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Television mostly...and ugh Google.
Jan. 28th, 2023 08:33 pm1. 2022 wrap-ups, I can't do - it's all a blur. Also, kind of want it to stay that way.
2. Quiet Place - Part II starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, directed by John Kranski. The deaf actress steals the show much like she did in the first film. But Cillian Murphy and Blunt are good in it. ( Read more... )
3. Peaky Blinders S5 is weighed down by the historic villain, Oswald Mosely, who is impossible to get rid of - because he's a real person, who didn't die until the 1980s. ( Read more... )
4. Wolf Pack - so I watched the first episode on Paramount +, and it's okay. I'll have to see a few more episodes before I can effectively review it. ( non-spoilery )
5. Lockwood and Co - Netflix, it's a British Show, or the entire cast is British and it's filmed in London and takes place there. So assuming British. I like it better than Wolf Pack - helped by the fact that all the episodes are available.
Like Wolf Pack - it's also adapted from a series of books or a book. Adapting series from books is actually a good idea, you already have a built in character bible and world. You don't have to do quite as much work. And less likely to screw up on the world-building, it's already laid out for you.
The set-up? ( Read more... )
There's a lot of world-building in the first two episodes, but it's barely noticeable - in that it doesn't drag down the plot at all. The adults in this are all portrayed as antagonists, and a threat to the kids.
Also, there's more than one over-arching mystery here. So, I'd categorize it as teen mystery/supernatural horror?
At any rate - two to three episodes in? It's rather compelling, and each episode ends on a cliff-hanger, effectively making me want to see the next one.
Unlike Wolf Pack - the first episode sucked me in, immediately, and my attention didn't wander at all during it. But, admittedly, I prefer ghosts to werewolves, I find them scarier and more interesting.
6. State of Me or Bleak Saturday
Started out Sunny, then became bleak. The sun disappeared, and the bleak gray skies of woe reappeared.
Been irritable today...I think it's because I slept horribly last night (ached all over - blame it on digestive issues and back issues). Finally took some tynenol, which helped, and spread on some muscle relaxant cream which also helped.
I also think it may have been due to dehydration, and CBD. I've decided not to take any CBD gummies at night any longer. I think they dehydrate me, and raise my blood sugar.
But don't know for certain. Was having lots of hot flashes yesterday, and my skin got red, and kind of burned briefly last night. Then it calmed down.
And bad constipation.
At any rate, feeling better now - less irritable. Day got away from me though as a result of this. I didn't feel like doing anything but vegging in front of the television set and surfing the internet. Didn't even work on my book or my watercolors.
I wish I had more time, so much of my time seems to spent doing things like commuting, and well working.
Ugh Google
Saw an exchange today on my Facebook Timeline - about Google. It annoyed and haunted me, but not for the reasons you might suspect. Perhaps its just me? But are the tech employees kind of spoiled?
( why I'm annoyed )
I don't know, sometimes I think life was better when I was blissfully unaware that these folks existed. Thank you social media for making me aware of these things. Truly. I don't know what I would have done without you.
[See? Irritable. My body's off - and it always makes me irritable. Also theater in NY has become insanely expensive. Even the off-Broadway shows are expensive. I need to figure out how to get the bargain prices - they don't appear to be on Plum Benefits.]
7. Google isn't the only one laying folks off in the tech industry...there's been massive layoffs last year and this year, and the year is just beginning..
Tech Layoffs
"More than 58,000 workers in U.S.-based tech companies have been laid off in mass job cuts so far in 2023, according to a Crunchbase News tally, and the year is just getting started. That number includes IBM’s 3,900-person cut and SAP‘s 3,000-person layoff announcements this week.
Last year, more than 140,000 jobs were slashed from public and private tech companies as they were forced to confront rising inflation and a tumultuous stock market. The economy has come to reckon with a culture of overzealous hiring and soaring valuations, and startups are now forced to carry themselves through a frosty market as venture funding becomes barren.
Tech companies as big as Qualtrics, Carta and Verily have slashed jobs this year, citing overhiring during periods of rapid growth. To keep tabs, we’ve compiled a list of U.S.-based tech companies that have laid off employees so far this year."
Alphabets Layoffs Aren't Very Googley - is the article that was posted on FB. Most of it is behind a paywall. But the gist is that Alphabet rudely laid off employees to satisfy a hedge fund investor worried about profit margin and the bottom line.
Shame Greed doesn't kill people, isn't it?
2. Quiet Place - Part II starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, directed by John Kranski. The deaf actress steals the show much like she did in the first film. But Cillian Murphy and Blunt are good in it. ( Read more... )
3. Peaky Blinders S5 is weighed down by the historic villain, Oswald Mosely, who is impossible to get rid of - because he's a real person, who didn't die until the 1980s. ( Read more... )
4. Wolf Pack - so I watched the first episode on Paramount +, and it's okay. I'll have to see a few more episodes before I can effectively review it. ( non-spoilery )
5. Lockwood and Co - Netflix, it's a British Show, or the entire cast is British and it's filmed in London and takes place there. So assuming British. I like it better than Wolf Pack - helped by the fact that all the episodes are available.
Like Wolf Pack - it's also adapted from a series of books or a book. Adapting series from books is actually a good idea, you already have a built in character bible and world. You don't have to do quite as much work. And less likely to screw up on the world-building, it's already laid out for you.
The set-up? ( Read more... )
There's a lot of world-building in the first two episodes, but it's barely noticeable - in that it doesn't drag down the plot at all. The adults in this are all portrayed as antagonists, and a threat to the kids.
Also, there's more than one over-arching mystery here. So, I'd categorize it as teen mystery/supernatural horror?
At any rate - two to three episodes in? It's rather compelling, and each episode ends on a cliff-hanger, effectively making me want to see the next one.
Unlike Wolf Pack - the first episode sucked me in, immediately, and my attention didn't wander at all during it. But, admittedly, I prefer ghosts to werewolves, I find them scarier and more interesting.
6. State of Me or Bleak Saturday
Started out Sunny, then became bleak. The sun disappeared, and the bleak gray skies of woe reappeared.
Been irritable today...I think it's because I slept horribly last night (ached all over - blame it on digestive issues and back issues). Finally took some tynenol, which helped, and spread on some muscle relaxant cream which also helped.
I also think it may have been due to dehydration, and CBD. I've decided not to take any CBD gummies at night any longer. I think they dehydrate me, and raise my blood sugar.
But don't know for certain. Was having lots of hot flashes yesterday, and my skin got red, and kind of burned briefly last night. Then it calmed down.
And bad constipation.
At any rate, feeling better now - less irritable. Day got away from me though as a result of this. I didn't feel like doing anything but vegging in front of the television set and surfing the internet. Didn't even work on my book or my watercolors.
I wish I had more time, so much of my time seems to spent doing things like commuting, and well working.
Ugh Google
Saw an exchange today on my Facebook Timeline - about Google. It annoyed and haunted me, but not for the reasons you might suspect. Perhaps its just me? But are the tech employees kind of spoiled?
( why I'm annoyed )
I don't know, sometimes I think life was better when I was blissfully unaware that these folks existed. Thank you social media for making me aware of these things. Truly. I don't know what I would have done without you.
[See? Irritable. My body's off - and it always makes me irritable. Also theater in NY has become insanely expensive. Even the off-Broadway shows are expensive. I need to figure out how to get the bargain prices - they don't appear to be on Plum Benefits.]
7. Google isn't the only one laying folks off in the tech industry...there's been massive layoffs last year and this year, and the year is just beginning..
Tech Layoffs
"More than 58,000 workers in U.S.-based tech companies have been laid off in mass job cuts so far in 2023, according to a Crunchbase News tally, and the year is just getting started. That number includes IBM’s 3,900-person cut and SAP‘s 3,000-person layoff announcements this week.
Last year, more than 140,000 jobs were slashed from public and private tech companies as they were forced to confront rising inflation and a tumultuous stock market. The economy has come to reckon with a culture of overzealous hiring and soaring valuations, and startups are now forced to carry themselves through a frosty market as venture funding becomes barren.
Tech companies as big as Qualtrics, Carta and Verily have slashed jobs this year, citing overhiring during periods of rapid growth. To keep tabs, we’ve compiled a list of U.S.-based tech companies that have laid off employees so far this year."
Alphabets Layoffs Aren't Very Googley - is the article that was posted on FB. Most of it is behind a paywall. But the gist is that Alphabet rudely laid off employees to satisfy a hedge fund investor worried about profit margin and the bottom line.
Shame Greed doesn't kill people, isn't it?