No Strings Attached

Posted By Kathleen David on May 7, 2017

A lot going on here at home. More on that after Peter talks about it.

I have a lot to do this week. Most are things that need to be done rather than things I want to do but that is part of being an adult.

Anyone have any advise on how to run a kickstarter? We need to do one for an anthology about the various demises of Glenn Hauman. It’s cool, he knows we are doing this.

I have a long list of things that Peter needs to do tomorrow.

I have until Friday for one project.

Not at my best but I am still here.

Also anyone who has any ideas/information on running a Patreon account, please chime in. I need to figure this out by June.

I am grateful for what we have accomplished this past week.

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Posted By Kathleen David on May 2, 2017

Again I am going to keep this spoiler free but I am going to allow the comment section to contain spoilers.

Last night we ventured into the city in two groups to see the Marvel Family and Friends screening of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Peter left first because he had some meetings at Marvel. Caroline and I took the train because Caroline had school.

Short version, it is an amazing visual feast with an awesome script that does all the characters justice.

Someone after the screening said, “This is the Marvel Film that feels most like you are watching a comic book” and I whole heartedly agree.

I was rather impressed that all the questions set up early in the film are answered by the end of the film along with some set up for the next film which was green lit six days ago.

They also made me care about some characters that I liked from the previous film but didn’t care what happened to them.

Yes, Baby Goot or more like Toddler Groot is amazing and cute and all the things you want him to be. I think Marvel/Disney figured out that they missed on the possibilities of marketing Groot from the first film and are going to make up for lost time with this film. Have you seen the amount of Baby Groot stuff there is for sale? It is staggering.

We learn more about the backgrounds of our characters while the film moves forward. I have to give them kudos for filling in some blanks without it feeling like the movie came to a halt so we can get some backstory in.

There are several Marvel characters introduced in this one including Mantis brilliantly played by Pom Klementieff and Ego played by Kurt Russell who probably would have been cast as Star Lord if they had made this film in the 80s.

The soundtrack is amazing. It’s like I made another mix tape for myself.

You have to stay all the way through to the end. There are a number of credit scenes and the credits are fun to watch. It does need to be seen on the big screen because there is a lot going on in the corners.

Stan’s cameo answers a number of questions that I didn’t even know I needed answered.

Two thumbs way up.

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Posted By Kathleen David on April 28, 2017

A year ago found us in Knoxville, TN visiting Ariel and Anthony. We figured this would be the last time we would see Ariel before she gave birth to her baby. It was along with our first time meeting AJ who was born one year ago today.

Here is a picture from that day with Caroline holding her nephew for the first time.

(For the VI: This is Caroline holding AJ who is not even an hour old at this point. AJ is in her arms and wrapped up in white blankets with blue and pink stripes.)

Now he is walking and starting to talk. He likes Maui from Mowana. He loved his doggie. He loves his mommy and daddy. He sleeps in a toddler bed.

AJ at one

(for the VI: This is AJ wearing a Spiderman shirt with a pirate over shirt. He has curly brown hair and brown eyes. He is holding his ‘lightsaber’)

Happy Birthday AJ. Know that we love you and are excited to see what you get up to as you head from babyhood to toddlerdom.

I am grateful we were in Knoxville last year on this day.

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Posted By Kathleen David on April 27, 2017

Peter, being the best husband in the world, got up at 5:00 AM this morning to take Caroline to her school where she went on her 8th grade class field trip to Boston which will be an overnight trip. This afternoon Peter goes into the city to Midtown Comics the downtown location (64 Fulton Street, New York, New York 10038) for a Scarlet Spider signing from 6 to 8. I have bowling this evening.

Saturday Caroline and Peter are going to the East Coast Comic Con and I am going to take the day for myself.

The NFL draft starts today. I have heard the pundits speculate who is going where and when. Rather than watching the draft, I think I will watch Draft Day instead. Kevin Costner is really good in sports films and that is a gem of a film that never got the attention of the public. No football team is going to win the Super Bowl this year based on who they draft. Five years down the road maybe. Personally I am not holding my breath for any of the teams I have an interest in.

Baseball is going on. I am hoping that the Mets have a better season than they are having now. And it all seems due to injury more than anything else. Braves are doing OK but I can’t say that I am blown away by the new stadium plus I have friends who are getting screwed by the traffic.

I have to get cracking on two projects. I have Saturday to get at least one out of the way and maybe two.

I did go to the gym yesterday and worked upper body. Normally I do my usual routine and then add a couple of exercises to finish out. Usually this is 3 but yesterday I went on a tear and did my usual routine and 10 more. Today I feel fine but I have an inkling that tomorrow I am going to be in a bit of pain. Part of the reason I hit hard is that I felt like I was stuck and needed to mix it up a bit. Tomorrow is leg day and I plan to pretty much do the same thing depending on my energy level. I will say that my hands were shaking really bad after finishing yesterday but it was a good shake.

The cats have finally stop hiding that they are getting along well and sleep together. There are still some spats here and there but overall it has been nice. Inky is currently sleeping at my hip, which she does in the morning when I am on the computer. Fig is on top of Caroline’s hoodie which she has been wearing so it smells like Caroline. She is so much Caroline’s cat.

Peter has been using a fitbit to tell him how much he is moving. He has been walking around the block more to get his steps up especially when he has been writing all day. He is looking at his stats that is giving him information he has not had before like how little he walks on the days he goes on a writing tear.

Next week will have a couple of announcements including a call for entries in an anthology that we are putting together entitled “Let’s kill Glenn” which happened out of an offhand comment at Farpoint regarding Glenn Hauman. Also soon we will be announcing Peter’s Patreon.

We are still stunning and humbled by the help that people are giving us. We see the light at the end of the tunnel and will luck it is not the on coming train.

The May issue of Nutrition Action proves that you can put Benedict Cumberbatch on any cover. Yes, he is on the cover and the reason is tenable at best.

OK now I am truly rambling.

I am grateful for the fact we just happen to be in Knoxville a year ago. More on that tomorrow.

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Posted By Kathleen David on April 26, 2017

Back in the day at Emory we had classes Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and a few on Saturday but mostly labs. We had Wednesday to catch up on homework and the like. Some of us did that and others used it as a get out of college free card. On the last one we broke a world record for largest non-alcoholic toast, which we still hold apparently. I think I still have the cup somewhere at my parents’ house.

So I am re-instituting Wonderful Wednesday in my life and on this web log. Call it a midweek catch up if you will. So currently I have, in the order where I created them, Crafty Tuesday, Motivation Monday, and now Wonderful Wednesday so that gives me something clever for Thursday and Friday to think up although Peter does have Freaked Out Friday on his weblog.

Thus I am creating structure out of chaos. Not that I am going to stick to it but it will give me a starting point.

I don’t plan on retiring Random Thoughts Before the Coffee Kicks In (RTBTCKI).

This week so far I managed to get the living room in order after our last couple of trips, got two weeks worth of laundry done, and cleaned up the kitchen. This along with my gym routine back in place along with some writing.

Not my best nor my worst week. I want to get back to the puppets, which may happen today. We will see.

The fog that has been filtering through my brain seems to be lifting and I am wanted to do things rather than having to do something. All this is positive movement.

I am grateful for things that make me happy.

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