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April 8, 2023
Cinema Saturday, 4/8/23
Resurrection Year: 2022Runtime: 1h 43mRated: R Director: Andrew Semans Writer: Andrew Semans Stars: Rebecca Hall, Tim Roth, Grace Kaufman Double Feature Fodder: The Awakening (2011) Initial: Resurrection made quite a few horror best-of lists last year. And I generally enjoy Rebecca Hall. What Did I Think:The term gaslighting gets thrown around a lot and, in […]
April 3, 2023
Goals Check-In, 1st Quarter 2023
Writing Goal Progress 1st Quarter – I’ve been working on my NaNoWriMo project. I haven’t exactly finished a “full draft,” but I have a decent ending and have pared down the plot. Tentative plan is to work on “California Gothic when I finish this draft. I’ve had a few weeks so far this year when […]
April 2, 2023
Movie: Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Top Gun: Maverick Year: 2022Runtime: 2h 10mRated: PG-13 Director: Joseph Kosinski Writers: Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr., Peter Craig Stars: Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller Initial: Available on a streaming service I’m subscribed to, so why not? Don’t get me wrong, I’m a child of the 80s. The original Top Gun definitely got some […]
March 29, 2023
Movie: Moonage Daydream (2022)
Moonage Daydream Year: 2022Runtime: 2h 15mRated: PG-13 Director: Brett Morgen Writer: Brett Morgen Stars: David Bowie, Trevor Bolder, Ken Fordham Initial: I’m a David Bowie fan, so . . . What Did I Think:The last movie that I watched that involved David Bowie was the misbegotten Stardust, an unauthorized biopic that was prohibited from using […]
March 27, 2023
Monday Miscellanea, 3/27/23
What Happened Last Week? Spring ultimate league finally happened. I managed to get teams and the schedule up in a semi-timely manner. Eric and I played on Tuesday. Our team lost, but it’s full of players we’ve known for a while and enjoy playing with. Alas, after this week, the teams will be remixed. (Which […]
March 26, 2023
Short Story Round-Up, 3/26/23
Deal Me In, wk 1010♠️ “Call Center Blues” by Carrie Cuinn – Between the recent news and my own writings, my world has been full on AIs and androids. And here a story from 2014 adds a little fuel to those fires. From Cuinn’s Women and Other Constructs. Deal Me In, wk 1111♦️ “Left Foot, […]
March 22, 2023
What Am I Reading? 3/22/23
The Essential Peter S. Beagle, Volume 1: Lila the Werewolf and Other Stories, the ARC I’ve been working my way through. Web of the City by Harlan Ellison, the book from my own shelves which I was reading mostly in the evenings. The Monk by Matthew Lewis, the book from my Classics Club list that […]
March 21, 2023
Movie: eXistenZ (1999)
eXistenZ Year: 1999Runtime: 1h 37mRated: R Director:David Cronenberg Writer:David Cronenberg Stars:Jude Law, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ian Holm Initial: I had been meaning to rewatch eXistenZ. David Cronenberg’s birthday last week was a good excuse. What Did I Think:I first watched eXistenZ back in 1999/2000-ish when it came out on video. At the time, I had […]
March 20, 2023
Monday Miscellanea, 3/20/23
What Happened Last Week? More like “what didn’t happen last week.” Spring ultimate frisbee league was postponed due to a pretty strong storm system that came through Wednesday night. The soil (a generous term for it) in Arizona doesn’t soak up water very well. Therefore, the Park & Rec Departments are pretty quick to close […]
March 13, 2023
Monday Miscellanea, 3/13/23
What Happened Last Week? The weather has warmed up to normal levels finally, which mean that Eric and I ran and threw every day last week and played ultimate on Friday. Spring league starts this week, we play on Thursday, but other than that we don’t know too much. Organization for league started later than […]
