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Jan. 21st, 2024 06:03 pmBrrr. It was bitterly cold today too - inside and outside the apartment. I got up this morning, and after a bit, caved and took a hot shower. I also dried my hair - just to warm up. And wore sweats and a sweatshirt.
My windows are badly insulated - so if there's a cold wind? It goes right through them. My apartment is very warm, as long as there isn't a cold wind. Actually the bedroom and kitchen tend to be warm - since they are inside, rooms that flank a courtyard (an ugly courtyard), I have blinds in the bedroom.
Finally caved, and took advantage of a sale on Mix Tiles, and bought seven framed prints of my photos. Four of Family Members, and three of Sunflowers. It was mainly to cheer me up. They are allegedly easy to hang and come with a stick on vinyl, also range from 12 x12 to 20 x20 in sizes.
Haven't gotten much done this weekend - due mainly to sleep and health issues. Also an insane brain fog. I just can't focus for long on anything, and I keep drifting off to sleep in the middle of the day. I fell asleep listening to the church service today. Yesterday it was watching a television show. (Apparently my arm chair is more comfortable for this than my bed?)
I keep having nightmares about work. Last night I had one about Bright Young Thing. She was calling me, and I was in someone else's office. I said I was looking at a map, she came to look at it too - but there was no map. Also, we were going to Scandinavia for a business trip - this made no sense. I woke up.
Regardless of the cold, I bundled up and went grocery shopping. Apparently someone broke their key in the lock of the front door to the building, and the Super had to put something over the lock and tell everyone not to try to open it - the door is unlocked until the locksmith can come and fix it. Also reminded us all to pick up our packages immediately. I don't foresee anyone stealing my photos, but hopefully they won't appear until after the lock is fixed.
It was cold outside. Pretty but cold. Sky was blue. No clouds. Snow on grown, about an inch if that, and brisk wind. My feet were cold and they were in lined and warm boots, with thick socks. I wondered about the woman in front of me, who had on stockings.
Groceries is about a twenty minute walk. All told, it's a little under a mile round trip. Takes about an hour and a half (including getting stuff in the store, waiting in line, walking to and from the store).
Got home, and started watching Invincible on Amazon Prime. It's yet another satire of the Justice League. There's been a lot of satire's of the Justice League. Mainly because of the superhero comics out there - the Justice League is by far the most mainstream. Marvel kind of got close with the MCU, but it's nowhere near as mainstream and in the global consciousness as Justice League, hence all the satires. I still think The Watchmen is the best of the satires on it.
At any rate, it's better written than drawn. At first I was critical of this, but it is so graphically violent, that I am kind of relieved? Good detailed art and graphic violence don't mix well for all sorts of reasons, but mainly that I don't particularly want to see someone's head explode in graphic detail. I don't like blood and guts. Bad art works much better with graphic violence. Actually the art is rather close to the art in Archer. I prefer more fluid and smoother drawings with less harsh lines, and a more fluid flow of movement, not as stiff. But to each their own, right?
Some people prefer the more cartoonish style, I prefer a more anime style.
It is well written - the satire is clearly there. And it has a stellar vocal cast with Steve Yeung, JK Simmons, Seth Rogan, Sandra Oh, Mark Hammil, Walter Goggins, Clancy Brown... It's actually funny in places.
And JK Simmons character is clearly a dark satirical take on Superman.
I was going to give up on it, until the twist in Episode 1, and have decided to stick with it to see where its going. Also the demon detective who basically looks like a satirical take on Hellboy, as voiced by Brown, is kind of worth it.
Tried Hazbin Hotel - also on Prime, but the animation was giving me a headache, so I gave up. I was having troubles telling characters and images apart, everything was in shades of pink, red, and black. And the voices were grating. It's not working for me. Also too cartoony, and I don't tend to like most cartoons. I'm an anime fan not a cartoon fan - and yes there is a difference.
The set-up of this? Princess Morningstar (daughter of Lilith and Lucifer) wants to set up a world where free will reigns and souls can live more freely. Apparently heaven exterminates half the souls in hell every so often to keep them from raising an army against heaven. After the last extermination campaign, with her parents elsewhere (although only Lilith is mentioned), the Princess sets up a hotel to reform lost souls and save them by sending them to heaven.
The other reason I gave up on this - is Judeo/Christian mythology tends to ignore me on account of it being over done and annoyingly binary, sexist, and preachy. I'd rather we focus on other mythos for a bit.
My kitchen sink is making gargaling sounds again. It's fine, but unnerving when it does that. Oh it stopped. Off to make dinner and tomorrow's lunch.
My windows are badly insulated - so if there's a cold wind? It goes right through them. My apartment is very warm, as long as there isn't a cold wind. Actually the bedroom and kitchen tend to be warm - since they are inside, rooms that flank a courtyard (an ugly courtyard), I have blinds in the bedroom.
Finally caved, and took advantage of a sale on Mix Tiles, and bought seven framed prints of my photos. Four of Family Members, and three of Sunflowers. It was mainly to cheer me up. They are allegedly easy to hang and come with a stick on vinyl, also range from 12 x12 to 20 x20 in sizes.
Haven't gotten much done this weekend - due mainly to sleep and health issues. Also an insane brain fog. I just can't focus for long on anything, and I keep drifting off to sleep in the middle of the day. I fell asleep listening to the church service today. Yesterday it was watching a television show. (Apparently my arm chair is more comfortable for this than my bed?)
I keep having nightmares about work. Last night I had one about Bright Young Thing. She was calling me, and I was in someone else's office. I said I was looking at a map, she came to look at it too - but there was no map. Also, we were going to Scandinavia for a business trip - this made no sense. I woke up.
Regardless of the cold, I bundled up and went grocery shopping. Apparently someone broke their key in the lock of the front door to the building, and the Super had to put something over the lock and tell everyone not to try to open it - the door is unlocked until the locksmith can come and fix it. Also reminded us all to pick up our packages immediately. I don't foresee anyone stealing my photos, but hopefully they won't appear until after the lock is fixed.
It was cold outside. Pretty but cold. Sky was blue. No clouds. Snow on grown, about an inch if that, and brisk wind. My feet were cold and they were in lined and warm boots, with thick socks. I wondered about the woman in front of me, who had on stockings.
Groceries is about a twenty minute walk. All told, it's a little under a mile round trip. Takes about an hour and a half (including getting stuff in the store, waiting in line, walking to and from the store).
Got home, and started watching Invincible on Amazon Prime. It's yet another satire of the Justice League. There's been a lot of satire's of the Justice League. Mainly because of the superhero comics out there - the Justice League is by far the most mainstream. Marvel kind of got close with the MCU, but it's nowhere near as mainstream and in the global consciousness as Justice League, hence all the satires. I still think The Watchmen is the best of the satires on it.
At any rate, it's better written than drawn. At first I was critical of this, but it is so graphically violent, that I am kind of relieved? Good detailed art and graphic violence don't mix well for all sorts of reasons, but mainly that I don't particularly want to see someone's head explode in graphic detail. I don't like blood and guts. Bad art works much better with graphic violence. Actually the art is rather close to the art in Archer. I prefer more fluid and smoother drawings with less harsh lines, and a more fluid flow of movement, not as stiff. But to each their own, right?
Some people prefer the more cartoonish style, I prefer a more anime style.
It is well written - the satire is clearly there. And it has a stellar vocal cast with Steve Yeung, JK Simmons, Seth Rogan, Sandra Oh, Mark Hammil, Walter Goggins, Clancy Brown... It's actually funny in places.
And JK Simmons character is clearly a dark satirical take on Superman.
I was going to give up on it, until the twist in Episode 1, and have decided to stick with it to see where its going. Also the demon detective who basically looks like a satirical take on Hellboy, as voiced by Brown, is kind of worth it.
Tried Hazbin Hotel - also on Prime, but the animation was giving me a headache, so I gave up. I was having troubles telling characters and images apart, everything was in shades of pink, red, and black. And the voices were grating. It's not working for me. Also too cartoony, and I don't tend to like most cartoons. I'm an anime fan not a cartoon fan - and yes there is a difference.
The set-up of this? Princess Morningstar (daughter of Lilith and Lucifer) wants to set up a world where free will reigns and souls can live more freely. Apparently heaven exterminates half the souls in hell every so often to keep them from raising an army against heaven. After the last extermination campaign, with her parents elsewhere (although only Lilith is mentioned), the Princess sets up a hotel to reform lost souls and save them by sending them to heaven.
The other reason I gave up on this - is Judeo/Christian mythology tends to ignore me on account of it being over done and annoyingly binary, sexist, and preachy. I'd rather we focus on other mythos for a bit.
My kitchen sink is making gargaling sounds again. It's fine, but unnerving when it does that. Oh it stopped. Off to make dinner and tomorrow's lunch.