Silver Linings:
Got sick (flu season) the day before a business trip to HQ. Had to cancel the trip this morning with my French and German colleagues.
My French colleagues obviously still went. Flight got cancelled and they now have to wait from 10am to 8pm to be rebooked on a later flight.
So while I’m recoveringing at home, this is …for the better in my part
‘Tis the season 🤧
My first attended game of 2025 and we’re back to winning ways! @ACMomento @ParisBasketball #Basketball
🍿 🎥 🎦: The Count of Monte Cristo ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This was the best French movie I’ve seen in years! Great story, great execution, delightful set designs & costumes!
Alright, time for some Super Bowl predictions: 🏈 #RavensFlock #BaltimoreRavens
Finished reading: Batman/Catwoman by Tom King 📚
What an interesting storyline: didn’t think we’d get to see that perspective of past/present/future but it worked really well!
A few years after the facts I’m continuing to watch The Boys on Prime.
The fact that an actor who has no ties with France/French culture is playing a Frenchman (wrong accent and all) is rubbing me the wrong way… 📺
I started noticing more nitrous oxide packaging around the neighborhood and wanted to read up on it…
This article from New York Mag came at the right point and details the effect of this dangerous new drug that teens have been gravitating towards…
Heavy users report seizures, mouth lesions, paralysis, brain damage, psychosis, and spinal-cord degeneration.
A quick visual recap of this past holiday season :) (full post on the blog)
Ok that was pretty fun!
Finished reading: Absolute All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison 📚
Home sweet home
Wicked ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🎥🎞️ 🍿
Woah they really did it! Didn’t think I’d like it as much as I did!
<img src=“https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/441/2024/6e07d1a950.jpg" width=“400” height=“600” alt=“A scene featuring two characters from the movie “Wicked,” with one dressed as a witch reaching out to another dressed in pink, set against a backdrop of a fantastical landscape.">
Let me tell you: seeing relatives during the holidays without caffeine or alcohol… wouldn’t recommend!
Wednesday, December 25, 2024 →
Not fully sure what to make of this or if it was even necessary
🎥🎬🎞️🍿
<img src=“https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/441/2024/ada62e2566.jpg" width=“400” height=“600” alt=“A stylized poster features fragmented images of two faces with clown makeup, bold colors, and text reading “Joker Folie à Deux 2024”.">
Truly can’t wait to see Eggers’ take on Nosferatu — been years of excitement for this!
lol Wemby got Drummond ejected after he got pushed twice haha LFG #NBA 🏀
The new #Superman teaser has me interested in reading comics again, and (as a huge Batman fan) I’ve never spent too much time reading Superman but I kinda want to now…
Wednesday, December 18, 2024 →
Ugh 😩 🏀
Earlier this week, NBC News published a pretty wild take :
I ...what www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
— Carolyn Fiddler ([@cfidd.bsky.social](http://cfidd.bsky.social)) December 10, 2024 at 12:52 PM
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So with that insanity going on, I’m glad to see leading voices in the gaming industry take some time to respond, like this opinion piece by @Plante.bsky.social over on @polygon.com, for example:
“Reminder to the media: Research video games before reporting on them”
No, Among Us doesn’t turn someone into an assassin
Finished watching #Foundation season 2 last night. 📺
After another slow build to set everything up it turned into a really solid season filled with interesting concepts and storylines.
Highly recommend for Sci-Fi fans
And now to figure out what to watch next over the holidays…
Finished reading: The Beautiful Ones by Prince 📚
This unfortunately unfinished autobiography was a wonderful insight into an artist I respect and continue to learn more about with every passing year. Highly recommend for fans though!
Big overtime victory against our biggest rival of the past few years — came back from an 18 point deficit to push overtime and eventually get the win 🏀
<img src=“https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/441/2024/59e5680c26.jpg" width=“337” height=“600” alt=“A basketball game is taking place in an arena filled with spectators, with the scoreboard showing “Overtime."">
One for the weekend:
Trump is a soft man obsessed with seeming tough; Le Pen is a tough woman forever trying to project a soft touch.
(“President Emmanuel Macron Has Plunged France into Chaos” | written by the always on-point Lauren Collins)
Absolutely incredible game (and subsequent win) last night for my #ParisBasketball team away at Olympiacos Piraeus in the #Euroleague. 🏀
This marks the 10th win in a row, and improves the record to 11-3, sitting at the top of the standing in our rookie season in the Euroleague.
Stop using Chat-GPT and Gen AI as a search engine, says @lopatto.bsky.social rightfully🙇🏼♂️ 📣 🤖
My local football club @redstarfc.bsky.social has officially removed itself from Twitter and is one of the first football clubs to do so.
Walking around today…
I haven’t been to the cinema since August, so I had a blast finally catching up on “Anora” at my local movie theater 🎬🎥⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A question for my web browser nerds… Who’s abandoned Arc and made it back to Safari?
Thoughts? Pros & Cons?
Finally got to check out #DelhiBazaar in Paris 🤩
