May 1 – 2020
It hasn’t been a complete stoppage over here. There’s a lot going on, and a lot of nothing happening.
Keep washing your hands. It’s working.
Saturday Morning Movie 4/18/2020
Had a lot of laughs with this one. The kids seem to really enjoy a costume-heavy production.
Did Disney pull a “A New Hope” and add a subtitle to this after the sequels came out? I don’t remember the “The Curse of the Black Pearl” bit from when we saw it in the movies.
Saturday morning movies are great because it’s a dedicated coffee/family time alongside a solid movie with the whole rest of the day to do whatever.
Fun recording session last night
We had Ida on as a guest again. She’s great.
I *may* have been a little too chatty. I’d say “thank goodness this isn’t my edit”, but that means that I’m also not in control of how much chatter gets through the final release.
Fingers crossed that Adam does me a solid.
Got to the end of Desert Golfing again.
It’s capped at 10,000 holes nowadays.
I’m a little sad because this has been my “mental check out” activity for a while now and I don’t have a replacement.
Nice little walk in the woods
Took a walk on Saturday morning in a nearby park. The pollen wasn’t miserable and lots of birds were about.
“Somewhere” by Gum Country
Hot damn! This is a nice slice of guitar pop.
Tickled at myself
We rented a potter’s wheel from Hand Thrown, the studio where I’ve been taking classes, for use during the pandemic. This triumphant form on the wheel is one of the biggest things I’ve ever thrown. I’m calling it a ramen bowl, since it has something approximating the traditional size and shape.
I’ll give it a trim and then focus on NOT BREAKING IT until the studio opens back up and I can get it glazed.
Saturday Morning Movie
What If is a rom-com that none of us had seen.
It was decent.
We liked the people in it (Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan, Adam Driver, Mackenzie Davis) so the some of the more random plot/character/vfx choices were easier to swallow.
Since this wasn’t the lesson-in-film of the last few weeks, it was a much more casual viewing experience. The kids like it well enough. Probably because it was under three hours.
Safe As Milk Podcast #130
I’m really cranky but find a way to recommend some good music. Adam’s work-from-home adventures are leading him to explore some video game and Big Boy creative tools. (08:20) “Whack World” by Tierra Whack (12:38) Ori and the Will of the Wisps (17:07) “Signal” by Automatic (22:19) Adobe Creative Cloud Drinks! Mike – Buffalo Trace …
1989 Alan McGee interview with Spacemen 3
This is a great nugget. The accents are ***thick*** and I have a hunch they’re all out of their minds on something-or-another.