The Cheese Stands Alone

 We 7/30/25- Gummy 650am {I took 1/2 VIIA 'DAY DRIFT' (Blue): 50 mg total}. 655am (1-LB: Citris Mac).  725am (3 hits-B: LA Runtz). 1020am (4 hits-B: LA Runtz).  1235pm (1-LB: a mix of LA & Citrus). 540pm (1-LB: LA Runtz). 820pm (1-LB: Citrus Mac).  Up 540am: Threat of thunderstorms all day (1130am: a heavy downpour for 45 minutes) with temps in the upper 80's. The temps and humidity will finally drop over the next few days.  ***Fix for the 'Blogger' issue: ***When making a new post on Blogger. In the far left/ upper corner under 'title' there is a drawing of a pencil. Click on that and choose 'Compose View'. Watched 'UNDER THE SILVER LAKE' (Kanopy). I had seen this one before and remembered that it was a little like 'MULHOLLAND DRIVE' meets 'TWIN PEAKS'...or something. It's an intoxicating mashup of Noir and Irony with many mysterious subplots and quirky conspiracy theories. The basic premise is that a slacker from Sil...

Tu 7/29/25 745am (2-LB: Citris Mac). 845am (3 hits-B: LA Runtz). 1050am (4 hits-B: Citris Mac). 1250pm (1-LB: Citris Mac). 535pm (1-LB: LA Runtz). 820pm (1-LB: Citris Mac).   Up 605am: Brutal heat & humidity with temps to mid 90's and 'Discomfort Index' to 115! 645am-715am: Assembled the steno chair with a minimum of problems. The recliner assembly is (tentatively) scheduled for later this afternoon.   Watched 'KINGMAKER' (Kanopy). The film is set in the turbulent political climate of South Korea during the late 60's. Democratic candidates are attempting to craft an election to vote out a dictatorship. A young political operative tries to bring about progressive change, but dirty tactics will be employed. I don't know how much of the film was actual Korean political history, or merely fiction. It wasn't terribly compelling, but still somewhat worth a look.   Began 'OMAR AND CEDRIC' (Kanopy). A profile of the two guys behind 'AT THE DRIV...

Mo 7/28/25- Gummy 7am {I took 1/2 of VIIA 'DAY DRIFT' 100 mg: 50 mg}. 735am (1-LB: Popcorn). 850am (4 hits-B: Citris Mac). 10am (3 hits-B: LA Runtz). 140pm (Citris Mac). 320pm (Citris Mac). 535pm (1-LB: LA Runtz). 815pm (Citris Mac).   Up 620am: Morning rain didn't happen, then mostly sunny with sweltering heat and humidity with temps to low 90's. A thunderstorm could happen at any moment and tomorrow should be the hottest days of the year....so far.   ***Cracked the seal on a new bag 'CITRIS MAC' Sativa.   Watched 'THE DOOR' (Hoopla- last pick of the month. Nice, later I noticed that it's offered at Amazon Prime). A rich Hungarian couple hires an old woman in their neighborhood to be their maid. The old woman is very secretive, and oddly competent and wise. The film is not at all corny, and the big reveal is that the old maid wouldn't ever allow visitors because she had a house full of cats. The film is about the strange understanding or fri...

Su 7/27/25- Blogger Problems   755am (2-LB: LA Runtz). 845am (4 hits-B: LA Runtz). 12pm (1-LB: LA Runtz). 140pm (3 hits- B:LA Runtz). 535pm (1-LB: Popcorn). 810pm (1-LB: Popcorn).  Up 620am: Cloudy with the threat of storms this afternoon and a 'Heat Advisory' till 7pm. Weekly Cleaning *** Blogger 'CHEESE STANDS ALONE' screwed up and when I want to view an entry all I see is computer gibberish. Now I must hit 'preview' to see an entry and I can't edit a published entry. Why did this change?   Watched 'THE BEAST' (Kanopy). I think I've seen this before, but it's an Art Film that is very complicated. It could be about a woman undergoing a futuristic psychiatric treatment for 'past lives adjustment'. In the early 20th century she drowned with her lover and in the present he (in a different incarnation) comes back to murder her. This was her fear (the 'Beast') and it was poisoning all of her lives. I have a link for a YouTube e...

Today, the Blogger was acting completely different. Why? When I hit the button to see the entry I just see computer gibberish. Now, I have to press 'view', but I've lost the ability to correct the entry. The format is also completely different....Why? Here's what happend when I 'copy' from 'notepad': Today, the Blogger was acting completely different. Why? When I hit the button to see the entry I just see computer gibberish. Now, I have to press 'view', but I've lost the ability to correct the entry. The format is also completely different....Why? We 7/30/25 ***Fix for the 'Blogger' issue:  ***When making a new post on Blogger. In the far left/ upper corner under 'title' there is a drawing of a pencil. Click on that and choose 'Compose View'.

 Sa 7/26/25- Gummy/ Steno Chair Delivered 715am {I took 1/2 of a 100 mg VIIA 'DAY DRIFT' (Blue): 50 mg total}. 750am (1-LB: Popcorn). 825am (3 hits-B: Popcorn). 1030am (4 hits-B: Popcorn). 1pm (1-LB: LA Runtz). 535pm (1-LB: LA Runtz). 810pm (1-LB: LA Runtz).  Up 625am: Blistering heat & humidity with a 'Heat Advisory' and the threat of thunderstorms this afternoon {mostly 'threat' & little H20}.  Watched 'EVE'S BAYOU' (Kanopy).  Set in the 1960's in an afro-american small town in the Louisiana Bayou and concerns a country doctor who has affairs with many women. His two daughters struggle with the emotional uproar caused by his infidelity. The message might be that some things are just better forgotten. An unusual subject for a film and it felt like it was based on a novel (it wasn't); with Samuel L. Jackson, Debbi Morgan (ALL OF MY CHILDREN). 12 wins & 17 nominations. "78" Metascore and I would go to "84".  Wat...

  Fr 7/25/25- Haircut  635am (2-LB: LA Runtz). 710am (2 hits-B: LA Runtz). 905am (3 hits-B: Popcorn). 1235pm (1-LB: Popcorn). 535pm (1-LB: Popcorn). 820pm (1-LB: Popcorn).  Up 530am: Possible showers today (never happened) with temps to about 85, but still very muggy. A Heat Advisory was added until 7pm Saturday and Monday and Tuesday will also bring 'Feels Like' temps way over 100. (The electric bill arrived today:  $138.00). ***Last night I hacked off a few inches of my hair and continued on it this morning. It's still a little too long, but I'm done for now. Maybe a visit to SuperCuts is in my future. 9am: I think that I got the length correctly as the ends just graze the shoulders.  Last haircut that I did myself was Fr 8/30/24.  Watched 'A NORMAL WOMAN' (Netflix). A very wealthy woman is married and living with her husband, daughter, and mother in law. Although a top-tier 'trophy wife', she's plagued by terrible skin rashes that might be...

 Th 7/24/25- Furniture Row Delivery: 1025am 710am 2-LB: LA Runtz). 750am (1-B: Popcorn). 945am (2 hits-LB: LA Runtz). 1250pm (1-LB: Popcorn). 225pm (3 hits--LB: Popcorn). 535pm (2-LB: LA Runtz). 815pm (1-LB: Popcorn).  Up 610am: More crushing heat & humidity with temps to low 90's and the Heat Advisory is in effect with 'Feels Like' temps to 107 degrees! Watched 'WALL TO WALL' (Netflix). The story according to IMDB: "Woo-seong, a man who finally saves up enough to buy an apartment, only to have it turn into a nightmare with financial ruin and mysterious noises from neighboring floors." I thought that it was more of a horror/ satire film focusing on the inexorably high cost of apartments in Seoul, South Korea. Also, the quirky subplot seems to be that 'noise is a human problem and not tied to poor construction'. The film has a lot of interesting Ideas, but it just doesn't gel....The main character asks for a loan of $80,000,000 South Korean ...

 We 7/23/25  730am (1-LB: a mix of LA Runtz & Popcorn). 810am (3 hits-B: Popcorn). 955am (1-B: Popcorn). 1235pm (1-LB: LA Runtz). 535pm (1-LB: LA RUNTZ). 815pm (1-LB: LA Runtz).  Up 630am: Extreme heat & humidity and the Heat Advisory begins at 10am. I wanted to mow the lawn very early, but the grass is too wet. It must have rained sometime last night, but it's so humid that nothing has dried. I'll try again after watching a movie.  Watched 'THEY CAME TOGETHER' (Hoopla- I learned about the film when Mark Rudd visited Rick Glassman on 'TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF').  I haven't laughed this hard in weeks. It's a 'deconstruct' and scathing satire of the entire 'Rom- Com Genre' employing the cliche of a 'How We Met' plotline. The Premise: An 'average' couple in Manhattan meet and (eventually) get married. He's a 'corporate candy mogel' and she runs 'The Upper Sweet Side' candy store in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn...

Tu 7/22/25- Gummy 655am {I took 1/2 VIIA 'DAY DRIFT' 100 mg (Blue): 50 mg total. 7am (1-LB: LA Runtz). 745am (3 hits-B: Popcorn). 830am (1-B: Popcorn). 1205pm (1-LB: Popcorn). 535pm (1-LB: Popcorn). 810pm (1-LB: Popcorn).  Up 545am: Cloudy & very humid with temps to mid 80's, but the discomfort index is much higher. Tomorrow at 10am a Heat Advisory is in effect.  Watched 'DISTURBIA' (Hoopla). A high school student punches his Spanish teacher and he's sentenced to wear an ankle bracelet while under home arrest. Soon, he notices a serial killer who happens to live down the street. A cracked idea that is completely implausible, but still kind of entertaining; with Shia La Beouf, David Morse, Carrie-Anne Moss, Sarah Roemer, Viola Davis. Directed by D.J. Caruso. "62" Metascore and I would go to "78".  Watched 'PEDRO PARAMO' (Netflix). I endured 29 minutes of South American 'Magical Realism'...No. Watched 'ZIAM' (Netflix...

Mo 7/21/25- Habitat Visit 710am (1-LB: LA Runtz). 805am (4 hits-B: Popcorn). 930am (1-LB: LA Runtz). 310pm (3 hits-B:Popcorn). 535pm (1-LB: LA Runtz). 820pm (1-LB: LA Runtz).  Up 605am: Storms move into the area after 8am, then cloudy and very humid with temps to low 80's. An intense heat wave forecast to begin tomorrow afternoon. Can't wait. Watched 'COME AND SEE' (Kanopy).  An Art Film set in Belarus during the Nazi invasion of 1943...War is Hell, but what happens to the civilian population is much worse. I shut it down with 40 minutes left to go and I'll finish later today. 920am: The PC is 'Off' and preparing for a walk on the treadmill. I want to get the FIVE MILES out of the way before they come to remove the chairs; 1pm-3pm. 930am: FIVE MILES AT 4.0 PACE AND ZERO SLANT; Watched 'THE FRANK MATTHEWS STORY: The Rise and Disappearance of America's Biggest Kingpin' (Amazon Prime). In the 70's and part of the 80's a black man living in Q...

 Sa 7/20/25- LA Runtz 7am {I took slightly more than half of a 'VIIA' 100 mg 'DAY DRIFT' (Blue): 60 mg total}. 830am (1-LB: Purple Punch). 9am (3 hits-B: Popcorn). 11am (4 hits-B: Popcorn). 1230pm (1-LB: Purple Punch). 225pm (4 hits-B:Purple Punch...the last of it- good stuff Secret Nature).  535pm (1-LB: LA Runtz...1st time!). 815pm (1-LB: Popcorn).  Up 620am: Cloudy with the threat of thunderstorms all day long with temps to mid 80's.  Weekly Cleaning & I had planned to mow the lawn but the weather didn't cooperate. I entered three novels into 'Books Recently Read'.  Watched 'OVERHAUL' (Netflix). A Brazilian Action Film about racing tractor trailers. The owner of the racing team owes big bucks to a crime family, and when the man dies his son (the team 'pilot') has to pay back his old man's debt. The gang specializes in hijacking semis and stealing their loads and he becomes their ace driver. The film has some unbelievable stunts...

 Sa 7/19/25 725am (1-LB: Purple Punch). 8am (3 hits-B: Popcorn). 10am (4 hits-B: Popcorn). 1230pm (1-LB: Purple Punch). 210pm (4 hits-B:Popcorn). 535pm (1-LB: Popcorn). 815pm (1-LB: Purple Punch).  Up 610am: {Restless night} Variable clouds with showers and scattered thunderstorms possible throughout the day and temps to mid 80's & muggy. A moderately heavy rain around 8am (and 10am and 1130am & then clear with blazing humidity by 4pm), but it looks like the really bad stuff has blown through. It's so humid I wouldn't be surprised at another downpour at any time.  Watched 'ORIGINAL GANGSTER' (Amazon Prime). After murdering a married couple a gangster cannot bear to kill their young son. The boy grows and thrives, alone on the streets of London and one day he runs into the man that spared his life. The boy becomes like a son to this misogynistic man and his victimized wife and learns the ways of 'Gangster Life'. The movie was made on a shoestring budg...

 Fr 7/18/25 745am (1-LB: Popcorn). 825am (3 hits-B: Popcorn). 945am (2 hits-B: Purple Punch). 1045am (4 hits-B: Popcorn). 1240pm (1-LB: Purple Punch). 535pm (1-LB: Purple Punch). 815pm (1-LB: Purple Punch).  Up 625am: Cloudy and much cooler with temps to low 80's, however this afternoon it will be very muggy. Windows open at 7am.   Watched 'COCAINE AIR: Smugglers At 30,000 Ft. (Netflix- 3 part series). Two pilots and a passenger land a privately owned jet in the Dominican Republic with 26 suitcases containing 700 kilos of cocaine. They all are arrested immediately, but claim that they are not responsible for baggage stowed on the plane and the suitcases were not theirs.  At first it seemed that they might have a case, but then it appears that they had pulled the same stunt a few times before. The series claims 'to be based on actual events, but some of the participants might have been lying'.  11am: The woman in a jeep is back taking pictures (on a tripod) ...

 Th 7/17/25- Wallet/Phone on Elantra Roof! 725am (1-LB: Purple Punch). 805am (4 hits-B: Popcorn). 915am (2 hits-B: Popcorn). 1255pm (2 hits- B:Popcorn). 120pm [I took about 35- 40 mg 'VIIA' DAY DRIFT (Indica); opened a new jar]. 420pm (2 hits--B: Popcorn). 535pm (1-LB: Purple Punch). 820pm (1-LB: Purple Punch).  Up 550am: Very muggy & no breeze, but cooler with temps only to just over 80 (still 'Feels Like' is low 90's) with the threat of storms later this afternoon. ***At 615am I drove to the County Market for beer and soda. When I pulled into the parking lot I realized that I had left my wallet and phone on the top of the car. Before I left the house, I checked the rain gauge (we got an inch and a half last night- very strong storm at 330am) and placed the phone and wallet on the top of the car and forgot about it. In the County Market parking lot I was shocked to see that the phone was still on the roof of the car, but the wallet was not. I retraced my route ...

 We 7/16/25 710am (1-LB: Purple Punch). 755am (3 hits-B: Popcorn). 1005am (3 hits-B: Popcorn). 1140am (1-LB: Purple Punch). 535pm (1-LB: Purple Punch). 820pm (1-LB: Popcorn).  Up 555am: Crushing heat & humidity with temps to low 90's and a threat of thunderstorms this afternoon.  Watched 'MOZART'S SISTER' (Hoopla). In the mid 18th century The Mozarts were on a coach tour of various French estates to dazzle the royalty with their childrens' musical prowess. Nannerl Mozart is fourteen and her brother, Mozart is eleven and they are both child prodigies, but Nannerl's accomplishments are pushed aside because God did not intend for women to be composers or virtuosos. It's a (very) fictional account of the early life of Maria Anna Mozart who was nicknamed Nannerl. "71" Metascore and I would go to "83". An interesting observation: from 'Time Out': "The film's dogged repetitions regarding Nannerl's real-life raw deal dilu...

 Tu 7/15/25- Gummy: 50 mg total  725am (1-LB: Purple Punch). 8am (2 hits-B: Purple Punch). 1020am (1-LB: a mix of Popcorn & Purple). 120pm [I took 1/2 'VIIA' 100 mg Sativa (Gold): 50 mg total]. 135pm (1-LB: Popcorn). 535pm (1-LB: Popcorn). 815pm (1-LB: Purple Punch).  Up 605am: Hot & humid with temps to upper 80's and a 30% chance of afternoon storms. Watched 'BLUE HILL AVENUE' (Hoopla). The film is set in Roxbury, MA during the early 90's and concerns four friends who evolve from pre-teen potheads to violent kingpins of a ruthless drug syndicate. Corny nonsense and has just about every cliche about 'Gangs & Drugs' that has ever been used. This never rises above the level of a student film. The movie was shot in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Two Stars. Began 'ROMCON: Who The Fuck Is Jason Porter?' (Amazon Prime). A man from Toronto seems to be every woman's 'perfect guy', until we learn that he's been conning mult...

Mo 7/14/25 815am (1-LB: Purple Punch). 855am (3 hits-B: Popcorn). 1220pm (a mix of Purple & Popcorn). 535pm (1-LB:Popcorn). 815pm (1-LB: Purple Punch).  Up 715am: Partly cloudy with temps to low 80's and fog early in the morning. Watched 'THE FALL GUY' (Amazon Prime). It's a satire about stuntmen and the making of Hollywood blockbusters (with a sappy love story tossed in) featuring the music of Taylor Swift and Phil Collins. Much of it was filmed in Sydney Harbor, Australia near Sydney Opera House; with Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt. "73" Metascore, although most of the critics voted over "80" and I would go to "74".   Paid the Visa & wrote the Chat 12pm: The PC is 'Off' and the plan is to visit Esporta and then check out the furniture at Office Max.  1235pm: Esporta...45"Precor, 45"Treadmill, 30"Cross, 15"Recumbent Bike, 15"Precor....TWO HOURS AND 30 MINUTES; watched 'TRAINWRECK: The Astroworld Trag...

 Su 7/13/25- Gummy: {50 mg 615am & 50 mg 440pm} "A very excellent way to space it out and make the high last". 615am: {I took 1/2 100 mg 'VIIA' (Blue): 50 mg}. 715am (1-LB: Purple Punch). 750am (4 hits-B: Popcorn). 910am (3 hits-B: Purple Punch). 12pm (1-LB: Popcorn). 2pm (3 hits-B: Popcorn). 440pm [I took the other half of 'VIIA' 100 mg (Blue): 100 mg total today]. 535pm (1-LB: Purple Punch). 815pm (1-LB: Popcorn).  Up 555am: Cloudy and much cooler with temps to upper 70's & a chance of afternoon storms Weekly Cleaning  Watched 'K.O.' (Netflix). A mixed martial arts fighter accidentally kills a man in the ring. Later, the son of the man he killed becomes marked for death by a Marseilles crime syndicate. The martial arts guy is asked by the boy's mother to save her son. No new ground broken, but lots of hand to hand combat and some of it was even believable. The film stars Ciryl Gane who is a French professional mixed martial artist and...

 Sa 7/12/25 720am (1-LB: a mix of Purple & Popcorn). 755am (3 hits-B: Popcorn). 1010am (3 hits-B: Popcorn). 120pm (1-LB: Popcorn). 3pm (1-LB: Popcorn). 540pm (1-LB: Popcorn). 810pm (1-LB: Purple Punch).  Up 615am: Mostly cloudy with temps to mid 80's and didn't feel as humid. Windows open until 1pm. Watched 'MISHIMA: A LIFE IN FOUR CHAPTERS' (Kanopy). It's an Art House film about the life of Yukio Mishima (a famous 20th century Japanese writer and poet) and the movie elegantly weaves sections of his novels into the story of his life. He seemed more than a little bit sexually confused and the film pulsates with homoerotic undercurrents. He was rejected by mom, so he learns to encourage his attraction (and even worship!) of all that is male..."We've lost our way and we must get back to 'traditional' values and bow down to our emperor"..."Might is right", and lots more extreme 'right-wing' points of view. Directed by Paul Sch...

 Fr 7/11/25- Gummy: 125 mg total 640am (I took 1/2 125 mg 'DIET SMOKE' gummy: 60 mg total). 705am (1-LB: Purple Punch). 740am (4 hits-B: Popcorn). 1005am (2-B: Popcorn). 1235[I took the other half of the 125 mg 'DIET SMOKE': 125 mg total today]. 1245pm (1-LB: Purple Punch). 230pm (4 hits-B: Popcorn). 535pm (1-LB: Purple Punch). 820pm (1-LB: Popcorn).  Up 550am: Excessive heat & humidity with temps to low 90's and possible thunderstorms this afternoon.  Whacked the clover out front while waiting for the gummy to hit. This is a nice dose for a pleasant high. 50 milligrams of VIIA or 'DIET SMOKE' feel identical; neither is weaker or stronger.  ***745am: I noticed a prompt for a 'restart'. Only took a few moments, but causes high anxiety when high.   Watched 'MOTHER' (Amazon Prime). A Korean mother defends her mentally challenged son for the murder of a teenage girl.  She even murders a man in her desperate search for the 'real' kille...

 Th 7/10/25- Groceries  705am (1-LB: Purple Punch). 740am (3 hits-B: Popcorn). 915am (2 hits-B: Popcorn). 1205pm (1-LB: Purple Punch). 145pm (4 hits-B:Popcorn). 535pm (1-LB: Purple Punch). 815pm (1-LB: Popcorn).  Up 550am: Partly sunny with a chance of afternoon thunderstorms and temps to about 90. The windows are shut tight. Borrowed 'ARZE' (Hoopla) & this is pencilled in for 'The Second Morning Movie'.  Watched 'BRICK' (Netflix). A couple become trapped in their German apartment building. A strange, impenetrable black wall has descended and sealed all doors and windows. They break into adjacent apartments below them yet when they finally unlock 'the code' to escape their building, they find that most of the city has been walled in. It was a 'defense shield' that was activated in error during a harbor fire. The movie made absolutely no logical sense. How could you exist in a 'safe house' if you didn't have water and no way to com...

 We 7/9/25- Gummy  735am (1-LB: Purple Punch). 830am (3 hits-B: Popcorn). 920am (3 hits-B: Popcorn). 1215pm (1-LB: Purple Punch). ***1215pm [I took 1/2 100 mg 'VIIA' Sativa (Gold): 50 mg total]. 230pm (3 hits-B: Popcorn); 535pm (1-LB: Purple Punch). 810pm (1-LB: Purple Punch).  Up 605am: Pretty heavy fog when I first awoke, then sunny & humid with temps to upper 80's. I've got the windows open until the sun breaks through the clouds. I closed up at 735am because the humidity was rising, but I got the inside temp down to a brisk 78 from 80 degrees overnight.   When I got up I noticed that a huge branch and much debris had fallen from the tree next door all over the driveway.  It took about fifteen minutes and I put the refuse in the 'big blue can'.  920am: I paid the $40 co-pay by phone at Springfield Clinic. It's on the Visa and I didn't have to wait to speak to a clerk. Very odd, but in a good way.     Watched 'RAID 2' (Netflix). An...