Posts by hollowhawk15

Man, what a movie! It might just be the absolute best one out there...

Nicholas Sullivan49 said:director: John Carpenter
cast: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Clint Eastwood, and Steve Buscemi
actresses: Angelina Jolie, Scarlett Johansson, Elizabeth Hurley, and Monica Bellucci
genre: Horror
plot: Eight friends head out for a wild night in the woods, but once the fog rolls in, they find themselves hunted by strange creatures (and no, I don't mean the 13th Warrior or anything else)...

Carpenter would have turned this into a legitimate horror masterpiece... and honestly, even if the movie is total garbage, you still get that cast of actresses...😁

That's the first good one!

lonebadger6 said:Don't worry, you won't catch it... 😉
At least the flu won't get you...
The flu doesn't really "catch" you... it just hits you like a freight train out of nowhere... 🙂 You were doing just fine, and now you’ve gone and caught a 103 fever...
There’s always that specific moment with the flu where you get that heavy, sinking feeling like you’re about to crash, and then sure enough, you wake up actually sick...

It’s just like that sometimes, isn't it? I was feeling completely fine the other afternoon, but then the moment I walked through my front door after work, I felt this sudden cough hit me and my throat just went bone dry. Within two hours, my fever had climbed to 100.4, and by this morning, I was sitting at 103.1, and now I honestly can't even find the strength to get out of bed today.

Zachary Thompson2 said:Such a fantastic movie... honestly, it’s what you’d expect, given that Leonardo DiCaprio has been picking such incredible projects lately.
I actually ended up watching it twice within a week, and it holds up beautifully on the second viewing. It's exactly like redowl90 said—so much happens in those 140 minutes that there isn't a single dull moment. And even though it falls into that "movie with a moral at the end" category, it manages to avoid being overly sappy or melodramatic.

Definitely watch it. If you don't do it for anything else, do it for Jennifer Connelly. 😍

That’s exactly what I was getting at, because while some of his more recent stuff hasn't been great, I really think he gave a high-quality performance here, though maybe he's just hitting a bit of a rough patch lately, isn't he?

To keep it brief, what you're going through is incredibly uncomfortable, but it’s ultimately harmless, and it sounds exactly like Panic Disorder. You can look that up in any medical encyclopedia or on the Mayo Clinic website, and you'll see it matches everything you're feeling. I wouldn't recommend going down any random internet rabbit holes because that won't actually help you feel better, even though I know how intensely overwhelming those attacks can be. I've been dealing with my own version of this over the last couple of years, and honestly, would you believe how many people in their 20s and 30s struggle with this? Most of them don't even realize what's happening to them, so they end up wasting time on all sorts of unnecessary tests. There is so much more I could tell you about it, but I don't want to clutter this thread unless you have some specific questions. If you really want to tackle this and want to know how to move forward, just send me a private message and I'll explain things to you. Phew... I hope that was short enough for you. 🙂

Hang in there...

Using some Polar Ice or even just deep relief cream can really help take the sting out of a sting.

Melissa Cruz2 said:I used to deal with anxiety too, everything from panic attacks and feeling like I couldn't breathe to racing heartbeats and all those fears...

Could you tell me if things have finally settled down for you, and looking back, what was the one thing that actually made the biggest difference?

Even back before any of those big legendary singer-songwriters were touring the States, I remember passing through Chicago and spotting a poster for a Chorba concert that had already happened, and man, I really kicked myself for missing out on that one...

the end

ps Of course I’d go... if they ever play somewhere near the West Coast or even just closer than the East Coast, I'm there, though I probably wouldn't make the trek all the way out to the Atlantic side...

You could also try using some Vaseline mixed with a 40% strength solution...

Just wanted to share my experience with the urologist—surgery is scheduled for next week, I’ll be heading home about two hours after the procedure, then there's a follow-up in a week, and a final check-in in a month, so we'll just see how things go from there.🙂

The surgery itself is a little stingy, but honestly, the scariest part is just getting that large dose of anesthesia injected into the penis, though surprisingly, that injection doesn't hurt at all. You'll feel some soreness and stinging for about a day, but it isn't anything too intense.

Wishing you the best of luck.👋

...and in the end, everyone lived happily ever after...

So, I finally got my happy ending. This past weekend, they were supposed to head out together again, and instead of making a scene, I just decided to let her do whatever she wanted—which means she has no clue I’m actually pretty hurt about her hanging out with that crowd. And guess what happens? At 2:00 in the morning, she calls me up saying this whole situation isn't right anymore and that she's officially done hanging out with that friend of hers...😁 Why? Well, before they even left, there was this little pre-game party at her friend's place with drinks and everything, and when it was time to hit the town, everyone else headed out, but my girl, her friend, and two guys stayed behind. Of course, it turned out her friend was trying to set her up with one of the guys, even though she knows perfectly well she's in a relationship (though apparently, that doesn't mean much to Alice) and they ended up getting into a huge argument... haha 👍 ...and honestly, it doesn't even matter, but for Alice's sake, that same friend messed up again by hooking up with some guy from her college circle👋

So, Alice, how "normal" is all of this to you now? Are you also sleeping around with your buddies from campus, or have you just lost your mind?👋 👋

Harold Gomez65 said:...... I honestly feel like you just need to have a little more faith in your partner 😳

The thing is, I really do trust her, and deep down I know she isn't going to cheat on me, but I’ve been burned before, and once you've been hurt like that, it stays with you and makes you second-guess everything when it comes to women... man 😢

Ava Ador:
...... And yeah, if her friend is unfaithful, yours is probably going to do the same thing with someone else pretty soon too...

Besides, that friend is likely perfectly fine, not at all the type of person you're making her out to be...

Just so you know, this is already the seventh (yes, SEVENTH) weekend in a row where this "friend" has slept with a different guy, and if I didn't mention it earlier, about four or five weeks ago, she was sleeping with two different guys she met on the same night at a club.
👋

placidranger said:Just let her go out. If you start getting too possessive and won't give her any breathing room, she’s just going to leave you sooner.

Is there actually some specific reason why you don't trust her not to cheat on you?

I haven't even brought up how much this bothers me yet because I honestly thought it would just blow over on its own, but it really hasn't...

The thing is, the reason I'm worried is because of how her friend acts—she goes out specifically to hook up with guys, which involves drinking with a bunch of dudes and hitting up clubs or private parties with them... and since my girlfriend is always right there with her... isn't it strange how I can stop and realize that I'm being irrational and that I shouldn't be feeling this fear, yet I still can't seem to shake it? 😕

So, here’s the situation: I started dating this girl about two months ago, but we were actually close friends for quite a while before that. Everything in our relationship feels like a perfect ten, except for one major thing, and that’s her social life.
The issue is basically this:

When we both head out separately, I find it impossible to actually have a good time because my mind just drifts to where she is and what she’s up to... 😵
Most of the friction comes from the fact that she isn't originally from Chicago; she's just here for college. Lately, she's been hanging out exclusively with this one "friend" who is basically a total bad influence—the kind of person who is constantly dragging her into these wild parties or ragers with random groups of guys she met out of nowhere.

What am I supposed to do at this point? It feels wrong to tell her that it bothers me when she goes out with this girl, especially since she doesn't really have many other friends to hang out with, but staying silent feels just as bad because I know I'm eventually going to hit a breaking point. Where does that leave us?

Has anyone else dealt with something like this?
How can I keep her close without becoming the controlling boyfriend?
🙏

Hey everyone, if you can, try to grab seats as close to the screen as possible and stay centered in the theater, because the subtitles are positioned so low on the frame that being 6'3" in the 7th row made it impossible for me to see a single thing!!!!!!!

P.s. if you realize you're sitting too far back, don't stress out—just take advantage of the intermission or a short film to move closer to the front during the main feature...

Enjoy the show

Oh, I almost forgot to mention 😵 I caught "How I Killed a Priest" today
and it was honestly great; I don't have any specific critiques, but the pacing of the drama felt just right (for my taste, at least)

frozenpuma47 said:They aren't a bad band at all... actually, whenever I'm feeling down, I find myself reaching for "Stand Inside Your Love" or maybe something like "Soma"...

Man, you nailed it!
Those are my absolute go-to tracks whenever life gets heavy too. 🙏 🙂

🙏 🙏 🙏 Smashing Pumpkins 🙏 🙏 🙏
I’m honestly so hooked on them that I can't go a single day without listening to at least one track, so isn't it just inevitable?

np Smashing Pumpkins - Mayonaise

redtinker2 said:Someone hacked into my computer and racked up hundreds of dollars in long-distance charges that I have to pay, and since I don't have the money anywhere, they just shut off my phone.

🤣 🤣 If your service is cut off, how on earth are you even able to browse the forum right now? 👋

Since you guys listed way too many SP tracks for me to pick out just a few that feel like the absolute essence of Grunge:
-Pixies
-Quiet
-Fuck You(an ode to no one)
-Marquis in Spades
-God
-...........

hiddenwolf2 said:... I honestly wonder if you could even find a copy of that one in any local video rental stores nowadays...

In the States, the title is usually translated as "The Betrayal," and I've actually seen quite a few places stocking it, so why not go ahead and enjoy it? 😲 👍