Pic of the Day: “He was listed in the city directory as Thomas Howard. And he went everywhere unrecognized and lunched with Kansas City shopkeepers and merchants, calling himself a cattleman or a commodities investor, someone rich and leisured who had the common touch. He had two incompletely healed bullet holes in his chest and another in his thigh. He was missing the nub of his left middle finger and was cautious, lest that mutilation be seen. He also had a condition that was referred to as ‘granulated eyelids’ and it caused him to blink more than usual as if he found creation slightly more than he could accept. Rooms seemed hotter when he was in them. Rains fell straighter. Clocks slowed. Sounds were amplified. He considered himself a Southern loyalist and guerrilla in a Civil War that never ended. He regretted neither his robberies, nor the seventeen murders that he laid claim to. He had seen another summer under in Kansas City, Missouri and on September 5th in the year 1881, he was 34 years old.” (15th Anniversary)
Update
Hi, folks. Been a minute.
When last we spoke, I was getting ready to wrap this place up. That is, once the Oscar articles were posted. Now, at the time, I said I had a couple of dates in mind for when that would be. One of those was… well, now, with the plan to finish at the end of the year. As you can see, that hasn’t happened. Though unlike the last couple of dates I had in my head for them, I actually did start working on them this time. I had a reasonable pace going for a while, too. Though it was one of those things where I was already on a shoestring timeline to begin with and, to have gotten everything done on time in the way that I’d feel comfortable, I’d have been in the most insane time crunch by the end. And, after two instances of that happening with Fun with Franchises, I’ve learned it’s not worth it. So, I pushed them to next year. Of course, this doesn’t guarantee that they’ll actually be finished by that time, but seeing where I’m at now, I think we’ll be okay.
To get it out there, for both my own accountability and for the tens of people who actually care, the goal is to have the articles start going up right after Memorial Day and finish for what will be my 35th birthday. That feels like a fitting day to retire the site that was a major part of the last 12 years of my life (or I guess 13 by the time we get there). So that’s the goal. We’ll see if I can make it. Because, as I said, I want them to go up properly (which means, in a good enough form that all I have to do going forward is just update my thoughts for each film and/or category as I rewatch stuff over time). So I’m not rushing this. But I’m also not trying to have this be a “Winds of Winter” situation either. I don’t want this dragging on forever.
OH! And one last thing — that does mean Oscar season is happening this year. I don’t know how much it’s gonna happen, but I’d wager around the same as it did last year. A couple of bulk updates here and there, but largely only focusing on the stuff that actually matters. I don’t really have a plan for any of it. Mostly I’m just gonna post… kind of like I did last year… as the mood strikes.
I’ve gotten this far just sort of winging it, so what’s one more year?
Pic of the Day: “Del… Why did you kiss my ear?” “Why are you holding my hand?” “Where’s your other hand?” “Between two pillows…” “Those aren’t pillows!” (35th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: “Age is a limit we impose upon ourselves. You know, each time you Westerners celebrate your birthday, you build another fence around your minds.” (85th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: “You are what you are and that’s one of two things. You’re nothing… or you’re something.” (15th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: ♫ “Here she comes down the street / My oh my, ain’t she sweet! / Why, here comes my hot toddy! / Look out! Over my dead body! / I’ll capture her heart singing! / Just wait until she geta a load o’ my dancing, yeah! / Just wait till I start singing! / I’ll just take her strolling down the road with my dancing!” ♫ (80th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: “When you kill a king, you don’t stab him in the dark. You kill him where the entire court can watch him die.” (20th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: ♫ “I have often dreamed of a far off place / Where a hero’s welcome would be waiting for me / Where the crowds would cheer, when they see my face / And a voice keeps saying this is where I’m meant to be / I’ll be there someday, I can go the distance / I will find my way if I can be strong / I know every mile would be worth my while / When I go the distance, I’ll be right where I belong.” ♫ (25th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: “Ain’t like that no more. I ain’t the same, Ned. Claudia, she straightened me up, cleared me of drinkin’ whiskey and all. Just ’cause we’re goin’ on this killing, that don’t mean I’m gonna go back to bein’ the way I was. I just need the money, get a new start for them youngsters.” (30th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: “You were pretty good with that hook.” “It comes from growing up in a rough neighborhood.” “Uh huh.” “You were pretty good on the bike.” “Well, that comes from not growing up at all.” (25th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: “Look, cowboy, you can’t go around with no identication. It’s against the law. How are people going to know who you are?” “I don’t need a card to figure out who I am. I already know.” (60th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: “Once upon a time, long long ago…” “Funny, nothing ever happens nowadays.” (75th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: “What did he say?” “He said the train is lost.” “How can a train be lost? It’s on rails.” (15th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: “There’s a reason we’re called loopers. When we sign up for this job, taking out the future’s garbage, we also agree to a very specific proviso. Time travel in the future is so illegal, that when our employers want to close our contracts, they’ll also want to erase any trace of their relationship with us ever existing. So if we’re still alive 30 years from now, they’ll find our older self, zap him back to us, and we’ll kill him like any other job. This is called closing your loop. Eh, you get a golden payday, you get a handshake, and you get released from your contract. Enjoy the next 30 years. This job doesn’t tend to attract the most forward-thinking people.” (10th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: “That morning was just like any other. No love. No luck. No ride. Nothing changes.” (30th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: “Why are you doing this, why are you helping us?” “I can’t become king if someone else already sits on the throne.” (15th Anniversary)
Pic of the Day: “All my life I’ve tried to be the good guy, the guy in the white fucking hat. And for what? For nothing. I’m not becoming like them; I am them.” (25th Anniversary)
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