The Cheese Stands Alone

 Tu 9/29/26- 'Blink' Is Back 740am {1/4 VIIA 'Day Drift'- 100 mg: 25 total}. 8am (GB: 4/ Red Congolese). 1130am (GB: 5/ Green Crack). 535pm (5-LB: Green Crack). 830pm (GB: 5/ Red Congolese).  Up 720am{restless night}. Partly cloudy with temps to around 80. Washed sheets...and because of that I forgot to charge the phone. I still had 49% power at 1130am so plenty of juice for the walk. ****832am- The 'Blinking' is back; one time and seems to be connected to when the screen saver comes on/ makes no sense but that seems to be the 'trigger'. 1030am:It is most definitely back...or it never left. Hopefully, I can live with it and then at a later time (much!) and upgrade with the 'new card' (?) that Christian mentioned.  Watched 'COSMOPOLIS' (Kanopy). This seemed vaguely familiar, but the dialogue was so dense that I think most viewers would retain very little. It's self-consciously mind-blowing, extremely dry, deadpan & witty. Big econo...

 Mo 9/28/26- Tech2Door 115pm/ New TV Monitor  755am (GB: 5/ Red Congolese).  540pm (GB: 5/ Green Crack). 825pm (GB: 5/ Red Congolese).  Up 710am: Sunny (finally!) and temps to mid 70's.  Finished 'MY SAD DEAD' (Netflix). The best thing that I've seen in ages. Oddball soundtrack with muted screams & disturbing clanging & groaning; a light tone but not really comic and definitely not a horror film. Truly like nothing else.  Link to info about director/ writer: https://www.google.com/search?q=who+wrote+directed+mini+series+my+sad+dead%3B+what+else+by+writer+and+director&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1016US1016&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&amc=1&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBDDMxNzA3MDFqMGozM6gCBrACAeoHCggBEAAYACAAKAA&oq=who+wrote+directed+mini+series+my+sad+dead%3B+what+else+by+writer+and+director&udm=50&aep=109&cud=0&source=chrome.crn.obic&mstk=AUtExfAOM0bM7N2vPgcqJNCH56vDQ_n_JMVr1pTfLwhqV-QsUMfkr6JEixYSTggq0EvuUVHPiIwlHLQW...

 Su 9/27/26 820am (GB: 5/ Green Crack). 1210pm (GB: 5/ Red Congolese).  540pm (GB: 5/ Green Crack). 825pm (GB: 5/ Red Congolese).  Up 7am: Cloudy with temps to mid 70's. Weekly Cleaning Watched 'BANG BANG' (Hoopla- last pick of the month). A boxing film that is not about winning or overcoming great odds, but an unvarnished look at how myths about respect and manliness and a crooked promotional system does far more harm than good. Tim Blake Nelson creates a brilliantly twisted character (although Bang can walk, he occasionally carts around in a wheelchair) who is far more realistic & authentic than Rocky ever was.   What a strange ending..."The American Association of Ringside Physicians will tell you that the highest number of mortality rates are from fighters whose fathers are in their corner. This film is dedicated to the fighters who have suffered, both in and out of the ring."  The writer of the film, Will Janowitz plays the supervisor at the grands...

 Sa 9/26/26 805am (GB: 5/ Green Crack). 1255pm (GB: 5/ Red Congolese). 230pm (5-B: Green Crack). 535pm (GB: 5/ Green Crack). 825pm (GB: 5/ Red Congolese).  Up 715am: Another cloudy day with a slight chance of showers and temps just above 70. Watched 'THE DESCENT' (Kanopy). Just like 'ALICE IN CHAINS', we're 'Down In A Hole' and the ladies take on the zombies. 'Female Empowerment' and a thin storyline, but chock full of 'gotcha' moments. "71" Metascore and that's where I'd leave it. 'THE DESCENT 2' must be a real bomb. Weird Line: "How do you get a lemon to orgasm? You tickle its clitoris---err, citrus."  More 'FAUDA' (Netflix). I shut it down 17 minutes into the tenth episode. There are 12 episodes in season 2 and the series has 4 seasons. I'll space this out and watch all of it. It's got a simple premise 'Bad vs Good' and pack on the grit. 1135am:  The PC is 'Off' and the pl...

  Fr 9/25/26- Tech2Door 1030am/ New TV 1255pm (GB: 3/ Green Crack). 430pm (GB: 4/ Red Congolese). 535pm (GB: 5/ Green Crack).  Up 715am: Another cloudy day with temps to about 70.  Watched 'DREW BINSKY ULTIMATE TRAVELER' (Netflix)- A visit to Syria. The city of Palmyra was a huge Roman city on the Silk Road dating to 2000 BC.  The ruins were much bigger and more stunning than those in Italy. 1030am- 1115am: We switched the PC's and determined that it was the TV. I ordered a TV from Walmart and it should be delivered by tonight at 10pm {it said 3 hrs when I placed the order}.  Chrisitian will return at 1pm on Monday to install the TV and rehook the PC. Watched the first episode of 'MURDER WITH MY HUSBAND' (Netflix)- A young woman from Kansas is murdered while working at a municipal pool. DNA solves the case.  1235pm: The PC is 'Off' and the plan is to hit the treadmill. I've put signs on both doors to 'Knock- Bell Doesn't Work'.  1pm:FIVE MILE...

 Th 9/24/26 730am (4-B: Green Crack). 1145am (4-B: Red Congolese). 115pm (GB: 5/ Green Crack). 535pm (GB: 5/ Green Crack). 830pm (GB: 4/ Red Congolese).  Up 645am: Another overcast day with temps to just below 70. Watched 'I SWEAR' (Netflix). A difficult, yet skillfully presented film about Tourette's Syndrome. This could have been a farce, but it's an insightful look at what it would be like to have the condition and the film doesn't ignore or gloss over the reactions of 'normal' people. The Theme: How do you get the general population to recognize that the condition is real and that nobody is faking?  John Davidson lived in Galashiels, Scotland which is about 35 miles southeast of Edinburgh, Scotland. "70" Metascore and I would go to at least "84".  Finished 'UNTOLD CHESSMATES' (Netflix). 1) The anti-cheating algorithm 'proved' that he was cheating, but it didn't stand up in court?  2) There are millions of possible ...

 We 9/23/26 850am (GB: 5/ Green Crack). 1240pm (GB: 5/ Green Crack). 230pm (4-B: Green Crack). 430pm (4-LB: Green Crack). 530pm (GB: 5/ Red Congolese). 825pm (GB: 5/ Red Congolese).   Up 745am {well rested...yesterday was taxing}. Cloudy with temps to about 70. I was able to change to smaller characters, but still need to watch a tutorial on using the Notepad. ***The 'Blinking' did not go away, this morning it's much worse. It completely breaks the connection between the TV and PC. I can't abide. Watched 'SHE WALKS IN DARKNESS' (Netflix).  I had given this 'two thumbs up', but I didn't remember any of it. A young woman who was a second grade teacher transforms into a double agent for the Basque separation group "ETA" during the late 90's. The terrorists stopped targeting the military and police and extended their reign of terror to unsympathetic politicians and journalists.  The film stresses that gaining the trust of a terrorist organi...

 Tu 9/22/26- Computer Problems {Tech2Door} 755am (GB: 5/ Green Crack). 1155am (3-B: Red Congolese). 550pm (4-B: Green Crack). 825pm (GB: 4/ Red Congolese).  Up 645am {listening to NPR from 6am}. Cloudy with temps to upper 60's. Watched 'ILL MANORS' (Hoopla). It's a film directed by an English Rap star (Ben Drew AKA 'Plan B') who conjures the most negative presentation of urban life possible. It features an almost absurd amount of drugs, prostitutes, violence, poverty, and random deaths. Highlight:  An infant is dropped from a second floor window to escape a fire. The baby is saved, but the 'dropper' must jump and he dies. The film's tone is so 'real' that the street vernacular wasn't even close to the actual dialogue and the subtitles lagged behind by about ten seconds. This made them completely useless. It was like the people in charge of the subtitles couldn't even penetrate their meaning. A very grim and dire film and therefore onl...

 Mo 9/21/26- Tech2door: 1030am- Christian  735am (4-B: Red Congolese). 1250pm (GB: 5/ Green Crack). 225pm (4-B: Red Congolese).  430pm (GB: 5/ Red Congolese). 530pm (GB: 5/ Green Crack). 830pm (GB: 4/ Red Congolese). Up 645am: Cloudy and temps only to mid 60's. The first taste of Fall. [235pm: I noticed that Fall begins tomorrow]. ***Last night I took the last of the 'anti-constipation' medicine. That is no longer the issue and the magic bullet was either the pills or the double shot of MiraLAX daily. Can I postpone the colonoscopy? Watched 'THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE' (Netflix). At school a nine year old girl is chosen to make a cake for Saddam Hussein's 50th birthday, but she doesn't have the money to buy any of the ingredients.  She takes a classmate (and her pet rooster) to town to see if they can somehow get it done. Filmed in the Mesopotamian Marshes of Southern Iraq. All of their huts are made of reeds that are intricately woven into all kinds of textur...

 Su 9/20/26 1025am (GB: 5/ Green Crack). 125pm (GB: 5/ Red Congolese). 535pm (GB: 5/ Green Crack). 830pn (GB: 5/ Red Congolese).  Up 710am: Overcast and threat of showers this morning with temps to about 80.  Weekly Cleaning & then I read 'DO WITH ME WHAT YOU WILL' I received an invitation to a 'coffee visit' from the couple that lives in the house next to the two girls. The guy drives a white pickup and leaves for work very early. 940am: I walked over and there were too many people and I just walked back home.  Watched 'HEEL' (Kanopy). A young hooligan is snatched off the streets of London and whisked away to a manor house in a very remote area of the country. The family that kidnapped the thug only wanted to change his antisocial attitudes and mold him into a model citizen worthy of their love. The movie ends with the reformed thug returning to the site of his imprisonment. He is so taken with 'the program' that he brings an unconscious lady friend...

 Sa 9/19/26 810am (GB: 5/ Green Crack). 840am (4-B: Red Congolese). 1pm (GB: 5/ Green Crack). 430pm (GB: 5/ Red Congolese). 530pm (GB: 5/ Red Congolese). 825pm (GB: 5/ Green Crack).  Up 710am: Cloudy & muggy with temps to about 90. Temperatures will drop almost thirty degrees on Monday.  I cleared out the dying pansies from the porch planter, but the ones under the bedroom windows are still going.  ***The AI Mode tab is gone from the homepage. I learned that if you hover over the far right of the search bar and click, the search will be through AI Mode. Nobody mentioned this online.   Watched 'WINDOWS ON THE WORLD' (Hoopla). Dad worked at the Twin Towers on 9/11 and his son travels from Mexico to NYC to find out if he survived. He finds dad, but the older man admits that he abandoned his Mexican family and that he wanted to live in the states. Then he decides to return to Mexico and the son decides to stay. Much of the story is beyond plausible, but inc...

 Fr 9/18/26 735am (4-B: Green Crack). 930am (4-B: Red Congolese). 1240pm (GB: 5/ Red Congolese). 535pm (GB: 5/ Red Congolese). 825pm (4-B: Green Crack).  Up 645am: Cloudy & muggy with temps to upper 80's. {windows open until 1130am}. When I opened the living room PC I got the same prompt to 'restart'. I can't believe I took the risk, but no problems and I will call the computer guys {Tech2Door} as soon as they open and  schedule a visit.  Finished 'JUST ONE LOOK' (Netflix). The title refers to the name of a song. The sister of a band member orchestrated the murders and kidnappings so that she could get the royalties from the band's hit, 'Just One Look'. The band's name is 'LAAD' and in Polish it means 'order & harmony'. Although the series was a bit confusing, it was an engaging and compelling drama.  Began 'TEENAGE WASTELAND' (Netflix). In the early 90's a high school teacher of 'Electronic English' de...

 Th 9/17/26- Computer Problems 730am (GB: 5/ Green Crack). 850am (4-B: Green Crack).  1230pm (GB :6/ Green Crack). 440pm (GB: 5/ Red Congolese). 530pm (GB: 5/ Green Crack). {no weed} Up 640am: Sunny & hot with temps to lower 90's and there's a Heat Advisory in effect. Watched 'SAINT OMER' (Kanopy). It's a look at 'Infanticide', displaced persons, and motherhood within the parameter of a courtroom drama. Very much an Art Film and the acting is mesmerizing, but it's more than a little confusing. The tall, strikingly elegant female character who is also pregnant and experiencing the revelations of the trial seems tacked on to the primary storyline. The defendant lived in southeastern Paris near Bois de Vincennes; a big park (hiking, biking, botanical garden) just off the beltway. The baby is left on the beach at the coastal town of Berck-sur-Mer, France. This is in southwestern France not too far from Le Treport on the Spanish border. "91" Met...

 We 9/16/26 730am (GB: 5/ Green Crack). 820am (4-B: Red Congolese). 945am (3-B: Red Congolese). 1220pm (GB: 6/ Green Crack). 535pm (GB: 5/ Red Congolese). 825pm (GB: 5/a mix of Green & Red).  Up 640am: Light showers early, then cloudy/ humid with temps to almost 90. {windows open till 9am}. Watched 'A CRIME STORY' (Hoopla). Employees at a budget motel on the outskirts of Las Vegas become drug dealers and get targeted by Italian, Russian, local mobsters, and the law. Every cliche in the books and no better than a very well done student film. The motel where most of the action takes place is at the 'historic' EL RANCHO BOULDER MOTEL that's in Boulder City, Nevada. That's about 25 miles southeast of Las Vegas.   Finished 'AVERAGE JOE' (Netflix). An unsatisfying ending, but it leaves the door wide open for a second season. From AI Mode: The second season the story shifts from Pittsburgh to (of all places?) Cape Town, South Africa. This was originally on ...

 Tu 9/15/26 745am (GB: 5/ Green Crack). 1155am (GB: 4/ Red Congolese). 140pm (4-B: Red Congolese). 430pm (GB: 5/ Red Congolese). 530pm (GB: 5/ Green Crack). 820pm (GB: 5/ Red Congolese).  Up 7am: A sunny morning with the threat of storms this afternoon with temps to low 90's.  Watched 'CALL MY AGENT! THE MOVIE' (Netflix). A fairly humorous look at the business of making a French movie. Everything from actors' temper tantrums, to creative methods of financing and even the weather conspire to wreck the project; an interesting scene where the shoot is flooded when a nearby dam breaks. Another excellent reason that national comedy films don't resonate with international audiences. "77" Metascore and I learned that it's a reworking of a French television series. "74' is about where I'd put it. More 'ALLEGEDLY' (Netflix). A young woman is beaten to death in Cabo San Lucas and her autopsy reads 'Alcohol Poisoning'. Huh? Mexican La...

 Mo 9/14/26 750am (GB: 5/ Red Congolese). 835am (6-B: Green Crack). 925am (GB: 4/ Green Crack). 12pm (GB: 5/ Red Congolese).  535pm (GB: 6/ Green Crack). 820pm (GB: 5/ Red Congolese).  Up 7am: A mix of sun & clouds with temps to about 80. ***When I opened 'Cheese Stands Alone' the entries ended on Fr 9/11/26. I added the two missing days, but why/how did this happen?   Finished 'OASIS' (Netflix). A slick and unfulfilling ending, but maybe a new season? Everyone is happy, healthy, sexy, and rich and the bad guy was the female head of the police. This was just a little too 'Agatha Christie' to be memorable.  ***I checked the calendar and there was no entry for my upcoming doctor's appointment. I called Dr. Martinek's office and got the details and re-entered. I bet I did all of this from the phone and it didn't register on the PC calendar.*** 230pm on October 5th at the west campus on sixth street***.  Paid Card More 'AVERAGE JOE' (Netflix)...

 Su 9/13/26 845am (GB: 5/ Durban Poison). 940am (4-B: Durban Poison). 1220pm (GB- 5/ Durban Poison). 215pm (3-B: Durban Poison). 435pm (GB: 5/ Red Congolese). 530pm (GB: 5/ Green Crack). 820pm (GB: 6/ Red Congolese).  Up 730am: Partly cloudy with temps to about 80. Weekly Cleaning Watched 'WILD AT HEART' (Amazon Prime). I must have seen this classic from 1990, but I don't remember any of it. It's the torrid love affair between 'a robber and a manslaughterer' and a young woman who 'never says 'No' to Love'. Lynch creates a quirky hyper-realism that's painstakingly and intentionally hilarious; with Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe, Crispin Glover, Diane Ladd, Isabella Rossellini, Harry Dean Stanton. Directed by David Lynch..."The whole world's wild at heart and weird on top". Nominated for 1 Oscar; 5 wins & 13 nominations. "52" Metascore and I would happily go to "91". The range was from "90...

 Sa 9/12/26 805am (GB: 5/ Durban Poison). 845am (6-LB: Durban Poison).{905am took 1/4 VIIA 'Day Drift' 100 mg: 25 mg total}. 1210pm (GB: 4/ Durban Poison). 315pm (4-B: Durban Poison). 530pm (GB: 5/ Durban Poison). 815pm  9GN: 5/ Durban Poison). Up 715am: Mostly sunny with temps to almost 90. {windows open for a while}. The Oaks street sale is going full swing. The house with the two girls has loads of junk and the people up the street have some full driveways. I slapped a 'FREE' sign on the living room lamp that I'm trying to get rid of. If somebody doesn't take it I will try to fit into the big blue can. {No takers by noon and I put the lamp in the garage for disposal}. ***25 mg was a prudent amount dose because I really got off. I was flying and it creates an excellent foundation for light rips on the bong. Four hours later and I was still buzzed. Watched '1408' (Kanopy). A ghost hunter tries to stay the night in a 'haunted' Manhattan hotel roo...