Birdman

[Tony]

Mrs. Butthead is due to pop out our first in a couple weeks. This whole thread is terrifying. I feel like we're reverse empty nesters. We've been together sans kid for close to 20 years, so this might be a bit of an adjustment.

I thought Boyhood was amazing. It was exciting and boring and happy and depressing all at the same time.

I haven't seen Birdman.

I don't know what thread I'm in.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Mrs. Butthead is due to pop out our first in a couple weeks. This whole thread is terrifying. I feel like we're reverse empty nesters. We've been together sans kid for close to 20 years, so this might be a bit of an adjustment.

I thought Boyhood was amazing. It was exciting and boring and happy and depressing all at the same time.

I haven't seen Birdman.

I don't know what thread I'm in.

Kudos to you and Amanda, Tony.  Get as much sleep as you can--you'll miss it once the baby comes.

[Tonker]

That's fantastic news, Tony, I'm made up for you, dude.

[Bort]

Great news. Congrats, Tony.

[Quality Start Machine]

May Baby Butthead be born happy, healthy, and ready to enjoy a lifetime of Cubs success.

Congratulations to both of you.

[PenFoe]

That's fantastic news, Tony, I'm made up for you, dude.

I have no idea what you're trying to say, so I assume this.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

I'm sure Apex is really loving this thread now.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Yeah, several.  It was pretty hairy, one way and another, but honestly, even if he'd been a picture of health, I'd quite possibly still have found it overwhelming and deeply unpleasant.  My whole fucking life got turned completely upside-down and I didn't like it one bit.

I thought the first two weeks were awesome, since she was sleeping like 22 hours a day. Weeks 2-6 were pretty tough in a what-the-hell-have-I-done sort of way and are mostly a blur.

I've heard from very few dads who *love* having an infant, so I think this is a fairly universal thing. For whatever reason, new-dad struggles are something that isn't talked about a lot, so it came as a bit of a shock to me. I remember thinking that I was a bad person because I was certainly not "treasuring" every moment (as I was told to do by every old person at the grocery store). It still feels that way a bit, but less so even after a few months.

You're absolutely right.  People looked at me strange when I talked about how bloody difficult I was finding it, which just made me all the more determined not to make a secret of it.  I'm not ashamed of how I felt.  I think it was entirely underfuckingstandable, considering what had just happened to my previously self-centred existence.

First 4 months sucked. Then they start to play and it's fun.

Until they turn 15, fuck up their biology test, don't ask for help, and have a shitty-for-what-he-can-really-do first semester of high school.

I blame Twitter.

He's off for a long time. 6 days.

Still--probably felt like an eternity for the kid'd.

[Tonker]

I saw Birdman on Saturday. It's great cinema. Very nicely shot. The acting was terrific. The whole thing is set within one theater so it's like a play, you know, the shots keep going and follow the actors and shit. Yay? It's sort of an adaptation of Michael Keaton's real life.

I think for people who are in show business this is probably the greatest statement about acting and writing and theater and whatever that anyone ever dreamed up. I spoke to a friend who is an actor and he fucking adored this film.

I was mostly bored. I'm sorry. I see the value here but I wasn't hooked.

I've spent a fair bit of time in theatres and backstage, one way and another, and Birdman did pretty much nail it.  It mostly just reminded me of most of the things I dislike about being in theatres and backstage, though.  The performances, as Peck says, from Keaton, Norton and Stone are excellent.  I didn't hate it, although it was a bit (unnecessarily) weird.

[Chuck to Chuck]

Yeah, several.  It was pretty hairy, one way and another, but honestly, even if he'd been a picture of health, I'd quite possibly still have found it overwhelming and deeply unpleasant.  My whole fucking life got turned completely upside-down and I didn't like it one bit.

I thought the first two weeks were awesome, since she was sleeping like 22 hours a day. Weeks 2-6 were pretty tough in a what-the-hell-have-I-done sort of way and are mostly a blur.

I've heard from very few dads who *love* having an infant, so I think this is a fairly universal thing. For whatever reason, new-dad struggles are something that isn't talked about a lot, so it came as a bit of a shock to me. I remember thinking that I was a bad person because I was certainly not "treasuring" every moment (as I was told to do by every old person at the grocery store). It still feels that way a bit, but less so even after a few months.

You're absolutely right.  People looked at me strange when I talked about how bloody difficult I was finding it, which just made me all the more determined not to make a secret of it.  I'm not ashamed of how I felt.  I think it was entirely underfuckingstandable, considering what had just happened to my previously self-centred existence.

First 4 months sucked. Then they start to play and it's fun.

Until they turn 15, fuck up their biology test, don't ask for help, and have a shitty-for-what-he-can-really-do first semester of high school.

I blame Twitter.

He's off for a long time. 6 days.

Still--probably felt like an eternity for the kid'd.

I didn't change his password.  I meant to.

[Yeti]

Yeah, several.  It was pretty hairy, one way and another, but honestly, even if he'd been a picture of health, I'd quite possibly still have found it overwhelming and deeply unpleasant.  My whole fucking life got turned completely upside-down and I didn't like it one bit.

I thought the first two weeks were awesome, since she was sleeping like 22 hours a day. Weeks 2-6 were pretty tough in a what-the-hell-have-I-done sort of way and are mostly a blur.

I've heard from very few dads who *love* having an infant, so I think this is a fairly universal thing. For whatever reason, new-dad struggles are something that isn't talked about a lot, so it came as a bit of a shock to me. I remember thinking that I was a bad person because I was certainly not "treasuring" every moment (as I was told to do by every old person at the grocery store). It still feels that way a bit, but less so even after a few months.

You're absolutely right.  People looked at me strange when I talked about how bloody difficult I was finding it, which just made me all the more determined not to make a secret of it.  I'm not ashamed of how I felt.  I think it was entirely underfuckingstandable, considering what had just happened to my previously self-centred existence.

First 4 months sucked. Then they start to play and it's fun.

Until they turn 15, fuck up their biology test, don't ask for help, and have a shitty-for-what-he-can-really-do first semester of high school.

I blame Twitter.

He's off for a long time. 6 days.

Still--probably felt like an eternity for the kid'd.

I didn't change his password.  I meant to.

Tolerate So much Bullshit

[Quality Start Machine]

Yeah, several.  It was pretty hairy, one way and another, but honestly, even if he'd been a picture of health, I'd quite possibly still have found it overwhelming and deeply unpleasant.  My whole fucking life got turned completely upside-down and I didn't like it one bit.

I thought the first two weeks were awesome, since she was sleeping like 22 hours a day. Weeks 2-6 were pretty tough in a what-the-hell-have-I-done sort of way and are mostly a blur.

I've heard from very few dads who *love* having an infant, so I think this is a fairly universal thing. For whatever reason, new-dad struggles are something that isn't talked about a lot, so it came as a bit of a shock to me. I remember thinking that I was a bad person because I was certainly not "treasuring" every moment (as I was told to do by every old person at the grocery store). It still feels that way a bit, but less so even after a few months.

You're absolutely right.  People looked at me strange when I talked about how bloody difficult I was finding it, which just made me all the more determined not to make a secret of it.  I'm not ashamed of how I felt.  I think it was entirely underfuckingstandable, considering what had just happened to my previously self-centred existence.

First 4 months sucked. Then they start to play and it's fun.

Until they turn 15, fuck up their biology test, don't ask for help, and have a shitty-for-what-he-can-really-do first semester of high school.

I blame Twitter.

He's off for a long time. 6 days.

Still--probably felt like an eternity for the kid'd.

I didn't change his password.  I meant to.

He would have gotten "AwfulonsoSorryano12" on his first try anyway.

[flannj]

So did anyone even fucking see this thing?

Is it any good? I have heard only from people who think it's just some visionary masterpiece and people so incensed at it for being pretentious garbage they walked out of the theater.

"Pretentious garbage"?  That is my kind of movie!  My TV has been trying to get me to watch it.  Maybe I will.

Stew didn't even see this? WHO SAW THIS MOVIE

I did and I liked it, Keaton and Norton were excellent.
But I liked The Grand Budapest Hotel and Boyhood even more.
The Theory of Everything was my favorite of all the best picture nominees.
(haven't seen Whiplash yet)

Saw Boyhood Friday evening. It's fine.  Nothing special in terms of story.  Amazing that they were able to keep the project together over 12 years. The last act seems partially culled from Before Sunrise.

Much as, in some ways, I'd love to watch it, I've been deliberately avoiding "Boyhood".  The prospect of watching a film about a kid growing up and leaving home scares the fucking willies out of me.

After four awesome Christmas days with a full house...

Just put the oldest on a train to go back downtown.
Palmed a hundred to the middle one for "gas" as he drives back to his apartment.
The baby daughter just left with friends until Thursday.

This isn't getting any easier.

[Tonker]

So did anyone even fucking see this thing?

Is it any good? I have heard only from people who think it's just some visionary masterpiece and people so incensed at it for being pretentious garbage they walked out of the theater.

"Pretentious garbage"?  That is my kind of movie!  My TV has been trying to get me to watch it.  Maybe I will.

Stew didn't even see this? WHO SAW THIS MOVIE

I did and I liked it, Keaton and Norton were excellent.
But I liked The Grand Budapest Hotel and Boyhood even more.
The Theory of Everything was my favorite of all the best picture nominees.
(haven't seen Whiplash yet)

Saw Boyhood Friday evening. It's fine.  Nothing special in terms of story.  Amazing that they were able to keep the project together over 12 years. The last act seems partially culled from Before Sunrise.

Much as, in some ways, I'd love to watch it, I've been deliberately avoiding "Boyhood".  The prospect of watching a film about a kid growing up and leaving home scares the fucking willies out of me.

After four awesome Christmas days with a full house...

Just put the oldest on a train to go back downtown.
Palmed a hundred to the middle one for "gas" as he drives back to his apartment.
The baby daughter just left with friends until Thursday.

This isn't getting any easier.

Old buddy, it's not that I'm not interested, or that I don't sympathise: on the contrary, my heart bleeds for you... I just don't want to even think about it.  Ignoring problems is how you make them go away, right?

[Bort]

So did anyone even fucking see this thing?

Is it any good? I have heard only from people who think it's just some visionary masterpiece and people so incensed at it for being pretentious garbage they walked out of the theater.

"Pretentious garbage"?  That is my kind of movie!  My TV has been trying to get me to watch it.  Maybe I will.

Stew didn't even see this? WHO SAW THIS MOVIE

I did and I liked it, Keaton and Norton were excellent.
But I liked The Grand Budapest Hotel and Boyhood even more.
The Theory of Everything was my favorite of all the best picture nominees.
(haven't seen Whiplash yet)

Saw Boyhood Friday evening. It's fine.  Nothing special in terms of story.  Amazing that they were able to keep the project together over 12 years. The last act seems partially culled from Before Sunrise.

Much as, in some ways, I'd love to watch it, I've been deliberately avoiding "Boyhood".  The prospect of watching a film about a kid growing up and leaving home scares the fucking willies out of me.

After four awesome Christmas days with a full house...

Just put the oldest on a train to go back downtown.
Palmed a hundred to the middle one for "gas" as he drives back to his apartment.
The baby daughter just left with friends until Thursday.

This isn't getting any easier.

Old buddy, it's not that I'm not interested, or that I don't sympathise: on the contrary, my heart bleeds for you... I just don't want to even think about it.  Ignoring problems is how you make them go away, right?

Thank goodness my son is going to be a toddler forever.