Watching #LowerDecks. Working on my #bulletjournal

It's a simple life.

#AchievementUnlocked - Successfully ordered a replacement handle for our freezer from GE Appliances, which was far harder than it had any right to be.

Ok ... time to fall back to #Scream IV.

Hmmm. I think missed Scream IV (Scream 2022 is actually Scream V, which is alluded to in its typography).

There's a bunch of backstory being alluded to that I don't remember.

Mucking about with #ShadowDark.

Watching #Scream (2022) which I thought was the last Scream movie, but no, we also have Scream VI.

And apparently a Scream 7 in the offing (2026).

That tracks.

The GM Says: I'll pass out experience points next session.
The Players Hear: I didn't track any of the things you did, so i want to wait until you've forgotten the details before I make up a random number.
#GMSPCH

Still ... probably better than #AvPRequiem (though I don't think I'm re-watching Requiem to confirm that...)

Big Dumb HORROR movie time (it *is* October). First up #FreddyVsJason, which I watched once, in the early 2000s.

I remember it as, well, a big dumb horror movie, and one that didn't quite know what to do with its premise.

A model of the starship Enterprise, a sheet of Star Trek decals, and a bowl of water.

Back to the Enterprise, this time with modern versions of the original decals thanks to CMR.

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Planet Y? Astronomers find fresh clues of hidden world in our solar system | CNN A new study suggests yet another theory for a possible extra planet in our solar system, likely of a size between Mercury and Earth. The authors dubbed it Planet Y.

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A view of Wrigley Field, with the park filled with 35k people for a Cubs/Cardinals game.

Saw the Cubs beat the Cardinals at Wrigley yesterday. My train trip est had a long layover … so why not get in some baseball?

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Fighting a cold. Reading #DarkSpace, the sci-fi take on #ShadowDark.

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Watching #AlienEarth ... which is the best damn #Alien tie-in since #AlienIsolation.

Still working on the data inventory. Moving on to #Foundation

Which seems all too appropriate...

This past Sunday, Brad and I celebrated 17 years of marriage together. That’s 6,209 days of love, laughter, and levity through it all. Happy Anniversary, Bradder! Here’s to many more.

Finishing #StrangeNewWorlds Season 3 while cleaning up a data inventory for the day job.

It’s a beautiful, sunny Sunday. Perfect for playing Castles & Crusades in a friend’s basement (albeit a basement with nice big windows letting in sunlight). #TTRPG #CastlesAndCrusades #GameDay

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Meanwhile, one of the Rocketry Forum folks pointed me to a site that does modern recreations of ancient decals, including this set.

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That's Plan B; I think I'll need this sheet for any decals that don't survive the film process.

Mixed results. The film keeps the decals together ... but then one of the decals -- the NCC-1701 -- lifted away from the hull overnight.

I carefully separated it into two parts, re-applied it, and after it dried somewhat, sprayed it with clear acrylic. We'll see how that holds up.

The Tamiya Color Clear Acrylic spray helped somewhat, but I still had issues with disintegration. We’ll see how this does; I’m hopeful.

A model of the starship Enterprise, with some of the decal film in a container, and actual decals drying on a mat in front of the model.

Continuing work on the Enterprise. Took the advice of Damon Agretto and bought some Microscale Industries “Liquid Decal Film”. It’s designed to help very old decals maintain their cohesion when you put them in water. #StarTrek #ModelRockets

One of these movies retains a vivid place in my memory. The other does not.

Hint: John Travolta movies do not typically feature whale graveyards and airships.

I vividly remember my mom taking me to a double feature of some John Travolta movie - I think it was Saturday Night Fever - and ... wait for it ... The Island at the Top of the World.

Switching gears. Watching the latest episode of #AlienEarth.

Black hole collision confirms decades-old predictions by Einstein and Hawking | CNN Astronomers detected in unprecedented detail a collision between two black holes. Their observations confirm predictions made by Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.

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[pours a beer]

[fires up Rob Zombie's Hillbilly Deluxe]

[launches the spreadsheet]

Rock discovery contains ‘clearest sign’ yet of ancient life on Mars, NASA says | CNN Scientists believe intriguing leopard spots on a rock sampled by the Perseverance rover on Mars may have potentially been made by ancient life.

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(Season one of the #Fallout series is on in the background as inspiration)