Jenn Dolari @dolari@driveinsaturday.org

THERE IS NOTHING SCARIER THAN UNCLE FESTERS REVEAL IN THE OPENING CREDITS OF THE SHOW

Seriously, five seconds in, and he's just delivering 100%.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfawtDT945o

...look how they massacred my boy...

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/12/20/2147253/the-rise-and-fall-of-usenet

Thoughts Before Bed:

"The best thing about not knowing what I'm doing is that I don't know what I CAN'T do."

I just pulled multiple triggers on multiple projects today that will be my 2024. One of them will even be a paying one, although less a salary, and more a stipend.

I find it funny that all this happened on the solsctice, moving into 2024. 2024 is going to be a very different year than I've had before. Better? I'm hoping so. But definitely different.

Watched a video that uses the new Dr Who theme in it, and I kind of got wistful for the Jodie Whittaker theme. The New Who theme is very happy and flighty and fun. Jodie's is Dark and Ominous. And as a fan of the old series, I preferred Dark and Ominous.

I have a feeling Jodie's time on New Who will kind of echo Season 18/19 of Doctor Who, where we got a new producer and new script editor who decided to jettison all the slapstick and overt humor and base the show in better science and drama (and a better budget). And it was a Big Change to what came before, and arguably, the beginning of the end of the classic show.

Or, like me, you actually liked that direction for Season 18 and 19. I liked some of the changes made for Jodie's run. Sadly, it really ran out of steam super quick and Jodie was left with some lackluster stuff for her final seasons.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb43PIGXNOQ

I almost bought these as my "fancy glasses" when I moved into the apartment back in 2021. Cause I don't care what you say, they ARE The Fancy Glasses.

LB: The sheer amount of calls this generated in the NOA Call Center was frightening.