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  1. It's very small. I think they max at 2500 students so the student to teacher ratio is really good. They do the block system so it's 4 weeks of one course and then a week off and then onto the next course. So more intensive for your coursework. I told her that one would require a pretty good merit package if she got accepted because there's no way we could afford it. It would be a pretty unique college experience academically. They have a higher acceptance rate if you're willing to apply with a binding decision if you're accepted. Lower acceptance rate if you choose to not have a binding decision. I made a point to drive us up into the mountains to head to Boulder so she could get a sense of what's up there to look at. I think she got the picture that if she went to college in Colorado, you don't just stay inside all day. I don't mean to derail this thread with college tour talk. I'll consult this if she gets accepted as we discussed making sure she's good with winters there. I don't think it'll be that big a deal but she's a little soft. I'd love to take her into Rocky Mountain NP and some of the ski towns if she gets into CU and we can make it work financially.
  2. Man, she loved Boulder. I'm so screwed financially if she can get in. We've got some more tours upcoming but that's going to be hard to beat. She'd like to go to UT but she's not in the top 5% and it's just a crap shoot now on how to get in. We also toured U of Denver (not as enjoyable) and CSU. She liked CSU but it's a distant 3rd to CU and Colorado College. I told her if she got into either, it would be the time of her life. She's not a very active outdoorsy person so I told her that would have to change if she got into a Colorado school. She loved the mountains.
  3. The Derkaslorch singularity?
  4. More Syd in season 5
  5. Took the oldest to Colorado College for a tour and then drove to Boulder to look at CU. We drove by Pike’s Peak and came up the east side of the Rockies by going from Deckers into Morrison. Spectacular. If I’m going to be poor if she goes to school here, at least I can visit and enjoy these views.
  6. Of course it worked. 24 years. You think I’m some amateur?
  7. Then later he will drop the charade and be full blown Rex again until he melts down again. Rinse and repeat.
  8. Took the wife to see this for our anniversary after a nice dinner. Beautifully shot and Tony Leung has been a favorite since Infernal Affairs.
  9. 100 year floods that seem to happen every couple of years. This is the ultimate Tim Robinson in the banana guy costume gif. They don't care. Time to cover their own asses and make sure they kiss Trump's ass. It's not their kids dying.
  10. Lotta people saying Sacred Heart has diarrhea.
  11. The friend, yes. Marcus, no. He awkwardly tried to ask out Sydney in season 2.
  12. I think Mackie has not had anyone do him favors on screenwriting since Civil War. The writing in the tv show and last movie was horrible. Conversely, he was great in his guest spot on The Studio. I guess we'll see when he's got the Russo writing for him again if it helps.
  13. Finished season 4 last night. I really enjoyed it. I think they brought things back around nicely. Not sure why Ayo is so disliked on here but I thought she did great. Syd is high functioning neurotic/probably autistic like Carmy. I think a lot of characters grew and this was about processing and dealing with their traumas. Interested to see where season 5 goes but I feel like we're going to wait a bit given the main 3 have loaded schedules coming up. The scene with Carmy and Lee in the kitchen was so well done. Lee went from being a bastard to someone who helped further un-stick Carmy. That scene allowed the final scene with Carmy, Syd, and Richie to happen and it was masterful.
  14. I thought the early 90s Williams pinball games where great. That was when they added some graphics boxes to aid the game play like a level that opened up if you got a ball lock like on T2 or the water skiers torpedo game on Fish Tales. Now pinball games feel over reliant on screens. It's not the same but there are some cool pinball emulators that you can play on tablets and phones.
  15. I don't think it's going to really hit me until we start to play a match and he's not there. Life can be so beautiful and so very cruel. I feel so terrible that his kids grow up without a father. I know the club will honor him well when the time is right.
  16. Einstein's was by Texas Textbooks and the Coop. You're thinking of Le Fun next to the Scientology building.
  17. There was a whole host of great laserdisc games from that era. Cobra Command, Mach 3, Cliff Hanger, Freedom Fighter, Super Don Quixote, Mad Dog McCree. https://www.giantbomb.com/laserdisc/3015-8905/games/
  18. Hey Joe, you want me to shoot this guy? https://www.nbclosangeles.com/entertainment/actor-michael-madsen-death-malibu/3738032/
  19. Monty's Christmas gifts are always great.
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