While working at a retirement home, Charlie makes friends with two rebellious old ladies who may have taken matters into their own hands.…

Five Easy Hot DogsMac DeMarco⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️…

Portrait of a DogJonah Yano⭐️⭐️⭐️✨…

SunburnedIlliterate Light⭐️⭐️⭐️✨…

Say I Won'tBass Drum of Death⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨…

Smalltown StardustKing Tuff⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️…

Asking For A RideWhite Reaper⭐️⭐️⭐️✨…

Electrophonic ChronicThe Arcs⭐️⭐️⭐️✨…

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ABSOLUTE HEARTBREAKkhai dreams⭐️⭐️⭐️✨…

Surprised how much I actually enjoyed this. Some of the intentional cringe inducing moments were rough, but overall you get to watch some pretty great actors hang out and riff in a well paced rom-com.…

Charlie goes on tour with has-been metal band Doxxxology, a motley crew of dejected rockers who’ve spent decades trying to write a new hit; Charlie suspects foul play when one musician winds up dead.…

Charlie takes a job at a family-run Texas BBQ joint and must use her perception skills to sniff out the truth behind a shocking death.…

The repercussions of the Aldhani heist reach all the way to Coruscant, while Cassian returns home.…

When a close friend of hers meets an untimely end, Charlie Cale, a casino cocktail waitress with an uncanny knack for identifying lies, is determined to unravel these mysterious events — even if it endangers her own life.…

Jimmy, a therapist mourning his wife, takes a more proactive approach with his patients in the hopes that helping them will help himself.…

To get Sean out of legal trouble, Jimmy reconnects with his estranged best friend—while trying to hide it all from Paul.…

Wounded and on the run, Charlie is forced to make a pit stop in desolate New Mexico, where she tries to clear the name of a trucker framed for the murder of a local.…

With cover from a spectacular local festival, the Aldhani mission reaches a point of no return.…

Todays cocktail experiment turned out pretty great. A bourbon take on the ramos gin fizz. I think swapping the simple syrup for vanilla syrup would’ve done an even better job of bringing out the orange creamsicle thing going on here.

New albums I’m checking out this week:

Currently reading: Rogues by Patrick Radden Keefe 📚

After escaping the QZ, Joel and Tess clash over Ellie's fate while navigating the ruins of a long-abandoned Boston.…

Seth throws a party.…

Gigi's RecoveryThe Murder Capital⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️…

I’ve been tweaking this cocktail for awhile now and I think I’ve finally settled on a recipe.

Did a take on the Ramos Gin Fizz tonight with St Germain and the results were exquisite (and exhausting).

Lots of starts and stops because of life, but still a great.…

Whelp… I bought another omg.lol name: tv.omg.lol and @tv on mastodon to talk about tv and movies alongside my newsletter, streamingvar.substack.com.

Weird and a bit disturbing, but also extremely captivating.…

Insomniathe moss⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️…

Get RealCVC⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️…

Did the NBA put Detroit in the Paris game because they’ve got the lottery balls rigged to send Wemby there?

Never Going UnderCirca Waves⭐️⭐️⭐️…

Kind of excited that we will be getting new albums from both blink-182 and Fall Out Boy this year. Cautiously optimistic based on the singles from each.

Recovering from a cold so I made myself a honey old fashioned because honey and whiskey are supposed to be good for colds… right..? Honey syrup (made in glass: 1 tbsp water 1.5 tbsp honey), 2 dashes aromatic bitters, 1 dash orange bitters, 2 oz Bourbon, tiny pinch of salt.

A stunning piece of filmmaking that grabbed my attention from the get-go and didn’t let go for a second.…

Factories, Farms & AmphetaminesMyron Elkins⭐️⭐️⭐️…

💽 Factories, Farms & Amphetamines by Myron Elkins

Even better than I remember.…

StraysMargo Price⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️…

💽 Strays by Margo Price

After teenage outcast Velma Dinkley is accused of killing a popular classmate, she has just 24 hours to find the real murderer. There’s only one problem: Velma has sworn off solving mysteries – forever.…

Jimmy’s mounting fear and paranoia compel him to provoke Larry. McCauley and Miller have a breakthrough. Larry’s therapist grows concerned.…

Jimmy reaches his breaking point. Larry becomes suspicious. McCauley and Miller talk to an important person in Larry’s life.…

Tonight’s cocktail experiment: 0.25 oz Cointreau - 1.25 oz Lillet Blanc - 2 dashes Aromatic Bitters. On the Rocks. I’d cut back one dash or maybe do grapefruit bitters next time.

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Season 2 finds long-buried Cold War secrets emerge which threaten to bring carnage to the streets of London. When a liaison with Russian villains takes a fatal turn, our hapless heroes must overcome their individual failings and raise their spy game in a race to prevent a catastrophic incident.…

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It’s been a year of calm. Homelander’s subdued. Butcher works for the government, supervised by Hughie of all people. But both men itch to turn this peace and quiet into blood and bone. So when The Boys learn of a mysterious Anti-Supe weapon, it sends them crashing into the Seven, starting a war, and chasing the legend of the first Superhero: Soldier Boy.…

The dark mentorship between legendary Las Vegas comedian Deborah Vance and her young, entitled writer Ava continues to evolve as the two travel across the country workshopping Deborah’s new stand-up act.…

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Desperate to leave his violent past behind in favor of his newfound passion, Barry is attempting to untangle himself from the world of contract killing and fully immerse himself in acting. But getting out is messy. While Barry has eliminated many of the external factors that pushed him towards violence, he soon discovers they weren’t the only forces at play. What is it about his own psyche that led him to become a killer in the first place?…

in order of excitement Asteroid City Beau Is Afraid The Killer Dune: Part Two Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Next Goal Wins Killers of the Flower Moon Mad Max: The Wasteland Havoc Oppenheimer …

Limestone RitualDoom Flower⭐️⭐️⭐️…

Currently reading: Ways of Being by James Bridle 📚🎧

Finished reading: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I Like to Watch by Emily Nussbaum 📚

Wide Eyes on the Night BusAfflecks Palace⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️…

💽 Wide Eyes on the Night Bus - EP by Afflecks Palace

Anyone out there know of anyone who has tried to go independent as either a strategy/management consultant or a freelance pm…? Asking for a friend…

It’s quite beautiful and Blancett is amazing, but I found it difficult to really get engaged in the stuffiness of the plot and subject and some of the meandering set-up.…

Any college football fans out there who can fill me in on the Bears options for the first pick in the draft?? #dabears

A smart delight that flew by. Loved Woody and the Russian guy.…

Meet the team behind the biggest multiplayer video game of all time. But in a workplace focused on building worlds, molding heroes, and creating legends, the most hard-fought battles don’t occur in the game—they happen in the office.…

The story of the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force — and the corruption and moral collapse that befell an American city in which the policies of drug prohibition and mass arrest were championed at the expense of actual police work.…

Bale and Melling were pretty great and there were some interesting turns, but overall it fell a little flat for me.…

Instead of doing a G&T or a Gimlet, do both. 2 parts Gin, 2 parts Elderflower Fever Tree, .5 parts lime juice.

EVERY LOSERIggy Pop⭐️⭐️⭐️…

💽 EVERY LOSER by Iggy Pop

LIES THEY TELL OUR CHILDRENAnti-Flag⭐️⭐️⭐️…

💽 LIES THEY TELL OUR CHILDREN by Anti-Flag

Photo: Day 5 of 31 Bruce Wayne is tired of my shit

@bjhess does AlbumWhale have a public API? I was thinking we could pretty easily make a couple shareable Shortcuts to make it possible to send via Share Sheet. One could go to To Try, one could send to a user defined list, and another could pull a list of lists for the user to decide which list to add to…

Do the 21 Republicans not voting for McCarthy actually have an endgame/plan..? Or is it really all just to make noise..?

First opportunity to watch the Bulls on the new TV 🤩🤤

Photo: Day 4 of 31 Don’t typically have booze during the week, but it’s been a Wednesday… continuing to tweak my cocktail, the miasma.

Photo: Day 3 of 31 Already a day behind… 🤦‍♂️

This Barca game is wild

Any wireless router recommendations out there? Still using an Apple AirPort Extreme I got back in 2014 and have a feeling it’s not making the best use of the speeds we can get. No need for a mesh router as our place is relatively small still.

I have all the plumbing and items ready for all my 2022 top ten lists, but I’ve just been too lazy to put it all together and post… 🥸

Finished reading: Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley 3/5 📚

💽 Comradely Objects by Horse Lords

Today hasn’t been great so far, but at least the new tv arrived…

Photo: Day 2 of 31

💽 Further Joy (Deluxe) by The Regrettes

💽 Under the Shade of Green by The Happy Fits

Photo: Day 1 of ?

This didn’t really land and I mostly felt disconnected to it throughout. Felt like a good look at anxiety in modern society with all the “noise”, especially examining various archetypes of so-called experts around every corner: “isn’t fear news?”…

FedEx “missed” us yesterday when “trying” to deliver our new TV, which I was excited to have for our NYE watching… now it’s listed as “Delivery by 1/1” so I guess I’m spending my day watching for it while I have my doubts it even gets put on a truck today…

Watched on Saturday December 31, 2022.…

Watched on Saturday December 31, 2022.…

Tomorrow I will start the process of my top tens and annual reviews for myself, but until then, it’s cocktail time.

A classic. Been awhile since I’ve watched it and was laughing all the way through.…

I get the idea behind Pixelfed, but I feel like copying essentially everything word for word from Instagram and then getting upset about pushback is more than a little obnoxious.

💽 Semblance by MorMor

Plus a meeting this afternoon on “No Meeting Fridays” 🙄 ughhhh

Starting to feel like the only person in the world who has projects to deliver today and Tuesday... 😭

💽 MOSS by Maya Hawke

@adam I know you are pumping out stuff like crazy, but any plans to update the neatnik single page calendar for 2023? Maybe with some omg flare..?

💽 Asphalt Meadows by Death Cab for Cutie

💽 Midnight Control by Dirty Heads

Decided to stick with the main Mastodon site over Pinafore, Elk and some Mac apps. I like being able to do the mutli-column TweetDeck-like set-up and I think it just looks a bit better too.

Any good recs for using Mastodon on Mac/Safari (besides the main site)?

Well I made it to the finals in both of my fantasy football leagues, but don’t have high hopes of winning either.

💽 PAINLESS (Deluxe Edition) by Nilüfer Yanya

I know nothing about TV’s so I’m looking for some last minute advice before I pull the trigger… $1200 for an LG 65” 4K OLED w/ Dolby Vision. Is this okay considering I already missed the best of Black Friday?

Sitting down to watch some Xmas day basketball.

It’s really long. I think it puts it length to good use for the most part to navigate and adore the passage of time, but could still be 25 minutes shorter probably. Power. Ego. Change.…

💽 SZNZ: Winter - EP by Weezer

This was a fun whirlwind mystery that never lost my attention. And Daniel Craig is once again amazing. Some great cameos too.…

Drafts, Kinopio, Futureland, Tana, mymind, Due, Matter, and 1Password are currently what it takes to keep my shit together. Feels like more than it should take…

Checked in to a hotel 30min from our home for the holidays just because sometimes it’s nice to be welcomed with a glass of champagne and a spa next door. Bruce Wayne, the pup, loves it too.

Adjusted the coloring of my avatar here to help differentiate my mastodon from my micro.blog accounts.

💽 Natural Brown Prom Queen by Sudan Archives

Here I was thinking the last two years was evidence enough that I escaped cold and snowy winters by moving to Seattle. But it all seems to have caught up to me over the last week.

Mia Goth is great and it’s super creepy and eerie the whole way through. Curious if it would stand on its own without knowing where things all end up in X.…

Tested a couple newsletters in Matter and found the experience 100x better than Readwise Reader… and then paid to be a patron…

Sitting down to watch Pearl tonight

Also considering dropping Hey for email now, but not sure what the next move is…

I like the idea of Readwise Reader, but I’ve found I hate actually reading in it… Going to give Matter a go for a bit…

Any Blot users been experiencing issues with their blogs? The other week mine was loading so slow for me and now it won’t load at all…

Hello from Ivory 😝

Quick Mastodon → micro.blog test

💽 Life and Life Only by The Heavy Heavy

💽 THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBAND by PUP

💽 Inside Voices / Outside Voices by K.Flay

💽 CAPRISONGS by FKA twigs

🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 Brazil still ranked FIFA's No. 1 despite Argentina winning the World Cup 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[[World Cup]]
Argentina Win 3(4) - 3(2) in PK’s

⚽️ Hat Trick from Mbappe (2 PKs)
⚽️ 2 goals from Messi (1 PK) and one from Ángel Dí Maria

Just an absolutely incredible final 50 minutes of the World Cup Final.

Was it actually good? I don’t know. Is Russell even a good filmmaker? I don’t know. Was Amsterdam a bit long. 100%. With all that said, I enjoyed the way this film spins out of control and luxuriates in the mess it makes alongside its oddball performances in a way no one but Russell could probably do. It’s a vibes movie that pretends to be a plot driven movie.…

Was it actually good? I don’t know. Is Russell even a good filmmaker? I don’t know. 

Was Amsterdam a bit long. 100%. 

With all that said, I enjoyed the way this film spins out of control and luxuriates in the mess it makes alongside its oddball performances in a way no one but Russell could probably do. 

It’s a vibes movie that pretends to be a plot driven movie.

💽 Unwanted (The Antidote Edition) by Pale Waves

💽 NO THANK YOU by Little Simz

💽 Introducing… the Mellons! by The Mellons

Enjoyed this. Pretty tense, but not Uncut Gems tense. Still gave me anxiety at certain parts. Continue to love the choices Aubrey Plaza makes.…

Enjoyed this. Pretty tense, but not Uncut Gems tense. Still gave me anxiety at certain parts. Continue to love the choices Aubrey Plaza makes.

Currently reading: I Like to Watch by Emily Nussbaum 📚

💽 God Save the Animals by Alex G

Finished reading: All of the Marvels by Douglas Wolk 📚

in order of importance BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths Decision to Leave The Whale Bones and All Prey Nope RRR Avatar: The Way of Water Aftersun Causeway ...plus 5 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.…

in order of importance

• Triangle of Sadness
• TÁR
• Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
• Prey
• Babylon
• BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
• Decision to Leave
• White Noise
• Bones and All
• The Whale

...plus 7 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Enjoyed this a ton and was on the verge of giving it five stars. There were just four things in the final third that didn’t really jive with me, but every other aspect of this was a treat.…

Enjoyed this a ton and was on the verge of giving it five stars. There were just four things in the final third that didn’t really jive with me, but every other aspect of this was a treat.

😢

[[Brazil Lose]] [[World Cup]]
1 (2) - 1 (4) in PKs

⚽️ [[Neymar]] scored in the second half of extra time, which looked like the game winning goal…
⚽️ Bruno Petkovic scored minutes later for Croatia to send it to PKs

[[Rodrygo]] missed Brazil’s opening PK;
[[Casemiro]] made the second;
[[Pedro]] made the third;
[[Marquinhos]] missed the fourth - and final - with Croatia making all four of theirs.

Possession was even, but Brazil dominated on Shots with 21 and 11 on goal vs 9 and 1 on goal.

Now I am depressed…
Pulling for Netherlands (already down 0-1 at HT v Argentina) and Morocco now…

Brazil eliminated in Quarterfinals

😢

Started: All of the Marvels by Douglas Wolk 📚🎧

I hate soccer 😭😭😭

Finished reading: Boom Town: The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, Its Chaotic Founding, Its Apocalyptic Weather, Its Purloined Basketball Team, and the Dream of Becoming a World-class Metropolis by Sam Anderson 📚

[[Brazil Win]] [[World Cup]] Late
4-1

⚽️Goals from [[Vinícius Júnior]] , [[Neymar]] (PEN), [[Richarlison]] , and [[Lucas Paquetá]]
⚽️ Conceded on at 76’ to Paik Seung-Ho

All four Brazil goals came in the first half in a spectacularly dominate performance. They were able to get everything they wanted.

Brazil advance to the Quarterfinals to face Croatia.

[[USA Lose]] [[World Cup]] Late
1-3

⚽️ 76’ goal from [[Haji Wright]] for the US
⚽️ Conceded goals oto Memphis Depay, Daley Blind, and Denzel Dumfries

Tough game for the US. Never really had a shot. Wrote about some of the struggles in the first half on the blog.

US Eliminated in the Rd of 16

I think this is better than people are giving it credit for. It was visually gorgeous and Florence Pugh was fantastic. While some plot points felt contrived and Pine and Kroll mostly wasted, watching the story unfold from Florence Pugh’s perspective strongly captured my attention, especially with some of the flourishes included.…

I think this is better than people are giving it credit for. 

It was visually gorgeous and Florence Pugh was fantastic. 

While some plot points felt contrived and Pine and Kroll mostly wasted, watching the story unfold from Florence Pugh’s perspective strongly captured my attention, especially with some of the flourishes included.

A mainstream It Follows. Was creepy and the jump scares felt well placed.…

A mainstream It Follows. Was creepy and the jump scares felt well placed.

[[Brazil Lose]] [[World Cup]]
0-1
Ugh…

⚽️ Conceded a goal @ ‘92…

Brazil didn’t need this one and didn’t start a single player who started in the first game and only two who started in the second game… So many chances missed though…
[[Marquinhos]] who came in as a sub in the second half at left-back had two beautiful set-ups in stoppage time that were missed by [[Gabriel Martinelli]] and [[Bruno Guimarães]]…

Was fun to see Aboubakar score on a wonderful header and celebrate with the Cameroonians going nuts though… Got himself thrown out on a second yellow card for taking his shirt off too 🤣

6pts in Group Stage still enough to win Group G over Switzerland on goal differential to face South Korea on Monday.

Gave Up: The Peripheral by William Gibson 📚- I struggle with fiction on audio and just couldn’t get into this. Returning on Audible was super simple though.

Live Activities is pretty slick with sport scores.

💽 Patina by Tallies

[[USA Win]] [[World Cup]]
1-0

⚽️ Goal from [[Christian Pulisic]]

US felt dominate in the first half, but the last 15 minutes plus another 9 in stoppage time were extremely shaky and stressful. Lucky to not have given up a goal and gotten eliminated in that time.

5pts in Group Stage and clinch advancement to play Netherlands on Saturday.

[[Bulls Win!]]
9-11

Watched this one while doing other things…

• Was a bit of a struggle for the Bulls, but as the above shows, Bulls won this one by taking care of the ball
• [[LaVine]] and [[DeMar]] both shined in the second half
• Lots of good ball movement that helped get a lot of guys good shots
• [[Vooch]] added in a double-double and [[Coby]] had 15pts
• [[Caruso]] and [[PatWil]] both played solid D to help anchor this team that’s still struggling a bit overall

From 11/25

[[Bulls Lose]] in OT
8-11

💽 Where I’m Meant To Be by Ezra Collective

[[Brazil Win]] [[World Cup]]
1-0

⚽️ Goal from [[Casemiro]]

Actually watched the last 30mins of this and the Casemiro strike was a beauty.

6pts in Group Stage

11/25/22

[[USA Draw]] [[World Cup]]
0-0

2pts in Group Stage

11/24/22

[[Brazil Win]] [[World Cup]]
2-0

⚽️ 2 goals from [[Richarlison]]
🩼 Ankle injury for [[Neymar]]

3pts in Group Stage

11/21/22

[[USA Draw]] [[World Cup]]
1-1

⚽️ Goal from [[Timothy Weah]]

1pt in Group Stage

[[World Cup]] kicked off 11/20/22

This was just a delightful little movie. I have no familiarity with Fletch so given the character is new to me, I found Jon Hamm to be great as a smarmy guy doing his own thing and bouncing from person to person to put the pieces together.…

This was just a delightful little movie. I have no familiarity with Fletch so given the character is new to me, I found Jon Hamm to be great as a smarmy guy doing his own thing and bouncing from person to person to put the pieces together.

This review may contain spoilers. I thought this was absolutely terrific. Angela Bassett gave an Oscar-worthy performance and given the pivot that must have been made given the tragic death of Chadwick, the story felt seamless to me. The tributes they paid were touching and emotional, the building up of Shuri and Riri were great alongside the stalwarts of Okoye and Nakia (played by Lupita who was terrific and stunning as well).…

This review may contain spoilers.

I thought this was absolutely terrific. Angela Bassett gave an Oscar-worthy performance and given the pivot that must have been made given the tragic death of Chadwick, the story felt seamless to me. The tributes they paid were touching and emotional, the building up of Shuri and Riri were great alongside the stalwarts of Okoye and Nakia (played by Lupita who was terrific and stunning as well). 

The only thing this movie needed less of was white people and Marvel tie-ins. I really enjoyed the Namor/Aztec background story they created for the film and Huerta played Namor terrifically, as one of the better Marvel villains, better than Killmonger even?

The last battle did seem to have some stilted timing things going on and there were a couple odd character decisions in the middle, but I’ll forgive them for that. 

It sucks that it takes having to be Marvel to get an epic story of Afro-futurism and Aztec-futurism (is that a thing?) made in Hollywood because it’s really just the Marvel aspects holding this film back.

Just started: Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley 📚

I think this will be the last post on this @humdrumdeux account (but not blog). I was worried adding this stuff would be too high volume for my main account, but that hasn’t been the case. I’ll add this feed to @humdrum then maybe see if help can consolidate them.

💽 Reset by Panda Bear & Sonic Boom

Currently reading: The Peripheral by William Gibson 📚

Finished reading: Supergods by Grant Morrison 📚

💽 Today & Tomorrow by Sault

Green Lantern 10

Had fun with this one. Never really felt enthralled with it, but it kept my attention with some good performances.…

Had fun with this one. Never really felt enthralled with it, but it kept my attention with some good performances.

💽 Quality Over Opinion by Louis Cole

[[Bulls Win!]] @ Bucks
8-10
COBY!!!

Missed posting after Monday’s win vs Celtics.

• Fun game that came down to the wire. First win for the Bulls this season in a close, clutch game 0-7 previously.
• Had moments where there was actually defensive effort.
• Fell in love with the three ball, which almost killed them. Think their final 8 shots were threes and all misses until [[Coby]] (4/7 from 3) hit one to tie, and then another on the next possession to take the lead, and then [[Vooch]] hit the nail in the coffin from deep as the shot clock dwindled.
• All starts but Ayo hit double digits, with Coby and JaVonte reaching that mark as well and [[DeMar]] leading with a 36/4/8 line.

I Hate Fairyland (2022) 1

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🗞️ Supreme Court clears way for House Democrats to get Trump tax returns

Detective Comics covers on this current run have been absolutely stunning.

🗞️ Can Any Republican Rival Take Down Donald Trump?

🗞️ Chaos on Twitter Leads a Group of Journalists to Start an Alternative

📺 Streaming Variability Issue 011

🗞️ Bob Iger to replace Bob Chapek as Disney chief executive

There’s a lot of fun here and the casting/acting was great, and while I love weird and out-there movies, I didn’t feel like they did enough to really set-up the premise and bring you along.…

There’s a lot of fun here and the casting/acting was great, and while I love weird and out-there movies, I didn’t feel like they did enough to really set-up the premise and bring you along.

Off to go see The Menu in a little bit. Excited for this one.

Currently reading: Supergods by Grant Morrison 📚

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well… we are all set-up… think I might actually turn off all the rss feeds that come into this blog and manually do it - treating it a bit like a tumblelog as a companion to tiv.

[[Bulls Lose]] vs Magic
6-10

Starting to feel like they will never win again.
Only watched the first half tonight.
Honestly, didn’t hate how they played tonight; [[LaVine]] just couldn’t get anything going (1/14)… even with [[DeMar]] going for another 40 piece they couldn’t overcome that poor shooting.
Continue to like how [[Ayo]] and [[PatWil]] are playing. I think the high end goal should be for them to combine for ~30 — they went for 13 and 12, respectively, tonight.

They host Boston on Monday…

Throwback to 2015 when I tried to make a Grub with some clay and a Kid Robot blank

[[Bulls Lose]] @ Pelicans
6-9

Bulls Suck

[[Bulls Lose]] Vs Nuggets
6-8

Tough night for the Bulls yesterday. Only watched the first half, but the Nuggets are just a much better team and Bulls couldn’t really get anything going on either end.

• [[DeMar]] has been struggling to get things going after a fast start–very well could be age a bit starting to show.
• [[PatWil]] and [[Ayo]] continue to have moments and progress.
• Defense continues to be the Achilles heel + lack of real PG in the starting line-up. Both of those things get solved if/when [[Lonzo]] ever returns (be it at full strength)…
  • Not that it will make the Bulls a real contender either way.

11/9
[[Bulls Lose]] vs Pelicans
6-7

11/7
[[Bulls Win!]] vs Raptors
6-6

11/6
[[Bulls Lose]] @ Raptors
5-6

Haven’t been able to catch the last few games…

…

[[Bulls Lose]]
to Celtics…
Couldn’t watch.

5-5

[[Bulls Win!]]

Only got bits and pieces of this one…
Not the best game for the Bulls, but they got the win and that’s all that matters.
6 guys in double-digits, none over 17, and DeMar and Ayo only had 9 and 8, respectively.

[[JaVonte]] led the team with 17pts followed by [[PatWil]] with 16.

5-4

🏀 11/2 Power Rankings - ESPN

[[Bulls Win!]]

Couldn’t watch because it was on TNT… but don’t know I’d have much to say given all the weirdness in Brooklyn.

4-4

A lot of poor decision making that had me yell at the tv, but still greatly enjoyed the ride.…

A lot of poor decision making that had me yell at the tv, but still greatly enjoyed the ride.

[[Bulls Lose]]

@mintie and the 76ers are now my worst enemies.

If you erase Q1, I was overall happy with the way the Bulls played. Ultimately, Philly has Embiid and that’s all that matters, especially when the Bulls get stagnant in Q4. Bench didn’t show up much today either given [[Ayo]] and [[Drummond]] being out.

3-4

[[Bulls Lose]] …

Missed the first half…

No [[LaVine]] tonight and disappointing shooting night for [[Vooch]]. [[DeMar]] came through again with 33 and [[Coby]] dropped in 19 along with a strong perf from the Dungeons and Dragon duo off the bench.
Despite the Bulls winning major categories: bench points, fast break points, second chance points - it wasn’t enough to win as Spurs edged them out in 3pt shooting.

3-3

[[DeMar]] DeRozan becomes 50th player to score 20,000 points

Another [[Bulls Win!]]

Shotmaking and ball movement was working on a whole different level.
Slower game for [[DeMar]] , but [[LaVine]] was firing on all levels and I think we had 7 guys in double digits, including [[PatWil]]!

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[[Bulls Win!]]
Huge comeback - note to come

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[[Bulls Lose]]
Rough game… [[Cavs]] couldn’t miss a shot, which wasn’t helped by the Bulls low energy on D. No Garland for CLE either.
I actually liked the approach to start, with [[LaVine]] running the show a bit and getting [[Vooch]] some early and easy looks. But it was all down hill from there.
Worst games of the season for [[DeMar]] and [[Ayo]] . And we don’t even need to talk about [[PatWil]] …
But when CLE shoots 60% from three with no corner threes, it’s going to be a rough night…

Not expecting better results Monday vs Boston…

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[[Bulls Lose]]
No LaVine again and obviously no Lonzo… but bad defense and bad ball movement in the 4th along with an over reliance on [[DeMar]].
Solid night from [[Vooch]] 24 next to DeMar’s 32, but basically no production from anyone else.
Have actually been pretty impressed with [[Coby]] ’s improved decision making and learning to pick his spots off the bench to add in 10pts.

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Let’s go! [[Bulls Win!]]

No [[Lonzo]] - out for a couple months. No [[LaVine]] - out for who knows how long… starting to feel like the knee is worse than they are letting on… So [[Ayo]] and [[Caruso]] get the start.

Slow start for the Bulls, but they managed to keep it pretty close throughout the first half (after some really poor shooting) while being saved by [[Dragic]] being able to knock down some threes.
In Q3, [[DeMar]] went absolutely crazy, which the Heat could never really recover from. Ended up with 37pts and 9asts plus 2/3 from 3!
Shot wasn’t falling for [[Vooch]] , but he rebounded especially well (17) and played some really solid D on Bam, notching in 3 blocks.
Big surprise of the night was [[Ayo]] , who was 3/6 from 3 and went for 17/6/4 as the starting PG. He played aggressive all night, which was great to see. If he adds some real playmaking to his game he can be something.

If ever healthy, the “Bench Mob” could be back in Chicago. If you slide [[JaVonte]] In as the starting 4 to give that group some energy, you could have:
PG: [[Dragic]]
SG: [[Ayo]]
SF: [[Caruso]]
PF: [[PatWil]]
C: [[Drummond]]
The Dragic/Drummond combo is already humming and would give PatWil an oppt to play away from DeMar/LaVine so he can be more aggressive. Plus Ayo/Caruso on the wings who can shoot, play make, and defend. [[Coby]] ends up the odd man out, plus I think [[Dalen]] Terry will ease into some productive minutes as a rookie.

Great win for the Bulls to start the season in what will be a competitive East. Giving me a ton more hope than I had going in.
Felt so good to watch this group run again.
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Enjoyed this quite a bit. Thought it dipped significantly in quality towards the last third, but still an enjoyable flick.…

Enjoyed this quite a bit. Thought it dipped significantly in quality towards the last third, but still an enjoyable flick.

Small strokes

Had higher hopes than I probably should’ve, but it was still well worth the quick watch to see some marvel monster goodness.…

Had higher hopes than I probably should’ve, but it was still well worth the quick watch to see some marvel monster goodness.

A lot of fun and some really stunning shots throughout the whole thing.…

A lot of fun and some really stunning shots throughout the whole thing.

I had fun with it. Didn’t take itself too seriously and had some funny moments, but still felt like a Disney channel kind of movie, one of the better ones at least.…

I had fun with it. Didn’t take itself too seriously and had some funny moments, but still felt like a Disney channel kind of movie, one of the better ones at least.

Fun high school rom com that brings a bit of a different energy and does a good job examining the various perspectives of the characters involved.…

Fun high school rom com that brings a bit of a different energy and does a good job examining the various perspectives of the characters involved.

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I enjoyed this quite a bit. Austin Butler is sensational as Elvis. It’s definitely style over substance and I tend to like music bio pics when the focus is more on the music, which isn’t the case here, but I still found myself pretty enthralled. There’s probably a good 25min that could be cut from the second half of this movie alone, and I would have much preferred that time be focused on the music earlier on in his career.…

I enjoyed this quite a bit. Austin Butler is sensational as Elvis. It’s definitely style over substance and I tend to like music bio pics when the focus is more on the music, which isn’t the case here, but I still found myself pretty enthralled. There’s probably a good 25min that could be cut from the second half of this movie alone, and I would have much preferred that time be focused on the music earlier on in his career. Still, I think I preferred this over Bohemian Rhapsody.

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Never really felt like it hit its stride. Always felt like something was missing and just jittered from plot point to plot point without building any real tension.…

Never really felt like it hit its stride. Always felt like something was missing and just jittered from plot point to plot point without building any real tension.

Dall-e

Dall-e

Sick with Covid… only thing I have energy for the past couple of days is rendering grubs in Dall-e and Wombo. This is “3D render of blue grub cartoon in empty warehouse”

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I thought this hit on so many levels. Wonderful interweaving of plot and set-up.…

I thought this hit on so many levels. Wonderful interweaving of plot and set-up.

Christian Bale was awesome and there were a few really cool shots, but overall felt like three movies packed into one and I was only interested in one. Maybe one and a half.…

Christian Bale was awesome and there were a few really cool shots, but overall felt like three movies packed into one and I was only interested in one. Maybe one and a half.

A standup comedian’s drink is much more than a prop or a thirst quencher. It’s a stealth statement.

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I really really really liked this. I don’t think they nailed the hero’s journey in a really satisfying way a bit there in the middle, but still loved it. Behind the scenes stuff is my jam. NBA is my jam. Seeing. Actual basketball and training is my jam. And Adam Sandler not making a shitty comedy is my jam.…

Batshit crazy.…

A ton of fun, brought the nostalgia and vibes; not only that it’s a sequel to an old movie, but had shots and music that made it feel like it could’ve been made in the 80s. But even without the nostalgia, thought they did a great job at telling a compelling story, with some great emotional and action beats throughout the whole film. Never a boring moment.…

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This review may contain spoilers. It was fine. Some cool horror elements and some creative deaths, especially Black Bolt and Mr. Fantastic. The music battle was pretty cool too. Still just the marvel formula with a horror twist. Kind of getting tired of everything having to be so tied to the MCU, but the incursion stuff from Hickman’s Avengers run, which seems like it might be the path to the next End Game, was cool.…

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Amazing. All of it.…

Watched on Saturday April 16, 2022.…

Watched on Thursday March 24, 2022.…

This was a ton of fun to see spiral out. Hurt my brain a little bit to track, but very worth it.…

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I loved the opening; there were some really great shots that felt pulled directly from comic book panels. Hated The Riddler costume and bane-ified voice. Loved The Riddler without those two things towards the end. Colin Ferrel and Zoe Kravitz were by far the best parts. The emotional scenes at the end felt unearned and unnecessary. Overall, it felt almost right up my alley except for some nitpicks and going a bit long.…

Some really cool shots and tense moments, but ultimately I never really felt invested. It was a bit cold and fell flat for me.…

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Some really great performances and an interesting story, shot in a moody way that I've come to love from GDT. However, it often felt stilted for me and the motivations for characters seemed to fall in the realm of "camp" at times.…

I was enthralled the whole time and just here for this journey. The characters were so well developed that you really felt every beat along the way.…

This review may contain spoilers. It's PTA so it's obviously pitch perfect in almost every way, but there was just something about it that prevented me from really being invested in it. I think the conceit of the relationship between a 15yo and 25yo kept me out a bit and I thought it should've just been a friendship between very different people rather than a romantic/jealousy thing.…

This review may contain spoilers. Found this exhilarating. Thought the performances were amazing and so much creativity, especially in blending the times early on. Probably doesn't deserve a full five stars—maybe it's realistic, but there was a heightened level of hysteria that felt a bit too much and made it drag at times.…

This review may contain spoilers. There is an obvious fun that comes from "the multiverse" and bringing back all of these characters and just being in this world that I love, but there wasn't much else there for me. Felt like they started with wanting to bring all of these actors back and then worked backwards to make it happen.…

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