Sounds like the Vikings drafted a center with their first pick. I thought KAT had a lock on the position, but whatever.
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A friend of mine and I went to the big movie last night (at 9:30, so I'm a bit groggy this morning). Long (and spoiler-free) story short, I enjoyed it quite a bit.
* The first third of the movie (right up until about the time where they begin their "time heist") is pretty slow. I don't know what you could cut out, but the pace lags enough to where some tighter editing would have been nice. Once they set out to acquire the macguffins using lunatic science, things pick up a LOT, and they never really slow back down.
*The Robert Redford cameo was easily the best. There were several parts that made the entire movie theater cheer, but Redford made me want to cheer.
* The climactic battle is pulse pounding and stress inducing. It doesn't entirely solve Marvel's longtime problem with CGI blobs running into each other, but it's a step up.
* The tone of the movie is kind of all over the place. I didn't really expect the movie to be quite as funny as it was, but at times, it pushes pretty hard against the "we're super desperate and pretty bummed out and this is a very serious mission we're undertaking" vibe that they were going for. Both tones work, it's just a little jarring at times.
I think I may try to go Sunday morning, so I get to try to avoid spoilers all weekend.
I convinced the wife to let me take the boy to a Saturday matinee of Captain Marvel, which we haven't seen yet (oh yeah, we caught up on all the rest of the MCU already). What I didn't mention is this is a bit of a setup for me to sneak out after I put everyone to bed to see the big one. At the very least, I'll pay good money to take a nap in cushy, dirty recliner.
Haven't seen Captain Marvel yet, but have seen all the rest. Just not enough time to see that one first.
I want to get that one in first before I suffer death from a thousand spoilers on the new one. Wish I'd already gotten that one though because, yeah, schedule sucks.
My impression is that it's not supposed to be essential. Some familiarity with the character would help, but I've got some of that anyway.
At least, that's my hope.
It sets up Fury's pager, but you're right in that its mainly to introduce the character. It's worth seeing, though.
We bought tickets for 9:30 am on Sunday, to work around the other stuff we have going on this weekend. There are showings as early as 7:45 Sunday morning, though many of the more normal afternoon/evening show times were already sold out days ago.
8:45 am for me. I may have to cut back on the Saturday late night video games I normally engage in.
10am for me. Going to Captain Marvel tomorrow night.
That first third had me wondering if Lindelof did an uncredited script treatment, cause it felt like Avengers: The Leftovers, in a good way.
My personal favorite cameo was Swinton, because I love her playing the Ancient One, even though getting Redford to show up for that was generally cooler.
They handled the wrap-ups for RDJ/Evans/Hemsworth exactly as I hoped they would (with it not necessarily a wrap for Hemsworth, which excites me). After finding out what Cap did in the past I suddenly wondered what happened to Agent 13 (after the snap or just in general) but maybe if they can get Emily VanCamp out of whatever boring network doctor show she's on they can bring her back for Falcon & Winter Soldier.
De Jong outrighted.
Also, La Tortuga is not in the lineup on La Tortuga night. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
A chance to be a big time baseball hero coming off the bench and mashing a HR over the LF grandstand.
De Jong is the guy we just absolutely had to have in the majors right away, so it was worth losing Tyler Austin, right? I mean, not that Tyler Austin is all that, but it still bothers me that we lost him in such an inept way.
TWINS BASEBALL!!!!
The Twins needed an arm in the bullpen. It wasn't De Jong so much as just a long reliever. Remember, the Twins started with a bigger bench at the start of the season because of all the extra off days. At least one of the bench guys was just temporary until the Twins had a more normal schedule. Tyler Austin didn't have a spot on the Twins and was out of options. I think the hope was that he would sneak through waivers easier after the start of the season. De Jong wasn't the reason the Twins lost Austin. It was the claiming of Cron and the signing of Cruz. With him pretty much limited to first base (and possibly corner outfield on occasion), there really wasn't room for him on the bench.
I disagree. Austin was on the team until the decided they needed De Jong. And they didn't actually need an arm in the bullpen, they just thought they did. They were afraid they'd get a short start the next day, which wasn't unreasonable, but they had other bullpen guys who could've pitched if they had. The only way they really needed an arm is if they got about three short starts in a row, and they could've waited to see if that was going to happen before they made a move. And as it turned out, De Jong pitched exactly once, about a week after they called him up, and pitched the ninth inning of a blowout game.
Again, Austin isn't all that, and perhaps they would've let him go at some point anyway. But there was no reason they had to do it then, and the fact that they did shows ineptitude by the front office, in my opinion.
Ervin Santana DFAed. He seems to have fallen off fast.
I wonder if the tendon injury last year is the reason or he aged very quickly.
Probably both.
I've made this a couple of times as is, and it's pretty good. I made a batch of it last night, but this time I had a ham hock to toss in and whoa mama, mind-blowing.
I might try making my navy bean soup in the Instant Pot, I've got a ham hock in the freezer and a bag of great northern beans just begging to be cooked.
this may come as a shock, but I think the Instant Pot makes pretty darned good split pea/bean soup.
I favor making a stock with smoked hocks first, which at least doubles the time, but YMMV.
Ex-Twins news: White Sox designate Ervin Santana for assignment.
Oops. Twenty-four minutes late. Should've refreshed the page.
Guess the top five Twins hitters when ranked by average batted ball speed (minimum ten* batted balls). First should be easy, but the second is surprising.
Tyler Austin has one batted ball and it went 103.9 mph.
Much more surprised by third than second
The line for the Studly shirts is ridiculously long. They've got a cult hero on their hands.
To their credit, it moved very quickly
Too bad they couldn't bother to put him in the lineup tonight.
I still have no idea how Rocco decides who's going to catch on any particular night. I'm not saying he's doing it wrong, nor am I saying he doesn't have a plan. I just have no idea what it is.
The good news: After sitting in the garage for 3 years, I got the old Toyota pickup running again.
The bad news: The metal part of the gas line has rusted and sprung a leak. Some vice grips on the rubber part stopped the leak, but I’ve got a mess to clean up now. Tossed a bunch of sand down to soak up the gas and have a fan running to help dry the floor and clear fumes, but tomorrow I’ll have to siphon out the tank and figure out a permanent fix.
super excited for new episodes of Truck Time with Twayn!
It looks like the prefabbed gas lines are not available anymore, so I'll have to do some fabricating on this job. I can make a new gas line out of brake line stock, just have to get the right size fittings and tools for bending and flaring. Since I have to get those tools I might as well replace all the brake lines while I'm at it. And since it will be much easier to do all of this with the bed off the frame, might be a good time to replace that, too. This could end up being the start of a more major renovation project since I found a boneyard not far from Brainerd that has dozens of old Yota pickups so I have a source for used parts sort of in the area now.
A friend of mine and I went to the big movie last night (at 9:30, so I'm a bit groggy this morning). Long (and spoiler-free) story short, I enjoyed it quite a bit.
I think I may try to go Sunday morning, so I get to try to avoid spoilers all weekend.
I convinced the wife to let me take the boy to a Saturday matinee of Captain Marvel, which we haven't seen yet (oh yeah, we caught up on all the rest of the MCU already). What I didn't mention is this is a bit of a setup for me to sneak out after I put everyone to bed to see the big one. At the very least, I'll pay good money to take a nap in cushy, dirty recliner.
Haven't seen Captain Marvel yet, but have seen all the rest. Just not enough time to see that one first.
I want to get that one in first before I suffer death from a thousand spoilers on the new one. Wish I'd already gotten that one though because, yeah, schedule sucks.
My impression is that it's not supposed to be essential. Some familiarity with the character would help, but I've got some of that anyway.
At least, that's my hope.
It sets up Fury's pager, but you're right in that its mainly to introduce the character. It's worth seeing, though.
We bought tickets for 9:30 am on Sunday, to work around the other stuff we have going on this weekend. There are showings as early as 7:45 Sunday morning, though many of the more normal afternoon/evening show times were already sold out days ago.
8:45 am for me. I may have to cut back on the Saturday late night video games I normally engage in.
10am for me. Going to Captain Marvel tomorrow night.
De Jong outrighted.
Also, La Tortuga is not in the lineup on La Tortuga night. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
A chance to be a big time baseball hero coming off the bench and mashing a HR over the LF grandstand.
De Jong is the guy we just absolutely had to have in the majors right away, so it was worth losing Tyler Austin, right? I mean, not that Tyler Austin is all that, but it still bothers me that we lost him in such an inept way.
TWINS BASEBALL!!!!
The Twins needed an arm in the bullpen. It wasn't De Jong so much as just a long reliever. Remember, the Twins started with a bigger bench at the start of the season because of all the extra off days. At least one of the bench guys was just temporary until the Twins had a more normal schedule. Tyler Austin didn't have a spot on the Twins and was out of options. I think the hope was that he would sneak through waivers easier after the start of the season. De Jong wasn't the reason the Twins lost Austin. It was the claiming of Cron and the signing of Cruz. With him pretty much limited to first base (and possibly corner outfield on occasion), there really wasn't room for him on the bench.
I disagree. Austin was on the team until the decided they needed De Jong. And they didn't actually need an arm in the bullpen, they just thought they did. They were afraid they'd get a short start the next day, which wasn't unreasonable, but they had other bullpen guys who could've pitched if they had. The only way they really needed an arm is if they got about three short starts in a row, and they could've waited to see if that was going to happen before they made a move. And as it turned out, De Jong pitched exactly once, about a week after they called him up, and pitched the ninth inning of a blowout game.
Again, Austin isn't all that, and perhaps they would've let him go at some point anyway. But there was no reason they had to do it then, and the fact that they did shows ineptitude by the front office, in my opinion.
Ervin Santana DFAed. He seems to have fallen off fast.
I wonder if the tendon injury last year is the reason or he aged very quickly.
Probably both.
I've made this a couple of times as is, and it's pretty good. I made a batch of it last night, but this time I had a ham hock to toss in and whoa mama, mind-blowing.
I might try making my navy bean soup in the Instant Pot, I've got a ham hock in the freezer and a bag of great northern beans just begging to be cooked.
this may come as a shock, but I think the Instant Pot makes pretty darned good split pea/bean soup.
I favor making a stock with smoked hocks first, which at least doubles the time, but YMMV.
Ex-Twins news: White Sox designate Ervin Santana for assignment.
Oops. Twenty-four minutes late. Should've refreshed the page.
Guess the top five Twins hitters when ranked by average batted ball speed (minimum ten* batted balls). First should be easy, but the second is surprising.
*
Much more surprised by third than second
The line for the Studly shirts is ridiculously long. They've got a cult hero on their hands.
To their credit, it moved very quickly
Too bad they couldn't bother to put him in the lineup tonight.
I still have no idea how Rocco decides who's going to catch on any particular night. I'm not saying he's doing it wrong, nor am I saying he doesn't have a plan. I just have no idea what it is.
The good news: After sitting in the garage for 3 years, I got the old Toyota pickup running again.
The bad news: The metal part of the gas line has rusted and sprung a leak. Some vice grips on the rubber part stopped the leak, but I’ve got a mess to clean up now. Tossed a bunch of sand down to soak up the gas and have a fan running to help dry the floor and clear fumes, but tomorrow I’ll have to siphon out the tank and figure out a permanent fix.
super excited for new episodes of Truck Time with Twayn!
It looks like the prefabbed gas lines are not available anymore, so I'll have to do some fabricating on this job. I can make a new gas line out of brake line stock, just have to get the right size fittings and tools for bending and flaring. Since I have to get those tools I might as well replace all the brake lines while I'm at it. And since it will be much easier to do all of this with the bed off the frame, might be a good time to replace that, too. This could end up being the start of a more major renovation project since I found a boneyard not far from Brainerd that has dozens of old Yota pickups so I have a source for used parts sort of in the area now.