It’s the middle of the year, summer is in full swing, but what better way to think about the passing of the year with thinking about calendar layouts. Yes, you heard that right. Calendar layouts!
Today’s link is one I found a long time back, maybe earlier this year, but forgot the URL until recently. It’s such a simple idea for calendar layout. I wish I could print one. (My printer is out of ink and obsolete).
Across the Spiderverse made me sad. I thought the implications of what the Spider Corps was doing was plenty dark. I thought the joy of having Spider-Gwen, Peter B Parker, Spider-Noir, Peter Porker, and Penny in the previous installment was washed away with this more serious, high-stakes story. I am still trying to come to grips with it. Most every review I’ve seen or read believe this to be a great film. For me, I’m not sure.
I wanted more of the same — fun adventures with Miles Morales. Instead, this one’s very much got some high stakes. The rejection of Miles from the Spider Corps was a heavy moment. He thought that he had found like minded friends and colleagues. Add to it that the head Spider thought he was an aberration. Imagine what darkness that is. Rejection. Finally, imagine falling into the darkest timeline from which we’ll have to wait for the story to be concluded next year. Multiverses are filled with madness.
It left me sad. Do I need to wait? Why do I feel Mile’s rejection?
Anyhow, they animation in this film continues the previous style even more so. Finally, animators are finding a richer way to tell animated stories. Gone is the cold perfection of CG rendering. It is now getting expressive. I wonder if we are entering the WGA style for CG animation? I like this style as it is something that shows us that animation is art for everyone.
4 of 5 stars.
At their inception, Nogizaka46 was the official rival of AKB48. Debuting in 2011, it took Nogizaka46 seven years to overtake their rivals and become Japan’s top mainstream idol act.
Today, Nogizaka46 are the rivals to a new idol group produced again by Akimoto Yasushi. The new group is 「僕が見たかった青空」(“Boku ga Mitakatta Aozora”) or “The Blue Sky I Wanted to See.”
How long until they overtake Nogizaka46?
Not sure about this tech. Will this be the next iPhone or an Apple Watch? Or will it be a Newton? One thing you should think about though is it is first generation hardware. Buyer beware.
Save Meiji Jingu Baseball Stadium.
My favorite idol group, Nogizaka46, call it home. Every year on their summer tour since 2014, they’ve had a show there. There have been many memorable happenings at these lives. Ikuta flown in on a copter. Fourth Year Birth Day Live’s rain. 2016’s Synchronicity dual stadium shows. Graduations. Falls. Rain. Rain. Rain.
One day, I would love to see my beloved Nogizaka at Jingu.
If it is possible.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Showcasing-Japanese-baseball-requires-saving-Meiji-Jingu-stadium
Within this program of rap
I eradicate the glitches
“Supa Emcees” De la Soul Posdnous
I should’ve posted this soon after I saw it, but better late than never. I’m going to try and get one more post for the month in. I’ll let my review of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 be the last one.
Not bad for the closing of the trilogy. Seemed a fitting way to end. A new team!
I guess that’s really all I have to say. It seems I forgot a lot. Go watch it. It’s not that bad.
3 of 5 stars.
“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”
Even Mac gurus have this problem.
I had signed up for an iTunes music account a long time ago maybe perhaps even when it was announced. Then I signed up for a Mobile Me account before it became iCloud. Then I most likely have a Japanese iTunes account. And I think I have a work one, too. I just have too many Apple ID accounts.
And there is no way to resolve them being one. No way.
Today’s link finds Daring Fireball himself stuck trying to navigate the multiple Apple ID accounts. He’s getting ads for services he’s already bought and it’s because of the multiple IDs that has confused him.
I, too, am confused by it all.
https://daringfireball.net/2023/05/followup_on_apple_services_ad
“King of the who?”
“Well I didn’t vote for you!”
In honor of the coronation of the new English king, Charles III. Here’s when Monty Python made fun of it all. Long live the King!
