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February Daily Meme - which I can't remember to do on a daily basis so I do it all at once...
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Well that was easy. If a tad negative. Just put the word No for about 75% of the questions. Also, it's a weird meme. For one thing, someone out there hates coriander. No clue why.

Sunday Wrapup

1. Started watching Picard on Paramount Plus. It's better than I expected. I had tried it previously, but started on the wrong season and got confused. So I decided to go to something else (Discovery) and come back to it (a year later). It's better than I remembered. Takes a while to get into - but once it gets rolling, quite well done. More focused on character than the other series appear to be - and the new characters are interesting. They are also handling the AI and Robotic Ethical issue in an interesting way. Once again tackling the question - "just because you can, does it necessarily mean you should?" And while "revenge" is tempting, is it the best course?

The series stars and focuses on Jean-Luc Picard, but has guest appearances from Data, Seven of Nine, etc. And introduces various new and interesting characters. It's about ten episodes per season and the final, third season, is being released on Paramount Plus soon.

2. Reading X-Men Red - it's become kind of like the Marvel version of Game of Thrones. The X-men series feels like Game of Thrones meets Terminator at the moment, but more interesting and better written? Weird, but there it is. Plus lots of interesting art.

3. Been feeling sorry for myself today. Looked at or tried Brene Brown's Atlas of the Heart - which is a documentary/self-help lecture series on HBO Max with psychologist/sociologist researcher Brene Brown discussing how our emotions are first and foremost above our thoughts. And to connect to others we must at the same time connect to ourselves, and know ourselves, and so many of us don't.

The episode that I tried - focused on Anguish and Awe. And I found it moving, frustrating and irritating, and ultimately went elsewhere. I don't tend to like lectures.
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On a separate note? FB asked what modern phrases irritate you the most?

I don't know if they are modern, but for me -

* Sometimes you just have to show up! (or) "It's called showing up!"

The words showing up, and those phrases tend to bring out the rage demon inside me. I want to punch that person in the mouth. I think it's because people use it in judgement of others. The statement is always blaming people for not (fill in the blank). Don't blame people for not being able to find what you were gifted with. Instead be grateful and pray that they will find it too. Send positive thoughts out to the world.

* Not my Job.

* Just saying

I can't stand those phrases. I want to hit the person.

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4. Watching the Grammy's mainly for Trevor Noah, and got surprised by it. (Came in around 9:30 pm). The tribute to the musicians who passed away last year (and there were a lot of them, some I forgot about), was truly moving and beautiful. I particularly liked Sheryl Crow, Mick Fleetwood, and Bonnie Raitt's tribute to Christine McVine of Fleetwood Mac.

Madonna came out - and she wasn't recognizable. So much botux. I did not recognize her at all. Also she was wearing a suit dress, with brunette hair in braids.

They also in the commercials - advertised MGM + (does this mean that HBO Max is losing MGM films? Noooo!). Also do we need another streaming service? Because I don't know about anyone else? But this is getting to be ridiculous. I can't keep track of the ones I already have.

Wales: Do you want to see Pockerface? I really want to see it! Do you have it?
ME: No. It's on Peacock.
Wales: Don't you want to see it?
Me: I can't access it - it's on Peacock!
Wales: But it looks great and it has Natasha Lyonne.
Me: I don't care. It's on Peacock. I do not need another streaming service. I have too many as it is. (Although I do have the free version, but it's not available on that. Nor are all the movies. But I refuse to get Peacock.)

5. I didn't get much done this weekend. I kind of crashed. Just going grocery shopping and taking out the trash was an effort. I think I slept through or dozed through most of Saturday - it got away from me, at any rate. And today? I did FaceBook Church (watched it stream live on FB - or rather listened to it, watching people on the computer isn't my thing). The sermon was about not demonizing the other - which started out well enough, with the excellent Rodgers and Hammerstein song "You Have to Be Carefully Taught", but then went downhill with an analogy with spiders. ( Read more... )

Last night...I dreamed about my Dad. ( Read more... )