2022-06-10 from the editor of ~insom

2022-06-10 from the editor of ~insom
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So I was without power for a bit. I wrote about it on my
blog:

=> https://www.insom.me.uk/2022/05/29/outage.html

Honestly, parts of it were a nice experience. Yes, wasting
all of the good from my fridge and freezer sucked, but it
was really chill to not be able to do very much for a few
days. I had books (and a Kindle with some charge), enough
LTE and battery to judiciously use the Internet, but not
enough to doom scroll. We had flash lights and enough Ryobi
batteries to do some light work (cutting down branches,
mowing the lawn).

When I had to go back to work, it was a bit harder: I was
going over to the other side of the city to work from the
non-profit my wife works at. They had power but not
Internet, although their power went out at one point, too.
That clearly marked the end of that day's work.

So, it's not like I recommend getting hit with a massive
storm, but a few days without as many creature comforts as
usual made me appreciate things more.

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A couple of entries ago I mentioned the Breeders album "Pod"
and how it's not just nostalgia: it's a straight-up great
album.

In the spirit of collecting media for things I've enjoyed
for years I picked up "The Crow: City of Angels" on DVD,
second-hand from eBay. I couldn't find this film anywhere to
stream legitimately, possibly because it's a Miramax film. I
don't like to rip off media if I can help it (although
buying a DVD second-hand doesn't put any money into Miramax
anyway).

It arrived today and I've given it a watch.

Wow this film is NOT good.

I remember really liking it as a teenager and I haven't
watched it for a very very long time but it's barely a film
-- in some ways it's like a music video. It _looks_ great.
The production design is moody and has a 90's industrial
feel, costumes, lighting, it has it all. It's also really
sexy; a lot of it takes place in fetish clubs and a sex shop
and there's plenty of light BDSM and leather. It even has
excellent music, I still listen to the soundtrack regularly.
But it's like if NIN's Closer was 90 minutes long. And every
character seems to speak in quotable one-liners.

Pretty, but not what most people want from a movie.

(For real tho: the soundtrack is amazing. Filter, PJ Harvey,
Hole, Bush, Tricky, Iggy Pop -- so, so good.)