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i'm like 25 minutes from an airport, so no worries
also bear in mind i'm back on the graveyard shirt, meaning i'm up all night on nights off as well - may help with aussie scheduling!
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paging axels, and anyone else who enjoys nonsense
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Yes, the Rumors Are True, Sushi Is About to Come to a Costco Near You
Costco CFO Richard Galanti announced that the big box chain would be adding more Kirkland Signature sushi counter locations across the country following the success of its first branch in Issaquah, Washington.QuoteFollowing the success of Costco's first continental U.S. sushi counter in its Issaquah, Washington location, CFO Richard Galanti announced on a Q2 earnings call in early March that the big box retailer will be adding more Kirkland Signature sushi counters to some of its stores nationwide.
According to a report by Today, Galanti said that it was not a new concept for the brand: Costco locations in many Asian markets — specifically Japan and South Korea — have been operating sushi counters for several years now. And the same goes for some branches in Hawaii.
"The sushi program has proven to be a category where we can be successful in both quality and price, and we're looking forward to seeing more of that in the future," he said during the call. He also revealed that two new sushi counter locations were already in the works and would open in the "very near future."
Costco started working on its sushi counter concept for the continental U.S. market in October 2022, per the Seattle Times. The chain's culinary team also flew to Japan to study with "rice masters" and tested recipes at its R&D kitchen not far from the Issaquah store. And when Kirkland Signature finally opened in June 2023, it was a near-immediate hit, garnering many fans who took to social media to express their delight. It was reported that "the Issaquah Costco has arguably become the most talked-about restaurant on the Eastside."
As of this writing, it is unclear which Costco branches — or how many of them — will open up sushi-making operations. As the Seattle Times reported last year, operating Kirkland Signature sushi counters requires considerable real estate to make room for a display case, a sushi station, and a rice room. So we can only presume that likely the brand's larger stores will be bestowed with sushi counters. -
just wanted to check in - anyone got fitness goals going here?
i finally got a good gym access after moving, but mid 40's has been an adventure in minor injuries, haha. doing gardening stuff on the same day as deadlifts & other back exercices may not be the best call! nothing max does of ibuprofen & heating pads can't set right, may just box in the meantime
my current line of work has me spending several hours walking & doing rounds, so weight hasn't been the issue it would've been otherwise. hoping to step things up this year!
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should we do a poll here? maybe reach out to rachel and others who might be down to join, but aren't on the forum these days?
i think we can totally manage a small cool group with some planning, and incorporate some video calling for others to join. like, every new years, we're still doing resolutions with lindsay & senshik, we can sort this out and make it work for anyone down to join for an anniversary thing
speaking of: @Master Star just got hitched to @Mr. Sexy Hat so i think we have a better batting average than tinder at this rate
also, @alive she cried just wanted to restate my interest in a video call if i can whenever one goes down!
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been out of the loop with the genre so long, white folks got better at it
also, i love the fuck out of thundercat
*edit let's put some classic shit here too
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‘AVENGERS 5’ will no longer be titled ‘THE KANG DYNASTY’ as Marvel has been making moves to minimize Kang after Quantumania underperformed
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Before we pitched, they warned us "there is absolutely no way we can do a 𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 movie", but they loved our enthusiasm. We pitched the outline for the entire film, and what started as a 'never' turned into a 'maybe'. In the time since, we've been pitching our way up the company hoping to get to James Gunn. But for now, here's a taste of what we've been cooking.
Source: From Writer/Director Patrick Harpin (𝘔𝘺 𝘋𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘏𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳) & Production Designer/Producer Yuhki Demers (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳-𝘔𝘢𝘯: 𝘈𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳-𝘝𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦)
god, please let this happen
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minus one was so good! tempted to see it again in black & white
Fascinating two articles that just dropped on Godzilla Minus One's development from director Yamazaki himself. Delves into the challenges Shirogumi faced while working on the movie, the VFX industry in Japan and what Hollywood could learn from the film's success. There was a lot of talk about the miracle they pulled off with Minus One's miniscule VFX budget when the movie came out so I thought this would be worth sharing. Way, way more in the links below.How Godzilla Minus One Pulled Off Oscar-Nominated VFX for Less Than $15 Million
The director of the Oscar-nominated Japanese kaiju epic on the workflows that kept his effects-heavy movie under $15 million.How VFX updates take Godzilla back to its nuclear roots
Minus One’ director Takashi Yamazaki, who earned a visual effects nomination, has tricked out Japan’s iconic kaiju and added some unique details.www.latimes.com -
we're so back, baby
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Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis Unveils First Teaser Image
The director of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now has finally made his long-gestating sci-fi epic. Read more at Empire.www.empireonline.comThroughout his career, the legendary Francis Ford Coppola has made many a masterpiece. The Godfather and its sequel. Apocalypse Now. The Conversation. His place in the cinematic pantheon is secure. But at the age of 84, he's not resting on his laurels. He's finally made his long-held passion project Megalopolis – a science-fiction epic he originally started writing back in the '80s, and which has rumbled around in his consciousness ever since. And he's reportedly put $120 million of his own money into making it, an independent film on a gigantic scale with a sprawling cast to boot. It's hard to believe that the film is actually real at this point – but it's reportedly hitting our screens later in 2024, and Coppola has shared a tantalising teaser image on his Instagram.
Even from a single image, there's plenty to look at here – a sense of crumbling empires, though a setting that reads as contemporary New York; the eeriness of those abandoned apartments and broken doors; that ominous broken statue; the grandiosity (and sci-fi leanings) of that title treatment. Consider us almightily intrigued. The film stars Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Giancarlo Esposito, Laurence Fishburne, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Schwartzman, Talia Shire, and Kathryn Hunter, to name but a fraction of the cast. And it's both written and directed by Coppola himself.
Stay tuned for more imagery on the film as it moves through post-production – and, fingers crossed, we may see the full thing before the year is through. Here's hoping it proves worth the wait.
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@tewibewi has been on a big rumiko takahasi kick since we were revisiting ranma 1/2 last year, lots of urusei yatsura and recently started maison ikkoku. i love this stuff, there's such a vibe to the specific comedy here. the music & art feel timeless too
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march 22nd! between this & sonic 3, gonna be a busy oscar season
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don't know why this bit was cut (or why i'd not seen it yet?) but this was good
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having been dating the former president of the FIU anime club (real early to mid aughts celebrity shit around here!) i've been watching a lot of retro anime this last year or so, thought this was pretty applicable to a community founded before this was so widely available (and thank god it is, nothing about the 3 subtitled episode $40 vhs era needs to come back )
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20 YEAR BUMP
they finally found out how to get the rest of the hidden games (super mario bros & zelda 1!) working, this is so cool
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damn that's cool! still glad you're giving these books a good home, man
2025 - hondo's 25th anniversary!
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