Angel: I appreciate you guys looking out for Connor all summer. It's just—he's confused. He needs time. That's all. Fred: Right. Time, and some corporal punishment with a large heavy mallet. Not that I'm bitter.

'Just Rewards (2)'


Natter 60: Gone In 60 Seconds  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Connie Neil - Aug 15, 2008 8:41:06 am PDT #3519 of 10003
brillig

I'm annoyed, the schedules for Labor Day have come out, and I'm working the Sunday evening before Labor Day, till 10 PM, then turning around and coming in for my usual 8 AM shift on that Monday. When I said, "Hey, wait a minute!" my gracious supervisor said, "That's OK, someone will be in at 9 PM on Sunday if you want to leave at 9 instead of 10, you'll probably be able to get in that extra hour during the week." Gee, thanks, John.

I'm soothing myself with double pay for a holiday and the hope that it will be dead quiet over a major holiday and it won't feel so horrible.


Liese S. - Aug 15, 2008 9:41:20 am PDT #3520 of 10003
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Yeah, I didn't think the children in costumes were supposed to be the ethnic groups, just wearing the ethnic costumes.

Were the footprints the only CGI fireworks, or were all the fireworks CGI?

Also, while I'm on a question roll, how much do books weigh?

'Cause I'm thinking about using these as my built-in shelf shelves. They'd look like they were floating within the cutout to make the bookshelf.

But I think they were intended to be decorative, so I can't find anything on how much weight they'll actually hold. Another similar product says it'll hold 66 pounds. How much does a fully loaded 24" bookshelf hold?


lisah - Aug 15, 2008 9:49:35 am PDT #3521 of 10003
Punishingly Intricate

But I think they were intended to be decorative, so I can't find anything on how much weight they'll actually hold.

ON a non-finish specific page for that type of shelf it says they'll hold 15 lbs. bummer.


Jessica - Aug 15, 2008 9:49:36 am PDT #3522 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Were the footprints the only CGI fireworks, or were all the fireworks CGI?

My understanding is that the footprints were CGI only on TV, because it was deemed too dangerous to be setting off fireworks that close to a bajillion news copters. (But that there really were footprint fireworks set off, just not "live" the way it was shown.)


Liese S. - Aug 15, 2008 9:57:00 am PDT #3523 of 10003
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Okay, bummer. Where did you find that info? I bow to your google-fu.

And that's what I thought they were saying during the broadcast, because they said it was "literally cinematic" so I figured either it was "literal" abuse or that it wasn't live.


Kathy A - Aug 15, 2008 9:59:34 am PDT #3524 of 10003
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

This is pretty cool--word clouds comparing McCain's blog to Obama's.


Jessica - Aug 15, 2008 10:05:47 am PDT #3525 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Where did you find that info? I bow to your google-fu.

I heard it on Buzz Out Loud (http://reviews.cnet.com/buzz-out-loud-podcast/), so take it with a grain of salt. Or several.


Barb - Aug 15, 2008 10:15:04 am PDT #3526 of 10003
“Not dead yet!”

What happens when you don't buy exclusive rights to photos for book covers.


Steph L. - Aug 15, 2008 10:21:14 am PDT #3527 of 10003
I look more rad than Lutheranism

What happens when you don't buy exclusive rights to photos for book covers.

Damn. I was really hoping it would be Twilight-related.


juliana - Aug 15, 2008 10:24:45 am PDT #3528 of 10003
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

I actually really love the imagery and the design of the Twilight series. It's beautifully stark and spare. Definitely a case of not judging by cover, yes?

Commes de Garcons designs for H&M. Just... wow.