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Reading Stats 2021

Finished Books: 47That’s down from 2020 and probably because I shucked off the notion of reading to a blogging/reviewing schedule. I read fewer ARCs, fewer comics, and more nonfiction than in 2020. Short Stories: 108I didn’t keep stats last year! 51 of those short stories are from the Deal Me In Challenge. (I still have […]

Reading Notes, 12/27/21

Finished Reading David Copperfield’s History of Magic by David Copperfield, Richard Wiseman, David Britland & Homer Liwag (photographer) Magician David Copperfield has been putting together a private museum of magic history for years now. This big, beautiful coffee table book highlights certain pieces in his collections in order to tell a short history of stage […]

Monday Miscellanea, 12/20/21

Hermit-ing I’m in the relaxation phase of the holiday season. We’re staying home for Christmas/New Year. We’re vaccinated and boosted, but things are unsettled and, socially, I’m pretty worn out. Cards and gifts are mailed. All the things are checked off the to-do list. I’m quietly turning my sight toward the New Year! Reading Listened […]

Cinema Saturday, 12/18/21

Tenet Year: 2020Runtime: 2h 30m Rated: PG-13 Director: Christopher Nolan Writers: Christopher Nolan Stars: John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki Initial: Christopher Nolan is kind of hit or miss for me. I appreciate the ambition of his projects, but (hot take) I don’t think he’s actually a very good director, especially of action. Hence, […]

Favorite Movies of 2021

I’ve been watching more movies during the pandemic. I haven’t done a complete breakdown by genre, but since I’ve done four different horror movie A–Zs during 2020 and 2021, I’m going to guess a fair amount of the increase is in the horror genre. Why horror? Definitely no cathartic reason. No, not at all. I […]

Monday Miscellanea, 12/13/21

Ultimate: Playing & Partying Friday was our “Wednesday” Lunchtime Disc (WLDisc) annual party. It went off mostly without a hitch. Unfortunately, it rained quite a bit on Thursday night, leaving our ultimate field pretty soggy. We had enough room for a four-on-four field; I think everyone got a good amount of playing in before we […]

Cinema Saturday, 12/11/21

What have I been watching lately? Here’s a rundown: Pig (2021)Directed by Michael SarnoskiStarring: Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff, Adam Arkin Weird, quiet, stylish film. I liked it. Face blindness means you can watch Hereditary (2018) five times and not recognize Alex Wolff. We now have a contender for “cute truffle pig” if they ever make […]

Er . . . Tuesday Miscellanea, 12/7/21

Boosted Eric and I got our COVID vaccine boosters on Thursday night. The grade school in our neighborhood was having a walk-up event and we decided to avail ourselves. Side effects-wise, Eric had a fever again the day after and some arm pain. I ended up with a pretty sore arm again (though not quite […]

Movie ~ The Matrix

The Matrix Year: 1999Runtime: 2h16m Rated: R Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski Writers: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski Stars: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss Initial: Rewatch. The Matrix Resurrections is coming out in a few weeks and it got me wanting to watch the original. Notes: The first scene of this movie does so much […]

Monday Miscellanea, 11/29/21

Getting Back to It Haven’t gotten my big tree up yet, but I impulse-bought a small one for the backroom/office last week. This is it all decked out on top of Eric’s old micro-fridge. Had an amicable Thanksgiving dinner at my brother-in-law’s. All told, at dinner were Eric’s parents, all four of the Nabity siblings […]