A brick wall.
All of Us Strangers, 2023 - ★★★
Poignant, sad, confusing. In equal measures.
Mornings of Reading are a Blessed Treasure
A good reading session will take me on a journey. Often the start will come as a surprise, and will take me on a voyage to an unknown destination. Along the way, my mind will be engaged, interested, and challenged. Today, I’ve had one of those mornings. Here is some of what I found, and some of the most captivating excerpts from them. I invite you to come with me on my reading adventure.
Late-Stage Capitalism & Housing Supply in Australia
Late-stage capitalism is destroying a basic human right - being able to live in a house - as housing affordability for renting and buying across Australia has been smashed in recent years. A report produced by Anglicare Australia highlights with cold hard facts something that is already clear in the community: Australian housing is unaffordable. I note a few quotes from ABC News’ story covering the release of the paper that highlight the challenge facing our nation.
I swear my Roomba stalks me. Whichever room I move to, sure enough, Roomba soon turns up.
Domain transfers from Hover to Porkbun are in progress.
Reviewing my Backups
I identified that my formerly robust system of data backups, particularly for photos, was no longer great. A combination of frugality and simplification had gone too far. Some time ago I deleted my Backblaze account. Recently I deleted my Flickr account. That left me only with iCloud Photos, which is a sync service and not a true backup. This doesn’t protect my old Lightroom .dng files, nor anything else that isn’t a photo.
Tonight I was lucky enough to commentate a triple-overtime game of NBL1 basketball between Perth Redbacks and Eastern Suns. 🏀
Rocking a new pair of shoes.
I finished Season 1 of 3 Body Problem and don’t want to have to wait for Season 2. Bring it on! 📺
Should I subscribe to Castro podcast player? I like the direction the new ownership seems to be going in.
Fun to be back behind the microphone calling NBL1 West basketball games for Perth Redbacks. 🏀 🎙️
Those who listen to @HemisphericViews will know that I’m a beach guy! Here I am repping the show and a wetsuit!
Spotify is so much better at surfacing interesting, not necessarily mainstream music. Apple Music works really hard to keep me near the Top Charts. 🎵
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, 2014 - ★★½
This feels closer to Star Wars than The Hunger Games. The plot to kill Catniss is possibly over convoluted?
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, 2013 - ★
Just get to the good bit already. Oh, there is no good bit.
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret., 2023 - ★★★★
More evidence that the 70s were the best. I remember reading this Judy Blume book (and others). Wholesomeness delivered to the sad 20s.
Run Rabbit Run, 2023 - ★★
The audio mix was terrible, but the film at least made me think. But can somebody tell me what the deal was with the face appearing in the memorial?
Buying something with coins feels as good as getting it for free.
Sideways, 2004 - ★★★★
Such a fun movie but it feels like a movie from the mid 90s. A lot has changed in 20 years - more than I realised.