[8:55
AM] Mr. Blue:
Watched
The Neverending Story. Probably for the 10th time but first time in
like 25 years
It's
good, probably better as an adult than as a kid
As
a kid i liked the visuals but just found it confusing
As
an adult its the opposite... effects looked cheap but story was good
[8:59
AM]
You
should try the book. It's amazing.
First
movie covered about 1/4
And
the movie (justly) pissed off Germany
Though
I admit I liked the movie too
[9:00
AM] Mr. Blue:
Why?
[9:00
AM]
Why
did it piss them off?
It
skipped a lot
Missed
some big points
Didn't
happen the same way
Characters
weren't right
And
most decidedly it did NOT complete the structure that the title came
from.
I
can't remember if even Gmork explained himself properly and why he
was there.
Maybe
Been
too long
[9:04
AM] Mr. Blue:
He
said he was sent by whoever was in charge of The Nothing to make sure
Atreyu didn't complete his quest
that
was after he told Atreyu how to complete his quest
and
then lunged at him and died easily
[9:06
AM]
Yeah...no
He
was a human from Earth
Sent
to kill Atreyu so he'd fail
[9:07
AM] Mr. Blue:
i
guess that makes sense but that's not how they explained it
[9:08
AM]
Because
earth powers from the real world knew they could take over and
control the earth if humans were hopeless and had nothing to dream of
or hope for.
[9:08
AM] Mr. Blue:
he
did mention something about that
but
never said he was from earth or who his "boss" was
he
did say that without dreams people are easier to control, which is
why he was helping The Nothing
if
they went into greater detail it'd probably have needed to be like 2
1/2 hours and kids would've tuned out
[9:10
AM]
Nod
It's
a vast experience
[9:11
AM] Mr. Blue:
although..
runtime was only like 1:45
probably
coulda squeezed in 5-10 more minutes for exposition
[9:11
AM]
Think
they ended up doing 3 to try...
Just
failed completely though
[9:11
AM] Mr. Blue:
3
films?
[9:11
AM]
yes
[9:11
AM] Mr. Blue:
yeah
i watched 2 a few times as a kid too
[9:11
AM]
I
saw some of the second
[9:12
AM] Mr. Blue:
as
a kid i remember liking 1 and 2 equally
the
critics definitely did not
3
looks and sounds like absolute shit
for
some reason as a kid i'd pick the sequel to watch first
[9:12
AM]
"Netflix
presents The Neverending Story"
There...they'd
have a chance
[9:13
AM] Mr. Blue:
so
i saw 2 first then was bummed that it was different characters in 1
but
i think it'd have been better if they got all the same people
To
be honest i didn't like gmork dying. seemed like a neat character
that'd be better off redeeming himself somehow. like the Grinch
The
Atreyu / Artax swamp scene really wrecked me as a kid
[9:17
AM]
Artax
giving up is touted as one of the most traumatic events in "kid"
film history.
Gmork
and Atreyu have a decidedly different last encounter.
Lotta
bad stuff happens in the book
Keeps
you involved for sure
Ol'
road to Hell...good intentions stuff.
Then
it gets worse
Great
book
Probably
my #3
Tons
of beauty too, of course...it is Fantastica/Fantasia after all
[9:48
AM]
The Graphene
Age is getting awfully close -
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a19159744/graphene-superconductor/
[9:57
AM] Mr. Blue:
Should
i invest in graphene?
[10:01
AM]
Not
sure how you would.
Have
to find which companies are doing the best research I guess.
Stuff
is the closest thing to magic other than actual magic ;)
"Oh...turns
out you can make a lightbulb of it that is much more efficient than
LED, brighter, and lasts longer."
"Yawn...turns
out if you dope it with a little diamond dust it's nearly
frictionless is all..."
"Sigh...well...I
mean, once it's in the right configuration it's a superconductor
switchable to a resistor...no biggy."
"Meh...it's
just carbon atoms an atom thick that's stronger than steel..."
"Wellll...it's
kinda hard to make a lot of it except for this new process that just
automatically makes like 20"x20" sheets we worked out...
What evs..."
[10:07
AM] Mr. Blue:
maybe
invest in pencil companies
they
probably hoard the stuff
[10:07
AM]
heh
[10:08
AM] Mr. Blue:
The
Acme #2 Pencil and Invisible Superconductor Concern
[10:08
AM]
I'm
not sure you can write with graphene like graphite.
Probably....Probably permanent, Probably can write on tungsten and
never wears out.
[10:11
AM] Mr. Blue:
Probably
need a lot of graphite to make graphene though, right
[10:54
AM]
Well
it's an atom thick...so...no
[10:05
AM]
Check
this one out - INVESTIGATIONS BY KING
"Forsooth!"
[10:05
AM] Mr. Blue:
"The
case of the queen's missing head"
[10:06
AM]
"His
Majesty of Scottdale PA hath decreed a rousting of the peasantry in
investigation of claims of witchery!"
I
have to admit, it's a wonderful business name
The
Case of the Queen's Missing Head sounds like one of those mysteries
that will be officially “solved” by the king and involve a
politically inconvenient noble with a lot of property.
"Treason!
Treason I say! Shalt be executed and thy lands granted to the
father of my new mistress!"
"It
is a crime tantamount to the scandalous 'Case of the Earl Who Found a
Silver Mine' of two Summers gone!"
[12:07
PM]
OH!
Earlier
this week
Real
estate show.
Walk-thru
on the lowest prices I'd seen on one.
$75000...another
was $44000
Naturally
they were doing a walkthrough and virtually spending huge amounts of
“update” money.
"We
can do the kitchen for X...we can knock that out for Y."
get
to the stairs...
"There's
no handrail." "No...but we can put one in."
(me)
"For $650!"
(other
person) LOL!
[point:
there was no price quoted for a hand rail...]
But
not 30 seconds later...next room
"Well,
they did a partial crown molding in this bedroom for some reason.
We could finish that off and the room will look a lot better."
(Price
popup) "Crown Molding - $650!"
(me)
"GEEEE-zus!!! $650 For 20' of crown molding and some paint??? I
think I underestimated the hand rail!"
(other)
"No kidding!"
[12:41
PM] Mr. Blue:
Wait,
was this in town?
[12:41
PM]
No
It
was one of those "Pick one house out of three and remodel"
TV shows
They
should go up to Butler and do one in “The Island”
(Establishing shot of flaking paint factory house, 14" grass lawn, sheriff sale paper taped to window. Realtor/Redecorator Host and buyer go to front door, opens without using key)
"So
here's house #2. It's listed at $10000 so it's still in your
budget. As you can see, the front door conveniently opens right to the living room."
"Nice feature."
"Very hot right now..."
(doubtful)
Hmmmm. Seems kind of bare
over there."
"Well,
I'm thinking we can stack some milk crates and boards for a shelf
unit here...and put a carpet sample to cover the hole there."
"Ohhh...maybe...
Hmmm."
**Ching!
(Price popup) “Crates and carpet - $0 if no one looking.”
[12:53
PM] Mr. Blue:
oh
okay
Those
shows that are like: "He's a janitor, and his wife sells acorns
door-to-door. Their budget is $2.7 million."
[12:59
PM]
Yes
"They
desperately NEED a second home within 5 miles of work and with a
15000 square foot lawn for their Pekingese 'Emperor Maximilian'.
A tall order. Can we find a palace to suit them?
[1:00
PM] Mr. Blue:
I'm
gonna retire to the Meningitis Belt!
[1:03
PM]
Appealing...
what's the cost of living in the Meningitis Belt?
As
high as 1000 per 100,000
[1:04
PM] Mr. Blue:
Meningitis
sounds like a weird one... and bad
Somehow
a bacteria or virus or something else crosses your body's natural
firewall into your brain / nervous system
No
wonder humans were clamoring to get out of Africa
[1:16
PM]
(primitive
Africans looking out over the Mediterranean) "Maybe their kids don't
drop dead on the other side of that."
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