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don't say "crash the server" because it crashes the server.

mostly the food was just a giant plate of rice, with different toppings and curry. And it never looked that good. But it tasted amazing.

i still haven't watched muh smackdowns.

... you'll kill us all..

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I miss the little literal hole-in-the-wall Pakistani place I used to go at lunch. It was basically a tiny kitchen, and the door had a hole in it where this tiny old Pakistani woman would take your order.

there's also an archived version of the lithium board and another version of the node board on archive.org.

WATCHU GOT IN THEM POCKETS ANYHOW?

i was kidding.

nope. you snooze you lose. all drama is delete and everything will be back to unicorns and rainbows by the time you check back.

not always. And honestly, even when he was responsible, I knew it was because he was trying to do good stuff/help out. So - I was never really like super pissed off about it ever because it seemed like - even though crashing the board is bad, it was kind of coming from a good place. The side point of course is - if we were testing these changes first, and/or he was okaying them like he's supposed to (like we've discussed a gjillion times), we would have to worry less about said crashings. Also then - like if I said "okay let's do that" and the board crashed, then it's my fault, and I don't have to worry about people giving Viper a hard time about it.

basically what happened is Viper changed a bunch of stuff without checking first, which we've talked about over and over again. the last couple times were when he crashed the board, which honestly wasn't a big deal to me, but on the other hand, we probably should be testing stuff out instead of just tossing it up. So I posted again that he should be checking first before making changes, and in between time disabled his portal privileges just in case he started doing more stuff first in stead of reading the planning board. Then his just flipped the fuck out. And while I've been pretty patient with him up til now, I just don't have the time/energy right now to talk him down. So he was all "I'm done" and I was like "well okay, if you change your mind let me know" and he flipped out some more. And I told him we're going to set up a test instance for the new software so that he can do whatever he wants and still not have it effect the main board. And - I don't know what happened to that. He just flipped out some more and I basically just was like "well - okay then." So now he's all rallying support and drawing lines and making a new board and posting autoplay stuff and whatever else. The ironic thing is - most of our recent conversations have been sort of centered upon trust and why I didn't seem to trust him. And doubly ironically - I did. Which I tried to explain the difference between being able to trust him with my data, and being able to trust him with the data of people he despised. He didn't seem to understand that, but figured maybe in time he would. I guess it turns out that I was wrong? At least about trusting him with my data? I'm still on the fence about that even though he's apparently now trolling the board with autoplays and whatever. Bottom line atm I guess is: I like Viper. I think he's being pretty monstrously childish over a fairly minor bump in a series of bumps (this exchange that set him off is literally the exact same exchange we've had several times over these months). But - this sort of "doubling down" thing he does where - the answer's right in front of him, and even when I'm like "Hey here's what we'll do" He'd rather double down on the crazy fit-throwing than do that. So - did I trust Viper with the board stuff? Yeah. Did I fully trust him with user data? No. Did I want to trust him with user data? Yes. Do I want to trust him even after all this horseshit/theatrics/BS? Yes. But I don't. It's like - stuff happens and people make choices. I kind of need him right now and he picked now to pull a freakout. So, while I'm not as anti-Viper as Viper seems to be anti-admin, I will say that I'm definitely smacked off that step of feeling like I can trust him with the stuff I felt pretty solidly as though I could a few days ago. And I have no problem with him doing up another board, or people going to hang out there. Basically this is a fairly small speedbump, similar to others we've had, the only difference is - the other times it was like "well okay let's change it up this way" "okay great we'll do that". This time he just for whatever reason doubled-down on pitching a fit. I tried to be patient with that, and he doubled-down again. I was pretty much spent at that point, and he doubled-down yet again. So - I'm open to him leaving. I'm open to him staying. I'm open to him being a volunteer again if he gets his emotional act together to the point where I think it'd work again. I'm open to him never touching the board again. I'm open. Also we'll be changing software hopefully soon, so there's really not a lot of reason to be fucking with the SMF board anyway. So - all this current shitstorm is kind of a headscratcher from numerous angles.

wow Raw. no Randy Orton. No Roman Reigns. No Jinder Mahal. fucking main event set up with Ambrose, Rollins, Balor, and Miz all in the ring together. Main event Balor Vs Rollins Vs Miz and on top of that Samoa Joe and Bray Wyatt jump in as the match went on. It was, dare I say, awesome.

the thing about the Jinder push - is if it's really about expanding market share - the only endgame I see is Orton dropping the belt to Mahal. because - if they're not going to put a belt on his waste, how big a push is it into that market? Seems like if they're committed to this course, they almost have no choice but to give Mahal the title.

watching the Payback. Jericho (!) Vs Owens (!!): went well. Was surprised at the outcome, since Jericho is supposedly on his way out. But I'm cool w/ Jericho as the champ (as long as he doesn't go dropping the belt on some steroid-slerping McMahon boner project) But the match was pretty good. Austin Ares (!) Vs Neville (!!): Underrated. I kind of wish - there wasn't a "cruiserweight division" in a sense, because - WWE - both the brass and the fans, seem to way too easily be able to just sweep the whole thing under a rug and forget about it while they're waiting around to cheer Nakamura or troll Reigns. But they almost never have a bad match. And most of them are flat out great. Guys like Neville and Ares should be making noise on the main roster. instead they're herded off to a sidebar. Meanwhile Jinder Mahal wutnow? Roman Reigns is STILL getting the same failed push he's been getting for the last few years? It's crazy to me how readily WWE has always just flat out wasted talent. The tradition continues. But doom and gloom aside - very good match. Like Jericho/Owens, I like both performers so much I'd be happy no matter which way it went. Neville retaining through heel trickery played okay with me. so far so good for this PPV. Hardy Boyz (all hail the 90s) Vs Sheamus and Cesaro: Story-wise maybe not as smooth as the previous two matches, but fun to watch. I was tired of the Hardys as champs the second they were sprung on the crowd as surprise entrants in the Wrestlemania Tag Championship thing. But eh, could be worse. It doesn't seem like that long ago they had Road Dog and Billy Gunn todder back in out of nowhere and snatch up the belts for some reason. I've never been comfortable with how Sheamus/Cesaro have been handled. The match ending was sort of just - more of that head-scratchingly random nonsense. But I still sort of like the idea of the them sort of being all "enough is enough" and just turning heel already. So all in all, the match itself was decent, and I feel like all parties came out of it with story potential moving forward, so I'll take it. Braun Strowman is a goddamn hero. Alexa Bliss Vs Bayley: Alexa Bliss is good. But it's sort of more of that like - the powers that be latch on to somebody they like and that person just gets endlessly pushed. Bliss has been non-stop pushed for quite awhile now, and the women's division is freaking loaded with talent. So - while I think Bliss is talented, come on man, it's somebody else's turn by now I think. Bliss picks up the win as expected. The match was disrespectfully short on the part of the bookers. The women are in the same boat as the cruiserweights. They have some fan momentum behind them with the whole "women's revolution" narrative. Any two women (well almost any two) in the division could have a full match and blow the guys out of the water. This could have been a great match, possibly potentially the best of the night. But between the super predictable Bliss win and the ridiculously short timeframe, I'd have to say this is the most disappointing match of the night so far. Bray Wyatt (!!) Vs Randy Orton (zzz): Very low expectations for House of Horrors match. I have to say, I'm kind of on the fence about the taped segments/matches. I like the idea, but the execution always feels like the crew doesn't quite have a handle on those segments like they do with ring action. The production value isn't abysmal, but neither does it feel quite professional-grade quality either. It feels less like a creative idea and more like superficial noise of "well, this is how scary stuff looks, so flash the lights around and that should work great". I liked the segment. Didn't feel like it quite lived up to either the hype, or the possibilities of the basic concept. But I liked it. I'm assuming this is "part 1" and there'll be more in the ring later? Seth Rollins Vs Samoa Joe: This is one of those near-dream matchy type situations. Felt like they were holding back a bit, but even with that it was good stuff. Rollins with the win. I think that's what's best for business. Rollins building momentum, Joe's momentum doesn't get squashed by a loss. okay there's part 2. Clearly Wyatt is selling even with Orton not in the ring yet. Which seems to suggest Orton will pop up fresh as a daisy and mop the floor with Wyatt once more because - that's what they do. which is - pretty much what happens. the shamefully underpushed Wyatt (basically everybody's heel to beat on, thanks for the step up Bray now go get beat down by the next face we need to get over). Jinder Mahal with the run-in. Bray Wyatt slerps up the win thanks to the run-in by the inexplicable Jabroni-push of Jinder Mahal. Okay, not inexplicable. WWE is looking to stoke their growing market share in India. So the electric Bray Wyatt gets beat down by Orton, then Mahal (jobber til literally a few weeks ago) tosses him a bone. Kind of shaping up like a lot of WWE PPVs. The "lesser" card matches are good. And then as the "bigger" matches take shape, so does my disappointment. so here we go I guess. Strowman Vs Reigns: They've got Reigns limping into the match, which is kind of a cool angle, nice drama build on that. The match is good. Reigns' signature moves are annoyingly simple and low risk (the spear and the "superman punch". But those weren't the center of the mix this match, though they kind of tried to shift focus at a few points. Good ending, though - clearly creative was looking to evoke some boos eventually for Strowman, and instead the crowd erupted in "thank you strow-man". Strowman was a beast. Reigns sold very well. He's always been smooth in the ring. His big problems are his promos, which suck, his character, which he doesn't know what to do with, and his signature moves, which are clearly by design low-risk and simplistic. his physical performing skills are brilliant. And in WWE, I think if you're super talented in one particular area, often the fans can overlook other shortcomings. But those signature moves I think severely undercut his legitimate ring acumen. Like - as a fan, I can be watching the best match ever, and suddenly Reigns lands a simple spear and the match is over. it can detract from one's ability to like a performer I think. Still though, pretty overall satisfying PPV (with the exception of the ultimately silly and pointless House of Horrors match). Jericho/Owens: Good Ares/Neville: Good Hardys/Sheamus & Cesaro: Above Average Bliss Vs Bayley: Average (should have been much better) Wyatt Vs Orton: Poor Rollins Vs Joe: Good Strowman Vs Reigns: Good

Watched NOT the Correspondents Dinner. Loved that. that got me all psyched to watch the actual correspondents dinner, which was just - awful. otherwise been casually watching/enjoying Bill Nye Saves the World and Mark Hamill's Pop Culture Quest.

you've never played a castlevania or mario game? arkanoid is kind of just another version of "breakout". that's the one where like theres a wall of bricks and you have a ball you bounce off a paddle to take out all the bricks and break through the wall. and pinball is so common, there's like 1000 versions of video game pinball (and/or rl pinball). It's been a long time since I've seen a real pinball machine. It'd be cool to play one of those again.

Pong, Dig Dug, Tempest, Space Invaders, Rygar, Castlevania, Mario games, Karnov, Solomon's Key, Lemmings, Shadow of the Beast, Robo Cod, Zool, Arkanoid, Toki, Ghosts N Goblins, Boulder Dash, pinball. I think Pong might have been the very first. Or something at an arcade probably? then I guess I graduated to a friend of mine had a computer and we played games on that. and then NES. I kind of skipped the whole like - whatever was between Pong and NES. Atari and all that stuff, didn't get into that. Like Atari, Coleco - can't remember what all else there was. But then NES. Then Sega Genesis. SNES. and on and on up through today's PS4 and XB1. Though I don't have as much time to flush down a video game hole these days. Fuck - I miss the days when I could work 3 jobs, have an active social life, and still find hours at a time to do nothing but play video games. How the fuck did I do all that?

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It's good. Jonah's a good choice. He fits that Joel/Mike mold, but also brings something slightly different at the same time. They had good movies this season. And guest spots by just about all the old cast members. And I'm only on like - episode 4 (Avalanche). I like that the episodes are long enough that I have to spread them out. I tried to do that with Trailer Park Boys and ended up buzzing through them faster than I wanted to. It's nice to be able to take some time and watch them spaced out.

NXT was the one bright spot for me this week. Nikki Cross V Ruby Riot is epic.