Re: Spiderman movies

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> On 28.06.2023 13.31, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>> On 23.06.2023 18.06, Merlyne wrote:
>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>> On 19.06.2023 14.40, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>>> On 16.06.2023 17.54, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>>>>> On 14.06.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>>>>>>> On 12.06.2023 22.15, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> [Low cost snipping provided]
>>>>>>>> [How low?]
>>>>>>> [Down to here]
>>>>>> [That's pretty low]
>>>>> [Especially considering the quality of workmanship]
>>>> [Don't sell yourself short]
>>> [I try]
>> [That's something at least]
> [The hardest part is overcoming my naturally unassuming character]
>[It's good for your brane to work outside your comfort zone]
> [...]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think the colours go on the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> discount rack when they are being discontinued.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That must be frustrating (the discontinuing) if you have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> finally found the perfect shade of medium blue
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> flourescent highlight to go with your sunflower yellow
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> base colour. (or something - I don't know hair colour
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fashion either) 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  I guess. They would have to pick out something else in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  that case. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> But that is not going to be the exact same - the whole
>>>>>>>>>>>>> look will be off. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Or you try something new and like it.
>>>>>>>>>>> But that will mean having to buy a whole new set of
>>>>>>>>>>> accessories to go with the new hair colour scheme...
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Or not. No one cares if you don't match.
>>>>>>>>> Says she who has matching shoes for all her evening wear...
>>>>>>>> That is coincidental, not by design.
>>>>>>>> I have so many shoes that finding a pair to match my outfit is
>>>>>>>> easy. 
>>>>>>> So, did you buy shoes for the outfits or outfits for the shoes?
>>>>>> Neither.
>>>>>> The only time I purchased shoes to match an outfit was for my
>>>>>> child's wedding.
>>>>> I on the other hand have had the same pair of 'formal' black shoes
>>>>> for at least 35 years. They have been resoled once (or maybe
>>>>> twice). 
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'll have to check to see if I still have vintage footwear from the
>>>> late 80's/early 90's. I may have donated them during one of my
>>>> pandemic era uncluttering frenzies.
>>>>
>>>> I wore heals to work recently and my legs were sore for a week.
>>>> Stupid pandemic!
>>> How is you wearing heels to work the pandemics fault?
>>>
>> *sigh*
>> Because I was working at home full-time and therefore walking around
>> in bare feet most of the last 3 years.
>> Unlike Mariah Carey, most people don't walk around in heels when at 
>> home.
>> 
>> Now I've lost the ability to wear them long term.
> Wait. Are you saying women's feet don't naturally assume that
> angle...? 
> 
It's not really about the feet as much as it is about the calf muscles.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Or you can get one of those nylon jobs they sell
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for all hallows eve. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I could probably get a whole bunch of different
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ones at WalMart for $100.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't doubt it, but would they go with your $800
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> handbag is the question? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That doesn't matter. People wear mismatched stuff all
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the time. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yebbut won't people assume your handbag is a cheap
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> knock-off if you use it with a nylon wig. And then
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> what's the point. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that's ok. If they think it's a knock-off then they
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> won't steal it. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But also they will think your handbag is a cheap
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> knock-off. I can only imagine the chatter in the country
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> club bar... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *gasp*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It makes me feel like someone's taken an interest.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> There are different kinds of interest. I'm concerned this
>>>>>>>>>>>>> kind will damage your social standing. You might even be
>>>>>>>>>>>>> invited to fewer cocktail parties...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> *checks diary*
>>>>>>>>>>>> I get invited to precisely 0 now.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Is it even possible to get invited to -1 parties?
>>>>>>>>>>> I suppose technically it is possible to send out 'do not
>>>>>>>>>>> attend' notices to those who are uniquely unwelcome. I don't
>>>>>>>>>>> think that happens much in cocktail party circles...
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> You know more about it than I do.
>>>>>>>>> Not really. I don't even like cocktails much...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I liek cocktails. I guess mocktails now.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Last time I had a 'proper' cocktail was many years ago when a
>>>>>>> co-worker an I decided to try everything on the menu in the bar
>>>>>>> on the Oslo ferry. It went as well as could be expected...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Puked and passed out?
>>>>> Neither, but I suspect the work may have been a tiny but sub-par
>>>>> the next day...
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> And you wept openly when you got your credit card statement.
>>>
>>> No, that was the good part. The company I worked for didn't give out
>>> standard per-diem amounts, so everything we had a receipt for got
>>> refunded...
>>>
>> 
>> I have fond memories of submitting receipts for business.
> I hated having to save and collate and list and submit all those
> receipts every month. I suspect it cost me quite a lot of money, too.
> 
IT consultants are rich. so, pocket change.

>> Now I have a job that doesn't require travel.
> Me too... Not so much a job but at least I don't have to travel.
> 

I thought you liked to travel.