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Y2/D361- Brrr..
Mar. 12th, 2022 08:36 pmThe winter storm whirled in with rain, and snow gales that left little snow in its wake. But it did get cold. Partly due to poorly ventilated windows, and crisp wind. But the radiators hissed to life, and the apartment grew warm again. Yet still cool enough, that I threw on a comfy purple alpaca sweater that I've not been able to put on until now - not been cold enough.
On Twitter?
Ava Forever - who lives in Ottawa Canada: It just go cold in my house. Wait. Is there a Ghost in here?
Michigan poster: You're in Canada and I'm in Michigan, it's freaking cold.
Mother's flowers look prettier today than they did yesterday if that's possible. But I've decided not to take another photo.
Tomorrow is Daylight Savings Time - which my brother is thrilled by, and looking forward to, along with the Canadians on Twitter. Apparently none of these people have to get up at 5:45 am in the morning, and head to the office at 6:30 am? Without seeing the sun most of the day, until they go home again. My maternal grandfather hated daylight savings time - he was a cattle farmer, and the animals didn't know the difference, they got up at the same time everyday. The farmers do. My brother isn't a farmer, he's a website designer turned gardener. I just don't get the need for it - we get more daylight eventually anyhow. By April or May, it's light by at least 8 or 9 pm. And light as early 5 am. So why fiddle with it? Just do Standard or Daylight Savings Time.
This in a nutshell is my difficulty with humans. We like to play with the nature to make it conform to our needs - and worse? We're indecisive about it.
Watched television today while knitting.
* The Adam Project starring Ryan Reynolds, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Garner...and the actress who was in Being John Malkovich, among other indie hits, but I can't remember the name of.
The story is about a time traveler who is heading back to 2018 to find his partner who didn't return from her last time jump. Instead of 2018, he lands in 2022 and meets up with his twelve year old self. He's traveling from 2050. (Remember when these time travel movies were traveling from 2010 or 2020? And back to the 1980s or 1950s? Good times.)
The best part of the movie was the bickering between Reynolds and his twelve year old self. The rest, eh, it was okay. The Time Travel stuff annoyed me. But it always annoys me. I've only seen Time Travel done well by Star Trek, Doctor Who, and Marvel Comics. Everyone else doesn't seem to realize that you don't change your time line - you only create a new one, the existing time line continues to exist, or you create a temporal anomaly.
Also a little of Reynolds bickering can go a long way, after a while I wanted to smack him. Poor Jennifer Garner - since Alias, she's been relegated to the Mom supporting category in films.
* Legacies
This has actually gotten more interesting. Although the introduction of Greek and Roman gods and mythos to the world - is kind of jarring.
Characters: Wait? Now we have to deal with Greek and Roman Gods and Monsters?? Really? Why?
Me: Because the writers got bored with your run of the mill supernatural characters and decided to spice things up a bit?
Vulcan is apparently a weed smoking teenage girl who says "Dude".
But I like evil Hope, and Lizzie on the run with Hope's nemesis Aurora who stole Chloe's mystical inspiration. I should have seen the Greek Gods coming though with the introduction of Chloe the Muse.
It and Superman & Lois are the only CW shows I'm watching at the moment. (I grew bored of Nancy Drew, and I can't find Naomi.)
* A Million Little Things
It still feels at times like a million whiny little things. Basically it's the show "thirty-something", but more diverse, and a touch whiner in places, also soapier. (I may be the wrong demographic for it. I keep watching because I do like the characters, and enjoy emotional drama.)
( spoilers )
* The Gilded Age - is growing on me. It is still awfully preachy in places (sigh Julian Fellows), but ingratiating as well. I like period dramas, and there's some great scenes, plus the costuming and sets are excellent.
It probably helps that I live in NYC and am interested in seeing what a 19th Century NYC looked like.
There's a funny line in one of the episodes that Christine Baranski's character Agnes states in response to her sister Ada. That works well if you live in Brooklyn or happen to know it well.
( Read more... )
Covid
Canadian on Twitter states COVID is over now - in terms of restrictions. She went shopping without a mask. And can see people freely.
Sigh.
I'm still taking precautions. Granted I live in a densely populated urban area and not the rural Canadian wilderness.
I pointed out the differences to my cousin who lives in Chicago. And she agreed, there is a big difference between living in a urban area during a pandemic and in a rural area.
***
Still ignoring the news. Outside of what I've seen on DW and Twitter that is.
Here's a picture.. since it's getting late, and I promised myself I'd go to bed early tonight. Or early for me at any rate.
Black sandy beach in Costa Rica. Although no one swims there because of alligators. I know, you wouldn't think alligators would be a problem in the ocean, but apparently the river flows into it, and these are salt-water alligators? At any rate - people stay off them.
On Twitter?
Ava Forever - who lives in Ottawa Canada: It just go cold in my house. Wait. Is there a Ghost in here?
Michigan poster: You're in Canada and I'm in Michigan, it's freaking cold.
Mother's flowers look prettier today than they did yesterday if that's possible. But I've decided not to take another photo.
Tomorrow is Daylight Savings Time - which my brother is thrilled by, and looking forward to, along with the Canadians on Twitter. Apparently none of these people have to get up at 5:45 am in the morning, and head to the office at 6:30 am? Without seeing the sun most of the day, until they go home again. My maternal grandfather hated daylight savings time - he was a cattle farmer, and the animals didn't know the difference, they got up at the same time everyday. The farmers do. My brother isn't a farmer, he's a website designer turned gardener. I just don't get the need for it - we get more daylight eventually anyhow. By April or May, it's light by at least 8 or 9 pm. And light as early 5 am. So why fiddle with it? Just do Standard or Daylight Savings Time.
This in a nutshell is my difficulty with humans. We like to play with the nature to make it conform to our needs - and worse? We're indecisive about it.
Watched television today while knitting.
* The Adam Project starring Ryan Reynolds, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Garner...and the actress who was in Being John Malkovich, among other indie hits, but I can't remember the name of.
The story is about a time traveler who is heading back to 2018 to find his partner who didn't return from her last time jump. Instead of 2018, he lands in 2022 and meets up with his twelve year old self. He's traveling from 2050. (Remember when these time travel movies were traveling from 2010 or 2020? And back to the 1980s or 1950s? Good times.)
The best part of the movie was the bickering between Reynolds and his twelve year old self. The rest, eh, it was okay. The Time Travel stuff annoyed me. But it always annoys me. I've only seen Time Travel done well by Star Trek, Doctor Who, and Marvel Comics. Everyone else doesn't seem to realize that you don't change your time line - you only create a new one, the existing time line continues to exist, or you create a temporal anomaly.
Also a little of Reynolds bickering can go a long way, after a while I wanted to smack him. Poor Jennifer Garner - since Alias, she's been relegated to the Mom supporting category in films.
* Legacies
This has actually gotten more interesting. Although the introduction of Greek and Roman gods and mythos to the world - is kind of jarring.
Characters: Wait? Now we have to deal with Greek and Roman Gods and Monsters?? Really? Why?
Me: Because the writers got bored with your run of the mill supernatural characters and decided to spice things up a bit?
Vulcan is apparently a weed smoking teenage girl who says "Dude".
But I like evil Hope, and Lizzie on the run with Hope's nemesis Aurora who stole Chloe's mystical inspiration. I should have seen the Greek Gods coming though with the introduction of Chloe the Muse.
It and Superman & Lois are the only CW shows I'm watching at the moment. (I grew bored of Nancy Drew, and I can't find Naomi.)
* A Million Little Things
It still feels at times like a million whiny little things. Basically it's the show "thirty-something", but more diverse, and a touch whiner in places, also soapier. (I may be the wrong demographic for it. I keep watching because I do like the characters, and enjoy emotional drama.)
( spoilers )
* The Gilded Age - is growing on me. It is still awfully preachy in places (sigh Julian Fellows), but ingratiating as well. I like period dramas, and there's some great scenes, plus the costuming and sets are excellent.
It probably helps that I live in NYC and am interested in seeing what a 19th Century NYC looked like.
There's a funny line in one of the episodes that Christine Baranski's character Agnes states in response to her sister Ada. That works well if you live in Brooklyn or happen to know it well.
( Read more... )
Covid
Canadian on Twitter states COVID is over now - in terms of restrictions. She went shopping without a mask. And can see people freely.
Sigh.
I'm still taking precautions. Granted I live in a densely populated urban area and not the rural Canadian wilderness.
I pointed out the differences to my cousin who lives in Chicago. And she agreed, there is a big difference between living in a urban area during a pandemic and in a rural area.
***
Still ignoring the news. Outside of what I've seen on DW and Twitter that is.
Here's a picture.. since it's getting late, and I promised myself I'd go to bed early tonight. Or early for me at any rate.
Black sandy beach in Costa Rica. Although no one swims there because of alligators. I know, you wouldn't think alligators would be a problem in the ocean, but apparently the river flows into it, and these are salt-water alligators? At any rate - people stay off them.