Starlord

In France, they call him a Sorcerer With Cheese.

It also looks good on business cards.

It also looks good on business cards.

It also looks good on business cards.

I liked both versions, but after awhile the complete idiocy of the British husband becomes grating and annoying.  I like the American version better.

Boba Fett had some...uhhh...issues.  I though the overall storyline and plot was good, but the some of the dialogue was shoddy and the action was crap (if I have to watch those ugly speeder bikes racing down the street at a sleep-inducing 5 mph during what is supposed to be a thrilling action sequence i may have a stroke) except for ep 5 and some of 7.  Out of all the new characters, the best acting and dialogue came from Jennifer Beals, frankly.  Fennec and Boba had zero charisma or personality.
 
Episode 5 was easily the best which is incredibly problematic given that it was a Mandalorian bonus episode.  I did enjoy the Tusken flashbacks - they were solid.

I sure hope the Netflix Marvel stuff ends up on D+ or Hulu or somewhere we can watch it. I'd hate to never be able to watch S1 of Jessica Jones, Daredevil, and Luke Cage again.
 
Yesterday we watched Nobody on HBOMax. It's yet another movie in the John Wick subgenre. Unlike many of the imitators, this one was watchable. I like that it's somewhat realistic at the beginning, but I didn't like that as it goes on it gets more ridiculous until you end up with the bad guys' guns' narrative effect being the equivalent of shouting "I'm angry! I'm dangerous! I'm gonna get you!" as the bullets fly all around but never really threaten the hero. Still, there were funny bits throughout, and it was nice to see Christopher Lloyd being a badass.
 

Season 1 is VERY, VERY good. Maybe the best Marvel villain portrayal throughout all the MCU movies and TV.
 
Slowly drops in quality thru seasons 2 and 3.  3 is just ok IMO.

Season 1 is VERY, VERY good. Maybe the best Marvel villain portrayal throughout all the MCU movies and TV.
 
Slowly drops in quality thru seasons 2 and 3.  3 is just ok IMO.

Another round of parent-teacher conferences successfully completed. Or at least survived.
 
In a related story: I was talking with one of my fellow teachers yesterday, and she told me that her daughter had had my chemistry class a few years ago. Now she's in college studying biomedical engineering.
 
This teacher told me that whenever her daughter gets stuck on something in chemistry, she pulls out the notebook she kept from my class and looks it up. And that helps her to figure it out. She said her daughter told her, "Every time I have a problem, I get out Mr P's notebook and I can find the answer."
 
For everybody who wonders how or why teachers continue to do what they do in an increasingly hostile cultural environment, this is how and this is why.

Death tribble would do it for a Mars bar.

The Book of Boba Fett: First four episodes set up backstories, episode 5 and 6 are mostly from a different show, episode 7 wraps it all up. There are enjoyable parts, but like Solo: A Star Wars Story, maybe certain things are better left to the viewer's imagination. (Disney+)

Completely understandable, but we still need pics. 

Well, that's a thing.
 

You caught me..it was a Sailor Moon hoodie.  

I find swastikas to be quite comforting in some circumstances.  Normally I try to hear someone's side of things and even feel guilty if i don't at least give them a small chance to make their case.  However, when someone waves that or holds it up while trumpeting a cause, it allows me to completely and quickly disregard that person and whatever point they're trying to make and go on about my day with a clear conscience.

And on the up side, the other three people who live in the same house I do tested negative today.