After years of putting her career first, a stand-up comic meets a guy who seems perfect: smart, nice, successful and possibly too good to be true.
In the evening Alice, Esme, and I watched Good on Paper. The movie was OK and I rate it a 6 out of 10.
Today, when I checked the traffic page of the Github repository of
tumblelog, I noticed that
I got some traffic from
https://lobste.rs/. Checking with Google revealed the post So I've Been Thinking About Static Site
Generators
which had a comment by Gustaf Erikson:
Define "bespoke" ;)
I adapted John Bokma's Tumblelog because I was sick and tired of the standard blog template of Title-Content-Footer and just wanted a way to quickly publish anything from a sentence to an essay. Entries are in fortune-style files and it's really easy to keep one open in an editor and just add to it.
Whow, that's a nice compliment, thanks Gustaf!
High-strung father-to-be Peter Highman is forced to hitch a ride with aspiring actor Ethan Tremblay on a road trip in order to make it to his child's birth on time.
In the evening Alice, Esme, and I watched Due Date. I liked the movie, it was funny at times, and rate it a 7 out of 10.
Phil makes top 10 pop lists at work. His only "friend" is cellphone Siri. His new phone includes AI helper Jexi, who improves/controls his social life.
In the evening Esme and I watched Jexi. The movie was OK and I rate it a 6 out of 10.
With the gods on its side, the city of Bulikov was once rich beyond measure, using the power of the heavens to reign over the Continent—until a desperate people rose up and did the impossible, killing its divine protectors. Now the surreal landscape of the city itself—first shaped, now shattered, by the thousands of miracles its guardians once worked upon it—stands as a constant, haunting reminder of its former supremacy.
Into this broken city steps Shara Thivani. Officially, the unassuming young woman is just another junior diplomat sent by Bulikov's oppressors. Unofficially, she is one of her country's most accomplished spies, dispatched to catch a murderer. But as Shara pursues the killer, she starts to suspect that the beings who ruled this terrible place may not be as dead as they seem—and that Bulikov's cruel reign may not yet be over.
In the evening I started in City of Stairs, book one of the Divine Cities Trilogy by Robert Jackson Bennett.
In the evening I finished Jigsaw, an Alex Delaware novel by Jonathan Kellerman. I liked the story, a page turner.
This one looked like a slam dunk: a young woman found dead at her kitchen table, DNA on cigarette butts linking quickly to an ex-boyfriend with a criminal record. Or so homicide lieutenant Milo Sturgis thought. Then everything changed and a quick close turned into a mind-bending whodunit. That’s when Milo called in psychologist Alex Delaware, his best friend and a long-term consultant on “those cases.” The ones that are different.
Then there’s another one: an old woman found brutally murdered, her body stashed in a deep freeze and mutilated. And when Milo learns who she is, he’s stunned. This victim is someone he once knew. Complicating matters further, her home is an extreme hoarder’s den, virtually impassable due to years of stored trash and apparently meaningless objects. Except for the envelopes of cash stashed among the garbage. As Alex and Milo dig deeper into the seemingly unrelated crimes, they discover shocking links between the victims and realize they have a labyrinthine—and deadly—puzzle to solve.
In the evening I started in Jigsaw, an Alex Delaware novel by Jonathan Kellerman.
A woman moves to a small town with her husband, but is rattled when she is targeted for a home invasion.
In the evening Alice, Esme, and I watched Intrusion. The movie was not that great and I rate it a 6 out of 10.
A group of young adults navigate love and relationships in New York City.
In the evening Esme and I watched How to Be Single. I didn't like the movie much and rate it a 5 out of 10.
In the evening I finished Artemis, a novel by Andy Weir. While not as "Project Hail Mary", which I rated excellent, I did like the story.
Snowbound at their high school reunion, former classmates uncover a murder and scramble to identify the killer among them before they're all iced out for good.
In the evening Esme and I watched Reunion. Well, actually Esme fell asleep halfway. The movie was quite boring until the end. The explanation of what actually took place was well done. Still, I rate it a 6 out of 10.
Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.
In the evening Esme and I watched Marty Supreme. The movie was nice and I rate it a 7 out of 10.
A struggling young woman is relieved by the chance for a fresh start as a maid for a wealthy couple. Soon, she discovers that the family's secrets are far more dangerous than her own.
In the evening Esme and I watched The Housemaid. The movie was OK and I rate it a 6 out of 10.
Estranged half-brothers Jonny and James reunite after their father's mysterious death. As they search for the truth, buried secrets reveal a conspiracy threatening to tear their family apart.
In the evening Esme and I watched The Wrecking Crew. The movie was OK and I rate it a 6 out of 10.
In the evening I started in Artemis, a novel by Andy Weir.