I really enjoy the show, but I think the extra downtime between episodes makes me think too much about the not-so-clear motives of a lot of the characters, especially the main antagonists (Flag Smashers).
There was supposed to be a respiratory virus plotline (Mama Donda dies from it, and they're stealing vaccines in episode 2) - which was obviously cancelled and they've had to refilm some scenes - like Erin Kellyman/Flag Smasher's conversation outside the headquarters where she's wearing a hoody to cover up her different hairstyle.
So some of the motivation and background has been clunky
Indeed. The previous episode had me worried that the show was starting to spin out in to too many unrelated subplots and padded-out action scenes, but this one was propulsive and to the point.
my wife and daughter have been continuing their "remote school" habit from Wandavision of watching the latest episode late Friday morning before getting a carry out lunch.
I saw them in 2019 when they did the Sonic Temple Redux tour. Ian does not have the pipes he used to, but still a super fun show. They pulled out out a few rare ones for that
Before I watched the video, I was just reminded that I have not taken a Southwest Airline (whose stock symbol is LUV as I learned from an inflight magazine crossword puzzle) in 5+ years.
Anyone here watch that sort-lived HBO show Vinyl? Overall it deserved to get cancelled, but the pilot directed by Martin Scorsese was all kinds of awesome.
In semi-private, encrypted chats, neo-Nazis and other far-right extremists planned rallies in dozens of cities Sunday to promote their racist movements and spread their ideologies to larger audiences.
Hyped by organizers as events that would make “the whole world tremble,” the rallies ran into a major problem: Hardly anyone showed up.
The “White Lives Matter” rallies, the first major real-world organizing efforts by white supremacists since 2018, were planned on the encrypted app Telegram after many aligned groups were alleged to have taken part in the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S Capitol.
Received my first dose of Moderna on Friday afternoon. No side effects other than some lingering muscle soreness at the injection site for a couple days (more pronounced than the typical soreness from a flu shot).
Got my second dose of Moderna last Saturday at 11 a.m. By 10 p.m. I had slight chills and felt a bit achy, slept terribly that night. Woke up feeling the same yesterday morning, took 400 mil. of ibuprofen, my usual caffeine dose, and felt better an hour later. Felt a bit off last night, then woke up this morning feeling more or less back to normal. Oh, and the injection site was so sore I could not sleep on that shoulder Saturday or Sunday night.
i guess it is not surprising that w/ no test requirements, more people apply, and fewer people w/ top grades and top scores and the overall pct admitted will drop
Day 1: Cal currently in 6th, behind perpetual leader Michigan, followed by Ga Tech, Florida, Georgia, and ND. Next closest Pac 12 team is Oregon in 9th. Other schools of noted, tOSU in 13th and Texas (18) is finally beating Maryland (20).
Sure, the Oakland A’s aren’t done climbing all the way out of the hole they dug in the standings, still holding a 3-7 record and a spot in the AL West cellar. But after dropping their first six contests, they’ve now won three of the next four, all against top-notch opponents.
The latest triumph was a comfortable 7-3 win over the Houston Astros, earning the A’s their first series win of the year in the three-game slate, and on the road no less. That comes just days after Houston swept the green-and-gold in four dates at the Coliseum, and Oakland looked every bit as dominant as their division rivals had in their first matchup.
The Hall of Fame pitching duel lived up to the hype, for two-thirds of the game anyway, while Zach McKinstry provided the offense in leading the Dodgers to a 3-0 win and a sweep of the Nationals on Sunday afternoon at Dodger Stadium.
Scoring opportunities were scarce thanks to Clayton Kershaw and Max Scherzer both being on their game.
“The level of compete with these guys is next level. Obviously when they’re opposing one another, I think it might be — if at all possible — heightened that much more,” manager Dave Roberts said before Sunday’s game. “To watch the best of our generation go head to head, I’m excited.”
Great game by both HOF bound pitchers. Neither game an inch and Scherzer got unlucky when his CF couldn't find the ball in the sun. Scherzer was lights out.
Kind of hard to believe but Robles, the CF who lost the ball in the sun, was originally thought to be the better prospect. Even if the Nats continue to suck they're worth watching just for Soto ABs
Another casualty of SB Nation's stupid disproportionate response to the California freelancer law (that has since been rolled back anyway) is that McC now only has one writer on staff who is also assigned to cover the Warriors and Sparks, and he can't write up every single game.
When the sport was first introduced, it was called "sand volleyball" (supposedly to be more inclusive for the schools without access to ocean/lake/water) but after 2 years, NCAA rebranded it as "beach volleyball".
Heh, no was reading the A/V Club Popcorn Champs which was about Revenge of the Sith, but also about how either mis-cast, poorly written, or badly acted (maybe all three?) Anakin's character is in those movies.
Cal lost 5 - 0 to SC. I saw the goal replays and at least 3 of them were because Cal defenders had plainly been told to stand in fixed locations, which left the goalie terribly exposed.
so is that candle from the Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes memorial candle?
my kingdom for an edit button
and embedded tweets, and pics, and gifs, and...
Falcon and the Winter Soldier
I really enjoy the show, but I think the extra downtime between episodes makes me think too much about the not-so-clear motives of a lot of the characters, especially the main antagonists (Flag Smashers).
That's definitely a bit of a hole in the story thus far.
There was supposed to be a respiratory virus plotline (Mama Donda dies from it, and they're stealing vaccines in episode 2) - which was obviously cancelled and they've had to refilm some scenes - like Erin Kellyman/Flag Smasher's conversation outside the headquarters where she's wearing a hoody to cover up her different hairstyle.
So some of the motivation and background has been clunky
Last episode was really, really good.
Indeed. The previous episode had me worried that the show was starting to spin out in to too many unrelated subplots and padded-out action scenes, but this one was propulsive and to the point.
my wife and daughter have been continuing their "remote school" habit from Wandavision of watching the latest episode late Friday morning before getting a carry out lunch.
Love
seems like a good topic to avoid saying anything about ...
What? Why?
a perfectly decent album by the Cult
I saw them perform it in its entirety almost 20 years ago at the Warfield in SF
I fear they're too creaky to do that now, but I'd think about going anyway.
I saw them in 2019 when they did the Sonic Temple Redux tour. Ian does not have the pipes he used to, but still a super fun show. They pulled out out a few rare ones for that
She Sells Sanctuary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCOSPtyZAPA
I thought it was sea shells down by the sea shore
LUV:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvmvMFXWzc8
Before I watched the video, I was just reminded that I have not taken a Southwest Airline (whose stock symbol is LUV as I learned from an inflight magazine crossword puzzle) in 5+ years.
Anyone here watch that sort-lived HBO show Vinyl? Overall it deserved to get cancelled, but the pilot directed by Martin Scorsese was all kinds of awesome.
Our Crumbling Democracy
pqtm
https://twitter.com/TheDweck/status/1381460388345114625?s=19
Sen. Cornyn criticizes Biden for not being a narcissistic flaming train wreck and being so (yawn) normal
https://twitter.com/JohnCornyn/status/1381559880981606400?s=19
GOP organizing voter intimidation gangs
https://www.salon.com/2021/04/12/leaked-video-reveals-a-gop-plan-to-intimidate-black-and-brown-voters-in-houston/
behold my shocked face
'White Lives Matter' rallies flop as hardly anyone shows up
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/white-lives-matter-rallies-flop-hardly-anyone-shows-rcna650
In semi-private, encrypted chats, neo-Nazis and other far-right extremists planned rallies in dozens of cities Sunday to promote their racist movements and spread their ideologies to larger audiences.
Hyped by organizers as events that would make “the whole world tremble,” the rallies ran into a major problem: Hardly anyone showed up.
The “White Lives Matter” rallies, the first major real-world organizing efforts by white supremacists since 2018, were planned on the encrypted app Telegram after many aligned groups were alleged to have taken part in the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S Capitol.
Of course there was one in Huntington Beach. Orange County really is the KKK hotbed of the West.
I saw the one video of the asian guy confronting the KKK member, then getting hit.
Orange County, eastern Idaho, eastern Oregon, Northern California between Marin and the Oregon border.
What? Parts of Northern California, sure but not all. That's a big area.
It's a broad generalization. Just like Orange County and eastern Oregon and Idaho. But the amount of Jefferson State signs one sees driving up there.
Dude, includes all of wine county, which while economically segregated, is hardly a bastion of in your face racism.
Whenever I see HB trending I just know there's some cracker ass cracker shit going down
'Dumb son of a bitch': Trump rips McConnell at Mar-a-Lago
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/11/trump-mcconnell-dumb-son-of-a-bitch-rnc-480748
Today in Covid-19
Received my first dose of Moderna on Friday afternoon. No side effects other than some lingering muscle soreness at the injection site for a couple days (more pronounced than the typical soreness from a flu shot).
2nd Pfizer dose this weekend. no symptoms at all.
maybe i was a little tired and took a few naps this weekend.
but that is not unusual even on a normal weekend
Good to hear. I get mine tomorrow.
In Florida now. Based on what I've seen over the past four days, we are due for a resurgence in Covid.
Got my second dose of Moderna last Saturday at 11 a.m. By 10 p.m. I had slight chills and felt a bit achy, slept terribly that night. Woke up feeling the same yesterday morning, took 400 mil. of ibuprofen, my usual caffeine dose, and felt better an hour later. Felt a bit off last night, then woke up this morning feeling more or less back to normal. Oh, and the injection site was so sore I could not sleep on that shoulder Saturday or Sunday night.
Other College
LA Times: Record UC applications and the fallout from it
https://twitter.com/TeresaWatanabe/status/1381678923470135297?s=19
i guess it is not surprising that w/ no test requirements, more people apply, and fewer people w/ top grades and top scores and the overall pct admitted will drop
Dead period to end June 1.
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/ncaa-expected-to-end-15-month-long-recruiting-dead-period-on-june-1-in-council-meetings-this-week/
EDSBS Charity Bowl. Go Bears. Go Donate
https://app.mobilecause.com/e/BzZbrQ?vid=i1gqb
I forgot to give the amount of a rivalry game. @How do I give to honor a game in which Furd forfeited? 1.00 just doesn't seem right.@
They forfeited the 1902 rose bowl with 8 minutes left in the game. Lost to Michigan 49-0
Day 1: Cal currently in 6th, behind perpetual leader Michigan, followed by Ga Tech, Florida, Georgia, and ND. Next closest Pac 12 team is Oregon in 9th. Other schools of noted, tOSU in 13th and Texas (18) is finally beating Maryland (20).
Hey g.oso, how do you see the results from the EDSBS Bowl?
Thanks.
Harsh but fair on the Texas/Maryland comment
Dropped $146.96 for the 82, 86, 93, and 2009 big games cumulative scores.
Awesome. I did $102.65. (Not for any reason in particular). If we beat USC, UCLA and Stanfurd this year I pledge to triple it.
Oh I'm keeping some powder dry to see if we can make top ten this year (like Scootie's goal) and of course beating Stanford.
Woohoo Go Bears!
I think the Charity may make it’s stated goal of $200k after 1 day.
Good for them. I am glad to participate. And, if the Charity Bowl is the only thing that Cal wins this year, I would be happy with that.
In! Go Bears!
Pro
Game #10: A’s get back on track with first series win
https://www.athleticsnation.com/2021/4/10/22377673/oakland-as-game-10-houston-astros-score-result
The slow start to 2021 is officially over.
Sure, the Oakland A’s aren’t done climbing all the way out of the hole they dug in the standings, still holding a 3-7 record and a spot in the AL West cellar. But after dropping their first six contests, they’ve now won three of the next four, all against top-notch opponents.
The latest triumph was a comfortable 7-3 win over the Houston Astros, earning the A’s their first series win of the year in the three-game slate, and on the road no less. That comes just days after Houston swept the green-and-gold in four dates at the Coliseum, and Oakland looked every bit as dominant as their division rivals had in their first matchup.
I'm feeling a lot better about the A's chances in the AL West. Just need 4 to get to .500.
this is the worst tank job I've ever seen.
Chapman, batting .115 needs to break out.
Clayton Kershaw wins duel with Max Scherzer, powered by Zach McKinstry
https://www.truebluela.com/2021/4/11/22378815/clayton-kershaw-duel-max-scherzer-zach-mckinstry-home-run-dodgers-nationals-recap
The Hall of Fame pitching duel lived up to the hype, for two-thirds of the game anyway, while Zach McKinstry provided the offense in leading the Dodgers to a 3-0 win and a sweep of the Nationals on Sunday afternoon at Dodger Stadium.
Scoring opportunities were scarce thanks to Clayton Kershaw and Max Scherzer both being on their game.
“The level of compete with these guys is next level. Obviously when they’re opposing one another, I think it might be — if at all possible — heightened that much more,” manager Dave Roberts said before Sunday’s game. “To watch the best of our generation go head to head, I’m excited.”
Great game by both HOF bound pitchers. Neither game an inch and Scherzer got unlucky when his CF couldn't find the ball in the sun. Scherzer was lights out.
Soto is such an amazing hitter. Two HRs on Saturday. His bat is just so quick.
Kind of hard to believe but Robles, the CF who lost the ball in the sun, was originally thought to be the better prospect. Even if the Nats continue to suck they're worth watching just for Soto ABs
And they will not continue to suck, not with that rotation.
Their rotation should carry them. Even their no 5 looked good. Ross shutdown the Dodgers.
That's what they're counting on. Hopefully get some runs when they get guys back off the covid list.
Weird but McCovey Chronicles doesn't have a recap for yesterday's game so I had to check ESPN that the Giants beat the Rockies 4-0.
Another casualty of SB Nation's stupid disproportionate response to the California freelancer law (that has since been rolled back anyway) is that McC now only has one writer on staff who is also assigned to cover the Warriors and Sparks, and he can't write up every single game.
Cal
Beach Volleyball beats Stanford in a rivalry that still needs a "Big" nickname
https://twitter.com/CalBeachVB/status/1381387091334995969
Big Beach Spike, aka Big Beach, for all you beaches....
Isn't it "sand", not "beach"?
When the sport was first introduced, it was called "sand volleyball" (supposedly to be more inclusive for the schools without access to ocean/lake/water) but after 2 years, NCAA rebranded it as "beach volleyball".
It was "sand volleyball" as an emerging sport, but NCAA renamed it "beach volleyball" ahead of the first official NCAA Championships in 2016
https://www.ncaa.com/news/beach-volleyball/article/2015-06-30/ncaas-newest-championship-will-be-called-beach-volleyball
I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating, and it gets everywhere.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tLf1JO5bvE
Sigh
I assume you're swooning from the amazing romance of this scene.
Heh, no was reading the A/V Club Popcorn Champs which was about Revenge of the Sith, but also about how either mis-cast, poorly written, or badly acted (maybe all three?) Anakin's character is in those movies.
Rugby plays its first match in over a year and defeats BYU 37-28
https://twitter.com/CalVarsityRugby/status/1381011232669327360
7 tries, 1 conversion :/
Go Bears!!!
The Cal women's soccer coach needs to drop zonal marking ASAP
Explain please.
Cal lost 5 - 0 to SC. I saw the goal replays and at least 3 of them were because Cal defenders had plainly been told to stand in fixed locations, which left the goalie terribly exposed.
Ah, misread that as "zonal marketing" - need more coffee.
To be fair, they should probably spend less time with zonal marketing during the game as well.