maandag 31 december 2018

maandag 31 december 2018 France 24. To ring in the New Year, NASA will broadcast the historic flyby of a distant cosmic body - Ultima Thule.

The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe... a one-woman show starring Lily Tomlin. Maybe 2019 will be the year where SETI finds it. Or Trudy - the bag lady - will find aliens.

For me, it's Noon PST. It's already 9AM NZDT the next day in Auckland. More than half the world has already had a Happy New Year! Nice party, Hong Kong! Fantastic fireworks! New Year's 2019: Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour lit up by spectacular display. Still settling into my new place... however it may last. Which disaster film do you want to watch? How It Ends.

zondag 30 december 2018

zondag 30 december 2018 Restless night. Down to the man cave to watch MST3K: The Final Sacrifice.

I got to catch up on some sleep. The Sweetbay bed is nice and soft. Down in the driveway, the U-Haul truck contains my belongings.

Today is moving day. Boxes, boxes, boxes, boxes, boxes, and boxes!

Reward for a hard day's work. Spicy Pad Thai from Wanida... and beer! Relax for the evening with Star Trek: Spock's Brain. (My brain is fried like the tofu in my Pad Thai.) And what about the brain of McCoy?

zaterdag 29 december 2018

zaterdag 29 december 2018 Midnight movie - Solo: A Star Wars Story. It's one of the most hazardous routes through hyperspace, but Hal Solo has the audacity to fly through The Kessel Run. The power went off last night. I have baseboard heating. It gets chilly fast. Busy day packing and loading a U-haul. I’m exhausted. But Michael and I relax at Sweetbay and watched some episodes of Arrow.

vrijdag 28 december 2018

vrijdag 28 december 2018 I am proud to shut down the government for border security. Trump said that on Dec. 11 at an Oval Office meeting. Trump Approval Sinks Amid Wall Funding Fight.

How did I survive! It's a really good question that I don't ask myself anymore... until today. The AIDS crisis devastated many neighborhoods. It crushed me! Here & Now addresses this issue. Rebecca Makkai Tells Story Of Chicago AIDS Crisis In 'The Great Believers'

Get us out to Space or back to Earth? Space Force! You know me... I feel good about Space News. From The Milky Way To 'Oumuamua, 2018 Was A Busy Year In Space. Hello, Oumuamua.

donderdag 27 december 2018

donderdag 27 december 2018 Jack Jenkins: So I’m poring over my Mars globe, looking up the origins of place names. By Issus! Repeat the magic words of John Carter. Ock Ohem Ocktei Wies... Barsoom!

Jean-Jacques Savin: Frenchman sets sail across Atlantic... in a barrel. He has stowed away a block of foie gras and a bottle of Sauternes white wine for New Year's Eve, along with a bottle of red Saint-Emilion for his 72nd birthday on January 14. Bon voyage. So... You're like magnetic or something? Watch At First Light.

I guess that the snow is going to stay up in the mountains. It's 39° F for us in the lowlands. Beware! 12-18" of snow is possible at all mountain passes over the next 36 hours.

woensdag 26 december 2018

woensdag 26 december 2018 Aquaman Isn’t Cheesy Enough! An octopus playing drums? Aquaman's suit! The cinema is busy for Christmas. It's packed with kids of all ages to see Aquaman.

All marine debris in the ocean is thrown back at the people on land. That's quite a sight! 'Aquaman' raises serious environmental questions but offers few serious solutions. The oceans will fight back!

Hi, Wall Street. How's it going? Ready for work? Battered U.S. stocks open higher after a Christmas break.

What Has Had Happened? Miracles just don't happen! Dow soars 1,086 points in a miraculous comeback.

Trump's comments in Iraq 'inappropriate' WWW III is inappropriate. Watch and learn, neanderthals - Doctor Strangelove.

dinsdag 25 december 2018

dinsdag 25 december 2018 Merry Christmas! Joyeux Noël! My morning movie - MST3K: Teenage Caveman.

Rick Steves' European Christmas. I love the 2000 twinkling trees which line the famous Av. des Champs-Élysées in Paris.

French opera singer and professional tenor Amaury Vassili sings Hallelujah. Comme il est beau! Nice surprise! Avengers: Infinity War is on Netflix. The death of Spider-Man is still very painful to watch. Heartbreaking.

maandag 24 december 2018

maandag 24 december 2018 Music this morning. I ❤️ Seal. I am all alone (poor me) in the White House. Jeezus! Do markets care about uncertainty? Yes! Down drops 653 points.

Watch Putin's Rise to Power. Putin. He used to be cute kid.

Ready for dancing and prancing? Spider-man sings Jingle Bell Rock.

zondag 23 december 2018

zondag 23 december 2018 Humor. What a concept! Filmed at Seattle's Benaroya Hall, Ellen DeGeneres Wonders if She’s Still Relatable.

CBS: Astronaut Jim Lovell remembers Apollo 8 mission 50 years later. Thank you Apollo 8. You saved 1968. I spent a time at Sweet Bay. Knockers.

zaterdag 22 december 2018

zaterdag 22 december 2018 Midnight movie - MST3K: Devil Fish. It's true. Lots of beer is consumed. Beer Devil IPA. A little sleep. Up with France 24. Congress adjourns without a CR. US government shuts down amid Mexican border wall row.

Over to Victor Street to sign the lease. This is Jack, Josh's dog.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is amazing. It's nice to cheer for the kid... Miles Morales from Brooklyn.

I choke up when Stan Lee makes his animated cameo.

vrijdag 21 december 2018

vrijdag 21 december 2018 Jim is an alcoholic gunslinger AKA the Waco Kid. Sheriff Bart defends Rock Ridge from evil. Blazing Saddles!

Restless night. Watch the 2018 version of Samson - a Bible film with swords and sandals. Philistines get beat up with a donkey's jawbone.

How special! Winter Solstice 2018: Full Moon and the spectacular Ursid meteor shower. It's the first day of Winter.

Winds Gusting to 70 MPH Strike Whatcom County. It was an incredible storm. I see trees and branches everywhere. In the Lettered Streets, I see a tree down across "H" Street.

Back home to watch Star Trek TNG: The Nth Degree. Geordi and Barclay are just getting into their scans when the Cytherian probe gives Barclay 10,000 watts to the face.

Brutal day on Wall Street. We're probably going to end the year in RED. Worst December ever! Dow Jones Take Biggest Dive Since 2008.

donderdag 20 december 2018

donderdag 20 december 2018 There is about Jim Carrey a desperate urgency that can be very funny... Midnight movie - Bruce Almighty.

Today... 64,000 screenings at Sea-Tac. Very busy day for TSA.

Food, shoes and hot showers on West Holly Street... New mobile showers for the homeless hit the streets of Bellingham. Wind Whips Whatcom Beach. I get whipped around, too. Uff da! The weather is wild! Wind! Blow me away!

In a galaxy, far, far away... Destroy the dreadnought. Always get the Mandator IV-class Siege Dreadnought... if you can.

These things are fleet-killers! We can't let it get away! I'm watching The Last Jedi.

woensdag 19 december 2018

woensdag 19 december 2018 It's hard to go to sleep after Maddow. She reads highlights from the VERY VERY surprising sentencing hearing - Judge shocks court with harsh rebuke of Flynn.

Restless night. Strange dreams. But I'm up for Stephanie Miller. Art from Chicago calls into the show to yell at Steph. I almost spat out my coffee! The argument was hilarious!

Malcolm Nance is great! He talks about "Betrayal Politics." I do six thousand steps today (since we have fairly nice weather). I get back home to watch Fuller House. How fun! It's 70's night! Lee Majors and Lindsay Wagner get a huge reaction from Fuller House's live audience. Cool. But I adore the Charlie's Angels theme.

dinsdag 18 december 2018

dinsdag 18 december 2018 Actual fire bombs are raining down on the actors of MST3K: The Land That Time Forgot.

A wild, rainy, night! Nice night to revisit Rick and Morty. One of my favorite episodes - Ricksy Business. Morty shows his girl Rick's lab.

Meanwhile, the party is getting crazy, wrecking the house. Rick does a hit of Collaxion Crystals and does The Rick Dance.

I feel like I've been dodging raindrops all day. I stay in bed this morning until it clears. I'd go about the day, doing this and that. And I made it home before the next system of rain came. It's breezy and windy at times. Enjoy the dry times when they happen. So much news today... Let's go out with a laugh - Colbert Taunts Trump Attorney Rudy Giuliani With A Legal Lesson He’ll Never Forking Forget.

maandag 17 december 2019

maandag 17 december 2019 Seattle Loses 26 - 23 to San Francisco.

Turn on Bill Press. What's happening with immigration? Rebekah Entralgo Fernández tells us about the humanitarian crisis at our Southern border... including the tragic death of Jakelin Caal Maquin.

Ben Dery says that we should expect another wicked storm front.

It's dry this morning, but it's still pretty windy. Horse-drawn carriage rides in Occidental Square are canceled because of wind storms.

Why is Philip so anxious and wild? Watch Travelers: Protocol Omega.

zondag 16 december 2018

zondag 16 december 2018 The Satellite Of Love is festively decorated. Crow and Tom Servo are going through all the holiday catalogues. This is one of my favorite Christmas specials - an essential "MST3K" episode - MST3K: Santa Claus Conquers The Martians.

On BBC World Service - a fascinating report - A Poet's Guide to Lagos. A megacity - Lagos - seen thru the eyes of new poets.

Bellingham is literally inside the hole of a rain donut.

It's a little breezy and spitting a few drops while I go for groceries. It's a mild 59.4 °F! I'm wearing shorts. Surrounded by huge dark storm clouds, I feel very nervous. Home again. It's Game Day! It's an important day for the Seahawks. A win today would guarantee Seattle a spot in the NFC playoffs as one of the two wildcard spots. I'm not going to watch the Seahawks anymore.

Protocol 3. Don't take a life; don't save a life, unless otherwise directed. Do not interfere. David.