Day #124

It's been 124 days since I've been outside of Brooklyn, and with the exception of taking the subway approximately 5 to 6 miles to a Doctor's Appointment and back, not been on any transportation.

And 124 days since I began working from home. Time flies when you're having fun, doesn't it? (sarcasm) Since it was climbing into the 90s (I think that's the 30s C?) with 80% humidity, I chose to walk early today around 9AM, when it was in the 70s and 80% humidity. The humidity is killer - kind of sucks the life right out of me.


Took about an hour and a half walk or approximately 1.8 miles, because 80% humidity - I felt like I was walking through water, and was soaked, sweaty and tired within thirty minutes. But hey, full cardio workout. Also sciatica was climbing down right leg again. No clue why. At the moment left knee is itching due to a pesky mosquito bite I did not notice until now.


As you can see from the above photo - it was a beautiful day for a walk this morning. Not that many folks walking about, and I got some quality time with the grass, trees, air, and sky. Rest of the day? I've been binge-watching Avatar: The Last Air-Bender on Netflix in an air conditioned apartment, snacking on things. ( Read more... )

Tonight, I think I may watch "The Old Guard" with Cheriz Theron, who by the way is doing a Q&A next week - it's free - on Zoom at SD Comic Con.
The Joss Q&A mysteriously disappeared - making me wonder if he chickened out over all the recent bad press. I can't say that I would blame him if that was the case - if I were him, I'd feel the same. The political climate right now is rather toxic. And there's a lot of bored and highly frustrated people out there on social media. (I've mixed feelings about Whedon. I honestly don't know how I feel about him as a person - except I don't know him. As a writer and director? I still find him interesting.) Also, just about decided to pick up the latest Butcher book but in audio format via a free trial. There's apparently a couple of audio easter eggs in there - that Marsters delivers quite well.

Not much else to report - except same old, same old...I've decided to take a break from the news for the most part. It's kind of dire. NY1 is obsessed with this story about a dismembered popular tech entrepreneur from Nigeria who was a big up and comer in the tech industry.(I know nothing about the tech industry - so no clue who he is.) His dismembered body was found in his apartment. They felt the need to describe it in detail. I'll spare you. Dismembered is more than enough. (See? This is why I watch a soap opera instead of news while eating dinner. I really don't want to hear this stuff while eating. Or at all for that matter.) So we could see that it was a professional job. They are apparently arresting his personal assistant for second degree murder. (Uhm, if he was dismembered and it was a professional job - isn't that first degree murder? It takes some planning to do that. Also why would a professional dismember and leave behind the remains - do these people not watch Television procedurals and crime dramas? No Killing Eve fans?)

Mother called to tell me that my cousin's darling hubby isn't doing well. He had to have a pacemaker removed because of an infection. He's prone to infections. She informed them of this - but they didn't take her seriously. My mother didn't know they could remove pacemakers (my father has one too) but apparently they can. He's not doing well. And my cousin who heard that you could get the virus through the eyes has taken to wearing her glasses everywhere. She is actually my mother's cousin - so my second cousin, and in her 70s, like my mother. Lives up in Seattle. One of my best vacations visiting folks - was visiting her and her husband, who were lovely. I really hope her hubby is okay - he's a real sweetheart. On that depressing note...I leave you with.. photo of a stained glass ceiling taken on my trip to see them two summers ago.

Movies and San Diego Comic Con...

1. Watched the The Old Guard tonight - the movie starring Cherliz Theron and Kiki Layne (who was in If Beale Street Could Talk - I highly recommend "If Beale Street Could Talk", if you've not seen it - it was hands down the best film I saw last year and this year to date.)

Anyhow, The Old Guard felt less like a movie and more like the pilot of a television series. It's clunky in the same way that television serial pilots are, with lots of exposition, and set-up, but a feeling that future episodes might carry more weight. And - much like pilots of television serials - it's last scene was by far the most intriguing. I think that pretty much tells you everything you need to know about the movie without getting spoiled. In other words, if it were a television series? I might stick with it for a bit. But as a movie? Eh..it's not bad, just clunky. The villains are kind of cliche. Although it is progressive with LGBTQ relationships and casting. But there's not much to the plot - lots of expository material. Go watch "If Beale Street Could Talk" and "Mad Max: Fury Road" instead.

2. I'm irritable.

Also, NYC has made me dislike bicyclists. I'm perfectly fine with bicyclists anywhere else. It's just here that I'd like to strangle them. Or poke them with a large stick while they ride by me on the sidewalk. That's right, in my neighborhood, people are riding their bikes on pedestrian paths, sidewalks, etc. The only relief from the nasty fiends is Greenwood Cemetery - which prohibits bike riding. It's the only place in the city that prohibits the riding of bikes. Ah...

3. Flirting with various forums on Comic Con.

Whedon appears to have left it. Not quite sure why - can't find anything discussing it and it was sudden. Either that - or they don't want to let me attend it for some reason, but I'm neither that egotistical nor paranoid. I mean why would anyone care if I attended? I lurk. And I'm not a journalist. I'm nobody. I think he asked that they remove it. But Nathan Fillon may have him drop in on his Q&A, so that's possible. Fillon's is also more doable - it's on Sunday. I kind of want to do Cherliz Theron - Badass Heroine - and a Q&A on her career. I like Cherliz Theron. She plays tough characters. It should be noted that I've never done a comic-con in my life. And I dislike Zoom. So, we'll see if this works.

OOOhhh, I found something really really cool - Star Trek Universe It has the creator of Rick and Morty, and the casts of Discovery and Picard on it. The Discovery Cast will do a scene read-through. ( https://comiccon2020.sched.com/list/descriptions )