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Dec 10, 2023: Finished reading: Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut 📚 Now I see why this one is rightly considered such a classic. I can’t believe it took me this …
Dec 5, 2023: I live in mortal fear of one day being that guy who accidentally forgets to detach the gas hose from their car before driving away, spewing a trail of …
Dec 1, 2023: Letterboxd Diaries—November 2023 Pete Holmes: I Am Not for Everyone (2023): ★★★★ Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019): ★★ Five Nights at Freddy’s (2023): ★½ Spree (2020): …
Nov 29, 2023: I’ve been watching a lot of National Dog Show videos and now I’m desperate to know how I can become a judge. They’re basically professional dog …
Nov 28, 2023: TV Academy Slammed by Writers Guild for Moving Variety Writing Award Off Primetime Telecast ↗ By Scott Feinberg at The Hollywood Reporter: The TV …
Nov 26, 2023: Finished reading: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews 📚 I didn’t like this one at all. I know it’s supposed to be told from the point of …
Nov 26, 2023: I woke up this morning as the “small” spoon in a Hammy the cat cuddle puddle. I don’t know what made him love crawling under the blankets with us …
Nov 24, 2023: How much screen time is too much screen time for a cat? I’m, um, asking for a friend. 😄
Nov 23, 2023: A lovely, happy, and hopefully stress-free Thanksgiving to everyone who celebrates this gluttonous holiday!
Nov 21, 2023: Does anybody else wish they could wake up and be Chris Isaak or is it just me? Heck, I’d settle for waking up with just his voice.
Nov 20, 2023: In the parlance of Jackson Galaxy (and surely others), Hammy the cat is a bush dweller. In his case, this means that a few times a day he insists we …
Nov 20, 2023: I don’t know what it is about 2023, but I’m seeing a large, and some might say unacceptable, amount of pre-Thanksgiving holiday lights appearing on …
Nov 18, 2023: Finished reading: The Lola Quartet by Emily St. John Mandel 📚 This was probably my least favorite Emily St. John Mandel book. I just couldn’t get …
Nov 17, 2023: Excellent reading tips by Austin Kleon (via the website of @KimberlyHirsh) that I need to remind myself as I’m starting to get down to the wire on my …
Nov 17, 2023: ‘Harley Quinn’ Nabs Season 5 Renewal at Max ↗ By Rick Porter at The Hollywood Reporter: [Max] has ordered a fifth season of Harley Quinn, the adult …
Nov 12, 2023: Spent a lovely day out in L.A. for my young nephew’s birthday party. It was great to see all of the family again, have some tasty food, and witness …
Nov 11, 2023: Is there anything more satisfying than working out complex and useful spreadsheet formula improvements?
Nov 11, 2023: I have no idea why he started doing this, but Hammy the cat’s new favorite obsession is dropping his crinkly Mylar ball toy into his water bowl and …
Nov 10, 2023: Coyote Vs. Acme won’t have its day in court, shelved by WBD for tax write-offs ↗ By Matt Schimkowitz at The A.V. Club: Don’t expect to see the Looney …
Nov 9, 2023: ‘The Rookie: Feds’ Canceled at ABC ↗ By Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter: The Writers Guild and SAG-AFTRA strikes wiped out the September …
Nov 9, 2023: It sure would be a lot easier to keep up with the tv shows I’m watching if every new, good-looking thing coming out wasn’t also a lengthy tv show. …
Nov 8, 2023: Every time I spin up the new Spider-Man 2 game, I’m delighted to see the old page-flipping Marvel logo appear as the game loads. I understand why the …
Nov 8, 2023: Disney+, Hulu Merged App to Launch Next Month for Bundle Subscribers, Bob Iger Says ↗ A beta version of the Disney+/Hulu app will launch in December …
Nov 8, 2023: Looking at all of the conflicting review headlines for The Marvels is enough to threaten me with serious whiplash. “It’s delightful and heartfelt!” …
Nov 6, 2023: Nothing like rounding out the previous night by throwing out your back while slightly leaning over the bathroom sink to floss. Luckily, the rest of …
Nov 6, 2023: I’ve just discovered one of the greatest joys a person can have in their lives: relaxing on the couch while a cat uses your open hand as a pillow. He …
Nov 5, 2023: I understand that medicine is devoted to battling and curing the worst diseases we’ve encountered. It’s noble and I support it wholeheartedly. But …
Nov 5, 2023: Reading the latest essay by Craig Mod, the one about aloneness, has left me feeling utterly, joyfully, and in his words, seen. It made known a …
Nov 4, 2023: For the first time in who knows how long, I got to visit one of my favorite local bookstores, Cellar Door Bookstore. After getting hassled and evicted …
Nov 2, 2023: Disney to Buy Full Control of Hulu in Deal With Comcast ↗ By Georg Szalai and Alex Weprin at The Hollywood Reporter: Disney has agreed to take full …
Nov 1, 2023: Letterboxd Diaries—October 2023 Werewolves Within (2021): ★★★ The Exorcist (1973): ★★★★½ Man’s Favorite Sport? (1964): ★★★★ Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022): ★★★★ ♥︎ Totally …
Oct 31, 2023: I’ve got the most normal cat living with me, which is to say that I’m living with an insane, furry monster who zooms around the house at all hours of …
Oct 30, 2023: My wife and I took the Universal Relationship Test today: we went on a shopping trip to IKEA. I’m happy to report that not only are we still married, …
Oct 29, 2023: I’m at the point with Letterboxd now that the only reviews and ratings I give any weight to are those written by anyone who isn’t a man. They just …
Oct 29, 2023: Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, it’s time to play “Am I Sick or Is It Just Allergies?”
Oct 29, 2023: It’s one of those blaring Doolittle by Pixies well past the time I should have gone to bed kind of nights. But really, is that actually a problem?
Oct 27, 2023: Completely rearranging and optimizing my bookcases is giving me a feeling of accomplishment that I’ll ride on all night. Great work gives great …
Oct 26, 2023: For me, the two greatest periods of television are: Kids’ WB cartoon shows, e.g., Batman: The Animated Series, Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain. USA’s …
Oct 25, 2023: Apple TV+, Arcade, and News+ subscription price increases from today ↗ By Benjamin Mayo on 9to5Mac: Apple has today increased the price of Apple TV+ …
Oct 24, 2023: Considering my cat’s insatiable love for playing with his feather wand toy, I shudder at the thought of just how many poor birds he murdered while he …
Oct 11, 2023: I wonder how long it’s going to take before I end up buying my cat his own iPad so he can watch videos of other cats all day. That’s crazy, but on the …
Oct 5, 2023: Netflix Reportedly Plans to Hike Prices for No-Ads Plans After Actors Strike Is Settled ↗ Netflix is gearing up to raise the prices of streaming …
Oct 3, 2023: Another COVID booster, another day laid out on the couch and moaning occasionally because of all the aches I’m feeling. It probably didn’t help that I …
Oct 1, 2023: Letterboxd Diaries—September 2023 Keanu (2016): ★★★ Hunt the Man Down (1950): ★★★ Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend (2020): ★★★½ ↺ Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny …
Sep 29, 2023: Finished reading: Election by Tom Perrotta 📚 As usual from Perrotta, this was a stellar story. The excellent film adaptation hews very close to the …
Sep 29, 2023: A Tiny Announcement. ↗ From Letterboxd co-founder, Matthew Buchanan, on the Letterboxd Journal: [W]e have accepted an offer for Tiny to acquire a 60 …
Sep 26, 2023: Finished reading: Fairy Tale by Stephen King 📚 This one took me longer than I would have liked, but I think that’s just because I wanted to spend all …
Sep 24, 2023: We’re quickly approaching shop-around-for-and-wear-warm-and-comfy-clothes season. I, for one, couldn’t be happier about this inevitable progression. I …
Sep 15, 2023: That’s another iPhone pre-order day in the bag! This one felt a little shaky on Apple’s end—my app didn’t load for several long minutes—but I was able …
Sep 13, 2023: I can’t wait for the day when AirTags become so small and slim that they can be attached or built into my glasses. Trying to find those suckers when …
Sep 12, 2023: Carbon neutral is the new 5G! But at least this venture actually means something.
Sep 10, 2023: I’ve checked the science and I’m pretty sure there’s nothing better than napping on the couch while a cat is napping on top of you.
Sep 5, 2023: I came up with a new get-rich-quick scheme that’s sure to work! While browsing the spices at my local Sprouts, I noticed a remarkable price tag. Per …
Sep 5, 2023: Warner Bros. Discovery Says Ongoing Strikes Will Mean $300M-$500M Hit to 2023 Earnings ↗ By Georg Szalai at The Hollywood Reporter: Warner Bros. …
Sep 4, 2023: Introducing Hammy! He’s a mostly three-legged goof of a love bug who’s quickly made himself at home. We got him at our local shelter and couldn’t be …
Sep 2, 2023: I’ve gotten a college degree, I’m one half of a successful marriage, and heck, I’ve even earned a black belt, but none of that has been as challenging …
Aug 31, 2023: Letterboxd Diaries—August 2023 Barbie (2023): ★★★★½ ♥︎ They Cloned Tyrone (2023): ★★★★ The Matrix (1999): ★★★★★ ♥︎ ↺ The Matrix Reloaded (2003): ★★★½ ↺ The Matrix Revolutions …
Aug 29, 2023: After an extensive amount of dental work (thanks, past me 🙄), I just finished with a biannual check-up. It turned out to be my first dentist visit …
Aug 27, 2023: As of today, I’ve read as many books as I did in all of 2022. Thirty-two books so far, and there’s still a whole third of the year left! I don’t know …
Aug 27, 2023: Finished reading: The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa. 📚 A surprisingly touching book with an opinionated cat narrator and gut-punch of an …
Aug 24, 2023: Another Box Office Milestone: ‘Barbie’ Becomes Top-Grossing Movie of 2023 Domestically, Global to Soon Follow ↗ By Pamela McClintock at The Hollywood …
Aug 23, 2023: Backblaze, a company of which I’m quite fond, just sent out an email notice of a price increase to their computer backup service.1 Starting October 3, …
Aug 20, 2023: An essential practice I need to get better at: Abandoning with blinding speed and hearty gusto books that aren’t clicking for me. Especially well …
Aug 19, 2023: While cutting off a shirt tag, I wondered what I would do if I needed to reference its care instructions in the future. I considered putting recording …
Aug 19, 2023: It’s unlikely to ever happen—they don’t control enough of the ebook market—but I would love to see a lean e-ink book reader from Apple, à la the …
Aug 18, 2023: On one hand, I’m a little concerned about this exceptional storm coming through Southern California and I’m being cautious about it. On the other …
Aug 15, 2023: As a possible solution to the issues I discussed in my post, There’s Room for App Improvement, I’ve decided to think of the situation this way: My …
Aug 14, 2023: Streaming TV costs now higher than cable, as ‘crash’ finally hits ↗ From Ben Lovejoy at 9to5Mac: As little as a year ago, a popular set of streaming …
Aug 14, 2023: My parents bought their home for a little over $100,000. Granted, this was in the early ‘80s. A home on the same street just sold for slightly over …
Aug 11, 2023: An enjoyable recent activity: watching Women’s World Cup games with my wife. As someone who doesn’t have an interest in sports, this has been a …
Aug 11, 2023: There’s Room for App Improvement For as long as I can recall, I’ve enjoyed the shiny new things in life. Surely, there’s nobody else out there who can relate to that obsession. …
Aug 7, 2023: If Apple were to continue adding Music features like their new and fantastic Discovery Station and the upcoming collaborative playlists, then they …
Aug 5, 2023: While they’re completely lacking in the premium look and feel of the AirPods Max, my new Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones are filling the gap nicely. The …
Aug 1, 2023: Letterboxd Diaries—July 2023 Johnny Mnemonic (1995): ★★½ Nimona (2023): ★★★★½ Airplane II: The Sequel (1982): ★½ Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023): ★★½ Prey (2022): ★★★★ …
Jul 7, 2023: It’s finally happened. My dear AirPods Max, the headphones I’ve loved the most the last couple of years, have given up the ghost. They were constant …
Jul 1, 2023: Letterboxd Diaries—June 2023 Holy Spider (2022): ★★½ The Bad Guys (2022): ★★★★ ♥︎ Finch (2021): ★★★½ Cast Away (2000): ★★★★ ↺ BlackBerry (2023): ★★★★ Are You There God? It’s Me, …
Jun 30, 2023: I’ve tried very hard to keep it positive here and in my life, but that’s been a challenge during the last few days. With the bullshit rulings the …
Jun 24, 2023: Like with a lot of great technology, the more I hear people talk about the Vision Pro, the more I know I’ll find myself wanting one. My new mantra: …
Jun 21, 2023: Illinois becomes first state to pass law curtailing book bans ↗ From Brendan O’Brien at Reuters: Illinois has become the first state to legislate …
Jun 16, 2023: I’m so late to the game on this one, but after my father-in-law ran into a AI-related cheating issue in one of his classes, he resolved to learn more …
Jun 13, 2023: Cormac McCarthy, Novelist of a Darker America, Is Dead at 89 ↗ By Dwight Garner at The New York Times: Cormac McCarthy, the formidable and reclusive …
Jun 7, 2023: Now that enough time has passed for everyone to make podcast and YouTube episodes about the Vision Pro, I’ve realized that I should make re-posting …
Jun 6, 2023: WWDC23 Retrospective 🤯 What an event that was, am I right? It’s not every day that we witness the grand unveiling of a brand new platform and hardware device. This year’s …
Jun 5, 2023: $3,500 for the Vision Pro? I guess I’ll be waiting at least until the tenth generation to even consider getting one for myself. Unless… Has bank …
Jun 1, 2023: Letterboxd Diaries—May 2023 See for Me (2021): ★★★½ The Attorney (2013): ★★★★ The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009): ★★½ The Judge (2014): ★★★ Dual (2022): ★★★½ Inside (2023): ★★★ …
May 27, 2023: “Hey Siri, set a three minute ramen timer.” ”Three minute grandma timer starting now.” “Hey Siri, set a three minute ramen timer.” ”Three minute Roman …
May 27, 2023: I can appreciate wanting to put a fresh spin on recipes, but I don’t think I ever want to see them described as “sexy” or “raunchy” again. If they do …
May 22, 2023: Max just debuted and, yep, it’s just as I believed it would be. With everything that’s been happening at Warner Bros. Discovery, including that horrid …
May 15, 2023: BookTok encourages reading as an aesthetic and no one is safe from its gaze ↗ From the Makes Me Feel Old Even Though I’m Not Actually that Old …
May 13, 2023: Spending the day with my wife, having a deliciously bad for us lunch, and visiting the Academy Museum made for one of the best birthdays in recent …
May 10, 2023: Forget superhero movie fatigue. I’m getting tv show fatigue. It feels like every new interesting thing that comes out is a ten hour long season of tv. …
May 10, 2023: Hulu and Disney+ Content to Be Combined In One App, Services to Stay Separate ↗ By Caitlin Huston at The Hollywood Reporter: Disney will be combining …
May 6, 2023: I just got a fancy Eve Room indoor air quality monitor and my dog is already putting it through its paces with her stinky toots. I don’t know if it …
May 4, 2023: As wished for, my allergy test was indeed an enlightening experience. Before the appointment, I watched a video that described the process in good …
May 4, 2023: The major annoyance that may encourage me to finally switch over to using DuckDuckGo for good are the incessant “google.com would like to use your …
May 3, 2023: On the calendar for today: an allergy skin test. I’ve had several food allergies for my whole life, including some that have developed in the last few …
May 1, 2023: Hollywood writers to strike as streaming shift upends TV business ↗ By Lisa Richwine and Dawn Chmielewski at Reuters: Thousands of film and …
May 1, 2023: Letterboxd Diaries—April 2023 Tetris (2023): ★★★½ Strangers on a Train (1951): ★★★★ Fair Game (2010): ★★½ Rogue Agent (2022): ★★½ Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010): ½ Written on …
Apr 28, 2023: An iOS 17 Wish List With WWDC23 starting on June 5—just a few short weeks away—thoughts of what will be revealed to millions are popping into my head. Every summer feels …
Apr 28, 2023: For the first time in over a decade (and maybe even since getting my first iPhone), I’m seriously considering moving something out of my Dock. Marvis …
Apr 27, 2023: I’m sure there’s an accessibility reason for justified text in ebooks (and if there is, then I’d love to know more about it). For me, it’s never done …
Apr 22, 2023: I’ve decided that the best thing for me to do with my life is to win the lottery. Preferably some kind of major, or even historic, jackpot. Any …
Apr 21, 2023: I read Prodigal Son by Gregg Hurwitz. Same old Evan Smoak action but with a refreshing dive into his past and family. I don’t think it’s the strongest …
Apr 17, 2023: After watching the Doris Day-Rock Hudson film, Lover Come Back, I’m now certain that what was holding Hollywood aloft in the middle of last century …
Apr 16, 2023: I was wondering when I’d have the opportunity to test out the new insulation in my attic. Turns out that it’ll be next weekend. High 80s in April? I …
Apr 13, 2023: HBO Max Renamed as Max ↗ From J. Clara Chan: Warner Bros. Discovery on Wednesday unveiled Max, its refreshed streaming service combining programming …
Apr 12, 2023: I just read Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro. As always, Ishiguro turned out an impeccable and moving novel. Klara’s story held my heart tenderly …
Apr 11, 2023: Like a hundred-year-old bottle of fine wine that was accidentally exposed to the elements and turned to vinegar, the past-its-expiration liquid cold …
Apr 7, 2023: We’ve got standing desks. Ergonomic desks. Treadmill desks. How come nobody is popularizing the George Costanza desk?
Apr 6, 2023: It may not be news to anyone, but I’m finding that a good1 pair of silicone-coated tongs are perhaps the most useful and underrated tool in my …
Apr 4, 2023: Gone with the Wind publishers brand novel ‘racist’ and ‘harmful’ at start of new edition ↗ From Jacob Stolworthy: A new edition of Margaret …
Apr 1, 2023: Letterboxd Diaries—March 2023 X (2022): ★★★½ The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957): ★★★★★ Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022): ★★★★ Brewster’s Millions (1985): ★★★ Paper Moon (1973): ★★★★½ …
Mar 29, 2023: I’m also finding out that installing new ceiling insulation requires turning the room into some kind of Dexter-style, plastic-covered space. If I see …
Mar 29, 2023: I’m getting new ceiling insulation installed in my work space/bedroom today. Hopefully, this will help mitigate the oven-like temperatures I’m plagued …
Mar 27, 2023: The new Apple Music Classical app is a refined and focused experience. I’ve immediately gotten much enjoyment out of what it provides. It gets a …
Mar 27, 2023: While it may not be a great indicator of overall health, I was still excited to see that my BMI has finally shifted down into the “overweight” …
Mar 26, 2023: Does the Pope live in constant fear of spilling communion wine/spaghetti sauce/melting chocolate from fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies on his …
Mar 20, 2023: I read The Elephant Vanishes by Haruki Murakami. This is not my preferred short story collection of his; that honor would go to Men Without Women. …
Mar 17, 2023: I strive every day to be more like my fancy bed frame: Light, sturdy, expansive, aesthetically pleasing, and tightly assembled with fine Japanese …
Mar 16, 2023: I wonder if I’ll ever get to the point where I’m not laid out for most of a day after receiving a COVID booster shot. Granted, it has gotten better …
Mar 15, 2023: I watched Greta Gerwig’s Little Women last night and, as is always the case with these sorts of films, finished it thinking I should buy and read …
Mar 15, 2023: ‘Monk’ Reunion Movie Set at Peacock ↗ Second only to better-be-soon news about the better-be-happening fourth Psych movie, a Monk movie is the best …
Mar 12, 2023: I started trying to learn how to properly touch type a few days ago. The experience has taught me in short order why some people use and prefer Dvorak …
Mar 9, 2023: Apple Music Classical to Launch on March 28th ↗ From John Voorhees at MacStories: On March 28th, Apple will launch Apple Music Classical, a free app …
Mar 7, 2023: At long last, Castro has been updated. To call me underwhelmed would be an understatement. It took them over a year to give it a slight visual …
Mar 1, 2023: Letterboxd Diaries—February 2023 Navalny (2022): ★★★★ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022): ★★★★ Top Gun: Maverick (2022): ★★★½ The Recruit (2003): ★★½ The Menu (2022): ★★★★ ♥︎ Men …
Feb 13, 2023: My taxes for this year have been done. As always, it was an unnecessarily tiring ordeal, but I’m relieved to have gotten it done in such a timely …
Feb 1, 2023: Letterboxd Diaries—January 2023 Easy Living (1937): ★★★½ White Noise (2022): ★★★★ A Woman Under the Influence (1974): ★★★★★ ↺ Red Dawn (1984): ★ Idiocracy (2006): ★★½ Causeway …
Jan 31, 2023: I read Past Tense by Lee Child. While it wasn’t the best Jack Reacher novel, it was a new take on the old formula. This refreshing change made for a …
Jan 29, 2023: I’ve long lamented the fact that I’ll probably never be able to become a stealthy ninja or renowned super spy, given the way my knees and ankles crack …
Jan 25, 2023: I read Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy. This was a wildly different book than The Passenger, but it does a good job of informing much of what was in …
Jan 20, 2023: I just found out that a somewhat local independent bookstore, called Cellar Door Bookstore, is being evicted from their Riverside, CA location of ten …
Jan 18, 2023: I read The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay. A fascinating, high-concept idea. Unfortunately, much of the first half is full of tiring …
Jan 18, 2023: Apple released a new full-size HomePod today, and it’s sadly not the HomePod I was hoping it would be. I bet it’ll sound great, but at a still …
Jan 17, 2023: When I think of the difficulties some of the older people in my life have with technology I then wonder about what I have trouble with. What …
Jan 14, 2023: I read The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy. Like all of his work, this book was dense, expansive, and demanding of deep attention and thought. I’m really …
Jan 6, 2023: What I’m Subscribed to in 2023 This has been a week full of reviews for me, so let’s keep that momentum going with another look at what I’m currently subscribed to this year. I did …
Jan 5, 2023: My Favorite Books That I Read for the First Time in 2022 (and the Ones I Disliked) Books have always been an important part of my life. I consider myself a big reader, not voracious necessarily (I don’t know if I can read that fast), …
Jan 4, 2023: My Favorite TV Shows That I Watched for the First Time in 2022 (and the Ones I Disliked) I spent most of 2022 thinking I hadn’t watched much television, and I felt down about that. There was so much good stuff happening on tv, and I was …
Jan 3, 2023: My Favorite Films That I Watched for the First Time in 2022 (and the Ones I Disliked) In 2022, I watched 333 movies, the great majority of which I hadn’t seen before. Last year may have been the most films I’d seen in a single year up …
Jan 2, 2023: No pressure, 2023 i. It took me longer than I’d care to admit that my 2022 was actually a rewarding year filled with accomplishments. I spent the first several months …
Jan 1, 2023: Letterboxd Diaries—December 2022 The Goldfinch: ★★½ Sneakers: ★★★½ See How They Run: ★★★★ Claire’s Knee: ★★★★ Nude Tuesday: ★★★ A Christmas Story Christmas: ★★★ Ace in the Hole: ★★★★★ …
Jan 1, 2023: Best of luck to everybody as we all accidentally write 2022 instead of 2023 on our various documents, checks, and other assorted date lines for a …
Jan 1, 2023: Happy 2023, everybody! Mine started off right: The incessant (and very welcome) rain that’s been falling throughout the night has kept people inside …
Dec 28, 2022: I don’t care about TikTok—I don’t and won’t use it—but the legitimate and renewed concern about its safety is fascinating. A part of me wants to see …
Dec 25, 2022: Merry Christmas! I hope you all have a lovely day. I wouldn’t wish for you the frigid and snowy weather that the eastern part of my country is dealing …
Dec 21, 2022: ‘Luddite’ Teens Don’t Want Your Likes ↗ From Alex Vadukul at the New York Times:1 For the first time, [Logan Lane, the 17-year-old founder of the …
Dec 19, 2022: Cat Clinging To Side Of Christmas Tree Admits That Was Extent Of Plan ↗ “Okay, so I’ve jumped halfway up the trunk of the tree and dug my nails into …
Dec 13, 2022: Biden signs gay marriage bill at White House ceremony ↗ From Chris Megerian at The Associated Press: President Joe Biden signed gay marriage …
Dec 7, 2022: Apple advances user security with powerful new data protections ↗ From Apple Newsroom: Apple today introduced three advanced security features …
Dec 4, 2022: I can’t tell if the movies I’ve been watching lately are genuinely too long for their stories or if I’ve just been getting grumpier as I age.
Dec 1, 2022: Letterboxd Diaries—November 2022 The Lorax: ★★½ Beverly Hills Cop: ★★★½ Copshop: ★★★ After Hours: ★★★★ Backstreet Rookie: ★★★½ Good Morning: ★★★★½ The Core: ★ Tootsie: ★★★★½ ♥︎ Don’t …
Nov 29, 2022: Oscars 2023 Will Include All 23 Categories Presented Live on Air ↗ From Variety: Bill Kramer, CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, …
Nov 29, 2022: My first bout of post-Thanksgiving food exercise this year was… Well, let’s just say there was a lot of sweating and huffing involved.
Nov 18, 2022: The urge to join the crowd and sign up for an alternative social network was weirdly strong for a moment. What’s more important is reminding myself …
Nov 14, 2022: I just finished my twenty-fifth book of this year. It was the incredible Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel. For some, that may a small drop …
Nov 2, 2022: One of the worst things about Musk, an increasingly despicable person, buying Twitter, an already terrible place, is the amount of news stories that …
Nov 1, 2022: Letterboxd Diaries—October 2022 A Day in the Country: ★★★★ Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping: ★★★ August: Osage County: ★★★ 1917: ★★★★ ↺ Newsies: ★★★½ Men in Black: International: …
Oct 30, 2022: The location-based alerts in Reminders are, I think, going to be what finally gets me to stop using Things for good. A lapse of memory made me miss …
Oct 28, 2022: In addition to my previous post, the brilliant theme song for Succession may be one of the most invigorating and eminently listenable pieces of music …
Oct 27, 2022: Every time I see it I’m reminded that the opening credits for Star Trek: Lower Decks may be the best opening credits for not just a Star Trek show, …
Oct 25, 2022: I get an email when my voting ballot has been sent out. I can drop it off at any of several different locations at my leisure. I get another email …
Oct 24, 2022: My brain is pushing back hard against Stage Manager at the moment, but I’ll give it the ol' college try, as they say. For myself, what would …
Oct 13, 2022: Like the offspring of lustful bunnies, my Netflix watch list has quickly filled up with a startling number of admittedly cheesy, but fun as hell …
Oct 1, 2022: Letterboxd Diaries—September 2022 Destination Wedding: ★★ Brightburn: ★½ Ghost World: ★★★★ Leave Her to Heaven: ★★★★ Summertime: ★★★★½ Where the Crawdads Sing: ★★★ Ghost Shark: ★★ …
Sep 30, 2022: Regal Closes 12 U.S. Cinemas As Parent Cineworld Grapples With Bankruptcy ↗ I’m extremely sad to see the Anaheim Hills 14 location listed among the …
Sep 25, 2022: The lining of my pizza box is printed with a MOD Pizza slogan: This is not a pizza place. (It’s a people place.) How am I not supposed to assume …
Sep 20, 2022: How long will it take for cereal boxes to shrink in size so much that we’re stuck paying normal box size prices for individually wrapped flakes and …
Sep 19, 2022: A Quick Castro Update On June 14, I wrote an entry that discussed several issues with my preferred podcast player app. It seems so long ago now; so many things have …
Sep 15, 2022: Roger Federer to retire after Laver Cup in September ↗ From BBC Sport: Roger Federer, one of the greatest players of all time, will retire from …
Sep 13, 2022: Jean-Luc Godard, Enfant Terrible of Modern French Cinema, Dies at 91 ↗ I’ve been trying to make this website a generally more upbeat and happier place …
Sep 12, 2022: Having to delete and redownload my apps to get their Lock Screen widgets to become available is not a great first experience with iOS 16. It’s all …
Sep 10, 2022: According to many news sources, Hurricane Kay was a real deal weather event. Even in my area of the state, we were told to prepare for flooding and …
Sep 9, 2022: Writing this at around 4:42 in the morning makes me miss the days of midnight iPhone preordering with a great and drowsy passion. I’m glad that the …
Sep 7, 2022: One of the greatest aspects about being enrolled in the iPhone Upgrade Program is being able to get pre-approved for a new phone and have the checkout …
Sep 6, 2022: Second COVID booster finally received! If it’s anything like the others, I’m expecting to feel pretty damn sickly tomorrow. Worth it!
Sep 3, 2022: I got harassed for wearing a mask for the first time today by exactly the sort of science-denying, flag-based-propaganda-on-a-shirt-wearing jerk that …
Sep 1, 2022: There’s currently an active Flex Alert in California, meaning that all are encouraged to reduce their energy use from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. They recommend …
Sep 1, 2022: Letterboxd Diaries—August 2022 The Poseidon Adventure: ★★★½ Poseidon: ★★ Lightyear: ★★★½ Easy Rider: ★★★½ Braven: ★★★ The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974): ★★★★½ The Abyss: …
Aug 31, 2022: I hope that whatever mosquito is currently living in my home is enjoying the endless feast that is my feet and legs. I’ve hardly seen so many red, …
Aug 31, 2022: ‘Harley Quinn’ Renewed for Season 4 at HBO Max ↗ If you heard an enormous sigh of relief coming from somewhere in the general vicinity of Southern …
Aug 26, 2022: If I were to ascend to the Iron Throne, my first act as king and great ruler of Westeros would be to file down the sharp points and edges of that …
Aug 25, 2022: Neil Gaiman Says He Sabotaged Jon Peters’ ‘Sandman’ Movie by Leaking ‘Really Stupid’ Script ↗ I’ve been enjoying The Sandman (save for one specific …
Aug 20, 2022: I can’t complain when Spectrum increases my internet download speed by 100 Mbps for free, but man, they’ll do anything to avoid installing gigabit …
Aug 17, 2022: Texas School District Removes Bible and Anne Frank Adaptation in Back-to-School Sweep ↗ From Amanda Holpuch: One day before students returned to …
Aug 16, 2022: I woke up to a rude and unwanted surprise this morning which made me immediately think of a previous post where I was dealing with the exact same rude …
Aug 15, 2022: It’s always a good day when you can wake up early in the morning, have blood drawn, and not pass out in front of a group of concerned phlebotomists. …
Aug 12, 2022: Getting a bag of actually salty Skinny Pop popcorn is like winning the lottery: There’s a one in three hundred million shot it’ll happen and it’s …
Aug 9, 2022: It made me sad to see what happened to Gregory the gargoyle in the second episode of The Sandman. A very sweet, loving, and playful as a puppy …
Aug 4, 2022: HBO Max, Discovery+ to Merge Into Single Streaming Platform Starting in Summer 2023 ↗ Looks like my fears about HBO Max becoming more like Discovery+ …
Aug 1, 2022: Letterboxd Diaries—July 2022 The Way Back: ★★★★ Close-Up: ★★★★½ Elvis & Anabelle: ★★★ A Knight’s Tale: ★★★★ ↺ Dick: ★★★½ Sweet Bean: ★★★★½ Roma: ★★★★ Black Friday: ★★½ Last …
Jul 30, 2022: Going out to Los Angeles may not be my favorite activity, but it’s nice when the trip is for a family birthday celebration. And when the place we’re …
Jul 24, 2022: First power outage of the summer season and it’s not even the hottest day of the last few months. Surely, things aren’t being overloaded. How does …
Jul 22, 2022: ‘For All Mankind’ Renewed for Season 4 at Apple ↗ “For All Mankind” has been renewed for Season 4 at Apple. The announcement was made Friday as part …
Jul 19, 2022: One Billion: Letterboxd Hits Major Movie Milestone ↗ One of the two social networks I actually care about1 just hit a major milestone. A billion films …
Jul 19, 2022: Netflix Admits Some Shows Won’t Make It To Ad Tier, In Talks With Studios Over Licensing Deals ↗ By Peter White for Deadline: Netflix plans to launch …
Jul 18, 2022: I can’t recall the last time I binged a show as quickly as I did The Bear. I don’t know what it was about that barely surviving, dysfunctional as hell …
Jul 13, 2022: I would happily trade my tinnitus for hearing the world as if everything was recorded for an independent French film from the 1960s.
Jul 11, 2022: In the unending war against visual wire clutter on my desk, I’ve just lobbed a volley of under-desk clamp-on cord organizers. It is unknown what the …
Jul 10, 2022: On one hand, becoming Dr. Manhattan sounds like it would be a great and terrible burden. On the other hand, think of all the quiet rest I could enjoy! …
Jul 4, 2022: Setting off a bunch of fireworks in a neighborhood that borders a national park in the middle of an ongoing Southern California drought seems… Let’s …
Jul 4, 2022: If my terrible neighbors are any indication, riding a dirt bike is 1% actually riding the thing and 99% revving it in place for hours like some sort …
Jul 1, 2022: Letterboxd Diaries—June 2022 Killer Sofa: ★★½ Best Sellers: ★★★ Top Gun: ★★½ The Hudsucker Proxy: ★★★½ Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore: ★★ Odd Thomas: ★★½ The Ice …
Jun 29, 2022: Delete TikTok from app stores, says FCC commissioner to Apple and Google ↗ From Ben Lovejoy at 9to5Mac: An FCC commissioner has called on both Apple …
Jun 25, 2022: My Vasectomy (and Why It Continues to Be the Right Choice) i. In November 2019, I got a vasectomy because my wife and I didn’t want to have children. More than ever now, we’re certain that this was the right …
Jun 24, 2022: It’s days like these that I wish with all my heart to have been born in a country that cares about its citizens, or that it was immensely easier to …
Jun 21, 2022: It’s clear now that this week is the start of my “I just have to be okay with sweating through my clothes and feeling gross all day” time of the year. …
Jun 20, 2022: I have finally finished my somewhat masochistic viewing of the entire Fast & Furious franchise, as it currently is. My takeaway: if you’re going …
Jun 19, 2022: Buy a new ceiling fan. Notice a few of the fan blades are damaged. Call customer support for new blades. Get new blades a week later. Install fan for …
Jun 17, 2022: Title Card: Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975) Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles was written and directed by Chantal Akerman. It was released in 1975. The film was produced by …
Jun 16, 2022: Because the issue regarding Stage Manager continues to be contentious for many people, myself included, I’ve wondered what could be a way out of this …
Jun 14, 2022: Tales of Castro Woe Castro, the podcast player app, is the third-party iPhone app I use the most. Podcasts are a major part of my life, and Castro presents them in a way …
Jun 10, 2022: Can I just delete the phone app from my iPhone? I mean, I know I can’t, but I happily would given the opportunity. I can’t name a lesser-used app than …
Jun 10, 2022: Title Card: Hot Fuzz (2007) Hot Fuzz was written by Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg and directed by Edgar Wright. It was released in 2007. The titles were designed by Oscar Wright …
Jun 7, 2022: Now that the fun of yesterday is over, I’m wondering which new feature in any of Apple’s OS updates won’t be ready for their release date in, I’m …
Jun 6, 2022: Words cannot express how bummed out I am that I won’t be able to use the new and exceptionally cool window resizing and external display support with …
Jun 5, 2022: After finally finishing it with my wife, I can say with great confidence that Cheers had a lovely conclusion. Watching this show was such a fun way to …
Jun 3, 2022: Title Card: Tampopo (1985) Tampopo was written and directed by Juzo Itami. It was released in 1985. The titles were designed by Shintaro Ajioka. The film was produced by Seigo …
Jun 1, 2022: Letterboxd Diaries—May 2022 Never Say Never Again: ★★½ Mermaids: ★★★½ Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles: ★★★★★ Ali: Fear Eats the Soul: ★★★★½ In the Mood for …
May 27, 2022: Title Card: Good Omens (2019–) Good Omens was created by Neil Gaiman. It premiered on Amazon Prime in 2019. The opening titles were done by Peter Anderson Studio. The show was …
May 26, 2022: I’ve been hearing more about Raycast lately. Every so often I feel the itch to try some new launcher app and give that one or LaunchBar a try. Every …
May 26, 2022: ‘Goodfellas’ Star Ray Liotta Dies at 67 ↗ By Mike Fleming Jr.: Ray Liotta, the terrific actor whose career breakout came in the Martin Scorsese crime …
May 20, 2022: Always great to find out that the new networking equipment you just purchased fixes all of your home internet issues. My latency was monstrous—I’m …
May 20, 2022: Title Card: Casino Royale (2006) Casino Royale was written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, and Paul Haggis and was directed by Martin Campbell. It was released in 2006. The film was …
May 15, 2022: While streaming the classic rock station, I heard an ad for a separate Apple Music radio show between songs. And here I thought the $30 a month I’m …
May 13, 2022: Title Card: Pushing Daisies (2007–2009) Pushing Daisies was created by Bryan Fuller. It premiered on ABC and ran from 2007 to 2009. The show was executive produced by Bruce Cohen, Bryan …
May 10, 2022: Pour one out for a technological world changer. Bye iPod.
May 9, 2022: Poking fun at the first Avatar slowly became the thing to do since its release (and for some good reasons), but damn if the trailer for Avatar: The …
May 8, 2022: ‘Sex Education’ Star Ncuti Gatwa Named Next Doctor in ‘Doctor Who’ ↗ By Alex Ritman at The Hollywood Reporter: Sex Education‘s Ncuti Gatwa is to take …
May 6, 2022: Title Card: The Batman (2022) The Batman was written by Matt Reeves and Peter Craig and was directed by Matt Reeves. It was released in 2022. The main titles were done by Elastic. …
May 2, 2022: Amazon Freevee Orders ‘Bosch: Legacy’ Season 2, Inks Disney Movie Licensing Deal ↗ Amazon Freevee (formerly IMDb TV) announced the pickup of Season 2 …
May 1, 2022: Letterboxd Diaries—April 2022 Solaris (1972): ★★★★½ Gunga Din: ★★★½ OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies: ★★★★ ♥︎ Aliens: ★★★★ ↺ The Meg: ★½ A Hard Day’s Night: ★★★★ OSS 117: Cairo, Nest …
Apr 29, 2022: Title Card: Rififi (1955) Rififi was written by Jules Dassin, René Wheeler, and Auguste Le Breton and was directed by Jules Dassin. It was released in 1955. The film was …
Apr 25, 2022: What a weird day (and world). I’ve never been more happy to be on Micro.blog.
Apr 22, 2022: If you told me that Facebook and Lumon from the show, Severance, are the same place, I would believe it without question.
Apr 22, 2022: Title Card: The Great Escape (1963) The Great Escape was written by James Clavell and W.R. Burnett and was directed by John Sturges. It was released in 1963. The film was produced by …
Apr 21, 2022: How does one go about enacting a no-airplane region over their house and neighboring area? Put up big “FLY SOMEWHERE ELSE” signs? Write to my …
Apr 18, 2022: I can’t decide what my favorite film genre is: Explosive courtroom dramas from the ‘90s, or Twitchy paranoid thrillers from the ‘90s. I need to find …
Apr 18, 2022: I often try to think about what I can do to make the world a better place. I was reminded of a serious problem recently: Why don’t the number of hot …
Apr 17, 2022: In terms of the longest and most intimate relationships I’ve ever had, the one that takes the cake has got to be my tinnitus. My wife isn’t really a …
Apr 15, 2022: I just finished playing the brilliant Horizon Zero Dawn and followed it up by jumping straight into the sequel, Forbidden West. Excellent exploration …
Apr 15, 2022: Title Card: Boogie Nights (1997) Boogie Nights was written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It was released in 1997. The film was produced by Paul Thomas Anderson, Lloyd Levin, …
Apr 9, 2022: My wife and I finally finished the tv show, Castle, last night. It took us nearly two years to get through those 173 episodes. Save for the final few …
Apr 8, 2022: Discovery Closes $43 Billion Acquisition of AT&T’s WarnerMedia ↗ Discovery completed its $43 billion acquisition of WarnerMedia from AT&T on …
Apr 8, 2022: Title Card: Shaun of the Dead (2004) Shaun of the Dead was written by Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg and was directed by Edgar Wright. It was released in 2004. The film was produced by Nira …
Apr 7, 2022: After seeing three people make the same moving violation while out driving today I’m left to wonder if people are worse drivers now because of …
Apr 4, 2022: I have found the greatest music video ever made:
Apr 1, 2022: Letterboxd Diaries—March 2022 The Long Goodbye (2020): ★★★★½ Alien: ★★★★½ ↺ Bad Boys: ★★ Licorice Pizza: ★★★★½ Nightmare Alley: ★★★½ Election: ★★★★½ ♥︎ The Windshield Wiper: ★★½ …
Apr 1, 2022: Title Card: Phantom Thread (2017) Phantom Thread was written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It was released in 2017. The main titles were done by David Midgen. The film was …
Mar 28, 2022: I’ve written enough criticisms about the Oscars recently.1 On to happier things! Congratulations to CODA for its momentous wins. Congrats to Greig …
Mar 25, 2022: Title Card: The 39 Steps (1935) The 39 Steps was written by Charles Bennett and Ian Hay and was directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It was released in 1935. The film was produced by …
Mar 23, 2022: I’ve collected my movie theater ticket stubs since 2001. A whole 21 years! I haven’t counted them all yet, but it’s easily several hundred tickets. I …
Mar 21, 2022: ‘Dune’ DP Greig Fraser Wins American Society of Cinematographers’ Feature Race ↗ Big congratulations to Greig Fraser for this win. His work on Dune …
Mar 19, 2022: Oscars: American Cinema Editors Urges Academy to Not “Reduce” Telecast to “Variety Spectacle” ↗ Add the editors to the towering mountain of people and …
Mar 18, 2022: Title Card: Funny Face (1957) Funny Face was written by Leonard Gershe and was directed by Stanley Donen. It was released in 1957. The film was produced by Roger Edens, along with …
Mar 14, 2022: NEW PROJECT: Devote to memory every major winning lottery number in case one day I happen to wake up years in the past or experience some sort of …
Mar 13, 2022: I love Letterboxd, but the quality of the discourse and criticism can be, let’s just say, lacking. It’s almost strange how much better it gets the …
Mar 11, 2022: Title Card: Animaniacs (1993–1998) Animaniacs was created by Tom Ruegger. It premiered on Fox Kids in 1993 before moving to Kids’ WB! in 1995. The show was executive produced by Tom …
Mar 8, 2022: I haven’t seen all of the Oscar-nominated films yet,1 but I did just finish watching all of the Best Picture nominees. At this point, I’m expecting …
Mar 4, 2022: Title Card: Breathless (1960) Breathless was written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard. It was released in 1960 and the French title is À bout de souffle. The film was produced by …
Mar 1, 2022: Letterboxd Diaries—February 2022 I’ve noticed that the review format I’ve been using for the last year, e.g., Letterboxd Diaries—January 2022, has started to feel restrictive. …
Feb 28, 2022: If this last week has shown me anything it’s how valuable time away from news and social media sites can be.1 There’s a fine line that can be tread …
Feb 25, 2022: Title Card: Her (2013) Her was written and directed by Spike Jonze. It was released in 2013. The titles were designed by Geoff McFetridge. The film was produced by Megan …
Feb 24, 2022: My very best wishes to Ukraine and its people, and to all the people in the world who are hurt by the selfish whims of murderous, heartless thugs.1 …
Feb 23, 2022: A Tense Zoom Call. Then Shock and Anger as Industry Reacts to Oscar Category Cuts ↗ A week ago, Oscar nominees from branches including editing, …
Feb 22, 2022: If Elizabeth Debicki doesn’t one day play Audrey Hepburn in a movie, then there’s just no sense in this world.
Feb 22, 2022: I’m falling down, down, down a significant personal knowledge management rabbit hole. I should have known better—don’t even think about using …
Feb 18, 2022: Wild Beasts was probably the best British band of the last couple decades. They never achieved the fame and recognition they deserved.1 I think this …
Feb 18, 2022: Title Card: Ikiru (1952) Ikiru was written by Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, and Hideo Oguni and was directed by Akira Kurosawa. It was released in 1952. The film was …
Feb 17, 2022: In the Unlikely Event of My Death Consider these my final wishes. My lawyer will not know what to do with them as he is a tech-illiterate nonagenarian with great amounts of ear hair …
Feb 15, 2022: The adorable love story behind Wikipedia’s ‘high five’ photos ↗ A delightful story full of intrepid sleuthing and a great resolution. The charming …
Feb 15, 2022: ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Takes Down ‘Avatar’ to Become Third-Biggest Movie Ever at Domestic Box Office ↗ By Rebecca Rubin at Variety: After weeks of …
Feb 14, 2022: I got some eyeglasses retainer hooks and now I don’t want to live without them. My glasses won’t fall down, even when I’m sweaty! I’m thinking I …
Feb 14, 2022: Sigh. Am I going to have to figure out what a/the blockchain is?
Feb 12, 2022: It’s amazing how a good, sharp knife can improve the entire experience of preparing food. Instead of struggling through it all, the blade glides. …
Feb 11, 2022: Title Card: Dr. No (1962) Dr. No was written by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, and Berkely Mather and was directed by Terence Young. It was released in 1962. The main titles …
Feb 10, 2022: The band that has impressed me the most over the last few years, Big Thief, just released their new album, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You. …
Feb 9, 2022: ‘Futurama’ Revived at Hulu ↗ Good news, everyone! From Lesley Goldberg at The Hollywood Reporter: Nearly 10 years after it signed off, Futurama has …
Feb 8, 2022: The 94th Academy Awards nominations were announced today. On the whole, it’s a fair collection of some great films. This awards ceremony could always …
Feb 7, 2022: ‘Reacher’ Renewed for Season 2 at Amazon ↗ Per Amazon, the show is already one of their top five most-watched shows of all time[…] I’m not even two …
Feb 7, 2022: With each passing film, I’m becoming more impressed with both Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. They’ve been crafting unique and respectable …
Feb 5, 2022: I wish I could explain why the last 10% of a toothpaste tube lasts as long as the previous 90%. I can’t seem to squeeze an answer out of that …
Feb 4, 2022: I got my free COVID tests in the mail today! I’m thrilled to have them on hand. Getting them couldn’t have been simpler and took me all of a minute to …
Feb 4, 2022: Apple will charge 27% commission for app purchases made using alternative payment systems in the Netherlands ↗ Astonishing. A quick sampling of the …
Feb 4, 2022: Title Card: There Will Be Blood (2007) There Will Be Blood was written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It was released in 2007. The titles were done by Pacific Title and Art Studio. …
Feb 1, 2022: Letterboxd Diaries—January 2022 Paddington: What a fun and soothing balm this film was! I’ve got very little experience with the story of Paddington, the bear from Darkest Peru, but …
Feb 1, 2022: The ban of Maus and other essential books From Rachel Wegner at Tennessean, “Tennessee school board’s removal of Holocaust book ‘Maus’ draws international attention”: The …
Jan 30, 2022: Despite my excitement for Dexter: New Blood at the beginning, the final episode left me wanting. I don’t know what it is about the show, but they …
Jan 30, 2022: After watching what some might consider an obscene, and I consider an appropriate, amount of Frasier, I’m convinced that David Hyde Pierce is one of …
Jan 28, 2022: Title Card: It Happened One Night (1934) It Happened One Night was written by Robert Riskin and was directed by Frank Capra. It was released in 1934. The film was produced by Frank Capra and …
Jan 27, 2022: I did a decent job of avoiding spoilers for Spider-Man: No Way Home before its release. Now that it’s out, I keep stumbling over headlines giving away …
Jan 26, 2022: The awful thing about cold sores brought on by stress is they do absolutely nothing to help decrease the amount of stress I feel. I’m surprised …
Jan 24, 2022: The only time I want to hear twangy music is when it’s being performed by white-haired comedians.
Jan 21, 2022: All you people can have your flying and turning invisible superpowers all you want. What I choose is to be able to eat as much pizza as my mouth can …
Jan 21, 2022: Title Card: Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Mad Max: Fury Road was written by George Miller, Brendan McCarthy, and Nick Lathouris and was directed by George Miller. It was released in 2015. The …
Jan 18, 2022: For Monroe, with love My family got her on January 10, 2018, after my dad’s friend could no longer look after her. She looked bedraggled and was unsure of her new …
Jan 15, 2022: Significant portions of my days consist entirely of adding films to my Letterboxd and Criterion Channel watch lists. I fully expect to reach a point …
Jan 14, 2022: If older movies are to be believed, everybody alive before the ‘60s was constantly, constantly kissing people they just met. Extra points if that new …
Jan 14, 2022: Title Card: The Last Picture Show (1971) The Last Picture Show was written by Larry McMurtry and Peter Bogdanovich and was directed by Peter Bogdanovich. It was released in 1971. The film was …
Jan 13, 2022: In your Account page on Netflix,1 there’s an option to “Download your personal information.” It’ll provide you with many files, most of them in CSV …
Jan 12, 2022: In this entry of Why the Hell Is the Weather So Crazy and Torturous, it’s 77° F1 in the middle of January. I’d like to get off this crazy weather …
Jan 7, 2022: Title Card: Don’t Look Up (2021) Don’t Look Up was written and directed by Adam McKay. It was released in 2021. The main titles were produced by David Midgen. The film was produced by …
Jan 7, 2022: Sidney Poitier Dies: Trailblazing Actor, Civil Rights Activist Was 94 ↗ From the article by Greg Evans, Sidney Poitier, the trailblazing and iconic …
Jan 6, 2022: Peter Bogdanovich Dies: ‘The Last Picture Show’, ‘Paper Moon’ & ‘What’s Up, Doc?’ Director Was 82 ↗ From the article by Erik Pederson: Peter …
Jan 5, 2022: So long 2021, and thanks for all the memories! i. When all of this COVID nonsense became A Thing back in early 2020, a part of me felt like I already had it in the bag. Stay home most of the time? …
Jan 5, 2022: After a brief scare with my website regarding the theme plug-ins, I’ve gotten everything back to normal. It was touch-and-go for a moment. Totally my …
Jan 4, 2022: I’m resolving to complete my own version of the Criterion Challenge 2022. I’ve been meaning to watch more Criterion films (and make my subscription to …
Jan 4, 2022: What the heck am I subscribed to now? A new year is a time for reflection, anticipation, and starting a brand new financial spreadsheet. I’ve got a fresh and relatively rudimentary …
Jan 3, 2022: My Favorite and Least Favorite Films That I Watched for the First Time in 2021 In 2021, I watched 236 movies I hadn’t seen before. To my knowledge, it may be the most films I’ve ever watched in a single year. I owe it all to a …
Jan 3, 2022: Like slipping into a warm bath or returning home after a long trip, Dexter: New Blood is a pleasure to watch. It’s also doing a great job of erasing …
Jan 1, 2022: It’s good to have a project to focus on. This year, perhaps I should write my memoirs. My working title is: “It’s So Nice to Be Lazy: The Sean …
Jan 1, 2022: Letterboxd Diaries—December 2021 Noelle: Delightful, cheesy, and full of more Christmas-related puns than you can shake a candy cane at. The story was well-meaning and heartfelt. I …
Jan 1, 2022: Happy New Year to the world! 🎉 It’s impossible to promise that 2022 will be empirically better than previous years, but I can still wish for you …
Dec 31, 2021: According to my Letterboxd 2021 in review, I started and ended the year with a Sandra Bullock film. Gravity on January 4 and The Net on December 30. …
Dec 31, 2021: Title Card: The Shape of Water (2017) The Shape of Water was written by Guillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor and was directed by Guillermo del Toro. It was released in 2017. The main …
Dec 28, 2021: Apple Maps these days A CNN article and interview by Jacob Krol has been making the rounds. It’s an interesting read and is packed with detailed imagery that shows off how …
Dec 27, 2021: Oh, how I long for a Letterboxd-type, independent service for books that isn’t Goodreads. Amazon sucks all the fun out of most things.
Dec 25, 2021: Merry Christmas to everyone! I hope you have a lovely day full of cheer, family, friends, giving and receiving nice presents, delicious meals, and as …
Dec 24, 2021: Title Card: It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) It’s a Wonderful Life was written by Frances Goodrich, Albert Hacket, and Frank Capra and was directed by Frank Capra. It was released in 1946. The …
Dec 24, 2021: All I don’t want for Christmas is finding rain water leaking into the house through a window frame and under the eaves of the roof. I’d like to send …
Dec 22, 2021: As it happens every year, the confusion and stress of trying to schedule a holiday visit with everyone in my life are enough to make me not want to do …
Dec 19, 2021: If the company that makes my eggless mayo could stop adding an incredibly rich and noxious artificial egg smell, that would be great.
Dec 17, 2021: If I could get paid for rearranging my desk, I’d probably be on par with Bezos and Musk right about now.
Dec 17, 2021: Title Card: The Social Network (2010) The Social Network was written by Aaron Sorkin and was directed by David Fincher. It was released in 2010. The main titles were done by Neil …
Dec 14, 2021: A cozy, rainy day is nearly impossible to beat (and it’s especially welcome after the hot year we had)!
Dec 13, 2021: Paul Thomas Anderson: Superhero Movies Haven’t Ruined Cinema ↗ In an IndieWire article by Ryan Lattanzio: I mean, look, we’re all nervous about …
Dec 12, 2021: So it’s a universally held truth that calories don’t count during the holiday season, right? …Right?
Dec 11, 2021: The Apple TV app interface could undeniably use work. However, I think a lot of its terribleness could be mitigated just by letting me like/dislike …
Dec 10, 2021: Title Card: The Edge of Seventeen (2016) The Edge of Seventeen was written and directed by Kelly Fremon Craig. It was released in 2016. The film was produced by Julie Ansell, James L. Brooks, …
Dec 10, 2021: With the purchase of Farrago, along with all the other Rogue Amoeba apps I already have, I feel like I now have absolute control over my computer …
Dec 6, 2021: May your days always be as full of 91 cent class action settlement checks as mine has been! May those lawyers’ gift-wrapped presents always be filled …
Dec 3, 2021: Whoever popularized the “Jump to recipe” button on recipe blogs needs to receive a Nobel prize or a knighthood or something. That should be a required …
Dec 3, 2021: Title Card: Double Indemnity (1944) Double Indemnity was written by Raymond Chandler and Billy Wilder, and was directed by Billy Wilder. It was released in 1944. The film was produced by …
Dec 1, 2021: Letterboxd Diaries—November 2021 Violet Evergarden: The Movie: Two hours and twenty minutes is a long running time for any movie. This one was no exception. On the plus side, nothing …
Nov 30, 2021: Whatever bit of evolution decided that it would be a fine idea to let us painfully chomp the inside of our cheeks, thus making it so we keep doing …
Nov 26, 2021: Title Card: Inherent Vice (2014) Inherent Vice was written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It was released in 2014. The titles were designed by Scarlet Letters. The film was …
Nov 25, 2021: Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who celebrates the holiday! I’m thankful for new directions to travel and all the wonderful people in my life, …
Nov 23, 2021: Every time I think I can remove Things from my daily life, Reminders is there to, ahem, remind me that it’s still clunky and lacking in comparison. A …
Nov 21, 2021: It’s finally gotten to showering-with-warm-water time in my area. I couldn’t be more excited (and more frustrated since we’re more than halfway …
Nov 21, 2021: I’m so glad that California finally opened up COVID boosters to everyone. I was able to get a Moderna booster yesterday and I’m feeling great about …
Nov 19, 2021: I’ve battled with perfectionist tendencies my whole life. It didn’t start becoming an issue until I was in film school. Staying up until 3:00 in the …
Nov 19, 2021: Title Card: Psych (2006–2014) In celebration of the brand new (and excellent) Psych movie coming out yesterday, it’s time for a Psych title card! Psych1 was created by Steve …
Nov 18, 2021: I sure do wish the creators of Castro, my preferred podcast app, would debut the iPad app they’ve been working on for at least the last year. I …
Nov 18, 2021: According to my Letterboxd account, I’ve just watched my two-hundredth film of the year. The one that got me there was Park Chan-wook’s unique vampire …
Nov 15, 2021: Do bad guys in movies ever have to call in sick to work? What does the management structure in, say, the Death Star look like? How does their HR …
Nov 12, 2021: Title Card: Seven Samurai (1954) Seven Samurai (or Shichinin no samurai) was written by Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, and Hideo Oguni and was directed by Akira Kurosawa. It was …
Nov 10, 2021: Given the amount of airplane noise I’m constantly hearing over my house these days, I’m beginning to wonder if some bored millionaire recently moved …
Nov 5, 2021: After watching season two episode eight of The Morning Show, I’m more convinced than ever that this thing has no idea what story it’s trying to tell …
Nov 5, 2021: Title Card: Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) Good Night, and Good Luck. was written by George Clooney and Grant Heslov and was directed by George Clooney. It was released in 2005. The film was …
Nov 4, 2021: I’ve always enjoyed the data I get from using the Sleep Cycle app, but the alarm has failed on me too many times (including this morning). I love …
Nov 1, 2021: Letterboxd Diaries—October 2021 The Desperate Hours: A slow, trembling burn ignites into a tense inferno. Bogart gives a menacing performance in his penultimate role. This is a …
Oct 30, 2021: Anytime I start a new Haruki Murakami book, and I get to the inevitable aural fixation, I wonder, does this man really have an insatiable ear fetish …
Oct 30, 2021: Does being excited to take my fancy new supplements mean that I’m finally an adult?
Oct 29, 2021: Title Card: Casablanca (1942) Casablanca was written by Julius J. Epstein, Philips G. Epstein, and Howard Koch and was directed by Michael Curtiz. The film was released in 1942. It …
Oct 26, 2021: Denis Villeneuve’s Dune was about as grand and moving a film as I’ve come to expect from him. In a little over a decade, he’s become one of the most …
Oct 25, 2021: macOS Monterey is out now. I think it’s a fine release. I’ve got my fingers crossed hoping that it won’t destroy my computer in the coming days. …
Oct 25, 2021: There’s supposed to be a lot of rain in my area today, and I couldn’t be more excited. It feels foolish to wish for consistent weather these days, but …
Oct 22, 2021: Title Card: The Double Life of Véronique (1991) The Double Life of Véronique was written by Krzysztof Kieslowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz and was directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski. The film was …
Oct 21, 2021: I think the new Apple Music Voice Plan may be a decent offering. I do feel some pity for fans of classical music who will have to request “Mozart’s …
Oct 21, 2021: After a marathon reading session, I’ve finally finished Stephen King’s The Stand. I was left feeling breathless and satisfied. I’ll remember it for …
Oct 20, 2021: I’ve been enjoying a renewed interest in Animal Collective lately. I’m reminded of when their album, Centipede Hz, came out in 2012. Words cannot …
Oct 20, 2021: Ruby Rose explains why she left Batwoman, alleges injuries and dangerous working conditions ↗ Gabrielle Sanchez, writing for The A.V. Club, Speaking …
Oct 18, 2021: Forget a new MacBook Pro. All I want in my life right now is more well-made courtroom drama movies.
Oct 18, 2021: As per usual, Apple delivered some amazing new products that have left me both salivating and wishing I was born into a richer family or had some …
Oct 16, 2021: I will never not love that this image exists. Even if it’s (probably) fake, it’s still glorious. May it bring you a smile, as well. 🐱
Oct 16, 2021: In the last month, I’ve lost eight pounds, and all just by cutting out the great amount of artificial sweets to which I was clearly addicted. I’m …
Oct 15, 2021: Title Card: Catch Me If You Can (2002) Catch Me If You Can was written by Jeff Nathanson and was directed by Steven Spielberg. The film was released in 2002. It was produced by Amblin …
Oct 14, 2021: David Fincher Announces Surprise Netflix Documentary Film Series ‘Voir’ ↗ From House of Cards to Mindhunter to Mank and now a new documentary film …
Oct 8, 2021: Title Card: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 2001: A Space Odyssey was written by Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick and was directed by Stanley Kubrick. The film was released in 1968. It was …
Oct 5, 2021: Paramount+ has the distinct honor of being the worst streaming service that I’ve ever seen or used. Their competitors aren’t even close. UI issues …
Oct 5, 2021: NYPL Announcement: The Library Is Eliminating Fines ↗ Tony Marx, NYPL President: The New York Public Library is proud to announce a major policy …
Oct 4, 2021: It’s overcast and gray outside. Finally, my preferred weather is returning. I’m noticing that the cooler it gets the more my mood improves. Is it any …
Oct 1, 2021: Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s ‘Mr. Corman’ Canceled By Apple TV+ After One Season ↗ Despite its relatively small catalog, Apple continues to prove that it …
Oct 1, 2021: Letterboxd Diaries—September 2021 The Fast and the Furious: If what you crave is a bunch of dumb man-children getting into fights over dick-measuring contests gone awry, then boy, is …
Sep 29, 2021: After watching the first two episodes of the enjoyable Apple TV+ show, Foundation, the story appears to boils down to this: “Hey girl, would you like …
Sep 27, 2021: Despite having to finish the edit on a new podcast episode, today has felt like a rare Monday off. To celebrate, I’ve gone out and gotten one of the …
Sep 17, 2021: This last week was full of some unusual moments for me. I had to watch one of the worst films ever made for More Movies Please! I woke up at 5:00 in …
Sep 14, 2021: I find it curious how rumors about the Series 7 Apple Watch got to the point where it became generally accepted that the new model would have flat …
Sep 8, 2021: Gonna start the trend of putting a completely pointless mini-trailer for a movie after the main trailer. Pre-trailer mini-trailers are so passé. …
Sep 7, 2021: I don’t know where the mosquito in my house currently is, but I do know that it’s enjoyed chewing up my leg. Maybe it would be a bad thing if all …
Sep 5, 2021: After finishing Crazy, Stupid, Love. for the… I don’t know how many times, I’ve realized just how much of an unabashed rom-com fan I am. I’ve always …
Sep 1, 2021: Letterboxd Diaries—August 2021 Memories of Murder: There are some clear allusions to the Zodiac Killer amidst this story. I do not doubt that this film inspired great portions of …
Aug 19, 2021: After having watched nearly the first couple seasons of Cheers for the first time now, I’m struggling to see the allure of Sam and Diane. These two …
Aug 9, 2021: ‘The Suicide Squad’ Bows To A Disappointing $26.5 Million; Still Snags Top Spot At The U.S. Box Office ↗ By Chris Nashawaty: Five summers ago, the DC …
Aug 4, 2021: Netflix: “I see you watched an entire season of a single anime show. Let me offer you some new suggestions. Have you considered watching every anime …
Aug 1, 2021: Letterboxd Diaries—July 2021 I’m Gonna Git You Sucka: Of Keenan Ivory Wayans’s films, this one is certainly better than A Low Down Dirty Shame. Its quality rests completely on the …
Jul 30, 2021: Title Card: Zodiac (2007) Zodiac was written by James Vanderbilt and directed by David Fincher. It was released in 2007. The film was produced by Paramount Pictures, Warner …
Jul 28, 2021: I really wish Apple would spend as much money marketing For All Mankind as they do for Ted Lasso. I just finished the amazing second season and this …
Jul 26, 2021: Pattering rain one hour and bright sunshine the next. Southern California is being weird today.
Jul 22, 2021: If I had a nickel for every time the hand washing feature on my Apple Watch didn’t work, then I’d have enough money to buy a new Apple Watch that had …
Jul 21, 2021: It being more “industry standard,” I frequently try to give Logic Pro a fair shake for my podcast editing. I’m not sure what’s wrong, but it just …
Jul 17, 2021: If I didn’t have tinnitus before my brother’s wedding, I certainly would now. In all seriousness, I’m thrilled for him! He and his wife deserve all …
Jul 16, 2021: Nothing has ever made me feel more pleased with my own small wedding than witnessing the huge production that is my brother’s wedding. To each their …
Jul 9, 2021: Title Card: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Raiders of the Lost Ark was written by Lawrence Kasdan and directed by Steven Spielberg. It was released in 1981. The film was produced by Paramount …
Jul 6, 2021: I finished watching Schitt’s Creek a few days ago. The show has been stuck in my mind since then for two reasons: I enjoyed just about every dang …
Jul 4, 2021: Happy Day When All the Inconsiderate Jerk-Faces Set Off Explosives That Scare My Dogs All Night Because They’re Jerk-Faces!
Jul 2, 2021: Title Card: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) Seven Brides for Seven Brothers was written by Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, and Dorothy Kingsley and was directed by Stanley Donen. It was …
Jul 1, 2021: Letterboxd Diaries—June 2021 Point Break: While watching this, I became even sadder knowing that Patrick Swayze is dead. He was a great talent, but more than that, we’ll never get …
Jun 28, 2021: Yes, it’s always a citizen of the U.S.A.’s great civic duty to appear at the local courthouse when summoned for jury service. As I experienced earlier …
Jun 26, 2021: Wife: has to spend several hours at a bridal shower. Me: gets to spend the day at home watching season seven of Bosch. I need to get her some cookies …
Jun 25, 2021: Title Card: The Matrix (1999) The Matrix was written and directed by Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski. It was released in 1999. The film was produced by Warner Bros., Village …
Jun 24, 2021: Google, Facebook Pressure Falls Short as Antitrust Measures Advance in House Committee ↗ I’ll readily admit that I don’t know as much about this …
Jun 21, 2021: I wish there was a version of YouTube Premium that only disabled the incessant, terrible ads that play during videos. I don’t care about any of the …
Jun 19, 2021: For the second time in as many weeks, the power has gone off at home. Thankfully, it’s only been happening super early in the morning. Still, it feels …
Jun 18, 2021: Title Card: Citizen Kane (1941) Citizen Kane was written by Herman Mankiewicz and Orson Welles and was directed by Orson Welles. It was released in 1941. The film was produced by RKO …
Jun 16, 2021: I’m finding myself less interested in absorbing any sort of news and more interested in just watching a lot of ‘90s WB cartoon shows.
Jun 15, 2021: It’s taking all of my effort not to complain about how hot it’s going to be today and this week. Aaaaand… I’ve already failed at that.1 But …
Jun 11, 2021: Title Card: Raised by Wolves (2020) Raised by Wolves was created by Aaron Guzikowski. It premiered on HBO Max on September 3, 2020. The show was produced by Film Afrika Worldwide, Lit …
Jun 8, 2021: I enjoyed Apple’s opening keynote presentation for this year’s WWDC. It wasn’t a particularly flashy event—this far into the COVID pandemic, they’ve …
Jun 7, 2021: I think my favorite part of WWDC is making the determined choice to stay off of places like Twitter while the presentation is happening. I sure as …
Jun 5, 2021: There’s been increased talk online about UFOs lately. After spending the morning with a stupidly, insanely rich couple, I can safely say that the …
Jun 4, 2021: Title Card: Days of Heaven (1978) Days of Heaven was written and directed by Terrence Malick. It was released in 1978. The film was produced by Paramount Pictures. The main titles were …
Jun 1, 2021: The WarnerMedia-Discovery merger continues to roll along. Say hello to Warner Bros. Discovery! … A less creative and exciting name there could …
Jun 1, 2021: Letterboxd Diaries—May 2021 Room: I feel like I’m still struggling to absorb everything I saw while watching this marvel of a film. It was powerful, sad, and ultimately, …
May 31, 2021: Today, for the first time in well over a year, I get to see a movie in a theater. I’m so happy I might cry. This is an activity that means a lot to me …
May 28, 2021: Title Card: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was written by Phil Lord and Rodney Rothman and was directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman. …
May 26, 2021: After dealing for the past day or so with a Plex server that seems to have nuked itself, I’ve never been more aware of how little I know about …
May 24, 2021: Hey, that’s my podcast being featured on @gluon! If this isn’t the best thing ever, then I don’t know what is. Thanks so much for doing this, …
May 22, 2021: Had I but one wish to ask of a genie, I would request the thing that people around the world could truly benefit from: that all pizza become free of …
May 21, 2021: Title Card: On Leather Wings (1992) Batman: The Animated Series was developed by Mitch Brian, Paul Dini, and Bruce Timm. The show was produced by Warner Bros. Animation. On Leather Wings …
May 16, 2021: I think my new celebrity crush is Joan Fontaine. I absolutely loved her in Suspicion. She was the most magnetic person onscreen in every scene she was …
May 15, 2021: When did decent tasting envelope glue fall out of favor? I feel like there was a golden age of not being disgusted by sealing envelopes, and now my …
May 14, 2021: Title Card: Drive (2011) Drive was written by Hossein Amini as an adaptation of the novel of the same name by James Sallis, and was directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. It was …
May 13, 2021: The displeasure associated with turning another year older continues to be worse than actually turning another year older. Happy 35th to me! 🥳
May 10, 2021: Setting up my new AirTag was a fun, but short experience. Usually, a new Apple gadget comes with days of messing around with it. The point of these …
May 8, 2021: My second COVID vaccine is knocking me for a loop today. I’ve got a whole body ache going on and it is unpleasant, to say the least. Still totally …
May 7, 2021: Title Card: Rebecca (1940) Rebecca was written by Robert E. Sherwood and Joan Harrison, and was directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The film was adapted from the novel of the same …
May 7, 2021: I received my second Pfizer vaccine earlier today, and I couldn’t be happier about it. As many people have already said, any discomfort I may feel …
May 4, 2021: Kaunus, Lithuania. July, 2010. 📷🗺
May 1, 2021: Letterboxd Diaries—April 2021 The Sisters Brothers: Between the sibling bickering and the unsettlingly realistic violence is a tale of love and sadness. Love for your brother, both …
Apr 30, 2021: Title Card: The Fountain (2006) The Fountain was written and directed by Darren Aronofsky. It was released in 2006. The film was produced by Protozoa Pictures and New Regency. The …
Apr 29, 2021: It’s been too long since I took the time to talk to a therapist, but I changed that this last week. I’m not sure what this path ahead of me will …
Apr 28, 2021: Corona, CA. February, 2019. 📷🗺
Apr 27, 2021: Never having to use LinkedIn again is enough of a motivation to risk utter destitution and infinite job-related hopelessness for the rest of my life.
Apr 26, 2021: What it’ll take for me to comfortably be able to use my iPad Pro as my main computer: Real external monitor support, as in not just mirroring the …
Apr 26, 2021: With iOS 14.5 out now, I can’t wait to revoke the ability for me to be tracked across apps and websites from every damn app on my devices. This is a …
Apr 25, 2021: If the Oscars keep going the way they have been, then this might be my favorite broadcast ever. I love the intimacy of it, as well as the laidback …
Apr 23, 2021: Title Card: Soul (2020) Soul was written by Pete Docter, Mike Jones, and Kemp Powers, and was directed by Pete Docter and Kemp Powers. It was released in 2020. The film was …
Apr 22, 2021: There are few things that hurt worse than waiting like a foolish fool to purchase a domain name only to have it bought out from under you. Guess I’ve …
Apr 21, 2021: Spring Loaded On April 20, Apple hosted their “Spring Loaded” event, in which they debuted several new devices and services. Some offered peculiar iterations, while …
Apr 21, 2021: My visit to the DMV today was not the hellish experience for which the place is so well known. Instead, it was both a complete bore and a great cure …
Apr 21, 2021: Ahead of Apple antitrust hearing, Sen. Klobuchar calls AirTag launch ‘timely’ ↗ This just in: monopolist in the item tracking industry is pitching a …
Apr 20, 2021: Now that the new iPad Pro has an M1 chip inside it, there’s no reason for that tablet not to run pro level apps. Right, Apple? Where is Final Cut Pro …
Apr 19, 2021: Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center. Santa Ana, CA. December, 2016. 📷🗺
Apr 18, 2021: ‘Mank’ Wins Top Honor at ASC Awards Just an incredibly well-deserved win for Erik Messerschmidt. This guy has been blowing me away lately. You can …
Apr 16, 2021: Whoa! There’s a brand new Godspeed You! Black Emperor album out now! Be still my quaking heart. This is the best news I’ve heard in a long time. And, …
Apr 16, 2021: Title Card: How to Steal a Million (1966) How to Steal a Million was written by Harry Kurnitz and directed by William Wyler. It was released in 1966. It was produced by World Wide Productions …
Apr 15, 2021: Bezos says Amazon should “do a better job for our employees” after union vote ↗ Bezos is concerned about these glaring and long-standing issues with …
Apr 15, 2021: I’m always curious to know if people rate movies and tv shows based on their perceived quality of the production or how much they enjoyed what they …
Apr 15, 2021: De Inktpot building. Utrecht, Netherlands. June, 2010. 📷🗺 They’ve landed.
Apr 15, 2021: The day that I’m all ready to make an appointment for my driver’s license renewal at the DMV is the day that the website decides not to load? Come on, …
Apr 14, 2021: I finished watching Sound of Metal yesterday, and it’s still stuck in my head. What a truly remarkable performance by Riz Ahmed (and Paul Raci, too). …
Apr 13, 2021: Justice League Screenwriter Chris Terrio Is Super Pissed Off ↗ The more I read about what went on with the making of Batman v Superman: Dawn of …
Apr 12, 2021: It’s a truly sad day for the movies. It’s been announced that the ArcLight Cinemas and Pacific Theatres won’t be reopening, and possibly for good. …
Apr 12, 2021: Speaking of AT&T and its acquisition of Time Warner, and therefore also HBO, the whole deal has always disappointed me. On the one hand, HBO Max …
Apr 12, 2021: I probably don’t need a Stream Deck, but maybe I should get one? I do enjoy automation, and it sure would make doing tedious computer things easier. …
Apr 9, 2021: I’m continuing to watch Mr. Mercedes. It’s been a fair adaptation, but I’ve also found it to be fairly tame relative to other adaptations of Stephen …
Apr 9, 2021: Title Card: The Fall (2006) The Fall was written by Dan Gilroy, Nico Soultanakis, and Tarsem Singh, and was directed by Tarsem Singh. It was released in 2006. Radical Media and …
Apr 9, 2021: Amazon workers vote against unionizing at Alabama warehouse ↗ Suhauna Hussain and Jenny Jarvie reporting for Los Angeles Times: Over half of the …
Apr 8, 2021: Well, if this doesn’t make for a phenomenal day, then I don’t know what will. I feel great about doing my part to help us all move past this terrible …
Apr 6, 2021: Ray Fisher Opens Up About ‘Justice League,’ Joss Whedon and Warners: “I Don’t Believe Some of These People Are Fit for …
Apr 6, 2021: Back in late 2016, venerable tech journalist Andy Ihnatko broke the news in a tweet that Sal Soghoian, Apple’s Product Manager of Automation …
Apr 5, 2021: Los Angeles, CA. January, 2010. I was taken on a breezy tour of the Jim Henson Company Lot several years ago. Along the way, I spotted a curious …
Apr 5, 2021: I’ve spent a good portion of my adult life trying to fashion a career out of something I’m extremely passionate about. Lately I’m wondering, would I …
Apr 5, 2021: I had to take the unfortunate action of turning off the could-be-great Transfer to HomePod feature on my phone. I got very tired of my screen being …
Apr 2, 2021: It’s taken me far too long to get into it, but I think I’ve found the text editor that’ll give me everything I need: Drafts by @Agiletortoise. It’s …
Apr 2, 2021: Title Card: Badlands (1973) Badlands was written and directed by Terrence Malick and released in 1973. It was released by Warner Bros. The titles were done by Consolidated Film …
Apr 1, 2021: It’s safe to say that if an item ends up in the “Someday” section of my Things app, then that task is lost forever. Like tears in rain, as they say. …
Apr 1, 2021: I recently started watching Mr. Mercedes (after having enjoyed the Stephen King trilogy it’s based on). It’s interesting how many episodes are …
Apr 1, 2021: Letterboxd Diaries—March 2021 I Care a Lot: I found it difficult to reconcile my appreciation for the appearance and strong direction of this film with my distaste for its …
Apr 1, 2021: I could swear it’s been Friday for the last five or so days.
Mar 31, 2021: After much searching, purchasing, disappointment, and finally success, I think I’ve gotten my workspace to a place that makes me happy. It’s all …
Mar 30, 2021: A part of me feels drawn to using Craft. The idea of a “second brain” app is enticing. I also feel very hesitant about it. It’s silly, but I’ve used …
Mar 30, 2021: Is there something about pickles that I’m just not getting? Everybody I know loves them, and are happy to just eat them straight. Vinegary, …
Mar 30, 2021: What Are the Most Pleasant Streaming Video Player Interfaces? I’m reminded of Craig Mod’s excellent essay, Fast Software, the Best Software, when I consider the current state of streaming video player interfaces. …
Mar 29, 2021: It’s a real shame to see that the unique and clever American Gods has been canceled. This was the first Neil Gaiman book I ever read, so it holds a …
Mar 28, 2021: Spring seems to come quicker and quicker ever year, and it’s always a surprise. One day, I’m lounging around in comfy pants and a sweater, and the …
Mar 26, 2021: Title Card: The Great Beauty (2013) The Great Beauty (or La grande bellezza, as it’s originally known) was directed by Paolo Sorrentino and released in 2013. It was produced by …
Mar 25, 2021: Vilnius, Lithuania. January, 2010. 📷🗺
Mar 25, 2021: Jessica Walter, ‘Arrested Development’ and ‘Archer’ Star, Dies at 80 ↗ Damn, this one sucks. I’m not familiar with all of her work, but I am …
Mar 24, 2021: My mom got vaccinated yesterday, and I couldn’t be more happy or proud. She’s never been opposed to them, so she was going to get one regardless, but …
Mar 24, 2021: Since watching Zack Snyder’s Justice League, I’ve been happy to read up on any news story regarding the long road that the film took to becoming a …
Mar 23, 2021: The experience I’ve had with IKEA since the pandemic started has been fraught with disappointment and frustration. Just today, some items I had …
Mar 23, 2021: The Problem with Success Peddlers With my new website, and this entirely new place to host it, has come a newfound sense of community and interaction. This isn’t the first time I’ve …
Mar 22, 2021: That being said, I frequently find myself waffling between wanting to use Ulysses and iA Writer. On one hand, iA Writer doesn’t require a subscription …
Mar 22, 2021: My favorite text editor, Ulysses, comes another step closer to having everything I could ever want out of a text editor. With their latest update, I …
Mar 20, 2021: My wife and I took a nice little trip to Laguna Beach out here in California. It felt pretty hot, but it was nice to get outside and under the sun for …
Mar 19, 2021: I came away from watching Zack Snyder’s Justice League feeling impressed. It was quite the feat to get this one made the way it was. Now, after …
Mar 19, 2021: Title Card: The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) The Man Who Knew Too Much was directed by Alfred Hitchcock and released in 1934 by the Gaumont-British Picture Corporation. The film stars Leslie …
Mar 18, 2021: If there was one thing I could change about my body, I’d forever remove my ability to grow facial hair. At best, I look like a greasy teenage boy, but …
Mar 17, 2021: I’ve always been interested in sound design. Sound is utterly important; it’s half a film or the entirety of a song. I have an innate …
Mar 17, 2021: I spent a good portion of yesterday taking apart my old desk and putting together a new one. I’d be okay with the soreness I’m feeling in …
Mar 16, 2021: AirPods Max Are My Best Audio Buddies i. It’s been a little over two months since I received my AirPods Max, and I’ve used them every single day since getting them. I love them very much, …
Mar 16, 2021: Ghost, my old website platform, announced and released the 4.0 version of their service. I was expecting more new stuff—it looks like it’s all …
Mar 16, 2021: Sadly, I’ve never been the best touch typist—never had to take any classes to learn it. However, I find that I actually have some measure of …
Mar 15, 2021: My taxes for this year have been completed. Time to celebrate! 🥳 As always, I’m very jealous of people who live in countries where they …
Mar 15, 2021: I haven’t gotten to several of the Oscar nominees yet because most of them are very heavy, and I’ve been desiring comedies lately. At this …
Mar 15, 2021: The nominees for the 2021 Oscars have been announced, thus starting my anticipation for one of my favorite events of the year. I haven’t seen …
Mar 14, 2021: Nothing has been more life-changing or skin-removing for me as the Salux Beauty Skin Cloth. The exact middle of my back has never been better washed. …
Mar 12, 2021: Apple just discontinued the HomePod and I think that’s sad news. I’ve got two of them serving as an amazing stereo system for my television. Apple can …
Mar 12, 2021: A beach trip for a job turned into an opportunity to get a lovely picture of fun bikes on a sunny day. I love this one because it feels like an …
Mar 11, 2021: With Amazon on my mind now, I’m reminded of a discussion I had with my wife about the inhumanity of Jeff Bezos, currently the richest man in the …
Mar 11, 2021: Want to borrow that e-book from the library? Sorry, Amazon won’t let you. ↗ I was led to this story by a Dan Moren post on Six Colors and it was just …
Mar 10, 2021: Twitter introducing Clubhouse features happened a lot sooner than I anticipated. As Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr said, “the more things change, …
Mar 10, 2021: Central Park was just renewed for a third season on Apple TV+, which is great. It’s a fine show. Makes me wonder what the first show to be …
Mar 10, 2021: Seems that certain establishments in L.A. and Orange Counties could be able to start opening up as soon as this weekend. People are getting …
Mar 10, 2021: I’ll be spending the next couple weeks adding all of my outdated blog posts from my old website to Medium. It’s not an ideal platform, but …
Mar 9, 2021: The Tracking Pixels Are Coming from Inside the Emails! It’s become damn hard to find services online that respect both its direct and indirect users. We all know about the well-documented practitioners of …
Mar 8, 2021: I just wrote about 1,400 words for a future post and I’m feeling great now. The feeling of accomplishment that comes with finishing up the first …
Mar 7, 2021: Right-wing Idaho activists burn masks, claiming COVID restrictions infringe on liberties ↗ I guess the last year and change doesn’t mean anything to …
Mar 5, 2021: This video by Pogo, called Scrumdiddlyumptious, is a great way to start your day. Heck, it’s great at any time of the day. It’s been …
Mar 4, 2021: Paramount+ is now a thing. Best that I can tell, except for swapping out a logo and adding some SpongeBob SquarePants stuff, it’s the exact same thing …
Mar 4, 2021: Ruby’s been great company for me today, so I wanted to recognize how cute, fun, and delightful she is, even while sleeping. She’s got the stinkiest …
Mar 3, 2021: I took my dog to the vet today for a much-needed allergy shot and it turns out she’s about seven pounds lighter than the last time I was there to see …
Mar 3, 2021: I’ve been thinking a lot about what I believe is a tendency for men to feel compelled to give their opinion on a topic just because it’s there. How …
Mar 2, 2021: Spending time perusing my liked videos on Vimeo feels like visiting old friends. I happened on an old one showing Milton Glaser drawing and talking. …
Mar 2, 2021: My Year of Understanding i. Over the years, I’ve tried my hand at the Theme System. It was conceived by CGP Grey of YouTube fame and Myke Hurley of Relay FM fame. I …
Mar 1, 2021: Letterboxd Diaries—February 2021 Onward: This one’s probably thought of as a “lesser” Pixar film, but I thought it was heartfelt and a lot of fun. They’re able to do that like no one …
Feb 27, 2021: I’ve just spent a good hour and a half cleaning up my website’s CSS (but I still have a long way to go with that endeavor). I also removed …
Feb 25, 2021: I’ve been a fan of the podcast, Reply All, for a long time, having started listening to the show since nearly their first episode. The quality has …
Feb 24, 2021: After using ConvertKit for way too long, I’ve switched over to Buttondown and I feel great about it. Is it perfect? Nope, but at least I can …
Feb 23, 2021: What’s the estimate on when Facebook, Twitter, and the like (those that tend now to follow the pack instead of paving the way) implement obviously …
Feb 23, 2021: A huge issue I was having with Ghost was its lack of easy footnoting. The developers haven’t been any help with this issue. Thanks to the …
Feb 22, 2021: What I Wouldn't Give for an Apple TV Soundbar Jason Snell has been talking about wanting an Apple TV soundbar for a few years now, and I want to join in on this chorus. I’ve had several Apple TV …
Feb 21, 2021: I’m currently reading a book that makes a reference to the mass malathion sprayings that took place in California (and other places) during the ‘80s …
Feb 20, 2021: Going out for a nice, long stroll with my wife was just the thing I needed. This last week felt like a long one. It wasn’t a week where everything was …
Feb 19, 2021: I just spent the last couple hours restoring my M1 Mac Mini because of a consistent kernel panic issue. I think it may have solved the issue and …
Feb 17, 2021: I’m working on the show notes for an upcoming episode of More Movies Please! We talked about Terrence Malick’s, A Hidden Life. It’s …
Feb 17, 2021: I’ve been using a quip toothbrush for nearly four years. After getting fed up with the company, I switched to a Sonicare. Wow, the vibrations on that …
Feb 16, 2021: I’ve got my fingers crossed that getting my car’s battery replaced doesn’t turn into anything bigger and more expensive. …
Feb 15, 2021: My M1 Mac Mini is a truly wonderful machine. I love every part of it, except for the near daily kernel panics that occur when it goes to sleep. It …
Feb 12, 2021: This was unexpected: Arcade Fire and Owen Pallett will finally be releasing the soundtrack to one of my favorite films ever, Her. The movie came out …
Feb 12, 2021: To wrap up the little dog story, there appeared to be nothing stuck in her nose, but it was red and inflamed inside. I’m hoping she sneezed out what …
Feb 11, 2021: And now my larger dog is having painful hip issues, which has been an years-long, degenerative problem. I love these furry goofs, but they’re doling …
Feb 11, 2021: After two hours of waiting at the vet’s office and not really being listened to, I’ve got to take my dog back tomorrow. For the same procedure she …
Feb 11, 2021: My small dog has, apparently, gotten something stuck up her nose. She’s sneezing and snurfing all over the place. There’s a vet appointment scheduled …
Feb 9, 2021: A Sidestep i. Unfortunately, this was born out of gloom. My company, Dandy Cat Design, had been an instructional resource intending to help people design their …
Feb 8, 2021: Micro.blog hasn’t produced any frustration. Its customization challenges are more like fun puzzles. I left Micro.blog to save some money, but …
Feb 8, 2021: My return to Micro.blog stems from my frustration with Ghost. Like most website creation services, it’s great if you don’t want to do much …
Feb 5, 2021: Damn. This one sucks. Christopher Plummer was a phenomenal actor. He was in Beginners, one of my favorite movies ever, among many other great, …
Feb 5, 2021: Now that I’m back on here, I’m looking to make my blog look great. I’m particularly enchanted by @Burk’s website. That’s …
Feb 4, 2021: After far too long away, I want to make a reemergence here. I always loved the community, but had to focus on other projects. In the interim, I think …
Jul 15, 2020: I recently purchased a product from Schiit (a previous generation Magni device). It shipped without stick-on rubber feet. After writing them an email, …
Jul 13, 2020: NBC’s streaming platform, Peacock, will be available on Wednesday and, unless I’m not looking in the right places, I’ve heard crickets about it. I …
Jul 12, 2020: I watched Top Hat with my fiancée on Sunday for my More Movies Please! podcast. Talk about a fun, delightful, and hilarious movie. Fred Astaire and …
Jul 12, 2020: I spent a good portion of the weekend setting up my new Synology and moving over the many movies and shows I’d already ripped, with more to …
Jul 10, 2020: I’d really love to upgrade my microphone interface to something sturdier and less software dependent than the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2. My dream …
Jul 9, 2020: I watched Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street again for my More Movies Please! podcast. I have a newfound appreciation for that …
Jul 9, 2020: Yesterday, I made the decision to remove the analytics service I’d been using on my website. It wasn’t adding any substantial benefit to my work …
Jul 8, 2020: I never really watched Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, but news of its cancellation still feels bad. Who knows now if it could have ever developed …
Jul 7, 2020: In my ongoing saga of trying to get a decent and easy to use Plex server going on in my house, I’ve now just decided to get a Synology. This looks …
Jul 4, 2020: My now former eero setup died on me earlier today so $250 had to be plunked down for a new trio of routers. It’s nice to have reliable internet again. …
Jul 3, 2020: It’s clear that whoever’s adding foods to calorie tracking apps has no idea what numbers actually mean. The box of the meal I just scanned says it has …
Jul 1, 2020: It seems that it takes trying to record a podcast or audio of any kind to learn that you apparently live under a major flight path and on the route …
Jun 30, 2020: And all of a sudden, YouTube TV is no longer the most appealing live television streaming option out there for me. Time to seriously consider dropping …
Jun 29, 2020: I watched The Pirate with my fiancée this last weekend for my podcast. What a fun and silly movie. Gene Kelly and Judy Garland were delights, as …
Jun 26, 2020: I recently watched Mars Attacks! for my podcast and now I have It’s Not Unusual by Tom Jones stuck in my head. I don’t know whether to be upset about …
Jun 25, 2020: I just downloaded the new update for @gluon and I’m really enjoying the new and refined things I’m seeing here. @vincent, this is another great …
Jun 24, 2020: The Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act. It’s sure going to be embarrassing for those senators when all their personal data is immediately hacked and …
Jun 23, 2020: If you’re thinking about using a Raspberry Pi as a Plex server but have about as much knowledge of Linux-type systems as I do, i.e. not much at all, …
Jun 23, 2020: This new spatial audio thing that Apple is debuting has gotten me feeling very interested in and excited about the possibly upcoming AirPods Studio. …
Jun 22, 2020: Now that I’ve started to come down off my WWDC keynote high, I’m considering things a bit more objectively. Mostly, I’m feeling a …
Jun 22, 2020: All my macOS love aside, what may prove to be the biggest quality of life improvement over the long term are the minimized Siri and phone call …
Jun 22, 2020: I’ve been using my iPad Pro obsessively for work and pleasure for a few years now. It really clicks with how I work. Still though, I’ve never been …
Jun 22, 2020: It’s fascinating to watch older Mac users/developers grumble about the appearance of macOS Big Sur while also watching younger users really see the …
Jun 21, 2020: Right now is feeling like the night before Christmas when I was a young kid. I’m really looking forward to the start of WWDC tomorrow!
Jun 19, 2020: I need to get into the habit of drafting thank you cards elsewhere before writing on the card itself. It always feels like such a rookie mistake when …
Jun 19, 2020: I watched The Right Stuff for my More Movies Please! podcast. Boy, is it a long one, but I enjoyed every minute of it. It’s an exhaustive depiction of …
Jun 19, 2020: I’m usually pretty supportive of Apple, but this issue with the Hey app is frustrating to me, as is a lot of the response to it. I’ve seen too many …
Jun 17, 2020: Apparently competitive cornhole is a game and it’s got sponsors and is televised on ESPN and what the hell am I doing watching this nonsense?
Jun 17, 2020: Somehow, despite my best minimalist intentions, I’m running out of space on most of my desk. I may have to start considering something wider. Maybe …
Jun 15, 2020: Good.
Jun 14, 2020: I was a much more passionate gamer when I was younger, but I still felt a thrill and crazy anticipation while watching the PlayStation 5 reveal video. …
Jun 14, 2020: I watched Predestination again for my More Movies Please! podcast. If there’s a more peculiar yet very watchable sci-fi story out there, I can’t think …
Jun 10, 2020: I already know that GoodLinks (@goodlinksapp, for the Twitterers) is going to become my preferred read later app. It feels like the best of Pocket …
Jun 8, 2020: I watched The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou again last week for More Movies Please! I don’t recall how many times I’ve seen it, but …
Jun 8, 2020: Two more weeks until WWDC and I couldn’t be more excited about what’s coming!
Jun 3, 2020: This is going to be a fun new project!
Jun 1, 2020: Maybe it’s a little silly to be so excited about getting a new box cutter, but when it looks this sleek and sexy it’s hard not to feel thrilled about …
Jun 1, 2020: Is This What You Wanted? ↗ I couldn’t agree any more with Casey Liss (@liss) than I do currently. I’m also completely finished with Trump, his hateful …
May 29, 2020: “Dancing in the Street” without music is still and may always be one of my favorite things ever. 🎵
May 29, 2020: I’m smack dab in the middle of feeling I should stay informed about what’s going on in my country and also wanting to completely quit the internet at …
May 28, 2020: I watched both Elizabethtown and Zodiac for an episode of my More Movies Please! podcast. One continues to be a brilliant film about a serial killer …
May 27, 2020: I just watched the “A Dark Quiet Death” episode of Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet on Apple TV+. I cannot recall the last time I was so completely …
May 27, 2020: On the one hand, I’m excited to see what the new HBO Max service will be offering and how it’ll evolve. On the other hand, it’s an annoyance that the …
May 25, 2020: I’d like to see a lot more movie recommendations on these lists about the inhumanity of war and less about the glorification of it as some sort of …
May 24, 2020: I have magic lounge pants: the drawstring always ties itself into an unsolvable knot exactly when I most need to go to the bathroom.
May 24, 2020: I watched Emma. with my fiancée today. I’d never read the book or seen any adaption of it, so I was delighted with how fun it was. It was also one of …
May 22, 2020: I just watched the original The Italian Job. What a wonderful, ridiculous heist film that one was. And what an ending! Clearly, Michael Caine was, …
May 21, 2020: Happy belated birthday to me! If you’ve got an iPad Pro, I couldn’t recommend this keyboard enough. It’s everything I was hoping for and more. I think …
May 20, 2020: Ah, the sweet, familial (and familiar) agony of setting up a new phone for a parent…
May 20, 2020: The Magic Keyboard that was supposed to show up today is delayed until…?, with the item now listed as sold out on Best Buy. I get there’s weirdness …
May 19, 2020: I’ll probably never listen to The Joe Rogan Experience, but it’s still a shame to see it become a Spotify exclusive. I feel a show is only …
May 19, 2020: I guess one of the realities of getting another year older is being able to feel my own back slowly pinch a nerve and not be able to do anything to …
May 18, 2020: I wish my job could be developing new companies right up to the point before they start making money because it seems I’m pretty good at that. Except …
May 16, 2020: All I want for Christmas in May is Micropub support in Ulysses (@ulyssesapp) so I can post longer form content to my Micro.blog site from my preferred …
May 14, 2020: It’s saddens me to know that any other president would have seen this pandemic as an energizing opportunity to help lead my country through it …
May 14, 2020: I’ve been noticing that we’re entering the point where some harmful dolts are simply refusing to wear masks while out in public in …
May 13, 2020: I watched Tampopo and thoroughly enjoyed it. Talk about a fun movie. I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to see it. It’s a real must for anyone …
May 13, 2020: Happy birthday to both myself and, as is my annual tradition, Robert Pattinson. We’re both turning 34 today. He continues to be the best friend I have …
May 12, 2020: I watched both Heat and About Time over the last couple days for my More Movies Please! podcast. They’re both wonderful movies with wildly different …
May 12, 2020: It’s baffling to me that access to birth control and bodily autonomy is still an issue in 2020. I can’t fathom the hatred that men and those in power …
May 11, 2020: It took over an entire month to get here, but I now finally have a Logitech webcam for my computer. Ordering anything from China (seemingly the only …
May 10, 2020: Every time I think I can’t take any more of the “Mayor of Flavortown”’s bleached, spiked ‘90s hair he ends up doing something like this. Guy …
May 9, 2020: From Lauren Collins at The New Yorker: Reinventing Grief in an Era of Enforced Isolation. I never thought that I would feel so grateful to have been …
May 8, 2020: I feel like I might be starting to develop some RSI in my hand. I’m now very worried that I’ll either become someone with a deformed claw hand or soon …
May 8, 2020: I finally finished BoJack Horseman yesterday, after waiting too long. I think it’s a shame that Netflix didn’t see fit to give it additional season, …
May 7, 2020: I watched Demolition Man for the first time since I was a (probably too) young kid. This was for an upcoming episode of the podcast. It’s an …
May 7, 2020: I’ve done so many show notes for podcasts today. My ears are starting to feel pretty sore from wearing headphones for so long. I wonder how …
May 5, 2020: My refrigerator makes the same ominous droning sound from the song The Beast featured in the Sicario soundtrack when its compressor starts up. It …
May 4, 2020: On Monsters Portrayed in Film This last weekend I was perusing the list of the winners for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. As you do. I ended up following a …
May 3, 2020: I watched Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines this last weekend with the fiancée. That was a really fun romp through the skies. I loved how …
May 1, 2020: I’m very proud of the fact that my inbox only has a single email in it right now. It never really gets worse than this. I feel like I should tour this …
May 1, 2020: Wealth, shown to scale. This is a remarkable and sobering creation by Matt Korostoff (his website may be on the fritz). As he writes, no single human …
Apr 30, 2020: Not enough people know that this movie was made and I want to make it mission in life to change that. This really happened.
Apr 29, 2020: The dumbest question I’ve ever asked was to a nutritionist shortly after I went vegetarian at 18. In reference to some chicken broth that was listed …
Apr 28, 2020: I finished watching Dope for the second time last night. Gosh, what a fun, thoughtful, and at times, heavy movie that one is. More people should see …
Apr 28, 2020: There’s smog hanging over the city again, obscuring the view from my house of the mountains in the distance. It’s a sorry thing to see.
Apr 28, 2020: One of the most prized possessions I have in this world is my original mac.com email address. I shall treasure it forever.
Apr 28, 2020: My family’s cavalier and careless attitude toward safety and sheltering during this pandemic feels crushing today. “Businesses before life,” …
Apr 26, 2020: Having to wear a mask all the time is giving me newfound respect for what Tom Hardy had to go through while filming The Dark Knight Rises. Boy, that …
Apr 25, 2020: So many countries are busy easing up on their stay at home restrictions and I’m just over here thinking, “I wonder how long it’ll be before everyone’s …
Apr 25, 2020: Is it worth the brainpower to try to figure out what the people who cover their mouths but not their noses are thinking?
Apr 24, 2020: I watched Her again for the podcast earlier this week. It’s such a prophetic, sad, resplendent film. The story is wonderful and the cinematography by …
Apr 24, 2020: I finished watching the sixth season of Bosch last night. ‘Twas another quality collection of episodes. I’m always sad when I make it through a …
Apr 23, 2020: If you’re the sort of person to leave a shopping cart in a parking space, a planter, or anywhere that isn’t a designated cart return, I’m going to …
Apr 22, 2020: Right now, the forecast for my area of California on Friday is 102 degrees (or nearly 39 degrees for the Celsius people out there). 102 degrees in …
Apr 22, 2020: Levels levels. LEVELS LEVELS! From a recent newsletter I published: Last week, I did a small bit of venting about what I believe podcasts—true podcasts—to be. I’m not typically one …
Apr 21, 2020: The pile on the new carpet is just slightly higher than the previous carpet and I’m not used to it yet. I keep tripping up all over the place!
Apr 20, 2020: No @macgenie, thank you! It’s a wonderful sticker and a charming card and I’m happy to have both. 😊
Apr 19, 2020: Moving out everything in preparation for a new carpet installation is pretty tough. Spending the next few days moving it all back inside is a whole …
Apr 17, 2020: Seems like my timing on watching Inside Bill’s Brain: Decoding Bill Gates was pretty good. According to The New York Times, he’s the new subject of …
Apr 17, 2020: Yay! I just finished the first draft on a five part instructional series on learning how to kick scheduling butt with a calendar. I’m going to …
Apr 17, 2020: You ever get so annoyed with a misspelling you make that you completely erase the autocorrected word just to type that word in properly yourself? I do …
Apr 16, 2020: Gasp! Season six of Bosch is available a day earlier than I was expecting. I absolutely know what I’ll be watching tonight. 📺
Apr 16, 2020: I live about 50 miles away from Los Angeles. I also live about 425 miles away from San Francisco. The route this dang thing is taking seems incredibly …
Apr 15, 2020: After watching the Bill Gates documentary, I’m also feeling absolutely fascinated by their implementation of a traveling wave nuclear reactor. It’s …
Apr 14, 2020: I finished watching Inside Man again to talk about on Wednesday. It’s always a fun watch. Spike Lee’s filmography is fascinating. He’s got this one …
Apr 14, 2020: Any sort of spelling error in my weekly newsletter feels like a screw-up of incredible magnitude. It’s even worse when that spelling error is in the …
Apr 14, 2020: I finished watching Inside Bill’s Brain on Netflix and it was a fascinating watch. I find myself wanting to see a documentary about his children and …
Apr 13, 2020: So much effort is being put into getting the economy back to “normal,” but I wonder if it’ll get there quickly enough to actually matter? Who’s …
Apr 12, 2020: I watched The Shape of Water again this last week for my podcast. I can’t recall a better example of one of the most unique and beautiful films made …
Apr 12, 2020: Hey floor, just what the heck direction am I supposed to go?
Apr 10, 2020: I love MacStories for their reporting. However, I’ve noticed that they’ve optimized their site so well that it almost loads too fast. Sometimes I …
Apr 9, 2020: Oh boy, there’s a lot of stuff happening on my desk these days. I can’t wait to have it less cluttered again. Before & after:
Apr 8, 2020: Bernie Sanders dropping out is not very surprising at this point, but it’s no less upsetting. Of course I’ll be voting for Biden, but I’m not …
Apr 7, 2020: Am I a real adult now that I’ve been seriously considering subscribing to a news magazine? Possibly even the print edition of it, too.
Apr 6, 2020: I see that Misery is trending on the iTunes Store right now. Looks like cabin fever is starting to set in for a lot of people now. Please don’t hobble …
Apr 6, 2020: Honor Blackman, James Bond's Pussy Galore, dies aged 94 From Simon Murphy and Andrew Pulver at The Guardian: Honor Blackman, the actor best-known for playing Bond girl Pussy Galore, has died aged 94. The …
Apr 6, 2020: Forgive me if this has already been answered by the comics. When Superman has kids and probably inevitably gains a bunch of dad weight, is he still …
Apr 3, 2020: I think my ideal version of Twitter is a thought platform without the ability to reply and retweet. Maybe they should take the social aspect out of …
Apr 2, 2020: Whoa, Trader Joe’s is anti-union? This is news to me and now I’m incredibly disappointed in them.
Apr 2, 2020: I’m not very concerned with giving robots access to all of human knowledge because they’re just going to end up falling down Wikipedia rabbit holes …
Apr 1, 2020: I started reading The Stand a little while ago. Since it’s a Stephen King book, I’m really not looking forward to the part where he writes about …
Apr 1, 2020: I hope there will be a list made available of the companies that decide to do an April Fools’ Day thing this year. They’re never good, even during …
Mar 31, 2020: I watched The Rover again tonight. What a simple, but very powerful story that one has. Also, it really proved to me just how great an actor Robert …
Mar 31, 2020: Before COVID-19, I spent maybe too much time imagining what I would do if everyone got super sick and I became the only living person left on the …
Mar 29, 2020: I get the motivation behind hoarding. What I don’t get are the choices behind it. You’ll take black beans but leave the kidney beans? Take long grain …
Mar 27, 2020: One of the things I’m looking forward to as I grow older is getting to the age when my inevitable arthritis reaches the point where I can invest in …
Mar 27, 2020: I think I need to get myself a copy of Animal Crossing: New Horizons. I could do with some pure joy right now.
Mar 27, 2020: It hasn’t even been one day since my previous post about not learning anything and now the EPA announces an enforcement discretion policy? All to …
Mar 27, 2020: Yeah, that seems about right for Zoom. Can’t we just have one nice thing in this world that isn’t completely mucked up by Facebook?
Mar 26, 2020: I’m very worried that the world is so focused on getting back to some sort of “normal” that we’re not going to really learn to appreciate teachers …
Mar 26, 2020: Why would you do this? What sick monsters are out there bending their multi-hundred dollar tablets? WHAT IS SO WRONG WITH PEOPLE THAT AN ARTICLE LIKE …
Mar 26, 2020: Another one of the truly great episodes by Reply All. I don’t think I like the song they’re trying to figure out as much as everyone else did when the …
Mar 25, 2020: I just finished watching The Banker. It was a fine movie and well-made. About what you’d expect from that sort of story. Still, I keep finding myself …
Mar 25, 2020: I just did my first iCloud Folder Sharing to great success. I’m so glad this feature is finally available and appears to be working well. I …
Mar 24, 2020: I watched Snakes on a Plane with a friend so we could talk about it on our podcast. That movie was better than I thought it would be, but wow, it was …
Mar 24, 2020: Now that most of the world is shut down, I find myself putting on clothes that couldn’t be labeled as “lounging” or “comfy” far less. This feels like …
Mar 24, 2020: I watched The Proposition again last night to prepare for a podcast. What a truly brutal, stark, and sometimes beautiful movie that one is. You’ve …
Mar 23, 2020: I watched How to Steal a Million with my special lady friend last weekend. What a really fun caper movie that one was! Audrey Hepburn and Peter …
Mar 23, 2020: I learned how to play gin rummy with my special lady friend this last weekend. I really like this card game. She does too, especially after she kicked …
Mar 21, 2020: There’s really nothing better for the soul than going out for a walk and petting a friendly cat.
Mar 20, 2020: I’ve loved podcasts since I first started listening to them over a decade ago. I never would have thought that one day I’d consider listening to my …
Mar 19, 2020: I just ventured out into the world—all squinty-eyed and wobbly—for a quick trip to the market. Let me say, if you’re the type of person to just cough …
Mar 19, 2020: “Nope, no going outside yet. Sigh…”
Mar 17, 2020: I appreciate both the message from my local police and fire chiefs and their willingness to film in the artisanal lumber section of our local Lowe’s.
Mar 17, 2020: After watching Outbreak for the first time in years, I see several contrasts to real life. Namely, their virus was way worse, their media is actually …
Mar 16, 2020: It’s a weird time when I need to ration my freaking ramen at home because somehow one of the most plentiful foods in any store is now gone. Good thing …
Mar 16, 2020: Always great to hear your over 60 years old parents downplay the pandemic and laugh about being told to stay home for their own health and safety. …
Mar 14, 2020: I can’t wait to hear what nonsense the anti-vaccine people are going to cook up when a treatment for COVID-19 is developed and available. Probably …
Mar 13, 2020: I decided to do something about all the panicked people hoarding toilet paper (or the truly awful people reselling the stuff) and got myself a sweet …
Mar 13, 2020: Is there a more exquisite feeling than finally figuring out an annoyingly tough spreadsheet formula problem and having everything else start working …
Mar 11, 2020: I still think about the Library of Congress’s original decision to archive ALL of the tweets a lot. It’s a shame that it’s not happening anymore. What …
Mar 10, 2020: I watched Chef again last night. It’s a pretty low stakes movie, but it’s also funny, heartwarming, and very fun. I’d recommend it to just about …
Mar 10, 2020: I live in Corona, CA. I’ve been surprised that I haven’t noticed a mass exodus of ignorant or just plain dumb people out of this city. But I guess …
Mar 9, 2020: If I had a nickel for every time I took a break from working on my budgeting spreadsheets, then I’d have enough nickels to need a brand new …
Mar 8, 2020: Two of my greatest accomplishments in life: On more than one occasion, I’ve been known to finish an entire loaf of bread before it went bad. I’m …
Mar 6, 2020: I want to learn how to make iOS/Mac apps, but just so I can make useful utility apps that only serve a single purpose for me and won’t ever show up on …
Mar 4, 2020: I see that Contagion is on sale on the iTunes Store and I can’t decide if that’s funny or terribly upsetting.
Mar 3, 2020: I finished watching John Q yesterday in preparation for talking about it on my podcast. It’ll be an interesting chat because that was a boring, …
Mar 2, 2020: Per the article’s title, cartographers have been hiding covert illustrations inside of Switzerland’s official maps for decades. I love the thought of …
Mar 2, 2020: I was just listening to Rubber Soul. There are probably people out there who think that “beetles” the animal is spelled like “Beatles” the band. Much …
Mar 1, 2020: After too many interruptions, I finally finished watching the original The Secret Life of Walter Mitty with my special lady friend. It was such a fun, …
Feb 27, 2020: Until just this last week I’d always put my phone in my left pocket, screen in, and the Lightning connector down. I’m working on transitioning to …
Feb 27, 2020: Being a Guy Ritchie fan, The Gentlemen was right up my alley. It was fun, energetic, and told a clever story. I really recommend it. 🎥🍿
Feb 26, 2020: After writing two long blog posts in just a couple hours, my butt is dead tired. I think I need to get a new desk chair before my backside falls right …
Feb 25, 2020: I watched Enemy for probably the third time since it came out. Every time I see this strange, unique film I learn something new about the story. It’s …
Feb 24, 2020: It’s tax filing time for me. Ugh. My federal return isn’t great but at least my state return is pretty decent this year. More than anything, I’ll just …
Feb 21, 2020: I’m super late to the game, but I just started watching Westworld last night. I’d tried watching it once before, but couldn’t get into it. Now though, …
Feb 21, 2020: It’s always great fun to spend some time doing my own work with my fiancée in her classroom/office. I feel as productive as ever, plus there’s someone …
Feb 19, 2020: I watched This Is Where I Leave You yesterday in preparation for recording a podcast about it tonight. The movie was certainly fine and told its …
Feb 18, 2020: I just finished watching the first season of Homecoming and was enthralled the whole way through. It had a great mystery throughout and Julia Roberts …
Feb 18, 2020: Since starting to record a podcast with my friend, my mind is filled with ideas for potential other podcast shows I can do. I feel like I live my life …
Feb 17, 2020: I had a great time watching Bella with a good friend of mine. That was a fine movie with a pacing and style you don’t usually see in movies these …
Feb 16, 2020: Considering how wonderful Unbreakable and Split were, it was disappointing to see how underwhelming Glass was. There was such potential for a great …
Feb 15, 2020: I spent nearly all day shopping for a new couch with the fiancée today. Furniture shopping is weirdly time-consuming, but with her it was a blast. I …
Feb 14, 2020: It took way too long for me to get to it, but my Dandy Cat Design website finally has a working automatic dark mode. Feels pretty nice to tick that …
Feb 14, 2020: Everyone’s talking about chilly mornings and I’m over here wondering why the heck it’s going to be in the 70s in mid-February. At least the lows are …
Feb 13, 2020: The holy grail of my work life (like so many others) is to get paid for doing the work that I’d like to do. Managing freelance work for other people …
Feb 13, 2020: If anybody has ever found a way to make drawing up and working with freelance contracts make all the sense and be enjoyable, then I am all ears.
Feb 12, 2020: Got out of a productive, yet kind of nerve-wracking, meeting a little while ago. Just had a filling lunch. Topped that off with a chocolate chip …
Feb 11, 2020: I thought Birds of Prey was a fun one to watch. Better than people are giving it credit for. Rosie Perez was fantastic. I really want to see a …
Feb 10, 2020: The Lighthouse was just… Wow. That film was something else. Beautifully filmed, chock-full of symbolism, and always unsettling. It’s rare that you get …
Feb 10, 2020: I would pay Apple a subscription fee forever if I could hide the app reviews from people complaining about how they don’t want to pay …
Feb 9, 2020: I can’t think of another person who deserved the cinematography Oscar more than Roger Deakins. I’m so happy he’s finally receiving the Academy …
Feb 9, 2020: Here’s hoping for another Roger Deakins win at the Oscars later this evening. Admittedly, I haven’t seen all the other cinematography nominations, but …
Feb 8, 2020: Eating French fries at 10:00 at night was not my best idea.
Feb 7, 2020: It’s been two years and one day since my dad passed away and it’s still the most surreal thing to me. I doesn’t feel as crushingly sad as I used to, …
Feb 6, 2020: I watched Don’t Breathe earlier this week. That one was a fun and efficient thriller. The camera and sound design work was really top notch. They …
Feb 6, 2020: Welp, time to stay off the internet from now until at least November. There’s only poison from a crazy man on there right now.
Feb 5, 2020: It’s always nice to go in for an optometrist appointment and hear that there’s been no change whatsoever to my vision. Apparently, my eyes are …
Feb 4, 2020: I just wrote “Add a task” as a task name in Things. I think it might be time for me to take a nap. Maybe I should add that as a task?
Feb 4, 2020: I never knew how good television could be until I got a 55” set that has Dolby Vision capabilities. It’s been immersive and fun to watch tv again. 📺
Feb 3, 2020: There’s a YouTube ad for the new show, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, that’s the entire pilot episode. Not just a trailer, but the entire damn …
Feb 3, 2020: I’m pretty sure I can make a bajillion dollars by inventing glasses that don’t get smudged mere moments after cleaning them. Not just a lot of money, …
Feb 3, 2020: My fingers have been feeling a bit swollen since exercising about a day or so ago. Either I need to go see a doctor or I really need to start …
Feb 2, 2020: I went to a coin show with the family this morning. That was a fun visit to an interesting (but very warm) place. We had a lot of coins to sell; I was …
Feb 1, 2020: Goodness, I’m looking forward to breakfast this morning, for some reason. I think I love waffles more than I realized before now. 🤤🧇
Jan 31, 2020: I just had a good time recording a podcast with a friend about the movie I watched a couple days ago, BlacKkKlansman. The recording went well, but man …
Jan 30, 2020: I also finished watching BlacKkKlansman a little bit ago. What a crazy powerful and upsetting film. It makes me sad that we haven’t taken bigger steps …
Jan 30, 2020: Fun work accomplished! It was a challenge to get an office full of older Macs running again, but it’s always nice to work with the computers I …
Jan 29, 2020: Personally, I love the hell out of the new Fantastical and am happy to throw some well-deserved money their way.
Jan 29, 2020: It’s been hard to avoid the renewed subscription hate now that Fantastical 3 has been released. It’s tiresome and frustrating to see so many people …
Jan 29, 2020: I’ve got a good time coming with a friend of mine: we’re going to try recording a regular podcast about movies. We’ve already done a couple minor …
Jan 28, 2020: I finished watching Long Shot this morning. That was a fun movie. I’m not surprised it didn’t win any major awards, but it was a well-made crowd …
Jan 28, 2020: I’m so late to the game, but I’ve been really loving the Binging with Babish videos. They remind me of the old Food Network shows before that place …
Jan 28, 2020: Hopefully the prospect of some fun work will help me move past and learn from getting a surprise 1099 form in the mail a couple days ago. Taxes this …
Jan 27, 2020: For better or worse, I’m working on ditching G Suite for my business services and going all in on iCloud. This is a really rocky path, but …
Jan 26, 2020: This is a really bonkers amount of stuffing. Somebody needs to stop Oreos before they go too far! Pretty soon they’ll be nothing but stuffing!
Jan 25, 2020: It’s always a tough time looking at cute puppies for adoption with the lady friend. How does a person not just adopt every single one of them? 🐶
Jan 24, 2020: It’s going to be in the mid-70s in Riverside, CA this weekend and that’s exactly where I’m spending the next few days. What the heck happened to …
Jan 23, 2020: A Simple Favor was a fun movie while watching it, but I imagine it’ll be completely forgettable for me. I did like that Paul Feig directed it. It …
Jan 23, 2020: One of my greatest shames is that I work on computers all day—all stinking day!—and still don’t know how to touch type properly. My ring and pinky …
Jan 22, 2020: That being said, I did write an entire stinkin’ post about how to use it on my site. I may not take it down, but I probably will update it with my new …
Jan 22, 2020: It’s always fascinating to see a well-known (in certain circles) online person preaching for Google Analytics. I want to whisper to them, …
Jan 21, 2020: Much like his previous film, Beginners, Mike Mills’s 20th Century Women was captivating, beautiful, and heartbreaking. Every film he’s made feels …
Jan 21, 2020: Let it be known, though: I am no slob. I’ve just been sucked into work all day. The showering shall happen forthwith!
Jan 21, 2020: I mean, does anyone else get the urge for a chocolate chip cookie that’s so strong that you contemplate dropping everything to go get them? All while …
Jan 21, 2020: There are still nice corners of the internet? Every few months or so I’ll start thinking that I need to be more active with social media than I am. It’s a hard thing to ever accomplish because I …
Jan 21, 2020: I really don’t ever want to live in Los Angeles, but sometimes the view from its high spots make the trips there worth it. This was taken during …
Jan 20, 2020: I went to Washington, D.C. in 2014. This was my first time traveling anywhere east of Utah in my own country. The trip was wonderful. Full of tasty …
Jan 19, 2020: I’m not sure I understand why For All Mankind didn’t receive greater accolades when it was released. I finished watching the first season and it’s a …
Jan 19, 2020: Parasite. Wow. I don’t know what more to say about this fascinating and captivating social satire. It was marvelous and deserves every accolade it …
Jan 19, 2020: In the winter of 2010, I saw a whole lot of real snow for the first time in my life. It led to me being able to stand on a beautiful frozen lake in …
Jan 18, 2020: It’s remarkable to me that liquid made from mostly mung beans can get you something that looks so very close to real thing. I love living in the …
Jan 18, 2020: 2020 seems like a year full of firsts. Thanks to the crazy good Just Egg, I was able to make and try a frittata for the first time ever! It was full …
Jan 17, 2020: I spent a small amount of nice time in Ukmergė back in 2010. It’s a small-ish city in Lithuania, full of nice people, a fascinating history, and …
Jan 16, 2020: It’s not often that a movie is as affecting, well-made, and grimly beautiful as 1917. This was both a challenge and a complete pleasure to see. Roger …
Jan 16, 2020: I’ve got travel on the mind, apparently, so I’ll keep the pictures coming. This one is a bit more local—Mt. Rubidoux in Riverside, CA. The …
Jan 15, 2020: The Farewell was an absolutely wonderful movie. There was so much heart put into it. 🎥 But really, though, why in the world wasn’t Awkwafina nominated …
Jan 15, 2020: I was thinking about a nice recent trip up to Big Bear Lake and recalled a moment when the world was nothing but trees and clouds. 📷🗺🏕
Jan 14, 2020: Similarly, The Report was gripping, but the antagonists were really upsetting. What is it about government that attracts some of the worst this world …
Jan 14, 2020: I find it curious how I can get so sucked into the mess of unhealthy social media platforms. I know it’s bad for me. I know I ultimately get no …
Jan 14, 2020: So I deleted it from my phone.
Jan 14, 2020: I don’t even post tweets directly to Twitter (just have stuff pushed there) and I’m still sick of its nonsense. Is there nothing good in this world? …
Jan 14, 2020: So far, Marriage Story and Ad Astra have been, just, [fingertips kiss]. 🎥
Jan 14, 2020: After hearing Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier talk about 2019’s movies on their most recent SModcast, I decided that I wasn’t watching enough …
Jan 14, 2020: 🎉