I am totally that guy's lazy brother.
About bike paths: dear Americans, please do not stroll three abreast and block them. Thank you.
There are bike paths in America????
About bike paths: dear Americans, please do not stroll three abreast and block them. Thank you.
Also: Do not walk in the middle of the path while listening to music on your ipod at a volume that prevents you from hearing warnings shouted by approaching bicyclists.
It isn't totally crazy, you know.
This movie is about a Finnish electronic music pioneer who is now documenting ever moment of his life in preparation for the eventual complete transfer of his mind into the digital domain.
You see a lot of that these days.
Kinda makes you wonder what else he records on a daily basis.
It isn't totally crazy, you know.
No, it's not, but it is pretty weird to actually do it.
Yes, it is crazy. The whole mindset seems to be 'if I get hit, I'll have proof to ruin someone's life', which seems to betray some messed-up priorities.
'if I get hit, I'll have proof to ruin someone's life'
If you get hit on a motorcycle, the chances of getting crippled and having lifelong exorbitant medical bills is not insignificant.
I have a friend who survived a motorcycle accident; I know there's a significant risk. It just seems a little weird, that's all, especially because as ogged says, it's going to be pretty funny if the camera isn't in the right position to capture useful action.
My parents videotaped me and my brothers every three months, wearing the same type of outfit, standing against the same wall, for 24 years - (my brother was born in '71, until I graduated high school in '95).
After I graduated, they spliced it all together, so that they have us growing up in time-lapse photography.
That must be cool to see. Reminds me of that guy who took a photo of himself every day for 6 years.
It is cool. It's set to honky-tonk music. It's a wee bit embarrassing, too. There's several awkward years where I'm just standing there...in my leotard...
I thought of doing this on a day-by-day or week-by-week basis with my babies for the first six months or so, but never got around to it. I don't take pictures.
Also, you have to keep buying new leotards as they grow up.
No, leotards can just stretch unflatteringly as you "blossom".
Boy, do I hope there isn't a log of how often I click on a link that the netnanny blocks as adult content.
I knew I didn't want to see 18 before I clicked on it, but I didn't know how badly I wouldn't want to see it.
So, you're saying I should be grateful to the netnanny?
22: yes, a thousand times (or at least two times) yes.
The whole mindset seems to be 'if I get hit, I'll have proof to ruin someone's life'
Given the number of idiots out on the road chatting on their cellphones it doesn't seem like such a bad idea. Of course, I'd have to start riding sanely. Never mind.
Shouldn't you be working or something, apostropher? Instead of posting links to pictures that are now seared into my brain?
22: !!! You should sacrifice something precious in gratitude if your netnanny prevented you from seeing that picture.
True story: the first time I saw that picture, it was emailed to me by w-lfs-n.
a tape of him getting hit from behind which goes from scenic to concrete
Ogged actually stole this from the blurb for my first film, Tell me when your reaches rock: the Mark Foley story.
Regarding netnannies: I have recently learned that when shopping for a pearl necklace online, it is a good idea always to include "jewelry" as one of your search terms.
Related: does anyone know a good place to get a pearl necklace?
FWIW, I don't know much about jewelry, but I have a belief that Mikimoto is a respectably serious name in pearls. Cultured, not natural, but I have a similarly unexamined belief that no one I'm likely to run across is going to be able to afford natural pearls.
LB- they're pretty much the only name in pearls. And most people seem to say that you're paying an absurd markup just for the name. And their clasps are ugly, says Mrs. Landers. OTOH, since they're basically the only "name-brand" around, and everyone seems to acknowledge that there are a lot of frauds in the market, it's a little hard to know where else to turn.
Have you poked around eBay? I know it seems declasse, but I've heard (and again, I know very little about jewelry, because I lose stuff, so I don't buy for myself and dissuade Buck from jewelry-type gifts) that prices run remarkably better than retail, and that if you're cautious about sellers with a good record, your odds of getting taken aren't high.
I'm not sure I know what 35 means, exactly. Just buy old, used pearls, instead of new ones?
I'm not at all sure my wife's even going to want a pearl necklace now, with a snatchy six-month-old baby always hanging around her neck, but she used to want one, and lord knows I've no idea what else to get her. The only thing I know for sure that she wants is an adopted child from China, and she's not getting that.
30: I've bought a couple of things from friends of ours who make pearl jewelry. I know nothing about jewelry, but their stuff is pretty.
Oh, very pretty indeed, and thanks for the recommendation Dave. I think she's interested in a traditional white strand, though.
35: Well, the thing with pearls is that if they're not worn supposedly they lose their lustre. But yeah, vintage or estate jewelry might have prettier clasps, at least, if it's in good condition.
Alternatively, a month at a really lovely spa somewhere in New Mexico or Hawaii. Or, you know, instead of *adopting* a baby from China, you could buy a water buffalo for a family in China... (okay, probably not).
Eh, the baby's only snatchy for a year or so, and who wears a pearl necklace around the house except June Cleaver. If she wants the necklace, get the necklace.
the baby's only snatchy for a year or so
???? LB, you must have lovely children. Mine is still snatchy, at 6.
I hear circumcision does wonders for snatchiness.
I'll take this thread to 50 by myself if need be.
43: http://www.tenthousandwaves.com/
Actually, I think I had heard of that place before. The name sounds familiar.
If you haven't seen it, it's new to you.
So what would really be helpful would be for one of you New Yorkers to trot on over to 576 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1102, and tell me if the showroom of American Pearl looks more reputable than disreputable. Because their website is a bit chinsy, and I don't like the way they use the word "FLAWLESS" so many times. And how they offer an escrow service that I've never heard of (i-escrow) and who's website seems to be nonfunctioning. But they seem to have what I'm looking for, and no one else does...
I hate the internet.
What you should do is buy her all the pieces for an oyster tank, because then you'll have given her more than a necklace, you'll have given her a hobby, too. Just think how much she'll treasure the pearl necklace that she cultured herself.
Mine is still snatchy, at 6.
I thought you had a boy.
Or you could just see whether oysters alone are enough to get you laid without shelling out for the pearls.
56: Yeah, and he snatches at things. Luckily, however, my snatch is not one of them.
Why buy the oyster, when you can get the pearls for ... nevermind, that doesn't work.
And "up" should be "down." Or possibly "out."
18 makes me happy. I'd like to send that guy a check.
...bly embarrassing.
I'm just a very slow typer.
54.--Brock, I'm sorry to say that even were I to visit your fifth avenue pearl broker, real pearls would look to me like lacquered plastic. (I'm good at visually distinguishing gold purities, though!)
However: a lot of the decent NYC jewellers have appalling customer-service interfaces. The famous Diamond District--really just one block of 51st Ave.--looks almost exactly like the lower West 30s--where there's a high concentration of recent-immigrant-run electronic shops--except that the shoddy window display-cases in the Diamond District contain sparkly rocks instead of stereo systems.
Seriously, if I were you, I'd find a local jeweller. Maybe you'll pay more in the markup, but if you build a relationship with them, they'll be more inclined to clean your jewelry for free, waive service charges for watch batteries replacements or ring resizing, help you evaluate pieces, etc. My uncle was a jeweller, so I may have some bias here, but even in my very limited experience with jewellers, I've found that they will cut deals to retain a customer.
67: ...really just one block of 51st Ave.
uh, isn't that 51st Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues? Has NYC been renumbered to confuse terrorists and tourists since 9/11, or is my memory gone again?
And, yeah, you're right, and I'm pretending not to feel embarrassed.
67- thanks, JM, I wasn't actually asking anyone to go out of the way to go down there. But I appreciate it. The local-jeweler option, while theoretically preferable, is complicated by the fact that (1) I haven't been able to find what I'm looking for at the few jewelers I've checked, and (2) I don't have time to scour dozens of jewelry shops in person searching.
The oyster tank is not a bad call. I *love* to eat raw oysters though, which prevent pearl-growth.
I hope he's recording front and back, because a tape of him getting hit from behind which goes from scenic to concrete in an instant won't be much use.
I disagree. What if someone's adapting a J.G. Ballard novel for the screen?
Sorry JM, didn't mean to embarrass. I love that block. Full of sharks. I went there with my partner a few years back, and managed to get a $50 gold ring for only $200!. She was looking for a garnet in rose gold, so she picked a diamond/ruby in yellow. Crappy stones, too. But she really likes the ring, and it was a memorable retail experience. It's fun being a tourist.
/s/ Rube in the City
p.s. I don't mean to imply that *ALL* jewelry dealers are sharks.