...it's gonna be an absolutely beautiful week in the 80s & 90s temp-wise (Helsyeh!)
no huge plans beyond getting eye exam/glasses at AB in BC monday & heading to UMN tuesday to get my youngest her passport for next year's *BIG* europe trip!
personally, I've been alright - every once-an-occasion reminder of fathre's death & personal health issues I have no intent to resolve anytime soon
workwise, things have been good & busy, still not moved within the building, but getting closer
locally?! weeelllll... that's a different story entirely
the state continues to show its ignorance in the worst ways - people & gov'mt alike :(
state is currently extolling its "record number of graduates" - after having to cut credit requirements to even meet graduation lows :(
...might as well lower the drinking age to 16 & celebrate record lows of underage drinking *yeesh*
Mpls has *STILL* continued to allow the "autonomous zone" to exist in their downtown, despite attempts to clear - via a paid community group that supports the "az" ( yeah, logic there :( )
the state's criminal activity is at a record high - 175% above the norm! >:( ... and the anti-PD rhetoric continues, even at a gov'mtal level :o :(
...and some continue to claim it's "unrelated" to the cuts in PD, while those living in areas the PD can't reach cry out for assistance ( yes, there are local paid community groups there, but "surprisingly" they don't *DO* anything against crime )
and don't get me started on the "protest groups" and their outright violent actions & criminal support
*BAH* I could go on, but enough negative - there's been so much in the past year-and-a-half & I doubt it'll let up anytime soon
...not without one helluva return to PD-support & shut-down of criminal activity ( doubtful with current state & local leadership )
ANYways - Keep Living & Loving Life, My Lovelies & Gentlefolk!
some bits of twittage ::
5/10 : the hell, nature ? it's 10° warmer, according to the temp gauge, than it was this am - BUT, it feels a good 15° colder *shivers* - and it's not the wind, as there was hardly a breeze walking to work ... seriously, the hell, nature ? *freezing*
5/13 : dreamage :: tour flight to [somewhere], get 'stuck' at airport w/ no proof, itinerary, etc because tour group picked it up already - days at airport holding until they get ahold of tour ("oh, yeah, we have their stuff & appears they didn't use any rooms"), but it's last day :(
5/18 : sorry to disappoint, but, no, I ain't no hollaback girl, no, I ain't no hollaback... and, yes, my my shit is... ;)
5/28 : I still get amused by the assumption (by many!) that I'm some über-tech maestro that can solve/resolve any issue & set up any system ... I use a computer daily, yes, & I've gotten to know what certain things do & mean with certain systems, yes - but, by gods, otherwise i'm lost!
6/3 : per news moments ago, city equipment & employees plus safety guards being placed at 38th & chicago - could it be they're finally removing the "shrine" & clearing out the self-called autonomous zone so that it can become a safe place for businesses, people, & officers once again?
6/11 : really, minnesota ? roughly a month ago you ok lowering of credit requirements to prevent an expected graduate shortage - now you're celebrating having a record number of graduates ?!? - I bet lower the drinking age to 16 & you'll have a record low of underage drinkers >:(
6/12 : there - for the next ~211hrs or so, I am officially on vacation :) no, no travelling ( unless you count into BC or UMN area for part of next week ;) ), just a hopefully relaxing week+ with no worries or expectations ( sans aforementioned couple o'plans )
Recent Random Playlist (albums) ::
Enuff Z'Nuff - Animals With Human Intelligence
[ multiple albums I forgot to track ;) ]
watched recently :
via rental/streaming:
October Faction (1st Season)
Mortal Kombat (2021)
Invincible (1st Season)
Reaper (1st Season)
The Falcon & The Winter Soldier (1st Season)
Space Sweepers
Stan Against Evil (3rd Season)
Alice In Borderland (1st Season)
Star Trek: Discovery (3rd Season)
Beavis And Butt-Head (Series)
The Stand (2020)
Star Trek: Lower Decks (1st Season)
Jupiter's Legacy (1st Season)
Ocean's 8
Disenchantment (3rd Season)
Freaky
PG: Psycho Goreman
Nightbreed: Director's Cut
Speed
Blown Away (1994)
Torchwood (1st Season)
American Pie: Girls' Rules
Army Of The Dead
Babylon 5 (1st Season)
Lucifer (5th Season)
Friends: The Reunion
Friends (1st Season)
Hunter X Hunter (1st Season)
The Babysitter
The Babysitter: Killer Queen
What We Do In The Shadows
Runaways (3rd Season)
Bright
Loki (1st Season)
Wynonna Earp (1st Season)
I Love You, Man
ownedflix:
Nat'l Lampoon's Animal House
Accepted
The Specials
M. Night Shyamalan's Split
M. Night Shyamalan's Glass
The Magicians (1st Season)
Flatliners (2017)
Ash Vs Evil Dead (1st Season)
The Mind's Eye
Some Kind Of Hate
The Innkeepers
Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Cop II
National Treasure
-thom Wolfox sR Rhose, AK/GOT (OOP)
"Keep Living & Loving Life!"
"America needs creation not destruction, cooperation not contempt, security not anarchy, healing not hatred, justice not chaos."
President Donald Trump * June 1st, 2020