The Fingernails plot doesn't really work here. It also doesn't really work without it otherwise we're just watching two people cheat. The ending was good but I wish they would've added a little more to the Black Mirror subplot or find a way to make...
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IndieWeb Movie Club: October 2025 - Hackers (1995)
I'm back again to host this month's IndieWeb Movie Club and since it's the 30th anniversary of it's release, I invite you to watch Hackers (1995). Their crime is curiosity. Along with his new friends, a teenager who was arrested by the US Secret...
Rewatched The Wild Robot, 2024 - β β β β
This post is my entry for this month's IndieWeb Movie Club hosted by Zachary Kai. It has not been that long since I last watched this film but I still remember quite a bit of it. I'm biased because any parental themes in movies is sure to get me to...
Bookmarked "English Heritage | A map of myth, legend & folklore"
Such a nicely animated map showing several stories from Great Britain. There's some cool little details like the one for "The Sea Monster of Falmouth Bay". I hope they continue to fill this in with more legends from Wales and Scotland too...
Finished Reading Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond
Watched Asteroid City, 2023 - β β β
It was fine? It had some great moments (the cactus dare, the song, the Margot Robbie scene), but I think I expected a little something more. I may change my mind when I do my big Wes Anderson marathon at some point in the future. It doesn't matter....
Watched Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, 2024 - β β β
I liked it but I'm not a fan of the human subplot. Are these people responsible for the events that lead to Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)?
Bookmarked "Constraint Systems"
This is a neat collection of tools for image manipulation with some cool effects.
Watched Broadcast News, 1987 - β β β β Β½
I liked the ending but then I found that there was an alternate ending and was amazed that a film could have two great endings to choose from that completely change the story. The film did lose me a bit at the reveal of the manufactured moment in the...
I think I have all the pieces set up and Umbrella is ready to go. It is a simple 11ty starter site that has IndieAuth, Micropub, and Webmentions built in using Netlify functions. I've been using all of these pieces on my site for a bit but I wanted...
Finished Reading Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove
Liked "Indie Web Burnout - Frills"
Finished Reading Console Wars by Blake J. Harris
This is from micropublish.net
If this works then I have successfully moved to barnacle for IndieAuth.
Watched Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street, 2021 - β β β β
"He is precious to me." π
Now that the code is done I've been having fun sketching out some icons and naming my projects. I have no idea how to draw a "barnacle" though.
Finished Reading ε°ηζδΊΊ by ζη°ζ²θΆι¦, Mathilde Tamae-Bouhon, Ginny Tapley Takemori
Rewatched Pacific Rim, 2013 - β β β β β
Watched The Naked Gun, 2025 - β β β β
Some movies feel like they are made for me. This one feels like it was made for Christopher Nolan.
Finished Reading The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz
Liked "Imagining better work: creating a niche for myself β Tracy Durnell's Mind GardenMicro.blogMicro.blog"
Finished Reading Witch King by Martha Wells
Watched Superman, 2025 - β β β β Β½
This is the real punk rock
Watched F1, 2025 - β β β Β½
For all it's flaws, I think this movie makes up by making me want to learn more and watch F1.
Watched Micro Men, 2009 - β β β
This came up in a recent conversation about Halt and Catch Fire and I know it also previously came up in a Homebrew Website Club so I finally watched it. I think I expected to learn more about the actual machines since I have no actual connection to...
Listened to Everybody Scream by Florence + the Machine
Rewatched Shrek, 2001 - β β β β Β½
We just watched this last month but they were showing this in theaters so it felt like a great opportunity to see this on the big screen with O and F. It went pretty well for a first movie theater experience for both of them.
Finished Reading Four Lost Cities by Annalee Newitz
