JKane

I had long ago decided I didn't like the way he ran his message board (or how he got it) but I still appreciated, until the end, his curation of interesting news stories. They had been one of my main connections to gay culture and were a point of view I will deeply miss. It is tragic that the final one is "The nurse says I have a cold", even now that I finally know I still go by habit, hoping it'll suddenly start updating again like in the past. You only fully appreciate something when it's gone.

It's a real problem. Forcing people to lie about their behavior makes them vulnerable and that's not something you want in the Whitehouse. Plus telling people it'd be ok, just tell the truth and then turning around and doing this... not good. Though on the other hand, I've had a couple pot head boys live with me and the kind of person who has to have pot every day isn't the kind of person I'd hire, especially for a critical role. But occasionally or in the past, who gives a fuck?

I liked it better than the Whedon cut. It flows a lot better, parts of the story make more sense, and it isn't filled with shoveled-in awkward quips. But less awful doesn't equal great or even good. With several drinks it'll help you pass 4 hours. Especially when Cavil shows up towards the end. Cyborg has a real role and Flash isn't insufferable now. What I take away from it is that Warner overstepped themselves using Snyder's tragedy to wrestle back control, greedily trying to maximize any chance for profit and in doing so nearly killed the franchise. They chose to put Snyder in charge and without their interference he would've made something at least OK they could've built on. Instead they pissed everybody off, alienated most, and had to be overruled by ATT to even release a better version of the movie. So it was interesting to see that happen--this seems to vindicate Ray Fisher and excoriate the Warner execs, which is fun. More fun than the movie, in fact.

A lot of people were pissed at the way they removed him, and he'd maintained that it wouldn't have been shit if Jos Wheadon hadn't fucked it up, plus there's a lot that's come out about Jos being something of a POS including on this set, so... maybe it won't totally suck? It's hard to imagine it being worse. And I already have HBOmax so I can see it for free at least. Definitely not the movie worth breaking a year+ of theater abstinence with.

There're still occasional boys for hire on Grindr LA, and I may have given in and hooked up with one or two former regulars. Also, some are starting to be vaccinated, and I hope to get my first shot around the end of the month! However can't go too big into hiring until I secure a new job...

Jeeze, if we ever get out of the Covid Clusterfuck I'm gonna have to take any Angelino board members to where there's real beer! Art's District brewing downtown is good. Karl Strauss (only the one downtown also has a great selection of better beers than their in-house) and Mikkeller (SHIT, never mind, just looked up spelling and it CLOSED), well if you're in SF try it there! Think they're in SD too. Blue Palms in Hollywood is owned by the Art's District people, great beer selection and food. We're Pouring in Glendale is good beer and food. Wolf Creek in Santa Clarita is great food and some good beer.

Dogfish head 90 Minute Elysium Space Dust Just about anything imperial, especially a stout

I've looked at Doublelist a couple times, mostly older and not that many people even in LA. Haven't tried a post yet.

WandaVision's been pretty good as well.

If I ever felt like donating again, I think it'd only be to Stacy Abrams's project. She worked miracles with $5M and most other political causes blow at least $5M begging for ever MORE money!

Exactly, dog walker shot in the chest 4 times and she offered $500k for safe return of the dogs *NO QUESTIONS ASKED*, what the fucking fuck?