Whaddup, folks? I'm just (literally) chilling. Well, attempting to, anyway.
And- by chilling, I mean "soaking up all the AC I can."
When I got done with work today, I came home and prepped for feeding the Henry's House cats in the morning. A lot of weekends, I meet the head honcho at the colony, but- occasionally- I'm the "lead" (Shelby will come to help when she's feeling up to it), and tomorrow's one of those days. I prefer to have things ready in the garage to get the trays set made and get going. I'm weird like that, but it works for me.
Anyway, it's not quite as hot as it has been here the past few weeks, but it is freaking humid (it's Georgia, after all- what do I expect?), so I prefer to spend my afternoons doing a whole bunch of nothing. I mean, I am damned good at it.
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Sad to see that actress Shelly Duvall died yesterday. In a prepared statement, her partner, Dan Gilroy, confirmed that "My dear, sweet, wonderful life, partner, and friend left us last night. Too much suffering lately, now she’s free. Fly away beautiful Shelley." He said her death was the result of complications from diabetes.
Most headlines mention her as one of the stars of The Shining, but I'd rather remember her for almost any other role- as I'm one of the people who feel she was terribly miscast as Wendy Torrance. And, considering how she was treated by Stanley Kubrick during filming of the movie, I kind of wonder if that's really what she would want to be most remembered for.
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Variety has a post on their site about the Box Office Winners And Losers of 2024. Kind of quick on the draw, there- aren't they?
Personally, I'm guessing Deadpool & Wolverine is gonna be on the "Winners" side of that one, but I'm hella surprised that that Inside Out 2 has made $1.3 billion worldwide so far.
I'm equally surprised that George Miller spent $168 million making Furiosa and didn't bother to bring back Charlize Theron. I don't know that her presence would've made a difference, but...
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Billy Joel's 10 year "residency" at Madison Square Garden will come to an end on July 25 with his 150th show. While Joel says this stint is at an end, it doesn't, necessarily, mean he won't play there again- but that 150 shows is a "good round number" to go out on.
I have to say, I'd very much like to see Joel in concert, but- the last time he played in Atlanta, the show started at 5. On a Friday. In downtown Atlanta. I mean, I'm old, but I'm not that old. Plus, look at these prices.
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| In case you can't read it, the cheapest ticket for the show is $712. |
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The Smile has cancelled their August European tour dates after Jonny Greenwood's hospital stay.
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I don't know about you, but I still see plenty of shit (every fucking day) on Facebook that I consider questionable. And if it's questionable to me, it's pretty much got to be fucked up.
And that's why I'm beyond puzzled that my attempted share of the teaser trailer for Captain America: New World Order is, somehow, against their guidelines? I mean, at first, I thought it was because I pointed out that there were certain people who're pissed that the MCU's Captain America isn't a white guy any more (and that those people could fuck off), so I deleted that part of my post. Still no dice. What the fuck?
Anyway, I still think it looks bad ass.
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Consequence of Sound has an article bemoaning the "death of MTV News."
I didn't know they were still a thing, anyway.
Also, MTV itself died a long time ago.
Also, MTV itself died a long time ago.
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That's all for now, kids. I'm sleepy.
