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by KristenM
Sat Oct 07, 2023 5:33 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: America's first conspiracy theory?
Replies: 7
Views: 567

Re: America's first conspiracy theory?



America’s first conspiracy theory? There is no basement in the Alamo. j/k
by KristenM
Tue Aug 01, 2023 1:44 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Barbie
Replies: 59
Views: 4448

Re: Barbie

Ayu wrote: Mon Jul 31, 2023 7:11 am I think, if disparaging discrimination is pervasive in social life, it needs to be addressed in order to reach awareness about it. And yes, sorry, it's not funny.
We’re talking about the movie Barbie, it’s a comedy. Not Sophie’s Choice.
by KristenM
Mon Jul 31, 2023 6:15 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Barbie
Replies: 59
Views: 4448

Re: Barbie

In medicine, "assigned at birth" refers to the designation made by the physician delivering the infant. I have only ever heard the term used in that context, no reference to any creator. YMMV. I think Peter is using a bit of humor, something sorely absent in most of these types of discuss...
by KristenM
Mon Jul 31, 2023 1:27 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Barbie
Replies: 59
Views: 4448

Re: Barbie

How exactly does having a final scene where a woman visits a gynecologist add fuel to TERF talking points exactly? Are you saying there is some better, more inclusive way to show a visit to the gynecologist? What would that be? Do feminist artistic statements always need to include a trans specific...
by KristenM
Sun Jul 23, 2023 10:00 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Barbie
Replies: 59
Views: 4448

Re: Barbie

I just have to add that yesterday was pretty bizarre. After seeing Barbie, my neighbor’s mother died and I literally came up to her dead body lying on the sidewalk with a blanket over it and asked who it was…my neighbor said it was her mother. And the EMT just left her dead body there on the sidewal...
by KristenM
Sun Jul 23, 2023 6:33 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Barbie
Replies: 59
Views: 4448

Re: Barbie

I was planning on watching it. I expected it to not just be all fun and poppy, as I can’t see Greta Gerwig doing a fluffy, traditional Barbie thing. I’ll comment once I’ve seen it. Please do. I like films that use the medium as allegory, whereas at points this was like listening to a speech and mon...
by KristenM
Sun Jul 23, 2023 6:13 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Barbie
Replies: 59
Views: 4448

Re: Barbie

I was planning on watching it. I expected it to not just be all fun and poppy, as I can’t see Greta Gerwig doing a fluffy, traditional Barbie thing. I’ll comment once I’ve seen it. Please do. I like films that use the medium as allegory, whereas at points this was like listening to a speech and mon...
by KristenM
Sun Jul 23, 2023 4:53 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Barbie
Replies: 59
Views: 4448

Re: Barbie

I was planning on watching it. I expected it to not just be all fun and poppy, as I can’t see Greta Gerwig doing a fluffy, traditional Barbie thing. I’ll comment once I’ve seen it. Please do. I like films that use the medium as allegory, whereas at points this was like listening to a speech and mon...
by KristenM
Sun Jul 23, 2023 4:45 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Barbie
Replies: 59
Views: 4448

Re: Barbie

Kim O'Hara wrote: Sun Jul 23, 2023 6:05 am
KristenM wrote: Sun Jul 23, 2023 5:51 am Anyone else see it?
Not me, and won't unless someone pays me about $1000 per minute.
:thinking:
And even at that rate I might reserve the right to walk out part way through.

:coffee:
Kim

You might like it because it is very grim. A good introduction to Samsara for the kids. :|
by KristenM
Sun Jul 23, 2023 5:51 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Barbie
Replies: 59
Views: 4448

Barbie

Just saw it tonight and let me say, I’ve never cried before so hard about Patriarchy. For real, though. On the other hand, I have some thoughts about the movie… I thought it would be a lighthearted, funny film (as it presents itself) that is meant to cheer up our dark world or at least be a fun time...
by KristenM
Sun Jul 16, 2023 8:06 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Wimbledon
Replies: 11
Views: 1491

Re: Wimbledon

reiun wrote: Sun Jul 16, 2023 7:36 pm In the fifth game of the third set, Carlos Alcaraz finally broke Novak Djokovic's serve after 32 points, 26 minutes and 13 deuces.

Unbelievable match.
Yes, it was. And Djokavic and Alcatraz were quite funny and gracious afterwards.
by KristenM
Tue Jul 11, 2023 1:21 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Wimbledon
Replies: 11
Views: 1491

Re: Wimbledon

Enjoyed watching Pegula. Eubanks against Tsitsipas (who handled Murray) should be good. Interested to see how that match goes. And the number 1 seed is a mystery to me. Anyone to beat Novac… The Djoker gets Rublev, who beat him on clay *in Serbia* last year. Maybe Rublev can wear him down. Despite ...
by KristenM
Mon Jul 10, 2023 5:50 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Wimbledon
Replies: 11
Views: 1491

Re: Wimbledon

reiun wrote: Mon Jul 10, 2023 3:44 am Enjoyed watching Pegula. Eubanks against Tsitsipas (who handled Murray) should be good.
Interested to see how that match goes. And the number 1 seed is a mystery to me. Anyone to beat Novac…
by KristenM
Mon Jul 10, 2023 3:26 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Wimbledon
Replies: 11
Views: 1491

Wimbledon

Tennis, anyone? Kinda nice to be done with so many of the legends, it’s like a fresh start.
by KristenM
Sat Jan 14, 2023 11:03 pm
Forum: Engaged Buddhism
Topic: The Southwest is dooomed
Replies: 4
Views: 1282

Re: The Southwest is dooomed

I've been to Lake Powell a few times, it's a very beautiful and surreal place. There's Rainbow Bridge and Antelope Canyon there. Last time we were there our ski boat hit a rock and sank. And then the houseboat was retired due to old age. Seemed a fitting end to an era for family vacations. It's a ha...
by KristenM
Thu Dec 15, 2022 3:30 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: World Cup 2022
Replies: 333
Views: 13039

Re: World Cup 2022

I'm kinda bummed about Morocco going out, but France-Argentina ought to be a very good match. Griezmann has looked like the best player in the WC, and Messi is Messi. Should be fun. To me, it is a shame Morroco didn’t win. But, at least we have a really good final game ahead. A genuinely world-wide...
by KristenM
Wed Dec 07, 2022 2:59 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: World Cup 2022
Replies: 333
Views: 13039

Re: World Cup 2022

I have a call and response with my kids on game day: WHO'S OUR QUARTERBACK?! JOSH ALLEN!! He's an American legend in the making. Paul Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed, John Henry, Neal Cassady ( :tongue: ), Josh Allen. Perfect underdog for Buffalo. He's been doubted and written off throughout his football ...
by KristenM
Tue Dec 06, 2022 2:20 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: World Cup 2022
Replies: 333
Views: 13039

Re: World Cup 2022

I find the best approach is complete indifference to sports of all kinds...ok, maybe slightly interested in tennis...barely For me, teammate connections were a precursor to sangha relations. I don't compete against teams anymore, just personal goals swimming or lifting weights. Not fitting into spo...
by KristenM
Tue Dec 06, 2022 1:58 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: World Cup 2022
Replies: 333
Views: 13039

Re: World Cup 2022

I find the best approach is complete indifference to sports of all kinds... That's where my inclinations are tending these day. But habits are still hooked in. Its an interesting lens to examine how grasping at pleasure and distraction play out. Overall, my interest in sports has been fading over t...
by KristenM
Mon Dec 05, 2022 1:23 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: World Cup 2022
Replies: 333
Views: 13039

Re: World Cup 2022

Why would that make a difference? Virgo It doesn’t make any difference, however typically one sees a lot of support for Mexico’s team and not for the USA in my area of the US when it comes to soccer. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. It’s all part of the multicultural environment we ...

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