A Simple Favor

The last half is radically different than the book, and not for the better, turning it into a farce. Still, not the worst movie ever.

Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes

We watched this four part documentary yesterday. The recordings themselves were superfluous, as they neither revealed anything nor drove the narrative, but overall it was a great mini-series.

What A Wonderful Gift!

The Bookends went thrift store shopping tonight and returned with two presents for their ol' Dad - an LP of The Glenn Miller Story and a wonderful album of 78's of Bing Crosby, circa (I believe) 1934. Hot dog!

Deep Star Six

Junk. But entertaining junk.

Well, that was miserable

That was one hell of a boring Super Bowl. The halftime show was equally zzzzz.

A Simple Favor by Darcey Bell

A good thriller that slips a bit near the end.

60 Years On

As far as I can determine, that's a picture of Buddy Holly getting off the tour bus in Clear Lake, Iowa on the afternoon of Feb 2, 1959. The heat on the bus was broken, and in frustration Buddy hired a local pilot to transport him to the next gig just after midnight. 60 years ago today, on a cold dark Iowa night, that plane crashed and forever changed music history. Buddy would be 82 now, still a viable age, and so the loss still resonates deeply with me. Other greats are touring well into their 70's; Buddy should be among their number. RIP Buddy, Ritchie, JP, and Roger (the pilot.) You will never be forgotten. #NotFadeAway

Lunch Notes :)

The note in my lunch today.

From Lisa

 

Shiver

 

Yup. A tad chilly.

Digging Out

Yeah, yeah, it was a lot of snow. More importantly, I look old af.

The Upside

I saw this last week with Lisa in the theater.  It's a cliched plot,  and every laugh is shown in the trailer,  making this a fairly somber drama.  But I thought it was very good,  and worth the ticket price.

First Man

This was dry and unemotional,  perhaps to reflect the filmmakers view of Armstrong,  but also exquisitely filmed and a powerful testament to the history it depicts.

Replicas

This sucked.

Ocean's 8

Good fun, minus a few bits, but I don't understand all the love for Hathaway - I thought her character sucked.

Milwaukee Warming Room Info

For Mom

 Mom, this is for you! - Junie

My Thoughts - Lisa

Birthdays are so important, I've always felt that. I hope my kids look back on every birthday party they've had with happy memories! - Lisa

Goodbye, Fair K-Mart

Although I kept it under wraps on social media, for the last few months I was a proud (part-time) employee of the Cudahy Kmart. If you wanted to get ahold of me from November on, good luck - two jobs, law school, and family took every minute I had.

I'd encouraged YaYa to work at Kmart b/c I wanted her to be a part of a company that had such a big part in American life, and I feared the end was near for it. As fate would have it, the very day I was hired - I wanted extra cash for Christmas, and looked forward to working with my daughter - they announced the location was closing.

Yesterday, sadly, the lights went out for the last time. Fittingly, the very last toy left in the store: a Jake Paul poster. Nobody wants that, even at 90% off lol

I had a blast in the two months I worked there. I'd forgotten how much I enjoy working with the public and I had some great co-workers: YaYa Corey, Cav, Alex D, Danny, Pauline, and others; and while cashiering was fine, my heart belongs to Hardlines, and I could do strays all day.

RIP Cudahy Kmart. You will be missed.

ISO - Job (YaYa)

I need a job! Kmart has closed and so I’m left without work.

I have more than a year of cash handling / cashiering experience, and I love interacting with people. I’m pretty good with customer service!

I would like to work no more than 15 minute away from my home.

I would be open to temporary or seasonal work- although I think most seasons are over right now.

I have worked at Spirit Halloween, Kmart, Incrediroll, and Steins. The longest job that I have kept was from 2017 - 2018.

I’d prefer to not work in food, however, I’m getting desperate.. so if it comes down to it I’ll have to.

I have an interesting schedule, I have work release at school so I only go every other day. On the days that I do go, I leave at 1:40. My schedule is pretty open!!

Please help me out if you can! I’ve been applying like CRAZY but nobody has called me back.

- YaYa

Glass

I saw this movie Sunday night all by my lonesome, which is either empowering or pathetic, depending on your POV. I really enjoyed the film, especially James McAvoy's performance and the return of so many of the original actors. In the end the story was good, the acting strong, and the name Shyamalan further restored to cinematic respectability.

Alice Isn't Dead by Joseph Fink

Book #4 of the year is a supernatural crime tale that's worth reading. Not so much for the plot, which is solid but not original, or the subject matter, but for the pure quality of #JosephFink writing. In another era, one where genre work was less tolerated, the man would be writing about Daisy and Gatsby and showing up on high school reading lists. Instead, he's writing about yellow-fat monsters, and *still* making you stop every few chapters to admit his talent. Read it. @aliceisntdead

Jar of Flies - 25 Years

 Released today in 1994 . . .

LOL

 At the request of his mom, I just taught Smiley how to shave. He is now "13 year old 'stache" free.