Re: Spiderman movies

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

> On 02.07.2023 16.29, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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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:
>>>>>>>> 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]
> [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'll just add that to one of you litses]
>>> [...]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
> 
I guess.
*points toes*
*flexes foot*
*shrug*

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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. 
> 
Couldn't you just hand the envelope of receipts to an admin person?

>>>> 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...
> 

The planes are taking off whether or not you've booked a seat.
I couldn't afford to travel for a long time. Now I find it stressful.