Weekday Randoms

pebbledam · June 2017

WEEKDAY RANDOMS! What's new?

jenotontx · June 2017

@pebbledam I'm certainly not against a GIF party but would you want to turn this into the Weekly Randoms thread?

pebbledam · June 2017

@JJMNO1616 - I'm glad someone has their thinking cap on today.

KariAnn323 · June 2017

Have any of you guys switched from cable to a streaming service? We want to cut the cord, but aren't sure about what service to use, thinking of going with Directv Now because we would be able to get hockey games.

JNCPro3130 · June 2017

@KariAnn323, we haven't had cable for years. We use Hulu and we have Netflix. DH is a big baseball fan so he takes out a yearly subscription to MLB but even paying for all those it's cheaper than cable.

jenotontx · June 2017

@pebbledam I only thought about it because I wanted to share this random gem...

https://www.mlive.com/news/us-world/index.ssf/2017/06/man_mowing_lawn_with_tornado_b.html

elisek · June 2017

@KariAnn323 - another good option is sling tv. They have some options that have regional fox sports channels. We are big STL Blues (hockey) and Cardinals (baseball) fans and the vast majority of their games are on Fox Sports Midwest. We get free cable right now through our apartment, but we will definitely do sling tv when we buy a house.

We would likely do the Sling Blue option: https://www.sling.com/service

JennyColada · June 2017

@KariAnn323 my ex used to do that: Hulu, Netflix, and anything he wanted to rent on iTunes. He figured, per month, even renting literally anything he wants to watch on iTunes would still be cheaper than paying for cable. He also owned 0 DVDs (for the same reason: that the cost of creating a library would outweigh the benefit).

fishsticks-n-custard · June 2017

@KariAnn323 We used a streaming service on Playstation (sorry I don't know the name) for awhile but it was super difficult to navigate. At least for my not tech savvy self. We still have Amazon streaming, Hulu and Netflix which is what I watch about 90% of the time. I think if it wasn't for DH I could get away with just that and HBO go. But he loves surfing the channels looking for random things.

Edited to add: Apparently it's playstation vue: https://www.playstation.com/en-us/network/vue/

Avrilmai · June 2017

@KariAnn323 we recently got an Amazon Fire stick, you can add a bunch of "apps" to it to get almost everything including NBC sports and Fox sports (we haven't completely gone streaming yet because of Soccer) Perhaps something like the Roku or Fire stick/Fire TV would be an option. Along with Hulu/ Amazon Prime Video/Netflix.

Cricket648 · June 2017

@KariAnn323 We haven't had cable for years! We have netflix, amazon prime, and hulu. We also have someone's HBO Go password, so we can watch Game of Thrones, and a Leaf (digital antenna) for the local channels.

justkeepswimming8 · June 2017

Re streaming: I'm the same as @cricket648, we have a Roku and pay for some apps, use my parent's cable password for others, and have an antenna for the major channels.

AFM, I don't like the fact that fast food places have now added the calorie count on their menus. I'm well aware that going to McDonald's or Taco Bell is a bad health choice already and having the calorie count right there just rubs it in. If someone is health conscience enough to count calories they're either not going to fast food places or have already looked up the calories to choose the best option for their diet. I don't see how having the calorie count up there is good for business. I am, however, okay with it at a place in which the calories are not available online, like a sporting event.

edited: spelling

pebbledam · June 2017

@JJMNO1616 - I saw that! And that's about right for us in tornado alley!
@KariAnn323 - I have a roku TV that has a lot of apps you can choose from, many of which you have to pay for. DH is a sports fanantic, so I haven't convinced him to cut the cable cord, but I know there are options on sling that might work for him. Need to spoonfeed the change to him.
@justkeepswimming8 - The calories were added to fast food menus in an effort to curb obesity that is rampant in lower-income families. That's the idea, anyway.

Eta because I wasn't done talking.

doxiemoxie212 · June 2017

Who was talking about allergies? The future is near (ish)! https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/lifelong-protection-from-severe-allergies-could-be-possible-with-new-treatment/

@vflux33 (I don't remember who else... I am sorry...)

vflux33 · June 2017

@justkeepswimming8 @pebbledam Yeah, I get that it's annoying, but sadly there are probably a lot of people who aren't aware how many calories are in fast food. Wasn't there a whole thing awhile back about how the salad dressings at fast food restaurants actually have more calories in some cases than the more obvious "fatty" items? Also lots of people live in food deserts and may not have really "chosen" to go to a fast food place over another place so much as just couldn't get to a grocery store.

@doxiemoxie212 That's awesome! Probably not going to work in our timeline unless I can wait till I'm 90 to have a cat again, but good to know! Also probably a much bigger deal for people with the more dangerous epipen-required allergies.

doxiemoxie212 · June 2017

@justkeepswimming8 @pebbledam @vflux33 calorie counts were added to menus for any establishment that had more than 3 locations (I think?) in NYC around 2006. I don't eat fast food (hard to when vegetarian, lol), but I remember I was highly alarmed when I found out I had been eating a 700 calorie cookie (small, I might add) from Starbucks as a snack fairly regularly.

I think the other element is that restaurants sort of have to adjust their menu to have more healthy options. Sure, plenty of their customers won't care, but a lot will, and they will have to actually have lower calorie food items instead of just pretending to (as @vflux33 said, salads sometimes just appear to be healthier).

KariAnn323 · June 2017

@elisek So I just checked out Sling again, and they FINALLY got CSN Chicago for our zip code. We're huge Chicago Blackhawks fans, and in the past Sling had considered us out of the "Chicago market" so we didn't get CSN Chicago (most Blackhawks games are on NBC Sports Net or CSN Chicago). However, NHL Network considers us in the "Chicago market" so all Blackhawks games were blacked out. What internet speed do you guys have? Comcast still will charge us a lot for internet, but overall it should still be the a lot cheaper than what we're paying now.

doxiemoxie212 · June 2017

Someone stole my bath mat from the dryer in the laundry room. This is weird for several reasons:

1) it was definitely still wet. It takes hours to dry even in a dryer.
2) it was by itself so not a mistake
3) it's ugly
4) I got a fuck ton of period blood all over it earlier this week which is why I was washing it

wtf? Who steals a bath mat? This is a luxury owner building in manhattan! it has blood from my vagina all over it

jenotontx · June 2017

@doxiemoxie212 Sometimes people just like to steal things to get the rush of taking it... they don't even care what it is. I used to work in loss pervention at a department store and people would get caught taking the dumbest stuff. I think period blood bath mat tops the cake though.

fishsticks-n-custard · June 2017

Guys, I'm working a 12 hr shift, we just ordered pizza for lunch and I ate approximately a crap-ton. I am now in that post food haze. Must stay awake. 7 pm cannot come fast enough.

I'm looking for podcasts to pass the time, does anyone have any suggestions?

looeeze · June 2017

@fishsticks-n-custard I got really into season 1 of Serial, have you listened to that yet? I've also heard that "Missing Richard Simmons" is oddly compelling. I hope work goes by quickly for you!!!

fishsticks-n-custard · June 2017

@looeeze I loved Serial season 1. I finished S-town a couple of weeks ago and really enjoyed that one too. Did you listen to that? I listen to a podcast called "Crime Writers on..." which started as a commentary on serial in the beginning but evolved into this running commentary on all things pop culture. They mentioned "Missing Richard Simmons" on there too. Maybe I'll download some episodes. Thanks!

Avrilmai · June 2017

@fishsticks-n-custard someone here recommended "How did this get made?" (Wish I could remember who it was to give them credit) It's 3 comedians discussing how some crappy movies have gotten made. They watch the movie and discuss it. People at the gym probably thought I was nuts because I was laughing so much at the one they did on Hackers.

doxiemoxie212 · June 2017

@fishsticks-n-custard all the Crooked Media pods (pod save america, pod save the people, etc.), all The Ringer pods (the watch, jam session, etc.), and I really like Katie Couric's podcasts if the guest is interesting.

looeeze · June 2017

@fishsticks-n-custard I haven't listened to S-town yet but have also heard really good things about it. Never heard of Crime Writers On but sounds great. I also listen to Pop Culture Happy Hour on the NPR app, depending on what the episode is about.

vflux33 · June 2017

@fishsticks-n-custard WTF with Marc Maron! Also Hidden Brain, Reply All, and Criminal are some of my favorites.

doxiemoxie212 · June 2017

Oh oh oh oh oh and Revisionist History with Malcom Gladwell is sooooo good @fishsticks-n-custard

mangoandguava · June 2017

@kariann323 we're almost strictly streaming here. We have Netflix, Hulu and Prime, plus access to my parents' DirecTV credentials. If we can't find anything to watch in those options, then we look through the DVDs and Blurays that DH (and, to a muuuuuuch lesser extent, I) have accumulated over the years. I don't miss much about cable at all, just the ability to record stuff I want to see but can't when it's on. Oh, and Good Eats. I miss the heck out of Good Eats.

pebbledam · June 2017

@poandhendrix - Netflix had some episodes of Good Eats awhile back. You should check to seeing it's still there.

@fishsticks-n-custard - I'd also recommend Invisibilia and Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!

pebbledam · June 2017

I'm not going to get into the politics of the espionage charges, but who names their kid Reality Leigh Winner?

fishsticks-n-custard · June 2017

@pebbledam Yes, THIS! I was listening to the Up First Podcast when that came up (trying to doze off) and I literally sat up to rewind thinking there was no way I'd heard that right.

mangoandguava · June 2017

pebbledam said:

@poandhendrix - Netflix had some episodes of Good Eats awhile back. You should check to seeing it's still there.

They did! It was a glorious time to be alive! They have a collection of 20ish episodes pretty regularly, but I haven't seen any in a bit, and full episodes are insanely hard to find online. You'd think as popular as AB is, Food Network would sell DVDs.

hedgepig · June 2017

Good morning ladies! How are y'all doing? After a totally crazy last week of school, I am excited to be finally heading off on a mini-vacation... we leave this afternoon for Portland, OR for my college reunions!

grnmtnmama · June 2017

@hedgepig Enjoy your mini vacation!

grnmtnmama · June 2017

Morning ladies! This week has been crazy at work. I haven't had anytime to hop on here. I am honestly happy to be at work today though ... husband has a man cold and I don't want to be around him lol. Same cold I had a couple of weeks ago but he is acting like it is so much worse. Excuse my while my eyes roll out of my head!

lurvleybunchococonuts · June 2017

@grnmtnmama HA! I love how big of babies men can be. I got a stomach bug a few years back the same day my dad was visiting. DH (FI at the time) tried to convince me that I was just excited to see my dad. I puked out a car window on the highway! I was yakking and had a fever for the entire weekend. Then a few days later he gets it and goes on about how he must have it worse than I did. LMBO... nope you're just a baby DH, a big whiney man child.

pebbledam · June 2017

@grnmtnmama, @lurvleybunchococonuts - So I was with a woman for 8 years before meeting DH and I had heard about the infamous "man cold." Oh. My. Gawd. I just can't deal with it. At the very least, MH will admit he's being a big baby, but that's only a mild concession.

AFM, I know I will be too busy to get back on later, so I'm just love-titting when I can. Also, my doggy daycare is booked up for weekend boarding and I'm not sure what I'm going to do with the pooches while we're out of town for a wedding on Saturday. Going to have to get creative...

Eta stupid keyboard

jenotontx · June 2017

I have 5 patients scheduled in a row later this afternoon so I'm trying to mentally prepare at the moment. I normally only see up to 4 patients back to back without a break but I offered to stay late to squeeze someone in. DH took off again this morning for the next 4 days so I have another weekend home alone approaching! Hopefully the weather is nice so I can finally enjoy our pool.

Anyone else have fun plans this weekend?

@hedgepig Hope you have a great time! I'd love to go to Portland someday.

grnmtnmama · June 2017

I just ate an entire pint of Halo Top. I tried red velvet for the first time. I think it is my new favorite because I love the cake pieces in it!

catlady1215 · June 2017

I have 2 different halo tops in my freezer. I wanted so badly to loooove them. And I did at first but then a few spoonfuls in there was this taste in both I can't get past. I think I'm just to much of an ice cream addict to substitute.

Avrilmai · June 2017

@grnmtnmama @catlady1215 I really like the first pint of halo top that I tried. It was peanut butter or peanut buttercup. Reminded me of homemade ice cream, but I have chocolate almond right now and it's just too sweet or something. I don't like it. It's going to take me forever to finish it. I really want to try the red velvet.

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