The past few nights there have been strange mechanical noises coming from the woods and tonight there were quite a few odd lights in the sky. Honestly, lights in the sky don't bother me. The noises in the woods do. Its sounds like a cross between a chainsaw and the hum of traffic.
So far, watching the Gorillaz perform Clint Eastwood with Del on SNL twenty-five years after the song debuted, has been the highlight of 2026.
When I was little I used to be afraid of the toilet. I would flush it and run from the bathroom.
I mean, even if it wasn't, you don't make things worse by involving Elliot Gould. But that's an interesting observation for sure. I could see Gould being something of a mentor to Clooney back in those days.
I used to be scared of the dark. I still am.
Sure. I mean there were lots of differences, but yea, that was definitely a difference in terms of name presentation.
It was before my time. My doctor show crush was Sarah Chalke on Scrubs.
Random fact: George Clooney was on a sitcom named ER back in the 80s before he starred in the drama named ER in the 90s.
Looks interesting. Might check it out. Thanks!
Hah! I love that the game is so open that you can kind of just make it your own experience.
Heh. I think I've shoveled too much snow this winter to be anything but traumatized by a game like that. But, yes, I love those oddly relaxing games.
It can be pretty fun in a mellow kind of way. Last night I found a desolate moon with no life, barely anything of note and just spent twenty minutes running around the rocky surface of it. Something was just so strangely relaxing, even if there was also something unnerving about the emptiness.
My new unwind activity is playing No Man's Sky. It's a strangely peaceful game, exploring planets, floating through space, and helps me tune out the day so I can sleep restfully at night.
Why did I design a character with stripes on their outfit? Clearly self-hate.
I think Baby Driver may be one of my all-time favorite movies. In particular, Jon Hamm's character arc, and both his and Jamie Foxx's menacing presence. It's not a film that makes me feel good watching it, as much as it makes me feel everything that happens in it with such gripping intensity.
Remember when they used to tell us, "when writing, don't start a sentence with 'and'"? That was bullshit.
I love how I had a thought that didn't really appeal to anyone and the first thing I did was go online and post it. Four people liked it, and honestly, that's more than it deserved.
Random gripe: while I actually really enjoyed Scream 5 and 6, Melissa Barrera's Sam is meant to be Billy Loomis's daughter, and part of the symbolism of their relationship is the way she wipes blood off the knife...except Billy never did that. That was Stu Macher. Just bugged me.
"Demandhausen" is my new favorite term. Thank you, Danhausen.
My dog, Boomhauer, laying on the tile floor panting after playtime.
This little puppy-goblin is terrorizing my day. And he loves it.
Another Monday. Hope y'all are having a good start to your week!
Storytime: also evidence of how stupid I am. My new gaming PC, gifted to me, and built by a great friend, hasn't been working. I'm not a PC guy so I don't know much about how to get it to work. I try everything I can but, for some reason, games crash constantly and run poorly. --
He looks at me quizzically and I continue, "you gave me too much credit that I'd know even the most basic things about using a PC."
Laughs were shared. Some games were played and he was off home, both of us now having a new story to inspire a few chuckles.
Before even turning the machine on, he takes a look at the set up and smiles. "You didn't plug the monitor into the video card," he says. "That's it?" I responded, my embarrassment quickly growing. He explains to me where I erred and I finally said, "you know what the real mistake is?" --
My friend troubleshoots with me over video call and no luck. So he decides to make the trip over. It's 90 minutes away so it isn't just a casual thing. His day is busy and hectic so he can't get over until late in the evening. When he finally arrives, he gets straight to the scene of the crime. --
Storytime: also evidence of how stupid I am. My new gaming PC, gifted to me, and built by a great friend, hasn't been working. I'm not a PC guy so I don't know much about how to get it to work. I try everything I can but, for some reason, games crash constantly and run poorly. --
-- it will be awful for a lot of people who will lose their jobs and I really don't want to see this merger happen for that reason. But if you're a creative, an entrepreneur, an investor, then it's time to start planning because the opportunity to fill an entertainment vacuum will present itself.
The ultimate result of the attempted monopoly being created by the prospective merger of WB and Paramount is its own collapse. Unification of businesses in an industry doesn't create growth of the unified business. It creates a drought of interest. Audiences turn elsewhere and new business grows. --
All evens out eventually.
Not a bit. Gigs being canceled when freelancing is fairly common, but it sucks when it happens in such a narrow window. When you're freelancing, you cast a lot of lines unsuccessfully and even when you get bites, plenty of gigs just get away from you. It happens. I'm used to it.
