Just got an email that season 2 is now available on Netflix streaming.

Nice.

My wife lent out our copy of Season 2 on DVD and I'd like a refresher before Season 3 begins.  Glad to know I paid $40 for everyone else to watch my set of DVDs.     At least I can watch it on Netflix.

Fuse for my back and a replacement for my neck. I'll ask the government to install an elite asian driving program while they are installing my neck.

Replacement?  Nice.  Recovery is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY faster.  With your surgeries you're getting closer to Robocop every day.

The rest of the year will be interesting for me. Back surgery Oct 2nd, then neck surgery Dec. 10  

Fusion or replacement?  

I'm now bionic, but not government funded, so my parts are probably more likely to work.



Be careful what you let them put in you. No government metal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmUx0L6k_0U

Literally flew directly over the College of Pharmacy building at the University of Arizona.  We were released from class specifically to watch it take place, and it was pretty cool to experience.  Go space!

....teaspoon

I'm assuming with the pinky proudly at full mast as well.

...err....yes...the...ummm....pinky

Why did you have to go and make it weird?  The fact that you don't wear pants during breakfast doesn't necessarily make it a societal norm.  Or you just have REALLY good cereal. 

Aha! Thanks for clarifying - That means the show isn't as dumb as I originally thought, only that I was ;-)

Not necessarily.  The fact that you're considering the biochemical ramifications of a potential electrical disruption that causes immediate shutdown of all electrical systems shows a higher level of attention to scientific details.  Take The Big Bang Theory for example.  If the show's producers just threw misapplied scientific jargon around, the show would cease to be amusing, especially for those knowledgeable, at least to some extent, about physics.  If Revolution completely disregarded biological science altogether it would be difficult for you (and probably the rest of us at GT) to suspend disbelief.  However, we fortunately kept that from happening by clarifying biochemical concentration gradients and their influence on human electrical pathways.   

I have a pharmaceutical chemistry exam in about two hours, hence why my brain is melting out of my ears and onto my post.

....teaspoon

I'm assuming with the pinky proudly at full mast as well.

But I think Pete's point is that it's not a binary reaction like it is with a car battery, for example.  If an EMP goes off, there may very well be long term effects (from a quick search, I found some evidence of immunological breakdown), but you won't immediately shut down.

Exactly.  It won't shut down biochemical concentration gradients.  There could be other physiological effects, but not complete electrochemical gradient disruption.

No electricity != no bioelectricity.

Did they comment on why everyone wasn't dead, when all electricity had vanished in the show?  From what I've read they want a realistic show,not a fantasy, and pretty much every living creature uses bioelectromagnetism.

Assuming the loss of electricity was due to an EMP or something similar, that wouldn't effect biological systems as bioelectromagnetism is managed through electrochemical gradients and the energy in the system is derived from biologically synthesized ATP.  If electricity vanishes in the physical world, that wouldn't impact human biochemistry. 

When you wipe you ass, do you use your right or left hand?

Does this thread have a point, or do I not understand your satire?

The point is to start conversation.  It's like an icebreaker.

You must do really well at parties, tossing a big wet blanket over things.

I could see it being a big hit if someone were on fire.

I guess it doesn't quite count thought if you were the one to set them on fire.

In terms of spoons, teaspoons are for stirring tea, not eating cereal.  And if you're stirring coffee because you put anything in it, you're doing it wrong.  That's why they call it a teaspoon. 

Eagles/Cards in Arizona.  Limo bus packed with booze and food is picking us up at 8am to head to Glendale.  Tailgating for 4 hours (only because Arizona has stupid tailgating rules - in Philly we would have started the night before), then it's on. 

The hard part will be getting back to Tucson for an 8am Metabolic Basis of Pharmacotherapy exam Monday morning.  Looks like Friday and Saturday will be dedicated to the books and Sunday will be dedicated to the birds. 

So how you doing?

Ridiculously busy, ridiculously tired, but ridiculously proud.  Pharmacy school has been no modest challenge with 8 classes, exams/quizzes every single day of the week (quite literally), organizational responsibilities with the AzPA, APhA, NCPA, and SSHP, class president tasks, responsibilities, and additional efforts, extracurricular training (health screening, immunization, and poisons/toxics training just to name a few), student council tasks, and professional fraternity rush currently going on.  But, there is an inherent sense of pride in pursuing the profession, taking advantage of all possible activities available, earning the position of class president for the entire pharmacy class of 2016, working with other healthcare students as part of a newly-founded organization dedicated to improving interprofessional efforts, and making a noticeable mark in such a prestigious program.

My only gripe is living 100 miles from my wife and only seeing her once per month, if that.  Well, that and the inherent lack of sleep associated with a demanding curriculum and lofty goals.  Lately the three hours per night I've had time for has been far short of enough.

But, these minor sacrifices are more than worth the rewards associated with pursuing my dream position of a clinical pharmacist.  The feeling of pride couldn't have been more palpable today as our class tried on and ordered our white coats for our rotations next semester. 

We're not pharmacy students.  We're student pharmacists.

Officiating is a joke now. Goodell needs to get it done yesterday.

Bring back Eddie "Big Guns" Hochuli.

But for now I'm playing "study my face off for immunology/hematology." 

This wound up being all I had time for.   

[Red Dead Redemption-Xbox 360]

Red Dead Redemption-Xbox 360

Cheers Pete!!  

Still in awe with this game,looks fantastic and makes me wonder how great next gen will be

Already played a bit yesterday to unwind after case studies.  Might try to play a bit later today after tailgating for the UofA game.  But for now I'm playing "study my face off for immunology/hematology." 

Finally made it to Mexico, and I have to say that the song that plays when you first arrive on the opposite shore is fantastic.  I want to hear it again.   

You're welcome.

I could obviously have done that myself (thanks, by the way for finding it for me), but there's just something about trotting slowly along on your horse as you explore undiscovered territory.  And for me it took place at sunset, making the experience even more impactful.  That's something I don't think I'll be able to recreate, and the song by itself doesn't quite do it justice.  Still, a great tune and as I type this I have it playing in the background.   

Just watched Snatch. I found Brad Pitt remarkably intelligible after being told for years that the only way to understand him would be to use subtitles, but of course, that would take away from the film.  I quite enjoyed it.

Actually, now that you've watched the film without subtitles, it's actually quite entertaining to go back and watch it again with subtitles.  There are some fantastic moments when we've jumped up and yelled, "Oh, that's what he said!"  It definitely sheds some light on some amusing scenes.

My favorite to this day is "gottahavashite."

[Spoiler]

Here's a weird one, spoilered for mildly disturbing content.

A guy cutting open a small Chinese dragon.

Spoiler for Hiden:

Apparently, some people are buying it.

I've run into people who watched the Mermaids: The Body Found "documentary" on Discovery and were convinced to at least question their existence.  

The video in the link you posted mentions "believeinmermaids.com" at the end... going there rewards you with a big announcement that the domain has been seized by the DOJ / Homeland Security. Coverup?

Having watched the show ( ), I think the bigger issue is the research into tissue damage from underwater sonar.  Regardless of what the body was that washed up on shore, I believe the research being conducted demonstrated tissue damage from government/military sonar experimentation, and that was what led to the alleged cover-up moreso than the potential discovery of the existence of mermaids.

From that standpoint the show was rather interesting.  But, the drastic leaps in logic to reach the conclusion of the body found to be of mermaid origins were a bit much.

Took a much-needed study break and played a bit more.  Finally made it to Mexico, and I have to say that the song that plays when you first arrive on the opposite shore is fantastic.  I want to hear it again.   

Had to stop right after that, but hoping to get to play time in over the next few days intermixed with studying my face off for immunology/hematology.

[Spoiler]

Here's a weird one, spoilered for mildly disturbing content.

A guy cutting open a small Chinese dragon.

Spoiler for Hiden:

Apparently, some people are buying it.

I've run into people who watched the Mermaids: The Body Found "documentary" on Discovery and were convinced to at least question their existence.   

I'm going to add Rescue Dawn to the list.  There were a handful of scenes that were just...let's just go with "weird." 

Oh, and despite the forum fan base, let's go with Oldboy as well.  I haven't watched it in over 7 years and still don't ever want to see it again.  What has been seen can never again be unseen.  <<shudder>>

  Like most have already said, Drive started off well enough but then, to paraphrase a little, "shit just got weird." 

"Most"?  Drive still maintains a 93 percent positive critics review on Rottentomatoes, and a 78 from average joes.  I don't believe I've seen that many reviews stating that the second half of the film is bad or weak, let alone enough to say "most".    I know we had one or two vocal critics of the film on the board, but I believe they were the minority.

There was some dissent on the boards.  And within that dissent, most referred to the 2nd half of the movie as the primary source of their disappointment.  You want to nitpick semantics?  Fine, as "some" have already said...<<insert rest of review here>>.

I'm not sure I get the hate for Face/Off, either.

Yet another film it's "cool" to hate on the internet?  It's far from being a top-notch film, but it falls within Cage's "better" years and while not up to the standard set by Woo in his Hong Kong filmmaking, it's not a bad translation into the American market.

Vanilla Sky.  Fuck you ridiculous storyline cop-out.  Fuck you.

Brooks Reed is from Arizona.  He's been starting for the Texans since Mario Williams went down last year.

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I should have clarified that Nick Foles would be the first UofA grad to play quarterback and actually throw since the 70's.  Unfortunate omission.  Fixed.

Maybe I'm mis-remembering. But isn't there some pretty graphic stuff on screen?  I remember coming away from that movie quite disturbed.... Don't they cut his ear off or something? <SPOILZ!>

Yes, but not on screen.  The camera slyly pulls to the side.  You still hear it, but it's all in your imagination, which is much worse.

The choice of song in that scene is priceless.  To this day whenever I hear it on the radio I can't help but start doing the Mr. Blonde dance.   

I'm not sure how I could have come into the beginning of the season with lower expectations (that isn't to suggest a dismal outlook on the season, as I retain some level of optimism, but more realistic than usual), but Vick managed to disappoint even more than anticipated.  However, my defensive expectations were met and in some cases exceeded (DeMeco Ryans' addition to MLB was a fantastic pickup in the offseason).  And Shady McCoy is just ridiculous.

I expected Vick to get injured within the first few minutes of the game, but while that didn't happen in Week 1, odds are with our spotty offensive line he'll literally be killed in Week 2 by Baltimore.  If we would have played a decent team we would have been blown out of the stadium.  Hopefully almost losing to Cleveland was a wake-up call for the Philadelphia offense.  Otherwise it's going to be yet another long season.

But, we're likely to see the beginning of the Nick Foles era in Philadelphia when Vick goes down with injury, which is an exciting development here at the University of Arizona as he is not only an alum, but the first UofA grad to get a chance to play quarterback in the NFL since the 70's.  Plus he's a huge quarterback with an accurate arm and solid pocket presence.  Unfortunately our offensive line is so inconsistent that his lack of mobility could cut his inevitable NFL debut prematurely short.

Being at UofA has motivated some interest in college football for the first time in my life, and our recent upset of Oklahoma St. is making things rather exciting.  At least I have that for now if Philadelphia football goes down the toilet.  But, it's early for the NFL season and for the PAC-12 as well.  

I loves me some Payback, so I guess I can overlook his love of Face/Off.   

I can't believe I'm going to do this, but in Ceekay's alt's defense, Face/Off was pure, unadulterated, slow-motion, dual-wielding, over-stylized John Woo right smack in the middle of his wheelhouse.  And as it was prior to Nicholas Cage's slow deterioration into B-movie drivel, Travolta and Cage seemed to have pure fun in impersonating one another, not just from a character standpoint, but they seemed to mimic each other's real-life acting mannerisms as well.  It was more Cage/Travolta playing Travolta/Cage instead of Archer/Troy.

Christ, I must not be getting enough sleep to write so much in defense of a film like Face/Off, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy it for what it was.

And I too am a fan of Payback.  Mel Gibson at his egocentric best.

I recently watched Haywire, Warrior, and Drive while attempting to survive the flu.  Like most have already said, Drive started off well enough but then, to paraphrase a little, "shit just got weird."  Especially the scene with the mask, as it not only seemed out of place in general, but was completely unnecessary.

I was rather disappointed with Haywire.  While it was obviously a disjointed story merely to give Carano a series of set pieces in which to kick ass, it was so badly disjointed and almost pointless that it hurt my overall enjoyment of the film.  Granted, a film like Ong-Bak had an even worse story just to progress to the next action scene, but the action more than made up for it.  I can't say the same for Haywire.

Finally, I loved Warrior.  Outside of the MMA storyline, the relationship between father and brothers almost hit a little too close to home.  Unfortunately, while we'd all like to associate with the "good guy" in a film's storyline, I related most to Tommy, both in terms of tattoos but also in terms of his relationship with brother and father.  Still, while happy endings might work in Hollywood, things don't happen that way in real life.  All in all a great film emotionally impactful, and well acted by all involved.  I think I enjoyed it more than The Fighter.

Now, imagine 10-20 years from now, you've been drafted into the military for giant conventional war, and one of those things is running right at you at 30 mph with guns and likely nasty edge weapons to kill you.

I better have my own damn robots to shoot those things before they get close.

But wait until its owner shows up.

Pete you must be starved for football to be watching Giants vs. Cowboys!!

You have no idea.

I was relegated to watching University of Arizona football last week.  <<shudder>>

Granted, I got to participate in a day of tailgating with med, nursing, and pharm students at the Clinic Tailgate ($10 bought you all-you-can-drink beer and all-you-can-eat catered El Guero Canelo).  But the game was excruciating, despite UofA winning.  This week we play Oklahoma State, who won last week 84-6.     Thank goodness the NFL has started.

Are you ready for some football?

Fuck.

Yes.

Although the replacement refs can sod off.

WTF is this version of the Star Spangled Banner?  

As sung by the cast of Lion King?  Leave it as is, thank you.

Oh, and as usual, fuck the Cowboys. 

 

Completely unexpected.

 

[Red Dead Redemption]

After a few gameless weeks I plan to revisit Red Dead Redemption today before returning to studying for yet another week of exams. 

I can relate. 

Not unless you were able to lick your own balls prior to wearing yours.  It's the one thing Man's Best Friend has over Man so taking that away so the other dogs can snicker, well I'd hang my head in shame as well.

While that is quite a benefit, having been able to tilt my head back to enjoy a frosty cold one, my own "cone of shame" negated that ability for almost two weeks.  <<shudder>>

Those were dark times.

I can relate.  Following neck surgery my wife and friends called my brace the "cone of shame" as well.  I'm pretty sure it was mainly to keep me from licking my stitches.

I've avoided Madden for years lately.  Minimal innovations, frustrating gameplay, uninspired additions, etc.  But reviews of Madden 13 are drawing me back to the series. 

And with football season upon us, it's even harder to resist.  Good thing I already paid tuition for the semester. 

No gaming. Just studying. 

I'm so awesome even the fabulously fashionable  steal from me for fashion   

Steal?  More like "refine and perfect."   

But, in the rigid world of pharmacy and healthcare:

[Red Dead Redemption]

Four exams next week plus a case study, so gaming is going to be severely limited.  But, as I attended the American Pharmacists Association soiree last night, perhaps tonight I can justify staying in and doing a little gaming following a day of rigorous study.  I haven't booted up Red Dead Redemption all week, so it may be time to return to the old west.

Mohawk?  I think I missed something after the trip home... congrats and good luck!

Had one for about two years now.  Outside of my interview prior to acceptance of course.   

And so it has begun.  Pharmacy orientation began last week and involved a full week of 7am to 7pm sessions for five straight days, all conducted in professional attire, and all with minimal breaks with events even extending through lunch.  It was an eye-opener, but quite exciting.

This week was the first "official" week of classes, and the teaching style is like trying to drink from a fire hose.  And to make matters worse, we have an 8-class schedule.     Most students take an average of four to five classes, so 8 is no small feat.

Each class elects a class representative to act as student advocate for their entire class of 100, to function as liaison between faculty and students, to organize all events and document upcoming responsibilities such as exams, training sessions, quizzes, etc, to represent the class at all academic functions within the College, and as part of the position the class representative sits on the College of Pharmacy Student Council as well.  

And you guessed it.  Yours truly was elected to represent the entire class of 2016.  The Dean of Students is not entirely keen on having a class rep rocking the mohawk, but my professionalism, knowledge, and communication skills have so far overshadowed any hang-ups faculty might have with my appearance.  I'm here to leave an impression, and so far earning the position of class rep is quite a start.

Now back to the books.