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It would be the 4th.
I didn't get out, to see fireworks. I heard many going off, here in town. I enjoyed from a distance. Most likely there will be more, for a while. The locals enjoy this holiday. And another one coming up, a state holiday with similar sentiments? Something like it. I enjoy that, too.
I made dinner. Fresh veggies and roast pork. Couldn't eat all that much, but more than usual of late. A bit of butter, for the veggies. Oh, and fresh mushrooms. Though I certainly didn't finish all the veggies and mushrooms, or even the meat. I will put that all up, and have it for a meal tomorrow. Should be just about as good as it was today.
I haven't been able to get to much. Watched an old movie, or finished watching it. That and dinner. It is down to 81 (or 79 depending on proximity to the computer), 77 in the main, and 63 outside. Not a great cooling, but... something. Fairly typical, for this part of the year. Or, finally.
I may head on up, and tinker with things. See about practicing the circular button hole. That would be great for a lot of outdoor gear. From backpacks to camping quilts, anything that could use a shockcord as either a tension device, or a variable tension zone. For holding water bottles, or having ties for the back of the pack to hold certain items, or as a way to close up the quilt around the body or face.
Everything I will be doing will be good for something regarding gear. Though on easier material to work with. Cotton is so very easy. Nylon and poly ripstop, lined or not, is... tricky stuff. One thing at a time. Oh, and the first big project will be simple pj's. But thicker. Even in the summer, if I must wear something, I do prefer thicker pj's. Hmm... making shorts instead of pants might make that work. As well, I'd like to figure out t-shirts. And get enough material, needles, and thread to do several. I'd like to make a few, and really get it down pat. Try several materials, which will mean different threads, and maybe needles. Once I get the t-shirt down, then I'd like to get enough to make a dozen. And, just keep it on hand. When I can't get stains out, then toss them into the rag/remnant bag, and make a new one or three. Just... black t-shirts. Nothing fancy whatsoever. Thicker, longer, fit me correctly, probably several sizes... as I do change from time to time. But... just two sizes, most likely. And all the same material, thread, and needles.
Just learning those two things, and having materials on hand, will be a reasonable start. Then, perhaps, on to curtains? Maybe. As I mentioned, the ones I have can't be washed. I absolutely hate that. And, I think I can make them even darker. These are mostly blackout, but they use as thin as they can, rather than overbuilding. So, It's just barely dark enough. I prefer it as dark as possible.
But, tonight, just... maybe... the glasses case. Nothing fancy. Something to play with. Lined, with button holes, sized, and... not quite so girly. Hopefully something neutral, or more masculine, if I'm not sure what might work. Not long though, not sure I will finish it. But... I'll do a bit. Goodnight.
"Watched an old movie, or finished watching it."
ReplyDeleteIf it's not being nosy, what were you watching?
Always feel free to ask. I keep very few secrets. Especially about entertainment, if I enjoyed.
ReplyDelete'Twice-Told Tales', with Vincent Price (and of course others). He used to be a favorite, but the special effects haven't... aged well. Great, when I was four to ten, perhaps. But, too, given what else was available. Remember the cowboy shootouts with no blood?
Then again, I'd gladly give up the special effects and movies of today (which on top of else have gone too terribly woke), for the old special effects, and mores of the day. Gladly, easily. Had to use your imagination, back then, more often than not. More like stage plays than what we have today. Or... to the mind of the child I was.
"Twice Told Tales" is an underappreciated goodie (and not simply because it features an adaptation of "Rappaccini's Daughter", one of my favorite stories).
ReplyDeleteI love Westerns and yes, I remember the bloodless shootouts (automatically thinking of my favorite Roy Rogers film: "King of the Cowboys"). I don't necessarily mind the sight of blood in a shootout, but I prefer a full-bodied story.
I have a problem with a lot of modern special effects. Too many directors have become lazy and think that a computer takes the place of actual studio effort (e.g. the work of Ray Harryhausen, whose films still possess the ring of fine crystal). I grew up on the old Universal and American International horror films and appreciate the effort much of the production crew accomplished with a budget that wouldn't buy a decent lunch today.
My rule of thumb is that I'd rather see a bad special-effect handled well, than a good special-effect handled clumsily.
As a general rule, I concur. Especially when the whole of a show IS cgi, and poor cgi at that. However, I will say it must be by near complete incompetence that cgi can fail as horribly as it does. It doesn't matter how much money is spent, but attention to details, not just tricking simple minds, is needed. Still, about half of modern movies, including the big ticket ones, do fail. I would argue that the failure, as suggested, isn't a failure of the tech, but the application of it, and else. Like wokeness, which destroys any story from the start. Telling people what to think, especially when that is wrong, trashes anything else.
ReplyDeleteYou are a collector, of thoughts and ideas, more than a watcher of movies, I should like to think. I am a story collector. The story either fits, and is accepted, or it is not. Can't understand everything, though, either. Like many movies try to do these days, even when they aren't woke.
Hopefully, one day, they will go back to letting the story fill out, leaving some mystery, and getting rid of false narratives. Won't ever get rid of propaganda. That's... just what it is. But, can base it on the truth of reality, not some imposed false narrative. Mothers, women, fathers, men, children... not sexually a topic or subject or object... or at least that left out as only a freakish or evil thing, not to be discussed. Things like that. Will see. Or... just have hollywood go away.
Perhaps it is too corrupt, and corrupted, to be salvaged. Go back to reading.