Braving the elements with dad... Pics from a years back... Getting all the attention...

Paradise Lost Robert Cooper’s long-standing distaste for arugula is finally revealed.  The mysterious plant Jack and Maybourne eat in order to survive apparently tastes horrible – not unlike arugula.  Not only that but, at episode’s end, we realize it’s the cause of the frightening hallucinations that almost get them killed.  Rob’s aversion to spicy leaf…

Yesterday, I completed my blog entry, clicked "publish", checked the post, and was greeted with this... I checked the connection, then switched browsers, updated my plug-ins...an hour later, my blog was still down.  And I was feeling...ambivalent.  On the one hand, I was found the prospect of losing the chronicled details of the last 15+…

Shutter Island (2010) In 1954, a U.S. Marshal investigates the disappearance of a murderer who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8yrZSkKxTA My thoughts: What starts off as a riveting mystery devolves into a flabby and meandering second act which ultimately culminates in a preposterous twist that takes twenty minutes to fully explain.…

Sophocles... https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1626681994577948677 Food-related... https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1626294765355409412 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1626294769168142336 https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1626294773479866374 Today's Yes/No... https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1630595565489717248

We're considering adopting. Of course it should go without saying - no, not a human.  I mean, we all saw the movie The Orphan and know how that ends up.  We're considering adding another pug to the household - a rescue.  We figure it would liven Suji up and maybe motivate her to get out…

Hellhole (2022) In 1987 Poland, a police officer investigating mysterious disappearances infiltrates a remote monastery and discovers a dark truth about its clergy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIXbVWl3fZM My thoughts: Bleak and atmospheric. The plot twists won't surprise diehard horror fans, but the ending is a devilish delight. 3.5/5 The Offering (2022) A family struggling with loss find themselves…

My Top 10 Recurring Dreams: 10) I'm falling. 9) I am suddenly reminded of a really cool car (or two) I bought in the past and somehow have since misplaced. 8) I'm crawling through the narrow crawlspaces of some old building. 7) I am back in high school, heading into an exam I suddenly realize…

Finally dropped off a few of these babies off for digital transfer today.  Starting off with two episodes - Window of Opportunity and Wormhole X-treme.  In approximately two weeks from now, I should have copies of all the footage we shot for both episodes.  Really curious to see what long-forgotten treasures these tapes hold. We…

Today's Yes/No... https://twitter.com/BaronDestructo/status/1626969750310993921

Possessor (2020) An agent works for a secretive organization that uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people's bodies - ultimately driving them to commit assassinations for high-paying clients. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyRkoL45JGk My thoughts: A nifty techno-thriller that goes to some pretty dark places in its exploration of morality, identity, and the psychological ties that bind. 4/5 Der…

I love wild mushrooms and remember going mushroom-picking with my father.  He would find these Shaggy Manes and pan fry them with garlic and butter.  Delicious.  I've never had them since because I hear they look similar to a poisonous variety and am not confident enough to tell the difference.  Today, I do most of…