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Gratitude Journal 2020 #4
What day of the week is it? Is tomorrow really Monday again? A Monday on which I have to go to work? What foul sorcery is this? Seriously, all these holidays crammed into four months (Veterans’ Day-Presidents’ Day) makes it seem like maybe we should have 4 day work weeks. But, tomorrow is not a holiday. It is Monday, and I must go to work. But that means tonight is Sunday, and it is time to be grateful. Gratitude Item #7 – New Art from Artists I RespectThis was a week of new media for me. The new William Gibson novel, Agency, was released. Picard premiered, and we finally ordered…
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100 Words On…The Dragon Prince
The Dragon Prince comes from the creators of Avatar (the cartoon, not the movie). If you liked Aang and friends, you will like this. It deals with many of the same issues but focuses on racism and cultural intolerance. It takes a deeper look at the characters’ responsibilities to the world outside of their adventures, and how sometimes those outweigh their own wants. It also takes a very nuanced look at families and family loyalty. It plays a bit with your expectations of characters, and how good intentions or love of family can still lead someone down the “wrong” path.
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Gratitude Journal 2020 #3
It felt like a busier week than it was. The Seattle area got hit with snow last week, which was rather odd, as we had bad snow last year, and usually, we go a few years between snowstorms. But, snow we had. And so ice we had. The University where I work had delayed starts many days. For Monday-Wednesday, I was only on campus for 6 hours a day, instead of my normal 9. But now it is the weekend again. It has been raining, and the snow is mostly melting. Next week should be a fairly normal week. And in a sense, I am grateful for being able to…
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Gratitude Journal 2020 #2
It was a very busy week at work. Classes were back in session, so students and faculty were back on campus. And, for the first time in a few weeks, I had to work a full FIVE days in a row. I often think that I would happily do a four tens work schedule where Wednesday was my day off. In addition, I did 18 phone screens over three days for the position I am hiring for. Yeah, busy week. But that’s okay. This next week should be a little less busy. Gratitude Item #3 – Snow blowerYou know how last week I started out by being grateful for cooperative…
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100 Words On…The Witcher
I had never played the videogame, so I came in with no preconceived notions of what the Witcher was supposed to be or any understanding of the timeline. Once I realized that we were operating on different timelines (thanks to comments about the war with the elves), it became a game to try to figure out “when” we were for each scene and to watch the timelines slowly converge. Also, I may be in the minority, but I LOVE the bard. I thought he was a perfect foil for Geralt. I hope we get a chance to see him again.
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Gratitude Journal 2020 #1
Welcome to Gratitude Journal 2020. It may not have seemed like it, especially toward the end as I fell off from writing the journal on a regular basis, but I really liked doing this last year. I honestly do believe it made me happier. (Which was one of my main purposes for doing a gratitude journal.) And so, I am going to do another one for 2020. I am going to keep the goal at 100 items (called entries in 2019) for the year. I am going to keep the focus on the smaller, everyday things, but if something big happens, I am going to let myself be publically grateful…
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100 Words On… The Mandalorian
Finished watching The Mandalorian. It was really good. It reminded me of Star Trek (do not kill me), or perhaps the A-Team, meaning that each week was a different adventure not necessarily related to the previous adventures. The meta-plot came into a play a bit more in the final two episodes, but that is pretty standard. But I really like shows where each episode can stand on its own and does not require an in-depth understanding of all that has come before to enjoy it. Also, the world-building in a world we fans all think we know, has been excellent.
