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Cognition Dissemination: Let’s Continue the Acolyte
With the viewership increasing, the underappreciated Star Wars series deserves a follow-up.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2026/05/cognition-dissemination-lets-continue-the-acolyte/
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Also released today on #LifeDay #LifeDay2025 were #lightsabre #lightsaber #lightsabres for The Stranger from #StarWarsTheAcolyte and for #BaylanSkoll from #StarWarsAhsoka . #DokOndarsDenOfAntiquities
The toy stall in the marketplace also had these bounty hunter nesting dolls. #BlackSpireOutpost #GalaxysEdge #StarWarsGalaxysEdge #Batuu #Disneyland #StarWars
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Also released today on #LifeDay #LifeDay2025 were #lightsabre #lightsaber #lightsabres for The Stranger from #StarWarsTheAcolyte and for #BaylanSkoll from #StarWarsAhsoka . #DokOndarsDenOfAntiquities
The toy stall in the marketplace also had these bounty hunter nesting dolls. #BlackSpireOutpost #GalaxysEdge #StarWarsGalaxysEdge #Batuu #Disneyland #StarWars
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Also released today on #LifeDay #LifeDay2025 were #lightsabre #lightsaber #lightsabres for The Stranger from #StarWarsTheAcolyte and for #BaylanSkoll from #StarWarsAhsoka . #DokOndarsDenOfAntiquities
The toy stall in the marketplace also had these bounty hunter nesting dolls. #BlackSpireOutpost #GalaxysEdge #StarWarsGalaxysEdge #Batuu #Disneyland #StarWars
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Also released today on #LifeDay #LifeDay2025 were #lightsabre #lightsaber #lightsabres for The Stranger from #StarWarsTheAcolyte and for #BaylanSkoll from #StarWarsAhsoka . #DokOndarsDenOfAntiquities
The toy stall in the marketplace also had these bounty hunter nesting dolls. #BlackSpireOutpost #GalaxysEdge #StarWarsGalaxysEdge #Batuu #Disneyland #StarWars
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The 2024 Bossies: Best TV Series of 2024 Award Nominations Announced by Mary Helen Norris - In an expansion from last year’s presentation, this year entertainment categories have been added. Check out this year’s nominations for Best TV Series of 2024. #BestTVShows2024 #The2024Bossies #BeBetter #WeAreBossRush #TVShows #Shogun #BadMonkey #HouseoftheDragon #TheBear #SlowHorses #StarWarsTheAcolyte https://bossrush.net/2024/12/17/the-2024-bossies-best-tv-series-of-2024-award-nominations-announced/
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Disney Executive Reveals Why ‘The Acolyte’ Was Canceled After One Season: ‘It Wasn’t Where We Needed it to Be Given the Cost’
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Disney Executive On Why ‘Star Wars’ Series ‘The Acolyte’ Was Canceled: “It Wasn’t Where We Needed It To Be Given The Cost Structure Of That Title”
#News #AlanBergman #Disney #DisneyPlus #StarWars #StarWarsTheAcolyte #TheAcolyte #TheWaltDisneyCompanyhttps://deadline.com/2024/12/disney-executive-why-star-wars-series-the-acolyte-canceled-1236239439/
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Shinfield Studios Leadership Change: Nick Smith and Ian Johnson Retiring At Year-End
#News #GhostbustersFrozenEmpire #ShinfieldStudios #StarWarsTheAcolyte #TheMagicFarawayTree -
‘Star Wars: The Acolyte’s Jodie Turner-Smith Calls Out Disney For Not Protecting Cast & Denouncing Racism: “It’s Not Fair To Not Say Anything”
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Up on #Podcast apps everywhere, and our YouTube channel: The Shadow Cast 51 "Penultimately! But Really, Ultimately"
Hands on look at Spinmasters’ Playstation figures, and Ghostbusters is for kids? Pulse Con 2024 announcements, with Star Wars, Marvel, and Mega Man X came out when? Finally, 3 new Beetlejuice figures!
#MarvelLegends #Playstation #Spinmasters #StarWars #StarWarsTheAcolyte #Alf #MegaMan #Hasbro #HasbroPulseCon #HasbroPulseCon
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‘The Acolyte’ Star Amandla Stenberg Was Not Surprised About Cancellation After ‘Star Wars’ Fanboy Racist Vitriol
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I woke up in a mood today. I don’t know what is bothering me. I feel a sense of doom and gloom. Am I suddenly psychic (Robert pauses the narrative to let anyone reading along finish laughing hysterically) and something is on the horizon?
Nope. Just in another bitchy mood. I didn’t get enough sleep last night and it shows. I have a small project at work that is hanging over me like a dark cloud. It’s not a big deal, I just don’t have the energy to deal with it. Crud, right?
The traffic was crappy this morning, but it was the normal level of crappy, not some extra thick level of crappy or anything. I don’t know.
Hey, did you watch the season finale of The Acolyte last night? It was good. I liked it. I liked the whole season though I will quickly admit that the action heavy episodes were by far the best of the bunch. No spoilers, but that scene last night where you actually see the light saber do that thing that light sabers are supposed to be able to do? You know, the thing that we never saw Anakin or Dooku or Maul or Palpatine actually do even though we all saw the end result? Hint Hint Sithy Hint? Awesome.
That should be putting me in a good mood, right? Star Wars is like my own personal dopamine fix. Nope. I was all smiles watching it last night, but today? Grumpy gus. Or should I call myself Darth Grumpy Gus? Does that work better?
No guitar playing today. Maybe before work tomorrow. I did use a guitar for today’s photo a day picture. I think the next time I play I am going to use a different guitar. I haven’t played my Gibson SG in ages and it’s kind of calling to me. My wife thinks that guitar looks cool so that alone should be incentive to play it more often, don’t you think?
Okay. Cheer up, everyone. It’s hump day or some shit. For my personal work week, once I get through the day in the office today, I am working from home for the rest of the week. That should cheer me up, right? Ugh.
321/365https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/07/17/good-morning-14/
#365 #365Challenge #badMood #badSleep #grumpy #Guitar #health #iphoneography #MentalHealth #mood #photoADay #photoADayChallenge #photography #StarWars #starWarsTheAcolyte #Television #theAcolyte
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I woke up in a mood today. I don’t know what is bothering me. I feel a sense of doom and gloom. Am I suddenly psychic (Robert pauses the narrative to let anyone reading along finish laughing hysterically) and something is on the horizon?
Nope. Just in another bitchy mood. I didn’t get enough sleep last night and it shows. I have a small project at work that is hanging over me like a dark cloud. It’s not a big deal, I just don’t have the energy to deal with it. Crud, right?
The traffic was crappy this morning, but it was the normal level of crappy, not some extra thick level of crappy or anything. I don’t know.
Hey, did you watch the season finale of The Acolyte last night? It was good. I liked it. I liked the whole season though I will quickly admit that the action heavy episodes were by far the best of the bunch. No spoilers, but that scene last night where you actually see the light saber do that thing that light sabers are supposed to be able to do? You know, the thing that we never saw Anakin or Dooku or Maul or Palpatine actually do even though we all saw the end result? Hint Hint Sithy Hint? Awesome.
That should be putting me in a good mood, right? Star Wars is like my own personal dopamine fix. Nope. I was all smiles watching it last night, but today? Grumpy gus. Or should I call myself Darth Grumpy Gus? Does that work better?
No guitar playing today. Maybe before work tomorrow. I did use a guitar for today’s photo a day picture. I think the next time I play I am going to use a different guitar. I haven’t played my Gibson SG in ages and it’s kind of calling to me. My wife thinks that guitar looks cool so that alone should be incentive to play it more often, don’t you think?
Okay. Cheer up, everyone. It’s hump day or some shit. For my personal work week, once I get through the day in the office today, I am working from home for the rest of the week. That should cheer me up, right? Ugh.
321/365https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/07/17/good-morning-14/
#365 #365Challenge #badMood #badSleep #grumpy #Guitar #health #iphoneography #MentalHealth #mood #photoADay #photoADayChallenge #photography #StarWars #starWarsTheAcolyte #Television #theAcolyte
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I woke up in a mood today. I don’t know what is bothering me. I feel a sense of doom and gloom. Am I suddenly psychic (Robert pauses the narrative to let anyone reading along finish laughing hysterically) and something is on the horizon?
Nope. Just in another bitchy mood. I didn’t get enough sleep last night and it shows. I have a small project at work that is hanging over me like a dark cloud. It’s not a big deal, I just don’t have the energy to deal with it. Crud, right?
The traffic was crappy this morning, but it was the normal level of crappy, not some extra thick level of crappy or anything. I don’t know.
Hey, did you watch the season finale of The Acolyte last night? It was good. I liked it. I liked the whole season though I will quickly admit that the action heavy episodes were by far the best of the bunch. No spoilers, but that scene last night where you actually see the light saber do that thing that light sabers are supposed to be able to do? You know, the thing that we never saw Anakin or Dooku or Maul or Palpatine actually do even though we all saw the end result? Hint Hint Sithy Hint? Awesome.
That should be putting me in a good mood, right? Star Wars is like my own personal dopamine fix. Nope. I was all smiles watching it last night, but today? Grumpy gus. Or should I call myself Darth Grumpy Gus? Does that work better?
No guitar playing today. Maybe before work tomorrow. I did use a guitar for today’s photo a day picture. I think the next time I play I am going to use a different guitar. I haven’t played my Gibson SG in ages and it’s kind of calling to me. My wife thinks that guitar looks cool so that alone should be incentive to play it more often, don’t you think?
Okay. Cheer up, everyone. It’s hump day or some shit. For my personal work week, once I get through the day in the office today, I am working from home for the rest of the week. That should cheer me up, right? Ugh.
321/365https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/07/17/good-morning-14/
#365 #365Challenge #badMood #badSleep #grumpy #Guitar #health #iphoneography #MentalHealth #mood #photoADay #photoADayChallenge #photography #StarWars #starWarsTheAcolyte #Television #theAcolyte
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I woke up in a mood today. I don’t know what is bothering me. I feel a sense of doom and gloom. Am I suddenly psychic (Robert pauses the narrative to let anyone reading along finish laughing hysterically) and something is on the horizon?
Nope. Just in another bitchy mood. I didn’t get enough sleep last night and it shows. I have a small project at work that is hanging over me like a dark cloud. It’s not a big deal, I just don’t have the energy to deal with it. Crud, right?
The traffic was crappy this morning, but it was the normal level of crappy, not some extra thick level of crappy or anything. I don’t know.
Hey, did you watch the season finale of The Acolyte last night? It was good. I liked it. I liked the whole season though I will quickly admit that the action heavy episodes were by far the best of the bunch. No spoilers, but that scene last night where you actually see the light saber do that thing that light sabers are supposed to be able to do? You know, the thing that we never saw Anakin or Dooku or Maul or Palpatine actually do even though we all saw the end result? Hint Hint Sithy Hint? Awesome.
That should be putting me in a good mood, right? Star Wars is like my own personal dopamine fix. Nope. I was all smiles watching it last night, but today? Grumpy gus. Or should I call myself Darth Grumpy Gus? Does that work better?
No guitar playing today. Maybe before work tomorrow. I did use a guitar for today’s photo a day picture. I think the next time I play I am going to use a different guitar. I haven’t played my Gibson SG in ages and it’s kind of calling to me. My wife thinks that guitar looks cool so that alone should be incentive to play it more often, don’t you think?
Okay. Cheer up, everyone. It’s hump day or some shit. For my personal work week, once I get through the day in the office today, I am working from home for the rest of the week. That should cheer me up, right? Ugh.
321/365https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/07/17/good-morning-14/
#365 #365Challenge #badMood #badSleep #grumpy #Guitar #health #iphoneography #MentalHealth #mood #Music #photoADay #photoADayChallenge #photography #review #reviews #Rock #StarWars #starWarsTheAcolyte #Television #theAcolyte
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I woke up in a mood today. I don’t know what is bothering me. I feel a sense of doom and gloom. Am I suddenly psychic (Robert pauses the narrative to let anyone reading along finish laughing hysterically) and something is on the horizon?
Nope. Just in another bitchy mood. I didn’t get enough sleep last night and it shows. I have a small project at work that is hanging over me like a dark cloud. It’s not a big deal, I just don’t have the energy to deal with it. Crud, right?
The traffic was crappy this morning, but it was the normal level of crappy, not some extra thick level of crappy or anything. I don’t know.
Hey, did you watch the season finale of The Acolyte last night? It was good. I liked it. I liked the whole season though I will quickly admit that the action heavy episodes were by far the best of the bunch. No spoilers, but that scene last night where you actually see the light saber do that thing that light sabers are supposed to be able to do? You know, the thing that we never saw Anakin or Dooku or Maul or Palpatine actually do even though we all saw the end result? Hint Hint Sithy Hint? Awesome.
That should be putting me in a good mood, right? Star Wars is like my own personal dopamine fix. Nope. I was all smiles watching it last night, but today? Grumpy gus. Or should I call myself Darth Grumpy Gus? Does that work better?
No guitar playing today. Maybe before work tomorrow. I did use a guitar for today’s photo a day picture. I think the next time I play I am going to use a different guitar. I haven’t played my Gibson SG in ages and it’s kind of calling to me. My wife thinks that guitar looks cool so that alone should be incentive to play it more often, don’t you think?
Okay. Cheer up, everyone. It’s hump day or some shit. For my personal work week, once I get through the day in the office today, I am working from home for the rest of the week. That should cheer me up, right? Ugh.
321/365https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/07/17/good-morning-14/
#365 #365Challenge #badMood #badSleep #grumpy #Guitar #health #iphoneography #MentalHealth #mood #photoADay #photoADayChallenge #photography #StarWars #starWarsTheAcolyte #Television #theAcolyte
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Tomorrow is Wednesday. I have to get through the work day and then I am on a four day weekend. It seems so incredibly far away. It is infinitely far away.
I am about to watch this week’s episode of Star Wars: The Acolyte. Will it be as excellent as the last few weeks? I hope so.
My stomach issues from this morning have more or less fixed themselves. That’s good. Unfortunately they were replaced by repeated hunger pains. What I normally call Empty Stomach Pain. It has happened three or four times today. No matter how big a meal I have, I just can’t get out in front of it. Instead of the usual three hours between eats I have been hurting at around two hours. In two instances it was only 90 minutes. What’s up with that? I will need to have a big bedtime snack today in the hopes that I won’t have any problems over night.
Tomorrow is an in the office day. I am exhausted beyond measure tonight. I don’t know how I am going to get through the few things I still need to get through before I can let myself sleep. I’m only one day away from a super long weekend though. I need it bad, folks. I need it bad.
https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/07/09/one-more-work-day/
#Disney_ #fourDayWeekend #gastricBypassSurgery #health #LongWeekend #StarWars #starWarsTheAcolyte #stomach #stomachPain #Television #theAcolyte #Vacation #weightLossSurgery #work
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I did something I rarely do. I let myself sleep late on a work day. Not too late, but later than usual.
The last few nights I have had the worst sleep. Barely five hours on Sunday and Monday nights. Less than five hours on Tuesday night. I was practically in a coma for much of the day yesterday. I needed sleep so badly.
Last night? Almost seven hours. Still not enough sleep, but so much more than I’ve been getting. Bliss. I usually set an alarm on my watch for 5:00am. Jen has an alarm set for a half an hour after that, but I am usually down cellar exercising before her alarm goes off.
Today? I slept until a little after 6:00. It meant I was running behind throughout my entire morning routine, but it was worth it. I’ll still probably be asleep on my feet by around 7:00pm tonight, but for now? I feel a little better.
Okay then, part two of this post is going to deal with Star Wars: The Acolyte and it is ABSOLUTELY SPOILER FILLED. If you haven’t watched the show, bail out now. I have two stupid comments that are burning a hole in my tiny little brain and I have to get them out and THEY ARE SPOILERS so you have been warned.
Seriously… if you want to watch the show and you haven’t yet, get out now.
You have been warned… again…
Last warning…
Okay. So this is the same comment made twice. Once is me being a snob, the other is me getting mine.
Before the show aired, people online were over the moon about Carrie-Anne Moss playing Jedi Master Indara. People who’ve read the High Republic books and/or comics were all excited about what a bad ass warrior Indara is and how viewers were going to be over the moon at how awesome she is. Also… it’s freakin’ Carrie-Anne Moss. People were foaming at the mouth over having such an awesome actor in the cast.
Episode one… the first scene… Carrie-Anne Moss as Jedi Master Indara in a lightsaber fight. This is it! Here it comes… oh… she’s dead… oh.
I laughed out loud knowing that the internet would be turned on its ear over that scene. People were going to be pissed and it made me happy. Screw your expectations! Take that, know it all book readers! I was just tickled.
Fast forward to episode five. The episode was awesome. They saved up a whole season’s worth of action scenes and threw them all in our face at once. Just fight after fight after fight. It was fantastic. When Jedi Padawan Jecki Lon started fighting our dark side bad guy, the action was incredible. I was watching on my laptop and I thought to myself, if they want to do a spin off show where this kid just fights everyone, I will be totally, 100% on board… oh… she’s dead… oh… I guess that’s what I get for laughing at the Indara fans… Okay… I totally got what was coming to me. Serves me right for being snobby about people being snobby. Lesson learned, Acolyte. Lesson learned.
Okay, the spoilers have ended. You may go on with the rest of your day now. Thanks for letting me get that off my chest. I appreciate your patience.
https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/06/27/sleep-and-spoilers/
#Disney #Disney_ #health #karma #payBack #retrobution #review #Sleep #snob #snobbery #snobby #snobish #spoilers #StarWars #starWarsTheAcolyte #starWarsTheAcolyte #Television #theAcolyte #TV
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I just watched the newest episode of Star Wars: The Acolyte. Here is my spoiler free review.
HOLY SHIT!
They don’t call it the dark side for nuttin’.
https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/06/25/the-acolyte-episode-five/
#Disney_ #StarWars #starWarsTheAcolyte #Television #theAcolyte
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Quarantine Control #220: The Summer Flame Day Edition
Some of us were a little hotter than others, though none as hot as the weather.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2024/06/quarantine-control-220-the-summer-flame-day-edition/
#Features #Movies #Reviews #Television #Videogames #FinalFantasyIVTheAfterYears #FinalFantasyXIVShadowbringers #LunarDragonSong #QuarantineControl #StarWars #StarWarsTheAcolyte #StarWarsTheLastJedi #SummerFlameDay #SummerFlameDay2024 #VideoGames -
Quarantine Control #220: The Summer Flame Day Edition
Some of us were a little hotter than others, though none as hot as the weather.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2024/06/quarantine-control-220-the-summer-flame-day-edition/
#Features #Movies #Reviews #Television #Videogames #FinalFantasyIVTheAfterYears #FinalFantasyXIVShadowbringers #LunarDragonSong #QuarantineControl #StarWars #StarWarsTheAcolyte #StarWarsTheLastJedi #SummerFlameDay #SummerFlameDay2024 #VideoGames -
Quarantine Control #220: The Summer Flame Day Edition
Some of us were a little hotter than others, though none as hot as the weather.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2024/06/quarantine-control-220-the-summer-flame-day-edition/
#Features #Movies #Reviews #Television #Videogames #FinalFantasyIVTheAfterYears #FinalFantasyXIVShadowbringers #LunarDragonSong #QuarantineControl #StarWars #StarWarsTheAcolyte #StarWarsTheLastJedi #SummerFlameDay #SummerFlameDay2024 #VideoGames -
Quarantine Control #220: The Summer Flame Day Edition
Some of us were a little hotter than others, though none as hot as the weather.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2024/06/quarantine-control-220-the-summer-flame-day-edition/
#Features #Movies #Reviews #Television #Videogames #FinalFantasyIVTheAfterYears #FinalFantasyXIVShadowbringers #LunarDragonSong #QuarantineControl #StarWars #StarWarsTheAcolyte #StarWarsTheLastJedi #SummerFlameDay #SummerFlameDay2024 #VideoGames -
Quarantine Control #220: The Summer Flame Day Edition
Some of us were a little hotter than others, though none as hot as the weather.
https://www.dcgameblog.com/2024/06/quarantine-control-220-the-summer-flame-day-edition/
#Features #Movies #Reviews #Television #Videogames #FinalFantasyIVTheAfterYears #FinalFantasyXIVShadowbringers #LunarDragonSong #QuarantineControl #StarWars #StarWarsTheAcolyte #StarWarsTheLastJedi #SummerFlameDay #SummerFlameDay2024 #VideoGames -
‘The Acolyte’ Creator Doesn’t Believe Her New Star Wars Series Is “Queer With a Capital Q”
#TV #TVFeatures #LeslyeHeadland #Pride #StarWarsTheAcolyte -
It’s Wednesday. I’m back in the office. You don’t care, but I want to write about something… anything… so here we are.
Today is Juneteenth. I completely forgot. When the state first established today as a holiday we got it off. Less than a year later our company turned most of the non-national holidays into floating holidays so now we don’t get today off. It was just another day for me except that there was no traffic on the highways this morning. From my house to my office, 43 miles, took 46 minutes. Why couldn’t every commute be this easy? While having the day off would have been great, I will take this as the next best thing… sort of.
I failed to get six hours of sleep again last night. My watch tells me I got 5:45 but my heart rate numbers were pretty spectacular. Hopefully that means I won’t be too completely exhausted again today. Just mildly completely exhausted. I still haven’t hooked up my CPAP machine since coming back from Florida a few weeks ago. I think my sleep numbers (assuming my watch pulls accurate data) are implying that using the machine won’t make much of a difference. I should probably use it anyway. Maybe there will be a placebo effect or something and I won’t be quite as tired after a short night’s sleep. I don’t know.
The Oilers won last night. Yippee. Well… that’s being mean. I am glad they won. Not because I expect them to dig out of a three games to none series hole, but because it literally extended the NHL season. If they are going to lose on me and prove that I suck at picking the outcome of NHL playoff series’, then the least they can do is lose in seven games so we get our money’s worth, right?
As for the Red Sox, they have won four in a row including two wins against the first place Yankees. Glorious. I saw a post on social media where someone said that this streak proves they will not only make the playoffs, but advance to the American League Championship Series. I laughed out loud. No, let me be more specific… I laughed out loud for a long, long time. They are four games above .500. They are in third place in the division, 11.5 games behind the first place (and thoroughly evil) Yankees. They are two games out of the wild card. Oh yeah, it is June. Yeah… they are better than I thought they would be, but they are still pretty clearly mediocre. They might sneak into the wild card, but I am not holding my breath. If you’re expecting the Red Sox to do anything better than middle of the pack, then you haven’t been paying attention. No. They will not make it to the ALCS. If they do, I will happily eat my words, but I won’t have to because there’s no chance. This is the way. I have spoken.
I watched last night’s new episode of Star Wars: The Acolyte. There has been so much hate spewed at this show. Most of it rooted in sexism and racism rather than the story or anything to do with it. I’ve enjoyed the show so far and I am looking forward to seeing where it goes. I’m on for the ride, as the saying goes. Last night though… episode four… I finally had something that I didn’t like. What was it? The running time was less than 30 minutes. Come on, Star Wars. We need more than that from our weekly episodes. We need more to sink our teeth into. These episodes should be more like 45-60 minutes, right? We need that content, folks. We need it! Star Wars, babie! Give us more!
This is the way.
I have spoken.
What was I talking about?
293/365https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/06/19/another-wednesday/
#365 #365Challenge #AppleWatch #Baseball #Cat #commute #Disney_ #health #Hockey #Holiday #iphoneography #juneteenth #Kitty #lily #MajorLeagueBaseball #MLB #morningCommute #NHL #nhlPlayoffs #nhlPostseason #photoADay #photoADayChallenge #photography #playoffs #postseason #RedSox #robin #Sleep #sleepStats #SleepWatch #standings #stanleyCup #stanleyCupFinal #StarWars #starWarsTheAcolyte #stateHoliday #Television #traffic
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It’s Wednesday. I’m back in the office. You don’t care, but I want to write about something… anything… so here we are.
Today is Juneteenth. I completely forgot. When the state first established today as a holiday we got it off. Less than a year later our company turned most of the non-national holidays into floating holidays so now we don’t get today off. It was just another day for me except that there was no traffic on the highways this morning. From my house to my office, 43 miles, took 46 minutes. Why couldn’t every commute be this easy? While having the day off would have been great, I will take this as the next best thing… sort of.
I failed to get six hours of sleep again last night. My watch tells me I got 5:45 but my heart rate numbers were pretty spectacular. Hopefully that means I won’t be too completely exhausted again today. Just mildly completely exhausted. I still haven’t hooked up my CPAP machine since coming back from Florida a few weeks ago. I think my sleep numbers (assuming my watch pulls accurate data) are implying that using the machine won’t make much of a difference. I should probably use it anyway. Maybe there will be a placebo effect or something and I won’t be quite as tired after a short night’s sleep. I don’t know.
The Oilers won last night. Yippee. Well… that’s being mean. I am glad they won. Not because I expect them to dig out of a three games to none series hole, but because it literally extended the NHL season. If they are going to lose on me and prove that I suck at picking the outcome of NHL playoff series’, then the least they can do is lose in seven games so we get our money’s worth, right?
As for the Red Sox, they have won four in a row including two wins against the first place Yankees. Glorious. I saw a post on social media where someone said that this streak proves they will not only make the playoffs, but advance to the American League Championship Series. I laughed out loud. No, let me be more specific… I laughed out loud for a long, long time. They are four games above .500. They are in third place in the division, 11.5 games behind the first place (and thoroughly evil) Yankees. They are two games out of the wild card. Oh yeah, it is June. Yeah… they are better than I thought they would be, but they are still pretty clearly mediocre. They might sneak into the wild card, but I am not holding my breath. If you’re expecting the Red Sox to do anything better than middle of the pack, then you haven’t been paying attention. No. They will not make it to the ALCS. If they do, I will happily eat my words, but I won’t have to because there’s no chance. This is the way. I have spoken.
I watched last night’s new episode of Star Wars: The Acolyte. There has been so much hate spewed at this show. Most of it rooted in sexism and racism rather than the story or anything to do with it. I’ve enjoyed the show so far and I am looking forward to seeing where it goes. I’m on for the ride, as the saying goes. Last night though… episode four… I finally had something that I didn’t like. What was it? The running time was less than 30 minutes. Come on, Star Wars. We need more than that from our weekly episodes. We need more to sink our teeth into. These episodes should be more like 45-60 minutes, right? We need that content, folks. We need it! Star Wars, babie! Give us more!
This is the way.
I have spoken.
What was I talking about?
293/365https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/06/19/another-wednesday/
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It’s Wednesday. I’m back in the office. You don’t care, but I want to write about something… anything… so here we are.
Today is Juneteenth. I completely forgot. When the state first established today as a holiday we got it off. Less than a year later our company turned most of the non-national holidays into floating holidays so now we don’t get today off. It was just another day for me except that there was no traffic on the highways this morning. From my house to my office, 43 miles, took 46 minutes. Why couldn’t every commute be this easy? While having the day off would have been great, I will take this as the next best thing… sort of.
I failed to get six hours of sleep again last night. My watch tells me I got 5:45 but my heart rate numbers were pretty spectacular. Hopefully that means I won’t be too completely exhausted again today. Just mildly completely exhausted. I still haven’t hooked up my CPAP machine since coming back from Florida a few weeks ago. I think my sleep numbers (assuming my watch pulls accurate data) are implying that using the machine won’t make much of a difference. I should probably use it anyway. Maybe there will be a placebo effect or something and I won’t be quite as tired after a short night’s sleep. I don’t know.
The Oilers won last night. Yippee. Well… that’s being mean. I am glad they won. Not because I expect them to dig out of a three games to none series hole, but because it literally extended the NHL season. If they are going to lose on me and prove that I suck at picking the outcome of NHL playoff series’, then the least they can do is lose in seven games so we get our money’s worth, right?
As for the Red Sox, they have won four in a row including two wins against the first place Yankees. Glorious. I saw a post on social media where someone said that this streak proves they will not only make the playoffs, but advance to the American League Championship Series. I laughed out loud. No, let me be more specific… I laughed out loud for a long, long time. They are four games above .500. They are in third place in the division, 11.5 games behind the first place (and thoroughly evil) Yankees. They are two games out of the wild card. Oh yeah, it is June. Yeah… they are better than I thought they would be, but they are still pretty clearly mediocre. They might sneak into the wild card, but I am not holding my breath. If you’re expecting the Red Sox to do anything better than middle of the pack, then you haven’t been paying attention. No. They will not make it to the ALCS. If they do, I will happily eat my words, but I won’t have to because there’s no chance. This is the way. I have spoken.
I watched last night’s new episode of Star Wars: The Acolyte. There has been so much hate spewed at this show. Most of it rooted in sexism and racism rather than the story or anything to do with it. I’ve enjoyed the show so far and I am looking forward to seeing where it goes. I’m on for the ride, as the saying goes. Last night though… episode four… I finally had something that I didn’t like. What was it? The running time was less than 30 minutes. Come on, Star Wars. We need more than that from our weekly episodes. We need more to sink our teeth into. These episodes should be more like 45-60 minutes, right? We need that content, folks. We need it! Star Wars, babie! Give us more!
This is the way.
I have spoken.
What was I talking about?
293/365https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/06/19/another-wednesday/
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‘Star Wars: The Acolyte’ Stars Talk Kogonada and Adapting the High Republic Into Live-Action
#TV #TVFeatures #JodieTurnerSmith #Kogonada #RebeccaHenderson #StarWarsTheAcolyte #TheAcolytehttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/star-wars-the-acolyte-high-republic-1235921709/
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I wrote a post about this yesterday. I am supposed to work from the office two days each week and last week, thanks to a head cold left over from our Florida vacation, I didn’t come into the office at all. That means for the rest of the month of June I would owe two days in the office.
Well… assuming I can survive for the next 3.5 hours or so, I won’t owe any more. Today is the fourth day of the work week, and I’ve been in the office all four days.
I am exhausted.
Prior to the pandemic, four days in the office and one day at home was the norm. Thursday was my one telecommute day each week. The rest of the week I was in the office. It’s not the same office I’m in now, but that’s not important at all. Four days in, one day home. I am pretty sure this week marks the first time since Covid came to call that I will match that schedule. Well… not exactly. Friday will be my work from home day this week. That is not important either.
What is important is that I have made up the two days I missed last week. I am back on track. Next week will only have two days in the office and all will be right with the working world again.
I just can’t get over how tired I am. The commute, the noise, the stress… it’s just wearing me out, man. How did I manage this for 16 years or so before Covid? I can’t wrap my tiny little miniature brain around it.
Tomorrow I will work from home. I have to move back to the basement office because Harry is home and I won’t be able to use the desk in his room. That’s oaky with me. Who knows, maybe if the weather cooperates I might work outside for a while. Maybe I’ll give it a try at least, just to say that I’ve done it.
In other news, my House of the Dragon season one rewatch to prep for Sunday’s premier of season two continues. I’m through six out of ten episodes which is nuts given that I only thought of doing this four nights ago. I’m caught up on Star Wars: The Acolyte and loving it so far. Three episodes in and I am coming up with some crazy theories. I’m ready for part one of the two part season finale of Doctor Who which airs tomorrow night. We still don’t know who the bad guy is. I haven’t a clue. The new season of The Boys is supposed to launch today at some point. I’m not sure exactly when. There will be three episodes released at launch. I am probably going to hold off on them until I get through the last four episodes of HotD. I’m not sure though. We’ll see.
No band practice this week. No band practice next week. After that I am hopeful that we’ll be able to string together a bunch of them and start getting some of the songs back up to speed. Not to mention growing calluses on my finger tips so that playing doesn’t hurt as much. I’m really looking forward to that.
Oh good! One of the guys in my group at work submitted a bug yesterday and someone in the Dev group just picked it up off of the queue. Here’s hoping we get a quick turn around! That would be excellent. I love it when things go according to plan.
Until next time… I am so freakin’ tired!
https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/06/13/day-four/
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CW: THE ACOLYTE SPOILERS
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Amandla Stenberg and Leslye Headland Thought the ‘Star Wars: The Acolyte’ Twist Would Leak Much Sooner
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It’s always a good day when there is new Star Wars content to devour. Am I right, or am I right?
Being sick in the springtime absolutely sucks, and last night I went from feeling like I might be getting better to feeling like I was definitely getting worse. I was exhausted after a long and stressful afternoon at work and when I tried to watch the two new episodes of the new show I found myself nodding off. That is not a review of the quality of the episodes, but a comment on the poor quality of my brain last night.
I made it through the first episode and about half of the second when I gave up and went to sleep. This morning while doing my morning exercise silliness I started over and watched both episodes all the way through.
My spoiler free review is that I am intrigued. I like it so far. I am looking forward to seeing what comes next. Is the dude with the red lightsaber a Sith or is he something else? Who is he? We haven’t even seen his face yet (and we saw him in the trailer so his existence is not a spoiler). Also, what did the victims of the crimes being investigated do to earn what they’ve gotten? What’s the back story? They gave us a tiny bit of motivation but there has to be a lot more.
I’m really looking forward to seeing more of this show. I needs to know what’s going on, and I needs to see some lightsaber fighting. Use the Force, folks!
I like that we’re seeing a period in Star Wars history that we’ve never touched on before. We saw the Jedi and the Republic in the prequels, but the wheels were already coming off the wagon by the time those stories start. This new show takes place about a century earlier, when the Jedi were at the top of their game and the Republic wasn’t a political mess yet. I want to see more.
Okay this part is going to get a little spoilery, so if you are being cautious about such things and haven’t watched the first two episodes yet you might want to stop reading now.
I will be as vague as I can, but there will be spoilers after this point.
You have been warned.
My one issue is not with the show, it’s with the fandom. I have watched some youtube videos and listened to some podcasts in prep for this. There is a book series and some comics and some other extended universe things dealing with the High Republic period, and many of the preview things I read/saw/listened to reference those stories extensively. One common thread was how the Jedi were different than they were in the prequels, and many referenced characters that we knew were crossing from books to the show.
One frequent comment from one youtube source kept harping on how the Jedi aren’t as hung up on attachments being bad during this period. Then in the first episode there were 3-4 moments when one Jedi says to another, what’s up with you being so attached to this person/place/thing. Don’t you know that’s bad and will lead to problems? Heh. I guess they are has hung up on attachments after all, eh? Another talked about how one character was this amazing warrior and how we were all going to love getting to see that character do some kick ass Jedi-Fu and how awesome it would be… then six minutes into episode one that character is gone. HA! I guess we won’t be getting much excitement watching that particular Jedi kick ass, eh?
My point being is that expectations are silly. It’s a new show, a new time period, and I don’t care how many novels or comics you’ve read, it’s a new setting and new characters. Unfortunately there will now be a significant chunk of what is already a super toxic, asshole fanbase who are going to HATE this show because it isn’t exactly what they expected after reading the books. That sucks, but we all know it’s going to happen. My hope is that I can avoid such negativity and just enjoy the show for what it is. Something 100% brand spanking new.
Can’t wait to get episode three next week. Bring it on, Disney+.
https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/06/05/the-acolyte-episodes-1-and-2-mini-review/
#Disney_ #fandom #Jedi #StarWars #starWarsAcolyte #starWarsTheAcolyte #Television #theAcolyte #theHighRepublic #toxicFandom
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How ‘The Acolyte’ Premiere Pulled Off Those Two Shocking Reveals: ‘It’s One of the Boldest Moves Leslye Headland Could Have Made’
#Variety #News #AmandlaStenberg #CarrieAnneMoss #LeslyeHeadland #StarWarsTheAcolytehttps://variety.com/2024/tv/news/star-wars-the-acolyte-premiere-twins-death-1236023646/
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Hey, remember that post from earlier today when I said we were planning the next two vacations already?
We’ve already scrapped one of them. California in the fall has been eliminated. We might do a staycation at that time, or maybe something short that’s close to home. The reason? The second planned trip, Florida early in the new year, is morphing into a major deal. We’re going to take the budget for Cali in the fall and roll it in to Florida in the winter. We have buy in from one of the kids. The other one will still be in school but might be able to come along for part of the time. That would be awesome. Awesome, I tells ya!
In other news that is also related to that same post from earlier today, I feel sick! My head cold was much better yesterday, then a little worse throughout the day today but not too bad. Around the time I sat down to dinner it decided to kick me in the balls and it got so much worse. I can’t breath through my nose anymore. It feels like my nasal passages have been completely bricked up. This sucks. Even worse, dinner went bad on me tonight… twice. Twice? WTF, bypassed stomach? Two bouts of the foamies complete with portions of dinner coming back for a return visit? (TMI, I know) All while being unable to breath through my nose? WTF, body?
The good news is, the first episode (or is it episodes?) of the brand new Star Wars show The Acolyte was supposed to be released on Disney+ about 23 minutes ago. I’m off to get my Jedi Knight fix on, kids! May the Force Be With Us, and our vacation plans, and my nose! Ah-Choo!
https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/06/04/correction-already/
#aching #congestion #coughing #headCold #health #jediKnights #Sick #sneezing #springCold #StarWars #starWarsTheAcolyte #stuffyNose #Television #theAcolyte #virus
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‘The Acolyte’ Review: Amandla Stenberg in a Disney+ ‘Star Wars’ Spinoff That Shakes Up the Formula
#TV #TVReviews #AmandlaStenberg #Disney #LeeJungJae #LeslyeHeadland #StarWars #StarWarsTheAcolyte #TheAcolytehttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/the-acolyte-review-star-wars-disney-plus-1235913544/
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Speaking of #lightsabres , a #lightsabre at the #StarWarsTheAcolyte #TheAcolyte photo op in #Tomorrowland has been turned into one that has to be held together by the Force. Included is a look of how it appeared previously. Guess someone really needed that button. #Disneyland
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Speaking of #lightsabres , a #lightsabre at the #StarWarsTheAcolyte #TheAcolyte photo op in #Tomorrowland has been turned into one that has to be held together by the Force. Included is a look of how it appeared previously. Guess someone really needed that button. #Disneyland
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Speaking of #lightsabres , a #lightsabre at the #StarWarsTheAcolyte #TheAcolyte photo op in #Tomorrowland has been turned into one that has to be held together by the Force. Included is a look of how it appeared previously. Guess someone really needed that button. #Disneyland
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Speaking of #lightsabres , a #lightsabre at the #StarWarsTheAcolyte #TheAcolyte photo op in #Tomorrowland has been turned into one that has to be held together by the Force. Included is a look of how it appeared previously. Guess someone really needed that button. #Disneyland