Movies Watched -- Apocalypto (2006)

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In Mayan or some other ancient language? 138 minute running time so way way too long … I watched the first 20 minutes or so then went to 16x fast forward for the rest … Mel Gibson likes making these ultra-violent warrior spirit / torture pr0n movies, over and over again. Might have been better if not so long, or at least bearable, but this was sensory overload, no thanks, you can give it a miss.

A baby is born

Twitter Unfollows for Inactivity

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Today I have unfollowed the following people (ha!) since their Twitter accounts have become inactive:

Name | Handle | Last Tweet

  1. William Lentjes @lentjes12 Feb 1, 2021

  2. Solotrader @jetsolomon Apr 7, 2022

  3. Raymond @dotdotcurrve Mar 28, 2022

  4. C Cady @Chris_C_Cady Apr 19, 2022

  5. Eddie G @Ed_Griesedieck Jul 18, 2022

  6. VinceTrader @zenyo5 Aug 31, 2022

  7. tommy @mathman448 Aug 5, 2022

  8. ⅄ana Yɐuɐ @escapetxoLA Aug 11, 2022

  9. F1TeamBoss @f1teamboss Nov 3, 2021

  10. Kyle.D.C. @DougCristo Feb 8, 2022

  11. Yoss Bn @BnYoss Feb 3, 2022

  12. mavericksshorttrades @mavericksshort1 Jan 28, 2022

  13. Don @TraderDonVan Apr 8, 2022

  14. Tyler Kling @tylerhkling Aug 1, 2022

  15. CavemanTrades @cavemantrading Aug 15, 2022

  16. Noah @MacawTrader Jun 9, 2022

  17. Jared Woodard @jaredwoodard (account scrubbed)

  18. Mike Katz @Michael_Katz11 Dec 15, 2021

  19. Adam Grimes @AdamHGrimes Apr 10, 2022

  20. Carlos Tejada @CRTejada Dec 18, 2021 (RIP, Carlos)

  21. Paul Carsten @PaulCarsten Jun 5, 2021

  22. James Hudson @jamesahudson May 28, 2022

  23. Brian Glucroft @BrianGlucroft Jul 7, 2022

  24. Jing Gao @jennygao Feb 10, 2022

  25. Darren Miller @djmphd Aug 26, 2022

  26. Finance Trends @FinanceTrends May 2, 2020

  27. Market Folly @marketfolly May 26, 2022

  28. Theo Chiari @theo_chiari (RIP, Theo)

Shoulders in Sync

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When I first heard this song I thought it was Rachael Price and Lake Street Dive, but no, it’s someone named Rachel Mazer and her copycat Lake Street Dive band with “Is It So Wrong?” … nevertheless, I dig it:

Play Times of Top Board Games

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Using the top board games listed on Looria for this day:

  1. GLOOMHAVEN 90–115 minutes

  2. CATAN 60-120minutes

  3. SPIRIT ISLAND 90-120 minutes

  4. SCYTHE 90–115 minutes

  5. TERRAFORMING MARS ~120 minutes

  6. AZUL 30 to 45 minutes

  7. ARKHAM HORROR LCG 60-120 minutes

  8. CARCASSONNE 30-90 minutes

  9. WINGSPAN 40-70 minutes

  10. AGRICOLA 30-60 minutes

  11. DOMINION ~30 minutes

  12. EVERDELL 40 to 80- minutes

  13. BRASS BIRMINGHAM ~120 minutes

  14. MAGE KNIGHT 60 to 240 minutes

  15. TWILIGHT IMPERIUM 4 to 8 HOURS

  16. PAX PAMIR 2E ??

  17. ARNAK 30 min per player

  18. CONCORDIA 90 minutes

  19. MARVEL CHAMPIONS 45-90 minutes

  20. ROOT 60-90 minutes

  21. HANSA TEUTONICA ~40 minutes

  22. TICKET TO RIDE 30-45 minutes

  23. TERRA MYSTICA 90-120 minutes

  24. MONOPOLY 60-90 minutes

  25. OATH 45-120 minutes

  26. SPLENDOR 30 minutes

  27. ECLIPSE 120-180 minutes

  28. GAIA PROJECT 60-150 minutes

  29. AEON'S END 60-90 minutes

  30. PANDEMIC 45 minutes

Movies Watched -- Drive My Car (2021)

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In Japanese. 180 minute running time, that’s right, THREE HOURS LONG … this was boring and tedious, I hated it and call bullshit. No idea why it’s gotten so much critical acclaim and a Criterion release … must be the Haruki Murakami short story connection. John Farr LOVED it, which is such a disappointment. Full red, avoid!

Before she inexplicably dropped dead

Movies Watched -- Close-Up (1990)

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In Persian. 100 minute running time so the perfect length. I really enjoyed this one … it’s a documentary of sorts but with several re-enacted sections, though it makes you wonder what’s documentary footage and what’s re-enacted … grabs you from the get-go and holds your interest the entire time … you get some real insight into Iranian society and culture … this is a green-go, recommended movie. John Farr also liked it.

Pain and suffering

Movies Watched -- Now, Voyager (1942)

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117 minute running time so 20 minutes too long … Bette Davis was sort of homely, I don’t know why she was such a big Hollywood star … Warner Brothers studio pic … Gladys Cooper plays a good mother from hell but I wasn’t super interested in this … a love story from a repressed era, didn’t click with me 80 years later.

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