Inside my head
I have finally tried the iTunes "Genius" feature, the one that generates radio-channel-like mixes from my music collection. (It's only been there for years...) Now I get"singer-songwriter" mixes, "party-dance" mixes etc. It's fun to click and let it pick songs, but there is one huge downside; I'm long accustomed to timing my work sessions with music, and these mixes will go on forever, randomly repeating. If I don't watch myself I can keep going for "one more song..." for hours. Which is noy healthy.A thing I realized recently: committees have distinct, recognizable personalities. It makes sense, right? Groups are made up of human beings, so it's logical they reflect the personalities of their members, especially the leaders. Corollary: not all personality traits are healthy ones. Could I give real-world examples? Oh, yeah. I could. But I won't."Reality" television, oy. It's a thing that makes me sad for humanity. I have no problem with basically-real, transparent-about-the-scripted-parts documentary shows, but the manipulative, harmfully-scripted creepy ones, like all the American "talent" competitions, DIY dramas, and voyeuristic surveillance shows? Brrrr.The latest in searches:puffball mushroom species, fairy ring mushroom speciesetymology word history greenhorntomato, garlic, rice, feta recipe(when I can't decide what to cook, sometimes I query the internet with "list of what's in the fridge" + "recipe" and the internet provides. )Media update!
- Book: The latest Archangel novel by Nalini Singh. I honestly cannot remember the names of any of them, and it isn't important. It's a long, lush, complex alternate world fantasy genre, and it's fluffy goodness. Just what I needed.
- View: Sorry To Bother You. I cannot adequately review this...but I recommend it. Scathing social commentary AND a drama with a cutting sense of humor. Not an easy watch, but a really good one.
- View: Skyscraper. It had Dwayne Johnson, so I had to try it. Not as bad as I expected. Basic cartoonishly unbelievable action movie plot with another telegraphed occurrence of the tired Betrayal By Trusted Friend trope, but wow, The Rock is great working with kid actors. I mean, seriously awesome.
Random cat pic:
Last no-context WIP snippet for a while:
Bergen's leering expression held steady until Deena pulled out the chair opposite him. Then his split lip curled off his teeth, turning the smirk into a grin. “Well, hell-oh, Chief Cheerleader. You taking me on?”Deena kept her face locked in the don’t-screw-with-me expression she’d learned in the Army, but inside she wanted to burst out laughing. Chief Cheerleader? Seriously? “You don’t know me, Jack Bergen. You barely knew me, back in high school. A lot’s changed since then.”
And that's all the all there is for this time.