I finally got caught up with the new season. Decent start, I think the show is a bit too plot-driven right now. The guy that plays John Ross has gotten alot better, and his relationship with Pamela is a fantastic twist. The two of them are GREAT together as schemers. Think of that, in some universe J.R. Ewing III and Pamela Barnes are fucking daily. How messed up is that? J.R.'s son & Cliff's daughter gettin' it on. The two of them as actors are great together and they have great chemistry. Hopefuly they continue to play it up.

Unfortunately though the Christopher/Pamela angle has fallen flat. The Ann Ewing/murder/daughter/Judith Light family angle is just weak and pointless, and seems to just exist as a platform to give Bobby something to do. It hasn't been handled all that well.

J.R. seems to be rather missing, but when he is on screen seemingly more as "just there", and explodes on every frame he's on. He's only got a couple episodes left before "so long J.R. Ewing", which will be TOUGH to get through.

Right now the show is just too plot-driven. It's twist after twist, angle after angle, and it seems to be going out of it's way to try to compete with newer shows like ABC's "Revenge". Unfortunately character development has been lost. We don't know what John Ross' & Pamela's motivations are, and Christopher & Elena have become boring and one-note. Throwback Bobby & Pam they aren't. The show might need tweaking in that department. Where are the the pool side swims? Where are the morning breakfasts on the patio? Where are the Ewing BBQ's? These little things would go a long way in developing the characters.

Either way, that's the DALLAS update.

There's a similar festival here in Florida called 98RockFest, and basically has all of those, except Soundgarden. I've been wondering if I should get a ticket just to say "I saw the surviving members of Alice In Chains.... and Lzzy Hale's legs"

Is that worth the ticket? Not sure yet.

I agree. I haven't listened to it in awhile, but it was a total comeback album for Ratt, no different than Black Gives Way To Blue or King Animal was to the grunge boys.

Ratt didn't get enough credit for how quality Infestation was.

They're supposed to be working on a new album for 2013 with Dave Grohl (was the rumor). Probably not true, but it sounds cool.

Very interesting question. I think it always says something about us psychologically. I think the 30 pts and $10 mil is way too restrictive. I also opted for 35 pts, and $5 mil.

Here's what i'd take:

18-year old female companion -- 18 pts
Unlimited drugs -- 5 pts
All movies/TV -- 4 pts
Hygiene products & jacuzzi -- 3 pts
Doctor -- 2 pts
Microwave w/ unlimited meals -- 2 pts
Gun -- 1 pt

The way I see it is this. $5 million is just fine for money, you don't need more than that. I want the 18-year old girl for companionship more than anything. I've actually spent 'too much time' in seclusion and alone before, and it will make you go Nicholson in The Shining. Cabin fever is real. I've been there. The girl would provide so much more companionship. Alot of the men here have said "if the bitch drives me crazy"... the way I see it is considering her younger age, she's still adaptable to growing as a person. You two would eventually adapt to each other (obviously if you're not a complete fucking asshole and she's not batshit insane), and ultimately she'd be good for you. I'd want her to talk to more than anything so I didn't go mad, and the sex would just be a bonus for the two of us. I couldn't see any of it working if you didn't have another human there. If I didn't hear her annoying voice i'd go mad, not the other way around. The silence would kill me.

Drugs, to me are an obvious one. Not just illicit drugs, but all drugs. Regardless of your doctor, you're gonna need meds for various illness. Even with entertainment, you're gonna eventually lose it and you're gonna need to float away. Help with sleep, bodily drugs for repair, and just not giving a fuck anymore and doing drugs and fucking to pass the insane amount of time -- you're gonna need an edge.

Movies & TV I put on the list because I assume it comes with a basic TV and no cable/satellite. That's fine. If I have all movies and TV on DVD at my use, I would never get bored. Just program my own 24/7 network, year round. I kinda already do that. Rarely do I regularly watch new, daily TV anymore. Plus it'd help with you and the girl. She could watch what she wanted to be entertained (chick flicks, reality TV), you could watch you want (good stuff), and you both could watch porn. With this, i'd never need gaming or cable.

Hygiene & jacuzzi, is a definite. You're gonna want some way to keep clean and bath. Duh.

Microwave & meals. The way I see it is there are healthy microwave meals, I already eat them quite a bit, and I could easily live off of healthier ones for 10 years. I might hate it, but I could do it. I'd much rather do this and get extra points for other stuff. Both of you could eat this with variety, and stay in shape. 500 calories meals, and fucking, and doing squats, still fucking, should keep calories burnt.

Doctor, I threw in there primarily for the girl. I think if you're fairly healthy, the drugs would probably do well enough to keep you duct-taped together for five years. Headache relief, down to infections, down to mild pain relief, down to just flat out fuckin' heroin. Whatever it is could be used in moderation without a doctor's advice. But the girl would probably need a tunnel doctor (you know, for all my drilling... j/k), and it doesn't hurt to have a visitor to come by and talk about what's going on in the world, chat about various things, extra company. I'd rather have the doctor than the computer, internet or cell phone.

Gun... for eventual suicide. I don't believe you would make it with two people in there locked down, or with just you in there locked down. Seems like an impossible task that would eventually lead to insanity, regardless of the payday. 10 years? That's a long time. I think eventually you watch so much TV, fuck so much, that eventually you'd just be done. Down a shit ton of drugs, and if that didn't kill you, you'd have the rainy day option -- the Gun.