Endless Ends

[investor2020]

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I notice no-one has answered this question.

Do I want it answered? Probably not.

. . . . . . .

I'm sensing impending nightmares.

*clutches blanket*

Be careful what you wish for . . .

 

[hotwords229_A]

Fortunately my only dreams were of turkey and dressing.

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Still kind of a weird dream.

 

[Endless_Night]

Be careful what you wish for . . .

You realize there is no way I am clicking that go arrow, right?

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Still kind of a weird dream.

Yikes! Poultry couture?

This is . . . .

I don't know what this is.

But it may be more nightmare inducing than the thought of turtle porn.

 

[investor2020]

You realize there is no way I am clicking that go arrow, right?

Well you know what they say about curiousity, right?

 

[Endless_Night]

I'm an Austen fan.

Love her irony and social commentary. I've seen all most adaptions, except a few miniseries from the 70s. Because I can't watch miniseries from the 70s.

Anyhoo, Persuasion (1817) has a couple of great films. (1995 and 2007). A new version came out in 2022, to absolutely terrible reviews. (One reviewer said everyone involved should be in prison. )

Persuasion is a great novel about a broken engagement and a second chance at love, all mixed up in the manners and social mores of the period. So, in spite of the bad reviews, I girded my loins and put it on last night. I mean, seriously, how bad could it be?

I disagree with the reviewer who urged prison.

Prison is too good for them.

They should be executed by firing squad at dawn.

The writers turned it into some kind of (really bad) romcon! I DNF about the halfway mark. The effrontery! The bad taste. Heathens!

 

[Endless_Night]

^^^All this reminds me Kenneth Branagh's Agatha Christie adaption, A Haunting in Venice (2023), has come to my streaming service. Considering he butchered the first two adaptions, I feel a certain trepidation.

This one is supposedly based on Hallowe'en Party, set at a children's party in the English Countryside. Except that A Haunting is set at an adult seance in Venice, and bears no relationship to the original plot, just attaches the names in the original book to new characters.

. . . .

I think I might have to wait a month or so. Regain my strength. Or maybe I'll just give it a miss entirely.

 

[Endless_Night]

Well you know what they say about curiousity, right?

It kills cats and Endlesses?

 

[Endless_Night]

Started back with PMs today and went to click a ... umm ... certain kind of link. Pornography is so not my thing, but I had been sent a couple of ... *speciality* links that had been found at some trouble and sent.

(This feels so awkward. )

Anyway, clicked, and this page pops up that says these kind of sites now require age verification. By which they mean a picture. Of your DRIVERS LICENSE.



*thunk*

A little research turns up this has been in effect since September 2023. The judge blocked the law, but allowed the attorney general to keep it in place until the appeal is heard.

What the actual . . . .


So now, it's not only are my kitty videos missing. *mad*

WHERE WILL IT END

 

[Endless_Night]

Huh. An old classmate has started a tutoring service and asked me if wanted to take prep for graduate work.

Sweet of them to ask, but I feel like I’ve been out of the loop for too long.

*goes back to do clearing underbrush*


Sometimes I wonder about my life choices.

* * *

Total solar eclipse in two days!!

 

[investor2020]

Saw something online recently that reminded me of the old B&W scifi/horror films . . . so I looked up two of my favorite:
"The Incredible Shrinking Man" (1957) - (aside- ever since watching it, I've had a mistrust of house cats) -

and the original of "The Fly" (1958) -

 

[Endless_Night]

^^^I don't remember the Incredible Shrinking Man very well, or the the house cat incident of which you speak. (but my imagination is in overdrive. )

The original version of The Fly, however, is vividly burned on my childish memory.

That final scene. Scared the bejesus out of me.

I should watch both of those again.

 

[Endless_Night]

Not feeling great, so spent most of yesterday down. But - it did give me the opportunity of starting a new series.

Books of the Raksura, by Martha Wells, of Murderbot fame.

(I Murderbot!)

Very different sort of books. Fantasy, rather than sci-fi. Good! High fantasy is not normally my thing, perhaps, but I can see why the person who recommended did so.

It's interesting to see how her writing has developed over a decade - Murderbot is much tighter, though the writing in these earlier books is still good. She has a gift for making her character and books emotionally engaging. Lighter reads, that leave you feeling upbeat.


Upbeat is not a bad thing in these degenerate times.

 

[Endless_Night]

The eclipse was worth the trip.

That is all.



Until tomorrow. I'm too beat to describe properly.

* * *

Right now I'm huddled under a blanket watching Rear Window (1954). Because Hitchcock is always rejuvenating.

 

[Endless_Night]

The Murderbot Diaries.

The Ancillary Series.

And now, The Bot 9 short stories.


Seems possible I'm developing a thing for A.I. fiction.

 

[Shenanigans90]

The eclipse was worth the trip.

That is all.



Until tomorrow. I'm too beat to describe properly.

* * *

Right now I'm huddled under a blanket watching Rear Window (1954). Because Hitchcock is always rejuvenating.

Where did you watch the eclipse?

 

[Endless_Night]

Where did you watch the eclipse?

Canyon Lake!

 

[Shenanigans90]

I assume that was a path of totality?

 

[Endless_Night]

Yes. Four minutes, I believe.

 

[Shenanigans90]

That’s awesome, I was lucky enough to be in the path of totality. I totally underestimated just how incredible the experience would be.

 

[Endless_Night]

Rear Window. Satisfying.

Next up?

Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959).

At least, going to start. We'll see how long I stay awake.


It came up in conversation the other day and I realized I hadn't seen it in ages. Used to thrill me as a child.

#comfortmovies

 

[hotwords229_A]

The eclipse was worth the trip.

That is all.



Until tomorrow. I'm too beat to describe properly.

* * *

Right now I'm huddled under a blanket watching Rear Window (1954). Because Hitchcock is always rejuvenating.

I was at work, but I went outside to watch it. I was very disappointed in the lack of Morlocks climbing out of the ground, a stampede of forest animals rushing out of the woods, Bigfoot riding a hippopotamus, UFOs attacking . . . SOMETHING!!!

I tend to set my expectations too high.

 

[Trekka]

just dropping by to say hi
it’s been a minute

 

[Endless_Night]

It's not like I'd forgotten, but the sharp edges of emotions blunt with time. You know it was a defining moment, and you remember why, but how it made you feel - the near tactile sensations of strong emotion, that fades.

Until you read and memory brings it all back.

I am still amazed that worked on me. Really, truly, gratefully, confusedly amazed.

Renewed my winding journey through old PMs, albeit slowly.

 

[Endless_Night]

I was at work, but I went outside to watch it. I was very disappointed in the lack of Morlocks climbing out of the ground, a stampede of forest animals rushing out of the woods, Bigfoot riding a hippopotamus, UFOs attacking . . . SOMETHING!!!

I tend to set my expectations too high.

Morlocks would certainly have upped the ante.

* * *

The Eclipse.

Well, unfortunately, the prediction for overcast skies held. But! Having a clear view of the annular eclipse last year offered an opportunity for a different experience.

The visuals faded in and out, and there were points where you could view with the naked eye. Too, I think the cloud cover made totality even darker. It was supposed to be like night with a full moon. It was much darker. And the silence! I was in an area with much wildlife. Everything fell silent. Like eerily silent.

Pretty cool.

 

[Endless_Night]

just dropping by to say hi
it’s been a minute

And a half!

Really good to see you about.