Dreambiscuit

We’re No Angels (1955). This is a great Christmas movie that doesn’t often make the rounds like many other classics. It is nonetheless a great movie and very sharply written, with great performances by Humphrey Bogart, Peter Ustinov and Aldo Ray. I always watch this in the early part of the Christmas season. Donovan’s Reef (1963). This is part 2 of my tropical Christmas kick-off, usually following the aforementioned classic. This one stars John Wayne and Lee Marvin and it never fails to deliver.

I don’t make a specific point of collecting them but I do have quite a few just the same. Most of them are Star Wars (and other John Williams) soundtracks, as part of my Star Wars collection. I have all the symphonic soundtracks as well as a bunch of ‘Story Of’ records and some Ewok Movie records and picture discs as well. There are also some other soundtracks from movies and shows that don’t go in that general collection, and I have some really old 78s from ancient times that my parents gave me.

I just added Tubi and Pluto to my lineup. They’re not bad for free services, and each has some unusual stuff that I like to try out sometimes, including some really old stuff and lots of holiday shows and movies from some obscure sources.

I hardly think women are more emotionally balanced than men. Granted, I can’t make an all-encompassing blanket statement that will stick, but each sex has their strengths and their weaknesses by design. One is supposed to compliment the other and add what the other lacks, and vice-versa. I work almost exclusively with women, lots of them, and even though they are really nice, sweet gals, they have emotional foibles that many would consider more eccentric than those of their male counterparts. Insecurity seems to be the biggest problem among them. Men, on the other hand, have emotions governed, or at least persuaded, by other aspects that seem more to me a matter of chemistry than outside influences. Either way, I can’t say that one sex has more stability than the other, just different sensibilities and ways of processing them.

Young Frankenstein (1974). Probably my favorite Mel Brooks movie. It really delivers and I think Gene Wilder put a lot of himself into this movie, not only as the manic, wild-eyed performer he is, but as a writer/collaborator with Mel Brooks. They struck a good balance together with this movie and it’s really funny.

Exactly. The dvds I refer to are the same VHS copies of the broadcast transferred onto unofficial dvds. I probably should have clarified that these are not mainstream official studio releases, but fan made copies only. But if they ever do come out officially, I'll be first in line to get a nice copy!

^Exactly this!^ It’s absolutely absurd to label female anime characters as dumb or degenerate subjects without any effort at seeing the subtleties of the characters. Having large expressive eyes and defined character design is what cartoons have been about since they were invented. The ‘car’ in ‘cartoon’ is derived from ‘character’ or characterization which you cannot have without exaggerating the features. People can complain all they want about anime girls being one thing or another, but they’re extremely popular for a very good reason; they’re not afraid to be feminine, unlike female characters in most modern media. The Japanese appreciate their women and find them attractive because they are feminine and depicted that way unashamedly. The male characters are likewise well-defined as masculine and thus are made to appeal to their female audiences. It’s refreshing to have characters that aren’t written according to a bland checklist of what’s socially acceptable by the lame woke standards the rest of the world is too malleable to oppose. If anime characters are ‘dumb’ or ‘degenerate’ creations, then I’ll continue watching my dumb and degenerate characters, and love every minute of it.

I love VR. It's the next logical step in immersive entertainment and would make gaming actually seem fun. I have an Oculus Go and it's great for watching YT videos in 360, playing the very limited games available on the system and loading with my own 360 home movies. But it really needs to have more content to make it truly worthwhile, especially considering the price of the headset. It is massively addictive plunging into a 3D world and I recommend it to anyone. The main drawback for me is the buffering. My Oculus freezes up constantly while I'm trying to watch anything on it, especially if it's hi-rez. If you have access to a fiber optic network it works astonishingly well. But right now it seems that technology has yet to catch up with the possibilities. VR has been around long enough to justify pouring more resources into the content available, so media companies really need to get on the ball if they're going to make VR work as a mainstream platform.

@Fluttershutter Perfecto! Couldn't have said it better.

Uh…duh! Women are females! That’s kinda the definition and it should be pretty obvious. I can’t imagine why anyone would have a problem with that. But then again, people nowadays are programmed to have a problem with everything that’s natural.

Spending an hour with Dreambiscuit would be scary enough on its own without the stories. Especially if I'm having a bad mane day.

Those are some great looking TVs but the HG content isn't as wide-spread as it should be to justify the price. I'd love it it it was, though! Star Wars Holiday Special is sadly still only available as the same fuzzy VHS copies and re-copies that have been circulating forever, even thought they've been transferred to dvd. Song of the South was released overseas and some were region-free. I don't think you can get them anymore outside of ebay, etc, but they did have an official release at one point. Yeah, there are loads of old B&W movies out there that were rare even on VHS. Some are considered major series to purists of classics, but most studios won't release them (except for print on demend dvds) because they're B&W and not the most commonly known films.

Waifu seems like a term reserved for characters you're deeply attracted to on a number of levels, but largely romanctic. So if you're simply a (straight) female fan without the romantic angle I'd probably use a different term.

I can do the stuff from the shows, but I don’t follow the comics really, so that takes me out of the running. Still, it’s good to see another trivia event on here! Happy Halloween everypony!

I was staying with my family at La Hacienda in Alamos, Sonora, Mexico and used to hear footsteps every night as I was trying to nod off to sleep. I kept looking out to see who was awake that time of night but no one was there. I asked my dad, who then asked the caretaker who it might have been. The caretaker said it was the original owner of the place, long deceased, still roaming the halls. Stories abounded that people visiting with their pets would see their dogs sitting up, wagging their tails and looking up at someone no one else could see. It was a friendly ghost according to local stories, but still, hearing the footfalls of the dearly departed every night at bedtime was enough to keep me from drifting off to dreamland without a small dose of melatonin to lead the way.

I FINALLY cut my hair last week. It feels sooo great to tame this mess of a mop, and now I feel ten pounds lighter, even though I only trimmed about an inch and a half off.

@TheRockARooster and @Tropical Melody You guys are killing me!! I had a lousy bag of Maui Onion chips, which ain't bad as chips go. But dang!! They're still just freaking chips!! But don't feel guilty. No, I wouldn't want to spoil your dinner.

I’d rather fly, by far! Sure, it would be fun to check out the realms of the deep unhindered by an oxygen tank, but let’s face it, there’s nothing more thrilling than dancing on the clouds and seeing the world from the lofty heights, at least to me. So I’m taking the high road, so to speak.

I seem to remember poking around online when I was in my early tween years. I didn’t spend much time on it, just like now. It was a passing novelty that didn’t hold a lot of interest. Now I have no choice but to use it for necessities but I don’t really like hanging out if I don’t have a particular reason.

I put summer as my favorite but to be honest I'm getting more and more into the cooler weather. Too much outdoor activity in the blazing sun all year long will do that to ya. Right now 44 degrees F is my go-to temp.

Yes, I believe in God. Similarly I believe that water is wet, the sun is warm, and a million other obvious facts. I don't even have to believe, I simply observe.

Spicy Italian sausage and pierogies.

I pounced on the KitKat even though I'm partial to 3 Musketeers (and pretty much everything else on the list!) What can I tell ya? I like a well-balanced diet.