Asteroid City

Asteroid City made me want to punch Wes Anderson in the face. I got up to use the bathroom somewhere around the one hour mark and didn't go back. It was a good decision.

I have a friend who saw the movie on the same day in a different city. She said a fire alarm went off toward the end, and everybody seemed happy to be able to leave the theater.

What I think this movie is trying to do is celebrate the craft and ingenuity of stage plays, but that sort of anti-Hollywood statement feels insincere when your cast is filled with superstars like Tom Hanks. I feel like, if you're going to make a movie, then you should at least try to make use of your medium instead of being precious. The reduced picture size and lo-fi resolution of Asteroid City were especially twee and annoying.

Idk man. I was promised Jeff Goldblum, and my expectations were not met. Fuck this movie.

Inside an empty convention hall room - Yes

Have I Made The Most Of The Switch's Portability Based On Nintendo Commercials?
https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/07/09/have-i-made-the-most-of-the-switchs-portability-based-on-nintendo-commercials

But then I started wondering: after owning a Switch since 2017, playing undocked at least half the time, and traveling with it quite a bit over the years, how many of these exact scenarios have actually occurred? Am I truly getting the most out of the Switch's most appealing feature? To find out, I combed through several Switch commercials to get a tally of whether or not I've done the things that Nintendo clearly expects the average Switch owner to do on a regular basis.

I have definitely gotten weird looks while being a grown-ass human playing a Nintendo Switch on a plane, but I regret nothing. What else am I supposed to do, watch movies? Sleep? On a plane? Not happening.

Let Twitter Burn

This post contains a link to a tweet with a brief bit of context. I want to put a strong content warning for online harassment, as well as a description of a serious medical condition.

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In conclusion, my dream fix for Twitter would be to require everyone who signs up for the site to be at least 18 years old. I don't think 15-year-old children should have the power to ruin someone's life like this, and I also don't think a 15-year-old child should have the capacity to set themself up as the target of backlash harassment.

On a more personal note, this is why I'm afraid to write or publish anything remotely resembling YA fiction. It's terrifying to think that a teenage Twitter user having a bad day could destroy your entire professional career by claiming that you're "fetishizing" an aspect of your own identity.