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Reasons Leading to a Flameout
May. 16th, 2024 07:11 pmDad's surgery went very well. He texted me yesterday, marveling at how nice it was to have clear vision back in his left eye. The right is getting another evaluation next month - it has some cataracts as well, but that eye's retina has some damage, and the docs are concerned that cataract surgery may further damage the retina.
The repainted mini came out well. The colors aren't quite what I had in mind, but they're good, and I have no desire to strip and paint it again. Next up is one for my Old School Essentials character - a skull-splitting herb-gathering barbarian.
Mucked around with my client schedule this afternoon to finally catch Civil War. It is, as the kids say, a banger of a movie. Kirsten Dunst is very good, and her supporting cast is, too. It's a damned intense movie, and uncomfortable in turns. Alex Garland hasn't yet let me down - on the directorial side, Ex Machina and Annihilation are gorgeous movies, and he's written some great stuff, too - 28 Days Later and Dredd, among others. And A24's made some good stuff, so this was just a good work all around.
Surprisingly, we got a red-band trailer for Maxxxine, another A24 release and the sequel to the pretty darn good X.
Found a little gem while looking for something to eat before the movie. Was going to get something from Raising Cane's, but their dining room was closed for repairs and I have a nearly pathological hate of drive-thrus, and something told me to try the grocery store in the little mall housing the theater. Found out that they have a very good deli, and very good prices there. So, since I'm trying to see more movies at Baxter Avenue, I think I'll patronize Valu Market as well.
The repainted mini came out well. The colors aren't quite what I had in mind, but they're good, and I have no desire to strip and paint it again. Next up is one for my Old School Essentials character - a skull-splitting herb-gathering barbarian.
Mucked around with my client schedule this afternoon to finally catch Civil War. It is, as the kids say, a banger of a movie. Kirsten Dunst is very good, and her supporting cast is, too. It's a damned intense movie, and uncomfortable in turns. Alex Garland hasn't yet let me down - on the directorial side, Ex Machina and Annihilation are gorgeous movies, and he's written some great stuff, too - 28 Days Later and Dredd, among others. And A24's made some good stuff, so this was just a good work all around.
Surprisingly, we got a red-band trailer for Maxxxine, another A24 release and the sequel to the pretty darn good X.
Found a little gem while looking for something to eat before the movie. Was going to get something from Raising Cane's, but their dining room was closed for repairs and I have a nearly pathological hate of drive-thrus, and something told me to try the grocery store in the little mall housing the theater. Found out that they have a very good deli, and very good prices there. So, since I'm trying to see more movies at Baxter Avenue, I think I'll patronize Valu Market as well.