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Fun Home, a critically acclaimed graphic memoir by Alison Bechdel, is one of those books I bought thinking "I ought to read that." It sat on the shelf way too long. Anyway, I started yesterday. I'm half way through it. Clever and funny, but also sad. A lot of interesting literary references. Spoiler. I'm debating what to think about the father, his darker side.

I streamed a short film called Our Father, about a family dealing with Alzheimer's. The story ultimately includes gay themes. This was a bit of a chore for me, but to each his own. The story is unique, I must say. The streaming service is called YOW.tv. My understanding is this streaming platform is geared towards indie productions.

Did anyone try Minh? His website looks quite professional. Culver City area.

George out of the picture? It sounds like Morgan Spector and Carrie Coon enjoy their time together on set.

HBO is running their trailer of Season 4 of The Gilded Age. Larry Russell and Jack Trotter have one brief clip together. Fans like me that find both characters are such sweet and handsome men might be pleased HBO threw us a bone in the video, below. I hope Season 4 is generous with these two appearing in scenes together. Will their relationship grow? I understand Jack earned around $20,000,000 in today's currency for selling his patent. Will Larry protect Jack from cunning interlopers that covet his wealth? In the meantime, I'd love to find some juicy fanfiction featuring Larry and Jack. 😍

I followed up and watched Lim's next movie, Godless (2015). This one streams with ads on Fandango at Home, YouTube, and TubiTV, In the same way as The Seminarian, this one might have worked better as a play versus a movie. It seemed a little tedious. Found a picture of Lim and his cast, on IMDB.COM.

James Franco launched a TikTok profile which is a bit of a tease, prompting theories what he's got up his sleeve. A new project? IMO, a sweet guy, gifted, and so on. Yes, his reputation suffered. I'm not interested in rehashing that here. If you are a fan, prick up your ears! 8d3a174b208e8ed17ceaff0abcdaf876.mp4

HBO is streaming it today. I have not seen the first season. So good!!

☝ Reminds me of King Henry VIII's Tudor warship, the Mary Rose. Built in Portsmouth England in 1511, it sank in 1545 and was raised from the seabed in 1982. Today, visitors to the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard can experience the preserved portion of the ship, and thousands of artifacts. My brother recently visited there.

I want the massage table and the masseur to be fresh and clean. Unfortunately there have been disappointments.

I follow a few LGBTQ movie pages on Facebook, where I've seen The Seminarian (2010) mentioned from time to time. The director, Joshua Lim, relocated to the States from Singapore and studied at USC. I'm curious if he is still involved in film. I don't see any recent activity since 2015. Lim was recognized for this directorial debut. It's a quiet film. I read there was interest in adapting it into a play. I could see that as a better format for this story. The film is currently available on HooplaDigital, Kanopy, TubiTV and YouTube. For me, I found some food for thought, but I would not watch it again. Has anyone else watched this one? I found this review that liked it. Looks like a pretty good Blog.

From Mildred Pierce, used in modern day memes. f63c324ed677568f0ec875c54e4ba2c2.mp4

32 teams advance to the knockout round, so it's early to start making predictions. I love the Scottish fans, so it would be nice to see them advance. Will a Cinderella team like Croatia advance. Their #21 is handsome. 🥰 They beat Panama today in a pretty good match. English fans in Mexico City were too special to join in the wave. No fun!! Where I come from we'd say those fans think "their sh!t don't stink". 😆

A trusted repairman recommended to replace my wall oven with a Frigidaire. First one I bought was defective. I got it swapped out. The replacement is working so far. 🤞

For a successful party, don't forget the nuts.