From the Desk of…
Well, I hope you like shoveling that snow. Heckuva commute too. Me, I like when the winters are hard. Reminds me of growing up out in the cornfields. Doesn’t hurt that they don’t seem to hit me as much in the city as opposed to being trapped in a sea of farmland for weeks. Anything good happen? Let’s check. There was the dillweed clickbait proposal for a larger circle of roadways around central Ohio, the “second 270” that got roundly lambasted. Personally, when I think of cities that are great to get around in, I think of Houston first because I spent my childhood standing behind the car while it warmed up to smell the leaded fumes. I’m not going to rehash any of the bologna being made at the statehouse, but Derek and his Merrin Men continue to stomp on the ground and cry about losing. Oh! The Householder trial started. You know it’s going well for you when the judge calls your attorneys “bush league” because they keep making faces. Me? Yeah, I think Larry beats the charges. It’s the cynic in me. Like, obviously he’s about the hobbiest of goblins they could pull in front of the court, and obviously I would rather he found guilty and exposed in the court of law, but that would require faith in the legal system, and… well, anyway, what were some things on the brain this week?
The Brain Dump
gosh what a beautiful day out, surely nothing bad could happen with this weather
eating popcorn and watching John Carpenter movies, the way God intended
had a dream about missing a flight to Madison, Wisconsin
kitchen reorganizing is going well. i will not be answering further questions about the kitchen reorganizing at this time.
the reason a baker's dozen is thirteen is so the baker can eat one but still sell a dozen
I think Twitter is hiding my good posts. Mr. Musk, please fix this. Oh, also I think the pause on M&M’s spokescandies is a marketing stunt prior to the Super Bowl. Ah, to live in such interesting times!
At the Movies
I’m making a concerted effort to see more new stuff, so expect that next week. I promise.
Bell, Book and Candle (1958), dir. Richard Quine ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Cute, but it never really seemed to take flight in the way I wanted it to. Great cast though!
Voyage of the Rock Aliens (1984), dir. James Fargo ⭐⭐⭐⭐
This is not a good movie.
Man, I wish I'd made this movie.
It wouldn't have been any better, but I'd have had a helluva time making it. The movie it reminded me of most was probably Neil Young's Human Highway, and a fair chunk of that is probably related to its nonsensical plot and totally-not-DEVO new wave aliens.
You could probably take its concepts and make a stage adaptation for high schools that kids would... tolerate. It's like Grease, but, like, worse. Like way worse. And with aliens. That's what I'd tell them because they're too busy looking at their phones to know what Beach Blanket Bingo is.
Again, I want to reiterate: the movie is not good.
I hope you all look forward to being made to watch it at some point.
Starman (1984), dir. John Carpenter ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Really cute! Jeff Bridges is very good in it.
It is also effectively the same conceit as The Last Unicorn... which puts Jeff Bridges on the other side of the "learning to love" dynamic, come to think of it.
You can tell when I watch either a romcom or a movie that’s really gnarly by how much I call it cute. Or, in cases like Cronenberg’s The Fly (1986), both.
One Picture
Actually made and not found something, so here it is. I’m sure you’ll hear more about it from me.
In closing,
Be safe on the roads out there! Make sure to go 15 miles an hour either faster or slower, and put an AM 820 sticker on for good luck!