Thursday, June 26, 2025

Highlights: In reverse order, latest to "when last we left...; Stanford Theater: Sabotage and Young and Innocent. What a great double-feature. Almost 90 years old, they were an honor to be seen again in that theatre, on celluloid, through a projector, scratchy images and spliced jumps, all alongside eras as dated as to have blackface be portrayed as routine. Knowing these are the inspirations of what became his trademark style, which makes the experience like walking through an art gallery or hearing early Beatles recordings, while knowing what they became to the world of music. I thoroughly enjoyed it, but the seats get uncomfortable after several hours. I had a good call catching up on board-related stuff with Pamela. Howes your coffee included discussions of everything from the best Catwoman from th'60s Batmanan show (Julie, of course) to the Year of the Cat as a pivotal point in personal music. The morning also saw calls being made and insurance bills being managed. Oh, and I got a good deal on a HomePod mini for the patio, which is a welcome addition. Yesterday, I stayed home after cards while Jen went to Christy's to chat and pick up our Divine wine and cheese order, and we ended up with almond cake. Brian and I spent most of the day working on the wifi at the Zen Center. Progress was made alongside simplifications, but there is more to do.

Insights: Tommy has ignored and avoided us for the past few days. Likely over the driveway parking we take up, and the issue of taking the car while explicitly being told not to. He's in the wrong. Period. On all of this nonsense. It'll always be difficult for me because this is the outcome of my apathetic avoidance of fighting for their well-being through more aggressive parenting rights. The entitlement was created as a result. I also received and started working with the AI Paper, and returning here to the remarkable validates what I dislike about the new units' user experience. I'll stick with this and return the other.
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