Sentences with phrase «years staring at»

My first response, as someone who has spent too much of the past 30 years staring at this or earlier screens, is to agree that in internet terms, anonymous «Victor» is indeed a Troll, with feigned interest in self - education or on - topic contribution to the dialogue.

I've spent the last two years staring at graphs and infographics that foretold doom and gloom for indie gaming as the bubble set to burst.

«I spent five years staring at the ceiling saying, «God, give me another chance.»»

Not exact matches

(LoL pros need sharp eyes and sharper reflexes, and both dull after a few years spent staring at computer screens.)

A 25 - year - old man was arrested after a lone policeman unwaveringly stared down the agitated suspect — clothed head to toe in black — who appeared to repeatedly draw an object from his hip and point it at the officer.

Before he can get an answer, McMullin launches into a giddy litany of all the Edmark products he owns, what his five - year - old daughter and three - year - old son can do with them, and why the lukewarm prospect who's been staring vacantly at the screen until now should buy anything with the name Edmark on it.

While spending time with family, I'd stare into a small screen on my lap instead of engaging at a level I would have a mere few years back.

But they're overlooked by the guys who've been staring at the same stale whiteboards for years and retreading the same tired paths.

That means Trump could find himself staring down the same dilemma in 2020 that Obama faced in 2016: He'll be trying to lock in his touchstone energy policies at the end of a four - year term, with a political rival eager to overturn them.

We're staring at the rise of the gig economy, and as Fast Company explained a few years back, young, agile, adaptable «Generation Flux» is poised to surf this change to a new type of career.

«We remember vividly 35 years ago staring at long - term impeccable bonds trading at 15 % to 17 % yields, thinking; «Why bother trading, hedging and knocking ourselves out?

When the year started, we were staring at a looming budget sequestration, a lingering debt crisis in Europe, and a slowdown in China.

Staring ahead at years upon years of student loan payments can be depressing, and programs that can cancel out that debt — like Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and income - driven repayment — take a decade or more to forgive the loans.

The sixteen - year - old Best Buy clerk stared at me sweetly, if ever so naively.

She stared at me in the annoying way that was going to become very familiar over the next year.

I looked across the aisle at a teenage boy — about fifteen years old, I judged — who was staring off, apparently with thoughts not connected to the theme of the sermon.

Behind him, although taller and two years older, his sister walked slowly and edged backward to a chair, sat down, and stared at the toes of her black patent leather shoes.

I have been staring at the steamer attachment for my rice cooker for years, and it's just sat in the furnace room of my basement, untouched, the entire time.

And while we have plenty of apples in our house year round (I'm staring at three different varieties on my counter right now!)

Next you head into the supermarket (remembering that you had to actually dress up, do your hair, fix makeup etc. to do this) and wander the aisles wasting time looking at ingredient lists and trying to remember if the gums, preservatives and additives have dairy / eggs in them... taking the rolls to the counter, working out whether or not you want to go through the self checkout or keep a checkout operator employed for a few more years... pay... get back in the car... find somewhere to buy bottled water for the dogs... drive 50 km home... unpack dogs and buns and suddenly getting up, stretching... wearing whatever the heck you like with your hair in the air, no makeup, dogs within a hard stares range in case they feel like eating the furniture while you are working and that slow measuring out, baking etc. doesn't seem so time consuming any more.

I'm sure you know what I mean — that special item or spice you bought for the new recipe you just had to make for Christmas or New Year's that is just staring back at you.

I'm staring down the barrel at 51 this year.

Besides the simultaneous happiness and heartache that comes with finally getting to see your people after a few years away, here are some other things I'm really looking forward to: staring at the blossoming chestnut trees outside of my mom's kitchen window, visiting the food market across the street from there every day, fresh sorrel soup, mom's melt - in - your - mouth zucchini fritters, and a good morel mushroom season, if I'm lucky.

And I mean that, coupled with the fact that I've been staring longingly at the photos from my family Caribbean cruise last year has really got me hankering for summer.

In the hot summer sun, I brought it back to my dorm room where my friends and I stared at it, wondering if we would be able to find an ice pick during this time of year.

Lynna — I've been staring at that recipe for years.

Now, I guess I decided to make these mostly because the lavender in my spice cabinet has been staring at me for a year.

Both squads have been very impressive but find themselves in 2nd in the Division — staring up at the Undefeated Championship combatants from a year ago..

A few years ago, when Mark Breland was the welterweight champion of the world, he would prepare for his fights by staring at his reflection in the mirror.

While most 17 - year - olds who are put in front of the media spend the time staring at the floor and muttering barely audible sentences, McDavid is calling for a scrum.

We are in the 2nd year running and staring down at another 5th or 6th place finish... yet again!

As they entered free agency, the Thunder were staring at a hefty luxury - tax bill, a bloated cap sheet for years to come, and a superstar with one year left on his contract and no sidekick in sight.

So if something does happen to Cousins, at least we have a solid back - up option this year unlike when Teddy went down and we were staring down the barrel of starting Shaun Hill for 16 games.

The Saints have been staring at their window potentially closing off and on for years, but it seems open, for now.

Until we have a manager with real title ambition, that will feed through to his squad as the last decade has amply proved, at least to me and those, like me, who can actually see what is staring them in the face, year after long year.

That is why he needs to go, and why we as fans have to unite to make to him go, otherwise we will keep staring at this year after year.

This is how I am spending my lone week of summer vacation 2000: driving nonstop across the U.S. at 18 mph while listening to jackhammer - loud music and staring at the butt of my 50 - year - old brother - in - law.

It is a bad thing for football reporters who face the potential for delays on public transportation, additional headaches when walking from their hotel to the bar and the stronger likelihood of that woman from Telemundo showing up in her bikini to get stared at by 65 - year - old guys with their cell phones on a clip and a branded polo shirt they got from a gift bag.

Every morning as soon as he got up, eight - year - old Max Miesemer looked out the window of his apartment in Hoboken and stared across the river at the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center.

This football equivalent of staring into an eclipse, has left a lot of us with lots of extra time to look ahead at next year or even the year after.

I will never forget the lady just staring at me as my 4 - year - old daughter tried to pick a toy for her younger brother.

This time it's Pathways to Family Wellness, and instead of «staring defiantly at the camera,» Jamie is gently cradling her now four - year old nursing son, surrounded by her loving family, her face radiating a quiet tranquility and warmth.

Although I stared weaning from breast to bottle / sippycup at 9 months, I still gave my baby breastmilk until 2 years old.

It took me about three years of occasional pumping while staring at a blank wall, before I figured out that I could watch something on my iPad or laptop.

One day quite a few years ago, I watched delightedly as an obstetrician sat on a hospital bed and stared in awe, open - mouthed at one of our Hypnobabies moms who was in labor with her first child.

Staring at 9 with very painful cramping that kept for home at least 2 days a month and 15 years later still the same.Terrible pain, heavy flow and long cycle.She had been told it may differ after first childbirth.

Most people either look down on me for exclusively pumping or stare at me in amazement, unbelieving that I would be willing to pump for a whole year.

You stare at your notebook everyday during the school year, so why not make it something you really love?

A spokesperson at the Ministry of Justice insisted sentencing in individual cases was a matter for the courts and said mandatory five - year sentences were a «staring point».

A statue of a young girl that has been staring down New York City's iconic Wall Street bull sculpture since the eve of International Women's Day is not going anywhere — at least for another year.