Polk's Birthday bash Thread

James.k.Polk wrote:

rkwsuperstar wrote:We found out late yesterday that the husband of my former coworker (the lady who retired, which caused the hiring of the ex Lazy Coworker and the current Dim Coworker) passed away.  I'm not sure what happened exactly, but a few weeks ago he wasn't feeling well, had trouble breathing.  The hospital here couldn't figure it out and referred him to WF.  After a week of testing there, they determined that he didn't have any cancer, but didn't know anything else, and referred to a hospital in Dallas.  That hospital put him in a medically induced coma, ran multitudes of tests, put him on a breathing machine to help him get full breaths of air.  Then his kidneys started failing.  Then they took him out of the coma, only he never woke up.  They made the decision to stop the dialysis and stop the breathing machines (it wasn't life support, just oxygen).  I say all that to say that things can happen at any time that can't be fixed, so don't wait around to do things (Polk, go see Penn and Teller!).  

I wonder if it was West Nile virus.  The virulent form can kill people especially older folks with weaker immune systems. I'm planning on really seeing things at Vegas next month.  Then we'll see if iI want to do a concert inDallas.

My real dream is to fly to new York for the new year eve tmbg concert in Brooklyn. l

rkwsuperstar wrote:We found out late yesterday that the husband of my former coworker (the lady who retired, which caused the hiring of the ex Lazy Coworker and the current Dim Coworker) passed away.  I'm not sure what happened exactly, but a few weeks ago he wasn't feeling well, had trouble breathing.  The hospital here couldn't figure it out and referred him to WF.  After a week of testing there, they determined that he didn't have any cancer, but didn't know anything else, and referred to a hospital in Dallas.  That hospital put him in a medically induced coma, ran multitudes of tests, put him on a breathing machine to help him get full breaths of air.  Then his kidneys started failing.  Then they took him out of the coma, only he never woke up.  They made the decision to stop the dialysis and stop the breathing machines (it wasn't life support, just oxygen).  I say all that to say that things can happen at any time that can't be fixed, so don't wait around to do things (Polk, go see Penn and Teller!).  

James.k.Polk wrote:

Here's a thing.  I don't want to be "that guy" who asks his friends to choose sides when he and his spouse get a divorce.  If you like the site, please continue to visit it.  Don't deprive yourself of something because of a sense of loyalty.

rkwsuperstar wrote:We found out late yesterday that the husband of my former coworker (the lady who retired, which caused the hiring of the ex Lazy Coworker and the current Dim Coworker) passed away.  I'm not sure what happened exactly, but a few weeks ago he wasn't feeling well, had trouble breathing.  The hospital here couldn't figure it out and referred him to WF.  After a week of testing there, they determined that he didn't have any cancer, but didn't know anything else, and referred to a hospital in Dallas.  That hospital put him in a medically induced coma, ran multitudes of tests, put him on a breathing machine to help him get full breaths of air.  Then his kidneys started failing.  Then they took him out of the coma, only he never woke up.  They made the decision to stop the dialysis and stop the breathing machines (it wasn't life support, just oxygen).  I say all that to say that things can happen at any time that can't be fixed, so don't wait around to do things (Polk, go see Penn and Teller!).  

Patch wrote:

James.k.Polk wrote:

Note to self: no bloody hearts for Arkay.

Note to Polk: Send booty hearts instead.

James.k.Polk wrote:

Note to self: no bloody hearts for Arkay.

rkwsuperstar wrote:

Patch wrote:

rkwsuperstar wrote:
Oh, I know all about the fixation.  It was funny at first, but then he started getting mad when Gonzo or Stormy would post something similar to what he posted in regards to me.  Then we made our secret clubhouse for that short period, he got really mad and quit "talking" to me.  Which is fine, a relief, but, man.  Dude is weird.

I found his infatuation with you very enjoyable. I had many a laugh at him trying to impress you, then protect you, then virtual date you. It was the same with his falling out with Polk. Funny stuff.

So for that thank you both

Hey, as long as I'm not getting bloody hearts in the mail, I'm good.

Patch wrote:

rkwsuperstar wrote:
Oh, I know all about the fixation.  It was funny at first, but then he started getting mad when Gonzo or Stormy would post something similar to what he posted in regards to me.  Then we made our secret clubhouse for that short period, he got really mad and quit "talking" to me.  Which is fine, a relief, but, man.  Dude is weird.

I found his infatuation with you very enjoyable. I had many a laugh at him trying to impress you, then protect you, then virtual date you. It was the same with his falling out with Polk. Funny stuff.

So for that thank you both

Patch wrote:

rkwsuperstar wrote:
Oh, I know all about the fixation.  It was funny at first, but then he started getting mad when Gonzo or Stormy would post something similar to what he posted in regards to me.  Then we made our secret clubhouse for that short period, he got really mad and quit "talking" to me.  Which is fine, a relief, but, man.  Dude is weird.

I found his infatuation with you very enjoyable. I had many a laugh at him trying to impress you, then protect you, then virtual date you. It was the same with his falling out with Polk. Funny stuff.

So for that thank you both

rkwsuperstar wrote:
Oh, I know all about the fixation.  It was funny at first, but then he started getting mad when Gonzo or Stormy would post something similar to what he posted in regards to me.  Then we made our secret clubhouse for that short period, he got really mad and quit "talking" to me.  Which is fine, a relief, but, man.  Dude is weird.

rkwsuperstar wrote:

Patch wrote:
It was a fun site now it's just another geeky news site. I found most of the same stories on different sites yesterday, so I get him trying to be different by offering stuff he's not seeing there. If it appeals to more people than it doesn't, I guess its his call to make. I really don't see that being the case. I looked up 3 wrestling post. One had 5 comments, the other 2 had 0.

I usually read the Questions post, movie reviews, comic day and morning lists. I don't see the question's post lasting much longer. There are less and less questions each week since the change over to FB. Gallen, Polk and I were probably the biggest contributors. Polk's out, my only option is to email questions now, so I don't see that happening. I think it will dry up and go away.

Even though the FB damage wasn't on Luke, the rest of it does fall on him. He doesn't seem concerned with keeping loyal readers. So it's hard to give two shits about supporting the site.

I'll still try to read the comic book day and Robotic Monthly, to support those writers, but I doubt reading and not commenting will do much for either of them.

I will still go check out the site.  But it's no longer something fun, something I look forward to doing.  Before, even if it was something I wasn't into, I'd be still read it and enjoy some jokes and then look forward to the comments.  Now, if there are comments, it's someone I don't know making a statement I don't understand, or Gallen.  Making a statement I don't understand.

Patch wrote:

NebulaJack wrote:
we did stuff like the secret santa thing.

But hey, at least we still got each other!

1. I never got my secret santa.  Really no big deal. Not sure who drew my name, and it was still a lot of fun.

2. Hell yeah we do!

Patch wrote:
It was a fun site now it's just another geeky news site. I found most of the same stories on different sites yesterday, so I get him trying to be different by offering stuff he's not seeing there. If it appeals to more people than it doesn't, I guess its his call to make. I really don't see that being the case. I looked up 3 wrestling post. One had 5 comments, the other 2 had 0.

I usually read the Questions post, movie reviews, comic day and morning lists. I don't see the question's post lasting much longer. There are less and less questions each week since the change over to FB. Gallen, Polk and I were probably the biggest contributors. Polk's out, my only option is to email questions now, so I don't see that happening. I think it will dry up and go away.

Even though the FB damage wasn't on Luke, the rest of it does fall on him. He doesn't seem concerned with keeping loyal readers. So it's hard to give two shits about supporting the site.

I'll still try to read the comic book day and Robotic Monthly, to support those writers, but I doubt reading and not commenting will do much for either of them.

Patch wrote:

NebulaJack wrote:
we did stuff like the secret santa thing.

But hey, at least we still got each other!

1. I never got my secret santa.  Really no big deal. Not sure who drew my name, and it was still a lot of fun.

2. Hell yeah we do!

NebulaJack wrote:
we did stuff like the secret santa thing.

But hey, at least we still got each other!

NebulaJack wrote:

James.k.Polk wrote:

Patch wrote:

rkwsuperstar wrote:
But his attitude lately...I'm sure he is under some pressure.    But that's no reason to snap at a long-time reader of the site who disagrees with the direction the site has been moving.

Yeah his response today to Polk was out of line. He gets paid to do this. The readers are his customers. Sure he has banned some folks for being dicks, but Polk was just expressing his frustration.

I can't comment there or follow along with any TR stuff that might hit the FB haunt, so it matters less to me now than it did this morning. I assume that will continue to grow since I'm not making a Fakebook account just for that

I'm going to say one more little bit about this and then I am going to Let It Go.

This wasn't Luke making a spur-of-the-moment comment in a fit of frustration.  It was a calculated take-down.  My question appeared last week, which means Luke had to approve the question for Ms Ppraisal to answer.  He then waited a week to craft his retort.  It wasn't frustration-- it was mean-spiritedness.

Secondly his comment belies his *real* attitudes towards nerdery.  It seems to indicate that he has very limited ideas of what constitutes "nerd news".  By his own blog posts, those are: Toys, television show comment threads, and wrestling commentary.  The few other types of posts have been slowly dying off.

In my opinion, a person can be a "good" nerd and be interested in any number of things that by themselves aren't "nerdy".  There are film nerds, sports nerds, gun nerds, My Little Pony nerds, horror flick nerds, TMBG nerds, etc.  what makes us a community isn't that we all like the same three nerdy hobbies.  What makes us a community is our ability to recognize and embrace the Wide World of Nerdiness.

My description of myself as The Bad Nerd is an attempt at self-effacing humor.  I acknowledge that I don't "get" the toy collecting, for example, but I am able to respect those to do get it.  

Luke's response today seems to tell me that he's only interested in His Kind of nerdery and be damned with anyone else.

That's sad.  That's the direction I see his site going.  and that's why I am sad to no longer feel welcome there.

I'm not a professional writer and I've had a beer tonight so I'm not sure this is entirely cogent.

Thanks for listening.

I was in a rush this morning needing to get to school, so I didn't have the time to look at the columns until after getting home.... fuck that guy! Up til now, I felt slightly guilty for not taking the time to keep up on the site, but that's no longer the case. I won't be bothering to visit again. I'll always have fond memories of what the site once was. I'm glad I was able to make some money from it last year when I was jobless and every little bit made a difference. I'm grateful that I got to be a part of the TR community when it was still great, and we did stuff like the secret santa thing. I'm pissed at voice media for pissing all that greatness away, and while I've had sympathy for Luke having to play by someone else's rules, him lashing out at long time supporters like Polk and being a dick just burned up all that sympathy.

But hey, at least we still got each other!

James.k.Polk wrote:

Patch wrote:

rkwsuperstar wrote:
But his attitude lately...I'm sure he is under some pressure.    But that's no reason to snap at a long-time reader of the site who disagrees with the direction the site has been moving.

Yeah his response today to Polk was out of line. He gets paid to do this. The readers are his customers. Sure he has banned some folks for being dicks, but Polk was just expressing his frustration.

I can't comment there or follow along with any TR stuff that might hit the FB haunt, so it matters less to me now than it did this morning. I assume that will continue to grow since I'm not making a Fakebook account just for that

I'm going to say one more little bit about this and then I am going to Let It Go.

This wasn't Luke making a spur-of-the-moment comment in a fit of frustration.  It was a calculated take-down.  My question appeared last week, which means Luke had to approve the question for Ms Ppraisal to answer.  He then waited a week to craft his retort.  It wasn't frustration-- it was mean-spiritedness.

Secondly his comment belies his *real* attitudes towards nerdery.  It seems to indicate that he has very limited ideas of what constitutes "nerd news".  By his own blog posts, those are: Toys, television show comment threads, and wrestling commentary.  The few other types of posts have been slowly dying off.

In my opinion, a person can be a "good" nerd and be interested in any number of things that by themselves aren't "nerdy".  There are film nerds, sports nerds, gun nerds, My Little Pony nerds, horror flick nerds, TMBG nerds, etc.  what makes us a community isn't that we all like the same three nerdy hobbies.  What makes us a community is our ability to recognize and embrace the Wide World of Nerdiness.

My description of myself as The Bad Nerd is an attempt at self-effacing humor.  I acknowledge that I don't "get" the toy collecting, for example, but I am able to respect those to do get it.  

Luke's response today seems to tell me that he's only interested in His Kind of nerdery and be damned with anyone else.

That's sad.  That's the direction I see his site going.  and that's why I am sad to no longer feel welcome there.

I'm not a professional writer and I've had a beer tonight so I'm not sure this is entirely cogent.

Thanks for listening.

Patch wrote:

rkwsuperstar wrote:
But his attitude lately...I'm sure he is under some pressure.    But that's no reason to snap at a long-time reader of the site who disagrees with the direction the site has been moving.

Yeah his response today to Polk was out of line. He gets paid to do this. The readers are his customers. Sure he has banned some folks for being dicks, but Polk was just expressing his frustration.

I can't comment there or follow along with any TR stuff that might hit the FB haunt, so it matters less to me now than it did this morning. I assume that will continue to grow since I'm not making a Fakebook account just for that

rkwsuperstar wrote:
But his attitude lately...I'm sure he is under some pressure.    But that's no reason to snap at a long-time reader of the site who disagrees with the direction the site has been moving.

James.k.Polk wrote:

Patch wrote:Well we could all go hang out here.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/05/26/haunting-ground

Livefyre comment system. Dead thread with not a single comment and a fitting name. I just made an account and added the first comment. The site does lots of geek tv reviews along side the video games so there is some stuff we might like checking out.

Bookmark it and come on over if you like the idea

This is interesting as well.  You don't have to be in the haunt to see whats happening there. At least that's what I took form a quick glance
http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/09/17/comment-notifications-are-coming-to-ign

I'll check it when iI get home.  Because at this point fuck Luke.  I guess I'm going all Tupper Adam on him.