bostonman

I've always found that whenever something is "updated" and "improved" it becomes frustrating and more of a pain to use. Just saying... ?

I find that a new web design gradually becomes easier and intuitive the more you use it. But yes, a bit of a learning curve is natural. Most times when sites I frequent have changed their design, I might want to complain at first, but then I get used to the new system, and it's all fine - and frequently better.

Exceptions happen. Like the Metropolitan Opera's current site, which I still find rather user-unfriendly, after I think 4 years or so.

“Scort” sounds more gen Z.

With the emphasis on "gen"

This is for Hakas as opposed to Hazam (who is also in Boston). I was in touch with him about a month ago and he sounded interesting and sincere, and we had some common sexual kink interests -- but he seems to have dropped off the face of the earth since then (he has not logged into RM since Apr 4th). Wondering if anyone has any prior experience with him.

He did tell me that "hakas" stands for "have a kick ass summer" lol - it's not his name (he did give me his real first name when we talked).

https://rentmen.eu/Hakas

I assume you are just kidding. Otherwise I guess I will have to preface everything I mean in a facetious way by writing "I am only trying to be funny here but . . ."

I did assume your "outlaw" comment wasn't literal, but I think it's clear that you don't see any reason why someone would want to watch a movie on their phone. I was just giving a sound reason.

It must be my age but I do not mind watching a movie at a movie theater or a big screen at home but I really can't comprehend much smaller and watching on a phone should be punished by law in my estimation.

So, let's say someone's on a long bus/train/plane trip or is similarly "stuck" in one place without much to do, and all they have is their phone - and they want to watch a movie to pass the time. You really want to outlaw that? Why?

I'm just not at all into the idea of doing full weekends with someone I haven't met before.

Same here. If I were going to hire for a weekend, I'd have to already know the guy pretty well.

The huge disappointment I had this year was that Mark Ruffalo's twins performance in This Much I Know is True couldn't qualify for the Oscars.

Yes!! That was a very very intense and also disturbing series, and Ruffalo was brilliant - I wish it had gotten more attention.

Films were made to view in a theater, not at home. At home,one misses the audience response at an evening showing of a Spike Lee film (or in the 1950s a Billy Wilder film).

And then came VHS tapes, and DVD's and Blu-Ray, and digital computer files. Times have changed. Perhaps many of us would agree that seeing films on "the big screen" is still a great experience, but by far it's not the only valid choice anymore.

In fact, when I was a kid, in the 1970's, way before all that technology, we had friends whose dad was a huge movie buff and who had his own reel film projector - he had access to reels we could watch in their basement recroom. I remember seeing films like Citizen Kane and Blazing Saddles for the first time in that room, in their home. It worked for me!!

Nomadland and The Father are playing in theaters now with masks and social distancing. So there is little reason to watch the films a streaming setting.

I wouldn't necessarily say that. I think there are a lot of people who really don't want to go to movie theatres quite yet - either for fear of catching the virus even under the safer conditions, or because they don't like the atmosphere of the social distancing, etc.

I have a movie theatre a short walk away from my apartment. I haven't really been able to go recently because I've been too swamped with work, but I will be looking forward to going back once the semester is finally over. I'm also getting my 2nd shot in another week, which will make a difference too.

I did appreciate Daniel Kaluuya's acceptance speech, how he wanted to "thank my parents for having sex."

How many of us fail to look at the big picture like that?

Of course, it's common for people not to want to think about their parents having sex, lol. (Likewise, I assume most parents really don't want to think about their kids doing it either...)

Viola, as Ma Rainey, was wonderful and riveting as always (IMO). Though for me, when I think of her, I always go back to this bravura monologue from King Hedley II - which in watching it again now, seems more timely than ever.

I need new glasses: I thought you were asking about setting up a "statue site"!

We'd need a "statue of limitations" to do that. ?

Is there any way we can set up a status site? Somewhere the administrators could post info about this site if it goes down for some reason?

That's a great idea. I belong to several other sites that have "emergency" sites on Discord so people can check in. Perhaps something like that?

We're on a new server now, thanks to @Orin and @RadioRob.

https://www.companyofmen.org/threads/read-me-message-forum-moved-to-new-server.164510/

Adding my thanks! I had tried to log in to the site a few hours ago and it was down, but so excited to see it up and running again, and so appreciative of all of your work to move to a new server.

What was with Best Picture not being presented last? Why best actress BEFORE best actor? C'mon Academy, get it right!

Yup - totally incompetent. Especially when your "best actor" winner is absent. "Not with a bang but a whimper."

I'll also agree with William - I was very surprised that Boseman didn't win. Obviously he wasn't at the ceremony either, but his win would have been a much more moving way to end the night.

I can barely say that I watched the ceremony. I had it on, to the bitter (and terribly miscalculated) ending, but it couldn't hold my attention. Regina King set the tone with her rambling and self-consciously "witty" (?) repartee, and it just droned on from there. I want my evening back...

(I won't say there weren't highlights that did get my attention, but they were few and far between. I'd say that Glenn Close was the unexpected winner of the broadcast, even though she didn't win the award.)

Elaine should have followed Mary Martin's lead in "Legends!".

I assume Martin was more honest about her needs. Stritch was too proud to admit she needed the help.

When I saw it in previews Bette messed up during the song Hello Dolly and forgot a line and fortunately the company was singing with her and she just laughed and said "what the hell you guys all know the words". She pulled it off great. My friend and I thought it was part of the show but was weird they would do it during the biggest song and we asked an usher after and he said he had worked the show every performance and she really did mess up that night. She still got a standing ovation.

The problem, as I understand it, is that she went up on lines/lyrics often during previews, and perhaps even beyond opening. She would often punctuate such moments by telling the audience how tired she was.

This goes along with the stories of Elaine Stritch during the revival of A Little Night Music, often going up on lines and breaking character to shout offstage for the line. I can't remember if she completely refused an earpiece (to get prompted) or if they finally convinced her to do that.

So, is he just dreaming up this velcro/PNP thing??

This guy is RM's "Rent man of the day" for today (4/21/21).

https://rentmen.eu/Aaron_Santos/#rmotd

My question is - what the hell is the association between velcro and PNP?

"...and desired garment fetishisms of your own are welcomed including special garment fetishes like Velcro which may require PNP. Nude is also ok but no PNP...(Party friendly only via garment fetish with Velcro)"

I got a new iPhone 11. I don't like the way it works--I hate the swiping instead of the home button--but it is easier to read and type. But it is also inconveniently big and heavy to carry around, so I often leave it home and take the old SE in my pocket.

My iPhone 7+ is starting to feel just a little worn down (I've had it for about 3 1/2 years), and I'm contemplating going for it and getting the new iPhone 12 Pro Max, despite the cost. I've been warned that it's the biggest one yet, but I don't think I'll mind that. In fact, I will probably like that. But I will miss the home button. The 7+ has a "fake" home button (it works, but the feel of it is more of a simulation), but I'm sure it will take some time getting used to not having one at all. But I know after a while it'll feel fine. I still lament the loss of the headphone jack, though, lol.

I got my first phone (a Blackberry) back in 2010. I had wanted one, but just wasn't ready to make the jump yet. I was afraid I would be attached to it all the time, lol. Well, that came true. I can't imagine not having a smartphone now. Funny how things change...;-)

There was a site called Dorm Spunk? Sorry I missed that one... ?

I tried saying his Rentmen name but it proved to be a distraction. Aaah aaah aaah, HungUncutXL, aaah aaah aaah

Best comment yet! :-)

Negative. That’s not an absolute rule out, but he said none of the non-genetic tests gave reason for concern either After all, he said the basis for this work up was soft in the first place. If platelet count increases, then I should come back to him, but there’s no reason to expect that.

 

Thanks for all the help, everyone.

Very relieved to know. Hoping all just gets better from here.