11.09.2026
I watched TWO Godzilla movies last weekend: Minus One and the newly released Minus Zero. I kept getting the titles mixed up, was kind of giving Hideo Kojima wanting to call Metal Gear Solid 2 Metal Gear Solid III after the three tallest towers in New York. Great movies. Ethan has a really nice little surround sound setup in his apartment and I kind of want to do the same in mine. It seems very doable but another thing I would probably want to hold off on doing until I get a new job. Mainly because I want to buy a HDMI 2.1 compatible receiver but those are $1000 so that part definitely has to wait. We saw Minus Zero at the full size IMAX at a Jordan's Furniture and it was worth it. The screen was huge and the subwoofers in the chairs were kinda fun. Jordan's Furniture is an affront to humanity and needs to be destroyed (walk into the lobby of any one and you'll understand) but at least we get a good movie theater experience out of it.
Nathan's work had their annual Extra Life game marathon on Saturday so spent a few hours there. I provided a Halo 3 LAN setup (of course) and completely forgot to bring my LAN switch and ethernet cables. Thankfully because it was at his office they had some so it went off without a hitch. Nathan and I have been throwing the idea of having people over to play Halo a lot during the winter since not much else happens that time of year. We also took a little walk down the street to this import gummy candy store and I spent a lot of money on candy but god is it all so good.
Saw the band Saosin yesterday all the way in Worcester. They're touring for the 20th anniversary of their self-titled which is an album I quite like. Got back into that band a year or so ago after not listening to them since high school. Fun time! Openers were kind of weird but Saosin sounded decent and they played a lot of songs I like. Very funny crowd though but you can say that for every Palladium show.
Reading a new book called The Haar by David Sodergren. It's Scottish folk horror about an old woman whose town is being sold off to a developer and she discovers a creature. Pretty good so far, has similarities to Clive Barker's Hellbound Heart (what I read before this) which I found interesting. Leans a little too hard toward edgy sometimes but the mystery is quite compelling.
I need to get back on my job applying this week because work is back to pissing me off again but after this week the bulk of my stuff from the last 5 months or so will finally be over...
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