MandarisThere are those who believe that we just have to present them with facts and then they would understand that they are on the wrong track. But they have their own reality and they look down on us for being weak and naive. They truly believe that we are the ones on the wrong track.
I came across this article a couple times on Mastodon. I feel that it's a very good read.
I went to a “paint and sip” event. I don’t remember the last time I painted.
Visiting a friend at the hospital 🏥.
The c-word is being put forth as a possibility.
It’s Friday. I hope that you are finding some happiness wherever you are in this crazy world.
I got my primary election packet today. Lot of reading to do.
I just thought it looked nice.
This morning, im concerned about climate change and spaces in file names.
Snoozing is self torture.
🍿 American Fiction (2023)- ★★★☆☆
I’ve been looking forward to seeing this movie for a while and was rewarded with a very enjoyable experience. This is a very solid film about family and finding your identity.
I’ve been dealing with how I work with unexpected things happening in my life and how to find joy in all the chaos.
This movie gives me hope in that I can also find some mirth in all the madness.
Thelonious “Monk” Ellison’s writing career has stalled because his work isn’t deemed “Black enough.” Monk, a writer and English professor, writes a satirical novel under a pseudonym, aiming to expose the publishing world’s hypocrisies. The book’s immediate success forces him to get deeper enmeshed in his assumed identity and challenges his closely-held worldviews.
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You can find a link to the American Fiction trailer on YouTube.
🍿 The Godfather (1972) - ★★★★☆
It’s a running joke amongst my friends that I know a lot of plot points for popular movies and films. What?! You haven’t seen The Godfather!? How did that happen?
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Oddly enough, I know most of the movie from watching Jane Austen’s Mafia and other parodies that have come out since the movie had come out in 1972.
It is a great film. And I’m happy to have seen it. The movie shows the characters as people and I have to say that I was emotionally invested in what happened to them. I really wish Connie had a little more agency, but I think it’s part of the time frame1 of the source material and the plot.
I couldn’t give this movie 5 stars. I think it’s because of all the discussions and hype around it. Although, this was the first time that I’ve sat and watched this film, I’ve seen its echos and shades dozens of times. The memes, the quotes, the various characters.
Shouldn’t that give it the extra star?
I don’t know. I’ll have to think about that the next time someone asks me if I’ve seen it.
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.
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There’s still too many “Connie"s in this world. ↩︎