Posts by Kimberly Brown6
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crimsonmoose3 on that sick kid sex in the sewers said:
I guess you could call that peer bonding, haha
If I recall correctly, they probably had to do it just to get out of those sewers, since one of the kids had this incredible sense of direction—though I suppose that surviving horror left him a bit shaken up, so they needed to find their way back. But still, five against one just feels kind of messed up.
briskwolf12 said:how and why would there be traces of blood in someone's urine after using heroin?
And what kind of long-term damage does heroin actually do to the brain? I'm mostly curious about how it hits memory and general mental clarity—not just while someone is high, but the lasting effects on people who have been off it for a while. Is there a permanent shift in their cognitive abilities? Just wondering to what extent heroin physically damages brain cells, if it even does that, and if there are any lasting neurological consequences or impacts on motor skills.
Look, I’m a total layman here and definitely didn't go to medical school, but I'm guessing that:
1) finding blood in urine might have something to do with a general decline in kidney function (since the kidneys handle urea and other metabolites from the blood while regulating hydration). I also read somewhere online that the kidneys, along with the liver, the brain, and the heart, work to break down heroin into 6-MAM and then into morphine, so maybe that whole biochemical breakdown process ends up taxing the kidneys too. Of course, most of it gets processed by the liver, so the liver probably takes the biggest hit first—kind of like what happens with heavy alcohol or ethanol consumption. Who knows, maybe there's some degradation happening in the urinary tract itself, causing blood from the surrounding tissue to leak into the urethra or bladder. You can get blood in semen too, which can sometimes point to a whole range of nasty health issues...
2) From what I understand through experience, heroin doesn't really leave long-term damage on the nervous system. I agree with earlier posts that it totally messes with your perception, but I suspect that's more of a psychological thing rather than actual physical neuron damage in the brain. Probably.
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Forget all that and just hit a double dose. 😁
loveless said:6. Jane's Addiction - De Lo Habitual - I gave it a shot, I really did. Jane's Addiction sucks. And then you've got Red Hot Chili Peppers. Enough said.
I have to disagree with you there.
I mean, I’ve never really been a huge fan myself, but maybe if you tried listening to it with a group of crazy friends, just tearing down the highway in the middle of the night with the volume cranked all the way up, then you might get back to me and tell me how the album actually sounds.
The world is loaded, it's lit to pop and nobody is gonna stop...
No one... No one! No way! Gonna stop, now; go!
1. Blade Runner 2049
2. Dune
3. The Matrix
4. Aliens
5. Sci-fi movie franchise
Such a great movie.
I think one of the best parts is actually the title itself:
"The Right Stuff"
It’s clearly tapping into that universal sense of human excellence, which I guess is probably why the film resonates so deeply with everyone.
It feels like Yeager finally got what he wanted, too; by the end, he actually gets a little taste of that stratosphere action.
I can't quite remember if we've already gone down the rabbit hole of debating whether the Japanese or American version of Ring is superior, so I figured I'd just throw the question out there.
Personally, I think the American version hits harder, mostly because... well, it’s just creepier, I guess...
I suppose it might be a cultural thing, but the original Japanese cut just doesn't quite land for me as strongly.
Though, honestly, you really have to check out the sequel to get the full picture...
I'm not entirely sure about the translation quality, but it's airing this Friday on PBS (though I’ve already binged the first nine episodes on Divix)
It's such a great series...
Honestly, it feels like a real breath of fresh air after being without anything good for so long.
Nastassja said:The legendary Hollywood icon James Dean has been named the coolest person of all time [/COLOR]
Okay, look, I mean, you have to admit the guy was a total badass and definitely had style, but...
The thing is, the guy messed up, he died, and he's just gone, so I guess as every single one of us gets a little older than him, we're technically becoming cooler than he ever was.
Honestly, maybe we should just forget those silly little lists and realize that just surviving in this crazy world day after day is probably the ultimate definition of being cool...
I mean, take Clint Eastwood; he’s basically at the top of my list, since he made those gritty classics and now he's out there directing them too...
Richard Hernandez13 said:Are you absolutely sure about that?
I mean, Seven Samurai came out in 1954, while The Magnificent Seven was released in 1960,
so, I guess I can't really wrap my head around what the director was actually thinking or what he was trying to pull off there, maybe.
Seven Samurai 🙏
If you’re looking to really capture the essence of medieval Japan—specifically that intense Sengoku era—you pretty much have to watch this movie.
I mean, what is the spirit of an era if it isn't just the people who lived and breathed through it and how they actually thought? This film nails that perfectly; every single scene just feels soaked in it. From the farmers and the townspeople all the way up to the bandits and those samurai/ronin. I guess that’s probably the greatest thing about the whole movie. The directing and the acting are also top-tier, and honestly, I’d go as far as to say they’re completely stripped of all that typical Hollywood theatrics. If you’ve ever seen The Last Samurai with T. Cruse, you probably know exactly what I’m talking about.
Hey, quietdriver3, look, I get that you're just trying to lighten the mood or whatever, but trust me, this thread isn't really the place for that kind of stuff. 🙂
The script and the plot are just... bad.
I mean, the whole thing probably shouldn't have even taken place on Earth; I guess it would've been a much better movie if the setting had stayed purely sci-fi from start to finish.
The movie basically just leans on what we all want to see—Aliens and Predators.
Anyway, if anyone has actually read the Alien vs. Predator comics, you might notice that the connection between the Predator and the woman was pulled straight from the books.
See, if the Predators respect anything at all, it's pure fighting skill and hunting ability.
In the comics, a Predator also initiated a female into his clan, though she eventually left them to try and be part of their group.
After a few issues, she ended up siding with the humans once the Predators
started going after her own kind—you know, us. 😉
I caught this movie about six months ago, and honestly, I thought it was pretty decent and a total blast.
And you want to know how I even ended up with it?
Some total pirate sent me Shaun of the Dead instead of Dawn of the Dead by mistake. 🙂
And you'll never guess where the disc actually landed.
Right in the hands of the cops. They showed up at my place and confiscated a few discs I’d ordered from that shady pirate guy! I guess life just has a weird way of throwing coincidences at you like that, 🙂
Maybe I should ask the local precinct if they enjoyed the flick, haha.
Dreamcatcher = a pretty terrible movie that only really manages to work for the first half hour before spiraling into a pile of total clichés
Anyway, as someone who genuinely loves sci-fi and fantasy, I’m all for these kinds of stories, but if something is bad, it’s just bad, I guess
It feels like King is just writing increasingly mediocre books lately—maybe he's just written too many already—so the films based on his work seem to be getting worse and stupider right along with them
For instance, you just can't even put Dreamcatcher in the same league as The Thing