jamesderiven
James DeRiven
jamesderiven

“... if you’ve been out of the loop...” It’s not so much ‘out of the loop’ as it seems to be impossible to keep up with the specifics of every single daily inappropriate behaviour scandal(s) of male streamers and content creators.

... oh, you’re not talking about the Julie Taymor, Anthony Hopkins Hsakespeare adaptation Was real puzzled there for. moment.

I didn’t read it as sarcastic, more resigned. Let me put it like this: one of the best MST3K episodes has several school shooting jokes because in the 90s school shootings weren’t a daily occurrence that the state was seemingly powerless to stop. They were rare: so rare that one could be flippant without it being read

You fry-up a pan of bacon and pecans, take them out of the pan, brown Brussels sprouts in the bacon fat along with a generous helping of maple syrup, roast for thirty minutes, add the bacon and nuts back in, add a little more maple syrup, and put back in until things start to get carmelized and crispy.

If people aren’t

That’s really interesting, because over the course of the movie I didn’t connect with her arc until after the movie was over and I dreamed-up five better versions of it while putting my coat on.

Filming the entirety of Ironheart’s homemade suit in near-total darkness so you can’t see it clearly for a single moment... this film has dethroned Captain Marvel as the hardest Marvel film to comprehend visually because it’s so poorly lit and framed.

Joke’s on you I can’t afford PS Plus.

Hrmm. Alright. I don’t think I agree with that line of reasoning, but I understand it. Thank you for humouring a snippy internet rando.

“Paul, who’s been on something of a redemption arc these last few years following the “suicide forest” fiasco in December 2017"

What possible sequence of events could have occurred for you to put forward the suggestion that Paul has been on ‘a redemption arc’ beyond the bare minimum of not going back to a suicide

That’s not Michael Imperioli, that’s Peter Capaldi’s cousin Vinnie.

It’s over $900 here in Canada so your definition of ‘easier’ might differ from mine.

I didn’t see it but was it as badly lit as Wakanada Forever?

Nah, you’ve got to thread the needle a little more finely. Words like ‘quotidian’ and ‘parochial’ wouldn’t make the cut - my boss used to yell at me for writing too ‘palatial’ if I tried dropping those. You have to write for CEOs like they’re fourth graders with a very specific vocabulary of large words: if you use

No, I know exactly who I am, it’s you who is clueless. That’s why you need my product, preferably as part of a SAAS subscription model for repeat engagement.

Put it next to the others please.

Yeah yeah I know it was a dumb thing to say but sometimes very stupid gushing marketing headlines just set me off. An entire article based on the revelation that you can put burratta on a plate. Goddamn.

Utilizing their core competencies in order to better envision a growth-oriented future, Yuga Labs is guaranteeing a solid foundation by which customer and client success will flourish across all verticals and blockchain technology will capitalize on an expansive model of profitability and a deeper understanding of the

The Store-Bought Appetizer Your Guests Will Love More Than Anything Homemade’

I doubt it - I can actually cook.

... and the downside of this would be...?

Which is weird because the Muppets solved that one in the early 90s and yet they still keep remaking it.

AKA the only scene anyone remembers. They certainly don’t remember the opening 40 minutes of non-stop exposition until you’re beaten and bloody by goddamn ‘lore.

I timed it while watching: I think it was something like 42 minutes before there is a single line of naturalistic dialogue.