LadyCrimson

Maybe Trump is using the Presidency to pad out his stock investments. eg, insider trading. ---joking. Although it wouldn't surprise me if discussion YT channels start flogging that horse. Listening to his rambling during that live session of him signing stuff in the oval office, he sounds like me having a bad brain fog day trying to explain how a dishwasher works and it takes me 20 minutes of mumbling.

Apple+ film. I like the notes of U2's Still haven't found what I'm looking for the start and end. But it made me wonder what happened to Portman's voice. She always had a throaty lower register at times but even normal speak tones have dropped tons (in interviews too), She's older ofc but she's not 80. Illness at some point perhaps? Not that it matters, my ears just notice stuff like that, is all. Film might be old fashioned silly adventure fun. But it's on Apple+ so I won't see it.

Heh, after writing the previous and walking away, I realized maybe I should've added something like "since we never had kids/grandkids we weren't even exposed in that way." I went from Mr. Rogers Neighborhood to Sesame Street/Electric Company, to Warner Brothers cartoons, to making fun of/shaking my head re: Barney, to thinking 15 or so episodes of Beavis and Butthead was actually pretty funny (stupid, but funny) but that was enough, to ... nothing. We did watch a couple of first/early seasons of Simpsons when it first aired (since it was prime time) I think but other than that I know nothing.

^ Ah, Spongebob, thanks. Heard of it, seen the yellow chr image. I don't think I've seen a single episode. Most popular/meme-like stuff/entertainment of that sort, from the early 90's into the 2000's, is probably like that for me.

Oh - I vaguely recognize that image. I have no idea what it's from tho.

NMS: Abandoned Mode means I play a new start for 50-80 hours before growing bored and deleting the save, instead of maybe 15-18. I think this is mostly a good thing, although my sleep schedule probably wouldn't agree.

I'm guessing the more real-person (edit: or game chr) emulation avatars in that sim game are possible because of the AI help options. But not sure, don't quote me. Also, I recognize (I think) who all those avatars are supposed to emulate, except - who the heck is that giant crooked butt-chin guy supposed to be? I'm assuming it's kind of a caricature, but I do not recognize at all.

He could still have a stroke or something. What a joke and a ****show.

Finished The Bondsman. It was going around a 6.75/10 until the final episode/ending. That dropped it to 5/10 for me. What idiocy for an ending and "hey, maybe a season 2" setup. I could see one or two ways around the ending re: a ssn2 episode 1, which could save it but meh. It's not a bad show overall, decent cast etc, but the ending just left a sour taste.

So, I was probably 36 when I first joined here? I'm sure I was jokingly calling myself an old lady/old fart back then. 20 years later, I'm still/also calling myself an old fart, but it means a little more now. If I'm lucky, 20 years from now, same. The definition of old fart is apparently ageless.

That Naked Gun trailer - well, the OJ joke was pretty funny. Liam Neeson - in that Life's Too Short HBO series, he said he always wanted to do more comedy. Guess he finally got his chance.

Richard Chamberlain and Val Kilmer in one week. RIP.

The Bondsman - 1st two episodes. I thought it was going to be a bit more OTP/haha funny, like Tremors/Supernatural, Evil Dead, Drive Angry. There's definitely some humor (his mom's great), but it's more straight horror than I was expecting. I did kind of like it, it was mostly setup stuff, I'll try two more episodes. Also gave me the odd mixed sensation of "episodes feel longer than 30 minutes, but yet also feels a bit too short."

I think he says "uncanny" at least several times. But I'd agree with his main point - it's not ready/very early access. I mean, it looks dead/not lively, there's not much to do yet (I've heard), etc. In that other video what caught my attention is how often the sim seemed to get stuck on an object and the player had to move it widely to keep moving. And yeah, the pop in was pretty bad. Edit: the only Sims I played was the 1st one at release, when you could drown them in their own swimming pool by removing the ladders.

The Pitt, episode 13 - well that was a corker. To me not surprising, in terms of where it all went, but the actors pull it all off. Noah Wylie especially. Also, YT threw this in my algorithm and it made me laugh. I was never a huge Friends watcher, just sometimes after work in syndication, that sort of thing, but I remember that bit. Apparently current disc versions of the show now sold (and rerun cut versions) cut it out because of the song. they lost the rights to use it when copyright ownership changed hands or something (maybe to Disney?), so out it went. Shame. At least one can see it on YT.

Not that I feel strongly about it one way or another, but in terms of Inzoi, from what I've seen, it's one of those games that outside of the fancy chr. editor and maybe snapshot/zoom in modes, isn't that extraordinary visually. Especially if not on maxed out settings I'd guess. I mean 99% of the time you're going to be zoomed out so all sims are "top down far away", not selfie/studio-portrait views. Walking animations are ok but not great. City/homes/interiors are good but not "wow photo-realistic". Ground textures are meh. You can skip around this video to see this person running around the game a bit. I've seen what I'd guess are lower setting screenshots that look quite npc terrible, even. But still beats the Sims graphically by a country mile. Edit: which is what a lot of people want now, hence its pre-release hype. I've waffled between semi-interested to look at it and not at all interested. If it's ever out of early access and on sale, I might try it. Life/social sims aren't really my thing tho, so I'll likely forget about it again by then. And that Himalayan/Ragdoll or whatever cat gives me more weird uncanny valley than the human "sims".

Hubby: "Wanna go to the grocery store later today?" Me: "Sure! Yay! Excitement/event of the week! Maybe we should get some early dinner too?" ...such is our life at the moment. Although last week, hubby's car broke, mine wouldn't start/stay juiced even after jumps with a portable power/jump unit thingie, and the van needed a jump (that one worked/stuck). Hubby's car now fixed (dealer shop), mine has a new battery. I guess lack of excitement is sometimes better.

Becoming a little "bored" of NMS again. 7 Days to Die major update not for another month or two. Or three. Or a year. Never know with them. >.> Manor Lords also has the pacing change of a snail. I don't care about another map, slightly more useful walls, or a 5th type of meat processing, I want the talent tree expanded. What to do, what to do. I appear to have reached a place re: gaming/personal zoned out brain status where, for $5, maybe I'd enjoy this for a couple days. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3244220/A_Game_About_Digging_A_Hole/

If you're bored this list of smaller Netflix "originals" is something you could sift through. They're older and smaller than what netflix tries to blockbust promote a lot. I've seen Spectral, Cargo, 1922 (didn't like that one too much) and Gerald's Game before. Are they great movies. Nah, probably not to most people anyway - but I did like the other three decently enough so I may check out the others. Have seen some of the others in Netflix menu, just never tried them. Text listing:

^ My husband still can't be rude/abrupt to salespeople, whether in a store, at the door, or on the phone. He'll let them do their spiel while I'm standing there rolling my eyes. I'm at the point where if it's not family/a close friend etc, I will at minimum say "No thanks, not interested" and change topic and/or simply walk away. Life's too short to waste on being overly polite all the time. Phone/door solicitors I'll say "no" and hang up/shut the door immediately. I once had a woman follow me in a large parking lot, asking for money. I said no, and no, while walking rapidly, but she followed me for about 12 car lengths, trying to guilt me, before she got the point. I've had less and less of that kind of thing - possibly because I dress like a half-homeless person myself these days. eg, not a good mark. This is why, even if I had several million dollars, I would still dress in old baggy pants and well worn t-shirts and not care if my hair is tidy. Better to be underestimated.

Because of The Pitt, have been rewatching some House MD episodes. House got pretty silly after some seasons, and the medical stuff was always funny (but entertaining, at least to a non-medical layperson), but I still like the show. Mostly for the (quite purposeful) House=Sherlock and Wilson=Watson relationship. I still get a little teary with their series-ending arc. That was one epic bromance. The Pitt's one episode a week schedule has been interesting - I like it enough where I'd certainly binge it if it was an option, but at the same time it's a show that kinda works waiting for each week. Like in the old days.

Because size matters. I like the one that looks like a SW Destroyer better tho. Just more "wallpaper."

Still No Man's Sky. --Did the recent expedition twice, so I can have two chrs. with access to the "purple star systems" without having to do the entire main quest+post game quests. This only works if you do expedition in a new save slot/new chr. Doesn't work to shortcut existing chr. --Finally got my 1st ever chr thru the MQ (they were close already), so purple systems and the Lush Galaxy. So that means I now have 4 chrs with access to all planet/system types, and 2 chrs. that have access to original Euclid galaxy and the first Lush galaxy. I do not care about seeing the other 248 galaxies or whatever it is. Thinking about doing the Expedition a 3rd time before it ends (7-10 hrs, for me), and keeping a copy of the save right after they finish and it's converted to a "normal" save, so it could be one that isn't meant to be permanently kept, where I keep copying it back to "start over". Because this thing about no purple system access without MQ and post-quest is a serious (30+hr) drag for every new chr you might make. In a sandbox game. there should really be a game option to get the engine required in an early side quest or some other method.

Same. And I like that there seems to be at least some different environments. I don't really care about the actual plot beats or exposition, but re: visually and wtf-brainsploisons, at this point I would actually watch a movie based on Death Stranding (at least if it was animated, not live-human). Where his weird dream and nightmare visions wouldn't be hampered with having to let people have, y'know, gameplay things to do. I mean, isn't that what he wants to do anyway? At any rate - I'm still in. If anything, each trailer makes me more intrigued/interested to see what he's up to.