OT: Big Mac's Bar & Lounge: Choppin' Broccoli

[Scandale du Jour]

I was watching Top Gun today and you know what, I do this every time after I see it, but man Iceman is a dick. He's the reason Goose dies, that moron and his ego could have moved away much sooner but he didn't want Maverick to have the shot so last second he bails and they get caught in the jet wash.


#RipGoose #neverforget

Iceman is indeed a dick.

 

[Speaking Moistly]

I was watching Top Gun today and you know what, I do this every time after I see it, but man Iceman is a dick. He's the reason Goose dies, that moron and his ego could have moved away much sooner but he didn't want Maverick to have the shot so last second he bails and they get caught in the jet wash.


#RipGoose #neverforget

Top Gun gets less fun the day you realize Iceman gets someone killed and Maverick actually is dangerous. That whole, he has ptsd or whatever and heroically overcomes it thing? Never should have happened. Him not following the rules? Kind of a big deal.

I’m surprised that’s what the Navy didn’t have a problem with.

 

[bathroomSTAAL]

Never forget

 

[Ogrezilla]

She's always been a good character actor though, like I don't remember a time Allison Janney wasn't a well respected character actor. She's not a lead at all, but she's the female J.K. Simmons.

Off the top of my head, I remember her being pretty damn good in:

The Hours
Juno
The Help
Away We Go
Tallulah
The West Wing (series)
The Girl on the Train.
Sun Dogs.

I think she could play a very very good villain in an HBO/Showtime show or movie. That would be awesome. She's always been hilarious.

Fair. Let me rephrase that. I hope she is in more things that I am going to watch I do love West wing though.

Maybe the better thing would be for me to go watch the stuff she does

 

[Shrimper]

Was looking at my twitter and realised I, for some reason, was following the Pirates. Back in 2016 I noticed in error in something they posted and they said they'd send me a t-shirt as a thanks. They never sent it.

 

[Clare2904]

Booked my Statue of Liberty tickets yesterday, finally going to make it to the top of that bitch

Also, Mother wants to go to the Rockefeller so booked Top of The Rock tickets, got the confirmation page after booking but never got the email confirmation. Called them this morning and she resent whilst I was on the phone, nothing! Gave her a different email (Yahoo) and there it was 10 seconds later. Bloody Gmail.

 

[Clare2904]

Now, all I have to do is try to persuade them that spending 4 hours at a baseball game is a good idea

 

[Clare2904]

Still debating if I should get dressed today

 

[Speaking Moistly]

Batman vs superman is somehow worse than I remembered it being.

 

[Ogrezilla]

Batman vs superman is somehow worse than I remembered it being.

the degree to which post-Nolan DC movies have dropped the ball with such great characters is almost impressive.

 

[Shrimper]

Batman vs superman is somehow worse than I remembered it being.

MARTHA!

Oh, I'll stop fighting you now because our mothers have the same name.

So f***ing stupid.

 

[Speaking Moistly]

This movie is also incredibly long.

MARTHA!

Oh, I'll stop fighting you now because our mothers have the same name.

So ****ing stupid.

The Martha part is so bad but it’s the funniest part of the dceu. They f***ing have Lois there to de-escalate things without that random crap. It wasn’t even like they’d stupidly written themselves into a corner and had nothing to stop the fight. Lois literally rushes in to explain Martha.

 

[Clare2904]

OK, who bought the winning powerball ticket, it was someone from PA.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

I don't know why I find this so funny.

 

[Sideline]

I had a job interview on the other day. It's and extra 10-30k a year in a city that's probably 20 to 30% more affordable than where I am now (Toronto vs Calgary). It would mean moving to a place where I don't know anyone, but I'm single with no kids so I can do that. The work would be much more satisfying than what I do now. I'm inclined to say yes if I get an offer.

What do my anonymous internet friends think?

 

[DegenX]

I had a job interview on the other day. It's and extra 10-30k a year in a city that's probably 20 to 30% more affordable than where I am now (Toronto vs Calgary). It would mean moving to a place where I don't know anyone, but I'm single with no kids so I can do that. The work would be much more satisfying than what I do now. I'm inclined to say yes if I get an offer.

What do my anonymous internet friends think?

If you think you'd like the job and it would improve your financial situation, it's be hard to pass up. But then moving to the other side of the country, away from friends and family could be tough. So could giving up the 'amenities' of a city like Toronto. If your the sort who makes friends easily and your interests line up with what's available in Calgary, then I'd say go for it.

 

[Tom Hanks]

I had a job interview on the other day. It's and extra 10-30k a year in a city that's probably 20 to 30% more affordable than where I am now (Toronto vs Calgary). It would mean moving to a place where I don't know anyone, but I'm single with no kids so I can do that. The work would be much more satisfying than what I do now. I'm inclined to say yes if I get an offer.

What do my anonymous internet friends think?

The good thing is you can always go back. You do spend a lot of time at work so if it’ll make you happier that’s always a good thing. It’s alway best to have that work/life balance. I’ve heard Calgary is a fun place for singles and the Rockies are so close too.

Read this today which maybe somewhat helpful. The examples aren’t exactly your situation but might help use the factors that mean more.

 

[Clare2904]

Calgary certainly more picturesque and their housing market is not as f***ed up as Toronto. All you can do is try it.

When I left the UK I actually wanted to go to Edmonton, visited and loved the place. Small enough to have everything and the Rockies on the doorstep.

 

[Sideline]

Thanks guys. That distinction bias thing is actually a pretty cool way to think about it. Degen hit the pros and cons I'm weighing and Clare hit on the biggest things pushing me towards Calgary.

 

[T1K]

Go for it, unless you really love your current job (which I’m assuming you don’t) then you can always see what this new place is like, worst case scenario come back to TOR. The pay bump is significant enough to give it a try in my opinion.

Who knows, your current job might value you enough that they offer to match your pay— if that’s something you’d consider.

 

[Tom Hanks]

Thanks guys. That distinction bias thing is actually a pretty cool way to think about it. Degen hit the pros and cons I'm weighing and Clare hit on the biggest things pushing me towards Calgary.

Yeah average house price in Calgary is 430,000. Toronto is 730,000. With the pay difference it’s pretty significant.

 

[HandshakeLine]

Move while you're young, especially for more money, before you have to deal with kids and careers, IMO.

Once you hit your mid 30s/40s, it gets a LOT harder to take those gambles.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

@Sideline What's the family situation like? The main reason I'm in Pittsburgh is to help my parents when they need it since I'm pretty much their only family. I'm assuming there's direct flights from Calgary to Toronto if/when you need it.

 

[Brandinho]

the degree to which post-Nolan DC movies have dropped the ball with such great characters is almost impressive.

Even the Nolan movies had their fair share of issues (the third, especially), but they had outstanding casts and Nolan is particularly skilled at directing actors so it wasn't a big deal. The other thing is that the Nolan movies weren't trying to shoehorn in characters from other movies to create an asinine "universe". There is no reason for Gal Gadot to be in Batman vs. Superman. Please, just confine her to the Wonder Woman movies so I can ignore them and skip her wooden acting.

 

[Sideline]

@Sideline What's the family situation like? The main reason I'm in Pittsburgh is to help my parents when they need it since I'm pretty much their only family. I'm assuming there's direct flights from Calgary to Toronto if/when you need it.

My parents are actually on the east coast. My dad is not well, but they have siblings and nieces/nephews in the area for anything that couldn't wait for me to get on a plane. If there was good work there I would do it, but it's just not an option without taking a massive pay cut and doing pretty tedious work.