My wife likes the movies, but she's been pointing out more and more that they just "don't seem as funny anymore" I've been trying to avoid the whole "phase 3" conversation with her, in case she bails, but I think the game's up.

I DID get the job! I just made the jump from being a soulless drone in Insurance to an awesome copywriting job. So suck it former evil corporation employer!

Well now I hope I get it even more, otherwise this will be the most bummer thread I've ever started.

God dammit. I should not have tried to watch this today. I am sitting home waiting for a phone call on a job that could literally change my life. It's my dream job. It's down to me and one other guy and they're deciding by the end of this week. I've gotten stressed out to the point where the only way I am able to…

What sane individual called Tucson "the new Portland"? It's the new Henderson, Nevada if anything.

Twice now, I've been watching a Seth Macfarlane show and I see Tucson get just fucking HAMMERED, and I've been convinced it's just something they throw in for regional audiences. I know it makes no sense ("Sorry Worcester Massachusetts, you've been DADDED!!") but I also don't get why Seth seems to hate Tucson so…

"But with 69.2 percent of Americans overweight, and a full 35.9 percent of this country’s adult population classified as obese, movies that actually POSITIVELY represent heavy people" - emphasis mine

Being fat is not a "positive" thing, so I'm unclear why it merits an inventory list to find a bunch of positive portrayals of fat people. I'm not saying they should be ridiculed and dehumanized (as they often are) but it's not out of bounds to point out fatness itself as a character flaw if the person is simply lazy…