The Cheese Stands Alone

 Su 8/2/26 755am (GB: 5/ Durban Poison). 835am (5-B: Red Congolese). 1005am (4-B: Red Congolese). 1220pm (6-B: Durban Poison). 120pm (4-B: Durban Poison). 410pm (GB: 5/ Red Congolese). 535pm (GB: 6/ NEW STRAIN of Red Congolese). 825am (GB: 6/ Red Congolese).  Up 630am: Morning clouds, then sunny by late afternoon with temps to just below 80. Weekly Cleaning Watched 'Searching' (Netflix). A southern California teen is missing and her father begins an investigation using her phone and laptop to find out what happened to her. Most of the film is screen shots of his online search and it's surprisingly effective, although the ending was more than a little generic. "71" Metascore and I would go to "82".  More 'THE BOROUGHS' (Netflix). I shut it down 24 minutes into episode #4. Sharp & well written dialogue.  12pm: The PC is 'Off' and preparing for a moderate walk to Washington Park. The plan is to attack some of the 'out of control'...

 Sa 8/1/26 840am {3/4 VIIA 'Day Drift' 100 mg: 75 mg total}.  845am (GB: 6/ Durban Poison). 940am (GB: 3/ Red Congolese). 135pm (GB: 6/ Red Congolese). 315pm (3-B: Red Congolese). 435pm (GB: 5/Red Congolese). 530pm (GB: 5/ Durban Poison). 820pm (GB: 6/ Red Congolese).  Up 6am then back to sleep until 730am {well rested}. Cloudy & cool with temps to just above 70 &  a chance of light showers & drizzle all day. New 'Cannabis Typing Paper Logs'. The old ones dated back to January.  Watched 'THE PRINCESS OF MONTPENSIER' (Kanopy). A decent swashbuckler about 16th century French aristocrats who mix bloody massacres and ruthless palace intrique with simmering courtly passion; with Melanie Thierry, Lambert Wilson, Gaspard Ulliel Raphael Personnaz; Directed by Bertrand Tavernier. "78" Metascore and I would go to 82" AI Mode: Set in 1562 during France's religious Civil War and culminating around the time of St. Bartholomew's Day massacre...

 Fr 7/31/26- Visit to Jamie's house 650am (GB: 5/ Durban Poison). 1220pm (GB 5/ Red Congolese). 335pm (4-B: Red Congolese). 535pm (GB: 6/ Durban Poison). 815pm (GB: 6/ Red Congolese).  Up 6am: Rain to begin later in the morning and cooler with temps only to upper 70's.  Watched 'PERSON TO PERSON' (Netflix). A peek into the lives of a few quirky denizens of contemporary lower Manhattan. The city of NY is an essential character in the film and the dialogue is very low key and occasionally hilarious; with Abbi Jacobson, Michael Cera, Tavi Gevinson, Philip Baker Hall, Isiah Whitlock Jr. Storylines: a guy is buying a rare Charlie Parker album; a young woman's first day as a reporter; two young women talk dicks & vaginas; Locations: a watch repair shop and a used record store; and a murder/suicide. "54" Metascore and I would go to "77". LOS ANGELES TIMES: "It’s a slight film, but it’s populated by enjoyable moments and wry observations that wi...

 Th 7/30/26 655am (GB: 6/ Durban Poison). 740am (LB: 5/ Durban Poison). 920am (GB: 4/ Red Congolese). 1135am (GB: Durban Poison). 115pm (5-B: Red Congolese).  430pm (GB : 5/ Red Congolese). 535pm (GB: 6/ Durban Poison). 820pm (GB: 6/ Red Congolese).  Up 6am: Sunny to partly cloudy with temps to mid 80's.  For the past several days there's been activity in the house next door. The AC is sometimes running and there is a light in the basement late at night. I can hear sawing and tool noise during the day. I don't recognize either of the two guys that seem to be working. It seems they begin very early; 7am.  Is someone living in the house?  Watched 'THE HOUSEMAID' (Kanopy). A naive young woman becomes a nanny for a rich family. She has an affair with the husband, becomes pregnant, and his wife and mother in law force her to have an abortion. The young woman hangs herself from a chandelier and then she bursts into flames. I didn't get the film and will watch at ...

 We 7/29/26 8am (GB: 6/ Durban Poison). 840am (GB: 6/ Red Congolese). 1020am (4-GB: Red Congolese). 115pm (GB: 6/ Durban Poison). 335pm (4-B: Red Congolese). 545pm (GB: 5/ Red Congolese). 825pm (LB: 6/ Red Congolese).  Up 710am {well rested}. Bright & sunny with temps to about 84. Opened the windows until 1145am.  Watched 'THE WITCH' (Hoopla- last pick of the month). Although the film is deliberately paced and feels a lot like a play, the script is pitch perfect and sounds absolutely authentic to the era. It's a Horror genre film that eloquently demonstrates the danger of religious fanaticism. Before the end credits we learn that the dialogue was taken from actual 17th century court records, journals, and witch trials. Directed by Robert Eggers; with Anya Taylor-Joy (THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT). 43 wins & 72 nominations. "84" Metascore & it got three scores of "100" and nothing below "70". I'd go to "94". Watched 'PAID...

 Tu 7/28/26 655am (4-B: Durban Poison). 830am (4-B: Durban Poison). 955am (4-B: Red Congolese). 1230pm (GB: 6/ Durban Poison). 535pm (5-B: Durban Poison). 830pm (GB: 6/Red Congolese).  Up 610am: Very humid with a mix of sun & clouds with temps almost to 90.  Finished 'SUMMER '36' (Netflix). The final episode ties up all the loose ends, but I don't believe that the writers even knew how or why the crimes occurred. There were too many characters and too many motives. The series is ideal for anyone who enjoys Agatha Christie, and everyone else should steer clear.   805am- 820am:  Called Janny and she sounded better, but (as she was told) the radiation treatments will be tiring {Last Friday, this Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday}. She said that the treatments might increase the pain, but reduce the pain later. Mornings are a better time to call and I said I would come out maybe on Friday.   Watched 'ELIZE: SHADOWS OF A WOMAN' (Netflix). A very...