Heat WAVE OT Thread
by SwisherThresher on Aug 23, 2010 11:37 PM PDT
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PrintWHY IS IT SO HOT!? I'm ready for some hockey, just so I can sit near the ice.
The informal skates with the players at Sharks Ice are starting to look more and more like an assembly of NHLers as additional Sharks have made their way to the Bay Area.
For a couple of participants, it made for an introductory session as both Antero Niittymaki and Jamal Mayers have found their way to San Jose. Counting the two newbies, there are more than Sharks 10 regulars already in town.
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Worcester Sharks president Michael Mudd joined Thunder radio play-by-play announcer Mike Benton to discuss a trip to Stockton Arena and the Thunder, Worcester and San Jose Sharks affiliation agreement.
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Come North, behind the Redwood Curtain
We’re finally having a couple of days of Summer, about 70F-75F at the most.
"Take a deep breath sometimes, a break, and play some hockey."
"Hockey is a great way to take a pause from day-to-day hard work." -- Lt Gen. D.H. Huntoon Jr. (paraphrased)
It was over 100 yesterday in Sacramento
I’ve been terrible this year viewing movies. The last movie I’ve seen was Iron Man 2.
"Dodger fans aren’t happy when foul balls get into their section, because it interferes with their playing with the beachball"- Mike Krukow
it was 105 yesterday here in Texas...
…the heat advisory lasted until 9pm. UGH.
I’m terrible at watching movies…I only saw Toy Story 3 and Iron Man 2 off that list.
Okay I know I’m being a big baby here, but I hate this weather! And I’m where it’s a bit cooler near the airport. I couldnt’ sleep last night and it’s suppose to be hotter today. I want winter already. ugh!
As to movies – I watched the Sweden version of Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and the follow up The Girl who Played with Fire over the summer. Great movies both.
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin
This summer wasn’t all that great as far as movies that came out.
I saw Inception which was good. A-team was alright. Dinner for Schmucks kept my attention. And i wanted to see Predators, but never got around to it.
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Get Him to the Greek was surprisingly funny, actually, and I enjoyed Iron Man 2. Though I have yet to see Inception (only person left on the planet, probably)
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you aren't alone ninakix
I haven’t been to the theaters since The Dark Knight was being shown.
"Don't even start"
by ZombieSkittles on Aug 25, 2010 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve only seen Toy Story 3 this summer as far as movies go. There’s very few movies that have interested me any more (though I have kicked myself for not seeing Avatar when it was in theaters).
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It's coming back to theaters when the DVD comes out.
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Oh sweet
I can make up for what I missed!
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I did not like Avatar. talk about an over-rated piece of crap. Yeah the effects were kind of cool I guess, but I wasn’t blown away. The 3D was distracting even. I can’t watch effects driven movies, I just don’t really care.
My biggest complaint was the story and writing. it was just so cliche and predictable. It was really uninteresting. See it if you want, just for the experience, but I did not care for it.
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I liked Avatar, but I didn’t love it. I liked it because, in my view, it was a visual masterpiece. I thought the 3D, for once in a movie, was actually done supurbly. But you are right, the storyline and the writing were terribly banal. All the money for that movie went into the visuals and viewing experience, and none to any writers, it seems.
Worth seeing in IMAX 3D if you get a chance, IMO, but not really worth buying on dvd or blu ray until 3D tv’s are perfected and made to be giant.
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by ZeroIndulgence on Aug 25, 2010 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Worth seeing in IMAX 3D if you get a chance, IMO, but not really worth buying on dvd or blu ray until 3D tv’s are perfected and made to be giant.
Yeah,. that’s why I was kicking myself for not seeing in the first theatrical run. My roommate had the DVD and offered to let me watch it, but it’s not the same in 480i on a standard-def TV as it would be on a big IMAX screen and in 3D.
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oh please oh please oh please
do NOT let 3D TV ever happen. I am so deadset against that.
I really do not understand the attraction of 3D. yeah it looks kind of cool sometimes, but it’s gimmick and one that I find distracting from the movie or show or whatever. HD is something I can get behind that is pure enhancement of quality.
3D is just another excuse for them to raise prices and charge more. avatar was the first and last movie I will ever see in 3D.
wait, scratch that. I might see Piranha 3D, but that is SUPPOSED to be a campy cheesey flick so the 3D fits.
still, I don’t think 3D will ever fully catch on until they make it so you don’t have to wear glasses. that is the small beacon of hope I have against the call for more 3D.
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I hate to be the one to do this...
But 3D tv is already developed. Its not main stream yet, but its already available if you have the money to pay for it and willing to pigeon-hole yourself with a few select brands.
by animadiversion on Aug 25, 2010 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
God I hate 3D movies
It just hurts my eyes.
When you create the illusion of 3D your brain doesn’t understand that it’s really just 2 2D images. That leads me to try to focus on things that are not in focus in the movie… but you can’t, because the actual image is blurry. This leads to me having splitting headaches.
Fuck I hate 3D.
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
That actually has nothing to do with the technology but more to do with the fact that filmmakers are used to only putting what you’re supposed to look at in focus. It’s usually possible to make an entire scene come into focus, it’s just that filmmakers haven’t thought of other ways of bringing your attention to a certain part of the screen.
still, I don’t think 3D will ever fully catch on until they make it so you don’t have to wear glasses.
The upcoming Nintendo 3DS has already achieved this, IIRC.
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I’ll agree for the most part on 3D being crap and a marketing ploy. Alice in Wonderland had shitty 3D, Clash of the Titans had really shitty 3D. But in my opinion, Avatar’s 3D was done spectacularly. First and only movie I’ve ever seen in 3D where I felt it was worth it.
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by ZeroIndulgence on Aug 25, 2010 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Avatar was shot in 3D. The other two were converted to 3D.
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
Technically isnt everything shot in 3d :P and then converted down to 2D?
by animadiversion on Aug 25, 2010 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I liked the video game Skies of Arcadia, so cliche-ridden stories don’t matter to me as much as long as the rest of the package is superbly done. And from what I’ve heard the non-story parts of Avatar are exactly that.
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I voted for Inception because it was my favorite movie I’ve seen this summer. I almost voted for The Expendables, because THAT movie is what summer is all about (weak story, no thinking involved, lots of explosions…really, what’s more entertaining than that???). Maybe I’ll go see a movie today after work to beat the heat. My house doesn’t have central air…ugh.
Also, I miss the part of summer where it’s been 75 and sunny with a light breeze. Maybe I’ve been spoiled this summer by the awesome weather, but I can really do without Campbell’s 95-100 degree heat this week.
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by ZeroIndulgence on Aug 24, 2010 10:20 AM PDT reply actions
Im going to the Giants game tonight
Gonna be hella nice weather
"The No. 1 thing (fans need to know): we’re going to do our damnedest to bring the Warriors to respectability on the basketball court." - Joe Lacob
Going to Half Moon Bay today
Haven’t had a day off in two weeks, so I get to go to the beach, yay!!!
Toy Story 3 was adorable.
by JenLovesHockey on Aug 24, 2010 10:51 AM PDT reply actions
Can I say “adorable” on a hockey blog?
by JenLovesHockey on Aug 24, 2010 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
For Toy Story 3? Yes :p
Haha I loved it. Inception was amazing as well (saw it thrice!).
by AppleSweetRose on Aug 24, 2010 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Inception was great, too! You saw it 3X!? Oh dang, you really liked it :P
by JenLovesHockey on Aug 24, 2010 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
You’re allowed to say “adorable” if I’m allowed to say that my favorite movie this summer was The Kids Are All Right. And that, even as a guy, I can’t help but admit that Mark Ruffalo was really hot in the movie.
I don’t even know who Mark Ruffalo is, and I haven’t heard of the movie. But then again, I’m always the last to know these things :|
by JenLovesHockey on Aug 24, 2010 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I haven’t heard of the movie either, but Mark Ruffalo IS hot!
by AppleSweetRose on Aug 25, 2010 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Half Moon Bay was only like 73, of course.
by JenLovesHockey on Aug 24, 2010 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m glad I didn’t go into work today because 101 degrees in an SF Mission metalshop with no air conditioning would’ve really, thoroughly sucked. Yesterday was yucky enough as it is.
by JenLovesHockey on Aug 24, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
No heat waves over here. Just rain and rain and rain. Sometimes I think I’ll just drown in this place, tsk. The deer are also getting gray already :(
Winter! Noooo!
YES
i love winter, i love the cold
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by serrapadre716 on Aug 24, 2010 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
eww who voted for the last airbender?
i thought it was terrible. but anyways, inception was really great, but toy story 3 fufilled my childhood…so i voted for that.
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and
WHY IS IT SO HOT ALL OF A SUDDEN?!?! i really don’t like hot, or even warm weather.
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by serrapadre716 on Aug 24, 2010 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn't
But I just started watching the show. Finished the first season and it was pretty good.
I almost want to watch the movie just to see how M. Night Shyamalan f’ed it up.
the show
it gets A LOT better after the 1st season. a lot of stuff goes down. i personally thought that season 2 was the best of the 3, even though all my favorites episodes are in season 3.
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by serrapadre716 on Aug 27, 2010 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions
I haven'se seen any of these movies
And fuck is it hot! I picked a good two days to not walk to work!
Stupid weather.
Decides to be all cold during summer, but right when school starts… HEAT WAVE
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I'm flying to Seattle & Vancouver this week, where it'll be cold and possibly rainy.
The Bay area’s supposed to cool down by like 25+ degrees by the end of the week, too.
I actually fly into Seattle this weekend as well, I can’t wait to get out of the SoCal sun.
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
Seattle weather was great, we lucked out didn’t we? :)
by JenLovesHockey on Sep 2, 2010 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh yeah, is anyone going to the October 8-9 Sharks v. Columbus games?
We’ve been trying to go, but it’s been a nightmare getting tickets and trying to get ’em to accept American credit cards. We could go through another ticket service, but they jack up the prices by over 50% (and screw that). Has anyone managed to get tickets?
ROAD TRIP IDEA
On Saturday, February 5th, the San Jose Sharks are playing the Boston Bruins at 1pm. That much has been known for awhile.
Well, the AHL schedule was released an hour ago, and the same day, the Worcester Sharks are hosting their arch-rival, the Providence Bruins. Game time = 7pm.
ZeroIndulgence and I are already planning to go; anyone else interested?
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I’m a couple of hours away from Boston, so I’m interested!
by AppleSweetRose on Aug 25, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
VERSUS LOVES THE SHARKS
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
Although
Sharks home games are a very small minority.
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
It’s kind of tough to choose between Inception and Scott Pilgrim as the best films of this summer for me.
Haven’t seen Scott Pilgrim and I didn’t even know it was a comic until someone pointed it out to me.
by AppleSweetRose on Aug 25, 2010 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
hahahaha.....
it was 111 here today in the Valley (Merced) suck it bay area folks, you got it easy!!
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by SetoThorMarChooSki on Aug 25, 2010 8:17 PM PDT reply actions
Sounds like Chico
It was too hot for anyone to even agree with the temp. Most say it was 110 here.
"Don't even start"
by ZombieSkittles on Aug 25, 2010 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions
It was 109 in Morgan Hill yesterday (where my parents are). 101 two days in a row here in Campbell. That’s hot enough thank you very much!
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by ZeroIndulgence on Aug 25, 2010 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
it’s all relative to what we are use to … and it’s fucking hot here in San Bruno!!!!!!!!!! I want my fog back (stomping feet like a child)
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin
I hate searching for jobs
I haven’t had a job since Monday (long story), and looking at Monster and HotJobs reminds me why I hate job searching. Everything in the tech industry these days requires at least 6 years professional experience, experience in stuff my job didn’t give time to look at. It’s absolutely frustrating to be relatively inexperienced in this field.
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Be ready for a long, miserable, search. Took me 2 years to find a job.
"Skillet, we just spent $64,000 in that bar. So we're gonna have to get jobs to cover up the fact that we rob banks" -Mouse Fitzgerald
took me a loooong time too
and I ran into the same issues with needing more experience in just about every field I applied in. Jobs I KNEW I could do, could learn to do, and nothing because my sheet of paper was a spot on match. Gave up looking for like 6 months because it was so frustrating. I was so desperate at the end I applied to Yogurtland. (I was over qualified, lol!)
Good luck to you and sincerely I hope you find a job relatively quickly.
resident cartoonist @CouchTarts Lightning is seven times as hot as the surface of the sun.
That’s still not as hot as Douglas Murray. -mymclife
"No, That's Not General Malaise, It's NHL Playoff Fever." Real Fake Sports
Job searching is nooooo fun
I’ve been searching for a teaching job since April, with no luck. I even finished my Masters, but apparently it hasn’t impressed employers as much as I thought it would.
use something like indeed.com to do your job searches … it combines these other search places results in one … craigslist is another good source
also don’t worry so much bout the “not enough experience” thing .. put in your resume for everything … last two jobs I got was not for the position I applied for, but the company liked my resume and saw that I would be a good fit for another position they had opened … or they can see you have potential and will take you anyways
good luck!
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin
yeah, I got most of my responses from Craigslist ads. Monster.com did jack squat. Also try LinkedIn. Seriously. Connections galore. You never know who might be looking for someone. Having a connection already in the company to recommend me is how I got an interview for the job I have currently. I am eternally grateful for that.
resident cartoonist @CouchTarts Lightning is seven times as hot as the surface of the sun.
That’s still not as hot as Douglas Murray. -mymclife
"No, That's Not General Malaise, It's NHL Playoff Fever." Real Fake Sports
Thanks for the tips and wellwishes everyone
Craigslist and Indeed seem to where I’ll be looking at for now.
Semi-related, just found out that Monster and HotJobs are merging. Shit and crap, together at last.
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It's funny because it says slumping
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teehee
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I am apparently the only one who enjoyed the heat. I left work around 9pm Tuesday night and it was still in the 90s. I loved that. I got to wear shorts and a dress to work…love me some summer. And this was event the first big heat wave in a looooong while. It was stinking hot, but I enjoyed the brief gasp of summer before the fog ate it.
resident cartoonist @CouchTarts Lightning is seven times as hot as the surface of the sun.
That’s still not as hot as Douglas Murray. -mymclife
"No, That's Not General Malaise, It's NHL Playoff Fever." Real Fake Sports
I don’t have AC at home.
My like/dislike of the heat is colored by trying to sleep with very noisy fans desperately trying to keep me from dying overnight.
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
ahhh
yeah I did that for several years in southern California and then last year when our AC died completely.
Not fun. Not doing it again if I can help it.
resident cartoonist @CouchTarts Lightning is seven times as hot as the surface of the sun.
That’s still not as hot as Douglas Murray. -mymclife
"No, That's Not General Malaise, It's NHL Playoff Fever." Real Fake Sports
You are welcome.
It seems to have followed me back from New Orleans for a couple days. Then it realized humidity stayed home and took off itself.
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by SwisherThresher on Aug 27, 2010 3:31 PM PDT reply actions
I think the staff here has officially given up. :)
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin
Big Willie Style going to LA probably broke both Plank and TCY.
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I am in need of, or really, want of, a gauge for my cartilage piecing in my ear. I used to have it gauged, but have had studs in there for a long time now, and I’m kinda over it. What’s a good local spot to snag a small gauge? I’m a wuss and won’t go larger than 18. I used to wear a 20 in my ear, but those are hard to find (or were at the time)
resident cartoonist @CouchTarts Lightning is seven times as hot as the surface of the sun.
That’s still not as hot as Douglas Murray. -mymclife
"No, That's Not General Malaise, It's NHL Playoff Fever." Real Fake Sports
most piercing places have special tools that can gauge your ear with very little irritation. Sadly i don’t live near you so i wouldn’t know any good shops.
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