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PKTrekGirl said:
I wonder if I read about this a few years later in the BR or something?
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I'm pretty sure it was AL. I mentioned a few other early jobs too at different points. So glad that part of my life is over.

On a brighter note, I still have the same car, a 1998 Toyota Camry. I'd love to trade in my '98 model for an '08, aside from swtiching up exactly 10 years, I want my next car to be a hybrid.
 
Okay.

So I finally finished watching season 1 of Heros.

Wild ride there toward the end, but overall, a very good show.

I didn't really understand the ending though.

I mean...
Why couldn't Claire just shoot Peter...and then after the risk was over, bring him back to life? They have certainly done this before! So I'm not gettin' why either Peter or Nathan had to die.

I am also a bit skeptical about how they have set themselves up for next season. I mean...
they killed off alot of the best characters. Peter, Nathan, Isaac...all of them dead. Big Bad Sylar dead too. And we are left with Hiro in 17th century Japan? And the Bennetts...with Noah, who was a bad guy for most of the season, now a good guy...and Claire without her sidekick Peter?

I suppose they know what they are doing...but
you can't kill off so many main characters (especially such popular ones) and expect the remaining few to carry the audience into the next year.

Hopefully, this is one of those scifi endings where
'dead' isn't really dead.
 
I honestly think Peter survived the explosion. As for Nathan, I honestly don't know.
 
^ Well, I hope you are right about Peter as he is probably my favorite character on the show.


I did find the way he worded it rather interesting, when he told Nathan that *he* didn't have to die, right before they blasted off. I felt that little conversation was very carefully worded - possibly in order to leave an opening. Which is why I hope that 'dead' doesn't really mean dead. But I still don't understand why Claire couldn't have shot him. Maybe it wouldn't have worked and he diidn't need to be alive to explode? I don't know.

What do you think?
 
I do think both Peter and Nathan will be back year. And honestly, I'm certain at least Peter will be. As for why Claire didn't shoot Peter; I have no idea. It would have made sense to me considering that it wouldn't kill him.
 
Sorry for the double post, but I didn't really wanna edit my previous one.

Anyway, as some of you know my dad had open heart surgery last October. Before anyone asks, he's doing really well. He's healthy and generally, all is good.

After he got back from the hospital and things returned to normal, I decided I need to loose weight (I was definitely overweight back then).

Well, that was seven months ago and even though I wasn't sure I could do it at the time, I have now officially lost 30 kilos (66 pounds). I didn't really wanna start a new thread about it (in misc or the lounge) but I thought I'd let you guys know.

I've actually been feeling really well lately, both physically and emotionally. That's about it. I shall stop rambling now. :D
 
^ Wow! That is fantastic!!! I wish I'd known - I'd have done it with you. I need to lose some weight myself...but it's so tough when you have a desk job...and spend two additional hours a day just sitting in traffic.

Plus, as you probably know, I suffer from depression...and so it's really hard to get motivated because work pretty much takes up all the motivation I am able to muster these days.

How did you do it? I must have tips!

I am very, very impressed. And now you are probably even cuter than you already were. ;) :p


Oh...and don't worry about the double post. Since when have I been all into the letter of the law around here?

There is a difference between a post intended to spam for postcount...and one intended to discuss a separate topic.

And since you are not exactly known for being 'all about postcount', I don't think double posting - especially in this instance - is unreasonable.

In fact, I plan to make a separate post myself right now, as this is a completely unrelated topic to Heros. ;)
 
Thanks :)

How did I do it? Well... first of all, lemme say that emotionally I've actually been in a pretty bad place for the last couple of years. There were times when I was doing OK but I gotta admit I was never really happy overall.

After me and my g/f split up last January things got even worse for a while even though I know it was the right thing for both of us.

So yeah, last November or so I decided I'm not gonna feel all shitty and do something about it. So I went on a diet. And I gotta admit, for the first six months or so I did pretty much no exercising. It's always been really hard for me to do that kinda stuff. Anyway, as for the diet. I actually still ate really well. I was never hungry or anything. I just really cut down on things like bread, pasta and potato. I also pretty much stopping drinking soft drinks. And I always had really light dinners.

So that got rid of about 55 pounds in the first six months. After that I realized that just loosing weight isn't gonna be enough. I also wanted to get in shape. So about a month ago I started exercising. I do at least 30 minutes every day, sometimes up to an hour. Since then I've been feeling even better (I think that when I was just on a diet I lost a bit too much muscle). So yeah I'm super happy with the whole thing. I still wanna loose some more weight, plus I wanna gain some more muscle.

I've also changed my perspective on life and such. So I'm feeling good about myself.

And thanks for bending the rules a bit. ;) Hehe.
 
BigFoot said:
I do think both Peter and Nathan will be back year. And honestly, I'm certain at least Peter will be. As for why Claire didn't shoot Peter; I have no idea. It would have made sense to me considering that it wouldn't kill him.
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How are you so certain about Peter being back? Casting news or something? And if so, do you know anyone else who will definitely be back? Or any other 'dead' characters who might not really be dead? I wish they would find a way to bring back Isaac. I'm all about that whole artist-with-issues thing...and they really should have resolved the Simone thing between him and Peter anyway.

And yeah...if Claire had shot him, neither Peter nor Claire would have needed to die. Just pull the bullets out and off they go! But Nathan? Different story. Although I suppose he could have taken Peter way up high, dropped him, and flown away. He flies pretty doggone fast, after all!
 
I have have absolutely no info about S2 of Heroes. It's just a gut feeling, that's all. So I could be wrong. And yeah, that was actually a theory of mine; that Nathan flew away before Peter blew up. Again, this is all just speculation on my part.
 
BigFoot said:
Thanks :)

How did I do it? Well... first of all, lemme say that emotionally I've actually been in a pretty bad place for the last couple of years. There were times when I was doing OK but I gotta admit I was never really happy overall.

After me and my g/f split up last January things got even worse for a while even though I know it was the right thing for both of us.
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Well, yeah...I felt terrible for you. But you guys did seem to be at a location-related standoff. Not anyone's fault - you just both wanted to live in your own country. I've not been to Slovenia - the closest I've come, I guess, would be the Czech Republic, Austria and northern Italy. But even places like Prague and Vienna are WORLDS different from Vancouver.

So yeah, last November or so I decided I'm not gonna feel all shitty and do something about it. So I went on a diet. And I gotta admit, for the first six months or so I did pretty much no exercising. It's always been really hard for me to do that kinda stuff. Anyway, as for the diet. I actually still ate really well. I was never hungry or anything. I just really cut down on things like bread, pasta and potato. I also pretty much stopping drinking soft drinks. And I always had really light dinners.

So that got rid of about 55 pounds in the first six months. After that I realized that just loosing weight isn't gonna be enough. I also wanted to get in shape. So about a month ago I started exercising. I do at least 30 minutes every day, sometimes up to an hour. Since then I've been feeling even better (I think that when I was just on a diet I lost a bit too much muscle). So yeah I'm super happy with the whole thing. I still wanna loose some more weight, plus I wanna gain some more muscle.

I've also changed my perspective on life and such. So I'm feeling good about myself.

And thanks for bending the rules a bit. ;) Hehe.
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That is just an awesome story. Good for you!

Unfortunately, I can't lose weight by just eating less. I already don't eat that much - it's just that my metabolism is just really slow...and I don't do much activity.

I really need to lose weight...but it's not like I sit around eating bon-bons all day or anything. I am just one of those people who have to work REALLY hard at it...and for about 5 or 6 years now I just can bring myself to work that hard.

I used to be in really good shape. But staying that way required me to run about 40 - 45 miles a week minimum....and doing some road biking as well.

When I stopped doing all that stuff was when the weight started coming on....and now I can't seem to get motivation to start running all over again. It's discouraging to know that you once could run 10 miles on a whim...but now probably couldn't run 1 without keeling over. :(
 
^ Yeah, the fact that we were from two different continents was definitely the biggest problem with me and my ex.

And yeah, I know what it's like not to have the motivation to exercise. I was lacking it for years. I'm not even sure how exactly I got it all of a sudden. I'm just glad I did.

I do think that my dad's surgery had something to do with. You know, the whole "life is short... blah blah blah" cliche? Well, it's true. That and the fact that I'd prefer not to have open heart surgery when I'm 54.
 
BigFoot said:
I have have absolutely no info about S2 of Heroes. It's just a gut feeling, that's all. So I could be wrong. And yeah, that was actually a theory of mine; that Nathan flew away before Peter blew up. Again, this is all just speculation on my part.
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Good grief! Should I dare to enter the SFF forum to find out? :eek:

I bet someone in there has been keeping up on casting news.

I don't like to read story-related spoilers and avoid them like the plague (which is another reason I stay out of SFF - I am *always* behind! :guffaw:). But I do like to find out about cast members coming back/not coming back. I can't stand to think of favorite characters as dead all summer. :p

In Scifi Channel type shows, I think we all have a feel for things. I mean, I knew
that Starbuck wasn't really dead, and all of the drama in SFF really surprised me. I mean, why would they write her out?

But I don't have the same 'feel' about how regular network TV channels like NBC do stuff. And since these actors aren't your usual SFF actors that we all have known for years, there is even less of a 'feel'.

I just don't do this whole favorite-character-maybe-dead thing very well though. :lol:
 
BigFoot said:
^ Yeah, the fact that we were from two different continents was definitely the biggest problem with me and my ex.

And yeah, I know what it's like not to have the motivation to exercise. I was lacking it for years. I'm not even sure how exactly I got it all of a sudden. I'm just glad I did.

I do think that my dad's surgery had something to do with. You know, the whole "life is short... blah blah blah" cliche? Well, it's true. That and the fact that I'd prefer not to have open heart surgery when I'm 54.
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Yeah, I can imagine.

You know...you have really inspired me here though. I need to make a serious plan. Cus I certainly don't wanna have open heart either.

I know they do them all the time now and everything, and it's not the same as when my dad had it done back in '81. But it still sounds pretty terrifying to me, you know?
 
PKTrekGirl said:
Good grief! Should I dare to enter the SFF forum to find out? :eek:

I bet someone in there has been keeping up on casting news.
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Honestly, as long as you stay out of the Heroes threads you should be fine. Usually I also avoid spoilers like the plague, though I have heard some info about new cast members joining the show next season (either in regular or recurring roles).

I'm actually not sure if any info about whether or not Milo and Adrian will be back next year exists though.

Yeah, I knew Starbuck wasn't dead either. I must have missed all the drama though. But then, I don't actually pay that much attention to BSG threads. I just watch the show and enjoy it.
PKTrekGirl said:
You know...you have really inspired me here though. I need to make a serious plan. Cus I certainly don't wanna have open heart either.

I know they do them all the time now and everything, and it's not the same as when my dad had it done back in '81. But it still sounds pretty terrifying to me, you know?
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Well, I hope it works out for you and that you find the motivation to do it. Like I said, I know what it's like not to have the drive to do it.

And yeah, open heart surgeries have definitely come a long way in the last few decades. They're still scary as hell though.
 
With my high blood pressure, it's something that crosses my mind a lot. So I've been running more and trying to eat healthy. It worked better in the summertime when I had more time to plan and execute such activities though. Never could force myself to squeeze in while school was in session.
 
As some of you know, I've never really been able to decide what my favourite ep of DS9 (and Trek in general) is. My favourite two episodes have always been "In The Pale Moonlight" and "The Visitor" but I've never been able to decide between the two. Well, after watching "The Visitor" again last night, I've decided that as much as I love "In The Pale Moonlight", I prefer "The Visitor".

:)
 
I think I've given up on trying to decide. Only for me, it's between three:

In the Pale Moonlight
The Visitor
Improbable Cause/The Die is Cast

These are all such great episodes that I would really be hard pressed to decide.
 
^ I gotta say, I think my #3 would have to be The Siege of AR-558. They definitely are all great episodes though. :)
 
^ The Siege of AR-558 would probably be my fourth or fifth choice (For the Uniform would be in there as well).

But I could come up with at least 10 or 12 that I think are better than pretty much anything else in Trek.

Not that I'm biased or anything. :p
 
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