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benji
25 Oct 03:27

Watched Hotel Transylvania, 2012 - ★★★½

Wasnt expecting much but was actually pleasantly surprised. There were a bunch of real funny and memorable moments. Not sure if we'll watch the sequels but we might rewatch this really soon.

benji
24 Oct 19:54

Bookmarked "Zine Machine"

I used this to help style my copy of Nemik's Manifesto so it could be printed as a zine.

benji
17 Oct 05:54

Finished Reading Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz

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15 Oct 00:00

Watched John Candy: I Like Me, 2025 - ★★★

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14 Oct 00:00

Finished Reading Creative Act by Rick Rubin

This post is my entry for October's IndieWeb Book Club hosted by Zachary Kai. This month's book is The Creative Act by Rick Rubin. I'm not sure I would've picked up this book had it not been prompted by this book club. Even though I like nonfiction,...

benji
09 Oct 22:42

My neighbors have a cool gargoyle

benji
07 Oct 03:18

Finished Reading We Are the Weather by Jonathan Safran Foer

benji
06 Oct 05:15

Finished Reading Red Rising by Pierce Brown

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06 Oct 00:00

Rewatched Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, 2008 - ★★★★

After reading Kottke's post In Praise of Comfort Films I decided to revisit an old favorite. I was lucky to watch this before it's release with the actors present for a Q&A afterwards. By lucky, I mean MySpace had an event where you had to put...

benji
03 Oct 00:00

Watched All of You, 2025 - ★★★

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...

benji
01 Oct 05:18

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...

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30 Sep 22:15

Rewatched The Wild Robot, 2024 - ★★★★

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...

benji
29 Sep 19:24

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...

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24 Sep 15:15

Finished Reading Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond

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23 Sep 17:03

Watched Asteroid City, 2023 - ★★★

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....

benji
23 Sep 17:03

Watched Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, 2024 - ★★★

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)?

benji
22 Sep 20:03

Bookmarked "Constraint Systems"

This is a neat collection of tools for image manipulation with some cool effects.

benji
20 Sep 00:00

Watched Broadcast News, 1987 - ★★★★½

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...

benji
16 Sep 17:06

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...

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15 Sep 21:54

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09 Sep 23:15

If this works then I have successfully moved to barnacle for IndieAuth.

benji
09 Sep 19:45

Watched Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street, 2021 - ★★★★

"He is precious to me." 😭

benji
07 Sep 20:27

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.

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07 Sep 05:18

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