Jenn Dolari @dolari@driveinsaturday.org

That isn't promising.

Macross: Do You Remember Love

I've seen this movie many many times, but never on the big screen. For her 40th anniversary, I decided to fix that (even if it was a virtual big screen).

I saw this for the first time in 1988, and while Macross wasn't my first anime (I got bit by the bug in 1978 with Battle of the Planets), it's one of the more important ones to me.

The movie really hit different after I transitioned. It's certainly a product of it's time and culture. While the main protagonist has a journey from being a mysogynist jerk to someone who cares about the women around him, Misa/Lisa's journey is harder to take...that all she needs for happiness is to find a love and become a homemaker (however temporary).

It's still an amazingly lovely animated movie, and I wish we'd get movies with this style of animation in the US. The only ones I can really think of like this are Heavy Metal and the 1984 Transformers Movie....

This Week's Fancy Pants Meal: Packaged ramen.

Yeah, I screwed this week's recipe way up. It was a SUPER vague recipe with confusing instructions. I'll try again next week.

❤ And the swim meet is sold out. ❤
https://givebutter.com/QT-Swim

My website should finally be back up. I've also updated a few things here and there. Let me know if anything is broken.

http://dolari.net

@Mondobizarrro - I wasn't really a big Mecha person. Macross/Robotech was more of an exception than the rule.

My website is currently down, but I'm working at bringing it back up ASAP. For now, it looks like my backup site at http://dolari.org is currently up with my main site at http://dolari.net coming soonish.

Stay safe out there, Houston Family....

https://www.khou.com/article/weather/hurricane/tropical-storm-beryl-tracker-restrengthen-hurricane-tracking-texas-coast/285-9ea29ca9-0370-4f96-b313-a24840e00b49

There are only two tickets left! I was not expecting the tickets to fly out the window the way they did!

https://givebutter.com/QT-Swim

To whoever bought me the BluRay of Nadia: Secret of the Blue Water, thank you.

That opening alone had me in tears, as this was one of the last anime series I followed before leaving organized fandoms. Good memories during rough times there. ❤️

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WayJjrLbx4

Adding seats and poses really makes virtual spaces into livable spaces....

#resonite

@socketwench - And we're installed!

....now I gotta figure the next stuff out....

@socketwench - There was a wierd port issue where I couldn't get it installed cause Port 80 was already in use, and that's when I realized that Plex is probably doing that. I'll try again on my laptop which shouldn't have a webserver on it.

Something I've been looking forward tor talking about fo some time....

[Eastside Seattle Area]

August 25th from 3PM to 6PM, we're having Pride Across The Bridge's first Trans and Non-Binary Swim Meet!

It's summer, the sun is beating down on you, the air is warm, and it's hot in the shade. You know what sounds good right about now? A nice dip in a pool. But that's not something the trans and non-binary members of the community always feel safe doing. The Trans and Non-Binary Swim Meet is here to help!

Dive into an afternoon of swimming in a safe, private and supportive setting. Sliding scale tickets for this whale of a time are available at https://givebutter.com/QT-Swim, and the location will be sent to you with your ticket.

We hope to see you there mer-friends!

So, in the midst of all this bad news we've been hit with, something good is being announced tomorrow. Can't wait to share it.