Re: Spiderman movies

On 02.07.2023 16.29, Merlyne wrote:
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>> On 28.06.2023 13.31, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>> On 23.06.2023 18.06, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>> On 19.06.2023 14.40, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>> On 16.06.2023 17.54, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>> On 14.06.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote:
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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]
[That's going to be quite a problem, since I have no intention of
leaving the zone. Someone needs to invent remote braining or something.]

>> [...]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
...which are contracted to facilitate the foot angle one would assume.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
Not so much if it includes hotel bills and possibly even plane tickets.
Anyway it's the principle! I shouldn't have been required to do accounting.

>>> 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.
Not so much after I became aware of the environmental impact of
air-travel. In any case it was more the being in different places than
the  getting there that was enjoyable. Although I would like to try
riding on one of those VeryBigFastness trains they have in France...

-- 
BeH

" We are trapped by language to such a degree that every attempt to
formulate insight is a play on words." - Niels Bohr