Somewhere Over The Rainbow

Here's what's happening in the world of me.

Work is much the same. It's a little frustrating right now because as usual the Midwestern weather is not conducive to scheduling a/c appointments- I've got about 50 people that need to schedule maintenance appointments for and we really can't do them until it's over 65 and not raining.

We're nearing the end of the hockey season. The home team is doing well at the moment and I hope they stay hot for a while. I'm really looking forward to our first series, it looks to be good hockey if nothing else.

Fandom-wise, I've jumped into "The Handmaid's Tale." I haven't read the book although I have it on Kindle. I'm not sure if I like it or not. I think I'm hoping that everyone gets what they deserve, but it can be hard to watch and a little closer to foreshadowing the path we could be on than I'd like.

I've broken out the coloring books lately as my pastime when the hockey game is on- I used to do logic puzzles, but I worked through most of them in the last book I had and haven't bothered to get a new one.

Mom and I went to see "Everything Everywhere All At Once". I really enjoyed it. It's kind of funny that the male lead is the same kid that played Short Round in "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" and Data in "The Goonies" (and he was really great in it.) It'll make you see an "everything" bagel in a different light.

That's all for now. Hope you all are doing well.

I went to see "After the Wedding" today. Excellent performances. The story itself was a bit predictable, but Julianne Moore, Billy Crudup, and Michelle Williams were excellent. It also had Julianne Moore in a "bold look of Kohler" moment (yes, I am a sucker for nice bathtub moments) and things went better for her this time than they did in "The Kids Are Alright" - side note regarding that particular moment, I had to suspend my disbelief in Annette Bening's character's lesbianism because nobody would ever turn that down, imo.

My brother helped put my exercise bike together last weekend, so I've been working to try to take off the pounds that I gained when on an exercise hiatus for half the summer (I blew the chain off of my last stationary bike). With the weather getting slightly better, I should be able to walk more.

I signed up for an opportunity to go downtown to get my pic taken with the Stanley Cup on Tuesday morning. Hopefully, work will let me go for an hour or two. It'll be nice to have a few seconds. I offered my brother the chance to go with me, but he said that his work is arranging to have the management staff (which he is a part of) to work a party in late September where the Stanley Cup will be present. I'm a little jealous actually, but I'll take my opportunities as they come.

I feel guilty for not writing anything for August Rush at 1_million_words so far, especially since they took one of my choices for fandoms - Firefly. I think it's because I've been away from a lot of it for so long, so trying to recall where pics fit into the series is a little difficult.

Noodling around with asking for some prompt help at hardtime100. Every month it seems like the 1st and 15th come around faster and faster. And sometimes it's a reach.

Hope you all are doing well.

I watch "Jaws" at least once a year- on the 4th of July because it seems appropriate. Watching it, I've always wondered about the chemistry between Hooper & Quint. So this plays along those lines a bit.

Title: Navigating the Waters
Rated: Teen
Word Count: 1608
Summary: Matt's met Quint before
Written for the July 2019 Pool Party Challenge at 1_million_words

( Navigating the Waters )

Haven't written anything other than journaling the past few days. I've got to get back to it this weekend. Next week halfamoon starts up again so that should feed the muse, but I want to do something before then.

( Movies,Books,Etc. )

Saw "Goon: Last of the Enforcers" and am now feeling inspired to write the story that I wanted to see on the screen. Expect fictional hockey fic happening soon.

Went to see the movie "Carol" today. I'm a big Todd Haynes fan, so I might be a little biased, but it was very good. The acting was dead on, the story didn't drag too hard into sentimentality, and the cinematography was beautiful.

( slight spoiler here )

I also was able to get my library card renewed, so I'm not going to be spending a fortune on books and DVD rentals for a while. First up is binge-watching season one of "Orange is the New Black" which I have been meaning to see, but haven't got around to it yet. I really wish my library had copies of "The Wire" but maybe I can find it elsewhere and get it transferred over. I also picked up a book called "The Incarnations" which is about soulmates across time and sounded like fun.

Hockey game tonight. Blues and Nashville. Can't wait.

Stolen from levitatethis

Give me a number under the cut and I'll answer you in comments.

( The Questions )

So, I'm heading back from Chicago. Since 4pm Sunday afternoon, I've seen 8 movies both in theaters and on the hotel pay-per-view.
( The Films )

Trying to figure out the deal with these comments - sometimes the subject lines are there, sometimes they aren't, sometimes my icons are doing funky things. I'm sure it'll be somewhat rectified by the new year. Fingers crossed. I'm not going to lose any sleep over it.

My mom is going to have hip surgery in a week. She has hip dysplasia, which basically means they're going to have to rebuild her like the bionic woman and it also means that she'll have to be off her feet for six weeks which is a bit of a drag, but since she's been in pain for the better part of the year and laid up for the past couple of months another few weeks should be cake.

I am ready for Christmas, but I'm also ready for it to be over. I like New Year's Day so much better - there's something about just having the slate clean and being able to make a fresh start and I'm sure there are people who can do that every moment of every day, but I'm not one of them so I'm just going to celebrate the hell out of the new year and pray that it improves upon this past one.

Still employed. The newest thing is that it might go through January. Or March. Or June. Or October. Basically nobody knows anything.

Saw "Moneyball" at the end of November but haven't seen anything since then. There are a few dozen movies that I want to see, but I have no idea when it's going to happen.

I travel to Chicago in less than a month. I think I'm going to need it.

I'll probably post again in a day or two, so I'll just wish everyone "Happy 1st Day of Winter!"

Had today off from work. And tomorrow as well. I know it's coming close to the end of my job, but still I really enjoy being away from that place.

Went to see "Bad Teacher" with my dad. It had some funny moments and stayed pretty consistent in terms of character throughout which made me happy. (Has nothing on X-Men: First Class though). And the Timberlake was charming.

Something that made me giggle from Cracked.com - 5 Things That Are Totally Unrelated to Hot, Hot Lesbian Sex

So I need a kick in the ass to get me writing something. So prompt me. You know the drill. Fandoms - OZ, Buffy, Justified, Life, Mad Men (if it's listed in a tag, it's probably fair game, but those are the fandoms I'm most willing to write about at the moment.)