the Hobbit is one of my favorite books but I was really disappointed with how it was adapted into movies. I mean, c'mon three movies from a book that is about 300 pages long. Some of the extra stuff that Peter Jackson added flowed well with the story, but it got pretty ridiculous by the third movie.

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I really liked the 2011 version of the thing. It's actually a prequel since it's set before the events that occurred during the original version. John carpenter's original is awesome and I felt that the newer movie was done very well, worth a watch if you haven't seen it.

Cabin in the woods is a fun movie! It's cheesy and campy, and knows it is, but also has an interesting story that was never done before.

Who knows what Guillermo del Toro had planned, I would've rather seen that movie(s). Sounds like Jackson came in and threw out everything and started completely over while the movie was being filmed. I wish someone would do a cut of the three movies and only have the scenes in it that are true to the book. It could be called the "Tolkien cut".

It's funny I had the same thought with TFTC. As soon as I saw gameplay video I knew I wanted one before I played it. The first time I played one I was a bit nervous as I started to play, I was really worried that I would hate it. But in my case, I ended up loving it and it made me want one even more.

Have you played the 1990 DE Simpsons? I just got one a little over a week ago and the whole family loves it, even my son who doesn't like pinball has a good time playing it. Code isn't deep, but it's still a challenging and fun game with a 3 ball multiball that isn't easy to get going. I grew up watching the Simpsons when it first came out and this is based on the first season so it really resonates with me. The call outs are pretty great too...."eat my shorts!"

It sounds like standard questioning for anyone who reports a sudden end of moderate to heavy drinking.

Alcohol withdrawal can be very dangerous and Delirium Tremens (DTs) can be life threatening. Withdrawal symptoms typically start within 24-72 hours of your last drink and can last several days to over a week. But the worst of it is usually within the first several days from the time of your last drink. Being a week out from your last drink I would doubt you're going to start experiencing withdrawal symptoms if you haven't already. Alcoholic related cirrhosis would be my biggest concern at this point

We've gotten better, but some Healthcare workers still have a tendency to not be as compassionate to people suffering from alcoholism compared to other illnesses. It sounds like he should've given you more education on your last appointment and this one as well.

I'm sorry for your bad experience but it seems like the doctor was doing his job by asking you about any symptoms after you quit drinking. It's possible he could have had more tact or compassion but alcohol withdrawal can be very deadly, especially if you quit abruptly.

This all comes from over a decade of taking care of people actively withdrawaling from alcohol.

I took a new job in upper level management that I thought was going to be, well I won't say a dream job, but a really great opportunity and the type of job I have strived to have for the last several years. I'm just a few weeks in and I'm miserable. I think about resigning daily.

I'm not one to quit, and I'm trying to look at it as a challenge (a very very big challenge) but most days I leave feeling overwhelmed and discouraged. Everyone I talk to says I need to stick it out for at least 6months and just power through....I keep hearing its going to get better. But I don't really see it happening.

Due to family health concerns and financial obligations I can't just quit, unless I have something else lined up, and believe me I'm looking. But I'd be burning bridges if I quit and in my industry word gets around pretty quick.

I'm looking for any advice or encouragement at this point.

All of the above. Healthcare administration. Almost all of my employees are agency/temporary workers. My predecessor in this role let things slide and left a large amount of things overdue and unfinished. Its a new role for me in an area I'm not extremely experienced in. Ive done management for years but not in this area. Due to all the staff quitting I have no experienced workers that understand their roles. And all the responsibilities in this department that are usuly split among other staff falls solely on me now that almost of the permanent employees quit.

Essentially, I was not aware of the extent of all the issues prior to taking this job. I've talked to the facility director (my supervisor) twice now about my concerns. This person has good intentions but is inexperienced and is unable, I feel, to give me the things I need to do this job.

Thanks everyone for the advice and encouragement. There was a lot of good insight in several of the responses. I reached out to the director of a previous hospital I worked at for some advice. She has offered me a job on more than one occasion so I know that is an option at the very least. It would be a pay cut, but less responsibility, and it's actually a much closer commute than my current job so I may consider that if the offer still stands. I'll keep you all posted.

Freaky spider! You need to be seen by a Dr. ASAP. With the amount of blood I bet you hit a vein. Veins can heal to an extent depending on the severity of the injury but something like that I doubt it, and with the amount of blood you lost I wouldn't mess around with it. Sepsis would be a big possibility also, and you do not want to mess around with that. I'm not sure how Emergency departments in Austrailia compare to here in the states, but let the person who checks you in know that your leg won't stop bleeding for >24 hrs. Life and limb is a big priority universally in medicine. (RN with over a decade of critical care experience)

This reminds me of an interesting story you guys might appreciate. Emergency medicine we triage patients based on level of severity of injury/complaint (pretty common knowledge to most people). Surprisingly, some people will really underscore the severity of their injury during checkin. Had a patient once who came for a "sore arm", obviously this patient was pushed to the side and told to wait. It wasn't until I went out to triage a full waiting room that I discovered the "sore arm" was the result of a motorcycle crash. Turned into an emergent trauma: stat x-rays, CT scan, everything. patient was found to have numerous broken bones, a collapsed lung, and a liver laceration (lots of internal bleeding). less than an hour later the patient was in the OR.

I use a similar setup. I got into using DE razors after buying one on a whim at a local thrift store about 15 yrs ago. I soon began collecting antique double edge and single edge razors and had over 50 at one time.

I've sold most of them in the last few years and now have a few different classic style razors that I rotate between. Much like pinball, there is an avid group of collectors and enthusiasts and the price of old antique razors has skyrocketed. Razors that I bought for a few dollars 10-15 yrs ago have sold for $50-100 in the last few yrs.

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I lift weights several times a week, but I'm a fair weather runner. We have a treadmill but I rarely use it. The weather here is finally nice enough to run outside again. I did 4.5 miles yesterday and 3.5 miles today. I'm definitely feeling it. I usually try to work up to running 6 miles at a time with a 8 min/mile pace....I have a long way to go to get to that point. Feels good to be running again and I got some extra winter weight I want to burn off.

You could try to do it in intervals: walk 1 min, jog 1 min, walk 1 min, jog 1 min...ect. Increase the jogging time and decrease the walking time for each interval as you get used to it.

I'm probably at a 10min/mile pace and right now I'm walking for a minute after every mile. Once I can do 4 ish miles without walking I'll increase my distance.

There are some 10k/half marathons that a buddy of mine (an avid runner) wants me to do with him this year. I used to run lots of 10k and an occasional half marathon, but the last race I ran in was 2017.

I blocked my first person on here today. Is that a pinside achievement yet? If you can read this then congratulations it wasn't you.

I've never givem the block/ignore feature much thought. I'm a pretty low key guy and get along with most people...but recently there's a member on here that post obnoxiously trolling responses in literally every thread I go to. Not necessarily directed to me, I'm just tired of reading their inane messages that add nothing to the conversation.

Draining a thread is an achievement, why wouldn't blocking or ignoring some be one also?

Hard to say, but I'm sure I'm not the only person that has recently blocked this person.

Gotta cover all your bases. Sounds like you unlocked new pinside achievements.

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