more updates...kind of?

1. I got curious about deep water ocean exploration, gee I wonder why? Although I've always been curious about it. I love water. But I'd make a horrible ocean explorer - motion sickness issues alone would deter me.
That and height - I'm six foot. Submarines and ocean vessels are not designed for tall people.

On Twitter someone stated : "what if it was your family?"
To which most of us responded, "never happening."

Anyhow, found this article on it:

The Conversation - Titan Submersible Disaster Underscores Dangers of Deep See Exploration - an Engineer Explains why Most Ocean Science is Conducted with Crewless Submarines

I think we all know why. We kind of knew why before the submersible disaster.

( excerpt )

I find the engineering interesting. You'd think I'd be tired of that - after dealing with engineering issues all week long - but you'd be wrong.

2. Now that I've figured out that I'm dealing with a narcissist at work, I've realized I have to change my approach and reactions to the person.

* Never question their authority
* Vet things through them and keep them in the loop
* Let them think they are superior (I honestly don't care)
* Don't argue with them or fight them on anything

I can't change them, but I can change how I relate to them.

3. Someone on Twitter mentioned how much chemistry James Marsters had with Gellar in S4, more than Riley - that they kept them separate most of Season 4. And my response was that they had issues with Marsters -- who had managed to find a way of generating chemistry with everyone, including doors. And had actors begging to be paired with his character. He wanted to stay employed, so cleverly did everything in his power to do so. They had to separate him and Willow - because he had chemistry with Willow. They eventually separated him and Riley, because ditto. Same with Xander. Then Dawn. And by chemistry - I do not mean platonic.

I found it amusing at the time, and still do. The writers even state it in various commentaries and afterwards. How they had to separate Marsters' Spike from various characters - because of there was chemistry and they did not want to pursue that or have people shipping it, for that matter.

It is a good example of how an actor can change a character or evolve a character and change a story as a result. Also demonstrative of how collaborative a television series truly is - regardless of what a show-runner may intend. Actors do pull in an audience, and do affect how we perceive the characters based on how they deliver the lines.

4. Burn it Down has synced from tell-all Hollywood story to a discourse on how to handle toxic workplace situations. And combat bullying and toxic abusive narcissists. It's useful - in a way, but not overly so. I don't work in Hollywood, so I may be the wrong audience for it.

5. Marvel Universe Fans? The X-men's White Queen is Marrying Iron Man.
I know, it threw me for a bit too.

I am on the fence about seeing DC's The Flash in movie theaters. My television set has a slight annoying wave, which I'm blatantly ignoring, because I do not want to get a new television set. Although ironically the leaks appear to be over.

It is getting mixed reviews. [The Flash - not my television set.] Which I should have realized after freshman roommate gave it rave reviews. The last movie she adored was Quantiumania. Also she adores Grease 2 and thinks it is better than Grease 1.

* The Falsh - Atrocious, Embarrassing, Worst Superhero Movie of all time - talk about hyperbole. This reviewer holds nothing back.

* The Flash is simulataneously thoughtful and clueless, challenging and pandering

* A nicely irreverent superhero film

Okay maybe not that mixed. I'd heard it was supposed to be amazing before it came out, then well...not so much. Sounds like a convoluted mess? Time travel is always confusing and rarely done well. And both Marvel and DC appear to be confusing their audiences with it's use.

In other Marvel Universe news? They killed off Kamala aka Ms. Marvel in a Spiderman comic - she sacrifices herself for Mary Jane and save the world.
I thought? I'd rather kill off Spiderman or Mary Jane. She's the last of the Inhuman characters - they've offed. Marvel tried to get rid of the X-men and use the Inhumans instead, this didn't work, got a lot of backlash, and was eventually dropped. Now the X-men have been rebooted and the Inhumans dropped.

Into the Spiderverse looks a wee bit too busy for me to see in theaters. It like the Flash, appears to be a convoluted mess.

Co-worker did not give it rave reviews.