You’re so lucky you’ve managed to stay in contact.

There’s a kitty I still kind of worry about

I really should have paid more attention but had bigger fish to fry.

Time to diversify entertainment into as much cheap/free non-consumer stuff as possible :/

I fucking hate it too.

Anything not immediately profitable or would require residuals gets dumped, everything else gets hoarded until the only legal source is proprietary gated and then… possibly gets ditched anyway.

Yeah also the fragmentation and hot potatoing of ‘content’ to try and make you sign up for all of them.

I never bought into streaming and now don’t want to

I think Soxcat is counting down too!

Over The Garden Wall was removed from the Internet Archive and got pulled from some streaming services and reinstated on one… now is a great time to watch it if you still have access.

I wouldn’t know, still trying to catch one…

Did ya pea yourself

I’m even wearing my business socks, you know why they call them business socks? Cos it’s business time

It did still seem pretty original. I’m being a bit harsh on it because picky

Melbcat thanks you for her birthday wishes! She’s just having a chill one today, enjoyed a slant of sunlight and then some snuggling.

I wish I’d been more proactive about getting on the Internet Archive or watching stuff in general before the options got cut down. Couldn’t find the classic slashers but that’s ok I guess, been a bit stressed lately so probably don’t want to watch anything too full on.

I watched Suspiria (1977) which I’d heard about. It was… alright? Interesting in terms of shots and effects but I found it a bit hard to pay attention and some of it was a little corny.

I expected to be into it because of the soundtrack but while it was good music well executed it was also a little overwhelming, it was meant to rev you up and give a sense of panic and dread like the musical equivalent of jangling nerves and a pounding heart - but it more gave me a headache with the sound effects and banging, like over application of a heavy perfume. It was all just a little too much sensory wise. The flickering lights also probably didn’t help.

One thing I did like was the shot of the scene which the girl ran through showing that it was a reflection, and the way her own shadow seemed to be chasing her. It was really nicely done to imply a topsy turvy reality and a sense of paranoia.

It definitely did have a dreamlike/nightmarish quality with the way the scenes ran together without much context for what was going on, and the mood lighting.

I can see why it’s a cult movie.

Adopted… kidnapped… shanghaied… joined the crew… enlisted… became a ward/charge… got distributed (ie. Cat Distribution System )… live in companion working for board 😂

Yeah, rescue implies some pretty exceptional circumstances

Out of curiosity, is it a rescue if you look after the pets while the owner is in hospital and then adopt them directly when the old owner enters palliative care? Then sort out a lot of vet care?

It doesn’t matter but I’ve always wondered how to answer in a short way how I got Melbcat.

Technically I still adopted her. Rescue to me always sounded like literally rescuing a pet from a storm drain or dog fights and rehabilitating them

I never performed, just lurked. Maybe do that until your nervousness goes

What sort of thing were you going for? Like a stroganoff?

It’s Melbcat’s birthday today! (Well one of the dates I have on her paperwork.)

17 years old 🎉🎂🥳🎈

Thanks but I should be ok! I’ve got a lift to grab a little used tv next Monday

(I can probably afford a proper tv and separate dvd player but haven’t wanted one til now and am trying to keep possessions minimal)

Melbcat is cuddling and I don’t want to get up. I wish I was strong enough to put her in a baby sling so we could keep cuddling while I folded or did dishes (she’s a big lady and I’m a small enby)

I saw one on eBay but it’s pickup only… maybe if I can blag a lift

I’m pissed off… years ago I had inherited a little tv with a built in dvd player. Shortly after Melbcat’s asthma got bad, and I put it and a few other things temporarily out on my veranda to make space to vacuum thoroughly. (Needed the floor clear and didn’t want to knock anything over.)

I involuntarily fell asleep in exhaustion, forgot to take it back in and it was gone.

Now that’s kind of on me for not grabbing it back in asap, maybe they thought that it was being given away - but in this neighbourhood I wouldn’t be surprised if they didn’t care.

Definitely one of my regrets now that YouTube is getting cracked down on and this external drive is giving me trouble.

I don’t want a large tv. I don’t want the smart tv shit that spies on you and requires internet connection. That little thing was the perfect size and picked up radio too.

I also had a portable dvd player way back when those were current but that was blatantly stolen out of my room by a flatmate. I think the bastard stole my discman too, and my ceramic space heater.