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*Call The Midwife started again and.. LOVE it!

*My brother and i have been driving around in my dad’s car which has satellite radio.Best stations are Yacht Rock,Willie’s Outlaw, and the 80’s channel.My brother and his wife and my nephew-and-godson have been in town(going home today)

*No pilgrims in Jerusalem this Holy season.Which,safety..

*Binge watched all the episodes of a HBO Max show calle Neighbours about..neighbours at war.WTF doesn’t even begin to describe it!

*Local news channels need to quit posting videos and photos of outrageously long lines and acting like it’s gospel when nothing of the sort(according to comments)is happening.And if they are,the lines move fairly quickly and hey:If you don’t get there in enough time,that’s on YOU.

*Dreamt that the Fandom Troll was doing a “takedown” video of the Hannibal fandom.Spoiler alert:It wasn’t.

Current Mood: awake

I’ve noticed that on BookTube(book YouTube) for a while.

The reason I mention this is because I went to a Barnes And Noble I’d never been to yesterday-at La Jolla Village Square. It’s relatively new;I ‘m not over there often and saw it was going in but that was-half a year ago at least.

remember the old La Jolla Village Square when it was an all-indoor mall and had a LOT of stores.Now, it’s completely different.Even the AMC movie theater is a relatively new addition.

In any case:The new Barnes And Noble store:It’s a smaller footprint than a lot of their other stores.I’ve heard about this, but never seen it with my own eyes(I’ve been to multiple storey BIG B&N’s(both of them in California) but their moving into a smaller space kinda makes sense.And even though it’s quite a bit smaller, they have quite a good selection.(fun fact:This store used to be a Crown books-remember them?- back in the day.)

Current Mood: amused

Forgot to mention this but I saw the new Wuthering Heights movie.I liked it. The sort of thing that can be(and is) divisive.

There are tons of reasons for this:

1)is it softcore?Yeah.But it doesn’t offend me.

2)Playing fast and loose with the source material.

3)Changes with characters(Heathcliff in this version of the story is white;in the book he is described as being mixed race;however at least one other adaptation has had a white Heathcliff.

Current Mood: accomplished

And they made an impression on me then and they make an impression on me now(and by the way both of them are available to watch on YouTube.)

The first is an episode of Cops(the second season so early years yet). The police got to the scene of a car accident which was fatal.The mom of the family and another family member were killed outright.She was not wearing a seatbelt which is why the husband allowed it to be aired-to raise awareness about how important it is to wear seatbelts.

The kids were taken to two different hospitals.

Husband gets to then scene of the accident but they’re not telling him anything.. They get to the hospital and they tell him that his wife and the other family member *were* killed.

The second is an episode of Taxicab Confessions where a guy was explaining how things happened that he was on the streets(he had enough money to take cabs though..)

His wife was bleeding(7 months pregnant) but it stopped.He went to work and then tried to call her. She had died..

Couple of things:

I would go to the ER if I was bleeding whilst pregnant. And stay there until I knew what was going on. Could it have saved her life? Maybe.

Second:He said that he had never met his wife’s family until he got to the hospital and found out his wife had died. That’s odd. It was the sort of relationship where it would have been frowned upon(she came from money, he didn’t.)

He’s been an addict on and off for many years. Feels like he may have had this propensity even before everything happened to him. I don’t know. He prefers living on the streets and there are people who know him and make sure he’s taken care of.

Current Mood: quixotic

*Trying to figure out how to be nice towards a neighbour who is too noisy.Yes,I have lived in apartments before.It’s what you have to deal with.But her granddaughter has been here a lot lately.I like kids, but the kid is at the indiscriminate screaming age..Don’t get me wrong,I love kids, but..

*Went to Winco to do the weekly shopping. Got quite a lot for just over $100. I would say that is a win!

*Watched a show about Andrea Yates.I did not know the whole backstory behind what she did.Now I wish I didn’t.

*Temecula(which is about an hour or less from where I live) is weird. There is this guy who walks around Temecula in big hair and short shorts. Apparently he has also hassled local woman.I didn’t know about this until it showed up on my Facebook feed.I’m not sure why because I don’t live in Temecula-I will get stuff on my feed which aren’t near where I live(although Temecula is sort of close.)

Current Mood: bouncy

Best things about this year(in no particular order)

My niece’s wedding.

The cruise to the British Isles(even if I *did* get ‘Rona it was 💯 all the way. Also, i got to go to Amsterdam beforehand-I’d never been there and it was on my bucket list.

Read a LOT of books(didn’t get to 50 but I got close and that is what matters!)

Health has continued to stay good-I work at it and that is going to be continuing next year!

Current Mood: content

*The weather was..yeah.Not nearly as bad as they said it was going to be.As usual.

*My parents’ internet is SO slow.I just got upgraded to fiber optic internet so very fast comparatively.

*My parents loved their gifts-I give them their presents before I open mine-it’s been that way for a few years now.

*Christmas dinner was delicious-and with it being prime rib, mashed potatoes, creamed spinach,a salad and chocolate melting cake-why wouldn’t it be?

*Christmas night we drove around looking at Christmas lights .There were a LOT of some and you wonder how huge peoples’ electricity bills will be next month.

*The Call The Midwife Christmas Special was on point. Can’t wait for the new season in March!

Current Mood: calm

Wheelchair Rapunzel(I’ve talked about her before) posted a picture(photo shopped it must be said)of herself behind bars.Fucking wow.

In case you forgot..she is a predator. And she only got a misdemeanour for it. The comments were.. well let’s just say chef’s kiss and leave it at that.

“It seems like you think it is a joke”.
(You think?)

Nothing to joke about.
(And I’m going to say something here: If she thinks that people in charge of her case are not paying attention to her social media posts she is WRONG.

Honestly?She needs to lose custody of her daughter. Do it now. I am going to go back to a case I talked about ages ago . Parents who got their kids taken away from them. They got the kids back, but tried to do a runner so they got the kids taken away for good. And the dad tried to attack the social worker. So definitely a situation where they needed to step in and do something. If the kids want to find their parents when they turn 18,great. But hopefully they live their lives without their biological parents.)

The internet is forever .Your child is going to be aware of everything you have done.
(See the above. Maybe if they they DO take her kid away from her they change her name and get her as far away from her mom as possible. Harsh? I don’t think so.And again, if her daughter wants to go looking for her when she’s of age, then great. But otherwise, no. Her daughter is still young enough to not be aware of what is going on. But she IS going to grow up. Might as well head that shit off at the pass before she is old enough to be aware.)

Current Mood: quixotic

It was a good cruise.

I can’t wait to make my way through all of my notes and blog about it. Currently at Schipol Airport waiting for the plane home.

REALLY needed coffee and breakfast this morning. Starbucks worked perfectly.

Current Mood: calm

Wheelchair Rapunzel who I have mentioned before, was arrested for basically being a predator(she asked a 13-year-old neighbour to give her a shower. She is disabled and needs pretty much 24 hour care( though does she have one all the time?Of course not!

So she is out to bail and still posting and..

Things changed. She is getting fucking ROASTED .Nobody(and I do mean NOBODY is defending her. Obviously she is going to have some consequences for what she did.Not only that but she is going to be registered as a pred*tor.She’ll try to deflect from what happened(which is what she is doing right now-also I known as damage control.)

Current Mood: quixotic

And a few issues but other than that I can’t complain. Gotta crash as soon as I am done writing this because the jet lag is kicking my ass.at this point what I need is some sleep and lots of coffee in the morning.

Current Mood: drained

One day!

Don’t hate that we don’t have to get up at the butt crack of day for our flight.

An episode of a Gordon Ramsay show they were at a Eritrean/Ethiopian restaraunt. I’ve only had Ethiopian food once and I LOVED it. Would try it again for sure.

*Reusing the subject line (fron a David Bowie song and slightly paraphrased.)

Current Mood: accomplished

I alluded to the fact that my niece got married;it was a LOT of late nights,but I *did* get to spend time with family so that was good.

And we ate.And ate. The rehearsal dinner was at Cattlemen’s Steak House(well the even t centre right next door to it which was the perfect size for the amount of people who were there.There was steak, catfish, salad,and baked potatoes-oh and several different types of desserts.

The day of the wedding I went to a really cool indie bookstore then walked across the street to the mall, walked around for a while,then Ubered home(it was HOT.) I didn’t eat there but the family went to a policewoman called the Chicken Shack.Fun hanging out with family even if I didn’t eat anything!

The wedding was lovely-at a Methodist church (Jesus loves the Methodists too.) One of the readings was a Navajo prayer-I have been to a LOT of weddings but that was a first for me-but I liked it!

Now,the reception was at my brother’s house and it was outside.Did I mention that it was hot?It was.Luckily you could go inside to cool off if you needed to(and I did, for sure. The food was FIRE..barbecue-ribs-Texas toast and fried okra-as well as wedding cake and two types of cobbler.

Sunday there was a brunch at a country club. LOTS of good food-and more time with family and friends who were there for the wedding.

Today we went to my brother and sister-in-law’s house for lunch-sandwiches and-yes-more peach cobbler.I got cobbler that was a little caramelised-HEAVEN! And my brother and I went to pick up their dog up from the kennel.He was SO excited to see my brother -and me too-and also everyone got to meet him. I have been talking about how wonderful their dog Biscuit-a American Cocker Spaniel-is and everyone WAS charmed.As well they should be.

Current Mood: tired

The airport was crazy this morning.Thought we were NOT going to make it on the plane but we did.It was a real test of my patience especially given that I had not had any coffee. Coffee was eventually procured(as well as a chocolate croissant) which kept me going and improved things immensely.

Current Mood: exhausted

Had to do several errands in the area so I went to Harbor House for breakfast.It’s a cute place, with lots of seating and great views. And very friendly staff.

Did I mention the food?I ordered two pancakes and a side of bacon for under $20(pretty reasonable nowadays, am I right?)

Current Mood: bouncy

*I am crazy energetic lately and it’s not just that it’s spring!

*Paris Baguette is so good-and right now they have a bunch of Nutella items. Have I mentioned that I love Nutella?Oh yeah!

*TVLine gets on my last nerve with some of their-and I’m being kind here-puff pieces about TPTB**should have done.They think that their “requests” are actually going to be acted on.Yeah right.This goes back quite a while-when Hannibal was on the air-although they were obsessed with House MD too,especially towards the end of the show’s run-the last 2 years or so when a certain character was written put of the show and the drama that ensues-and continues to be so to this day. One of many reasons that I no longer post on T*****r(I refuse to call it by its new name.)

**The Powers That Be-IOW the producers,etc.

Current Mood: accomplished

*Lent is almost over!

*Shepherd’s pie hack:Buy the heat(microwave)and eat mashed potatoes.Game changer!

*I have been ENERGETIC and I LOVE it!

*Bully breed dogs.You know my feeling about Frankendogs and pet stores.Well, Bully breeds are taking it up a thousand levels.

*Watched a Netflix show about Kid fluencies(kid influencers-exactly what it sounds like..) but.. It’s fucking bizarre.

Current Mood: energetic

Another blogger whose blog I follow with some frequency mentioned Spoiler TV and the Cancellation Bear.That brought back memories of 10 years ago plus-when Hannibal was still on the air.The Cancellation Bear thing always seemed kinda dumb to me(and to the point where an episode of a TV show mentioned it in the title of one of their episodes.)

Fans are fickle(trust me, I have been in a LOT of fandoms and it’s a whole tag in and of itself.)These days it doesn’t take much for a show to get cancelled, even with fictional bears to worry about.If your show is not doing good in the ratings then it’s gonna go bye bye.

As far as Spoiler TV goes..it had its heyday around the same time.Time was when they always did recaps but. It seems pretty dead now.

Current Mood: amused

*Discovered that Operation Repo is on Amazon Prime.I WILL be watching as many seasons as I can(the last is not available-I have to pay for it.)

*The Jehovah’s Witnesses always choose the weirdest places to post up-like to the left of the doors of the DMV. Or in a public park-one that’s not used that much.

*Before we went to the DMV I had Barnes & Noble gifts cards that needed spending so I did.

Current Mood: bouncy

*Mellodie Ocean Jarman and her baby died after a c-section.She had been feeling dizzy and lost vision.The comments on the story were shitting all over the doctors and nurses at the hospital.Turns out that she had a pulmonary embolism which is not uncommon in pregnancy.These things are not as straightforward as you think they might be. I can’t remember where I read it but the parents were questioning the autopsy results.

*MAGAS being triggered by Kendrick Lamar missed the point off what the half time show meant.And they don’t freaking care.They are scared of anyone who does not look like them.

*Watched an episode of The Curious Case Of about Jodi Hildebrandt.And by extension,Ruby Franke. Gross.

*Made a big pot of chili which turned out REALLY good, if I say so myself :)

*Medium had an article about Teenage Fanclub’s Bandwagonesque album which came out 34 years ago.It was the one bright spot in my first post-high school job. It was at a Wherehouse record store(I can name it because it is long gone).We would play the same couple of albums over and over again.The Teenage Fanclub album was the only one I could tolerate.The rest of it, not so much.

Current Mood: accomplished

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[Since when has “Barnes” been shorthand for Barnes And Noble?]

[…and I forgot the rest]

[These are both probably 40 years plus old..]

[Neighbours.saving money.vortexes of wtf]

[Rip it up and start again]

[Blogmas is over..for this year, anyways!]

[No self awareness]

[On my way home]

[Some shit]

[made it to Amsterdam]

[Throwing my bags down the hall*]

[Trip report]

[clenches jaw]

[Harbor House Cafe,Oceanside, Calif.]

[Rabbits,Nutella and..energy!]

[Things.This,that.Off the top of my head.]

[I hadn’t thought of either of those things in ages]

[Things and stuff for a Thursday]

[Things and stuff and randomness for a Wednesday]