Mandaris

Short and sweet. I don’t watch a lot of the Wes Anderson movies but this one will definitely make me think about adding more to my life. It’s a story within a story with a lot of dialogue so if that isn’t for you than feel free to skip it.

It took me a while to get to this one. I really enjoyed the first one because of songs and side characters. I feel that if you liked the first one, you’ll like this one as well. My only hesitation is that the sex is more in your face than the previous season.

I don’t know if they will have another season, but I know that I’ll definitely be listening to them in the car.

The show continues the trend of just putting me on edge. To be honest, the blood and gore are actually scenes that cut the tension for me. These character are in a world that does not wish them well unless it’s for financial gain.

With all the horrible things going on, some would wonder how I can watch a show where a puppet representation of a person is ripped to pieces. For that, I think it’s because it’s more unlikely than some of the violence that happens near my home.

Anyway, back to the show.

The actors are still doing a great job of bringing the characters to life. In an unreal world, they make me care about them and root for them no matter how bad they can get.

Kathy and Jay are feeling the burn(out) well maybe the steps before the burnout.

Some of the stuff that [@kjaymiller](https://micro.blog/kjaymiller) was talking about really hit home. I've been putting a lot of mental energy into projects when my focus should be elsewhere.

It’s kind of embarrassing that I lost this thing that I’ve put all my thoughts, plans, and feelings into for the last couple of months. Now I’m wondering around my home trying to decide if I should continue looking for it, create a temporary one (basically the closest sheet of paper that will ultimately be lost), or, prepare a new notebook.

It’s been more than six months since Reddit cut off Apollo, and I’m fine with that. At first, I did go through a significant amount of withdrawal because Reddit provided me with an endless supply of new things to look into. It really worked towards that slogan of being the Internet’s homepage.

Still, I have that ache in my heart of hearts where I want to find new things on the Internet. I took some time to look into alternatives for Reddit and some of them are just… bad… not bad in the interface but bad in the sense that they have horrible content on the home page. I’ve learned the lesson multiple times that you should listen to people when they tell you who they are, and some of these sites are telling me that they are not worth my time.

I’ve found myself doing more and more things with Micro.blog, discord, and mastodon. In a lot of ways, this is more engaging because I’m finding new people first and then the content that they link to. Versus looking at whatever is hot and then maybe glancing at the name of the person who posted (or, in the case of reddit, reposted).

I saw this classic yesterday and I still love it. Ok, the sand worms don’t hold up like they used to but I think it makes it even more amusing. 

It struck me as me of the few films that talk about death but only a small nod to grieving. 

Good times only!!!

I saw this classic yesterday and I still love it. Ok, the sand worms don’t hold up like they used to but I think it makes it even more amusing. 

It struck me as me of the few films that talk about death but only a small nod to grieving. 

Good times only!!!

I have a couple reviews in Letterboxd. While I was thinking about how I would rank them, I felt it writing it down would help me.

★

I finished this but I regret it.

★★

I’m glad someone was given a chance to make this. Hopefully the next thing is better. Still, I would be hesitant to try anything that boasted about being “The people who brought you X”.

★★★

It’s alright. I liked it enough. I would watch it again if it was on and enough peer pressure was applied.

★★★★

I definitely would watch again. I would recommend it to others. In fact, when I’m feeling overwhelmed with all the possibilities, this might be something I put on instead of something new.

★★★★★

Loved it!

Strangely enough, I don’t write a lot about the things I love on the internet. I feel it might be because it _is_the internet. Years of seeing things being ridiculed makes me hesitant to express a strong feeling about something.

I feel that I’m ready to do that more and more now.

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