Frankenstein

 We're a bit warmer this morning, so I suppose the Arctic Blast and moved on to some other place.  This doesn't mean that the day is going to get much warmer than the 39 (F) the outside temp was when I woke up.  Clouds are supposed to hang around for the entire day.  Tomorrow our daily high is supposed to be back up in the 50s (F).  Next week, however, we'll be setting back into more seasonal temps with daily highs in the upper 40s (F).

Yesterday was a pretty busy day.  Besides laundry, much was accomplished.  I went to PetSmart and bought Howie a new harness (he grew out of the old one) and a new toy, which has a handle on each end so we can play tug of war.  Laundry was done.  I cut up 6 pork loins and made jerky, it's delish.  And got in a 50+ minute bike ride.

Capping off a busy day, last night I watched Frankenstein.  If you can, I highly recommend you watch this quite good adaptation of Mary Shelly's book.  This film succeeds on every level.  I honestly had no idea what to expect when I turned it on, though social media has been going bonkers for it.  Rather than use CGI, del Toro had the sets built.  The costumes are lavishly beautiful.  And the acting?  Superb.  Jacob Elordi is simply magnificent.  If you think you're going to be watching some update, glorified horror film you're wrong.  This is a complicated film where you will actually have to think about what you're seeing.  This is what movies are supposed to do.

So, the House of Representatives may or may not be coming back into session today.  Will the government shut down end?  Possibly.  Those Democrats who are seen as caving to the Republicans are getting a boatload of shit from America's Democrats.  As I said before, caving should lead to the release of the Epstein files, but then we don't know what the administration has been doing behind closed doors.  Kash Patel has said that the DOJ had people working on scrubbing Orangie's name from the files, though it's not just written text they have to contend with, but lots of video testimony.  Will they use AI to alter testimony?  You can bet your bottom dollar they will.  Remember, there was a time when the Republican party had some shred of values, but not any more.  They shit those away when they shit away their ethics, and their morals, and their compassion, though they've always lacked on that to certain degree.  Anyway, today will be interesting.