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🌞Summer‘s🔥 Fading
Another weekend is upon us and there’s even less 🌞Summer🔥 than there was last weekend. Thank God for small favors…
Time Flies
Just remember, once you’re over the hill you begin to pick up speed. ~Arthur Schopenhauer
Nothing like a short week to make you feel like you’re aging prematurely.
I feel like I got more action in 4 days than I typically do in the standard week of 5.
Not wild about the piling on, but it inspires me to power through and get stuff done so I can be done with it and deal with all the new stuff coming down the line.
And that’s just work!
There’s plenty of off-hours stuff to attend to.
Next week is going to be another short week, but not because of a holiday.
More doctor stuff.
That’s okay, it’s just a checkup and a jolly good excuse for a day off.
All the more so since it will give me another long weekend.
Don’t get me wrong. I find my work engaging.
It’s just been a bit much lately and I appreciate the time away, because…
Late 🌞Summer🔥 Is Nerd Heaven
SHE-HULK Ep 4 Breakdown: Every EASTER EGG + Ghost Rider New Origin EXPLAINED
Despite all the armchair commentary on YouTube, I am absolutely loving the theatrical geekfest that has released recently.
Look, it’s mind candy. Okay?
I feel like I’m the only one who knows this.
These people are so mindblowingly butthurt about She-Hulk, Rings of Power and House of the Dragon.
This isn’t sacred scripture, people. If you don’t like it, turn the damned channel.
For me, I don’t need it to be pristine and perfect.
I need it to be fun.
And it is, no matter what the self-appointed critics say.
As far as She-Hulk is concerned, I happen to like the six episode formula that they’ve been using on Disney+.
The series starts off a bit slow and leaves you with tons of questions.
By the end of the sixth episode, they’ve tied up most or all of the outstanding issues and given you something to look forward to in Season 2.
It’s kind of like a comic book. It’s just enjoyable. It’s fun and it leaves you wanting to see the next one.
I almost feel sad that these people have so little meaning in their lives that they have to hang all of their hopes and psychological problems on a bit of harmless entertainment.
Don’t go to Disney+, Amazon Prime or HBOMax for solace, people. Find a shrink or a pastor or even a bartender, will ya?
Stop trying to spoil it for those of us who know it’s just a bit of fun.
Nobody can live on a diet of candy. Everybody knows this.
That’s the point.
Life, actual everyday life is our meat and potatoes. An episode or two each week of some silly fantasy is a handful of candy to decorate the daily humdrum of reality.
Pretty Little Lies
Of all lies, art is the least untrue. ~Gustave Flaubert
Let’s think about the vaunted arts that the aforementioned complainers would like these fantasy series to be.
Oh, those towering masterpieces of timeless literature…sigh
Please, if you surveyed the whiners, I think you’d find that the vast majority only have a copy of a handful of “the classics” on their shelves if they have any at all.
Those few who do, probably haven’t read most of them.
Of those few who have read them, you’ll find that most of these rare birds were obliged to read them for school.
The exceptional few who take to classic, highbrow literature as fish to sparkling waters are also the exceptional few who don’t bother watching TV. They’re busy reading the classics and the Nobel-winning literature that the rest of us find utterly unreadable.
So, I have little to no patience for posers.
If you don’t like it, change the channel or take your book back to the library and pick another one.
There are entirely too many books out there to be enjoyed for people to waste their time bitching about what they don’t like.
There are decades of film and TV to choose from to waste time griping about a couple of hours of fun.
I’m sure there will be people who completely pan my work because it doesn’t live up to some unattainable standard they’ve set.
That’s what libraries are for, folks. If you don’t like the book you checked out, take it back and pick a different one.
If you find an author who resonates with you, ask your librarian to order more of those.
While you’re at it, ask your librarian to recommend books that are comparable.
I think you’ll find that there are enough books and shows out there that you probably would enjoy and appreciate to prevent you from making whiny videos about someone’s hard work.
I don’t understand why everyone is so dedicated to being miserable.
I suppose that would make a great theme for a book.
Maybe I’ll get around to writing that one.
Probably not. It’s easier to simply say, sod off.
Misery loves company, so go find someone to wallow in your pointless hate with.
I’d rather surround myself with enthusiastic people who like to like things rather than liking to hate things.
Life’s way too short for all that.
That’s it for this late 🌞Summer🔥 weekend. I hope you’re finding yours restful.