I am pleasantly surprised by Pope Francis saying that the church has to be accepting/welcoming to LGBTQ church members. Not sure what caused this change in Pope Francis' way of thinking,but I like it!
This speaks to Pope Francis' willingness to have a dialogue with people-and I really hope he has a sit-down meeting with people from the LGBTQ community.
Of course, "traditionalist" Catholics are NOT happy about this. They already hate Pope Francis, and now they're going to hate him even more. Basically, traditionalist Catholics would rather that Pope Francis *didn't* have dialogue with certain groups-to use a Mean Girls quote "You can't sit here"-actually, it's more like "You can't dialogue with them!"
And yeah,it *is* that petty. They resent Pope Francis because he's going in a different direction than Pope Benedict. I really wanted to like Pope Benedict. But he put a lot of people off of the church. When history records such things, I think Pope Francis will be remembered as one of the most beloved popes, along with Pope John Paul II
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Monday, October 13, 2014
[weekend report]
Friday: I went to UTC(University Town Center)
Saturday: I went to Starbucks,the grocery store and did a load of laundry.In other words, a busy weekend Saturday!
Sunday:Went to the gym(after having not gone for a while.. I have to take the bus there and the weather's been hot. Which makes me NOT want to go to the gym. And I totally would take a taxi there but that could get expensive.Which makes me very glad that the weather is starting to be more typical for this time of the year.
Saturday: I went to Starbucks,the grocery store and did a load of laundry.In other words, a busy weekend Saturday!
Sunday:Went to the gym(after having not gone for a while.. I have to take the bus there and the weather's been hot. Which makes me NOT want to go to the gym. And I totally would take a taxi there but that could get expensive.Which makes me very glad that the weather is starting to be more typical for this time of the year.
Sunday, October 12, 2014
[odds and ends]
*I had a dream about Mads Mikkelsen. I was in a Starbucks and he walks in and most of the people in there were like blase about him being there but I walked up to him and started talking to him-and apparently I'd met him before because he knew my name! I was sitting at a table in Starbucks hanging out with Mads.It was SO cool!
*My latest thing is Ronan Farrow.I am fascinated with him. Not in a crush sort of way.. but I can't get over how much he looks like a mixture of his mom and(allegedly) his father, Frank Sinatra(however, google pictures of him.It's obvious he's Frank's kid!)
*La Croix water(specifically the lime and cherry flavour) is the best thing ever.
*I actually got to see the lunar eclipse on early Wednesday-I didn't think I was going to, but I woke up at 4 am and something was telling me to go outside and look up-and I did-and it was beautiul! I've seen two of the four of the blood moons-hopefully I'll get to see all of them!
*My latest thing is Ronan Farrow.I am fascinated with him. Not in a crush sort of way.. but I can't get over how much he looks like a mixture of his mom and(allegedly) his father, Frank Sinatra(however, google pictures of him.It's obvious he's Frank's kid!)
*La Croix water(specifically the lime and cherry flavour) is the best thing ever.
*I actually got to see the lunar eclipse on early Wednesday-I didn't think I was going to, but I woke up at 4 am and something was telling me to go outside and look up-and I did-and it was beautiul! I've seen two of the four of the blood moons-hopefully I'll get to see all of them!
Saturday, October 11, 2014
[an overabundance of caution/troubling]
3 Holland America cruises have been cancelled because of engine problems.That's good. Better safe than sorry.
Now to the "what are Cruise Critic posters thinking?" portion of the post:
There is a(still ongoing though there's beginning to be some thread drift) about manners. There was a comment about how there are some who expect *everyone* to conform to their standards.Indeed.. Holland America cruisers are a international bunch, and I think that gets forgotten-deliberately in a lot of cases.
Then there was the post where a man(woman?) said the maitre did would not allow them to wear a hat in the MDR(main dining room) and so had to subject fellow diners to(and apparently sickened ) them with the sight of their brain surgery scar. If this is true..WTF.
The the reaction to that was.. a non-reaction. Basically, "if we make an exception for you, we have to make an exception for everyone". Compassion is something quite a few Cruise Critic posters(and at least one Holland America maitre'd) lack. I've said this before: there may be a legit reason someone has to wear a hat in the MDR. That gets forgotten/ignored.
It's a LOT of people's berzerk button. And when I say berzerk, I mean exactly that.
Now to the "what are Cruise Critic posters thinking?" portion of the post:
There is a(still ongoing though there's beginning to be some thread drift) about manners. There was a comment about how there are some who expect *everyone* to conform to their standards.Indeed.. Holland America cruisers are a international bunch, and I think that gets forgotten-deliberately in a lot of cases.
Then there was the post where a man(woman?) said the maitre did would not allow them to wear a hat in the MDR(main dining room) and so had to subject fellow diners to(and apparently sickened ) them with the sight of their brain surgery scar. If this is true..WTF.
The the reaction to that was.. a non-reaction. Basically, "if we make an exception for you, we have to make an exception for everyone". Compassion is something quite a few Cruise Critic posters(and at least one Holland America maitre'd) lack. I've said this before: there may be a legit reason someone has to wear a hat in the MDR. That gets forgotten/ignored.
It's a LOT of people's berzerk button. And when I say berzerk, I mean exactly that.
Friday, October 10, 2014
[S1 Ep 2 Amuse Bouche]
* I can still eat mushrooms after watching this episode.
*We have Garret Jacob Hobbs' house of horrors in the woods.
*There is the realisation Abigail might be a accomplice.
*We get "not comfortable in my own skin" Will when his class applauds when he walks in his class.
*Jack is pushing Will. Definitely. Will's "therapy doesn't work on me" sounds just like Abigail later on in S1.
*Of course the kids think the mushroom farm is marijuana.
*The Mushroom people.Oh my god. A bunch of fun guys(and gals). Sorry.Had to make the obvious joke.
*We get a Will and Beverly(Kazam? Wilberly?) scene.
*Freddie is..Freddie.
*One of the mushroom people is still alive(only just..)
*Hannibal sees right through Freddie-and I'm really surprised that Hannibal didn't eat her. Well, he did.Or though he did in S2.
Freddie is not a fan of Will's(that's putting it mildly)..I'll be interested to see what her part in S3 is, though.This could get interesting. Zeller's "you used me" to her-I would have LOVED to see more backstory behind that!
Later on Freddie gets called out by the cop(who knows she's gotten people fired before) .
* I love the scene where Alana reads Flannery O'Connor to Abigail(if you haven't read any of Flannery O'Connor's stories, you really should. They're strange, Southern Gothic-y things but well worth the read.
*Will takes down Stammets and saves Abigail(who Stammets was going to turn into mushroom food) in the process.
Quotable:
Hannibal:You need a way out of dark places when Jack sends you there.
Price:I'm not recovering.
Price:yes and no.But mostly no.
Hannibal:Killing must feel good to god too.He does it all the time, and are we not created in his image?
*We have Garret Jacob Hobbs' house of horrors in the woods.
*There is the realisation Abigail might be a accomplice.
*We get "not comfortable in my own skin" Will when his class applauds when he walks in his class.
*Jack is pushing Will. Definitely. Will's "therapy doesn't work on me" sounds just like Abigail later on in S1.
*Of course the kids think the mushroom farm is marijuana.
*The Mushroom people.Oh my god. A bunch of fun guys(and gals). Sorry.Had to make the obvious joke.
*We get a Will and Beverly(Kazam? Wilberly?) scene.
*Freddie is..Freddie.
*One of the mushroom people is still alive(only just..)
*Hannibal sees right through Freddie-and I'm really surprised that Hannibal didn't eat her. Well, he did.Or though he did in S2.
Freddie is not a fan of Will's(that's putting it mildly)..I'll be interested to see what her part in S3 is, though.This could get interesting. Zeller's "you used me" to her-I would have LOVED to see more backstory behind that!
Later on Freddie gets called out by the cop(who knows she's gotten people fired before) .
* I love the scene where Alana reads Flannery O'Connor to Abigail(if you haven't read any of Flannery O'Connor's stories, you really should. They're strange, Southern Gothic-y things but well worth the read.
*Will takes down Stammets and saves Abigail(who Stammets was going to turn into mushroom food) in the process.
Quotable:
Hannibal:You need a way out of dark places when Jack sends you there.
Price:I'm not recovering.
Price:yes and no.But mostly no.
Hannibal:Killing must feel good to god too.He does it all the time, and are we not created in his image?
Thursday, October 9, 2014
[tv things]
There's a new Dallas series on TNT that got cancelled.But there is some talk that another network may pick it up.One of my online friends LOVES Dallas. I pointed out that when it looked like Hannibal wasn't going to be picked up for a second season,there was talk that there were a bunch of interests who were interested in airing it. Hopefully Dallas gets another chance.
It sucks that TNT won't let their shows find an audience..Dallas is far from the only victim of this. TNT has cancelled some great shows, like Monday Mornings(a medical drama).That was a show I would have LOVED to see get a second season.It just didn't have enough of an audience to make it.
There are a lot of new shows this season that are not going to make it.Unfortunately, as funny as it is, Selfie is probably going to be one of the first new shows to get cancelled.And that's a shame.
I really wanted to like Blackish because..Laurence Fishburne.But I just don't care for it.
OTOH, some of the shows(like Mysteries of Laura)that have been getting mixed reviews,I really like.
There have been a lot of Criminal Minds-alikes(none of which I think are going to last) And Criminal Minds is starting to get played out. CSI,on the other hand, is still really good(admittedly, I have a soft spot for it.) I hadn't watched NCIS for a few years because it got ridiculous.. but I was intrigued by the ads for this week's episode so I DVR'd it and watched it later..I really enjoyed it,apart from some half-assed CGI.
I used to love Chicago Fire, but it's a soap.It was starting to get that way when I quit watching and it is even more so now.
It sucks that TNT won't let their shows find an audience..Dallas is far from the only victim of this. TNT has cancelled some great shows, like Monday Mornings(a medical drama).That was a show I would have LOVED to see get a second season.It just didn't have enough of an audience to make it.
There are a lot of new shows this season that are not going to make it.Unfortunately, as funny as it is, Selfie is probably going to be one of the first new shows to get cancelled.And that's a shame.
I really wanted to like Blackish because..Laurence Fishburne.But I just don't care for it.
OTOH, some of the shows(like Mysteries of Laura)that have been getting mixed reviews,I really like.
There have been a lot of Criminal Minds-alikes(none of which I think are going to last) And Criminal Minds is starting to get played out. CSI,on the other hand, is still really good(admittedly, I have a soft spot for it.) I hadn't watched NCIS for a few years because it got ridiculous.. but I was intrigued by the ads for this week's episode so I DVR'd it and watched it later..I really enjoyed it,apart from some half-assed CGI.
I used to love Chicago Fire, but it's a soap.It was starting to get that way when I quit watching and it is even more so now.
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
[a sign of the times]
Kensington video, which is a San Diego institution, is going out of buisness. In this age of Netflix, I can't say I'm all that surprised. It's a shame, since Kensington has such a varied selection-stuff that is hard to find elsewhere-though you can find it-on Amazon, probably-but it's expensive!
It's surprising to me where they have good selections of DVD's and Blu Rays.Barnes and Noble's DVD/ Blu Ray selection is pretty ho-hum.. except for their selection of Criterion DVD's-they have a lot of those(but they're expensive!)
San Diego needs someplace like Amoeba Music that has a HUGE selection of music and movies-we kinda had that with Lou's Records, and to a lesser extent with Off The Record, and the place that went in where Lou's used to be in downtown Encinitas.
Lou's used to be *the* place to go-I spent SO much of my allowance there when I was a teenager!
But then they started hiring people that have an attitude and that's when it went in the toilet, IMO. Then they moved to Leucadia with the two buildings. Now they're crammed into one of the buildings. It's not as great as it used to be, and I won't be surprised if they close and go strictly online in a year or two.
There is a lot of talk about about how the big box stores are killing the mom and pop stores/coffee houses. Not that I am OK with the big box stores coming into areas where there are a perfectly good book or coffee store. However, I don't think the mom and pops(which get praised for being customer friendly) are, always.
San Diego has Warwicks. which has stayed in buisness in spite of the economy. There have been plenty of great bookstores(like Bookworks in Del Mar and Earth Song, also in Del Mar) that,sadly, didn't make it.
The thing with Warwicks is that they really have made their store customer friendly-and it's not just books-one side is books-quite a good selection, actually-and the other side is stationery and gifts. It's incredible, and very unique as bookstores go. One of my favourite bookstores is Chaucer's in Santa Barbara. It's in a strip mall, but it's amazing!
It's surprising to me where they have good selections of DVD's and Blu Rays.Barnes and Noble's DVD/ Blu Ray selection is pretty ho-hum.. except for their selection of Criterion DVD's-they have a lot of those(but they're expensive!)
San Diego needs someplace like Amoeba Music that has a HUGE selection of music and movies-we kinda had that with Lou's Records, and to a lesser extent with Off The Record, and the place that went in where Lou's used to be in downtown Encinitas.
Lou's used to be *the* place to go-I spent SO much of my allowance there when I was a teenager!
But then they started hiring people that have an attitude and that's when it went in the toilet, IMO. Then they moved to Leucadia with the two buildings. Now they're crammed into one of the buildings. It's not as great as it used to be, and I won't be surprised if they close and go strictly online in a year or two.
There is a lot of talk about about how the big box stores are killing the mom and pop stores/coffee houses. Not that I am OK with the big box stores coming into areas where there are a perfectly good book or coffee store. However, I don't think the mom and pops(which get praised for being customer friendly) are, always.
San Diego has Warwicks. which has stayed in buisness in spite of the economy. There have been plenty of great bookstores(like Bookworks in Del Mar and Earth Song, also in Del Mar) that,sadly, didn't make it.
The thing with Warwicks is that they really have made their store customer friendly-and it's not just books-one side is books-quite a good selection, actually-and the other side is stationery and gifts. It's incredible, and very unique as bookstores go. One of my favourite bookstores is Chaucer's in Santa Barbara. It's in a strip mall, but it's amazing!
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