long, long time ago and do not remember how I scored Reece Jennings wrote: I just took an abbreviated Briggs-Meyers: Your Type is ISTJ Introverted Sensing Thinking Judging Strength of the preferences % 78 12 38 56 Career choices: Computer programmer, law enforcement, Management... Wow! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 5:57 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( Keith, I go to malls for the same reason you do airports, for the people-watching. But I don't interact with anyone, even the people I go there with. KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net wrote: ever had a Meyers-Briggs analysis done on you? You sound like an introvert, which is not, as some think, a 'wall flower. Simply means you get a lot of energy internally, that you like to analyze things. Extroverts simply get more energy externally, from other people, but doesn't mean they're always running around with lamp shades on their heads at parties. I'm a strong extrovert: going to the mall on Black Friday gets me pumped and hyper like a kid. I'm never bored in an airport 'cause I almost OD on watching people. I do have difficulty not speaking into silence (you called it talking just to talk). But by the same token, once my batteries are charged, I have to get away from people to think and analyze or write. But then I have to be back among the mading crowd. I've taken Meyers Briggs tests three times. I'm a strong ENFP: Extroverted - Getting psychic/mental/emotional/spiritual energy from others instead of internally (as opposed to Introverted, getting energy from within) Intuitive - making lots of leaps in thought and creativity based on the gut or inspiration (as opposed to Sensers, who need hard facts to fuel the process) Feeling - ruled by emotions and passions, going with what feels right (as opposed to Thinkers, who analyze things and tend to rely on logic more) Perceiving - filter the world based on what I feel and how things should be (right and wrong), wanting to fluidly adjust circumstances to individuals' needs, strongly ruled by a sense of right (as opposed to Judgers, who tend to be more rigid, less focused on right and wrong , but on what's fair for all, tending to want a set of rules that apply as well as possible to the masses, with little emotion to change them. not prone to want to change laws or rules willy-nilly) so of course, being fueled by emotions and passions and feelings, and a cosmic sense of right and wrong, I majored in electrical engineering in college and now work as a network administrator. According to all tests (and my feelings) i should have been a writer, journalist, musician, public relations person--or a minister. Which is why I wrtie more posts than anyone except maybe Martin, why I'm long winded, why I'm always ranting about something being wrong in the universe. :) -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:james%40jameslandrith.com .com The Wife and I are strikingly different. She is a heavy extrovert and prone to being the life of a party. Her skills as a former model, multiple pageant winner, on-air personality (radio), television host, etc. make it seem effortless. She turns it on like flicking a switch at parties and public events. I prefer to be behind the scenes a bit more. In the office, I have to make an effort to self-promote as my natural tendency is to let my work speak for itself while I get trampled by those who underperform, yet have mastered the art of self-promotion (I believe Keith posted similar sentiments a few months ago). Through my websites and as a media contact for Veterans for Common Sense, I've done several TV and radio appearances and a lot of print media interviews, but only reluctantly. I've turned down more than I've accepted. I much prefer to let my written
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couldn't go back to Texas to be with family (had to work). it was sad and lonely being here in Atlanta, but again I forced myself to smile when I wanted to cry, to laugh when I wanted to yell. Having this group to talk to about stuff really helps too-more than you'd believe. -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have struggled against the recluse thing ever since I had a lot of death in my immediate family. It is a hard habit to break. Fortunately during my worse periods I had pushy friends and family. Getting married and having a kid has forced me to resist these urges too. I do not want to inflict it on them. Reece Jennings wrote: I hear you! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Astromancer Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 7:31 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( I am becoming a hardcore recluse...I really don't like going out any more... Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: I hear you. I'm not a crowd/life of the party type person either. I'm a party voyeur... Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 8:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( No, I'm eternally uncomfy in public sitches. I'm the guy who makes one round to make himself known to those I want to be known to, then finds a corner to cower in for the remainder of the party. Forty-three years of life it's taken me to find three people like myself. Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: Do you still, Howard? I mean Martin? It seems to me that you'd be the one who is comfortable in any crowd. Are you comfortable but feeling different from others? I revel in being that way...now...LOL! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 1:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com wrote: Wow! Thank you for making yourself vulnerable and opening up. Now the question you had to anticipate... why? Martin wrote: 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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: But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my milieu! KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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
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: going to movies, bookstores, going out to eat, hitting the gym. Christmas was the worst, because this is the first Christmas in a decade where I couldn't go back to Texas to be with family (had to work). it was sad and lonely being here in Atlanta, but again I forced myself to smile when I wanted to cry, to laugh when I wanted to yell. Having this group to talk to about stuff really helps too-more than you'd believe. -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have struggled against the recluse thing ever since I had a lot of death in my immediate family. It is a hard habit to break. Fortunately during my worse periods I had pushy friends and family. Getting married and having a kid has forced me to resist these urges too. I do not want to inflict it on them. Reece Jennings wrote: I hear you! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Astromancer Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 7:31 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( I am becoming a hardcore recluse...I really don't like going out any more... Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: I hear you. I'm not a crowd/life of the party type person either. I'm a party voyeur... Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 8:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( No, I'm eternally uncomfy in public sitches. I'm the guy who makes one round to make himself known to those I want to be known to, then finds a corner to cower in for the remainder of the party. Forty-three years of life it's === message truncated === I got friends who are in prison and Friends who are dead. I'm gonna tell ya something that I've often said. You know these things that happen, That's just the way it's supposed to be. And I can't help but wonder, Don't ya know it coulda been me. Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping
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sounds cool. there's nothing like being wrapped in the close comfort of books, coffee, a roaring fire, and a comfy sofa -- Original message -- From: James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yeah, I prefer the independents around here as well. St. Elmo's, Karma, etc. When my stepson's car was in the shop due to an engine rebuild, I was quite happy to pick him up from work in the evenings. St. Elmo's Coffee Pub was a few blocks away from the dealership where he works. A nice vanilla chai latte, muffin, and a quiet corner with a book on my PDA was just the type of quiet time I needed some nights after dealing with idiots in 12 states all day long. Given that he is a car salesman, his quitting time wasn't always quitting time. If a potential sale walked in the door 15 minutes before he was scheduled to leave, so be it. I was certainly not gonna rush the kid and make him miss a sale just so I can get home. There's always more coffee and more books. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 11:15 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( i spend all my time seeking out independently owned coffee shops, music stores, and bookstores in Atlanta. They're often cooler, with a different vibe, and I love the difference in style and look--something you can't get with corporate entities. And honestly, the more places like Starbucks--or the big bookstores-try to give themselves the mom-and-pop look, the angrier they make me. Even more than coffee shops, i lament the demise of mom-and-pop bookstores. If for no other reason, I miss being surrounded by honest-to-goodness old hardbound books with the old bindings and that great smell. I'm not the world's best carpenter, and Phyllis (my wife) really didn't want an older home, so a fixer-upper was out for us. Phyllis is also much more enamored of newer homes, and really wanted a new house with all the fixins: granite countertops, fancy backsplash, modern lighting, etc. I tend to like older homes with more character: too many new homes are built as part of giant projects where everything looks alike. So we had to make a compromise in age, price, and location. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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i'm still skeptical. Roger Ebert says your mouth hangs open--at how preposterous the movie is. Question: just because the stars are over 30, does that mean the movie is then for the 30+ audience? Can't youngsters in their 20s still go? That was my question to Tracey earlier: when I was in my early 20's I didn't stay away from a good action flick simply because the stars were in their 30s or 40s. -- Original message -- From: Mike Street [EMAIL PROTECTED] I saw National Treasure 2 last night and it was good actually. I'm pretty much into anything that involves puzzles and decoding something. I play a lot of turn based card games, and I enter just about any online contest that involves puzzle solving. My favorite online puzzle contest was the Da Vinic Code. It was really well done. But NT2 was wayyy better then the first one. And it was cross generational so not all movie are youth obsessed. This one was totally for the 30+ audience. The young people in this movie only played a minor role. You can't make Nick Cage look younger then 35 esp. with the hair plugs he's got going on. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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It's a family movie. So to me it was for everyone from ages 5 to 65. It's a Disney flick to they made it with the broadest appeal possible. On Dec 30, 2007 12:44 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i'm still skeptical. Roger Ebert says your mouth hangs open--at how preposterous the movie is. Question: just because the stars are over 30, does that mean the movie is then for the 30+ audience? Can't youngsters in their 20s still go? That was my question to Tracey earlier: when I was in my early 20's I didn't stay away from a good action flick simply because the stars were in their 30s or 40s. -- Original message -- From: Mike Street [EMAIL PROTECTED] I saw National Treasure 2 last night and it was good actually. I'm pretty much into anything that involves puzzles and decoding something. I play a lot of turn based card games, and I enter just about any online contest that involves puzzle solving. My favorite online puzzle contest was the Da Vinic Code. It was really well done. But NT2 was wayyy better then the first one. And it was cross generational so not all movie are youth obsessed. This one was totally for the 30+ audience. The young people in this movie only played a minor role. You can't make Nick Cage look younger then 35 esp. with the hair plugs he's got going on. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- -- Blogs: The Greasy Guide http://greasyguide.com Your Online Destination for Urban Information Coming Soon Street Sweet NYC http://www.streetsweetnyc.com Get your fix on cupcake bliss.
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ever had a Meyers-Briggs analysis done on you? You sound like an introvert, which is not, as some think, a 'wall flower. Simply means you get a lot of energy internally, that you like to analyze things. Extroverts simply get more energy externally, from other people, but doesn't mean they're always running around with lamp shades on their heads at parties. I'm a strong extrovert: going to the mall on Black Friday gets me pumped and hyper like a kid. I'm never bored in an airport 'cause I almost OD on watching people. I do have difficulty not speaking into silence (you called it talking just to talk). But by the same token, once my batteries are charged, I have to get away from people to think and analyze or write. But then I have to be back among the mading crowd. I've taken Meyers Briggs tests three times. I'm a strong ENFP: Extroverted - Getting psychic/mental/emotional/spiritual energy from others instead of internally (as opposed to Introverted, getting energy from within) Intuitive - making lots of leaps in thought and creativity based on the gut or inspiration (as opposed to Sensers, who need hard facts to fuel the process) Feeling - ruled by emotions and passions, going with what feels right (as opposed to Thinkers, who analyze things and tend to rely on logic more) Perceiving - filter the world based on what I feel and how things should be (right and wrong), wanting to fluidly adjust circumstances to individuals' needs, strongly ruled by a sense of right (as opposed to Judgers, who tend to be more rigid, less focused on right and wrong , but on what's fair for all, tending to want a set of rules that apply as well as possible to the masses, with little emotion to change them. not prone to want to change laws or rules willy-nilly) so of course, being fueled by emotions and passions and feelings, and a cosmic sense of right and wrong, I majored in electrical engineering in college and now work as a network administrator. According to all tests (and my feelings) i should have been a writer, journalist, musician, public relations person--or a minister. Which is why I wrtie more posts than anyone except maybe Martin, why I'm long winded, why I'm always ranting about something being wrong in the universe. :) -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Wife and I are strikingly different. She is a heavy extrovert and prone to being the life of a party. Her skills as a former model, multiple pageant winner, on-air personality (radio), television host, etc. make it seem effortless. She turns it on like flicking a switch at parties and public events. I prefer to be behind the scenes a bit more. In the office, I have to make an effort to self-promote as my natural tendency is to let my work speak for itself while I get trampled by those who underperform, yet have mastered the art of self-promotion (I believe Keith posted similar sentiments a few months ago). Through my websites and as a media contact for Veterans for Common Sense, I've done several TV and radio appearances and a lot of print media interviews, but only reluctantly. I've turned down more than I've accepted. I much prefer to let my written words speak for me via my writings. Over the next few years, I'll be putting out a book related to some of advocacy work, which will require active PR and appearances. (sigh) At social events, while The Wife is on and entertaining, I prefer to relax in a quiet corner, nursing my drink with a friend or two. I'm the guy you think is not having fun, but I'm really analyzing the guests and storing data about who I've met or talked with that night. At home, I need that quiet time with a book or my laptop. Or at a coffee shop for a bit on the way home from work. My blog and commentary persona are nothing like my meatspace personality. I'm not shy. I just prefer to observe and think. I hate small talk and refuse to speak just for the sake of speaking. When I do speak, it is because I have something real to add to the conversation. I abhor hoopla and I suck at entertaining. I'm not the guy screaming his head off at sporting events or concerts. If you see me at a concert, it'll likely be a more intimate club like the Birchmere - listening to a band, sipping a margarita - just enjoying the music. And I hate being asked if something is wrong. __ James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] cell: 703-593-2065 * fax: 760-875-8547 AIM: jlnales * ICQ: 148600159 MSN and Yahoo! Messenger: jlandrith http://www.linkedin.com/in/jlandrith http://www.jameslandrith.com http://www.multiracial.com http://www.multiracial.com/abolitionist/ __ Tracey said: My husband has a split reclusive/ social personality as well. So, we encourage each other to get alone time. This was especially important when we were working with the business full-time. You are so
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Having to go to work everyday helped me, as there are some folks there I'm able to talk and joke with (none in my immediate group, unfortunately). Having gone through this before with my dad's death, and during a period when I was unemployed for a few months, I literally have been forcing myself to get up and out: going to movies, bookstores, going out to eat, hitting the gym. Christmas was the worst, because this is the first Christmas in a decade where I couldn't go back to Texas to be with family (had to work). it was sad and lonely being here in Atlanta, but again I forced myself to smile when I wanted to cry, to laugh when I wanted to yell. Having this group to talk to about stuff really helps too-more than you'd believe. -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have struggled against the recluse thing ever since I had a lot of death in my immediate family. It is a hard habit to break. Fortunately during my worse periods I had pushy friends and family. Getting married and having a kid has forced me to resist these urges too. I do not want to inflict it on them. Reece Jennings wrote: I hear you! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Astromancer Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 7:31 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( I am becoming a hardcore recluse...I really don't like going out any more... Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: I hear you. I'm not a crowd/life of the party type person either. I'm a party voyeur... Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 8:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( No, I'm eternally uncomfy in public sitches. I'm the guy who makes one round to make himself known to those I want to be known to, then finds a corner to cower in for the remainder of the party. Forty-three years of life it's taken me to find three people like myself. Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: Do you still, Howard? I mean Martin? It seems to me that you'd be the one who is comfortable in any crowd. Are you comfortable but feeling different from others? I revel in being that way...now...LOL! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 1:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com wrote: Wow! Thank you for making yourself vulnerable and opening up. Now the question you had to anticipate... why? Martin wrote: 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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: But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my milieu! KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net wrote: I really hope none of you fine people contributed any ducats to making National Treasure 2 the number one
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Yeah - I've been typed. INTJ all the way. The Wife has been typed ENFP and ENTJ at different times. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 30, 2007, at 1:12 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ever had a Meyers-Briggs analysis done on you? You sound like an introvert, which is not, as some think, a 'wall flower. Simply means you get a lot of energy internally, that you like to analyze things. Extroverts simply get more energy externally, from other people, but doesn't mean they're always running around with lamp shades on their heads at parties. I'm a strong extrovert: going to the mall on Black Friday gets me pumped and hyper like a kid. I'm never bored in an airport 'cause I almost OD on watching people. I do have difficulty not speaking into silence (you called it talking just to talk). But by the same token, once my batteries are charged, I have to get away from people to think and analyze or write. But then I have to be back among the mading crowd. I've taken Meyers Briggs tests three times. I'm a strong ENFP: Extroverted - Getting psychic/mental/emotional/spiritual energy from others instead of internally (as opposed to Introverted, getting energy from within) Intuitive - making lots of leaps in thought and creativity based on the gut or inspiration (as opposed to Sensers, who need hard facts to fuel the process) Feeling - ruled by emotions and passions, going with what feels right (as opposed to Thinkers, who analyze things and tend to rely on logic more) Perceiving - filter the world based on what I feel and how things should be (right and wrong), wanting to fluidly adjust circumstances to individuals' needs, strongly ruled by a sense of right (as opposed to Judgers, who tend to be more rigid, less focused on right and wrong , but on what's fair for all, tending to want a set of rules that apply as well as possible to the masses, with little emotion to change them. not prone to want to change laws or rules willy-nilly) so of course, being fueled by emotions and passions and feelings, and a cosmic sense of right and wrong, I majored in electrical engineering in college and now work as a network administrator. According to all tests (and my feelings) i should have been a writer, journalist, musician, public relations person--or a minister. Which is why I wrtie more posts than anyone except maybe Martin, why I'm long winded, why I'm always ranting about something being wrong in the universe. :) -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Wife and I are strikingly different. She is a heavy extrovert and prone to being the life of a party. Her skills as a former model, multiple pageant winner, on-air personality (radio), television host, etc. make it seem effortless. She turns it on like flicking a switch at parties and public events. I prefer to be behind the scenes a bit more. In the office, I have to make an effort to self-promote as my natural tendency is to let my work speak for itself while I get trampled by those who underperform, yet have mastered the art of self-promotion (I believe Keith posted similar sentiments a few months ago). Through my websites and as a media contact for Veterans for Common Sense, I've done several TV and radio appearances and a lot of print media interviews, but only reluctantly. I've turned down more than I've accepted. I much prefer to let my written words speak for me via my writings. Over the next few years, I'll be putting out a book related to some of advocacy work, which will require active PR and appearances. (sigh) At social events, while The Wife is on and entertaining, I prefer to relax in a quiet corner, nursing my drink with a friend or two. I'm the guy you think is not having fun, but I'm really analyzing the guests and storing data about who I've met or talked with that night. At home, I need that quiet time with a book or my laptop. Or at a coffee shop for a bit on the way home from work. My blog and commentary persona are nothing like my meatspace personality. I'm not shy. I just prefer to observe and think. I hate small talk and refuse to speak just for the sake of speaking. When I do speak, it is because I have something real to add to the conversation. I abhor hoopla and I suck at entertaining. I'm not the guy screaming his head off at sporting events or concerts. If you see me at a concert, it'll likely be a more intimate club like the Birchmere - listening to a band, sipping a margarita - just enjoying the music. And I hate being asked if something is wrong. __ James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] cell: 703-593-2065 * fax: 760-875-8547 AIM: jlnales * ICQ: 148600159 MSN and Yahoo! Messenger: jlandrith http://www.linkedin.com/in/jlandrith http://www.jameslandrith.com
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You know, after a decade of working at home, I really enjoyed my stint at Merrill Lynch and sometimes think about going in to work a Microsoft once I'm well. I loved the interaction with the people and the laid back atmosphere of the IT department. I still miss that and them. It was a fun place before O'Neal's influence could be felt. It puts you on on a social auto-pilot that you hinted at below that is difficult to maintain when you are self-employed, and are not required to go out. Right now, I live in the suburbs because my husband wanted to be able to reach me if I had an emergency and was incapacitated. Also its cheaper out here and we had to live off one salary during me illness. However, I've been trying to explain to my Mom that why we want to move to an active part of the city is because it is easier to roll out of bed and do things. In the past, if I had easy access to activities, I stayed more social. If it required a lot of effort to get through, eventually I would stop the activity. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Having to go to work everyday helped me, as there are some folks there I'm able to talk and joke with (none in my immediate group, unfortunately). Having gone through this before with my dad's death, and during a period when I was unemployed for a few months, I literally have been forcing myself to get up and out: going to movies, bookstores, going out to eat, hitting the gym. Christmas was the worst, because this is the first Christmas in a decade where I couldn't go back to Texas to be with family (had to work). it was sad and lonely being here in Atlanta, but again I forced myself to smile when I wanted to cry, to laugh when I wanted to yell. Having this group to talk to about stuff really helps too-more than you'd believe. -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have struggled against the recluse thing ever since I had a lot of death in my immediate family. It is a hard habit to break. Fortunately during my worse periods I had pushy friends and family. Getting married and having a kid has forced me to resist these urges too. I do not want to inflict it on them. Reece Jennings wrote: I hear you! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Astromancer Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 7:31 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( I am becoming a hardcore recluse...I really don't like going out any more... Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: I hear you. I'm not a crowd/life of the party type person either. I'm a party voyeur... Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 8:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( No, I'm eternally uncomfy in public sitches. I'm the guy who makes one round to make himself known to those I want to be known to, then finds a corner to cower in for the remainder of the party. Forty-three years of life it's taken me to find three people like myself. Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: Do you still, Howard? I mean Martin? It seems to me that you'd be the one who is comfortable in any crowd. Are you comfortable but feeling different from others? I revel in being that way...now...LOL! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 1:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office
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i feel you. When i take days off i rarely spend all day at the house. I will work in the yard for a while, maybe do some chores. But after a few hours i get lonely and need to be around people. So I always go to the gym and take classes, then meet a friend for lunch, or my wife. Or, i'll just go to the bookstore or the park to be around people. although i love to write, i don't often write in solitude. I like to go to a coffee shop or the park and write. that's one reason i don't like watching movies at home only. i really miss interacting with people at the theatre. I think some of this is because i was often very lonely as a child. but a lot of it is due to my personality. I really am a strong extrovert. As for where you live, i pay a hell of a lot more mortgage for living IP (Inside the Perimeter, the loop around Atlanta) than I'd pay if I lived in the suburbs. The main issue was quality of life: I like the diversity closer in, the proximity to malls and theatres and downtown (though I'm ten miles away from the city), and the better choices in roads. In the 'burbs, there's usually only one or two roads that one can take to get to the city, and they often get clogged and backed up. Living closer in, one has more choices of taking surface, residential streets to get around. My wife doesn't like driving on the freeway much, and we can get all the way to downtown Atlanta without ever getting on the freeway. if we lived in the 'burbs, she'd have to get on congested roads every day. I'd lie to live truly down closer to the city, but a house the size of the one i have now (2300 square feet), in the same condition (1981) would cost half a million on the low end -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] You know, after a decade of working at home, I really enjoyed my stint at Merrill Lynch and sometimes think about going in to work a Microsoft once I'm well. I loved the interaction with the people and the laid back atmosphere of the IT department. I still miss that and them. It was a fun place before O'Neal's influence could be felt. It puts you on on a social auto-pilot that you hinted at below that is difficult to maintain when you are self-employed, and are not required to go out. Right now, I live in the suburbs because my husband wanted to be able to reach me if I had an emergency and was incapacitated. Also its cheaper out here and we had to live off one salary during me illness. However, I've been trying to explain to my Mom that why we want to move to an active part of the city is because it is easier to roll out of bed and do things. In the past, if I had easy access to activities, I stayed more social. If it required a lot of effort to get through, eventually I would stop the activity. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Having to go to work everyday helped me, as there are some folks there I'm able to talk and joke with (none in my immediate group, unfortunately). Having gone through this before with my dad's death, and during a period when I was unemployed for a few months, I literally have been forcing myself to get up and out: going to movies, bookstores, going out to eat, hitting the gym. Christmas was the worst, because this is the first Christmas in a decade where I couldn't go back to Texas to be with family (had to work). it was sad and lonely being here in Atlanta, but again I forced myself to smile when I wanted to cry, to laugh when I wanted to yell. Having this group to talk to about stuff really helps too-more than you'd believe. -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have struggled against the recluse thing ever since I had a lot of death in my immediate family. It is a hard habit to break. Fortunately during my worse periods I had pushy friends and family. Getting married and having a kid has forced me to resist these urges too. I do not want to inflict it on them. Reece Jennings wrote: I hear you! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Astromancer Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 7:31 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( I am becoming a hardcore recluse...I really don't like going out any more... Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: I hear you. I'm not a crowd/life of the party type person either. I'm a party voyeur... Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get
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I'm INTJ as well. James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah - I've been typed. INTJ all the way. The Wife has been typed ENFP and ENTJ at different times. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 30, 2007, at 1:12 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ever had a Meyers-Briggs analysis done on you? You sound like an introvert, which is not, as some think, a 'wall flower. Simply means you get a lot of energy internally, that you like to analyze things. Extroverts simply get more energy externally, from other people, but doesn't mean they're always running around with lamp shades on their heads at parties. I'm a strong extrovert: going to the mall on Black Friday gets me pumped and hyper like a kid. I'm never bored in an airport 'cause I almost OD on watching people. I do have difficulty not speaking into silence (you called it talking just to talk). But by the same token, once my batteries are charged, I have to get away from people to think and analyze or write. But then I have to be back among the mading crowd. I've taken Meyers Briggs tests three times. I'm a strong ENFP: Extroverted - Getting psychic/mental/emotional/spiritual energy from others instead of internally (as opposed to Introverted, getting energy from within) Intuitive - making lots of leaps in thought and creativity based on the gut or inspiration (as opposed to Sensers, who need hard facts to fuel the process) Feeling - ruled by emotions and passions, going with what feels right (as opposed to Thinkers, who analyze things and tend to rely on logic more) Perceiving - filter the world based on what I feel and how things should be (right and wrong), wanting to fluidly adjust circumstances to individuals' needs, strongly ruled by a sense of right (as opposed to Judgers, who tend to be more rigid, less focused on right and wrong , but on what's fair for all, tending to want a set of rules that apply as well as possible to the masses, with little emotion to change them. not prone to want to change laws or rules willy-nilly) so of course, being fueled by emotions and passions and feelings, and a cosmic sense of right and wrong, I majored in electrical engineering in college and now work as a network administrator. According to all tests (and my feelings) i should have been a writer, journalist, musician, public relations person--or a minister. Which is why I wrtie more posts than anyone except maybe Martin, why I'm long winded, why I'm always ranting about something being wrong in the universe. :) -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Wife and I are strikingly different. She is a heavy extrovert and prone to being the life of a party. Her skills as a former model, multiple pageant winner, on-air personality (radio), television host, etc. make it seem effortless. She turns it on like flicking a switch at parties and public events. I prefer to be behind the scenes a bit more. In the office, I have to make an effort to self-promote as my natural tendency is to let my work speak for itself while I get trampled by those who underperform, yet have mastered the art of self-promotion (I believe Keith posted similar sentiments a few months ago). Through my websites and as a media contact for Veterans for Common Sense, I've done several TV and radio appearances and a lot of print media interviews, but only reluctantly. I've turned down more than I've accepted. I much prefer to let my written words speak for me via my writings. Over the next few years, I'll be putting out a book related to some of advocacy work, which will require active PR and appearances. (sigh) At social events, while The Wife is on and entertaining, I prefer to relax in a quiet corner, nursing my drink with a friend or two. I'm the guy you think is not having fun, but I'm really analyzing the guests and storing data about who I've met or talked with that night. At home, I need that quiet time with a book or my laptop. Or at a coffee shop for a bit on the way home from work. My blog and commentary persona are nothing like my meatspace personality. I'm not shy. I just prefer to observe and think. I hate small talk and refuse to speak just for the sake of speaking. When I do speak, it is because I have something real to add to the conversation. I abhor hoopla and I suck at entertaining. I'm not the guy screaming his head off at sporting events or concerts. If you see me at a concert, it'll likely be a more intimate club like the Birchmere - listening to a band, sipping a margarita - just enjoying the music. And I hate being asked if something is wrong. __ James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] cell: 703-593-2065 * fax: 760-875-8547 AIM: jlnales * ICQ: 148600159 MSN and Yahoo! Messenger: jlandrith http://www.linkedin.com/in/jlandrith http://www.jameslandrith.com
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Keith, I go to malls for the same reason you do airports, for the people-watching. But I don't interact with anyone, even the people I go there with. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ever had a Meyers-Briggs analysis done on you? You sound like an introvert, which is not, as some think, a 'wall flower. Simply means you get a lot of energy internally, that you like to analyze things. Extroverts simply get more energy externally, from other people, but doesn't mean they're always running around with lamp shades on their heads at parties. I'm a strong extrovert: going to the mall on Black Friday gets me pumped and hyper like a kid. I'm never bored in an airport 'cause I almost OD on watching people. I do have difficulty not speaking into silence (you called it talking just to talk). But by the same token, once my batteries are charged, I have to get away from people to think and analyze or write. But then I have to be back among the mading crowd. I've taken Meyers Briggs tests three times. I'm a strong ENFP: Extroverted - Getting psychic/mental/emotional/spiritual energy from others instead of internally (as opposed to Introverted, getting energy from within) Intuitive - making lots of leaps in thought and creativity based on the gut or inspiration (as opposed to Sensers, who need hard facts to fuel the process) Feeling - ruled by emotions and passions, going with what feels right (as opposed to Thinkers, who analyze things and tend to rely on logic more) Perceiving - filter the world based on what I feel and how things should be (right and wrong), wanting to fluidly adjust circumstances to individuals' needs, strongly ruled by a sense of right (as opposed to Judgers, who tend to be more rigid, less focused on right and wrong , but on what's fair for all, tending to want a set of rules that apply as well as possible to the masses, with little emotion to change them. not prone to want to change laws or rules willy-nilly) so of course, being fueled by emotions and passions and feelings, and a cosmic sense of right and wrong, I majored in electrical engineering in college and now work as a network administrator. According to all tests (and my feelings) i should have been a writer, journalist, musician, public relations person--or a minister. Which is why I wrtie more posts than anyone except maybe Martin, why I'm long winded, why I'm always ranting about something being wrong in the universe. :) -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Wife and I are strikingly different. She is a heavy extrovert and prone to being the life of a party. Her skills as a former model, multiple pageant winner, on-air personality (radio), television host, etc. make it seem effortless. She turns it on like flicking a switch at parties and public events. I prefer to be behind the scenes a bit more. In the office, I have to make an effort to self-promote as my natural tendency is to let my work speak for itself while I get trampled by those who underperform, yet have mastered the art of self-promotion (I believe Keith posted similar sentiments a few months ago). Through my websites and as a media contact for Veterans for Common Sense, I've done several TV and radio appearances and a lot of print media interviews, but only reluctantly. I've turned down more than I've accepted. I much prefer to let my written words speak for me via my writings. Over the next few years, I'll be putting out a book related to some of advocacy work, which will require active PR and appearances. (sigh) At social events, while The Wife is on and entertaining, I prefer to relax in a quiet corner, nursing my drink with a friend or two. I'm the guy you think is not having fun, but I'm really analyzing the guests and storing data about who I've met or talked with that night. At home, I need that quiet time with a book or my laptop. Or at a coffee shop for a bit on the way home from work. My blog and commentary persona are nothing like my meatspace personality. I'm not shy. I just prefer to observe and think. I hate small talk and refuse to speak just for the sake of speaking. When I do speak, it is because I have something real to add to the conversation. I abhor hoopla and I suck at entertaining. I'm not the guy screaming his head off at sporting events or concerts. If you see me at a concert, it'll likely be a more intimate club like the Birchmere - listening to a band, sipping a margarita - just enjoying the music. And I hate being asked if something is wrong. __ James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] cell: 703-593-2065 * fax: 760-875-8547 AIM: jlnales * ICQ: 148600159 MSN and Yahoo! Messenger: jlandrith http://www.linkedin.com/in/jlandrith http://www.jameslandrith.com http://www.multiracial.com http://www.multiracial.com/abolitionist/ __ Tracey said: My husband has a split
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when I wanted to cry, to laugh when I wanted to yell. Having this group to talk to about stuff really helps too-more than you'd believe. -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have struggled against the recluse thing ever since I had a lot of death in my immediate family. It is a hard habit to break. Fortunately during my worse periods I had pushy friends and family. Getting married and having a kid has forced me to resist these urges too. I do not want to inflict it on them. Reece Jennings wrote: I hear you! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Astromancer Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 7:31 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( I am becoming a hardcore recluse...I really don't like going out any more... Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: I hear you. I'm not a crowd/life of the party type person either. I'm a party voyeur... Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 8:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( No, I'm eternally uncomfy in public sitches. I'm the guy who makes one round to make himself known to those I want to be known to, then finds a corner to cower in for the remainder of the party. Forty-three years of life it's taken me to find three people like myself. Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: Do you still, Howard? I mean Martin? It seems to me that you'd be the one who is comfortable in any crowd. Are you comfortable but feeling different from others? I revel in being that way...now...LOL! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 1:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com wrote: Wow! Thank you for making yourself vulnerable and opening up. Now the question you had to anticipate... why? Martin wrote: 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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: But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my milieu! KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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. Im the guy who
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I would have guessed that for both you and James, from your writings and opinions. Interestingly, most corporate leaders, and just about all US presidents, have similar profiles. I think they're ISTJ or INTJ often. People with my profile--ENFP and similar--tend to be the ones trying to lead revolutions or social changes from outside the system. -- Original message -- From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm INTJ as well. James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeah - I've been typed. INTJ all the way. The Wife has been typed ENFP and ENTJ at different times. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 30, 2007, at 1:12 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ever had a Meyers-Briggs analysis done on you? You sound like an introvert, which is not, as some think, a 'wall flower. Simply means you get a lot of energy internally, that you like to analyze things. Extroverts simply get more energy externally, from other people, but doesn't mean they're always running around with lamp shades on their heads at parties. I'm a strong extrovert: going to the mall on Black Friday gets me pumped and hyper like a kid. I'm never bored in an airport 'cause I almost OD on watching people. I do have difficulty not speaking into silence (you called it talking just to talk). But by the same token, once my batteries are charged, I have to get away from people to think and analyze or write. But then I have to be back among the mading crowd. I've taken Meyers Briggs tests three times. I'm a strong ENFP: Extroverted - Getting psychic/mental/emotional/spiritual energy from others instead of internally (as opposed to Introverted, getting energy from within) Intuitive - making lots of leaps in thought and creativity based on the gut or inspiration (as opposed to Sensers, who need hard facts to fuel the process) Feeling - ruled by emotions and passions, going with what feels right (as opposed to Thinkers, who analyze things and tend to rely on logic more) Perceiving - filter the world based on what I feel and how things should be (right and wrong), wanting to fluidly adjust circumstances to individuals' needs, strongly ruled by a sense of right (as opposed to Judgers, who tend to be more rigid, less focused on right and wrong , but on what's fair for all, tending to want a set of rules that apply as well as possible to the masses, with little emotion to change them. not prone to want to change laws or rules willy-nilly) so of course, being fueled by emotions and passions and feelings, and a cosmic sense of right and wrong, I majored in electrical engineering in college and now work as a network administrator. According to all tests (and my feelings) i should have been a writer, journalist, musician, public relations person--or a minister. Which is why I wrtie more posts than anyone except maybe Martin, why I'm long winded, why I'm always ranting about something being wrong in the universe. :) -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Wife and I are strikingly different. She is a heavy extrovert and prone to being the life of a party. Her skills as a former model, multiple pageant winner, on-air personality (radio), television host, etc. make it seem effortless. She turns it on like flicking a switch at parties and public events. I prefer to be behind the scenes a bit more. In the office, I have to make an effort to self-promote as my natural tendency is to let my work speak for itself while I get trampled by those who underperform, yet have mastered the art of self-promotion (I believe Keith posted similar sentiments a few months ago). Through my websites and as a media contact for Veterans for Common Sense, I've done several TV and radio appearances and a lot of print media interviews, but only reluctantly. I've turned down more than I've accepted. I much prefer to let my written words speak for me via my writings. Over the next few years, I'll be putting out a book related to some of advocacy work, which will require active PR and appearances. (sigh) At social events, while The Wife is on and entertaining, I prefer to relax in a quiet corner, nursing my drink with a friend or two. I'm the guy you think is not having fun, but I'm really analyzing the guests and storing data about who I've met or talked with that night. At home, I need that quiet time with a book or my laptop. Or at a coffee shop for a bit on the way home from work. My blog and commentary persona are nothing like my meatspace personality. I'm not shy. I just prefer to observe and think. I hate small talk and refuse to speak just for the sake of speaking. When I do speak, it is because I have something real to add to the conversation. I abhor hoopla and I suck at entertaining. I'm not the guy screaming his head off at sporting events or concerts. If you see me at a concert, it'll likely be a more
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I just took an abbreviated Briggs-Meyers: Your Type is ISTJ Introverted Sensing ThinkingJudging Strength of the preferences % 78 12 38 56 Career choices: Computer programmer, law enforcement, Management... Wow! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 5:57 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( Keith, I go to malls for the same reason you do airports, for the people-watching. But I don't interact with anyone, even the people I go there with. KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net wrote: ever had a Meyers-Briggs analysis done on you? You sound like an introvert, which is not, as some think, a 'wall flower. Simply means you get a lot of energy internally, that you like to analyze things. Extroverts simply get more energy externally, from other people, but doesn't mean they're always running around with lamp shades on their heads at parties. I'm a strong extrovert: going to the mall on Black Friday gets me pumped and hyper like a kid. I'm never bored in an airport 'cause I almost OD on watching people. I do have difficulty not speaking into silence (you called it talking just to talk). But by the same token, once my batteries are charged, I have to get away from people to think and analyze or write. But then I have to be back among the mading crowd. I've taken Meyers Briggs tests three times. I'm a strong ENFP: Extroverted - Getting psychic/mental/emotional/spiritual energy from others instead of internally (as opposed to Introverted, getting energy from within) Intuitive - making lots of leaps in thought and creativity based on the gut or inspiration (as opposed to Sensers, who need hard facts to fuel the process) Feeling - ruled by emotions and passions, going with what feels right (as opposed to Thinkers, who analyze things and tend to rely on logic more) Perceiving - filter the world based on what I feel and how things should be (right and wrong), wanting to fluidly adjust circumstances to individuals' needs, strongly ruled by a sense of right (as opposed to Judgers, who tend to be more rigid, less focused on right and wrong , but on what's fair for all, tending to want a set of rules that apply as well as possible to the masses, with little emotion to change them. not prone to want to change laws or rules willy-nilly) so of course, being fueled by emotions and passions and feelings, and a cosmic sense of right and wrong, I majored in electrical engineering in college and now work as a network administrator. According to all tests (and my feelings) i should have been a writer, journalist, musician, public relations person--or a minister. Which is why I wrtie more posts than anyone except maybe Martin, why I'm long winded, why I'm always ranting about something being wrong in the universe. :) -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:james%40jameslandrith.com .com The Wife and I are strikingly different. She is a heavy extrovert and prone to being the life of a party. Her skills as a former model, multiple pageant winner, on-air personality (radio), television host, etc. make it seem effortless. She turns it on like flicking a switch at parties and public events. I prefer to be behind the scenes a bit more. In the office, I have to make an effort to self-promote as my natural tendency is to let my work speak for itself while I get trampled by those who underperform, yet have mastered the art of self-promotion (I believe Keith posted similar sentiments a few months ago). Through my websites and as a media contact for Veterans for Common Sense, I've done several TV and radio appearances and a lot of print media interviews, but only reluctantly. I've turned down more than I've accepted. I much prefer to let my written words speak for me via my writings. Over the next few years, I'll be putting out a book related to some of advocacy work, which will require active PR and appearances. (sigh) At social events, while The Wife is on and entertaining, I prefer to relax in a quiet corner, nursing my drink with a friend or two. I'm the guy you think is not having fun, but I'm really analyzing the guests and storing data about who I've met or talked with that night. At home, I need that quiet time with a book or my laptop. Or at a coffee shop for a bit on the way home from work. My blog and commentary persona are nothing like my meatspace personality. I'm not shy. I just prefer to observe and think. I hate small talk and refuse to speak just for the sake of speaking. When I do speak, it is because I
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Where do you find the abbreviated test? I took one long, long time ago and do not remember how I scored Reece Jennings wrote: I just took an abbreviated Briggs-Meyers: Your Type is ISTJ IntrovertedSensing ThinkingJudging Strength of the preferences % 78 12 38 56 Career choices: Computer programmer, law enforcement, Management... Wow! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 5:57 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( Keith, I go to malls for the same reason you do airports, for the people-watching. But I don't interact with anyone, even the people I go there with. KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net wrote: ever had a Meyers-Briggs analysis done on you? You sound like an introvert, which is not, as some think, a 'wall flower. Simply means you get a lot of energy internally, that you like to analyze things. Extroverts simply get more energy externally, from other people, but doesn't mean they're always running around with lamp shades on their heads at parties. I'm a strong extrovert: going to the mall on Black Friday gets me pumped and hyper like a kid. I'm never bored in an airport 'cause I almost OD on watching people. I do have difficulty not speaking into silence (you called it talking just to talk). But by the same token, once my batteries are charged, I have to get away from people to think and analyze or write. But then I have to be back among the mading crowd. I've taken Meyers Briggs tests three times. I'm a strong ENFP: Extroverted - Getting psychic/mental/emotional/spiritual energy from others instead of internally (as opposed to Introverted, getting energy from within) Intuitive - making lots of leaps in thought and creativity based on the gut or inspiration (as opposed to Sensers, who need hard facts to fuel the process) Feeling - ruled by emotions and passions, going with what feels right (as opposed to Thinkers, who analyze things and tend to rely on logic more) Perceiving - filter the world based on what I feel and how things should be (right and wrong), wanting to fluidly adjust circumstances to individuals' needs, strongly ruled by a sense of right (as opposed to Judgers, who tend to be more rigid, less focused on right and wrong , but on what's fair for all, tending to want a set of rules that apply as well as possible to the masses, with little emotion to change them. not prone to want to change laws or rules willy-nilly) so of course, being fueled by emotions and passions and feelings, and a cosmic sense of right and wrong, I majored in electrical engineering in college and now work as a network administrator. According to all tests (and my feelings) i should have been a writer, journalist, musician, public relations person--or a minister. Which is why I wrtie more posts than anyone except maybe Martin, why I'm long winded, why I'm always ranting about something being wrong in the universe. :) -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:james%40jameslandrith.com .com The Wife and I are strikingly different. She is a heavy extrovert and prone to being the life of a party. Her skills as a former model, multiple pageant winner, on-air personality (radio), television host, etc. make it seem effortless. She turns it on like flicking a switch at parties and public events. I prefer to be behind the scenes a bit more. In the office, I have to make an effort to self-promote as my natural tendency is to let my work speak for itself while I get trampled by those who underperform, yet have mastered the art of self-promotion (I believe Keith posted similar sentiments a few months ago). Through my websites and as a media contact for Veterans for Common Sense, I've done several TV and radio appearances and a lot of print media interviews, but only reluctantly. I've turned down more than I've accepted. I much prefer to let my written words speak for me via my writings. Over the next few years, I'll be putting out a book related to some of advocacy work, which will require active PR and appearances. (sigh) At social events, while The Wife is on and entertaining, I prefer to relax in a quiet corner, nursing my drink with a friend or two. I'm the guy you think is not having fun, but I'm really analyzing the guests and storing data about who I've met or talked with that night. At home, I need that quiet time with a book or my laptop. Or at a coffee shop for a bit on the way home from work. My blog
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so that fits, huh? My ENFP is strong in all areas, though my feeling/thinking was fairly close. I guess that makes sense because, though I'm very emotion-driven, I also have a logical, analytical side that lets me do the math/engineering/IT things i've done in life. Still, the F is stronger, and my makeup is really that of a writer or artist. I could be on the street corner yelling Scripture at passersby, or playing a guitar and harmonica, hoping for change! -- Original message -- From: Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] I just took an abbreviated Briggs-Meyers: Your Type is ISTJ Introverted Sensing Thinking Judging Strength of the preferences % 78 12 38 56 Career choices: Computer programmer, law enforcement, Management... Wow! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 5:57 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( Keith, I go to malls for the same reason you do airports, for the people-watching. But I don't interact with anyone, even the people I go there with. KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net wrote: ever had a Meyers-Briggs analysis done on you? You sound like an introvert, which is not, as some think, a 'wall flower. Simply means you get a lot of energy internally, that you like to analyze things. Extroverts simply get more energy externally, from other people, but doesn't mean they're always running around with lamp shades on their heads at parties. I'm a strong extrovert: going to the mall on Black Friday gets me pumped and hyper like a kid. I'm never bored in an airport 'cause I almost OD on watching people. I do have difficulty not speaking into silence (you called it talking just to talk). But by the same token, once my batteries are charged, I have to get away from people to think and analyze or write. But then I have to be back among the mading crowd. I've taken Meyers Briggs tests three times. I'm a strong ENFP: Extroverted - Getting psychic/mental/emotional/spiritual energy from others instead of internally (as opposed to Introverted, getting energy from within) Intuitive - making lots of leaps in thought and creativity based on the gut or inspiration (as opposed to Sensers, who need hard facts to fuel the process) Feeling - ruled by emotions and passions, going with what feels right (as opposed to Thinkers, who analyze things and tend to rely on logic more) Perceiving - filter the world based on what I feel and how things should be (right and wrong), wanting to fluidly adjust circumstances to individuals' needs, strongly ruled by a sense of right (as opposed to Judgers, who tend to be more rigid, less focused on right and wrong , but on what's fair for all, tending to want a set of rules that apply as well as possible to the masses, with little emotion to change them. not prone to want to change laws or rules willy-nilly) so of course, being fueled by emotions and passions and feelings, and a cosmic sense of right and wrong, I majored in electrical engineering in college and now work as a network administrator. According to all tests (and my feelings) i should have been a writer, journalist, musician, public relations person--or a minister. Which is why I wrtie more posts than anyone except maybe Martin, why I'm long winded, why I'm always ranting about something being wrong in the universe. :) -- Original message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:james%40jameslandrith.com .com The Wife and I are strikingly different. She is a heavy extrovert and prone to being the life of a party. Her skills as a former model, multiple pageant winner, on-air personality (radio), television host, etc. make it seem effortless. She turns it on like flicking a switch at parties and public events. I prefer to be behind the scenes a bit more. In the office, I have to make an effort to self-promote as my natural tendency is to let my work speak for itself while I get trampled by those who underperform, yet have mastered the art of self-promotion (I believe Keith posted similar sentiments a few months ago). Through my websites and as a media contact for Veterans for Common Sense, I've done several TV and radio appearances and a lot of print media interviews, but only reluctantly. I've turned down more than I've accepted. I much prefer to let my written words speak for me via my writings. Over the next few years, I'll be putting out a book related to some of advocacy work, which will require active PR and appearances. (sigh) At social events, while The Wife is on and entertaining, I prefer to relax in a quiet corner, nursing my drink
RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :(
Whoa! (Backing slowly towards the door) Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 8:29 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( Here is weird. I'm all of the above, standing in the corner watching (big time voyeur), sometimes the life of the party or having fun dancing off in my own world. To make things worse, I do not know who is coming out. That is what I call weird. Reece Jennings wrote: I hear you. I'm not a crowd/life of the party type person either. I'm a party voyeur... Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 8:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( No, I'm eternally uncomfy in public sitches. I'm the guy who makes one round to make himself known to those I want to be known to, then finds a corner to cower in for the remainder of the party. Forty-three years of life it's taken me to find three people like myself. Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: Do you still, Howard? I mean Martin? It seems to me that you'd be the one who is comfortable in any crowd. Are you comfortable but feeling different from others? I revel in being that way...now...LOL! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 1:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com wrote: Wow! Thank you for making yourself vulnerable and opening up. Now the question you had to anticipate... why? Martin wrote: 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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: But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my milieu! KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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. Im 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
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Just think of my poor husband. He is married to all of us. I can control it, but I can not control being outgoing when I'm at parties, being photographed, giving speeches, or doing interviews for the press. That is when my shy wanted to come out. ( Since I got sick, I do not have to worry about that) . Reece Jennings wrote: Whoa! (Backing slowly towards the door) Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 8:29 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( Here is weird. I'm all of the above, standing in the corner watching (big time voyeur), sometimes the life of the party or having fun dancing off in my own world. To make things worse, I do not know who is coming out. That is what I call weird. Reece Jennings wrote: I hear you. I'm not a crowd/life of the party type person either. I'm a party voyeur... Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 8:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( No, I'm eternally uncomfy in public sitches. I'm the guy who makes one round to make himself known to those I want to be known to, then finds a corner to cower in for the remainder of the party. Forty-three years of life it's taken me to find three people like myself. Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: Do you still, Howard? I mean Martin? It seems to me that you'd be the one who is comfortable in any crowd. Are you comfortable but feeling different from others? I revel in being that way...now...LOL! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 1:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com wrote: Wow! Thank you for making yourself vulnerable and opening up. Now the question you had to anticipate... why? Martin wrote: 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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: But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my milieu! KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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
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Me three! I really wish we could have some type of get together... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As do I. 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. Astromancer wrote: 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: 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: 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. Im 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.
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I am becoming a hardcore recluse...I really don't like going out any more... Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I hear you. I'm not a crowd/life of the party type person either. I'm a party voyeur... Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 8:50 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( No, I'm eternally uncomfy in public sitches. I'm the guy who makes one round to make himself known to those I want to be known to, then finds a corner to cower in for the remainder of the party. Forty-three years of life it's taken me to find three people like myself. Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: Do you still, Howard? I mean Martin? It seems to me that you'd be the one who is comfortable in any crowd. Are you comfortable but feeling different from others? I revel in being that way...now...LOL! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 1:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com wrote: Wow! Thank you for making yourself vulnerable and opening up. Now the question you had to anticipate... why? Martin wrote: 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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: But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my milieu! KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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. Im 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
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I hear you! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Astromancer Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 7:31 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( I am becoming a hardcore recluse...I really don't like going out any more... Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: I hear you. I'm not a crowd/life of the party type person either. I'm a party voyeur... Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 8:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( No, I'm eternally uncomfy in public sitches. I'm the guy who makes one round to make himself known to those I want to be known to, then finds a corner to cower in for the remainder of the party. Forty-three years of life it's taken me to find three people like myself. Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: Do you still, Howard? I mean Martin? It seems to me that you'd be the one who is comfortable in any crowd. Are you comfortable but feeling different from others? I revel in being that way...now...LOL! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 1:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com wrote: Wow! Thank you for making yourself vulnerable and opening up. Now the question you had to anticipate... why? Martin wrote: 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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: But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my milieu! KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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. Im 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
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I have struggled against the recluse thing ever since I had a lot of death in my immediate family. It is a hard habit to break. Fortunately during my worse periods I had pushy friends and family. Getting married and having a kid has forced me to resist these urges too. I do not want to inflict it on them. Reece Jennings wrote: I hear you! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Astromancer Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 7:31 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( I am becoming a hardcore recluse...I really don't like going out any more... Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: I hear you. I'm not a crowd/life of the party type person either. I'm a party voyeur... Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 8:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( No, I'm eternally uncomfy in public sitches. I'm the guy who makes one round to make himself known to those I want to be known to, then finds a corner to cower in for the remainder of the party. Forty-three years of life it's taken me to find three people like myself. Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: Do you still, Howard? I mean Martin? It seems to me that you'd be the one who is comfortable in any crowd. Are you comfortable but feeling different from others? I revel in being that way...now...LOL! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 1:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com wrote: Wow! Thank you for making yourself vulnerable and opening up. Now the question you had to anticipate... why? Martin wrote: 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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: But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my milieu! KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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. Im 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
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I saw National Treasure 2 last night and it was good actually. I'm pretty much into anything that involves puzzles and decoding something. I play a lot of turn based card games, and I enter just about any online contest that involves puzzle solving. My favorite online puzzle contest was the Da Vinic Code. It was really well done. But NT2 was wayyy better then the first one. And it was cross generational so not all movie are youth obsessed. This one was totally for the 30+ audience. The young people in this movie only played a minor role. You can't make Nick Cage look younger then 35 esp. with the hair plugs he's got going on.
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Good for you and your family. I find it impossible to be a recluse and a spouse. Tried it 3 times. Almost made the bad choice again... Luckily for her, I learned to recognize my patterns... Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 2:24 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( I have struggled against the recluse thing ever since I had a lot of death in my immediate family. It is a hard habit to break. Fortunately during my worse periods I had pushy friends and family. Getting married and having a kid has forced me to resist these urges too. I do not want to inflict it on them. Reece Jennings wrote: I hear you! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Astromancer Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 7:31 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( I am becoming a hardcore recluse...I really don't like going out any more... Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: I hear you. I'm not a crowd/life of the party type person either. I'm a party voyeur... Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 8:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( No, I'm eternally uncomfy in public sitches. I'm the guy who makes one round to make himself known to those I want to be known to, then finds a corner to cower in for the remainder of the party. Forty-three years of life it's taken me to find three people like myself. Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: Do you still, Howard? I mean Martin? It seems to me that you'd be the one who is comfortable in any crowd. Are you comfortable but feeling different from others? I revel in being that way...now...LOL! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com mesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 1:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com wrote: Wow! Thank you for making yourself vulnerable and opening up. Now the question you had to anticipate... why? Martin wrote: 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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: But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my milieu! KeithBJohnson
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In the number as well. Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I hear you! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Astromancer Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 7:31 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( I am becoming a hardcore recluse...I really don't like going out any more... Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: I hear you. I'm not a crowd/life of the party type person either. I'm a party voyeur... Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 8:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( No, I'm eternally uncomfy in public sitches. I'm the guy who makes one round to make himself known to those I want to be known to, then finds a corner to cower in for the remainder of the party. Forty-three years of life it's taken me to find three people like myself. Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: Do you still, Howard? I mean Martin? It seems to me that you'd be the one who is comfortable in any crowd. Are you comfortable but feeling different from others? I revel in being that way...now...LOL! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 1:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com wrote: Wow! Thank you for making yourself vulnerable and opening up. Now the question you had to anticipate... why? Martin wrote: 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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: But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my milieu! KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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. Im 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
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My husband has a split reclusive/ social personality as well. So, we encourage each other to get alone time. This was especially important when we were working with the business full-time. You are so community spirited online. How did number 4 take it? Reece Jennings wrote: Good for you and your family. I find it impossible to be a recluse and a spouse. Tried it 3 times. Almost made the bad choice again... Luckily for her, I learned to recognize my patterns... Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 2:24 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( I have struggled against the recluse thing ever since I had a lot of death in my immediate family. It is a hard habit to break. Fortunately during my worse periods I had pushy friends and family. Getting married and having a kid has forced me to resist these urges too. I do not want to inflict it on them. Reece Jennings wrote: I hear you! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Astromancer Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 7:31 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( I am becoming a hardcore recluse...I really don't like going out any more... Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: I hear you. I'm not a crowd/life of the party type person either. I'm a party voyeur... Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 8:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( No, I'm eternally uncomfy in public sitches. I'm the guy who makes one round to make himself known to those I want to be known to, then finds a corner to cower in for the remainder of the party. Forty-three years of life it's taken me to find three people like myself. Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: Do you still, Howard? I mean Martin? It seems to me that you'd be the one who is comfortable in any crowd. Are you comfortable but feeling different from others? I revel in being that way...now...LOL! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com mesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 1:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com wrote: Wow! Thank you for making yourself vulnerable and opening up. Now the question you had to anticipate... why? Martin wrote: Tracey, to put you at ease, I'm going
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The Wife and I are strikingly different. She is a heavy extrovert and prone to being the life of a party. Her skills as a former model, multiple pageant winner, on-air personality (radio), television host, etc. make it seem effortless. She turns it on like flicking a switch at parties and public events. I prefer to be behind the scenes a bit more. In the office, I have to make an effort to self-promote as my natural tendency is to let my work speak for itself while I get trampled by those who underperform, yet have mastered the art of self-promotion (I believe Keith posted similar sentiments a few months ago). Through my websites and as a media contact for Veterans for Common Sense, I've done several TV and radio appearances and a lot of print media interviews, but only reluctantly. I've turned down more than I've accepted. I much prefer to let my written words speak for me via my writings. Over the next few years, I'll be putting out a book related to some of advocacy work, which will require active PR and appearances. (sigh) At social events, while The Wife is on and entertaining, I prefer to relax in a quiet corner, nursing my drink with a friend or two. I'm the guy you think is not having fun, but I'm really analyzing the guests and storing data about who I've met or talked with that night. At home, I need that quiet time with a book or my laptop. Or at a coffee shop for a bit on the way home from work. My blog and commentary persona are nothing like my meatspace personality. I'm not shy. I just prefer to observe and think. I hate small talk and refuse to speak just for the sake of speaking. When I do speak, it is because I have something real to add to the conversation. I abhor hoopla and I suck at entertaining. I'm not the guy screaming his head off at sporting events or concerts. If you see me at a concert, it'll likely be a more intimate club like the Birchmere - listening to a band, sipping a margarita - just enjoying the music. And I hate being asked if something is wrong. __ James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] cell: 703-593-2065 * fax: 760-875-8547 AIM: jlnales * ICQ: 148600159 MSN and Yahoo! Messenger: jlandrith http://www.linkedin.com/in/jlandrith http://www.jameslandrith.com http://www.multiracial.com http://www.multiracial.com/abolitionist/ __ Tracey said: My husband has a split reclusive/ social personality as well. So, we encourage each other to get alone time. This was especially important when we were working with the business full-time. You are so community spirited online. How did number 4 take it? Reece Jennings wrote: Good for you and your family. I find it impossible to be a recluse and a spouse. Tried it 3 times. Almost made the bad choice again... Luckily for her, I learned to recognize my patterns... Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/
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It's been a year. I still give her access to my house (she has a key), but I'm afraid I'm sending mixed messages by doing that. To me, if somebody says We're friends. No more sex. It's complicating the fact that I'm NOT going to marry you, and do NOT want a relationship past friendship, I would quickly say, ok. I understand. Here is your key. But I got to see how many REALLY foul words she knew! I tried to tell her how lucky she was to find out before we (I, actually) did anything stupid like marrying her, but she just kept using words I haven't used since my military days...well, maybe since last week... But that was almost 6 months ago. Now she's into subterfuge, trying to change my mind. :o) She's really a nice lady (LADY), but she's too much like my mother. Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 4:17 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( My husband has a split reclusive/ social personality as well. So, we encourage each other to get alone time. This was especially important when we were working with the business full-time. You are so community spirited online. How did number 4 take it? Reece Jennings wrote: Good for you and your family. I find it impossible to be a recluse and a spouse. Tried it 3 times. Almost made the bad choice again... Luckily for her, I learned to recognize my patterns... Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 2:24 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( I have struggled against the recluse thing ever since I had a lot of death in my immediate family. It is a hard habit to break. Fortunately during my worse periods I had pushy friends and family. Getting married and having a kid has forced me to resist these urges too. I do not want to inflict it on them. Reece Jennings wrote: I hear you! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Astromancer Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 7:31 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( I am becoming a hardcore recluse...I really don't like going out any more... Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: I hear you. I'm not a crowd/life of the party type person either. I'm a party voyeur... Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com mesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 8:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( No, I'm eternally uncomfy in public sitches. I'm the guy who makes one round to make himself known to those I want to be known to, then finds a corner to cower in for the remainder of the party. Forty-three years of life it's taken me to find three people like myself. Reece Jennings mcjennings124
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I see another party forming...Tough to have a platform if we don't talk to folks, though... Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 3:39 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( In the number as well. Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: I hear you! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Astromancer Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 7:31 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( I am becoming a hardcore recluse...I really don't like going out any more... Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: I hear you. I'm not a crowd/life of the party type person either. I'm a party voyeur... Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 8:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( No, I'm eternally uncomfy in public sitches. I'm the guy who makes one round to make himself known to those I want to be known to, then finds a corner to cower in for the remainder of the party. Forty-three years of life it's taken me to find three people like myself. Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: Do you still, Howard? I mean Martin? It seems to me that you'd be the one who is comfortable in any crowd. Are you comfortable but feeling different from others? I revel in being that way...now...LOL! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com mesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 1:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com wrote: Wow! Thank you for making yourself vulnerable and opening up. Now the question you had to anticipate... why? Martin wrote: 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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: But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my milieu! KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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
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No, I'm eternally uncomfy in public sitches. I'm the guy who makes one round to make himself known to those I want to be known to, then finds a corner to cower in for the remainder of the party. Forty-three years of life it's taken me to find three people like myself. Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do you still, Howard? I mean Martin? It seems to me that you'd be the one who is comfortable in any crowd. Are you comfortable but feeling different from others? I revel in being that way...now...LOL! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 1:00 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com wrote: Wow! Thank you for making yourself vulnerable and opening up. Now the question you had to anticipate... why? Martin wrote: 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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: But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my milieu! KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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. Im 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
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You have a very outgoing online persona. If we ever meet, I hope I meet both personas Martin wrote: No, I'm eternally uncomfy in public sitches. I'm the guy who makes one round to make himself known to those I want to be known to, then finds a corner to cower in for the remainder of the party. Forty-three years of life it's taken me to find three people like myself. Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do you still, Howard? I mean Martin? It seems to me that you'd be the one who is comfortable in any crowd. Are you comfortable but feeling different from others? I revel in being that way...now...LOL! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 1:00 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com wrote: Wow! Thank you for making yourself vulnerable and opening up. Now the question you had to anticipate... why? Martin wrote: 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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: But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my milieu! KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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. Im 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
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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. Astromancer wrote: 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: 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: 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. Im 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
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See? 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. Astromancer wrote: 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: 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: 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. Im 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
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see what? you re not alone? Astromancer wrote: See? 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. Astromancer wrote: 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: 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: 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. Im 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
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I figured it was so obvious, I wouldn't have to say it...I guess I was wrong...My apologies... Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: see what? you re not alone? Astromancer wrote: See? 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. Astromancer wrote: 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: 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: 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. Im 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
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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... Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: see what? you re not alone? Astromancer wrote: See? 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. Astromancer wrote: 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: 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: 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. Im 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
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(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... Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: see what? you re not alone? Astromancer wrote: See? 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. Astromancer wrote: 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: 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: 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. Im 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
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I hear you. I'm not a crowd/life of the party type person either. I'm a party voyeur... Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 8:50 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( No, I'm eternally uncomfy in public sitches. I'm the guy who makes one round to make himself known to those I want to be known to, then finds a corner to cower in for the remainder of the party. Forty-three years of life it's taken me to find three people like myself. Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: Do you still, Howard? I mean Martin? It seems to me that you'd be the one who is comfortable in any crowd. Are you comfortable but feeling different from others? I revel in being that way...now...LOL! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 1:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com wrote: Wow! Thank you for making yourself vulnerable and opening up. Now the question you had to anticipate... why? Martin wrote: 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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: But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my milieu! KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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. Im 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
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No doubt you will. I've always looked at my gift with words as compensation for the lack of words I generate in person. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You have a very outgoing online persona. If we ever meet, I hope I meet both personas Martin wrote: No, I'm eternally uncomfy in public sitches. I'm the guy who makes one round to make himself known to those I want to be known to, then finds a corner to cower in for the remainder of the party. Forty-three years of life it's taken me to find three people like myself. Reece Jennings wrote: Do you still, Howard? I mean Martin? It seems to me that you'd be the one who is comfortable in any crowd. Are you comfortable but feeling different from others? I revel in being that way...now...LOL! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 1:00 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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) aladvantage.com wrote: Wow! Thank you for making yourself vulnerable and opening up. Now the question you had to anticipate... why? Martin wrote: 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) aladvantage.com 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: But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my milieu! KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net 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. Im 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
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As do I. 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. Astromancer wrote: 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: 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: 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. Im 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
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Here is weird. I'm all of the above, standing in the corner watching (big time voyeur), sometimes the life of the party or having fun dancing off in my own world. To make things worse, I do not know who is coming out. That is what I call weird. Reece Jennings wrote: I hear you. I'm not a crowd/life of the party type person either. I'm a party voyeur... Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 8:50 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( No, I'm eternally uncomfy in public sitches. I'm the guy who makes one round to make himself known to those I want to be known to, then finds a corner to cower in for the remainder of the party. Forty-three years of life it's taken me to find three people like myself. Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: Do you still, Howard? I mean Martin? It seems to me that you'd be the one who is comfortable in any crowd. Are you comfortable but feeling different from others? I revel in being that way...now...LOL! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 1:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com wrote: Wow! Thank you for making yourself vulnerable and opening up. Now the question you had to anticipate... why? Martin wrote: 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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: But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my milieu! KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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. Im 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
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Don't know if I could cope with that kind of an earth-sea dichotomy within myself. As it is, I have moments when I flirt with women online, then cringe for hours afterward. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here is weird. I'm all of the above, standing in the corner watching (big time voyeur), sometimes the life of the party or having fun dancing off in my own world. To make things worse, I do not know who is coming out. That is what I call weird. Reece Jennings wrote: I hear you. I'm not a crowd/life of the party type person either. I'm a party voyeur... Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 8:50 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( No, I'm eternally uncomfy in public sitches. I'm the guy who makes one round to make himself known to those I want to be known to, then finds a corner to cower in for the remainder of the party. Forty-three years of life it's taken me to find three people like myself. Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: Do you still, Howard? I mean Martin? It seems to me that you'd be the one who is comfortable in any crowd. Are you comfortable but feeling different from others? I revel in being that way...now...LOL! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 1:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com wrote: Wow! Thank you for making yourself vulnerable and opening up. Now the question you had to anticipate... why? Martin wrote: 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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: But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my milieu! KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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. Im 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
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People started noticing how many diametrically opposed sides I has so for a while, I gave them names. But I did not want my friends to think I was seriously separated, so I stopped. Martin wrote: Don't know if I could cope with that kind of an earth-sea dichotomy within myself. As it is, I have moments when I flirt with women online, then cringe for hours afterward. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here is weird. I'm all of the above, standing in the corner watching (big time voyeur), sometimes the life of the party or having fun dancing off in my own world. To make things worse, I do not know who is coming out. That is what I call weird. Reece Jennings wrote: I hear you. I'm not a crowd/life of the party type person either. I'm a party voyeur... Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 8:50 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( No, I'm eternally uncomfy in public sitches. I'm the guy who makes one round to make himself known to those I want to be known to, then finds a corner to cower in for the remainder of the party. Forty-three years of life it's taken me to find three people like myself. Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: Do you still, Howard? I mean Martin? It seems to me that you'd be the one who is comfortable in any crowd. Are you comfortable but feeling different from others? I revel in being that way...now...LOL! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 1:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com wrote: Wow! Thank you for making yourself vulnerable and opening up. Now the question you had to anticipate... why? Martin wrote: 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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: But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my milieu! KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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. Im 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
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WOW! THAT was a mouthful! LOL @ the 4th time around! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 7:37 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( Confession Time, huh? I used to watch Automatic with foreign b-movie action star Oliver Grunner, about an android programmed to protect humans from violent attacks who discovers a company executive trying to rape a female employee and accidentally kills him, which leads to cover up in which the company sends mercenaries in to kill him and the employee. Have not seen it in a while, but remember liking it the forth time around. Reece Jennings wrote: I loved 'Day of the Triffids'...Talk about a double whammy! Blind people trying to get away from walking, human-eating plants! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 12:58 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( I Love Night of The Comet Daryle wrote: Oh, is this turning into THAT discussion? ³Night Of the Comet². AND I bought it on VHS. On 12/26/07 12:15 PM, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com 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: But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my milieu! [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net 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. Im 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
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8-O Movie, yes, movie, yes! LMNAO! Martin (can't go there- likes girls and is allergic to feathers) Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: U...you mean the movie, right? I mean, duck love...YIKES!!! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 12:16 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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: But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my milieu! KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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. Im 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
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LOLLOLLOL Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 8:48 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 8-O Movie, yes, movie, yes! LMNAO! Martin (can't go there- likes girls and is allergic to feathers) Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: U...you mean the movie, right? I mean, duck love...YIKES!!! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com mesavers.com http://www.legacyho http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ mesavers.com/ _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 12:16 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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: But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my milieu! KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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. Im 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
Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :(
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: 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: 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. Im 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) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along
RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :(
They are easy to assemble - with simple male and female joints. Occasionally, a piece of track may be cut a little off so that the fit is tight - but that is the exception. Overall, she ought to be able to connect the track pieces herself. -Original Message- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 7:40 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( I was thinking of getting Kira set next year, maybe we will try Brio wooden tracks too. Are they easy to assemble. One of the reasons I put it off this year was tht I did not realize I would be better and I did not think she could assemble the tracks on her own
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Because, for me, it's an autopilot movie, one I can just watch and not feel the need either to analyze or riff it. A while back, I mentioned a movie I saw for the first time, A Matter of Life and Death, which I found so great that I couldn't make fun of it as it went. Howard is one of them. Add on the fact that I loved his comic, when Marvel ran it. He's in a limited series right now, which I'm woefully behind on. 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: 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: 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. Im 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
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Thanks, though, early on, I did have my doubts. Nothing that anyone here did, fear not. I'm just a mass of insecurities wrapped in a veneer of insanity. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well ya fit in here fine! Martin 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: 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: 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. Im 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.
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Do you still, Howard? I mean Martin? It seems to me that you'd be the one who is comfortable in any crowd. Are you comfortable but feeling different from others? I revel in being that way...now...LOL! Maurice Jennings Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation = http://www.legacyhomesavers.com http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/ _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 1:00 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com wrote: Wow! Thank you for making yourself vulnerable and opening up. Now the question you had to anticipate... why? Martin wrote: 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com 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: But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my milieu! KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net 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. Im 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
[scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :(
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. Im 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) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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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. Im 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) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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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: 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. Im 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) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo!
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And the Bond movies on Spike aren¹t good enough? I see I need to lend someone my ³Transporter² DVDs. On 12/26/07 11:52 AM, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my milieu! [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net 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. Im 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) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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No, I got sucked into Alvin and the Chipmunks by a 10 year old. The entertainment sacrifices we make for our children. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 11:01 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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. Im 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? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Oh, they're helping. But there's *nothing* like the sensation of dropping your hard-earned cash for something, followed by the simmering, impotent rage that comes with the realization that you just got hosed... Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And the Bond movies on Spike aren¹t good enough? I see I need to lend someone my ³Transporter² DVDs. On 12/26/07 11:52 AM, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my milieu! [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net 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. Im 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) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Oh, is this turning into THAT discussion? ³Night Of the Comet². AND I bought it on VHS. On 12/26/07 12:15 PM, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com 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: But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my milieu! [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net 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. Im 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) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country - Never miss a thing.
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:) -- Original message -- From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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. Im 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) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :(
I Love Night of The Comet Daryle wrote: Oh, is this turning into THAT discussion? ³Night Of the Comet². AND I bought it on VHS. On 12/26/07 12:15 PM, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com 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: But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my milieu! [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net 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. Im 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)
Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :(
to quote Martin, aarrrh!!! Tracey, if you tell me you liked Gone in Sixty Seconds and 3000 Miles to Graceland, I'll just have to go home and cry! :) -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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: 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. Im 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) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your
RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :(
lo siento! how was it? There's plenty of kids' fare that's tolerable. Some of it's quite good. The Iron Giant and The Incredibles come to mind. Even Robots or Madagascar are okay for adults to sit through once. But Alvin just seemed horrible to me from the trailers... -- Original message -- From: James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] No, I got sucked into Alvin and the Chipmunks by a 10 year old. The entertainment sacrifices we make for our children. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 11:01 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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. Im 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? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :(
adding all e-mails from Martin to Spam folder... :) Wow! What did you like about it. Now I need to think of the worst, most panned movie that I like as my guilty pleasure. -- Original message -- From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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: 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. Im 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) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country -
Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :(
Poor Baby. :( Whenever the commercials came on, I changed it, so my four year old would not get any ideas. She has not heard of them yet James Landrith wrote: No, I got sucked into Alvin and the Chipmunks by a 10 year old. The entertainment sacrifices we make for our children. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 11:01 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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. Im 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? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :(
Wow! Thank you for making yourself vulnerable and opening up. Now the question you had to anticipate... why? Martin wrote: 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: 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. Im 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) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo!
Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :(
Can't get through either. Ugggh! I get a kick out of over the top Hollywoodized, corny, scifi blockbusters. National Treasure, The Island, Transformers, Independence Day. See a trend here. You could not pay me to go to the Theater to see them. just laughing a some of the ridiculous science or the silly over the top lines is a hoot. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: to quote Martin, aarrrh!!! Tracey, if you tell me you liked Gone in Sixty Seconds and 3000 Miles to Graceland, I'll just have to go home and cry! :) -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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: 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. Im 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
RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :(
How was it? Not very good. At its core, the movie suffered from a plot that involved talking and singing chipmunks. For some reason, my son enjoyed it. This same kid loved TMNT, Iron Giant, Incredibles, Robots and Madagascar. Someone explain to me why he liked this Movie-That-Didn't-Need-To-Be-Made? I'm guessing it was the barrage of advertising on Cartoon Network, Nick, Radio Disney, etc. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 12:47 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( lo siento! how was it? There's plenty of kids' fare that's tolerable. Some of it's quite good. The Iron Giant and The Incredibles come to mind. Even Robots or Madagascar are okay for adults to sit through once. But Alvin just seemed horrible to me from the trailers... -- Original message -- From: James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:james%40jameslandrith.com No, I got sucked into Alvin and the Chipmunks by a 10 year old. The entertainment sacrifices we make for our children. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net ] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 11:01 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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. Im 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? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Remember, never cross against the light... -Original Message- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 12:58 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( I Love Night of The Comet Daryle wrote: Oh, is this turning into THAT discussion? ³Night Of the Comet². AND I bought it on VHS. On 12/26/07 12:15 PM, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com 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: But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my milieu! [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net 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. Im 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
Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :(
I love this movie. It would take a G5 Macbook Pro with some SERIOUS aftermarket modifications to do what Jeff Goldblum did A PowerBook with NO wireless internet access and the processing power of what, a Palm 3? That thing was lucky to be able to fax word documents, and if I recall, it did so with a 14.4 modem. No zip drive, so we¹re talking what, a whole half GIG of storage capacity? And how much BATTERY life did his computer have? On 12/26/07 1:58 PM, James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What? Are you saying that one man, a Mac laptop and a few hours of virus coding couldn't topple the computer system of a technologically superior society of interstellar conquerors on the first try? You so totally have to know that Steve Jobs is an alien so Macs are, of course, compatible with all of the major Milky Way operating systems. I refuse to believe otherwise. From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com ] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 1:14 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( Can't get through either. Ugggh! I get a kick out of over the top Hollywoodized, corny, scifi blockbusters. National Treasure, The Island, Transformers, Independence Day. See a trend here. You could not pay me to go to the Theater to see them. just laughing a some of the ridiculous science or the silly over the top lines is a hoot. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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man you had me spitting out the water i was drinking when i read this. LOL!! The movie-that-didn't-need-to-be-made?! I love it.! It is amazing what kids enjoy. Looking bad, rememeber all those great cartoons--from Bugs Bunny to Rocky and Bullwinkle to Fracture Fairy Tales--that had adult themes and jokes mixed in among the kid-friendly hijinx? That's how you should make a kids' movie: enough jokes and slapstick for the wee ones, but intelligence, innuendo, satire, and in jokes that adults can enjoy as well. that's why The Incredibles is one of the few CGI films that i absolutely love. -- Original message -- From: James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] How was it? Not very good. At its core, the movie suffered from a plot that involved talking and singing chipmunks. For some reason, my son enjoyed it. This same kid loved TMNT, Iron Giant, Incredibles, Robots and Madagascar. Someone explain to me why he liked this Movie-That-Didn't-Need-To-Be-Made? I'm guessing it was the barrage of advertising on Cartoon Network, Nick, Radio Disney, etc. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 12:47 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( lo siento! how was it? There's plenty of kids' fare that's tolerable. Some of it's quite good. The Iron Giant and The Incredibles come to mind. Even Robots or Madagascar are okay for adults to sit through once. But Alvin just seemed horrible to me from the trailers... -- Original message -- From: James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:james%40jameslandrith.com No, I got sucked into Alvin and the Chipmunks by a 10 year old. The entertainment sacrifices we make for our children. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net ] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 11:01 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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. Im 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? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Give it up, Tracey. Every parent is curse by one phenom of the times that he/she finds execrable, but which the kids love with a non-stop mania. It could be that purple dinosaur singing, non-stop, or those strange Teletubbies with their chirping noises and curious drug-induced-seeming plots. Or it might even be a halfway decent show that, after the thousandth viewing, simply makes you want to pull your eyes out. I remember many parents complaining that if they heard Barney's I love you, you love me... one more time they'd go bonkers! In the old days parents just self-medicated while their kids zoned out on the stuff... not an option i know! :) -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] James: You have me living in fear of how long I can keep my daughter away from commercial kids shows (we are still on PBS, Disney Pre-School, Noggin and Nick Jr) or the influence of other kids who will be advocating for Alfin and his ilk. Be strong... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -- Original message -- From: James Landrith How was it? Not very good. At its core, the movie suffered from a plot that involved talking and singing chipmunks. For some reason, my son enjoyed it. This same kid loved TMNT, Iron Giant, Incredibles, Robots and Madagascar. Someone explain to me why he liked this Movie-That-Didn't-Need-To-Be-Made? I'm guessing it was the barrage of advertising on Cartoon Network, Nick, Radio Disney, etc. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 12:47 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( lo siento! how was it? There's plenty of kids' fare that's tolerable. Some of it's quite good. The Iron Giant and The Incredibles come to mind. Even Robots or Madagascar are okay for adults to sit through once. But Alvin just seemed horrible to me from the trailers... -- Original message -- From: James Landrith No, I got sucked into Alvin and the Chipmunks by a 10 year old. The entertainment sacrifices we make for our children. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 11:01 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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. Im 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? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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What? Are you saying that one man, a Mac laptop and a few hours of virus coding couldn't topple the computer system of a technologically superior society of interstellar conquerors on the first try? You so totally have to know that Steve Jobs is an alien so Macs are, of course, compatible with all of the major Milky Way operating systems. I refuse to believe otherwise. From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 1:14 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( Can't get through either. Ugggh! I get a kick out of over the top Hollywoodized, corny, scifi blockbusters. National Treasure, The Island, Transformers, Independence Day. See a trend here. You could not pay me to go to the Theater to see them. just laughing a some of the ridiculous science or the silly over the top lines is a hoot. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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I know it is inevitable. I just survived Barney and Lazy Town. Don't you remember just a few short days ago, I told you we had to watch the Grinch five times a day and then listen to the soundtrack a few dozen times or how we have to watch Cars, draw Cars, color Cars, build cars, be Cars (by poor husband is often Mater) and play with Cars around the clock. but you can't blame me for doing whatever it took to avert the alvin and the chipmunks tragedy! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Give it up, Tracey. Every parent is curse by one phenom of the times that he/she finds execrable, but which the kids love with a non-stop mania. It could be that purple dinosaur singing, non-stop, or those strange Teletubbies with their chirping noises and curious drug-induced-seeming plots. Or it might even be a halfway decent show that, after the thousandth viewing, simply makes you want to pull your eyes out. I remember many parents complaining that if they heard Barney's I love you, you love me... one more time they'd go bonkers! In the old days parents just self-medicated while their kids zoned out on the stuff... not an option i know! :) -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] James: You have me living in fear of how long I can keep my daughter away from commercial kids shows (we are still on PBS, Disney Pre-School, Noggin and Nick Jr) or the influence of other kids who will be advocating for Alfin and his ilk. Be strong... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -- Original message -- From: James Landrith How was it? Not very good. At its core, the movie suffered from a plot that involved talking and singing chipmunks. For some reason, my son enjoyed it. This same kid loved TMNT, Iron Giant, Incredibles, Robots and Madagascar. Someone explain to me why he liked this Movie-That-Didn't-Need-To-Be-Made? I'm guessing it was the barrage of advertising on Cartoon Network, Nick, Radio Disney, etc. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 12:47 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( lo siento! how was it? There's plenty of kids' fare that's tolerable. Some of it's quite good. The Iron Giant and The Incredibles come to mind. Even Robots or Madagascar are okay for adults to sit through once. But Alvin just seemed horrible to me from the trailers... -- Original message -- From: James Landrith No, I got sucked into Alvin and the Chipmunks by a 10 year old. The entertainment sacrifices we make for our children. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 11:01 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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. Im 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? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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James: It is good to hold fast to your beliefs. You see what I'm talking about? That as fun movie. Watch it with a bunch of geeks and you are rolling hysterically all over the floor. So I take the ridiculous over the top, technically accurate scifi blockbuster every time for a good laugh. James Landrith wrote: What? Are you saying that one man, a Mac laptop and a few hours of virus coding couldn't topple the computer system of a technologically superior society of interstellar conquerors on the first try? You so totally have to know that Steve Jobs is an alien so Macs are, of course, compatible with all of the major Milky Way operating systems. I refuse to believe otherwise. From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 1:14 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( Can't get through either. Ugggh! I get a kick out of over the top Hollywoodized, corny, scifi blockbusters. National Treasure, The Island, Transformers, Independence Day. See a trend here. You could not pay me to go to the Theater to see them. just laughing a some of the ridiculous science or the silly over the top lines is a hoot. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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We do NOT cross against the light. DMK!! Is that you?! You and Tracey will appreciate this, then, if you weren¹t aware already: http://www.nightofthecomet.info/ And... http://www.amazon.com/Night-Comet-Robert-Beltran/dp/B000MDFTHE/ref=pd_bbs_sr _1?ie=UTF8s=dvdqid=1198695322sr=8-1 It is also being shown on Showtime on the 31st at 5. This will serve as my last bad movie PSA for 2007. On 12/26/07 1:34 PM, James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Remember, never cross against the light... -Original Message- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com ] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 12:58 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( I Love Night of The Comet Daryle wrote: Oh, is this turning into THAT discussion? ³Night Of the Comet². AND I bought it on VHS. On 12/26/07 12:15 PM, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:truthseeker_013%40yahoo.com wrote: 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com 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: But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my milieu! [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net 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. Im 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
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Fortunately, the Alvin tragedy has been temporarily averted. I'm hoping for a year or two before we get hit. However, I fear Alvin will get us in a DVD preview sometime soon, so I am somewhat resigned. :( [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: you're a naturist. Surely you can cook something up in the kitchen that can be smok--er, ingested--which will leave you pleasantly numb and detached, a never fadig plastic smile on your face, while allowing you to keep Kira entertained! -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] I know it is inevitable. I just survived Barney and Lazy Town. Don't you remember just a few short days ago, I told you we had to watch the Grinch five times a day and then listen to the soundtrack a few dozen times or how we have to watch Cars, draw Cars, color Cars, build cars, be Cars (by poor husband is often Mater) and play with Cars around the clock. but you can't blame me for doing whatever it took to avert the alvin and the chipmunks tragedy! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Give it up, Tracey. Every parent is curse by one phenom of the times that he/she finds execrable, but which the kids love with a non-stop mania. It could be that purple dinosaur singing, non-stop, or those strange Teletubbies with their chirping noises and curious drug-induced-seeming plots. Or it might even be a halfway decent show that, after the thousandth viewing, simply makes you want to pull your eyes out. I remember many parents complaining that if they heard Barney's I love you, you love me... one more time they'd go bonkers! In the old days parents just self-medicated while their kids zoned out on the stuff... not an option i know! :) -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] James: You have me living in fear of how long I can keep my daughter away from commercial kids shows (we are still on PBS, Disney Pre-School, Noggin and Nick Jr) or the influence of other kids who will be advocating for Alfin and his ilk. Be strong... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -- Original message -- From: James Landrith How was it? Not very good. At its core, the movie suffered from a plot that involved talking and singing chipmunks. For some reason, my son enjoyed it. This same kid loved TMNT, Iron Giant, Incredibles, Robots and Madagascar. Someone explain to me why he liked this Movie-That-Didn't-Need-To-Be-Made? I'm guessing it was the barrage of advertising on Cartoon Network, Nick, Radio Disney, etc. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 12:47 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( lo siento! how was it? There's plenty of kids' fare that's tolerable. Some of it's quite good. The Iron Giant and The Incredibles come to mind. Even Robots or Madagascar are okay for adults to sit through once. But Alvin just seemed horrible to me from the trailers... -- Original message -- From: James Landrith No, I got sucked into Alvin and the Chipmunks by a 10 year old. The entertainment sacrifices we make for our children. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 11:01 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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. Im 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? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links
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you're a naturist. Surely you can cook something up in the kitchen that can be smok--er, ingested--which will leave you pleasantly numb and detached, a never fadig plastic smile on your face, while allowing you to keep Kira entertained! -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] I know it is inevitable. I just survived Barney and Lazy Town. Don't you remember just a few short days ago, I told you we had to watch the Grinch five times a day and then listen to the soundtrack a few dozen times or how we have to watch Cars, draw Cars, color Cars, build cars, be Cars (by poor husband is often Mater) and play with Cars around the clock. but you can't blame me for doing whatever it took to avert the alvin and the chipmunks tragedy! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Give it up, Tracey. Every parent is curse by one phenom of the times that he/she finds execrable, but which the kids love with a non-stop mania. It could be that purple dinosaur singing, non-stop, or those strange Teletubbies with their chirping noises and curious drug-induced-seeming plots. Or it might even be a halfway decent show that, after the thousandth viewing, simply makes you want to pull your eyes out. I remember many parents complaining that if they heard Barney's I love you, you love me... one more time they'd go bonkers! In the old days parents just self-medicated while their kids zoned out on the stuff... not an option i know! :) -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] James: You have me living in fear of how long I can keep my daughter away from commercial kids shows (we are still on PBS, Disney Pre-School, Noggin and Nick Jr) or the influence of other kids who will be advocating for Alfin and his ilk. Be strong... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -- Original message -- From: James Landrith How was it? Not very good. At its core, the movie suffered from a plot that involved talking and singing chipmunks. For some reason, my son enjoyed it. This same kid loved TMNT, Iron Giant, Incredibles, Robots and Madagascar. Someone explain to me why he liked this Movie-That-Didn't-Need-To-Be-Made? I'm guessing it was the barrage of advertising on Cartoon Network, Nick, Radio Disney, etc. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 12:47 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( lo siento! how was it? There's plenty of kids' fare that's tolerable. Some of it's quite good. The Iron Giant and The Incredibles come to mind. Even Robots or Madagascar are okay for adults to sit through once. But Alvin just seemed horrible to me from the trailers... -- Original message -- From: James Landrith No, I got sucked into Alvin and the Chipmunks by a 10 year old. The entertainment sacrifices we make for our children. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 11:01 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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. Im 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? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Among the most unlikely saves, that whole virus killing the alien network in ID4 ranks near the top. I was yelling at the screen when that happened (while the rest of the audience, i might add, was cheering). I kept thinking, how could a conquering race that's thousands of years ahead of us have such a cheap ass firewall and suck-ass anti-virus software? I also hate the If-the-Mothership-Goes-Down-Then-all-ohter-ships-die-because-they-draw-power-from-the-mothership solution. Bogus! the save in ID4 is about as bad as Data putting the freakin' Borg *to sleep* to save the day in Star Trek. What?! A race of superintelligent, super adaptive cyborgs who learn from every race they encounter, yet their internal systems programming is so bad that someone can put them in Sleep mode in the middle of an operation, and *then* on top of that the system literally blew up from its non-stop repair cycle? WTF??? -- Original message -- From: James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] What? Are you saying that one man, a Mac laptop and a few hours of virus coding couldn't topple the computer system of a technologically superior society of interstellar conquerors on the first try? You so totally have to know that Steve Jobs is an alien so Macs are, of course, compatible with all of the major Milky Way operating systems. I refuse to believe otherwise. From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 1:14 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( Can't get through either. Ugggh! I get a kick out of over the top Hollywoodized, corny, scifi blockbusters. National Treasure, The Island, Transformers, Independence Day. See a trend here. You could not pay me to go to the Theater to see them. just laughing a some of the ridiculous science or the silly over the top lines is a hoot. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Be glad you missed the ³Thomas² phase. My son¹s the same age. ³Thomas² type kids are obsessive collectors, and my son is one. We missed Barney completely. We did ³Thomas², ³Cars², and ³Static Shock². Well, we¹re still doing ³Static Shock², actually. (Because dad is not having a ³Superman² phase without at least a Green Lantern or SOME brother in the mix) I¹m so mad they canceled that show I don¹t know what to do. I only have it on VHS. As for ³Lazy Town²...God bless you. That show is entirely too damn loud. We bought those Nick Jr DVDs (they run like 6 hours!) so that he isn¹t exposed to the commercials between the shows and Lazy Town is on it. As much as I wanna support the show because of Pixel...that show is just no go. ³Dora² also yells throughout her whole show, but at least I can tolerate the music. On 12/26/07 2:43 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know it is inevitable. I just survived Barney and Lazy Town. Don't you remember just a few short days ago, I told you we had to watch the Grinch five times a day and then listen to the soundtrack a few dozen times or how we have to watch Cars, draw Cars, color Cars, build cars, be Cars (by poor husband is often Mater) and play with Cars around the clock. but you can't blame me for doing whatever it took to avert the alvin and the chipmunks tragedy! [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net wrote: Give it up, Tracey. Every parent is curse by one phenom of the times that he/she finds execrable, but which the kids love with a non-stop mania. It could be that purple dinosaur singing, non-stop, or those strange Teletubbies with their chirping noises and curious drug-induced-seeming plots. Or it might even be a halfway decent show that, after the thousandth viewing, simply makes you want to pull your eyes out. I remember many parents complaining that if they heard Barney's I love you, you love me... one more time they'd go bonkers! In the old days parents just self-medicated while their kids zoned out on the stuff... not an option i know! :) -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com James: You have me living in fear of how long I can keep my daughter away from commercial kids shows (we are still on PBS, Disney Pre-School, Noggin and Nick Jr) or the influence of other kids who will be advocating for Alfin and his ilk. Be strong... [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net wrote: -- Original message -- From: James Landrith How was it? Not very good. At its core, the movie suffered from a plot that involved talking and singing chipmunks. For some reason, my son enjoyed it. This same kid loved TMNT, Iron Giant, Incredibles, Robots and Madagascar. Someone explain to me why he liked this Movie-That-Didn't-Need-To-Be-Made? I'm guessing it was the barrage of advertising on Cartoon Network, Nick, Radio Disney, etc. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net ] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 12:47 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( lo siento! how was it? There's plenty of kids' fare that's tolerable. Some of it's quite good. The Iron Giant and The Incredibles come to mind. Even Robots or Madagascar are okay for adults to sit through once. But Alvin just seemed horrible to me from the trailers... -- Original message -- From: James Landrith No, I got sucked into Alvin and the Chipmunks by a 10 year old. The entertainment sacrifices we make for our children. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net ] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 11:01 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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. Im the guy who will watch The Warriors every single time it airs (much to my wife's consternation!) And Face Off? Pure
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James: You have me living in fear of how long I can keep my daughter away from commercial kids shows (we are still on PBS, Disney Pre-School, Noggin and Nick Jr) or the influence of other kids who will be advocating for Alfin and his ilk. Be strong... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -- Original message -- From: James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] How was it? Not very good. At its core, the movie suffered from a plot that involved talking and singing chipmunks. For some reason, my son enjoyed it. This same kid loved TMNT, Iron Giant, Incredibles, Robots and Madagascar. Someone explain to me why he liked this Movie-That-Didn't-Need-To-Be-Made? I'm guessing it was the barrage of advertising on Cartoon Network, Nick, Radio Disney, etc. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 12:47 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( lo siento! how was it? There's plenty of kids' fare that's tolerable. Some of it's quite good. The Iron Giant and The Incredibles come to mind. Even Robots or Madagascar are okay for adults to sit through once. But Alvin just seemed horrible to me from the trailers... -- Original message -- From: James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:james%40jameslandrith.com No, I got sucked into Alvin and the Chipmunks by a 10 year old. The entertainment sacrifices we make for our children. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net ] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 11:01 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( 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. Im 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? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - Night Of The Comet
Wow! Who knew there were legions of fans? Daryle wrote: We do NOT cross against the light. DMK!! Is that you?! You and Tracey will appreciate this, then, if you weren¹t aware already: http://www.nightofthecomet.info/ And... http://www.amazon.com/Night-Comet-Robert-Beltran/dp/B000MDFTHE/ref=pd_bbs_sr _1?ie=UTF8s=dvdqid=1198695322sr=8-1 It is also being shown on Showtime on the 31st at 5. This will serve as my last bad movie PSA for 2007. On 12/26/07 1:34 PM, James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Remember, never cross against the light... -Original Message- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com ] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 12:58 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( I Love Night of The Comet Daryle wrote: Oh, is this turning into THAT discussion? ³Night Of the Comet². AND I bought it on VHS. On 12/26/07 12:15 PM, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:truthseeker_013%40yahoo.com wrote: 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] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com 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: But...but...I *wanna* throw away my money! Mindless stupididty is my milieu! [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net 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. Im 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
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Thomas is still big, she is just not that into him and there was a major recall recently, so we embraced her inner Car to make up for not having the train. Besides, have you watched Thomas the Train? What are they teaching kids? how to be petty, tease friends and be cruel while respecting the corporate bosses !?!?! I'm left scratching my head at the end of some of those episodes. She has not seen Static yet, but she loves Superman and Batman, so I introduced her to Power Puffs last week and she was hooked. There was a Green Lantern Show? When? Fortunately, Lazytown and Barney were not obsessive, however, Dora is to some degree. Most of the shows, she needs to see alot of I like or can tolerate. However, once she is done with seeing them over and over and over, I need a break from them all. Daryle wrote: Be glad you missed the ³Thomas² phase. My son¹s the same age. ³Thomas² type kids are obsessive collectors, and my son is one. We missed Barney completely. We did ³Thomas², ³Cars², and ³Static Shock². Well, we¹re still doing ³Static Shock², actually. (Because dad is not having a ³Superman² phase without at least a Green Lantern or SOME brother in the mix) I¹m so mad they canceled that show I don¹t know what to do. I only have it on VHS. As for ³Lazy Town²...God bless you. That show is entirely too damn loud. We bought those Nick Jr DVDs (they run like 6 hours!) so that he isn¹t exposed to the commercials between the shows and Lazy Town is on it. As much as I wanna support the show because of Pixel...that show is just no go. ³Dora² also yells throughout her whole show, but at least I can tolerate the music. On 12/26/07 2:43 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know it is inevitable. I just survived Barney and Lazy Town. Don't you remember just a few short days ago, I told you we had to watch the Grinch five times a day and then listen to the soundtrack a few dozen times or how we have to watch Cars, draw Cars, color Cars, build cars, be Cars (by poor husband is often Mater) and play with Cars around the clock. but you can't blame me for doing whatever it took to avert the alvin and the chipmunks tragedy! [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net wrote: Give it up, Tracey. Every parent is curse by one phenom of the times that he/she finds execrable, but which the kids love with a non-stop mania. It could be that purple dinosaur singing, non-stop, or those strange Teletubbies with their chirping noises and curious drug-induced-seeming plots. Or it might even be a halfway decent show that, after the thousandth viewing, simply makes you want to pull your eyes out. I remember many parents complaining that if they heard Barney's I love you, you love me... one more time they'd go bonkers! In the old days parents just self-medicated while their kids zoned out on the stuff... not an option i know! :) -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com James: You have me living in fear of how long I can keep my daughter away from commercial kids shows (we are still on PBS, Disney Pre-School, Noggin and Nick Jr) or the influence of other kids who will be advocating for Alfin and his ilk. Be strong... [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net wrote: -- Original message -- From: James Landrith How was it? Not very good. At its core, the movie suffered from a plot that involved talking and singing chipmunks. For some reason, my son enjoyed it. This same kid loved TMNT, Iron Giant, Incredibles, Robots and Madagascar. Someone explain to me why he liked this Movie-That-Didn't-Need-To-Be-Made? I'm guessing it was the barrage of advertising on Cartoon Network, Nick, Radio Disney, etc. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net ] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 12:47 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( lo siento! how was it? There's plenty of kids' fare that's tolerable. Some of it's quite good. The Iron Giant and The Incredibles come to mind. Even Robots or Madagascar are okay for adults to sit through once. But Alvin just seemed horrible to me from the trailers... -- Original message -- From: James Landrith No, I got sucked into Alvin and the Chipmunks by a 10 year old. The entertainment sacrifices we make for our children. From: [EMAIL
RE: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :(
Fortunately, my son skipped out on Thomas. He did get into wooden trains though. We (me, wife and my father) bought him one of those expensive Brio sets for his 4th birthday. For various birthdays and Christmases following, he received add-on tunnels, new cars, etc. Charles spent many hours assembling, disassembling and experimenting with track configurations. At 10, he doesn't play with it much anymore, but being of solid wood and in excellent condition - he'll be able to pass it on (hundreds of pieces, cars, add-ons, etc.) to his children. I think this expensive Brio set was our way of heading off the Thomas mania before it started... -Original Message- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 3:07 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] National Treasure 2 Rules Box Office - :( Thomas is still big, she is just not that into him and there was a major recall recently, so we embraced her inner Car to make up for not having the train. Besides, have you watched Thomas the Train? What are they teaching kids? how to be petty, tease friends and be cruel while respecting the corporate bosses !?!?! I'm left scratching my head at the end of some of those episodes. She has not seen Static yet, but she loves Superman and Batman, so I introduced her to Power Puffs last week and she was hooked. There was a Green Lantern Show? When? Fortunately, Lazytown and Barney were not obsessive, however, Dora is to some degree. Most of the shows, she needs to see alot of I like or can tolerate. However, once she is done with seeing them over and over and over, I need a break from them all. Daryle wrote: Be glad you missed the ³Thomas² phase. My son¹s the same age. ³Thomas² type kids are obsessive collectors, and my son is one. We missed Barney completely. We did ³Thomas², ³Cars², and ³Static Shock². Well, we¹re still doing ³Static Shock², actually. (Because dad is not having a ³Superman² phase without at least a Green Lantern or SOME brother in the mix) I¹m so mad they canceled that show I don¹t know what to do. I only have it on VHS. As for ³Lazy Town²...God bless you. That show is entirely too damn loud. We bought those Nick Jr DVDs (they run like 6 hours!) so that he isn¹t exposed to the commercials between the shows and Lazy Town is on it. As much as I wanna support the show because of Pixel...that show is just no go. ³Dora² also yells throughout her whole show, but at least I can tolerate the music. On 12/26/07 2:43 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know it is inevitable. I just survived Barney and Lazy Town. Don't you remember just a few short days ago, I told you we had to watch the Grinch five times a day and then listen to the soundtrack a few dozen times or how we have to watch Cars, draw Cars, color Cars, build cars, be Cars (by poor husband is often Mater) and play with Cars around the clock. but you can't blame me for doing whatever it took to avert the alvin and the chipmunks tragedy! [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net wrote: Give it up, Tracey. Every parent is curse by one phenom of the times that he/she finds execrable, but which the kids love with a non-stop mania. It could be that purple dinosaur singing, non-stop, or those strange Teletubbies with their chirping noises and curious drug-induced-seeming plots. Or it might even be a halfway decent show that, after the thousandth viewing, simply makes you want to pull your eyes out. I remember many parents complaining that if they heard Barney's I love you, you love me... one more time they'd go bonkers! In the old days parents just self-medicated while their kids zoned out on the stuff... not an option i know! :) -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com James: You have me living in fear of how long I can keep my daughter away from commercial kids shows (we are still on PBS, Disney Pre-School, Noggin and Nick Jr) or the influence of other kids who will be advocating for Alfin and his ilk. Be strong... [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net wrote: -- Original message -- From: James Landrith How was it? Not very good. At its core, the movie suffered from a plot that involved talking and singing chipmunks. For some reason, my son enjoyed it. This same kid loved TMNT, Iron Giant, Incredibles, Robots and Madagascar. Someone explain to me why he liked this Movie-That-Didn't-Need-To-Be-Made? I'm guessing it was the barrage of advertising on Cartoon Network, Nick