The Cheese Stands Alone

 Mo 4/29/24 715am (2-LB). {one 5g THC gummie}. 8am (1-B). 135pm (2-LB). 535pm (2-LB).  820pm (2-LB).  Up 555am: Cloudy with temps to about 70. Another inch of rain fell last night and that's over five inches in the last two days.  ***Problems with Hoopla. I had trouble logging on and when I finally got into the site, I couldn't borrow a film, however Kanopy was open for business. Watched 'THE ROUNDUP: No Way Out' (Kanopy). A Korean cop drama that was fairly humorous and although I had to watch it dubbed in English, it was still well worth a look. A quirky, 'ex-boxer/detective' hunts for missing drugs, mixes it up with Yakuza soldiers in Seoul, and unmasks a crooked narcotics detective. I learned on IMDB that the film is part of the 'action comedy franchise' around 'Ma Suk Do; Played by Ma Seok-do who is also a personal trainer of mixed martial artists. Noticed a 'Bonus Borrow' on Hoopla. I think that this is new and you can borrow these title...

 Su 4/28/24 730am (2-LB). 1015am (1-LB). 1225pm (2-LB). 545pm (2-LB). 810pm (2-LB).  Up 6am: Cloudy with temps to upper 70's and more rain predicted for late tonight. Over the last two days we have gotten just over 3 inches of rain according to the rain gauge.  Weekly Cleaning Watched 'OLDBOY' (Netflix). A man is kidnapped and held for fifteen years. He has no idea who has him or why he has been taken. Reason: When he was in high school he started a rumor that one of the girls in his school was a slut. She committed suicide and her brother is the man who has held him captive all of these years. He 'killed' with his tongue, so now he must pay. A stunning and beautiful film classic. Directed by Park Chan-wook. 40 wins & 27 nominations. "78" Metascore.  Began 'THE OUTREAU CASE: A French Nightmare' (Netflix).  I shut it down 15 minutes into episode #2.  This is 'The McMartin Preschool Case' only it is happened in northern France. It's r...

  Sa 4/27/24 750am (2-LB). 820am (1-B). 1140am (2-LB). 225pm (1-B). 535pm (2-LB). 810pm (2-LB).  Up 650am: Cloudy with temps to mid 70's and a chance for thunderstorms later this afternoon.  Watched 'THE HIGHWAYMEN' (Netflix). Two old lawmen come out of retirement to 'assassinate' Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. The implied theme seems to be that a lawful apprehension is not possible and these two felons must be shot and killed before they can grab more media attention; with Kevin Costner, Woody Harrelson, Kathy Bates, John Carroll Lynch, and Kim Dickens. "58" Metascore.     From The Guardian: "Hamer and Gault won the day in a hail of submachine fire, but even their hagiography can’t hide that they’re history’s losers." .."Did Robin Hood ever shoot a gas station attendant in the head for four dollars and ten cents"?... "You don't move like you're 85, You move like you're 75". The vintage photos of Bonnie & Clyd...

 Fr 4/26/24- Gummy/ Diet Smoke order 720am (2-LB). 810am (1-B). {1005am- one 'DAY DRIFT': DELTA 9- DELTA 8: 80 MG DELTA 8 THC/ 20 MG DELTA 9 THC}. 1205pm (1-B). 130pm (2-LB). 310pm (1-LB). 535pm (2-LB). 815pm (2-LB). Up 605am: A rainy day with temps to upper 60's. One or two inches of rain are expected.  The guy next door was working on his plants on the concrete slab at the side of his house when I woke up. He was still at it after 7am and he must be trying to beat the rain.  Watched 'HELL OR HIGH WATER' (Tubi). At first it seems like it's about two low-lifes who rob the cash drawers of  random banks in very rural West Texas. However, their dollars are going towards a worthy cause. The brothers want the money to keep the bank from foreclosing on their land. Oil has been found and the loans must be repaired so that the two young sons will inherit the wealth. I had seen this one before, but completely forgot how powerful it was; with Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Jeff ...

 Th 4/25/24 705am (2-LB).  750am (1-B). 940am (1-LB). 1240pm (2-LB). 540pm (2-LB). 815pm (2-LB).  Up 6am: Partly cloudy with temps to lower 60's. Rain is in the forecast for tomorrow.  Watched 'A BIT OF LIGHT' (Hoopla- borrowed yesterday). A strange movie about a recovering alcoholic who is grieving the loss of her kids. She was drunk  and passed out in a park and one of her daughters was almost hit by a car. Her ex-husband got custody and she's devastated by what she has thrown away. She meets a fourteen year old boy and he understands her distress and tries to help her. The character of Neil is so odd and all knowing that for most of the movie you wonder if he is a figment of her imagination or some kind of angelic being. The film kept you wondering about what was really going on and I liked this feeling of uncertainty; with Anna Paquin, Ray Winstone, Luca Hogan, and Pippa Bennett-Warner. The film was directed by Stephen Moyer (Anna Paquin's husband) and based...

We 4/24/24 710am (2-LB). 750am (1-B). 925am (1-B). 1245pm (2-LB). 255pm (1-LB). 540pm (2-LB). 815pm (2-LB).  Up 550am: Sunny to partly cloudy and temps to low 60's. Watched 'HUNT' (Hoopla). The film concerns the search for a  'Communist traitor' at the highest level of power within the South Korean Central Intelligence Agency.  A corny and convoluted storyline involving one 'good' boss who battles a 'bad' boss inside the agency, but lots of wildly over the top 7gunplay and crazed car chases make it worth a look..."It's not revolution, it's reform"- the forceful reunification of North and South Korea. At the end of the film I still wasn't sure who was the 'good' boss or if there even was a 'good' one.  Finished 'BABY REINDEER' (Netflix). What a deeply strange piece of cinema. He goes back to his sexual abuser ['Groomer' is used as an adult seducing (?) another adult and not as an adult seducing a c...

 Tu 4/23/24 745am (2-LB). 9am (1-B). 1030am (1-B). 130pm (2-LB). 540pm (2-LB). 815pm (2-LB).  Up 640am: Cloudy & light rain with temps to about 60 and clearing by 4pm. Watched 'SWINGERS' (Hoopla). {Borrowed yesterday}. I must have seen this one at least once, but zero recall and it's a fine film. I really liked it. The dramedy is an insightful glimpse at trying to make it socially and professionally in the indifferent world of Tinseltown- aka Los Angeles. But those same feelings of unease and uncertainty are common experiences of youth in any social environment and that insight makes the film so much more powerful; with Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau (he wrote the screenplay from personal experiences in Hollywood), Ron Livingston, Patrick Van Horn, and Alex Desert. 3 wins & 3 nominations. "71" Metascore. I thought I had an hour to go to  'AMERICAN CONSPIRACY: The Octopus Murders' (Netflix), but I finished it last night.  More 'BABY REINDEER' (Ne...