Decided to go ahead and see The Force Awakens. Bought an ticket today for the noon showing tomorrow at a theater that has reserved seating.  I found the idea annoying at first cos I like to theater hop and having numbered seats prevents that, but in cases of popular movies like this, I embrace the idea.  No one wants to stand in line for tickets ( Read more... )

When my depression flares, it tends to manifests as guilt.  I feel guilty about eating, watching TV, reading a comic book, and just guilty for being alive.  I can feel the guilt filling my head, like luke warm water and I am not drowning, but maybe I am constantly dipping below the surface of the water, in a controlled way.  I can’t escape the ( Read more... )

Trying to stay positive and I don’t know how you fuckers do it.  Every day is a struggle to care, but I like to tell myself I am getting stronger.  Who knows ( Read more... )

The recent Marvel movie announcements had me excited enough to go looking for more info.  I haven’t done that in years.  Awhile ago, I decided to just let it be and wait for movies I want to see to premiere.  No looking at trailers, reading rumors, reading early reviews, anything.  Speculation and the like were just too tiring.  But with the Age of ( Read more... )

My grandfather cut down a tree today. It was growing on the side of his house in a narrow patch of dirt between his house and the fence separating his yard from the neighbor's. He said he didn't like how the tree's berries would stain his neighbor's driveway. I have no idea if the neighbor has ever complained about the berries ( Read more... )

Monday was last class for Art Skills. It wasn't a real class meeting. We just picked up our lesson plan notebooks (essentially our final) and took inventory of the supplies. Then we just sat around talking and eating cake the teacher had baked for us while she graded other stuff ( Read more... )

I thought I had something specific to say, but I guess not ( Read more... )

In reference to my last post, stay away from fake Imax screens ( Read more... )

Been marathoning Fringe for most of the day. Took a break to watch Call the Midwife and post some stuff on Ebay. Fringe is a great show. I am really liking it. I love the alternate reality thing and have gotten attached to the characters. It's been awhile since I've cared about TV characters, which is one reason why I stopped watching ( Read more... )