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The Bar / Re: New Weird
« on: March 24, 2024, 07:52:51 PM »
Hi everybody!
Regen, that sounds good. It reminded me to one of my favourite comic books, Fables. It is different though, because in Fables the stories themselves, like Snow White and Cinderella are around, not their descendants. Also, that reminds me I have to read the Fables "revival" which was done several years after the original run.

Today is the beginning of the Holy Week. It is the day we remember Jesus in the Olive Tree forest and it is traditional to have a few olive branches (they are sold for whatever you want, as a charity thing) and have them blessed in the Holy  Mass. We have a super long weekend this year. Good Thursday and Friday are off days, but we also have the following Monday and Tuesday off, because Tuesday is the day we remember the Malvinas (Falklands) war and then Monday is a bridge.
On this Tuesday I begin dictating my classes. Looking forward to meet the new students!

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The Bar / Re: New Weird
« on: March 18, 2024, 09:22:18 PM »
Hi!
Speaking of dentist, I just made a panoramic RX of my mouth, which I had not done in decades. It is so weird to see your own mouth that way.
I wish you luck with your MRI and with the operation if/when it happens. All the good vibes to help you be pain-free.
I am sure your three cats are so cute, even if two of them look all-grown-ups now.
I hope you enjoyed your vacation and gardening.
About your aunt, well, he important thing is that you had a good time talking with her, even if no colour TV were mentioned.

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The Bar / Re: New Weird
« on: March 09, 2024, 10:56:18 AM »
Ow, that sounds so painful. I understand the doubts but if it is so bad as you said, the surgery seems to be the best option.

I am so tired. This week I had a couple of doctor and dentist appointments and it tired me. Mentally too, I dislike going to those places.
On the bright side, I just found that Sunday know is the Oscars awards show, so I now I have plans. I live such an adventurous and exciting life  :D

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The Bar / Re: New Weird
« on: March 07, 2024, 02:11:14 PM »
Hello Weird!
Fcrate, I am glad all is well, and the puppy shuffle is so real. Or cat, as Regen said.
That reminds me, did you ever googled "cat" or "dog" and clicked in the paw print? So cute.I

Regen, I hope your mother is doing well.
I am glad my question send you in a family history trip  :). Thanks for the recommendation for hubby, I told him.
I watched a lot of TV in my childhood, especially in weekends. I usually spent Saturdays in my grandma and grand-grandma house and they napped after lunch, so I watched TV. Mainly local children shows, but also animé (Heidi, Kimba, Astroboy, Speed Racer_which is called Meteoro here.) and Maya the bee. And of course, everyone watched the news in the evening and night shows. When I was still a child by older I watched several series and I remember one animé that was called Angel the flower girl here but is called something like Lun Lun in the original, I think.

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The Bar / Re: New Weird
« on: March 03, 2024, 12:42:54 AM »
Anyone here?

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The Bar / Re: New Weird
« on: February 17, 2024, 11:24:58 AM »
Hello! I just realized i never answered this post.
I am super glad your mom is at home and that she is doing well. I am sure she enjoys you visiting her everyday.
And I am sure the furred destroyers are the delight of your family, so do not even try to pretend that they annoy you.

I just watched a movie in Netflix which is called Apollo 10 1/2. It is an animated film about a child growing up near NASA around the Moon landing, and how he imagines he goes to the moon himself but cannot tell anyone. I liked it because it shows life at the time, and it also got me thinking. In the movie, they got color TV in 1969 (but not all the shows were in color). That also reminded me the show The Avengers (the one about British spies John Steed and Emma Peel or other women, unrelated to Captain America and his friends). That was a 60's show that in one season began being "in color". When did color TV arrived to your countries. It arrived here in 1980! My family, like many others, got one in 1982, for watching the World Cup. It was ironic that even when the 1978 World Cup was in Argentina, and filmed in color, we could not see it in color until many, many years later. I fully remembered the emotion of having the color TV.

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DF Books / Re: Approaching the third of the total
« on: February 15, 2024, 11:08:14 AM »
Finally!
I checked at the beginning of the week and it still said 48%. Psicologically, it is a big difference for me. It is like costs at 9.99 instead of 10  :) Now I feel closer to the end.

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The Bar / Re: New Weird
« on: February 05, 2024, 02:37:37 PM »
Hello everyone!
It is finally cooler, so I guess they were just a few very hot days.
I loved the story about the squirrels  :)

I think I did not tell you the other day I went to a Museum, it is the Latin American Art Museum here in Buenos Aires. I am ashamed to admit that I had never been there before, even when it opened more than 20 years ago. I finally decided to use one day of my holidays to go there. It is not a big one, but it has some interesting pieces and I enjoyed it. There are a couple of Frida Kahlo's works, one of Diego Rivera, Orozco, Siqueiros, one Botero. Of course, several Argentinian ones.It was a pleasant visit, and there was an exposition of a female artist who does things Nature related, mainly with water and seeds. I had a good time, but it was a torrid day, so the commuting was tiresome. I arrived home more tired than I should, but AC was a good thing.

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The Bar / Re: New Weird
« on: February 02, 2024, 10:36:45 PM »
Sorry about the double post. I hope everyone is doing well  :)

I've finished Percy Jackson. It was all right and a little bittersweet due to seeing an actor that is no longer among us.

We had been having a super light Summer but this week is very hot and i am tired just because it is hot.

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The Bar / Re: New Weird
« on: January 30, 2024, 10:49:18 PM »
Hello everyone!
I watched one other episode of What if...? and I really liked it. It is about a new superheroine, an original one, called Kahhori, who is from a Mohawk tribe when America was first conquered by Spain. I liked that all the episode was spoken in Mohawk or Spanish and it featured a full change of history. Also, there is a Heaven like place which has an Avatar (the last airbender) vibe.
I have a friend who is into Korean series and has the same problem about the names. She laughs at herself because sometimes she is very confused.
I hope your mother is well, and that she enjoyed her beer, even if she had to drink it fast. The story made me laugh.
We finally watched Oppenheimer (it is on demand now). I think it was excellent and very interesting.

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The Bar / Re: New Weird
« on: January 28, 2024, 10:56:07 AM »
Hi everyone!

Regen, that show sounds so bonkers! I have never watched a Korean series, I am afraid if I begin I will fall thought the rabbit's hole and I won't be able to stop  :)

I hope the visit to your mother went well. She must have been so disappointed when she discovered her accommodations were being downgraded.

I am slowly watching the "What If...?" show because I try to watch all things MCU, but so far it is quite boring. The Christmas episode and the Sakaar one, were those I liked better so far, but nothing impressed me too much. When i finish this, I am planning to watch "Echo", which seems to be a very different kind of show, much darker and sad.

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The Bar / Re: New Weird
« on: January 25, 2024, 08:44:14 PM »
 :)
It is fun to watch.
I've finished American Gods, a show I had abandoned before, and I am sad to report that the show ends without resolving anything, as if it was expecting a new season that never came  :'(
I am playing a Nancy Drew game I bought a few months ago and had no time to play before. These Nancy Drew games are story and puzzle centered, which is right in my alley. They still sometimes frustrate me, like when I need to do a quest so my silly character can learn the Greek alphabet or when she refuses to see what is obviously happening, but in general I like them. I am also planning to caught up with Stray, the game about a stray cat that was a hit a while ago. i bought it, played it for a while, got frustrated in a part I could not pass, and abandoned it. I will try again, perhaps with hubby help.

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The Bar / Re: New Weird
« on: January 22, 2024, 09:51:47 PM »
Hi Fcrate!
I enjoyed Reacher, it was very entertaining. but he kills a lot of people much more happily than I remember in season 1. Also, the ending has a few things that stretch the credibility even more than the rest of the show. Be ready to roll with it and enjoy.

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I’m wondering if Jim’s defense for the misspellings is the story is taking place far in the future after some cataclysmic event made the world the way it is in the books.  Languages can change over time, with different spellings, different pronunciations and even different syntax and tenses.

That could be total nonsense, but if I was in Jim’s shoes, that would my excuse.  It would be more believable if there are slightly different spellings for ships with English names or English noble names.  I only listened to the audio book, so I can’t tell.
As I said, most TOA names are written like nowadays, except for some Spanish names. That means, yes, spelling can change in many years in the future, but apparently it only affected Spanish names.
Of course I imagine Jim is not fluent in Spanish and that is perfectly ok, but you can check the spelling in Google or just ask someone who knows. I am surprised not the betas, not even the editor thought in suggesting a change of spelling for the ship.
Also, you are entitled to your opinion that this is a minor issue, as I am entitled to my own opinion.

I had not thought about that in the audiobooks. How did they pronounce "conquistodor"? I wish I had a list of ALL the character and ship names, but all those I remember use the current spelling or are perfectly common ones, except for some Spanish ones.

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The Bar / Re: New Weird
« on: January 21, 2024, 09:08:38 PM »
Hello everyone!
I also watched the newest P. Jackson episode yesterday. I really liked the idea of the casino, especially because in real life casinos are, per design, something like that. They only made it more intense. However, I do not see how that would work in the long term.
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But I know I am nitpicking. I like the show (mainly because of the kids). I watched the movies but long ago, so I do not remember very well what you said about the differences in Annabeth and Percy relationship, but I also like their relationship on the show. On a side note, I have to admit one of the reasons I never read the books is that the central trio reminded me too much of the Harry Potter trio, with Grover being the magical-native one teaching the muggle-born Percy about the world, and super clever Hermione = Annabeth.
I am glad to hear your mother is doing well. Of course I can imagine her being frustrated and annoyed, but hopefully that will be better in a while, when she can move more easily.

I have not taken the Christmas tree out yet. I like to see it, so I will have it a few more days  :D

As I am on vacation, i've been watching a lot of TV. I finished The Crown and I also caught up with Star Trek Prodigy. Now I am up-to-date with all the Star Trek shows  :). I also finished Reacher.

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