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Weekly Dose of Mark
Sunday, December 17, 2023
Monday was a crazy, long day of social activities I can break down into three parts.
Part One: On Monday, we had a white elephant gift exchange during Freelance Fandango at the Red Elm Café. In attendance were Anique, Penny, Stan, Keith, Haley, Nori and myself. Some gifts were crayons, paints, colored pencils, sketchbooks, stickers, cards, prints, canvases, and books. There was a lot of thievery, bartering, and trading going on. It was a hilarious time. I brought full-sized Churro-flavored KitKats to share with the group.
Part Two: Doug Makey showed up during Freelance Fandango. He interviewed me for an upcoming issue of the Volcano. The Volcano used to be a free weekly newspaper, but it’s currently a monthly newspaper. Angelina Jossy is managing to keep it running. It’s proving to be quite the challenge for her. As with any newspaper, her main concern is getting ad revenue to pay for everything. Doug is an old friend, and I was very comfortable being interviewed by him.
Part Three: It was Christmas Dinner at the Pythian Temple. It was a small crowd of about twenty. This time, it was the men’s turn to bring the main course and set things up. Krista baked some cranberry cake for me to take. The roast Godo prepared was delicious, with every scrap of it being eaten. There were also lots of sides. I had to control my portions. I did end up taking home some buffalo hot legs. I would have them for lunch during the rest of the week. Allen and my mutual friend Kat were there; she brought a side dish. We grouched about Allen not coming like he promised when we were out watching Frankenhooker the month before. Apparently, he was at the gym rather than feasting with us.
I went to a couple of medical appointments during the week. One on Tuesday and one on Wednesday. It was all routine stuff. An echo of my heart and a device check. Everything looks great. The exercise and light dieting has really paid off. I’m keeping off all the weight I lost, and I’m averaging 2-3 miles a day of walking. I feel great.
Friday night, I had fun going to the Blue Mouse Theater to watch “Krampus.” I had a chance to talk with some of my friends. Travis and his wife were there. She was selling gingerbread men, snickerdoodles, and Lemon Cake. James Stowe was there with his son Barret. Stowe created the artwork for the poster. He was selling it along with all of his other prints, including the work he’d done for the Weird Elephant series. I enjoy being in a theater with a crowd that’s there to laugh and enjoy a favorite movie. I took a slice of Lemon Cake home for Krista and Stowe’s poster for myself.
Alley News
The work on the corner continues. The day before they poured the main sidewalks, a car accident occurred on the corner. Part of the curb was damaged. Krista and I investigated when we went for a walk and examined the repair work. Now that the first corner has been repaired and the sidewalk has been poured, the crew has moved across the street to the second corner. Krista is thrilled. The work crew drastically cut back the overgrowth from a poorly maintained yard. The result is increased visibility when driving or walking across the street.
I remembered a few of my dreams from this week:
Dec 10th #IDreamt I was a cop sitting with three others at a pancake restaurant. A call for assistance came in. Did we A: Leave, or B: Order chocolate pancakes.
Dec 11th #IDreamt, an older, pudgy actor with thin hair, received a request from his agents to grow his hair longer so that he’d look more manly. As he did so, he talked to several other actors about this advice.
Dec 12th #Idreamt I was an anthropomorphic car on a kid's television show. The director was attempting to fire me through his direction. But I reminded him my contract stipulated I wasn’t to perform such an unapproved scene.
Dec 13th #IDreamt I saw a black lizard with red markings in my friend’s yard and avoided stepping on it. Then, a black fish with red markings swam through the air around me. That seemed odd, so I took hold of it. A hatch opened on its back, revealing it was…
Dec 14th #IDreamt, a classroom of design students, began working around the clock when it was announced the curriculum had changed. Grades would now be based on quantity as well as quality.
Dec 15th #IDreamt I was leaving a large room on the top floor of an old rotting house. A hole in the center of the room began to expand as the floor crumbled away. Boxes and things fell through as it rapidly grew.
I logged a few movies this week:
112. Dec 12th Ghosts of the Ozarks (2021) Rating: 4
I'm always intrigued by Western horror movies. I watched this on Tubi. While intrigued by the premise, I found the movie's texture could have been more gritty than I hoped. So, my suspension of disbelief carried less than I'd expected.
113. Dec 14th Air Doll (2016) Rating: 7
The meaning of awakening to an existence is a world filled with humans, and confronting their foibles is explored in this film. I watched this movie on Tubi.
114. Dec 15th Krampus (2016) Rating: 7
I watched this movie at Friday Night Frights, held the third Friday of the month at the Blue Mouse Theater in Tacoma. My friend James Stowe was selling movie posters he created for the event. The Krampus design has an interesting take. The story itself has you wondering where it's going. It was a crowd-pleaser for the audience of cheesy horror fans. It gets an extra point for having a dog with a name in it.
115. Dec 16th Barbie (2023) Rating: 8
I watched this on Max with my wife. My wife's comment was, "Meh." I personally loved all the social commentary the film was having fun with. It was very clever. I certainly enjoyed it. I gave it an extra point for having a dog with a name in it, even if that dog was plastic and ate and shat brown plastic blobs.
More next week,
Mark
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