The Syndicate

I forgot to work up the rest of my subs for this. I'm sorry.

Hey cool. We've got 12. Not sure if 3v9 is unfair in a Mountainous format. If we could get one or two more folks to sign up, it should guarantee some equitable balance and we can get started.

We didn't really binge it, but my wife and I just finished season 1 of The Mandalorian. The first half of the season was okay but slow. The second half of the season was interesting at least.

I don't see why it was hyped up as much as it was.

HALVØSEN RIDGE This is a mountainous game for 12-15 players. Remember that the premier rules in any Syndicate Mafia game come straight from the site rules. Review those rules below, and direct any concerns you may have to the host or moderator(s) on duty. [Link] Rules and Guidelines on The Syndicat...

Pi (1998) I really liked this one but my wife hated it. It's weird and eccentric, but that draws me in. It's Darren Aronofsky's directorial debut. It's low-budget, but that adds grit and intensity to the whole package. It blends science (math) and religion (numerology) in a very unique way. It migh...

Crazy Rich Asians (2008) This was a date night movie for my wife and I when the kids were away. It's actually a really fun movie, and probably up there with When Harry Met Sally for me. Most rom-coms are mediocre, but this one really keeps it fresh. 3.75 out of 5 The House (2017) In theory, putting...

Y’all need a mountainous game to run?

I’ll tune in if I am around and free!

Dishes take less time.

Would you rather watch a movie or read a book?

Nowhere Man

Téa Leoni

do you think youre happier living in this generation that any past generation? I guess this generation. My parents were dead broke when they got married. Mom got pregnant with my sister at 16 and I came a year after that. In prior generations, my parents probably would have had more barriers in the...

Black licorice, no. I’m hit or miss on other flavors.

Do you like to ride roller coasters?

dunya wrote: ↑Mon Apr 04, 2022 9:28 pm
Do you believe in the concept of soul mates?

Yes. I found mine.

Would you rather live the rest of your life being able to eat your favorite meal but never being able to get a haircut again or being able to get haircuts but never being able to eat your favorite meal again?

cat 1: egocentric. send me a song that reminds you of ME. cat 2: pmsing. send me a song that makes you EMOTIONAL. Can you elaborate on these two cats just a bit please? Like, is Cat 1 supposed to be a song that reminds me of you AND a song that suggests egocentricity (which I don't associate with y...

Stanley Kubrick

dunya wrote: ↑Thu Mar 31, 2022 11:36 am

what's your fav thing to do when it's shit pouring rain outside?

Stay inside.

Breakfast for dinner or dessert for dinner?

Still living in the same house, married to the same woman, with one kid in college and the other in high school. I'll probably still be at the same place of employment, perhaps having moved up in the ranks a notch. If not, I'll probably be a little bit more of a shell of myself, contemplating why I ...

I used to say two years in either direction, but I could see three years older or younger as acceptable now.

Would you rather survive an avalanche or a forest fire?

Road to Nowhere

Thunder Road

Ooh- birthdays! Happy birthday Speed and DOOM! You both make me feel old.

dunya wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 5:11 pm
G-Man wrote: ↑Sun Mar 27, 2022 4:23 pm Hey, I remember this from a few years back, but I couldn't join then. If this is just for the World Cup later this year, then I'm interested.
Yep just for the world cup!

Nice. Sure, why not.

Hey, I remember this from a few years back, but I couldn't join then. If this is just for the World Cup later this year, then I'm interested.

You Oughta Know

If you all have it within a reasonable drive time from me, I’ll be tempted to crash for a surprise overnight.

The last two weekends, Family Movie Night included... Turning Red This was funny, though way over my 6-year-old's head. It was fine for my 10-year-old, as she'll get to go through all the fun puberty and teen angst stuff here soon enough. It was humorous and creative. 3.5 out of 5 The Jungle Book (2...

UPDATED TOURNAMENT BRACKETS: Winner's Bracket- https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMK8oVMGzDFdUBkRGfNV3PeHysfF4v9CGZIi0qGZFOnu2YkOEAukRa3dvQCUL2nxASrt-DfGfBCfZl5YWELg4Xit0fc_UW7DWzD46SixGRzP1HcZkaqKwOAxdWf7MvttzjeF7c9BfXAijNJvb1TRkxbbLzary5vaBkdom4RxvaKMT95T8BkPUKPbLIXQ=w396-h640 Next...

TOURNAMENT OPENING ROUND REVEAL RESULTS: This is the order in which matchups were revealed: #2 Syn vs #15 ignoramus #2 Syn: Royal Blood- "Out of the Black" The music sounds very much like Muse, perhaps with accents of Queens of the Stone Age. The vocals sound very much like Muse, perhaps ...

PRELIM TIEBREAKERS: This was simply a gut-check on which song I liked more. I didn't do write-ups for them, so feel free to theorize why I preferred one over the other. The winner got an additional 0.1 point to break the tie. TIE-BREAKER #1: Syn vs. hollowkatt Syn's Sub: Caribou- "Odessa"...

Standings after Prelim #3:

Spoiler: show

PRELIM #3 REVEAL RESULTS: PROVING GROUND: The end of the season is where you prove to the world that you belong in the tournament. Give me a song by a band or artist who hasn't been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame yet but deserves to be there. 16th Place: DC Talk- "Since I Met You...

Standings after Prelim #2:

Spoiler: show

PRELIM #2 REVEAL RESULTS TEAM: Give me a song that embodies or conveys a sense of brotherhood or sisterhood akin to that which you might find on a team. 16th Place: Marshmello x SVDDEN DEATH- "Crusade" Submitted by ignoramus The Song Itself: Too much distortion, especially on the low end....

Standings after Prelim #1

Spoiler: show

PRELIM #1 REVEAL RESULTS HYPE SONG: Give me something stadium friendly that gets your team and the home crowd fired up before a game. 16th Place: Yes- "Roundabout" Submitted by Simon The Song Itself: Always thought it was a waste of an intro. Good bass, but the minstrely harmonized song a...

What is your favorite seasoning?

What is your favorite salad dressing?

Coffee or wine with dessert?

What size shoe do you wear?

Have you ever seen the Northern Lights?

Would you rather live secluded from the rest of the world or close to relatives?

Where and what is home to you?

What’s your Bucket List destination?

How challenging is it to make lasting friendships doing the cruise contract scene?

Were you ever contracted with the Carnival Fascination?

Do you track any of your media consumption? Can you elaborate on this question? Are you asking if I keep tabs on how much of a particular source I turn to for news? Do you track the movies and TV shows you watch? The albums you listen to? The places you've been? Yes for movies, and also books. My f...

Were you born in the faith or did you find it later? I was born and baptized into the United Methodist denomination. My dad never attended church except on Christmas Eve when I was a kid. Now he’ll show up when the girls sing in the junior choir a few times a year. My mom took us to church every we...

Syn wrote: ↑Sat Mar 12, 2022 8:40 pm Do you track any of your media consumption?

Can you elaborate on this question?

Are you asking if I keep tabs on how much of a particular source I turn to for news?

Syn wrote: ↑Sat Mar 12, 2022 8:40 pm What is your favourite tree species?

Hmm. I’ve never thought about it. Sequoias are pretty awesome- large and old. That serves as a perspective check against us humans.

Syn wrote: ↑Sat Mar 12, 2022 8:40 pm Have you ever met anyone from the internet?

Not yet. Some day I want to show up randomly at Epi’s door.

Do you want your kids to go into any specific fields of study? No. I want them to figure out what they want to be and I will support it, so long as it is not impractical or achievable. My parents got pregnant with my sister when they were teenagers, so their professional prospects were jacked at th...

From Here to Eternity This won the 1953 Oscar for Best Picture, and I have seen it before. I thought it was more romantic, as it is widely remembered for its scene of two people kissing on the beach as waves roll up around them. It also won Frank Sinatra an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. Despite ...

Any last questions?

Is there a cuisine/meal you have yet to try that you'd really like to? I’d like to branch out and try authentic Indian cuisine. There is a sizable Indian-American population not far from me and there are two restaurants and a market that I’d like to explore. My wife’s grandmother was born to Dutch-...

Syn wrote: ↑Fri Mar 11, 2022 7:19 pm What is your number-one tip for relationships and how to ensure they remain healthy?

Communication- both speaking your thoughts and listening to the thoughts of your partner.

Do you still get butterflies over your wife? Not really butterflies, but a sense of warm calm. There is certainly still an eagerness and excitement at times, and I’m still prone to stare at her from time to time. Touch is a mutual love language of ours, so playful touches are very much still a thin...

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