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Friday Movie Expedition: Harry Potter and the Sixth Movie of the Series

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:25:56 GMT

So yeah, yeah, a bunch of folks saw the midnight showing and some others plan to go Thursday night... Me? I have a day job, and I like sleeping, especially in sufficient quantity before said day job. So, I'm thinking Friday, like usual.

I don't know if I'll have aiskon or not. I'm pretty sure I won't have any of the southerly folks, so I'm going to say we should hit the Regal Hadley Center 16 (1000 Corporate Court, South Plainfield, NJ). Showtimes in our window are: 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00

Thoughts? Suggestions?

ETA: Looks like it'll be 7:30

Yesterday's News

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:05:43 GMT

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12:48 I'm at the Fancy Food Show in NYC. It's huge. #
17:25 On the train home. Doing the Fancy Food Show in one day is a marathon! Good day though. #

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Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:05:12 GMT

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14:11 I hate being sick. #

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Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:04:45 GMT

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11:18 Happy Birthday @nathanrudy #

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Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:05:16 GMT

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14:49 #lastfm #love Can't Behave by Courtney Jaye bit.ly/Jp4jq #
15:12 Work is giving us free ice cream this afternoon. Yay! #

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Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:04:52 GMT

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14:54 Lane Bryant is having an amazingly fugly season again. #

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Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:05:41 GMT

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14:12 Well, I'm getting older today. #
17:49 bit.ly/darkhorse - Dark Horse/Black Forest - it's dancing in bathrooms. #
18:28 www.telegraph.co.uk/a/5454548/i/8 There are even pictures. #

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Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:05:13 GMT

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13:47 This looks interesting - bit.ly/140WYm - Asian American Comicon - July 11, 2009 in NYC #

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Sun, 14 Jun 2009 05:04:44 GMT

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21:41 #lastfm #love 2Wicky by Hooverphonic bit.ly/11rvjz #

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Sat, 13 Jun 2009 05:06:29 GMT

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14:37 Dear Customer, after you tell me you don't know how to copy/paste, you can't get offended if I ask whether you know how to select text. #

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Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:05:02 GMT

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12:41 Today's lunch special: "Torta" (bit.ly/mBrG) & "Agua Fresca" (bit.ly/10Caek) - I love when the work cafeteria has specials. #

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Aaaaaaaaarrrrrggggghhhh!

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:36:04 GMT

Customer, yesterday: Situation X is broken, and I hate Y!
(Note, I have no control over X, only Y, and this is the first time any of this has come to me.)

Me: I've contacted someone to fix X in general, have fixed X in the context of Y. I can fix Y - which of these options would you like me to implement?

Customer: Situation X is still not fixed completely. I've been complaining for days to a totally unrelated person who is on vacation and not able to get their mail so this should be done already! You totally suck. Also, I hate Y!

Me: I can see that the group that can fix X is working in it. I'll give them another call. I can fix Y - which of these options would you like me to implement?

Customer, this morning: You're just passing the buck talking about some other department. You totally suck. Also, I hate Y! You suck becase of Y too!!!
(I check X, it's been fixed overnight.)

Me: It looks like X was fixed overnight. I can fix Y - which of these options would you like me to implement?

...

I feel like a freaking broken record! I'll bet real money that the next response will be a bitchfest about how long it took to fix X and how much she hates Y, and she still won't tell me what she wants fixed about it!

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Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:04:55 GMT

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19:39 This call will never end. Is now 45 minutes after I was supposed to go home. #
19:43 Finally gave in and told the caller that it was past the end of my shift. I'm sure we'll talk again tomorrow. #

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Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:05:02 GMT

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07:49 twitpic.com/6ldi2 - Fanwood street fair - Sunday June 7 #

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Mon, 01 Jun 2009 05:04:54 GMT

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14:20 Was kicking myself for forgetting to swtch to contacts, but the Rialto's 3D glasses fit over mine! #

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Yesterday's News

Wed, 27 May 2009 05:05:11 GMT

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08:15 Ahh... back to work after the long weekend. Three days of catching up on sleep does seem to have helped. #
20:21 It's so weird to keep getting emails from the president. I mean, clearly they're from his public relations staff, but still. #

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Tue, 26 May 2009 05:04:40 GMT

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11:26 am thinking of going to see Terminator today, even with the lukewarm reviews. #
20:10 was tolerably amused by Terminator: Salvation, though stumbled on some logic-holes along the way. #
20:44 The logic-hole that killed me was the battlefield heart-transplant. Really? Nevermind the unsanitary conditions, how did the tissues match? #

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Fri, 22 May 2009 05:14:02 GMT

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11:59 bit.ly/2QBmdh I want a Palm Pre, but I'm not switching to Sprint or paying what the 2-year contract charges per month. #

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Wed, 20 May 2009 05:08:16 GMT

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12:54 Holy cow, I don't even remember the last time I had a panic attack like that. #

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Sat, 16 May 2009 05:07:11 GMT

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11:36 *grumble* I finally find a pair of sneakers that don't squish my toes and the heel is too loose! Stupid genetics. #

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Fri, 15 May 2009 05:05:29 GMT

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14:31 purchased a massaging heating pad over lunch today. #
15:13 fhtagn rhymes with wag'n - see @katsucon? It's not so hard. #
16:10 massaging heating pad + 2 ibuprofin = much better #
17:18 What I hate about my commute is that every route south is impassabe. #

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AMC's IMAX is kind of hoax-like

Wed, 13 May 2009 05:05:48 GMT

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12:25 bit.ly/uoxwC - Haagen-Dazs offers a FREE scoop of any Bee-Built ice cream flavor today (12 May) between 4-8 pm. None near me, though. #
17:18 bit.ly/ho9Lk - I thought the IMAX we saw for Star Trek was less impressive somehow... #

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I'd been a little underwhelmed by the so-called IMAX screen we saw Star Trek on. I mean, yeah, it was nice being able to see every one of Kirk's pores, but it wasn't the wrap-around gihugeic experience I've had in New York.

Turns out I'm not the only one who feels that way. Check the metafilter thread for more.

Star Trek Expesion Successfully Completed

Fri, 08 May 2009 05:07:43 GMT

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10:54 bit.ly/vY7W4 - Star Trek: IMAX, tonight 10pm, Hamilton NJ. Possibly dinner first. Tickets - bit.ly/LXVs8 #
17:18 Once again glad to have jumper cables. Gave @jpspiderman a jump on my way out. #
21:38 Have obtained seats. 20 minutes to show. Di watches over my shoulder. #

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01:34 Have seen Star Trek and made it home. Now, it is time to collapse. #
10:41 I have a hangover from insufficient sleep. Worth it for the whole movie experience, but I really wish I could have taken today off. #
10:53 I do hate the new shakeycam trend. 75% of all action movies give me motion sickness now. I had to keep closing my eyes. #

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Random

Thu, 07 May 2009 05:08:03 GMT

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09:44 Need technobabble in a hurry? hyotynen.kapsi.fi/trekfailure/ #
13:53 Woo - individual blood orange sorbet - bit.ly/VK53N #
15:57 Hurray for Maine - uk.reuters.com/article/usTopNews/idUKTRE5455B620090506 #
16:55 Heh - bit.ly/3pkqs #

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Thursday Night Star Trek IMAX outing

Tue, 05 May 2009 14:25:29 GMT

So, I've decided that I am going to trek way the heck down to Hamilton to take advantage of the IMAX screen on Thursday night.

Movie:	Star Trek (the IMAX experience)
Date:	Thursday, 7 May 2009
Theater:	AMC Hamilton 24
Showtime:	10:00pm

I don't have specific plans, but I thought I might head down, pick up the tickets, and then do dinner beforehand. aiskon may not need to go to work on Friday, but I do.