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Watched Wicked: For Good, 2025 - ★★
Finished Reading Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Rewatched Dune: Part Two, 2024 - ★★★★½
Watched Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story, 2022 - ★★★
Finished Reading I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue
Watched Now You See Me: Now You Don't, 2025 - ★★★½
They should have saved this title for the last movie in the series.
Watched The Parent Trap, 1998 - ★★★
O: Let's watch it again
Finished Reading Cibola burn by James S. A. Corey
Liked "Mayberry — The Public's Library System"
O: "Burj Khalifa is the tallest building, right?" Me: "yes" O: "So what's the shortest building?" Me: 😶
Took the whole crew on a geocaching adventure
Liked "Mario meets Pareto"
While not optimal, my go to Mario Kart build has been Toad, Prancer, Roller Tires, and Daisy Glider for a long time. But I like being able to see the data presented this way
Watched Herbie Fully Loaded, 2005 - ★★★
O: "They won the Piston Cup!"
Finished Reading Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer, Mike Chamberlain (Narrator) Joshua Foer
Rewatched The World's End, 2013 - ★★★★
Rewatched Hot Fuzz, 2007 - ★★★★½
...Apart from the summer of 1979 when I wanted to be Kermit the Frog
Rewatched Shaun of the Dead, 2004 - ★★★★½
I dropped it half a star for throwing the Batman album
Watched Michael, 2026 - ★★
Rewatched Star Wars: The Force Awakens, 2015 - ★★★★½
BB-8: 👍
Watched Avatar: Fire and Ash, 2025 - ★★★½
Even though I have enjoyed all the films in this series, I somehow always go in with very low expectations and leave very entertained. I cant wait for when they eventually do a spin off of Varang and the Mangkwan.
Liked "One week of using Plan 9 | dead.garden"
I did SDF's Plan 9 boot camp a few years ago and feel very similar about it. I can't think of a better mascot than Glenda.
IndieWeb Book Club: June 2026 - Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet by Claire L. Evans
I am hosting this month's IndieWeb Book Club and I have chosen Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet by Claire L. Evans. It's been a few years since I have read this book and I remember enjoying learning not only about the...
Watched The Institute, 2013 - ★★
I watched this after finishing Dispatches from Elsewhere and it just didn't feel right.
Finished Reading Penric's Demon by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rewatched Solo: A Star Wars Story, 2018 - ★★★½
I don't like it, I don't agree with it, but I accept it.
Watched Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, 2026 - ★★★
Grogu: "Now THIS is podracing"
Watched The Devil Wears Prada 2, 2026 - ★★★
This was fine? Some subplots felt unnecessary which brought the overall plot to a halt and made this feel a lot longer than it actually was.
Watched Lorne, 2026 - ★★
Finished Reading An Immense World by Ed Yong
