Current Mood: Bored

If Neo had swallowed both the red and blue pills, what would have happened?  Would he have woken up in the real world but forgotten how he got there?

https://www.lnnte-dncl.gc.ca/index-eng

Not that I get any telemarketers calling my cell, but I’m sure there are people I know who get those damn calls.

Current Mood: Sad

Lara had never been to a casino to play cash poker so when our usual Sunday poker game didn’t happen we went to the Boulevard Casino in Coquitlam.  We had to wait a few minutes to sit at a $1/$2 table, her to the left of the dealer and myself 2 to the right of the dealer.

I played 5 hands.  Five.

The last 2 were the bad ones…AQ off on the first, and I re-raised (accidentally, when I didn’t notice there was already a raise to $10) to $20.  The original raiser then went all in, and when I figured out we had the same amount of chips I took it as a sign and called.  He also had AQ off (reverse of my suits) and we split the pot.

On the next hand I got pocket aces.  Big stack raised to $7 and I re-raised to $25.  There were a couple callers, including Lara.  The flop was rainbow 10 high.  I bet another $25, Lara folded and big stack put me all in.  Well sure, I’ll take your money, I thought.  The last 2 cards were hearts, completing his runner-runner QX flush.  He had called because he had top pair, and it paid off for him big time.

Lara had been nursing a straight and actually hit it after she folded, but the flush would have destroyed her too.  She lasted a while longer but lost most of her stack on a flush/straight draw that never hit.  A few hands later we were both down $100.

We put $60 each into Blackjack, but even though she doubled her stack at one point I was treading water the whole way.  Inevitably we busted out and went home.

Grand total of time spent there:  1.5 hours.  Cost:  $325 (Lara tried $5 of slots).  Guh.

Current Mood: Ugh

This morning I got a root canal for my left bottom molar, which had splintered on the back side a few weeks back.  For those of you who are cringing, the procedure itself is painless.  The dentist wouldn’t start unless I was completely numbed from the Novocaine.  There was some discomfort from the needle she used to put in the freezing so I guess it’s not completely painless, but the, uh, rooting was.

The whole thing took 2 hours! The drilling didn’t take long, but I swear she took an hour just dredging up the pulp from the roots.  I’m happy with her attention to detail, as even a microgram of leftover nerve would have left me in agony after the freezing wore off.  For those who aren’t familiar with root canals there is information here.

I was feeling some deep bone pain as feeling started to come back so I popped the Ibuprofen and antiinflammatories the dentist prescribed.  Lara tells me my temperature is up, which makes sense.  My body’s trying to recover from some trauma.

Right now it’s a dull ache, slightly better than my worst day after the tooth splintered.  I have a temporary cap and will be getting the crown put on in a week-and-a-half.

Cost of root canal:  $1,600.  My medical will pay for half.  Cha-ching! Take care of your teeth, boys and girls!

Current Mood: Mischievous

I had forgotten about this one, as it had a finite run, but Concerned was made using the Half-Life 2 Source engine and Comic Book Creator, and just about every strip had me at least chuckling, if not chortling or guffawing:

Current Mood: Bored

Below is the Entertainment Weekly’s list of 100 Classic Movies of the past 25 years.
Bold the ones you’ve seen, underline the ones you plan to.

1. Pulp Fiction (1994)
2. The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-03)
3. Titanic (1997)
4. Blue Velvet (1986)
5. Toy Story (1995)
6. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
7. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
8. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
9. Die Hard (1988)
10. Moulin Rouge (2001)
11. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
12. The Matrix (1999)
13. GoodFellas (1990)
14. Crumb (1995)
15. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
16. Boogie Nights (1997)
17. Jerry Maguire (1996)
18. Do the Right Thing (1989)
19. Casino Royale (2006)
20. The Lion King (1994)
21. Schindler’s List (1993)
22. Rushmore (1998)
23. Memento (2001)
24. A Room With a View (1986)
25. Shrek (2001)
26. Hoop Dreams (1994)
27. Aliens (1986)
28. Wings of Desire (1988)
29. The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
30. When Harry Met Sally… (1989)
31. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
32. Fight Club (1999)
33. The Breakfast Club (1985)
34. Fargo (1996)
35. The Incredibles (2004)
36. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
37. Pretty Woman (1990)
38. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
39. The Sixth Sense (1999)
40. Speed (1994)
41. Dazed and Confused (1993)
42. Clueless (1995)
43. Gladiator (2000)
44. The Player (1992)
45. Rain Man (1988)
46. Children of Men (2006)
47. Men in Black (1997)
48. Scarface (1983)
49. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
50. The Piano (1993)
51. There Will Be Blood (2007)
52. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad (1988)
53. The Truman Show (1998)
54. Fatal Attraction (1987)
55. Risky Business (1983)
56. The Lives of Others (2006)
57. There’s Something About Mary (1998)
58. Ghostbusters (1984)
59. L.A. Confidential (1997)
60. Scream (1996)
61. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
62. sex, lies and videotape (1989)
63. Big (1988)
64. No Country For Old Men (2007)
65. Dirty Dancing (1987)
66. Natural Born Killers (1994)
67. Donnie Brasco (1997)
68. Witness (1985)
69. All About My Mother (1999)
70. Broadcast News (1987)
71. Unforgiven (1992)
72. Thelma & Louise (1991)
73. Office Space (1999)
74. Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
75. Out of Africa (1985)
76. The Departed (2006)
77. Sid and Nancy (1986)
78. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
79. Waiting for Guffman (1996)
80. Michael Clayton (2007)
81. Moonstruck (1987)
82. Lost in Translation (2003)
83. Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987)
84. Sideways (2004) - never even heard of it, and IMDB is no help.
85. The 40 Year-Old Virgin (2005)
86. Y Tu Mamá También (2002)
87. Swingers (1996)
88. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
89. Breaking the Waves (1996)
90. Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
91. Back to the Future (1985)
92. Menace II Society (1993)
93. Ed Wood (1994)
94. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
95. In the Mood for Love (2001)
96. Far From Heaven (2002)
97. Glory (1989)
98. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
99. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
100. South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999)

Current Mood: Cool

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Current Mood: Playful

From Lara’s LiveJournal:

Go here and keep hitting random quotes until you get five that resonate with you, then post them in your journal.

Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with. — Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)

I hope that when I die, people say about me, ‘Boy, that guy sure owed me a lot of money.’ — Jack Handey (1949 - ), Deep Thoughts

Humor is our way of defending ourselves from life’s absurdities by thinking absurdly about them. — Lewis Mumford (1895 - 1990)

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few. — Pythagoras (582 BC - 507 BC)

Remember that fear always lurks behind perfectionism. Confronting your fears and allowing yourself the right to be human can, paradoxically, make you a far happier and more productive person. — Dr. David M. Burns

Current Mood: Playful

Cectic - I think practically every rant Puck has made about about religion and New Age is here in comic form:

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The Perry Bible Fellowship - Always amusing:

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Theater Hopper - Movie-based comics:

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Truck Bearing Kibble - Similar to The Perry Bible Fellowship for weird humour:

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XKCD - Math and science geek humour with stick men:

That’s all folks!

Current Mood: Playful

I can’t believe I forgot that online comics are called “webcomics”…duh…

PVP - More video game tomfoolery, with heart:

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Questionable Content - Despite originally being about emo music (now it’s more about relationships) the writing and art grabbed me:

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Real Life - Amusing life-based comic…with video game and TV references, of course:

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Something Positive - Dark, dark humour: