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1. Is it just me or does anyone else feel like this presidential election has become a crazy reality series that won't end? Run by evil marketing people? Either that or an endless online shipper war, where people bash characters, misrepresent facts, and endlessly rant.
The news is basically that Hillary Clinton has won the nomination, she has more delegates than anyone running currently does. I'm not sure why Sanders is hanging in there, but according to the news he is quietly ramping down. If you don't believe me -- go here, and read the down and dirty facts from Politico Factcheck.com -- which has the Delegate Tracker.
*Politico Delegate Count - This shows who has the most delegates. Here they are:
- Hillary Clinton : 2,205
- Bernie Sanders : 1,401
- Uncommitted: 127
Needs: 2,383 Delegates Needed for Nomination
Conclusion: Sanders lost. Support Hillary, or deal with Trump. Not a hard decision. Anyone bashing Hillary from this point forward, might as well be campaigning for Trump.
Interestingly enough, Trump only has : 1,068 and requires less delegates to get the Republican nod, although all of the candidates running against him dropped out.
* Fact Checkers Confirm Hillary Clinton is More Honest (She still lies, but all people do. And all politicians do. There's no such thing as a politician and/or businessman or celebrity who doesn't lie.)
In other weird election news, NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio is being investigated for campaign finance fraud and manipulating the Democratic Senate Election by the NY Board of Elections. Coincidentally, this happened right after NYC Mayor De Blasio started to investigate the NY Board of Elections for voter fraud, which got dropped in favor of the campaign finance investigation. I smell a skunk in NY politics.
2. You ever wish you could magically remove certain people to another dimension ( a safe one, just like here, they'd never notice), permanently?
3. Why is it that every workplace that I've been in for a lengthy period of time has at least one person that for no logical or apparent reason has decided they have it in for me? I'd say it was me, but I was talking to a project manager who had the same experience. Maybe the solution is not to stay too long? Or to telecommute? Oh well, at least this round they have no power over my job, work, or anything else. I can technically pretend they aren't there for the most part.
4. Sciatic nerve is gone. Yoga worked. So did melt balls. And sitting differently at work. Still going to discuss with boss and see if anything can be done. Although rumor has it we are moving again in November and December - either downtown or back to Jamaica, one or the other.
5. Poor North Carolina, not only has Bruce Springsteen canceled all concerts in the state, NY State all business transactions and travel to the state (quite proud of NY for doing that), but now, the US Federal Government has slammed them with Civil Rights Lawsuit -- their bathroom law violates federal civil rights statutes. Georgia's governor took the high road and vetoed that legislatures discriminatory act. Seriously, the right to practice religion does not trump the right to pee, if anything it is the opposite.
Sigh. I'm beginning to think there's too much religious freedom in this country and we need to cut a bit of it. The religions aren't only taking their rights for granted, they are taking advantage. No wonder religion gets a bad rap. It's not religion's fault that people are bigots.
6. On a brighter now, well depending on your point of view, Young Han Solo has been cast, and it's the guy from Hail Cesare, which is a movie I haven't seen.. Yes, they are doing a prequel to the Star Wars films featuring a young Han Solo, before he met Luke and Leia. (It's basically Firefly except in the Star Wars universe and written by Empire Strikes Back and Force Awakens scribe Lawrence Kasdan with his son, Joe Kasdan.)
Reactions have been mixed.
7. The reviews are in - Captain America:Civil War is a great movie and a hit. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 91% rating which syncs with flist. Some reviewers think it may have been better if it wasn't such a good movie. So, apparently it is has outdone Batman vs. Superman in the critical reviewing department. (Which admittedly wasn't that hard to do, considering how horrible the reviews were for B vs. S, I think only two people liked it, and both with serious reservations. ) How it does in the box office department remains to be seen, I'll be surprised if it doesn't beat BvsS in that department as well. (Apparently deadline dot com (they won't permit me to put a link in any way) my original source for box office numbers..is not fit to print and consider a spam provider by LJ. Who knew?) I might see it in the movie theater this weekend or next. I like the themes it tackles, and the characters interest me. Also it's not quite as grim and has quite a bit of humor, which regrettably has been sorely lacking from Zack Synder's films of late (except for The Watchmen, which was unintentionally funny in places.) And...well have already decided to watch Batman vs. Superman on demand. (I'm admittedly more of a Marvel fan than DC anyhow...although not so much the Avengers, have to say, I preferred the Justice League to the Avengers growing up. Now, in the movies, I seem to have swung in the opposite direction. Most likely due to burnout, can't think why, it's not like there hasn't been 50 Years of Movies of Superman and Batman prior to this.
8. Just when we thought we were nearing the end of the Awards season, out come the Tony's, the Daytime Emmys, and the head-scratching and somewhat silly Hugos. (They weren't always silly, they've just gone a bit downhill since the internet made it more accessible to folks with agendas.) Yes, The Sad Puppies and Rabid Puppies are at it again. I keep wanting to call them Bunnies. I mean why did they pick the name Puppies? The mind boggles. Also, I wonder if Jim Butcher would get nominated if it weren't for the Puppies? Is he secretly financing their campaigns? I say this knowing full well that I will most likely read the next Dresden book and buy it. I like Butcher's writing style, but I wouldn't give him an award. Actually, I wouldn't give anyone award, I think awards for entertainment and art are silly, because obviously just a popularity contest. But that doesn't keep me from following them and occasionally reading and/or watching the winners. Luckily I'm not a member of any of these organizations so don't need to nominate or vote. I can watch the silliness from the sidelines.
The Tony's are notable this year for giving Hamilton a record number of 16 nominations. They may cancel themselves out in some of the categories. Although I'm rooting for Leslie Odom to get best actor in a musical for Aaron Burr, the man's voice is amazing.
I do wish they'd stop hyping it. It's impossible get tickets. Wait I take that back -- there are 4 Ways to Score Tickets to Hamilton :
* Buy Official Resale Tickets from $757 to $3,375. (Theater producers scalping the tickets.)
* Buy Unofficial Resale Tickets $741-$3000 (which are risky and basically from scalpers)
* Stand in Line. (either via the online lottery or on Wed's the outside the theater lottery) or outside the theater for the possibility of standing room only tickets which may or may not be available.
* Wait for it to go on tour.
Right about now, I'm kicking myself for not seeing it in previews in August, before it got popular, but I was sort of busy with other things and not in the mood.
Why is it remarkable? 1) Diversity in casting, and colorblind casting (rare), 2) Diversity in musical styles, blending and merging classical with hip hop, 3)historical piece about a rarely discussed historical figure, making various historical issues relevant to a younger more diverse generation.
4)it's also well done.
* I doubt you care about the Daytime Emmy's, actually few people do, it's online available for streaming, no longer televised, unlike its heyday (1980s -2010). Cable and streaming are slowly killing daytime television.
The news is basically that Hillary Clinton has won the nomination, she has more delegates than anyone running currently does. I'm not sure why Sanders is hanging in there, but according to the news he is quietly ramping down. If you don't believe me -- go here, and read the down and dirty facts from Politico Factcheck.com -- which has the Delegate Tracker.
*Politico Delegate Count - This shows who has the most delegates. Here they are:
- Hillary Clinton : 2,205
- Bernie Sanders : 1,401
- Uncommitted: 127
Needs: 2,383 Delegates Needed for Nomination
Conclusion: Sanders lost. Support Hillary, or deal with Trump. Not a hard decision. Anyone bashing Hillary from this point forward, might as well be campaigning for Trump.
Interestingly enough, Trump only has : 1,068 and requires less delegates to get the Republican nod, although all of the candidates running against him dropped out.
* Fact Checkers Confirm Hillary Clinton is More Honest (She still lies, but all people do. And all politicians do. There's no such thing as a politician and/or businessman or celebrity who doesn't lie.)
In other weird election news, NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio is being investigated for campaign finance fraud and manipulating the Democratic Senate Election by the NY Board of Elections. Coincidentally, this happened right after NYC Mayor De Blasio started to investigate the NY Board of Elections for voter fraud, which got dropped in favor of the campaign finance investigation. I smell a skunk in NY politics.
2. You ever wish you could magically remove certain people to another dimension ( a safe one, just like here, they'd never notice), permanently?
3. Why is it that every workplace that I've been in for a lengthy period of time has at least one person that for no logical or apparent reason has decided they have it in for me? I'd say it was me, but I was talking to a project manager who had the same experience. Maybe the solution is not to stay too long? Or to telecommute? Oh well, at least this round they have no power over my job, work, or anything else. I can technically pretend they aren't there for the most part.
4. Sciatic nerve is gone. Yoga worked. So did melt balls. And sitting differently at work. Still going to discuss with boss and see if anything can be done. Although rumor has it we are moving again in November and December - either downtown or back to Jamaica, one or the other.
5. Poor North Carolina, not only has Bruce Springsteen canceled all concerts in the state, NY State all business transactions and travel to the state (quite proud of NY for doing that), but now, the US Federal Government has slammed them with Civil Rights Lawsuit -- their bathroom law violates federal civil rights statutes. Georgia's governor took the high road and vetoed that legislatures discriminatory act. Seriously, the right to practice religion does not trump the right to pee, if anything it is the opposite.
Sigh. I'm beginning to think there's too much religious freedom in this country and we need to cut a bit of it. The religions aren't only taking their rights for granted, they are taking advantage. No wonder religion gets a bad rap. It's not religion's fault that people are bigots.
6. On a brighter now, well depending on your point of view, Young Han Solo has been cast, and it's the guy from Hail Cesare, which is a movie I haven't seen.. Yes, they are doing a prequel to the Star Wars films featuring a young Han Solo, before he met Luke and Leia. (It's basically Firefly except in the Star Wars universe and written by Empire Strikes Back and Force Awakens scribe Lawrence Kasdan with his son, Joe Kasdan.)
Reactions have been mixed.
7. The reviews are in - Captain America:Civil War is a great movie and a hit. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 91% rating which syncs with flist. Some reviewers think it may have been better if it wasn't such a good movie. So, apparently it is has outdone Batman vs. Superman in the critical reviewing department. (Which admittedly wasn't that hard to do, considering how horrible the reviews were for B vs. S, I think only two people liked it, and both with serious reservations. ) How it does in the box office department remains to be seen, I'll be surprised if it doesn't beat BvsS in that department as well. (Apparently deadline dot com (they won't permit me to put a link in any way) my original source for box office numbers..is not fit to print and consider a spam provider by LJ. Who knew?) I might see it in the movie theater this weekend or next. I like the themes it tackles, and the characters interest me. Also it's not quite as grim and has quite a bit of humor, which regrettably has been sorely lacking from Zack Synder's films of late (except for The Watchmen, which was unintentionally funny in places.) And...well have already decided to watch Batman vs. Superman on demand. (I'm admittedly more of a Marvel fan than DC anyhow...although not so much the Avengers, have to say, I preferred the Justice League to the Avengers growing up. Now, in the movies, I seem to have swung in the opposite direction. Most likely due to burnout, can't think why, it's not like there hasn't been 50 Years of Movies of Superman and Batman prior to this.
8. Just when we thought we were nearing the end of the Awards season, out come the Tony's, the Daytime Emmys, and the head-scratching and somewhat silly Hugos. (They weren't always silly, they've just gone a bit downhill since the internet made it more accessible to folks with agendas.) Yes, The Sad Puppies and Rabid Puppies are at it again. I keep wanting to call them Bunnies. I mean why did they pick the name Puppies? The mind boggles. Also, I wonder if Jim Butcher would get nominated if it weren't for the Puppies? Is he secretly financing their campaigns? I say this knowing full well that I will most likely read the next Dresden book and buy it. I like Butcher's writing style, but I wouldn't give him an award. Actually, I wouldn't give anyone award, I think awards for entertainment and art are silly, because obviously just a popularity contest. But that doesn't keep me from following them and occasionally reading and/or watching the winners. Luckily I'm not a member of any of these organizations so don't need to nominate or vote. I can watch the silliness from the sidelines.
The Tony's are notable this year for giving Hamilton a record number of 16 nominations. They may cancel themselves out in some of the categories. Although I'm rooting for Leslie Odom to get best actor in a musical for Aaron Burr, the man's voice is amazing.
I do wish they'd stop hyping it. It's impossible get tickets. Wait I take that back -- there are 4 Ways to Score Tickets to Hamilton :
* Buy Official Resale Tickets from $757 to $3,375. (Theater producers scalping the tickets.)
* Buy Unofficial Resale Tickets $741-$3000 (which are risky and basically from scalpers)
* Stand in Line. (either via the online lottery or on Wed's the outside the theater lottery) or outside the theater for the possibility of standing room only tickets which may or may not be available.
* Wait for it to go on tour.
Right about now, I'm kicking myself for not seeing it in previews in August, before it got popular, but I was sort of busy with other things and not in the mood.
Why is it remarkable? 1) Diversity in casting, and colorblind casting (rare), 2) Diversity in musical styles, blending and merging classical with hip hop, 3)historical piece about a rarely discussed historical figure, making various historical issues relevant to a younger more diverse generation.
4)it's also well done.
* I doubt you care about the Daytime Emmy's, actually few people do, it's online available for streaming, no longer televised, unlike its heyday (1980s -2010). Cable and streaming are slowly killing daytime television.