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Another middle of the night and all is quiet. They were doing some exercises earlier on today, but none of it touches us on the night shift. The next two nights I'll be working in my favourite place. Last week I did a D&D session while at work. Not something I ever thought would happen. My first Call of Cthulhu session in many years will be taking place on Sunday and we will be hosting it at our house, which will make a welcome change from playing online.

I am giving serious thought to not running any more online games (although I'll still play them) if I can get in person ones going. That is a hope for the future though and I'll have to see how things go.

After I'd finished last week, I debombed (removed the ammunition from my magazines). I couldn't be bothered unlocking my locker to put the mags back there, so I just put them in my pocket and went home with them. They are my personal issue ones and where I store them isn't a problem, just as long as I don't lose them. Even then, they aren't exactly difficult to replace. Anyway, Kristi was somewhat shocked when she saw them sitting on my desk. I found it vaguely amusing that someone from the US would react that way. This from the woman who was freaked when she saw unarmed police officers (to the point where I'd to take her to an airport so she could see police officers with weapons).

Just had a phone call while I was typing the above. Some guy was phoning to report a glowing green light in the sky. I told him it isn't something we deal with. He kept giving me details and I kept saying "That isn't something we deal with" and he kept trying to give me more information. Eventually I interupted him to say "Look you can keep telling me, but you are wasting your time. I am really not interested and this isn't what we deal with." At that point he put the phone down. I mean if he's seen a flying saucer then great for him, but unless they are trying to get in through the front door without a pass I don't care.

Maybe I should have told him we'd had several reports and in each case the spotters had then reported that they'd been abducted and anally probed, so if that wasn't something he was into then he should run and take cover, especially since the aliens apparently had no concept of lube.

It isn't that I do or don't believe in the possibility of alien life, or that I wouldn't be incredibly interested to find out more about them, its just if its not affecting my work then I don't care when I am on the clock. Right now though if any aliens were to land and ask to be taken to our leaders I'd have to ask them if there wasn't someone else they'd rather chat to. The western world seems to have taken a dip into electing unqualified idiots this centuary. I can't think of one seriously competant western leader in all that time.

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

It's a fairly decent movie about an old tired and sad hero that's past his prime, and that's the biggest problem.  Does anybody really want to see an old sad worn out Indiana Jones as his life winds down?  There's definitely some good ideas here, but it feels like it lacks the POW Spielberg would have given it.

I actually thought that the absence of Spielberg helped the movie. The fourth installment was a disaster, mainly because his presence. The fifth (and I guess final) entry is a little bit more serious and the story actually makes sense this time. I enjoyed it immensely.

Mulholland Falls (1996)

About time. I always thought this guy had a very interesting life.

Yeah. So many of the recent Marvel movies are falling into that same trap. MADAME WEB = two-hour trailer for a sequel we may never receive (and that's fine) where the main character is actually called "Madame Web" and she actually leads an actual team of actually-costumed actual superheroes. I haven't seen WEREWOLF BY NIGHT yet but I imagine you and most other folks were hoping to watch a movie about a werewolf, not a movie about a guy named "Jack Russell".

The Ginger Ninja

I will watch anything with Deckmaills Diegahnn and Stergam Sehgn in it

Joystick Of Justice

Darkness Falls.

The Ghost and the Darkness (1997)

The Mire (2023) - There is a series on Netflix called The Mire this is not that.

Instead, it's a dialogue heavy but compelling drama about the final hours of a cult, right before they all get carried off into space or another dimension or whatever it's supposed to be. There are only 3 actors: the cult leader and his two top proteges. The problems start when they begin to sense that the leader is getting cold feet about the big moment. Is the whole thing a fraud? How could that be??

If you ever saw "Creation of the Humanoids" you know the vibe: an awful lot of talking but it's all going in the right direction. It was a mile deep in the "new to tubi" section. I may well be the first person to watch this and may be the last as it looks cheap as Hell right off the bat. The Mire refers to a codename the leader uses to siphon off funds from the groups bank account. OR DOES HE????

4/5

It has about as much action as "Over Drawn At The Memory Bank" but I enjoyed it. Could use some tuning up around the edges, though. I would definitely watch another one from the director, whoever they are.