That last bullet point is shocking to me. To be an English undergraduate I would have expected them to enter with very strong vocabulary and an innate desire to read / love of the language.
I had no trouble understanding it and thought it painted a really clear picture.
Adding:
Battlestar Galactica
Breaking Bad
Sopranos
The Wire
I do find there are a lot of great shows out recently too but I’m not sure if that’s recency bias and / or if they’ll stand the test of time. Many of them (e.g. Chernobyl) definitely will though.
It’s Latin and as far as I can tell congratulating pope Benedict who was two popes ago. I guess the joke is that it’s internet explorer posting.
It’s about 300+ visitors per hour averaged out over the whole year given opening times / holidays. It’s a small assed island that requires a ferry to get to so honestly not bad. IMO.
It’s also very very far from Europe where I guess a decent chunk of US visitors come from.
Oh I meant as a tourist attraction :) last time I was in SF was 2019 and and it was still open to the public. I misunderstood your comment
Oh wow. Didn’t know it had shut down. Guess I’m in the lucky gang to have seen it while it was still a tourist attraction. Definitely one of the cooler things I saw in the US.
I’m surprised it wasn’t making money. It was very busy when I was there which was in September (1998 iirc).
Lost tourist revenue from that would surely be enormous.
Edit: apparently not. Wikipedia says:
Operating costs still remain one of its biggest challenges today.
Yes! My mistake!
Can’t believe I pulled a Gorman. Edited previous post.
I honestly have been blown away by how cinematic the 4K Blu-ray experience is. The new Dune ones are on the list to get. I’d say they’re great. Lord of the rings too.
I’m up to 7 in my collection now and definitely will be continuing to add to it.
No OLED here yet but next TV I will definitely pony up the extra for it.
Hahaha. That’s a great little nugget.
She has the most iconic line from my youth.
I got gifted a 4K Blu-ray player for Christmas. Immediately bought Aliens (my favourite movie of all time) then sat down with my older kids to watch it with popcorn etc.
There was such a buzz in the room when she delivered that line.
Have to recommend the 4K Blu-ray experience if you’re a fan. The detail honestly shocked me.
Edit:
I mean next to Ripley, the android and the little girl, she’s the most memorable character in that movie.
The casting is great.
I think Paul Riser did a great job as the slimy company man Burke. He was very believable.
Michael Bien was great as Hudson Hicks too. The exchange between himself, Ripley and Burke about nuking the site was great.
Ireland ticks most of your boxes. If any of your grandparents are Irish you can get dual citizenship. English speaking and lots of cultural crossover etc.
Closer for trips back too. Think it’s only a 5 hour flight to New York for example.
Irish. Trying to muster one fuck to give but just can’t manage it unfortunately.
Side note: She’s a great actress.
Not a single, even barely moderate tune on it. Bangers all the way.
I’m going to get absolutely skinned alive here and tossed in a vat of salt after but - Star Trek - DS9.
Huge Star Trek fan but I tried twice and failed to get into DS9. People who love it whose opinions I generally value keep telling me it’s amazing but I just found it too slow. Got about half way through season 2 before giving up.
You wear your dark blue suit son. It’s obviously respectful. That’s all that matters.
Where I’m from only close friends and family would wear a suit and dark blue would be absolutely fine. Black jeans and a nice jacket would be spot on here too in nearly all circumstances.
I’ll tell you what though if you got an invite to the pope’s funeral I’d bet you money you’d pony up for black. That’s all folks are saying here.
We had a baby that was finished breast and on to bottle milk in the thick of the pandemic lockdowns.
There were some shortages but I distinctly remember there being two boxes of formula left after a mild shortage, some mild concern setting in but suppressing the monkey brain and leaving one behind as I thought about the other parent that was going to come along behind me.
I think mums and dads are more likely to think about the other baby and be less grabby (edit: of baby products). Pure speculation. We didn’t have much toilet roll hoarding here though either.