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Moving to NYC!

iwz by iwz · Dec 20, 2009 · Article · 201 views

So, I've taken a new job in the city, and the commute is 2 hours each way. Mikayla and I decided to try living in the city for a while.

We signed a lease on a new apartment in Battery Park City, which is in downtown Manhattan. Address: 70 Battery Pl, New York, NY.

Here's a video tour:

It's in a quieter part of the city, with lots of parks and bike paths. Tourists don't really visit the area, and it gets really really quiet at night.

The apartment is on the first floor in a nice nine-floor building with a doorman, elevators, roof access, a gym, bike storage, laundry on every floor, and a private terrace area with grass that is only accessible to tenants. There are 11 train lines within like a 15 minute walk, which is sweet! My commute to work will be a ten minute walk, and a 14 minute train ride on the R or W. There's also a bus to Union Square right there.

These two windows are our apartment:

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Looks like we'll be in the South Manhattan Congregation, which meets at a Kingdom Hall right by the Brooklyn Bridge. We haven't visited yet, but we're planning on it soon! Definitely curious about the congregation and the territory.

So, we're moving on January 23rd. And if you want to come for a visit, please come any time! Just give us a little notice so we can figure out if we're around. There's an ice-skating rink right nearby for the winter. Let's go ice-skating!

BTW, we're selling both of our cars. 2006 Subaru Outback Limited is the first to go. ~$17k, 62k miles, full warranty. If you're interested, let me know!

It's gonna be crazy!

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brothermanOG 2004

Bob Ross was the man.

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brothermanOG 2004

Assuming we are talking about the same guy.

iwz iwz

there can only be one Bob Ross

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brothermanOG 2004

Haha... The painter guy right? He was cool to watch.

juicymango juicymangoOG 2003

Weird coincindence, i was about to post these Nicole Atkins dates!!

MUSIC UNITES

1/21/08 Fords, NJ Vintage Vinyl 7pm

01/25/08 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom

02/14/08 Manasquan, NJ Algonquin Arts

superhero superheroOG 2004

ohh 2/14 is matchbox twenty as MSG ...

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brothermanOG 2004

800 calories so far today... Whatcha got to say to that Alexis.... ;oP

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder

i find it funny that you are the ONLY guy on here that counts calories... its cute.. in a gay kinda way.

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder

well i just ate like 6 slices of baklava, so thats probably like 3000 calories right there

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brothermanOG 2004

You suck. I'm stealing some of your DNA. Haha...

tesoro tesoroOG 2001

haha, um, just because you don't get fat, doesn't mean you can't get high blood pressure/diabetes!

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brothermanOG 2004

Good point. My dad was 38 and had a heart attack and was thin.

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder

ahhh relax, i eat healthy most of the time. once in a while i gorge myself. other than that, no soda, no fast food, no snacks in the house

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder

this is a bold faced lie... you my good sir are a pig...

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brothermanOG 2004

I think I believe Mikey on this one.

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brothermanOG 2004

I'm the only one that admits to it. There's some closet calorie counters on here.

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

i dont really count my calories. i count my fat. take it i dont go over board on the calories and consume large amts either.

mandie mandieOG 2001

CHINESE MEETING

mandie mandieOG 2001

Oh and notice that a sister is doing the mikes. They don't have enough brothers so the sisters have to help. A sister even read the watchtower. and the coolest thing is about 98% of the brothers and sisters here didn't even speak english, but yet we felt like long lost family...love it.

juicymango juicymangoOG 2003

this is pretty cool but isn't our work under ban in china.. isn't posting this like.. dangerous??

i duno

i think this is awesome but chris and i said the same thing uhh isn't this illegal lol

iwz iwz

i don't think it's really banned like that.

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

i thought it was. my friends brother lives there and they have to do EVERYTHING (preaching, meetings etc) on the DL or they'll get sent to prison or something harsh.

juicymango juicymangoOG 2003

yeah a girl from my old hall is in China and she sends emails back home and they're like, in code, so she doesn't get caught

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

yeah. thats what my friends bro does too. so sad huh?

anyway i was thinking about the posting of the video...its all good cause we have chinese congs here SOOOO for all anyone knows that could be a chinese cong that was visited in CA, ya know?

fivezero fivezeroOG 2003

i know who you mean. lil asain girl, right? something with a V...

juicymango juicymangoOG 2003

nooo old old hall from up north where i grew up

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

maybe its certain parts of china that its banned? not the whole country? i dunno.

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brothermanOG 2004

Aren't there provinces in China run by the British government?

mandie mandieOG 2001

Taiwan isn't part of China actually. It is "the republic of china" or "ROC" but Taiwan is its own country. But you are correct, the work is banned in mainland china.

juicymango juicymangoOG 2003

ahh taiwan, right, nevermind!!

mandie mandieOG 2001

ha, yeah don't worry, i would never post anything to harm anyone..ahaha

juicymango juicymangoOG 2003 mandie

well, yeah, i know lol

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder

u sure this isn't a chinese mtg in the states?

mandie mandieOG 2001

yep, positive. i recorded it in Taiwan.

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder

are you SURE that was Taiwan? and not the United States??

mandie mandieOG 2001

come to think of it, your right, it wasn't Taiwan....in fact, it was while vacationing in Mongolia...you caught me!

mandie mandieOG 2001

THIS IS PRETTY COOL..DO YOU GUYS RECOGNIZE IT?

fivezero fivezeroOG 2003

sure do

mandie mandieOG 2001

mandie mandieOG 2001

oh i forgot to say this is the baseball game we went to in Taiwan.

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brothermanOG 2004

My ex-wife is such a freak... She can't even go with me to get a dress for Emily that she needs for a school play. So I told her to at least take Emily so that she can confirm it fits her, since Emily is a nephilim child. LOL!

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

i thought she was in florida (the ex)?

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brothermanOG 2004

She's coming up next week for 4 days or so.

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder

just a heads up to anyone getting married in the near future... don't use celebration studios for your pictures...

http://blog.nj.com/jerseyweddings/2008/01/celebration_studios_is_kaput.html

we paid over $3,000 and all we got we got is our printed proofs. what a bunch of crooks. I'm gonna file on the class action suit

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

was kam booked?

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

you seriously went with this company and now they're closing their doors? UGH im sorry.

theremin thereminOG 2002

Sorry to hear that man. If I get to get married someday, I'm gonna hire like 3 photographers if I can, in case something goes wrong.

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brothermanOG 2004

Vegas weddings are the way to go...

theremin thereminOG 2002

I can't believe they have the nerve to keep their website up. I just went to their site & the page at http://www.celebrationstudios.com/proofs_albums.asp (Proofs/Albums page) says "This page is being revised." Some nerve. I feel like calling up to book a fake wedding with them & then be like.... 'joke's on you.'

juicymango juicymangoOG 2003

yeah i have been getting quite a bit of their clients - they basically cancelled all of their 2008 weddings and it's a nightmare because most people are booked for 2008 :(

theremin thereminOG 2002
socalgal socalgalOG 2003

thats what i say.

juicymango juicymangoOG 2003

and sadly it's not the photographers/videographers fault, they all got screwed too, some of them are owed upwards of 20K - they never got paid that's why they are holding all the files "hostage" until they get paid, totally understandable too these people are out of work now, sucks for them

bad management

theremin thereminOG 2002

20 grand. WoooWwwwwwweee

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder

I was able to speak to my photographer, and he was one that got screwed over too. He said he'll give me the photos, I offered to give him some extra money.

juicymango juicymangoOG 2003

yeah a lot of them are doing that from what i hear - that's good - you can still get an album made as long as you get the negatives

thatdarngirl thatdarngirlOG 2002

Did you use these guys for your videographer too, Matt? I'm still looking for one.

juicymango juicymangoOG 2003

Oh snot i forgot about this. I'll send you a PM.

thatdarngirl thatdarngirlOG 2002

I didn't want to bug you about it cause I know you're busy, I've been bugging everyone that I know that has gotten married in the last few years.

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

watch the fourth video down (last video) SO freaking creepy

http://gawker.com/345563/tom-cruise-uncut-the-freedom-medal-award-ceremony?autoplay=true

theremin thereminOG 2002

Indeed

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

wasnt it just so weird. so "nazi" like. tom cruise is really the leader of a cult. so sad how they dont see it.

theremin thereminOG 2002

I know.. like a "World Domination" type thing. And just so weird how they have that dude's tall portait over there where they stare to in "worship." I mean.... c'mon you idiots! He's a Sci-Fi author!

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

"heil hitler" lol seriously thats what it totally was like.

juicymango juicymangoOG 2003

lol tommy girl, you so crazy!

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder

yeah i agree... just like that

iwz iwz

he just wants to HELP

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

this kid used to hang with us back in the day (no longer in the truth) but such a sick surfer

superhero superheroOG 2004

Satan makes you famous if you quit serving Jehovah, that seems to be the general rule.

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder

famous? let's not go crazy, he's just a surfer

superhero superheroOG 2004

ok, my apologies for offending.

If you stop serving Jehovah, Satan makes you exceptionally talented at whatever you may choose to do instead, whether that's professional snowboarding, surfing, music, or anything else.

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brothermanOG 2004

Or professional loser.

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder

haha... that was funny!

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

he's a talented surfer and satan lured him into the lifestyle of a pro surfer.

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder

talented?? I could do that if i wanted. i just don't want to

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

you couldnt do that in your tub if you wanted too! :P

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brothermanOG 2004

I guess you could look at Bert Malignaggi's brother. I don't know if he was raised around the truth, but now he's a professional boxer fighting on pay per view. I see commericials about him and his next fight. But I don't think it is the norm to be famous. There are more who hit rock bottom after leaving the truth than who become professional athletes or business successes.

superhero superheroOG 2004

yeah that's a good example. I bet Gina has a bunch more good examples. Well there's no use in discussing them much, they've made that choice.

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

i have a buncha good examples on how to have fun. :P

g.f.s.rocks g.f.s.rocksOG 2001

Paul actually grew up around the truth, in fact when the boys were younger Paul was the more spiritually inclined one than Bert. It was a shock to me that Paul completely left it behind and now leads the life as a professional boxer. Im glad though that Bert realized his spiritual need and did what was needed to fulfill it. It's sad though that Satan got his brother...

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brothermanOG 2004

I figured he did, wasn't sure. Well I can say that the brother of a professional boxer took out my knee. Does that make me famous? LOL!

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder

there's a lot like that, but yeah there's WAY more that totally just ruined they're lives completely

theremin thereminOG 2002

I'm having real trouble finding a program to allow me to do want I want to do... I want to edit, splice, mash up video... using Divx files/ mov / and mpeg-1. Windows Movie Maker would be fine if it were just mpeg-1s concerned. But, I have the Divx videos and mov's that I wanna use as well together with the mpeg-1's.

This goal proves extra hard, since I need a free solution. (or as close to free as possible)

I haven't found a solution yet... not even an expensive solution.

I've tried thinking of various things and then searching for such programs.

Different possibilities could be
-a program that does it all (allows you to import all file types, edit within that prog, and export to a format of your choosing)
-Or, a program that just converts Divx and Mov to Mpeg-1 & after the conversion I'll import it all into Windows Movie Maker and begin editing
-Or, a program that converts Mpeg-1 and Mov to Divx that also allows you to edit/cut Divx format and allows you to export to DVD for unrestricted viewing

Hopefully someone has a solution
Please tell me

iwz iwz

Adobe Premiere Elements can do everything you need, I think. They have a free trial, try it out.

http://www.adobe.com/products/premiereel/

TMPGEnc didn't work out for you?

iwz iwz

also, it looks like Windows Movie Maker can import DivX videos...

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/21/faq.mspx

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brothermanOG 2004

Take this to the geek forum. If I can't talk about baseball then you can't talk about boring computer stuff. ;oP

theremin thereminOG 2002

Really strange it says something about that, because Windows Movie Maker doesn't even show the Divx files when going to choose what file you want to import. Then if you hit the drop down to select "All Files" and then select a Divx file to import it gives this message "The file C:\....\...divx is not a supported file type, and it cannot be imported into Windows Movie Maker."

iwz iwz

do you have the full divx codec installed?

theremin thereminOG 2002

No idea. How do I find out? I can definately watch the Divx movies. But Windows Movie Maker says it's a file type that can't be imported.

iwz iwz

just try reinstalling it from www.divx.com.

I dunno, I just tried to import a divx file in Movie Maker in Vista, and it worked fine. But who knows, maybe it's different in Vista.

theremin thereminOG 2002

oh yeh, I have XP not Vista, that could be the trouble

englandkid englandkidOG 2003

25 minutes!!

malibu malibuOG 2001

i can't believe it. they cancelled our meeting already. its like the lightest fluff snow ever.

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brothermanOG 2004

Hahaha... Well I have no excuse to miss mine if its still on, the book study is a block away.

iwz iwz

it's cancelled anyway.

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brothermanOG 2004

Don't know why. Didn't get much of anything.

superhero superheroOG 2004

as you get older, time goes so much faster, it's ridiculous. The weeks just fly by. I need everything to slow down.

ilikebirds ilikebirdsOG 2002

I can't quit you

ilikebirds ilikebirdsOG 2002

Seriously time doesn't exist anymore.
Almost the end of January? Crazy. I didn't even give birth yet

superhero superheroOG 2004

does anyone here know who tucker max is?

iwz iwz

i'm guessing it's tai's alter ego

malibu malibuOG 2001

why did you have a run-in?

malibu malibuOG 2001

and i know he's a writer and everything but i read an interview about him and something about new jersey so i thought maybe you'd had a personal encounter with him. because i could only imagine what would have happened

superhero superheroOG 2004

haha no, that guy is on a completely different level from anything i've ever tried. i just picked up his book accidentally yesterday in borders and flipped through it quickly

malibu malibuOG 2001

i know he's insane. one of the books i was laughing out loud at. i'd like to be his friend because he sounds insane but i don't like to drink that much and i enjoy life outside of prison.i think the best is the story about how he's banned for life to stay in a best western hotel. or his friend sligblade who hates women.

ilikebirds ilikebirdsOG 2002

Yea i know tucker max and may or may not have read one of his books.
Which i dont believe.

juicymango juicymangoOG 2003

passive agressive = funny

juicymango juicymangoOG 2003

i am trying so hard not to look for cloverfield spoliers online lolol

malibu malibuOG 2001

how can there be spoilers already? movie theaters don't open til 12 and its only 12:30.

juicymango juicymangoOG 2003

it premiered i think 2 nights ago in cali

superhero superheroOG 2004

i keep hearing this movie is like, the YouTube "Godzilla" version of "Blair Witch Project", which makes it sound super laem

juicymango juicymangoOG 2003

yeah....... possibly.. but i'm still there. ha

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder

nah... i was reading some interviews with the director and he was saying how he wanted to revamp that same feeling, but make it different, and in alot of the trailers they had that woman behind some sheet like expanding or changing into something.... sounds different from ur regular godzilla or king kong thing.

im REALLY excited about this movie, i think its gonna be sick.

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

miley cyrus is so ugly. im getting so tired of hearing about her i just want to kick her.

juicymango juicymangoOG 2003

cloverfield = pretty intense

cliche, yes, but still pretty intense

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brothermanOG 2004

It was a cool concept. Could have been better though.

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

def! but the ending was pretty clever.

juicymango juicymangoOG 2003

yeah i really didn't mind the ending, i heard it was dumb but i didn't mind it... leaves an opening for a sequel

aaaaaaaaand for like 20-30 mintes after leaving the movie i felt like a weird paranoid feeling like something was gonna jump out of the dark LOL

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brothermanOG 2004

I found it funny that the thing was getting bombed with heavy artillery and still didn't get a scratch.

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brothermanOG 2004

There's already talk of a sequel. I really hope they don't do it on a camcorder again. They should use standard video equipment and make a real movie.

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder

i liked the whole thing... left you feeling like it was you and just you going through all the craziness...

thatdarngirl thatdarngirlOG 2002

I actually really enjoyed this!

My little sister got motion sick and threw up halfway through it.

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

haha my sis had to leave too. she only had about 15 mins left but got SO nauseated. my sis said some chick hurled in the bathroom that came out of our theater. lol

thatdarngirl thatdarngirlOG 2002

My sissy missed the whole scene in the tunnel, which I told her was just as well because that was soo scary! I was grabbing my fiance's arm and would not let go!

She looked awful when she got home. After throwing up, she somehow finished watching the movie.

hunkpapap hunkpapapOG 2003

why does this say i like birds?

tesoro tesoroOG 2001

oh my gosh, i hate stupid drivers. i don't know if it's PA drivers that i hate, or basically all drivers outside of big cities. Me & Austin were just talking about this yesterday, and it happend this morning. People here DO NOT KNOW HOW TO MERGE or what a yield sign means. Half the people, when getting onto the highway will STOP, even if there is a long on-ramp. How stupid is that?! it's a lot harder to get up to speed when dead stopped then just to merge on. Ugh! i hate it!

Anyways, we had our 2 day assembly this weekend, it was sooo good! I love my CO & DO. They give such great talks. The DO's public address on sunday was like, riviting, i didn't say one word to anyone during it, and was glued. He's such a good speaker. His name is Bro. Sobieski.

I'm trying to figure out if we're ahead of NJ or behind you, cuz me & Tina had different assemblies. Our theme was "Do all things for God's Glory". Did you guys have that already?

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

its universal. i had one idiot this morning try to run me off the road cause he didnt know how to merge. i kept going and didnt give and he had to slam on his breaks cause a big rig was coming.

and i loved "The DO's public address on sunday was like, riviting, i didn't say one word to anyone during it" that totally made me laugh. ONLY because it seems like you're talking through the other parts cause they're not as good. (which i know you're not but it made me laugh)

tesoro tesoroOG 2001

hahaha, yea, i just chat non-stop through the other, less interesting talks. hahaha

but like, ya know how you'll notice weird things people are doing, or someone practically falling off their chair sleeping, and you HAVE to tell someone else. hahah that's what i mean.

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

haha im the same way. thats why it made me laugh. i have the WORST case of ADD when it comes to assemblies. and i cant sit next to my mom cause we start giggling at the stupidest things. lol

g.f.s.rocks g.f.s.rocksOG 2001

I have been to two of them so far, haven't had mine yet, but the program is amazing!

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder

GIANTS ARE GOING TO THE SUPERBOWL!!!

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

YES! i just hope they beat the pats...not likely but im hoping.

i was SO disappointed in yesterdays game tho...SD was SOOOOO close....2 points in the 3rd....then pats scored and it went all downhill from there and i turned the TV off and took off to run my errands.

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder

yeah, they had too many injuries to deal with. i think if gates, lt, and rivers were all 100% they would've had a better chance

tesoro tesoroOG 2001

It is ridiculously cold out. it was like 8degrees this morning. haha

i tend to drive faster when it's so cold, when i first get in my car, so it heats up quicker!

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder

wow... just wow.

iwz iwz

good job mike. you messed up the whole page

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder

i fixed it jerk... its not my fault your website cant handle my l33t html skillz

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alexOG 2001

"knockin' me out with those american thighs" lol i love that line.

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

haha my friend just sent this to me:

Saw a billboard that said,

"Need help, call Jesus 1-800-005-3787"

I did and a Mexican showed up with a tow truck.

iwz iwz

lol. sup hay-suse!

juicymango juicymangoOG 2003

"ahh yes the bob loblaw law blog"

mandie mandieOG 2001

charles in charge rules!!! i have to say, arrested development has to be one of the best shows ever...

juicymango juicymangoOG 2003

yeah i really need more, haha, they need to make a movie

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder

i just saw the one the other day where they think george sr. died, so they have the funeral, and gob is trying to do that magic trick... lol oh man, so funny

hunkpapap hunkpapapOG 2003

he wouldn't be wrong

ilikebirds ilikebirdsOG 2002

what says who?

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

i miss save ferris

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brothermanOG 2004

What's up with this arctic weather? It was in the 50s last week.

thatdarngirl thatdarngirlOG 2002 funny

Sometimes in the winter it gets cold.

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brothermanOG 2004

Wow... Thank you for that life altering answer...

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

sooooo tom brady MIGHT be out of the superbowl. he hurt his foot...YESSSS!!!!

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs07/news/story?id=3207592

""Ah, you know, there's always bumps and bruises. I'll be ready for the Super Bowl," Brady said. "I'm not worried about that. I'm not missing this one. I'd have to be on a stretcher to miss this one. There will be treatment this week. In games like this, you get a little nicked up. It's nothing serious.""

hes SOOOO manly, lol

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

STOP STEALING MY THUNDER!!!! let me dream!!! sheesh!!

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder

yeah he's definitely gonna play... but he's still gonna lose!

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

i hope!!!

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder

crazy hockey brawl in russia... gets nuts about 2 mins in and then at about 4 mins

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder

huge bicycle crash

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brothermanOG 2004

I ate Indian food today for the first time. I'm scared of the repercussions of such an action. Haha...

theremin thereminOG 2002
socalgal socalgalOG 2003

WOW....heath ledger was found dead in his home

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

MSNBC News Services
updated 7 minutes ago

NEW YORK - A New York Police Department spokesman says the actor Heath Ledger has been found dead at a downtown Manhattan residence.

According to TMZ.com, Ledger, 28, was found dead in his bed in one of his residences in Soho by his housekeeper at 3:35 p.m. ET Tuesday.

The actor has a two-year-old daughter with former fiancee Michelle Williams. Ledger was set to play the Joker in the upcoming Batman film "The Dark Knight." He received an Academy Award nomination for his work in "Brokeback Mountain."

iwz iwz

wow, that's too bad :(

fivezero fivezeroOG 2003

wow. bummer. i liked him.

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

i loved him! all the good ones die young

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brothermanOG 2004

Don't know good someone is that will waste their life like that.

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

huh?

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brothermanOG 2004

They're saying it looks like a suicide. Wouldn't consider someone who kills themself as one of the good ones.

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brothermanOG 2004

Now if he died in a plane crash or was shot in the chest with a flaming arrow or run over with a steam roller, then that would be a different story. haha... Ok, I'm totally insensitive to this subject...

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

take it down a notch....he was a great actor. nuff said sparky.

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brothermanOG 2004 socalgal

ok, queenie. hehe

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brothermanOG 2004 socalgal

Actually I just read an article where Ledger was quoted in November as saying his role as the Joker had taxed him so much that he was only sleeping two hours a night or something to that affect. So it sounds like he may have accidentally killed himself with sleeping pills. I guess we won't know unless the toxicology report says he swallowed half the bottle at once. Then that is pretty apparent he killed himself intentionally. Either way its a shame. He had a two year old daughter. And people who saw him with her painted him as a wonderful father.

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder

they are saying it was an accident death... poor guy, he seemed alot different from all the other younger actors... a pretty down to earth guy, im super bummed hes dead.

theremin thereminOG 2002

Well, ones that commit suicide normally do it because they're depressed (& I tend to think Ledger's was accidental death but while we're on the subject about suicide... suicidal people aren't anarchists usually.. it's called depression & not being able to cope with his or her mental state so how are they not 'good'... none of us are good. only God is good.)

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brothermanOG 2004

Well if he was depressed so be it, but sounds like he had everything going for him with no signs of a mental breakdown. So I tend to think he made stupid decisions and used drugs recreationally. His breakup with Michelle Williams was allegedly over his drug use.

socalgal socalgalOG 2003 brotherman

i think being an actor alone causes mental breakdowns. you lose sense of "self" ya know. i have a friend who no longer is an actor (hes a director now) because of that reason. he told me that you become so engrossed in your character that you forget who you really are as a normal human being and you doubt and question yourself in everything.

juicymango juicymangoOG 2003 brotherman

ugh come on... depression is a disease and a lot of times it's a private disease, and plenty of times NO ONE around the person even knows or realizes that they were depressed or suicidal

juicymango juicymangoOG 2003 juicymango

plenty of times people who commit suicide have "a lot going for them" to the outside

i knew a 19 year old kid who jumped off a building and no one knew he was even depressed

so yeah don't talk about suicide like that

depression eats your mind

socalgal socalgalOG 2003 juicymango

yeah my friends really good friend, her hubby committed suicide cause of depression. my friend said they were all shocked because you would've never known he was depressed or anything was wrong. just cause they're smiling on the outside doesnt mean they're smiling on the inside.

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brothermanOG 2004 socalgal

I have a family member who is clinically depressed. You KNOW when living with someone that they are depressed. It shows up in all aspects of their life. Now, an outsider would not necessarily know, because the person could put up a fake front to hide it. I'm sure his wife was aware.

iwz iwz socalgal

so true

Proverbs 14:13: "Even in laughter the heart may be in pain; and grief is what rejoicing ends up in."

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder brotherman

brotherman... you are the most clueless 29 year old i know...

its cute. lol

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brothermanOG 2004 rocksupastar

I'd say I'm pretty knowledgable on the subject. I watched someone close to me break down and people outside the family would never know because that person was always very kind and pleasant.

juicymango juicymangoOG 2003 brotherman

yeah so if this actor killed himself (which looks like was not the case anyway) perhaps his family knew but why would the outside world know

owen wilson - same deal

and just because the family knows doesn't mean that everything's gonna be ok and that depression won't take their life

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brothermanOG 2004 juicymango

Well if his family comes out and says he battled with certain issues, then I feel for the guy. But from what I've read so far, that has not come out. There are people who just like to feel a high. Kind of like these extreme sports nuts. They go jump off a cliff with a snow board and crack their head open and I'm supposed to feel bad? My first reaction is, "You are dumb and wasted your life for a pointless means of pleasure."

socalgal socalgalOG 2003 brotherman

YOU are pointless. NUFF SAID.

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brothermanOG 2004 socalgal

No, I am a Nike sweatshop owner in Hackettstown, NJ.

socalgal socalgalOG 2003 brotherman

nah, you're pointless.

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brothermanOG 2004 socalgal

Yeah, but I'm hot at least . ;oP

socalgal socalgalOG 2003 brotherman

um. o-kay. :P

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brothermanOG 2004 socalgal

Gina, stop flirting with me...

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alexOG 2001 brotherman

dude, just stop typing. you just make yourself sound like more and more of a d-bag the more you write. you are obviously not "knowledgeable" on the subject.

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brothermanOG 2004 alex

Hey Mr. Blunt decided to chime in...

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brothermanOG 2004 rocksupastar

And I'm 28... Don't add years to my life. HAha...

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder brotherman

its not my fault thats how you look old man...

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brothermanOG 2004 rocksupastar

This old man could run circles around you

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder brotherman

lol suuuure you could mr.... OH WAH WAH I RAN A MILE YESTERDAY AND MY KNEE HURTS AND NOW IM GONNA SIT ON THE COMPUTER AND TALK WITH OTHER CHICKS ABOUT HOW MANY CALORIES I EAT... WAH WAH

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brothermanOG 2004 rocksupastar

Hahahaha..... I almost peed myself....

Well yeah, I could run circles around you and limp for days after that. No denying that.

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder brotherman

lol... suuuure you could buddy.

dont make me send you back to the hospital to replace a hip.

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brothermanOG 2004 rocksupastar

When did you ever send me to the hospital the first time?

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder brotherman

ooh... well they DID say you would have some memory loss, altho i thought it was only temporary... my bad.

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brothermanOG 2004 rocksupastar

I'll be nice and just call you a nutbag, not the other bag. ;oP

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alexOG 2001

"Don't know good someone is that will waste their life like that."

that was kind of a crap thing to say

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brothermanOG 2004

Yeah well... I'm mean... My kids make Nike sneakers for the black market in my living room...

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

why you gotta be racist? :P

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brothermanOG 2004

Would you like to join them?

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brothermanOG 2004

Hmmm... Kind of wrecks the continuity now if his character doesn't die in The Dark Knight.

fivezero fivezeroOG 2003

they may just leave the movie as it is and not continue the batman/joker fight until they do another a reboot... or they might even create a death for him in this movie.

fivezero fivezeroOG 2003

additional DARK KNIGHT news regarding Ledger's performance:
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/35367

iwz iwz

lol, Jerry O'Connel spoofing Tom Cruise

the parody video Tom Cruise WANTS you to see! on FunnyOrDie.com

nice

fivezero fivezeroOG 2003

hahaha, good one. i liked all the laughing and clapping.

katiedid katiedidFounder

I was away this weekend in PA for my friend's annual ping pong tournament. Soooo much fun! I love shocking the guys and making them sweat ha. They say they don't expect it from me. Psssh what? I don't look like I can play?;)

fivezero fivezeroOG 2003

i'd like to see you play ping pong... in a bikini

katiedid katiedidFounder

hahaha! that was great

iwz iwz

DAFT PUNK

juicymango juicymangoOG 2003

ha look at those kicks! awesome

iwz iwz

Goth who walks fiancée on a leash is banned by bus driver who told him: 'No dogs allowed'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=509713&in_page_id=1770

lol

juicymango juicymangoOG 2003

if anyone wants to see my little nephew Dylan: he is a little over a month old already! and super cute.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y106/KamHarrisPhoto/dylan/IMG_5171.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y106/KamHarrisPhoto/dylan/IMG_5164.jpg

superhero superheroOG 2004

hey i heard you're preggos! congrats!!

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brothermanOG 2004

Whoa!! What happened to the no kids stance?

juicymango juicymangoOG 2003

no i'm just fat not preggos, geez...

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brothermanOG 2004

Oh come on... You aren't fat.

juicymango juicymangoOG 2003

yeah if someone is really spreading a vicious rumor then please tell them to schedule a meeting with my fist

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brothermanOG 2004

Hahaha... I should use that line on Alex when he calls me fat.

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alexOG 2001

although your punches wouldn't hurt because of your fat fists.

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brothermanOG 2004

One day I'm just going to pick your skinny hide up and toss you like a rag doll.

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

awwww he's so cute!!!

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

brotherman is like a poodle....you just ask WHY OH WHY DO THEY EXIST?

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brothermanOG 2004

You love it...

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brothermanOG 2004 offtopic

No more Heath Ledger talk....

iwz iwz

good idea

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brothermanOG 2004

Lets discuss Alex's fake knee injury. haha...

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ukrainiumOG 2002

oh yeah did he have his surgery yet?

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brothermanOG 2004

Yeah, he's milking it. He should be pressing 500 pounds by now.

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ukrainiumOG 2002

is that how he screwed it up in the first place?

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brothermanOG 2004

He was playing football I think. I think he pivoted wrong and....snap went the ACL....

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ukrainiumOG 2002

ok thats what I originally thought. I missed out on playing that week so I wasn't 100% sure.

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder

you kids and ur dependency on your legs...

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brothermanOG 2004 rocksupastar

Well I guess since we can still see our legs, that we can depend on them.... ooooooohhhhh..... hahahaha....

Evil Brotherman will be caged again by midnight. Had to let him out for air. ;oP

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alexOG 2001

have you played with us before? what's your name?

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

um if you werent busy running off at the mouth you would've realized we stopped talking bout heath a LONG time ago. DUH

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brothermanOG 2004

blah blah blah

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder

So maybe we should start up a Forum for broman to talk with the other girls about cooking and counting calories so they dont flood the musings page with it...

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

how bout we talk about the spice girls...or vanilla ice?

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder

ok... HONESTLY... who out there does NOT know the words to Wannabe? seriously... EVERYONE knows them... if you listened to the radio in the late 90's you would know the words...

and cmon... vanilla ice, its a white guy thing... all of us know how to do the vanilla ice dance.

word to yo mutha.

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brothermanOG 2004

It shall be called, "Do Mike and Gina wear the same bra size?"

superhero superheroOG 2004

let's talk about your favorite random 90's bands

i'll go first

Deep Blue Something is playing at Blend in Ridgewood in Feb - $13/ticket

I find $13 to be extremely high. I would give them $2, if I got a Heiniken in return.

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder

Third Eye Blind...

good videos... and stuff

englandkid englandkidOG 2003

what do they sing? that sounds familiar

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder

JUICYMANGO HAS CAWT THE PREGOOEZZZZZ

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brothermanOG 2004

The end is truly near...

juicymango juicymangoOG 2003

what the .. um yeah false

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder

man... i cant even start any drama with preggoz stuff anymore... ghey

the man is keeping me down.

juicymango juicymangoOG 2003

or the woman

rocksupastar rocksupastarFounder

ur the man if you put ME down...

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brothermanOG 2004

that would be gravity and your 300 pound frame...

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brothermanOG 2004

I hate the cold, my lips always get chapped...

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brothermanOG 2004

If I produce another child in this system, someone beat me with a blunt object.... OMG.... I'm ready to jump off my roof...

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brothermanOG 2004

But then again, no one on here can relate, so why do I bother...

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brothermanOG 2004

I made my kids watch Supernanny tonight so they understand how kids drive parents nuts. Fittingly it was a single Dad with custody of two kids.

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