My wife has been working hard writing and prepping for her directorial debut short film that we will be filming this Spring. I'll be one of the folks producing it and doing my best to provide a net positive for the project.
Inspired by events in her childhood, The Drop Off is a western noir take on two parents meeting for the first time to exchange their young kids after their divorce.
Thanks, she has some really creative ideas for blending western themes and surrealism with a modern story. The video on the page gives a good synopsis of the film and the mood she's going for.
Watched a Noir movie this weekend "Ride the Pink Horse" - it was a good, interesting and different type of Noir. Anyway, being a Criterion disk, it came with some extras, a film prof talking about the movie and Noir in general, and she said something that I had never considered but is obvious once you think of it - back in the day, when Hollywood was churning out dozens of these films, nobody ever set out to make a "Noir" film, it's not a genre, they were just telling stories.
I can only justify $15+ on a sandwich if it's a really good version of one of those pastrami sandwiches that is big enough to keep you full for the whole day (and maybe enough left over for lunch the next day).
I didn't see it on his list, but the best sandwich I've found in the South Bay (L.A.'s) is from Mickey's Italian Deli in Hermosa Beach. Perfect Italian-style subs right on the beach.
When I worked in SF Financial District, I would love to do down to Lee's when I felt like getting a cheap sandwich and getting "NEXT!!! NEXT PLEASE!" yelled at me in a Cantonese accent.
I definitely have nostalgia for Philippe and do try to go when I am back in LA. Lamb double (or even triple) dipped is my go-to there. Since those opportunities are kind of rare, I have never got to try their competitor Cole's even though I have heard good things about them.
They were a staple at the old Piccolo Pete’s deli near the ‘Stick...that was a damn good sandwich for pre-game tailgating in September, when the weather was nice...
While I enjoyed watching them go after Trump, I've always had a "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" perspective of them. I doubt I have much in common with them in terms of preferred policy.
Yup. I'm not going to complain about them running attack ads against Trump and other Republicans. I also think the claims from leftists that they are a "grift" are a bit overblown and thinly-supported. But I'm also not going to send them any money.
Is it untoward though? If their former employee had it on her work laptop, it's not hacking. They're entitled to anything on it. It's not NICE, but did anyone think they are nice? Seems like a bunch of jackholes all around to me.
I have only heard of that character because she is in Young Justice, which had a tremendous first two seasons before a kind of disappointing third season after a long wait.
Judge denies prosecutor's request to issue an arrest warrant for Kenosha shooter, raise his bail by a measly $200k, and give him electronic monitoring because the court doesn't know where he is. We all know what would have happened if the kid looked like DMX.
UNC. The only reason I like UNC basketball is because back around 80 or 81 there was only one basketball game per week, on Sat. And the only teams were usually ND, UCLA, UNC, Indiana. So I liked UNC. And it didn't hurt that they lost in the National Championship in 81 and won it in 82.
Similar to why I was a Dodgers fan. First baseball game I remember watching was a Dodgers game on TV back in 76 or 77 and saw Garvey on deck and asked my dad why his name was "gravy".
I also had a soft spot for UNC Basketball due to being a MJ fan. That not-so-strong allegiance was instantly gone when I did semi-regularly go to Maryland games when I was in graduate school there (and before Maryland ditched the ACC for B1G).
Yeah I could see switching when you don't have such a huge love for a program. If I had gone to an ACC school I still would've rooted for UNC and against Duke.
Vandy. I have a lot of respect for them trying to be competitive in a region where 90% of the population would gladly/instantly compromise their academics if it meant being competitive in football/basketball.
I had some Notre Dame grad friends I hung out with, went to bars with, etc., in my mid-20s, so I have a bit of a soft spot for ND. Those guys (and gals) were REALLY into the football team, as you might expect. I also went with them once to watch the Irish beat Furd, so that was fun too.
One of Newellbany and my best friends went to ND, yet it's still fun to hate on the Irish, due to their air of scumbag football entitlement...still getting some traction on the Manti Te'o gig, which is nice...
That's surprising. He still has three years of eligibility remaining.
I thought the Anthony Brown goal line packages were pretty effective in the Pac-12 title game, but overall this looks like it might be a downgrade for the Ducks offense.
Grad transfer? He was an '18 HS graduate, so he'll graduate in 3 years.
Also, this puts the second-stringer Anthony Brown as the next in line, unless Oregon doesn't want to have a super senior for a single year and start the Jay Butterfield era.
Trump's lawyer's opening statement is even worse than I expected. It's all deflection and blame: Hillary said Russia stole the 2016 election! BLM protesters were violent in DC! Trump said many nice things about law enforcement!
I'm sure they'll break out the Chewbacca Defense by the end of this trial.
Politico writes long-form article that is highly sympathetic to Nikki Haley. I say this is forking bull shark and declare that I wasn't born yesterday.
One of the ways you can tell she's politically adept is that she can claim to have been part of the Trump administration but in a role where the expectations were to do nothing and she can blame everything on the UN - so she can claim the shroud for the MAGA crowd, but she's not too close to any of the other shit that is going to keep coming out.
Maybe he will go join forces with Aaron Rodgers at the Packers? JJ did go to Wisconsin, but I would imagine the Packers would need to open up their wallet to get him.
He's been balling out. The center situation is less than ideal, but seeing him take full advantage of the extra playing time is awesome. I had no idea about his story!
I think he's on a two way contract so he can only play in a certain number of Warriors games and then he has to go back to the G-League. I think there have been calls for him to be converted to a regular contract but then they'd have to get rid of someone. The thing he has that neither Looney nor Wiseman has is the ability to hit the 3. And the energy factor. Will be curious to see what happens with his playing time as Looney and Wiseman come back.
I've struggled with this - I don't think we're anywhere near as bad as when Wyking was there - but we had better players with Wyking, who are now doing great at other college teams, BUT I don't think Fox is the answer. Can't recruit for shit, always seems to be perpetually scowling, the team never looks like they're having fun.
Well his first recruiting class was just trying to get anyone since it was so late. And most of our good recent recruits are grad transfers right? So they'll be gone next year.
I definitely don't think he's as bad as Wyking, but that was a very low bar to clear. Fox's history seems to suggest he's average at best, so I'm not surprised if that's where we wind up under him.
Not really sure what to do about Fox. The team is playing hard, just can't execute down the stretch. If we did execute, we have the talent (sans Thiemann) to be a .500 club. I like Brown.
But if the ceiling is .500 that's pretty underwhelming and it points to the fact that Fox is not the answer but kind of a burned out retread. Need a young up and coming coach who can recruit and relate to the players. If that means giving a young promising assistant coach somewhere a chance at a head coaching gig so be it.
We're making a movie!
My wife has been working hard writing and prepping for her directorial debut short film that we will be filming this Spring. I'll be one of the folks producing it and doing my best to provide a net positive for the project.
Inspired by events in her childhood, The Drop Off is a western noir take on two parents meeting for the first time to exchange their young kids after their divorce.
We are working hard to get the word out to our extended networks, so if you are interested in supporting female directors and young artists, please check out our project: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thedropoff/the-drop-off
That looks so cool!
Thank you! We are excited, we have a great actress lined up for the lead and working on casting for the ex-husband and kiddos right now.
Congrats. Sounds like a clever take on the topic.
Thanks, she has some really creative ideas for blending western themes and surrealism with a modern story. The video on the page gives a good synopsis of the film and the mood she's going for.
Awesome!!
that sounds fun! Good Luck to you guys with this project!
Thanks!
Watched a Noir movie this weekend "Ride the Pink Horse" - it was a good, interesting and different type of Noir. Anyway, being a Criterion disk, it came with some extras, a film prof talking about the movie and Noir in general, and she said something that I had never considered but is obvious once you think of it - back in the day, when Hollywood was churning out dozens of these films, nobody ever set out to make a "Noir" film, it's not a genre, they were just telling stories.
Exciting update, we were just selected as a Project We Love by the Kickstarter staff!
This guy sandwiches
https://twitter.com/dietkramer/status/1359303197748207616
I can only justify $15+ on a sandwich if it's a really good version of one of those pastrami sandwiches that is big enough to keep you full for the whole day (and maybe enough left over for lunch the next day).
a whole ass sandwich thread and no mention of Little Lucca's
I didn't see it on his list, but the best sandwich I've found in the South Bay (L.A.'s) is from Mickey's Italian Deli in Hermosa Beach. Perfect Italian-style subs right on the beach.
RIP Oakland's Genova ☹️
Italian Combo on dutch crunch
I lived off of that for most of my 20's post graduation. So good.
The sandwiches at Lunardi's supermarkets are truly next level and are around $8. Belmont, Millbrae, Danville, Pleasant Hill, Campbell, San Bruno.
Really? I've been in the one in Pleasant Hill a few times but have never bought the prepared food there. I'll have to try it out.
He's recommending a sandwich from Lee's. There's one in my building and it's so gross we refer to it as "yesterday's food today."
When I worked in SF Financial District, I would love to do down to Lee's when I felt like getting a cheap sandwich and getting "NEXT!!! NEXT PLEASE!" yelled at me in a Cantonese accent.
I will confess that I do enjoy their microwaved scrambled egg and american cheese breakfast sandwich.
I go to Lees on E 12th in Oakland to get the Viet style baguettes. I've never had their sandwiches bc Cam Huong deli is right there
isn't Lee's the place in every highrise office in SF, with cheap foods?
Yup!
they make adequate sandwiches, but no more than that. Certainly not 'best' of anything.
I had to give up on Lee’s rather forgettable sandwiches - bread was stale just one too many times...rather disappointing
Ooooohhhhh, yeah. Philippe's is killer. The place that invented the French Dip sandwich. Great with their spicy mustard.
I definitely have nostalgia for Philippe and do try to go when I am back in LA. Lamb double (or even triple) dipped is my go-to there. Since those opportunities are kind of rare, I have never got to try their competitor Cole's even though I have heard good things about them.
This is a great thread and now I'm hungry.
Turkey on Dutch Crunch from the Sandwich Zone in Berkeley, $5.49 with everything on it.
Paul Reubens from Ike's Love and Sandwiches on College Ave. Slightly creepy pastrami sandwich...
I miss Dutch Crunch rolls, I never see them as an option in Socal, but seem to be a staple at Bay Area delis.
Once in a great while I find them out here in MD. A local Trader Joe's has them in stock occasionally. Top-tier sandwich bread, for sure.
They were a staple at the old Piccolo Pete’s deli near the ‘Stick...that was a damn good sandwich for pre-game tailgating in September, when the weather was nice...
Oooooh following for that list. I second The Godmother from Bay Cities in Santa Monica.
Something untoward is happening at Lincoln Project.
https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1360086731194654723
While I enjoyed watching them go after Trump, I've always had a "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" perspective of them. I doubt I have much in common with them in terms of preferred policy.
Samsies, I support their end goal, but they can kick rocks for all I care.
Yup. I'm not going to complain about them running attack ads against Trump and other Republicans. I also think the claims from leftists that they are a "grift" are a bit overblown and thinly-supported. But I'm also not going to send them any money.
The whole thing from start to end and everyone involved is untoward.
Is it untoward though? If their former employee had it on her work laptop, it's not hacking. They're entitled to anything on it. It's not NICE, but did anyone think they are nice? Seems like a bunch of jackholes all around to me.
Let me guess, now that one of their founding members has been exposed as a possible predator, there are accusations of financial impropriety.
Bumble
apparently the dating app went public this week, and shot way up.
Bee
Maybe the best Transformers movie?
Is that like the tallest dwarf?
Little bit. But I'd say it's at least normal human-sized.
Agreed. It was the best for the Transformers movie and a generally entertaining movie for a summer popcorn flick. I was pleasantly surprised.
Scoff
A lesser known but interesting superhero: https://www.dcuniverseinfinite.com/encyclopedia/bumblebee/
I have only heard of that character because she is in Young Justice, which had a tremendous first two seasons before a kind of disappointing third season after a long wait.
I enjoyed Young Justice. I don't think I ever saw season 3 though.
Season 3 was made for the now-defunct DC Universe, but the episodes and season 4 should be on HBO Max.
Rando inherits $5m because of her dog. What? What's that Lulu? You want a better car to take rides to the vet?
https://local21news.com/news/nation-world/he-loved-that-dog-dog-inherits-5-million-after-owner-passes-away
Dang, the links below that story lead to some DARK places.
Well the dog told me it really wanted some acreage to run around and a lake to swim in on so we just HAD to buy this waterfront palatial estate
Judge denies prosecutor's request to issue an arrest warrant for Kenosha shooter, raise his bail by a measly $200k, and give him electronic monitoring because the court doesn't know where he is. We all know what would have happened if the kid looked like DMX.
https://www.wisn.com/article/kyle-rittenhouse-appears-in-court-as-prosecutors-seek-arrest/35481754
I'm-Not-A-Cat Lawyer may not be a nice person
https://reason.com/2021/02/10/zoom-cat-lawyer-rod-ponton-used-federal-agents-to-torment-former-lover-drug-raids-bogus-charges/
He's a lawyer, there's only so good he can be.
milkshake cat'ed
What are the universities that you like/root for and have zero connection (you, relatives, close friends went there, local school)
UNC. The only reason I like UNC basketball is because back around 80 or 81 there was only one basketball game per week, on Sat. And the only teams were usually ND, UCLA, UNC, Indiana. So I liked UNC. And it didn't hurt that they lost in the National Championship in 81 and won it in 82.
Similar to why I was a Dodgers fan. First baseball game I remember watching was a Dodgers game on TV back in 76 or 77 and saw Garvey on deck and asked my dad why his name was "gravy".
I also had a soft spot for UNC Basketball due to being a MJ fan. That not-so-strong allegiance was instantly gone when I did semi-regularly go to Maryland games when I was in graduate school there (and before Maryland ditched the ACC for B1G).
Yeah I could see switching when you don't have such a huge love for a program. If I had gone to an ACC school I still would've rooted for UNC and against Duke.
Vandy. I have a lot of respect for them trying to be competitive in a region where 90% of the population would gladly/instantly compromise their academics if it meant being competitive in football/basketball.
Almost any OoC team after going to their stadium to watch Cal play them* Was rooting hard for the Fightin' Kiffens against Bama in October '20.
*offer does not apply to Ohio State
I had some Notre Dame grad friends I hung out with, went to bars with, etc., in my mid-20s, so I have a bit of a soft spot for ND. Those guys (and gals) were REALLY into the football team, as you might expect. I also went with them once to watch the Irish beat Furd, so that was fun too.
Ugh...ND vs Furd is rooting for a meteor. At least in 2022 we can all go to the DBD tailgate and watch Cal beat ND.
Hah, a lot of people hate ND and I get it. I just had personal friendships with some fans.
One of Newellbany and my best friends went to ND, yet it's still fun to hate on the Irish, due to their air of scumbag football entitlement...still getting some traction on the Manti Te'o gig, which is nice...
I want 'furd to win two games each year. $c and ND.
Today in Covid
CDC says vaccinated folks do NOT need to quarantine if exposed to a carrier
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1359872370824077313
Elsewhere in college
I don't know if I'm getting to be a softie as I age, but this type of stuff never gets old.
https://twitter.com/CoachSchuman/status/1360087472701657094
Those are always so cool.
Oregon QB Tyler Shough is grad transferring.
That's surprising. He still has three years of eligibility remaining.
I thought the Anthony Brown goal line packages were pretty effective in the Pac-12 title game, but overall this looks like it might be a downgrade for the Ducks offense.
not a downgrade at all. Ty Thompson will be very good in that offense
Ah, forgot about Thompson. I'm not thrilled with how brilliantly they've been recruiting recently.
It's the uniforms.
The goodie bags and fully loaded Escalades from Uncle Phil sure don’t hurt either
he graduated and has been recruited over. He struck me as being a high G5/low P5 starter
Grad transfer? He was an '18 HS graduate, so he'll graduate in 3 years.
Also, this puts the second-stringer Anthony Brown as the next in line, unless Oregon doesn't want to have a super senior for a single year and start the Jay Butterfield era.
... oh, I forgot that Ty Thompson already enrolled early.
Ty Thompson is going to wreck us for the foreseeable future.
Wasn't he their starter this?
Also, wasn’t he a RS sophomore?
1 redshirt +1 year playing +1 COVID year = 3 years eligibility
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CNY
Lunar new year for the rest of us! Happy new year!!!
One of my people asked for today off and I was all, cool. "What's up?" "Tet..." "Ahhh, say hi to the ancestors for me"
Empty spaces
a Zen Enso painting is what usually starts my day since it is in our bathroom.
i brush my teeth and try to think about nothingness for just a bit.
luckily there is not much going on that early in the morning to distract me.
read more here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ens%C5%8D
it says ..
Drawing ensō is a spiritual practice that one might perform as often as once per day.
maybe i should try that
TIL
Rehoboth in Hebrew
There's a Rehoboth Beach nearby and it is anything but empty during the warm season.
OUR CRUMBLING DEMOCRACY
Trump's lawyer's opening statement is even worse than I expected. It's all deflection and blame: Hillary said Russia stole the 2016 election! BLM protesters were violent in DC! Trump said many nice things about law enforcement!
I'm sure they'll break out the Chewbacca Defense by the end of this trial.
A very interesting thread about CA redistricting scenarios
https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1360244521217441792
Politico writes long-form article that is highly sympathetic to Nikki Haley. I say this is forking bull shark and declare that I wasn't born yesterday.
https://www.politico.com/interactives/2021/magazine-nikki-haleys-choice/
Actually, it's a very good article (but long) that I think is both fair and critical in near equal measure.
What? Did you read this? It is the opposite of fawning; more on the damning side.
Politico is generally fawning over politicians.
They know where their bread is buttered
One of the ways you can tell she's politically adept is that she can claim to have been part of the Trump administration but in a role where the expectations were to do nothing and she can blame everything on the UN - so she can claim the shroud for the MAGA crowd, but she's not too close to any of the other shit that is going to keep coming out.
Yeah, a well thought out plan. No respect from me, however, still makes her a whore.
From my bro:
Piglet to Pooh: "If they don't convict him does that mean he's innocent?"
Pooh: "No Piglet.... It means they're all guilty."
PRO
Pouncy brothers retiring at the same time
https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1360229695741165569
Fuck those guys
OK, I'll bite. Why do we hate them?
Aaron Hernandez apologists
Eeeeesh, that's not great.
(Report) Texans cutting JJ Watt
https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1360238944009531399
Maybe he will go join forces with Aaron Rodgers at the Packers? JJ did go to Wisconsin, but I would imagine the Packers would need to open up their wallet to get him.
@should've played well enough to win DPOY@
ESPN: Raiders to cut Tyrell Williams due to his health.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30882643/las-vegas-raiders-plan-release-wr-tyrell-williams-source-says
Curry doing Curry things. Another 40pt game, 10 threes, 11 if you count the casual underhanded one he made right after the final buzzer.
https://twitter.com/joshratiani/status/1360097828912074752
I loved watching Juan Toscano-Anderson on this play. He did it again on another Curry 3 attempt but Curry missed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-ExCqePhig&ab_channel=RookieProductions
JTA has been a cool story. Grew up in Oakland (95th Ave), turned down top tier D1 schools, including Cal, to play at Marquette.
https://theundefeated.com/features/juan-toscano-anderson-still-cant-believe-hes-on-the-warriors/
He's been balling out. The center situation is less than ideal, but seeing him take full advantage of the extra playing time is awesome. I had no idea about his story!
I think he's on a two way contract so he can only play in a certain number of Warriors games and then he has to go back to the G-League. I think there have been calls for him to be converted to a regular contract but then they'd have to get rid of someone. The thing he has that neither Looney nor Wiseman has is the ability to hit the 3. And the energy factor. Will be curious to see what happens with his playing time as Looney and Wiseman come back.
That doesn't stop Wiseman from trying! Although he did hit three 3s in one game. I'm not sure who you would swap though, Mulder maybe?
I don't know the bottom of the roster very well so I don't know who it might be. Wannamaker?
... 12 if you count the 29-foot runner he calmly made well after getting fouled.
https://streamable.com/tbj7g3
So inspirational man
A man who has eyes in the back of his head. He is not human.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=48&v=ZfwhGu5VZGE
A descendant of the Jedi masters.
The Jordan-esk lay-up, turned pass, turned flip behind the head for an and-1 basket the other night was nuts.
Truly amazing. Hope Wiseman and Looney are back soon.
I will say Nelly Ball is pretty cool to watch when they're all moving and passing.
CAL
Go Bears.
Lost last night because we couldn't make either free throw at the end of the game. Not one.
I hope the AD has the courage to fire Fox at the end of this season. We're back to Wyking levels of ineptitude with no signs of future improvement.
I wish, along with probably a lot of others, that we would've hired an up and comer from a mid-major, similar to Ben Braun.
I've struggled with this - I don't think we're anywhere near as bad as when Wyking was there - but we had better players with Wyking, who are now doing great at other college teams, BUT I don't think Fox is the answer. Can't recruit for shit, always seems to be perpetually scowling, the team never looks like they're having fun.
Well his first recruiting class was just trying to get anyone since it was so late. And most of our good recent recruits are grad transfers right? So they'll be gone next year.
I definitely don't think he's as bad as Wyking, but that was a very low bar to clear. Fox's history seems to suggest he's average at best, so I'm not surprised if that's where we wind up under him.
Not really sure what to do about Fox. The team is playing hard, just can't execute down the stretch. If we did execute, we have the talent (sans Thiemann) to be a .500 club. I like Brown.
But if the ceiling is .500 that's pretty underwhelming and it points to the fact that Fox is not the answer but kind of a burned out retread. Need a young up and coming coach who can recruit and relate to the players. If that means giving a young promising assistant coach somewhere a chance at a head coaching gig so be it.
I just learned of the existence of rosé flavored mouthwash
I have another method to make my breath smell like wine before 9 am.
This is the old Gameday Special
Better than mouthwash-flavored rosé.
way to look on the bright side...
I.....why?
yeah, hard pass from me