Gift can bring someone joy.

6619 (we have king now, not a queen)

Happiness is goal in life.

Xtro

Nighthawk

There is one word for my weather today: Wet. The remnants of Hurricane Beryl have arrived in Ontario and we've got a full day of rain ahead.

In other news, there's Fire-Roasted Ethiopian Yirgacheffe in the coffeepot. Teas are Assam and Mukujima Sencha (Japanese green). Cold beverages are looking good for those who need them. We've actually cooled off here due to this system.

Dubbed if done well, but subtitles are usually better. For Chinese movies in Mandarin, subtitles for sure since my wife can follow the dialogue then.

Concert tickets: Just the concert or take the VIP package (usually includes meet and greet, band merch)?

(I thought maybe Titanic would die out as a movie theme after Cameron's movie. Did this actually come out? Never heard of it.)

Vice Squad (1982)

Some fairly dark, heavy Finnish metal

Denmark

Just the Way You Are - Billy Joel

Ling (a fish)

Concept cars are sometimes exciting.

Nope. My fear of heights/falling would inevitably lead to disaster.

WYE write a story outside your "comfort zone" in terms of genre or content?

Ugh. 103=39 in my degrees. Wayyyyyy too hot. I have only experienced absolute temps like that when in the US Southwest. We do get the humidex (how it feels once you factor in humidity) in the forties at times here, but the absolute temperature caps out around 34-35 and those are often daily records when they occur.

Good morning, good day, good week, whatever.

Putting on some Blue Mountain coffee from Jamaica. Teas are Darjeeling and Oolong. Cold bevvies, which I think many of us require, are looking good.

I am back on the sequel to Night of the Wind, though I am increasingly inclined to make Night... the prequel to this one though I have not actually figured out how the plots tie together yet. This one is going to be in chapters and will be longer and more involved. I even have a "downtime" chapter on the go with two of the characters relaxing and chatting in a public bath (think Roman baths) as they recover from a run-in with the nastie beastie of the story.

Sling Blade

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Visually she's not very appealing. Waaaaaaaay too much makeup = insecurity for me.

And, yet, I get the sense she's probably quite naturally pretty and should probably ditch some of that makeup.

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But I'd fight Kistin for stock if Taylor was a company.

Seems like a good investment to me, too. Perhaps she should incorporate and go public, eh.😉

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Hotel breakfast needs sprinkle donuts and marshmallows

Yeah, hotel breakfasts, at least in the "free breakfast buffet" types I stay in (e.g. Comfort Inn, Holiday Inn Express), tend to be a bit bland that way, eh. Though Holiday Inn Express at least has nice cinnamon buns.

Glad you're enjoying Phoenix. I was there for a conference once pre-pandemic (2018, I think). Had free time the day before the conference start and went to the Desert Botanical Garden.

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For me, the worst was having to pay two hundred dollars to park at the stadium.

That's got to be a new record for parking gouging in my experience (maybe others have seen it). Toronto can be bad during big events but I've never seen it go that high. We'll see what happens when she plays there this Fall. She's doing a 5 night run at the Rogers Centre (the domed stadium where the Blue Jays play) which has almost no parking of its own. Its all private lots and garages around the neighbourhood.

Ape is spinning and whirling and dancing and twirling. Happy, happy ape.

And, to be honest, I am not entirely sure why.

Anyhow, I've put some Tobermory Grotto on in the coffee pot. Teas are English Breakfast and Black Currant. Pitchers are washed and refilled with iced tea (unsweet) and lemonade. Sodas are stocked.

So a good morning and happy new week to you all!!

Depends what i am doing. Sandals around the house (except in the main living area where we go barefoot). Trainers for walking outdoors.

R-rated or PG-13 (movie/TV)?

Congratulations to the Thespian and the Bear. Good stories both. And all were terrific reads. That was a wonderful idea. And now I have 100 coins of my own. Hmmmmm.

6615 (out my window, lots of green)

(The) Quiet Earth (very nice, low budget 80s s-f movie from New Zealand or Australia, forget which)

Warmish around here but better than when we got back from Europe. More usual July weather rather than extreme heat.

Still, even on the hottest days, some need their coffee and tea. So I've got some Nicaraguan Dark Roast in the coffee pot. Teas are Raspberry Royale and Darjeeling. Cold drinks are mixed up. Sodas are stocked.

And I was slinging the pancakes this morning. Both table syrup and maple syrup available.

Newman. He had a style about him that appeals to me. Haven't seen many of McQueen's flicks, to be honest.

Glasses/contacts or get your eyes lasered and do away with them?

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I can't imagine spending the amount some have on a concert ticket

I find the price of concert tickets slightly insane these days to start with. Big tickets like her and Beyonce just exacerbate that. I looked at going to jazz-pop singer Laufey's most recent concert in Toronto in the spring and even she was going for around $100 for the cheap seats and she's nowhere near to being in Swift's league (in fact, she's an admitted Swiftie herself). It was sold out by the time I got there anyhow so I would have had to pay a scalper to go.

Also out today is Pirates II : Armada from Visions of Atlantis. It's after Order of Fear on my listening list but here's the last single from earlier this week.

I have been hearing the name "Orden Ogan" for a while but with their new album out today, decided to finally give them a listen. Good listenable German power metal. Not really exceptional in any way, but quite a good listen. This is the title track, which also happens to be the translation of the band's name ("Orden" is German for "Order", "Ogan" is an old Celtic word for "Fear").

Woo hoo! It is Friday.

In the coffee pot we have Fire-Roasted Fireside.

Teas are English Breakfast and Assam.

Hot water is on for other hot beverages.

Cold drinks are looking good.

What's up?